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which he especially names and COM
mends, has never been canvassed by
any considerable portion of our citi~
zens and, with fair, if not full
knowledge of the situation, we do
not hesitate to say, that it would be
quite impossible for 'R'-'or any
other man'-to bambeezle our people
out Of dollar in subscription, or
vote for local aid on behalf of his Wis
ionary suggestion, or any other Wis,
ionary project, which has arisen to
effect us, or ia even likely to arise
among the possibilities of tho future,
however much the same may be COM
mended to ua by paid agents, or men
with venal purposes, as means of
avertipg threatened loss in business
by commercial rivalry. Railroad
projectors frequently and quite too
successfully employ discreditable
game Of feints and false menace, to
extort aid from unwilling oommuni-
ties, but our people are too we'll ad-
vised to be misled in such manner !;
and we think, that in any event they
will strive to profit by tho disastrous
railroad experiences of localities not
far remote"
"Then again, they are competent
to give expression to their views on
all matters presented to their con-
sideration and we trust they have
sufficient spirit and self-respect to
properly reese 1t all attempts to palm
off as genuine, manufactured, sham
sentiment, upon any question put
forth in their name to deceive the
general public"
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WHOLE NO. 1859.
Funny graphs.

The Chicag Journal hum rist gets
of the following:
Some people do not think Japan
very romantic place, but isn't it the
land OF tan, see?
White feet are said to be the sign
of good bree ding in horses. 1t is the
same with people.
Mr.. Blobbs says his potato patch
is now running out, having lately be-
come little buggy.
The Long Branch girls are just
mean enough to smile upon aud make
a pet of Sartoris-with little Nellie
sick in the house
And now the reaper reapeth,
the mower moweth, and the little
bumble-bee getteth up the busy
Changers trousers-leg and bumbIcth.
We have observed that there is
generally this difference between
milIIonaires and their famiies-the
former have the millions and the lat
ter the airs.
General Sherman is now grand
father; President. Grant Is also q
grandfather, and altogether it is en-
couraging to know that the list of
American grandparents is increasing.
That it should come to this /!
Frank Moulten's boy was mauled in
the streets of Brooklyn the other
day for defending little boy against
big one-acting as mutual friend
Theodore Tilton really has the
cheekiness to offer himself to the
public as lecturer the coming sea-
son. If there is one door that should
be closed and kept shut up it is this
Theodore.
old Jupiter married his own sis
ter-Juno, you know-and yet some
queer people of this present day and
generation make q great fuss when o
forlorn widower with a family of
children sees fit to marry his dead
wife's sister, when, as far as we can
see, there IS no good reason why be
shouldn't if she is willing.
-"This is good growing weather, .
says the owner of broad acres of corn
fields. "And it is good moving
weather." says the hay maker on the
green prairles, "And it is good row.
rowing weather" says the collegiate
osrsman at Saratoga. "And it is
good sowing weather." remarks
young Wild Oats, with cigar in
one hand and billiard cue in tho
other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29
ssa German statisticians have RI

sA-German statisticians have re-
Gently brought out some interesting
figures as TO tho population of the
world. These new researches set
down the present number at 1891
o3O, $50, to'al calculated to Guilt
vate humility in each separate unit
of that mighty number. Victoria
sways her mild scepter over 300, 0Oo,-
900. India has about the same num-
Der, China less. South America has
wasted and worn away her people
by civil wars, some Of her States,
notably Paraguay, show an alarming
falling off of 337, 900. Carrying for
ward the calculations to the future,
Il is estimated that in the year 1000,
only 125 years from this time, the
United States will have population
of JAG, 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

xa-A Detroit mother sent her boy
to the store the other day to get her
a linen dress, and be returned with
fourteen yards of black cambria. Il
told you to get linen p she exclaim>
ed, standing aghast. II know it, bnt
this is cheaper, and the clerk said
that if any of US should happen TO
die you'd have a mourning dress in
the house !" was the cool reply.-De-
troit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

GIANTS. There were the great
Scripture giants, Goliah and Or,
The former was six cubits and span
high q. Samuel, xvii ~, variouply
estimated to be from nine feet six TO
twelve feet. Og is supposed 10 be
even taller, for the fact that his bed
stead is mentioned in Deuteronomy
iii, 2, as being nine cubits long.
During the reign of Augustus Caesar,
we read of two Giants, ldusio and
Secundilla, who were each ten feet
high, and after their death their
bodies were kept for long time as
wonder. During the reign of Vte-
Illus he sert Darius as a hostage to
Rome with presents, and among
them was a Jew by the name Of
Eleazer, who was ten feet two inches
high. Gabara, the Arabian giant,
nine feet nine inches high. The
Emperor Maximus was eight feet
six inches high. Jacobus Damium
was eight feet. Walter Parsons,
seven feet four inches William
Evans, seven feet six inches high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

g The Scientific american an
nounces that an insect, hostile to
housewives and slumber, has been
purged of its pesflentiaI qualities by
"a simple scientific method, and rem
dered a deligh f'Il and indispensable
article of the dressing table. BY
soaking fat bedbugs in a saturated
solution of nitrate Of potash and
water, a perfume, delicate, delicious,
penetrating and like nothing else in
the wide world is obtained What
an impetus this will give to the
slaughter ofinseo.s Of this persuasion
Nitrate Of potash is cheap aud bed
bugs are plentiful. The underpaid
clerk on S. week, living at dingy
third-class boarding-h ouse, has in
this announcement the where with al
to accumulate competency. Such
is tho value of the newspaper as
theh andmad of science and bene-
factor of the bel fless and needy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

saE Now we expect that the Demo-
cracy viii begin to howl about "a
deep laid pIot" on the part of tie
Grant family to have that Sartoris
boy born on American SOIL so that
no would be eligible to the Presiden-
CT, and thus the third term chances
OF the family be improved.
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,a- To the ertent that Congress ha

saS To the ertent that Congress has
conferred po,oer upon me to preUent il,
neither Ku-Klur Kldns, White
Leagues, nor any other association
USING arms and violence to erecute their
unlautm purposes, can be permitted in
that oay 10 govern any part Of this
countrv: nor can see nth indifer-
ence Union men or Republicans 0stra-
cised. prosecuted and murdered on ac-
count Of their opin,onS.-President
Grant
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DENTAL.


DRF r. CooMEs. DENTIST. BosCOBEL, WIS =
ID oflice over Sawyer Favors store. Can be found
Turing hours from A. Nj this 2. NJ 3o-l
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BANKS.


rIRsT NATIONAL BANK OF BOSC0BEL, GRANT
L Co Wis. A. II Meyer, Cashier, B. NJ Coates, Pres
Directors-B. NJ. Coates. j. Ii. Sarles Edward Meyer,
Geo +. Hildebrand, Joseph Walker Transact zen
eraI Banking Business; buy and sell Government Sc
curitios 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 monies and egacies in foreigncountrles Passen-
Ger Tickets for Inman aud Guyon Lines. 3I-4Z
n Eo " RYLAND, BANKER, LANCASTER WIS.
(I Deposits received. Foreign and domestic exchange
eoId and United States bonds bought and sold
Loans negotiated and collections atte ndcd to- 81 -
HUMPHREY Il CLARKE, BANKERS. BLOOMING.
ton Wis. Buy and sell Gold and Government
Bonds aud Eastern Exchange. Prompt attention Civ
en- TO collections at all points, and the payment OF
taxes: Deposits received ard loans negotiated. Ad-
yances made upon approved securities. Interest al
on pecal deposits at best current rates 30-4Z
HODGES Co, BANKERS AND DEALERS
| in Exchange and Government Securities, Platte
vile Wis Particular attention given to Collections
and proceeds promptly RENTED on day OF payment.
Refer to Henry Clews Co, N, Y L. Edgertou, J.
1,ra 30-42
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LESS F. BROOKS.
BLOOMINGTON,

BLOOMINGTON,
AGENT FOR
The Celebrated Bertrand, Sames and
other Corn Sulkeys. Mccormick Har-
vesters, Woods and other Reapers
and Harvesters.
Refers by permission TO james Prideaux Esq :
,r..,.- of 7,oomjnstou Orange. As to salkeys VIII
Inv a. can be sold. and warrant everything as
represented. ore
bloomington, May Is. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

Gen. Frank z. Blair died poor.
He left a wife and eight children.
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TONS0RIAL


n.RRERs AND HAIR DRESsERs GEORGE GIBBS
- = 32-4I
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PHYSICIANS.


7, Eo. +. BUBp. CARRIAGE PAINTER, toPPo-
j site new Congregational church, Lancaster WIS.
Paints mixed 70 order, o5-s
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DIoONINGToN HOTEL, SIMON w0ODHoUsE
d Proprietor Bloomington, Wis. Having RENTED
and built ample room for the accommodation q
guests | prepared to Accommodate them
sytt} we'll furnished rooms good beds and we'll sup
P' -. 3l-42
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Statistics show that pauperism Is
rapidly decreasing in London.
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EEOTEslss

DIET JWN HOUSE, W. G. WILCOX, PR0PRlE-
ID tor Having Purchased the hotel at Beetown,
ara prepared to serve the public in proper manner
Good table and first class accommodations generally
49,. ~, s.,i,Ic attarhod s32-43
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

DENNIsTEN HOUSE, E. c. FORBES. PR0PRIE
II tor, Cassville Wis Having leased the above
premises I have thoroughly renovated and rehttt
mon far the ommodaton of the travelling public,
none by strict attention to the waptsof guests to
merit liberal share Of pnblic patronage GOOD sta,
bling attached. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29
Business Dircttoc1
ABSTRACTS
AGENTS.

A BsTRACT OFFICE FOR GRANT COUNTY JOS.
II eph Book Lancaster. Office over the Bank. 30-4:
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BUGGIES ANDWAGONS

.t.rsii.v Ysur patronage Is resp ctfuy solicited
and -l satisfied tist can suit Voc in quality OF
+. g,tH t.a- ete WIELIAu KRAEMER
1i,t .v Arrit -. 1875. 33--yl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-29

T ANCAsTER HOUSE, L, LIsHERNESs, PR0PRIE-
| tor lancaster Wis. (Successor to c j. Hyde. J.
Tbis gouse has been re-furnished throughout. No
pains spared for the accommodations guests Table
"oi. -, - 30-42
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-05

Chinn.n -,I,n,nu Ia, ,,,,,o l.,
rghi in To" li o'i ,ii ,i"9 vu''y ="
WIS IsycI"mod "ndo ~ '% r'lI,, 'oo i ~
rumstonc",. n"rin ' 'Ir 'T 4,n i"6 "a va
bcIlinn -, n,arrind " ;n ,"o i'"iS, an
Of lh,I cit" ioinoG "''' ro,.t'ndr ,rIich
wos ordersd Sgniuut tha rSoiol, ~ ia ia
moi yrtnrn from tho wan md rn,iim"
hovium hnom hn,rJ t,"n, INK H." r 'r' .,',,
erol veors his wifa lis,arnI 10 ~ ti,. .uit
Of ono wLn nrnf,.s.J +" invn Lrr
and morried hin, u, " raor ~" or
nyo husLond nnmhor nro ISnh tha
nervar"i,v nfbn,hnnd, n MY, "nol, nir .
nn,stnmGeo nrosontoI VIM hh,so IT. n No.
and wall onG I dnnar I'i'Il ~ MIRA
Husband n,nnI'er trm rnTn.oi IN ,ivc
her mn and II was nIthnotolv Secided
IN tata thn cas" i'af'r" ~ ,3J.oi .t
At nrst tbnt mnrtionory yas ' n MIL,
what conrsn tn mi" Lnth hn.ro"Is
nrnduci"" lnaoI nrnof ~ U ,,",,in,. 1"'' AZ AZ
inst Lo tnld liam ~ lr,y" ,hn wornn
viii INN ana rnnT" in fn, Ia"s
Ahnut tba Ann M eiyh Esv hc
mnois,rata enmf in La.tn for tlIo t,rn
men nnd infnrmcd th"m Win
monrnrnl fsce lint IN" vifr Gah bsnn
erIJnnl,, en,i,,on ,ri,l, ~, ulmnss trot
Md nrnycd @taI md thnt sir\yns
denL md lc.osi,na mo 6r.t LnslnNJ
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Monte Cristo's escape from the
socl, IN which he was flung into the
sea from the Chateau DIFF has been i'm
itated hy an Ingenious Persian. HAY
in" inctirred the displeasure of high
fnnntjonarv ut Shllaz, Mohammed
Mirnz was condemned to be fastened
I'M In n sack with aviper, cook and a
CIT and after an hours time, when the
happy family had improved their ac-
nuaintancc, the sack and its contents
we're acost In the river. Fortunately
for Mohnmmed Mira, his exe!eutiloners
forgot to search his pocket, which con
taineA 4 small knife. Directly me
mouth of the sack was closed upon MN
and bs companions, he cut in half the
viner which was already enclrclins
his leo the cook and the cat were
next dispatched, and the Persian 9c'
cupied the remainder of bis hour W
Stimulating n violent fight OF the am
mails and giving forth the most cNctu-
ciating cries of agony. In due Tune
sack aud all were consigned TO the
water, and them Mohammed Mira,
speedily freeing himself from. the
prison, gained the other side OF the
river aud came post haste to Europe,
for the future voluntary exile from
the fatherland.
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The Boston Transcript says that q
strange story comes from Hamilton,
Massachusetts, about the "Bleedcrs,"
as they are called, Of that town, fam
lily whose members ALMOST Invariably
die of bleeding. The legend connected
with it is that in Salem witchcrait
times u sea captain brought his wife
and little girl to town, leaving them
with Il Spanish nurse, who was u quick
tempered woman, and, being uunoyed
by the peeYishness Of the child, DELHI
crately bied her to death by opening II
vein in her arm nj intervals, threaten
ing her meanwhile with instant death
if she told The mother, after The
death Of the child, found out The cause,
and fell into decline, cursing with
her latest breath, her child's murder
or, and predicting the same death to
All her male descendants. An elderly
wo13an who lives in the town is quot
ed us saying that, TO her knowledge,
five sons have met their deaths by
bleeding one 10y bleeding at the nose,
and others by wounds which appeared
slight Lnt which no efforts ofthe ply
AicHns could close.
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two conyicis were only separated
lay a curtain, and me woman
uttered such loud cries dur
Ing The night that her accomplish rad
several Times to impose silence on herr
The most distinguished ladies Of the
locality attended the woman to otter
their consultations. The man was
surrounded by monks. During all
that time the boys of the choir, clad in
red, yclloA, or, blue, from head TO
foot, went through the streets, saver
in one hand and bell In the other
asking for aims to meet the wants of
the condemned prisoners, ON arthand
IN heaven; that Is to say, the cost OF
their interment and the performance
of MASSES fer their souls. The eEocu.
tun 10y the %nrrote took place outside
one of the gates Of the city. ia a plain,
To which the victims were conducted
hy Il long procession of penilents.
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The Nute Indians have the follow
ing account ofthe creation an the
beginning the earth was covered with
misls You could moi see before you.
The Great Spirit took his how and m
rows and shot--sho so well that he
scattered the mist. The earth became
visible to him, but there were Eo men
upon it. Then he took clay, fashioned
man, and set him to bake. Man
came out white; the fire had not been
strong enough. The Great Spirit tie.
gan his work again, and this time
the man came out quite blaci; ; he had
remained too long in the oven, 1t was
necessary to try third time, The OK
pertinent at length succeeded, and
man came ont done TO turn he was
tie red skin, the most perfect Of hu-
man types.o
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ETH aIS.


All Masonic bodies meet at 90 Main street,
over G.. ii. Wheats store.
DALLAS CoMMANDERY No. q, Knights
Tcmplar, will meet ut the Asylum In the clty
OF Dallas, on the first Thursday after the last
''''''''''"' - ''''' FRANK AUSTIN, L. G.
Ed. q. BOWER Recorder
DALLAS CHAPTER, No. A, Royal Arch
NusOns, meets at the Chapter Rooms IN the
city of Dallas, on the first Monday in each
month.
ZE. COOMBEs, NJ. L. H.
JOSEPH H. FISHER, Secretary.
TANNEuILL LODGE, No. 90, 4. & A. NJ,
meets on the second and last Saturday even
ings of each month, 1T the Masonic Hal,
Il. q, BOWER, w. NJ.
W. X, CORNISH, Secretary.
DALLAS LODGE, No Az II. 4 A. NJ
meets ON the first and third Saturday even.
ings of every month, at Its hall over I. NJ
'' W. Q. CoNNoR, WIN.
A. W. NowLIN, Secretary.
odd Fellows.
Eureka Lodge. U. d., IL D. o. f., meets nv
Richardson, Dallas county, every Wednes-
day evening, ut half-paSt O'Clock;
4, l.. FRANK, NC,
]. $. FLOYD, Secretary.
RlpGELEY ENCAAtPMENT No. %, !. o,
o. H., meets ON the first and third Friday
Hall. IL. u. BoHNh' w.
MoIsE KAHN, Scribe.
DALLAS LODGE No. a, I. 0. .. f., meets
on every Wednesday night, o. the oaa eei-
Gus. NARoNsoN, Secretary.
TRINITY LODGE No. L. o. q. T., meets
every Monday night Odd EelIo ssSyr h y
ELI MCCONNELL, Secretary.
THOMAS CHAPEL LODGE, /. o. q. T.,
meets every Saturday night at the ThomnS
"l"Po' '"''' SION y. RECORD. w. Q. 4.
I. W, RECORD W. SECRETARY.
DALLASLODGE No. li6, |. o. g. r., meets
| avcrv Friday might, at their lodge room, on
| Main street, between Austin and Lamar.
'''''''' '' W. =. 0DELL, w. Z. I.
| A, II. CLINTON, W. y,
United FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE
Meet every Monday night Mt OH Coilegt
building, Elm street, at eight O'clock y; N;
NJ. h. FRANKLIN WIZ
j. N. RUSSELL, II. y.
knights of PythiHs.
CoEUR DE LION LODGE, No; ., meeu
| oveTy Thursday evening. 4. NJ Miers, T. y
| IL - Aunspaugh, q. e.; Richard Morgan,
O.; ii. A. McCullam, Prelatei u. l.. hlcnniu
son, X, II. and s.; Jos. Swain, Mastev,at
| Arms; j. q. Leigh, Nj, of t.. Paul fursi, ~ -
r.. Harry Jacobs, /. Gu John IL. Ryan, W. "
B'Nai Birth,
DALLAS LODGE NO. l7, B'NAI BRITT
meets every second and fourth Tuesday u
each month. President, ID. Goslin; vice pre-,
| ident, Noise Kahn secretary, Joseph
Friend; monitor, ID, Gosllni treasurer Emal
! uel Kahn,
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IFE DAiLl HERALD Is published every
morning, except Monday, nj NO IA yrar. In
advance; 80 iOrst& months; 8, for one month
- cents Tor one wses single copies, Id
scuts.
Tho Daily Herald Is now furnished TO SUBJ
scriuerS uy carrier ~ - cents pgr week. The
PAPER VIII be- delivered regularly each mora.
.ng ut ana ehrly hOur toAuy par OF lie CITY
aud 4uhp!es Within mllt uld % uuli OF tho
,ourL house Subscribers failing 10 receive
Iucir piper viii obiigo by reporting to Mir
Jos. Swain, at this ONCE
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THE WEEKLY HERALD

TIE WEEKLY HERALD VIII be pub
ished every SATURDAY morning. Srbscrip-
hon, g4.O per anuum; 800 for SIX WOnths,
,Tyi.nle la advance. No subscription taken
ior u ieSS period than six months.
Advertisements inserted 40 the rate Of 81 80
per s,l Gurr for the first Insertion, ana 10 cents
Tor each subsequent Insertion,
obituary notices, marriages, deaths, public
meeting>, cards OF thanks, o't., to De paid for
~ halt advertisement rNtoc'
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Ol'FEClAI. DIRECTORY.
GETTY OF DA2.E.AS.

MayOr-.W. l.. Cubell.
Engmocr--W illium Nj. Johnson.
Atlurncy--Wi lillian NJ. Edwards.
TrcasurCr-RUOert ii. West.
Secrotuly--J. b. Hereford.
Assessor and COllcctor-rhOmaS j. KcelOn
Marshul--Juuius Peak.
Health Oficer;-Dr. NJ. A. Cornelius.
Aldermen First ward H.. ErVay, Il. a.
Willimrtte, j. W. Crowdns. Second ward;
ward: d. h. Grove, y. r. Jett and W, j
Shone. Fourth ward: Il, V. Tompkins and
Il. {. Mcclure.
The Offices of the various city officers are
vt the city market house. The board OF Al
dermcu meet in regular session at the coun-
ell room over the market, every Tuesday
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The Northampton (Mias.) Gazette
tell the following story Of the first
minister at pelhal. Miss "Some OF
the mcmnr Of. his church somehow
got the idea tina. the minister was us
ing too much rum in the way Of flip,
and a committee Of five was chosen to
wait upou and demonstrate with him,
not against the practice, which was
common, but IN relation to the quanti-
iyuscd by him. Mr.. a. was appraised
OF their Grand, aud knowing that,
Notwithstanding the object thereof he
would be expected to treat them to
Zip, instructed his wife in regard to the
strength of the beverage. First time
around considerable water; second
time, more rum ana less water thlrd
time all rum, or rs near SO as possible,
and have it palatable. Theresult was,
the committee passed Il Jolly evening,
after concluding their business, and
three OF them passed most Of the night
on the floor, Being unable TO so until
early morning At the appointed time
they made n report to the church to
this effect: Your committee called
on Mr.. A. and demonstrated with him,
and have to report that he gave us
Christian satisfaction We had this
story from q grandson Of the aforesaid
Mr. A., and it ought TO be true"
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During the recent building Of Il
bridge in Holland, one of the traverses,
400 feet long, was misplaced on The
supports. 1t was an inch out OF the
line and the problem was how to re-
place it, Experiments provedthat the
iron work expanded small fraction
of an inch to every degree OF heat re-
ceived 1t was noticed that the night
aud day temperature differed by ahoct
twenty-five degrees, and that it was
Thought that this might be made to
move the bridge. In the morning one
end of the pieces was bolted down Sc
curely and the other end left free. In
the heat of the sun the iron expanded,
and toward night the free end was
loosened. The contraction then drag
ged the whole mass the other way.
For two days this experiment was re-
peated, and the desired placed reached
The contraction and expansion OF IRON
bars by fire heat has frequently been
used to move heavy weights over short
distances. Broken walls aud strained
roofs and arches have been brought IN
10 place by simply heating iron rods
until they expand and then taking me
slaol, by screws and nuts and allowing
contraction by cold to pull the wal! or
roof into place.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-05
DIRECTORS.

J.. A. ELLIS. of Ellis, Bagby Il Co.
W. NJ. Harrison, President National bank.
X, ID. Gribblc, Pr. sident Citizens Savings
bank.
W. w. Harper of Goyne, Harper IL Muir
ply.
j. 4. Russell, OF Russell, Rainey - co.
A. NJ. Bagby, of ELLIS Bngby & Co.
Tao, Anderson, Secretary of Life Associn-
ton ul America.
DR., A. a. Clopton.
Pc. Ahern, Commission Merchant.
Ward Taylor, Jr., Editor Daily and Weekly
Jimplecute.
ID. Rainey, OF Russell, Ralney a Co.
II. q. Bagley, of b. q. Bagley " Co., Com
mission Merchants, Galveston.