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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Z H E HER Al D
MY BIRTHDAY


Beneath the moonlight aud the snow
? Lies dead my latest year; go
The winter winds are wailng low
.gEB&
grove not with the moaning wind
AS If loss befcll;
Before me, even as behind,
His Light shines On me from above,
his low voice speaks Within
Fne patience Oh immortal love
Not mindless OF the growing years,
OF care and loss and pain,
Ny eyes arc wet with thankful tears
Eel az
If dina the gold of life has grown,
will not count it dross,
Nor turn from treasures still my own
The years no charm from Nature take;
70 As sweet her voices call,
As beautiful her mornings break,
Love watches DER my quiet ways,
Kind voices speak my name,
And lips that find It hard to praise
How softly ebb the tide of will
How fields, once lost or won,
Now lie behind me green and still
Lil +f4
How hushed the lies OF party hate, M
The clamor Of the throngl
How old, harsh voices of debate
Me.hinks the spirits temper grove
Too soft in this still air,
Somewhat the restful heart foregoes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
A ENACTMENT NOTICE.

Grant County, Town of Cassvlle-ss In Justice Court
To Charles Forst: =
You are hereby notified that warrant of attach.
ment has been ISSUED against you, aud your prop.
erty attached to satisfy the demand Of Fuller and
Williams amounting to one hundred and thirty.six ant
sixty hundredths dollars
Now uness you shall appear before John II. G. Snec
lode, Justice OF the Peacein and for said county
at his office in said town. the Oath day of January
a. lS7S,at O'Clock in the Acknowledgment viii
be rendered against you and your property sold to
pay the debt
Dated this goth day of December, 1877.
FULLER WILLIAMS,
By JoHN A. KLrNpI. their Agent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

See, Mammal exclaimed a little
one as puss with arching and elevated
rudder, strutted around the table; ssee
kitty's eat so much she can't shut her
tail down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Taken Colt.

By the subscriber ON lands owned BY aim
in Sec. is T. A, r. a, w., in Beetown on or
about December %, 1877, one dark, brown
Spring colt with two white feet and white
SPOT in the face. The owner is requested to
prove property, pay charges and take said
stray away. 6EUN6E ATkiNoON
Hsetown, Dec. "a, lS77. 42w4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Gake,l Zip.
Strayed or Stolen.

On or about June Is, 1877, off the French
Island north Of Glen Haven, one black horse
colt, four years old last Spring, with star in
forehead and small spot on the nose, also had
a little white on one of the hind feet, was
pony built with heavy main and tall Also
one bright gray mare colt, three years old
last Spring, was branded on one of the for
ward hoofs with the letters j. o.; when left
had lump on the right side of face between
the eye and the nostril, also had a good deal
of white about the face. TEN DOLLARS
Reward viii be given any one who will give
information that will lead to their recovery.
Address, THOMAS MERNAUGH. North An
dover, Wis, or JAMES ORR, Glen Haven,
via 41w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

The coming dresses for ladies do
not touch the pavement by about
three inches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

California Coffee culture is begin.
ming TO pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

TINS standard article is compound
cd with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and as
satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to its
youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
/, and dandruff. 1t gives the head
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and MAX
ing the hair grow thick and strong.
As a dressing, nothing has been
found SO effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Md, State Assayer
of Massachusetts, says, 1.-THE con-
stituents are pure, and carefully Sc
lected for excellent quality and /
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for its intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Observation-Disclosures.

~ u
In Probate--Grant County Court In the matter of
the estate OF Thomas Blakely, sen.deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Anna
Blakely of Harrison In the county orant represent
ing among other thingstha Thomas Bakely, late of
tho County OF Grant on the 3lst day of October A. D.
1877, at Harrison in the County of Grant intes
tate, leaving goods, chattels and estate within
this State and county; and that the said petition
er is widow of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to said Anna
Blakely, granted.
1t ordered that said petition be heard before
the Judge of this court, Monday the 2Sth day of
January, A. D. 1878, at O'Clock p m, at Lancaster,
in said county.
Ordsred further, that notice. thereof be given 70
the heirs of said deceased end to all persons inter-
ested by publishing copy of this order for three
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the
Grant County HERALD, weekly newspaper printed
and published at Lancaster, in said County.
Dated at Lancaster, Wis.,, the 31st day Of December
A. D. 1877: By she Court,
WIN. AcGONIGAL,
43w3 county Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Apply to editor of this newspaper for half mem
bership lat dscount1 in Bayies Great MercantiIe
College, Keokuk, Iowa. on the Mississippi Book.
keepers Penmen, Reporters, Operators and Teacher
thoroughly fitted Don't fail to address Prof MiIlsr
Keokuk. Iowa
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18

The truths of science and progressive
thought have always been compelled to bat
ter down the bulwarks of prejudice and dis
belief, or remain forever unknown. Why
is it that people are SO reluctant to receive
facts that relate directly to the phenomena
Of their own existence? Astronomers, upon
discovering a star, assign it q place at once,
and it is forever fixed. The rule by which
mathematical problem is once solved, be-
comes forever an axiom but mo matter how
clearly the principles which govern health
and sickness be demonstrated, some refuse
to believe. DIR. Pierce's Family Medicines,
which are now SO generally used, and de-
servedly popular, were, in their early days,
very reluctantly received by the people. To
day, DIR. Pierce,s Golden Medical Discovery
has outrivaled the old-time sarsaparillas,
his Pellets are in general use in place of the
cosrse, huge, drastic pills formerly so much
employed, while the sales of his Dr.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and his Favorite Prescrip'
ton are enormous. Where the skin is sal
low and covered with blotches and pimples,
or where there are scrofulous swellings and
affections, a,few bottles of his Golden Medi-
cal Discovery will effect an entire cure. Il
you feel Gull, drowsy, debilitated, have
sallow color of skin, or yelIowish brown
spots on face or body, frequent headache OF
dizziness, bad taste in mouth, internal heat
or chills alternated with hot Pushes, Low
spirits and gloomy forebodings, irregular
appetite, and tongue coated, you are suffer
ing from Torpid Liuer " Bi;iousness." In
many cases of "Liuer Complaint" only part
of these symptoms are experienced. As 9
remedy for all such cases, DR.. Pierce'l
Golden Medical Discovery has no equal, a.
it effects perfect cures, leaving the live
strengthened and healthy. Debilitated fe
males who have undergone all the torture
Of caustic and the knife. and yet suffer witt
weaknesses, can have guaranteed to then
prompt and positive relief by using DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription; while con
stipation and torpid liver, or " biliousness,
are prompt y relieved by the Pleasant Pur
| gative Pellets. Sold by all druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
Foreign.

Fifteen supplementary elelections to fill
vacancies in the Chamber of Deputies
caused by the i~nvalidations of the previous
elections took place on the 7th. Complete
returns from the fifteen elections show four
teen Republicans returned. In one dis
trict a second ballot was necessary.
The London Times has issued a special
edition tonight, containing the full text of
Prince G~ortchaksf's reply to Lord Sails.
bury's circular dispatch. Prince Gortcha-
kof contests Lord Salisbury's assertions,
point by point, but the general tone of his
reply appears to be conciliatory. He de-
mics that the treaty of San Stefano
creates a strong Slav State under
the control Of Russia, and declares
that arrangements relative to Bulga-
ria are only a development of principles
established by the Constantinople Confer.
ence. He continues: "Lord Salisbury ad-
mits that q return to the programme of that
conference in pure and simple is rendered
impossible by the war;"
The Russians are completing the fortifca-
tons begun by the Turks at Schekmedja
and Serkos.
Fresh purchases of arms are being made
by the Turkish War Office.
New objections have been taken by the
Turks against the Russian military move
ment. The Russian garrisons have relieved
the Eoumanians at Widdin, Nikopolis, and
Rahova, and the Russians now hold the
Danube from its mouth to the Servian from
tier.
. A fire in Toxic, on the night of March IL
destroyed upward of 1000 houses. Esti-
mated damage, $1,000 oO. One life lost.
Great complaints are made of the inefi-
cheney of the fire department. The burnt
district is to be rebuilt in stone. Large vol
untary contributions are made for the
sufferers in addition to the government aid.
The Japanese contribute $4,000 for the
relief of the Chinese famine; the Emperor
s., 200; the Empress and Empress mother,
$500 each; the Cabinet $1,000; the Milton
Bishi Steamship Company, $500: three
newspaper offices, 500 each, etc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
Fire Record.

The Princeton Starch Works at Prince
ton, 1 linois, were destroyed by fire at a late
hour the other night. Loss, $4,000. In
sured for two.thirds value.
A fire at Rockford, Michigan, on the line
of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway,
destroyed the railroad depot, Lapham
House, Stixson House, and some twenty
other frame buildings. Loss, $4,000. Very
little insurance. A steam fire engine, sent
from Grand Rapids, arrived too late to be of
any use.
recent fire at Galveston, Texas, destroyed
thirteen frame buildings, on both sides of
Market-street, between Twenty-eighth and
Observation-Disclosures. Only one bui ding in
the block was saved. L SIS $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
A fire at Lancaster, New Hampshire,
destroyed about one-half the business
portion of the town, eight stores, dwellings,
and the Office of the Republican. Loss,
$5o,UUo; insurance, $4,000.
A fire at Bay City, Mich, destroyed 6,OOO,-
600 feet of lumber, 1000 barrels of salt, and
the docks owned by Eddy, Avery & Co.
100000 feet lumber, the planning mill and
dock, and 5000 barrels of salt belonging to
H.. NJ. Bradley & Co. Thirty buildings,
residences, were destroyed. Estimated loss
100000. Insurance not obtainable. The
ire originated from sparks of a passing tug.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
COmPARI..oNs.

The weekly edition Of the New York Times is q, 900
copies, and advertisements are charged at 50 cents a
vertisement Is. 0O circulation for 20 cents a line. The
Times thinks the American Newspaper Union List q
humbug.
The weekly edition of the New York Post is 3, $50
copies, and advertisements are charged at 10 cents
a line. The American Newspaper Union gives an ad
yertisement 3,450 circulation for lese than cents o
line The Post don't think very well of the Ameri-
The New York Commercial Advertiser prints a weekly
edition Of 3, 500 copies and charges advertisers 10 cents
a line, The Advertiser has a poor opinion also Of the
The Boston Post weekly issues $500 copies, charges
advertisers l2H cents a line, and expresses doubts Of
the honesty Of the American Newspaper Union, which
price which the Post demands.
The Boston Advertiser charges l2x cents q line fol
advertising in a weekly having $500 circulation, and
| gives 2. 500 circulation for 2 cents q line.
| The Toronto Globe prints the best weekly in Canada,
has 20, 90 circulation, and charges Is cents q line. Tht
| Union, which gives 5000 circulation for l6 cents Q
line.
The Utica Herald prints 6,4s2 copies Of q weekly
cents a line. 1t Joins in a crusade against the Ameri.
| can Newspaper Union, which gives 6,432 circulation
| for 5 cents a line.
The Warsaw. N. ~ Democrat prints !, $50 copies
| aco.operativep paper only Il a cent a line was demanded
for its columns, and it is no better now than it wal
| then
The st. Louis weekly Post sells II ,sl2 copies week.,
to Germans In and around st. Louis. Its adyertis
| ing rates are 10 cents q line, and are very low. bu
because the American Newspaper Union gives 1871
| weekly circulation to an advertisement for 3 cents
\ line, the Post despises and speaks unkindly OF 1t.
The LOckport, N. T., weekly Times prints E0 copies
and charges advertisers 81 cents n line. When tn
advertisers can use its columns at a cent a line
which is all the American Newspaper Union demand
for papers Of like circulation and influence.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
Steamboat Disasters.

The steamer Sandy Fashion blew up at
Catlettsburg, KY, Saturday evening, April
6, at half-past five o'clock. The boat is
almost a total wreck. The following named
persons were killed: Joseph Newburgh, of
Richmond, KY, and pilot Alphonzo Os-
born, of Catlettsburg. A body, name un-
known, was found near the wreck headless,
but WA not taken from the water. Taylor
Davis and Hiram Rice. engineers, were
bad burned and bruised; Cyrus Preston
had his knee cap broken and splinter
through the wrist; Hiram Tigart and
Vim. Justice, badly scalded; Geo. Dillon,
pilot, badly scalded and arm broken, Ly-
man Preston and John Osborn, bruised
about the head. The remains of Mr.. New.
burgh were taken to Cincinnati by a delega.
ton of Masons on the Bostona. The ex-
plosion occurred in the mouth of Big Sandy
River. The steamer had been running up
the stream. She was owned by r. K. Price
and VIM. Smiley. Part of the cargo was
saved, but the loss will exceed ten thousand
dollars.
At the time of the explosion she was
Just leaving the wharf, and the boat sank in
a few minutes. She had an old tubular
boiler which had previously been in the
ferryboatp Concert. Her engineer was q
coiored man. When the boiler exploded
she was fully loaded, and had thirty or
forty people aboard. After the explosion
there was but little left of her.
The steamboat Col. A. P. Kouns struck a
snag and sank lately at Negro Point, Red
River. Three r~oustabouts were drowned.
The wrecking boat Usage was sent to the
scene of disaster.
The Col. A. P. Kouns was a sternwheeler
belonging to the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Line. She received
her first cargo at Cincinnati last season
Her owners were then Captain Mart. H
Kouns, Captain Isaac Kouns, and others
Recently the latter gentleman sold his in
terest to the former and w. T. Scovell, hel
clerk, and commenced business as a planter
neal Opelousas, La. The Col. A. P. Kouns
left New Orleans for Red River under com
mand of Capt. NJ. 81. Kouns. Her insurance
is supposed to be in Cincinnati offices.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
Mosquitoes and Men.


The mosquito has been regarded as a
particular nuisance by man whenever
they have met. The bite of this par
ticularly Objectionable insect has an ir-
ritating effect upon most people, over
and above the mere discomfort produced
thereby. But it would appear that
mental disturbance and systematic
bleeding are not the only injurious
actions which the mosquito a and
does exercise upon us. From what was
said at the Pathological Society a few
evenings ago it weuld appear that the
mosquito is the means of spreading the
ilaria sangninolenta among human be-
ings. They suck up this tiny e~ntozoon
with the blood of their human victims
and the female mosquitoes, after their
banquet, go to the rivers to deposit their
eggs. In doing SO, the flaria and their
Larvae find their way into the water and
again to other human beings that drink
it. In order to ascertain how far the
mosquito is thus a carrying agent of
disease from man to man, a patient
known to have the flarie in his blood
was placed alone in a chamber, and an
opportunity furnished the mosquitoes to
feed upon him. After that the spoilers
were captured and dissected, and in the
| stomach of one no less than one hun
dred and twenty flare were
found. This newly found relation
of the mosquito 10 man adds materially
to its objectionableness; for not only
does it feed upon us, but it helps te
spread among US an ~entozoon which il
known to cause a definite series of un
pleasant pathological consequences by
its presence in the blood.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18

bill. The bill appropriates 500, 2S6, 574, and
provides that after July 1, 1878, pensions
shall be paid by the Treasurer of the United
States, under direction of the Secretary of
the Treasury and of the Interior. The
items of the appropriation are as follows:
For army inva1i1s, $13, 150, 900; for widows
and miners, So, $50, 700; for survivors of the
war of 1912, $1,3S2,000; for widows of
soldiers of the war of 1872, $1,247, 974;
navy invalids, $4,000; for widows and
minors, $3,346,000; for fees of examining
surgeons, 81, 900; for carrying out the pro-
visions of the act, $95, 1000. Mr.. smith, of
Pennsylvania, explained the bill. By
abolishing pension agencies the govern
ment would save $200,0 900 annually. After
remarks by several members, the Committee
rose without taken any action on the bill,
and the House adjourned.
APRIL 11.-Sende-Mr. Dennis presented
Blair's resolution in regard to the Electoral
the Judiciary Committee. So ordered. At
the expiration of the morning hour, con-
sideration was resumed of unfinished bust.
ness, being the repeal of the Bankrupt act.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, favored amending
the present law, if the Senate should reject
the bill to repeal, and said he was authorized
to say that Mr.. Edmunas took the same
view. The bill was then laid aside.......
House-After the expiration of the morn
ing hour, in Committee of the Whole, the
Pension Bill was taken up. Mr.. Rice offered
a resolution that on and after July, 1875,
the Offices of pension agents shall be filled
by wounded or disabled Union soldiers.
The amendment was adopted amid enthu-
siastic applause, and shouts of laughter.
The committee rose and reported the bill.
The amendments were concurred in and the
bill passed.
APRIL 13.-Sendte-The Senate was not in
session. ........ House-There was avery lively
and interesting debate upon Southern claims
in general, and the claim of William and
Mary's College in particular. During the
late war the buildings of these venerableVir
ginia institutions were burned by the
Federal troops, although it is shown in proof
that the destruction was unnecessary, and
the college is here for compensation.
Speeches were made by several members
pro and con.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
An Asylum Fired.

One of the buildings of the Steuben
County Poor-house, near Bath, New York,
burned a few nights since, and fifteen in
mates persisted. The fire was set by an in.
Ia pauper.
The building was Of brick, with iron
grated windows and doors, and the inmates
were unable to escape.
There were sixty or seventy inmates alto.
gether. The names, cause of confinement,
and age of those consumed, are as follows
L. C. Ford, fits, 4S; David Curtis, cripple, 70
John Avian, cripple, So; John Messenger,
old age, "a; Bue1 NJ. Page, fits and
blind, 40; Betsy Smith, idiot, s.; julia
Davis, idiot, SO; Rosa WEIGH, idiot, 90
Amy Ranger, idiot, 27; Mary Stone, idiot
26; Chloe Nudge (colored), idiot, IS; Abb.
gal Shultz, old age, So; Catharine Sullivan.
insane, II; Jennie Mills, child, 4; Mary
Hewett, child, 1.
The details of the terrible accident are
bl~ood-curdling. Over iorty were rescued
Several escaped and one mar was badly in
jured. The scene at the ruins was sickenins
in the extreme. L. C. Ford, who fired the
place, and burned with the others, wal
thought safe to be trusted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
The South.

A Stevenson (Ala.) special says: "To-
night, when nearly all the men of the place
were attending a meeting, Henry Bum, q
prominent merchant, was shot snd killed by
a blacksmith named Weedman, who escaped
Parties have gonein every direction looking
for him. 1t is probable he will be caught be.
fore morning. The alteration was occa-
stoned by Weedman and Bunn'e sons, young
men of eighteen years, quarreling. Weed
man was drunk, and whisky was tie main
cause of the ARRAY"
William Briggs was arrested at Nash.
vile for having shot John G. Ursery through
the heart in a desperate encounter at Camp.
b~ellsville, Tennessee. Briggs having com.
menced the fight by slapping Ursery in the
face, in consequence of the latter having re.
fused to credit him for grain. Great excite.
ment prevailed at CampbellsviIle, and
threats of lynching. On this account Briggs
was taken to Pulaski, in the same county.
instead of Campbellsville. 1t is reported
he ran away from Texas on account of hav.
ing killed a man in that State. He is also
said to have ar illicit distillery in operation
in Giles County.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-18
Curious

The old question, Where do all the
pins go to? is not near so interesting as
this conundrum, How do things get
where they are found? The poems of
Propertius, a Latin poet who lived half
a century before the Christian Era,
we're found in a wine:cellar. The dis
covery was made in the nick of time, for
the mildew and the rats had begun their
destructive work on the parchment
manuscripts. But how came these poems
in that wine-cellar? Did some bother,
a lover of the muse, carry them down to
read during intervals of rest, and then,
overcome by the fumes of his own wine,
forget to carry them away?
It is said that one of the cantos OF
Dante's Inferno" was found, after be-
ing long mislaid, hidden away beneath
a window-sill. Who hid the precious
manuscript? Did he hope a reward
would be offered for its recovery?
We can understand how "Luther's
Table Talk" came to be hidden in the
foundations of an old house. Pope
Gregory XIII ordered its suppression,
and SO it became dangerous for any one
to be found in possession of the book,
When discovered, it was "lying in q
deep obscure hole, wrapped in strong
linen cloth, which was waxed all ovel
with beeswax within and without" The
man who hid it was determined that the
book should be read by somebody wher
better days had come.
An old cabinet held for some time &
forgotten manuscript which the world il
glad the author found. 1t was the frs
volume of "Waveriv." az had writ
ten," says Scott, "the greatest part o.
the first volume, and sketched othel
passages, when 1 mislaid the manuscript
and only found it by the merest acct
dent, as 1 vas rummaging the drawer o
an old cabinet, and l took the fancy o
finishing it."