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, 1878-11-21

TIE Republicans have probably elected
seven, and the Democrats two. conhcli-
men to the legislature. The house VIII d.
largely Republican, but the number is not
yet ascertained.
, 1878-11-21

PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure this
week OF meeting Mr.. NorcrosS. Of the ;.
+. " Commercial Age" Mr.. N. Is max
ing tour through Washington Territory
visiting Odd Fellows lodges.
, 1878-11-21

MAJOR G. 0. Haller, of Coupeville, and
Mr.. d. DingwaIl, of Samish, were III
town early this week, on business.
, 1878-11-21

MAGrNNIs, Democrat, present Delegate
Of Montana, il reelected by large major
,ty over the Independent candidate. The
Republicans had no candidate.
, 1878-11-21

THERE is - fierce opposition on the NeN
westpjhster route between the steamer
,.Cympia'' and wv. G.. Hunt" PCS.
sage is 80 cents and freight 81.
, 1878-11-21

We learn that Hon. Elwood Evans has
been appointed resident solicitor for the
N p. K. r. Co., at Olympia, in place of
Hon. j. II. Wheat.
, 1878-11-21

Mr.. w. ii. II. Learned Is going 70
erect second story OH the building pnr-
chased by him from the Fowler estate.
, 1878-11-21

GoLDENDALE has been settled upon by
the voters of Klickitat county for thei
county seat.
, 1878-11-21

Up to the end Of September the receipts
of Seattle coal in San Francisco Tor tI'
year were "A, 46l tons.
, 1878-11-21

THE Olympia Oyster Company shipped
ton and half of oysters to San Fran
cisco, via Portland. on Monday morning.
, 1878-11-21

THE reported majorities for the 'ousti-
tuition in eleven counties is 2'lSO' and
against the consr"ution, 003; making a
majority |. .2S2 in Its f'sr.
, 1878-11-21

The steamer California arrived on Tues
day morning with U. 5. Mails, passenger
and freight.
, 1878-11-21

DIED.-m Seattle, OF scarlet fever, on
Friday. Nov. 10th, infant son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. n. F. Tudor, aged mouths and IL
ilnyS
, 1878-11-21

ON Tuesd,y morning the schooner
Mist, of Dngeness, arrived from Victoria,
having taken across load OF wheat and
outs to that market.
, 1878-11-21
10 It, LOST!

Mr.. d. C. II. Rothschild, of the firm of
lothschild & Co., of this place, has been
ulrDrtunate enough to lose n heavy, gold
eros, ornament for his watch chain. 1t
bears Masonic emblem of the 32d Scottish
Rite, AID letters and figures as follows
" ID. G. II, r., 1872" A reward of IS
will be pa.l to the finder.
, 1878-11-21

Mr.. NJ. Gleason is fully installed in tin
employ of the U. S. Custom Department.
at this place.
, 1878-11-21

OLYMPIA oysters are again! coming t.
our market. They are very fine article
, 1878-11-21

A wharf 2G0 feet long is being built al
Port Madison. 1t will be covered with I"
warehouse.
, 1878-11-21

PROF. II. w. Barhe. of the U. S. coas
survey. died in Bristol. r. l., on the 7th
, 1878-11-21

Eggs are coming up in the market.
prices having recently ranged as high as
90 cents per dozen, buying and 60 cents,
selling.
, 1878-11-21

TIE Seattle daily Post is reporte'
in prosperous condition.
, 1878-11-21

THE Portland daily Telegram is 20
soon.
, 1878-11-21
G. NORRIS HALLER.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Proctor In Admiralty.
Money loaned, Real Estate boughtand sold
Farms to Lease,
Collection made, Conveyancing, &C.
PORT lowNsEND, W. 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
The Easter Feast Of Eggs.

The custom of eating eggs at Eas
ter has been traced up. not only to
the theology of Egypt, but to the
philosophy ofthe Persians, the Gauls,
the Greeks ana the Romans, al of
whom regard the eggs as an emblem
of the universe and The work of Del
ty. "Easter," says Gebelim, "and
New Years have been marked by
similar distinctions. Among the Ro.
mans the New Year is looked upon
as the renewal of all things, and is
noted Tor the triumph of the sun of ma.
ture, as Easter is with the Christians
for the Son OF Justice, the Savior of
the world, over death by bis l.esur
ection.' The early Christians of
Mesepotamia had the custom of dye
ing and decorating eggs at Easter.
They were stained RED in memory of
the blood of Christ shed at bis cruci-
fixion. The Romish church adopted
the custom, and regarded the eggs as
the emblem of the resurrection, as it
evidenced by the benediction of Pope
Paul Y. about 1910, which read thus /:
-"Bless 0 Lord, we beseech Thee,
this Thy creature of eggs, that it
may become a wholesome sustenance
to Thy faithful servants, eating it in
thankfulness to Thee on account oil
the resurrection OF the Lord" Thus
the custom has come down from ages
lost in antiquity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
WHOLE NO. 1917.
Female Reform and oss,ficatlon
New York Times

1t is scientific fact that the pecnl-
lar species of woman popularity known
as the female reformer is usually thin
and bony. Whether the advocacy OF
reform has a direct tendency TO de-
velop bones, or whether women who
are congen,tally bony become ref ,rm.
ers because they are shut out from
the ordinary pleasures and pursuits OF
plump and pretty women, has never
been satisfactorily ascertained. Galen
expresses the opinion that reform is
bred in the bone; meaning, thereby,
that an excess of bones develops
desire for reform; while, on the other
hand, Paracelsus insists that swhen a
woman troubleth her mind concerning
affairs beyond her comprehension, her
flesh wasteih, and her bones wax
large" II is conceded by ANTAGONISTS
and chemists that the bones of emf
nent female reformers contain an ex
cess of phosphorus. and it has been
asserted that if the elbow of Mrs.
Swisshelm is briskly rubbed against a
piece OF sand paper, il gives out a
blush flame accompanied by phos-
phorus acid. 1t is not, however, nec-
essary at this time to decide upon the
cause of the intimate association be-
tween bones and female retormers. II
is enough simply to remind the pub
Inc that the more earnestly woman
may advocate female suffrage and
trousers the more closely may we ex-
pect to find her approaching the gen.
eral weight and appearance OF the
human skeleton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

waa on a Madianp 81,

1T was on Madison street car
time 2:30 p. m Young man from
ST. Louis awfully attentive to two
little girls going from Ashland Az
enue to Carpenter street. Young
man from st. Louis comes over and
sits by one of the sweet little girls
and talks to her about the pretty
things in the shop windows, and the
sort of doll be is going to send her
next christmas. Finally young man
from St.Louis looks carefully around
and then says, kind o careless like :
Does your sister Annie ever say
anything about me, George 2
20, Yes, sometimes.'
What does she say p
'She says you're pretty good
She does, hey Well. now, what
else does she say p
%, lots of things
well, what's one of them p
George, thoughtfully-sshe says
Young man from ST. Louis, impa-
tiently-sWell, what now2 What
is it p
Georgie-'She said one time if you
had rockers on your shoes, they'd
make nice cradle for my doll
Inter Ocean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

THE following synopsis of the i'm
provement made on the Chippewa
River at Eau Claire we take from the
Daily Free Press:
The famous Eau Claire Dells dam
which has SO often been before the
Wisconsin Legislature the past ls
years, is at last a fixed fact. Work
was commenced in February, 1877,
and finished on Saturday last. The
dam is $40 feet long. and ls feet
high. 1t is rovided with lock $50
feet long, 40 feet wide and 20 feet
high; also with log and lumber slides;
100000 feet of timber, board meas
ure, loo tons of iron, and l,400 cubic
yards OF concrete were used in its
construction. The total cost of the
structure, with piers, sorting booms,
canal and other necessary adjuncts,
will reach nearly $25O,000 The dam
is said to be one of the largest in the
world, and provides storage capacity
for 200, 600, 900 feet OF logs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
Johnny's Composition on The spider
The spider knows he ia uclv 40 h

The spider knows be lie ugly, so he
stays q good deal TO home, BIT ugly
wlmmen goes to msc,cn and walks
20 The streets m..re thar. pretty ones,
out spiders aud wimmen il both in
The same business.
California spiders is tar an,lers.
and ketches games, like other beests
OF pray, no nets like Chimes. They
are bout as big IS babys, and a lot
r'zsner. Wen q lining has bit hisself
with q tar antler no fills his skin with
whisky, and steeles blanket to rap
hisself 10. and hunts q place where
ms boldly will be most in the way.
There he lies down, and if the pizen
dent wa,s III 10 oace he sings the
dslh songs II bi fathers and tha. ka.
nocks him.
Spiders isn'i sociable ceptin a mong
their owo set My sisters young man
be says that good men an big spiders
has been LET. good deel together in
OF ages. and Sometimes they Cite pref
= Well qaa;nted and wastes a 10.
OF time in sech frivlass musement
IS conn,in' tho bolt head On their
dores.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

A correspondent of the Country
q antienaa.tr travel I'd IA 0 miles TO SEQ
8 cow mixer work, on the farm of
Mr.. Cnzar, Long Island. and speaks
gssy highly OF its efficiency. A small
boy z years old attending to two
COWS while q mixer attached TO each
81 them empsied the udders as com.
pieteiy as il could be done by hand,
and the boy simply held or attended
the pals.
Let the success OF the machine be
established, and lite inventor is sure
OF fortune-with patent ADJUST
able reversible mixer TO do the
milking ard factories 10 make the
butter and cheese, who wonld not
bs q dairyman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
E Wick sburg Commercial

TUE Vicksburg Commercial re-
p alta he story that, after the Legis-
ia.ure Of Mississippi had instructed
Senator Lamar how to vote en- the
silver bill. n majority Of the members
Of the Senate, who had voted in "a.
eor Of shoss Instructions, united in
writing letter to the Senator, con-
graduating him upon his honesty,
N snllness. and statesman like inde-
pandenoe in disrcgarding the instruc-
tons aud voting against the bill.
The Commercial promises to print
the letter. Ahf#t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
"German Hymn,

10 other medicine in he world was ever
given such a test of its curative qualities :
Dcschee's German syrup. In three years two
nilG four hundred thousand small bottles
weIei distributed free OF charge by druggist.
in the country TO those afflicted with con.
sumption, Asthma, Group, severe coughs,
Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat
and lungs giving the American people unie.
nisbie proof that German syrup will cure
them. The result has been that druggists in
every town aad village in the United States
are recommending il TO their customers. Go
to your druggist, and ask what they know
about II. Sample bottles lseeats. Regular
size 10 c. Three doses will relieve any case
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
SECRETARY McCrary has

SECRETARY McCrary has done
many things to redeem the admins
tration, and now another is reported
from him. Some weeks since he saw
a newspaper paragraph which stated
that the wife of Giimer, who was
killed, with Judge Chisholm, in the
kemper County massacre last year,
was in destitute circumstances, and
living upon the charity of the town in
which she lives. McCrary investi-
gated this statement. and finding it
was true, and that Mrs. Gilmer was q
lady of education and refinement, ten
dered her clerkship in the War De-
partment without her application.
Mrs. Gilmer will be greatly surprised
when she receives her appointment,
which has been sent her. Some time
since McCrary appointed son of
Mrs. Chisholm as messenger in the
War Department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
demptions Of the past four months
is 1926. 900.

uoupilohS OF the past Tour months,
is $3.50, 600.
Senator JONES. How many mill
ions, then, of legal tenders do you
estimate as being in circulation now,
outside Of what you bold to redet m
the notes Of banks il process of Ii
quotation
Secretary SHERMAN / should
think $500, 900, 900 deducting those
that may have been lost or destroy
ed and those held for the outstand-
ing baDk-notes, making The aggre-
gate OF hsak notes and greenbacks
about S643, 10000 As matter OF
course, that is mere estimate.
Senator ALLISON. II would be
about $341 900 000, according to your
statement; that is, exclusive of trac-
honal currency.
Secretary SHERMAN. OF the first,
secund, and third issues the amount
Outstanding is over 100000, and
comparatively none of it is present.
ed for redemption. OF the first is.
sue OF fractional currency only SO 81
Was resented last month for re-
demption. Of the second issue only
1898. Of the third issue 81, 854 GO
with So 018, 941 81 outstanding. Of
the first series of the fourth issu
SIG 540.52 was redeemed, with So
908. 423 A outstanding. OF he fifth
issue.- the amount outstanding So,
GA 854 83. and the amount present.
ed for redemption S205, 912 76 so
that practically we may say the first
three Issues nave been redeemed,
att ough il appears Oh our books
and statements as outstanding The
balance oftho fourth and fifth issues
probably would not exceed five or
six millions; so that the silver on
hand will redeem every dollar of this
IN all human probability. 1t is COM
ing in NJ about $3.50, 000a month.
Senator BAYAnD. You believe that
of the outstanding currency not
more than one-third will ever be pre-
seated for redemption
Senator JONES. should not think
it would be matter of much mo-
mont. If the whole $1,000, 900
should come in silver and could be
got.
Secretary SHERMAN. There would
be no trouble about that.
Senator DAWES. Do you redeem
itin dollars or in fractional currency?
Secretary SHERMAN. We redeem
It 10 silver money. We give fraction
al silver, because that is tho law.
To repeat the general resnIt of our
preparation for resumption, we have
already practically abolished the
premium on gold we have reduced
the amount of United States notes
and the amount of national bank
notes out standing; we have paid off
practically, tho fractional currency.
and now we have a very remarkable
circumstances in our favor. The bal
anee of trade is in cur favor to the
am cunt of $3.50, 900. 900 a year, bring
ing silver and gold and. bonds back
to us. In the last three years the
balance of trade 10 our favor is $4I4.
3O4, 966. bring you the statement
because | thought you might deem
it important to have actual figures
about the state of our trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

A sEARCHER of the scriptures has
at last discovered why tie Blue
Ribbon is worn. From the Bible,
book Of Numbers, chapter 10, verses
81, 38 and 80, we quote as follows !:
And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying, Speak unto the children of
Israel, and bid them that they make
them fringes in the borders OF their
garments, throughout their genera.
tiops, and that they put upon the
fringe Of the borders q ribban1 Of
blue: And it shall be unto you for
a fringe, that ye may look upon il,
and remember all the commandments
of the Lord. and do them.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

As an evidence of the dul:Dess Of
the times we may state that during
the last ten months no one has dis
covered imbedded in the center of 0
rock, 5000 feet below the surface Of
the earth. a live toad supposed to be
1000 years old. This wssrying dis
cussioD OF The financial question is
Frustrating all branches of business
NorristoaCn Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

Mn. T. f. SMITH, of Eminence,
KY, sends to the Louisville Courier.
Journal what purports to be the re-
cantation Of Thomas Paine, being an
extended apology for what he calls
his ''inconsiderate attack Oh the
Christian religion" The recantation
is found in an old volume Published
in New York in 1897, and "printed
FOR the author" Mr.. Smith says :
"The book bears every mark of genu-
ineness, and every evidence of the au.
thorship of Thomas Paine"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
THE oak in the middle of the for

The oak in the middle Of the forest
if surrounded on every side by trees
that shelter and shade it, runs up
tall and sickly put it away from it's
protectors and the first blast will
ove-turn it. But the same tree grow
ing 10 the open field, where it is con-
tinually beat upon by the tempest,
becomes its own protector. So the
man who is compelled to rely upon
his own resources forms an inde-
pendence OF character to which be
could not otherwise have attained.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

"TEN dollars fine for driving over
this bridge faster than walk. )" awhat
docs that meaD?" asked a little hoy
who was riding with his father. Fa-
Their explains: ''It we whip up and go
faster the policeman will stop us aud
ake Us to the mayor. and he will not
LEI US go till we pay $40" -Silence
in the carriage. Meditating boy
speaks: Papa if it warn't for the
police mans and God what lots of fun
We could have, coulden't we?"Albany
i RI. g
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

Uncle Sans Harness Oil Is superior 10 any
other preparation ever made for oiling leather
and harness, il will make the oldest leather
soft and pIiabie as when new and put on
good finish. Sold by all harness makers and
dealers in leather.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medic.l Discovery viii
cure cough in Que half the time necessary to
cure 1t with any other medicine and it does
it, not by drying 1t up, but by removing the
cause, snbduing the irritation and healing the
affected parts. Sold by druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
Torture. ,ha, n eed no, b Rudu,ed.

People suffer great deal of pain unnecessarily.
Among fortunes that need not be endured are those
inflicted by the rheumatism aud gout since the acrid
element in the blood which produces them by contact
with the sensitive covering of the muscles and joints
may be eliminated by the of that matchless dep
urent Hostetters Stomach Bitters before any great
extent When it is considered what excruciating tor.
lures rheumatism fnfcts, and what tendency ii has
when fully developed to attack the heart the advs
bility of an early of such reliable antidote be-
comes at once apparent. The rheumatic virus ia ex.
PEELED from the blood by the increased action Of the
kidneyswhich act strainers-produced by the Bit
ters and the sufferer will find il he this supreme
defensive agent that he will be protected against
return of the sgonizing complaint. Dyspepsia, fever
and ague. liver and bowel complaints and other maa
dies, are s.so cured by this admirable remedy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

The use of tar and feathers, in the
punishment oil crime, 10 one of great
antiquity. Richard l., in his voyage
to the Holy Land ordained ,hus: III
any one is convicted of theft let his
head be shaved like Champions; let
melted pitch be poured upon IL, and
feathers shaken upoD il that he may
DO known, and lie. him be put on
shore at the first lanI to which the
ship approaches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

A PIoUs resident who has been
much interested in the cremation sys-
TEN, yesterday said to his wife: sMy
dear, | wish you to remember that
when the Lord calls me to my re-
ward, desire to be cremated, ii a
suitable furnace is accessible" "Yes
love-" replied bis spouse, "but when
the Lord calls you, l think He will
provide for your burning"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
$l25,oss,755,9s

Total available gold and
silver ............... U,775,Se0 56
The amount of gold coin in the
Treasury is S117 ISL, 455 62; The
amount of gold bullion is 81 ,937 800.
81. making an aggregate of gold coin
and gola bullion, S125, 0SS, 755 SO
That lie, however, subject 10 de-
ducflon of the following items
First. Outstanding checks to Of
ficers, Sc, 189 626 60. Although thst
is really money IN the Treasury, yet
it is drawn for and not paid.
The CHAIRMAN. Doesn't that al.
ways happen
Secretary SHERMAN. 1t always
happens that some money is drawn
upon and not paid, and this item is
always large.
Senator BAYARD. You spoke of
gold /; that is the property of indi-
viduals is 1t not ?
Secretary SHERMAN.All that is gov.
eminent property.
Senator BAYARD. Where does the
government get gold bullion?
Secretary SHERMAN. We buy it
or receive it on deposit, or melt for
eign coins into bullion, and coin it as
needed. We receive it just like gold
coin, but not much of il 10 compare
son with the coin received.
Second Then there are gold GER
tifcates outstanding, S44,498 500, for
gold deposited by banks and individ'
uals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

MoRALIsTs say there is no such
thing as luck. Yet we have seen .
young man get hair in bis hash
every day when his neighbor never
got one. And we have seen men
who could take the counters and
make o sslone hand !" at eucher every
time. while others would be euchered
holding both bowers and the joker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

The Earl of Beaconsfeld is one of
the best dressers in England he has,
on the average, plug hat a month |;
his trousers are usually light laven
der, and his coat perfection in ct. His
valet is scrupulous about the arrange
ment of his curls, which are NUN
bered. In gorgeous dressing gowns
his wardrobe is not to be surpassed !;
one of them is worth $4,000 He
walks with his eyes cast on the
ground, and takes no heed of little
ragamuffins who cry: "There goes
Dizzy 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
- ;
Z DING Philadelnhian

A You've Philadelphian won the
lovely daughter of q wealthy mer-
chant upon representing that he was
making 800 day. They were mar
ried, and it has since been discovered
that he does make that handsome
sum, Dnt it is 10 the mint, where
be salay is but $14 per week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

In Cannes, France, at boot
makers shop, the English tourist
may find the following inscription,
in his own langaage-"Repairs hing
with stage coact." After long and
anxiops thought, be may arrive at
the cobbier's meaning, who only
q ished to inform his patrons that
repairs are executed with diligence"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18

AnectIons of the Eye. Ear Throat, Lungs and Bron.
a ~ uoes when IN many cases accompany severe
OF me mucous membrane is the cause OF all these
troubles; and until the system has been brought
properly under the influence of the RADICAL CURE,
pected - S-s %
ci n e 69t three years since sANFoRDs RADICAL.
time 1t has found its way from Maine to California and
~ everywhere acknowledged BY druggists and physi.
Clans 10 pc the most successful prepar alton for the
tnorougn treatment OF Catarrh compounded. The
TACT VIII pc deemed OF more importance when It Is
y aierent remedies for Catarrh have been placed
SAFE, ana today with one or two exceptions. their
gist Advertising may succeed in forcing few sales
Duti unless the remedy possess undoubted SPECIFIC
merlted obscurity =
Each package of SAEFORD'S RADICAL CURE con.
Ialns DIT Sanford's Improved Inhang Tube with full
nrectlons Tor It's use In all cases. Price co. Sold by
a Wnoesale and retail druggists and dealers through
ont the United States and Canadas. WEEKS & POT
TER General Agents and Wholesale Druggists Boston,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
. trait of character ia

No trait of character is moro
valuable that the possession of .
good temper; home can never be
made happy without IL. 1t is like
flowers spriDging up in our pathway
reviving and cheering us. Kind
words and looks are The outward
demonstrations; patience and for.
bearance are the sentiments within