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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
BROOhs,

.,gygRAL COLLECTING AGENT and CONVEY.
\ { AMOR. Bloomington, Wis Titlesnvestig gated and
rlstet. Collection promptly attended TO. Refor-
..... sIyrn whom desired. 1880
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
CHANDLER HOUSE"
WiugyilIe, Grant County, Wis.

HAVING purchased the Hotel In this place former
VI y owned by John stevens, have thoroughly
a.'hol aud reconstructed the entire premises and
nnov fully prepared. with a well.furnished table,
l clean and comfortable beds, warm and commO-
tstAbling, careful, obliging and attentive hos
ta.heoriully provide for the comfort Of the trav-
ruNlic.
h motto - ito please all, and secure the comtort
Us. CHANDLER
katort, May 2sth, 1871 62u
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sMALLEY HOUSE.
PHELPs HOUSE.

BY g. sMABLEY, Proprietor, Muscoda. Wis
Nftr the Depot Express Once, and Livery Stable
l.aod Meals atail hours. 1888
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
AIT UOpE HOTET.

M 49, PINE, proprietor corner Of Main aud Third
w streets DuBuQUE. IOWA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
RYLAND & HOLLOWAY,
RF BANKER ia
And Dealers in Exchange.

A9hNNhDAHftI " IaOVNbINI
u UH aud sell Eastern Exchange, Gold and silver
~ and Government Bonds. We also draw Foreign
Exchange In Is, Francs and Thalers, on Britain,
franceand Germany Also, particular attention given
70 the payment Of Taxes; collections made and pro-
ceeds promptly RENTED, Revenue stamps Of ali de-
nominations for sale. 1880
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aARaER g. cLEMENTsoN,
ausHNELI a. CLARK

1 via Will practice ia all State courts; VIII buy
.ell lands, pay taxes, obtain land patents, boun.
h uana.nma and oLher elaIma agalnat The GOVT Z3-JV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
w BRADLEY CLARKE.

,rfo..NEYs and cOUNsELoRs at Law. den'lool
4 Ioeton aud Land Ag'ts. Lancaster, Wis. 1880
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-24
Signing the Declaration.

Baltimore, July 10th, 1878.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13
CLIPPtMcS.

What things increase the more they are contracted-Debts.
 Never kick man when he's down, un- less you are sure he can't get up.
 Why is recruiting seargent like the wind? Because he blows where he 1isteth.
 An Indisputable Fact. A dentists door has stopped more teethaches than the dentist himself.
 There are people with whom half an hours talk is like an invigorating bath of sunshine.
 The jury in the Tichborne case have been embalmed by Q new process, and will sit it out.
 A two hundred-pound poetess is writ ing about what she would do eff she was a sunbeam"
 "Have you heard my last song?" asked a music writer of gruff critic. 'T hope so, , was the reply.
 About this time the small boy begins to make vigorous inquiries in regard to that sled you promised him.
 A new summer hotel to be built in Litchfeld, is to have 385 feet of piazza. The proprietor stoops to conquer.
 A Cincinnatti man keeps dogs chained at his front door so that poor people who ''stop to get bite" can be accommodat- ed without going into the house.
 Justice is at last vindicated. Stokes the murderer of Fisk, has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, without salary D. "
 A little American lad who had just com- menced reading the newspapers asked his father if the word ''Hon.," prefxed to the name of member of Congress, meant ''honest."
 An eccentric but popular preacher ob- served one Sunday in church Q man sleeping whom he knew, and whose wife ed out to the latter, "Go home, Betty, and bring Johns night-cap."
 The pancake season has got around to Richmond, Ind. A hired girl employed in family there, while baking cakes the other morning, stepped backward to Q chair in which reposed the batter, and deliberately sat down in the pan. As she subsequently refused to sit down on the stove, the breakfast was finished with bread.-D. M
 ''Forty-fve centsl" echoed Q woman, yesterday, when her grocer charged her that sum for a pound of butter. ''Yes'um," he replied with bland smile. s'You see the grocers can't carry much of a reserve, and we can't turn our collater- als except at sacrifice. If the govern ment calls in their bonds due in 1874, ,and the imports of bullion tend to ease the market little, butter must find its level with evey thing else. Butter is very paricky, just now, but I think the worst is over"
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13

" here hast thou gleaned to- 'ay:" For somewhere ali must glean. hlther where Satan walks, CT God is seen
 c, broth r. say! Where hast thou gleaned to-day:' Where hast thou gleaned today" Where nett1es stand and sting, Or in the broad, full grain fie;ds of the King
 o, Christian, say! "Where hast thou gleaned to-day" Where hast thou gleaned to -day!' An! thou shalt know at last, When God requires the past, When thou shalt face the Judgments stern array, An thou shalt know it then. Thou and thy fellow men, Where thou hast gleaned to-day" -Eoa,gelist. *Ruth ii. 19
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13

'.Yes'm, I'll member bout ightin' the gas an all the rest, " said Mrs. Maitland's second girl, looking at madam admiring- ly, as she put On her bonnet and gave or ders before going out. 'sLet me open that blind and let in more light. Why, there's the butler man and all his family. No it ain't, but it looks like him, and he's coming in at the front door,"
 At this moment there was pull at the bell, and Bessie went down. to answer the summons.
 els Mrs. Maitland at home?" asked Ja- cob Hoyt.
 ''She is just going out. I will take g message to her, If you like"
 Tell her Jacob Hoyt and his wife have come to see her."
 'She's just going out, !" Bessie ventur- ed to repeat, having her own private plans of being 'out" herself in her ''mis- sus absence. elf you will step in here, perhaps she can see you."
 But Jacob Hoyt was already returning to the wagon. t'Get right out. Ellen. She's at home."
 Ellen hesitated, but would not resist further before the children, yet she could not forbear an exclamation, 70 Jacob, so many of usp' The stifened limbs almost
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13

The body of an infant was discovered on the corner of Spring and New streets, Sunday morning. Some boys had set it on a fence, and were throwing stones at it, and every time it was struck the saw dust flew in every direction.-D. ~.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13
Where Hast Thou Cleaned To a
 Day?-''

BY REV. ASsoS G CHESTER
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-13

A young lady gave this order to her milliner for bonnet: 'sYou are to make it plain but at the same time smart, as I sit in conspicuous place in church"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-04-12
Fourth District Items.

Weather etc-The weather for the past
two weeks has been very fine, allowing the
farmers very good chance for planting
their Spring crops. The oats through this
section. are probably half sowed, and some
are blowing and making preparations for
planting corn. The wheat is looking quite
green, and the prospect for crop seems
better than it did at this time last year.
Local option.-The Pennsylvania Local
Option is creating quite on excitement
Immediately along our northern border. A
new shop has been started at Lewisville,
and others are proposed at different points
along the line, making it convenient for
those just over the line, who are pressed
to slip over and get drop: One poor fell
low near Kimbleville, remarked to us the
other day that it seemed just like Sunday
to him all the time.
Married. On the LIST inst, Robert Peter
son of this District and Mary johnson, Of
Chester county Pa.
Died.-At his residence near Fair Hill,
on Monday the 18th inst, of paralysis An
drew Magougn, in his Goth year. A native
of and during his whole life resident OF
Lancaster county Pa, excepting the last
) or years, which were spent in this coun-
ty, at the home he purchased where he
intended &c end his days. A quiet unab-
trusive citizen.
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Rising SUN Items.

Vlsitors-Last week we had visit from
four very substantial and business looking
men. Said to be connected with the new
Air Line Railroad, lately surveyed down
Stone Run. One of the party was formerly
superintendent of the Camden & Amboy
Railroad.
Farming.-Our farmers are now pushing
things. Wheat looks very well. Grass is
starting finely. Some oats have been
sowed. Ground rather wet for operation.
Custom Saturday evening we had the
first gust of the season. Considerable
thunder, tightening and rain.
Wild Geese have been going north very
steadily for some days. Several hocks
daily-but all fly to high for roasting.
FInancial-At the last meeting of the
Building and Loan Association money sold
at 9@10 per cent premium.
Improvements Our city fathers have re-
constructed the side walks, complained of
in our last, and travellers are now safe with
out taking to the road. Mr.. John T. Bur-
kins, late of the Centre House, is turning
his dwelling into Hotel, designs to erect
shedding &C., at once. Passmore & Co.,
are about erecting a new Warehouse near
the Railroad Depot, for grain, coal and
phosphate business and still the croakers
say our town is played out.
Resumed. - The Cheese Factory has
again commenced hostilities but on a
different basis. Mr.. Brown buys all the
milk at stipulated price and intends max
ing either cheese, butter or ice cream as
may pay best.
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North East Items.

GilIers on the North East river for her
ring and shad have commenced in force
Shad scarce; herring at the head of the
river, abundant. The hauling seincs have
river.
Oyster Supper. B. F. Thomas, on
Saturday evening last, for the benefit of
the officers and hands of the mud scow and
steam tug passed off very agreeably. Mrs.
Thomas, the proprietoress, knows how to
get them up in good style.
Died.-After y lingering illness, on the
Sth inst, Charles Benjamin, son of I. n
Benjamin, Esq. He was young man of
considerable promise; we sincerely regret
his loss and sympathize deeply with his
bereaved parents.
Lost q Valuable Horse. - MCCULLOUGH
Iron Co., lost valuable horse last week :;
said to be from the results of the Horse
Plague; valued at 500.
NeU Landlord.-Ed. p. Mask has taken
charge of the Cecil House, in Charlestown.
Nice.-V. Agard, engaged in fishing.
Grain.-Oats are very nearly all sown in
this vicinity. Wheat is locking remark
able well.
Neao House.-Wm. Scotch, the enter
prising manager of the Mccullough Iron
Co., is about to build row of houses for
the accommodation Of the hands, at the
works.
Boney.-The sns ling butcher continues to
serve us with good meat; best cuts at 16 C.
per pound.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-04-12
The Teachers Normal Association.
PORT DEPOSIT, April sth, 1878

OKI DEIOSlI, April OH, 1915.
A very interesting meeting of the Teach
ers' Normal Asso citation, was held on Sat
House. An essay was read by Mir. Cal
houn, on Compulsory Education" giving
statistical report of the thousands of
children growing up in ignorance in differ
ent parts of the Union, and showing the
advantage to the masses derived from this
system; quoting Prussia as an example,
After the reading Of the essay its subject
was taken up and spiritedly discussed by
Messrs. Warner and Trainor, the former
taking the negative and the latter the af-
firmative side of the question.
A spicy essay by Miss Biddle, entitled
Demoralizing Influence in School, was
next read, after which Messrs. Calhoun,
Trainor, Quigley and Everist expressed
their views on the subject.
The select readings consisted of Archie
DEAN" by Miss Jennie Wilson; its ''Reply''
by Miss Mate Roberts, and an original
poem by Miss Biddle, dedicated to "The
Model Man"
The appointments by the President for
next meeting are as follows: Essay-Mr.
Warner, Mr.. A. A. Hanna. Grafton, Mr..
Clifford. Discussion, Mr.. Watts and Mr..
Trainor. Subject - ''Plan OF Classifica,
ton" Referred questions Miss Jennie
Wilson, Miss Mate Roberts. Select Read.
ing, Miss Clendenin and Miss Emma Will
son. Associations then adjourned to meet
on Saturday, May 3rd, at the usual time
and place. Public invited to attend.
MATE L. ROBERTS, Sec
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NOTICE.

All persons are hereby cautioned against negotiating
certain Promissory Notes, made by John and James
Shaw, payable to John White, order payable the
Cecil National Bank Of Port Deposit for Sixty dol
lars, payable November - 1873; and the other for
tiity-hvc dollars. payable in year.
The above described Notes given in payment for
horse purchased of the said John White and CuaraI-
teed by him to be sound and well in every respect but
which was afterwards, discovered to have been injured
whena colt which injuries are believed to be
and We're well known to the said John White at the
time the aforesaid sale effected
The above mentioned Promissory Notes were offered
for negotiation ut the Cecil National Bank refused
by the Cashier on account of the omission of dates and
nfterward amended by inserting dates in the absence
and without the consent of the makers Of said Notes
All parties warned that these Notes will be paid
ny the makers on account of their spurious character
through unlawful tampering with the dates and
account of their having been procured and issued
through false representations the part the said
John White. Signed. i0iIN SHAW
April .. lS73-3w* JAMES SHAW.
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Pilot Town lteRhfs.

Rtcer.-The river is high. The pilots
are making preparations for rafting as
soon as the water is low enough. A good
Springs rafting is expected.
SuTGtcm Operdtion.-Dr Rams Crothers
performed an operation on a boy, Joseph
Brown, 10y taking part of the bone below
the knee out. He had been unable to walk
for II months, on account of the diseased
bone. The patient is doing we'll
F'sh.-The usual amount of old fellows
are moving to the fisheries. The wagons
are hauling around the tiny tribe.
Pab!tc School.-Thc schools in this dis
trict opened April 1st. At Rowlandsville,
Mr.. a. Hanna, Principal; Still Valley,
Miss Georgeanna Thompson. The attend
ance at several have been small.
Soap Stone.-Mr. C. B. Cutler is quarry
ing soap stone. lie has an extensive bed
OF that mineral on his farm. He is going
to manufacture it at Conowingo.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-04-12
Half Alive.

1t is sad thing to pass through life only half alive
Yet there thousands whose habitual condition is
one of languor and debility. They complain Of no
specific disease they suffer positive pain: but they
have relish for anything which affords mental or
sensu"us pleasure to their robust and energetic
fellow-beings.
In nine out Of ten this state of lassit,de and
torpor arises from morbid stomach Indigestion de-
stroys the energy of both mind and body. When the
waste of nature is not supplied by due and regular
assimilation of the food every organ starved every
function interrupted.
Now, what does common suggest under these
circumstances of depression The system needs rousng
and strengthening. not merely for hour or two to
(as it assuredly would do if ordinary alcoholic stmu-
liant resorted to- but radically and perma
How is this desirable object to be accomplished The
answer to this question. founded the unvarvinC OK
perlence of quarter of century is easily .iven.-
lnfse vigur into the digestive organs hy course
OF iloStetters stomach Bitters Do in
administering temporary remedies but wake the system
mp by rccuperating the fountain head of physical
strength apd energy, the great organ upon which all
the other depend for their and support
Ry the time that dozen doses of the great vegetable
tonic and nvigoant have been taken, the feeble frame
of the dyspeptic will begin feel its benign iiiuence
Appetite will be created and with appetite the capacity
to digest what it Persevere until the cure
conplee-until heathfu blood fit be the material of
flesh and muscle, bone and and brain. flows
through the channels of circulation instead of the
waery pabulum with which they have heretofore been
imperfrctly nourished.
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Port Deposit Items.

Fine SocG.-Mr. J. Tome, shipped by
boat from Baltimore to this place one day
this week four head of fine Jersey heifers.
1t is certainly creditable to this gentleman
that he is appropriatns a portion of his
ample means for the Introduction of thor
ough-bred stock into our reighborhood.
OR FNture.-A few days ago in CONVEX
sation with an intelligent business man
the completion of the Columbia and Port
Deposit railroad, our town must either 90
up or down and as the development of her
immense resources of granite was yet in
its infancy we might confidently expect to
note revolution soon that would result
III rapid increase of our population, which
would necessitate building on every availa-
BILE site within the borough limits We
trust he is true prophet.
EccatemeM.-For several days our crack
shots have been enjoying their favorite
sport with a Manchester repeating rifle"
which made its appearance in town recently
il company with stranger who proposes
to rattle it when favorable opportunity
offers.
htemperancs-We see some shameful
exhibition of drunkenness in our streets
occasionally. One day last week 4 German
appeared in our towu and entertained the
highway oilers by his drunken antics,
much to their delight and his disgrace
Had he been, under similar circumstances,
in town with well organized authorities,
whose sympaties with the rum traffic did
not so control their official acts as to toler-
ate such conduct, he would have found a
convenient, though more retired stage in
the lookup. We are sorry to say that from
observation some Of our townsmen would
make him fit companies.
High Water-The river is said to be
higher than it has been since sixty-ffve.
Had there been as much water in the river
when the ice was gorged here Port De-
post would have been one of the has
beens." The steam boat could not land at
J. Tome & Co.'S wharf on Wednesday, the
freight had to be unloadeG at Bond Bros.
d Co.'S wharf owing to the height Of the
water, which was entirely over the wharf
of ]. Tome & Co.
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Verdict for Plaintiff"
THOMAS TRAFFoRD

HOWARD SPENCER AND OTHERS.
Archer and Ex-Judge Price for Plaintiff,
Constable for Defendants
This case was instituted in Hartford and
removed to this County for trial. 1t was
an action to recover for services as superin-
tendant OF iron works. After trial of
four days the Plaintiff succeeded in getting
L verdict in his favor, but, as if to Illustrate
the old adage of the uncertainty of human
enjoyment, before the jury that had rem
dered the verdict had reached their homes,
the Defendants had filed in Court a mo-
ton in arrest OF Judgment which was des-
tined to snatch from Trafford his hard won
trophies and to leave him in position
bearing strong resemblance to an utter
rout. For the benefit of the uninitiated,
we Will explain that motion in arrest of
Judgment Is i'll effect saying to the Court
that the proceedings upon the Plaintiffs
part are SO imperfect that no Judgment
ought to be rendered in his favor, aotwith-
standing Plaintiff has obtained verdict.
Of course verdict will do him no good
unless he can get a Judgment. Where
Judgment is arrested. nothing is left for
the Plaintiff but to dismiss his suit and
begin again; and if the said suit is begun
) years after the cause of action first ac-
crued, 1t is out of date and consequently
barred.
One of the main errors in the Plaintiffs
cause of action, as set forth in his plead
ings in this cause, was the total absence of
statement of any breech of the contract
by Defendants. The Plaintiff had said
Defendants had discharged him but he had
not said they had not paid him.
Although this would seem to be very
apparent error, the Court (Wiekes and
Stump, Judges, did not see it, but upon
an examination, had announced that the
pleading was correct and so clearly correct
that they would not hear Mr.. Constable
the Defendants counsel, argue against it.
1t also appeared that the Plaintiffs
pleading had been altered after the jury
had retired to consult upon their verdict,
and altered without the knowledge or con-
sent of Defendants counsel, although as
it afterwards appeared, by leave of Judges.
Although this alteration consisted in mere
ly filling up some blanks left for dates,
which it was unnecessary to fill, still it
was an amendment, and fatal on the mo-
ton in arrest of Judgment, and therefor
should never have been done, considering
its disasterous consequences.
After the verdict was rendered, ono of
the iurymen who had set in the case, told
an outsider that Defendants had gained
the case. Though he was much laughed
at then, it now appears that he alone right
ly understood the effect of the verdict
That though the verdict was for the Plain
tiff, the victory and the case was in favor
of Defendants. "He laughs best who
laughs last as the French adage has it.
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Statement of q Kansas Farmer.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST SETTLERS OF
CHASE COUNTY.

|
| CHASE COUNTY.
C was born in Ohio, and when a Young
man moved to Illinois. | next moved re
Iowa. and from there to Wisconsin. In
the year 1868 came and settled in Chase
county, Kansas, two and a half miles north
west OF Cottonwood Falls, where | still
live. | have farmed every year since |
have been here and have always raised
good crops. | have devoted my attention
| principally to wheat raising, and nv aver
age yield has been 25 bushels to the acre.
My average yield of corn has been so bush
els. l have the first bearing apple orchard
IN the county; my trees bore in six years.
L planted peach pits, and had fruit from
them in three years.
When came here, | brought three COWS
and three yoke of oxen. l gave one COW
and one yoke of oxen for interest in adj
vance on money at five per cent per month
to pay for my land, there being no home
stead law then. l sold one yoke of oxen
to get provisions to last me the first year,
leaving ME with one yoke of oxen and
two cows; from these two cows and their
issue, l have raised and sold fifty-seyen
head of cattle, and now have on hand
forty-six head.
When landed here l had no money, and
my family consisted Of wife and seven
children, all small. The milk and butter
from these two COWS supported us almost
entirely, and left something over. This is
the finest country for the dairy business
was ever in, and there is nothing can be
made more profitable. One of my original
COWS is now twenty-five years old, and has
a sucking calf by her side. She has mis-
sed only two calves in seventeen years.
Eight years ago | bought two small
Spanish mares, from the increase of which
| have had thirty two head of horse stock,
and some as fine horses as you could wish
by improving to good American horses
all traces of Spanish stock disappear in the
third generation. My family have enjoyed
good health and regard this the healthi-
est country l have lived in.
WIN. COPELAND,