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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Ship Canal Across Michigan

The agitation of the project of
constructing ship canal across the
State of Michigan, from point al
most opposite Chicago to the point
where the Detroit river empties into
Lake Erie, has been revived.
A State convention has been
called in Michigan of those interest
ed in or favorable to the project, at
Allegan, on the 10th inst. The route
proposed by the ship canal is via the
Kalamazoo river, which empties in
to Lake Michigan and is already
navigable for portion of the dis
lance. 1t is proposed to memorial
ize Congress for small appropria-
ton to have a Government survey
made. Such connection between
the upper and the lower lakes would
be great desideratum. 1t would
save hundreds of miles of navigation,
and thus greatly facilitate The trans
portstion of Western produce TO the
seaboard. If the projected improve
ment is practicable, as is claimed, it
is worthy of the immediate atten-
ton of the national Government and
of the Northwestern States. The
extention of such a system of ship
canal navigation to the Mississippi
would, in the event of the success Of
the Michigan project, be only ques-
ton of time Chicago EUenin9 Jour-
nal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
False Pretenses IN Advertising.

Thomas B. Armitage brought suit
against Henry Welsh in the Superior
Court, and the case was tried before
Chief Justice Curtis and jury yes
terday. The defendent is a whole
sale grocer, and Armitage was in his
employ as the head of the tea depart
ment of the business, and was dis
charged in December, 1876. He sued
to recover $3.50, the amount of one
months salary Welsh defended on
the ground that Armitage spent too
much time in the tea market, and did
not attend to other business. On the
trial it was shown that Welsh, as late
as September, 1876, was sending
around circulars to customers telling
the latter that he had the best tea
buyer in this city, whose sole duty it
was TO watch the tea market for bar
gains. Chief Justice Curtis IN charg-
ing the jury, said that. as matter of
law, when man presents statements
to the public in the form of circular
or advertisement he is bound by those
statements. 1t is not FOR him to say
that 1t is a matter of business-or
when business is dull, matter of
course-to issue statements which are
untrue If, in advertising his goods,
wares, or merchandise, he makes
statements for the public to act upon,
when he comes into court of justice
he is bound by those statements. The
law knows no difference between pre-
lenses that are false, except in the
degree OF moral or criminal turpitude
and in the!punishment which attaches
TO them. The man who seeks by
false statements in regard to his bust
ness, through an advertisement, to
delude the public, when he does it to
reap profits for his own advantage, is
taking the first step on that road
terminating with false pretenses, with
forgery, with crime, and with those
acts which imperil the interests of all
of us, and which tend to destroy the
property and perhaps the reputation
of every citizen. The jury found for
the plsintiff-NelU York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Evarts' Advice to an Office Seeker

Baltmore's Suns Washington Correspondence.
A young New Yorker called on
Secretary Evarts the other day with
letter from prominent citizen OF
New York recommending him for a
consulate. There was number of
persons present at the time. The
Secretary read the letter. and then
glanced at the young man, who pre-
sented the appearance OF one in the
full glow of health. The Secretary
said: swell, really, | should like to
oblige Mr.. - -, but you do not
seem delicate you do not look as if
you needed to go abroad tor your
health. | do not like to see able
bodied young men 90 out of the
country. There is such an inviting
field here tor young men of energy
and ambition. Mr.. says you are
civil engineer. That is good
profession, and offers abundant OPP
portunities for distinction 5; why not
go to work at it?" All this was said
IN tone of voice suffi ciently loud to
be heard by every one in the room.
The young New Yorker showed
very painful embarrassment, and
with his face covered with bushes
backed out of the room. He will not
be apt to importune Mr.. EVarts for
that consulate again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Russian Ladies.

The ladies in Russia are very anx-
ious to marry, because they have NO
liberty before marriage. They are
kept constantly under the paterual
eye until given up to their husbands
and then they take their own course.
Almost as soon az the girl is born.
in the better ranks of society, her
parents begin to prepare the dowry
she must have when she goes TO her
husband. She must furnish every
thing for an outfit in life, even to a
dozen new shirts for her coming
husband. The young man goes to
the house of his promised bride and
counts over her dresses, and exam
ines the furniture, and sees with his
own eyes before he commits himself
to the irrevocahle bargain. In high
life such things are conducted with
more apparent delicaoy but the
facts are ascertained with more ap,
parent accuracy, the business being
in the hands of broker or notary.
The trousseau is exposed in public
before the wedding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
An Incident of Col. Dahlgren's Raid
Around Richmond.
Lieut. Black in Philadelphia Weekly Times.

Lieut.. Black in Philadelphia Weekly Times.
We now learned We were about
three miles from Dover Mills and ten
miles below Columbia Mills. Our
guide, the negro spoken of in the first
part of this narrative, and who had
been assigned to this expedition, mis-
led US during the night, and, to obvi-
ate the delay of retracing our steps,
Colonel Dahlgren, on the representa-
tons of the guide that an excellent
ford was to be found at Dover Mills,
concluded to cross at that point. AT
ter two hours halt we again moved
on and soon reached Dover Mills, but
only to meet disappointment. The
negro had deceived us; no ford exist
ed at that point, nor was there any
means ofcrossing the river. He then
stated that the ford was three miles
below; this was most obviously false,
as the river was evidently navigable
to and above this place, as we saw
scows and a sloop going down the
river, and it would seem impossible
that he should not know that no ford
existed in the neighborhood, where he
had seen vessels daily passing. Colonel
Dahlgren had warned him that if de
tected acting in bad faith or lying, we
would surely hang him, and after we
left Dover Mills and had gone down
the river so far as to render prevari-
cation unavailing, the Colonel charged
him with betraying US, destroying the
whole design of the expedition, and
hazatding the lives of every one en-
gagged in it, and told him that he
should be hung in conformity with
the terms of his service. The negro
became greatly alarmed stated con-
fusedly that he was mistaken; thought
we had intended to cross the river in
boats, and finally said that he had
done wrong and was sorry, etc. The
Colonel ordered him to be hung a
halter-strap was used for the purpose,
and we left the miserable wretch
dangling by the roadside. The body
was afterwards cut down by the rear
GUARD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
A Nice Calculation.

Few writer's realize the extent of
their own labor. A rapid penman
can write thirty words in minute.
to do this he must draw his pen
through the space of rod-six feet
and half. In forty minutes his pen
travels furlong, and in five hours
and third, mile.
We make on an average, sixteen
curves or turns of the pen in writ
inc each word. Writing thirty
words in a minute We must make
four hundred and eighty to each min
nte in an hour twenty-eight thou
sand : in a day of only fvs hours,
one hundred and forty-four thousand,
and in a year of three hundred day 5
fortv.three million, two hundred
thousand. The man who makes one
million strokes with the pen 10 a
nontb was not at ell remarkable.
MANY men, newspaper men, ior m
stance make four million. Here we
have in the aggregate. marx o.
three hundred miles long 10 DC 'raceu
on paper by each writer 10 q y year II !.
Tn Tn making each letter of the ora ea'
~ alphabet we must make from na sn,g'
- seven of tae pen--or an average
Of three and half to four
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
-
Rag Juice.

Some one wrote from Harlan, Iowa
to the Inter Ocean to know if syIaps
were really made of old rags and
shavings, etc., which were sold in the
markets as pure article. The Inter
Ocean replies as follows:
Such is the case. Woody fibre
may be made into sugar in the follow
ing way: Cut it into small pieces,
aud to each two parts add three OF
sulphuric acid, and let it stand for a
day. Dilute the mixture largely with
water and boil for few hours add
chalk to neutralize the acid, and let it
settle. Pour off the top and boil it
down to syrup. There are numer-
Gus establishments in the United
States where this process IS carried on
which use the rags gathered in the
streets of large cities, scraps of cloth
and paper from the cutters, cigar
stumps and guilds of tobacco, old
bones, rotten vegetables, the sweep
lngs of bar rooms and stores, ETC., in
the manufacture of "fancy syrups"
and it is probable that fully seven
tenths of the "golden drips," "silver
drips," etc., sold in the country are
manufactured in this way. A test
for this stuff is to add to the solution
OF this syrup a considerable quanti>
ty of the solution of caustic potash
and warm the mixture. Ii it turns
to an amber color, more or less dark
or changes to a brown or black a
piece of white wooden cloth that has
been moistened with solution of
chloride of tin, and dried, and dipped
init. it is made of the ingredients
above mentioned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
The Secrets of Robbers Cave
From the London Globe.


Two men have just been tried be-.
fore the court of assizes of the Basses-
Pyrenees for a number OF robberies
which. by accidental circumstance,
led to an interesting archaeological dis,
covery. The accused Rivas, a shoe
maker, aged 81, and Bellair, a weav-
er, aged %, were arrested in May
last, after frequent burglaries and
armed attacks on the highways and
spread terror around the neighbor-
hood of Sisteron. The evidence against
them was very clear, but no traces
could be obtained of the plumber until
one of the men gave a clew to the
mystery.
Rivas in his youth had been a shep.
herd boy near that place. and knew
the legend of the Trou d. Argent, a
cavern at the summit of one of the
Alps, with sides so precipitous as to
be almost inaccessible, and which no
one was ever known to have reached.
The commissionary of police of Sister
on. after extraordinary labor, sue
ceeded in scaling the mountain, and
penetrated to the mysterious grotto,
where he discovered an enormous
quantity of stolen articles of all kinds,
comprising watches, clothes, domes'
tic ANIMALS, food, spirits, firearms
etc. The way having been once
found, the vast cavern was afterward
explored by savants, aud their re-
searches brought to light a number
Of Roman medals Of the third century
flint hatchets, ornamental pottery
and the remains of ruminants of en-
ormous size.
The advocates OF Riyas asked fol
the indulgence of the jury of these
pioneers of science, but both persons
were sentenced to twenty years hare
iahoT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Petunias vs.. Potato Bugs.

A correspondent of the Lakefeld
News, a paper published in Canada
has discovered remedy for the OBJ
trusive potato bug. He says that
during a visit to Peterboro, Ontario
be found thousands of dead bugs in
the garden of a friend, and learned
upon inquiry, that a flower plant
known as the petunia had poisoned
them. He therefore suggests that
petunia seed be planted among the
potatoes next season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Mr.. ALEXANDER G. GREENWOOD. of

Mr.. ALEXANDER G. GREENWOOD, of
New Orleans, has made an affidavit
in which be AYERS that in 1861 he
was on duty as Confederate officer
in Bristol, East Tennessee that a
conspiracy was formed to intercept
and hang the late President Andrew
Johnson, who was expected at Bris.
toll on a railroad train, and that, by
order of Jefferson Davis, be had the
train pass through Bristol without
stopping, and that in his way the in
terposition of Mr.. Davis saved Mr..
Johnson's life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
VEGETINE.
Poll &c estimony.

:, - e. BOSTON, NOV. Is, 1875.
Dear &r,-Durng the past five years have had
ample opportunity to judge of the merits of VRGE-
ETNE- My wife has used it for complaints attending
lady OF delicate health,w beneficial results
than any thing else which she ever tried. have
given 1t to my children under almost every circum
stance attending large family, and always with
marked benefit have taken 1t myself with such
great benefit that cannot find words to express nv
unqualified appreciation of its goodness.
While performing my duties post officer in
.hiscity, IL mas been my let TO fall in with a great
deal OF sickness 1 uDhesitatingy recommend VEaE-
TINE, ana never knew where IL did not prove
all that was claimed oft Particularly in cases of
fects are really wonderful and for all complaints
arising from an impure state of the blood it appears
TO work like charm, and dc not believe there are
ANY circumstances under which VEGETINE can be used
with injurious results ; aud it will always afford me
pleasure TO give any further information as to what
know about VEoETINE.
WILLIAM b Hill L, Police Station 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
DROOF OF WILL-GARLAND.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County, 49, Probate Office
Lancaster, October ed, A. D. 1877. In the matter
of the Proof and Probate of the last Will and Tesla
ment of William Garland, deceased, late of tht
County of Grant.
Whereas instrument in writing, purporting tC
be the last Will and Testament of William Garland de-
ceased late of the County of Grant, has been flied in
this office; and whereas, application has been made
by John and Eliza j. Garland praying that the same
be proven and admitted to Probate according to the
laws of this State
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard before at the Probate Office in the village
of Lancaster in said county, Monday the 10th day
Of November, A. D. 1877, at l O'Clock P. NJ,
And ii is further ordered that notice shall be given
to all Interested in said will of the time and
place of said hearing by publication in the Grant
County HERALD, newspaper printed In said County
for three successive weeks each week. prior to
the time Of said hearing. By the Court.
33w3 WIN .McG0NIGAL, County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
A NODE TO DOGS.

1.-THE dog who loves to bark and bite,
Who sleeps all day and barks all night
(oh, hit him with an aerolite ,
OF him | write.
"He lives life of lauguid ease
He some times loves to bark up trees
He hath his idiosyncracies,
And likewise-heas.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
DROOF OF WILL-SMITH.

State of Wisconsin Grant County-ss Probate Office
Lancaster, October goth, A. D., 1877.
In the matter OF the Proof and Probate of the last
Will and Testament Of Henry Smith, deceased, late
of the County of Grant.
Whereas an instrument in writing purporting tC
be the last Will and Testament of Henry Smith. de-
ceased late of the County of Grant has been filed in
by Paul welner praying that the same be
and admitted Probate according to the laws
of this State.
Therefore, is ordered that said application be heard
before at the Probate Office, in the village of Lam
caster, in said County, on Monday the Goth day Of
November, A. D., 1877. at one O'Clock p. n.
And it is further ordered that notice shall be given
to all persons interested in said Will of the time and
place of said hearing, by publication in the Grant
County HERALD, Newspaper printed 10 said County
for three successive weeks each week. prior to
the time of such hearing.
By the Court,
WIN. McG0NIGAL
34w3 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
VEGETINE

works in the human system In perfect harmony with
Natures Ia,cs and while 1t 10 pleasant TO the taste
genial to the stomach and mild in its influence the
bowels it is absolute in its action disease, and is
not yile Btters. purging the invalid into
false hope that they being cured. Vegetine is a
purely pegitabie Medicine compounded upon scientific
principles. 1t is Endorsed by TIE best physicians
where its virtues have been tested, is recommended
only sohere medicine needed and is not mixture of
cheap whiskey sold under the cloak of Bitters'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
Convenient to Good Schools,
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned offers for sale the farm known as
the "Dodge Farm" lying in the town of Beetown
consisting of 1881 acres-all under good fence with
suitable buildings and conveniently watered; ITO
under cultivation, the remainder thrifty young
timber. The farm is well situated regards river
and railroad markets and is 81 miles or midway be-
tween the villages of Bloomington and Beetown.
For further particulars enquire of CATHARINE T..
DODGE, Bloomington, or J. x. DODGE, Lancaster.
January rs. 1877. 46tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
A Cluster OF Golden Opinions for
THE
BRADBURY PIANO.

Have manufactured and in use over $4,000 instru
The peculiar charm of this Plan its adaptation
the human voice as an accompaniment, owing to its
sympathetic, mellow yet rich and powerful singing
tones.
As- From personal acqu antance with this firm, we
can ndorse them as worthy of the fullest Of
the public. We are using the Bradbury Pianos In our
families, and they give entire satisfaction.
Persons at distance need feel no hesitation in
sending for their illustrated prcelist and ordering
from it, or to order secondhand Pianos Organs
They are reliable.
Mrs o. g. Grant, Wash e n Rev Bugbie CHM, o,
Gen. o. e. Babcock, DR. NJ Reid, New York
Gen. Belknap, Sec. War. DR. c NJ Sims, Bait, Md
Chef-Justice 8. p. Chase, Dr. II Ridgaway, Ny
Admiral d. Porter Wash. Philip Phillips, New York
Columbus Delano, Sec Int. Rev Alfred Goodman,
G Creswell, Washin'n Rev Goodman York
Rev II Tiffany, Wish w Fischer, Phila, Penn
Rob't Bonner, New York, Chaplain McCabe Chicago
Grand Central HOTEL Y. Rev Kynett, d
St. Nicohlas Hotel, N. Y. Rev Daniel Curry, D
Gen o Howard, Wash n Rev W III DePuy,
Bishop Jones, N. Y. Themas Guard, Baltimore
Rev DIR John McClintock DIR Daniel Wise, New York
DIR James Cummins, Conn. Sands-st Church, Brooklyn
Rev w Nor Punshon, Lond Bishop Merrill, St Paul
I 8 Arthur, Philadelphia Bishop / W Wiley
DR. John Chambers, Phila RevJ Inskip,
Atty-Gen Williams. VAST. Rev Luke Hitchcock, CHM
Rev Warden, Chicago Rev II Haven, Brooklyn
Rev r NJ Hatfield, Gins. Gen Alvord, U Army.
DIR 7 De Witt Talmage :"Friend smith is a Method
ist, but his pianos are all orthodox you ought to
hear mine talk and sing"
Bishop Ames said "My Bradbury Piano is found,
after and trial to be equal to all you pro-
missed and is in all respects in richness of tone and
singing qualities every thing that could be desired.
"Yours truly,
Baltimore, Nd Jan, 1874, ER AMES."
DR. X Haven says my Bradbury Piano contiu-
to grow better every day, and myself and family
more and more in love with it:'
Bishop Simpson says: "After trial in his family for
years, for beauty OF finish and kmanshiD and spen-
did quality of tone Bradbury cannot be equaled
DR. J b Vincent: "For ia mily worship, social ga
therngs the Sabbath schools and al kinds of musical
entertainments give mo. in preference to oil Others
the sweet-toned Bradbury Piano 1t exceis in sing
ing qualities
DR. James McCouIey, Carlisle, Pa: "My Bradbury
is splendid"
The best manufactured; warranted for six years,
Pianos to let and rent applied purchased; monthly
iustallmests received for the same Ola pianos taken
In exchange; cash paid for the same. Secondhand
pianos at great bargains, from $50 to $500. Pianos
tuned and repaired
Organs and melodeons toSabbathschools and church
supplied at liberal discount. Send for illustrated
price-st,
FREEBORN GARRRTTsON SMITH,
Late sup'tfor and Successor for William B. Bradbury
ID East 14th Street, ". T.
MANDATORY
Corner Raymond and willonghdy SITS, Brooklyn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15

State OF Wisconsin, County of Grsntss. In probate
Grant County Court. In the matter OF the estate Of
Frederick Schwetge, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Charles +
Bodt, administrator of the estate of said deceased
asking to relieved from further acting such ad
ministrator and to be discharged from such trust
because of his ignorance of the English language and
from his lack of business experience Therefore it is
ordered that said application be heard before the
Judgeof this court at the Probate office at Lancaster
in said county of Grant on Monday the 26th day Of
November 1877 at o'clock M, and it is further
ordered that notice shall be given to all persons in
terested said Estate of The time and place of said
hearing. by publication in the Grant County HERALD
a Newspaper printed in said County, for three sue
cessive weeks once each week prior to the time Of
such hearing. Dated Lancaster, October 10th 1877
BY the Court
WIN. McGoNIGAL,
34w3 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15

IL YOU we're Or. Mary's husband,
You would find it hard to learn,
When looking for your trowsers,
To distinguish yourn from hern.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
VEGETINE.
For Billions, RGnittelt, and Inter
nittent Fever,

Or what is more commonly termed Fsuer and Aaue
with pain in the oins and throurh the back an indie
scribable chilly sensation down the spine, an ire
sistible disposition to yawn, pain in the eyes, which Il
increased by moving them blue tnge in the skin and
great listlessness aud debility vegetine is safe ana
positire remedy. II is compounded exclusively from
the juices ofcarefuly selected barks and herbs and
strongly concentrated that ii is of the creates
cIedsers of the blood that is be put together
yegetine does not stop with bteaking Chils and Fs
rer but it extends its wonderful influence into every
part Of The human system and entirely every
faint of disease. Vegetne does not act powerful
thartc, debitate the bowels and the patient
to dread other serious complaints which must nevita
bly, follow il strikes at the root disease by purt
flying The blood, restores the iiUer and kidneys to
healthy action regulates the boUel and assists Nature
in performing all the duties that devolye upon her.
Thousands of inyalids are suffering to-day from the
effects of powerful purgaipe nostrnns JrGhti guam
titles of Qnins and poison doses Of arsenic neither of
which ever have ever could, reach the true cause
OF their complaint
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15

GUMMONS.-HARVILL.

Circuit Court, in and for Grant County, Wsconsir
Mahala Harvill, Plaintiff, against William Harvill
Defendant.
| The State of Wisconsin to the Defendant here
named
| You are hereby Summon and required to an
| swer the complaint in action. which is fleC
| in the office of the Clerk of said Court at Ian
caster, Wisconsin, and to serve copy
! of your answer to said complaint on the
subscribers at their Office, in the village OF Ian
caster, Grant Co., Wisconsin, within twenty day.
after the service hereof, exclusiys of the day o
such service; and If you fail to the said com
plant within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in THU
action will apply to the couIt for the relief demanded
| in the complaint,
BUSHNELL & CLARK,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Dated at Lancaster. October II, 1877. 32w6