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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Ludicrous Mistake.

A handsome young man step
ped off the train at Milan, few
days. ago, and while the engine
was letting off a few whiffs of
extra steam, concluded to send
a young lady close by pine
apple by way of keeping his i'm
age fresh in her memory.
He had rather a weakness fol-
this young lady and was there
fore rather particular in selecting
the finest pineapple and wrap
ping itup in the finest paper.
While bending over a table
"grubbing up" something very
nice to put in the note to accom-
pany the present, he failed to
notice that a travelling drum
mer had laid a package upon the
table, very similar in appearance
to his pineapple.
In ali unlucky moment he got
hold of the drunmer's package
and innocently dispatched it
with his billet doux to the fair
charmer and again took his seat
in the train, wearing smile Of
satisfaction beneath his curled
Imoustache.
But his smile was sad when
the mother Of the young lady
entered the car about fifteen
minutes later, with a pair Of
soiled linen breaches, flying pen
nant likefromherhand Hereyes
fell at once upon the offender.
She wanted him to know that her
daughter was not to be insulted
in any such manner, and he had
better explain himself without
delay.
The drummer here put in an
appearance, land, Somprehending
the situation, disgorged the pine
apple from his carpet-satchel,
which he had so innocently mis-
taken for his own bundle. A
light broke on all parties and a
general laugh ensued.
The young lady got her pine
apple, and the train rolled away,
bearing a young man, happy that
the mistake had been so fortu-
nately explained.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
A widow woman. fifty years of

A widow woman, fifty years OF
age, named Twist, died at Port
land, Maine, OH Christmas NOR
ming She had lived alone and
possessed some means. Almost
as soon as it was known she was
dead, the neighbors rushed in and
began to appropriate various ar
ticles, under the plea that they
had been promised to them. They
were eventually driven from the
house by more orderly individ-
uals.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A case of sickening cru
city oh the part of the sheriff of
San Antonio, Texas, toward a
prisoner confined in Jail is re-
ported. The prisoner was held
for murder, and when a circus
came to town the other day the
sheri fl refused to allow the man
to attend. Public Indignation
at San Antonio is naturally a
reused by this barbarous and
heartiess innovation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Petting a Leopard.

ReCblng a Leopard.
The accidents that frequently
happen and the warnings that
newspapers give constantly seem
never to impress some people with
the fact that leopards and their
kind have claws. aud under GER
tain circumstances are apt to use
them. 1t was not long ago that
the Herald announced the terrible
tearing of the hand of a young
man at the Central Park nenag-
erie, while pettipg lion, against
the advice of ole of the keep.
ers, and yes erday another acct.
dent, similar, except that the
animal that inflicted the injury
was black Java leopard, instead
of a lion, is TO be recorded. At
Barnums Hippodrome, and near
the entrance, going in from Madi-
son Avenue, stands the cage that
holds the performing animals,
consisting of lion and lieness, a
Brazilian tiger, spotted leopard,
and the black Java leopard men
toned above. The collection is a
fine one. and greatly admired by
those who attend the place. Yes
terday afternoon a young man
who had been intently watching
the man who takes care of the
animals patting the black leopard,
concluded that he would under.
take the same pleasant duties.
Waiting until the keeper had
turned his back, he crept under
the iron bar and thrust his hand
In the cage. 1t came out, howev-
er, quicker than it went in, aud
In the most deplorable condition,
being nearly torn off by the claws
of the infuri0ted brute. This lit
tie feat, however, did not satisfy
the animal. Sic began to storm
up and down the cage, and terri
bly, excited the rest of the ami
mails that were confined with her.
and finally, in one of her desper-
ate Efforts. she severed some of
the wire lacings that are put
against the bars to confne her
more securely; and in the next
moment she stood free in the
promenade. Her long, black
1.-the body, gliding around with
as little noise as a serpent would
make, was soon noticed by the
other animals, and then the opera
Dan and Pump, the
two great African lions, op 9ned
first their bass voices, and were
soon followed in concert by the
howl of the hyena, and the bel
owing of the sacred bull and wa
.er buffalo. Every animal in the
oiace, it seemed, took hand
n the frolic, and finally hand
vas takeu by the keeper OF the
eopard. She, however, did not
seem so tractable as usual, AMI
showed fight, and mighthave made
t rather ugly for the keeper, hid
lot an unexpected appearance
been put in at that moment by
Master Jack, the bull terrier dog.
whose eountenance Is familiar TO
III who visit the HippodrOme.
The dog at once made u dash for
he leopard and seized him ty the
hroat, and though the struggle
vas fearful one, Jack managed
o retain his hold until the animal
vas secured. The keeper was
ut about the hands in the strug.
lie, but not badly injured, and it
a lucky thing, perhaps, that ~
'erf Jrmance was going on Mt thu
ime.-NeW York Herald.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

Two young ladies and gen.
tlemen Of Ulster county, New
York, put themselves in a stu
alton one evening last week that
they now feel sorry for. A ball
was held, at which there was a
large attendance Of the young
people of the neighborhood.-
During the festivities somebody
proposed they should have a
marriage, so the young couples
TO carry out the sport stepped
forward before dignified gen
tleman, whospeedily pronounced
them man and wife. Since it
has been discovered this gen
tleman is a Justice of the Peace,
the couples are very much dis
turbed in their minds. One
young lady is reported to have
spent the whole of the next day
in crying, her grief being inten-
sified by the fact that she is en-
gagged to another gentleman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

AT the New York post-office,
the daily sales of postage
stamps aggregate nearly $1O,-
900 worth, and the total amount
sold per annum reaches the
large sum of 100000. In
the fire proof vault in which
sheets of stamps are stored, a
stock of 100000 worth is al
ways kept on hand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

GLOW much is your stick can,
dy?" inquired boy OF candy
dealer. Six sticks for five cents. "
"Six sticks for five cents, eb? Now
iem'me see. Six sticks for five
cents, five for four cents, four for
three cents, three for two cents,
two for one cent, one for nothing"
I'll take one.' And he walked
out, leaving the candy man in a
state of bewilderment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
TERMS.

~ Two Dollars for one year, snca-
riGbty az GdrGnce; Two Dollars and
Fifty Gents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for an advance.
B4- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

Ar Albany girl disobeyed
her father i'll the choice Of Il
lover: and he whipped her with
a dogwOOd stick. The wood
was poisonous, and the stern
parents hands are swollen like
boxing gloves, all Of which
reads like a triumph for Cupid.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A Texas man who died the
other day left "the sum Of
$1,000 as a fund to defend per-
sons who kill railroad baggage
SINAI hers"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

Many years ago Isaac Spear,
a Chicago jeweler, had a dis
honest clerk, who invested his
stealing in city lots. The clerk S
crime was discovered, but in
the meantime he had sold to E.
r. Haddock the ground upon
which to build the Metr opoli-
tan Hotel. Spear sued Had
dock to recover the land, and
now, after long and costly
fight in the courts, Haddock
has been obliged to give up the
property and pay $4,000 besides
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

Mr.. Asa Flower is spoken of
as rising man in Texas politics.
"Comelh up Asa Flower"
wouldn't be a bad motto for him to
adopt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

,,,Iep1an was examining an
~ "a. and commented on its
G C. quality: Yes said per-
g On present, he lapcies everything
he sees" And added third
party, sis inclined to seize every
thing he lancies.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

The Board Of Trade of Phil
adelphia has resolved to petit
ton the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania, to legalize such rate of
interest for money as. may be
agreed upon by the parties to the
contract.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

Miss Ives, Of Evansville. bv
the death Of an uncle. has fallen
into Il fortune of 100000. and
the Deans,ile boys think Just as
much Of Der as they did before
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A cow died in Springfield, 02 1.Ib'
from eating too many apPll61'7 cider.
gave rise to some tropD''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A Lancaster man hasnick-
named his daughter Misery, be-
cause she loves company.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Offce.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at 6 A. NJ; arrives at 5-P. NJ. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
vile, Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station, Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shclbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at P. NJ. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg, Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville,
huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green, Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 9 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P N. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, lIawthornS and Shelbyyille.
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at Il
NJ; leaves same day at 1890 Supplies Cy-
ruston, Blooms Hin, Millyille, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche horsc-leaves every Friday al
8 A. NJ; arrives Saturday at 3 P. NJ. Sup
plies Camargo, Moline and Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this or
fee upon post offices in all parts Of the T.
nited States. A list of Money Order Offices
may be seen on application. Rates Of CON-
mission fOp Money Orders are as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

THE LAWYERS AND THE PEOPLE.
EDITOR HERALD:-In the last Issue
of the ADVOCATE, under the heading of
"The Judgeship," is an an article that
needs little sitting, or it may lead
some who are unaccustomed to think
ing to surrender their right of self
government. The writer seems to
favor the idea of lawyers appointing
the Circuit Judge (who would of
course be one of their own number)
on the ground that the people don't
know as we'll as they do who is the
best man for the office. He seems to
think that the best lawyer should be
chosen; but the term, best lawyer, is
too indefinite, and may be honestly in
terpreted in different ways. Take
the term, best criminal lawyer-often
used-and it will by some be thought
to mean lawyer who knows all the
crooks and turns, traps and snares of
the law so we'll that he can most as
suredly clear the guilty. Another
will understand it to mean one who
be most likely to get the guilty con-
victed. But let us see how this plan
would work. Suppose thirty or forty
lawyers assembled in the Court House
at Lancaster with power to appoint
one of their number Judge-outsders
of course excluded. Would these men
whose business for years has been to
contend with each other, be likely to
agree as to the best man? Impossi-
BILE! They never could agree honest
ly, and if they forced an agreement
it would be through the agency of
money or promises. This plan has
been agitated for years and may final
ly succeed if the people are not watch
full. In New York they arc agitating
the same subject. They contend there
that the people are not qualified to
choose the Judges, but they should be
appointed by the Executivei Now if
these New Workers succeed in wrest-
ing this right from the people, they
can still fiatter themselves that they
have had voice in electing their
judges because they voted for the man
who appointed them. But the plan
proposed here, if carried out, would
deprive the people of even this poor
shadow of self government, the law
yer being in no sense chosen by the
people or accountable to them. Asl
the constitution declares that the mill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AND CoNvEN.
TIoN.-To the towns of Beetown,
Bloomington, Cassville, Lii tle Grant,
Glen Haven, Millville, Patch Grove,
Waterloo and Wyalusing: Notice
elsewhere the call for a Republican
Assembly District Convention, 20 be
held at Bloomington Sept. 18th to
nominate Republican candidate for
member of the Assembly. The
towns are requested, unless other
provision is already made by the
town committee in each town, to
hold their primary meetings on Sat
urday afternoon of this week for the
selection of delegates. A meeting
on such day under this call would
enable also tho delegation to be filled
to attend the County Conyention
which is to be held at Lancaster on
Wednesday next. Such action,
however, is left optional with the
towns, and is suggested in order to
save an additional meeting of the Re-
publican masses. A full delegation
from the towns at both the Assembly
and County Conventions is highly
essential, and it is hoped that not a
single town in the western district
will fail in sending to each of them
her best representative Republic
cans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

COULDN'T SWALLOW THE DOSE
Mr.. M. Wesenberg, late of Den Libe.
rdle Demokrat, q democratic Norwe.
gian paper at Madison, has discover
ed the rottenness of the pretended
Reform movement in this state, and
gives the following among other rea-
sons for retiring from that paper:
81 could not-and / think the ma
jority of my late readers cannot-ac.
cept of VIM. r. Taylor after his con-
dect in the Plankinkton House affair,
as representative of Democratic
principles. VIM. r. Taylor, nor any
other man can ever carry the Demo
cratic party in his breeches pocket
lie may-and possibly does-carry
the SO called Reform party about his
person; if so, let them elect him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

@ Here is a picture of Gov. Tay-
lor drawn by Messrs. Green and Cur.
nee, both members of the Dem. State
Central committee:
In the performance of this plain duty he de-
monstratfen not only his want of ability and
discretion, and appreciation of the dignity and
magnanimity of his high office, but displayed
the very lowest and worst traits of character
and the blind recklessness and arts of the
domagogue."
But notwithstanding Gov. Taylor's
"want of ability and discretion" his
"tralts of character" and his practic>
ed carts of a demagogue;" notwith-
standing all these things the great
VIM. r. Taylor is doubtless to-day
the nominee of the Reformers of Wis.
consin for the Governorship again.
Verify, great is Reform!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09
TO the Voters OF Grant County:
sHERIFFS OFFICE.


GRANT COUNTY, Wis. August 20, 1915 I
In pursuance TO the above notice from the Hon
Secretary of State, hereby give notice that gem
eral election will be held Ia the various towns and
election precincts Of Grant county, Wis., on Tuesday,
the 2d day OF November 1875. for the purpose of
electing the following officers;
Governor in place of W. X. Tay lor, whose term
of office will expire on the first Monday ia January
1876
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Place Of Charles D. Par
kerr whore term of Office will expire ON the first
Monday in January, 1876,
Secretary of State in place OF Peter Doyle, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1876.
State Treasurer in place of Ford kuehn whose
term Of Office will expire the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1876.
M Attorney General in place Of A. Scott Sloan
whose term o: office will expire the frat Monday
in January, 1876.
A State Superintendent in place Of Edward Soaring
in January, 1876.
A State senator in the Sixteenth Senate District
comprising the county of Grant. in place of John o
Holloway, whose term of Office will xpiro the first
Monday in January, 1876.
A County superintendent Of Schools in place Of q
NJ. Guernsey, whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1879.
Member of the Assembly from the First District
OF Grant county, comprising the towns OF Harrison,
Hazel Green, jamestown, Paris, piatteville and
Smelser, in place of j. Jeffrey, whose term Of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January 1876.
Member OF the Assembly from the second Dis
trict of Grant county, comprising the towns Clifton
Ellenboro. Lancaster, Liberty, Lima and Potosi ia
place Of Lafayette Caskey, whose term Of Office will
expire on the first Monday in January, 1876
Member of the Assembly from the Third District
of Grant county, comprising the towns OF Musooda,
Watterstown Blue River, Hickory Grove, Wpgvillo,
Fennimore, Marion, Boscobel, Woodman and Mt.
Hope, in place of Ben NJ. Coates whose term OF Office
will expire the first Monday in January 1876
Member OF the Assembly from tho Fourth Dis.
yict of Grant county, comprising the towns of Bee
town, Bloomington, Cassyille. Glen Haven, Little
Grant, Millville. Patch Grove Waterloo aud Wynlu-
sing, in place Of Deos Abrams whose term Of office
will expire the first Monday Ia January, 1870
Said election to be conducted, the votes cnnvassed
and returns made pursuant TO law.
And that the poll will be opened AZ o'clock In The
forenoon and closed at sunset on that day
j. b. Mccoy.
Sheriff Of Grant County via
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09
Resolutions of Respect.
To the Officers and Members of Jamcsto

To the Officers and Members of jamestown
Lodge, No 33, |. 0. 0. f.:
Your committee appointed to draft resolu
tions expressive eff the sense and feeling o
this Lodge upon the death of our Beloved
Brother, Jacob Hunsaker respectfully report
that
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Almighty Ruler
of the Universe in His inscrutible wisdom tc
remove from our midst our Beloved Bro Their
Jacob A. IIunsaker long member of on
order, therefore,
Resolved, That in his death our community
has lost a most worthy and exemplary citizen
and our Lodge and Order most active, eff
cient and long standing member, and his fami
ly tender and effectonate husband and father
Resolved, That we tender to the friends and
relations of our deceased brother in this, there
sad bereavement, the heartfelt sympathy of
our Lodge and Order.
Resolved, That the members of this Lodge
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days FRANK HOGAN,
JOHN +. LANE,
r. NJ. HENDERSON,
Committee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09
That $4,000 Matter.

| Madison, January 9Th, lS75.-"On this day
| / entered upon the duties of this Office Estate
Treasurer), and received from my predecessor
| the Hon. Henry BatZ, the above amount in
cash, in FULL PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE TO
| THE CREDIT OF THE SEVERAL FUNDS as above
| stated, being'S12 S, $40 63."-F Ferdinand RueIs
See State Treasurer's Repert, 1874, Pp9e 8.
The ADVOCATE of Wednesday copies
the above, and quotes fromlSimeon
Mills report for the year 1874 as
Treasurer for the Hospital for the
Insane, as follows:
| "Thus it win be seen that SIC, 900 of the ap
| preparation for current expenses of the Hos
| pital for 1873 has never been received from
and is still in the hands of the late Sta te Treas
urer, although stand charged with the amount
upon the books of the Secretary"
The Advocate in commenting upon
this statement, which refers to the
10000 lost by deposit In the Bank
of Madison, says:
| meanwhile the Insane Hospital is out $40, :
| 000 Knowing that the Hospital is supported
by appropriations from the state treasury, any
one who shall say that this is not practically q
loss to the state is quibbler of the lightest
caliber."
The "quibbIer of the lightest cali
Der" is the editor of the AdUocate.
Mr.. Baetz. as long ago as March 81,
1875, published letter of explana~
ton concerning that $4,000, which
being too large for the editor of the
AdUOcdte, his alternative is to shoot
from his blunderbuss. That letter
shows substantially that the SO, 600
was deposited in the Bank of Madi-
ison at the request Of Simeon Mills,
and that virtually this gentleman
took upon himself the risk of its SOL
vency. If the Advocate calibre
were heavy enough it would see that
the statement which it quotes above,
itself shows that Mr.. Mills islands
charged Nth the amount upon. the
books of the Secretary" and not Mr..
BaetZ. Neither is it true that the
Insane Hospital is out $4,000. Mr..
Baetz has paid it over to Mr.. Mills.
and Mr.. Mills accounts for it to the
State Hospital Board and it becomes
matter between Mr., Baetz and Mr..
Mills only. 1t is, therefore, not a
loss to the state, and the editor OF
the Advocate becomes self.convict-
ed "quibbler of the Iightest caliberl
Once in a while we find a Demo
cratic editor honest enough to tell
the truth, and not seek 10 make cap.
ital against q political opponent by
slandering him. The Milwaukee
Commercial Times, the leading Dem.
ocratic organ in the state, calls this
attack upon Mr.. Baetz a "reckless
campaign story" ISLANDER upon
tho Republican State Treasurer, .
and says as follows:
eve are especially gratfed to be able to
remove this reprOach from Mr.. Baetz We
are authorized to do so by the personal as well
as the official declarations of Mr. Kuehn, who
is altogether too honorable and too independ
ent of the oflice-seeking spirit to wish to take
advantage of an opponent by means of misrep
resentation.
Here we see the difference between
the honest truth as stated by Dom.
ocrat of respectable caliber and the
dishonest light calibred statement OF
the editor of the AdUocate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

Ns1The prisoners of the Ohio penitentiary
have been polled and the balloting now stands
2os for Hayes and Z for Democratic
paper.
That Ohio penitentiary is the bes,
rcformatory institution on record. OF
the 215 democrats put under its train
ing, all but have been converted.
The rest of the party of that state is
in training for admission. May we
not hope, when they have taken their
course, that Ohio can enjoy the COM
forts of an honest and respectable
government?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

.BN Official returns of the census of
Wisconsin have now been received
from all the counties of the State, and
foot up total population of 1886, 900
AN increase of 1S2, 900, which is II
per cent. in FIVE years-a very hand
some increase. There has been a
pretty close race bet 1een Iowa, Wis
consin and Michigan in population
for number of years. 1t looks as if
Wisconsin was drawing ahead of her
competitors. She was the lightest of
the three in 1870, but may lead them
in 1880 if she keep up her present rate
of growth. - Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09

AZ There are at least 20, 900 sheep
wintered every year in Lafayette Co.
The wool from these sheep ought to
be manufactured into cloth and yarn
here at home. Darlington is unim-
proved water power that would run
the finest mill in the state, and the
power can now be bought very cheap.
People here are willing and anxious
that wooden mill be built, but there
seems to be no one to take the lead
in starting the project. Lack of funds
is probably the great drawback
Democrat.