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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

ne unaersignedi---, whose Bast-o 3ce .aa-...
Is county Of state Of, proposes ~ TESS TESS
~ n s W. oi the United States from July III
- SuAe - lS9s on the route No betyvesS AoIf3
e;ener aoes sae adyertisement Of the Postmas.eq
usneTali uated october l. 1873 Nj ~
annual sum Of dollars - "uAe ., 1871 for tie
Thts proposal is made ,rjfb f,,1 L... - -,
a.ssance ~ the route, the tceieEs OF he mai fo G oay
,s.as ad aa other particular ~ reference 10 he
..n ne tdies and instructions attached b adtoT.
s'Ss"'e" o. maA service; and Of tie provisoEs coz,
fs M. 81 the act Of Congress of June 8, 1872
dated - -. Bidder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

xS "a con rer d.yi Agents An or o,Anrr
O " pU pie, ofener NOR. nno. -
work for us In their Time than a.
ssA fArcniArsiT Address @. Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

~ rom ~ Dorado = Fond an Lac miles
1u back. oseo : week. s~e Fl Dorado FRIDAY az
y ~; arrive Mt Fond d. Lac b. $50 p m; leave
FOND On iar Friday AZ >, ~, errivA az ~ Ilaraso
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

contract TO perform the service proposed, with
good and sufficient snreties mN
This tce do u,sderstandifg distfl,etv the oblscp-
lions and Liabilities 0SSgn,ed by gitarGnfors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

h
ia acquainted with the above guarAntora and
knows them to be men of properly, and able 10
make good their guarantee; and that bidder and
guarantors are above the age OF u years.
Bids Of 81, GOO and upieara must be ceeoapanedby
ned check draft, some solvent national
baNk e4tal 10 per eentn the present annual pay
on the route OF ia Of ae0 Serpsee not less thaab
pef centn Of one gears pay proposed 30 6td.(See
tton 253, Act Of june {, lsI2)
The POS tmaster must rot sign the certificate
until the sum Of the bid SIS inserted and the bid
and guarantee signed by I'll the parttes ana dated
OATH REot-IlsEn ny SECTION $50 or AN ACT OF
CONGRESS AEfRoNED JUNE =, lss4, TO ~
AfFINED 70 EACH BID FOR CARVING THE
MAIL. AID 80 BE TAKEN BEFORE AN OFF,
GER or ALIFlED TO ADMINISTER OATHS.
J. ----, Of ---, bidder for conveying the mail
No. from do swear tia /
have the ability peeuniErily 10 fulfill my obhga-
ton such bidder; thgs the bid IS made IN good
faith and WI IN the intention 20 enter into contract
and perform the service in care said bad shall be
accepted; ana that the signatures Of the Cusran-
tors thereto are genuine, and that beLevo the
said guarantors TO be pecuniarily responsible for
and able 20 pay all damages the Unit u states
shall suffer by reason Of my falling TO rform my
obligations rs such bidder,
Sworn to and subscribed before mo - for the
----- Of this -~---- day OF ---, A. D. la7 and
in testimony thereof hcrCunto subscribe my
name and Gfax my Official seal the day and year
Aforesaid. ---- lsEAL.l
NoTE.-Whcn the oath is taken before y Justice
of the peace, the certificate Of the clerk Of the
court of record should be added under his seal OF
ohice, that the person who admiuiste the oath
10 duly qualified justice Of the peace.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06
WIT AND WISDOM.

DEPEND not on fortune, but on conduct.
A GOOD man cares not for the reproofs
of evil men.
WOMAN either loves or hates, her affec-
tions know no medium.
LEABNING is an ornament in prosperity,
a refuge in adversely, and the best provis-
ion in old age.
AN Irishman has defined nothing to be
"a footless stocking without legs A de-
scription by another Emerald r is better
What's nothingF he was asked 'Shut
your eyes and you'll see it, said Pat.
THE custodian Of what had been Carl
baldi' 3 straw stuffed bed in Ischia was heard
to mutter, on seeing lady carrying away
a few straws as a relic They will do 1t
I've stuffed it SIX times already since the
general left. /"
A PHILADELPHIA Quaker comphmented
one Of his sect, who had Joined an Epis-
copal church, on the new organ used there.
why, | thought thee objected 70 church
musicF Sab, so | do, was the reply;
"but il thee must worship God by ma
chinery, | want thee to have the best
AN imaginative Irishman gave utterance
to this lamentation II returned to the
halls Of my fathers by night, and found
them in ruins | cried aloud, My fathers
where are theyF And echo answered. Is
that you, Patrick Mccarthy VI"
IT is noble and great thing to cover
the blemishes and to excuse the failings IL
friend; TO draw curtain before his
stains, and to display his projections; to
bury his weakness in silence, but to pro-
claim his virtuea upon the house-top.
A PHILOSOPHER says "Have any wound
ed You with injuries, meet them with pa
tience. Hasty words ranke the wound,
kindness dresses it, forgiveness cures it,
and oblivion takes away the scar III this
process doesn't succeed, then try the effect
Of silent contempt, and bung both his
eyes, bust his snoot, and kick him from
under his hat.
A CAPTAIN, who had a sound sleeping
mate, caught an Irish boy, during the
middle watch, frying some pork and eggs
he had stolen from the ships stores, to
whom he called out You lubber, You,
I'll have none Of that Faith, captain.
I've none for ye, replied the lad
| A LOVER OF HIS CoUNTRY.-A western
stump orator, in the course of one Of his
speeches, remarked Gentlemen, II the
Par-sy-ix Ocean 'wor an inkstand, and the
hull clouded canopy 81 heaven and the
level ground Of our yeaFth wor a sheet OF
paper, couldn't begin to write my love d
country onto it. !"
THERE'S difference in time between
this country and Europe, said a gent to 4
newly arrived Irishnan. For instance
your friends at Cork are in bed and fas
asleep now, while we, in New York, ar,
enjoying ourselves in the early evening
That's always the way" exclaimed Pat
ireland niver got Justice yit.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06
ITO BE CONTINUED.

THE NOVEL STEAMER. - The saloon
steamship designed by Mr.. Bessemer, to
make sea sickness impossible, is well under
way at Hull, England The framing is
nearly complete, and a good part of the
outer plating has been put on. The steamer
is $50 feet long, 40 feet broad inside Of her
paddle boxes, and Of 2.774 tons burthen.
She will be driven by two sets Of paddle
wheel engines, acting upon double set of
paddle wheels, situated 100 feet apart, the
aggregate power of the engines being no
less than 1900 horse power. The two
ends of the ship are alike, and each will
be furnished with a rudder. Her most
characteristic feature Ii her saloon, which
will be 20 feet long and 80 feet wide, and
suspended upon massive pivots at the CEN
tire and at the extremities. Thus sup
ported, it will be brought under the con-
troll Of powerful hydraulic gear, worked
by the principal boilers Of the ship. This
gear viii be so arranged that il is expected
a man will be able to impart to the saloon
a rolling motion in relation to the ship
precisely the reverse of that which the shiI
herself receives. The engines, it Ia antic
ipated, viii drive the vessel at a speed Ok
sesdink twsnty miles Al hour.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06

Mr.. Thomas r. Way, Of Springfield,
Ohio, is the inventor Of the device here
with illustrated, for measuring the circum-
ference Of wheels and the length Of the
iron from which tyres therefor are to be
'HiAl1s Tns pscuifxfsty IL the xppxfztaas
consists in an extra pointer pivoted to the
hand which indicates the wheel measure,
for the purpose of deductng from the lat
ter the amount to be allowed for expan-
sion of the metal.
The wheel shown revolves freely on its
axle, 10 which, however. the hand, A, is
rigidly affixed. The pointer, B, is secured
to the hand, A, by screw, as shown in
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06

"WELL, Patrick" asked the doctor,
how do you feel today ''Och, doctor,
dear, ] enjoy very poor health entirely
the rheumatics are very distressn' indade;
when g t. sleep. lay awake all night,
and me toe is swilled up as big as a goose
hens egg, 80 when stand up fall down
Immediately"
The Rev. DR.. Chalmers was once during
his sermon annoyed by some dogs in the
church. He stopper and ordered them to
be turned out. When the service was
over, one old woman said to another "An'
how did ye like the doctor theday~ Zach,
but he was gran" she replied did We
understaun' him" inquired her companion.
The Lord forbid, she answered, that
should hae sic presumption-but wasn't he
bonnie on thae dogsr'
MR. GEoAGE MIxTER, Of Rock Island
learns that he lost brother sister-in-law
two nieces, and another relative, by the
sinking Of the Villa du Havre.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06
NUMBER 2.

Fig. 2, SO that its end may be net Mt any
desired distance from that Of its support.
The device in applied and carried around
the wheel 10 b measured, ~ represented
mfg. ], whese the hand, A, indicates
the length a cirvnnlexEncs passed over
LTha, f@snAsr III "a fhmm inmksne4 Jssk -
end u distHncs tn ONE Hiae % the hand
equal to the amount "a expansion Of the
iron. The apparatus Ia afterward carried
over the tyre, which is cut at the point in
dicated by b
The invention may also be employed by
cOopers for measuring hoops, in which case
the extra pointer may be used to indicate
the allowance for lap.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06

BANDS OF STEEL;
A WOMAN OF THE WORLD !


~ WELDON , CoBB. ~.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06
VOLUME x.
YUBA DAM.

The following verses, says the spirit Il the Times,
first published anonymously. have been generally &C
credited Bret Harte, and We remember TO have seer
English review Of pirated edition Of Bret HArte-
published we believe, By John Camden Hotton--whict
called "Iuba Dam the most Characteristic u Mr.
Hartcs productions without pronouEcng upon the
question: think Il right 70 render unto Cesar the
things that are his. The written by Col
Charles James formerly Collector Of San Francisco
and II Caol mas mnst cultivated and respected
citizens. We print them from the authors Ms. 4
The sun Mas shimmering all the west
And gliding all the yellow main.
Aud tumbling shadows from the
Of Eiided mountains TO the plain.
As lahorlng up waterrOurse
traveller pricked his weary horse
When all At once upon his sight
Burst fair village clean and bright
lie asked a MINER whom he met
II he could give its name. "fou bet
Pray 90, my friend, and do not sham
The miner answered, "Guba Dam.
kind gentle friend. do not abuse
NJ, Ignorance | cry truce
To thy blld wit come, tell me true.
would not ssk it ii knew,
But l. dear sir. a stranger am.
Quick ruared the miner. "Yuba ID M
DisheArtened on the stranger pressed,
And overlook mincing dame
Wit. haxen hair and silken vest,
And beyged Of her the village dame.
She ope'd her sweet lips like = clam,
Ana simpered guilelv. "fuba DAM
ON tore the stranger. nearly Wild,
Aud came upon an artless child
She had satchel ON the arm,
While DER her face stole many charm
Where have you been =" the stranger said.
The maid uplifted quick her head,
And answered, with the ready truth
And open irsnkness Of her youth,
AT school" who keeps tH' II ncle sam.
What Is this place, ,w eet " ''Nuba paA-
"Alas E" ne screamed, IN frantic grief.
''Mill 40 come "a my relief
VIII 10 one tell me where am =
The school -bOy> shouted, - lubL Dam !.
And the bridge, he did slam,
The planks re echoed '-luba Dam
"Perlitiun seize the place I" he cried,
A. through is streets he swiftly hied
Yet ere be vent to rest that night,
From something told him by wight
tie found that he himself hal slammed.
Ana that the "Nuba" had heeii damned
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-06

CHAPTER ~. UNSAsKED Brr Sor USLovEp.
Touch them not, come not near, or approach them.
Avoid them for fear " a scar,
You think they are women who loves you,
But false and deceitful they are.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

MONDAY. Dec. 1.-ScHdte.- House was called
to order at noon by vice-Iresident Wilson. The
oath of Office was administered to the new Kansas
Senator, Robert Crozier IA telegram was read
from Casserly (Cal) announcing his resignation
Mr.. sumner introduced q bill supplementary to q
bill to protect all citizens Of the United States IN
their civil rights also bill to- establish equal rights
in the public schools OF Washington and Georgetown;
also joint resolution proposing an amendment o.
the Constitution providing for the election of a
President 10y a direct vote of the people.
extending the Presidential term to six years,
making the occupant ineligible for reelection,
and abOlishing the Office of NiCe-prcsid mt g..
The following bills were introduced: BY Sumner
To provide for the adjustment Of the French
spoliation claims. BY Wright owa)-Chapging
the time for holding Circuit and District Court in
Iowa also bill TO repeal the act OF March B. 1873,
increasing the salaries of certain persons therein
named. BY Logan-To repeal the act entitled an
act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States also q bill 20 estab-
Lsh branch mint as Chicago. BY Morton-A bill
repeating such sections of the Bankrupt act of 1851
as provided for involuntary bankruptcy. by Vim
dom-A joint resolution proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution Of the United States, providing
for the election of United States Senators 10y the poo
pie. BY Morrill, TIA resolution iustructug the IL
nance Committee to inquire into the cXpcdicucy Of
bill providing free banking and the resumption of
specie payment, 90 take effect Jan. l, 1915. BY
Ferry Mich "A resolution instructing the Finance
Committee to consider and report remedies for the
present financial arrangement. by Buckingham
Amending the Bounty law. Mr.. Pratt introduced q
bill fixing the salary Of Senators, Rcpresc natives
and Delegates in Congress at $1,000 per auuum,
which shall be in lieu of all existing provisions by
law for compensation except actual individual
travelling expenses from their homes 10 the seat
of Government and return, and 5000 per anuum for
postage, stationery, and newspapers.
HouSe.-The House was called to order at noon by
the Clerk, Mr.. Mcpherson. The roll having
been called, it appeared that 27s members of 300
who entitled to seats, answered to their names
80. The House proceeded TO the election of "a
Speaker, with the following result: Blaine, 1870 ;
Fernando Wood, II ). $. Cox, u Clymer, of Penn
sylvania, Alex. II. Stephens, L.. McSsrs. May
nard and Wood conducted Mr. Blaine 10 the chair
and the oath of Office was administered by Mr.. Dawes
the senior member. The House proceeded TO the
election of officers with the following result For
Clerk, Edward Mcpherson; Sergeant-at-Arms, W.
W. Ordway Doorkeeper, O. $. Buxton; Postmaster,
II. G.. Sherwood, of Michigan Chaplain, the Rev. j.
a. nft4
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from 20 to 30 feet wide. The exact position OF
the Vile du Havre at the time was latitude ~
degrees Fl minutes; longitude 80 degrees A.
minutes.
Panic took possession Of the passengers.
Five minutes after the collision the main and
mizZen masts fell across two large boats
which were filled with people and ready Tor
launching. The boats we're crushed to pieces
and many of the occupants killed and injured
In the brief interval between the collision and
sinking of the steamer the crew were able to
launch only u whaloboat and the Captain :
gig.
The Loeb Ene went a mile before stop
ping. She then got out four boats to pick up
the people struggling IN the water.
The Pnrser of the Vile du Hayre, Ia his ac-
count of the disaster, says;
The scene was awful, and beyond descnp-
ton. The air was rent with shrieks, but some
were heard saying calmly AS we must dle,
| let us die nobly.' The water rushed into the
hold with incredible velocity. / undressed
myself, and with companion, Jumped over
board and swan toward the Loeb Erne, then
half mile distant. AS / left l heard the ship
cracking and looking back saw her so down
with one plunge forward For moment the
shreks wore terrible then all was silent. 1t
was the silence Of death. The Captain re-
| manned on the bridge of the Vile du Hayre
during the whole. and went down with the
ship. He was picked up an hour afterW2rd.
The New York TrjbUHeS correspondent
says: MEN. women and Children seized
with terror, rushed on deck with their night
| clothing, and all was confusion. The Loeb
Erne's bow had cut Il tssure IN the deck OF
the Vile du Hayre twelve feet in depth and
the iron plating Of her side was crushed in
for distance of 80 feet. Most of the pas
sengers were too terrified to try to save them
selves. Many prayed, and many laid down
with the calmuess Of utter despair. some
hearing the water pouring into the ship
never quilted their state-rooms. Whole fami-
lies thus went down together. Among the
survivors was one lady whose husband and
four children had persisted IN the sea. Three
young ladies lost their father and mother.
One young man lost his father, mother aud
sister. aud another gentleman lost his sister
whom he was taking TO France former health.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
The Interior Department.

The Secretary of the Interior in his annual
report regards the situation in the Indian
service as favorable. and as indicating the
prOpriety and practicabilty of the humane
policy which was inaugurated at the begin
ming OF President Grants executive term. and
which has governed the Department IN the
transaction of all business matters pertaining
~ the conduct Of Indian affairs. Satisfactory
progress toward the accomplishment Of the
ends sought TO be attained by this policy has
already been made. fully iustlylnS the nope
thst 10 will eventually achieve the end IN
view.
The Secretary recommends that the system
of cash annuites be abolished, and that pay
ments To Indians be hereafter made in goods
and supplies. lie suggests that moneys due
the prairie bands Of PottawatOnlies and Kan
sas Indians. be invested in Government bonds,
and placed % the credit of said Indians re-
spectiyely. for the purpose OF their eINL1a-
ton, Co be used by the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs for that object, both interest aud
principal to be paid at such times and I'M such
manner as the President Of the United States
may direct.
The Government should assist tne Indians
DESTROYS of securing permanent homes. hT the
donation of stock aud farming Implements.
The first step toward permanent settlement OF
indians in fixed homes is establishment and
rigid enforcement of regulations 90 keep them
all upon reservations.
The Secretary says that the Sioux Nation is
almost completely surrounded by Tribes tLat
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are really friendly TO the Government. and at
the same time bitterly hostile to the Sioux.
IL these friendly tribes could be literally sup
piled with improved firearms and ammunition,
the present supremacy of the Sioux might, in
few years be destroyed with but little aid
from the army.
The Secretary refers to the lawless condition
Of the Indian Territory, and says il the Ocmul-
gee Constitution with the proposed amend
ments is not adopted at the next meeting Of
the Indian Council, and Congress shall not
deem it advisable to erect territorial govern
ment within the territory he trusts that
necessary legislation may be obtained 20
al least provide for the organization Of a
court or courts therein under the jurisdic-
ton. 30 far az the appointment OF judicial
officers Is concerned, Of the General Govern
meut.
The Secretary invites the attention of Con-
gress to a request from the colony Of Mem
nontes residing in Southern Russia. for a
modification Of the existing land laws in GER
tain particulars TO enable them TO settle upon
our public domain in a compact colony. The
entire area they will probably require Will be
about 500, 600 acres.
The Secretary notices the business OF the
Land Pension and Education BurGauX rail-
wav and geological surveys: the census, and
other subjects coming within the range Of his
Department
The report of the Secretary of the Interior
comprises, beside various other matters. the
annual State reports of all railroads in which
the Government is interested The Secretary
also refers TO the Yellowstone National Park
urging Congress 70 take early steps % protect
this park from the vandalism of visitors. and
SAYS it, boundaries should be properly sur
yeved and located. az many persons desire TO
settle upon lands contiguous thereto.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-05
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
synopsis OF the Report OF the Secretary
of the Treasury.

The Secretary of the Treasury points ont
the falling of in the revenues caused by the
financial crisis, and bases the estimates of re-
ceipts somewhat thereon: shows that the coin
receipts are still more than the interest on
the public debt and other coin expenditures
recommends economy and reduction in ap-
preparations. and if the effects of the derange-
ment in business should continue and make
Il necessary to provide additional means,
recommends ludlciOus additional taxation
rather than 10 resort to borrowing and III
creasiug the public debt. The operations
under the Rcfunding act for tue year ending
December 81 1874. make saving Of 81 co.,,
coo in the annual interest. The cutire saving
of the annual interest under its operations is
S3O0O,0 600. He recommends that action be
taken before January next for the payment of
the S20.0s0, 600 loans OF 1865 The Secretary
condemns the practice Of paying interest on
deposits. as tending to accumulate currency in
the large cities, where it is used largely in
loans TO spectators whose operations tend
directly to increase the annually recurring
stringencyin the money market and to derange
business generally.
The Secretary alludes to the prevailing
sentiment that more elasticity should be given
20 the volume Of the currency. and earnestly
commends to the wisdom of Congress q care
full consideration of the subject, and that in
such inquiry the further imitation OF irredeem-
able paper currency should be avoided
and a permanent return to the sound basis Of
regards any large augmentation of legal tender
notes in time of peace as departure from
the declaration of public policy and the
pledge Of the public faith TO the national
creditors. made in the act OF June 30 1864
that the amount Of such notes should never
exceed 500, 600. 000 as well as from that more
solemn pledge contained in the first act of the
Forty-Arst Congress to provide at the earliest
period for the redemption CT United States
notes in coin. He refers to the uncertainty
III public opinion as to the right and policy of
issuing the 81 900, 600 called the reserve. and
recommends that the exact status thereof be
fixed by Congress. He opposes the issue Of
any part Of the same to initiate the currency,
and suggests that 1t be held for reserve IN
der restrictions.
He also recommends changes IN the law al
thoriziug the national bank notes to be re-
placed, as there are practical difficulties IN
carrying out the purpose OF Congress under
the present law.
A thorough revision of the custom laws il
recommended. The tonnage tax should be
repealed, and new laws regarding the enroll
meut and licenses of vessels should be made
so far az they effect canal boats aud similar
craft employed on the internal waters OF tie
States. The reorganization Of customs dis
trlcts on the Atlantic coasts. and various
changes in the laws respecting our navigation,
are recommended
The Secretary details what has been done in
the matter of the Louisville and Portland
Canal, and suggests further legislation.