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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
How to Make Times GOOD.

Curse the Capitalists; brighten them
all you can. Do not let them 90 into
business. If they show any dispo-
sition to do 80, call meeting: get
up set of rules and regulations for
managing the business 80 az to break
them up as soon possible, and .hreat.
en- those who will not 90 in under
the rules until they gather up their
money and leave the country as thew
have already begun 10 do Nothing
helps times 80 much as to let mon
know that if they get moro by work
ing hard than you do by idleness
that you will compel them TO divide.
They will work all the harder for
such encouragement. Go right ahead
with your communistic speeches /;
they a;e dol 6 great deal Of good.
All that is necessary is to follow it
up, and we will all soon be on the
ground floor, all equal ALI poor. all
idle, all worthless. Franklin (Pa,)
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Another Letter From Mr.. Grant


(From the San Francisco Post)
ny the courtesy of an army officer,
formerly attached to the ex-Presi-
dents staff and his personal friend,
we are enabled to publish the follow
ing letter. 1t would appear by this
that Gen. Grant does not intend to
visit China, aud will return home by
way of the Atlantic:
BERLIN, Germany, July /, 1878.
MY DEAR MAJoR.-The several let
tiers you have written me, with all
their Enclosures, have come regularly
to hand, and have been received with
great pleasure. l have been very
negligent about answering, but YOU
must forgive that. We are now on
our way north through Denmark,
Norway, Sweden and Russia. In the
fall we expect to visit Spain and Por-
tugal, and then settle down for the
winter at some pleasant place, prob.
ably the south of Italy. In the spring
| shall 90 back to the United States
and settle down for life; where, it is
not yet determined. My whole trip
abroad has been exceedingly pleasant.
As yet not single unpleasant Incl
dent has occurred. Every place, in
every nation, and by all classes of So
cisty, from rulers to the working peo-
pie, the greatest civility has been
shown me, and the profoundest re.
spect for our country and country
men. As pleasant as everywhere has
been, however, / long for the time to
come when am to return home. +
would go back after visiting Spain
and Portugal, in the fall Il will have
visited every country in Europe,
Egypt in Africa, Syria and Asia Minor
in Asia), only that / have no place to
go to. BY waiting until spring / can
go to my Long Branch home aud have
the summer for preparing a winter
home. Truly yours,
U. s.. GRANT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
HOME POETRY.
THE FAIR.
BY ABE JONES.

BY ABE JONES.
Though time are hard and chink is rare.
You must attend the county fair.
So bring your wife and children too,
A "famly ticket" takes them through.
Start from home so bright and early,
Your boys so slick, girls so curly.
Put on your best before you 60,
II you have no best go Just so,
Don't scold the girls for .bangsr nor afriz.n
Let them stone up it is their biz
III mind you sir, with kindly cheer
Tho county fair comes once year.
The boys now Law the backing on.
Great Cain their boots shine like the sun
Cheer up young man, you'll make n DASH
just rub the brush DER your mustache
Oh yes, looks fine, but that will do
Now just put on a neck tie blue
When all is ready then you'll start,
With shining face and happy heart,
The premium butter, Lue must mind,
The yearling colt will trot behind,
He'll take prize, as sure as fate
So will the COW, mean old Kate.
Riding along at hurried rate
At length you'll reach the fair ground gate,
The right is yours, each thing to view,
The crowd at first, you eager scan
To seek friend or see man.
Then to he works of art, displayed:
Green dogs, on yellow canvas bayed.
White airy castles saw the air,
Garments. broidered with utmost care
Theie're tides, mats and slippers, too
Carpets and quilts-but this viii do
Then pass along to the produce
The corn and pumpkins are no ruse
Ever see such mighty melon?
Tell me where such fine grapes are sellin.'
'Tators too as big as squashes,
Squashes here as large as horses.
You tire at last like every sinner.
And hurry out to get some dinner,
I'll tell you where to go my friend,
To yon church stall where ladies tend
4e fates how they did tot. and bake,
All for their dear parsons sake.
Young men, you bring your sweethearts too,
They like dinner as we'll as vou
After the meal when ardor burns
Take them to see the tubs and churns,
Show them with case how You can make
me washer splash, or old churn quake
After all this, Wen see the race;
The horses go at lively pace,
With our trotting stock, we are satisfied
But how the nags do run, on the northeast
side,
Here's place to max e up lost time,
And sspolky one" comes in quite fine.
After the race we'll to our homes.
Resolving never more to roam,
10 fairs, be they e'er so fine
Wen ne0er go-untl next time.
Lancaster, Aug. 80.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

The yellow fever continues its
work of affection and death in the
South. People are fleeing from their
homes to the North. The North, by
its business houses, its civic societies
and its churches is gathering dollars
by the many thousand and sending to
the distressed people. From day to
day the numbers taking the disease
have increased. In some cities all the
white citizens who can get away have
gone. The negroes remain to take
care of the property. The disease is
not expected to cease until frost
comes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
the FAIR At DUBUQUE.
Rarus, the Monarch of the
Turf and Wonder of
the World.
TrOts "wednesday, Sept. 11th.

Readers of the HERALD are already
well informed Of the fact that tho
Fair OF of the North Western Agri.
cultural and Mechanical Association
takes place at Dubuque next week
and that the fastest trotting horse in
the world, fresh from repeated vic.
tories of the turf, will be there and
trot for $1,000 purse, also that many
other we'll known and fast horses
will be there. The programme pre-
sents 30 remarkable an array of gu
perior horses that we deem it our
duty to post oar readers as to what
they may expect. There certainly
never vas an equal opportunity in
the West to witness horse speed
and probably will not DO another
such in ten years. The racing be.
gins Tuesday and will DO continued
through Friday.
For Tuesday there are twelve
horses entered for tho three minute
race, purse $500, and seven horses
for che 1922 minute race, purse $500.
For Wednesday there are ten hor-
ses entered for the $40 race, purse
$500. and three for the 2:26 race,
purse $500. Also, Rsrus will trot
for q special purse Of 81, 900. and six
stations are entered on the "free for
all' for 81 900 purse.
For Thursday Is horses are or.
tered for the $3.50 race, purse $500,
eight are entered for the 2:30 race,
purse $500, and the celebrated mare
LsIs will trot three miles for the
special purse Of $500
For Friday seven horses are en-
tered for the 2:35 race, purse $500,
and six Stree for ALL" for Q $1,000
purse. !.
Besides these there will be two
running races on Tuesday, and one
on Thursday.
1t would require too much space
to name ell the horses. Among the
most celebrated are Great Eastern,
Edwin Forrest, Dick Taylor, Indian
apolis, Woodford, Mambrino, Thorn.
dale, Cslmar, Lucille, AIbermarle,
Scotland and Little Fred. One of
these has record of 2:l4, and ancth.
or record of s2:l5. They are the
fastest horses now on the Turf.
The races take place a. 2 O'Clock
every afternoon. The officers an.
nounos that the programme will be
carried out to the letter.
The races will be the great at.
traction ct the Dubuque Fair but
there will BE other attractions. The
display of products of the soil, Of
stock and works of art will crowd
industrial halls and grounds and
promises 20 excel anything hither-
20 seen west of the Great Lakes.
We have said 90 much about this
fair because two or three thousand
Grant county people will be there.
and because it is the greatest show
evsr offered 90 near lone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
FARM FOR SALE.
My Farm of $40 Acres

OF good land, in section So and 81, 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 1870 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 l7o
young trees and bearing; also grapes and 9th
&c fruit. The dwelling is good stone build
ms with cellar and basement. The place i,
provide, with good granary, stables and 9TH
er outluildings 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. l, 1873. 2Ims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Gpffials.
Lancaster Town Bonds

Bids for loan OF $42, 10000 in sums of not
less than $500 each, to the Town of Lan-
caster, Grant County Wisconsin, on bonds of
said town, payable on or before Feb. LIST, 1888,
with interest annually, are solicited.
Bids must specify:
LIST. The amount OF this loan desired 10 be
taken.
2nd. The rate Of interest az 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 & Tomah Railroad Company
Address bids sealed to AUGUST MICHAE-
LIS, Town Clerk, Lancaster, Wisconsin,.
BY order oil the board,
AUG. MICHAELIS,
Clerk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Public Debt Statement.

The public debt statement of Au-
gust shows decrease Of $6,475,504
and the following balances in the
Treasury: Currency, $2,522,17I
special fund for redemption OF frac.
lional currency, 100000 900; special
deposit of legal tenders for redemp.
ton of certificates of deposit, $49,-
400, 900 ; coin, $3.50. 920,7O9; incIud.
ing coins and silver certificates, s44,.
Ol7 500; outstanding legal tenders,
$346 GIL ole.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

THE Republican convention for
this District met at Muscoda last
Tuesday and, after the usual form ali.
ties of choosing officers and commit
tees, nominated the present incum.
bent,
Hon. GEo. C.HAzELToN,for Congress.
The resolution committee adopted
the address of the State Central Com
mlttee as their platform. Mr.. Hazel
ton was brought for ward and made a
short speech on the finances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg.

Preceding Miss Kellogg's concerts the news
papers TEEN with favorable notices, extracts
from the press, and testimonials from the late
President Lincoln and others, reminding peo.
pie of the power of voice possessed by one of
Americas sweetest singers. If your confidence
be secured by such advertisements, WHY shake
the head and doubt while reading the testi.
monials of positive cures effected by DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription 1t is non
cense for ladies afflicted with the diseases and
weaknesses peculiar to their sex to continue
to suffer, or to submit to the harsh and caustic
treatment now in vogue. The Favorite Pre-
scription is sold by druggists under positive
guarantee to cure
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

A daughter of thela Commodore
Maury has issued an address to the
women of Virginia, urging them .'to
make determined effort to redeem
the financial honor of the state" by
organizing into local societies, and
by making and soliciting contribu-
tions for the payment Of the public
debt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Poverty and Suffering.

az was dragged down with debt, poverty
and suffering for years, caused by a sick
family and large bills for doctoring, which did
them no good. was completely discouraged,
until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor,
| procured Hop Bitters and commenced their
use, and in one month we were oil well, and
none Of US have seen sick day since, and
want to say to all poor men, you can keep
your families well a year with Hop Bitters
for less shan one doctors visit will cost,
know It. A. Workingman ke
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

THE Prairie du Chen Courier until
quite recently was as much Green-
back as any groenbacker. Now it
happily bristles with such daggers as
these: "The thinking Germans all
want honest hard money, and will not
join the Greenback party" "The
Bohemian Democrats are all in favor
of honest hard money, and not one
OF them will vote with the Green
hackers" "Gold and silver are
money because they have money in
them and there is a limit to the sup.
ply. No more fraudulent
scheme to rob the poor than paper
CURRENCY can be thought Of" All
right, Mr.. Courier, we welcome you
to the honest money party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
FARM FOR SALE.

Any one desiring to buy m 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 a
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 os
floods and not in cyclone belt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

A MAN had prescription put up
at an apothecary's, the charge for
which was fifty-fve cents. After he
had gone, the clerk discovered that
tho half dollar which the stranger
had given him was counterfeit. NO
NATTER said he looking at the five
cent piece this is good, and that
gives US profit Of four cents on
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
THE sexton Of 4 parish chprcb !;

The sexton of parish church in
county Armagh was about to bury
bis wife. She begged him to bury
her it Tyrone, among her own kin.
dred forty miles away. "Indeed,
Peggy" said he,"I'll try We here but
if ye give any trouble I'll take ye up
and bury ye in Tyrone"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

ST. Louis, Sept2-The Republicans
Sedalia special says three of the men
who robbed the bank at Concordia
Mo. few days ago we're arrested in
that vicinity to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

AT an election in Montgomery
county. Alabama. last month the
Republicans polled $500 and the
Democrats 1000. and YET the Demo-
cratic candidates were given the
certificates of election. That is what
we call business. 1t will bring mat
tcrs to q head quickly. 1t is little
leven that will leven the whole
lump. The spoiled children of the
South were given the looking glasses
and other breskable furniture for
playthings--in Louisiana aud South
Caroiina-and they think their kind
psrssts will never refuse them any.
thing they want. They are going
TO take oil the offices whether by
votes or other wise. They will do
this this year. If the ballots are COR
rectly counted the Republicans will
have tho Hext Congress but though
Republicans may do the voting DEM
ocrsts will do the counting. In the
same manner the Democracy will
take oil the South next year. But
IL 1880 there will be another pro.
grsmme. Republican votes will then
be counted If it has to be done by
seating the elected Republicans by
the use Of the army. Such result
is 80 natural that it cannot be avoid
cd. Every act like the Montgomery
act 10 The laying of fuse which
lighted in 1880 will blow the Sonth-
era policy to sudden and desperate
destruction. Worry we'll. we of the
North iced not fear it. The last war
gave US flush times and maybe the
next will. Greenbaoks will become
plentiful again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

The Baltimore boy who fastened
crab on bis pIayfellow's uncommon
pig nose, just for fun, was arrested
and taken to police court, but he
put parts of himself in evidence to
prove that he had been tremendous
ly spanked for his misconduct. and
the magistrate let him go without
further punishment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

The total clsarings of the Chicago
banks for the past week amount to
SIC, 4O7, 762 IS, an increase of 81 $50.
625.70 over those Of tho correspond
ing week last year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
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 60xl4O. Together they
constitute Block in said village. For terms
apply to the undersigned at Boscobel, Wiscon-
SIM PITTMAN & McWIIIIAMS
Boscobel. Wis, May s. 1873 loft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
A Good Opening

For the right parties, is TO buy Van Buren,
d Billings stock of General Merchandise nc
Montiort, Grant Co., Wis. Good trade es
tablished, and on completion of q. & I. N. G.
R.R. will make one of the best business points
on the whole line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
Fan Of 1878.

The regular Fall examtnati Of teachers FOR Grant
County will be held as follows:
Bloomington Monday and Tuesday Sept and 3
Boscobel-wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 4 aud 6.
pennlmore.Frday and Saturday. Sept. and Z.
Beetowon-wednesday and Thursday, Oct aud TO-
Mt. Hope-Priday lad Saturday, Oct. IL and H.
hontfort-Monday and Tuesday, Oct IA aud u.s.
Muscoda-w ednesday and Thursday, Oct l6and II.
The examinations will begin at 10 a. M of the frat
day. Applicants should come provided with pens
pencils ink blottsrs and legal cap paper No private
examinations will be granted without Imperative
reasons (See Sec "a School Code.) All requests 10
endorse or renew Certificates 10 license those who
have failed will be useless here will be sufficient
number Of qualified teachers to te,ch our schools aud
to them the positions rightfuliy belong. District
Clerks are required by law post this in some
public place. CHAS. L. HARPER
90. Supt. Of Schools.
Hazel Green, July %, ISIS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05

A STATE and congressional election
was held in the little State of Yer.
mont last Tuesday. The Republic
cans elected everything, carrying the
state by about 10000 majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
Notice.

Dr.. j. ]. Clifford Of Prairie du Chen would
respectfully announce to the residents of
Bloomington and vicinity that he will open an
office at the Bloomington Hotel on September
Sd tor two weeks. All those wishing denial
work done would do well to give him call.
Advice free
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-05
E. Wed chase.
= LANCASTER, WISCONSIN

am nov manufacturing In Lancaster the beat
aolustapie Buggy Top ever invented The above cut
represents the Patent Casting The semcircls Is at
lacned 70 the end of thessat The bows are made to
move around this semi circle and will remain firmly
~ any angle desired The top is we'd up or iowa
" taxing hold Of the spring at without rising
from the seat The top has eide curtains. back cur
removed, leaving only the shelter above. Aud the
rheie top u easily removed when the use Of an open
buggy 10 wanted. These tops are in strength dura-
Iility bsauty aud convenience superior to any other
Gall 1t my shop or address at La ncaster.
carriage trim ming of every description done In the
pes style at y shop north side of the public square
letf y. WRDEHAsB.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-12-29

William of Bamberg and others. In the
Biblioteca Ambrosiana at Milan are Gaelic
tran stations of portions of Scripture OF the
seventh century in the cathedral library
at Florence is a MS. containing the first
| twelve chapters of the gospel of st. Luke
| in Italian of the sixth century; in the
Japanese Palace at Dresden is Bible in
Bohemian of the fourteenth century a
version in Swedish is said to have been
made under the direction of st. Bridgid IN
the fourteenth century; once In Icelandlc
was produced in 1897, one in Flemish, by
Jacob Merland, in 1910; two in Polish in
the fourteenth century, one being made at
the instances of st. Hedwiga; F.; several trans
lations of the whole or portions of the
Bible were emade into Russian from the
tenth to fourteenth centuries; in the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries several
versions were made into Spanish dialects,
copies of which, still existlin the Biblio.
theque du Natiopale and elsewhere
and among the Cottoniau, Harieian. and
Bodleisn MSS. are copies of the Scrip
ture done into Eoglish in the thirteenth
s,vs to fifteenth ssntoss tbss ma Modern
of Luther's edition Of the Scriptures in
1884 fret m ade them accessible to the laity
but between the years I462 and 1884 there
were printed in the modern languages no
fewer than 1913 editions, got which lO4
were of the entire Bible. comprising 90 in
Spanish, in Behemian, l in Slavonic,
and 30 in German; and 81 of portions of
Holy Writ, chiefly of copies of the New
Testame Mt and the Psalms."
Oar subject is very far from exhausted
We might continue the citation of facts
almost ed iofuitum, did space permit. We
have shown, however, that the Church, SO
far from being opposed to education, al
most alone daring eight centuries kept |
alive religion and learning that she fur
nished the principles, methods and instru |
mentalities for a system Unpopular educa !
ton long before Professionalism was |
thought of, and that che was eminently |
successful in their administration. 1t may |
be objected that those principles and |
methods are unsuited to the present age. |
The methods. it is true, would need modi- |
fication, but the principles, being based |
upon eternal truth, are adapted to any !
God fearing age, and they produced such |
Saints as Ignatius aud Theresa, such |
apostles as st. Francis Xavier, such mon
archs as Alfred, ST. Louis and Sixtus ",
such Statesmen as Sir Thomas More |
whom even Burnet pronouuces "one of
The g!ories of his nxtion for probity aud |
earniug') sach thinkers as st. Thomas
Aquinas, such poets as d ante, such artists |
Rs Michael Angelo, such knigbtly heroes !
IS Bayard, euch dlscoverers as Columbus. !
Is the common SCHOOL system, as now |
admin iatered, likely to do more, or as
much 7