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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10

1t has been conceded as a
POSITIVE FACT that the most
complete stock of Boots and
Shoes for men, women and
children's wear, and the low
est prices can be found at the
cheap boot and shoe store of
w. III. Haines. An inspection
of his new Spring and Sum-
mer stock, and the low prices
he makes, will induce you to
throw away your old Boots or
Shoes and buy new ones. 1t
is even cheaper to wear shoes
at his astonishingly low pric-
es than to 60 barefoot. Just
one door north of Budd's
Block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10
:
Our Schools.


The following is brief report of our schools
for the month ending May 4th.
HIGH SCHOOL.
No. pupils registered, 80; average attsnd-
ance, o. per cent Pupils neither absent or
tArdy were
W. Bollard, E. Birchard
+. Budd, Q. Bellows,
o. Lewis, r. Nathan,
A. Foster, H. sykes,
p Wsdebase c. Mitchell,
J. woolstsnholm, e. Schreiner,
+. Sch:einer, Il. Snroeoer'
J. Eich.
GRAMMER DEPARTMENT.
Number of pupils enrolled, At; average at
tendance, 92 per cent; neither tardy nor absent
Iessia caIlis Minnie Griffith
Mary nit Allie Mahsn,
Hattie Weaver, Mamie Hyde,
Harry Barnett, Clara Jones'
Dalia phaips Bessie Calls,
Estella Cummings, FANNIE schmltt
Ida Buchner.
| INTERMEDIATES DEPARTMENT.
Number of scholars registered, SO average
| attendance, 90 per cent; neither absent or
tardy:
| Walter Lewis Eddie Schreiner,
Emma McLimans, Ida wedehase,
| Clara Barstow, Katie Suck,
Sammy Draper, FRED meyer,
Henry Miles, Katy elise.
Freddie Miles,
SECOND PRIMARY.
Number pupils registered, "a; per cent of
attendance, w neither absent OF LdruJ
Caorge Muesse Charlie Hoskins,
George Baxter, Willie Grifhn,
Joe Nathan Mary Vanderwali,
Joe Drinkwster Laura Schreiner,
Thacher Robe, Katy Doyle,
Elias UT, Mamie BOOK,
John Charles Matte NcGongal,
Willie Kaump. Maud Hyde,
Phiiip Suck Tillis Pendleton,
Lou Nathan, Hattie Hyoe,
Frank Buchner, Lizzie draper.
FIRST PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Number enrolled, IS average attendance,
SO pes cent; neither absent or tardy
Frank BeIty Carrie Nathan,
Fred Baxter, Della W edehase.
Joe Ivey, Edith Penoistoh'
Ion Cook Nettie Horstmann,
Fred Draper Carrie Benn.
Robert Draper Nettie Oswald
George Durley, Lena Oswald.
Elmer Buchner Richard Walker,
Clark Buchner Frank Griffin,
Joanpie Calls Lou Fisher,
BERTHE Bellows, Frank Charles,
Ellie Reed Charlie burFi
Several pupils whose names do not appear
in the above report were absent or tardy only
once during the month. Comparisons of at
tendance have been made every week during
the month with encouraging results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10

On Saturday 1900 French pilgrims
visited the Vatican, at Rome. The
Pope entered the ducal hall, whore
the pilgrims were gathered, accom-
panied by twelve Cardinals and
many distinguished prelates. Wis.,
count Dumas read the address, and
presented rich offerings of the faith
full. His Holiness, standing on the
throne, delivered an eloquent speech.
He addressed the pilgrims in affect
tomato terms, and blamed the Gov
ernments, who consider as revolu-
tionary demonstrations the religious
manifestations of the people who de-
mand liberty for the head of tho
Catholic Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10

A LETTER in the St Paul Pioneer
Press from the Black Hills closes as
follows: eff the times are hard in
Minneapolis it will be ten times hard
er for some poor wretches who come
to the Hills. There are 500 men at
Deadwood without employment and
10000 on the way there. There will
be good times here about next fall
with board at only $50 per month
The two boys that came with me
stopped at Crook City. / have only
been in Deadwood one day, but find
it more orderly than | expected, but
may think differently after | have be-
come better acquainted here. A no.
tel clerk here told me they fed over
1000 men each day. There will be
10000 people here soon"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO,

Chicago, May 8.
Wheat 81 67@1 SO. Corn 53655 c. Oats 449i5 c.
Mess pork SIS. Beef Cattle 659S5 49, Hogs IS 300
8 u.s. Breadstufs were declining.
LANCASTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10
KEEP A FULL LINE OF EXTRAS

J. 1. Case & Co., p. P. Nanny, Excelsior, and
Ohio Champion, at Annaten T. r Nanny, extras at
Boscobef, with Thomas Bros, T. P Nanny and Little
Cham pion extras at Mr.. Tate's Glen Haven.
Don't forget the cash for repairs as they are sold
only for cash. We have on hand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10

with wood and Steel beam, Horse Rakes, Farming
Mills, etc., etc. The SLOWER WIND MILL and
Pumps ofall varieties, and well settled stock Of
General Merchandise kept at all times, all OF which
will be sold at the lowest living prices. We shall
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
What Stanley Has Found in Africa.

A correspondent gravely asks us what
Stanley has discovered Gin equatorial
Africa" It is possible that there may
be others in the same state of deplorable
ignorance, and we will, therefore, briefly
set forth the result of Mr.. Stanley's
three years of exploration-for we do
not suppose that even our inquirlng
friend forgets that before that the young
man had found DR.. Livingstone in that
region. When Stanley started, he de-
scrlbed the work before him as that of
finishing the labors OF others, for many
travellers had preceded him into that
country of danger and fascination, and
seen parts of lakes and rivers, without
settling anything about their relations
with each other or their Importance to
the world. The sources of the Nile. the
problem OF ages, were yet unbound. No
one knew anything about the Congo,
twenty-five miles from the Atlantic
coast. Now Stanley has left very little
Undone of what he undertook to do. He
discovered, in the first place, the farthest
southern waters that contribute to the
Nile, the Sh1meeyu river, pouring into
the Victoria Niyanza from the southeast.
He, for the first time, thoroughly cir
COMMUNICATED the great Victoria lake.
eNANe 1OAiOHNSa op 1to SICttG GQ6
kagera, on the southwest, through its
scores of lakes. He has settled the
puzzle of the Tanganyika, which had
been considered by Livingstone reser-
voir of the Nile, and to which Lieut.
Cameron had given an outlet through
the Lukuga into the Lualaba; both these
notions he proved wrong, and made it
certain Z at the lake has no outlet, but
is an inl d lake of comparatively recent
formation which is rising steadily, and
viii, one ny, make Cameron's belief
true. And finally he has proved the
Lualaba. which Livingstone felt sure
was the Nile, to be, instead, the Congo,
by following it from the center of the
continent to the Atlantic-a wonderful
voyage of over 2,00G miles and through
seven or eight degrees of latitude, cross
ing and recrossing the equator. in deadly
perils of disease, privation, trackless
forests, unknown waters and fierce saw
ages. which no other explorer had vent
ured to face, and which Cameron had
shortly before turned away from. Til. Sc
are the principal geographical discov-
cries OF Stanley, but to make a complete
list OF them would occupy too much
time and space.-Sprinafel3 Repu5-
EcQf
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
A Sons Appeal for Pocket Money.

An ornament for the American bar is
receiving the final touches of legal var
nish at the Lebanon (Tenn. J. Law
School. Having only one dollar in his
pocket, and being reduced to extremi-
ties, he made this ingenious and philo-
sophical appeal to his father in Mem
phis 81 hate money anyhow. 1t
causes more trouble than any one thing
earthly. The strife for it makes man
callous and selfish. The possession of
it makes him proud and stingy. The
strong desire in the human heart to OBJ
tain it tends to crush his higher aspira-
tons, and subdues his nobler impulses.
It renders him cunning and tricky
causes him to measure his fellow-man's
character by his own. And still. not
withstanding my thorough hatred for it,
and its blackening influences on man.
kind, feel much more comfortable. and
far more Independent, with a few dimes
about my old clothes than when on
touching my pocket no musical chink is
given back. It is kinder lonesome
feeling, and leetle empty, SO rest as
sured that before long no musical
chink' will be waited to my expectant
ear, and I'll be homesick, and the lone
some feeling will come over me, and I'll
suffer. So please avoid all these I'M
pleasant consequences by granting an
suspicious ear to my melancholy but
earnest appeal
What talent he will have for wiring
ing verdicts from the sympathies Of the
jury-box, and drawing fees from the
pockets of his clients
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
How Much Can a Man Read /,

The longest single poem, believe,
extant, is an italian poem, the "Adone'
OF Marini, who lived in the time of our
James 1. 1t contains $4,000 lines. As
for Spain, one single author OF the
seventeenth century wrote ], 800 plays;
his works altogether fill forty-seven
quarto volumes. Alonzo Tostado. a
Spanish Bishop of the fifteenth century.
wrote nearly forty folios, having covered
with print three times as many leaves as
he had lived days. To come to England.
Our William Prynne wrote 200 different
works. Chalmers collected edition of
the English poets only comes down to
Cowper, who died in 1900, and it fills
twenty-one volumes royal Svo, double
columns, small type. The volumes av-
erage 700 pages. This gives total of
IA, 700 pages, or %, 400 columns. Now
1T takes-I have made the experiment.
four minutes to read a column with fair
attention. Here is good years work
IN reading over, only once, a selection
from the English poets. The amount
OF reading which q student can get
through in given time hardly admits of
being measured by the ell. The rate of
reading varies with the subject. the
rapid glance with which we skip the
columns OF newspaper being at one end
OF the scale, and the slow sap which is
required for page of. say, Rants
q" Critique of Pure Reason" being at the
other. Still, just to get something to
go upon, make calculation in this way:
Suppose man to be able to read eight
hours day. No one can really sustain
receptive or critical attention to written
matter for eight hours. But take eight
hours as the outside possibility. Thirty
pages s vols an average hours read, talk
ing one book with another. This would
make $40 pages per day, l, $50 per week,
and 1880 pages in the year. Taking
the average thickness of an Svo volume
as 400 pages only, the quantity of read
ing which diligent student can get over
N year is no more than an amount
equal to about 900 volumes Svo. OF
course this is a merely mechanical COM
putation, by which we cannot pretend to
gauge mental processes. But it may be
worth while knowing that the merely
mechanical limit of study is some 22o
volumes Syo per annum.-THe I'oy.,
nightly Isepfelr.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
WhV DO We Iauybg

When boy appears on the street
with rat in a trap, with four or five
terrier dogs aching to get hold of the
sinful rodent, even man in a hurry to
call the doctor would halt for just min
ute. Yesterday morning just such a
picture was presented on Macomb ave-
nue.. There were dozen boys and half
as many men, and among the latter was
phllanthropist. He said it was a burn
ing shame to torture poor rat in that
way, and he offered the boy with the
trap 10 cents to let his prisoner go.
"Ten cents y CONTEMPORARY ex-
claimed the lad, "d'ye spoze I'd lose
SIS worth of fun for 10 cents ?'
"But it's against the cries of mercy
to kill the rat, protested the citizen.
"Git the dogs around here, - command
ed the boy.
Gods creatures tortured to death p in
as he started off,
Too many cooks spoil the broth. Too
many dogs and boys and clubs and wells
permitted the rat to escape. He
lodged this way and that till clear of the
crowd, and then he overlook the phiian-
| thropist, climbed his leg, and came to a
| dead stop between the good mans coat
and vest. Six dogs tried to follow him,
and ten boys were waving their clubs
around screaming like Pawnees. When
the philarthropist realized the situation
he made for tree-box, rubbed his back
once or twice against it, started to climb
over the fence, fell back on the walk,
and he was seeking to catch street-car
when some one called to him to take off
his coats. He removed them, and the
terrified rat leaped into the jaws of
death. AS the philanthropist was get
ting nn into his dusty he wanted
and one of the boys replied:
I" thought it was fun to see a school
teacher lick thirteen boys at once, but
| this beats it clear into Canada Crackv |
but didn't your eyes hang out when you
galloped across the bows of that sand
wagon !'-Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Watching for William.

The father of William J. Florence,
the comedian, was man of strict family
discipline. His opposition to theater-
going was intense. He had rigid rules
for domestic government, and one of
these required the housing of his sons
at very early hour in the evening.
Billy, through some agency, had ac-
CURED a strong passion for theatrical en-
tertainments, which he gratified at
every opportunity. The old gentleman
had a thorough knowledge of his boys
weakness for theatricals, and was deter
mined to modify his tastes at all hazards.
One bitter cold winter night 1 ex-
traordinary attractiveness wa -er> d by
the Bowery Theater management, and to
the young fellow it was irresistible.
The father suspected Billy's intention to
be one of the audience, and at the sup
per table was prepared to issue special
orders for the evening, but to his cha
grin no William was present to receive
the parental injunction. Incensed at
the boys absence, the father resolved to
catch him on his return, and to trounce
him well for his temerity. He therefore
secured an instrument of torture,
and, parading in front of the street door,
impatiently awaited the culprit's ap-
proach.
An hour of rapidly-increasing cold
passed, and yet no signs Of the lad.
Billy, however, was on the alert, having
fortunately espied the angry father on his
cherries patrol. Skipping around the
corner, he scaled a rear fence and slyly
slipped up stairs In few minutes be
was beneath the coverlet, and wondering
how much longer the old gentleman
would be able to stand the bitter wealth
er. The father, thoroughly benumbed,
now thought he would change his tao
tics, and so re-entered the house to con-
tinue his vigils in front of Billy's cham
Der door. After a while he was greatly
astonished at hearing an unmistakable
snore, and, striking the whip upon the
bedroom door, demanded to know who
was within.
"Only me-" drawled Master limo
cence, \ as he stretched and yawned like
one just awakened from a deep slumt er.
You, sir' again demanded the old
gentleman.
eyes, sir" responded Billy; "and is
that you, pa? You are up late tonight,
fancy. [ hope you haven't been to
any place of amusement !''-Ne,U Yora
Sl3l
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
great advantages Of disseminatina

great advantages OF disseminating
sound knowledge of Indian corn and
creating fondness for it among the ma
lions that now ignorantly reject it. The
present year is good one for the ex-
pertinent, as this crop promises to be
the largest ever known, though it NAV
not reach the 1850, 900, 900 bushels
which We have seen estimated as the
product of the season. There is no
need of exaggerating the figures to make
an arguments in favor of extending the
market for Indian corn. The possible
yield of this staple in the country pecul
iarly its home is unlimited. We could
grow enough of it to feed all the peoples
of the earth if they would sink their
stubborn prejudices against it. The
statistics of the production in the last
three Federal censuses are as follow I:
For 1850, 592, OF, 1O4; for 1860. $685.
1872, 742; for 1870, 76O, 944, 500 bushels.
The annual average of crop from 1870 to
1874 was 992, 258, 900 bushels. These
amounts could easily be doubled or
trebled if the world would freely eat our
Indian corn.-Nea0 York Journal of
(O,f7
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
What Shall We Do With Our Daughters!

/ request ~ place in your valuable
paper for the following: "What shall
we do with our daughters ?" Give them
a good, substantial, common education.
Teach them how to cook good meal
of victuals.
Teach them how to darn stockings and
sew on buttons.
Teach them how to make shirts.
Teach them how to make bread.
Teach them all the mysteries of the
kitchen, the dinner room and the parlor.
Teach them the further one lives be-
yond his income the nearer he gets to the
poor-house.
Teach them to wear calico dresses,
and do it like a Queen.
Teach them that rosy romp is worth
fifty delicate consumptives.
Teach them to wear thick, warm shoes
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them that God made them in
his own image, and that no amount of
tight lacing will improve the model.
Teach them everyday, hard, practical
common sense.
Teach them self-reliance.
Teach them that good, steady me-
chanlc, without cent, is worth a dozen
oily-pated loafers in broadcloth.
Teach them not to have anything to do
with Incorporate and dissolute young
men.
Teach them accomplishments, paint
ing, drawing, music-if YOU have the
time and money to do it with.
Teach them to say no, and stlCk TO it !;
yes, and stick to it.
Teach them not to paint and powder.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
An Alpine Avalanche

In the summer of 1864, party of tourists.
Whne visiting the Alps, climbed, with great
olncuIty, to an elevated and snow-coyered
plateau, In order to obtain better view of
SWISS scenery, and contrast the beauty and
richness OF midsummer below with the bleak
ness and sterlity of Elidwinter around and
above them In play they rolled the lno:st
sno~ INTO large balls, they crowded it over the
edge OF the plateau. In falling it str11ck SOFTER
snow. which Immediately gave way. and SOON
an avalanche was tearing down the morntain
sloe, bury1ng and destroying everything in it's
course. As the handful of snow became the
irresistible avalanche, 20 the hacking couch
with sore throat and Catarrh, if neplected
speedily developes into that dread destroyer
Consumption. In the early stages. DIR. Saee's
Catarrh Remedy will effect q cure thoug6 IL
the blood be affected or impoverished it mnst
be pur1hed and enriched by DIR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery, and the liver and bowels
Rept active by his Pleasant Purgative Pellets
MANY who despaired of life and had been given
up TO die by physicians and friends owe thei.
restoration to the above remedies.
ELY, Linn Co.. Iowa, Nav sth. 1877
Dr.. PIERCE, buffalo, n. Y:
De0T ST' L was Frustrated some three
years since with pleuro-pneumonia, which left
me with troublesome cough, that gradually
grew worse until physicians gave me 1p to die
with consumption. I tried several remedies
That are advertised to cure consumption bnt
without obtaining any relief or benefit SEEING
your COLLEEN Medical Discovery and pleasant
Purgatlve Pellets advertised concluded to
try them, and found them to be all thet -or
claim for them. My restoration has rename e6
complete for over two years. Inclosed find
LOO for a copy OF your Common Sense Medical
Adviser. Ever gratefully yours,
JASON C.. BARTHOI o,5ru-
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saw them stop at this house; then he
thought it was all right and went on.
They did not ring the bell, for the
children in the book always knocked, SO
they thought they must knock. 1t was
long while before the door opened, and
they knocked a great many times. A
tall man with ever SO many buttons came
to the door, May stood back abashed,
and only held out the basket.
"We've brought something for the
children" said Toddles.
"Who sent it ?" asked the man.
"Santa Claus said Toddles, :" and
May and nae brought it. -
The servant, supposing that some one
had sent it there, took the basket and
closed the door. Mays lip quivered,
and Toddles sobbed. {" want to go
home" They climbed down the steps,
and walked slowly along the sidewalk.
They had forgotten the way and it was
growing dark. They sat down on the
curbstone and cried. May was thor
oughly frightened and Toddles was
cold. 81 want my mamma" he cried,
81 don't want the poor children
There they were when another police
man found them.
"Where do you hve?" said ne.
"In Ridgefeld," answered May, who
began to brighten up a little.
Ridgefield p' said the policeman.
That's more than twenty miles away.
You must come to the station with me,
and we'll try to send you home" Then
he wrapped his great scarf around May
and took Toddles in his arms. When
they reached the station they found q
telegram describing the lost children
and telling the street and number OF
Miss Jumpers house. On the way
home the policeman showed them the
dingy little house with flowers in the win
| dows, and said, "That's where live. y
"Then you must be very rich, said
| Toddles, 60 and that's why we did not
/ give you any present. Those people
up the stairs were very poor, for they
took the whole basket and never even
said thank you.
Ii Toddles and May did not give the
policeman any present, some one else
did; and, when he went home and
showed if to his wife, she clapped hel
hands softly and said "Now the chill
dren shall have q Christmas tree 7
Tired as he was, the policeman hurried
down street, and bought ever so many
presents, and the children had Christ
mas tree for the first time in their lives
AS for Toddles, after kissing, and pet
ting, and hot lemonade, he was put tc
bed. When he had nestled down into
the nice warm blankets, he gave deer
sigh of relief and said, "This has beer
an awful Christmas-all but our police.
man. "-NeaU York Tribune.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
4 Mean Swindler Exposed.

One OF the swindlers who advertise
remedies for consumption free of cost,
but with pretended disinterestedness
offer to send the ingredients for s.. has
been exposed in Philadelphia His
room was Uttered with letters that had
1nclosed money, and two women were
hard at work getting circulars and pack
ages of the nostrum ready for mail. The
peculiar wickedness of this swindle Law
IN the character of the mixture sent, of
1Thich physician said: 'This wonder
full remedy is virtually hasheesh, the
primary effect of which is exhilarating.
but its continued use is highly injurious
and facilitating. The system of weakly
patient once accustomed to it's use must
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Invigorate, and BE Healthy.

The source of nine-tenths of the bodily ills
OF mankind is deficiency of vital power No
portion of the physical machinery can eff
GENTLY perform its allotted duty if there is in
sufficient motive force in the system. Invigo--
ate, therefore, IN order to regain, health For
the restoration Of lost vitality, Hostetter's
selected, since they not only impart fresh vigor
into the debilitated system, but overcome dis
orders of the stomach, liver and bowels which
interfere with complete assimilation of the
food, and thus perpetuate weakness. The Bit
tiers likewise cure and prevent malarious fevers.
remedy facilitating urinary troubles, and
eliminate from the blood through the kidneys
the Impurities which originate gout, rheuma-
in short, ecey essential condition of health
are promoted by their use
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
ObeliSkS.

Only forty-two obelisks are known to
exist. -Four are standing and two are
PROSTATE at karnac; nine are PROSTATE
at Saan, and one standing at Piilse. In
Rome there are twelve, the l;rgest one
being ut the church OF ST John L2teran.
Florence contains two, and Paris, Aries,
and Constantinople each one. In En-
gland there are four-two It the British
Museum, one at Alnwick Castle, and one
at hingston-Lacy, DorsetsLire, brought
over by William Bankes, friend of
Lord Byron.