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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

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From Ohio comes a capital temper
ance story. Judge Quay the temper
ance lecturer, in one of his efforts
there got off the followings
All of those who in youth acquire
a habit Of drinking whiskey, at forty
years will be total abstainers or drunk.
ards. No one can use whiskey for
years ID moderation. If there is = per.
son in the audience before me whose
experience disputes this, let him make
it known. l viii account for it or &C.
knowledge that am mistaken
A tall, large man arose, aud folding
his arms in dignified manner across
his breast said
4 offer myself as one whose own
experience contradicts your state
ment.'
Are you moderate drinker?' ask
ed the judge.
Il am
How long have you drank in mod
eration?'
Forty years.
And you never were intoxicated p
Never
WELL remarked the Judge, scan
ping his subject close from head to
foot, yours is singular case, yet it
is easily accounted for. am re-
minced by it of little story. A col
ored man with loaf of bread and
bottle of whiskey sat down to drink
By the side of a clear stream. In
breaking the bread some crumbs
dropped into the water. These were
eagerly siezed and eaten by the fish.
The circumstance suggested to the
colored man the idea of dipping the
bread into the liquor AMI feeding it to
them. He tried it; it went well.
Some of the fish ate it and became
drunk, and lay helpless on the water.
By this stroke Of strategy he caught
great number. But in the stream
was large fish very different from
the rest. He ate freely of the bread
and liquor but with no percep.ible eff
feet; ne was shy of every effort OF the
colored man TO catch il.
He resolved to take it at all haz.
ards that he might learn its name and
nature. He procured net and after
much effort caught it, carried 1t to
neighbor and asked his opinion of the
matter. The other surveyed the won
der for moment and then said, Il
the case. That fish is a
mullet head it hasn't got any brains.'
in other Words added the Judge,
alchohol affects only the brain and of
course those having none may drink
it without injury"
The storm of laughter that follow.
ed drove the moderate drinker from
the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Too Sharp BY Half.

an enterprlsing business man runs
two branches of trade, to-wit gro
Gerry he runs himself and q fish mar
ket by deputy, and every night the
latter makes returns Of the proceeds
of the days business TO the proprie.
tor.
A day or two since the grocer
found in his fish market returns a
counterfeit five dollar bill. He took
the chances of trying to pass it off
again. So he called on an old darkey
who was hanging about the premises,
and said to him:
Sam, here's five dollar bill that's
little doubtful. IT you will pass it,
iii give you dollar out of it,
very WE'LL said Sam and he took
the bill and went off.
Later in the day he returned, hav-
ing accomplished the feat, and hand
ed over four dollars to the grocer.
That night the grocer 10 counting
over his cash returns from the fish
market, was more surprised than
delighted to find the identical five IN
the pile.
Look here said he sharply to his
market clerk, heres counterfeit bill;
didn't You know it was bad?'
The clerk took it and looked at It
for few moments.
Ooh, yes said he, Il remember
now; | took it from Sam, the darkey.
| thought it was bad and wasn't going
to take it, but he said he got it OF you
so thought il was all right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Aspects Of NeapoIiIan Life.
N. Y. Herald's Naples Correspondence.

N Herald's Naples Correspondence.
What We observed in this.long ride
around the horseshoe was thatN aples
was very dirty, very happy and
very picturesque town. We
learned that the supply of rags was
inexhanstible. l never knew what
colud be done with rags until saw
these lazzaroni. They seem to have
grow u rags as sheep grows his
fleece, and yet there was no misery
in their faces-happy, dirty, idle,
light eyed, skipping, supny-you
looked in vain for those faces, those
terrible faces of misery and woe,
which one sees so often in London.
| take it, therefore, that begging is
an amusement, an industry, and net
necessity,-that the Naples beggar
goes out to his work like any
other laborer. He is not driven to
IT by the gaunt wolves hunger and
dis sase. One scamp, a grsy-bearded
scamp, too who followed US was q
baker, who made and sold loaves.
dc was standing at bis counter
trading when our carriage hove in
sight. At once he threw down his
loeves and started after US in full
chase. moaning and showing his
tongue End beating his breast and
telling us he was starving. Well,
when he received his COIN he went
to his store, and l presume began to
haggle over bis bread. That coin
ives clear gain He was not
beggar, buta Spectator. He went
into the street and made little raise
jnss as brokers and merchants at
home go into the street" and try
an adventure in stocks. The Neapo-
Titan SPECTATOR was a wiser man
than his New York brother. He ran
no risk. Even if he did not gain his
coin, the run did him good and his
zeal gave him the reputation of an
active business man. / have learned.
also. on this trip to repress my appe-
lite for maccaroni. We saw mac.
caroni in all forms, and under all
circumstances, dangling in the wind
catching the dust. Give me dish
with the most suspicious ant ecedents
rather than the maccaroni from Ma.
Dias
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD REGION.
From Chamberlin's Geology Of Wisconsin.
CIR prrros ,1.


Geological Boundaries. The for
nation known by the above title in
the geological reports of Iowa, Mime
sofa, Illinois and Wisconsin, was for
merly frequently designated as the
Upper Sandstone, in contra distinc-
ton to the Lower, or Potsdam. 1t is
thought best on account Of. uniform.
ity, to adhere 10 the present name. 1t
is found in the valleys of the Grant,
Platte and Pecatonica rivers, and
their tributaries and in Green county,
it forms the valley of the Sugar river
and its branches, this valley being in
many places as wide as that of the
Mississippi. North Of the dividing it
is found about the headwaters of the
streams which flow into the Wiscon-
sin, having its northern outcrop usu-
ally within two or three mile of the
river, and as far east as Boscobel,
forming portion of the bluffs which
inclose the river valley.
Astrological Characteristics. The
formation differs from the Putsdam
sandstone, in that it contains no beds
OF limestone or shales intcrstratifed
with 1t, but presents at any given To-
cality homogeneous structure
through its entire thickness. It's color
varies from snow white, through all
shades of yellow, to very dark red,
and in texture, from friable crum.
bling sand,to compact and fine grained
stone. Beneath the microscope the
particles of sand appear rounded and
water-worn. The same color and
texture usually exist through the en-.
tire thickness at any given place.
The st. Peters formation frequently
impresses upon the surface of the
country an appearance of terraces, al
though no true terraces, such as are
found in river valleys by changes of
level, have anywhere been found.
This is most readily seen in those dis
tricts where it becomes the surface
rock over any extended portion of
country.
About the head waters of Grant
river, in the towns of Fennimore, Lam
caster and Mount Hope, the country
is an undulating prairie, where the
hills are sandstone, capped with lit
tie Buff limestone, the greater part of
that formation having been denuded.
Here the St. Peters can be seen, its
upper beds. jutting out in low lodges.
which may be traced by the eye con.
tinuously for long distances, about the
heads and sides of the small valleys.
Such exposures are very frequent
in Green county, where, in addition
to the continuous exposures, small
hills are frequently seen, with fiat
tops, which have been denuded nearly
down to the St. Peters. The accom-
panylng sketch represents a section
of such an exposure, and is taken
from a tract of country in the town of
Mt. Pleasant, in Green county, lying
about the little Sugar river. The
characteristics are the cliff exposure
at A, the steep slope of the hill from
A to B, and the table land of Buff
limestone covered with soil at G..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Fig. s.
SKETCH OF A HILL IN THE Town OF
MT. PLEASANT.

MT. PLEASANT.
/. Soil and Clay. 2. Ruff Limestone. 3. 81 Peters
Sandstone.
The varying hardness of the upper
bed of the st. Peters, some portions,
especially the white, being quite soft
and friable, and others nearly as hard
as quartzite, due, perhaps, to its greater
or less impregnation with iron, APP
pears to have caused an unequal re-
sistance to disintegration, which has
resulted in the formation of Knobs,
as they are called. They are isolated
pillars of sandstone, which shoot up
in picturesque castellated forms, fires
quently exposing the entire thickness
of the formation, and forming very
conspicuous objects in the landscape.
They are chiefly found north of the
dividing ridge, about the tributaries
of the Wisconsin. The following are
the most remarkable instances
Cd The Knobs, situated at the N.
w. cor. of Sec. 2l,. T. 7, II. 4, E..
They are two conical hills of sand
stone, forming the termination of a
ridge extending out from the west.
They exhibit the full thickness of the
formation, which is here about 100
feet.
(2) Castle Rock, situated in the
southwest corner of the town of Blue
River. There are here two very high
and PERCEPTIONS hills of sandstone,
about $50 feet higher than the stream
which flows along their base.
(S) Pine Knob, on Otter creek, S.
E. or. of Sec. 8, T. Z, r. 2, E.
I'D Pompey's Pillar, s. Z. cor. OF
Sec. Is, T. I, r. l, E. This is one OF
the most picturesque and precipitous
Of all.
The popularity of the hardness OF
the upper beds has proved of great
assistance in tracing tho outlines OF
the formation, in determining its thick
ness, and detecting irregularities in
the surface contour.
Ripple marks on the sandstone were
only found at one locality. 1t is at a
quarry in the S. W. or. of Sec. 3, T.
2, r. 5, E.. at the grist-mill near the
mouth of Whiteside's creek; the TOP
of the sandstone being about IS feet
above the water. The sandstone is
very irregularly bedded in thin layers
with many cross lines of deposition
and the upper beds contain many hol
low concretions of iron and sand. The
ripple-marks were very plainly seer
on some of the layers by the side o.
the road, and were very regular, par
allel and wei defined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
A Sweet Poem.

A timid girl came in and laid a
poem on our desk, which opened as
follows:
How dear to my heart 10 the goat Of my childhood,
When fond recollections presents him 10 me
The beautiful beast whene'er he was rilsd would
Make everything fly from the presence Of he
Ny mischievous Nan wes the frowiest butter
That ever did butt Q stone fence till he fell.
He'd see II q coming scream he would utter.
Then brace his fore legs and 20 at Il pellsmeii.
oh, hsw he world buck It An iron bound bucket
He once tried 70 buck IL, ana died in the we'll.
We read it over three times, for it
seemed familiar. Then we asked her
point. blank if she wrote it herself. She
fixed an eye on us while the other
went out of the window tpoor girD
and she said IN faltering voice that
she did. So we accepted one verse at
so much. 1t isa very pathetic little pic.
ture Of rural felicity, but it certainly
reminds US of something we have seen
before somewhere Graphic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
LANCASTER. WISCONSIN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY Is 1873

some salt OF iron, and in it is a seam
OF greensand and ferruginops matter.
1t is a popularity of this formation
that the stone hardens on exposure to
the weather. In examining any nat
ural exposure, it is found to consist of
an outer indurated shell, and an inner
and softer sandstone. This is valu
able quality, causing it to be easily
quarried and dressed, and enabling it
afterward to withstand the influences
of the weather. In addition to this,
it is easy to find almost any color
that mas be desired. Numerous quar-
ries exist in the vicinity of Mineral
Point, furnishing white and yellow
ish-red stone, which is extensively
used in that locality.
Situated on Sec. IL, T. 2, r. A, E.,
between the villages Of Darlington
and Riverside, on the line OF the Min
eral Point railroad, is the most extern
sive quarry that has been opened any
where in this formation. Ii is the
property of Mr. VIM. T. Henry, of
Mineral Point, by whom it was opened
in the summer of 1872. The stone in
this quarry is of two colors, both a
very dark red, but one somew hat
lighter in color than the other. 1t
very closely resembles the Lake Su.
perior sandstone in color, and is by
far the handsomest building stone
that has come under our observation
IN the Lead region. The railroad
passes through the hill, SO that the
stone can be loaded directly from the
quarry on the cars.
The following is an analysis of this stone,
nv Mr. IT, ~ Cwoat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Stock Farm in Iowa for Sale

at the new county seat of Calhoun County, Iowa-
railroad In operation, and half mile from the
site Of the proposed depot One hundred and twenty
five acres improved Price $50 per Good terms.
viii take stock of goods In part whole payment.
Address at once for full particulars.
g. T. WALKER,
January, 4. ISIS. [s6-4stfl Lancaster, wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Advertising Rates.

Annual Advertisements payable quarterly, Same
reset sarteriy withoutextra charge.
Advertisements set to double column rs per cent
extra.
Businesscards, 5linesorless, IS per annum. Each
extrsline 81.
Estray notices i one animalbe described .5Ofor
weeks. Each additional an ina described in same
notice so cents.
Special tices, and business notices in type
10 cents per line first Insertion 5eents line each
subsequent insertion.
AdodRce pay reqired for transient advertiseme nts
Commissioners Notices, Attachment Notices and Es-
tray Notices (of animals taken up).
All kinds of Job Printing promptly and neatly
executed FERNS Cash on delivery of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
aaHaasall
Dental.

mr. j. BROWN, DENTIST, Is IN HIS OFFICE
IL second house west of the County JAIL the LIST seven
days Of each month. July 10th, 1873.
nR. Il. A, MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
IL ington Wis. All work in The dental line done in
the nest manner and warranted. 33-33$
nR. Il. Il. C0oMES, DENTIST, BoSCOBEL, WIS
~ Office over Sawyer Favor's store. Can be found
during hoursfrom A. NJ till5 Pm. SO-l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
ID II. PARSONS, INSURANCE AGENT,
L. LANCASTER, WISCONSIN,.
KeDreSentS $1,000, 900 CAPITAL.

The Hartford, North American, Phenix of Brook
lyn, Milwaukee Mechanics, and WATERFOWL of New
York-all safe and reliable companies. jan7ss
IOHN JONES, JR ,DR0DTyILLE, GRANT COUNTY
u Wis., Notary Public and Convey ANGER, GtneraiCol-
lection agent. Also special Treasury Agent fer
State Of Wisconsin, to whom Hawkers and Peddlers
should apply for State License. 33-l3iy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

IJAZELTON PROVIS,
III Attorneys and COunseioPs
at Law. Practice in United States and all State
Courts. General collection and real estate agents.
Office on Wisconsin Avenue, Boscobel Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Attorneys

J. ARTHUR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
IL. at Law. Special time and attention given to col
lection and securing claims. Loans OF money nego-
tiated. Office in the court house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

DARBER Il CLEMENTsoN, ATTORNEYS AND
ID CouBsellors at Law, Lancaster Wis. Will practice
n all the courts in Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

vT& JM.MII IS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Lam
D caster, Wis. Office at residence of Judge Mills
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
Hotels.

4 ANCASTERH0USE,L, LISHERNESS, PR0PRIE-
tor, Lancaster, Wis. Successor to j. Hyde. J.
This House has been re-furnished throughout. No
pains spared 70 the of guests Table
rsinattendance 30-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28
OPTICAL DIRECTORY.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
Agents.

IEssg BROOKS, G ENERAL COLLECTION AGENT
u aud convey lneer Bloomington, Wis. Titles inyes-
gated end perfected. Collections promptly attended
TO. Rsferenc gwen when desired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

n BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, SIMON wooDHoUsE
ID Proprietor. Bloomington, Wis. Having RENTED
aud built ample room for the accommodation OF
with welIfurnished rooms, good beds anu we'll sup
oiled tables. sample room. Attentive hostler good
,tahIinV 3l-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

TO. Rsferenc 3 gwen when desired
7 MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTION AND IN
j -. srrance, efhce opposite First National Bank,
Boscobel. Wis. Will attend promptly to business en-
tru ted TO his care. 3l-46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

MANSION HOUSE, LANCASTER, WIS, MARY
vi Hyde Son, prsprietors. The Mansion House is
being rettod and reurnished for the better conve-
nienee of the travelling public 32-41
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

NIRsT MATT ONALBANK OF BoSCoBEL, GRANT
Il Wis. John II. Sarles, Pres; Geo. +. 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 colec-
tons Draws direct upon the principal cities OF Eu-
rene. ol-fz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

DEEToWN HOUSE, W. G. WILCOX, PROPRIE
ID tor. Having purchased the hotel at Beetown,
am prepared to serve the public in proper manner
dood table and ommodations generally.
suitable stable attached. ~32-93
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

NoTaREN & WILSON. ATTORNEY AND CoUN
" selIors at Law Boscobel, Wis, will practice in all
Wisconsin Courts. and in the United States Courts
mako coll ections, and transact business promptly.
Ofice over Ritter nubbslls hard ware store. 3412
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

r,ENNIsoN HOUSE, WV. FORBES. PRoPRIE
~ tor, Cassville, Wis. The house has beenlately
reftted and refurnished throughout, and no pains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

T oRIMIER HOUSE, CORNER OF EIGHTH AND
IBluG streets Dubuque, Iowa. BARNARD BROS,
Proprietors. 5z-zz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

WBATEMAN LICENSED AUcTIoNEER, 10.
w Gated at NorthAndoysr, Grant Co. Terms reas
enable 50ml0s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

DUsHNELL& CLARK, ATTORNEYS ANDCoUN-
sellers at Law, General Collection and Land Agts
Lancaster. MiscOnsn. 3O-42
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-16

Peru is bidding for foreign capital as Vel as
1or foreign labor. She has welcomed the Chi
neSe to her shores, and is now inviting foreign
capitalists to aid her in developing her mine
raj resources She hints at the untold wealth
which lies concealed in her mountains and
calls attention to the treasures which the
Spaniards used to mine and carry from her
ports. One half a century ago the mines of
Huantafaya yielded great quantities of silver
and copper. Capital and engineering skill
can TO day restore to them their former fame
and accumulate wealth in the operation. Peru
has recently explored routes leading to the al
most inaccessible province of Carabaya whose
alluyial deposits, rich In gold, were source
OF wealth to the Spaniards, and were worked
until the 'ity of the natives caused their
abandonment There is great future before
Peru. When Kearney and his followers, in
their efforts to corral the "lecherouS bond.
holders" and "thieying capitalists OF this
Country, have compelled them to gather up
their money-bags and fly for their lives, where
would they go but to this hOspitable land of
Undeveloped sold mines? The ''slimy lepers"
from China, now trembling in the United
States, may also be expected to fly from the
wrath of kearney to their brethren in Peru.
Peru would rejoice in these acquisitions of la
Dor and capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-16
If the nominations already made may be

If the nominations already made may be
Taken as an indication. the next House of Rep
resentatiyeS will be largely composed of new
men. In the 40 COngressional districts, nearly
Dne half Of the whole number, in which nomi
nations have been made, 2l2 persons have
been put forward as candidates for election,
Df whom only 81 are old members. OF these, 80
are republicans and q are democrats. Some
Df these members of the present House, who
have been re-nominated, will certainly fail of
Election, and in the cases of many the result is
doubtful. But if all were returned, and the
Old members met with the same proportion of
success in receiving nominations and carrying
elections in the remaining Congressional dis
frictS, more than half of the members of the
present House would at The expiration of their
ferns retire from Congressional life. Aud the
probabilities are that the change will be even
more decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-16

what 10 do with the tramp Is a living QueS-
tion of the day. The process of reducing the
number by series OF railroad accidents is
Slow and unsatisfactory. The Pennsylvania
Farmers who organized into vigilance COM
mittee to check the nuisance, have failed
The raids made on their camps by legal au
fh0rities, as in New Bruins wick, New jersey,
nave proved Intellectual. The practice of
Shooting them down, introduced by an Iowa
farmer who saw two destroying his threshing
machine, is hardly to be commended. New
Hampshire proposes a different style of treat
ment. The terms Of her law are severe, and
care will, no doubt be taken in executing 1t
TO make it apply only TO those WHO are tramps
by nature as well as in fact. The m lin
features of the New Hampshire legislation on
This subject are those which provide that any
person deemed tramp shall be punished by
imprisonment at hard labor for not more than
fifteen months; any tramp who shall enter any
house or kindle fire in the highway or on
any land without the consent of the owner or
occupant. or shall be found carrying any fire.
arm or dangerous weapon, or shall threaten
10 do any injury TO any person or property,
Shall be punished by imprisonment at hard
labor for Not more than two years: any tramp
who shall willfully injure any person or prop
erty sail be imprisoned at hard labor tor not
more than five years; to the informer who
Shall take any such offender before justice
OF the peace, on the conviction Of the same
will be paid reward of ten dollars by the
county. fhlS seems to be practical way of
treating the question. and the plan, with mod
1hcatiOnS, might be tried with profit i'm all
communities similarly infested. By combining
The tramp and compelling him to work, some
Thing may be attempted for his reformation.
At IS better In every way than TO kill him or TO
drive him from place to place; and at the
same time the treatment Is not too delicate to
effect its purpose. There is no violence and
no cOd6ling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-16

THE WEEKLY STAR. now ready. contains
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Affairs: Choice Stories Poems and Sketc6es
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