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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-11

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-11
SUMMER RESORTS.

CLY MONT PA VI Il On.
u
This beautiful Summer Resort has changed
its management, and has boon placed in first
ratio order for tho coming season.
Apply to S. +. SMITH Proprietor, Power s.
White, Is King street, Alexandria. or Brad.
Adams, Sl2 ST., Washington, d. G., for open
dstes my 9.2m~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-11
#. RHED
JANNEY'S WHARF.
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ICE CREAM, SODA WATER, &C.
ICE CREAM.

My Ice Cream Mandatory. ono Of tho l.srE-
est in Virginia, still continues to supply private
fairs, festivals and associations as well as tho
trade with that SUPERIOR CREAM that has
made namo in this community, and Is known
everywhere as BRENGLE'S ICE CREAM. l
could easily reduce its price by lowering ITS qual
ingredients, cannot bo furnished at a less price
than serve it. OF course, l could grade my
cream by tho price," but my cream would loso
the good name that yosrs OF fair dealing have
won for it. ask tnat persons abroad ordering
sure themselves that tho croam sont is certainly
from my establishment I warrant my cream,
and do not wish that inferior cream, sent out as
mine, may injura its reputation: 1t is my aim
to furnish tho BEST CREAM IN AMERICA,
la HENRY BRENGLE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

JOHN LEMoINNE writes for the
Marc h number of the Nineteenth Cen
tury view of the military situation
in Europe from the French standpoint.
His conclusion is that England must
stand alone in the coming contest.
He holds that it was Russian intlu.
encs that enabled Germany to con.
quer France. and that since that date
Russian influence has been SO power.
full in continental Europe because
there has been an understanding be-
tween Russia, Austria, and Germany.
The egregious mistake of England
and France, he declares, was in imag-
lining that the triple alliance would Be
dissolved. He holds that the alliance
of the three continental empires has
deeper foundations than are dreamed
Of; that it is, in fact, a conservative,
a monarchical, a dynastic alliance
against European revolution. For
this reason France has not wasted hel
protests against inoontestable faots,
and because of this she has nothing
to do now but to look on and wall
for better times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

A WAsHINGToN bureau correspon.
dent laments the waning prospects Of
George E. Spencer, who holds seat
in the U. s. Senate, from Alabama,
in these words:
Senator Spencer is gentleman of long ex-
perience and faithful service, yet he has been
utterly ignored by the party he worked so dill
gently for; and as to recognition by the presi-
dent, that is, of course, impossible, unless, by
fortunate accident, he should belong to the
"Court"
To the extent that it ignores the
existence OF such nincompoops as this
Spencer the civil service policy of
President Hayes Is commendable.
Putting such fellows into positions
that require dignity and statesman
ship is like making a milliner of a
monkey, and one of the causes of mis-
fortune to the Republican party is
that through its successes his like in
the Sonih slid into responsible places.
1t is we'll that he is ignored by the
party" When his time is out he
should change his political name and
move to district adjoining Stun Set
Cox in New York City. As Re
publican be can never again be heard
from.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
What Constitutes Baggage.

The Railway Age devotes a page
to setting forth the law as regards
the care of baggage, the following
being a summary of the conclusions
reached:
l. That baggage is wearing
appearel, and such other articles as
are carried for the travellers use or
instruction (; not articles Of trade or
for pecuniary profit.
2. That reasonable amount Of
money carried for travelling expencee
is baggage.
3. That charge fer baggage can
not be made in addition to the price
for the ticket, unless it exceeds the
prescribed or reasonable weight.
4. That check must be given for
each parcel of baggage received by
the company.
5. That notice, limiting the
liability of the company for the loss
of baggage, Published on the back
of the passenger ticket, or baggage
check, is insufficient to BIO of legal
effect.
6 That the carrier is responsible
for the loss of, or injury to baggage,
not oecasioned by the act of God or
the public enemy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
W then DR. r. nj Sala

Now then DR.. E. NJ. Sala has it.
The thumb screw Of hard times in his
opinion is that we have not enough
"legal tender greenback money" 1t
is this want "that is making so many
tramps and stopping enterprise"
Well we know of no one who could
use stronger persuasion upon US to be
q greenbacker than the Doctor. lie
is a physician. The more people get
sick the more business he has. He
wants the Government to do something
to give him more business. Like all
the rest of us Greenbackers he thinks
large issues OF greenbacks will do it.
That is, he thinks the issue would
make the Beetown people sick and
thus give him lots of business. The
arguement is irresistible. All doctors
shonld be convinced and unanimously
petition Congress for more greenbacks.
We have no doubt the abundant issue
would have an equally beneficial eff
feet upon all other professions and en-
terprises.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
Stupidity on Wheels.

The stupid people who travel.
One day, not long ago, we we're
coming home over the old reliable
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy,
and we came to Oneida. a brakeman
opened the forward door of the car
and yelled "Onei.da"
The conductor, who was walking
down the aisle at the time called out
twice, "Oneida, Oneida"
Like an echo to bis words, another
brakeman put his head in at the rear
door, and shouted "Oneidal"
The passengers looked out Of the
windows. We saw on one building
in immense letters, "Oneida Hall"
On another building we read Oneida,
drug store" There appeared to be
a sufficient amount of perfectly
satisfactory evidence that we were
in the vicinity of Oneida. Presently
one of the passengers, after q great
effort raised car window, and called
to lounger on the platform.
What station is this?"
The lounger said Oneida"
"Oh," the passenger said. and sank
back in his seat with an air OF great
satisfaction.
When the train was pulling out of
the station an intelligent looking
passenger, who had been chewing
fine.cut, all the way from Chicago,
asked another passenger with an air
of languid bored indifference.
"What town is this?"
Oneida" was the reply.
And the indifferent passenger rose
up and plunged for the door. shouting
"Stop! Hold onl Stop!" He jumped
off the car sideways and ploughed
into the ground with his shoulder.
He got on his feet and ran after the
car, shrieking and gesticulating,
while the intelligent brakeman, COM
pretending the situation, tossed his
carpet bag, umbrella, hat box, paper
parcel, shawl strap, bundle, news
paper, overshoes and other things
through the open window, out on
the stretching wastes of the
measureless prairie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

The Ohio Legislature isDemocratic.
The Chairman of its military commit
tee is Democrat, of course. He is
an uncompromising reformer, desper-
ate in his determination to lnvesti.
gate and find fraud in every Republi-
can. The discovery was made re-
Gently that he was deserter from
the Union army and a boanty jumper.
Then the Republican members of the
committee resigned. They would
not sit on military committee whose
Chairman was deserter and bounty
jumper. Since then other discoveries
concerning him have been made. II
is found that he is three years. con.
Wet from the Michigan penitentiary
for robbery. Before the robbery he
was one of gang Of burglars and
lost three fingers while robbing a
safe. This is what the Warden of the
Michigan penitentiary says and he
writes, "Should Ohio feel in need OF
more soldiers or statesmen, Michigan
will be pleased to furnish them" His
name as a statesman and legislator il
John O'Connor. In the state insti.
tuition of Michigan it was Johnny
Corner or "three Fingered Jack" We
tell all this not because Johnny Cor.
ner is Democrat, land for the credi,
of the Ohio Legislature and the
Speaker who made him a Chairman
we hope it is not all true) but he is a
fair specimen of the villainous Pome
roys, the trickery Pendletons, the de.
faulting Whittakers, the elector thief
Glovers, the assassin Buffers, etc.,
etc., who set in motion the cry OF
fraud on the Republican party because
it happened to have some of their
brother thieves in it. Johnny Corner
is good joke on "Reform"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

THE schoolms'am who peddles the
Chicago patents would do we'll to
conGns himself to photography and
ortheepy. Snd then he will not be
troubled over Our financial arithmet-
ic. The business man knows that
when one silver dollar ia @ legal ten
der another equal to it, the trade or
the Mexican, will pass wherever it
does. Therefore when We speak OF
the silver dollar to the business man
we do no. need every time to say
whether we mean the dollar that is
My used for 8 pocket piece snd is
as yet given out of the treasury only
for gold. Silly schoolms'sms may ex>
necs Us to tell this every tins we
sneaS ,.f the dollar, but we do not
write buslD ess articles for them. We
can't stop 10 tell them how many
sounds has aud that d is lingua-
dental and and = liquids, and how
to dispose the organs OF speech TO
distinguish the sounds from the
names of the letters. For lessons on
eating soup with fork, the exact
pr oper downward distention OF his
vest, the looping of bis shirt collar,
the use of o napkin on his chin, or
sohool.room etiquette and chin muo
sic id general, the patent school.
-.,.- say ha commended. but u.s.
ing himself as an instrument to peck
away at the business interests OF men
is like going into q mine..al snait 70
peck away at the rocks with .ootn
pick. We are not in the man-millinei
business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

The first paper mill in England
was built in 1886 by q German at
hartford, in Kent. Nevertheless, it
was nearly y century and q half
namely, in 17l3 before Thomas
Watkins, stationer, brought paper
making to anything like perfection.
The fret approach TO pen was the
stylus. a kind Of iron bodkiD; but
the Romans forbade it's use on &C.
count OF its frequen. and even fatal
use in quarrels, and then it was made
TO bone. Subsequently, reeds
pointed and split like pens of the
present day, were used.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11


The following resolution, signed
by sixty-six Republicans and eigb-
teen Democrats was offered at the
Republican caucus held in Platteville :
To tie Republican party assembled IN contention
IN PlGteuils
We, the undersigned, voters of this Town
and members respectively of each political
party, believing as we do that the will of the
people as expressed at our village election
should be upheld, that the cause of temper
ancc and the public good will be best pro.
noted by the nomination and election of cap>
able anti-license men, without regard to polit-
ical partisanship, respectfully suggest for your
consideration and action that your convention
resolve itself into Citizens Temperance Mass
Meeting and admit to its deliberations oil vot-
ers who may desire to participate therein.
1t was opposed by staunch men
such as J. Fl. Roultree, J. V. Holl-
man and Geo. B. Carter and was
unanimously voted down Temper
snce is right in all places and the Re-
publican party of Platteville should
have been pronounced crazy drunk #
it.bad adopted that resolution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
Quick on the Trigger.

"You Will please observe" said old
Mr.. Lambwell,a as he led us through his
school the other day. that the boys
are required 10 display the utmost at.
tention to quietness and discipline.
and in q short time become disested
Of that NEST annoying disposition to
tease each other; in short. they soon
settle down in all the gravity Of ma :
ture years, under the wholesome sys.
tam have introduced"
We at his moment arrived in front
of several boys who were standing
around bucket of water, and one
had just charged his mouth with the
contents of tin cup, while the old
gentleman WAS STOPPING to recover
his pen from the floor, when another
passing behind, snapped his finger
quickly beneath the drinkers ear,
and caused him by sudden start to
eject the contents OF his mouth over
the pedsgogue's BALD pate. Starting
upright, with his hair and face drip.
ping, the master shouted:
"WhO did that9"
The party unanimously cried out,
Jim Gun, cir"
Jim Gan, you rascal, what did
you do that forY"
Jim. appalled, at the mischief he
had done, muttered out that it was
not his fault, but that Tom Owens
had snapped him.
This changed the direction Of old
Lsmbwell's wrath, and shaking his
cane portentously over Owens head,
he asked.
"Did you snap GunY'
The cuiprit, trembling with fear
murmured:
Yes, sir: l snapped Gun, bat did
Mt know he was loaded
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

The House of Representatives. at
Washington was unluoky last Con-
gress In selecting an ignoramus who
was Bigger man than old Grant,"
for an Important position, and had
to dismiss him. 1t was unfortunate
also 10 the choice of another who
bad named his son Wilkes Booth
Tho present House was also unlucky
selecting Doorkeeper and for NAL
practices has expelled him. There
being q vacancy the name of the ia l..
nous Irishman Gen. James Shields,
was proposed for the place. Blu
against hin the southern wing of the
Democracy offered the name of Gen.
C. W. Field. The former was dis
tinguished Union General, the latter
q rebel General, so notorious that his
disabilities were removed only this
year. Shields is as good Democrat
now as any body but nerihern Demo.
Gratis ought to learn better than to he
set up for Offices when Q southern Reb.
wants one. The House gave Field
1913 votes aud Shields 101.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
Howe's Speech.


Republican papers generally affec,
to believe that the great majority Of
Republicans favor the President and
his general policy. There are sc
many asseverations in this direction
that doubtless the President takes
them for proof and thinks the Repub.
llcan party is with him. The criti-
cisms of Howe's late speech tend
strongly to fasten such conviction
on the mind of the President. But
the secret of these criticisms is that a
great many Wisconsin Republicans
want Howe out of the way and they
fain would have him cut his own
throat. When we say that nine men
In ten of the Republican party SYM
pathize with Howe's position relative
to the President and the party we
say what we know. Even the major
ity ofpapers that tell Howe his speech
was i'll timed, uncalled for and abu-
sive believe he uttered truth. Most
Republican editors want peace with
the administration because they want
favors either for themselves or their
friends, and they do not want to be
out of soliciting terms. II the next
three years of Hayes's administration
continue as the first he will be the
worst doomed of all American Presi-
dents and he will be most denounced
by the men now pretending to be-
friend him. There is not in all the
history of this country political
crime 80 monstrous as his holding the
Presidential chair and unseating
Packard unless there is some out.
come to the 'policy" not now looked
for. He promised the people concili-
alton and peace He is leading them
on to revolution and anarchy. Howe's
speech did not give Hayes his full de.
serts. He might have let Schurz
alone, but, he could with propriety
have given Hayes the length he did
Schurz. There is no use trying to
ho,d the Republican party together
with Hayes muscilage. The frag-
ments are better as stepping stones
than bridge puttied together with
such plaster. We have not liked
Howe. He has done himself and his
party in Wisconsin at least one great
wrong. We sometime ago pulled
down the bridge between him and us,
but his speech which is now before us
in full and which we believe the Mad
ison Journal will furnish for the post,
age, is the best Wisconsin man has
produced since Hayes was counted ia.
The politician who follows the lead of
Hayes, will find before he reaches
port that he has a bad pilot. The
man who deserts the friends that put
him in power will be deserted by
everybody when he is out of power.
Suspicion falls upon any man who
fawns at his power. Hayes is de-
ceiving his party and the party is de.
ceiving him. 1t will be for the good
of the party to stop either his or their
delusion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

We were exposed last week to pittiless
storm, that wet our feet and stockings, and
indeed our person all over. In fact we took a
cracking cold, which brought sore throat and
severe symptoms Of fever. The good wife as
serted her authority, plunged our feet in hot
water, wrapped us in hot blankets, and sent
our faithful son for bottle of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral 1t is splendid medicine-pleasant
to take, and did the job. We slept soundly
through the night and awoke we'll the next
omrning. We know we owe our quick recoy-
cry to the Pectoral, and shall not hesitate to
recommend it to all who need such o medi-
cine.-Tehamcana Teas Presbyterian
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

A tramp Was pulled off the trucks
of a passenger.car the other day.
and, after smilingly submittinR TO
the accustomed kick, TUNED to the
conductor and said: "OId man, you
can belt away ct me with that
mules head that you carry on the
end oyer leg till you kick me so
full o'holes that my hide wont hold
sags-brush, bat you can't knock the
glory out ONE, or keep me from
shoutin' over the thought that I'm
jist 3l5 miles ahead o'this grindin'
monopoly ! froze to this train ct
Reno, Whoopl'-Hko (NeT.) Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
A Puzzled Plant.

Plants sleep at night, as is we'll
known, bu: there sleeping hours are
a matter of habit and can easily be
disturbed. A French chemist
recentely exposed sensitive plant
to bright light at night and placed
it in a dark room during the day.
The plant at first appeared much
puzzled. 1t opened and closed it's
leaves irregularIy in spite Of the
artificial sun beaming upon it at
night, and in the daytime it rome
times awoke. 1t FINELY submitted to
the change, unfolding itself regularly
at night and closing in the morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
How They Play Poker in Kentucky.
From the Troy Times.

From the Troy Times.
A typical game OF poker was re.
Gently played in Dalton, Ky. Will
liam Kendrick and John Ellington
were the parties and Ellington
thought that Kendrick cheated and
stabbed him in the arm. After q
satisfactory explanation, however,
the cut was plastered up and the
game resumed. Soon Kendrick &C.
cused Ellington of cheating. knock.
ed him off his chair and sta mped out
three Of his teeth. There was an
other explanation after which the
game was continued amicable for
a while. At length Ellington was
unmistakabiy caught stocking cards
and Kendrick shot him through the
shoulder. That ended the game.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

IL Cicero was alive he would
doubtless write another treatise on
old ege,in view of the fact that New
Grenada, South America, has q
citizen $50 years old. If you don't
believe it, DR. Luiz Hernandez, OF
Bogota, will show you the man, q
half-breed farmer named Miguel
Soils. This old gentleman, who still
works on his farm, believes that the
secret of bis long life is that he was
never drunk, and that be cate but
one meal q day. DR.. Hernandez
visited the old man and collected
facts to prove his great age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

Cutting him off With a Shilling.

The origin Of the form Of disinher-
iting natural heir is said to be the
following In former times in Eng
land it was held chat will was void
in which the heir was not notieed
On the presumption that his father
must have forgotten him. On this,
as Blackstone reasonably conjec-
lures, has arisen that vulgar error
of the necessity of giving the heir q
shilling or some other nominal sum
to show that he was in the testator's
remembrance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

THE State Journal lugubriously re.
peats that the Republican party is not
large enough for two parties and
therefore We must not break with
Hayes. AS near as we can count in
the event of the breach there would
only be seven men and Stanley Mat
thews in the Hayes party. Can't we
snare them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

value Of this remedy must not be overlooked in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

AS We take the measure OF The
beauty and power, and glory Of this
new and higher life, which has been
beautifully bestowed on US, what re-
mains but to lift up hesrt and voice
to God and cry: 1t is meet, right,
end orr bounden duty that we
sholId 81 all times and IN eli PLACES
give thanks to Thee, q. Holy Father
Almighty everlasting God.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
Tom 4, Range1-Lims

IOtH . o . TO TO
0usrtons4 Reda. Addition to Village Of Plattsvile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

THE State election 10 Rhode Island
was held last Wednesday. The Re-
publicans elected their Governor by
over 5000 majority. Last year his
majority was only AL. The Legisla.
ture is nearly unanimously Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

DIR. Winchel's Teething Syrup is safe and
sure remedy for Diarrhoea, dysentery and
children's complaints generally, it should be
in every house where there are children, moth
ers give it a trial, 1t has been blessing to
thousands. 25 cents per bottle. Sold by JAS.
A. JONES.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

= sssssssssssssssuV
Village of PLattspille.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11

JAMES q. BINTLIFF has purchased
the Darlington Republican. He was
formerly editor of the GAINESVILLE Ga.
sette and has reputation as a good
writer and gentleman worthy the
confidence of the people.