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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

may sometimes foreshadow success
in the future, the winners of colt
stakes are not certain to win the Buff
alo races.
The descendants of Messenger,
though several lines trained down,
and his most celebrated descendants
have, with one exception, been i'm
bred, both trotters and series of trot-
tiers. Lady Suffolk, Du!chman and
Topgallant were inbred. Abdallah,
grandsir of Dexter, and both grand
sire and great grandsire of Gold
smith Maid was inbred. Goldsmith
Maid is inbred to Abdallah.
There is no doubt but that the
next celebrated sire of Totters,
whose superiority will be seen in the
uniformity with which his get will
trot, and train down to the lowest
rate of speed, will be horse in
bred to Abdallah, as Abdallah and
Hambletonian were inbred to Mess
enger. 1t is the long-stridiDg, easy
moving colt by such sire, whose
dam is of the small blood, or noted
for quick action, that will bring the
best returns for time and money ex-
pended. G. G.. HAYES.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
Choosing q Trotter.

The pedigree of the trotter is short.
Dexter by Rysdyk's Hambletonian
Ga natural trotter); he by Abdallah
IA natural trotter); Abdallah's dam,
Amazonia Ga natural trotter); Dex-
ter's dam by American Star ca natur-
al trotter. In this pedigree are only
four natural trotters. 1t is said shat
Mambrino, Abdallah's sire, had a
trotting gait but perhaps this was
in distinction, merely, from other
thoroughbred racers. Abdallah could
trot "forty gait"
Goldsmith Maids pedigree is only
a little better she by Alexander's
Abdallah he by Hambletonian, and
her dam by old Abdallah. Alexan-
der's Abdallah's dam was Katy OAR
ling, trotter whose dam was by
Mambrino. Goldsmith Maid is thus
inbred to Abdallah. Here, then, are
only four or FIVE trotting ancestors.
A chicken with four or FIVE fighting
cocks in its pedigree would hardly be
called safe TO bet on. Yet with SO
short pedigrees, trotters are produce
ed with more uniformity than might
be expected. Brigham, Startle, Alb.
erdeen and Socrates, whose grand
dam was also by the trotter L. I.
Blackhawk, gave evidence that Dex-
ter was not altogether an accident,
for they contain three quarters of
Dexter's blood-and Goldsmith Maid
is not the only fast trotter produced
by imbreeding to Abdallah.
The grand desideratum in choosing
a colt is to obtain one that will strain
down." Speed in the present can
be tested by the watch, but speed in
the future is a hidden treasure. 1t is
more reasonable to look for gold in
the neighborhood of the mine where
it has been discovered. The colt
whose near relatives have trotted in
the teens may be expected to do like
wise-or rather be more likely to do
so than one of family whose MEM
bers have never reached this minim
um. Before a man spends money
and time in training horse, let him
look carefully for one having the
blood of the fastest winner. The
more nearly related he is to Dexter,
Goldsmith Maid. Brigham, Startle
and 10 Elliot, the more probable it
is that be will, ifa natural trotter,
continue to improve, until, like them,
he passes ss2O." And it must be
borne in mind that though precocity
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
Iowa and Ohio Elections.

The State elections in the above
states took place last Tuesday. Iowa
notwithstanding the numerous tickets
and desperate fag ends opposed, gave
good big Republican majority, of
about $4,000. The campaign was
fought on good Republican princi-
pies.
In Ohio the election is close, the
probability being that it has gone
Democratic by 5000 majority. Hayes's
State tells him it is bad policy to
give away victory after you have
fought and gained it. 1t is possible
that the Republicans have majority
in the legislature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
Book Binding.

The Madison Journal thus refers to w J..
Park & Co.'S book bindery, which has been lib
orally advertised in the HERALD
Among the most attractive displays made at
the late County Fair, in Fine Art Hall, was
the show Of fancy book binding, from the ess
tab,ishment of w. j. Park & Co; we were at
that time, unable to give it more than a pass
ing notice, but yesterday afternoon, happens
ing in to the bndery, we bad more leisure TO
examine the handiwork of Park & Cos gentle
manly and able foreman, John b. Helm, and
to admire the detailed completeness and real
elegance of several jobs. We noticed first
class work also being turned out for Portage,
Ripon. Berlin, Prairie du Chen, WATERFOWL,
Black River Falls and full score of other
prominent points in the State,-worE fully
equal in strength, style and completeness, to
any emanating from the most extended Chi
cago institutions The forthcoming State
Geological Report, perhaps the finest book
ever turned out in Wisconsin, is being bound
here also Parks new History OF Dane Coun-
ty and the new edition of Butterfeld's wis
consin.n being published by Mr.. Helm himself,
and to be issued about Nov. Is. The bindery
il Allied with work of all kinds, private and
public. hand and cased, aad is doing thriv-
mo business. The excellent and improved
machinery there is well worth going to see
in fact. stroll through the institution will re-
nav any one of an enquiring turn of mind. Mr..
Helm is ever courteous aad obliging, 20 all
visitors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

aboDs two miles above its junction
with Rock river he put Lis employee
at work. After drilling to the depth
of sixty-fve feet, and to the surprise
of all concerned, an opening of some
five feet in depth was struck, and
from which they encountered such a
force Of water, az to elevate and
sustain the drilling machinery weigh
ing some seven or eight hundred
pounds,to the height of FIVE feet near
er the surface-the water boldly
flowing over the top of the well, and
rendering it impossible by reason of
the force of the water, to pursue the
drilling until the flow should subside
which all anticipated would be of
short duration. However of the
temporary character of the flow, all
were mistaken, and eventually the
machinery were removed, the well
tubed and rudely constructed top
adjusted to produce a jetty, which
now after flow of four months, con-
tinues its force and is throwing its
water, of an inch or more in diameter /,
to the height of some 10 or IL feet |;
presenting to the eye very attract
i've little fountain.
1t is by no means a strange thing
at this day to hear of an artesian
fountain, but for reasons hereafter
given it was to me, somewhat strange
to find one in this locality, and es-
pecially 30 to learn of the discovery
of one so near the surface.
l have been informed, Indirectly,
that geoliglsts in tracing the artesian
strata found at Chicago and Prairie
du Chen, have expressed the opin-
ion that the said strata crops ont not
farther south than Dubuque, Iowa (;
and for this reason, / failed to antic-
ipate an artisan flow as far south as
Rock Island, Ills.
We hear of Artesian wells at Prai-
rie du CHEN, Sparta and Sheboya-
gan in Wisconsin-and at Chicago,
Sterling and Rock Island. Ills, and
it surely cannot be thought strange if
! inquire of our biologists, by what
force of reasoning shall we conclude
why artesian flows may not be OBJ
tanned in any locality within the
circle of the wells above recited ?
l will leave every reader to imag-
inc the pleasure and qualification it
would give his own locality to possess
one of these little perpetual flowing
fountains. RAMBLER.
Oct 8 1911
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

SHALL we refuse to vote for Mr..
Cleary for County Superintendent be-
cause he is a Catholic No; but we
will refuse 10 vote for him because he
is not good Catholic. If he were a
good Catholic he would not be Su.
perintendent of the Public Schools.
The Catholic religion teaches that
all schools should be under the care OF
the church; that a necessary part Of
the education of youth is religious In
struction. Some of their priests are
SO conscientious that they will not
permit the children of their members
to attend the public schools. If it is
wrong for their children to attend the
public schools the schools themselves
mu st be wrong. If the existence OF
the schools is wrong it is wrong to
nurture and care for them, which, I'M
der Sta te law, is the duty of Super.
intendent. NOW when Mr.. y. joined
the Catholic church he most solemnly
prOfessed to accept the Holy Script
ures according to that sense which
our holy mother, the Church has held
and does hold TO which it belongs to
Judge of the true sense and interpre-
$50, 0f Tho Sorinturaa raoitinn
"neither will l ever take and inter-
'pret them otherwise than according
to the unanimous consent of the
fathers" Now unless Mr.. Cleary has
resolved to turn our schools all into
Catholic schools he cannot, consist
emily with his religious profession, be
q Superintendent of the Public
Schools, and we don't like to vote for
o man who goes back on his religion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
For The Assembly.

w. B. Clark, who was yesterday
nominated as the Republican csndi-
date to represent the 2nd Assembly
district, came to this county in 1865.
He began business here as q teacher
and was very popular and success
full one. He is a graduate of Amherst
college. He studied law and was
admitted to the Bar in 1869. For
some years he has been associated
with Mr.. Humphrey at Bloomington,
in the banking business. He is q
wide.awake, energetic business man
and is a good speaker. He will can
vass the District and will therefore be
heard from. Of course he will have
to discuss the financial question and
we trust all good citizens will turn out
and hear him. Mr.. Clark is an earn
est Republican and deserves the sup
port of all true workers for our eau se.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
Beautiful Iowa-The Holloway Farm

EDITOR HERALD. Thinking that a
few words in regard to this part of
the State of Iowa would be of interest
to your readers, write the following
lines:
I came to Iowa last Spring and am
now located in Buchanan County, six.
ty miles from Dubuque and eight
miles from independence, near a
small village called Winthrop and
one-fourth of mile from the Iowa
division of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. Buchanan County, in general,
is very fertile, the prevailing charac-
ter Of the soil being black loan of
excellent quality. It will probably
produce more hay and grain to the
acre than any surrounding country.
In the internal improvements of this
country are seen abundant indications
of the enterprise. good taste and pros
perity of our citizens. The roads in
all parts of the county are in good
condition. A large number of the
farmhouses are of first class and Mr..
Lewis Holloway's being one of these,
is situated on the highest point OF
ground of his sixteen hundred acre
farm, occupying a most commanding
view of the surrounding country.
From this point one can see the cars
of the Illinois Central Railway as
they 60 steaming along over the beau
tiful prairie. for many miles. The
village Of Winthrop is also in sight
and its warehouses, neat looking
churches, busy streets and attractive
private residences giveit business like
appearance. The Buffalo river may
be seen winding its way through the
farm, leaving three hundred acres on
the west side of the river. There is
hardly an acre of barren land on the
farm,-quite different from land in
Wisconsin. There are no towering
bluffs along the streams ; but the
land slopes gradually back from the
river to the upland forming natural
meadow. Some of these meadows
are quite extensive, but generally
range from forty to sixty acres. The
paincipal varieties of grass are the
fiat leaved, red top and blue joint.
All are of good quality and luxuriant
growth, producing marvellous yield
Of coarse but good hay, from three
to five tons to the acre. Timothy and
clover do very well. The fruit raised
here is about the same as that OF
Grant County, Wisconsin. Timber
is scarce excepting the groves which
have peen planted around the farm
residences, consisting mostly of sill
yer maple, Lombardy poplar and the
European white willow. When grown
alone this willow naturally assumes a
low branching form, similar to the
silver maple; but when closely plant
ed it makes an upright tree, attain
ing the height of from fifty to seventy
feet. Farmers in this vicinity are
planting it for shelter and fence.
When four years old it makes an al
most impossible fence. Corn is ripe
and farmers have commenced gath
ering it. The weather IS warm and
and we have had no frost yet. Fuel
is as cheap here as in Lancaster,
stone coal selling from four to five
dollars per ton and cord wood from
three to four dollars per cord.
Having already taken up as much
space as allowed me / close.
J. G. T.
Winthrop, Iowa, Oct. Q, 1877.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
MOTHER Municipal Court See

ANOTHER Municipal Court Scene =
four days after election
Judge MalIory-'this fellow is up
for drunk and disorderly,' isn't he 2
Clerk Yes, sir.
Judge Mallory-'fine you $40 and
costs, or twenty days in the house Of
correction
Prisoner-'Well' Judge look here a
minute. (Whispers in his ear)
Judge (excitedly)-'You were,
were your You helped make that
platform, did you? You helped nom-
mate me, did you? You put up that
little job on me, did you? Here
clerk, mark him for three years SOL
itary confinement. You like to at
tend democratic meeting of that
stamp. do you? You nominated me.
eh Here, clerk-there isn't any
capital punishment in this state, but
make it twenty years-give him
twenty years in the house of correc-
ton ! Now bring on your other del
egates l'-Evening Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

Tenants recognize the improved look
of things, and are preparing to sub
NIT to an increase in the spring; and,
in short, everybody is feeling better.
My confidence is not based upon the.
DRY, but comes from what / see and
know. The dark days are over, and
we see clear skies. The strangers
among us report the same reason for
encouragement everywhere. The
West and South are rich this year,
and the West and South make the
rest of the country.
pIFTRO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

IT will be seen by the proceedings
of the convention in the North Dis.
trict that Joseph Horsfall, of Mill
vile, is to be the Representative in
the Legislature from the "3d," next
Winter. Mr.. .Horstall has long been
identified with the interests of that
section, is well known, and will make
q useful legislator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

sFor years." says the Germania, an
independent German paper of Mil
waukee "the Germans of Wisconsin
/" have commended for personal liberty.
:" We have not approved everything
+" said or written by Germans on this
&c subiect. But the whole German
Is population is opposed to compulsory
i" temperance laws. hitherto, inc
/" charge has been made against the
g Republican party that, in this re-
g gsrd, il cherished q narrow,nearted
81 nativism. To-day it is the Demo-
s cratic party, which, in its last plat,
form, speaks out IN favor OF . local
" option law measure hated BY the
60 Germans"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

EX-SENATOR r. E. DAVIS, Demo-
cratic uncomfortable nominee
for Lieut.. Governor was Chairman OF
the textbook conspiracy committee
last winter. How do you like that
Democratic voters of Grant County?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

MISS GILES, of Madison, Wiscon-
sin authoress now starting into fame
daughter of Hon. Fl. FL. Giles-is
writing a new novel. Her "Uncle
Ben" was popularity received by fc-
ton readers, as also her later pro-
duction,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

MAST will draw pictures on black
board at Madison next winter for
the benefit of those legislators who
never saw the thing done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

VIM. E. CARTER is renominated IN
the 1st Assembly District, as candi-
date for the Legislature. He should
be elected unanimously.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11

OUR State Supreme Court ad.
iourned last Thursday to meet at
10 q. M. on Thursday the 23d inst.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor
WILLIAM E. SMITH,
For Lieutenant-G Governor
JAMES M. BINGHAM,
For Secretary of State
HANS B. WARNER,
For State Treasurer
RICHARD GUENTHER,
EoR ATTOENEY-GEEERAL-
ALEXANDER WILSON,
For State Superintendent
w. G. WH1TFORD,
For Senator, 10th District,
o. C. HATHAWAY.
For County Superintendent,
CHARLES HARPER.
For Member of Assembly, 1st District,
VIM. E. CARTER.
For Member of Assembly, I'd District.
W. b. CLARK.
For Member of Assembly. Sd District,
JOSEPH HORSFALL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-11
n11R.sls mot easilyearned il .hese .imes. but

7Ww%Is not easilyearned in these times, but
NHHE it can be made in three months by any
eN n one of either SEX in any part of the
II country who is willing to work
steadily at the employment that we
furnish s66 per week in your own town. Yon can
give your whole time to the work. only your spare
moments, We have agents who have made over $50
per day. All who engage at once can make money
fast. At the present time money cannot be made SO
easily and rapidly at any other business. 1t costs
nothing to try the business Terms and IS outfit free
Address at once, H. HALLErT & Co., Portland, Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

N correspondent with the Russian army
attacks the traditional notion of the effective
ness OF The Cossacks as soldiers. They do
very well, he thinks, as advance guards to
feel the enemy, but ride badly, while their
horses are too small to go fast or stand much
work under the heavy loads they are oblige 1
10 carry. Their 15-feet long shad-poles are
TOO clumsy to be dangerous to any foot SOL
dier who Will quietly wait TO receive the
charge, and then step on one side Just before
the shock, which cannot be repeated before
he can use his own musket against a horse
man who, perched like a monkey on the top
OF ridicuously high saddle, cannot posi-
bly, pull up his animal in the next twenty
yards, with his feeble snafiie-bit and raw
hide or rope bride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

When railroad strikers degenerate into
bushwhackers and train wreckers they must
expect 10 forfeit the sympathy felt for them
by the public, and be treated simply as law
breakers and criminals. An attempt was
made last night to kill the engineer and fire.
man OF a train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, but fortunately IL was not success
ful. TIE only pity is that the miscreants
who fired the shots were not arrested and
held to answer. No court or jury will be apt
TO regard such offences lightly, and conse-
quently we may expect 10 hear that any mar
ties who may hereafter be apprehended for
busnwhacking railroad trains receive the
severest punishment warranted by law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

The long controversy as TO the location n,
the capital OF West Virginia is to be settled
ON Tuesday next by q popular election. The
choice OF location is confined By an act of
the legislature to three points Martinsburg,
Clarksburg, and Charleston. An election for
county superintendent of education is to
be held at the same time. 1t seems to be
thought that the fact Of the riotous strikes oc-
curing at Aartinsburg, will be brought to
bear against the selection OF that point for
the capitol, on the ground that the state ex-
ecutive and legislature should not be located
In place subject to mob law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

The organs are all torn up about the re-
nomination of Governor Stone, OF Missis-
siPpi- Their agony is all the more intense
because they predicted that he would not be
renominated. II goes for nothing by way OF
assusgfng their grief that Governor Stone
stands on singularly good PLATFORM which
invites northern men 10 come and make their
homes in Mississippi Baltimore Gazette.
The homes TO which the northern people
are Invited are probably the hospitabIe
graves accorded to the Chisholm family. No
doubt the northerners will cheerfully accept
the cordial invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

Referring TO the Ohio republican platform
the Boston Globe says 1.-The resolution about
the strikes is chiefly buncombe, and the Ma
tional Bureau of Industry is a chimera, but
the suggestion about extending the national
authority over railways is worth mixing
about Those lines of transportation which
extend from State 10 State are intimately
connected with internal commerce, which
Congress has the power to regulate, and there
are manifest disadvantages in their being
subject TO different and often Inconsistent
laws and regulations. The proposition re-
garding arbitrations between employers and
employees Is to be commended without quail
fcation.''
As regards the idea of a National Bureau
OF Industry being chimerical, we know that
the project OF charging the scope OF the Agri-
cultural department, to make il embrace the
mechanical and other industries of the coun
try, has been entertained by prominent pub
lie men for some time. and a measure TO
effect this object would have been brought
before Congress at the last session, but for the
absorbing political complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

AS the admission of q great defeat of the
Russians at PlevDa comes now from Eng
lish correspondents having bias against
Turkey there can NO longer be any doubt OF
the fact. In estimating The serious nature of
this blow to the Russians. Id must be remem-
bered that by II their main army of invasion
has been crippled for the time. The Russian
army which crossed the Danube at Simnitza
bad captured Nicopolis, and Sistova, on the
river, and occupied the Yantra valley up TO
and through the Balkans, including Biela
and Tirnova; and Gen. Gourko's advance
column had even passed the Balkans
to Eski-SOgra, on the south side, threatening
Adrianople. The left wing of this rmy of in
yasion undertook, at the same to extend itself
sufficiently to envelOp and besiege the fort
resses of Rustchuck and Shumla. BY this
extension on its left, and by losses in the
hghting at Nicopolis. the main army of ad L.
vance was reduced to 10000 men. Osman
Pasha, with more generalship and energy
than the Turkish generals have heretofore
displayed, planted himself at Plevna q sort
of Gettysburg battle position, and concen-
trated there force of $4,000 men, thus out
numbering the Russian force before him, as
well as compelling them to attack him, with
all the advantages of position in his favor
With all these advantages the Russians very
nearly overpowered him by their bravery
and stubborn persistence.
The Russians must now capture Plevna at
all hazards, for prestige as well as position.
and they will doubtless concentrate a force
sufficient 10 make the next attack under less
instantaneous circumstances. This sue
cess is calculated, no doubt. TO give the
Turks great encouragement, hut il remains
10 be demonstrated that they can cope with
the Russians in the open field, aud where the
latter have a superiority in numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04
CHEAP FUEL.

The cheapest and best fuel for cooking purposes
In warm weather is COKE. 1t is also Valuable for
steam p6rp Now that there is pr, ID, CT of con
tEued scarcity OF coal in the in consequent e
OF the strike OF the canal bJatmeu, il would be well
Tor PERSONS wishing cheap fuel supply themselves
Nth GONE at the office Of the WASHINGTON
GAS LIGHT COMPANY, No. Ala lOth street
northwest Still sold At the recent low rat. a. az 60
for load OF tOIty bushels aud IL IS for a load OF
city. ry2s tr