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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Narrow Gauge.



1t is quite natural objection
against the narrow gauge TO doubl
is capacity to do the work now re-
Gnired of many standard gauge lines
Ii they are frequently blockaded
with a rush of business how can the
nrrrow gauge be expected to take
their place? The fact is, however,
that the blocking of road arises,
not so much from the lack of capaci-
ty in the track, as from tho want of
rolling stock. Very few roads have
as much as they can do, if properly
equipped. When this is the case the
solution is. not in wider gauge, but
in double track.
A three-feet road, well supplied
with rolling track, has the capacity
to do more business than is actually
done on three-fourths CT the stand
ard roads in the country. w. FL,
Greenwood, general manager of the
Denver aud Rio Grande Narrow
Gauge Railway. says: "Thst so far
AZ he has treated the narrow gauge
system it has proved a decided sue.
cess. The Denver and Rio Grande
has ore hundred and seventeen miles
of road now in operstion. AS to the
capacity of the road. he had no hest
tation in declaring it fully equal TO
that of broad gauge road. He
could do as much business on this
road as could be done on nineteen
twentieths of the broad gauge roads
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Pious Lotteries.
from the New York SUM-


A bill has passed the ONO House
of Representatives. prohibiting lot
terIes and gift enterprises, and is IN
derstood 90 include within its opera
zion rAtfllng for siver-plated trum-
pets at fairs and other schemes
This j. eight A clergyman who has
10 gamble for living might as well
stop praying and 90 into the policy
husiHtss openly. He would, at least,
deserve credit tor open dealing. 1t
10 piiifal To see churches advertising
IN provincial newspapers-at half
rntes. of course-thst q splendid FIRE
mans hat viii be gwen on such a
day TO the fremsn who gets the lar
gesI number Of ten cent ballots, or
hat several splendid prizes will be
grabbed for vt church fair at TWEEN.
ty-fVe cents grab. Ancient and
10 drrn psgaus have never bur-
Iesqued rcligion in this way. The
rhrlues of their gods have always
been rich in voluntary gifts. II i
left tor Christians TO secure supporl
tor churches and ministers by tb'
meanest methods of Iotteries snt
gambling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Battle of Money.

The Christian Union contains an
editorial on the Battle of Money"
in which occurs the following para
graph:
The great battle of our day is to
be the battle of money. The combi-
nations Of capitalists, the consolida-
tions railroads. the enormous con-
centration OF money 10 comparative
ly few hands ia raising up Piutoc-
racy which threatens to overmatch
legislatures, courts. and all private
interests that many stand in the way
of thme gigantic corporations. 1t
the very abIest men in Congress are
40 easily beguiied aud perverted by
this first onset, what will the future
be, when millions of dollars can be
brought TO bear upon Congress TO Sc
cure millionaires legislation, az
against the interest of the common
people
L. the Congress of the United States
to become an exchange, on which mo-
ney princes shall meet and exchange
commodities ?
The remedy is two fold. There
must be for med home sentiment OF
hon sty, which shalt make it impos-
sible for any man TO enjoy such gains
us be gets by sacrifice of honor,
truth and public trust. As long as
IA n. by scores and hundreds, can go
t. The l. legislature poor, and 10 tive
years return rich, maintain their
popularity and erjoy their ill-got'en
posses ions, of what use will is be
once 10 ten years to sacrifice . luck
les, criminal amidst universal execra-
tons The honesty must dwell
among the common people. There
must be honesty at the source OF
rover. If The people are debauched,
their representatives will not be vir-
tuous The moral education of the
whole community must, after ell, be
The aud remedy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01

EDon't live single hour of
your life without doing exactly what
is to be done 10 il, and going straight
through it, from beginning to end.
Whatever your work may be, take
hold at once; and finish is up square,
ly and clesnly, then to the next
thing. without letting any moments
d,Op 10 between 1t is wonderful to
-ee how mary hours these prom t
people contrive IT, make of day it
is a. if they pick up the moments
that he dawdlsrs lost. Add if ever
you fnd yourself where you have so
many things pressing upon You that
You hardly know how to begin. let
me tell you q secret: Take bold OF
the very 6rst thing that comes to
hand, and you will fnd the rest all
fall iBto fle, and follow after like q
company of we'll drilled soldiers and
though work may be hard to NEE,
when it charges IN squad 1T ia easily
vanquish. d if you can bring it into
line. You may have often seen the
aoecdots Of the man who was asked
how he had accomplished SO much il
his life. my father taught me, /" wal
the reply, "when | bad anything Il
do, to go and do it." There is th,
secret.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
tEID hHIfHI
ed bill to Mr.. Msgill:
How to get along.

Do not stop to Tell stories in bust
ness hours.
If you have q place Of business be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons.
Never fool" in business matters.
Have order. system, regularity, lib
crality and promptness.
Do not NEEDLE with business you
know nothing about.
Never buy an article you do not
need, because IL is cheap. and the man
who sells it will take it out iu trade
Trade in money.
Strive TO avoid hard words and
person alities.
Do not kick every stone in the
path.
More miles can be made 10 a day
by going steadily on than stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man OF honor respects his ord
as his bond.
AID, but never beg
Help others when you can, but
never give what you cannot aft 'rd TO-
simply because il il fashionable.
Learn to say mo" No necessity
of swapping it out dog fashion, bu,
say it 6rmly and respectfully.
Have but few confidants, the fewer
the better.
Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Learn to think and act for your
self.
Be vigilant.
Keep ahead, rather than behind The
times.
Young men. surely cut this out
and il there b. flly 10 the argu
ment, let Us know.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Johnny Glenn.

The Washington Star says: "Amonp
the many notable persons al m,
inauguration of President Grant wac
John l. Glenn. of the Twenty .fourth
United States Infantry, who reached
here few days since from his regi-
meut at Fort Brown, Texas, in order
TO lace 10 the National Assy lum an
invalid soldier. Lieutenant Glenn
has a national reputation, and is writ
ten down. in Frank Moore's Rebel
lion Record AMI in 'Lossing's Histo
ry OF the Civil Conflict 10 America
az Little Johnny Glenn, the Drum.
mer.boy of Chickamauga, at which
battle be laid aside his drum and as
sumed his musket during The entire
day d lring the retirement OF thu
Unlon army from the f-ld he lheI
performed qaere de mort upon. \
9 lonel Of Tex regiment who
bad ridden up with drawn sword
demanding his surrender. by suddsn-
" sw'oglng up his musket from an
order arms and empIying The saddle
OF bis assaiIant. This daring act of
me 80 young sent his name fiying
through the country. He afterwards
bad bis little horse killed under him
and was wounded in the shoulder AT
the same time, at Atlanta. whilst de
Iiverlng dispatch from Major Gen
eral Thomas 10 General Logan. He
entered the army in May 1861 be.
fore he was of age, as q drummer>
boy, and served with distinction t.,
the end of the war, during which
lme he was present at Shiloh, and
at nearly every otherb tile 10 which
the Army OF the CumbeIaud was en-
gagged. He is the youngest officer
ever commissioned 10 the United
States Army, and Lossing's History
speaks OF him as the youngest per
son, OF whom we have any account,
that ever pore arms IN battle. either
II this country or in Europe and
his military record is a matter 0f his
tory upon files of the War d part
ment. Considering his years. he is
WITHOUT peer, either in the Old
World or in the New
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01

From the Brooklin Eagle. ]

L
81 hain't bad nothing to eat for
bull day, and | hain't got cent. Ia
from PhiladeIphia."
This was the pitiful story told u
contractor M4gIi, by . stout. hearty
looking boy, the possessor of q re-
markable fine row of teeth.
Why don't you go to work ?" ask.
ed the contractor.
I'm willin' but can't get any
work" the boy answered. Then BIZ
shed few tears.
Mr. Magill looked sharply at the
boy for moment then he sat down
and wrote the following note to Col.
gan, proprietor of The Bank OysLer
House -
"Mr caigau--De sind suOssh to slss she bearer
good dinner and charge it 20 tne.
P.s.-Gi,s him all he wants"
L The boy with tears of gratitude
streaming from his eyes, took the
note and left for Colgan's. When he
reached there he presented MagilPs
missive.
The boy was told to sit down to a
table. "Haghey Veteran" come over
TO take his order.
CIV g me plate OF quail on toast
with mushrooms" said the boy.
"Ye have fine mouth for quail. I"
said Hughey. He thought the boy
was chatting. But CoIgan told him
to take the order. The quail was
finished in about three minutes.
"Have some turkeys" suggested
Alderman Dunno. The boy grinned
and ordered "roast turkey. plate of
roast beef, and glass OF milk" He
put those things away like a man
shoveliog coal. Major Horgau adj
olsed him To uubutton his coat. The
boy did better; ae took il off and
then ordered sboiled chicken, baked
potatoes, aud Saddle Rock stew"
He seemed to have grown consider
ably when he got through with this,
and perspired somewhat.
Cant you eat a little more, SON
ny p asked Mr.. Macaulay.
"Pll try, sir" replied the boz.
meekiy. Then he ordered plate of
lamb fries, q tenderloin steak, fixins,
and Saddle Rock fry. These artic
les of food disappeared as mysterious
ly as the others. The boy said be
guessed he'd finih up with a piece
Of mince PIE" He seemed TO enioy
the pie until he came 10 shirt button
and a piece of shirt sleeve.
"Look here" said the boy to
Hughey, "see what | found in this
ere pie"
"What do you expect to find ?"
shouted Hughey. DO you think ye
ought to find clean suit of clothes
in one mince pie ?"
To day Mr. Coloap sent the annex
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Russian Proverbs.

The Scotch and the Spaniards have
hitherto divided The credit of possess
ing the largest stock of proverbial
wisdom but were the literature OF
Russia more widely known, she
might prove a formidable rival to
the land of the oatmeal or that of
oranges.
We give a few specimens, which.
on account of their pointed terseness,
their quaint. homely vigor, and dry.
Sancho PanEa satirr, scarcely need
the aid of rhyme to recommend them
They are indeed, more fully than
words can express, the faithful mir
ror of the shrewd, simple, logged
humorous Russian mind, ever yelling
lis natural keenness under mask OF
habitual and impeoetrable stolidity.
Every fox praises his own tail.
Go after two wolves and you will
DOT even catch one.
A good beginning is half the work
Trust in God, out do not stunt BILE
yourself.
With God even across the seas !;
without Him not even across the
threshold.
A debt is adorned by payment.
X query is the last of trades.
Never axe a Gro ked path while
you can find straight one.
Fear not the threats of the great.
but rather the tears of the popr.
AK pig to dinner, and he will
put his foot on the table.
Disease comes in by hundred
weights. and goes out by ounces.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
An old friend is worth two new
ones.
Be praised not for your ancestors,
but for your virtues.
When fish are rare even a crab is
y fish.
A fathers blessi g cannot be drown.
cd in water nor consumed by Are.
A mothers PRAYER will draw up
from the depths of the sea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
1.-THE JERKS"
carioas Religious Phsnomsns In Iasisna.

Roekisnd Ind)Lstter 70 the New York World
There has basn "a singular pheno-
menon attending religious revivals
in this { Parke) county during the
past winter, very similar 90 what
was known to the early settlers of
this Safe and Kentucky as the
| Jerks" mentioned in Peter Cart
wright's Autobiography" The
Jerks" was spasm Of Involuntary
Jerking which seized saint and sinner
alike at the revivals, frst in 1904, and
next in 1919. The more the sutjec'
resisted, the more violent the spasm
became. Cartwright thought the
jerks q genuine visitation from God
10 convert sinners and confirm the
righteous but manifestation that
Immediately followed the clerks" in
1919, to wit, the running and jump.
ing" exercise (Which l take il was
modern shouting,) and going into
frances, he considered q miserable
delusicn, and preach ID against it as
such though from his own account
II was as genune and unavoidable as
the jerks" He says persons would
claim TO go into q trance, and remain
cold aud appare ntly insensible for
hours and days, and in some instances
over q week, takisg no food or
stimulant during the entire time
Such persons, on their return to con
sciousness, would declare that they
had seen hell and heaven. and that
they had talked with God and the
angels. Such has been the precise
character of the manifestations in
this county this winter. The first
was al Otterhine Chapel. seven miles
east of this place, at United Breth
arn revival, conducted by Row. Mr.
Wim4et. noted revivaIist. Tn
next was Quaker revival Tor inno-
vation, as the old ones call I'D in The
north part OF the county. The third
case was in the west part of the
county at a religious meeting of the
Methodi> is and Quakers jointly. And
the last was at Annapolis, seven miles
north of here, or near the centre of
the county, at Methodist revival
just closed. At this revival among
others who went into trance was
the pastor in charge. On bis return
to consciousness he gave in the same
experience az did the other subjects
at this and the other meetings, tha,
he bad seen hell, heaven, angels, and
ANNA danartad reiatiuoa Tho aarar
al subjects of these frances are of
such q character as to preclude the
suspicion that their condition vas
felgned. Much local speculation has
existed as to what it is, and what it
means Will wonders never cease ?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Blushing.

Darwin, in his new work, on 9TH
expression of the Emotions in Man
and Animals" has an interesting
ohaptor blusbips Ta;s sOV, ~
tells as, is the most peculiar and most
human of all expressions Animals
never blush, although n enkeys red
den from passion. We cannot pro-
duce bIushing by any physical means ;
il is the mind which must be affected !;
and blushiag is not only Involuntary,
but the wish to restrain it only in
creases the tendency. While the
young blush more freely han the old,
infants do not blush; women blush
more than men; the blind and the
deaf do not escape 1t is usually the
tace, ears and neck only that redden ;
the blush does not extend over the
whole body; but certain races who
60 habituaIIy nearly naked, blush
over their arms and chests, and even
down to their waists. The limitation
of bushing TO expose parts is explain
ed by the fact that these portions OF
thesurfaoe have been habitda!ly expos
ed to the air, light and aItern tons OF
the temperature, by which the sma
ar cries acquire the habit OF readily
dilating or contracting. Hindoos
blush but little; the Chinese rarely
blush; the Polynasians blush freely
young squaws of our American tribes
have been seen TO blush; the negro
has often the appearance resembling
blush; the Kaffres of South Africa
neve blush, neither do the Austria
lians
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01


AN iunocept female justice in
Wyoming anxIously inq nred of
lawyer The other day, "Wno is this
Htghl0w Jack that | hear 80 much
STOUT 2"
Papa, are you growing taller
AL the timer IN ), my child why
DO you ask O. "B scause the .op Of
your head is poking up through
your hair"
The oVerseers of the poor in
Vermont wa set d01n ia their
annual report a charge OF three dol
lars for taking paupers to the me
nagerie."
A waggish friend OF ours SAYS
the Worcester, Mass, Budget, at.
tempted to count the sleepy -neads in
the church. He reached as far as
ftty, and fell asleep himself.
"A 10-year old, boasting to q
schooImate ofhis fathers accomplish
ments, nut it thus: MY father can
do almost anything. HIS notary
public. and he's pothecary, and
can pull teeth, and he's horse, doc.
tor, and be can mend wagons and
things, and can play the iddle, and
hes a jsckass OF all trades"
"A Wisconsin editor records the
d. mise Of fellow citizen, aud con-
Guides by saying that if his execus
tors will pay the last two years SUBJ
scription to his paper he will donate
the sl7 due on game Of seven up
towards paying for head-stone.
"A new horse disease has appear
ed 81 Portland Me, L. affects the legs,
making them SO weak that it 10 diff.
cult for them to stand. II Is not
| generally fatal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Political Morality.
tPron the Rspublie.,

1t IL quite refreshing TO note the
CONNER To Of the O?porit'ou press on
the result of the Credit M0bilier in
vestigation. To read some OF these
Journals, one would think that they
were the exponents Of q party that
never sinned that held 10 it's keep
Jog all the public and private virtue
in the land. Democratic editors no
never bad work to say against the
ain of rebellion; who defended Tweed
and his brother thieves as high-toned
gentlemen and model public ser.
wants; who have grown rich by using
their columns To- advocate and justify
the schemes Of q corrupt lobby, sud-
emily assume an air of sanity inno.
cence, and proceed TO lecture the Ma
lion on the sins and shortcomings of
the K publican party.
The spectacle is novel one. and
we trust these selt-appointed guardi-
ans Of public purity will keep at
work and give their hardshell read.
crs q daily lecture on the beauty and
necessiiy Of polircil honesty. It
will do good both to writer and resd
ar The Democrat editor may infuse
in his own system lI't'e genuine
b uesty by continually exercising his
brain over honest sentiments His
subscribers. who take their intellect
aaI food at his table, may think the
conversion genuine and be thus led
To honest reformation tn mselves.
So keep up up your show of virtu-
Gus indignation, gentlemen you can
do no harm to the Republican party,
hut may succeed in penetrating the
in.tonghened hide of the Democracy
with feeling of remorse that will
awaken some of lis leaders to maxi
{ fl ,rLs TO save themselves, ii not the
party they adhere to II this Credit
Mobilier business leads our Demo.
cratic neighbOrs to closer intimacy
with their long.neglected bibles, and
forces them 10 ok over few chap.
I. rs on honesty TO know what it re-
ally means, and how TO write on the
subject, we may reasonably expect,
AZ the logical result. general break
ing up of the Democratic party du-
ring he next four years. If the Re
puDlica' party by investigating the
ofa few OF its members,
can start the smocratic party in
pursuit after honesty, why should
not the world rel ice +?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
How Women Prepare to Play the
Piano.

Oliver Wendell Holmes says this ia
the way young lady prepares to
Lay on the piano:
1T was young woman with ga
many white founces around her as
The planet has rings, that did it. She
gave the music stool a whirl or two
and Autfed down on it like twirl of
soap suds in hand-basin Then she
pushed up her cuff. as if she were 60
ing to fight for the champions belt.
Then she worked her wrists and
hands to timber EN-, | suppose. and
spread out her fingers till they would
pretty much cover the keyboard,
from the growing end down to the
little squeaky Que. Then those two
hands of hers made a jump at the
keys az if they were couple of tigers
coming down on a d ,ck of black and
white sheep, and the piano gave u
great howl, as if it's tail had been
tread on. Dead stop-so sill you
could hear your hair growing Then
another howl, as if the piano had got
tive tails. and you bad trod on both
Of 'em at once and then grand clat-
ter and scramble. and strings Of jumps
up and down, back and forward, one
hand over the her, like stampede
of rats and mice more than like any
thing | call music"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
80 Wh en President Lincoln "

nS- When President Lincoln was
passing through New York, en- route
to Washington, for bis inauguration.
Fernando Wood was Mayor OF New
YORK. in his speech, the Mayor asked
the Presiuent-elect: will you bold
The States or let them 90, Mr..
PrcsidentY' Mr.. Lincoln caImy re-
piled Il understand ship to be
made for the carrying snd preserves
ton of the cargo ; if the ship can't..be
saved without the cargo the cargo is
sometimes sacrificed. but sslong ~
the ship csu be saved with the cargo
it should never Re abandoned" The
rebel bully asked no more questions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01

EFAn Engishmsn. it is said
hearing great deal about the
Yankee propensity of Dragging"
thought be would make an expert
meut in the art himself. He walked
up 70 market woman's stand, and
pointing to some large watermeIons,
said: "Wha don't you raise any
bigger apples than these 10 America p
"Applesi" said the woman, disdain-
fully "snybody might know you
was an Englishman. Them's buckle
berries"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01

s@-It may not be generally known
that our world is running on credit,
and what is still worse all but three
countries are getting deeper and
deeper into debt each yesr-these
Countries are Great Britain Germa-
ny end America. At present the
debt the world is revolving under il
81 | 400 900 600, which is putting i
al it's lowest figure Its pretty re
spectacle world that can owe thai
| much,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01
Things a Married Ma Cannot Help
Thluking.

That ell the girls used to be 10 love
with him.
That all the widows are now.
That if he were q widower he
could marry again whenever be
choose.
That all the Their follows are fools
That he woulin't introduce any
fellow he knows 10 his sister or hls
daughter.
lnat mis- wife is little jealous.
That she used To be pretty girl.
That bis mother could make good
bread ; that his wife cannot.
That he wouldn't trust most women.
Foat II he should ever speculate be
would make bis fortune.
That be would enj " a country life
That his girls will never be 80 sill.
ly as TO marry.
That his mother-in law may be q
fine old lady, but
That smoking never hurt man
yet
That with little IN nagement the
servants wonId always do we'll, and
never give warning.
That his shirt buttons are grossly
neglected.
That be is going to make his fortune
some day.
That be despises old bachelors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-01

sA-An ingenious machine has been
invested for spreading mortar on
walls 1t consists Of a trough three
and a half feet long. furnished with
two trowels, one above the other,
and the mortar is spread by the NOV.
ing of the trough up the walls be-
tween two upright scantling. by
means of pulleys worked by crank.
The inventor claims that the machine
effects great saving of labor, time
and expense.