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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-15
Alas alasl-a-alasl
Alas --alast

and so on. Laughter. l do not recollect
the rest but, taken altogether, it seems TO
me that that poem is the nobleSt tribute to
woman that human genius has ever brought
forth. laughter -and feel that if l were
20 talk hours / could not do my great theme
cOmpleter cor more graceful Justice than
have now done in simply quoting that poets
matchlcSs words Renewed laughter.
The phases of the womanly nature are in
finite in their variety. Take any type of
woman and You shall find in it something
to respect, something to admire, something
70 love. And you shall find the whole join
ing you heart and hand. Who was more
patriotic than Joan of Arc. Who was
Drawers Who has given US grlnder in
stance Of self-saerifcing devotion. All, you
remember, well, what throb of pain, what
n great tidal wave of grief swept over US
all when joan of Arc fell at Waterloo
Much laughter. Who does not sorrow for
the loss of Sappho, the sweet singer of
Israel. laughter. Who among US does
not miss the gentle ministrations, the soften
ing influences. the humble piety Of Lucre-
tia Borgia: Laughter Who can join in
the heartlcss libel that says woman Is oN-
travagant in drcss when lie can look back
and call 10 mind our simple and lowly
mother Eve arrayed IN her mobilization OF
the Highland costHmes Roars of laugh
Ter. Sir. women have been soldiers, women
have been painters. women have been poets.
As long as language lives the name OF Gle.
opatn viii 1--we. And, not because She
conquered George H. laughterl- but be
cause she wrote those divine lines
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Bounty warrant No. pa issHcd 20 Gusiayus Bunson.
by Commissioners OF Claims for g60acrs ON the four.
teenth day Of March, 1864 Also headlight certificate
No. l95, issued 20 Gusfavus hunSou. hy Commissioner
OF Claims, for one-thirl 81 LEAGUE ON the fourteenth
day 81 March. $50.
II not found within ninety days application win BE-.
made 10 the General Land ollce for dnpiesies
4. ". III NSEN.
Austin, December 10. iS73. decii smw
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TAs. P. MCKINNEY.
THE NEWS.

4 AAKkl TIE NEWS.
The Nissour, Kansas aud Texas Railway. having
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ErfioH lAIissond Division from sedalia 10 uannl-
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Passengers Tor points Ia northern llissoua. Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Upper Mississippi region.
Northern and ceAiial Illinois Chicago. Michigan aud
the Great Northeast VII End THE he shortest Cheap
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dslia a. heretofore.
For fan information fofimc, and correct map n
this line and Its connections address.
JAMES D. BROWN, T9IOs. DoRWIN.
tienl Ticket Agent Gon'l Pass. Agent
scdalia, DO. 81. Lgais No
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A ssIGNEE's NOTICE OF AP.
"A PQINTMENT.

Administrator ESTATE 81 Tho. Baker.
Ausiin December IL. ls7S d.Sl,s,t
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More laughter. The story Of the world Is
adorned with names Of illustious ones Of our
eun scN-s0mc of them sons Of ST. An
drew. too-Scotl. Bruce, Burns. the warrior
Wallaee. Ben Nevis laughter the gifted
bSn Lonleni, and the great new Scotchman
Ben nismeli. Great laughter. Out Of
tho great piains 90 history tower whole
mountain ranges of Sublime women---the
&cea az Siel,a. Josephine, Scmiramis.
Saircy Camp; theist IS endless laughter
but wall not cal the mightr rolls che
names risc upin your own memories at the
mere suggestion. luminous with the glory %
lccds tlsat cannot die, halio~ei by the low
ine worship ol the gool and irne ~ al
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WE & VAUGHAN,
MANUFACTURERS OF
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WE ARE NOW OPENING UP THE LARGEST
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Country merchants would do well to call before
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. AIDES, OLD AND YOUNG

Any afflicted female who desires relief should NOT
fail oprocnre the English Female Biers and be cured
For sale by druggists and merchants
Address
DR. J. 7. DROMGOOiE
prODf. IoutzVflle Ky
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DARN FOR SALE.

Anstln, Texas. Deeember (. -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
W isccnsln Governors

Since the Territory of Wisconsin
was organized, it has had fourteen
Governors; three under Territorial
rule, and eleven as state. The Ter
ritoral Governors were: Henry
Dodge, James D. Doty and Nathaniel
p. Talmadge. These men have all
gone to their rest. The first State
Governor, was Nelson Dewey, who
still remains qniet citizen of the
State The second was Leonard
j. Farwell. now residing in Missouri
The third, WIN. A. Barstow, died a
few years ago in Kansas. The fourth,
Coles Bashtord, is now Secretary of
the Territory of Arizona. The fifth,
Alex. W. Randall died some year and
half ago, at Elmira, New York. The
sixth Louis P. Harvey, died in office,
in 1868 The seventh, Edward Salo
mon. is now practioing law in New
York City. The eighth, James T.
Lewis, is quiet citizen of Columbus,
in this state. The ninth; Lucius Fair
child, is now Consul TO Liverpool
The tenth, @. L. Washburn, retired
from office on the 6th of January, Is.
"a, at which time the eleventh, VIM.
IL. Taylor, assumed the duties of the
office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
Twenty Years Ago.

Sardinia was conquered by Austria
the Roman Republic by the French
and Kossuth, Mazxini, Viclor Hugo
and Garibalu were in exile. The
Congress of SO enacted the Fugitive
Slave Law, aud there was an exodus
Of very many Of the coIored people
of the North 10 Canada Soon came
Mrs. Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin, !"
and in three years it was translated
INTO forty different languages Now
slavery is abolished here and in Eu
rope. Imperialism in France is over
thrown by it own head; the Court
of Rome has seen its temporal power
taken away; Italy has been united,
Germany is united under q Protes-
tant Emi error Austria, Spain and It.,
ally are free from clerical influence +;
France and Sp in are Il publcs; ana
the Old Catholic movement is gradu
ally breaking down the power of the
Pope. Such changes are wonderful
indeed, and the inteiligen. world Will
pronounce mankind al the better for
the chang; but through what revo-
buttons has all this been wro ght ?
Millions OF lives, and billions of dol
lars, are part of the prize, and il
many ways an amount Of extra7a,
gance aud corruption which will t, nd
o weigh heavily against the genu ne
good done. But the ways Of Prov il
dence are not our ways, aud He " ho
does all things we'll, let US hope, in
the end will overruIe all things for
good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
SUMMONS -srAFFELBAoH ct al.

State of Wisconsin. County of Grant-ss. Circuit
Court
Hiram Chase Nancy Staffelbach John Chase Alonzo
Chase. Enos Chase and Helen Chase. In vacation
after September I .rm
it appearing to my satisfaction by the affidavit of
Hiram Chase. the above named plaintiff that Nancy
Stafelbach John Chase and Enos Chase three of the
above named defendants have an interest tenants
in common, in certain real estate sought to be par
titioned in THIS action, situated N the County OF
Grant and State of Wisconsin, to.wit ten OF
the wet half of the southwest quarter OF sect IN one
Of Town one. North, OF Range two west OF which
Levi Chase, late of Grant County, deceased died
SEIZED that said aney Stsff-bach. John Chase aud
Enos Chase residents OF this state, but reside
follows, wit Nancy Saffaibach at place called
donnt Vernon, in the COUNTY OF Lawrence ana State
of Missouri, and John base and Enos Chase, in 10
Davess county and State of Illinois; do order that
all parties Interested in said lands and the partition
thereof appear and au,we the complaint in said
tion, filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Grant County aforesaid by the 18th day OF
February, 1874 that this order be published "A
the Grant County Herald, a newspaper published in
Lancaster n the aforesaid county OF Grant each
week, for six successive weeks.
VIM. McGONIGAL,
Co. Judge OF Grant County. Wis
Dated December 80, 1873.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
There is prospect that Russia will

There is prospect that Russia will
have 10 come TO America for bread
stuffs. The harves.s having tailed in
The southern part of that Empire,
nine-tenths of the population OF some
of the districts are represented to be
entirely destitute. There is famine
iu Bengal, AMI England bad hoped to
supply her starving millions there
with grain received from the ferliie
districts of Southern Russia. This
being impossible, there is prospect
of large demand upon this country,
which we are, happily, able to meet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15

Eg-The New York Tribune, the
Eastern organ of the Retormers who
propose to bring a out the political
miIIenium, don't like the action fthe
Iowa Changers. Il says:
"The Iowa Changers adopted an
address to the State Legislature, set
ing forth their wants and their ideas
Of pupIc policy 1t emoodies pref
~ large ,heme Of internal improve
merits " hich will hardly commend
itself to the judgment of the thought
full 1t seems TO be the baoe of the
movement that its leaders are full OF
all name of wild ard impracticable
notions. Their demand for unlimiL-
ed government interterences will be
cold comfort for those who have inn
agined they saw in the movemet the
speedy triumph of Free Trade"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
ssa- The "meanest man" has beer

sA-The "meanest man" has been
claimed by Iowa, who sent pair OF
linen pants to the sufferers 10 Osceo-
la Cour ty after be had cut the but.
tons eff Bul Michigan is now ahead.
A man with $50 600 put up hotel in
Ludington and ordered oats for his
horse. for which be paid twenty five
cents. When about 10 leave be went
10 the barn. scraped out of the cor
ners of the manger some, three cents
worth of oats, put them in his pock-
ct, and went home.
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p 80 80 7s. -
feaal Notifies.
CRRRIRR,S SALE

-
Judgment OF Force losure and Sale State Of Wiscon
sin, County of GFant--ss- Circuit Court Francis
Rowe Plaintiff vs. The Platteyille Joint Stock Az
ricultural 81 ciety, Defendant.
By virtue aud in pursuance or Judgment and order
of frec sure and sale rendered in the above EMIT ed
aciien By said Court OF Grant County at special term
thereof to wit: At the general term OF the Circuit
Court of Lafayette county. Wisconsin. beginning at
Darlington said Lafayette Comfy at the December
term thereof, to wit the Sth day OF December A.
D. 1873. she'll on the 24th day of January, A. D..
1874 at the hour of O'Clock ia the afternoon at
the front door of the Court House, in the village OF
Lancaster in sd county offer for sale and sell at pub
tic auction the highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described morgag ed premises situated lying and
being in the county Grant ant state OF Wisconsin,
to wit: encng at the Of section ten, elev
fourteen and teen of Town three north OF Range
west. RAINING thence north the section line
eighteen chains thence east ten chains thence south
eighte chains thence west ten chains TO she place
OF beginning ntaining acres: also piece OF land
described follows witt commencing a. the said cor
ner of sections 10, H. II and u.s. thence west on tie
section line twelve chains and forty links. thence
north forty degrees east eight chains and
nKs, thence north thirty and half degrees east
twelve chains thence south eighteen chains to the
place o: beginning said last described tract contain
ing ten more or less
Dated at the Sherif's Office in the Village OF Lam
caster, Wisconsin, this 18th day OF December, 1873.
Il. CARRIER, Sheriff Grant Co.
WIN. E. GEO. D CARTER, Attys for PHI 29w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15

no. The Church Union styles tho,
and hotter" the fact that the fist
Unitarian church of Baltimore has
had for its pastors. in the order
named, the Revs Messrs, Furniss,
Bellows, Sparks, Blszup and Burn
up.
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LONDON PORTER.

for medciuai purposes only. Lunch at all hours
during the day, consisting of choice Cheese Bologna
Oysters sardlnes, Salmon and aromatic Limburger
Also. Tohscco, Cigars Nuts, and large took of Con-
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