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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

One of the latest trumphs of med
ical skill is in the case OF man
working in Syracuse iron foundry
who had his eye injured by molten
metal scattering into it. The
wounded member soon healed, but
with both lids fastened to the ball of
the eye. To remedy this difficulty
DR.. Van Duyn separated the unduly
joined mem branes with a knife, there
by necessarily removing part of
the conductive of the eye. In antic-
ipation of this loss the doctor had a
rabbit in readiness under the in
fuenoe of ether, and at this stage of
the operation took part of the
conjunctive from one of the insensi>
BILE animals eyes, and Immediately
placed it upon that of the injured
man, where il speedily adhered and
DOW has become part of the human
eve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
TO j. A. c.

What, brother ! Have you idle been
whole October day?
I'll warrant while you Topped around
Your pigs have gone astray.
You must have been off quite piece
To get outside of hearn',
You'd better been pullin' stumps
From off that bit of clearin'.
Our friends all like the sentiments
That in your writn's show,
1t sounds just like the meetin' folks
When they begin to blow.
You spin long yarns about the morn.
All radiant with light,
And yet I'll bet barleycorn,
Your verse was writ at night
When you and | are getting old
And totterin' on our feet,
Wen gum it while we can and say
That sour grapes are sweet.
You've told of birds and beasts md flowers.
And dragons Saunt and grim
"0ld Liberty Bell with its brazC IN throat
You've rung with quite yim,.
I've been longin' quite a spell
10 see my name in print,
Now can't you write little verse
And some how put me ints
just tell about your sister Beck.
And all her winsome 1sys.
And what noted housewife she.
In her maturer days.
How well she bakes. how deftfT swing
The bosom old and worn.
And ne'er complains though like the. leaves
Looks tagged cut and forlorn..
When inspiration sezes me
Again III take my pen
And WELD it nightly for right
And FOR the workinsmen.
My penis not greenback pen.
lis made of solid gold,
For that the best foundation is.
That any one can hold.
Your Idyi-ness is very good,
And suits ME well vow,
Inc questions are, though, does it pay .
just where, and when, and how
REBEccA:
Bloomington. New. ], 1878.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

ADDITIONAL evidence that disease
may be spread by impure milk is fur
nished by thu experience of one of
the midland counties of England.
The gases and odors from a defec.
tive drain assembled and were ab-
sorbed by the milk in an adjoining
dairy. This fact was discovered
when 1T was found that the introduc.
ton of a strong disinfectant into the
drain gave bad taste to the milk.
1t was also discovered that the
germs of typhoid fever were trans
mitted in this way and in a neigh.
boring town an epidemic was thus
caused. Water is consequently not
the only element with which milk
may be adulterated. Ii milk dealers
woS,ld be free in mind from the &C.
cusae ion of conscience that they
have spread disease aud perhaps
death among their customers, they
must see to it that foul air is shut off
from sill access to their barns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

AN item in last weeks HERALD
stated that the law authorizing prop.
erty holders, by majority petition,
to give aid to railroads is mistake.
The item was mailed to the HERALD
from Boscobel, by an informant who
believed It to be correct, and as we
are not possessor of new "Statute"
we did not look the matter up. The
original law by chapter and number
was repealed (Which repeal led to our
informant's mistake) but in lieu of it
another law was at the same time en-.
acted. /. is the same old law but in
the new Statutes has another number.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
States Free From Debt.
Ohio State Joarnal.


The Washington Star makes an
interesting debt computation. Min
nesota aims CD TO remove the stain
of Reputation from her record. and
place herself among the deb.less
States by paying off her railroad OBJ
legations in internal improvement
lands. The States which are nov
free from debt are Colorado, Dala-
ware, Kentucky, West Virginia and
Wisconsin,. But there are ten other
States whose debts are iuconsidera-
BILE. These are Cal;fornis, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan. Nebraska,
Nevada. New jersey. Oregon ana
Vermont. This is not had showirg
wnen it IL considered hat among
The dehto- States the hishest is only
S22, 900 900. But as Individuals and
the general government are both
cutting down expenditures, similar
movement among the Safe govern.
ments may be expected to shaw 4
condition of affairs even more fsvora
BILE than at present, when the mex
comparison il made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

ANOTHER silver war is about TO be-
gin. 1t will come because the ques-
ton when up before was not properly
adjusted. The people, educated by
school of editors incompetent to
the duties they assume, persuaded the
people that 4l23 grain silver dollar
should be put in circulation. Con.
gressmen had not sufficient stamina
TO withstand the outcry. If they
continue TO be forced into circulation
they will sadly interfere with resump-
ton. The greenbsck dollar Is in ev
cry way a more convenient and man,
agesble dollar than the silver dollar
The class of men VINO clamored for
the cheap dollar are now berating the
bankers VINO are giving counsel to
Secretary Sherman. Ignorant and
ill.mannered men are calling on The
bankers to "shut their yawp." Thsir
noisy clamor got us into the dilemma
and they may entangle the people
and the Republican party yet more.
Their ignorance last year required of
us harder fight this year than we
ought to have had. 1t will become
them now to let alone problem they
cannot grasp. The consequence OF
stufing the people with the present
dollar by the letter of the law, will be
to hide both gold and greenbacks. II
persisted in we shall have nothing
but silver and bank currency, which,
after q while viii have TO be redeem
ed" at q vast loss, not to the bank
ers but to the people. The new dol.
lars cost the Government 30 to %
cents each. Their actual worth is
now only IS cents. Business cannot
be carried on on such a bottom.
There must be change. The less In
reference there 10 with the proposed
change the better for the people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
The Next senator


NOW that the election is over and
the Republicans are to have a large
majority o.. joint ballot 10 the Leg.
islature, the strife for the Senatorship
Is becoming fast and furious. TIE
three candidates now making the
most noise and disturbance are
Howe, Carpenter and Reyes, but it
IS safe to say that among the Repub-
lican voters of Grant County there
is not one man in twenty that would
DO satisfied to see either of those
three elected. Yet we notice in a
recent letter from Milwaukee 10 the
Chicago Times, it is said that the
delegation from Grant County are In
favor of Keyes. While we do not
profess to know what the views of
the members elect are, we venture
10 say that Of all the members elect.
cd from this County there is not one
who will support Mr.. Reyes unless
he has made up bis mind to betray
his constituents, Of all the persons
whose names have been mentioned
in connection with that high and re-
sponsible position, there is not one
so completely Objectionable as Mr..
Reyes. He is regarded as the very
worst type of political triokster and
intriguing politician. A professional
lobbyist all his life, without the
slightest pretention to statesman
ship, his election would be national
disgrace. OF the other candidates
that have been prominently named,
Hon. Horace Rublee, ex-Gov. Fair
child and Hon. p. Sawyer are prom
inent. Mr.. RubIee is very able
and prominent man and would make
a good Senator, but we think of all
those before named ex- Governor
Fairchild comes nearest the peoples
ideal of the standard Of man wanted
aud would be the choice of Grant
County. He has served the people
in various capacities and has not
been found wanting 10 any. In 1863
his nomination for Secretary ofState
was looked upon as thc"crownlng actn
o. u judicious convention. He had
bsen hero of the Iron Brigade,
wounded in battle, was popular with
soldier and civilian, and his name on
the ticket aroused the enthusiasm of
all classes. He filed the office 90
satisfactorily that two years there's
after he was unanimously nominated
by the Republicans as their candi.
date for Governor. Here also he
gave the people the highest satisfac.
ton for four years. Since then he
has faithfully served the people and
honored tho American name in courts
OF Eoglsnd and France. No charges
OF intrigue, corruption Or dishonor
ever confront him, concerning which
his people may blush or frame excuse.
There are other good men but Luz
cius Fairohild would honor Wiscon.
sin in the United States Senate as he
honored her as soldier, as a Secre.
tary, as Governor and as he does
honor her as q Minister abroad, The
name of Ex-Governor Washburn is
often mentioned as candidate, hut
we understand that he declines to
enter into the scramble. Should our
delegation support either Gov. Fair
child or Mr.. Rublee we are sure that
they will meet the views of their con-
stituents but to support either of the
three gentlemen first named will be
to dig their political graves in Grant
County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

THE EpIscoPALIANs. - Tho Wis
consin Diocesan Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church closed
it's session in Milwaukee last week
Wednesday. Bishop Weiles' plan to
place the control of cathedral SER
vice and the bushes OF the diocese in
the hands of a chapter of thirteen
persons was, after an excited discus
sion, adopted by the close vote of 30
to 80. Trinity Mission, South Side,
Milwaukee, which was opposed by
the Rector and people Of st, Johns
Parish, adjoining, was admitted, on
condition that it move from the
First to the Eight Ward. The off,
GERS elected are
Treasurer of Council-Winfield Smith
Treasurer of Board of Missions P.
Jones.
Registrar of Diocese--E. w. Spalding.
Standing Committees of Diocese-Revs. w.
B. Ashley, L. A. Kemper, j. Wilkinson, and
E. w. Spalding, and Messrs, J. Halfenstein,
Daniel Jones, Winfield Smith and III. Reigart
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

In another column we have some-
thing to say on the question of our
next u. S. Senator. Readers of the
HERALD will remember that when we
were looking for candidates for the
Assembly, our idea Of the proper men
to represent Grant County was based
on their fitness to choose u. S. Sem
ator. But for that duty we should
like to see every man elected to the
Legislature 60 into comatose state
the first of January, 1870, and stay 20
until the first Wednesday in January,
1880. There is no other work worth
q trip to Madison. If this job is not
done properly the vantage ground the
Republican party has gained will all
be lost. In consideration of this
question alone we wanted solid Re-
publican delegation in our Leglsla-
ture, and promised if good nomina.
tons were made we should have il.
Our promise is fulfilled. If our good
men do bad work by allowing the
great State of Wisconsin to be dis.
graced in Washington by giving us a
machine politician, professional lob
yist or an unprincipled salary grab
Der, We may as we'll hang up our Re-
publican harp. Rublee, in honorable
battle, has restored to the Republi.
can fold the State lost by the capri.
cious Reyes. If the fruits OF victory
are to be thrown away We shall at least
take pleasure in damning the mer
who do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

conventions who were opposed to
secession. A majority of the white
men of the whole South were oppos-
ed to secession and were driven into
it by the nad impulses Of the fire.
eaters. 1t tho men who from the
first opposed secession, and they
alone, had been given the right to
vote and hold office, treason would
have been made odious in tho South,
the opposers 0fsecession would have
seen themselves vindicatad, and the
quiet all men long for would now be
enjoyed. The Southern country,
which is far ahead of the Northern
IN natural advantages. would have
been open TO the free and equal hab-
ltation OF the enterprising Yankee
and the Woodworking foreigner. Its
waste places would be made glad bv
the thrifty occupation Of a large pro.
portion OF the men now rowing over
the North in idleness.
1t would be rather severe operas
ton, hard to accomplish, this back
action OF Acknowledgement, but since
the Columbus Independent has sug-
gested It, we are rather III favor of
1t. Cut off all the men down there
who are not sufficiently intelligent
or courageous TO oontrol
their own ballots, or who have COM
mitted crimes that should disfran-
chlse them. Let them not vote or
be counted in the number that ooas
to give the South The uneoual nro-
portion of Members OK Congress- il
now has. Let us have the new deal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE.

Ten minutes walk from Courthouse on
main roads leading north and northeast from
the city, one containing about 1855 and the
other about So acres. Convenient 10 high
and graded school. Good buildings, album
dance of water, timber, fruit, etc will be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts of either. Also if desired, farm ma
chinery, teams, etc, sufficient for uses of
farms, very low.
For terms, etc, enquire of the subscriber
on the premises. 7. NJ. BARBER.
Lancaster Oct 10TH 1878
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
Disfranctise Them.
The Independent, published at COL
umbus, Mississippi, proposes an at
tempt to disfranchise the negro. By
way of appeal it says:

umbus, Mississippi, proposes an at
tempt to disfrauchise the negro. By
way of appeal it says:
"Let us try. Let us tell the people OF the
North that we cannot and will not submit 10
negro rule, nor to the rule of white men put
into power by negro votes. That if necessary
to save ourselves from such calamity, we will
intimidate, Kill and stuff bolot-boaes. Let US
ask them to aid us in annulling the decree
which has impoverished our section. and which,
II not abrogated, will lead to internecne strifes
whose result no man can foresee. When we
have made an honest effort to secure this re-
lief, I'VE fail we shall be no longer responsible
for the consequences.
Events have not proved that Civ
ing the negro the ballot was an adj
junct to successful reconstruction. If
he cannot control his own ballot
without the help of the North, it
would be better for the North that
the Southern negro be not voter.
Being ter they are counted in the
spportionments for representation
sad tho States that were formerly
slave States have in the National
Congress LOG Members, where, IS
compared with the Northern States,
they should have only Ga Members.
rhe negroes, unprotected by the
North, or by the general govern,
1 rfA xrhn
multiply votes and representation
for their bullying masters and thus
thus take away the power which we
as intelligent voters ought TO have
in national legislation. Events have
proved that in reconstructing the
Southern States the ballot was has
tily put into she hands Of two class
es of men from whom it should have
been held for years, perhaps for
generation. One class is the negro,
whose previously enslaved condition
made him ignorant and timid, and
therefore unfit to cast an Intelligent
ballot, and without the courage TO
oppose his ballot to the will of his
recognized master. Years of free.
dom and education would render
him moro competent voter. The
other class is composed of the mad
men who drove the people of the
South into secession, and who are
the real murderers of the hundreds
of thousands of dead American sol.
diers. Men who sought to destroy q
Government and who instigated the
killing of its patriots, never should
be voters in that Government. It is
doubtful whether the people can
ever be prosperous and happy while
they are.
1t will be remembered that when
the secession ball was SET rolling,
most of the slave States chose ma
jorities of delegates to their State
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

Afarmer living near BOISE City,
idaho, is doing heavy business in
rabbits. He traps about 400 jack
rabbits day. Traps are placed
along about three miles of brush
fence. The rabbits leap the brush
fence and light on the board cover
ings OF the hole or trap, (which board
works on a pivot. The trap resets
itself, and very often catches half a
dozen at time. The rabbits were
fed to hogs. Seven men are employed
on the rabbit farm The ears of the
game are saved as there is a bounty
OF !. cents per pair, enough 10 pay all
the expenses of rrspping.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

AT meeting of the Red Ribbon
Club over IN Warren County, H.,
the other day, one of the old reliable
members expressed his profound con-
tempt for a new member who talked
londly about his reformation, and
who, the old reliable scornfully re-
marked, had never been anything
worse than kind of a cider drunk
ard, anyhow" Great applause. and
cries of ego on. Huntington Hack
eye
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
Beware of Socialists.

Beware of the man who seeks to convince
you by argument, how ever assumingly broad
aud phiianthropic, that the world can reach a
higher moral and social plane through anarchy
and by saturating the fssgs Of the nations in
their rulers blood Beware too, Of the man
who attempts to convince you that there are
better remedies for chronic diseases of the
stomach and liver than DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative
Pellets. They have stood the test of many
years trial by the public and their sale is an
nually increasing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

Our present civil service reform
administration made since its inaug-
uration, three pr omlnent appointments
ia this Congressional District--one
in La Fsyette county, one in Iowa
county and one in Crawford county.
These three counties gave consider
able majorities against Mr.. Hazelton
The other three counties gave re-
spectacle majorities in his favor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
HOME POETRY.
NOT NoW-SoMETIME.

'Turn thy thoughts from earth to heaven
Said Deaths angel to child
Out among the birds and flowers
Turned the little one and smiled,
Turned and plucked an opening rosebud,
Chased gilded butterfly,
Shook it's head of shining ringlets,
Saying, mo, | can not die.
Life 80 sweet is at its morning;
When the day comes OH apace,
Then III turn my eyes TO heaven,
Then I'll seek ny Masters grace;
But as yet, III drink of peasere,
While my heart is young and gay,
Out among the birds and flowers,
Gather sunshine while may
"AreYo ready for th. cleaning ~
Said the Angel TO youth,
"Renouncing all worldly folly,
Seeking only life and truth"
But he turned with careless gesture
Turned this doting child OF earth,
Shook his head and lightly answered,
Life for me is at its birth.
Only yet the cup pvc tasted,
With the wine of life, so sweet.
Scarcely yet the gate has opened
10 my young, exploring feet.
No, this life is just beginning
Fer I'll leave its pleasant ways,
IL must yield to me its pl easures,
1t must show its gold en- rays
Much there is in life worth winning,
There1 be time for death by'n'by,
Roses now are in the budding,
Oh, cannot, ieiR not diefn
Are you ready, are you ready?n
Ask the wording in his prime
"Do you,n asks the angel bending.
Realize the flight Of time
Trees are round about you falling,
Without sign Of deaths decay.
Who shall say but that Deaths woOiiii1}1
Claims you next at some short daan
But the man of worldly motives
Shook his head and turned away
Saying, 81 am now too busy,
There'll be time some future day,
When I've carved ms name the highest
On monument that towers,
Then I'll turn my thoughts to heaven,
In the leisure evening hoursn
Years glide on; the Angel kneeing,.
Warns the hour is getting late.
Pleading yet, "0h, are you coming
Fer the closing of the gate ~
But the pilgrim still does linger
On the path so broad and fair,
Heedless yet though evening shadows
Hang about his pathway there.
Dying nov, the aged wording,
Strives to hold the feeting hours,
While the Angel whispers gently,
win you trust the highest power ~
No. he answers, weary signing,
"Life for me has been so BRET
Earth so full Of light allurements,
Now ] die in unbeliefn
Lancaster Oct 26 1873
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
Tur nhamninn narliamentari

The champion parIlamentariar is
undoubtedly a member of al Iowa
boare of supervisors, who, as one of
the three members of the board,
brought up measure to which his
associates were opposed, He called
one of them TO the chair while he
discussed the question, and called for
q vote, which was q tie; resumed
the chair and declared that a. there
was tie be would now give The CAST
ing vote gave it for The measure,
and declared the motion carried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
FARM FOR SALE.

Any one desiring to buy an eighty-acre fam
within one and 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 cut
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, 1878-11-28

SUNDAY night last the steamsb p
Pommerania, from New York for
Hamburg, colided with the Welsh
bark Noel lillian, in the Straights of
Dover. The steamer sank and with
her fifty human beings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

A GOOD many of US down here
think it preposterous for King to con-
test Hazelton's seat against MAORI
ty of l2o, but up In Minnesota that
inveterate spoouey Ignatius Donelly,
proposes to contest w. D. Washburn's
seat against 5000 majority
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28
THE fiatists saw that money is or

THE fstists say that money is only
a measure of value as the yard stick
is a measure of cloth. A Massachu.
setts ID. d., from his pulpit says,
swell, suppose I buy of you one hun
dred cases of flannel and offer in pay.
ment ysrdsticks, can / have the fan
nel?" Massachusetts, settled the ques.
ton by 10000 Us Butler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

TIE ruling passion cropped out in
81 barber, who while shaving the
face of q dead man gave the corpse
she whele history of the Europeau
war, the rise and fall of gold, and the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

Bars of pure gotd, weighing TWEEN
ty ounces each, have been plowed J !.
81 or near Lexingto.g, N. O, TO the
alue Of some $4,000. 1t is sup
posed to be the proceeds of stage
ROBBERY committed some 45 years
ago, when the thieves bid the metal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

WADE HAMPTON, the usurping Gov
ernor of South Carolina, was recently
thrown from a mule, while out hunt
ing, and had leg broken in two
places. In consequence the Lieut..
Governor is now the acting Governor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

TIE Michigan Supreme Court has
decided that married woman who
hiss lent money to firm of which
her husband Is a member is entitled
to recover from the firm, even tho
the Indebtedness was contracted by
her hu-haod acting 10 the firm name
and without tho knowledge OF his
nAr,aiaiS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-28

GEORGIA is trying TO fix up way
to give her wounded Confederate
soldiers a bounty. The late elec
tons suggest to her politicians that
they nay never DO able TO get b9un-
tIes of tho general government.