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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Evils Of Gossip.

We have known country society
which withered away to nothing I'M
der the dry rot of gossip only.
Friendship once firm as granite, dis
solved to jelly and ran away to wa,
ter, only because of this; love that
promised future as endearing as
heaven and as staple as truth, evap-
Grated into morning mist turned to
day, long tears only because of
this (; father and son were set foot
to foot with the fiery breath of an
anger that would never cool again
between them /; and husband and
a young wife, each straining at the
hated leash which in the beginning
had been the promise of God bless
ed love, sat mournfully by the side
of the buried, and all because of this.
We have seen faith transformed
to mean doubt, joy give place to
grim despair, and charity take on it.
self the features of black benevolence
all because of the fell words of scan
dial, and the magic muttering of gos>
sip. Great crimes work great
wrong, and the deeper tragedies of
human life spring from the larger
passions but woeful and most
mournful are the uncatalogued trag-
dies that issue from gossip and de-
traction; most mournful the ship
wreck often made of noble natures
and lovely lives, by the bitter winds
and dread salt waters of SANDER. So
easy to say, yet so hard to disprove
throwing on the innocent all the
burden and the strain of demonstra-
ting their innocence, and furnishing
them as guilty if unable to pick ont
the stipgs they never see, and to 81
lence words they hear-gossip and
SANDER are the deadliest and cruel
est weapons man has ever forged for
for his brothers heart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

Oh discomfort is passed and next win.
ter Lancaster will be a market town
and will ship her own produce. Our
mustard seed of faith has grown tc
considerable of a tree-with it,
branches spreading up into the PIN
cry, over to Chicago and down to the
Mississippi and south and west. We
see now in the scheme our own pet
project of a road that will gather up
the lumber OF the limitless fields OF
northern Wisconsin and carry it to
the boundless markets of the great
west end south, right through Lam
caster. We see now that Williams's
project is the great highway from
Lake Superior to the Gulf,over which
the people of the far south will ride to
catch the cool breezes of our north
ern air in summer and the people of
the north will ride to enjoy the balmy
air Of the south in winter. And they
will all pass around G. X. DIS. dizzy
curve at the mouth of Green down
through Fennimore and Lancaster.
We are not joking now. This road
will be built aud in time it will be one
of the best paying roads. The far
mers want it to 60 to the river--to
Dubuque. There 1t will 90. If we
paint correctly there can be no doubt
about the road paying. And the OBJ
lection raised by Mr.. Stone in his
creditable speech at railroad meet.
ing last Saturday, that the people
ought not to vote the tax for the road
would not pay and, like the Platte
vile narrow gauge, would be aban-
doned, becomes not good objection.
Lancaster has spoken. She says she
wants railroad. She will have a
railroad. Time-November lst.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Curious Facts.

A wasp's nest contains Is. 900 cells.
The peak of Teneriffe presents FIVE
zones of vegetation.
About 5 per cent of tho American
population is color blind.
La silver mine il Norway. 800
feet deep, the bottom is covered with
snow
IL has been computed that nearly
every person has two years sickness
before he reaches the age of 20.
The oldest woman in the world is
Mary Benton, who lives at Elton
Durham, Eng; she was born in 1881.
Tabasheer is transparent fluid in
the joints of the bamboo. 1t hardens
into solid lump which will cut
glass.
Tho 'fhlno,' meaning money, is by
no mears an Americanism. 1t is q
cant word, and was certainly used in
England as long ago as the time of
the dramatist Rowe, who was born
in 1873.
The largest book sale on record is
that of "Moores Astr illogical Proph-
esying Almanic,' of which the sta
TONERS company used to dispose of
about $50, 900 copies. After the pr
dictions were omitted, the sales fell
off one.half.
Jedediah Bnxton,an untaught En-
glish laborer, was mathematical
curiosity. He once gave the Fights
of cubic inches in solid 90, ia, 789
yards long, 5,642,732 yards wide, and
81 ,O65 yards thick, but he could not
explain his process.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
HOME POETRY.
WE GIRLS.

Do the old folks think we're useless
When so oft we hear them say,
"You girls don't do half the work
That gal did in my day !"
And then the old ladies will tell
OF the yarn they spun and knit
And of how much cloth they wove
And the suits they cut and fit.
And of all the cows they MIXED
And the cream they used to churn,
But I'll bet in all this work
Their mothers would take a turn.
And they say how their mothers would rest
While they would work away,
And their mothers would 90 visiting
While they at home would stay.
And they'll say they were so kind
To their parents in every way,
And then they'll forget and tell
OF the tricks they used to play.
But then if their kitchen floors got black
They are careful to not tell us,
For fear when they scold about dirty floors
That we girls may make fuss.
And they say some girls do nothing
But sit at the piano all day;
Well if folks don't want their girls to do that
They should not buy pianos to play.
And we girls would spin the yarn
And would weave our own cloth too,
If older folks had not made machinery
We girls this work would do.
So if you old folks will stop machinework.
And take your pianos and organs away,
We girls will spin, knit, weave,
Sew or scrub till our heads are gray.
Rosa BIRMINGHAM
Beetown, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
To the Four Winds-Heaven Help
Them

Five weeping children were left
orphans the other day by the death
OF their mother, a widow who lived
on Prospect street. The father was
killed about two years ago, at one of
the depots, and since then the moth.
er has kept the family together by
hard days work. Lack of food, ex-
posure and worry brought on an ILL
ness which terminated fatally, and
the children huddled together in q
corner of the room. feeling awed and
frightened, but yet unable to realize
that death had made them
waits. While the remains had been
sent away to Potter's field dozen
women gathered and held whisper
ed conversation.
'I'll take one of the poor things,
though I've tour OF my own'said one
of the women.
And I'll take another
sAnd I'll take one.'
sAnd 80 will L.
Then there was the baby--a tod
ding boy who had been rocked to
sleep every night of his life, and
whose big blue eyes were full of tears
as be shrank behind his sister to es.
cape observation. As mono of the
poor women seemed prepared to
take 30 young a child, girl not over
10 years old, dressed little better
than other children there, crept into
the group, reached out for the babe,
patted his white head, kissed him
and said
Il will take this one. l have no
brother, and ma and pa will let me
keep him. He can sleep in my trun-
die bed, play with my doll, and they
may put all the christmas presents
into his stocking + and the girl ran
around the corner and returned with
her mother, who sanctioned all she
had said. Come hubby, you are
mine nowP called the girl, and he
laughed as she put her arms around
him and tried to lift him up.
By and by women said, children
you have neither father, mother nor
home. You must be divided up and
go to the poor house. Kiss each 9th !.
or, poor orphans, and all kiss the
baby
They put their arms around him,
and Rugged and kissed him, and
they went cut from the old house to
go in different directions and per-
haps never again to meet all togeth-
er.- Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
We can gain the greatest victories

We can gain the greatest victories
over ourselves. What wits we should
be If we only uttered the bright
thing we think of when the occasion
has passed. A good constitution lie
like savings box-its value is not
known until it is broken. Memory
is strengthened by exercise, and life
by remembrances. Never mind any
other dowry if you have industry
and economy. 1t is said but true
that we can silence our consciences
easier than our desires. Mental
pleasures do not cloy. Jealousy 10
no more than awkward homage
We can pardon but can we forget ?
What q catalogue of social virtues q
man requires to mako him generally
beloved
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

RAPIEE, the coIored ex.congress-
man from Alabama, has succeeded
in making satisfactory bond, and
taking possession of the office OF
Collector Of Internal Revenue of
Montgomery, his nomination having
been confirmed by the Senate prior
to adjournment The MAJOR porto D
of his bond was made BY wealthy
colored citizens of st. Louis. He is
the only colo-ed collector Of inter-
nal revenue in the service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
5pefials.
Lancaster Town Bonds.

Bids Tor loan OF S42 900. 90 in sums Of not
less than $500 each, to the Town of Ian,
caster, Grant County Wisconsin, on bonds of
said town, payable on or before Feb. LIST, 1883,
with interest annually, are solicited
Bids must specify:
LIST. The amount of this loan desired to be
taken.
End. The rate of interest at which the same
will be taken.
No bid for any portion of this loan at less
than par, or higher rate of interest than ten
per cent. will be received.
This loan is the aid subscribed by said town
to the Chicago & Toinah Railroad Company
Address bids sealed to AUGUST MICHAE>
LIS, Town Clerk, Laneas err, Wisconsin,.
BY order OF the botgd,
AUG MICHAELIS,
rIorL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
18th Senatorial District Convention.

A Republican delegated convention of the
18th Senatorial District, composed of the
county Of Grant, will be held at the Court
House. in the City Of Lancaster, on Saturday
the 3lst day of August, 1878, at two o'clock
p. m, for the purpose Of elscting four dele
gates to represent the district at the Third
Congressional District Convention, to be held
at Muscoda, Sept. 8. The Senatorial Conyen-
ton TO be composed Of five delegates from
each Assembly District.
1t is suggested that Assembly District Con-
vsntions be held on Wednesday, August 2sth
also, that Town Caucuses be held upon Satuf-
day, the Gath.
G. H. BAXTER, Chm,
M. p. RrsDLAUB,
G. Z. CABAsIs,
JOHN NEAvILLE,
j. II. GRIrPIrH,
john MosTIETH,
II. ID. FARQUHARsos,
Rep. Co. Cent Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

THE call for q Republican County
Convention to nomination candidates
for the county Offices, was first pub
lished last week. The call for a con-
vention in the I'd Assembly District
to nominate for the Legislature APP
pears this week. Republicans have
manly work before them and their
manly attention is needed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

A GEORGIA farmer smeared his
hogs with tar to rid them of fens.
and turned them loose in the wood,
AT night they did not return TO tho
pen as usual, and in the MOI ming he
found them stuck together, tho tar
making them adhere. in mass.
They might have gone home, never.
theless, by concert of action, but il
isn't in hog to harmonic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
RAIL ROAD.

Lancaster wants railroad. There
is no doubt about that. In May last
she petitioned to that effect. Her
tax payers to the number of about
three to one said so over their own
fists. They said they wanted Will
lisms's road. sc. X. D." and some
others tried to persuade the people
Of Lancaster that we wouldn't get
Williams's road if we did want it.
The HERALD's faith was not very
strong. 1t thought Williams had been
long time grading. For some years
he had been throwing up earth be-
tween Tomah and Wauzeka and had
not laid rail. Now there was a
chance to have a pile of earth thrown
up extending from Woodman to Lam
easter. This throwing mp earth and
never laying o track was getting mo-
Dotonous. Our faith in him was not
bigger than grain OF mustard. PEG.
pic are now wondering what sort of
people lived in this country when the
mounds shaped some like tortoises
some like elk, and one found by Jared
Warner like Mastodon, were con-
structed, and it occurred 20 us that a
thousand years or SO hence people
would be wondering what sort of
people lived when the long serpentine
mound extending from Tomah to
Lancaster was constructed. The
faith Of others was like our own.
They did not want to spend money
on Willisms's project. They thought
too that perhaps the drummers who
went round with the petitions were
too much for the farmers and 60,
them to sign the petition in some
cases against their will They wanted
to test the mstter. They backed
their faith and their opinions with
their works, and they were right in
doing so. They applied the brakes
or Williams and the Town Board
with an injunction. But IS reasona
bic men they said, "Hsre, you hold
IN election. The people now see
what is going on. They are better
posted than when you went around
with your petitions. Hold an election
and il You beat US we will give up.
Accordingly an election was held las,
Tuesday. Everybody was informed
of it. Voters turned out to the mum
Der of 500. Of these 800 voted fol-
the railroad tax and 100 against it
This was success for the railroaders
beyond the highest anticipations. I,
Ia nearly four to one. The vote is sc
strong that it 10 proofs that not only PEG.
pie in the city are for the tax, but the
farmers are for 1t more than two te
one. 1t is found that about l75 within
the city limits voted for the tax. TAX.
ing ont the whole vote of the city
there would still have been more than
hundred majority in favor Of the
tax.
And 80 the clouds that lowered over
our heads are vanished. The winter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
FARM FOR SALE.
NV Farm of $40 Acres

OF good land, in section 3S and 81, Town 8,
Range 2, West four miles east of Fennimore
Centre, and adjoining the old and we'll 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 ITO
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 outbuildings, Plenty of good running
spring water abounds
Price, $25 per acre, half cash. Other con,
ditions and particulars made known on in.
quiry on the premises.
o. L. BERRY,
Fennimore, Wis, Aug. |, 1878. Gins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Odd Fellows

Picnic and parade at WashburD,
Wis. The members of the order
will hold a picnic and parade at
Weshburn on Friday, August both.
1873, to commence at 8 o'clock q. NJ.
Procession will be formed in the vii.
lage ard proceed to the grounds
headed by the Washburn Cornet
Baud.
Exercises will consist of Speaking
and music &c. An address will be
delivered by John G. Clark, Most
Worthy Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Wisconsin and others.
Members of the order and daughters
of Rebekah are cordially invited to
join in with us on this occasion and
let us have 8 good and social time.
Per order of Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

A RURAL poet thus breaks forth !;
"Oh the snore, the beautiful sno,c,
filling the chamber from ceiling to
floor Over the eoverle,, under the
sheet; from her wee dimpled chin ~
her pretty feet ; now rising alaf, like
a bee in June, now sunk TO the wa
OF cracked bassoon now flute hAc,
subsiding. then rising again, is tho
beautiful snore of Elizabeth Jane
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

The Republican electors of the Third Con-
eressional District, composed of the counties
of La Fayette, Iowa, Green, Richland. Craw-
ford and Grant, viii meet at Muscoda,
Tuesday, September 3, ISIS,
at IL o'clock, NJ, to nominate candidate TO,
Congress, to be supported at the ensuing fall
election.
Each Assembly District is entitled to two
delegates and each Senatorial District to four
delegates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Constitutional Soft Money.
EDITOR HERALD
We find the following in the Grant
County Occasional now and Then"
of the 14th inst.

"Congress shall have power to coin money
regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin
emit bills of credit or make anything besides
gold and silver coin a legal tender in paymen,
of OH debts.
The Constitution-Daniel Webster.
And yet some people want gold to be the
only currency Of this great country"
The above is no doubt published
by the 40. N. & t." as actually q
part Of the Constitution By Webster
and if all OF it's readers were as BIG
lunk.hedds as - - or the ed.
itor of the "Occasional-Now.aRd.
Then" it might be a good organizer
for the FIAT money men to use.
We find in Art. 1. Sec. s of the u
S. Constitution in giving the powers
of Congress among other things "Tc
coin money, regulate the value
thereof and of foreign coin."
Again in Sec. 10 of the same arti.
Gle among the things expressly pro,
hibited We find the following: "Emit
bills of credit. make anything but
gold aud silver coin tender in pay
ment of debts."
This is the part of the constitution
OF the United States, by such ole
fogies as Franklin, Madison, Hamil.
ton ct al, and we fail to see anything
in it when properly construed why
gold and silver coin, groenback and
national bank bills based on coir
and equal in value to it should no,
be the only currency of this "grea,
country" there certainly 10 no au'
thority for an unlimited issue of fal
absolute scrip without even prom
ise to pay. Resp'y.
Platteville, Aug. I6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
FARM FOR SALE.

Any one desiring to buy an eighty.acre farm
within one and a half miles Of Lancaster,
sixty acres improved and the remainder partly
pasture and partly timber, with story and
half house, pretty good stable and other out
buildings and good orchard and small fruits,
all for $4,000. may apply to the editor of The
HERALD. The property is out of the reach of
floods and not in a cyclone belt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
FAN Of 1878.

The regular Fall examinations of teachers for Grant
County will be held follows:
Hazel Green-Monday and Tuesday, Aug % and q.
Potosi-W ednesday and Thursday Aug Is and 20.
Platteville-Friday and Saturday, Aug 30 and 81.
Bloomington Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 2 and 3
Boscobe-Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. aud B..
Fennimore-Friday and Saturday. Sept. 6 and Z.
Cassville-Monday and Tuesday, Oct. andS.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and Thursday, Oct. 0 aud 10.
Mi. Hope-Friday and Saturday, Oct. IL and IL.
Montfort-Monday and Tuesday, Oct. Ii and 10.
Muscoda-W edne sday and Thursday, Oct. l6and IL.
The examinations will begin at 10 M. of the first
day. Applicants should come provided with pens.
pencils lux, bottors, and legal cap paper No private
examinations will be granted without imperative
reasons. (see Sec. e4 School Code) All requests 10
endorse Certificates to license those who
have failed will be useless here will be sufficient
number of qualified teachers to teach schools and
to them the positions rightfnly belong. District
Clerks required by Jaw to post this notice
public place. CHAs. L. HARPER,
Co. supt. of Schools
Hazel Graen. Lnlv u
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

LITTLE Johnny ran into the house
the other day white the mercury was
hugging "95 degrees" with the per-
spiration streaming from every pore,
and shouted, "Mamma! mamma. fix
me; I'm leaking all over l''- Cincin-
nati Breakfast Table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
poCroRs GAVE HIM Up,

is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and al
work, and cured by so simple remedy p
I assure you 1t is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop bitters, and
only ten day ago his doctors gave him up and
said he must die ?
sWell-a-day If that is 60. win go this
minute and get some for my poor George
know hops are good ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
lst District.

The Republicans of the first Assembly dis
trict will meet 10 Convention at Platteville
Wednesday, August 2stb,
to select two delegates to the Congressional
Convention at Muscods, September Sd, and
five delegates TO the Senatorial District Con-
vention at Lancaster, August 31st.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

The most unhappy of ali men il
the man who cannot tell what he is
going to do, that has got no work
cut ont for him in the world, and
does not 60 into any. For work is
the grand cure of all malsdies and
miseries that ever beset mankind
honest work which you intend get.
ting CGrlule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Special Notice-Village Lots
For Sale.

The undersigned offer for sale on reasons
able terms ten village lots in the village of
Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin The
lots are located in the most desirable portion
of the village-size 60xi40. Together they
constitute Block in said village. For terms
apply to the undersigned at Boscobel, Wiscon-
sin. PITTMAN 81 McWILLIAMS.
Boscobel, Wis, MAY s, 1878. l0tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
Third DISTRICT.

The Republicans of the Sd Assembly Dis.
trict will meet in Convention at Boscobel,
Wednesday, august 2sth.
to choose two delegates to the CONCESSIONS
Convention to be held at Muscoda September
Sd, and We delegates TO the Senatorial Distric,
Convention to be held at Lancaster, August
3Ist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
A Good Opening

For the right parties, is to buy Van Buren,
d: Billings stock of General Merchandise at
Montfort, Grant Co., Wis. Good trade es-
tablished, and on completion of .. & IN. G.
R.R. will make one of the best business points
on the whole line
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22
WARM vour BODY by heal

WARM your body by healthful
exercise, not by covering over q
stove. Warm your spirits by per-
forming Independently noble deeds,
not by ignobly seeking the sympathy
Of your fellows who are no better
than yourself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

Spencer thinks that the custom of
touching the hat is only . relic of
the process of unclothing himself, BY
which, in early times, the captive
signified surrender.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

Ex.GovRRNoR Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, has been chosen orator
for the Delaware State Fair, which
holds its annual meeting next month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

Eagles have been known to live to
100 years ia q menagerie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-22

Congress shall have power to coin money
regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin
emit bills of credit or make anything beside
gold and silver coin legal tender in paymen
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