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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-17

It's merry 10 hear at evening time,
By the blazing hssrth the sleigh bells chime.
But how can all who ride do SO
without first going to D. H Budd's
to buy the sleigh. Laying jokes
aside, all agree that tho finest cut
ters ever seen in Grant County were
made by the hands now at Budd's.
NV object is to make quality of
sleighs that can not be beat East or
West, and feel confident my object is
attained The Invitation is extende d
to all, irrespective of color race or
previous condition. to cone and see
for themselves, and buy too if the
price suits, (and don't be afraid 10
say you've got the cash
ID Ii BUDD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-17

CTRAY OLT-Taken up by the Subscriber on
- lands owned by him ga miles east Of Patch Grove
in the town Of Little Grant. or about Nov. 10th,
one light bay 2 year old mare colt-right hind and
left fore foot white star in forehead white nip
on nose black name and tail The owner IL request
ed prove property pay charges and take said stray
away HENRY PIKE
P. o. address, Bloomington. 26w4F
CTRAy srEaR-Taken up by the subscriber on
- lands owned hy him mile east OF the village
of Lancaster year, ng steer, red and white with
low wide spreading horns; some white ia forehead
and right hip and leg. The owner Is requested to
prove property, pay charges and lake said lay away.
GEORGE LANGRIDGE.
Lancaster Nov r. 1872. 2ew4e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-17
BoSCOBEL MARKET.
BoscOBEl, Tuesday. December !

CORRECTED EvrRT TUESDAY MORNING BIT JOIN FEPrKE
PRopUcE AND srocK pEALER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-17

Hacks leave Lancaster each day at 10 A NJ, and
arrive At Speohts Ferry at P. NJ. IN time 10 con
meet with trains going iouih 10 Dubuque. Depart
daily from Speehis II A. NJ after arrival Of train
from Dubuque, arriving At Lancaster at P. NJ.
The proprietor desires the public TO know that h.
goes to Dubuque daily and will give his personal Of
tentiOn 70 orders for freight packages.
26tf D. L. GREEN Proprietor.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
An Austrian TichbOrne.

Tennyson's crime in creating Enoch
Arden, and SO preparing the way for
the countless repetitions of that story
in real life, from which we have since
suffered, bids fair to be surpassed by
Tichborne- Ortons crime IN setting
other adventures or other wandering
Baronets bad example. Since his
trial began, we have had similar cases
reported from half-a-dozen States in
this country, from France, from Italy,
and now from Austria. The Austrian
Tichborne is Colonel Estvan, who
claimed that the Imperial family, as the
representative of Macmillan, were in
debted to him in the sum of $4,000,
due him from the Mexican Emperor in
return for many important services,
which he narrated in detail and tried to
substantiate by a mass of documents.
His case, which seemed at first very
strong, was terribly weakened during
the trial. 1t was finally proved that his
name was an assumed one; that he was
a native of Vienna, the son of dyer,
and very illiterate; that he had lived
in New York since 1850, and had
never been in Maximiian's service at
all and that he was, in short, an utter
sham. He sued for $4,000, and re-
ceived an award of six years imprison-
ment at hard labor.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
Death of a PatriarchaI Canine.

On Saturday, Napoleon" John Will
sons old circus dog, diedin this city at the
advanced age of twenty-three. Dogs die
daily that deserve no particular men
ton, but Napoleon" merits as fair share
of honorable reference as any dog that
ever lived or died in this city. One fact
alone will prove it. He accomplished
more in his lifetime than thousands of
men do in theirs he saved three per
sons from drowning, at the risk of losing
his own life. Napoleon knew all
about the circus, and was never better
pleased than when witnessing or par
ticipating in the sports of the sawdust
arena. When he reached the years of
doghood he became subject to fits, re-
sulting in precipitation of blood to his
overwrought brain. He became his own
physician, and instead of resorting, as
men similarly afflicted sometimes do, to
stimulating drinks, which aggravate
their malady, he tried cold water.
Whenever he felt an attack coming on
"Napoleon would start for a bucket
of water or a trough, plunge his head
into the water and hold it there as long
as he could hold his breath. This gen
orally AdA Iuc SlcCI Which, nS oSSif0Q
As age advanced he became deaf and
blind, and his limbs were stiff and al
most useless. The last attack killed
him. "Napoleon" was travelled
dog. He came to this city from New
Orleans when but youth, and soon en-
gagged with Wilson's Circus. With tina
he visited nearly every county and towr
in the State and on the coast. He alst
visited Australia and China, and became
a favorite of men wherever he went, TO
he was honest and true. Yesterda,
" Napoleon" was buried on hill at tn
corner of Powell and Sacramento streets
in the presence of very large compan
of men who had known and respecte'
him. A gentleman read sketch of hi
life, and when they all went away, fres
flowers and wreathes lay on old "Ns
poleon's" grave.-,San Francisco Bulletin
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
COIOred EiOquence.

At Fourth of-July celebration, just
after the war, colored orator was
holding forth to crowd of his fellow
citizens of African descent. He was
much disturbed that the whites and
blacks had been separated during the
exercises of the day, and thus deplored
the fact:
"Feller-citizens," said he, "dis is all
wrong. 'Taint SO il the animal king
dom. Out on de perairey We kin see de
white COWS and de black COWS all eatin'
de same grass. Dey amt ashamed O.
one anoder. De white COW don't turn
up her nose and say, Go way, niger
beefp An in de vegetable kingdom it
is de same. When you pick posey
you put de white flowers and de black
flowers all in together, and one smells
jist as good as anoder. So it ought to
be, bredren, in the human kingdom"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
Hints on House Building.

A paper on this subject, read by Ed
ward Roberts, F. S. A., before the
Royal Institute of British Architects,
closes as follows
l. Never allow pervious drains in
pervious soils.
2. Never allow a cesspool or drain
near a well.
3. Never select gravel as building
site if well-drained clay can be OBJ
tanned.
Il. Never allow drinking water to be
drawn from cistern supplying a water
closet.
5. Never allow wastepipes to be in
serted into water-closet traps.
6. Never allow rain-water to run to
the ground if it is required above.
Z. Never allow water to stand in pipes
exposed to frost.
s. Never allow pipes to be fixed SO
that they cannot empty themselves.
9. Never ventilate except by pipes OF
tubes; inlets and outlets being OF equal
size.
10. Never use glazed earthenware
pipes for upward flues.
IL. Never allow chandeliers to be the
exclusive light merely because it ha:
been customary.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
A Wonderful Clock.

Droz, mechanic of Geneva, produced
clock which excelled all others in
ingenuity. On it were seated negro,
a shepherd and dog. When the clock
struck, the shepherd played six tunes
on his flute, and the dog approaced and
fawned upon him. This wonderful
machine was exhibited to the King of
Spain, who was greatly delighted with
it. "The gentleness of my dog" said
Droz, sis his least merit. If your
Majesty touch one of the apples which
you see in the shepherds basket, you
will admire the animals fidelity" The
King took an apple, and the dog flew at
his hand, barking so loud that the
Kings dog, which was in the room, be-
gan to bark also. At this the courtiers.
not doubling that it was an affair of
witchcraft, hastily left the room, eros
ing themselves as they departed.
Having desired the Minister of Marine
the only one who ventured to remain)
to ask the negro what o'clock it was,
the Minister did so, but obtained no
reply. Droz then observed that the
negro had MT yet learned Spanish,
upon which the question was repeated
in French, when the black Immediately
answered him. At this prodigy the
frmness of the Minister also forsook
him, and he retreated precipitately, de
| claring that it must be the work of &
supernatural being.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
A Minister NOnplused.

A young minister, who had been
invited to preach in church where
the congregation was very much
opposed to written sermons, found him
self in very unusual and unpleasant
condition when he rose to announce
his discourse. He had never preached
without notes, and all his ideas fed as
soon as he had announced his text. He
paused told how his text was divided /;
paused again; repeated his text, and
then made several unsuccessful efforts to
say something about something. He
tried the creation, but that would not
do. Then he attempted something
about the patriarchs of old, but failed
again. Everything seemed very dark
20 him, until he thought of Joseph. He
had read of him so much that he was
sure he remembered his history g Now
BRETHREN said he, "Jacob had twelve
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
UnaccountabIe Phenomena at a Party.

The following story is told of a young
lady and a gentleman at a fashionable
party in Nashville: The young man
was handsome and happy, the young
lady arrayed in lavender, rose, &c,
with gold-powdered hair flowing over
her swanlike neck. Finding the heat
of the room too much for them, they
sought the cool shade of an arbor where
they might listen to the fountains fall.
The music rose and fell, time few on
silver pinions, and after an absence of at
least an hour. our young friends re-
entered the brilliantly illuminated
parlors. The lady passed on in the
dance, but the young man was slightly
taken aback by his next neighbor in
forming h i'm that round his neck was
the unmi stakable print of two arms in
chalk and diamond dust, on ode shout
der large pile of yellow powder, and
on his upper lip and cheek diamond
dust, bloom of youth, and yellow
powder mixed up generally. The
lady's hair was observed to be several
shades paler.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
An Entire Family Massacred Near BOr-
deauX, France.

The Gironde newspaper gives the fol.
lowing particulars respecting the MUIR
der Of FIVE persons at Barp, near
Bordeax: d" Yesterday afternoon rumors
of a frightful crime, committed near
the line from Arcachon to Marcheprime,
was circulated in our city. 1t seems
that an entire family was assassinated
on Tuesday night at the house of one
Manaut, or Mano, called the Mason.
At 10 o'clock the authorities received
the following dispatch from Marthe-
prime: IAN entire family has been
assasslnated during the night at Tas-
tous, in the commune of Barp. Five
persons are lying dead. Watch travellers
of suspicious appearance. Children
say they have seen band of gipsies in
the wood The victims occupied an
isolated house among the pines, at the
place called Tastous, in the commune of
Barp. Belin cantan, four miles from the
Marcheprime station, and three hundred
yards from the road from Marcheprime
to Barp. They belonged to the family
of the rural postman, who was away
The family is composed of the father
in-law and mother-in-law of the post
man, and their daughter, his wife the
last-named is the mother of four chill
dren. Three adults were found living
about ten yards from the house, mutila-
ted by hammer, others say by knife.
Two ofthe children, one aged FIVE years,
the other sixteen months, were killed
in their bed. The two elder children,
one seven, and the other nine years of
age, were in bed and in another room
Having heard nothing they did not
stir, and the assassins did not discover
them. The mother-in-l law who had re-
ceived several wounds, was still alive
during yesterday, but, it is said, could
not speak. There was no hope that she
would survive the night. We do not
yet know the motive of the crime,
which, by the number of the victims,
recalls that of Traupmann. 1t has,
however, been ascertained that al
though the house was poor one, it had
been pillaged. The cupboards were
ransacked. The magistrates of Bordeaux
yesterday sent two of their body to
Barp, the procureur of the republic, M.
De Larouverade, and the .juge'd ins truc-
ton, NJ. Pichard de la Tour, who left by
the 2 o'clock train, and who will not
return until this evening. The inhab.
itants of Marcheprime and of Barp
| full of indignation at the news of these
horrible acts, have started in pursuit
and are securing the woods, where it is
thought the criminals have sought
| refuge"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
New Tunnel Under the Alps-Rapid
Communication Between England and

Science and engineering skill are fast
destroying the natural barriers between
the countries of Europe. A tunnel
under the Alps at the Pass of St.
Gothard is projected, which will unite
Germany and Italy. 1t will be twice as
long as that under Mount Gents, and
through much harder rock thoug h it
is thought that by the aid of improved
machinery in the hands of workmen en-
ployed in the latter tunnel, it will be
completed in less time. The cost of
the work is estimated at $37, 100000.
England and France cannot wait for a
tunnel to unite these two countries. AS
substitute, it is proposed to run enor-
nous ferry steamers between Dover and
Calais, at such speed that the trip can
be made in a single hour. Each steamer
is to be $50 feet long, propelled by dis
connected engines of 400 horsepower
capacity. The docks at each end of the
route are to be covered by immense
| buildings, so that the boats will be under
cover during the time of receiving and
discharging passengers and goods
Travellers and freight bound from Lon
don to Paris can, if desired, remain in
cars during the entire trip. By the aid
of hydraulic machinery, it is believed
that the cars may be lowered from the
railway tracks to the steamer in five
minutes. Passengers may remain in
their seats, or descend in a steam pro-
PEELED elevator. Arriving in Calais, the
cars will be raised in the same way.
Freight trains will occupy the hold of
the steamers, passenger trains the
middle deck. while the upper deck will
afford an excellent place for observa-
ton. The examination of baggage will
take place on board the boat by custom
house officials, who will have their
Offices there.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
A New Humhug.

Brigham Young's brilliant success in
sanctifying lust has inspired a woman
in Nebraska to do likewise. AS Joe
Smith founded the sect of Latter-Day
Saints, this adventures styles herself
Josephine Smith, and her followers
when she has any, Latest-Day Saints.
She abhors polygamy, and proclaims
the holiness of polyandry. Her Gre
dentials consist of several scratched
stones, which she declares came from
Heaven, and which she interprets as
authorizing plurality of husbands.
Not having any money, she lacks the
responsibility of Woodhull, and, instead
of living on Murray Hill, sojourns in an
old army tent. Her converts are not
numerous, but she is mistaken in her
faith.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
con the Plea Of Insanity. /.

Of fashions which forever rage
Midst fallible humanity
The foremost fashion of the age
Appears to be insanity
Whenever crime committed is
Unusually bad,
Its author thus acquitted is:
Of course he must be mad
a scholar has shrewish wife,
Who little things complains about;
He gets enraged and tax es her life
By scattering her brains about.
He'd ne'er, had he retained his wits,
Have done an act so sad;
His studies overstrained his wits
Poor fellow, he was mad!
A woman. dragged by passions down,
10 hide her criminality,
Sowed poison broadcast through a town
With hideous prodigaiity;
By strychnine shed ditfusiyely,
She CHANGED one luckless lad
To kill-which proves concluslvely
Inc she, of course, was madI
Brought up on mad Dick Turpin tales,
And sick for notoriety,
An idiot the Queen assails.
And horrifies society;
But when to tales he's read so oft
We nine more tails would add.
Again-it has been said SO oft !
We're told, Poor thing, he's mad!
Of intellect's vast march we hear
But this | say unteignedly.
The march of intellect, | fear,
Is marching ch-hare-brainedly.
That madness " is paronymous
With badness" seems the fad;
Ifso, why they're synonymous,
And every ones gone--mad!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
A Cool Confession.

PARIS, April 16.-Margaret Diblanc,
the murderess of Madame Riel in Park |
Lane, London, having been arrested in
this city, was examined for five hours to-
day by the Commissioner of Judicial
Delegations. She exhibited wonderful
GOODNESS, and gave a shocking circum
stantial account of the murder, her verb
al realism being heightened by panto-
mimic illustrations of the homicidal
struggle. Her eyes, too, glared with
tger-like ferocity. With much ingenu
ity she strove to show that there was
no generalization. Her story is that
Madame Riel was habitually tyrannical
mistress. When dressed for walk in
the park she came to the kitchen and
scolded her because no preparations
were made for dinner. she then
snatched up saucepan from the cooks
hand to put on the fire herself. The
cook said, off do not give satisfaction,
pay me my wages and let me CO." The
mistress replied, off you leave you will
become a street-walker.'' "Say that
again if you dare p said the cook, and
the insult being repeated she strangled
her mistress. The magistrate observed
that her nails were very short, and he
could not believe thatshe killed Madame
Riel with them. The prisoner replied,
81 did though, and my nails entered
her flesh. l first tried to conceal the
body in the dust bin, and l could not.
/ then took it by the feet, but being I'M
able to drag it, got cord and passed
it round her waist. Finding the body
bent double, l put it round her neck. At
this moment the housemaid, who was
out on an errand, knocked at the door.
1 sent her away for beer. Then l tried
to drag the body UP stairs, but could not,
and hid it in the cellar" Marguerite
Diblanc says that the robbery was an
afterthought, oecasioned by the keys
falling from the victims pocket. The
magistrate expressed his opinion that
the murder was committed with the
rope, and not with the hands alone +;
the rope was thrown like lasso, and
the bonnet strings forced into the neck.
The prisoner ate bread and cheese
luncheon with the other servant, and at
in the evening took the railway train.
Among the witnesses examined was the
woman Bouillon. She at first denied
receiving the stolen property, but when
confronted with her husband admitted
the fact, and said she had burned the
velvet bonnet which the prisoner
brought from England. Gerard, the
charcoal dealer at St. Denis. said that
I Diblanc confessed the murder to hin
before the police arrived, and he meant
them, but advised her she had nothing
to fear because she was Belgian, anc
also because no cutting instrument be
2 ing used to draw blood it was not ;
s murder. A waiter, an old acquaintance
, of Diblanc, passed April IL with her d
e the Gingerbread Fair. They visite'
shows, rode in merry -go-rounds, playe'
t ecarte, and threw for macaroons. Il
: the course of the examination Diblan
5 complained of dizziness and suffocatin
r feeling.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
A POPULAR Poem.

Mary had little lamb,
Its eyes were heavenly blue;
And if you touch that little lamb,
III put head on you.
And so the teacher turned him out,
But still he fingered near,
And waited patiently about,
Then walked off on his ear"
She put him in his little bed,
And babe him go to rest,
You bet" the lambkin said,
IN do my level best.''
Mary had little lamb,
And snow white was his skin:
But when it followed her to school
The boys said That's too thin"
She missed 1t from her side; "Alas!"
She said. my lambs a goner,"
But he was only nibbling grass
By the Little Church round the Corner"
Mary had a little lamb.
Its tail went with jerk.
So she cut it off between the ears
To see the old thing work"
Mary had little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And every time it heard ba-a-ah,"
1t bleated mot for joe"
Mary had little lamb,
1t drank cold water freely,
And looked so innocently wise.
She called it Horace Greeley.
-Godey's Lddv's Book.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16

of it. Brown gets up new thing in /
the way of advertising and finds it q /,
mine of wealth. Robinson, though
really much astonished at these results,
merely says: Perfectly simple-any-
one might have done that Yet Rob
inson plods on as usual; these
"perfectly simple things are left un-
tried, and people soCn begin to think
that R. himself is perfectly simple, as
are most men who continue to be left
always out in the cold.
The progress of population and set
Element is so rapid that a "good old
house" which does not advertise is in
danger of losing much sound custom.
Some people think it smacks of dignity
They may Hvs upon this kind of dignity,
but life is one thing, and success in lite
is another. A good reputation in bust
ness cans that you shall be widely as
well as favorably known. A good adj
vertisement is worth good price. A
bad advertisement is worth nothing.
A French writer says that "the reader
of newspaper never sees the first
insertion Of an ordinary advertisement;
the second insertion he sees, but does
not read; the third insertion he reads
| the fourth insertion he looks at the
price: the fifth insertion he speaks of
it to his wife the sixth insertion he is
ready to purchase; the seventh he pur
| chases." Your object in advertising is
to make the public understand what
you have got to sell, and if you have
not the pluck to keep advertising until
YOU have impaired that information, all
the money you have spent is lost.
If any one knows your firm to be the
best in your peculiar line, everybody
becomes your good and willing refer
enee, and everybody's friend, who had
thought of going to some rival house,
because he knows not of you, will, on
speaking of his determination, have
your name pronounced to him with
commedation. In fact, the man who is
thoroughly advertised must continue to
thoroughly advertise; but having once
made his name a household word, he
receives much gratuitous advertising
from the great public, always DESTROYS
of helping those who have plainly
shown that they need no help.
The importance of advertising is I'm.
disputed and universally admitted. The
extent to which it is carried proves, be-
yond doubt, its usefulness and advan.
tages. The man who advertises once is
sure to do so again, and from each out
lay in this direction he reaps more and
greater advantages. 1t opens the mos
direct road to success, and offers equa,
inducements to all parties. A glance
at any Of our papers will show at once
the fact that those who avail themselve!
most of this system are from the
highest rank in business life, and thi
position they owe in great measure Il
a steady exercise of the course we have
pointed out
If you have good live advertisement
running through any good list of news
papers, you have thousands of servant
at work for you, whether you wake o
sleep. whether you be sick or well
{ No monarch's slaves ever scattered a
, his bidding SO feetly or faithfully, or il
such bewildering numbers, as the liter
airy messengers that bear you individual
word to the people of this great nation