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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

e1-Some months ago table girl
IN q Milwaukee hotel is said 10 have
taken such good care of sick Eas-
tern young man that, when recover
ed, he gave her all be had left, lot
terry ticket that, unexpectedly. drew
prize of SIS $50, with which sum the
girl went to school in convent The
young fellow afterward proposed to
her, by letter, and the wedding day
is fixed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

aea- The news from Hayti is rather
more cheerful than customary, and
really hints at a cessation OF revolu-
.ionary schemes, and consequent
realization, on the part of the inhabi-
tants OF that island, of long deferred
hopes of prosperous and peaceful
times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

ENdLIsH Rsors. Election riots in
Great Britain ars nlarmiuglv he-
quent, aud they have 3 very start
ling significance. Men ight, because
they have ma cou6Io0ce IN their gov
ernment Either they do not believe
that the government Is honestly man
aged for their interests, or they he,
lieve that il would be more wisely
administered if they had control OF
il. Two things, then, cause resort 10
violence first, want Of faith in self.
government la Itself, and cond, a
want OF confidence that the govern
ment as administered will faithfully
regard their interests Now these
"a SEES both spring from the distrsn-
chiSement Of large class of persons.
Those who do not vote naturally lack
confidence in the wisdom and excel
lence of system which excludes
them from share IN the govern
ment. Self,government gains its
bold upon men in great part from
experience those who find that il
works vel! for them become conyin
ced Of its wisdom for others
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
ua The Presidential Electors cho.

neA-The Presidential Electors cho~
sen in the several States at the No.
vember election met on Wedn esday
last to go through the form Of cast
ing their votes for President and
Vice President The result is the
election Of General Grant for Presi,
dent Of the United States, bis total
ELECTORAL vote being PHI to so for
Seymour. SchuylerCoIfax is elected
Vice President by the same vote.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

To THE PEopLE.-Ao difference
in what town or village you may
carry on business In Grant County.
the Herrld circulation is 50 large and
general as to make it your local hnsi>
ness organ And you can use it as
such on precisely the same terms a.
it is used at Lancaster To all IN
tents you may use the Herald as
your own newspaper for local notices
and business aivertisiug-excer
that you must write out and mail o
US your items, thus being your own
editors All parts Of the county may
therefore boast the advantage Of
having local newspaper Why i. is
that the people are 80 slow 70 avail
themselves Of sucb advantages we
cannot answer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

a&y- The Eptscopattqn >ays: The
freshest novelty in The leading Rlt-
ualistic cb. Il in New York is the
organization Of i society Of young
ladies' called The Sisters Of ST. -
On Sunday morning they are dress, d
10 white, with large cross imprint
ed on their garments in front, add
come into the chapel with folded
hands and downcast eyes, just like
a procession Of nuns when one OF
their number is to take the white
vel. Then they all kneeI down, Que
behind the other, in front Of he
chancel, and say a silent prayer, at
ter which, with the usual genuhcct,
ions, they proceed TO their seats
Before Christmas and Easter they are
expected to perform divers other
Ecclesiastical theatricals OF a similar
character"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

ss5y@ It has been found that students
at ambridge (England) University
are SO deficient in English grammar
and spelling, that an examination in
these elementary braf ches has been
added TO the tests to be applied be-
fore a student can receive his degree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

A REMARKABLE BIBLE IN THE
STOCKS IN New YORK. "A gentleman
ofleasure, refinement, and cholarsbip
living in New York, hopes soon to
have ready for .hc book auction sales,
or for private purchase, "a big ha'
BibIe"-higger than any now in exist
ance-amounting, in all, 10 some TWEEN
" volumes He has already spent
twenty years in preparing this unique
work. He begun by purchasing tue
largest and handsomest copy OF the
Bible which he could find Then he
separated the leaves, and introduced
between them every good engraving.
portrait, map, and photograph Mich
he met with, to illustrate the text.
Beside this, he appended in Ms. vari /.
GUS attacks made upon the Bible by
intidel writer's and their REPUTATION hy
celebrated divines. Such book
could not fail to be of great value. and
ought, when ready, to be purchased
for the Aston Library.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

LAGER BEEF AND DISTILLED SPIRITS
lager beer eXeiles all the emotional
and strong drink the passional senses
Men under the influence of beer min
gle their affections and dwell upon
theme dear and delightful to the
mind. Strong drink heats up the
head and sends evil currents along
ne interchangeable wines, inspir
ing the mind ana body with a will
and power To be deviIish. AT the
close of q spree on either ueer or
strong drink the feelings are nearly
alike. A sleepy, slovenly reaction
follows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

ATLANTIC MONTHLY, by Fields.
Osgood T. Co., Boston, Mass, terms
for single copies $500; two copies
for $500; five copies for SIG 90.
The atlantic Monthly is the intel
lectuai power of the country, and il
the leader of moral, political and 9th
er reforms Its writers are the ,real
authors of America, those who figure
"a chiefs IN science and learning -
What is known as hght reading is not
in the line of this magazine Among
the late topics for discussion in the
Atlantic Monthly are the following
Causes Contemporaries and Inebriate
Asl lums, The Man and Brother.
United States Finances, The Poor in
Cities, housekeeping, Remarkable
Times, Ideal Property, " i'll the com
ing Man Drink, Emigrants from
China, Chance and knowledge, What
a Man may do in Five Years, Our
Country as il wall be, How to be Hap
Ply, Every Man his own Governor,
How to Succeed Life, &c. It will
be seen that taese heads all imply
useful discussion. Copies may be
seen al the Herald office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

s-A writer from Madrid to the
London Times says Il believe the
reaction in Spain is fully as much
against the Roman Catholic religion
as against tins Bourbons. The foe!-
ing OF hostility against the priests is
stronger hers than it was in Italy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
A GENEaAl ASSIGNMENT OF FRAMES

on h.T I as j tiaI and for sale at reasonable rates
To tho,e having 81 pictures that they would wish
copied enlarged, Mr. Van De Wall ma kes u spec. "
this work. -JSltf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

ACoNTEsTED SEAT CAsE.-We learn
that the seat OF Hon Ii. IL Gray. OF
La Fayette Democrat in the State
Senate, will be contested by Hon. A
A. Townsend. The official canvass
gave Gray only three majority, and
it ia believed Mr. Townsend can clear
~ establish bis right to the seat
State journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

Gg'Gn 1859 the territory between
the Mississippi river amt the Pacific
reduced twenty five million bushels
of wheat in 1863 lis crop was sixty,
FIVE millions. The yield in the Sta cs
eastward of the Mi-sissippi has not
increased. 1t S remarkable that a
region which nine years agp produ-
ced only one seventh Of the wheai in
the country, now supplies nearly one.
third OF IL similar progress IN
another decade will carry he center
+ wheat production beyond The Mis-,
ris>ippi and were il possible for the
Pacific coast to again qnadraple nS
yield, that distant wheat field will
give larger prodact than the asgre>
gate production of The United States
in 1850. Chicago Journai
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
ssa. The city of Dubuque

asAv he CITY OF Dubuque IS IN uebt
over one million and half dollars,
and the question is to be submitted
to the people for their decision at the
special election to he held on the first
Monday Of next month whether Du,
buque shall take advantage of the
provisions of the act Of the last Leg
islatures and make a compromise Of
her Indebtedness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

VOTE OF THE PACIFIC STATES The
republican Electors OF California east
IT'S vote for Grant and CoIfax on he
81. The total vote of the State il
lo8,67O. Grants majority, sos.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

A Washington letter says =
Among the valuable patents which
have recently expired, and which the
Government has refused TO renew, is
that of Colonel Hoe, whose huge
printing presses may now be manu-
featured by anybody with capital
enough Hoe is a sprightly, ingen-
ious man, already millionaire, full
of fame, undiseouraged. and he has
conceived several new machines,
presses among them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

To PREvENr RUST ON PLows A
correspondent Of The Raral World
the following. which be says be has
tried successfully. Il is simple, and
worth adopting None but the
plowman knows the advantage Of
having bright pillow The writer
has tried great many articles to
prevent plows and other agricultural
implements from rusling- There is
nothing 50 good and handy as patent
axle grease. have used tallow.
paint, and Japan varnish, but the
axle grease is always convenient and
easily applied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

uE8~ lnfusorial Earth lof which i'm
mcnse deposits exist in Mary land :;
Virginia and elsewhere } is now used
for many purposes in the arts, IN adj
dition To the furnishing an interest
ing field of ivestigalion to the ni-
cr0Scopist and ma uraist Scutpt0rs
models, made of the usual clay mixed
" b this earth; 10 not crack or spring
either in drying or baking Added
TO sealing wax, it prevents the too
rapid dropping when melted, and
does not aft ct the color The subs
stances usually employed for the pur-
pose, gypsum and barytes, are open
TO many objections that do not apply
To this earth II is used 10 great al
Vantage in POLISHING metals, aud is an
excellent article for cleaning glass,
either windows or mirrors. For this
purpose it is mixed with water and
smeared over the surface, and after
wards rubbed off with piece OF cha,
mois leather. II is said to be super
ior TO all other substances as mould
ing sand, taking the finest and most
delicate impressions. United with
nitro,glycerine, it forms the new
blasting powder, dynamite, so much
safer in use than the liquid explosive
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

sea-A quaint writer compares a
certain class Of professors of religion
to sheet>iron stoves heated by SHAY
ings. When there is a little revival
in the church, they all at once fame
up and become very hot and jealous,
but they cool off as suddenly as they
became heated. If such people, he
says, had not souls of their own to
be saved. they would not be worth
taking into the church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

u.s. Mr.. RoebucI, in canvassine for
Parliament, frankly acknowledged
that he did ali he could tn separate
the United States, because. .'if thew
were KEPT together, they would be an
powerful against mankind" He fur
her says, II the Americans would
speak the truth, they would say they
were sorry he didn't succeed
In view of his own defeat. and the
result IF our elections, we should
like him TO tell Us where The sorrow
comes in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

Ssap machine for harvesting corn.
by taxing the ears from the stalks
while standing in The field, was ex>
hibited a, the recent State Fair in
Illinois. The apparatus is construc~
ted to strip two rows at once. The
stalks are taken between projecting,
n etal-taced fingers. and as the ma,
chine advances the butt of the ear
comes in contact with short sickle,
playing at the rear OF the fingers,
cutting it off, while the stalz passes
under the machine without being
pulled up The ears are received in
TO large hopper at the end of the
machine, and discharged when it is
full
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

To TowN Condemnation are
required by law te give bonds to the
County Treasurer in double the
amount of State and County tax lia
BILE to be in your hands, and also pros
cure the County Treasurer's receipt
for such bond, the same t. be hand
"a to the Town Clerk for file, upon
which he will deliver to you the tax
collection book, whereupon you may
collect taxes any time. \ special
law OF the late legislature provides
that Town Treasurers must have
their books ready for receiving taxes
on or before the third Monday in
December. The State tax must be
paid over to County Treasurer bT the
fourth Monday in January. Also,
lists Of unpaid State and School Iands
must be retained to County TreasuI"
err by the fourth Monday in January.
No extension excuses from this duty,
and the penalty makes it. thointercss
of Treasurers TO comply
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
ALL HANDS ROUND.
The subscriber will give a
GRAND C0TiLLiDN PARTY

AT BlNWN'S HALL. BLOOMINGTON,
Friday lcvenin4, Dec. 20, '0S.
MANAGERS:
Patch tlrove-Chas Brown I'd Dickinson
Isiucl-ter-,'ha7 Cox. Chls Faliey
Beetown-Frank Rockefeller. Lester Bouton
Cassyiiie-Ahe ~, Ed. Forbes
North Andover- lurrett Oliver. Mr. Smith
Nil ve-T g Alexander, Wm IIorsefali
Glen Haven L Z Swe. " james Stewart
Blooniingt"E-Rob't Cory, Gus Maker
FLOOR 81. NAGERs Wash NJ. Garner. Walter HiokIu
Good music IN ate adanoe. Bill 81 80
27w2 SINE W0ODHOUSE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

Mr.. Gladstone has accepted
Queen Vlctoria,s appointment as
Prime Minister of the British Gov
ernment, in place OF Disraeli. He
will now proceed 10 form new Min
istry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

CHICAGO JOURNAL This papc. i
believed to possess the best integrity
OF any in Chicago is its letters
and editorials are not paid puffs. aud
its proprietors do not agree tor mon
ey 10 put the markets up or put them
down on this article or that, do MOI
agree for money 10 advocate this
measure or that, this man or that
but they 90 a reasonably neat and
faithful business IN the line of editor
jals, nows, literature, 9e., Just - hos
ess men DO in other business The
J uraaJ is conducted with fair ara
honest ability, is careful to report
facts, appears to not be the organ oil
any faction or Ring, and is poand
psper, Of firm republican principle
OF good morals and free from nasty
advertisements I've Journal is IN
it's twenty fourth yca publication.
appears IN new dress ana is entitled
to patronage The pros pectu~, with
terms, DC, appears in the Herald =
We prefer tho Journal over any Of
the other Chicago papers See advt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

Tine gas jets in A. T. Stewards
new store are lighted simultaneously
by an electric battery. The windows
on the ground floor are of single
plate glass, each costing 5000. Tho
establishment covers more than two
acres. and is twice as large as Nor
rison's, in London. the next largest
dry goods store in the world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

PISS. The Board Of Normal School
Repelr- have ordered the erection OF
another Normal School building at
Oshkosh similar in design 70 those at
Plauevile aud Whitewater Il is
understood that lbere is to be one II
these schools in each Congressional
District-io be erected aud opened
a. soon as the funds accumulate from
the sale of swamp Lands turned over
by the United Safes for such pur-
pose. II is believed that the fund
will be sufficient to erect buildings
and thereafter affard an endowment
fund OF $40 600
Gen. Grant's official majority in
Wisconsin is Il 207
The Republican, majority on Con-
gressmen is 2, POS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

John Brown, an American resi-
ding in Valparaiso, has loaned the city
government S250,000 in gold. A few
years ago Mr.. Brown commenced
work as a journeyman carpenter,
owning nothing but the cloths be bad
on. Now bis property is valude at
Sc, 900, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
nea When Lee annt-.d Bic

reA-.- " ben Ioe evacuated Rich
mond IL 1863 Tie City Council ord
cred tie destruction of all liquor
wjsh,o th civ limits Uader this
order about 5000 barrels If whisk &
were destroyed The city having
been sued TOR damages hy some 81
the owners. the Richmond Circuit
Court, on Saturday, gave Judgment
against the city for SIS 600 The
other owners will doubtless now re-
cngar In like manner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

The family of Sillimans of Chess
ter county, Comprising about half
the population of that town have re-
Gently had a large amount of proper
~ left to hem by & relative who late
ly died in New Orleans. Each indi
vidual share is about $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

Theodore Tilton says we have
railroads, whose united lengths would
span the glooe and lap over at the
ends-that is if you do not include
the New York and Erie, which has
never been able to make both ends
meet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

sy~ Moses Beach, the former pros
prietor of the New York Sun, has
presented the @orkingwomen's as
ISOLATION Of New York with $50, 900
to purchase building TO be used for
industrial purposes, in which females
will be employed exclusively.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
NoRTH YAM HILL. OREGON. Oct. Is. USE.

Ed. CHRONICLE At the office of
the Wellington Independent, New
Zealand, January, 1916, pamphlet
was published, in which the writer
stated that the PapaI Irish and North
American Indians are the offspring
ot the Lords ancient people; and in
The West India Islands many of them
will be found Thai pamphlet was
afterwards published in the Adelaide
O5Sefrer, South Australia He, the
writer, in 1910, received the revela-
lion on board the barque 4ndiner, on
her passage from Quebec TO London.
BY Q Blake's discovery of an ancient
manuscript, that revelation was con ,
tirmed, and now awaitc its final con
frmation in 1869-tbe year of ire
lands deliverance fire. N the yoke of
England. request you will not
fail to give this publicity.
JAMES JAMESON SHEAsGREEN.
?. S.-The Journals of all nations
are requested TO copy without delay
j. J. s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
Sew YoRK. Dec. ;

n EW Vhhs IION D.
James Friske. the Erie railroad
Director and warrior. has sued the
Times, Tribune and World for 500, ;
900 each, for publishing the statement
mat he had absconded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08
New York. Dec.

The Tribune says; president
Johnson. having had the first column
of his message stolen, has now decid-
ed to send that document to both
houses of Congress in manuscript"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

A Denver dispatch, of yesterday,
says: Both political parties held
separate conventions yesterday to
consider the subject OF the admission
of Colorado into the Union. Both
conventions were fully attended -
The Republican Convention passed
resolution with but one dissenting
voice, requesting Congress to admit
Colorado At once on such terms "a
they may deem necessary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

A STRANGE LETTER. The Dodge
vile Airocdte has received from Port
land, Oregon, curious letter, evi>
dently written by some insane man.
Here it is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

pa The Mineral Point Trl5une is
of full adult age, the number to be
printed on the 30th of December t.
complete It's twenty-first year-G
W. Bliss its editor and proprietor
we believe from the first.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-10-22
Attempted Assassination.

Our correspondent at Dingman's Ferr y
furnishes US the following particulars OF
an attempted murder:
On the evening of Tuesday, ths 9th
inst, Mr.. Isaac Lyon, residing at "Ridg-
ways MILL" in Lehmaa township. this
County, was shot, while asleep in bis bed
by some unknown person. The charge
took effect in the victim 8 face, destroying
both eyes and mapgling him terribly
1t is reported that his face is also very
badly burnt by the powder, giving proof
of the close proximity of the weapon
The charge consisted Of buckshot, several
being subsequently, found in the bed.
Mr. Lyon, with careful attendance may
possibly recover, but bis case is consider
ed very critical.
Suspicion points to no one, but it is to
be hoped that no efforts will bs spared to
ferret out and punish the guilty party.
Milford Herald.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-10-22
The Result.

We fe!t somewhat like indulging little glo-
riiication over the result of the Election, held
on-the 18th, but our Democratic brethren here
abouts seem to feel SO bad over it; and are in
such trepidation at the thought of what is to
come on the Sd of November, that we have
concluded to spare their feelings as much as
possible. We know that if the chip was on the
other shoulder, growing BOOSTERS would flap
their wings-soldiers in Confederate gray
would be presented in marching array and big
cannon would be made to puff their smoke in
the columns Of our Democratic neighbor, and
many other foolish things would be done, to
make rs feel worse than we would naturally
feel ever under big whip like theirs. But
we don belong to that kind and feel more
like letting up on them," in hopes that they
may see the evil Of their ways and repent ere
fhe storms Of November overtake them.