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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Masonic Festival.

Public Installation of the officers of Lancas-
ter Lodge No. 20 F. & A. NJ will be held at
their Lodge Room this, Thursday evening.
All Masons and Masons' widows within the
Jurisdiction and their families, are invited to
attend BY order OF the
Dec. 9th, 1877. COMMITTEE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Prompt and Early

payment of notes and accounts due me is
earnestly solicited. The surest cure i'm the
world for hard times is for every one to pay
to the extent of their ability. l have waited
long and patiently on many of my patrons and
must expect them to respond promptly to this
call. ID. +. BROWN.
Bloomington, Wis, Sept. /, 1877. 2stf
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Notice to all Indebted to E
EngIer.

The notes and accounts OF 4. Engler, Of
Cassyile, are in my hands for collection and
must be settled by New Years day to save
costs. 40w3 JOHN II. c. SNECLODE.
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A GREAT OFFER for HOLIDAYS!

We VIII during these HARD TIMES and
the HOLIDAYS dispose of leo NEW PIANOS and
ORGANS, OF First-cass makers at lower prices
for Cash or Znstallments, than ecer before offered
WATERS PIANOS ORGANS are the BEST
MADE. Warranted foT years. Ill. Catalogue
Mai led Great Inducements to the trade. PIANOS
T-octave. $40; l-s-octave, $780, ORGANS.
stops. SIS stops $50. stops, $685. stops, $40.
year. Sheet music at half price HORACE WATERS
4 SONS, Manufacturers and Dealers, 40 East 14th
Street New York. z2ws
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

Mothers will find DR.. Winchels Teething
Syrup just the medicine TO have in the house
for the children, it viii cure colds, coughs,
sore throat and regulate the bowels, try it.
Sold by James A. Jones. Set5l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Mount Hone High School.

The Free High School OF Mount Hope, will com
menee about the lst of December next in tho Iarg
new building just completed for the District fu the
village. Applicants for admission will be examined
the last two ks Of this month at the school
house and az the examinations ARE 70 be in writing
must prepared with pencil and paper TuitiOn Tor
nonresident pupils will DO 1t the rate of 30 cents
per peek and text books will be furnished by the
School Board at cost For further information apply
To CLARK of Diatricr No. 4. Monht Hone 25tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

Eight pairs of busy hands at work in the
HERALD Office and still not up with our work
On fourth page we print a good New
YEARS. story.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
The Drama in Platteville-Scenery, Co.'S
TIMES and Plays in City Style-Oul-
ture and Fun the Order of the Day.


Platteville, WIS.,, Dec. % 1877
Editor Grant Co. HERALD -
Several months ago number of
our young men assembled by invita-
ton of Mr.. J. V. Holman and organ
lied "The Platteville Amateur ORA
matte Company" The organization
was pushed vigorously. Scenery was
ordered from one of the best scene
painters in Chicago, the cooperation
of number of young ladies was se-
cured, the plays cast, and the rehears-
ais were attended with such q meas
ure of interest that success was fore
gone conclusion. On last Tuesday
we had the pleasure of listening to
ourlAmatcu.s. The play selected for
their debut, was "Ruy Bias" or "Dy-
ing to Save" by that prince of writer's
Victor hugo. The following is the
CAST
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Manhood. How Lost, How Restored

- Just published,a edition of DR.. Gull
Hki&EA we wells Celebrated Essay on the
A-Y radical cure without medicine) of
sa{ka{kxzW Speematorrhoe Seminal Weakness,
Involuntary Seminal Losses, Impotency, Mental and
Physical incapacty lmpedments to Marriage, etc. +;
also, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by
self-indulgence or sexual extravaganza, &c.
NA-Price, in "a sealed envelope, only six cents.
The celebrated author in this admirable essay,
clearly demonstrates, from thirty years successful
practice that the alarming consequences of selabuse
may be radically cured without the dangerous use
ofinternal medicine the application of the knife;
pointing out mode of cure at once simple certain
end effectua, by means of which every sufferer, ne
matter what his condition may be, may cure himself
chesply privately and radically.
AS-Ths lecture should be in the hands of every
man in the land
Sent out under seal, in plain envelope, to any
address, postpaid, receipt of six cents or two pos
tsge stamps,
Address
THE OULVERWELL MEDICAL co.,
III Ann ST., New York; P. o. Box, 1885,
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5pefials.
- - '-'''-'7-' ~ - -
Notice.

To The Tar Payers Of The torn Of Lancaster,
Grant County, Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given TO The taxpayers Of
the township of Lancaster, that the taxes lev
led upon the taxable property OF said town
ship for the year A. d. 1877 are now due and
are placed in my hands for collection and are
payable to me at the County Clerks Office on
or before the first day of January, A. d. 1873.
Dated at Lancaster this 18th day Of Deceln.
Der, 1877. ]. NJ. ALTIZER,
Treasurer Of the Town of Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Special Notice.

Persons indebted TO me will confer a favor
by settling their accounts as soon as possible
need money due me. Call at my Office and
greatly obiige, Yours truly,
22tf S.E HASSRLL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
so PER CENT. SAVED
byusing HIasIss' GERMAN LAUNDRY Soar

Read the $500 Life Scholar
ship advertisement and call at
this office for certificate of
tuifiOn.
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This Sarsaparillais combination of
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Its ingredients are so skilfully COM
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each is assured, and while j. is so mild
as to be harmless even to children, it is
still so effectual as to purge out from the
system those impurities and corruptions
which develop into loathsome disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from its cures, and the confidence which
prominent physicians all over the coun-
try repose in It. prove their experience
of its usefulness.
Certificates attesting its virtues have
accumulated. and are constantly being
received, and as many of these cases are
publicly known, they furnish convincing
evidence OF the superiority OF this Sar-
saparilla over every other Alternative
medicine. So generally is its superb
ority TO any other medicine known, that
we need do no more than to assure the
public that the best qualities it has ever
possessed are strictly maintained.
PREPARED BIZ
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ly rendered. Every actor having d
proper conception of the play, the re-
suit was highly gratifying to the aud
fence. Mr.. Cleary as "Ramagean"
and Mrs. Block as "Pauline" were
representations of which any actor
mi ght be proud. The afterpiece en-
titled ga Humping Legacy" was
received with shouts of laughter as
might have been expected by the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

nA- Affections OF the urinary organs, gravel scrof
ula rheumatism, catarrh, asthma, bronchitis, dyspep
saetc.
Their reputation has been acquired by candid, hon
est dealing and years of successful practice.
Our practice mot of experiment, but founded or
the laws of nature with years of experience and ev
dence to sustain it, does BOT tear down. make sick &c
make WELL no harsh treatment, trifing, fatter
ing We know the cause and the remedy needed
no guess work, but knowledge gained by years of
perence in the treatment of chronic diseases exclu
sivey no encouragement with prospect. Candid in
opinions reasonable in our charges, we claim moi
to know everything or cure everybody, but do lay
claim to and common sense We invite the
sick no matter what their aiment, to call and inves
tigate before they abandon hope make interrogation
and decide for themselves, it will cost nothing az
consultation is free Visits made regularly.
Drs. Price 81 Rrewer can be consulted at the fol
lowing times and places:
At Boscobel, Wis, Central House, Wednesday the
10th of January.
At Mazomaniai, Wis., Freeman House. Friday the
18th of January.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

The different characters were well
sustained. On Wednesday eve the
"Amateurs' appeared again with an
entire change of programme. The
beautiful drama of "Temptation or
The Fatal Brand was produced with
the following cast
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

1t was an ambitious attempt for
Amateurs to undertake the represen-
tation of play which such actors as
Booth and Barrett have made grand
success, but the sequel shows that
with proper amount of training the
company has talent of the highest or
der. The gentlemen who sustained
theileading characters (Messrs Block,
Carter and Hollman) have every rea-
son to be proud of their success, and
we hope before many weeks to have
the pleasure of hearing them again.
Mrs. Block as the "Queen," and Mrs.
Chase as the Duchess were very
finely rendered characters. They
were ably supported making picture
which was almost perfect The even
ing's entertainment was concluded
by the laughable afterpiece entitled
"Lend me Five Shillings," with the
fo1l1 mat,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Taken Up Colt.

Onew vocal & 2 new instrumental pieces Sheet Music
OIOc.slver stpsMusic Pub oMddleboro, Mass. a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

cast.
Bambogette. .............. II u Chese
Fllhppo ...... ...........'. .....I Il Cleary
Jerry. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II Thomas
LeoDi. ..H Ii Rountree
Brlgadler. .............. III ii drauot
Rosetta. 49,. ...............M Mrs II g Chase
Gardeners &c. &C.. BY the Company
The result has been highly crafty
ing to the friends of the Company,
and we shall hail with pleasure their
next advent. The costumes were
from the we'll known Mrs. kellogg of
Chicago, and we have seldom seen
them surpassed for richness and vari-
ETY. at any of our city theatres. The
scenery was the best ever seen in this
vicinity. In short the "Amateurs'
have started under auspices which
will give them crowded houses in the
future. Our account would be incom-
plete if we did not tender our con-
CALCULATIONS to the able manager OF
the Company, Mr.. ]. V. HOLMAN.
Mr.. FL. has spared neither time nor
money to make the enterprise a sue
cess and the manner with which it has
been received must be very crafty
ing to him. Until the next entertain
ment we are SUB Rosa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Residence and Laboratory waukeg.n, Ill.

Patients will direct all letters to Drs Price and
Brewer, Waukegan, ILL.,, with stamp.
ADVICE FREE. Special attention given to the
Diseases of Women and Children.
v35n42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

G-oe and Revolvers. illustrated Price List free,
" uuo Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburg, Pa. AZ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27

or Styles of Cards, &c., or 25 New Year Cards, 20c
10 Samples Sc. ]. Hustled 4 Co, Nassau, N. Y AZ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
London walters.

London Correspondence Courier. journal
All the walters in London cafes
and dining-saloons pay SO much per
day for their posts. This seems
strange to Americans, but they
soon find the secret. You order
what you want and, after eating,
ask for the bill, which will be so
much, and if you don't give some
thing to the waiter, you will have a
very cool reception the next time
you enter. If you look around you
will see somebody paying the bill,
and giving coppers or a sixpence to
the waiter, and this is the only pay
he gets; but some of them make as
much as six or seven pounds per
week. Thus every servant in the
land is taught to hold out his hand,
if he only answers a question. The
railway people are disgustingly OBJ
sequious in this respect. AZ the
station, two or three of the servants
run to meet you and ask your des-
tination; one snatches your satchel,
puts you in the carriage, tips his
cap and holds out his hand-on
sly though. AT the hotels, the
the chambermaid, dining-room
waiter, and the porter, expect you
to give them something; and when
YOU arrive at the station, the bus
driver will be very polite in hand
ing over your parcels to the railroad
men described above) and expects
something on the sly. Mrs. Price
said, in one instance, " Hand over
the purse and contents, and be
done" Then the beggars and
cross-sweeps besiege you. Some
times | think there are more beg
gars than business men in London.
Americans, at first, are very much
provoked, but they soon become
accustomed to all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
A Professional HanKmnn.

The man who has filled the office
of hangman in New York and
Brooklyn for the last quarter of a
century lives in the Wallabout
neighborhood, Brooklyn. He is a
medium sized, dark-skinned, black
haired man, who is known as Henry
lsaacs, a false name, adopted to
screen his family from notoriety.
lsaacs' first execution was in 1853 :
when Nicholas Hewlett and Viii
liam Saul, two river pirates, were
hanged in New York. Since that
time he has offciated at the execu-
ton of the following criminals: AT
the tombs-JameS L. Hoar, John
Dorsey, James Rogers, James Steph-
ems, John Orummins, Nathaniel
Gordon, the pirate, William Hawk
inS, Bernard Friery, George Wag-
ner, Jerry 0'Brien, John Real, John
Thomas, William Foster and Mi
chael Nixon; and in Brooklyn
Henry Rogers and the murderers of
Otero, Gonzales and Pellicier.
Isaacs had been engaged to exc
cute Rubenstein, but lost his fee
($250) by the death of his prospec-
tive victim. lie follows what is
known as the Marwood method of
hanging in which the knot is placed
under the chin, so that death might
be produced by breaking the neck,
instead of by strangulatiqn. He
always ascertains the weight of the
person to be executed, and provides
a rope of corresponding strength.
He usually provides a halter about
half au inch in diameter, made Of
the best of hemp, which he satu-
rates with chemical fluid prepared
by himself He charges according
to the service rendered. If he only
cuts the rope he charges $3.50, but
if he furnishes certain material and
an assistant he receives $3.50. Isaacs
is carpenter by trade.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01

latch-key. Ye gods, what a posi-
tionl Shouting was of no use
kicking against walnut with ones
bare heels was truly kicking against
the pricks whilst the attempt to
take the maximum of comfort from
cotton nightshirt in a furious gale
of wind in pitch-dark night was
futile in the extreme. On, on we
roared and ratified, past towns and
villages and clachans-my white
garment doubtless looking to the
few night watches like a flag Of
truce. Oh! the exquisite misery
of that ffty-fve minutes. Fortu-
nately the little courage possess
never deserts me when in peril, so
/ resigned myself to my sad fate
and prayed for the next stoppage.
Ultimately the train bowled rapidly
into Leads Station, and after the
porters had got rid of the amaze
ment to which my appearance gave
rise, was rescued and got back to
bed,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01

1t seems that the greater part of
the labor performed by the city
magistrates at present consists in
the trial Of persons who are arrest
ed by authority Of warrants issued
at the instance Of parties who are
desirous of thus forifying them
selves against personal attacks for
six or twelve months. Nine-tenths
Of these warrants are sworn out by
negroes. AS soon as one hits an
other the assaulted party marches
to the office of the nearest justice
of the peace, and the warrant hay-
ing been issued, is given to an Off
Ger who executes it upon the party
complained of. Heis then arraign-
ed for trial and is generally required
to give bond of $3.50 to preserve
the peace toward his late antagonist
and every other human for six
months or a year. If a bond can
not be given, he is sent to jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
Attachment Notice.

Before S. B. Robbins Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tennessee Daniel Du-
bois vs.. Charles Greenaald.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sded out under section 1856 of the
Code ef Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant and affidavit
having been made that the defendant is
indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of
el05 80, due By account, aad that tho claim is
just, and that the defendant hasremoved him
self or his property from the Stats. or is con-
c,aling himself so thatthe ordinary process Of
law cannot be served upon him. or has ab-
seconded. or is absconding. etc. it is there
fore ordered that the said defendant make
his personal appearance before me on the
lat day of June, 1877 at 10 o'clock a, m. +. at
my Office. IL Madison st.. Memphis. Tonnes
sec, and defend said attachment suit with
in tho time prescribed by law, or the same
will be proceeded with OK parte; and that a
copy Of this order be published once week
for four successive weeks in the Public Ledger
This April Is, 1877.
S. B. ROBBINS. J.P.
]. W. & D. NJ. Scales. Attorneys.
"A -e0 gf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
Saturday, May 8, 1877.

between tho hours of and O'Clock pm.
sell for cash, to the highest bidder, at the
sou heast corner OF Court Square, in the city
OF Memphis, the property therein described
as follows, to-wit:
One lot situated o, the north side of Vance
street, city OF Memphis, shelby county,
Tennessee, beginning 100 feet ffom the inter
section Of Vance and DeSot1 streets; thence
eastwardly with the north side Of Vance
street 60 feet to stake on Cox's line; thence
with Cox's line northward $50 leet to stake /;
thence westward $50 eet to q stake; thence
southwark 80 feet to a stake; thence west 10
stake 10 feet thence south l20 feet to a stake.
The west 10 feet has depth of 40 feet; tho
east so feet depth Of $50 feet.
Alto lot situated on the west side Of Sec
ond street in the city OF Memphis, Tennes
see, and being part Of lot 2SS on the plan Of
said city, beginning 55h feet south Of the
alley between Jackson and Uverton streets,
at the southeast corner Of Michael Cody's lot I;
thence west with Cody's line l48% feet; thence
south lSh feet; thence east l4S1a feet; thence
north lSh feet TO the beginning.
Sale peremptory, and without reserve.
Terms cash ID. H. POSITION, Com'r.
April 20, 1877. sA-57
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
Tuesday, May Is, 1877.

IN legal hours, in front of the Court. house.
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
Situate, lying and being in the county of
Shelby and State of Tennessee, beginning at
the intersection Of South lnow Calhoun) and
Causey streets as designa cd on the Butler
subdivision. running west with South street
lSO feet to stake; thence north 80 feet TO a
stake snlly's southwest corner; thence east
with Sully's south line lSO feet to his southea I
corner on Causey street; thence south with
Causey street ~ feet to the beginning, being
lot No u on block No,7.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
John Oallihan, to satisfy said Judgment, In
terest and costs.
Memphis, 10th day Of April, 1877. g.
9. i. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn,
FyW. D CANNON, D. S.
4l.57.53
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
I'm n Tropical AttIre-An English
Gentlenan's very Intereating
RailrO ad Ride.

I'm Tropical AttIre-An English
Gantleman's very Intereating
Railroad Ride.
A correspondent of the London
Scottish Journal gives the following
account of his experience on a
Pullman sleeping car while return
ing from London to Scotland. The
other night | entered a Pullman at
St. Pancras, and after spending a
pleasant evening among the passen-
gers, | went to bed comfortably,
and soon fell into a sound sleep
while travelling smoothly toward
Scotland at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. The Pullman being lux
uriously fitted up, l did not go to
bed in that half-dressed state that
is SO commonly adopted at sea. In
fact, being d midnight-oil man, aud
requiring comfortable rest, knew
/ could only get it by acting as if |
was in my own bedroom. 1t hap
pened to be the night of the recent
storm, and during the short hours
of the morning, when all in the car
were sound asleep, / quietly got up
and went outside to have a railway
peep at the elements in their fury.
The door of the car softly shut be-
hind me; it shut a latch, and there
/ was as completely closed out as
any husband who never possessed a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
Attachment Notice.

Before s., B. Robblpu, j. P. for Shelby
county. Tenn.-Dsniel Dppois VS.. Charles
Greenwald. f4.IJI
In THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
4 ing been sued ont under section 3455 Of the
Code OF Tennessee. and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum Of one hundred and
Eve dollars and nihety-siX cents, by account
and that the olaim Is Just, and that defendant
Is a nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee:
II is therefore ordered that said defendant
make his personal appearance before me on
the 2lst day of May, 1877, at 10 o'clOck a. M,
at my Office, No. IL Madison street, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
in the time prescribed by law, or the same
will be proceeded with ex parte and that
copy Of this order be published once week
for four weeks In tho Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of April 1871.
lO-4tt2 Is 3, B. ROBBINS. J. p.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
Sheriff s Sale of Real Estate.

DOBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
i that by virtue Of an execution to me di-
rected fIom the Honorable Circuit Court Of
Shelby county, Tenn, in the case Of r.
Davis vs.. VIM. 0'Hern and John Callihan,
December, 1865, for the sum Of one hundred
and six dollars, with interest aud costs sf suit,
to satisfy said judgment, etc., will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-01
RAILROADS.
Louisville and Great Southern R. R

Ills pm HightExpres : Connects at Milan
for st. Louis and Chicago. at McKensie for
Nashville. ChattanooEa, Atlanta and the
S0utheagt. atGuthrie for HoPkinsville, Hen
dersOn and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and L st.
11;25 am Day express Connects fer st.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for al
points North aLd East.
Ais m. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train 10 Louis
vile. aud on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or reformation, apply at Ticket
Office. 287 Main, Northwest corner Madison
street
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.