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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-14
VIRGILP.ADDINGTON
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES.

Boots and Shoes. Clothing, Cassimeres
and Trimmings a speciality. Best brands of
Jeans always on hand. l viii sell for cash.
wool, feathers, eggs or butter. Will slso eut
and make clothing in the latest style and on
the most reasonable terms Remember the
place-Market street, next door TO HARTFORD
House.
W nl~6-m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-14

The Lincoln, Ull.) Times says that
Sponge your hat is the latest slang
expression in that city. We would
advise brother Nall to hunt up the
originator and Shoot him"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-14

Latest Styles of Grenadiue Tics,
just received, very cheap, at
+. Sr,IL'S
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-14

BAEBEE y CASTLEMAN, GeneraIAgcnts,
Louisville, Kentucky
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

A Novel Mode of House Building.

Matthias Rogers, of Phillipsport,
Sullivan county, has secured pat
ent OF an important invention Of his
for bal1ing wooden houses without
frame or plaster, and at two-thirds
The cost of Building in the usual way.
The in7ention is simple and evident
" valuable It consists OF building
hoas3 complete-sldes, floors, par
titi0us and foof-with narrow strips
Of heavy lumber dressed on both
sides, grooved In both edges jointei
air aud water tight by metal tom
CUES, and bound securely together
by links and bolts Of iron hidden
from sight. Clear pine, we'll season
3D. il the best material for the out
side. Ash oak, and other hard
woods NAV be used for partitions
aud floors. Two to three iaches is
the thickness, and four inches the in
variable width of the stuff required.
When th3 m material is once made
ready. which can be bought ready
dressed and grooved at the place of
magufaclure for little mole thaa
the eeat IF the lumber. all that re-
mains To bs done to build house is
TO put tue stuff together. With
windows aad doors added, and with
painting outside and granting or
painting inside, the house IS complete
aud ready for occupancy. With the
foundation ready, q aouse could be
bull 10 this way in much less time
than in the usual way. and without
the delays for the plaster to dry, etc.
The house is put up in sections An
end Of the building is first put to-
gether and raised" Other parts
are Joined to it, sides, floors, root and
partitions, ell moving along together,
"When Ills done, tits done.n
OF the value of Mr. Rogers inven-
ton for houses for certain pnrpnaes
and localities there can be no qaes-
ton. That building can be cree
ted in this way cheaper than in the
usual way can be- demonstrated by
figures. A leading New York archi-
tecf. John w. Marshall, has under
taken 10 introduce the invention tor
NJ. Rogers, who j. Il poor man, aud
already has orders for several rail
road depots and 50 500 drug store
at Long Branch to be built after this
plan.
Mr.. Rogers has just completed 8
model house at the sash and blind
shop Of Thayer & Bsyea, on Canal
street, in this village. 1t is four feet
square and six feet high, and is real
novelty. Although constructed OF
material only dve-eighths of an inch
thick and correspondingly narrow,
the house is az solid as solid block,
and as handsome as handsome can
be. It has caused deal of curiosity
and many have called to see the
stnew model house." 1t is to be
shipped away in few days to Long
Branch, as a model from which the
drug store is to be built.-NiddIs-
foicn. N, Y. Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

Parisians Aping Us.

The Parisians are appalled, at the
rapid spread of american lnstitu>
TONS" Noting the universal tenden-
cy, the ChdriUari exclaims.
"We are Amerioanizjng ourselves.
eve have already the Republic
which is good enough beginning.
eve have the American circus.
ave have American street rail-
ways.
"Before six months three grand
theaters will be playing American
pieces.
"Bars on the American plan have
been established all over Paris.
sThe American style Of stealing is
being largely introduced.
"PresentIy the new world will have
nothing lett to excite our envy.
( 1--WE suppose that before long
American customs will DO intr9dnc.
ed altogether in France, and that we
shall sec our young ladies jumping
into crowded omnibuses and seating
themselves OF the knees of the pas
sengers."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
WHOLE NO. 172l.
Decades of the Past Century j.
From the st Louis Republican

From the st. Lonis Republican
1776-The worst penmen IN Amer
leu sign the Declaration Of Indepeu
dence, AZ the United States Is born
Jenner iavents vacoins ton, and Gar
rick, Disguised With amateur Ham,
lets quits the stage forever.
1856 Articles of confederation
Treaty with Mexico Columbia Col
lege, New York. founded, but nc
crew entered for the regatta.
1796-Tennessee, natures hoop
pole and tar repository, admitted to
The Union, Washington steps down
aud cut. Susan Anthony just get.
ting into society and smashing male
hearts generally.
1806-Fulton hops 20 blow up the
world, and inveuts steamboats,. To.
tai eclipse this year of the sun and
Aaron Burr. Fist soup house in the
world established.
1916 Indiana admitted TO the
Union. Treaty with Algiers DR..
Mary Walker first meditates panta-
looms.
1926 Adams and Jefferson die.
Sing Sing prison built and stocked
with the great spirits of the age,
English grammar kicks the bucket
in the person Indy Murray. About
this time the little hatohet' story
was carved out of gossamers.
1936-Arkansas admitted; Semi
mole war; railways begin to Stay their
thousands. The baggage smasher
springs into existance. Susan b,
Anthony no longer dotes on slate
pencils and pickles, but aspires to
suspenders. Davy Crockett killed
his last "b'ar."
1916 The sacred order of MexI-
can Veterans is founded. The
author Of the "Star Spangle Banner
dies and leaves the country weeping
Under the influences of new inven
ton called free lunches, the country
RECEIVERS.
1856 Kansas begins TO bleed and
so does Summers head Braggart
Brooks pays fine. Base ball and
sewing machine agents spring into
existance. Mrs. Southworth writes
twenty five red-hot novels.
1866 = Andrew Johnson vetoet
every bill except his washerwoman's
Fenianism "goes up" and the Allan
tic cable goes down. About this
time Beecher sees Elizabeth quite
frequently, and Sergeant Bates hay
ing escaped from lunatic asylum
continues his flag perambulation.
1876 Centennial. One hundred
million acres, all IN Philadelphia
EVerybody's going if they walk
Board SIS a day. One biscuit anC
fish ball, $3.50 Striped stocking
lovelier than ever. st. Louis wins
the baseball championship, Hoop lab
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
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Centennial Tree Planting.

The Governor of Michigan has
designated the 18th day of April as q
suitable day to observe as centen-
NAL tree planting day, and in his
proclamation to that State he says:
"On Saturday, the 18th day OF
April next, urge upon every citizen
of this State who owns a piece OF
Gods ground, whether it be large or
small, whether in city or country,
town or village, to plant tree,
which our children and our children's
children may know and remember
as the trees planted by patriotic
hand in the first centennial year OF
the Republic. In country of land
owners, where the poorest may, II he
will, own the ground be stands on,
this seems a most appropriate mem
orial act, and I earnestly hope our
people will heartily unite in adopting
the suggestion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
Minority Presidents.
From the New York Herald.


IL is proposed by a Senate commit
tee which has investigated the whole
subject, to remedy all defects OF the
present electoral system, by consti-
tutional amendment, causing the
president and vice-president to be
elected directly by the people, who
are to vote in districts similar TO, and
the same in number as congressional
districts, each state having also two
electors to be chosen on general
ticket. The vote of each district IS
to count one in the electoral returns
for those candidates who have, not a
majority, but plurality. BY this
plan the president would at any rate
be the choice of the people, though
having only plurality. Under the
present system he may be. and often
has been, the choice of the minority
when only two candidates were voted
on. For instance, fifty thousand
votes properly distributed may nov
elect president by majority of
states, at the same time that his de.
feated opponent would have an actual
popular majority of half million
votes. The following figures show
how wide has been the disparity be-
tween the popular vote of the cleo
toral vote in presidential elections -
In 1872 General Grant received only
fifty-iye per cent. of the votes of the
people, but in the electoral college he
received eighty-one per cent. in
1868 General Grant received but
fifty-two per cent. Of the popular vote,
but seventy-three per cent. in the
electoral college. In 1854 Mr.. Lin
coin received fifty.fve per cent of the
popular vote, and ninety-one per cent.
in the electoral body in 1860 Mr..
Lincoln received brt forty per cent
of the popular vote, and fifty nine
per cent. of the electoral college. In
1856 Mr.. Buchanan received only
forty-fve per cent. of the popular
vote, and yet had fifty-nine per cent.
of the electoral college. In 1852 Mr..
Pierce had forty-one per cent. of the
popular vote, but eighty-five per cent.
of the electoral vote. In l848 Gen
eral Taylor-like Mr.. Buchanan, and
Mr.. Lincoln in his first election, a
minority president = received but
forty seven per cent. of the popular
vote, but got fifty-six per cent. Of the
electoral vote. In 1914 Mr.. Pr Polk,
another minority PRESIDENT received
less than forty per cent, Of the popular
vote, but sixty-two per cent OF the
electoral vote.- It shows the essen
tial falsity Of the returns under the
present system to compare the elec-
toral college returns with those of the
popular vote during the series of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

AN interesting presentation took
place ut Cochranton, Pa, a few days
since, at the close OF the public
schools. A tin box, said to contain
the annual report of the School
Board, with the list of teachers and
pupils, names Of borough and comfy
officers, was presented to the Direc~
tors to be preserved by them and to
transmitted to their successors, and
they in turn to theirs, keeping it
carefully in the School Board until
the year 1876, at which time it may
be opened by their officiating Direc-
tors. The box was received by An
drew Apple, secretary of the Board
in few appropriate remarks, and
closing with the historical words OF
General Dix: elf any man opens
this box before the year 1876 shoot
him on the spot. "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

Ii the Centennial Exhibition costs
81 100000. the amount claimed to
complete it, in order simply to real
ize this sum it will be necessary Tor
$4,000, 900 people to visit it at once,
at The price Of admission, 80 cents;
and as the time is confined to 158
days (from May IS to November 10.
deducting Sundays, on which it will
be closed) il will require the daily
attendance Of over 81, 900 people.
From these figures the resident eiti-
zen may form some idea of the crowd
and hustle 10 our CITY during the
six months succeeding the 10th OF
May.-Phl9adelpbja ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
sSa. Hon. j.. VI. Francis of

ssa.Hon. J.. VI. Francis of the
Troy On. " Times, bad . talk with
the Khedive of Egypt while wishing
Cairo, and the KhediVe told him that
Egypt was trying to advance in civ
ilization and was making some pro-
gress, but was very far short OF what
be wanted his country to be. The
Khedive thinks that agriculture
rather than manufactures is the
strong point Of Egypt and the Egyp-
tians, aud he is now in want OF a
competent practical farmer and al
agricultural chemist from America
to test the soil Of the country thor
oughIy in order to ascertain how IT
can be worked ard cropped TO the
best advantage. He wants men OF
capacity and experience who have
no machines to sell, but will! disinter-
estedIy tell him how he can best de-
soTOP ~ "5'tSe-f~'-. "a
the country,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
String of Pearls.


TIE soul knows no person En-
erson.
TEARS are due to human misery.
Virgil.
As he thinketh in his heart, so be
is.-Bible.
VIRTUE is the first title OF nobility.
-Motiere.
THERE is music in all things If men
had ears.-Byron.
WOE unto you when all men speak
we'll of you.-Bible.
In all time self love has blinded
the wisest -Villcfoe.
FoRBEAR to judge, for we are sin
ners all.-Shakspesre.
The most difficult thing in life is
to know myself -Thales.
THE coward sneaks to death, the
brave lives on.-Dr. George SewelI.
RELIGION is the best armor in tbs
world, but the worst cloak. Bun
yam.
IF thou desire to DO held wise, be
SO wise "a to bold thy tongue
Quarles.
LET man restore order within
himself and chaos without ceases.
-Bovee
He that will not reason is a bigot,
he that cannot reason ia a fool. Sir
w. Drummond.
NIGHT replenishes the fountains of
life that day has scattered and vast
ed:-Duff Porter.
LANGUAGE was given to US that
we might say pleasant things to
each other.-B )vee.
He who sowsc 1urtasy reaps friend
ship, and he who plants kindness
gathers love.-Casil.
VANITY indeed is venial error;
for it usually carries its own punish
ment with it.-Unnius.
In this simple fact, that we cannot
accurately forsee the future, lies q
refuge from despair.-Lewes.
FIVE thing are requisite to good
officer-abiiity, clean hands, dispatch,
patience and impartislity.-William
Penn.
THE fire fly only sings when on
the wing; so it is with the mind;
when once we rest we darken.--
Bailey.
Tue vows that woman max to
her fond lover are only fit to be
written on air on the swiftly passing
8 lream.-Catullus.
err rude. DESTROYS as be is Of pleas
ing, he fashions bis manners after
hose of others Goethe.
IT is the mind that makes Us rich
and happy, ia what condition soeyer
we are; aud money signifies no more
to it than it does to the gods
Seneca.
To always be thinking about your
manners is not the way to make
them good; because the very perfec-
ton OF manners is not to think about
yonrself-W hately.
CHEERFULNEss is the daughter of
employment, and l have known
man come home in high spirit from
funeral merely because he has had
the management of it.-Dr. Horne.
No man, for any consid cradle Pc
Rod, can wear one face to himself
and another to the multitude, with
out finally getting bewildered as to
which may be true Scarlet letter
| could write down twenty cases
wherein wished God had done other
wise than He did, but which | now
see, bad [ had my own will, would
have led to extensive mischief. The
life of christian is life of paradox
es .-Cecii.
If thou art rich, thea show the
greatness of thy fortune, or, what is
better, the greatness of thy soul, in
the meekness of thy conversation;
condesoend to men of low estate,
support the distressed, and patron
ize the neglected. Be great.-Sterne.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13


sEs@ Old 81 struck y streak OF luck
yesterday and was treated 50 one
drink too many. As be careenad
Decatur street he met darkey who
owed him fifteen cents. Old ST stopp-
ed against hitching post and cried
to the other negro:
ct o-o-t! T-o-o-d"
The debtor darkey did not heed
"Hyarl called ST, why de mischief
don't you put on de brakes dar, mig.
gah, an stop when toots ter yer?"
The darkey stopped and returned
to where ST was.
us yer got three nickles hidin'
round 10 yer britches, niggah?" ask
ed 81.
mo, Uncle 81, clar ter grasshus
dat | aia't, dis ebenin"
"When yer gwiae ter (sic) pay NJ
dat cash whar lent ter yer (hic)
say niggah?" replied 81.
"Ter morrer,, Fspeok" said tht
debtor.
EFF yer don't do it ter-mor(hic) rel
I'll swar cut er alfry DAWN (hic) an
put yer whar de monkeys can't bite
yer, yer hear ,datT
"Sheel dat amt the law, ole man.
said the young darkey.
"Taint, oh?" demanded 81, straight
euiug up savagely; "see dat fst?-
and dat ono (hic) Dat one am d.
legislator, aud dis one (hie) d.
s'preme koart, an Of yer don't pay
dat fifteen cents in de MOI min (hic
I'm gwine ter make yer tink d,
whole state oh Georgy done fell OF
| you!'-1tIanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
THE WHITE LILY.

please, said j wistful voice, give
Inc 4 flower Tom is fond Of flowers
Eta Bronson was on her way to a
friends with boquet OF choice flow
crs She stopped at this appeal and
looked down, saw little girl about
twelve years old.
and who is Tom 2 asked Ella,
touched
w little brother lie fell and hurt
bis back, and now he can't move HIM
self The doctor SAYS he'll never get
well, and lie does wish for flowers
Ella hesitated for moment, but
only for moment To take a sin.
Gle flower from her boquet would
spoil il, So perfectly had It been ar
ranged ana il was for friend, more
over, who was about to be married.
Bot The pleading face Of the child and
tile thought Of tile sick brother were
moro tian she could bear. She re.
aombered, too, the words Of the
Scripture, 'InasmHch as We have done
Il unto oaa 81 The least of these, We
have lone It unto me- She selected
tbe finest tlower ii the boquet-a
large, whte lily and gave It to the
child
There said She, 'pat it in water
ma il viii keep ever 50 long And
mere She added, As the girl with
gre3tfnl looks turned TO run away, IS
something to buy few cakes for
your brother. Where do YOU live 2
ghe child told her, adding, ooh,
won't Tom is alal 2 and then disap
peared
II wa not LONG before the little
.hla9 reached her home. It was
close, hot room, at The top Of the
house. looking into dirty Enclosure
behind
Is that you, L5zzy 2 asked q weak
voice sIia So glad
The speaker was lying on a straw
Sea on the floor. and he looked up,
smiling into his sisters face
See here. Tom said the sister,
producing tie cakes these are the
very kind YOU Ike. Bnt that's not
all. She added, trlumphantly produc-
inc the lily, inst look at this =
Toms ewes fairly elistened with de.
iieht IN Ills earnestness he half rose
81 fbe bed. exclaiminr. oh. what
beauty Where did YOU get it Z
f,u, tfs exeftion was too much for him,
anl almost Is soon is he crashed the
bnl ia fell back 81 his bed.
.I5no. nora i tools ha added
weakly. after pause it makes me
5bInS d tie angels. Yon good, good
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
VOL. 81. NO. ).
THE CHURCH OF THE WORLD.

stood one sunday morning
Before large church door;
TIE congregation gathered,
and carriages score
From oas outsteppsd a lady
I az had seen before
her hand was On a prayer book,
ana held 4 YiHaigrette
4h# sign ef mana redemption
Clear On the book was set,
AbaTe the cross there z lis eeued
spsGsn coronet.
Ter haf tba o5saquieus beadie
The inner door flung wide
Lightly, as mp bathroom,
{ee f0f.lsteps seemed Ia glide:
There fght be good thought Ia her,
Fora ali her evii pride
But after her woman
Beeged wjstf3ily within.
On whose wan face was craven
Llte,s hardest al ciptine,
the tTsee 81 the sal trinity
9f weakness pain aud stu.
Tia lew tree seats were crowded
liiere he eaald rest aud pray,
VIA her worn earb contrasted
Each sida i'd fair array
God house holds no poor sinner
she sighed, and walked away
Oh Heathendon's vast temples
Held men 81 every state
Tte steps III far Benares
ecmmtngie small and great
TIE dome II Saint Sophia
C5afouais an human state;
1he sislas ofhIessad Peter
Ara omen I'm the wear:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

How still the Sioux Indians are
keeping. But Indians are always
still while they are skuiking, and
some of these days we may expect
to hear big yell and whoop, and
see the Black Hill miners come rush
ing back to the States and inQuirlng
for hair stores.
YoUsG DR.. Tyng got up in his
New York pulpit the other Sunday,
and, as he gave out q hymn, took oc-
casion to sly: You may omit the
fourth verse. | don't believe it's
true"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

~ Jealousy among the women
is st the bottom of Queen Victoria's
desire to have added 10 her til 10 that
of "Empress Of India" Then the
Princess Beatrice will take rank be-
fore her Russian sister-in.law, the
daughter of al Emperor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
A Wicked Iowa Editor.
From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.

From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The editor of the Shell Rock NeDS,
in this State, has just encountered
storm of wrath from the community
because be pu shed the advertise
ment OF brewery. He felt awfulIy
when the enormity of his offence
was explained to him, and thought
be neyef could be so wicked again.
Then be went to fair for the benefit
OF the Ladies' Home Mission Society,
and u woman charged himS3.75 for
pin-cushion made out of a piece of
pasta- hoard with red flannel sawed
over it, and sweet little girl stuck
a bud and q couple of geranium
leaves in lis baton hole and charged
him So, and he lost 81 rs gambling
in the grabbing, and sunk 1920
buckiug against the cake vita the
mystical ring which nobody ever
finds, supposed to be concealed in it
and he dropped SO in rattle for an
afghan; and he was compelled to
take the brewery lad" again for
three weeks, in order to get bread
for his family. And he doesn't feel
half SO badly about it as be did.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13

The day has gone by, accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press, when
you can chain q grasshopper to an
astronomer telescope, and make the
star-gazer believe that be has discoy-
cred q new breed of horses in the
moon