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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
Statistics of Draw Poker.

Whatever may be the result of the
alterations of the transit of Venus,
they cannot compare in practical util
ity with the benefit that can be de.
rived from table of "poker probable
tiles" An able statistician has, with
infinite labor. compiled table where
by the changes and chances which
occur in a game of poker may be told
at glance. For instance, 1851, $3.50
different hands can be dealt with a
pack of cards; l,S02,54 will contain
less than pair, and 1,296,41O one
pair or more. The latter hands d.
vided into l,098,240 of one pair, 81,
9l2 of threes, 125, 532 of two pairs,
10000 straights, 5,lO7 fushes, 3,774
fuls, 624 tours and 40 straight flushes.
With this table in hand and your
cards in the other, it will take very
smart man to get the best of you in a
little game of draw. If, in the course
of Ga, 974 deals your adversary holds
two straight fushes, a look at the ia
BILE will convince you that something
is wrong, and if tours are played on
you more than once in 4,462, instead
of drawing your cards, draw your re,
volver and "call'' for the police, and
when they take him you take the pool.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

a New HAMPSHIRE FUNERAL.-A
clergyman in one of the cities, who
bad to pay the last honors to q man
of doubtful character, recently, be-
gan his remarks by saying, 81 was
not acquainted with the deceased
and therefore hardly know what to
say on this occasion" He paused
when presently one of the mourners,
who had evidently been drowning
his sorrows in the flowing bowl, APP
preached him aad, placing his hand
Familiarity on bis shoulder, said ::
"What, ole fellerl (hic) don't you
know Willis? Hes (hic) one of the
tellers (hic), be was. Low me to
intro( hIc)d uce ye. Willis" said the
drunken man, addressing the corpse,
"this is Mr. Brown; Mr.. Brown
(hic), this is Wulis,-WiIis, my boy,
Mr.. Browns (bic) come to preach
yer funeral (hic) sermon" The
drunken man was hustled out and
the funeral proceeded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
Farms for Sale.

The following described lands will be sold On rea-
- ia acres in the town OF Elk Grove Lafayette Co.,
Wis loo acres Of which tillable, the remaining
So acres being timber The placeis well improved anu
uuf4ting stream quite near the hsrnyerd There Is
good dwelling house, likewise q large barn, 5 foch
stable. aud other necessary Outbuiidings. Noulu
make excellent stock farm. The orchard Is large
aHd thrfty. comprising more than 600 bearing trees
Adjoining this farm there ne tract ofisnd "hich
VIII be sold with the above separately, as the pur
caAseTs may desire Fifty Of this are under cul
ttvauon, the rest being timber Also zoo acres bor-
dcrins Pate RIVER in sections 10 and II. town Of Ell
ivuboro- Grant County. THERE'S house this land
About 80 acres o. the land being under cultivation
Tse rest is what may be called No. timber land -
For particulars address the subscriber Hazel Green
Grant Co., Wis GABRIEL MILLS.
March &c. 1874. 2t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
ses- What would Democratic ma

aN-What would Dem0cratlc ma
jority in the House of Representa-
tives signify Fernando Wood was
the candidate of bis party for Speak
err in the present Congress. He will
doubtless be 80 again. With him or
his like as Speaker the Ways and
Means Committee would bs consti.
tuted in the interests of free trade.
Ooio and Indiana have declared that
a Democratic House must have its
Banking and Currency Committee
made up to favor initiation and re-
pudiation. The White League lead
ers at the South would assert and en-
force their dictation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

PHYSICIANS.

nKAH BARBER. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Lancaster Wisconsin. otice at his residence. op-
pasite Hon J Allen Barber's. SLAP
DR.C.F. FALLEY PHYSICIAN AND 81 RGE0N
IL and Pension Examining Surgeon, Lancaster, Wis
OHreover BAldwin's Hardware store. 30-l2
DRp A CLARKE. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
| J Lancaster Grant county. Wis May be found at
his residence zoo yards west of Jones drug stors.
31--9
= KINNEY. NJ. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUR
econ will practice his profession At Lancaster.
WI. once At his residence. corner Washington and
M4ple streets S2lltf
IITM. +. sLOAT, NJ D, MOUNT HOPS, GRANT
w Corntv wisconsin Sl-4Stf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

ps-Advice from sill over the coun-
try report remarkably pleasant au-
tumn weather, and the old weather
wise philosophers predict mild win
tir.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

p9-A Kansas farmer solemnly de-
clares that grasshopper sat on
gatepoet and threateningly asked:
civilian Bryant where in thunder
is the balance of that cold meat 2"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

.B Undertook, the murderer of
Goss, is in divided state of mind
First Baptist clergyman ministered
unto him, telling him that all that was
requisite for him to secure salvation
was to believe in God. At this I'd
derzook set about making his peace in
the way customary with murderers.
But now comes another clergyman, a
Metho dist, who took exception to the
Baptist mans doctrine, and told I'd
derzook he mast not only believe in
God, but must confess his sins. This
left Undertook in quandary. He
would like to get to heaven without
acknowledging his crime-but sooner
than fry in perditiol forever, with the
hot slnoons from the desert plains of
Tartarus blowing birthstone dust in
his eyes for a never-ending eternity,
he would own the corn. Meantime
the Methodist and the Baptist are
growing bitterer in their quarrel as to
what are the terms and conditions of
salvation, and Undertook is in peck
Of trouble and suspense as to what IS
going to become of him after be is
hanged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
TEACHER.

,rgUsT MICHAELIS TEACHER or MUSIC AND
4 German Residence Maple street. door
aast 81 RyIand & H0Nnwsy's Bank. SOL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

SING MoRE.-CultiVate singing in
the family. Begin when the child
is not yet three years old. The
songs and hymns your mother sang,
bring them all back to your memory,
and teach them TO your little ones !;
mix them all together, to meet the
similar modes, as in after life they
come over US so mysteriously some
times. Many time and oft, in the
very whirl of business. in the sun
shine and gaietv of Fifth avenue
and amid the splendor of the drives
in Central Park, some little thing
wakes up the memories of early
youth-the Old mil; the cool spring;
the shady tree by the little school
house-and the next instant we al
most see again the ruddy checks, the
smiling faces and the merry eyes of
schoolmates, some gray. headed now
most 'lie mouldering in the grave"
And anon, 1.-The song my mother
sang" springs unbidden to the lips,
and soothes and sweetens al these
mem 0rleS.
At other times, amid the crushing
mishaps of business, a merry ditty OF
the olden time pops up it's little head
breaks in upon the ugly train of
thought, throws the mind into chan
mel light breaks in from behind the
cloud 10 the sky and new courage
is given US The honest man goe-
singing to his work and when the
days labor is done, his tools laid
aside, and be is on his way home,
whore wife and child, nd tidy table
and CHEEKY freside await him, he
cannot be , but whistle or sing
The burglar never sings Moody
silence. not the merry song. weighs
down the dishonest tradesman. the
perfidious clerk, the unfaithful SER
want, the perjured artner.-HaUs
Journal of Health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
New Goods
.IVEY & WEBB'S
BRITISH HOLLOW.

We have received large and nice stock of
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
Such as Dry Goods and Groceries,
Boots. Shoes, Hats, Caps, Ladies'.
Misses and ChHd's Trimmed Hats,
artificial Howers, ParasOts, Notions,
Crockery, Wo0den,oare and Hdrd10nre,
DruqS and Medicines, aohich zoe offer
at gerry l0tC prices.
Call and examine our stock
Rs-Country produce taken ia exchange for goods
3l.32yl IVEY WEBB.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

4 General Banking aud Exchange Business; buy and
soil dold, silver and Government Bonds Discount
Notes receive Deposits and transact all business en-
trusted 10 its care Drafts and of Credit fur
uished on all the principal Banks and Bankers OF Eu
rope and the Orient Agency for the National Line OF
Steamships to and from Europe Through tickets
from Liverpool Queenstown and London to Boscobel
Wisconsin, SOL 40. from Hamburg Antwerp and HAY
re Boscobel, 500 4o from Bremen, Norway faris
h4If fare Infants under one year, Sc. For further
Information apply to f. McSPADEN. Agent, 81 ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
DENTAL.
60 ---
HOTELS.

NAP \ CoOMEs. DENTIST. Bo5CoBEL, WIS =
IL Oftice Sawyer Favor store Can 90 ioung
during hours from A. tin 5 2. NJ SOL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, SIMON W00DH0UsE
ID Proprietor. Bloomington. Wis Having RENTED
aud built ample room for the accommodation OF
guests l am now prepared to aceomm9datS tneLh
with well furnished rooms, good beds and well sup
piled tables. Sample room. Attentive hostler gooa
stahlng. 81
pNNFILL HOUSE, c. NJ JACKSON, PROPRIETOR,
ID potos Wis Having leased the above premises
.ud thoroughly rofurnished roftted and renovated
chem far the accommodation Of the travelling public
$500, III striet attention to business merit lib
.rai share IL patronage No, stable attached ana
Al attentive hostier always in attendance al-oo
VNI1KELY HOUSE, DARLINGTON. WIS THIS
old and fayorite hotel having been entirely re-
dttel tbrouk hout is open tor the reception Of
.,ssts Travellers will meet with every attention,
and viii find it pleasant house to stop At FIRST
class commercial room. Good stabitng and iiVery,
JOHN BLACKBURN, Proprietor 3--lyi
nENNIsTEN HOUSE, c. FORBES. PR0PRIE
IL tor Cassvie, Wis Having leased the above
premises have thoroughly renovated aud rehttt q
them for the accommodation OF the traEehhg puoe'
aope by strict attention to the wants OF guests 10
lttnr tttschel 3l-l3
! ANCAsTER HOUSE. L, LIsHERNEss. PROPRIE-
TOR Lancaster, Wis Successor to j. Hyde )-
TfIfs House has been re-furnished throughout No
mains spared for the accommodationot guests Tabl
we provided Stablins attached and attentive host,
ersin attendance
TRIMMER HOUSE CORNER OF EIGHTH AND
/ Btud streets Dubuque, Iowa BARN ARD BROS
Preprietors. =
UT HOPE HOTEL, L. LOOMS, PROPRIETOR
"
prep4rsi Is accommodate them with board asd lodg
INK; attentive hostlers and good @iahiing. oo--s
pHELPS HOUSE, CHA5. ORION PROPRIETOR
Lancaster Nis Having furnished the new three
story brick hotel on the old hotel corner, am pre-
pared 70 accommodate guests reasonably Rooms
u.it furnished aud table well supplied. Ample sta
BILE accommodations 80
SMALLEY HOUSE, JOHN ). SMALLEH, PkoPKls
= tor Muscoda Wis. Near the Depot Express Oh
dce ana Livery Stable attached Meals At all hours
/, -. :, III f,rpisho1 2e-4s
WRIGHT HOUSE, D. q SrREETER, PRoPRlE
w t5rcoruer Benson and PiHe streets P!atteVile
Wis New house and newly furnished. GOOD staoinG
Il connection Free Bus and from the cars
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

s~Steerage rates from New York,
to Europe have been increased to
twenty dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
ATTORNEYS

r. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
lar will practice law ia Court. draw convey
ances contracts aud any other II desired
gjI 80 fou ID At the House at thu Lancaster
House Circuit Court Commissioner for Grant county
RCHIE " BELL, ATTORNEY AT Law AND
a General Collecting Agency. once 10 NashDurh :
Block. M4inst, Patteyiile Grant Go, WIS
DARBgR CLEHENTsON, ATTORNEYS AND
ID CounselIOrs at Law, Lancaster, Wis NiiIpfaoti'e
Ia all state courts; will buy aud sell lands, pay TAX
e. obtain land patents bOunties pensions ana 0the
claims AZ ainst the Government oo
DUsHNELL& CLARK, ATTORNEYS AND CoUN-
ID selors at Law, raiColleeton and Lana AZ ~
Lancaster. Wisconsin
GEO- &. HAZELrON. ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
" lor At Law Boscobei. Wisconsin 3O-4z
I KOsKaFELLER, ATTORNEY At LAW AND
j Notary Public, Baetown. Grant Co, Wis 3l-3l
SAMUEL MERRICK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
y Tor At Law. Fairplay, Grant Co., Wis SO-3z
s4yARDEN ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AND COUN
w sellor At Law, Jamestown. Wis. Will prosecute
claims aad make collections promptly. ol-4
w BRADLEY CLARKE, ATTORNEY AND C0UN-
" 4. seIl0r at Law and Notary Public Bloomington
Wis Alllegal business promptly attended TO- Col.
iectiOns made and loans negotiated 3o-4Z
tETME& GEO.B GARTER, ATTORNEYS AT Law,
w PnttevilIe Wis Practice in all tho Courts OF the
state ONCE over Hodges 4 McCarn's Bank. 3i-4z
xI1N. ". LIKENs. ATTORNEY NDCoUNSELL0R
w At Law Mineral Point Wis. Successor to Cobb
4 Likeus) Practices in the U. g and State Courts
and attends to agencies and collections in al parts OF
the state. ONE in Lenaham's Block 5l-45
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

DYLAND 4 HOLLOWAY, BANKERS AND DEAL
N ers in Exchange, Lancaster, us. Bus AMI sell
Eastern Exchange Gold and Silver and Government
Bonds W also draw Foreign Exchanged 10 s, Francs
and Thalers on Britain, France and Germany. Also,
particular attention given 70 the payment OF Taxes
collections made and proceeds promptly RENTED :
Revenue stamps Of all denominations for sale. aO-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
Olden Times.

Who among our extravagant young
ladies in these boasttul times ever
gave her lover, as Cleopatra did, a
pearl dissolved in vinegar or undis-
solved worth 100000? Then there
was Paulina, one of the ton in Rome,
who used to wear jewels when she re-
turned her visits, worth $500, 0OO.-
Cicero, who was comparatively poor
man i'll those times, gave Sl,50O.O00
for his establishment on the Palatine;
while MESSIAH gave $4,000, 900 for the
house of Antony. Senaca, who was
just plain philosopher, was worth
Sl20,o00,ooO. Tiberius left proper
ty of nearly $4,000, Caesar and Marc
Antony both owned wonderful for
tunes. Why, they talk about man s
failing in New York for 81 900 900 as
if it were big thing. Caesar, before
he entered any office, when he was a
young gentleman in private life, owed
81, 100000, and he purchased the
friendship of Quesor for $780, 1000.
Marc Antony owed $l,5O0,O0o on the
Ides OF March and paid before the
Kalends of March. This was nothing;
he squandered 1920, 10000 of public
money. And these fellows lived WELL
Esopus, who was play actor, paid
100000 for a single dish. Caliguls
spent 100000 for supper. Their
wines were often kept for two ages,
and some of them were sold for $40
an ounce Dishes were made of gold
and silver, set with precious stones. -
The beds of Heliogabulus were of sol
id silver; his tables aud plates were
of pure gold, and his mattresses, COW
cred with carpets of gold, were stuffed
with down from under the wing of a
partride. 1t took $4,000 a year to
keep up the dignity of Roman SEN
ator, and some of them spent IS, oo0,-
900 a year. and yet they talk of the
extravaganza of modern times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

flfgs Of Circuit Court. Mills, (P- o. Lancaster
J,sfgs If Probate CJurt-WM. MeGoNI6AL,
Tre1s4rer-A R. MCCARTNEY, -
Shertf-TEEREscE CARRIER, .
ReyiStsr n Dssds-JAMEs W0oDHoUsE. .
Clerk ofCfrcltit CoHrt-DAvID eeHREINER,
county GTsrE-FLETCHERS KIDD,
Gu B0drd S4perUisOrs-GEo. W RTtAND,
S4pt0f lSch00Is-G. NJ. GUEaSsET, Platteville
C4lqiV Surueyor GEORGE MCCALL, Platteville,
DtstrIct lttorney-GEoRGE CARTER,
y,9rOnsr--J T TAILOR, Montiort
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ARsTRACTS.
AGENTS.

psrRACr OFFICE FOR GRANT COUNTY. JOS;
\ eph gock, Lancaster. once over the Bank 5O-4Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

TAMESA DAVIS. GENERAtC0LLEC1AN d A Az -
IA Convevapcer. Patch Grove, Wis. Collections
rrom1tly attended to. References given. 3O-4I
tease BROOKS, GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT
i, and Jonyeyaucer, Bloomington Wis, titles inves.
ttytted aud perfected Collections promptly attended
u.s. References given when desired. 6l-7-
II c. sNECLODE, CLAIM AGENT, NOTARY
FireTasur.nce Companies in the country. Also Ii
r4nsei Auctoneer business entrusted 70 MIN VII
- promptly attended to at Cassyitie MIS- go
MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTOR AND IN
j. turaaae office opposite Fist Nati9nAi bAhA' pD
Greet - 80 3l-f6
~ q. PARSE ~, NOTARY PUBLIC AND CONVEY
/ ANGER and Tnsurence Agent for Hartford, Fh1-
Ms Milwaukee Mechanics aud #aterto"h Flfe IN
irne- ,ompanles-all safe aud reliable institutions
w. 3257
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
BANKS.

I4IRsr Natl ONALBANK OF BoSC0BEL, ANT
l. Co Wis A. IL Meyer, Cashier, B. N Coates, Pres
Dtrectors-B VI Coates. j. II. Sarles Edward Meyer,
Geo T. aiIdebrand. Joseph Walker Transact GEN
al ii Banking Business buy and sell Government So
curites Gold, Silver, Bullion, &c. Draws direct on
all the principal cities Of Germany. England ireland
Scotland Scandinavia, France, Italy, the Orient and
Australia. Special attention given to the collection
OF MES aud legacies in foreign countries. Passen
,,ar Tic kets for inman and Guyon Lines. 3l-42
4 HODGES 4 CO.. BANKERS AND DEALERS
d in Exchange and Government Securities Platte
vile Wis Particular attention given to Collections
and proceeds promptly RENTED on day OF payment.
Refer to Henry Claws Co. N Y; L. Edgerton, N Y;
second National Bank, Chicago, National Bank Of
n.t.,, 30-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

4 I WHITNEY, ILAh Z, :,
ii ton Wis Buy aud sell Gold and Government
Bouds ana Eastern Exchange. Prompt attention Civ
en- 10 collections at all points, aud the payment Of
taxes. Deposits received ard loans negotiated. Ad-
vAne-s made upOn approved securities. Interest al
us deposit. At best current rates. 30-+Z
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-10

the old banner and the same watchwords, 20
on from conquering to conquer until the last
citadel of Federal power has been subjected
TO their sway.
Grants pretorian phalanx has been broken:
His 'fThird Term" banner has been captured
and reversed for q scof and hissine The
6ummers of his army, the spoilers Of the
South, have been compelled to slacken their
hold where the prey has not been wrested
from their teeth. The political sorcerers dis
cover that Mort onism has lost its power for a
delusion of the defenders Of the Republic
the people at the ballo: box. Yet this is only
the&rst great battle In long campaign. 1t
is Won tEiumphantly: Yet there are others to
be won
Victory has been tied, with her garhnds on,
to the standards Of the Democracy by faithful
hands which have successfully planted
those standards in the forefront Of this great
battle. 1t is victory for free trade; victory
for hard money; victory for home rule.
The sign by which we have conquered in
the Empire State is the sign by which we shall
conquer in the whole country. Let the same
victory graced standards now be carried on to
the storming of the White House, and to the
Northern as well as the Southern wing OF the
Federal Capitol, and two years hence the
Quatre Bras of Radicalism shall be forgotten
in the havoc of its Waterloo,
Sand that loud Sabbath shake the spoiler down"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-10
BRUIN AT LARGE.

BEAR ESCAPED FROM 4 RAILROAD TRAIN.
On Saturday week, about noon, the people re.
siding near Avon station, on the Lebanon Valley
railroad, in Pennsylvania, we're in fearful state
OF alarm. A huge black bear escaped from a
freight cal, jumped over fences, advanced on the
farm-yards in that vicinity, and there was ter.
rible excitement. The Reading Times thus tells
the story: The animal was the property of Mr..
Diemer, residing near Werner.ville. He was de-
srous OF making present OF it to an old friend
OF his at Palmyra station, on the Valley road.
The animal was accordingly placed in a large
hogshead and was chained in there. Both we're
then placed in stock-car. The train han6s, not
thinking it possible for the animal to escape,
started. They had not proceeded on their jour
ney very far bofOre q passenger train passed
them, the engine whistllng, and the steam hiss
ing in it's escape: This, together with the rat
Bear, and he determined to get out Of that hogs
head. And he did. He tore and twisted. and
dpally the chain snapped, the few boards that
covered the top were forced of, and the bear got
slowly into Avon, at the rate of eight miles per
hour the engineer looked back, and was startled
| to see the animal Jump from the car and scamper
| toward the fence: He shut off and shouted,
There goes the bear!" and there the bear did
go. He went with one Of those peculiar hop,
skip and jump trots that bears only indulge in.
over the fields and fences, and finally he brought
up in an apple orchard. By this time another
train came along, After putting everything into
proper shape, and carefully seeing that the trains
were in NO danger, several Of the crew started
out to catch the bear. The farmers had heard of
the enemy. and they assembled with pitchforks
and guns, The women folks drove in their
geese and ducks, and doors were barred against
the bear. The railroaders approached, and the
bear growled and snapped. Although tame, he
was worked up to high pitch of excitement. and
it was dangerous to be near him. The railroad
ers skrmished and tried to outflank the bear. but
it was no use. He growled and showed his tnsks
the same as any other bear, wild or tame. rope
was procured, and an engineer undertook to
lasso him, but the bear growled louder than he.
fore, and the knight ofhe throttle got out Of the
way, and said he wanted !" no more bear in his
hfe." One Of the brakeman, in his efforts to
secure the aDimh, was severely bitten in the
arm. At last, by united effort, the bear was
driven into cow-stall Of barn. Then the farm
er wanted to know where he should keep his
cows. The bear in the stable was an elephant
on his hands. and he was in terrible predica-
ment. 1t was some time before the excitement
died out, and the owner of the bear was teIe.
graphed for, who came and took charge Of il.
The railroaders then got on their trains and went
on as usual and now the talk Of the road is ali
about the bear fight.