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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
HOW STRANGE aud HOW TRUE!
MONOPOLY IN THE BOOK
BUSINESS BURSTED.
No Middle Man-Honest John on One
Side, All-Spicer on the Other.

The public is most cordially invited to call and
examine my stock of SCHOOL BOOKS. POCKET
BOOKS, ALBUMS and STATIONERY, in all it's
branches together with a well selected lot of Toys
to please the little ones, all of whom invited to
come in and sit down three-legged stool, and III
take q broken piece of stick candy and break ~ In
ever many pieces, regardless of damages, and di-
vide it all around, for everybody knows love little
children, aud even if you do not buy anything, you
will not be driven out of the house with broom
stick. And now, trust the people of Lancaster and
surrounding country will confer liberal share OF
their patronage upon John in order to keep him from
going back to his old business of saloon keeping,
which he should hate so muchly. l shall sell cheap
for cash only and will not ask yOu to help pay fer
debts incur by selling at enormous prices, and get
my money when can. This is no advertising dodge,
but really want to sell these goods to get money
enough to start bank. shall endaavor to keep on
hand full line OF Fancy and Family groceries,
Tobacco and Cigars. Lemons, Oranges and Confec-
tionery In all varieties. Bummers have habit OF
showing bills into my face. and see no objection to
passing them around; therefore, Saturday paYmasters
together with those that will pay when they come in,
again. requested to keep at respectable distance
Lunch as heretofore, though unavoidable circum-
stances have placed second or even third in rank
restaurant keeper, but there is nobody to blame
but my humble self for not keeping up with the
times by advertising quais rabbits frogs ducks and
grasshoppers dish Of oysters that are attened
BY a process peculiar to our climate, or, perhaps
owing TO that great eveler Time. shall keep man
ufacturng Ice Cream that will even lift Philadelphia
out of its boots. And now that am no lC niger q
vender OF the ardent, trust that those sweet little
ladies will no longer object to calling at my house
and being waited upon in the most exquisite French
style. Admission free, but on leaving, well then. aeh
Gott! And now you Will wonder how it is that can
keep all these things and am selling them so cheap,
and still keep even with the world. 1 will be plain
and tell you drought big pile of money to this
place to commence with. If recolIect right, had
much as four dollars; so you can easily see why
| held out so eng. Crusaders point to me with
pride example that their efforts have not been
in vain. There is JOY in heaven, and angels are look
ing down shedding tears over repentent old sinner
like j. BlEG
N. B.-I have on hand q lot Of nice little baskets
which come so handy to carry eggs home In, and If
you should happen to forget It, you need not bring
them back j. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
"Whar's de Use P"

He was as black negro as ever
was painted by a proficient artist in
lampblack, and was terribly indig-
nant because some other darkies had
invited him to join benevolent So
ciety.
"Whar's de use," he said, zone o.
you fiddle string niggers tell me dat !?
A niger can't do dem dings like a
white man. You all iine malevo-
lence s'ciety, and de able bodied Mig
gers in de crowd has to pay to sport
de one who can't and won't work.
OATS no malevolence De best ma
levolence is to help yourself; dat's
me. Pete. Yer heerd me !"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
TWO OPINIONS.
Did the Western Temperance Crusade Accom-.
piish Any Good.
From the Hartford. Conn. cburcbmap.

From the Hartford. Conn, Churchman
The Western "Crusade" proved an
utter failure; and now its partisans
are resorting to more extreme meas
ures. But there is only one cure for
drunkenness, and that is, enabling
men TO control themselves. That can
be done by giving other motives, and
putting them under the sway of high
err inducements. But this cannot be
done in day. The impatience for
completed results, and The desire to
become the leaders 10 prominent
cause, have led temperance men into
intemperance of speech and action.
They must learn to abstain from I'M
reasonableness, ere they can hope to
have the public on their side.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Rev. III. HI. Wells, State Sec
rotary of the Y. nj. G. A OF Ohio,
thus tersely enumerates the benefits
of the crusade:
]. 1t called attention TO the evils of
intemperance.
2. 1t aroused public sentiment
against it.
3. 1t made the saloons odious in
the eyes of the young men.
4. 1t has resulted in organized eff
forts against the evil.
5. 1t has produced large amount
Of temperance literature.
6. 1t developed thousands of work
ers among women.
Z. 1t was great spiritual blessing
to those engaged in it.
s. 1t has drawn Christian churches
nearer to each other.
Q. 1t has enlisted the church in the
war against rum.
10. 1t has led ministers to preach
on the subject faithfully.
IL. 1t has closed large numbers of
saloons in the country.
IL. 1t has reformed vast numbers
Of drunkards.
IS. 1t has resulted in the opening
of rooms for young men.
IA. 1t has awakened political &C
ton.
10. 1t defeated license in Ohio, Au-
gust, l8, 1874.
Mr.. Wells adds these words :
"These are only few of the more
prominent things gained by the won
derful crusade. Eternity alone can
unfold the entire fruit of the work. :"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19

gB@ The way they get married in
Fond du Lac is limited at by the
Journal:
Somebody has said that matches
are made in heaven" but when fell
low has to walk up to the scratch and
marry girl, while her big brother
superintends the ceremony with re-
volver, it is apt to impress the unhap-
py victim with the conviction that
the other place is more or less mixed
up in the matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
20 A good burglar alarm can be

bAA good burgIar aIarm can DC
made very cheapiy. After locking
the door leave the key in the lock
just far enough to hold, and place
underneath it tin pail or wash bowl.
Any attempt to operate with skele-
ton key or nippers will push the key
out, and the NOISE made by its drop.
ping will frighten the rascals away
and awaken the sleepers. Another
way to cause alarm would be to hang
the pail on the key.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19

~ We should always keep a cor
ner of our heads open and free, that
we may make room for the opinions
of our friends. Let us have heart
and head hospitality.-Joabert.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19

State of Wisconsin Circuit Court for Grant county
Joseph Bennett, Samuel Hoskins Joseph George
and Joseph G. Cholvin, partners doing business
under firm name and style of Bennett, George &
Co., plaintiffs against Sarah Robarts, J. Cooper
and William T. Henry, defendants
By virtue of judgment Of foreclosure and order of
SALE in the above entitled action, made and rendered
by the Circuit court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
in said State, at the June term thereof 1873, held
within and for the county Of La Fayette to witt
the 30h day of June 1875, entered upon the records
of said court, in said Grant county of the term
of court in said Grant county preceding the date of
the rendition thereof, and to me directed and de-
livered; shall, on Saturday, the 25th day of Sep
TENDER, 1875, at O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day. at the front door of the court house. in the vii
lage of Lancaster, Grant county, Wisconsin, offer for
sale and SELL at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described mortgaged premises
situated, lying and being in the County of Grant,
and State of Wisconsin to-wit The southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of section num-
Der twenty-five (22), township number five
(5), range ~ west; and all her right,
title and interest in and to the wing real estate,
to-wt The north half Of the southeast quarter and
the south half of the northeast quarter of said
ton twenty 1.-TWO (22, township number FIVE (5) range
number one a. west.
Dated, Sherif's office, Lancaster, Wis, August 4,
1875. j. b. Mccoy, Sheriff Grant Co, Wis.
REESE CARTER, Pitts, Attys. 21w6-7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
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ESTATE-YoUNG.

Il
In Probate, Grant County Court. Ia the matter of
the estate of Milas K. Young, deceased. To all to
whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that We, the subscribers,
were ON the 18th day of July, 1875, appointed and
commissioned by the Judge of the county court of
said county of Grant, commissioners to receive eX-
anime and dust all claims and demands Of all per-
sons against the said deceased that six months from
and after said l4th day of July. 1915, have been allow
ed and limited for all creditors of said deceased to
present their claims to for examination allow
ance, and that we WILL on the 9th day Of October,
1876 and the 18th day of January 1876 at the store
of Atkinson l. Peacock, North AndOver, in the town
of len Haven, in said Grant county, attend to the
discharge of our duties as commissioners aforesaid.
Dated July o. 1875. SAMUEL NEWICK,
EDWARD A. KIDD,
ANDREW MYERS,
22w4 Commissioners.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19

A SHORT CHAT WITH THE BOYS. =
Boys, don't you know it's the
most natural thing in the world to
be wondering what sort of man you
are going to be, after awhile2 Don't
you often find yours elf wondering if
you will be as rich as Thompson, or
as famous for great deeds as men ycu
read of? You feel very sure at any
rate that you are not going to be as
mean SO many you know; that you
won't stagger along the street like
Tom Jones with red nose and
bl atod face, owning nothing but the
WORKOUT and dirty clothing be
wears. Oh, no, you aie sure you
won't be az low down as thai. Yet
all the criminals looking out of those
gloomy cells and the drunkards aud
gamblers you see have been bright,
merry boys once with great plans for
their future. l am not going to
make sermon here about it, but in
friendly way do want to ask you
to remember when the boys who are
older than you propose that, just for
the fun of it, you take friendly
drink, that whisky is the key that
has opened the jails, pool-houscs and
the peniteHtiarios to more than three
fourths of all the criminals within
those walls. Ramemb Der, bOya, it
blights homes, bringing trouble and
sorrow and poverty. Dou't forget
the first drink leads to the second.
third and on down TO common drunk
enuess with the certainty that day
follows night. If men who ask you
to drink are prominent and infuen-
tial men, don't try to get out of it
5y making excuses, bat be a manly
boy, look them square in the face
and saw distinctly: "Sir, | do not
drink" Don't be afraid the man will
think less of you. In his heart he
will commend you and your manly
refusal will give you higher place
in hin regard. Have the courage
boys, to look men square in the face
when you refuse to take the first
step toward drunkenness. Kansas
Farmer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
feaal Notifies.
ESTATE-CARTER.

State of Wisconsin, Grant county-ss. Probate office
Lancaster August 9, A. D. 1875. In the matter of
the proof and probate of the last will AID testament
of William Carter. deceased, late OF the county Oh
Grant
Whereas, instrument in writing, purportlng to
be the last will and testament OF William Carter
deceased late of the county of Grant has been filed
in this Office: and whereas application has been made
by VIM. Il. Carter, praying that the same be proven
and admitted to probate, according to the laws OF
this state.
Therefore, it Is ordered that said application be
heard before at the probate office, in the village
of Lancaster, in said county, on Monday the 9th
day of September, A. D. 1915. at one O'Clock p. m.
And il is further ordered that notice shall be
give to all persons interested in said will Of the
time and place of aid hearing by publication in the
Grant County Herald newspaper printed in said
county for three successive weeks, once each week.
prior to the time of such hearing.
BY the Court,
22w3 WIN. McG0NIGAL, County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
Pettyjohn's New FIGURING
MILL.

MY Millsitnated onthe Big Platte six miles east
WI of Lancaster and II miles northwest Of Platte
yilleis now in excellent running order. have Sc
cured theservices Of good practical miller who
has had over twenty years experience, and am pre-
pared to do all kinds of work In my line shsrt no.
tice nd at reasonable rates. Give trial Salts
faction guaranteed.
45tf G..DPETTYJoHN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
CUMMONS.-RoRINsoN.

Grant County, Town of Lancaster-ss. In Justice
Court To Oliver Robinson:
You hereby notified that warrant of attach.
ment has been issued against you, and your property
attached, TO satisfy the demand of Douglas Oliver,
amounting to five dollars and twenty-five cents.
Now, unless you shall appear before L. f. Baldwin,
q Justice of Peace, in and for said county, at his
office in said town, the Goth day of August 1875
at one o'clock in the afternoon, Judgment will be
rendered against you and your property ssd to pay
the debt. DOUGLAS OLIVER, Plaintiff
Dated this 31st day of July, 1875. 2lw3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
ESTATE DUNG.

rs 4 f. OUNG.
In Probate Grant County Court. In the matter OF
the estate of Albert Young, deceased To all TO
whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given. that we, the subscribers.
were on the l4th day of July. 1875, appointed and
commissioned by the Judge of the county court, Of
said county of Grant, commissioners TO receive, ex'
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF all per
sons against the said deceased that six months from
aud after said 18th day of July, 1915, have been
allowed and limited for all creditors OF said deceased
to present their claims to for examination and al
Iowance and that we WILL the 9th day Of October,
1877 and the 18th day of January 1876 at the store
of Atkinson Peacock, North Andoyer, In the town
Of len Haven in said Grant county, attend to the
discharge Of our duties as commissioners aforesaid.
Dated July %, 1875 SAMUEL NEMlOk,
EDWARD A. KIDD,
ANDREW MYERS,
22w4 Commissioners,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19

~ The end of wisdom is consul
tation and elaboration. -DemostheneS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
How to Sleep-A Discovery.

Frank Buckland has an essay in
Land and Water on the "Best Way
of Getting Asleep and Keeping So,
which, after rambling around with
diffusive humor, closes with a sugges
ton, little shocking, perhaps, which
may amuse some and benefit others
| now venture to suggest new
but simple remedy for want of sleep.
Opiates in any form, even the liquor
opii sedat, and chloroform, will leave
traces Of their influence the next
morning. therefore prescribe for
myself, and have frequently done so
for others-onions; simply common
onions raw, but Spanish onions stewed
will do. Everybody knows the taste
of onions; this is due to peculiar es-
sential oil contained in this most valu-
able and healthy root. This oil has,
l am sure, highly soporifc powers
In my own case they never fail. If |
am much pressed with work, and l
feel shall not sleep, | eat two or
three small onions, and the effect is
magical
Onions are also excellent things 20
eat when much exposed to intense
cold. Mr.. Parnaby, Troutdale Fish
cry, Keswick, informs me that collect
ing salmon and trout eggs in the win
ter, he finds that common raw onions
enables him and his men to bear
the ice and cold Of the semi frozen
water much better than spirits, beer,
etc. The Arctic expeditions should
therefore take good stock of onions
Finally, if a person cannot sleep, it
is because the blood is in the brain,
not in in the stomach; the remedy,
therefore is obvious; call the blood
down from the the brain to the stom-
ach. This is done by eating a bis
cult, hard boiled egg, a bit of bread
and cheese or something. Follow
this up with glass Of wine or milk
or even water, and you will sleep, and
will, l trust, bless the name of the
writer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
THRESHING MACHINE
And Auitman G Taylors
VIBR AToR

The Halliday and Storm WIND MILLS and PUMPS
Also general depot for the sale of all machinery
for farmers. including CORN PLANTERS. PLOwS OF
all kinds (Gsena Moline Diamond and Forest City,.
HORSE RAKES, Pillow GANG, TANNING MILLS
and Farming Implements in General.
Also AgeRts for the HOWE SEWING MACHINE
Menar & Hamlin CABINET ORGANS, &C. &c.
large supply of Extras kept on hand at Animation
of ]. g. Case Cos Threshers, Jno. P. Nanny Reap
ers, Ohio Champions, Marsh Hsrvesters, Excelsior
Reapers ard Mowers.
The firm of Woodward & Kraemer of Animation is
well known to the farming public of Grant County.
They offer only first class machinery and such at
low rates be possibly afforded.
Address or call on WOODWARD KRAEMER,
Animation.
Or our Agents Thompson Bros, BOscobel: Gill
lespie Borah Lancaster; Devendorf& Penn, Platte.
Vile 3-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
Little Champion Reaper.

have for sale one Little Champion Reaper
which I will sell a bargain TO any applying
soon, on time or for cash, lift A. r. BUSHNELL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
SHERIFF'S SALE-RoBARTs, ct al

22w4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Wanted tn be Embalmed.

The Baltimore American is response
bic for this story: Mr.. James o., of
Cincinnati, who has just arrived at the
Grand Hotel in Paris, called, the other
day, on che of the principal Partisan
embalmers, to whom he said: 81 have
just come direct from Cincinnati, at
tracted by your reputation, in order to
be embalmed by you. But, sir" re-
piled the man, ssta be embalmed one
must" You are going to say, :
interrupted Mr.. o., 1T is necessary
to be dead. I have provided for that.
In this envelope you will find your fee,
some other money, and directions about
Mr.. O. took q bottle of laudanum
from his pocket, and was only prevent
ed from swallowing the poison by the
quickness of the embalmer. The Amer
lean was taken into custody, and the
authorities have written to his friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
WatermelOns from Georgia.

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle of the
9Th inst. gives some figures showing
the total shipments of watermelons
from that city and vicinity to that date.
The whole number it puts at 164, 581,
and it says: ''This at ten cents for each
melon, foots up SIG, 1851 a, the
amount paid to the producers. This,
however, is a low estimate, as mu ,h as
thirty-fve and forty cents each hav-
ing been paid for melons ship
ped. We hardly think twenty cents
would be an unfair average. This
would double the amount given above.
It will be seen from these figures that a
considerable sum is realized from
melons shipped to the north and west,
leaving out home consumption alto
gether. The crop this year was cut off
nearly, if not quite, one-half by the
continued dry and hot weather, but the
area planted was SO large that the ag-
gregate number of melons produced
will not perhaps be much less than last
season.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
A NOcturne of Schumann.
EMMA LAZARuS

NINA LAZARUS.
"hlle stars begin to prick the wan blue sky,
Inc trees arise, thick, black and tall: between
lhelr slim, dark boles gray film-wineed eants
that fly
Against the falling Western red are seen.
Ihe foot-paths, dumb with moss have lost
their green
mysterious shadows settle everywhere.
A passionate murmur trembles in tba o;r
Sweet scents wax richer, freshened with roo,
dews,
The whole vast forest seems to breathe 70
sigh
With rustic, hum and whisper that confuse
The listening ear, blunt with the fitful cry
Of some belated bird. In the far skv.
Throbbing with stars, there stirs a weird nm
rest,
Strange joy. akin to PAIN fills full the breast
A longing born of fears and promises.
wild desire, hope that heeds no bound.
ray OF moonlight struggling through the
trees
Startles us like phantom; on the ground
Fall curious shades; while glory spreads
around.
The wood is past and tranquil meadows wide.
Bathed in white vapor stretch on every side.
-Lippi7lcoH for august
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
A New Story by Muhlbach.

A boy in ST. Louis was recently pre-
sented with jack-knife, with which,
boy like, he cut and marked everything
that came in his way from the dining
room table to the cats tail. A few DAYS
after he had become the happy posses
sor of the knife his father was startled
by seeing two men bringing home the
young hopeful in a dilapidated condi-
ton. His face seemed to be cut and
bruised and covered with blood. The
father, of course, was very much
alarmed, and inquired of the boy who
hit him. Nothing didn't hit me, sir, .
the boy answered between his sobs;
in was only mule kicked me IA the
eye CA mule kicked you 10 the eye,
eh?" replied the father. Haven't I
told you thousand time or more Tat
mules and gunpowder wasn't fit things
for boys to fool with? What were you
doing with the mule?" 81 wasn't
foolin' with 'em at ALL, said the boy;
!" was only trying to cut my name on
his back"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
What a Squirrel Can Do.

The following overture tale is told of
the squirrel by the Stockton (Cal) In
dependent of July 81: G.. P. F. Kali
lenbach made a raid few days ago on
the squirrels which abound in the neigh
borhood OF the old French Camp and
prey upon the wheat fields. from which
they are gathering their winters sup
plies. He informs us that there is an
army of the pests constantly on the
move transporting the wheat from the
fields to their dens. One of the most
attractive OF the army Of transportation,
whose jaws were distended with plumber,
was shot, and from his mouth was taken
a small handful Of choice, plump wheat.
Kallenbach had the curiosity to count
the grains and found that they num-
bered 1872, and weighed q few grains
over one ounce. It is calculated that
an able-bodied squirrel that will attend
strictly to business and not waste time
in discussing political questions, will
steal and transport to his underground
warehouse pound of wheat per day.
With his relatives he would get away
with ton, worth to-day forty-two dol
lars. A person, from this, can form
some idea Of the damage the millions of
rodents are doing in this country, for
they are all 1ndustriously at work