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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
Suicides in the United States.

The st. Louis Republican has been
invest eating the subject of suicides
in the United States, and comes to
the conclusion that not even France
which has had for many years
gloomy pre-eminence in the business
Of self destruction can now pretend
to compete with our own country in
the number of its sclt-murdors. 1t
says:
"From an examination of the pub.
lie journals for July and August, it
appears that there have been no less
than 10 suicides in the United States
since July l. Aud this number falls
far short of the actual figures, as
some cases of self~desLruction mover
reach the newspaper, and others
have doubtless been published in pa
pers which were not among those
examined in making up the record.
All the cases noticed were authenti-
Gated. Ofthe victims, So were males
and % females OF the former class
4 were under IS, and l q boy Of but
l3. New York furnished q case;
Illinois, 13; Ohio, II; Missouri, 10;
Iowa, 6; Louisiana. 5; New Jersey 5:
Massachusetts, 5: California, 4; Indi-
ana, A; Pennsylvania, 3; Michigan, 2;
Connecticut and Wisconsin each 2;
and Nevada, Rhode Island, District
of Columi 10, Kansas, Alabama, Ma
ryland, and Nebraska, each. Shoot
ing was most resorted to, and had 40
victims. 26 took poison, Is hung
themselves, 9 cut their own throats,
2 jumped out of windows and | starry
ed himself to death. The reasons
which led to the suicide were as va
ried as the modes Of death. Ihirty.
one died and left no sign, % were
avowedly stirred of life" l5 were in
sane, II alleged domestic troubles"
8 whiskey, disappointed aft, ction,
to escape the punishment of MUIR
der, l because of sons disgrace, l
because of bad treatment from his
children, l from religious excitement
and 3 to avoid punishment for theft.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
WHOLE NO. 1896.
$500 A DAY GAINED!
Reform Economy" a Myth and a
Humbug.

4
The Reformers have issued litho
| graphic sheet, containing the por'
traits of the present state officers, and
underneath is the inscription, $500
day saved" This of course intends
to convey the idea that the Reform
ers are saving by superior economy,
$500 day. As this is to be their
watchword of the campaign, let us
examine it little and see what there
is OF it. The last year the Republi-
cans were in power they levied a
State tax of $32l,1l0. The next year
the state administration was Reform,
one branch of the Legislature was
Republican and the other was Reform
A State tax Of 1857, 525 was levied, a
reduction from the previous year OF
S83.586. Last year both branches OF
the Legislature were Republican, and
the State tax levied was only $780,
l25-a reduction of $40, 400 from the
previous year, when the Reformers
had half interest in the Legislature
While these reductions in the State
tax appear, they do not represent the
true state of affairs, for the reduction
was made possible, in the largest de-
gree by the increased tax on railroads.
To Illustrate: In 1878, the railroads
paid into the Treasury tax of $780,
SIS 90. Some $50, 900 more was due,
but it was not paid in season to be
included in the annual report The
very next year the tax realized from
the railroads was 1898, $3.50 OF
course, with the revenue of the state
so largely augmented from that
source, a reduction in the State tax
followed. Then again, while the
Republicans were in power, they car
ried forward 10 completion all of the
state charitable institutions, leaving
but little for the Reformers to do in
that direction, although the "Reform
member Of the Assembly from Madi-
son last winter, clamored so persis-
tently for an appropriation OF about
$4,000 for an addition to the State
University, that the Republicans f.
nally acceded to it We don't know
but shouldn't wonder if Mr. Pnney
himself would be found pointing to
the appropriations as a sample of Re
publican extravaganza.
But enough for the present. We
have very clearly demonstrated, We
think, that the howl that has been set
up about "RofOrm economy" is with
out foundation in fact. While they
are able to show saving of a few
paltry dollars in some of the state de-
partments, all Of which can easily be
explained, the same as farmer finds
his own expenses for working, fenc.
ing and improving his farm varying
each year, SO, too, have they very
largely increased the expenses in 9TH
er departments as we shall be prepar
ed to show when the issue is fairly
made up this fall, Portage Register
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
az Concerning the revenues of

"a Concerning the revenues of
carninals of the Roman Catholic
Church the following facts are given:
Each cardinal.has an income of $4,000.
Cardinal Patrizi has in addition $4,000
as Cardinal Vicar of Rome, and an
equal sum from bis benefces. Car
dinal Amat draws S22 900 rom his
enormous benefces. Cardinal Di Pr
etro receives $4,000 as Bishop of Al
bano, and has an coal sum allowed
him by Portugal. Cardinal Sacconi
has about the same revenue De Luc-
ca receives $4,000, Bigarri $4,000,
Bernardo 100000, Franchi $4,000
and large stipend from Spain, while
Chigi belongs to very rich family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
A Religious Hen.

Quite a disturbance occurred in a
Western church few Sundays since.
The circumstance occurred as fol-
lows:
Rev. Mr. Moody was just begin
ming his sermon, and had uttered the
words, "Brethren, | wish to direct
your attention to the fourth verse of
the twentieth chapter of St. -" when
hen emerged from the recess be.
meath the pulpit. AS she had just
laid an egg she interrupted Mr.. Moo
dy to announce the fact to the con-
gregation, and he stopped as she hop
ped into the aisle screeching, "Kuk
kuk kuk toxic! Kuk kuk kuk to-ko!"
The minister contemplated her for
moment and then concluded to go on.
But the sound of his voice seemed to
provoke her to rivalry, and so she put
on five or six pounds of steam to the
square inch aspl made such racket
that the preacher stopped again and
said:
evil Deacon Grimes please re-
move that disgraceful chicken from
the room?"
The deacon arose and proceeded
with the task. He first tried to drive
her toward the door, but she lodged
him, and, still cackling vigorously,
got under the seat in the front pew.
Then the deacon seized his umbrella
and scooped her out in the aisle again
after which he tried to "shoo" her to
the door, but she darted into a pew,
hoped over the partition, came down
into the opposite pew and in the aisle
again, making noise like steam
planning mill. The deacon did not
like to climb over after her, so he
went round, and just as he got into
the side aisle, the hen flew over into
the middle aisle again. Then the
boys in the gallery laughed, and the
deacon began to grow red in the face.
At last Mr.. Binns came out Of his pew
to help, and both made grab at the
hen from opposite directions. Then
she flew up with wild cluck, to the
gallery, and perched on the edge,
while she gave excited expressions to
her views, by emitting about five
hundred cacles minute. The deacon
made pass at her with hymn-book,
to scare her down, but he missed her
and hit Bill Jones, Sunday school
scholar, in the eye. Then another
boy in the gallery made dash at her
and reached SO far over that he fell on
Mrs. Miskey's bonnet, whereupon she
said he was predestined for the gal
lows. The crash scaredlthe hen, and
she few over and roasted on the stove
pipe, fairly bowling with fright. In
order to bring her down, the deacon
and Mr.. Binns beat on the lower part
of the pipe with their umbrellas, and
about forty feet of it came down with
crash, etEptying barrel of SCOT ov
er the congregation. There were wo-
men III that congregation who went
home looking as if they had been
working in coal mine and wishing
they could stab Deacon Grimes with
out being hanged for murder. The
hen came down with the stove pipe.
and as she flew by Mr.. Binns made q
dash at her with his umbrella, and
knocked hole through SIS pane of
glass, whereupon she landed in the
street, and hoped off, clucking in
sanely. Mr.. Moody adjourned the
congregation. They are going to ex-
pei the owner of that hen from the
church when they discover his identi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
aas What a comfort it is that 1

acse What comfort It IS That the
spelling match mania has subsidized
and PLAN photography resumed its
sway! Some man who has been look
ing up the old English classics has
found out that Chaucer couldn't spell
Shakespeare couldn't spell, Milton
couldn't spell, Lord Bacon couldn't
spell, or rather, they were luxuriant
spoilers. When they were in hurry
they wrote the words short, and when
they had plenty Of time they wrote
them long. They would spell the
word three or four different ways on
same page.
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sB" Old Aunty Stewart turned her
hundred and eleventh birthday few
days since at Liberty, Indiana, and
toddled around among her neighbors
smoking her pipe as though nothing
had happened. She recollects seeing
g. w. when he crossed the Delaware
and happened to be in Yorktown
when CORVALLIS surrendered She
is as spry as grasshopper, and will
90 to the Centennial next year if the
weather is pleasant; but no one can
bet on a woman at Ill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16

History Of the Legal Tenders.

Senator John Sherman, in his re-
cent speech in Ohio, gives a brief but
clear history of our legal tender cur
rency from February, 1862. when the
act was passed, until now. We make
the following extract, which is worth
reading:
81 remember all the circumstances
connected the first and all the sue
ceeding issues of United States notes,
and took as effective a part a. any
one else in providing for their issue.
1t was in February, 1865. after the
banks had suspended specie payments
when our armies had made no pros
gress, our revenues were cut off by
the war, and our expenditures were
more than 81, 100000 day. There
were then lying on the table of Mr..
Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, re
QUESTIONS for over $50, 100000 to pay
our soldiers. and to supply them with
food, ammunition and transportation.
Our bonds could not be sold, for there
was no currency to pay for them.
We had to issue the notes of the U. S.
in the form of currency. and yet as a
part of the public debt. The only
question was whether they should be
a legal tender between individuals in
the payment of debts. Upon this
point had clear convictions. | felt
that if our soldiers were to be COM
PEELED to take these notes as money
that we were bound, if we could, to
require everybody else to take them
as money. We could not leave them
to the tender mercies of creditors,
shavers and unpatriotic men, who
would gladly decry and repudiate
these notes. We therefore made
them legal tender, and the supreme
court has upheld our power to do So
But we took every precaution to pre-
vent their depreciation. We careful
ly limited the amount; we made them
receivable for all internal taxes; we
made them a legal tender in payment
for all debts, and we made them con
vertible into bonds, the interest of
which was payable in gold, and the
duties or taxes on imported goods
were made payable in gold, so that
we would have an ample fund of gold
to pay the interest After all this, we
limited the amount, beyond which we
could never go, at $500, 100000. Such
was the care and soicitude with
which we hedged in the greenbacks,
and every dollar of them was issued
with the understanding and declared
policy that, after the war was over,
they would be redeemed in gold.
The great error of our financial pol
icy was in repeating, instead of sus-
pending, during the war the right of
each holder at his will to convert his
greenbacks into bonds. This would
have restored them, soon after the
war, to par in gold. The consequent
ces of this error is to involve us in the
discredit, now ten years after the war
is over, of forcing everybody to take
our notes at depreciation of IA per
cent. while the United States, with
ample means, refuse to redeem them
according to the promise printed on
their face"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
sa.At Marquette man, who look

sG-At Marquette man, who look
ed very solemn and detected, walked
up to a saloon, bought a glass of beer,
emptied a white powder into it and
drank it down before anybody could
reach him. He was seized, choked
till he was black in the face. knocked
down, and when he come to, six men
were at work on him with stomach
pump. lie gasped and asked what
was the matter. He was told that he
hadl attempted suicide. He rolled
over and sighed, and said it was id
strange if man couldn't take dose
OF quinine for the ager, without being
murdered, and blowed up by Bah
cock OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sun.
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80 7 am nroudto san thnt nhile II

.W 1 am proudto say that arhile the
Republican party may hare erred, it has
not proUed false to any great principle,
nor cowardly in the presence Of any
great question. It's aims are noble and
patriotic, and it does not seek q contin-
uance in pot0er BY panderingto uice and
prejudice, but refers to its past record
Of great actions in behalf Of the Union,
Of liberty, education, equality and the
material groUth and improvement Of
the nation, as an earnest Of ,ohdt it
seeks to accomplish in the future
Senator Morton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16

IA bill is to be introduced at
the next session of the New York
Legislature to make a verdict valid
when rendered by seven jurors in a
civil and nine in criminal suit, an en-
couraging sign that there will some
time be a reform in the present sys-
tenn There seems to be no good rea-
son WHY the majority should net de-
eide in a jury as well as at the election
OF the peoples rulers.-Erchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16

LADIES STIPED STOCKINGS. Jenny
June gives her sex good scolding in
her last fashion letter. She SAYS that
the epidemic for striped stockings
which has been raging more or less
for the last two years has at last TAX
nm form which will put an end TO
them among refined women. Luxury
in hosiery, of course, there is no OBJ
lection to-if ladies can afford to pay
ten dollars a pair for cotton hose,
there is no law against it, and no rea.
son why they should not. But there
are reasons cogent with every lady
who possesses delicacy and taste why
she should not dress her limbs in the
attire of ballet dancer; why she
should not set herself TO stimulate and
encourage the ribald conduct of men
who watch on hotel steps, on street
corners, at church doors, for oppor-
tunities to make their jokes on women
who suggest them. A lady may wear
the finest Of silk, the most delicate of
thread, she may match the tints of
her dress, and thus harmonic every
portion Of her toilet with perfect pro-
priety; but when she wears hosiery
only fit for a harlequin, and shortens
her dress in front to vulgar extreme,
to show it, there is very little modesty
or womanhood left that would not be
sactifced to vanity and love of dis
nlov Tho Grant foatura of tho ne ~
style of hosiery is their cost. For a
good but not extra quality of gray or
brown hose, with an absurd and film
sey little clocking on the sides, $3.50
per pair is charged, when rs cents a
pair would be high price for them
in white or unbleached cotton. For
my part, think the quicker we get
back to the fine white or ivory-tinted
hose the better.
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~ very small boy is more mod
est than larger one. While the lat
ter directly asks the pedler for a peach
the former will stand by and bashful-
~ explain several hundred times: 81
like them, l do-peaches is what l
likes, peaches is" And if the pedler
is confident he cannot kick the child s
head off without being seen, he gives
him a very small peach. Danbury
Netcs.
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-@-The late Emneror Ferdinan.

The late Emperor Ferdinand
of Austria left the Pope legacy of
100000 forms, which has been
paid at the Vatican He also be-
queathed to him all the ornaments
and sacred vessels of his chapel, and
most valuable crystal and rare china
services. Who wouldn't be Pope?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-16
s9 Every Democratic vicl

EsE LU67y D50I0O30ttO 0tCtV7y C0S1S
the 0arm, dripping blood Of my people,
,ohile every rictory Of the Republican
party helps to protect them intheir little
homes. Don't punish your friends and
REGARD your enemies; don't lavish all
your loue upon those ,oh0 sought to cut
the throat Of the Republic, but reserve a
little for those ,oho tried to Sdve it to the
e.rtent Of their ability.-Fred Douglass.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
PASSENGERS FOR
g II Y e. q q.

- - - 49, z-A-
Detroit Toledo Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati Rochester, Albany, Toronto.
Montreal Quebec, Portland Boston, New York Phil
adeiphia, baltimore, Washington, St Louis, Cairo,
San Francisco Sacramento Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Denver Council Bluffs Sioux City st. Paul Marquette
Escanaba, Menasha, Madison, Cheyenne, Omaha,
Yankton, Winona. Duluth Green Bay Milwaukee,
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the CHICAGO Il
NORTHW ESTERN RAILWAY
Close connections are made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore x Michigan Southern, Michigan Central /,
Baltimore x Ohio, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chicago.
Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for all points
ton and Illinois Central for all points SOUTH Close
connections also made with the Union Pacific R.
r. at Omaha for all far West points Close connec-
tons made at junction points with trains of all
cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all night trains
on all lines of this road This is the only line
ming these cars between Chicago and st. Paul or
Chicago and Milwaukee,. At Omaha Sleepers
connect with the Overland Sleepers the Union
Pacific Railroad, for all points west of the Missouri
river
Among the INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY THIS
ROUTE TO the travelling public are all the modern
improvements Rock and Gravel Ballasted Track,
Steel Rail, Rock and Iron Bridges, Parlor aud Draw
ing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and Longing Cars,
Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes, Miers Patent
Safety Coupling and Platforms, Speed, Safety and
Absolute Comfort.
RUNNING THROUGH FIVE GREAT STATES,
and operating 1000 miles of road, this Company
presents to the Traveller facilities that ARE NOT and
CANNOT be offered by any competitor.
All ticket agents sell you tickets via this route.
II you wish the best travelling Accommodations, you
will buy your tickets 10y this route, and will take no
other. W. RI. STENNETT, General Pass. Ag't
MARVIN HUGHITF, General Sup't. 50ml0
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sss~ To the ertent that Conqress la

sd~ To Tie ertent that Congress las
conferred po,cer upon me to precent II,
neither Ku-Kiur Kians, White
Leagues, nor any other association
using arms and Uintence to execute their
UNLAWFUL purposes, can be permitted IN
that ray 10 govern any part Of thts
country; nor can I see NTH indifer-
ence Union men or Republicans ostra-
cised, prosecuted and murdered on dc>
count Of their opin,Ons.-President
Grant.
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BANKs.


EIRsP Natl ONALBANK 0E B0SCOBEL, GRANT
L CO wis. A. II Meyer Cashier, b. VI Coates, Pres,
UiFectors-B VI Coates J. II. SAT- los. Edward Meyer,
aro r. utdebrand Joseph Walker Transact Cen
eral Banking business; buy and sell Government Sc
curities cold silver, Bullion &c. Draws direct on
Al the principal cities Of Germany England, Ireland
Scotland Scandinavia, France Italy, the Orient and
Australia. Special attention given TO the collection
81 monies and eEacics in forelgncountries Passen.
ar Tickets for Imam and Guyon Lines. 3l-i2
CtEo W RYLAND, BANKER. LANCASTER. WIS.
Deposits received Foreign and domestic exchange
gold ana United States bonds bought and sold.
f5gns negotiated and collections ate uded To. 80 -
HUMPHREY < CLARKE, BANKERS. BLOOMING.
l ton, " rs Bay aud sell Gold and Government
s.tni4 Aul Eastern Exchange. Prompt attention CIV
- to elections At ali points. and the payment of
5z.s. Deposits received aE loans negotiated. Adj
s ns made upon approved securities. Interest al
special deposits At bust current rates. S0-42
HODGES & CO. BANKERS AND DEALERS
| in E.ehanee and Government Securities, Platte
rtle Wis Particular attention given 70 Collections
,sa proceeds promptly RENTED on LAY OF payment.
HeI.- Henry Elrws Co. n. Y; L. Edgcron, ";
ser.und National Bunk Chicago, National Bank OF
, t-.a So -
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NORTH AND SOUTH River ROUTE !
Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota and
Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque Roads.

St. Paul to st. Louis Via. Winona, Lacrosse, Nc
Gregor Dubuque, Citation and Rock Island.
CONNECTING AT DUBUQUE with the Illinois
Central Railroad for Gaiena, Freeport, Rockford and
all other points from Dunleth to Cairo.
CONNECTING AT CLINTON with the Chicago x
Northwestern Railroad for Sterling, Dixon. Rochelle,
Chicago and all points East; also for Cedar Rapids
Marshall Boone Council Bluffs, Omaha and Califor-
MIA
CONNECTING AT STERLING with Rockford,
Rock Island 4 ST. L0Bis Railroad for Rock Island,
Davenport Burlington. Keokuk, Quincy,
st. Joseph. Atchson Topeka, Leavenwerth, Fort
Scott. Hannibal Kansas City. st Louis and all points
in Kansas, Colorado a nd Texas.
TIME CARD c. d. 4 NJ. aud c. c. Il D. r. r.
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Salmon two feet long are said to
be running over the fishway Bruns-
wick, Maine.
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HUMPHREY Z CLARKE. BANKERS. BLOOMING.
Dental.

14R n N CD0MGs. DENTIST. BoSc0BEL. WIS u
satiue hours from Q A. " till5 P NJ. SOL
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Bull for Sale.

We offer for sale our thorou Oh bred Durham Bull,
Prinston Of Lakewood. having used him ia herd
as long as we cSH He is from the herd of s. :.
Rrovn Of Galsna Ill. The Bull is in good con-
itiou very gentle and years old 10th day Of July
next. bALLAN4lNE bi'O .
Bloomington, Wis, June II, 1875. lift
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IIOTEe4G.

u EFTJWN HOUSE, VIC. WILCOX, PRoPRaE
ID tov Having purchased the hotel at Beeto"n,
~. prepared 10 eerxe the public IN proper manner
Good ttbIe aud Erst-cs4s accommodations generally
-. -, s.atiIa ottses,ad a32-43
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On ten years credit at per cent interest

One Million Acres in Iowa and Southern Nebraska.
The finest country in the world to combine Farming
aud Stock raising. Products will pay for land and
Improv long before the principal becomes due.
Large discount for cash "The 30 called restitution
in Nebraska ICES in the far western region, beyond
the lands Of the B. X NJ. K. X. Co.
For circulars that will describe fully these laLds,
aud the terms Of sale, apply or address,
LAND COMMISSIONER,
Burlington, Iowa for Iowa Lands, or Lincoln, Nob
for Nebraska Lands, or A. A. Ill., Prairie du CHEN,
Wis 33-l4
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Business DIRECTORY.
ABSTRACTS
AGENTS.

1 BsrRACr OFFICE FOR GRANT COUNTY. JOS
l eph Rock Lancaster. Office over the Bank S0-4z
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A truly polite man will always
bow to Fate.
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77777-7777-777
TONSORIAL

o4RRERs DHAIR DREssERs. GEoRGE GIBBS
u MAX N0Bls, Lancaster, Wis. Next door e
HsNter's drug store o--+l
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PHYSICIANS.
PAINTING.

cF0. +. BUaD. CARRIAGE PAINTER. toPPo-
In sjte uew Congregational church, Lancaster. Wis.
Paints mixed 70 order. 33-9