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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-13
NrgaI advertisements.

senfatves OF Maine. in Legisla ure assembled,
Tor the year lss9
1,HE under.igne respectfully represents that
i the A. n W sprsgue Manufacturing Compa
nv located at Augusta, in the county OF kenne-
bee are by the statutes of the State and by their
charter required to IN tintain locks aud canal al
their dam in the Kennebec River, and to keep the
ga ne in repair; and that they are also required 10
construct ami maintain a hshway in the sane dam
that both OF these structures cannot be construct
Ell and ma intained without large expense and en-
dangerinR the safety Of their DAM by which pow
er is furnished Tor operating their factories.
Wherefore, your petit toner's pray that said com
many NAV be relieved from the construction oil
euher the hshway locks aud canal OF o' III,
or perm tiled 10 combine them together and maze
and maintain but one structure.
ZECHARIAH CHAFtE,
Trustee of A. 4 W. sprague Mfg Co.
BY BAKER 4 BAKER, his Atly's.
CHAS. +. NASH. Mayor OF Aususta.
Augusta, Me. Nov. %, ISIS. nov3O fS"lw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-13
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.

NOTICE is hereby given that Horace Parlin and
~ Charles h. Parlin, both Of Hal Dwell, IN the
County OF kennebec aud state OF Maine. indivdu
ally and as members OF tire hrm OF ii. Parln Il
Son, have this day assigned TO the all their proper
ty. except such az is by Law exempt from attach
ment and execution, for tbs benefit OF their cred
tors, in accordance with the provisions OF Chap 20
ofthe Reve ed statutes, and act amendatory there
to, ana three months from the execution OF said
assignment are allowed for said creditors to
becoms parties hereto
HERBERT VI. HE tTH.
Augusta, Me, Nov. % ISIS. nov25 law
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NOTICE OF MENr.

Notice is hereby given that Cht'les fhrin
and William j. VI rSr. igr, bpti Of utlow, II IA
the county of kenneb- and state Of value N
dividaa Il add n enb r ~ the tr Of Par'in X
Morgtidge have this ia ASSIGNED 20 me all their
p operty eN,srpt such rs j. by law exempt from
attachment aud execution, Tor the Len III o. IN ir
creditors, in aeCtrapce Win tue provi iohs OF
chap. 10 Vi thv K yised Sta utes, md act alnenta
tory thereto auj hire months ITO II The execution
OF assIfu1 ent are allow ed for sand Gre dion :
to become parties thereto
HERBEKT NJ. HEATH.
Augusta, Me, Nov. ., 1878 noy15t3s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-13
Kennebec Savings Bank.
This Bank il not required to make
yptuYus TO AsseSsOrs.

Deposits made on or before the l0th dag Of any
month soiH be iated hack 10 :he first dog Of tho
same month.
On First Monday h. Aay ard November nj "a Oh
wear dividend will ne made on all aepO, IT, sand
ing at those dates, which have been deposit one
full month
Money depositedi in ssyings Banks ia not to be
III xel to depositors hereafter
Dvidends as soon IS declared are added TO the
principal, thus compromising the interest every six
months.
Loans made to depositorr 20 teposiiire their
Bank Book as security.
Once In Erssmans Bank Building.
RUSSELL EATON, Treasurer.
W.T.. HALLETT. President.
Augusta July /, 1878. ian29.fawt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

DEMOCRATIC criminality is strong
~ apparent in an analysis of the
late vote in Ohio. The last legis-
lature of that State was strongly
Democratic. Taking advantage of
that fact it chose to re.district the
Congressional districts, which is us
ually done only after United States
Census has been taken. They set
off the districts in such a way that
where the election of a Democrat
was evidently impossible they
dubbed into that district as many
Republican counties as possible so
as TO make sure the election of DEM
ocrats in the adjoining districts.
That State has twenty Congressman.
They thought they had it so set as
to return fourteen Democrats and
six Republicans. The Republicans
however. elected nine and the Dem.
ocrats eleven. Now auy one will
readily concede that if they had
made just division of the State
into districts the sum of the MAORI
ties of the eleven Democrats would
be greater than the sum of the ma
joritles of the nine Republicans. But
the majorities are largely the other
way. The majorities of the nine
Republicans aggregate 81 .877, while
the total of the eleUen Democrats is
but 16, 1886 showing a Republican
majority in the State of 12.942.
Nearly thirteen thousand Republi.
cans were thus disfranohised and
three members of Congress stolen
from the Republicans of the whole
nation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

remain 10 circulation only ST.. 1884,
326.5O. Yet tho very report Quoted
from shows that there were $3.50 600.
QUO sill 10 circulation. The same
table shows that $3.50, 909 339 40 in
fractional currency WAS dsstroved
yet we know that Congress never
authorized the issue of more than
sou, 0OO,0 900 in fractional currency
and not quite that amount was ever
issued. Now by what sort If leger.
Domain did Spinner burn up millions
moro paper money thar the Gvern-
ment ever put out and still leave five
hundred millions out among the peo-
pie ! 1t was just this: the money
ne destroyed was soiled and mutilia.
ted currency unfit for circulation and
was replaced with new currency to.
those who brought or sent the worn
out currency to the Treasury. Ii a.
similar manner theother tier ofover
Tour hundred millions of coin certif-
Gales destroyed, can be, disposed of.
Inc very report quoted from shows
That there were moro coin certificates
out after the burning was all done
than before il was begun or at any
stage OF The process Now if old fog
horn May does not understand this
he IS a "blarsted" old fool. If he
does understand it his tendeayor to
impose such stuff upon. people who
nave not facilities at hand to investi-
gate for themselves shows him TO be
an internal demagogue whose voice.
lifted with the intention of infiuenc.
ing the opinions of honest men, is an
insult. Treasurer Spinner was an
honest man, be tells US. True. lie
10 honest. In eight years he handled
A billions ofthe peoples dollars and
not one ever stuck to his fingers.
But foghorn May could not travel on
the peoples account from Vernon
county to Madison without several
dollars OF their money sticking to his
fingers. sa
Rev. Col. May tells the people.
that moro interest was paid this
year on the public debtathan on the
debt for 1865. The shortest and
correct Way of disposing of the state
meht is to say it is lie. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury gives as the
Interest paid on the public debt for
the fiscal year 1865 the sum $780,
977, 697 81. The interest for the
fiscal year 1878 was $94, $50, 472. so.
Foghorn's statement that Spinner
says the interest accrning for 1866
was but Seventy-seven millions is
false.
But we have given the old ignor-
amous and drpe May too much space.
We have been rough with him, for
setting him up as q teacher is an in.
suit to the intelligence and honesty
OF the people of Grant Countv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

WE give to our readers with this
HERALD supplement which contains
vast amount of valuable political
reading. We beg of al, citizens of
Grant County that they read it.
Don't turn aside and say you know as
much about these intricate financial
questions as Carl Schurz, as Senator
Howe, as Geo. w. Allen and other
able and honest men who have given
much of their lives to the study. And
don't think reading it is too great a
task. If YOU are voter it is neces-
sary that you post yourself upon the
rights and duties of voter. For our
part we feel it deeply that our people
who work are in danger. They are
not concious of the internal plot
which the money bulls have laid for
their destruction. 1t is time friends,
that you wake up and work for your
own safety. We are not talking par.
ticularly to Republicans. We are
addressing all men who have to work
for their living.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24


REFERRING to the paper era which
succeeded, Jackson's veto of the u.
$ Bank, and the coin era that fol :
lowed that, the Grant County HER.
AID, in 1874, when H.A. Wiltse was
it's editor said {:
"The swindling corporations that succeeded
the U. S. Bank stretched the credit system to
the most ruinous extent. They knew their
paper was worth nothing and they were anx-
ious to shuttle it off on the community on any
terms. They gave credit to everybody and
everything. II the security was bad they
knew that paper was no better. Since every.
body could get money so easily nobody dread
ed debt Our merchants figured on the ledg-
ers of st. Louis with 30 or 40 thousand oppos.
tie their names. The thirst after money was
only equalled by the painting thirst after land
and both exceeded the gnawing cravings of
any appetite that rum ever created. But woe
to the men that we're caught in the folds Of
debt, when SEawneetown, Mineral Point, Du-
buque and Illinois Bank paper became as
worthless as rotten leaves--when the creditor
demanded something better and nothing else
was to be had. Then came the day of iudg-
ment and retribution. The ships crew had
lived too fast and the stock of provisions was
exhausted Somebody must suffer, 4
But brighter era has dawned upon us--an
era Of gold and silver"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

LIZ we are to have money that is ir.
redeemable what is the use of the
Governments issuing it? If all that
is needed to make money is to write
or print on it, "This is money" can't
State, county, town, corpora
ton or an individual do that Just as
well as Government ? This leads
US to another evidence that the sharp
ers are in a big scheme to break up
the solid financial system in the h ope
ofsecuring more pliable one. Bank
ers have sorely complained against
the heavy tax levied upon them by
the present system. They are now
comparatively quiet. Why? Their
silence is sufficient answer to the pru-
dent man, In the breaking no of the
present system they know they will
make money. When the direst dis.
aster that ever happened in this coun.
try follows, as they know it will, it
will be easy for them to use the words
with which we begin this paragraph
and persuade the people that each
community should have storehouse,
a bank, established upon the honor
and wealth of its own capitalists and
not leave the people at the mercy of
scheming rogues in distant sections.
But it is true and sensible that if a
piece of paper is never to be redeemed
quite as well might il be issued by
the ver.est pauper of the land. "Ihis
is money" Isn't a silver dollar which
is money just as good coming out of
the hands of a pauper as from king?
IT it is money who cares where it
comes from? Who cares who issued
it whether Government, State or
bank?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

If the Nationals could only put
forward some good substantial men
OF Integrity. honor and ability as
leaders there might be some hope for
chem in the future. True, they claim
old Peter Cooper, but be is 10 his
second childhold, and We are quito
sure Wall Street imps are devouring
him and will soon have him bank
rupt. But their real leaders are
Brick PomeroY, who was part of
the Tweed gang who robbed millions
of the people of New York; Kear-
ney, king of the California hoodlums
and Butler who boldly pocketed and
justified the back pay steal in Con-
gress. Coming nearer home they
have one King put up for Congress
who was the most reckless hacker OF
all the plumbers attempted on our
own legislatures of which he was d
member. (Read his record in this
paper And they send out as their
principal orator in this county a very
ignorant brawler who when sent to
the Legislature charged the State
for 200 miles travel from Vernon
county to Madison, As another or
ator they have one VanOrman. We
have communication about him
which gives him terrible record.
Considering the kind of money he is
charged with handling in long years
past he can very consistently advo-
cate the use of worthless fats. Be-
sides this be it remembered there is
not one of the great money and off,
cial plunderers of the country from
Vanderbilt, Gould, the Belmonts,
"Rothschilds and Barons," as Col.
May says, that interposes anything
in the way of the success of the fat
lists. The greatest money sharpers
are evidently backing the greatest
and gabbiest rogues In grand
scheme for the delusion and ruin of
uniformed people. Voters, work.
ingmen, there is only short time
left now for you to consider the
matter of saving yourselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

JUDGE CoTHREN has declined TO
accept the Democratic nomination
for member of Congress This
leaves the Democrats hereaway
without a single original simon pure
Democrat to vote for. Being thus
cut out of candidates and with not q
point of dispute ever existing be-
tween them and the Republicans
now in issue, and the Republicans
standing on the original honest mon
ey ground of the old Democracy, nc
wonder there is stampede of Dem
ocrats falling into the Republican
pbalanx. 90
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

LIE HERALD has presented numer-
GUS points and extended argument to
show that the fiat doctrine is and
must result in the interest and for
the benefit of the money monarchs.
In the event of its success there is no
way for working men to escape slav.
cry to the great capitalists. And by
working men we mean all engaged in
the industries of the country, includ-
ing farmers, mechanics, laborers, mer.
chants and legitimate bankers. We
have shown that every principle ad.
vocated leads the poor mans money
to the pockets those of great wealth.
But the debtor. and they say nine
tenths of the people are debtors, it is
claimed, will, by the means proposed,
get money to pay his debts. This
also is mistake. The folly proposed
will lead to their disaster before all
others. Col. Nays property, it is
said, is mortgaged for about all it is
worth. He thinks that if "iat" mon.
ely is thrown out it will soon be so
cheap that he can mortgage the farm
to somebody else for enough ''iats"
to pay off the old mortgage and have
a pocket full Of loose change left.
Deluded man Deluded debtors who
put faith in such prospects! Was it
ever thus ? Do they not know The
history of all such attempts at 6cti-
tious unloading debt? Aye debtors
not aware of the fact that if there is a
probability in the mind of the ere H.
tor that his debtor is likely to pay
him off in worthless money he will
take warning and forecloses If the
November elections indicate that a
repudiating party may in the future
pet possession of the Government.
creditors win in self defence take pos.
session of their collaterals. The sue.
cess of the s'fist" mania will as we
have shown be disaster to all indus
tries, but to the debtor will come the
the quickest and the worst ruin. And
those who are helping on the trouble
cannot ask for indulgence for he is
helping on policy which compels,
the creditor to save himself. In short
We repeat there is no way for this
craze to help the working man and in
every way it win help the moneyed
man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

AFTER the paper money disasters
which began in this country in 1887.
the people were so Disguised with
anything that looked like paper
money that they regarded its pre-.
sentation as insulting or criminal. At
one time The grand jury of Iowa
County presented bill of indict.
ment against the q. s. Marshal for
giving the jurors due bills instead Of
cash.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
Taken Up-Black Mare.

Taken up by the subscriber residing three
miles southeast of the village of Potos on
lands owned by him in section number twelve,
town 2 range 3, vest, in the town Of Potosi,
on the tn day of October, 1878, one black
mare about ten years old, middle size, said
mare has the SPAWN or seems to be spawned,
and from appearances she was lately under
treatment for said complaint. She is also
somewhat lame and said lameness seems TO be
caused oy said SPAWN. She has two small
white spots on the right side, seemingly sad
die marks; also a very little white on the left
hind foot, just above the hoof The owner is
requested to prove property, pay charges and
take said stray ANEZET MAURER.
Potosi Wis., October l4th. 1878 32w4x
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
FARM FOR SALE.
NY Farm of go Acres

of good land, in section SO and "a, Town 6,
Range 2, West, four miles east of Fennimore
Centre, and adjoining the old and well known
Parker place, is for SALE There are 100 acres
under the pillow, 40 acres of good timber and
the remainder in meadow, pasture, two orch
ards; the old one giving plenty of apples for
home consumption, the other having l70
young trees and bearing; also grapes and 9th.
er fruit. The dwelling is good stone build.
ing with cellar and basement. The place is
provided with good granary, stables and 9th
er outbuidings Plenty of good running
spring water abounds.
Price, $50 per acre, half cash. Other con-
ditions and particulars made known on in
quiry on the premises.
o. l.. BERRY,
Fennimore, Wis, Aug. l, 1873. 2lm3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

The fiatists say they want to make
money plenty so that pork viii be
worth $40 hundred again instead of
$3.50 as now. We submit that if the
Government should print billions aud
billions Of fats the price of pork
would not thereby be affected. Bat
if three to FIVE hundred thousand men
were sent out to war, leaving fewer
producers at home and making more
consumers abroad, the price of pork
and wheat would aiterwhile take a
rise. 9t fat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

Strange TO say, this milk does not
take with the public. An act of
Congress making il a felony TO deny
that these tickets are milk will be
necessary to compel even fat people
to accept these tickets as milk. Al
ready 100 of these quarts will not
be accepted in payment of a pint of
the old-fashioned milk. Even chill
dren refuse to swallow this kind of
milk. 1t does not satisfy tho stom-
ach. One milch-cow is held to be
worth more than ton of these fiat
quarts" 1t the Government can
create dollars out of paper by merely
printing "This is dollar on paper,
why not create milk? If dollars
and milk can be created by law out
of paper, why not beef? Why not
Issue cards, bearing .he legend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE.

Ten minutes walk from Courthouse on
main roads leading north and northeast from
the city, one containing about l55 and the
other about So acres. Convenient TO high
and graded school Good buildings, album
dance of water. timber, fruit, etc. win be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts of either. Also if desired, farm mas
chinery, teams, etc, sufficient for uses Of
farms, very low.
For terms, ETC., enquire of the subscriber
on the premises. r. NJ BARBER
Lancaster, Oct 10th. 1878.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

Boz 1NGERsoLL has been to see
the tomb OF, Burns and he is deliver
ing lectures on the life and character
ofthe famous Scotch poet An .ex.
change suggests that Bob Ingersoli
when he dies have inscribed on his
tombsl one" Bobby Burns" ~ 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24


qnainted with existing legislation or
the construction of II by cur SUI
preme Court, might fail to do? +
grant that the majority of our Leg
'slatufe ought to belong and gen.
orally does belong to The producing
classes. But q great deal Of the per-
manent legislation OF tho State, in
Guiding the Code, had its origin 10
the members of the Legislature from
Grant County. Your law protecting
miners, giving them right TO the
mineral belonging TO the range they
discovered before it is separated
from the aTth,-thatiaw was drawn
upin Grant County. In fact, | re-
member when great many farmers
in Grant County had mortgaged
their farms TO the Railroad Company.
1t seemed they would all lose their
homesteads and the labor Of wears.
! remember a young man them
well. be was not farmer He told
them to hold on. There was. still
hope. He attended Legislatures.
Laws were passed inierposing de-
lays TO the foreclosure OF these mort
cages. The Supreme Court would
decide. them Unconstitutional and
another law was passed, better than
even constitutional laws. Wearied
by such incessanJ strife and opposi-
ton, the Railroad Company that
had passed off these mortgages bot
them up, and surrendered them to
the farmers for ten per cent. Of the
mortgaged debt. Cannot II lawyer
do some service to the laboring man,
to the farmer, the mine7, in q legis-
lative capacity, that these persons
could not do so well for themselves?
/ have often declared my opposition
to this perpetual increasesof salaries.
Your Circuit Judge used TO got
$4,000 for his services. The Legis-
lature raised the salary to $4,000,
when $2500 would have secured the
best legal talent in the Circuit that
could have been elected to that
office. The sudden raise of the As.
sistant Attorney Generals salary
from $500 to $4,000 would formerly
have raised an cutlery from Grant
County which would have been
heard from one end OF the State to
the other IT you don't want the
old-tashioned bowls made against
such legislation SIS this, you had bet
ter not send me TO tho Legislature.
We have Reporter in this Circuit.
He gets 81 per day for bis services.
iNine-tenths of the work he does ie
utterly useless none of it is worth
a farthing to the people unless the
case is taken up to the Supreme
Court. Unless he is required to
write out in plain English his copy
of the evidence, | want his Office
abolished, never having favored such
an office unless on these terms.
Your home legislation is in fact more
important to yon than many of these
great national struggles, which will
bring forth The ssme fruits, no mat
ter which party triumphs. Laws
like roads get out of order-some
work only renders them worse,
Whether | will better or make worse
the legislative highway along which
your persons and property must
ever be transported, you can Judge
OF the future by the pasto
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
INDIGESTION.

The main cause Of nervousness is indiges-
ton, and that is caused by weakness of the
stomach. No one can have sound nerves and
good health without using Hop Bitters to
strengthen the stomach, purify the blood and
keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry. off
all the poisonous and waste matter of the sys-
TEN. See other column
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
TO Whom It May Concern /:

UcToBER II, 1878,
Notice is hereby given, that this day give
at his request my adopted son, RIcmARb S.
MORROW. his time, and shall not from this
time claim his wages or be responsible for his
debts. S. W. SHATTUCK.
HazeltoD, Grant Co, Wis. 32w3N
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
CASSVILLE,
Gpefials.
Dissolution of Partnership
Notice.

The co-partnership heretofore existing and
doing business in Beetown, Grant Co, Wis
consin, under the firm name and style ofBroNn
Bros is by mutual consent dissolved
G. Ii. BROWN
GEO. BROWN
Beetown. Wis, Sept. 26, 1878. 4nso
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24
To Cash Custnnars-

We are offering cooking stoves for the next
sixty days at greatly reduced prices for the
cash. We have an overstock of the article
and intend to close them out at prices that
we know will suit those intending to buy.
We also call attention 20 our stock of barb
ed fence wire. NJ NJ ZIEGLER &Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-24

lit car print piece of paper and
declare that it is money, why not
make pieces of paper each legal
tender for barrsI of flour p Mi.
Sentinel.