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ist, ingratiated himself into the good graees
Of the citizens generally, and especially Of
Mrs. Ada Quealey, widow OF the late John
J. A. Quealey, Representative in the State
Legislature, TO whom he was married on the
18th. A few days afterward Slocum slid
out, taking with him an the iewelry and
other portable property belonging to wife
No. that be could lay hands on, amount
ing in value to some g 800. His arrest was
made through the efforts Of his Eastern
wife
Judge Sidney Breese, of the Illinois
Supreme Court, died suddenly at Pinckney-
vile on the 9th. He was 70 years Of age,
widely known and universally respected,
Allen Phillips and wife were struck dead
by lightning while returning from Topeka,
Kansas, to their farms . few miles distant,
during thunderstorm ON the list. The
lightning struck a sycamore tree under
which they were passing, and, attracted by
the steel on an umbrella that Mrs. Phillips
was carrying, passed down the handle and
directly through the bodies of both persons
and thence to the earth. Their team was
found, after the accident, some 50 rods
away, with the bodies lying in the wagon.
Two express packages, containing $4,000,
were stolen from the American Express
Company's wagon at Painesville, O., on the
LIST. No clew TO the thief.
One Of gang OF burglars arrested at
Bucyrus, o., the other day, turns out to be
young woman in male attire. She says she
discarded the habiliments of her sex five
years ago, but refuses to give her real name
Later advices from Gen. Towards COM
mand indicate that the hostile Bannocks, in
stead Of retreating to their mountain fast
ness, have gone northward TO join other dis
affected tribes in Oregon and Washington
/ Territory. A dispatch from Baker City
Oregon, LIST, says that the hostiles are pour
ing into John Day Valley, apparently being
pursued by the military, supposed to be s
portion Of Towards forces.
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Foreign Notes.

EOrei&n HOIcSs q
King Humbert of Italy and Carl
baldi's son Menotti are intimate friends
The estimated value of the works
of art contributed to the Paris Interna-
tional Exhibition by England is ST.
$50, Ooo.. '''T y 2
The Italian Government has decid-
ed tc hold an exhibition at Rome in
1881, beginning February l, and ending
June so. French papers think that the
late date of closing will afford strangers
excellent opportunities for catching ma
larial fever.
According to the latest returns, the
cultivated land of France is divided
into ), 800, 600 properties. Five millions
are under six acres. Belgium has ike
subdivision of property. In Ireland,
on the other hand. 10 owners hold
more than one-ffth of the soil.
The best picture in the American
department of the Paris Exposition art
gallery portrait of Miss Emily
Schaumberg, of Philadelphia-ha been
Withdrawn, because it was hung beside
the picture of fast woman very much
| ecOllette-below- smoking cigarette
and slipping at glass of champagne.
1t is said that the Shah of Persia
was much impressed with the beauties
of Baden-Baden, where he spent week.
He has altered but little in personal APP
pearance since his visit to Paris five
years ago. He has the same thin waxed
mustache, but conforms so far to Euro
peau customs as to wear a Partisan frock-
coat and blue eyeglasses.
The birth of an Anglo-American
boy of distinguished parentage is. an
nounced in London. Master Vernon
Robert HarcOurt is the first born of Sir
William and Lady H4rcourt, his father
being English by some hundreds of years
of honorable descent, and his mother
American, in virtue of being daughter
of the late United States Minister, to
England, the illustrious historian Mot
ley. .f li2 9fi!-n3 .ie
On the subject of dissipation, there
is wide distinction between the work
ing classes of London and Paris In
London the gin shop is the resort of
men, women and children. There are
no such dens in Paris. I went out
few days ago to eat American wafaes at
little French cafe. 1t was in acrowd-
ed French quarter, where the work PEG
pie lived and labored, and both the cafe
and customers were as clean and order
ly rs il. they had been on the Boulevard
Italien. The streets and the gardens
are the resorts of the Paris poor in good,
and the cafes never, even in bad wealth.
er; and noticed when | sat in the lit
tie restaurant refer to, that those who
came to. buy refreshments always took
light wines, and that there were no wo-.
men patrons at the bar.-Forney. $50
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Knoxville, Tenn, has manufactured
ice at one cent a pound,
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EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

Four large boilers in the Puddle Mills of
the Chesapeake Nail Works, at Harrisburg,
Pa, exploded on the 25th. The mill was
almost entirely. demolished. Chambers
.Bowemaster, foreman, was horribly man.
gled and instantly killed. Henry Vies, John
Hess, George Frank and John Helrick were
badly seaided and injured by the flying de-
bris. One of the boilers was carried over the
adjoining mill, IS feet in height, and landed
in a field about $50 feet from the scene of the
explosion. Another was blown through the
top of the mill into brick warehouse. The
third was. carried into another warehouse,
badly damaging the building, md the fourth
boiler was entirely torn TO pieces; The loss
il from S12 coo to SO, O00.i.3voH lEFaEi~ea
John Finn, James Shea, Hattie Sands and
Mary Welch, of Oswego, n. Y, were drown
ed at Pleasant Point, Lake Ontario, on the
18th, where they had gone on an excursion
given by the congregation of st. Johns
Church. 80
Frank Perino, colored, was hanged at Sa-
vanhah, Ga, on the 26th, for, the murder Of
j. r. Lee, white farmer, in April last. He
acknowledged his guilt.
The annual boat-race between the crews
of Harvard and Yale took place atNew Lon
don, Conn, on the 18th, Harvard won. Dis
lance, 4 miles; time, 20:44.
Harley Brown, a discharged employee,
has confessed to placing Instructions on the
track by which passenger train was wreck
ed near Wilmington, Del, and four persons
killed. He claims that he intended to stop
the train Just before it reached the obstruc-
ton, thinking that out Of gratitude for his
zeal the company would restore him to his
former position. 20.
President Hayes took part in the Wyoming
Centennial celebration at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
on the 4sh. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hayes, Secretary Sherman, Attorney Gen
eral Devens, and others.
Col. Alvah Buckbee,a prominent resi-
dent of Elmira, n. Y, on the LIST, shot his
wife and his mother-in-law and then blew
his own brains out, dying instantly. Both
women were fatally injured.
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classes together and in others separate

classes together ana IN otners sePasa'e-
ly.
DIR. Scudder says that the Oriental
nations will never become converted TO
Christianity until the women first be-
come Christians, and he says that the
women can be converted only by the
personal agency of women who go there
from Christian countries. Hindoo
women will not listen to male mission
aries. DIR. Scudder was in India for
over 20 years.
Haps and mishaps.
Louis Nier, aged IA, of Warsaw,
Ind, was killed by falling from a
freight-train on which he was stealing
a ride. tff.tf+s
A 5-year-old daughter of VIM. Wat
son, of London, o., was fatally scalded
by falling into a tub of hot water
WIN. F. Wilson, of Ossian, Ind,
swallowed a dose of strychnine, sup
posing it to be morphine. He died in
/ 20 minutes.
A 2-year old child of James Nor
ton, farmer living near Sidney, o.,
wandered upon the railroad track near
its home and was run over and killed
A little boy named Max Brown, Of
Mount Gilead, o., was seriously burned
by an explosion of flask of gunpow-
der, with which he was playing near the
/ fire.
&C. B. Cook, of Cynthiana, Ky, was
severely wounded by the accidental dis
charge of self cooking pistol while
taking some clothing from bureau
! drawer. . .d.a. =.
The 9-year-old son of VIM. Gard
ner, of Lafayette, Ind, was seriously
wounded by the discharge of pistol il
the hands of sister two years younger
Robert Wright, prominent citi
zen of Louisa County, Va, was killed
by a stroke of lightning while standing
in front of his house. Every vestige OF
clothing was stripped from his body:
John Gardiner, engineer Of apofta
bic saw-mil- near Allensville,. Vintor
County, o., was fatally injured by the
breaking of the belt while the engine
was running at a high rate of speed. "a.
I james Coagan, sailor, aged 80
for a wager of Is cents, tooke a dive in
to the river at New Orleans, from the
foretop1sail, yard of the ship INCOMING
His body was not recovered. -,
-A3-year-old child named Hernbling
atIGrand Rapids, Mich, got hold of ;
bottle of benzine,, which il split oyer, it
4 clothes, and approaching too near the
fire its clothing ignited, burning The
poor child fatally. hHlei sdl ~ ~.
4 frankie Allen, a st. Paul, (Aiinn.
boy of years, was strangled to dealt
by large carpet-tack he swallowed
while trying to initiate the workman b
had noticed holding tacks in his moutl
as he laid the carpet. ' a."
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Appropriations by Congress for I'm
proyemeHt Of Western Rivers.

The following are the sums appropr-
ated in the River and Harbor bill for ex-
penditure on principal Western rivers;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
The Love of the Beautiful.

Place q young lady under the care
OF kind hearted, graceful woman,
aud she, unconsciouslv to herself,
grows to be graceful lady. Place
q boy in the establish ment of thor
ough-going, straightforward, bust.
ness man, and the boy becomes a
seli-reliant, practical business man.
Children are susceptabIe creatures,
and circumstance scenes and ac-
tons always impress them. AS you
influence them, not bv arbitrary
rules, not by stern example alone.
but in the thousand other ways that
speak through bright smiles, soft ut
terances, and pretty scenes, so will
they grow. Teach your children to
love the beautiful. Give them a cor
ner in the garden for flowers, en-
courage them to pus in shape tue
hanging baskets, allow them to have
their favorite trees, lead them to
wander in the prettiest woodland,
show them where they can best
view the sunset, rouse them in the
morning, not with the stern, slime
to work." but with the gentle, s'see
the beautiful SUNRISE" buy for them
pretty pictures, and encourage them
TO decorate their rooms, each in his
own or her childish way. This in
stinct is in them. Allow them the
opportunity, and they will make
your homes lovely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10

vegetables of the season, with ap.
propriate sauces and pickles, and
q dessert of plum-puddIng, mince
and other pies, and various kinds of
cake. Think of the labor involved
in the preparation of such q dinner
1t one has plenty Of servants. and
chooses to do this thing, we do not
wish to interfere. But we are writ
ing to those housekeepers to whom
style is secondary to comfort. And
there is no law Of hospitality which
requires such show, at the cost of
so much labor, and so much money.
When the income is limited, and all
the work of the household is per-
formed by one or two pairs of bands,
there ia folly and extravaganza in
this that is simply reprehensible.
No woman has right to complain
that homework is breaking her
down, when she wilfully and needless.
~ adds to it in this manner.
= A plain dinner of few carefully.
cooked and tastefully served dishes,
will be found quite as acceptable and
quite as tempting to the appetite as
such q profnsion. 81
The guest who sits down to q
Christmas dinner of roast turkey.
with cranberryssauce, two kinds of
vegetables, plum.pudding or mince
pie, will dine as satisfactorily as
though the dishes were more num-
erous, and will be subject to no
temptations to overeating which
must ever attend an over-filled table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10

A letter is before us-a private, a
familiar letter--in which is detailed
the doings of Christmas, even to the
bill of fare of the Christmas dinner.
The writer adds, In comment on the
last j. Il will never again get so many
kinds on such an occasion. We do
not want them. 1t makes lots OF
work. We have not done eating the
fragments yeti
Too many kinds-that is the Sc.
cret of halt the work and worry OF
housekeepers. The daily fsreis Of
ten too profuse, while occasions of
festival or hospitality are always
made the excuse for lavish display
Of war de- which is not justified by
any. good reason. Neither We nor
our guests want them. Why should
turkey, roast beef, chicken and oys-
ters be all included IN one dinner 2
No one can eat them all, and either
one is good enough and sufficient.
Then, in addition, imagine all the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10

A STORY is told how President
Lincoln's bumor once gained him a
ride: When Mr.. Lincoln was q
poor lawyer, he found himself one
cold day at village some distance
from Springfield, and with no means
OF conveyance. Seeing gentleman
driving along the Springfield road
in a carriage, he ran up and said
"Sir, will you have the goodness to
take my oyercoat to town for me p
"With pleasure" said the gentle.
man. 'Bnt how will you ges il
again q sob, very easily" said
Mr.. Lincoln, "as l intend to remain
in it." Jump in" said the gentle
man, laughing. And the future pres.
ldent had a pleasant ride.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
Bible Terms.

Readers of the Bible will be int.
rested in the following explanation OF
expressions frequently met with in the
Holy Scriptures. They are believed
to be entirely correct: A days Jour.
ney was 80 and Is miles. A Sab
bath days journey was about one
English mile. Ezekiel's reed was ii
feet nearly. A cubit was % inches,
nearly. A fingers breadth is equal to
one inch. A shokel of silver was
about so cents. A shekel of gold was
500. A talent of silver was $l,51s,-
80. A talent OF gold was $500. A
piece of silver or a penny, was ls
cents. Afarthing was cente. A
geaah was 2 cents. A mite was IA
cents. A homer contained rs gallons
and pints. An ephah, or bath con-
tanned Z gallons and 4 pints. A hin
was ! gallon 2 pints. A frkin was I
pints. An omer was 6 pints. A cab
was 3pints. A log was one.half pint
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
Tn E HER Id
TEARS.

BY MRS. T. ?. b.
The mountain torrents Of the heart
-, Wch up IN times Of joy and sorrow
inelr presence shows the better part
Of mans tomorrow. ek
Tears may be there, and yet unshed;
Some sorrows cruise, and tears refuse to flow
But easier tar to bear when tears do rush
hit solace OF our trials here below +.
Tears move 70 pity stony hearts,
And soften natures naturally cold
Lead us to choose that better part"
Aud form Us In softer mould
Cbildhood's tears are transient woes,
Followed soon by simmer smiles
But manhood's tears are heartfelt throes,
OFT caused by woman's guiles
Tears calm the tempest Of the heart.
And smooth life's rugged, thorny road
Deprive our griefs of half their smart,
From aching hearts lift half the load.
Mems tears, in this cold world below,
Are caused by womsn's guile
And yet how soon they cease to flow,
Dispelled by woman's smile.
Life without tears could not remain
q A happy future state; rN
Like parched earth without her rain,
III fraught would be our state,
Tears well up when we are happy,
As well as when we're sad;
And spread halo round our lives,
And make our hearts feel glad
They are fonts of living water,
In the desert OF our heart,
Springing in secret places
OF our seeming barren heart.
so welcome tears,
Broad river Of the heart;
They ease mind oppressed with fears.
Though keen at the time the smart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
= was Repiamin Fl,

Ii was Benjamin Franklin who
remarked. "Avoid all arguments at
home" When Mrs. Franklin asked
Benjamin to go out in the yard and
split an armful of kidding wood, in
stead of entering into controversy
over the matter be world put on
his hat and go down town to see q
man. Thousands q husbands avoid
arguments at home by adopting the
tame methods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
The Giver's Reward.

Who gives and hides the giving hand
Nor counts on favor, fame or praise,
Shall find his smallest gift outweighs
The burden of the sea and land.
Who gives to whom hath naught been give
His gift in need, though small indeed
As in the grass-blade's wind-blow seed
Is large as earth and rich as heaven.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
Taken Up Colt.

By the subscriber on lands owned by him
in Sec. is I. =, r. 4, W, in Beetown on or
about December %, 1877, one dark, brown
Spring colt with two white feet and white
spot in the face. The owner is requested to
prove property, pay charges and fake said
stray away. GEORGE ATKINSON
Beetown, Dec. "a, 1877. 42w4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
A Cluster OF Golden Opinions fol
THE
BRADBURY PIANO,

Have manufactured and in use over Ia 900 instru
ments.
The peculiar charm of this Piano is its adaptation to-
the human voice an accompaniment, owing to its
sympathetic, mellow. yet rich and powerful singing
tones.
~ From personal acqu with this firm. we
can indorse them worthy of the fullest
the public. We using the Bradbury Pianos in our
families, and they give entire satisfaction.
Persons at distance need feel no hesitation in
sending for their illustrated priceist and ordering
from il. or to order secondhand Pianos or Organs
They are reliable.
Mrs. Q. g. Grant. Washg gin Rev B Bugbie CHM. O.
Gen. 0. 4. Babcock, DR. NJ Reid, New York
Gen. Belknap. Sec. War. DR. M Sims, Bait, Md
ChiefJustice 8. P. Chase, DR. III b Ridgaway NY
Admiral D. Porter. Wash. Philip Phillips, New York
Columbus Delano; Sec; Int Rev Alfred Goodman, n
z d q Cresweli, Washin'n Rev Goodman York
Rev II Tiffany, Wish W g Fischer, Phila. Penn
Rob't Bonner, New York, Chaplain McCabe Chicago
Grand Central Hotel, Y.iRev A Kynett d
St. Ncohlas Hotel, N. Y. Rev Daniel Curry. ID
Gen Howard, Wash q Rev W Ii DePuy, D d
Bishop Il Jones. N. Y Thomas Guard baltimore
Rev DR. John McClintock, DIR Daniel Wise, New York
DR. James Cummins, Conn sands-st Church Brooklyn
Rev Nor Punshon, Lond Bishop Merrill, st Paul
Arthur, Philadelphia, Bishop W Wiley
DR. John Chambers. Phila. Rev. Inskip. Ny
Atty-Gen Williams, " ash Rev Luke Hitchcock CHM
Rev J Warden, Chicago Rev Haven, Brooklyn
Rev M Hatfield, Ohm. Gen AIverd, u Army.
DR. De Witt Tamage :"Friend Smith 10 q Method
ISL out his pianos are all orthodox you ought to
hear mine talk and sing"
Bishop Ames said 'My Bradbury Piano is fosnd,
after severe test and trial. be equal all you
missed and Is in all respects in richness Of tone and
singing qualities everything that could be desired
"Yours truly,
Baltimore, Md Jan, 1874, AMES"
DR. 0 Haven says .My Bradbury Piano contu-
ues to grow better every day, and myself and family
more andmore in love with it,"
Bishop Simpson says: "After trial In his family for
years for beauty OF finish and workman ship splen
did quality of tone Bradbury cannot be
DR. Vincent: "For family worship, social ga
therngs he Sabbath schools and al kinds of musical
entertainments give mo- In preference to all Others
the sweet-toned Bradbury Piano. 1t exces in sing
ing qualities /"
DR. James McCouley. Carlisle, Pa: "My Bradbury
is splendid"
The best manufactured; warranted for six years,
Pianos to let and rent applied If purchased; monthly
instruments received for the OLD pianos taken
In exchange; cash paid for the same. SECONDHAND
pianos at great bargains, from $50 to $500. Pianos
tuned and repaired.
Organs and melodeons and
ssupplied at discount. Send for illustrated
price-st,
FREEBORN GARRETTsoN SMITH.
Late supt for and Successor for William B. Bradbury
IA East 14th treet, ". r
MANDATORY.
Corner Raymond and willonghay SITS, Brooklyn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
VEGET'INE
WILL CURE
SCROFUI,A
Scrofulous Humor.

00LO0L VILLA,
| Scrofulous Humor.
egetine VIII eradicate from the system every faint
| Oh Scrofala and Scorfulous Humor 1t has perman-
entity cured thousands in Boston and vicinity who
ned been long and painful sufferers.
Cancer, Cancerous Humor
The marvellous effect of vegetine in case of Cancer
attention OF the medical faculty. many of whom are
| prescribing Vegetine to their patients.
Canker.
bic case of Canker.
Mercurial Diseases.
The vegetne meets with wonderful success in tha
cure OF this class Of diseases.
Salt Rheum.
v Tss,sr Salt Rhsum. scad Head &c. will certainly
Erysipelas.
esetins has never failed to cure the most
1lIHpleS ana HumorS on the
Face.
reason should teach us that a bIatcby ,
p1piea skin depends entirely upon an re
no outward application ever, cure the effect
''gesine is the great blood purifier. ''''''
Tumors, Ulcers or old Sores
Are caused BY an impure state Of the blood cle.nsa
me n.ooa thoroughly with vegotine and thes com.
plants Will disappear. soa'
Catarrh.
for this complaint the only substant;al h.nae, -
booS through the blood Vegetine is the great
Constipation,
inc bowels, but ceanses all the organs esab,;no ap
W perform the functions devolvng upon them
Piles.
Vegetine has restored thousands to health -bo
nave Deeu long and painful sufferers. ~
Dyspepsia.
till Vsgethe is taken regularly. according to dire
Faintness at the Stomach.
vegetine is not stimulating bitters which creates
ncutious appetite but gentle tonic which assisfs
nature TO restore the stomach to a healthy action.
Female Weakness.
vegetine nets directly upon the of these com
piaints 1t invigorates and Strengthens the whole
acts upon the secretive organs and alleys in.
General Debility.
In this complaint the good effects Of the yegetne
reaized immediately after commencing to take il;
as deDity denotes deficiency of the blood and yeee.
tine acts directly upon the blood.
vEGETINE.
Prepared by
II. Il. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. |
is Sold byAll Druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
INSTANTANEOUS.

State of Wisconsin. Grant County-ss In probate.
Grant County Court.
In the matter of tho estate of Ole Munson, de-
ceased
On reading and filing the petition of William Syl-
yester administrator of the estate of the said Ole
Munson deceased asking to be relieved from further
acting as such administrator and who settled with
and discharged from the said trust because he is about
to remove from this State to the State of Texas.
before the Judge Of this court the Probate office
In Lancaster in said CouDty.of Grant on Monday the
18th day OF January, d. 1878. at O'clock p. of
said day.
And It is further ordered, that notice shall be Civ
on to all persons interested in said estate the time
and place OF said hearing by publication in the Grant
county HERALD, weekly newspaper printed and
published at Lancaster in said County, for three
cessiye weeks each week, prior to the time of
such hearing.
Dated December slst, 1877 BY the Court.
WIN. McG0NIGAL,
43w3 County Judge.