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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
WHOLE NO. 1911.

not received the full equivalent of its par walls
ne, ard il can be seen in the road. The peo-
pie interested viii furnish most everything
but iron and rolling stock. There is no float
ing debt payable in money. The whole cost
of the road fully equipped is only three-tcntbs
as much as the average debts of the railroads
of Wisconsin per mile, one-tenth the cost of
the roads of Connecticut, and one-seventh the
cost of the roads of Massachusetts, The cheap
road will do the business just as well as the
costly road and more economically. 1t is
more durable it will have just as as large
traffic, il is perfect security for "a 900 per
naii.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
VOL. 35. NO. %.
ENGLISH oRTHoGRApHY.

These lines. which truly a study to foreigner
are by Wentworth:
A pretty deer is dear to NE,
A hare with downy hair,
A hart love with all my heart,
But barely bear bear.
lis plain that not one takes plane
To HAYES pair of pears,
Although rake may take rake
To tear away the tares.
Sols rays raise thyme, time RACES all
And through the whole holes wears
A scribe in wrighting right may write
10 wright and still be wrong;
For write and rite are neither right.
And don't to right belong.
Robertson is not Roberts son.
Nor did he rob Burt's son.
Yet Roberts sun is Robins sun.
And eyerybody's sun.
Beer often brings a bier to man.
Coughing coffin brings.
And too much ale will make us all
As well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is not reclining.
And when consnmptive folks decline.
They all decline declining.
Quails do not quail before storm,
bow will bow before it:
We cannot rein the rain at all,
No earthly power reigns DER il.
The dyer dyes awhile, then dies
To dye he's always trying;
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more of dyeing.
A son OF Mars mars many son.
All Deys must have their DAYS:
And every knight should pray each night
To Him who weighs his ways
lis meet that one should mete ont meat
TO feed ones fortunes sun;
The fair should fare on love alone.
Else one cannot be won.
lass alas, is sometimes false
OF faults maid is made:
Her waist is but barren waste
Though stayed she is not staid.
The springs shoot forth each Spring. and
shoots shoot forward one and ali.
Though Summer kills the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to fall in Fall
would a story here commence,
But you might find it stale;
SO well suppose that we have reached
The tail-end of our tale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

less part Of the community were leg
Islatively deprived OF their property
was among the lesser evils which re
suited from the legal tender of the
deprecated bills of credit. The mi
qnity Of the laws estranged the mind.
OF many of the citizens from the
habits and love of justice. Truth hon
or, and justice ,oere saoept away BIZ the
overHo,cing delube of legal iniquity, nor
have they yet assumed their ancient
and accustomed seats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

The ground rises as it recedes from
the bluff, so that there Is probably an
unexposed thickness of at least 40 feet
of Galena limestone above the top of
the cliff
The Galena limestone is in many
localities successfully quarried as a
building stone. This is chiefly the
case in the southern and western parts
of the region, where the Buff lime.
stone or ST. Peters sandstone cannot
be obtained. The chief objection to
it is the frequency of cavities and soft
places in it which render il difficult
to dress, and cause it TO weather ir-
regularly. For foundations, or any
work where beauty of finish is not the
chief object, it is good and durable
stone
Paleontology. The organic remains
of the Galena limestone are quite
abundant, but do not exist in such
profusion as in the Blue limestone.
The characteristic fossil of the forma-
ton is the Receptaculites O,oeni or
lead coral, which is found Indifferent
ly in all parts of the formation. Next
in frequency are the Streptelasma Pc.
traia corniculum, and some varieties
of small Orthis. The most infrequent
is the Maclurea magma, which is
found in the middle beds of the for
nation. In the upper beds the Lin
guta quddrata is quite frequent, and
often found in fine state of preserva.
ton. Other and more infrequent fos-
sils are the Pleurotomaria lenticuldriS,
Bellerophon bilobatus Orthis b1orata,
and occasional Orfhocerata.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

There ~ no earthly boon more precious than
good health, and it behooves its possessor 10
endeayor to retain it. Ifyon are assaileai
with such provoking ills as sick headaches.tor-
pid liver, sour stomach and general feeling
of WEAKNESS and disgust, don't go and commit
suicide, but take Ellert's Daylight Liver Pin
and be cured. Sold by James A. Jones. 1851
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
Advertising Rates.

Annual advertisements payable quarterly, Same
resetqSarterly withoutextra charge.
Advertisements set to double column rs per cent
extra.
Bnsinessoards lines orless, s per annum. Each
Q xtraline 81.
Estray notices, IL animal be described 81 50for
4 weeks. Each additional ANNA described In same
notice so cents.
Special notices and business noticesin news type
70 cents per line arst insertion scents per line each
subsequent insertion.
Ad1dpes pay reqire1 for transient advertisements
Commissioners Notices, Attachment Notices and Es-
tray Notices (of animals takenup).
All kinds of Job Printing promptly and neatly
executed. Terms Cash Oh delivery of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

Two hundred and forty acres best quality of land
at the new county seat of Calhoun County, Iowa
near railroad In operation, and half mile from the
site OF the proposed depot One hundred and twenty.
i've acres improved. Price $50 per Good terms
will take stock Of goods in part or whole payment
Address At once for full particulars
G.. 7. WALKER,
January, ISIS. [s5-4st1 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
% PARSONS, INSURANCE AGENT,
1 pfgcaNetS
LANCASTER, hlhCoNslN
represents $4,000 900 CAPITAL.

The Hartford, North American. Phenix OF b ook-
Ign, Milwaukee Mechanics, and WATERFOWL of New
Y0rk-all safe and reIiab e companies. jan7s~
IOEN JONES, JR ,BR0BTVILLE, GRANTC0UNTY
y wis. Notary Public and Convey ANGER, @, neraiC Col
lection agent. ALSO special Treasury Agent fer
State Of Wisconsin, 10 whom Hawkers and Peddlers
should apply for State License. 33-15ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

The above estimate for rolling fer both di vs-
ions Gas shown aboye) includes engines. q pasaer-
ger cars, baggage and express and 240 box and
nat cars. W. L.. RICHARDS.
CHICAGO AND ToMAH RAILROAD BONDS.
The Chicago and Tomah Railroad Company
proposes to put first mortgage of 50, 900 per
mile on each division of its road, the bond to
bear eight per cent. interest payable on the
first of July and the first of January of each
year, and the bond to be receivable for one
quarter of each freight bill earned by the
road, to be applied, first, to the payment Of
any interest which may be due or to become
due in the next six moRths, and the remainder
to be endorsed ON the bond. The principal
of the bond to be paid in ten years
In case the Chicago and Tomah Railroad
Company can negotiate IS 900 OF these bonds
per mile for cash, it will complete, in dur-
able and substantial manner, the l6O miles of
its road in the state OF Wisconsin. 1t pro-
poses to negotiate these bonds for ironing
and equiping the road. 1t invites attention
te this security, believing that no railroad
bond was ever offered in the money market of
the world better secured. The road has the
advantage of cheapness of construction, cheap
ness OF operation, good connections, a large
and productive territory, capable of furnish
ing paying business.
STATISTICS
Comparing the Railroads of Wisconsin,, Mass,
ochusetts and Connecticut, taken from the Rail
road Commissioners Reports of those respect.
ire States also comparing The railroad NIL.
cage of0se counties OF the line of tie Chicago
& To,1aah Railroad
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

The Blue limestone has here thick
ness of fifteen feet and six inches, and
the Buff not less than fifsy-fye feet,
which is remarkable as being much
greater than was seen at any other
point. Its average thickness does not
exceed thirty feet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
Banks.
Dental.

nR 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.
OR. Il. A. MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
IL ington, Wis. All work in the dental line done in
the best manner and warranted 33-33*
DRF. +. CoOMEs, DENTIST, BOsooBEL, WIS.
ID Odice over Sawyer Favor's store. Can be found
a airing hoursfrom A. NJ till5 2. NJ. SOL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
DIRECTORY



TEASE BROOKS. G. ENERAL COLLECTION AGENT
u AID convey .ncer, Bloomington, Wis Titles inves-
.igatcd and perfected Collections promptly attended
TO. References gwen when desired.
T MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTION AND IN
u sgsance, Office opposite FIRST National Bank,
Bose bhl. Wis viii attend promptly to business en-
TN I'D 70 his enre. 3I-46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
Hotels.

4 ANCAsTERuoUsE,L, LIsHERNEsS ,PR0PRIE-
Ia tor, Lancaster, Wis. Successor to G j. Hyde.l-
This House has been re-furnished throughout. No
pains spared for the sccommodationof guests Table
vel provided, Stabling attached andattentiv most.
| ers n attendance. 5o-sZ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
Railroad Mileage IN the Counties Tributary {
the Chicago d. Iomah Railroad.

Without the railroads of Monroe, which is
the northern terminus of the road, and which
by being tributary, increase rather than take
from the traffic of the road. there will be only
IA miles OF road, or one eighteenth of the
mileage Of the roads Of the State. The roads
of Monroe included, one-eleventh
The population of the State of Wisconsin
for the year 1876, according to the State Cen
sus, was l,236, 1923.
Population of the Counties Tributary to the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, SIMON wooDHoUsE
ID Proprietor. Bloomington, Wis. Having rented
and built ample room for the accommodation OF
guests, 1 am now prepared to accommodate them
with wellfurnished rooms, good beds and well sup.
stsbIing SLAP
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

MANSION HOUSE, LANCASTER, WIS, NARY
MI HYDE 4 Son. preprietors. The Mansion House is
being and refurnished for the better conve-
nience of the travelling public. 3Z-4l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

panzae; evidently II was : new spe-
cies, Then q family conclave vas
called.
What shall we Cali i.l' asked ev-
erybody.
The Duchess de Chimpa,z E. who
was languidly making mud pies eaid:
Lets call IMAM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

C,ENNIsoN HOUSE, WV. FORBES. PRoPRIE
IL tor, Cassville, Wis. The house has eenlately
roftted and refurnished throughout, and no pains
will be spared to accommodate guests GOOD stabing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
Attorneys


j. ARTHUR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
at Law Special time and attention given 10 col
lection and securing claims. Loans OF money nego-
tiatod Office in tile court house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

Only two railroads in Wisconsin in 1876 de-
faulted payment of interest In the state of
Connecticut, twelve roads earned 2-l0 per
cent, net, and nine roads earned no net in
come. and SO roads reported an income. In
Wisconsin. the interest account on the debts
OF the roads, 1904 per mile, was paid by all
but two roads but only one road paid any
dividend on stock-the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul. The roads of Connecticut earned
net, little over per cent on the whole cost
as reported-S64, 90S per mile. The roads of
Massachusetts, earned, net on the whole re-
ported cost, to wit, $49, 959, Sc per cent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

ID EETuwN HOUSE, VIC. WILCOX, PR0PRIE
ID tor Having purchased the hotel at Beetown,
m prepared to serve the public in proper manner
Good table and first class accommodations generally
suitable stable attached. "S@-4S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

DARBER 4 CLEMENTsON, ATTORNEYS AND
ID CinBseilOrs at Lew, Lancaster Wis. viii practice
all the courts in Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

ALL business communications with this Office should
be addressed 10, and all dues ncarred since December
y 1876 must be paid to the undersigned.
EDWARD POLLOCK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

For a more particular exposition of
the surface covered by this formation,
reference is made to the maps accom-
panying this report
Theological Characteristics. The
Galena limestone is almost invariably
very compact, hard, crystalline rock,
OF yellowish gray color, with numer-
GUS small cavaties, sometimes filed
with softer material, and sometimes
lined with small crystals of caIcite.
The upper portion is usually thick
bedded and free from flints, the layers
being .;o.n one to four feet thick,
while the lower portion almost inva-
riably consists of several feet of Law,
ers from one to two inches thick.
Good exposures Of parts Of this forma-
ton are frequently to be met with; 1t
may be seen in cliffs and lodges on
nearly all the streams in the Lead
region 1t always weathers irregu
larlY in these natural exposures, leav.
ing the surface full of small cavities
due to the removal of the softer parts.
The formation is characterized by
layers of fints which however are not
constant in their occurrence in the
same beds at different localities. In
some places there are several beds Of
tiints, which seem to be connected
with the openings, and serve as
guide to them, while in others they
are either entirely absent or occupy
ing very different geological positions.
The fiints are sometimes found in sep
arate layers, deposited comfortably in
the rock, and often in irregular pieces
distributed through the strata. They
seem to be confined principally to the
middle and lower parts of the forma-
ton, although not entirely absent
from any part
The general features of the forlna
ton will be more readily understood
by reference to the following descrip-
tive section taken from a bluff on the
Mississippi river, situated on the S. e.
or, of Sec. %, T. 3, r. S, W., where
the Potosi leaves the valley:
Feet.
l. Heavy-bedded, Galena limestone hard
structure qualification very regular;
good building stone, contains Recep-
faculties. ............................. rs
2. Thin bedded. light yellow limestone,
containing fints intercalated, and in
layers between the beds. 6
3. Beds of limestone three to four inches
thick, containing but few Aints; good
building stone. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
4. Alternating layers of limestone and
HlntS.............
5. Beds of limestone Is inches thick sep
arated by layers of flint inches thick 10
6. Heavy-bedded limestone, layers feet
thick, containing numerous interca-
lated fints, very hard and compact;
qualification quite regular.......... II
2. Very close grained limestone, in beds
about feet thick; good for building
stone; contains no fints............. 80
s. Slope of the hill to water in the Missis-
sippi river covering Galena limestone 81
Total thickness. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

r oRIMIER HOUSE, CORNER OF EIoHTH AND
lIBluff streets, Dubuque, Iowa. BARNARD BROS,
Proprietors. Sz-z@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

BUFF LIMESTONE
7. Heavy-bedded, light blue limestone.
weathering to buff or exposure;
beds from 4 to 6 feet thick, con-
tains but few fossils, quarry rock 50 =.
s. Thin bedded ,fossiliferoas limestone,
similar 10 preceding. ..... Is =.
9. Unexposed beneath bed of river not
less than. 10 .
-
Total thickness ............. IS s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07
AuctiOneer.

VVBATEMAN LICENSED AUoTIoNEER. To-
w Gated at NorthAndoyer, Grant Co. Terms reas
enable 5OmlOs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

The above estimate for rolling both Wis
IONS tas shown aboye) includes engines, passen-
ger cars, baggage and express aud 240 box and
nat cars. VI. l.. RICHARDS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

IFAZELToN PROVIs,
III Attorneys and COunseIoTs
At Law. Practice in United States and all Slate
Courts. General collection and real estate agents.
OiicO on Wisconsin Avenue. Boecobel, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-07

Mt HOPE HOTEL, b. L. LOOMS, PROPRIETOR
MI The travelling public will take notice that am
prepared to accommodate them with board andlodg-
ny. attentive h ostlers and good stabling. So-2s
SMALLEY HOUSE, JOHN S.SMALLEY ,PRoPR1E
- tor ,Muscoda, Wis. Near the Depot. Express Of
fc e and Livery able attached. Mealsat allhours
Se-45
OATES HOUSE, 0akst., between Main and Pine
VI plattville, Wisconsin. r. S. Vaughan, Proprie-
or. Free Bus to and from the Cars.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-31

4 y
Miss Wild Harmon and Miss Georgia
Gilman. accompanied by Mr., Ed. Pat.
'erson, investigated the mysteries Of 4
one horse country newspaper Office by
visiting our den, on Tuesday evening,
Win. Foster put in an appearance
in town, Oh saturday, for the first
time in three months. Win. has been
working with his team in st. Paul and
Minneapolis; he says it is u sheer I'M.
possibility to save money while wages
tor man and team are only SIS per
day, and not sure of steady work at
that. We are sorry to learn that one
Of his horses died last week. Win. is
a fellow who does not squander any
OF his earnings foolishly, and if he
could not save any money we would
like to SEE the man that could. Fact
of the matter is, it is easier for, a
workingman to earn livelihood in
Princeton than in any of the burghs
or cities around.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-31

If Frank Campbell and Tom Galley
were drinking men, we should say they
were dead drunk on Tuesday evening,
when they returned from Anoka
What other conclusion could a person
arrive at if he was to see them plung.
ing, heads foremost, out Of the buggy,
as though they were trying to get in
to town ahead of the horses. Toms
nose looked as if he had been using it
as coulter for a plow, and he is nurs-
ing lame foot. Frank did not re.
ceive a scratch, bnt he feels bad, be.
cause '.fo}ks might think he was intox.
icated." Gentlemen, the next time
yon undertake to see how fast your
horses can get over the ground beware
of stumps.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-31

himself, he does not hesitate to lie
about US. While riding out on the
stage on Wednesday, he informed Mr..
Jerry aatchcl, the stage driver, that
that editor ii Princeton. should be
kicked out Of tuWll!" Knowing that
We were. neither a church member,
horse theft nor Mantle, Jerry, was
.astoni>hed, and naturally inquired Of
grave crime we had been guilty Of!
'Oh!' sa, the imma lculate Anderson,
The invited an old reformed topper to
50 and take drink In plain Eng
lish, ..reformcr" Anderson, you and
your informant--if you were informed
so-arr malignant liars. Had we sub.
scribcd for that cyplopedia Of yours 5,
would you have told such story?
Admit that we do ta4c drink occas-
sionally. do we infringe upon my right
of yours? With all your assumed
christianity and temperance princi pies
your miscrly wolfsh countrnance i.
enough to convince any one, possessra
Of half intelligence, that there is nor.
a drop Of the milk Of human kim
ness in your make up, and that you
would not give a ten cent piece to
save a fellow -beiugs's soul from perdi.
ton. The people of Princeton ar,
not of your ilk, fer there is more homo
in the meanest Princctonian's little
finger than their is in your whole car
cass. 1t you were at work at honest
toll. in the harvest field, instead of
tramping around the country, SANDER
ing your betters and living on your
cheek. wouldn't get along just as welI2
But work is something that does not
agree with you. The temperance
cause is holy cause, but such lazy,
impecunious blatherskites as you, are
disgrac:ng it. Don't ''steal the livery
of heavtn to serve the devil'' by or
ganizing ''Sons of Temperance" so
cieties, for the mercenary purpose Of
advertising your business. To conclude,
40 not try to iljure any one, who, for
good reasons of his own, may not f. el
disposed to purchase your wares; and
when you visit a town where white peo-
pie dwell, do not make an as, of your.
self, but then that is asking too much
OF you, for it is not in your nature to
be anything else.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-31
A Temperance ''Reformer."

For a brassy. canting, lazy, fanatical,
hypocritical, sneaking liar. we refer
you to that tramping, pestiferous,-so
called - temperance reformer and
book-peddler, S. Anderson, Of Mime.
apolis, Last fall. he bored every per
son in the village-ourself among the
number-for two or three days. try.
ing to talk them into buying a CYCLIC.
pedia, for which he was agent; al
though we considered him as an un-
mitigated humbug, still we treated him
as gentleman. On Tuesday, this
same Anderson sneaked into our den,
and commenced to rattle off long
rigamrole Of senseless jagron setting
forth how really necessary it was that
we should become possessed Of his in.
valuable cyclopedia, Pointing to q
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. in
a few words we informed him that
that book answered our purposes very
well. and that the state Of our finances
would not permit Of our investing in
any more literature at the present
time; then, being buzy we paid no
more attention to him.
Because we would not subscribe for
his cyclopedia and because we are not
q rattle. Drained, dead beat fanatic like