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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
LETTERS FROM MADISON.
cratic Orphan Asy luna after heir usual APP
proprlations-The Text Book swindle taking
the shape of Dove-Madison wants.Gas and
more Water Scenery Our Correspondent
Gone to sec Hayes-Wants TO be p. VI.
MADISON, Wis, March 2, 10
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From our own correspondent.

From our own correspondent.
The resolution for biennial sessions
of the legislature received it's death
blow in the Senate. Any attmpt for
reform in this direction will have to
sleep for another year, perhaps to be
defeated again. The Senate Is large
" Republican and not to favor a
measure of this character indicates
bad faith fof our Republican mem
bers of that body. Were they 10
earnest when promising their con-
stituents reform and retrenchment
in expenditures AS advocates of
those principles they should not have
withheld their support of the measure
in question.
The different appropriations for
Milwaukee institutions have passed
the Senate, however, in the Assem-
bly, they will meet different fate.
The Calkins claim, hieh is up again
this year, will have to be acted upon
in the Senate towards the end of this
week, and | predict that said claim
will be allowed and passed by the
Senate. 1t is asserting a good deal
as to the action of Republican Sen
ate, but mark me if my assertion
does not prove true!
The Text book bill (Madison'5
printing swindle), in a milder form,
will also pass the Senate. Such ac>
ton by our Senators is not to be
wondered at. They are clamor;ng
for Democratic as we'll as Republican
popularity. The majority of them
have aspirations higher and sublimer
than their present sphere, dreaming
of State and federal offices in all con-
ceiveable aud variegated shapes and
forms, their ambitions are loftier
than the humber plebeian.
Madison demands an appropria-
ton for State Gas Institution, to
furnish the Capitol with light; also
tor the small sum of $4,000 for
Water-works, for the protection of
the Capitol building; and all these
demands are for the peoples Capitol.
This city knows not where and when
to stop in her demands of the people
of this State. The greedy nature OF
it's inhabitants knows no bounds,
| whether the times are hard or not. |
understand that President Bascom
of the State University, on account
of his opposition to the School Text
book bill is to be kicked from its
Board and very likely the principals
of the different State Normal Schools
viii take his place.
Ny letter has to be short; the Boss
has gone to Washington to see to
matters in general as to the Repubii-
can party, and as | am anxious to
shake hands with the President elect
on the dag of his inauguration shall
tske this mornings train.vis Chicago,
10 order to arrive in time; can't tell
when | may return. Unless APP
pointed Postmaster or to some ether
position, | will be here again in a
weeks time. u.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Cured by Blue Glass.

The Detroit Free Press says that
so fur as can b. asertaiued only one
Detroit family has yet taken advan-
tago of the wonderful curative prop
critics of General Pieasanton's blue
gsss discovery The idea took with
them from the start and three or
four weeks ago the blue-glass com
menced hammering at their ailments.
The lady of the house, who for years
has been such an Invalid that she
could not make over five calls in the
afternoon, was in two weeks so re-
stored to health that she was able o
leave home in the morning and re-
main away all day, leaving her chill
dron TO get their meals among the
neighbors and her husband to lunch
down town. Before she began TAX
ing sun-baths she was melancholy
snd despondent, and didn't care for
fine things. In one week from the
time the first blue lights were in she
planned trip TO Florida, she run
her husband 10 debt for set of
cameo jewelry set in pearls, and bad
hard crying spell because she could
not have new velvet dress. She
was before so weak and Ianguid that
she could not shake down the coal
stove. Tuesday morning she not
only shook down the stove, but all
the stove pipe, and when her bus.
band jumped out doors to call 10 the
ueighbors he looked as if she had
shaken him around, too. Her sp-
petite was wonderfully improved un-
der the strange cure, and now she
can eat most anything her husband
will come home and cook. For three
long years she was always complain
ing of headache. That complaint has
now entirely vanished, and she con-
tinually scolds about the corns on
her toes, thus giving her husband
grateful change. One of the pleas
ATTEST sights on that street, these
sunny days, is to see the lady behind
the blue panes, seated in a rocker,
her nose close to the pages of a nov
ell, hair down, eyes half closed, and
the blue glass throwing beautiful
shade over her old rapper and brok-
en-back slippers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

We transmit herewith detailed
and itemized account of these expend-
itures, as far as it is possible to make
one from the vouchers on file, and rec
ommend that the same be spread up
on the journal.
Your committee made specific in
quiry of Messrs. Atwood, Parkinson
and Field, the only members of the
board who have been before them, as
to whether in making up their accounts
for personal expense, they had charged
railroad fare in cases where they had
travelled on passes.
The answer in all these cases was,
that they had done so; Messrs At
wood 81 Parkinson claiming that their
passes had come to them in the course
of business and were their own pro-
perty, and Mr.. Field, claiming hat
this charge was customary in the
other boards of the state and in the
State Agricultural Society.
Your committee have 30 opinion to
express as to the right or wrong OF
this matter, but transmit herewith a
bill covering this point, the passage OF
which they recommend.
In the examination of the vouchers
Of the board it was discovered that
Hannah Carpenter, the person IN
charge OF the Wisconsin building, had
been over paid by Col. Starr, the sum
of ST. Al.
! This amount has been returned to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

with reference to the counting of the
electoral votes should be referred to
the decision of tribunal appointed
for this purpose That tribunal, es-
tablished by law for this sole purpose,
its members all of them of long estab-
lished repatation for integrity and in
telligence. and, with the exception of
those who are also members of the
Supreme Judiciary, chosen equally
from both political parties. its deliber
atoms enlightened by the research
and the arguments of able counsel,
were entitled to the fullest confidence
of the American people. It's decis-
ions have been patie' ly waited for,
and accepted as legal conclusive by
the general judgment of the public.
For the present, opinion will widely
vary as to the wisdom of the several
conclusions announced by that tribu
nal. This is to be anticipated ID
every instance where causes of dispute
are made the subject of arbitration
under the forms of law. Human iudg-
ment is never unvarying, and is rare
ly regarded as otherwise than wrong
by the unsuccessful party to the con-
test. The fact that two great politi-
cal parties have in this way settled a
dispute in regard to which good men
differ as to the law, no less than as to
the proper course to be pursued in
solving the question in controversy, is
the occasion for general rejoicing.
Upon one point there is entire unan-
unity in public sentiment that con-
ficting claims to the presidency must
be amicably and peaceably adjusted,
and that when so adjusted the general
acquicscence of the nation ought sure
Iy to follow. 1t has been reserved
for government Of the people,
where the right of suffrage is univer-
sal, to give to the world the first ex-
ample in the history of a great nation,
in the midst of a struggle of opposing
parties for power, hushine its party
tumult to yield to adjustment accor-
ding to law.
A FINAL UNPARTISAN APPEAL.
Taking for guidance that divine
hand by which the destinies of nations
are shaped, I call upon you, Senators,
Representatives, judges, fellow citi,
zens, here and everywhere, to unite
with me in an earnest effort to secure
to our country the blessings, not only
of material prosperity, but of justice,
peace and union-a union depending
not upon the constraints of force, but
upon the loving devotion of free
people; that all things may be SO or
dered and settled upon the surest
foundations, that peace and happiness,
truth and justice, religion and piety,
may be established among us for all
generations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

some one else to say that the lecture
On "Hard Times" more than balanced
the $500 he took away, to say moth
ing of three to six hundred paid TO
the fortunate Madisonian over and
above expenses. Getting few days'
writing "Engrossing Bills" | shall
probably be here when the legisla
ture allows out" and retires, as am
told that desirable day is close at
hand, even at our doors
To how many | could say, "Well
done good and faithful will be qnes,
tionable. If, however, Strengthening
appropriation bills, which is now the
order in the Assem- oily is creditable,
Grant County is doing her duty.
However, the fight It not yet over.
The CaIklns printing bill, not yet of
age, only 10 years, has passod the
Senate. The scho i book bill (215,
Senate) has also passed that dislin-
guished body. Though much i'm
proved it onght not to live 10 see
the statutes. The Historical Society,
| w hiOh 10 INV abtIaCkih2 oOLu0 abbSu
ton, has paid out over $4,000 State
money-within the last year, over
ST., O0O-a few items of which are the
following: Secretary, $12 900; Lii
brarian, 81, 900; Assistant Librarian,
$3.50, Janitors, sos; Postage, $702.-
20; Shakespeare, s428. 1t may be all
right but if you swear me | shalI not
say that it is And what is more than
ell, some of our lawyers say the State
| does not own and can not control as
much as one old newspaper thereof.
But hold the booming of cannon
tells me not, as once, that the fight
has begun, but that it is over and that
Hayes is President.
Sincerely yours,
SToP-OvER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Examination of Teachers.
SPRING OF 1877.
To Teachers and District Clerks:

To Teachers and District CLERKS;
Notice is hereby given that the examinations
Of Teachers for Grant County for the Spring
of 1917, will be as follows:
Msscoda--Frdsy and Saturday, March I, 9 and 10
Patch Grors-Friday and Saturday, March l6 and /
mington--Monday and Tuesday, March 10 and
MISUNDERSTANDING na Thursday, aarch q and
o.
Potosi-Friday and Saturday, March % and %.
Lancaster-Monday aud Tuesday, March 20 and p
PgategiAe-Friday and Saturday, March 80 and 81.
Applicants may attend the examination wherever
most convenient. They will please be prompt ard
come provided with pens. ink and legal-cap paper.
The examinations will commence at each of the
places named at 10 a M of tle first day No private
examinations will be granted without imperative
reasons. fsee See. %. school eode)
FErAIl app calls to endorse or to renew eertih-
Gates or to tlicense those who may have failed al
regular examination will be 10 vain.
GEO NJ. GUERNSEY
Co supt Of Schools.
Plstteville, Wis, Feb. 2, 1877. 4sw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

THE Madison Democrat pronounees
the text book bill "the most import.
ant and best measure that has been
before the Legislature in ten years,
and in another column says that If 1T
passes it will not claim credit for any
of its wholesome provisions or be held
responsible for any of its evils. This
is a token that next summer this law
if passed will be held up to the gaze
of the people, by the Democracy as
the Infamous measure of the last Re-
publican Legislature, and yet ma
iority of Democrats will vote for it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

The school-book bill, which has alb
sorbed so much of the time of our
Legislature, was killed for this session
on Thursday. 1t has been of good
service, however, and Madison papers
are sanguine that it will be a good
thing yet. 1t has kept the Legislature
together a week or two and thereby
given the boarding houses of Madison
that much more fairness. 1t has given
clerks and messenger boys that many
more days salary. 1t has added sew
eral pages to the journals of. the
Houses and has therefore done some
thing for the printers. Next winter,
we are assured it can be tried again,
aud If it don't succeed it can be tried
another and another winter. Even if
il fails it will every winter strew its
little blessings along the walks OF
Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

TUE Prairie du CHEN Union lately
made an uncalled for attack on Con-
gressmau Msgoon. The gist of the
article indicated that the occasion
tor the abuse was that Mr.. Magoon
had failed to send il o book and q
paper OF flower seeds. The next is
sue of the Union announced that 1t
had changed hands; that Mr.. J. Il.
Bergman had purchased 1t and
would hereafter be its editor. We
have hope that the change will be an
Improvement. Mr.. Bergman is 3
good writer and, we believe, candid
and honorable man. Crawford coun-
ty was always badly managed, ex-
cept during the short time that
Waldo Brown bad charge of it's Re-
publican paper. He was honest and
fearless and by his good management
and good sense Crawford was for
awhile q Republican county. Those
who have succeeded him through the
mauipulations of men of little wit,
small souls and no honesty, have
managed to keep up q starveling pa
per and to give the county to the
Democrats by larger and more Ger.
tain majorities. The people there
are taxsd TO death aud there IL no
help tor them, for the pre- Aoaed he
plblicao leaders work 10 the sane
harness with the Democracy in power.
Honest men, like Mr.. Magoon. who
do not get down into the csssp3ois
to eat and drink aud divide sToils
with them, are driven ont of the par
ty. If the Republicans of Crawford
county really want success they must
change their tactics. rney mist
give decent mep -GSSsccS IS " II as
she cowboys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

DEMOCRATIC papers when they
use the phrase rho great American
fraud" should be careful to qualify
it. A Democrat picked up the Mad
ison Democrat the other day and the
first thing that met his eye being this
phrase he concluded it was more
abuse of TiIdeD, and flinging the pa
per down in q rage swore ho wasn't
going to read any o. your ID
Republican papers"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
for Sale.
Farm for Sale.

The undersigned will sell his farm, = miles north
east Of the village of Mt. Hope, on the Woodman
and Soscobel road. Said farm contains 24O acres of
which $50 acres are under cultivation, the bslance
pasture and good oak timber. being watered by in
Vulnerable springs. 1t is one of the best farms in
this part OF the country for raising stock There
a good two story frame house a new SOx4O barn and
underground stable, aud ali other necessary out
buildings. Also, good, thrifty orchard and small
fruits of all kinds in abundance, convenient to a
good school. churches, and market for all kinds OF
produce. VIII be sold easy terms For particu-
lars call on or address CHRIS. STORM.
vt. Hope, October II S2tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Farm for Sale.

will sell my farm of 200 acres, situated the
Military Ridge road, miles east OF Mt. Hope.
About 100 acres under cultivation balance timber
land. Good log house, frame granary. log stables,
good bearing orchard, small fruits in abundance,
the premises. Several good springs thereon. The
property is situated conveniently near TO school
house and churches Wall be sold cheap for cash,
half cash and balance to suit purchaser.
J. A. KINGSLEY.
Mi. Hope Wis, June 20, 1876 l7tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
FARM FOR SALE

The undersigned offers for sale the farm known as
the dodge Farm lying in the town of Bee town
consisting of 1887 AL under good fence with
suitable buildings and conveniently watered 10
acres under cultivation, the remainder thrifty young
timber. The farm is well situated regards river
and railroad markets and is 81 miles midway be.
tween tie villages of Bloomington and Beetown
For further particulars enquire of CATHARINE +.
DODGE. Bloomington, or j Il. DODGE, Lancaster.
January IS 1877. 46tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

PRESIDENT HAYES has not yet
nominated his Cabinet. Il is settled
however, that Mr.. w. Evarts will be
his Secretary of State and Senator
Sherman his Secretary of the Treas
ury. O.hers spoken of are Gen
Chas. Devins, of Massachusetts,, Gen
Key of Tennessee, Richard W. Thomp'
snn and Karl Schurz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Stock Farm For Sale.

Desiring to 90 to New Iceland / Offer for sale my
farm situated four miles mort Of Lancaster viii
lage, on the Annaton road. The said property con-
sists of 240 acres of which $50 acres are under pow
balance meadow land Good Dwelling Stable. Gran
cry aud shedding the premises. Thi.iy acres of
good Timber. and plenty OF good RAINING water; an
Orchard OF 80 bearing trees. will sell down low.
r. TAYLOR
Lancaster. Wis, Dec. 8, 1876. s0m4%
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
One Hundred Dollars Reward

To anyone that will sell 3O5 acres of land. 200
in crop and as of timber; situated in the town
of Fennimore, 81 miles southwest of Fennimore
Center. section "a, town 6, range west; within =
mile of school house, two and "a miles from Mt
Ida church and two miles from Mt. Zion church;
two good dwelling houses thereon, lSx30, the
other 18x24 two barns lOx30 and 1924; two wagon
sheds 16x30 each; log house 16x22. Two young
bearing orchards. Two wells; one 1875 Dbl cstern
falling artesian we'll. To be sold at $50
per loft BAXTER BROTHERS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

IT will be found upon inquiry OF represen-
tative store.keepers in city and town, that
ladies no longer depend on foreign makers for
their Perfumery and Toilet Articles.
To Messrs COLGATE & Co, the credit Is
largely due for this marked departure from
the old preference.
Their Cashmere Bouquet Soap and Violet
Toilet Water. is universally esteemed by the
tasteful and refined, as the most delicate and
recherche of perfumes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Farm for Sale

Thesou Invest quarter OF section s. and the south.
east quarter Of the southeast quarter of section in
town A. north Of range west, containing 200 acres
Wis: 1875 acres under Improvement, 80 acres bottom
laad, several good springs and small stream
ming through the whole length of tho farm, frame
dwelling house, stabling and granery. Said farm
will be sold cheap aud terms made easy inquire of
II. ROBERTS. Bestown. or BALLENTINE RORS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

The U. S. Supreme court has given
q decision which sustains the laws Of
this State regulating the freight and
passenger rates on our railroads.
This is a good count for the Changers
and we congratulate them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

CONGRESS adjourned without pass
ing the army appropriation bill.
This was to spite the administration
for using the army in the South to
secure a fair election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
The Centennial Nonsense.

Early in the session our Assembly
man, Hon. Joseph Book, introduced a
Resolution inquiring for TENS of ex-
penditures of money appropriated by
the State for use at the Centennial Elk
hibition. The Committee appointed
to make the inquiry reported as follows
That they recognize in the outset
the tact that the money appropriated
to the Centennial Commission, was to
be expended by the commissioners
according to their best judgment and
discretion, for the purposes specified
in the act making the appropriation.
They have therefore not considered
it necessary to pass any criticism on
the general policy pursued by the
| commissioners, nor to inquire whether
| any particular expenditure was wise
or unwise, but have contented them
selves with examining the accounts to
make sure that proper vouchers had
been filed for the moneys expended,
and have, as far as possible, classified
and arranged the expenditures, so as
to show at glance by whom and for
what purpose the same was spent.
We find that vouchers are on file in
the office of the secretary of state for
| $2I,6l94S, and that the same amount
is charged on his books TO the Centen.
NAL Commission Fund, and is the
amount reported by the Centennial
| Managers, in their communication of
January 90, as having been spent by
them.
This amount has been expended
as follows:
Wisconsin house-all told. Sc, 1890
Prof Soaring Educational exhibit. 1000 IA
Prof McAlister Educational exhibit. 500 so
State Sheep Breeders Association. =. 500 90
State Darymens' Association. ....... .5S4 90
State Horticultural Society. ......... 400 90
Commissioners
j. l. Case, personal expense .67 l9
Thad. C. Pound, personal expenses. go 90
Eli Stson, personal expenses. 1852 60
E. A. Calkins, personal expenses ..23 90
A. Meinecke, personal expenses and SUM
dry bills. ....... =. .....,...773 SO
]. B. Parkinson, personal expenses and
sundry bills. -....,..... ell 81
David Atwood, personal expenses and suns
ury DIS. ..-'t.''.' 'ooo -
Treasurer
Ferdinand Kuehn, freight bill -......7l IA
Secretary
w. W. Field, salary. $4,000 90
w. w. Field, services. -. 100 90
w. w. Field, personal expenses and sundry
bills. ..............-.... Lib OF
Superintendent Of House
Elisha Starr, salary. .............l, 100 90
Elisha Starr, personal expenses. As 90
Elisha Starr sundry bills. ......... bS SO
Eagle Bearer-
John r. Hill, salary ,.............50 500 Sc
John r Hill, railroad fare and travelling ex-
nenses. 96 45
iSuperintende,a Of Mineral Exhibit
Z. 7. Sweet, salary $3.50. ....l, 80 ~
E. T. Sweet, salary 1900. .......276 80
Superintendent Agricultural EThibit-
L. E. Walker salary. .....S75 20
Will. Hover, salary. 100 W
f. w. Case, salary, ....... .ZoU w
F. w. Case, expenses. 90 w
Sundry items, not classified $3.50. ,3,772 4s
oIo Q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

JUDGE MOSES who immortalized
himself by his attempts to set aside
the declared results of the election IN
South Carolina, went to his immor-
tality beyond Jordan, on last Tues
daU
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
Grant County against Grabs-The Historical
society-,Rsh fer Hayes.
MADISON, March 5, 1877.

DEAR HERALD. came here via
cor commercial hub, stopping over
to reeuperate my political morals,
hear the greatest fiddler in the world,
Ois Bill, as we'll as the greatest
divine, Beecher, but you must call on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Village Property for Ex-
change.

have in the village of Lancaster, the NJ. F
Church, a house and two lots of ground-good gar
den lot. stable, etc, which would exchange tor a
small farm for part OF q stock of goods.
q I. WALKER
Lancaster. january 4, lS77 81 sSf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08

The u. S. Senate is in session and
warming up already as to whether
Kellogg shall be received. Blaine TO
the front.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-08
Blake's Prairie Farm For Sale.

offer for sale my farm of 1913 acres situated three
miles southwest of BlOomingtoEal in good state OF
cultivation and all prairie land. Good house. good
bsrn and good orchard with all kinds of fruit that
can be successfully raised in the West. Also for sale
with the farm 10 Of timber.
o. W. GRAVES,
4im3* Bloomington. Wis.