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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02
The CavaIr, Charge.

With bray OF the trumpet
And roll OF the drum,
And keen ring of bugle,
The cavalry come.
Eharp clank the steel scarbbarcy,
The bride Chains ring
And foam nom red nostI1ls
The Will chargers fling.
Trampl tramp! o'cr the greenswar
That quiver's below,
Scarce held by the curb-blt
The fierce horses go;
And the grim-visaged colonel,
With ear-rending shout
Peals forth to the squadron
The order: "Trot Outi'
One hand on the sabre,
And one on the rein,
The troopers move forward
In line on the plain.
Az rings the word "Gallopi"
The steel scabbards clank,
And each roweI is pressed
To horses hot flank;
And swift is their rush
AS the wild torrents flow
When itpours from the crag
On the valley below.
"Charge" thunders the lealer,
Like shaft from the bow
Each mad horse is hurled
On the wavering foe.
A thousand bright sabres
Are cleaning in air;
A thousand dark horses
Are dashed on the squarn.
Reststless and reckless
or aught may betide,
Like demons, not mortals,
The wild troopers ride.
Out right and cut left
For the parry who heedsi
The bayonets shiver
Like wind shattered reeds.
Vain-vain the red volley
That bursts from the square,
The random shot bullets
Are wasted in air.
Triumphant, remorselees,
Unerring as death
No sabre that stainless
RetuSns to its sheath.
The wounds that are dealt
By that murderous steel
Win never yield case
For the surgeons to heal
uurrahl they are broken-a
Hurrah! boys, they fly
None linger save those
Who but linger to die.
Rein up your hot horses
And call in your men
The trumpet sounds Rally
To color" again.
Some saddles are empty,
Some comrades are slain,
And some noble horses
Lie stark ON the plain;
But wars chalce game boys,
And weeping is vain.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

A WORM, an insignificant but persist
ent worm, is despoiling the cabbages up
in Michigan and blasting all their hopes
of winter sauerkraut.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

The Town Council of Edinburgh, Scot
land, have decided to establish number
of public bowling greens. These were
common in England century ago.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

FOREIGN countries are setting us sonic
excellent examples. The salaries Of
public officials in Cuba have been cut
down, beginning with that of the Cap
tain General, which is reduced fifty per
cent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

Goss is hampered too much by his
association with the old city ring to be a
successful candidate for Congress in a
close district. He might make it in a
district largely Democratic, but in the
Second there is no margin for losses, and
if Goss should happen to be the Demo-
cratic nominee he would be badly left,
and the chances are that he would pull
the county ticket down with him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

THE United States Consul at Geneva,
Switzerland, announces that almost any
articles of utility, comfort or luxury,
manufactured in the United States, will
find ready market in Switzerland, if
the goods are not of such nature as to
make the expense of importation toe
heavy. He advises manufacturers and
producers to send samples of their pro.
ductions to that country with explicit
statements concerning the costs of i'm
port.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-02

MEN fight poverty with all their pow
ers, but, from the testimony of old
Kinder Ferguson, who lives at Lexing-
ton, Ind, it is the best guaranty of along
life. He is now, from well authorized
statements, over one hundred and
seven years old, yet never at any one pc
Rod in his life was he worth over 500.
He thinks that the worry of accumulat-
ing and preserving property would have
worn him out and killed him long ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Where Flowers Came From.

Some of our flowers came from
lands of perpetual summer, some from
countries all loo and snow, some
from islands in the ocean. Three of
our sweetest exotics came originally
from Peru; the camelia was carried
TO England in 1889, and few years
afterwards the heliotrope and mignon-
cite. Several others came from the
Cape of Good Hope; very large
Gala was found in bitches there, and
some of the most brilliant geraniums
or pelargoniums which are spurious
geranium. The verbena grows wild
in Brazil the marigold is an African
flower, and great number from Chi
ma and Japan. The little daphne
was carried to England by Captain
Ross, from the tarthest land he visit
ed toward the North Pole. Some of
these are quite changed in form by
cultivation; others have become lar
ger and brighter, while others, de-
spite OF all the care of florists and the
shelter of hot houses, fall short Of the
beauty and fragrance of the tropics.
Among improved ones is the dab.
lis When brought to Europe it was
a very simple blossom. single circle
of dark petsls surrounding mass of
yellow ones. Others with scarlet and
orange petals we're soon after trans
planted from Mexico, bnt still remain
ed simple flowers. Long years of Gull
tivation, rich soil, with other arts Of
skillful florists have changed it to
what it is nova round ball of beau
ty.-Riuersid Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Wheat and millet- seed germinate
In one to two days, barley in seven,
cabbage in ten, while almond chest
nut and peach require twelve months
and tlbert twenty-tour months.
Artemus Ward said of the Nor.
monites: "Their religion is singular,
but their wives are plural"
The green things which came ont
during the mild spell now see Just
how green they were.
A Kentucky man has invented a
nice article of northumberland
bleached tow and one-fourth WOOL
from which full suit of clothes car
be supplied to the consumer tor So.
Now we can all dress.
A countryman lately wrote to q
friend in the metropolis, asking what
kind of firm certain house was
with which he had about decided to
deal. The friend wrote back: SIT il
gilt-edged," and somehow tho coun.
tryman isn't quite satisfied that be
had better trust any of his gol2 there
A sign of indigestion-"Gone to
dinner. Be back in FIVE minutes. ~
Providence (R. ~ Journal.
"Out of the suffering have merged
the strongest souls, and the most mas,
slve characters are scanned with scars. y
Some one truly says that plant o,
stand of flowers is a constant source
of pleasure in a room; it is a spring
of sunshine, and its silent influence
makes home cheerful and all the
members of the household happier
and better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
A Merry Heart.

I'd rather be poor and merry than
inherit the wealth of the Indies with
a discontinued spirit. A merry heart,
q cheerful spirit, from which laughter
wells up as naturally as bubble the
springs Of Saratoga, are worth all the
money bags, stocks and mortgages of
the city. The man who laughs is
doctor, with diploma endorsed BY the
school of Nature; his face does more
good In q sick room than pound of
powders or gallon Of bitter draughts.
1t things 60 right lie LAUGHS, because
he is pleased, if they go wrong, he
laughs because it is cheaper and bet
ter than crying. People are always
glad to see him, their hands instinct
lively 60 half way to meet his grasp,
while they turn involuntarily from the
clammy touch of the dyspeptic, who
speaks on the grooming key. He
laughs you out of your faults, while
you never dream Of being offended
with him; it seems as If sunshine
came into the room with him, and
you never knew what q pleasant
world you are living in until he points
ont the sunny streaks on its pathway.
Who can help loving the whole souled,
genial laughter? Not the buffoon,
nor the man who classes noise with
mirth-but the CHEEKY, contented man
of sense and mind! A good.humored
laugh is the key to all breasts. The
truth is that people like to be laughed
at in genial sort of way. IF you are
making yourself ridiculous, you want
to be told of it in pleasant manner,
not sneered at And 1t is astonishing
how frankly the laughing population
can talk without treading on the sen
sitive toes of their neighbors. Why
will the people put on long faces, when
1t is 80 much easier and more comfort
able to laugh? Tears come to us un-
sought and unbidden. The wisest
art in life is to cultivate smiles, and to
find the flowers where others shrink
away for fear of thorns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Light -Heartedness of Japanese Chill
dren.

One of the FIRST lessons presented to
foreign teacher in Japan is the rea-
son of the great apparent happiness
and light.heartedness of Japan chill
dren. One may walk for hours
through the streets OF Toxic and
scarcely hear child CRY of distress.
Four principal causes OF this superi.
orjty of the children of Japan over
those Of other nations have been sug-
gested by an English lady resident
there. They are worthy the attention
of the teachers at home. The style
OF clothing, loose yet warm, is far
more comfortable than the dress of
our children. Japanese children are
much more out in the open air and
sunshine. The absence Of furniture,
and therefore, absence of repeatedly
given instructions mot to touch The
thick soft mating, forming at once
the carpets and beds of all Japanese
houses, and the raised Intel onto
which the child may Chamber as it
grows strong, constitutes the very
beau ideal of an infants playground.
Children are much petted without be-
ing capriciously tbwarted. A child
is not cuffed one moment and INDUCED
the next. To these four most sug.
gsstive reasons the writer would add
fifth, which is. that Japanese society
IS 50 constituted as to bring their Ell.
ders into strong sympathy with The
little ones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

One Of Sothern's Practical Jokes.

Sothern invited a party of gentle.
men to dine with him. The hour had
arrived and with one exception so had
the guests. 'We may as we'll begin,
said Sothern, s. is sure TO come,
and he would rather we did not wait
for him. upon which the company sat
down and were just finishing soup
when the card of the missing guest
was handed to Sothern. A sudden
inspiration of fun led him to propose
that before the gentleman came in
they should all get under the table.
Without an objection and trusting to
Sothern's wit for some connical de-
nouemeDt, the unsuspecting fellows
hurriedly crept under the table and
awaited results, totally ignorant of
the fact that their wicked host had
not followed their example, but had
quietly continued his soup. The be-
lated guest came in full of apology
for his hardness. Don't mention it,
said Sothern, st isn't of the slightest
consequence, we are only at soup; sit
dawn aud be helped The gentleman
did so but with puzzled look at the
empty chairs about the table. ooh p
said Sothern, you miss the other
gentlemen. They are all here, but,
for some extraordinary reason they
all got under the table! What they
are doing there is more than l know
1t is easier to imagine THAI to de.
scribe the variety of.expressions upon
the faces OF the deluded victims as
one by one they came crawling sheep.
ishly from under the table
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
How the Chinese Make Tea.

The upper classes in China, from
very long experience in tie matter,
select the choicest tea which they
can autobiography the young leaves
from old trees. A few of these leaves
are put into cup, and water, little
short of the boiling point, is added.
As soon as it is sufficiently cool,
which does not take many seconds,
for the cups are very small, the bever-
age is quaffed, much after the same
manner as the Turks do coffee, so hot
that it is commonly asserted they
drink it boiling. By the above quick
method they skim, as it were, only
the superficial flavor of the leaf, which
is very capable of yielding up, when
required, bitter extract, which they
avoid. This is the prime source where
the fused leaves" spoken of by ana
lysts, come from.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Fred Douglass says: THE very
best thing the white people can dc
for us is to stop doing for us and
leave us to do for ourselves. / have
told politicians so everywhere. They
have done so much for us that they
have nearly undone US. If we can't
live honestly by our own labor then
we ought to die. The question with
US is, will we work as hard for our.
selves as we once did tor our masters?
If we don't we shall 60 to the wall,
for liberty is as essentially state OF
hard labor as slavery is of disgraceful
sloth. 1t is only by hard labor that
we can ever catch up with the white
race, and by initiating their virtues
instead of their vices. Emigration is
delusion and sham. The white
race is every where on the face of the
globe, aud we could not get away
from them if we would
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
A Russian Dance.

They have peculiar kind of dance
conducted On the green's of the coun-
try villages in Russia. The dancers
stand apart, a knot of young men
here, knot of maidens there, each
sex by itself, and silent as a crowd
OF mutes. A piper breaks into q
tune, youth pulls off his cap and
challenges his girl with q wave and
bow. If the girl is willing she
waves her handkerchief in token of
assent, the youth advances, takes
the corner of his handkerchief in his
hand, and leads his lady round and
round. No word is spoken and no
laugh IS heard. Stiff with cards and
rich with brsids, the girl moves
heavily by herself, going round and
round, never allowing her partner
TO touch her hand. The pipes go
droning on for hours in the same
Key and measure, and the prize oil
merit in this "circling" Is this dance
is called, is given by the spectators
to the lassie who, in all that sum.
mer revelry, has mover spoken and
never smiled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
A Cluster OF Golden Opinions for
THE
BRADBURY PIANO.

Have manufactured and in use over ii 900 instra
ments. ~ =
The peculiar charm of this Piano is its adaptation to.
the human voice az an accompaniment owing 10 its
sympathetic, mellow. yet rich and powerful singing
| tones.
A3- From personal acquaintance with this firm, we
can ndorse them az worthy of confidence of
the public We using the Bradbury Pianos in our
| families, and they give entire satisfaction.
| Persons at distance need feel hesitation in
sending for their illustrated price list and ordering
from it, or to order secondhand Pianos or Orr ans
| They are reliable.
Mrs. Q. 8. Grant. Wash 81 Rev Bugbie CHM, o,
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ChiefJustice s.. P. Chase, DR. H Ridgaway, NY
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| NJ Creswell, Washin'n Rev e Goodman York
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Gen o Howard, wash'n Rev W DePuy, DID
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T Arthur, Philadelphia, Bishop W Wiley
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AttyGen Williams, Wash. Rev Luke Hitchcock CHM
Rev w Warden, Chicago Rev II Haven, BROOKLYN
Rev NJ Hatfield. CHM. Gen Alvord, U Army.
DR. 7 De Witt Talmage :"Friend Smith is a Method.
list, but his pianos are all orthodox you ought to
hear mine talk and sing"
Bishop Ames said: "My Bradbury Piano is found
after test and trial. to be equal all YOU
missed and is in all respects, in richness of tone and
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Baltimore, Nd Jan, 1874, AMEs"
DIR Haven says ..My Bradbury Piano contiu-
ues to 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 and splen-
did quality of tone, Bradbury cannot be equaledn
DR. Vincent: "For amily worship, social ga
therings, the Sabbath schools and al kinds
entertainments give mo. in preference to all Others
the sweettoned Bradbury Piano. 1t excels in sing
| ing qualities"
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| is splendid"
The best manufactured; warranted for six years.
Pianos to let, and rent applied purchased monthly
installments received for the Old pianos
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| tuned and repaired. ~
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price list,
| FREEBORN GARRETTsON SMITH,
Late suptfor and Successor for William B. Bradbury
IA East 14th t'eet, ". Y
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Gloves and Pin-Monev.

Gloves we're introduced into En-
gland In the tenth century, but were
only used by the wealthy people
and were considered very valuable
AS New Years gifts they were quite
popular,or sometimes"glove money u
in place of them. "Pin.money" or.
iginated in somewhat the same man.
ner. Pins were so costly that mon.
ey spent or laid aside for them was
called "pin.money." and it became
30 important that it grew into the
name of dover, which was settled
upon the lady at her marriage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
fearless Luna.ios.
FROM I be British Medical Journal.


One Of the most curious facts con.
nected with madness is the utter alb
sence of tears amid the insane. What
ever the form of madness. tears are
conspicuous by their absence, as
much as in the depression of melan.
cholis or the excitement of mania, as
in the utter apathy of dementia. If Q
patient in lunatio asylum be discov-
cred in tears, il will be found that it
is either patient beginning to recov-
err, or sn emotional outbreak in an ep.
ileptic who is scarcely truly insane,
while actually insane persons appear
to have lost the power of weeping; il
is only returning reason which can
once more unloose the fountains of
their tears. Even when a lunatic ia
telling one in fervid language how
she has been deprived If her children
or the outrages that have been perpe-
trated Oh herself, her eye is never
moist. The ready gush of tears
which accompanies the plant of the
sane woman, contrasts with the dry.
eyed appeal OF the lunatic. 1t would
indeed, seem that tears would give re-
lief to feelings which when pent-up,
lead TO madness. 1t is one of the
privileges Of reason to be able to
weep. Amid all the misery of the in
sane they can find no relief in tears.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

How to Select Flour.

In selecting -four first look to the
color. If it is white, with yellow.
ish straw color tint, buy it. If it is
white with blueish cast, or with
white specks in it, refuse it. Next,
examine its adhesiveness-wet and
knead little of it between your fin-
gers; if it works soft and sticky, it is
poor. Then, throw little lump OF
dried flour against smooth surface ;
If it falls like powder it is bad. Last
~, squeeze some of the -four tightly
in your hand; lift retains the shape
gwen by the pressure, that, too, is a
good sign. 1t is safe to buy flour
that will stand all these tests. These
modes are given by all old -four deal
ers, and they pertain to matter that
concerns everybody
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
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Hay Quilt.


An English woman of rank tells OF
simple means Of Winter warmth
which she had met with while Jour-
neylng among the mountains Of Swift
zerland, consisting simply Of hay
quilt; and nothing, she adds in the
way of covering can be warmer. II
is nothing but large square cotton
bag With few handfuls of hay sha.
ken lightly into it. 1t is as warm as
three blankets and costs next to moth.
ing. An old dress skirt, old curtains
or any cheap material will do for the
large squares, which must be as wide
the bed. A very simple, yet efficient
plan for keeping out the cold, and the
poor can have them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

AN editor, going away, left his pa
per in charge of minister. During
the minister's stay in the sanctum, the
following letter came from mountain
subscriber: you know very we'll /
paid my subscription to your paper
the last time | was in Lexington. II
| get any more such letters from you
as received last week, win come
down to Lexington and maui hell out
of you The minister answered: q
have been trying to maui that thing
out of the editor for ten years past
and if you will really come down and
maui it out of him, then, my dear sir,
have twenty members Of my church
Twill also get you to operate on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

New YORK STATISTICS. A census
was taken in New York, and the re-
suit has been reported by the Score
tary of State. From it, the following
figures are cleaned: The population
of the State in June, 1876. was 1905
95s, of which 2,503,30o were native
born, and l,l95,65s OF foreign birth.
New York county had 14l,179 natu-
rallied voters, and 9o,973 native vot-
ers; Kings county had 6o,o62 natu.
ralized and 54,452 native. voters.
There were reported in the State
995,502 families occupying 7l2,3ss
separate dwelling places.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

A new way of dressing the hair is
to separate it in the back in two long
braids. which are joined near the
nape of the neck by the means of a
shell ring, then the two ends are ia
ken up, and joined again in the mid
die of the head, and fastened by a
shell comb matching the ring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Professor In one evening count
ed twenty.seven meteors sitting on
my piazza Glass expresses great as
tonishment at the social character of
heavenly bodies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

The happiness of your lite depends
upon the quality OF your thoughts
therefore guard accordingly, and take
care that You entertain no notions I'm.
suitable to virtue and unreasonable te
nature. Marcus Antonius.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
ESTATE--PiKE.

H. "A \ ~ AhE.
In Probate, Grant County Court.-In the matter of
the Estate Of Henry Pike. dc ceased,
On reading and fling the petition Of Eibridge B.
Pike administrator of said estate setting forth the
amount OF personal estate that has his hands
and the disposition thereof the amount of dsbts ont
standing against said deceased, and description OF
all the real estate of which said deceased died SEIZED
and the condition and value of the respective portions
thereof and praying that license be to him granted
TO sell all Of the Real Estate of deceased payMort
Ga liens against said Real Estate and other indebt-
edness of said deceased and it appearing by said pc
tion that there Is not sufficient personal estate in
the hands of said Elbrdge Pike said admi nstrs
to pay said debts and that 1t is necessary, in order
to pay the sae to sell the whole Of said real
1t Is therefore ordered that Gil persons interested
said estate appear before the Judge of this Court
Monday the Eleventh day Of February A. D. 1878, at
one O'Clock p.m at the Court H>use in Lancaster in
said County, then and there te show cause lif any
there be)why license should not be granted to said
administrator to sell said real estate accordn to
prayer Of said petition.
And 1t is further ordered that copy of this order
shall be published for four weeks prior to
said day Of hearing, in the Grant County HERALD a
Weekly Newspaper printed and published at Lancas-
ter In said County, and personally served on all per-
sons interested in said estate residing in said County
at least fourteen days before said day of hearing
Dated ct Lancaster, WIS.,, the 3lst day of December
A. D. 1877, By the Court,
44ws WIN. McGoNIGAL County Judge.