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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28

THE TIMkS is emphatcally Iowa paper. May
not confidently appeal to Iowans to give aid in
extending its circulation, already equal to that OF
any other Iowa journal, and by official count by the
Board OF Supervisors declared to be the largest Of
any Dubuque paper. The generous reception &C
corded to both the DAILY and WEEKLY TINES in
Wisconsin, and Northwestern Illinois is an assurance
that our friends will make 1875 it's GROWING year
RENT by Postofice Order, Registered Letter or
Draft at risk. Address THE TINES.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
THE HERALD.
INDUSTRIOUS SONS.

Grange Organizations In all the Branches OF
Labor-The object and Progress of the Sow
ereigns of Indnstry-six Hundred Councils In
Ewenty live States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
THROAT AND LUNG
DISEASE

Il IS the vital principle Of the Pine Tree obtained
oy peculiar process in the disaiion Of the tar by
which its highest medicinal properties retained.
lar in It's crude state has been recommended by
eminent physicians of e5eyy Seho9L Il is confidently
offered the afflicted for the following simple reasons
/. IT cUREs,-not@ ~ abrNff5 stqepug the eoaeh-
out by dissolving the phiegm and asSfgf,g
throw of the unhealthy causing the irritation
In cases Of seated CONSUMPTION il both proongs and
rendersiess burdeome the life OF the afflicted sufferer
It's healing principle acts upon the irritated sur.
face Of the lungs generating 10 eHeA dfssasca fa,k
relieving pain, and sA6al4s',g Inflammation.
8 IT PURIFJEs AND EERIcHas THE BLOOD. Positive
~ curing al hHniors. from the CON nor uGPLE
vRUPTIuN to the seyerest cases OF Scrofa. Thousands
OF afidavits could be produced from those who have
felt the beneficial effects Of PTSB TREE TAR CeRpIAL
in the various diseases arising from IMPURITIES or
Tbs BLOOD.
Il fngieqyates tx agest!zr oygasf ard yesfarei
TIE GebefffS.
All who have lnown. tried DR. L. O. = Wis
harris Femedesfeeure references from rs, but the
names Of thousands cured ny them can 5e given to
any who doubts statement DIR L. O. g.
Wishart's Great .fnss3Fcae pyEesfsta fiks and
WeeN St'GAR DRors have never been equaiied 70.
ssle ~ all Druggists and StorekeeperSs ans az
Or. O. c. wIszAz-'S cEce,
No. egg ". Second ST., ITsilad'a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
Reasons for Interesting Facts in
Natural History.

Why have birds gizzards? Be-
cause having no teeth, the tough and
fbrous gizzards are employed 10
grind the food preparatory TO diges-
ton.
Why does a black down grow un-
der the feathers Of birds as winter
approaches Because the down
is non conductor of heat, and black
the warmest color.
Why have ostriohes small wings ?
Because, having long legs, they do
not require their wings for flight;
they are merely used to steady their
bodies while running.
Why can not fesh-eat;ng animals
live on vegetables Because the
gastric juice of fesh-eating animal,
being adapted to the duty which it
has to perform, will not dissolve veg
etable matter.
Why are there so many bodily
forms in the animal creation? Be-
cause he different creatures which
God created have different modes
of life, and the forms of their bodies
will be found to present perfect
adaptation to the lives allotted to
them.
Why have birds with long legs
short tails? Because the tails of
birds are used TO guide them through
the air by steerage. When birds
with long legs take to flight, they
throw their legs behind, and they
then serve the same purpose as .
tail.
Why have fishes air bladders ? Be-
cause, as the density of water varies
greatly at different depths, the en-
largement or contraction of the blad-
der regulates the relation of the
specific gravity of the body of the
fish to that of the water in which it
moves.
Why are woodpockers' tongues
about three times longer than their
| bills D.? Because, if heir bills were
long they would not bore the tree
go efficiently and when the trees
are bored, and the insects alarmed,
they endeavOr to retreat into the
hollows of the wood but the long,
thin tongue of the woodpecker fixes
them on its sharp, horny point, and
draws them into the mouth Of the
bird.
Why has the elephant a short, un-
bending neck ? Because the ele-
plants head is so heavy that it could
not have been supported at the end
of long mock, or lever, without a
provision of immense muscular pow
or. According to Cuvier the number
of muscles in an elephants trunk
amounts to 40, 900, ali of which are
under the will, as it is to these that
the proboscis OF this animal owes its
flexibiIity. 1t can be protracted or
contracted at pleasure, raised up or
turned to either side, coiled around
on itself or twined around any OBJ
ject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28

"A Complete Pictorial History of the Times
"phe best cheapest, aud most successful
Family Paper i a the Uni0n."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-09-28

Fromtfie top Of The Court House tow
or in Greenshurg, Indiana, which is l40
feet from The gropnd, grows maple
tree 8 feet,bieh and q inches in diane
Ter. The seed was probably dropped
into Joint of The stone work by pass
ing bid.
sLetGno guilty man escape, if it can
he avoided" said Dir Grant. whcreuron
Mr. Wilkinson, Col, ctor. at st. Joseph,
Mo-, third term editor and influential
politician. having proved s15, COO short,
and finding it could not be avoided, es-
capped.
81 lived with him nineteen years. >
says an indiana applicant for divorce,
'sand all the clothes he ever hought me
was q lunch of hair pirs and tooth
brush y You can see by this what a
hard time she had to keep well dressed.
Preachers are not supposed to he clad
in purple and fine linen and fare sump
tuously every day, but there are few
exceptions to the general rue of nov
eftx which governs most OF them. The
Archbishop Of Canterbury. in England.
receives S75,e00 per annnm, and the
Archbishop OF York $50 600. 1t is
better 10 be shepherd of souls in En-
gfanG than to be President Of the Uni
led States or mcmbtr OF the Indian
Ring.
Lying is like tr. ing TO hide in fog
II you move abonf, yon are in danger OF
humping your head against the truth
as soon rs the fog blows up, yen are
gone anyhow. - -ab1 H3
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There.N Now!

Some time ago, Mr.. Robert Williams,
near this place, heard one Of his wife's
ducks making noise as if something
was after it; he got out of bed and went
to where she was, but could not see or
hear anything. He went the second time,
but with the same result. He told his
wife he guessed the duck had gone era
zv, Next morning he went to where the
old duck was sitting upon her eggs, un-
der a brush pile, and-imaeine his as
tonishment-he saw a large black snake
coiled up under the duck, his snakesbip
having ssWallowed twelve eggs. MIR
Williams cut its head off, cut it open,
took the eggs and placed them under the
duck, and eleven OF that dezen eggs
hatched. Mr.. Williams word is as good
as his bond.-0wen III J Ne,rs.
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The SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday September 2s. 1875.
The Goudie Coat.

LONDON, August 26 --For some weeks
there have been exhibitions In the
Thames of the Goudie coat A gentle
man walks up in what appears to be re-
spectacle black overcoat. He then takes
out of an inside breast pocket a bit Of
metal, connected with said pocket by a
foot-long flexible tube half an inch thick
He blows through this, stopping to take
Ia breath if he pleases, but If he blows
continuously the imitation requires about
half a minute. In that time large. hump
has appeared on the infationist 8 back
and two large mammalian developments
in front. A tnrn of the bit of brass se-
cures the air from escape. A man weigh
ing $50 pounds stepped into the water at
Westminster Bridge with the coat on and
stood up comfortably without moving a
limb or muscle, head AID shoulders up,
like fishing cork. A thirty pound
weight was given him to hold. and his
head was still out of the water. He
comes out of the water, turns the brass
valves head and in one moment more
is again gentleman, apparently in a
black overcoat, really in as good Mack,
intosh as one could wish in walking deck
on rainy day.-CincinnaH CONNER
ciaI.
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wood Ashes.

The Scientific American says: "The
point to which we now call attention is.
that our farmers and fruit growers have
ignored, or rather have been ignorant Of
the Importance of wood ashes as veg
etable stimulant and Leading constitu-
ent of plants. Even coal ashes, now
thrown away I as useless, have been
shown both by experiment and analysis
to- possess fair share, of alkaline value.
We will relate only one experiment.
Some twenty-five years ago we treated
an old pippin apple tree as follows: The
hollow, to the height of eight feet, was
filed and rarnmed with composite Of
wood ashes, garden mould, and little
waste lime (carbonate) The filling was
securely fastened in by boards. The
next,Jear.tbe crop of sound fruit was
six.ehnsldikels'frem an old shell of a
tree that had borne nothing of any &C.
count for some time, and for seventeen
years after filing the old pippin tree
ceatinucdto fleurishsan bear we'll.
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Proclamation.

NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified
IN voters of Monroe County, Ohio, that
general election will be held, as required by
law, on the second Tuesday, being the
18th day of October, A. ID. 1875,
at the several places of holding elections in
said county OF Monroe, and you will then aud
there proceed to vote by ballot for
One Governor for the State of Ohio;
One Lieutenant Govsrnor for the State Of
Ohio; H -t@""t f4
One Supreme Judge for the State of Ohio;
One Auditor of State for the State of Ohio;
One Treasurer OF State for the State, of
Ohio; ,t, tf
One Attorney General for the State of
Ohio;
One Member of the Board of Public Works
for the State Of Ohio:
One Senator for the l9th District of Ohio;
One Representative for the county Of Mon
roe;
One Auditor for the county Of Monroe;
One Treasurer for the county of Monroe;
One Sheriff for the county of Monroe;
One Probate Judge for the county of Mon
roe; mil .or.,ti.,a..
/ One Prosecuting Attorney for the county
of Monroe;
One Commissioner for the county of Mon
roe;
One Infrmary Director for the county of
Monroe; sta gtaN
One Coroner for the county of Monroe.
At such election the voters desiring to
vote in favor of the adoption Of an amend
ment to Article Four of the Constitution. re-
latiug to the Judiciary, shall place upon
their ballots the words,
FOR THE COMMISSION;
And those who do not favsr the adoption Of
such amendment shall place upon their bal
lots the words, n.N 81 as. 4i5.....s.-
I AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
Ana voters who favor an amendment te
the Constitution of the State of Ohio, provi-
ding for the assessment of a special tax or
dogs, shall have prntedor written on theil
ballots the words, 11a eeL if1d '5sa
FOR AMENDMENT TAXING DOGS;
And those desiring to vote against said
amendment the words,
AGAINST AMENDMENT TAXING DOGS.
The Trustees for the several townships o
said county are hereby notified that the fol
lowing number of Jurors are apportioned tc
their townships respectively, aud that they
are required 10 select the said number ano
make return thereof to the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, together with the
poll book, within two days after the said
second Tuesday of October, 1875:
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AN ACT

Relating to certain proposed Amendments to
the Constitution and the publication of this
Act. f si:s Ne3 9Hsl
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, (three ,ffths of the members
Of each House agreeing thereto,) have pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution, to be
submitted to the electors for their approval or
rejection, at tho election for Senators and
Representatives in the General Assembly, on
the second Tuesday of October, A. ,. 1875;
therefore, ~
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted 6y the General as
se,nbly.of the State of Ohio. That the electors
of the State shall vote upon said proposed
amendments at the general election in Octo.
Der, A. D. 1878, in the manner and form as
prescribed in said amendments, respectively
SEC. 2 Tho Judges and Clerks uf the cleo.
tion in each township, ward and precinct,
| shall, in addition to the returns provided by
law, and at the same time. make return 10
the Clerk Of the county, of the vote cast for
| and against said proposed amendments.
SEC. g. return, additional to the return
now required by Law to be made of the votes
cast at such election for State officers, and
Senators aud representatives, and also for
and against said proposed amendments to
the Constitution, shall be certified and made
by the Clerk of each county to the Secretary
of State within ten days after said election;
and within twenty days after said election
the Governor, Secretary of State and Attor,
ney General, shall open said return and count
the votes, and ascertain whether or not ma
jority of the votes cast at said election have
been cast for said proposed amendments, or
either Of them; and if it appears that ma
jority of such votes cast at such election
have been cast for said proposed amend
mcuts, or either of them, the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof without delay.
SEC a. The Secretary Of State shall cause
the amendments to the Constitution, propos-
ed at the present session of the General As
sembly, to be published in not less than one
newspi iper in each county of the State
wherein newspaper is published, until the
second Tuesday Of October, A. D. 1875 aud
he shall also cause this act to be published
in the same manner for two weeks next pre-.
ceiling said election.
SEC. 5. The cost of publishing this ACT
and the said proposed amendments to the
Constitution, shall be paid out of the State
Treasury upon the warrant of The Auditor of
State, upon vouchers approved by the Com
. missioners of the respective counties where
the publication is made, from money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. =. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
GEORGE l.. CONVERSE, -:
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
90 ALPH0NS0 HART,
s-h D President of the Senate.
Passed March 80, 1875. n =.
sept, ,75td.
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Notice in Partition.

i Il . p.
A MELIA OBLINGER. widow of A. Obling-
~ er, deceased, and Martin L. Slusher. her
Guardian: Maria Poggenberg Louis P. Obling.
er, John W. Oblinger, j. D Stauver and Eliza
beth Stauver his wife. Emily Oblinger. j. NJ
Bishop and Sarah Bishop his wife. George W.
Little and E. E. Little, widow and heirs at law
Of A. Oblinger, decd, will take notice that on
the 18th day of August, 1875, Henry A. Oblinger
filed petition in the court of common pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio. demanding partition of
the following real estate in said county to wit:
The northeast quarter of the northeast quar-
ter of section five, township six and range six,
containing forty acres more or less; that at the
next term of said court an order will be asked
for the assignment of dover and for partition
of said premises, according TO the prayer of
said petition. HOLLISTER &OKEY,
aug24,T5w6. Att'ys for petitioner.
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kwai, street II Po,i,lcs.

The resolutions of the New York Re-
publicans and Wisconsin Democrats are
very much alike, and they are both the
result of the influence of Wall street on
local politicians. Neither platform really
reflects the sentiments of the people who
are supposed 10 back them In Ohio
the people took the Democratic Conyen-
tion fn their own hands. They did q
good work. We call the attention of
other States which vet hold Conventions
to their platform. 1t is the most perfect,
freest from flaws, and guarantees the
rights of the people more completely
than any other we have seen. We will
give tHe candidates who stand on this
platform such large majority as will
warn the buIlionists to "stand from un
der" when the general crash comes next
year.-Steubenpille Gazette.
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wA veteran picknicker offers the.


wA veteran picknicker offers the
following information for the benefit of
less observing people than himself:
"Ghls with small feet are the most
venturesome in climbing trees or wading
swadps The girl who will dy in ter
ror. to the arms of her escort at sight Of
toad will, if she happens upon snake
by herself, deliberately catch. it by the
tail and jerk its head Off One ordinary
handkerchief is not large enough for
two persons. to sit upon at one and the
same time. The young man whose
pants have been most mercilesslv torn
by thorns is the one who is most ur-
gently solicited to climb trees and fix
swings Bugs have no sense of pro
priety" ~
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An .Innocent Question.
from the yicssburr Herald

"Fatber," asked a Vicksburg boy at
the dining table the other day, 'sare Won
q big man 7" Swell, I dunno" mnsing-
" answered the parent; "whY p "Cause
/ heard some men talking over OF the
hotel, and they said you were one Of the
biggest men in town" sWell, / sup
pose / do stand pretty high" replied the
parent. looking pleased and consequen
tial. There was half a minute of 81
lences and then,the boy added: "They
ssi5iitHasya wonder how you carried
your feet around!v The boy can't un
tierstand yet Why he should have receiv-
ed a.sbox on the ear which made his
head roar for two long hours.
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Legal Notice.

ELIJ AH MCMAHON. who restless out OF
II the State of Ohio. will take notice that on
the Both day Of July. 1875. John n Genin, as
Executor of Thomas H Genin, deceased filed
a petition in the Office of the clerk of the court
of common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio the
object and prayer of which is to revive judg-
ment rendered in said court at the May term
thereof for 1862, in favor of said John n. Genin
as such Executor, and against John McMahon
and Elijah McMahon, on which there is a bal
ance due of S46j as and interest at 10 per cent
per annum from April II, 1870.
The said judgment has become dormant; you
are required to appear in said action on the Goth
day of September. 1873, or in default thereof
plaintiff will ask for an order reviving said judy
ment at the term of said court next after said
|dsy. HOLLISTER & OKEY,
any3. ~~s. Att'ys fe. rlsmdf
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A Farm for Sale

(-'0NTAINING 80 Acres of excellent
~ land; abour II acres of the same is wood
land; well watcred and in good condition; one
cottage dwelling with six rooms; a good barn
and out buildings. an orchard of choice grated
fruit of the standard varieties.
The above farm is in
Suasbury ToscnsAip, Monroe Co. Ohio,
Situated one-half mile west Of the town OF
Beallsville. and known rs the farm of the late
deceased Ephram Griffith. There is no other
lpcstion more desirstle in the vicinity OF Beals-
vile than this. "i
Any person wishing to purchase will call on
A. NJ. F. Mccullough, of Beallsville, or the
owner. J q. Mccullough, of Beliairc Ohio
when all the information needed will be given.
~zxie,' 2s& ;, e, MeeOEE0TGs1s.
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4 NY person desiring to move to West Vir-
N ginia. on or near the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad or the Little Kanawha River, tnow
improved with locks and dams.) can. by send
ing lame and posts tlire address to the under
signed, receive by the earliest mail, u pamphlet
descriptive Of Parl lersburg and the Little Ka-
n.wha Valley and adjacent country. advahta'
ges, rosIec and resources.
= CYRUS HALL. =
Parker>burg, Wood County, West Virginia
aprG. T15n,4
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Legal Notice.


TOSEPHxUNTZ of the State of Psnnsyl-
y vania, will take notice that on the 22d
day Of July, lS75, b. F. 0blingsr. surviving
partner Of the late firm of Reiner & Oblingsr,
fled his petition in civil action in the court
of common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio,
against Joseph Kuntz, demanding $il4 so
and interest from October II, 1869,on account
for goods sold and delivered; that on said
s2d day of July, 1875, an order Of attach
ment was issued in said action, which was ,on
the 26th of July, 1875, levied by the Sheriff
of said eoanty on the interest Of said Joseph
Kuntz, being the undivided tenth part, sub
ject to the lite estate of the widow of A.
Kuutz, deceased, of the. following lands IN
said county, to- wit: The southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter Of section twenty
tive; also the west part of the southwest
quarter of section sixteen, all in township
six and range six, containing in all eighty
acres, more or less, which said order has been
returned. TIE defendant Is required TO
answer said petition by ths first Saturday In
October. 1875. HOLLISTBR & OKEY, :.
aug3, Att'ys for plaintiff.
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And Wagon Maker Shop.
Legal Notice.

NICHOLAS LUDWIG and Catharine Lud.
N wig his wife. Of the State of West Wiz.
GINA. will take notice that on the 10th day oi
August. 1873. Peter Dorr, fled a petition in
the court of common pleas of Monroe county.
Ohio, against them and Jacob Ludwig, asking
for aindgment against Nieho.as Ludwig fo,
SlG3 ~ and interest at 8 per cent from April
1874 on prom,ssory note, and for u decree
foreclosing mortgage given on lot number
fourteen in Milten> burg, in said county, to re-
cure said claim and for an order to sell said
remises to pay s,id claim. You are required
toanswer said petition by the 9th day of Oetn
Der. 1875. IiOLLISTER s OKEY. =
augl7. T5w6. Att'ys for plaintiff.
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The polls to be opened between the hours
of and 10 O'clock in the forenoon of said
day, and closed at O'clock in the afternoon
of said day, e'" s3HiA
Given under my hand, at ny Office in
W o. dsfeld, this 9TH day of September, A. y.
1875. and of the I'D year of the State.
TO. LITTLE,
sheriff Monroe County, Ohio.
ssp7,T5td.
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3sua~ - asb nov
STEAM { MATER Mill TOR SALE

fNHR undersigned offer their steam and W.
i ter mill, four miles east Of wosdsneid
on Sunfsh Creek for sale. together With forty
acres OF land. The mill has two Of the
BEST FRENC B,UaRs,
Is in thorough repair, and in, good neigh.
borhood; not another steam mill within ten
miles of It. There is . good accessible vsia
Of coal on the premises. ,o .,, ~.
Terms will be moderate. We voald tAke
email farm in part pay. e.ia9li1 aoi9
EAK. k0E1L1De
tsrelG'Fxth
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Other articles and Hair Goods in proper
ton. Come one and all and you will be
suited.
Jet and Cheap Jewclry.
EBleaching and Pressing dene TO order
and at short notice.
All orders by mail promptly attended to. .
Rnclose price with sample.
Address, w. P BACHNAN.
lI2S Eain strset Wheeling, West Va.
sprsf -.sEst,
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THOMAS BoTHwELL'S ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscribers
~ have been appointed Administrators on the
estate of Thomas Boutwell,, late of Monroe
county decd. JOHN NJ. ,TWINEM.
G1e9f, '75x@ GEORGE ". EOTNwIfL