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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
Deaths of Royal Heirs Apparent.

A singular fatality has attended
the oldest sons Of the Kings of
France from an early period in the
history Of that country, in their dy-
ing before their royal fathers. Be
ginning with Philip, son of Louis vi,
who died in 31,and ending with the
Duke of Orleans, who died from an
accident, in 1912, we have list Of
seventeen lapses Of that kind, in the
order Of succession. Charles vi
lost four of his sons, and he was
succeeded by his fifth son, Charles
VII. Louis XIV. was great grandson
Of Louis XVI.,aud he fell heir to the
crown by the deaths of his father,
who was called the Second Dauphin,
and his grandfather, the First
Dauphin. Our readers will remem-
Der that Dauphin is the title given
to the Oldest son Of King of France,
as the Prince of Wales is to the old
est son Of the King or Queen-regent
of England. Louis XVI. was the sec
ond son Of the Dauphln and grand
son VI IOulS y . MS TWO bOub uleu
in early life, the first Dauphin at
eight years Of age, the second, the
Duke Of Normandy, afterward called
Louis XVII, died in prison, aged ten
gears. The list of heirs apparent
who never lived to succeed to the
throne is closed by the Duke of
Orleans.
No better fortune has attended to
the Prince Imperial, son Of Napole-
on l., who, although surviving his
father, died an exile from France
A similar fate seems to await the son
of Napoleon III. The history of
EugIsnd supplies us with examples
of Kings who survived their first
sons, as we find in the persons of
William the Conqueror, Edward Ill,
Horny VIII, and George the H.
George W. might be added to those
names, not indeed as having lost a
son, but daughter, who, had she
lived, would have been his successor
to the crown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17

To TRAIN A Horse TO STAND.-Take
your horse on the barn floor and
throw strap over his back and tas-
ten it TO his right fore foot lead him
along and say whoa" at the Same
time pull down tho strap, which
throws him on three feet, and makes
him stop suddenly. This is the best
way known to teach whoa, though
you can put on the war bride, and
say whoa, and give him sharp jerk
that will stop him about as soon as
the strap on his foot. Then put him
in harness, with the foot strap, rs
directed under the head of "training
to harness" and drive him up to the
door. The moment he undertake s
TO move, take his foot and say whoa.
Get in your carriage and get out
again rattle the thills, make all the
noise getting in and out you can; give
him TO understand, snatching his
foot each time he moves, that he
must stand until you tell him to 90
and after few times you can put
the whole family in the carriage and
he won't stir out of his tracks,
american Stock Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
ESlale nf smith
SrATE OF wIscoSsIS, In Probate, Grau

STATaE OF WISCONSIN In Probate Grant County
~ GrantCounty, Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Ron Smith, deceased
On reading Ming the petition of Leander @. Rogers
administrator OF said estate setting forth the
OF personal estate that has his hands and the
disposition thereot the amount OF debts outstanding
against said deceased aud description of all the rea
estate OF which said deceased died seized and the con
diton and value of the respective portions thereof
and praying that license be TO him granted to sell the
whole OF the real estate of said deceased the
ment OF his debts and the expenses of
and II appearing. by said petition that there moi
sufficient personal estate in the hands of the said ad
minlsrator to pay the said Debts and that it is ne
oessary in order to pay the same sell the whole
said real estate
1t is Therefore ordered that all persons interested
said estate appear before the Judge of this court
the Probate office in Lancaster in said county on Mon
day, the 9th day of February 1871 at ole O'CLOCK
in the afternoon of said day to show cause If any
there be- why license should not be granted to saiC
administrator to sell said real estate according 10 th,
prayer of said petitioner.
And il is further ordered that a COPY of this order
shall be published for four successive weeks prior Il
said day OF hearing, in the Grant County Herald !
weekly newspaper published at Lancaster in sale
county and personally served all persons interest
ed IN sal estate, residing in said county, at leas
fourteen days before said day Of hearing.
by the Court, WIN. McGONlGAL,
County Judge
Dated Lancaster December 20 1870 Bowl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17

When the sun is rising in the early
morning he does not shine so bright
~ that ones eyes are blinded by the
light. We may look at him then as
steadily aud as carefully as weplease.
1t is a curious fact that few persons
can agree about his size as they see
him there. One will sec that the
bright disk is about as arge around
as a tea-saucer, another will compare
it to . dinner-plate, third will say
that, to him, it seems to be about
two feet in diameter, while now and
then person will be found who de-
clares il to look to him as large as a
cart wheel.
But even if all could agree as to
the size the sun appears to be, it
would teach them nothing of the size
which it really is. A tall man if
mile away, looks to be no larger
than boy, and little bush near to
uS may hide mountain in the dis
lance. If we remember that the sun
is more than ninety-one millions of
miles away, we can easily see that to
appear to be even as large as a tea
saucer, his real size must be immense.
1t has been carefully measured and
found to be eight hundred and ffty-
tl00 thousand fDe hundred eighty-fom
miles from one side TO the other
through the center. One hundred
and eight worlds the size Of ours, ly-
ing side by side, would scarcely reach
once across the sun
How little we know, even from
this description, Of the vast size OF
the sun
Why, if its center could be put
where the center of the earth is, the
sun would reach to the moon and
almost two hundred thousand miles
beyond. We think that the earth is
very large. 1t is so large that, with
all his travelling, man can never see
more than a small fraction Of its sur
face, even though he spend years in
going from place to place. But
there are other planets much larger
than the earth Jupiter is more than
1000 times larger; Saturn is more
than CO., and Neptune more than so
times larger than our earth But
what is even the size of Jupiter when
compared with that of the sun, which
is about 600 times larger than aNMe
planets together
Astronomers have measured the
size of the sun with very great care.
You will some day, If you study as
tronomy, learn just how they have
done it. In the meantime | will tell
you how it can be done, if you are
content to do it roughly, and get
results which are somewhere near
the truth.
Take piece of cardboard and cut
out circle few inches in diameter
Just large enough to exactly hide
the surface of the sun, when held in
front Of the eye as far as your hand
can reach. While you hold the card
before you, just so that it covers the
disk of the sun, let friend measure
carefully the distance from your eye
to the card. Now the sun will be
just as many times larger than the
card, as its distance is times greater
than the distance of the card from
your eye, so that if you divide the
suns distance-say 100000 miles,
by the distance Of the card, and null
tiply the diameter of the card by the
quotient, you will get the diameter
Of the sun. Is not this an easy way
to measure the size Of body which
can never be reached by any human
traveller Upright Side.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
A Heart-rending Tale.

The following excellent burlesque
on sensational storytelling, is from
the Overland Monthly:
1t was in the year of grace 1850,
and in the county Of Calaveras.
Halfway up hill, SO steep that the
vertical precipices of a New England
landscape would provoke laug ter in
comparison, stood rigid miner with
the implements of a heaven-taught
profession lying loosely about him.
The sun-which in our western cline
bushes with the quivering prismatic
intensity Of of a flying dolphin-was
poised upon the oceans marge in an
attitude of grace quite inconceivable
east Of the Rocky Mountains, which
are themselves inferior to our own
Sierra Nevada. AS the perfumed
light struck against the face of the
honest miner, and overcome by SUI
perior sweetness, glanced off, it glo-
rifed his head with an aureola pecu-
liar to the Pacific Coast, and not
readily comprehended by the Allan
tic mind. 1t seemed as if Nature
president Of his future fame when all
the witnesses of his various vices
should be hanged-had crowned him
in advance. Was be thinking, this
Pionoer-as he gaZed across the won
derful country he had opened up with
his pick-was he thinking with pro-
phetic soul of the time when Califor
MIA should have strawberries all the
year around ? do not know what
he was thinking of.
AT this very moment the rippes of
the Bay were tapping sleepily against
the hypothetical curbstones of Mont
gomery street. Half square inland,
where now stand stately buildings
which pRt to shame the architectural
peculiarities of New York and Paris
lay the bare sand hill that might then
have been purchased for q song, and
a little farther along, a haf-clad Pio-
neeress was improvidently singing
the same song for which it might
have been misunderstanding it, too.
with q tenderness Of cadence and
lavishing sweetness of expression ut
terly unattainable in the artificial
social atmosphere OF the East Did
the glorifed miner hear it-upon his
hill in Calaveras? 1t is to be hoped
he did not it would have made him
blush.
Twenty years, ali twenty years
what changes they have wrought |
The hillside whereon the honest
miner stood is yellow with squashes
which turn the scale at five hundred
pounds. The ripples have been ban
ished from Montgomery street and
crowded seward. They bear upon
their bosoms the commerce of half a
world. San Francisco, the pride and
glory OF continent, sits queeniy at
her Golden Gate, the envy of the
universe. And what of the principal
actors in our moving tale-t the sun
crowned Pioneer, and his soul-mate
singing by the sea? She was hang
cd for horse-theft, in Sc, and he ate
himself TO death in honor of Chica-
80 grocer. Their virtues and their
children survive-both maintained at
the expense of the public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
Sheriff SaIe-Stark.

G1ArE OF WISCONSIN, y, Circuit for Grant County
- County Of Grant, Wisconsin.
j. NJ. Geant Frank Grant, partners in trade unde
the name off. NJ Grant a Son. plaintiffs, rs. Jud-
son stan K, defendant.
BY virtue Of writ of execution issued out OF the
Circuit Court fGrant Co Wis, in favor Of the above
named plaintiffs and against the above named defend
ant to directed and delivered and for want ofsuf
Gent goods and chattes OF the said defendant wher
to levy have by direction of pls atty levied upon
all this right title and int which the said defend
ant had the 10th day of December 1870 or has since
acquired In and to the following described real estate
TO wit South quarter Of north quarter and
northwest quarter of south east quarter in section
twelve I'D, town four a. north Of range Eve (5).
west, in Grant county. Wisconsin; which said
real estate will the 18th day OF February 1871
at the hour OF 10 o'clock A NJ of said day. at the front
door of the court house, in the village of Lancaster
Grant county, Wisconsin, offer for sale and will sell al
public vendue TO the highest bidder for cash 10 sat
isfy the amount Of said execution and all costs
WILLIAM Ii. elise, Sheriff.
BARBsR CLEMBNrsoN, plfs' atty,
Dated Sheriff s Office, Lancaster, Wis, December
~, 1871 3lw6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
TaE HERALD.
The Mechanics snuggery.

Talking at noon with q mechanic
in the shop, as he was eating his din
ner, correspondent of the Prov
idence Press called out from the man.
ly but modest veteran Of the tin pail
brigade this revelation of personal
experience, which may have its hint
for some of his comrades:
Why, sir, what binders ninety-nine
out of every hundred of our laboring
classes from increasing in substantial
intelligence, practical or theoretical
knowledge Of all subjects known,
written or iectured about? For in
stance, why should not large pro-
portion of the half hundred mechan-
les employed in this shop know all
the histories of Prussia and France,
and be conversant with the geogra-
ply of the country where this great
war is raging, 80 as to correct the
blunders which you editors often
make. And in science and the arts,
what binders the mechanics from
being "booked up in everything
going? Nothing, sir, but himself.
Books are cheap, newspapers are
cheap, courses Of lectures are cheap,
1.-The labors ten hours out of the TWEEN
ty-four, he ought not spend all the bal
ance in eating, sleeping, and amuse-
ments which please but do not profit.
Since MY majority have saved and
bought me little homestead, "a little
cottage, NOT gaudy or richly fur
nished, but it is home to me it is
all paid for nay good wife conducts
her house upon system which always
keeps the outgoes within the limit of
the incomes the children are always
respectfully dressed, because she at
tends to the family purse, and the
happiest place on earth, to me, is my
home. have one little room in my
cottage which my wife calls "the Ii
brary," for that seems 80 grand,
you know-but ! call it my "snug-
gerry" In it | have between two or
three hundred volumes of books,
which it has taken me years 70 gath
or. have kept trash off the shelves
for my children's sake, as well as my
own But there is one part Of my
little snuggery take pride in. If you
will come and see me l will show it
to you, | have one row of shelves,
labeled in this way Liquor, Tobacco,
Theatres, Livery Stables. You laugh,
sir, but twenty years ago, knowing
that ! must be dependent for home
and education upon my skill as Il
mechanic, | made an estimate of what
il cost moderate drinker for his liq-
uor and decided to lay out that sum
in books every year. made the
same calculation about cigars and
tobacco, and had shelf for them
since decentcigars arose in price that
shelf has had larger proportion of
books than the other. The Same OF
the theatres and Sunday riding. Now.
sir, | have u valuable little library, to
me, out of these savings. And it wHl
keep. My boys will get it after am
dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
ESinIe of GnllAIlnlI.

- TATE OF WISCONSIN,, In Probate, Grant Cousty
~ County OF Grant court.
In the matter of the estate of Christian Gottshal
deceased.
1t Appearing to the satisfaction of this court by the
petition org Allen Barber, OF Lancaster, Grant Co.
Wis., administrator OF the said estate that there is not
an personal property in the hands OF the said Allen
Barber TO pay the debts outstanding against the said
deceased aud the expenses Of Administrations and it
is necessary TO sell all Of the real estate of said dec
for the payment of such debts IL is therefore order
ed that all persons interested in said real estate APP
pear before the undersigned, judge of tho County
Court for said county. at his Office in the house
in the village of Lancaster in said coupty, the 9TH
day OF FEBRUARY 1871 at O'Clock in the afternoon
TO show cause If any they have, why license should
not be granted to the said j. Allen Barber to mortage
sell or lease, so much of the real estate OF the said
deceased as may be necessary to pay such debts.
And 1t Is further ordered that copy of the above
order be published in the Grant County Herald a
weekly newspaper printed IN said County for at least
four successive weeks and served all persons inter
ested in the ounty Of Grant at least fourteen days
previous TO the dsy of hearing the said application
BY the Court, WIN. MCGUNlGAL Co. Judge.
Dated Dec. u, 1870. 3Ow4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
commissioners Nnfice.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, ., In Probate, Grant County
~ drant county, court.
In the matter Of the estate of William o. Ross, decd
TO ALL WHOM IT MAP CONCERN:-NorIcE Il
hereby given that We the subscribers were on the rd
day OF December 1870 appointed and commissioned by
the Judge OF said court commissioned to receive ex
anime aud adjust all claims and demands Of all persons
against said deceased; that six (6) months from and
after said day have been allowed and limited for cred
ltors 10 present their claims to for examination and
allowance, aud that we will Monday the 10th day
otJanuary, 1871 aud Tuesday the !st day of June
1871 at o'clock A. NJ OF said aysat the Office of the
CLERK OF the Circuit Court Of said county in the village
OF Lancaster, Wis., attend TO the discharge of our -
tics as commissioners aforesaid.
A. p. THOMPSON,
p. Ii. PARSONS
DAVID SCHREINER,
Dated Dec. II, 70. 2sw4 Commissioner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
Commissioner Notice.

GTATR OF WISCONSIN, In Probate Grant County
~ Grant county. Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Deos W. Taft deceas ed
To all ielom IL may concern.
NorIcE is hereby given, that we, the undersigned
we're on the 18th das of Nov. A d. 1870. appointed
and commissioned by the Judge of said court receive
examine and adjust all claim and demands of all persons
against the said deceased that six months from nd
after said day, have been allowed and limited for
creditors 70 present their Gains us for examination
and allowance and that will on 9th day of Jan
1877 and on 25th day of May 1871 at nine O'Clock
A. NJ OF said days, at the dwelling house Of MARY
Taft in the village of Fennimore Wis attend to the
discharge Of our duties commissioners.
c. W. L0NEY,
l.. G. ROGERS. Commissioners
30w4 c, d. NOBLE,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17

SA-The cactus fence is an institu-
ton peculiar to Mexico. The variety
OF the plant used for this purpose
is called the organo. 1t is eight sid
ed and shoots up straight as an ar
row, from ten to twenty-five feet
in hight and five to eight inches in
thickness. 1.-THE fence-builders cut
the cactus in sections of the right
length, stick thecut end into trench,
cover the earth around it to the
depth Ola foot, and the fence is
made. The pieces are set as closely
together as possible, and as they
take root and grow for centuries, the
fence improves with age, instead of
going to decay like other fences.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
SUnmOls-sPOrter.

G,TATE or WISCONSIN,, Circuit Court of Grant Co,
- Grant County res Wis In vacation after
September term, 1870
Action for divorce
Charles Porter plaintiff, Melissa H. Porter de.
PENDANT
The State Of Wisconsin TO the Defendants aJoue named
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action, which was filed in the
office OF the Clerk of Crcni Conrt for Grant County
on the I'd day of January, A. ID. 1871 and to serve
a copy of your answer said complaint on the sub
scrber at his office in the village OF Boscobe Grant Co
Wis., within 20 days after the hereof exclusive
of the day of such service and if you fail to answer
the said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiff in this action will apply the court for the
reliei demaded In the complaint.
BENIN. sHEARER, plf7s atty, Boscobel, Wis.
Dated Boscobel November 18th, 1870. 3lw6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
SummOns-BruDaker.

GTATE OF WIscoNsIS,l Circuit Court in and for
- Grant county. Sss Grant Co wis-In vaca-
ton ai6er Sept. term, 1870.
Action 10 foreclose a mortgage
John Root, plaintiff rs. William Brubaker and Hem
rietta Brubaker, defendants
The &dtect Wisconsin 10 the defendant here named.
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action, which was ed in the
Office of the Clerk OF said on the I'd day of Jan
uary 1871, at Lancaster in said county and serve
copy of your answer to said complaint on the sub
scribers at their office in the village of Lancaster
Wisconsin, within twenty days after the service here
Of exclusive of the day such service and you fail
to answer the said complaint within the time aforesaid
the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint
BARBER d CLEMENTsON. plirs atty.
Dared January ID, 1871. 3lw6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
COUGH NO MORE.

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eNpeetorstng Tue extrao binary power il possesses
m Immediately relieving and eventually curing, the
most obstinate cases OF Coughs, Colds Sore Throat
Bronchitis, Influenza, Catarrh, Hoarseness Asthma
aud Consumption is almost incredible. So prompt Is
the relief and certain fleets in all the above cases
or any affection OF the throat and lungs that thous
ands Of ply sicans daily prescribing IT, and one
and all say that il is the most healing and expectora
ing medicine known. Oue dose always affords relief
and in most cases one bottle effects cure. Sod by
druggists, IN large bottles. Price One Dollar 1t il
Balsam will cure
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
WINE OF LIFE.

The great Blood Purifier aud Delicious Drink W ar.
ner's tinum Vita, or Wine of Life, is free from
any POISONOUS drugs or impurities being prepared
tizer and tonic and the finest thing in the world for
purifying the blood. 1t is the pleasant and de-
cous article ever offered to the public far superior 10
brandy, whiskey, wine bitters, any other article
II Is more Leathy and cheaper Both male aud fa.
male young or old, can take the Wine of Life 1t IS
IN fact, life preserver. Those who wish 10 epioy
good health and a free how of lively spirits, will do
we'll TO take the Wine OF Life 1t is different from any
thing ever before IN use II is sold by druggists also
At all respectable saloons. Price One Dollar in quart
bottles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
WARMERS PILE REMEDY,


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even In one case TO the very of Blind
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should Immediately call on their druggist and get
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aud Is not recommended 20 any other III sease
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
DYSPEPSIA .
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ior Dyspeptcs and those ufering with habituaI Cos-
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eak, nervous and dyspeptc persons should use AR
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17

The Kansas Tribune states that
a legion ofpretty girls are worrying
the members of the new Legislature
out of their seven senses, by applica-
tons for assistance in obtaining
clerkships and other official posi-
tions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-17
ENGNGEN AGOGUE-
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