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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
THE HERALD.
(Commnnicated.)
Notes by the Way.
Continued from last neak.

PoIsr ISABELLA, near BRACES de Santiago, Dec. IT,
We left Galveston yesterday vi
noon, and have had IA remAikabl,
pleasant run 10 Bcazns, which We
reached about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
We passed The islands of Padre and
Madre, which, yon remember. lie off
the coast of Texas. and BRACES liea on
small Island at the southern poin,
of Padre.
AS the tide was not in, the steam
er could not :" aear the wharf" at
Biazos and we therefore came off IL
lighter or small schooner t.
Point Isabella, on the main land
There were some twenty-five passen
gers, . motley but jolly crowd, COM
prising Mexlcans. Spaniards, Ger>
mans. French, Creoles, Southerner,
and Yankees-not excepting Gen
Thomas who as Adj Gen. of tn,
U. 5. A. is on tour If inspection
AS | remarked in my last. be j. 1
genial old man. full OF talk and fu,,
and having been great traveller, a't
sen nearly all phases OF life, no pos
sesses vast fund of information, anC
entertained lis hy the hours togethe
with his conversation He scrvc'
during h" Florida war was on Gee,
SCOTS staff in the Mexiran war, nc
crmpanied the Genera 10 Vancouver
Island To settle that difficulty, aud b
has related many incidents pertaining
10 that trip.
He is q high church man. and
had quite an argument with him L
prove that Rev. Mr. Tying sutf~re
great injustice from the bishops, bu
he couldn't see it," He looked II
the matter firm a military stan
point, aud co tended that Mr.. Tyn
should lobby orders" and abide b
the canonr Of The church
As the Generai desired TO z
through to Brownsville Immediately
when we reached Brazos he quarter
master had TO stir himself 10 put hin
through, and ak mule ambulance
WAS placed at his disposal insrantel
Il is fun TO see these shoulder straps
high up, travel. They meet with hit
of the annoyance 10 which civilian
are exposed, aud when they meet tn
2nd l.ieutenants-,he peacock officer
If thar grade--there ia wonderfu
dropping Of ftalh
A. we could not get over the la
AT Brazns. the Gen. was off in the pi
lot boat. with The mails, saying a
soon as he LAUGHED he would Telegram
t. Brownsville for m ambulance, I
starr Immediately To take up our pa
iy, ~ The same time hs playfully re
quested The Misses Grant TO go wi
and prot,c him which rr"p"si'io
they accepted, and before Mr. Porte
knew of the arrange ment, they wer
off with the Ger. in the pilot boa
and started for Brownsville just be
fore dark, having a Lientenent al
cavalry for an escort The roads i
this country are said t. be terribl
and none need envy Them their rid
OF forty miles in an ambulance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
sheriff saie--iEeeb.

lrTsrE p Wisconsin Circuit Cou OF Grant coan-
- Comfy of Grant { ~, Wisconsin
Anton EIeeb PIintf aud Appellant. against John Al
brecht Defendant and Respondent
+ virtue Of writ Of execution issued out Of the
a. named conrt against the above named plain
tiff and in favor Of the above named Geiendan to d
rected and delivered and for Mt Of sufficient goods
and chattels If sid plaintiff wherein - levy, have
levied upon the right title and interest which the
any time iuce acquii ia and to the following des
cribe real estate. 10 wit:
The north west quarter and Lot three of Section
one ~ Town two i2) Range four "a west Il the
principal M rdian Grant county, isconsin. which
said real tstate ! will the 9th day of January,
~ 1919 at the hour OF clock in the afternoon Of
said day offer for sale aud viii sell to the highest bid
cash the door Of the honse in the
village OF Lancaster Wis.
Said sale viii be made satisfy said judgment costs
and costs Of sale J. COX, Sheriff.
Dated Sheriff Office, Lancaster. Dec. Ia. 1868.
J. ALLEN BAsBER, Atty for Diff 2Swb
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
Ais Not Gold that Glitters.

Not long since "a greer looking
V,rmonter walked into the office oi
DR. e. T Jackson. the chemist
DR. Jackson, | presume 2" said be.
Yes, sir"
Are you alone p
Yes. sir"
May | lock the door?' and he
did 20, aud having looked behind the
sofa an satisfied that no one else was
in the room, he placed "a large bundle
done up in yellow bandanna on the
table aud opened il.
'frhere. Doctor. look at that.
We'll" said the Doctor, i see it. ="
What do you call that; Doctor p
Il call it IRON pyritcs."
~ hat T. said The man, isn't thai
stuff gold r.
No -aid the doctor, it's good for
nothing; it's pyrites, aud putting
some over the fir" in h shovel it evap.
Grated up the chimney.
wall" eaid the poor fellow with
woebegone look, there's a wilder
woman ny in our town has whole
hII tu!! Of thai, and Ue been and
HtTrrjed her"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
ssss-The New York Society for the

Gag The New York Society for the
Prevention of Gambling received,
during the year 1868, S23 975, and
expended S23,395 The number of
employees reported as having FIRE.
quented gambling houses Is O34.-
The nnmberofpublic gambling houses
claimed 10 have been closed during
the year through the workings of the
association is 3l7 The object of the
association. as set forth in the report,
is to moderate and place q check up
on the great and growing evil Of
gambling while it conte-ses It's ina
biiily to put stop to the practice.
Der sc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

nA-A prize OF two dollars was re-
Gently offered to any member of the
Connect, Ut Teachers Institute who
would write aud spell correctly the
words in the following sentence: 1t
is an agreeable sight 10 witness The,
unparalleled embarrassment of a
la raised peddier attempting TO
gauge the mmo;ry OF a peeled
ouion, which a sibyi has stabbed with
"A poinard, regardless OF the inuendoes
of The lilies ST carnelian hue' Thirty
eight teachers competed for the prize,
but not one was successful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

ssr TIE Phi ladelphia ledger, in
discussing the subject Of cheap ocean
posfag remarks tat on one of The
present frs -cIaSs lines. the cha ",
Tor passage from New York 10 Liv-
erpooI is about $135 currency De-
duc,ing from Tins The board of he
passenger ut the nsuel hotel prices.
we have I e cost of the mere trans
portion of the passenger and his lug
gag" SAY in all about $50 pounds. FOR
$50 Eigb, such passeugersaud heir
luggage will make u ton weight, and
all are carried for 1920, with ample
room and accommodations This j.
but little over one third of what he
freight charge on ton of letters
would amount TO, with ocean postage
at two cents letter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
Guardian SaIe-igaiber.

In Probate Iowa County Court. In the matter OF he
real estate Of minor heir OF john Raiber, deceased
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and in pursu
order OF license made in said matter the
18th day of January A. lSdg by the county court of
Grant county the under igned guardian OF Margaret
iiber, nino. heir of rsid deceased will on fuesd
the I'd day OF February 1919, at O'Clock ia the
said day, the dwelling house the pren
es 10 be sold, fer for sale at public yendue the fol
lowing described real estate. to Wit:
The west half Of the northwest quarter OF Section
fourteen, Town three. North of Range four west in
Grant cOuIt ~. excepting much has been decided
to Michael h lrer Also the undivided third Of
strip % wide heretofore decided.
Terms OF Sale-One bird time of "a e, the balance
in ami two years in equal ih-taliH-nts with inter
esl At per cent. FERDINAND MARTIN
Dated at Lancas ter this til day OF January 1852
1w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

r9- Among the passengers in a
street car was little genll, man who
had possibly seen five summers.
The car beiag quite full, he sat in he
lap OF another passenger. While on
the way. something was said ahont
pick pockets. and soon the CONVERSE
tion became general on ,ha. interest
ing subject. The gentleman who
was then holding our ynurg friend
remarked Ny fine ieIIuw how
easy could pick Your pocket No
yon couldn't" replied he. I've h,eu
looking out for you ali The lime
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
49, During The war Of 1912 George

Peabody served in the Volunteer
Artillery company of Georgetown.
D t., officiating as hammer and
snonger of gun No l. In one of his
visits 10 his native country, he OBJ
tanned land warrant for 100 acres
tor his services in that war, with the
intention OF having IT framed and
hung up in his home, as memento
OF his services TO his country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

ssg- The Rev Charles Brooks, fath )
err of the State Normal Schools in
America. was asked by teacher this
quest on What shall | teach my
pupils ?" He an, wered: Teach
'h'm very thoroughly, these five
things:
To live religiousIy
2 To think cnmprchen~ively.
3 t. rcckor maihemalicaily.
T. To converse fn'niiy aud
5 To write grammaticaily.
IF you successfully teach them
these five things. y"u will have no
bly, dane YOUR duty to yo1r duty 10
your pupils 10 their parents, tn Your
country and "a yonrselt."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

sss' According Ia the Paris cores
pondent OF the London Queen. the
hair is now usually dressed high, and
rich spray oi fowers placed the
coil ar piai, If hair. which il newer
than the chignon DarI, hair is now
al the rage, therefore blondes are
dycing th' il golden trrsses, and those
h,uees who lately bleachei their
l"k> are restoring them 10 their
early honors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
CASH OR PROI)tICE.
RIAN NIX s..

So For sale ST the HEEALD Office. Lancaster. Wis,
the following Blanks which will send by ms (po,t-
age paid at the prices named per dozen:
STAY On Execution, 10 cts- Execution-principa is
Summons Is: subpoena, Is; Attachment, Is: Warrant
ot Attachment Is: Affidavit fol WARRANTED Attachment
10 Complaint for Harran, Is: Warrant. Is; Affidavit
tor GSrnashee Summons. l5 Garnashee summons, 10 /;
Amdav for Replevin, l5 Writ Of Rcplevin is; 'enire
tor jury l5 I. orde.s, rs Notes Of hand - Power OF
All y -; Notice OF Trial IS Road Tax Receipts, Is
-. on Jus franscrii SIS: TX. Jus. Judgment, %
" arrahty Deed oV: Ia Adm r. and Guardian Deed, 90
01it Claim Deed -" Land Mortgage 60: Chattel Mort
gage -: Land Contract, ~; Mining Lease 20 Gene
ery Desd, 20; Marriage Csrtiaoste. Is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
feaal Notifes.


e TATE wIscossIx Circuit Court in and for
- county OF Ora t. ( Grant county, Wis.
Barbara Fiscaneeh plaintiff rs. Joseph Fsehnech, de-
PENDANT.
The State of Wisconsin to the defendant abOUe named
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action copy hch is filed in the
Office OF the Clerk Of said Court to copy of
your answer said complaint the subscribers at
tber Office in village OF Lancaster Wisconsin within
twenty days after the service hereof exclusive OF the
DAY Of such service and il you fail To the said
complaint within the time aforesaid the Plaintiff in
this action will apply to the court tor the relief dean
ded in the said comp Amt.
3Ut6 BL sim ELI CLARh, Pin > Atty.
Dated December 9th A. D., 1893. lancaster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

CARS Run lNTO A House.. On
Tuesday afternoon passenger train,
apl ruurhing NV York, on the New
Jersey Central Railroad, was thrown
frrm the track at Spruce Run, while
1T high rate of speed, and ran into
frame house completely demoli-h-
ing that str ucture and doing exten-
eive. damage 10 the cars. The bng
gage master ofthe train, NJ A Cook,
was severely cut and bruised about
the head aud number ofpassengers
slightly in jnrec. The family occu
plying the upper story Of the house
were found, after the disaster scatt-
cred over ,he roofs of the cars, more
frightened than hurt. The passeng
ers regard their escape a. miraculous
The accident was caused by mis-
placed switch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

sS- UAclc-'I dare say when
take you homo again, Charlie, your
mamma will have nice present for
you. What would you like best. my
body-a little brother, or little sis
ter?' Charley CATER some consid,
eration) -" Well, If it makes no dit
ference to ma. Ia rather have "a
littlo pony"
Snow is three feet deep, On a
level. - he upper portions Of Maine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
WINDOW SHADES!
Something New!

A. a T. A Burr are agents for and have constantly
hand for sale the Gel hrated RUSTIC AND EXCEL
SI0R WINDOW SHADES The Rustic Shade has been
in for time and has met with general ia vor
where ever known The Excelsior Shade is Just being
in reduced and is improvement upon the Rustic
Shade, it being erfectly tight shade admitting no
light. thus doing away with the only objection ever
found to the Rustic Shade.
These shades made of the best material are adj
apted any window, easily adjusted. never out Of
order ana the nratest perfect. durable an
economical window shsde in use. ,iall and look a
Them 2l-Gtf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

Ninety YEARS ON CRUTCnEs = IN
the village III MlddIetowL, in 5 uth>
western PennsA WANNA, lives an old
man namru jacob Walters, who has
walked with crulch ninety wears.
He was born with defective limb in
The year l177 and never walked any
other way tDan with u crutch. He
is yet in good health fer one SO old
ard retains all hin facul,i les to per-
fiction. His recollection of events
that trau>pired when he was boy
while the vicinity he has always liv>
ed ia was vet y wilderncss--is very
clear. He has always been tenn
perate but not abs,emi"ns man. BY
OCCUPATION 81 tailor, which calling he
followed more than sixty years. H.
was always remarkable tor his good
humor aud good sense, and retains
both the prt sent time. Thele are
older men living, but there is proha-
bly, not another in The world who
has tcdthed ninety gears on a crufch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
4 GENERAL ASSORTMENT or FRAMES

on hand as usual and for sala AZ res.opsbt. 49,,
TO those having o d pictures that they would wish
npied or enlarged, Mr.. Van de Wall makes specialize
coths work ane te ' 'P70'ai's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

FROZEN PLANTS If bv any acct
dent our plants get frozen. dip hem
at once, and hold in pail of rain
water for few moments. If tro~I
gels into the green house, wet down
the fues, aud sprinkle ali OF the
plants freely with water, then in
crease the temperature gradually un>
til the frost Is extracted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

The largest assortment Of Val Pa
derS, Borders Curtains, Shads, Fixtures,
DC, ~ to.c" may b. found at Burr's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

nseusFe Agency for Grant Iowa and Lafayette eo ~.
Stein"ay and 6rovssteias Grand and souare p;n
Prince &Vos Automatic Organs and sielodeops &c ~.
well known 20 require a notice here Send for .oo
Farlety OF small Instruments such as VioIns eIui
@ aeeoraeons, utinas Concertinss Flutes Ciario
nets &C. with the best Of strings will be Kent slw.
on hand o. e p - ~'"aye
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

GENTLE UTTERANCE - hena boy
OF fourteen Aaya "A writer, following
II pillow, drawn by oxen, our father
>aid he first day of work, II ct ~
see who can talk the loudest To Buck
and Bright it isn't the sound hat
makes the team 60, but the under.
standing that springs Mp BET ween the
driver aud the team The thing was
new 10 our ears. W. had aiwa,s
heard the 'woa haw, Buck" or the
"woa haw, Bright" given in tones OF
bn~iing only. and had grown 10 tht.
belief that bawhng wa the oi V wa,
of driving But lille experience.
on the low keys showed that an OK.
dumb and slow Us some call him, had
net only show of intellect but also
of the proprielies of his position
Buck and Bright answered AZ well
to few words quietly spoken as to
the many vociterated.
Rss- The son of Joshua Sears, of
Boston, aged Ia. is the richest boy
in the United States. His father
died ten year. ago. leaving property
valued al 81 100000 providing in his
will that his son should have 50 500
annually until of 1T aiming the age
at 81 tn sum of $4,000 at that
period 81 900 annually unliI he had
passed the age 24; So 900 annually
until passed he age oi 80. and $40
900 per ahnum after that time. The
principal now amounts u So 800 900
Young Sears is now in Europe, being
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
ALARM! ALARM!!
NOTICE TO 200 PERSONS !!
Tables TURNED BY REACTION!
GRANT e. ed!
PEACE ESTABLISHED!

But no peace in thu Furniture business by Wander
Bic t}node who ocrupy now the three htors 81
Wander Bic Brick Bu ding ard keep q iull and COM
plete OF furnitur from s19ao0 prlor stt
To the very lowest priced Bestead and Chairs. III of
good teriai aud mansh and sola low for CT sd
WANDER p L G01DRLL.
xSns Mineral ST., PisttsyilIs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
SPEC HTS
NEW STEAM FERRY.

ROUTE FROM Pc OSI TT DUBUQUE.
The new steam ferry boat is running mssing regu
lar cr1ssings every hall hour from daylight till dark
tn GEAR round except when revrnted by ice.
Persons going from Poto,i 70 Dubuque by team are
insured safe and quick crossing over the Mississippi
~ taa old place The road through the q tfom l.
-eilent and Will be kept This Is the shortest Snd
most direct route from Grant county TO paouque a.
we'll as the be~r and cheapest HENRI SRI Ut
Pes0si Landing, Dec. stb, ls6S. s.--'yA"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
The Sheep Panic.

But there il nothing so blind, deaf
and unreasonable as panic The sol
diers who fled from the danger of
Bull Run, continued dying long at
ter the danger was over-when no.
body pursued them.
If the people OF the United States
continue to wear coats on their backs
and bieeclles on their lower extremi-
ties. there is no prospect of their res
orting 10 flax. hemp, cotton. silk or
the skins of animals. az substitutes
for woodland in the palmiest period
of our wool production we never for
u single year grew enough of it
10 meet the domestic demand.
The tariff has already conciusvely
shown that i. shuts out competition.
below he point Of remuneration 10
our growers. The old stocks Of for
eign wo3lIens in orr markets have
mostly melted away. Our govern
ment ready made clothing shop is,
we believe, exhausted. Neither fam
inc nor short crops are pressing on
large sections Of our country. In
iu-try has mea-nrabIy revived in
the S nth. AID we heieve will e>ive
still further
Tnr Western man who "pelts'
good sheep will perhaps 1.-Two to de-
plore his folly when the 'cattle dis
ease" is raving the herds, or cholera
~w epag az ~ he hogs, or bad
seasons year after year spelling the
wheat crops, for which he exchanged
them. His folly. however, will ben
,fit somebody. The greater the
number Of sheep killed, tho better
will be the market and prices for the
growers VIII" hold on d.. Randall,
| in Rurat NeU YOfkr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

ssy- A Curious Habit of tho ''gor-
dius," or, az the boys call it, the
'horse-hair snake, Is given by Prof.
Agas4iz, a fellows "Soun after be.
ing hatched in the water. aud while
mere little transparent bodies, they
creep into the legs Of gra>rhoppers,
and barrow their way into the alb
dominal cavity, whore they undergo
further development as worms some
times growing to he three or four H.
ches in length before they are freed.
When they have grown 50 long that
the grasshopper becomes distended
/ by the SIZE OF it's strange inhahitant.
! it bursts, the worm is released, and
returns to liz aquatic life A gen
tleman living in Yonkers writes to
us that his little girl recently pulled
a gordius six inches long, and auOth.
er somew bat shorter, from the body
Of q cricket They seemed TO be
protruding like horns. The cricket
hnppcd away apparently as well IS
ever. Here is 9 M fact, perhaps,
| for the natura,ist.
A HORSE POWER The expires,
sion as commonly understood, indi~
Gates force equivalent TO raising or
pressing with force equal to 154
pounds twenty miles a day, at the
rate of two and Il halt miles an hour
This is the same as 80 900 pounds
raised one foot IN one minute. Elk
! criments show the average power of
| horses to be less than this. The
strength Of a man working 10 the
rest advantage, is about one. fifth
| that of u horse
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

u.s.. The latest St Louis snit for
divorce il unique in SINE Of its fea.
lures. Henry Bauer was. it il alleged
insane, and his relatives had an idea
that matrim,ny would cure him, 40
they got him 20 marry pretty girl.
but he didn't get any better, and now
the wife sues for divorce upon the
ground that Bauer was insane when
she married him. About two weeks
after the marriagr he became worse
and imagined that some one intended
To poison him. So suspicious was he
that he made her taste Of every arti~
Gle of food provided for him, before
he would touch it, and when he had
to taFe pills he made her first swal-
10" two, aud then would give some
ia IA dog and If she and the dog sur>
vivod daring the night, then he
would take few himself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

The RoADTo INDIA T ID Forsyth,
the East ludla Commissioner, reports
that the region between Afghanistan
and Thlbe, is rich aud fertil. enough
=" support large arm y with case
|, is through This region that the
Russian Government must pass when
il concludes To invade India, as every
EngIishman believes it will do at no
distant day Nj F"rsyth has also
discovered that The IiImalayas may
be easily crossed 10 the the northeast
by All army with ,amels and horses
indeed, railroad might b." run
across them. The reports Of preci,
plces II 600 feet high are pure fiction
There is, in tact, "hoie in the north.
east corner of the semi circular wall
which shuts oui India from the rest
of Asia Ii re is new light for
the Eastern question.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19
Bostobcl.
Boots and Shoes

Ever brought to Rosc0bel by any merchant We have
sold our warranted Boots and Shoes for over year
haze guaranteed every pair To 1--WE entire satisfaction
the wesrer or refund amount paid for Them and the
have given such
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

A BISHOP ON B WING A IN. m Ter
Of one at The Epi~cn,,4l Churches
writes - Bl~h"p Mcllvaine, say lug
hat hi> Rector dir, cts chose VII" BE-
lievc in the divinity OF our Lord and
Saviour TO b0w in creed when His
name occurs The member, though
II full believer in dpctrine, does not
comply with The T. q resi-, and desire
The Bishop 10 ini"rm him # he ~
gnlty of the Sin Of omission. The
Bishop, in a long letter. replied hat
bowling in the creed i- matter indlf
fcrent III i;-"if. and may be adopted
or not. according 10 individual pref
erercr II il n; required III the for
mulas al The Church AMI l. no lest OF
Church ship, bni step in the dl
reclion of riiualisiic and supcrH Iti"u>
usage that no Rector hsS d right 10
exact Of his cougrega ion