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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
The Lords Prayer.

All the things you need for your
self, orfor your children, traced back,
are found, 10 the initial forms, in
this Lords Prayer. This is birth
right prayer, belonging to every
man. A gate it is, through which
every living soul may pass Each
petition IS separate gate. And be-
yond is an infinite variety of blessed
things. These gates open, as it were,
into q garden where are growing
fruits and flowers in wonderful pro-
fusion. Endless diversities of things
are there and all of them are ap
propriate to the utterance OF this
prayer.
Who may pray it2 Every one.
May the pirate pray it, on his
bloody deck If he can, he may
May the murderer pray it while the
moose is yet swinging and waiting
foc his neck ? If he desires TO, be
may. May the Keeling debauchee, re-
turning from his nights excess. and
wearied and jaded and depressed,
pray it +? If he has heart to, he may
May the man who has been overcome
again and again by the temptation of
the world, who still is standing in
the presence of his conqueror CHE
sin that doth SO easily beset him
and who IS ashamed that be is 50 Of
ten carried away-may he, with
tull consciousness of his wickedness
and insincerity, and broken promises,
and worthless life and sinful heart,
pray? If he desires to he may. Nay q
man before he is converted cal God,
Father? There is only ore condition
that stands between you and your
calling God, Father, and that is this,
that, being a sinner, you have not .
real desire to be released from your
sins. If you love sin, if you love
wickedness, and you use the Lords
Prayer to parry judgments with,
then | forewarn you. Let it alone.
But the mere circumstance of being
sinner does not disqualify one from
praying to God. Is not the sacrifice
of the wicked an abomination to God?
Yes. Ii man tries to garnish his
wickedness by sacrifice, and he thinks
sacrifice is an atonement for that
wickedness, and that after sacrifice
he may 90 on with plenary indulgence
again, then it is an abomination to
God. But to interpret it so that
man may not pray until be is con-
verted, is to shut out the universe.
If God made provision for wicked
men, who are they that may not find
slccor and help by praying 70 him ?
-Beecher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

A TRAIN OF MIsFoRTUHEs The
Sioux City Times in speaking of Mr..
WeIlman and family Of four children,
sufferers by the fire in Chicago and
now in Sioux City, gives sad recit-
al of his misfortune in the last two
years. Two years ago Mr. w. was a
merchant in Utica, New York. At
this time his warehouse was burned,
containing So 600 worth of goods
About one month afterwards a child
fell into the cistern and was drowned.
The death of the child produced in.
sanity with the wife and mother, and
the day the child was buried she
committed suicide by cutting her
throat. Hardly were her remains
cold ere the fire tiend again visited
him, and his store was burned to the
ground, and his son was crippled for
life ia his endeavors to extinguish the
fire. Last January he removed to
Chicago, opened a store and was do
ing we'll La March he was again
burned out, losing his store and house
hold goods. Again he started bust
ness, and the big fire swallowed him
up entirely. lie is now looking for
home in the far west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
A Thrilling Theory.

We hate to be ciphered out Of *
istence, even to confirm the infaili-
biIity OF scieuc, and sometimes blinds
Is prefer to believe that figures will
lie. y IVY i a good time To use our
negative credulity Alph0nse Ale-
mar, a celebrated mathematician,
starts a theory that the earth is COWS
cred with delugo once in 10 500
years, on the following calculations:
During the cycle one pole OF the
earth enjoys seven more days of sun
shine than the other, and at present
we have seyon more days in the
Northern hemisphere than theSouth-
ern, which means Two hundred years
of freezing at one pole against two
hundred years Of melting at the oths
er. The effect of this is to form
such an immense mass of ice at the
less favored end of the globe as to
change the form of the planet aud
disturb its gravity for a league or
SO. This displacement draws 10 the
ices bound regions almost all the seas
and oceans, and eventually causes u
change ia the oscillation of the earth
so as 10 reverse the order of things,
and bring the greater power Of the
sun npon the frozen region Then
suddenly, as the pentsup waters IN
an Alpine valley burst their barriers
and destroy a village, 80 this gigan-
tic polar glacier by its disruption
overwhelms hemisphere. As proof
Of this theory, he points to the effect
Of the last or Noah's food, and reck-
oning from the accepted time of that
the next will be upon us in the year
1854 4 ID. We are not personally
interested, Of course, unless it should
occur about Resurrection time, but
we are supposed to have a little cons
sideraton for our descendants.-Er
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
Partisan Typographers

Partisan typographers, although
their position may be snubbed and
ridiculed by many strangers, totally
ignorant of their ability, talent aud
general capacity, form, nevertheless,
one of the most learned and able
classes of the iterature-loving capit-
al, and it requires more than the
simple knowledge of type-setting
and composing to enable typogra-
pher to obtain a good situation on
some leading journal or to be adj
mitted as a member of the Typo
graphical Society, which, in its way,
Is exceedingly powerful, and exerts
boundless influence over the en-
tire Partisan press. With few ex-
ceptions they are all more or less
gifted with highly cultivated, artis-
tic feelings, and many, though stead
fast to their chosen trade, give over
whelming proof of their talent as
poets, painters and musicians; but
their dominant passion and pet pas
-lme Is the stage and everything con-
corning theatrical matters, and often
II dramatical representations, desr
tined 10 alleviate some misery or
organized for some charitable pur-
pose, they display the animation,
spirit, goodwill and enthusiasm
which seemed to be an appanage OF
their profession.
Many of the best French drama
lists have passed through the print
ing Office on the road to fame and
popularity, and society Of typo
graphical actors exists still, who in
terpret the principal pieces of the
Boulevard theaters in the most
mastery, artistic manner A mil
itary career possesses few attractions
for the Partisan type-setter, and if
obliged to serve, at the expiration of
his time he quickly returns to the
workshop. not being at all ambitious
Of following the CORY banner Of Mars
and reaping the life. bought laurels
OF war. Only during the siege of
Paris, it must be said, that the
Franc Tireurs de la Presse," com
posed entirely of typographers, gain
ed universal praise for their heroic
conduct in all Trochu's famous sor-
ties, and behaved themselves in such
IN admirable, chivalric manner that
il is at present q great ana merited
honor to have belonged to that val
liant battalion.
Off duty, the typographers lead a
pleasant life for they are all well
paid, and have always been famous
as being the most reckless dashing,
extravagant fellows, next to the stu
dents of literary and Bohemian Paris
the young ones, Of course. 9th
ers live more nationally, follow the
classes of different philotechnical
associations, either of music, draw
ing, singing or languages, or else de>
vote their time entirely to the holy
pleasures of "home," which is so sell
dom cared for in the gay capital, and
other distractions capable Of orna>
menting the imagination developing
the mind and refining the taste.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

HORRIBLE CRUELTY.--The Lanca.
shire papers report an almost incredi-
bic case Of wife torturing from the
neighborhood Of Bolton. A collier,
named Bradley, having some grudge
against his wife, locked the doors OF
the house So that she could not escape,
and then melted a large bull dog TO
worry the unfortunate woman. The
details Of her frantic struggle with
the brute which were given in evil
deuce before the magistrate, are un.
speakabIy horrible. She was savage
il bitten in many places by the dog,
her husband doing his best to shut
hcr Of from a.l chances OF escape
Az last, torn and bleeding, She escap.
al from the house, and Bradley was
given to custody 4 surgeon stated
he feared that al one time the woman
would die. and several weeks must
elapse before she could be pronounc'
al completely out Of danger. Never
theless, Bradley escaped with q sen
tence Of imprisonment for six months
London Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
A Word of Caution.
lFrom the New York Tribune)

kkfoM the New Aofh lfihuuel
As a general rule it il safe to decline
giving money, at least to almsaaska
ers, whether sturdy beggars or even
tearfal widows ia weeds, who inform
you that they have lost all their
worldly possessions by the fire IN
Cbioaga sui want ID get together
the prca Of = railway ticket 70 carr
~ them TO some place where they
have scores Of friends living in afflu-
ence. These imposters have become
very numerous everywhere On
Of them has been operating in Bos-
ton. who was in partnership with .
widow beggared by the conhagra-
ton and anxious TO reach ST John
n B. This sort of thing has be-
come nuisance which ought to be
suppressed if only out Of pity for
those really afflicted. Sui, as il
would be running a lttIe risk to say
No it is best perhaps TO refer
such suppliants to re ief committees
oy whom their pretensions may be
fcratenized. Unfortunately, how,
ever, the game is mostly played in
the rural districts in which no such
committees exist. Even there. how
ever, a llttle cross-examination may
dove!ope the truth. One softrhcarted
gentleman, who was also the most
credulous of human beings, Away
gave when BIZ was asked, because it
was pleasantor to give than to refuse.
IL was the opinion Of those who knew
him best that he had relieved no less
than five hundred persons who had
oeon shipwrecked in every sea and
upon every coast, while the trusses
and wooden legs for which be bad
subscribed were innumerable. Peo-
pie VINO had been burnt out in Con-
stantinople, Jerusalam, and Milan
people whose fathers had died in
ST. Petersburg or Dublin, leaving
them fortunes which they were too
poor to s. over and claim; peo-
pie who nad been blinded in b as ting
rocks or manned by the explosion
OF boiters, gravitated towards our
FREUD By some inexp{icable law,
presented their claims. We need not
treub(e ourselves to show that the
beuevoience Of such 100 cheerful
glvers is mischievous; they ought
70 DC put upper some sort 81 guard.
ianship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

As UsUAL.-A handsome bachelor
clerk III one of the finest dry goods
stores inAtIanta,i is smitten with fair
resident Of that city. The father of
the young lady came to Atlanta re-
Gently, and registered at the hotel
whore the bachelor clerk boards. As
soon as the discovery was made the
old man was looked up and made
the recipient Of earnest attention
(such as all Of US have and are dispos
ed to pay the parents Of the chopped
for,'') to ingratiato himself into his
paterual favor.
Just before dinner the old gentle
man wanted information Of the
young one whore he could get q
drink of peach and honey"
"Well don't know myself but
I've heard that in bar-rooms good IL
qnors are kept" was the innocent
reply
Tue old gentleman asked the young
one to show him the way,
Certainly though | don't drink
my sci" replied the teetotaler.
Arrived at the bar, the want of the
old gentleman was made known,
when the bartender remarked: 81
suppose you will take gin and sugar,
as usual Mr.. -"
He"had orter" winked sooner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

Tue SENSE OF GUILT.-The atheist
may speculate, and go on specuiating
till be is brought up by annihllation /;
be may then return to life and reason
away the difference between good
and evil he may even go further,
and imagine to himself the perpetra-
ton Of the most atrocious acts; and
still he may eat his bread with rel
ish, and sleep soundly in his bed ;
for his sins, wanting, as it were, sol
idity to leave their traces in his
memory, all future retribution may
seem to him a thing with which, in
any case, he can have no concern
But let him once turn his theory to
practice, let him make crime palpa-
BILE, and in an instant he feels its hot
impress on BIS soul. Then it is that
what may happen beyond the grave
becomes no matter Of indifference
and, though his reason may have
proved that death is final end, then
comes the question, What does his
reason kn0o of death Then, last OF
all, the little word II, swelling to a
fearful size, and standing at the out
let Of his theories, like a relentless
giant, ready to demoIish his conclu-
sions ,-A2lst0n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
sE ShE Vol. %, NO. n.
Robert Toonbs.

From the Atlanta Correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Commercial.
No one could have been at the
Kimball House for the past few days
without noticing that among the
guests was marked character. -
Every night q stout, thick, heavy
man would appear in the rotunda OF
the hotel long uncombed locks
borne down by bis SLOUGH hat TO his
very eyes, big mouth, small patch
of long thin chin-whiskors, hair
well slrinkled with gray, and face
that lit up with wealth Of iutelli.
gence whenever animated in CONVEX
sation. This man was Gen. Robert
Toombs, one OF the first intellects OF
the South, say what you will He
Is vastly popular with his personal
acqnaintances, and has friends by
the thousands. The moment he
leaves his room he is surrounded by a
crowd, all eager to be in his presence
and hear every word that falls from
his lips. He may begin talking with
a friend, and in five minutes lie will
have dozen listeners, and the crowd
will increase until, ifhe does not break
away, he will soon find himself adj
dressing a respectfully sized audience
He talks in fluent flow Of words and
IDEAS, possessing something Of the
graphic conversational powers attri-
buted to DR.. Samuel Johnson. IN.
deed. the gruff old photographer is
brought to my mind whenever | see
'Foombs.
The General is now here in attend
ance upon the federal court. lie has
a. extensive a law practiceas any law
yer in the State. Indeed, he says he
has more than he can attend to, and
more than he wants. Ills speeches
at the bar arc fine specimens of for
ensic eloquence. Yet it is said that
he is not a close student, spending lit
tie time among his law books, and
gives over the preparation OF bis cases
to other hands 1t is in the court
house that his talent shines out con.
spicuously, and there he literally
overrides all opposition aud carries
the day by adroit management and
vehement eloquence.
| called on him, and found him in
his room fumbling over a great pile Of
political speeches. lie received me
in frank, open.hearted manner, and
immediately entered into conversation
taking in a "solid sluice" about law
suits, fairs, fires, and whatever topic
was suggested A client OF his in a
two thousand dollar case came in, and
in less than two seconds the general
was rafting away at him, giving him
enough advice in five minutes to last
q week, General Toombs is a natur,
al takei, and his gift OF speech is bac
ed by head fall of ideas. Great
takers are apt to be commonplace, but
he is not. lie does not talk without
saying something every sentence
contains an idea, and he seems to
have the power to keep up an unin-
tcrrupted flow for hours at time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

s9- 1t has been thought that Har-
ward College was growing liberal,
but upon TIE application Of a young
lady of Nashua, n. H., to be admitted
TO the Law School, a decided mega
tive was given. There are semina-
ries, however, we believe, whore the
applicant can study law, if she pleases.
Harry ard refuses TO matriculate the
lady, because it is not common for
theIsex to practice as attorneys,col
sellers, or advocates. When it has
become common, then Harvard will
turn lasses into lawyers without max
ing any objection. Our only wonder
is that any woman should desire to
undertake a profession in which so
small proportion Of men win either
money or fame, and in which, honest.
Is to secure both, here must be such
an abandonment Of leisure, case, aud
enjoyment as the Nashua lady little
dreams Of. 1t is bal enough 10 put
boys 10 the l@w-spare the girls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

CALIFoRNIA-Caliornia has prob-
ably changed more in the character
Of its population during the last ten
years than any other state. This
change is illustrated in no other way
50 forcibIy as by the transfer Of POI
ltical power from the mining dis
triuts TO the commercial towns and
the rich agricultural counties. A
few years ago the mines ruled Cali
fornia legislation. Under the new
census, San Francisco and ST. Mateo
counties will have about twice their
present number Of representatives
in the legislature, while the mining
counties will be relatively about one
third sas Strong as in 1860. Nine
small counties in the central part Of
the state have majority in both
branches of the legislation. Califor-
MIA, 20 full OF rudeness and lawless,
ness twenty years ago, now has an
agricultural and commercial popula-
lation which compares well with that
of any state in the Union
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
crJapan has already initiated on

%Japan has already initiated our
preenbacks. their irredeemable "kin-
sats" being as near as the japanese
can get to our currency, both in char.
acter and in the pronunciation OF
name Now they propose to import
our system of internal revenue, or
something approaching to it, and
have closed contract with Gen.
Geo. B Williams, Second Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
who goes out to set up the machin-
ery.It isfattering to American vanity
that our institutions are initiated by
a newly awakened people, but we
should be sorry to see our political
vices also copied by the new brood
of japanese office holders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14
SOUTH CAROLINA KU-KLUx.
The Appearance and Statements Of Those In
Custody In Columbia.


We, yesterday, by permission Of
Deputy Butts, paid visit to the
Ku-klux confined in the county jail
Nineteen Of tho prisoners surrender
ed voluntarily to the Marshal. They
belonged to the small farmer class,
none Of them are more than thirty
years Of age. and several are not over
eighteen. The faces indicate q low
grade Of intelligence, but there is
not one really bad-looking face
n tile party. In fact, they belong
ID type made familiar 10 Northern
soldiers in the squads 50 often easily
captured toward the close Of the war.
Men who were driven like sheep in>
TO the Confederate army, and who,
when safely penned up at Point
Lookout, were in no hurry to be ex-
changed 1t is doubtful if one of
them ever owned a slave, or had an
interest in tho institution. They are
class whose physical Characters
tics may be found in any farming
district in the North, but whose con-
dition Of social subordination is un-
known. For generations they have
been led by the gentlemen" OF their
section, and have never been used
to consider political acts from a
moral standpoint, or thinking OF q
personal responsibility in such mat
tiers.
They speak with an astounding
simplicity Of acts which may send
them to the Penitentiary tor years ;
they assert that they were forced to
Join tho Khan or be whipped they
hope to see it suppressed, and peace
and or der secured in their county
They think that they ought not to
be severely punished, while the lead
ers are suffered to escape. They
profess a Willingness to supply all
necessary information to secure the
arrest and conviction of the leaders.
one Of the party said that he was
willing to suffer an imprisonment II
afterwards he might be allowed to
cultivate his farm in quietness, with
neither Ku-klux nor soldiers to
trouble him. lie said, however, that
if discharged now he would be afraid
to return to Spartanburg, unless pro-
tected by the presence of United
States troopa. In this all who had
surrendered concurred. They We're
sure that IL the leaders were caught,
convicted, and severely sentenced,
Ku-kluxism would be killed off, but
that there must not be q conviction
OF o few unknown and poor men aud
then stop
From the interview the impress
ion was gained that the leaders have
studouslv put forward these duqos
TO do the work of the Khan, while
they have sought to remain in safe
ty. Few Of those prisoners ever at
tended . Getting where tho leaders
were present. When a raid was de-
tormined on, ten of them would re-
ccive either written or verbal orders
to meet and execute the orders. II
a man was whipped the execution
ers knew nothing Of his offence
Each Of the ten gave the victim q
proportionate number Of lashcs, and
not seldom they were lightly laid on
by men who had little heart IN such
proceedings Generally, however.
frequently punishment was inflicted
upon luko.warm Klansman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

EFTh Chicago Post INDUCES 10
some regrets that Grand Duke Al
oxis cannot see Chicago as she was.
II is consoled. however, that there
arc two curiosities saved from the
ruins, worthy of exhibition in the
museums OF the future One is Mrs
Leary's COW, which has the credit
Of kicking over the lamp which set
the city on fire. The other is the
post Office cat which saved herself
by getting into pail cfwater which
she had carried into the post office
vault. Alexis ought to be satisfied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-14

How THE French SEE Us.-A
French writer on America gravely
asserts that no one is allowed to
smoke In the streots of Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Boston and that
the Yankee, proud is he is Of his in
dependence, is forever signing for
The & 3us regime of the old coloni-
al days! Moreover, the Yankee
hates jeweIry, and wears clothes
that We're cut before the flood =
Wnen he i not ciphering he is whit>
thing This Is his supreme distraco
ton II IS not ia tho least sym
pathetic The most beautiful city IN
the country If the Yankees is Phila-
dolphia How refreshing is this &C.
ographical Information Lies Vest
men, or, in intelIigibla language, the
Weeterners. are always dressed like
farmers They wear very big boots,
and when they descend to a cravat
it is either tied like the devil or not
at all. When they are not smoking,
they are whisllng A WestmaR new
en- asks permission TO light his cigar
by the fire OF a strangers He cody
takes the cigar ont Of your mouth
and retarns il without word Of
thanks. Women have railway car.
riages entirely to themselves, and a
man never puts his foot ia the ladies
saloon Of i steamboat. Women are
respected in America, but rarely
adored and during leap year il i,
quite common for them TO demand
men il marriage, from which fate the
prosecuted creatures arc allowed to
escape on presentation Of valuable
gift. And this veracious author as
sures q credplou- public that he has
travelled in the United States