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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
recipe for Household Happiness.

The hour of O'Clock P. NJ. had
struckayhen the door was opened
and little woman with q sharp face
and long shin nose was admitted.
She had beer weeping. There was
culver 10 her chin as she folded
her fan. and she sighed with a ter
rible dreariness as she took q chair
and began.
"Mr. Joy, you see before you the
wreck Of once happy wife,"
"Once happy wife, but now per.
fectly wreckless, even about new
hats. | zee, madam-proceed," he
replied.
"My husband is out every night
till almost midnight" che continued,
as the tears came. "Onee he called
me darling; now he refors to me as
Sarah Jane. Once he patted my
hand ard praised me now | can't
come near him but he wanta u know
if have been eating o.lions again.
1t has been growing on him for q
whole year, and to-day l am the
saddest woman in Detroit Wba.
shall | do. what can | do?"
He solemnly picked up the die
tionary, looked nnder the head OF
~" for fsw minutes, and closing
the book, leaned back and said:
"Madam, find nothing in Noah
Webster's writings bearing on your
case, but think / see the remedy
When you go home give the house
good sweeping, and don't leave
any apple cores or ball clubs in the
corners. Then put on a tidy dress
pin clean collar around your neck
shine up your eat-rings, tie on q
nice white apron, and as you hea,
the old boy coming up the path to.
night, strike up lively song. and
give him the biggest smile you car
without increasing the sz of your
mouth. That's my remedy, madam
and if you'll try it, I'll bet you 8
wooden leg TO paper of pins that
he'll light his pipe after supper, tsks
scat beside you on the porch, and
start out with pet names containing
four syllables"
She was red in the face as she
paused, but she remembe red thai
she had only two hair-pins in hel
head, one shoe was united, and Their.
were three grease spots on her dress
in plain sight, and she cooled bel
| temper aud said:
MAYBE it is my fault, and Ill fol
low your advice"
do, madam. Nothing more dis
courages husband than to com'
home at night aud find an old corse
under the table, dog-collar and |
hear-trap on the lounge, and a slip
shod wife limping around with th'
camphor bottle 10 one hand and ths
biscuit pan in the other, wishins
some peddier would come along
with cinnamon essence. Good-day
madam-come back if it don't work
Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

Slow and sure should be the far.
mer's motto. No rash speculations
for him. No inflated prices of pro-
duce, stock or anything else, produ-
cling a corresponding collapse. Care,
prudence and industry will produce
liberal gains, but the tiIler of the soil
who expects to become enormously
rich in a brief space will be sorely
mistaken. If no debts are contract
ed and liberal diversity of crops
be planted and economy be prsc-
tieed. commercial panics may over
whelm the mercantile world and
the farmer will not even be embar.
raised. Slow aud sure may seem
out of place 10 this fast age, but il
The only safe way.-Our Home Jour
nal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
State Treasurer's Report.
The annual report of State Treas
urer Guen thor is received. From
it the following notes are condensed:

The annual report of State Treas
urer Guen thor is received. From
it the following notes are condensed:
The statement shows that the whole number
of banks doing business is twenty eight, with
an aggregate car. y. of $l,420, 2s2.3S; on
October /, 1877. twenty-six, with an aggre.
Gate capital of 81, 1856, 23l.22 increase, S42,-
050 The new banks organized are the Bank
of Eau Claire ($30,000 capitaL)
Of the securities belonging to the several
trust funds on hand September S0th. the
school fund is credited with 1907, 700, the
normal school fund with $500, 500, and the
University fund with Sl35, 800.
The debt of the State amounts to and il
classified az follows: School fund, 81, 559, 700:
normal school fund. l,700 University
fund, $1ll,0 900; Agricultural College fund.
S5l, 600; maturing bonds and currency certif-
Gates, sl4,057; total, $2,252, 057.
The State receives from the several funds,
81, S5l ,6530l, the most considerable being
from the general fund, Sl,l30, Ss7Sl; school,
Sl2S,43l.S5; school fund income, S175, 1858. "A;
normal school fund, and L.
). r. X. Trespass fund, $s2,lS413. The dis.
bursement for the year were Fl, 726, 52S. O6.
leaving $403, 3SS26 in the treasury, Septem-
Der 30th, 1878.
A significant item in the disbursements OF
the general fund is s107 6o5.46 for the ex-
penses of the Democratic Greenback Legisla-
ture of 1875, against about 100000 for the
year before. when the Republicans had the
organization
The amounts still due the several charitable
and penal institutions on account of appropri
atoms made to them at the session of 1878. is
as follows: Northern Hospital for the Insane
s3l, 24l.24; Institutes for the Blind, S6l5; In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb. sl2, 800; In
dustrial School for boys, $l3,S50; Industrial
School for girls sll ,346; total, SIC, 55224
The State Treasurer notices that the only
county in arrears on account of State taxes II
St. Croix, S704.5S; and that the different rail.
roads have very promptly paid, with the ex.
ception OF the Wisconsin Central, which has
failed to pay the second installment Of the H.
cense tax for 1877. amounting to 81, 525 So
The West Wisconsin, now Chicago, Minneap
oils & ST. Paul Railroad Company, has ever
paid the first installment Of the tax tor 1878
which is not due before February next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
WHEN a man takes his family onl

WHEN man takes his family ont
of town for the summer, and dis
covers, when they are 439 miles
from home, that hia wife, from force
of habit, just slipped the key to the
front doc under the door mat when
she came away, he gets so mad at
her unparalleled stupidity that be
don't recover his good humor until
it is discovered that he, after be
locked the trunk very carefully. pat
the key in the dining room clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

A shrewd old lady said her. minis.
ter never told lie in tho pulpit.
Hsr experience WAS diffnen from
that of little daughter of known
uptown clergy He was recent
~ telling most marvellous story, at
which some of his hearers expressed
their doubts, when the little one said,
Nov, pop, cay, ia that really true,
or is il only just preaching Z"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

In New Mexico the colors of the
grain of corn are numerous-blue.
yellow, white, and even jet black.
Blue seems TO be the predominant
color and Is esteemed by the natives
as the richest Of all. being almost
universally used By them 10 Masking
the tortiila or corn cake. This is
tho only shapeio which they prepare
Indian corn for the table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

KRARNEY to the Heather Chinee
"By the heavens above and the stars
that are in il; by the moon, that male
empress OF the night; by the sun that
shines by day by the earth and all
its inhabitants and by he'll beneath us,
the Chinee must 60" Heather Chi
nee TO Kearney: "You no Mclean
man dustee YOU 'selfee.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

Tie foundation of the meanest
man is laid when a small boz turns
the worm hole 10 an apple for his
companion 10 bite irom.-fdpefte
[OhiOl Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

EVERY man is made better BIZ tie
possession ct q good picture. ifit is
only o landscape on the back e
hundred dollar note.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

tbs Brooklyn Union Argus thi, ks
tat staVepipes should be we'll pot
up, for they are usually PUT up un-
DIR cath.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

SMOOTHING but leaves sighs the
seaside hotel proprietor, as he stands
on his porch and sees his guests
throng'ng TO the railway station.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

SUPPOSE the women of this couu.
try would refuse TO work over eight
hours a day, what wonld o man do
for bis support
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

MANY of the handsomest dresses of
the season VIII be either black or
white.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
Correspondence of New York Observer.
Racy Notes OF Gutenberg, Iowa
Prairie du Chen Mineral Water
and Pictured Rocks.
By n. N. wHKrLocK.
CAPT. COOK. AND ALL HANDS gur ONE.

CAPT. COOK, AND ALL HANDS BUT ONE.
Did you think / was never going
to write again, Mr.. Observer? IL
not doubt thatI feel 4 great deal
happier at my return to your columns
than does any one of your readers
Here at least | can assure You all
that | am not tramp, that | am not
a dead-beat, that | am not even a
beggar, and most of you will believe
me. All the assurances in the world
will not convince some of these Mis-
slssIppi farmers to the contrary r
have sent Irish .washerwomen away
with smiles on their faces, but not
cent from me in their pockets; | have
soothed the men who came into the
office to stop their paper; | even
think L could talk Sitting
Bull into seeing the error of bis
ways better than did the Peace Com
missioners but / have given up all
idea of receiving another cordial word
until reach home. OF course our
dress is hardly an evening costume
and the suspicion and distrust with
which everybody receives US or rath-
er refuses to receive US, sometimes al
most makes US suspect each other Of
some sort of wickedness or mean
ness "Holiday?" These farmers new
er heard the word. "Vacation?"
That is for boys who 60 to school.
swell. then, 3 couple of fellows with
lots and lots of money, and nothing
what ever to do" Then you ought to
put your money out at interest, and
not come floating down the Mlssissip-
pi like all the trsmps that have been
in the harvest fields and are now beat
ing their way back. | give it up in
despair and am rapidly approaching
the state of mind in which that 9TH
er gentleman, who was he Remark
al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

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LEGIsLATIvA bodies D eed able men.
More men would get into the Legis.
latures if they were able.
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Advertising Rates.

Annua advertisements payable quarterly salee
ssetq Sar;e5ly withoutextrac barge.
Advertisements set todoublecoiumn2 70 per cent
extra.
Basinesssards, 5.inesorlees s5persnnum. Each
0 xtratineS
Estrsy notices ifone animalbe described 5 .5ofor
4wseks. Each additional N ina hescribedin same
5otice 5Ocents.
Speaialaotices, and business no ticesin newstype
cents pc inc drsti assertion; 5centsperineeach
subsequent insertion.
Commissioners Notices Attachmen N oticeEand Es-
tray Notices (of animals takeDupl.
All kinds Of Job Printing promptly and neatly
executed Terms Cash ondeIivery of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

WI, nev.r saw a cArd ofwaod ?
The average tramp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

Dental.

DR THROWN, DENTIST IS IN HIS OFFICE
~ second house west Of the County JAN the lstseVeh
days of each month. July 10th, 1878.
DR. A, MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
ID fngton Wis Ali work in the dental line done in
the best manner and warranted. 33-3S*
IRE. n. COoMES, DENTIST, B0so0BEL, WIS
~ once over Sawyer Favor's store. Can befound
during hoursfrom A. NJ. this PM. SOL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

AN unpopular dressmaker-M;ss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

MANSION HOUSE, LANCASTER, WIS, MARY
vi Hyde & Son, proprietors. The Mansion Houseis
being rehtted and refurnished for tho betterconve-
nience of the travelling public. 32-4l
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Agents.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14
Agents.
CHARLES B. ELDRIDGE,

Jesse BROOKS, GENERAL COLLECTION AGENT
j aud convey lncer Bloomington Wis Titles iDyes-
lgated and perfected Collections promptly attended
70. References gwen when desired.
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Physicians.
Masonic

7 ANCASTER LODGE. No. 20. n. 4 A. NJ, MEETS ON
u the lstand Sd Saturday OF each month at & D. M
T. 7. BALDWIN. Sec. JOHN G. CLARK, Master.
January, 1877. S4-4@
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REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-Re-
corded for the week ending Feb
rnary 14th. Reported by Mr..
G. T. Herbst, of the County
Clerks Office:
Anuie McCarty and E. NJ. McCarty
to ]. &. Glass, 10 acres, Chappell Hill,
81.
C. a. Gee to Jesse Hoskins, 33 IS
acres, Lightfoot league, $245,
P. FRANKIE and wife to NJ NJ. Baine,
lot 3, block |, Keys addition to Bren.
ham, 1900.
X. A. Higgeson and wife to Elihu
Bates, so acres, VIM. Pryor leAs
$500.
Z. NJ. Smith and wife to NJ. E. Stoaks,
$40 acres, Herman league, $4,000.
Charles Wiede and wife to Fred
Wiede. 100 acres, J. Jackson league,
$500.
j. IL, Hutchinson. sheriff, tn F, G
Evansick, lot 9, 8 and in block 10,
Wilkins addition To Brenham, S316.
Fl. Dodds to Geo. B. Davis. lot and
4, block 3. Independence. 1925.
C. R Breedlove to Wiliett Holmes,
house and lot in Independence. $500.
G. H Cooper to Bsttle Clay, two par
cel- of land in Independence. 81 500.
Fidel Potter to Bette Clay. lot Q,
block 81, Independence, si5.
%illett Holmes to Bette Clay. house
and lot. Independence, $500.
John Ssyles to Bette Clay, 20 acres,
Susan Clampett league, $40.
P. BIrchard, executor, 10 Bette Clay,
lot 3, block 81. Independence, $25.
A. J. Stevens to J. n. Baylor. lots 5
and o, block 80, town Of Washington,
500.
W. G. wilkins and wife to James
H. Simon, 2 acres in wilkins addition
to BRENNAN, 800.
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vEGETTNE

The following letter from Rev. q.
w. Mansfield formerly lsstof Of tire
Methodist Episcopal Church. Hyde
Park. and at pr. sent settled in Lowell,
must convince every ore who r-nds his
letter of the wonderful curative quail
ties Of Vegetine as thorough cleanser
and purifier of the blood.
HYDE PARK, MASS. Feb IS; 1878.
Mr.. r. II Steve EMS.
DEAR SiR-About ten years ago my
health failed through the. depicting rf-
iects of dyspepsia; nearly year later
WIS attacked by fyphnid>fever in its
worst form. II settled in thy back, and
took the form OF large derp-s. ased
ering. had two surgical Operations
by the best skill in the State, but re-
ceived no permanent cure suffered
great pain at times. and was constantly
weakened by profuse discharge !
also lost small pieces of bone at differ
emit times.
Matters ran on thus about seven
years, till May; 1874, when FREUD n-c-
commended mo to go to-ycur office, aud
talk with you of the virtue of Vrgetir..
| did SO, and by your kindness passed
through your mandatory. noting tine
ingredients, &C., by which your RENE
sy is produced.
By what saw and heard | gained
some confidence in Vegetine.
commenced taking it soon after.
but felt worse from it's effecrs; still
preserved, and soon felt it was bene-
fling me in other respects Yet / did
not see the results desired till ] had
taken it faithfully for little more than
a year, when the difficulty In the back
was cured; and for nine months have
enjoyed the best of health.
l have in that time gsfn,d twenty
FIVE pounds Of flesh, being heavier tlss,s
ever before in my life, and WAS never
more able to perform labor than new
During the past few weeks | had
scrofulous swelling MS large as my
fist gather on another part OF my body
| took yegetine faithfully, and il re-
moved it level with tire surface in =
month. I think l should have been
cured of my mBin trouble sooner il
had taken larger doses, alter having be-
come accustomed to ifs effe r..
Lei your patrons troubled with scrof-
ula or kidney diseases understand that
IL takes time to cure chronic diseas.ss
and. if they win patiently take vege-
tine, it will, in my Judgment. cure
them. With great obiigatoLs, ann
yours, very truly.
q. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor OF The Nj. L. Church.
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VALENTINEs.-- Thursday the
14:h being st Valentines the
juvenile population amused
themselves by sending ''comic
valentines to their friends"
About 4 o'clock as soon as school
was dismissed half hundred
boys and girls wcnded their
way straight to the postofice.
Some of them got valentines
and some did not. Those that
did were delighted. a promi-
nent member OF the police force
received one which was by no
means handsome, yet he was as
proud of it as boy with his
first pairot rcd topped boots.
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MAYORS CoURr.-This high
court held a session on Friday
morning for the first time in a
week or ten days. There was
only one culprit. A well known
gentleman 50 iar forgot himself as
to call another nun names, and
used language ih;t Is not in the
best society deemed polite. He
also made request which the
party declined to comply with,
and which resulted in his appear
ance before the august presence
of the chief magistrate of the
city. Two dollars and fifty cents
and the trimmings made every
thing serene.
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4 caused by the
FP resident, Rev.

Bhn C.1Rlfsr, and it is be-
lieyed the scEoo! will pro Pr
under the control OF his culti-
fated mind and large experience
as teacher.
Mr.. John P. Billingslea, OF
Austin county, in company with
one Allison, came to Chappell
Hill last Sunday and Allison,
after indnfging in "medicine" to
an unlimited extent, made an
attack upon Mr.. ". c. Traylor,
who with a clawhammer, very
successfully repulsed Mr.. AS
advances, much to that gentle
mans discomfort, as was evident
from the bruises he received
Nilsson fiourished a large sized
six-shooter; and, as matter OF
course, the State OF Texas Inter
tered and required him to give
bail. Atterward Billinglea, in
company with Allison, left town,
but unfortunately went by the
depot where they were unmcr-.
cifully beaten by a party OF des-
perate negroes, from the effects
Of which Mr.. Billingslea will like
ly die. The case, | suppose,
will have the immediate atten-
ton of the officers OF the law.
The Hon @ John G. Cain,
who so (dis) ably represents the
interests of the people in the
Honable Commissioners Court
will, rumor SAYS, soon announce
himself as willing TO sacrifice his
carcass upon the altar OF his
country by condesce. ding to
offer himself as a candidate for
Justice of the Peace for Precinct
No. 3, at the coming election
1t is well known fact that
Chappell Hill is noted Tor the
intelligence Of her citizens. but
unfortunately for "John" he has
that permanent affiiction, 'kur-
Iy har," that disqualifies him
from office, and cannot expecr
the support OF the people he now
represents. So retire John, and
allow others in the background
to come forward. ZEMRI.
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Safe and Sure.

Mr.. r Fl. STEVENS:
In 1872 your Vegetins was recon-
mended 10 me; and Yielding to the per
suasions OF a friend, consented To try
it. AT the time / Was suffering from
general debility and nervous, prostra-
tion, superinduced by overwork and ir-
regular habits. Its wonderful strength
ening and curative properties seemed
to affect my debiIitared system from the
first dose; and under Us psraistent nss
Irapidly recovered, gaining more thsa
usual good health and COED feeling.
Since then have not hesitated to aivs
Vegetine my most unqualified indorss-
ment as being safe, sure, rnd powerful
agent-in promoting health and restor-
ing the wasted system 20 new life and
energy. Vegetineis the only medicine
| use, aud as long as live / never tx
pect to find better Yours, truly,
w. q. CLARK,
100 Monterey ST.. Allegheny. Penn.
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PoLrrIcAL.-rhe fires under
the political cauIdron are rather
low-just sufficient to keep it at
gentle simmer. There are
many prospective candidates
around, but most OF them are
keeping their own counsel and
9aietly trying to feel their way
and ascertain their strength be-
fore coming prominently to the
front. These remarks apply
solely 10 the municipal canvass.
Our announcement column is yet
slim. The BANNER would say
TO the ambitions that there is yet
plenty of room, and If they are
DESTROYS of Striving their luck,
now is the time. Come out in
the broad glare OF open daylight
and tell the dear people what
YOU want
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MIS-. boss. tie nlotller OF
Charlie Ross, is lying i'll of per
vons malady, produced by the
intelligence of the supposed
identity of the Demerara boy.
What this poor woman has un-
dergone during the past tour
years no one but herself will
ever know, and those whose en-
terprise is so quick to- discover
little Chsrlie Ross in ev nv
anonymous gamin who talks va
suely of his childhood, eau
hardly be concious of the agony
which their superservicable
zeal causes ~. 7. Star.
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THE Dallas Herald complains
OF railroad freight discrimir a.
tons against that city AID says
the freight on car load OF plow's
from South Bend, Indiana, toe
Houston is fourteen dollars per
ton less than to Dallas. There
Is no accounting for railroad
tariffs. Coffee has been carried
iron, Galveston to Kansas City
at less rates by the car load,
than it could be shipped to
BRENNAN, distant 120 miles
while to Kansas City it is about
500 miles.
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District Court.

Fraay.-SiGce the criminal
docket has been disposed OF,
this court has been very quiet.
\ number of civil cases have
argued, but no case of any
public interest has been disposed
Of. \ motion has been mad
20 dis.olv the injunction pr
venting Mr.. 7. Dryer fro9
building on his lot on st. Charlie
-treet, near Sandy. The juice
has that as well as several other
motions under advisement. and
adjourned conrt on FRIDAY 10
meet again on Monday moriii >, s.
Monday. Tom Robinson,
negro. an account of whose dis
charge and rc-arrest appeared III
the BANNER last week, was to
day brought into Court and
plead guilty TO an indictment for
bnrglary-he having some time
since been concerned in the rob-
berry Of Simmons store at Chap
pell Hill. He was given the
shortest term-two years in the
penitentiary.
No civil business of any public
interest was transacted.
Ttsesday.-The case OF Mrs.
Fink VS.. Mobile Life Insurance
Company occupied the attention
of the court and jury all day.
The case was not concluded.
Wednes7ay.-A case lnvolv-
ing the righs to personal prop
erty, occupied the attention of
the court during the day.
Thursday. = The conrt was
occupied to-day in hearing a
land case. The jury in the case OF
Fink vs., Mobile Life Insurance
Company, after twelve hours
stood six to six.
being wholly unable to agree
they were discharged.
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DR.. COMPTON, an English
physician, attributes The detorm-
ity OF bow legs to the habit very
young children have OF sleeping
with the soIes of one foot press
ed tight against the sole of the
other. Knoakknees he ascribes
to another habit, that of sleep
ing with one knee resting in
the hollow of the other.