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Africa.

Tue history of that dark continent, so
far as known to us, presents an awful
retrospect, and one all the more dreadful
when we take into account the kindly
and ailectiOnate qualities of so many of
its prominent people to which Mungo
Park, Livingstone, Grant, Schwein-
furth and Cameron have borne witness.
1t is ineXpressibly sad to think Of the
numbered ages through which these
poor dark savages have continued,
scarcely advancing before the elements
of art and science and even of language !;
from within, destroying and devOuring
one another, willingly Offering their
| thrOats TO the knives of sOrCerers, or
paving the deep grave-pit of some
bloody monarch with the living bodies
of hundred of his young wives; from
without, hunted down and destroyed
or captured by aid of the weapons of
civilization, until every mans hand is
turned against his brother, and terror
reigns over vast regions, The bounty
of nature has provided for them such
abundance that they continue to exist
despite all the cruel conditions of that
existence. But they are arrested at a
position, not so much between heaven
and earth, as between earth and hell.
There is an old touch, tertiary or pre-
tertiary touch about them, aililiating
them with the ancient hippopOtamus
and the crocodile; but there is also
touch of sensitivcness and Ofan affection
as keen as any to which the more civil
lized races have attained. This has eX-
posed them to torture which the crOco-
die and hippOpotamus do not know;
but it has been insufficient to elevate
them to platform of order and happi-
ness. Surely here is a case where the
introduction of European civilization
would be most justifiable, and might
well repay the cost. But if this is to be
done at all, it should be done eAectually
not as in India, to the great loss of the
agents of civilization, and in the foster
ing of a weak native cOnceit, in itself
incapable Of developing or even retain
ing the benefits which have been con-
ferred upon the country-nOt as in
America, to the determination of the
aborigines. In the interest of England,
the African continent might be made
really to correct the balance Of the Old
World, and enable us to keep in front
Of such expanding nations as Germany
and Russia. Then, perhaps, it might
be given to England, in the evening Of
our days, to wander meditatively on
the shore of Tanganyika, that mighty
Uileswater of Africa, or of Lake Nyassa,
its softer Windermere. ItdOes not seem
at all likely at present that England
will undertake such work, but Ger
many has of late displayed some distinct
symptoms Of being inclined to do so.
But however that may be, it is to
Englishmen belongs the glory of fhaying
first penetrated into the center of trOpi-
cal Africa, and of having achieved there
series of grand individual explorations
which has no parallel in the history of
the human race.-BldckWOOd.
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The Arabs claim that Ewes tomb is
at Jiddah, the seaport of Mecca. The
temple with palm growing out Of its
center is supposed to mark the place
where Ewes head rests, and a domed
mosque is believed to be exactly over
her womb. According to the Arabs,
the lady measured about two hundred
feet in height, but, judging by the
dimensions of her tomb, it would seem
that the Ishmaelites much underrate
her real length. Arabs, however, are
very bad Judges distance, and nearly
always have horror of telling the
truth. The sacred ground, which is
pretty thickly studded with tombstones
of departed Sheikhs and other worthless,
is inclosed by high white wall; a few
small shrubs and aloe plants struggle
for existence among the gravestones,
and close to the domed mosque is tree
growing over some great mans grave,
which is surrounded by railings. There
are many legends and superstitions con-
cerning this celebrated place, but | had
not time to collect any that would be
worth relating. 1t is visited by numer-
Gus pilgrims. "Backsheesh, - of course,
is in great request by the well-dressed
Arabs as well as the ragged. Jddah is
clean, fine looking town--at a dis
tance; hut on nearer approach the
illusion will be dispelled, and many
aromas (not of ambergris or burned
sandal wood) powerful as soap factory
assail the nose. This gets worse as one
lands, but there is no time to waste
thinking of such a triie, for sharp
watch has to be kept on the NANCY,
opthalmc dogs, who amuse themselves
by barking and swapping at the legs Of
any one who makes use of soap and wa
ter. AT night 1t is necessary for Euro
peans to carry light and a good stick,
a well-planted blow from the latter
doing wonders in warning off dogs.
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CHAPTER II.

"My boy, my Rupert! | may be
mistaken. | must be mistaken" poor,
bewildered Mrs. Baylon cried. sour
Kathleen could never bring herself to
cause such misery; but, why wasn't
told? No, she can't have acted so
basely, and I'ye wronged and misiudged
the girl | loved as Il daughter, it's just
sisters love she's giving to Archie,
and perhaps he's in her secret and
oh my boy don't fret ~
The mother was pOwerless to combat
his grief, or to assuage itin any degree.
These sons had been her joy and COM
fort all their lives, and now when
trouble fell upon one of them for the
first time, she could do nothing to aid
him to bear it, nothing to Tighten the
burden to him. Such trouble too if
it had been brought upon him by any
other man, she might have been able
TO counsel him how to bear 1t. But to
have fallen on him through his brothers
agency They were both her boys and
she loved them both better than she did
her own life, and now one could only
be happy at the expense of the other,
If her fears were true.
If her fears were true! There wa
still doubt about 1t. She arose from
his side and lifted his bowed head to
her bosom, and bade him take courage,
and have faith in Kathleen still. "Pll
90 TO her at once, Rupert. I'll tell her
that my son couldn't keep his foolish
secret any longer from his mother, and
Archie shall hear directly that he
mustn't try to engross his brothers
bride. be hopeful, my "
"You speak more hopefully than you
feel, mother; I've shut my eyes to the
danger, because it was too ghastly and
mean one for me to bear to contem-
plate it. But now you've seen 1t and
spoken about It, and know I've been
betrayed; but Heaven knows it's not
Archie that / blame. He knows moth
ing"
Mrs. Balyon determined to go tc
Kathleen. She would not compromise
her charge by implying even to Archie,
that the girl had been less discreet than
It was well his brothers promised bride
should be. So she sought Kathleen
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Both Her Boys.
CHAPTER l..


81 will take care that Archie doesn'
make a mistake, or lose either his heaC
or his heart to me. You have no con
tidence in me, Rupert, no love for me
or you wouldn't hurt my feeling by
hazarding such proposition"
81 more than love yOu-I worship
you," he answered warmly "but
love my brother too"
"rhen cease to wrong me by being
idly jealous of him." she said, cOldly
and, for the first time since the exist
ence of their understanding, she left
him angrily, and would not even give
him the parting kiss of peace he craved
for.
II added to his uneasiness this day,
when his mother-always on the alert
when her boys were concerned-spoke
to him about his brother. HAS it
struck you that Archie is getting fond
of Kathleen ?" she began, and his whole
frame trembled under the first shock of
definite, realized jealousy, as he an
sweredi
Il hope not fOnder of her than he
has been all his life, with all my heart
and soul"
"But, my dear boy, why so vehe-
mently opposed to the idea9 Even your
father, who was unreasonable on the
subject years ago, long before | troubled
my head with the thought of marriage
in connection with either of you-even
your father seems well enough pleased
nOw."
"Well pleased with what" asked poor
Rupert in agony. "Has it come to this,
that you've talked about it-that there
is anything to talk about-while have
been kept in the dark?"
81 can't help seeing that they are
very much attached to each other; |
have not spoken to either of them yet,
but we all must see how very much at
tached they are" his mother replied.
'"Then Heaven help me-" Rupert
said in tone of bitter misery, throw
ing himself down on the sofa by his
mother. "Mother, you may as well
know it now, There's deception all
around; she has promised to marry me,
pretended that she loves me! Good
heavens how can such an archtraitress
have grown up in your pure, truthful
atmosphere !"
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oughly enriched, in their judgment
everything necessary to sustain life has
been accomplished; and yet the ele-
ments of nutrition contained in the at.
mosphere are Of great advantage in the
economy of nature. Certain localities
are Injurious to plant life, as for In.
stance the smoke and gases incident to
most large cities; on the contrary, It Is
well-known fact that the atmosphere
in some sections is highly nutritious to
vegetation, and all else being equal, the
growth Of plants in such will be greatly
in excess Of others where the atmos-
phere is essentially different. Again,
every florist is well aware of the i'm
portance of proper atmosphere for the
development of plants; how that some
especial standard for heat, light, and
moisture must be observed for each
class of vegetation, if success in culture
be secured.
All this is owing to the effect pro-
duced by the action of the foliage.
While some genera, or even species,
greatly prefer very humid atmOs-
phere, others would sicken and die
under such treatment. Plants of a sue
culent nature seem to require a per-
fectly dry air in which to grow, or at
least during the Winter season, and the
majority of them, while resting, prefer
a cool temperature, and rice UerSd with
others. The microscope very interest.
ingly points out many solutions to the
problems that would otherwise bother
us in our investigations. On the under
side of the leaf in our fruit bearing
trees, as in most others, there are
numerous apertures, called StOmdtG, or
breathing-pores, which are for the pur-
pose of allowing the eXhalatons of the
plant to escape, and as these useful
little organs are not exposed to the
SUMS rays lin our fruit trees), excessive
evaporation does not take place, the
skin or epidermis on the upper side act
ing as preventive. Gray has recorded
that each leaf of the apple tree mas not
far from 100000 of these openings or
mouths.
The organic food or elements of plant
life are for the most part taken into the
system of the plant through the small
roots, whence they are distributed
throughout every portion of the struc-
ture. AS water is composed of two of
these elements, oxygen and hydrogen,
the leaves act a very important part in
supplying the plant with food. But for
the remaining element, carbon, in the
form of carbonic acid, plants are in
debted almost entirely to their leaves;
and to this very fact is the animal king
dom indebted for the pure air it
breathes, thus preserving the beautiful
balance in nature. While vegetation
eXhales oxygen which we inhale, it alb.
serbs carbonic acid which we exhale
This is but one of the many interesting
and useful studies, which it would be
well for our cultivators to study before
beginning their experiments.
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Hnwthorne's Grave.

Hawthorne's last resting-place is in
the part of the grounds he liked best
in an opening among the tall pines
where there is a triangular space, with
a three-faced post of hewn stone at each
corner, and a low hedge around it.
Back Of it the ground descends abruptly
IA wooded hillside reaching to fair
meadow, dented by little pool, beyond
which forest shuts out the world. His
grave, marked by low, curved slab of
white marble, on which is the one word
"Hawthorne, is alone. His wife died
in England, where her body still re-
mains,
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THISBE.

She lives in the smoky city,
~ dCNn by the railway line;
sht askh for Lao mans pity,
mol cAies for verse Of mine.
She's moving hither and thither.
And often her work is hard
But sometimes in fine weather
She rests bit in the yard.
I'LL
With the empty pail behind her,
She leans her arms on the wall.
And hopes that there he'll find her
Her lover, strong and tall.
Up in the air above her,
The great trains outward go;
And manya lass and her lover
May journey TO Jericho.
But when he stoops from his doorway
And leans his arms on the wall.
The world would be in poor way
If that were not best Of all.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

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Seek for an established judgment.
Some persons are so unsettled that every
Wind blows them down, like loose tiles
from the housetop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09
TERMS, $500 PER YEAR
WHOLE NO. 1889.

We were not long in reaching sta
ton, and sending word to the owners
OF our teams concerning their where
abouts. And at noon the farm had a
mistress, the hearth had a fire, the
lamp was lighted in my home, never
to go out, while that bright blushing
face, half smiles, half tears. that gentle
spirit, that sweet nature, made the
days one long re ret to think they
passed so soon.
As for that umbrella, was it ever
going to be any bnt a sacred thing to
us? 1t was hung up with our Lares
and Penates, and all unholy hands
forbidden Perhaps that is the reason
that it never can be kept on its hook,
for Do you see that dark object, a
sort of ice- boat, scudding along over
the frozen meadow yonder? 1t is
Marcia and Wilder Ferguson making
sail in a great stolen frolic on their
runners beneath my silk umbrella.
All, what CHEEKY, happy home is
this !! What a beautiful world do we
live in How rosy my children's faces
are !! What fortunate thing it was,
what blessing out of heaven, that
Marcia brought me that silk umbrella!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

Distressing Accident.

The most distressing accident it
has been our duty to record for some
time, occurred or the farm of John
Cocker, about three miles southeast
of Wingville,on Saturday afternoon
last, the particulars of which, as
furnished as by mail agent Geo. w.
Virden, are as follows: 1t seems that
Mr.. Cocker was engaged in cutting
grain, and while thus employed, his
little four-year old son found his way
to the field, and unobsefvd by the
father, playfully secreted himself in
the grain. Totally unconscious of
his SOD, Mr.. Cocker proceeded with
his work, when he was suddenly
startled by a scream of distress, and
on jumping from bis reaper, ascer.
tanned to his horror that be had run
over his own child and cut off one of
its arms near the shoulder. The little
sufferer was taken to the house and
a physician promptly SUNNI oned, aud
at last accounts it was doing as we'll
as could be expected under the
circumstances.-Gd lend Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

FRANK Kyte's safe has been opened
and found to contain S65.1O il
cash and about $4,000 in notes and
securities, greater part of the latter
being the property of persons who
had placed it in Kyte's safe for safety,
No news of the missing man has been
received, but be Is believed to have
shaken the soil of this country from
his feet and to be basking in the
sunshine under the authority OF the
British flag.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

AN insane editorial encouraging
the mobs, written by fool in Wash
ington named Dom Piatt, who
ought to be either in a madhouse or
q prison, is causing some comment.
This 10 the same man who wanted
President Hayes hung to a lamp
post in Washington.-Loaoeu Mass
Courier.
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The full capacity of the salmon
curing factories in Oregon on the
Columbia river from one season is
54,81O,OO0 cans This amount
will not be reached this summer.
If Matching stations are not estab-
lished, this season, says the Oregon
Historian, will be the last profitable
one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

AT the examination held for can
didate for cadet to West Point
from the First Congressional District
of this State, held at Geneva, j. Ross
Green, of Whitewater, won the
contest. There were twenty-ona
contestants.
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DR MAKER. SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
IL ington Wis. All work in the dental line done in
the best manner and warranted. $3.50
DRFE GOoMEs, DENTIST, BOsoOBEL, Wis
IL Office over Sawyer FsvOrs store. Can be found
during hoursfrom A. NJ. till5 P. NJ. 3O-1
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IIORsTMANN HOUSE, next door east ofthe Phelps
L House. and Opposite the Bank, Lancaster. Wis
consn. The HOrstman HOuse is now ready TO ac-
commodate the travelling public with Good and Com
Portable Rooms. The comfort and security of the
guests will be the effort of the proprietor Ny bar,
il connection with the hotel, will continue to be
stocked with the best of liquors and cigars. fair
share of patronage is solicited. Ample stabing and
an attentive hostler in charge. HENRY HoRsTNANN
f~eC
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

ITUNPHRRY CLARKE, BANKERS BLOOMING.
| ton, Wis, Buy and sell Gold and Government
Bonds and Eastern Exchange. Prompt attention Civ.
en- to collections at all points and the payment OF
faxes Deposits oeived ard loans negotiated. Adj
vances made upon approved securities Interes al
lowed deposits at best current rates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

NIRsT MATT OVAL BANK OF BOsCOBEL, GRANT
Il Co. Wis john II. Sarles, Pres; Geo. H. Hide
brand v Pres; Miles D. Tillotson, Cashier The
only National Bank in the County. Transaets q
general Banking Business. Deposits received and
Loans negotiated. Prompt attention given to collec-
tions Draws direct upon the principal cities OF Eu
ru,a 3l-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

MANSION HOUSE, LANCASTER, WIS, MARY
wi Hyde & Son, propristors. The Mansion House is
being retted and refurnshed for the better conVe-
nience of the travelling public. 3Z-4I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

r ANCASTER HOUSE, L, LISHERNESs, PR0PRIE-
IA tor Lancaster, Wis. (Successor to j. Hyde. J.
This House has been re-furnished throughout. No
pains spared for the of guests. Tsb
vel provided, Stabling attached and
lers n attendance. oV-sZ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

DHELPS HOUSE, IRA II. BELLOWS, PROPRlE-
tor Lancaster Wis. Having furnished the new three
story brick hotel on the old hotel corner, am pre-
pared to accommodate guests reasonably. Rooms
we'll furnished and table we'll supplied. Ample sta
lie accommodations. 3l-3Z
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DENNIsON HOUSE, W. W. FORBES. PR0PRIE
IL tor, Cassville, Wis. The house has been lately
reftted aud refurnished throughout, and no pains
wi be spared accommodate guests. Good stabling
DEETOwN HOUSE, W. G. WILCOX, PR0PRIE
ID tor. Having purchased the hotel at Beetown,
ara prepared to the public in proper manner
Good table and first class accommodations generally
guitabl q stable attached. *32-43
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BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, SIMON wooDHoUsE
ID Proprietor. Bloomington, Wis. Having rehtted
and built ample room for the accommodation OF
guests, l prepared to accommodate them
with veil furnished rooms, good beds and we'll sup
oiled tables. Sample room. Attentive hostler good
tabling 31-42
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AuctiOneeI.


(IBArEMAN LICENSED AUCTIoNEER, 10
" Gated at North Andover, Grant Co. Terms reas-
enable 5OmIOs
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i. o. O. Is.

s,s.,- REGULAR MEETINGS OF MIsSIS-
S-sse. slPPI Valley Lodge. No Sc, I. O. 0. p,
g 49, are held at their Hall, in Lancaster,
's-sisSssS~ every Wednesday, sc T:S0 Pm.
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Masonic.

T ANCAsTER LODGE. No. 2O.F "a MEETS ON
IL the lstand Sd Saturday OF each month at o. M
7. +. BALDWIN. Sec. JOHN q. CLARK, Master.
January, 1871. 34-44.
GRANT CHAPTER, REGULAR CoNyocATIoNS
" ef Grant Chapter, No. q, of 4. A, NJ Lancaster,
ii and 18th Tuesday of each month.
q A BARBER, See'y. C52mlOl g. 1. BuDp, H.P.
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And as he sang, the beautiful head
sunk lower and lower, and rested on
my shoulder; and as / held her under
the canopy of the umbrella, the sweet
soul slept through the rest of the long
watch, while the doctor and Tiffany
and / talked ourselves into a fiery
religious argument, and had a rousing
quarrel over the political aspect, and
q grand reconciliation over yellow
CLEAN of sunrise across the dazzle of
the snow and through the shadow of
the great pine boughs, with which We
made haste out Of the woods, found
our separate roads, and parted the
best of friends.
1t had cleared off fine. The township
drags were breaking out the ways.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

+ oRIMIER HOUSE, CORNER OF EIGHTH AND
IIBlun streets, Dubuque, Iowa. BARNARD BROS,
proprietors. 1922
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"No seas again shall sever,
No desert intervene,
No deep sad-fowing river
Shall roll its tide between.
No bleak cliffs, upward towering,
Shall bound our eager sight
No tempest darkly lowering,
Shall wrap US in its night.
Glove and answered union
OF soul with those we love,
Nearness, and glad communion
Shall be our JOY above.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09

Tell you what enthusiastically
exclaimed the widower, that's tip.
top Here's your two dollars; you've
airnt them. A young man that makes
up SIGH affectin' lines as them has
glorious futur' before him =
And squeezing the exhausted
poets hand, the elated speaker loft
in search of pair of black kid gloves.