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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
The Power OF Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of the world
and of the future. The bridge which
takes the engineer years upon years
to construct, the chemist can, in SO
many sixtieths of second, reduce to
atoms.
Chemistry has given us the balloon;
it has put in our hands gunpowdsr,
nitro glycerine, dynamite, and above
all, illuminate OF gold, an explosive so
terrible that If an ounce Of it be left
in stoppered bottle it's grains falling
among themselves by their own weight
will create CONFUSION sufficient to
lay all London in ruins. 1t has given
us poisons so subtle that were we to
employ such means of warfare, we
could sail in a balloon over the camp
of an enemy and drop upon it shell,
the bursting of which would kill every
human being within mile OF Its range.
Then, too, chemistry has given US
disinfectants. To the chemists we
owe carbolic acid, chloride of lime
aud permanganate Of potash. Chem
lists have taught us to disinfect our
sewers and drains, to ventilate our
houses, to burn gas instead of oil, and
to light our streets with what is more
powerful than gas-the electric light.
1t is to chemistry that we owe almost
all the comforts of everyday life.
But, on the other hand, the posi-.
bilities of chemistry are almost too
terrible to be contemplated. As the
science at present stands, any student
can, if he have access 20 a we'll stored
laboratory, carry away in pill-box suf.
ticient to lay London in ruins, or to
poison a whole community OF its in
habitants. The chemist cal, as every
school boy knows, convert water into
ice in the centre of a redhot crucible.
He can construct shell the size of a
cricket ball which will explode the
moment it touches the water and over
whelm in flames hostile fleet. In
deed the chemist reduces the world
to its original and primal elements.
For him, even more than for the en-
giueer, nothing is impossible. And yet
his power, vast as it is, is limited. He
can more easily destroy than con-
struct. He can take life, but he can
not give it. He can level the city
with the plain, bat he cannot build it
again. He can create prussic acid,
but he is ignorant of its antidote. He
is like the fisherman who rashly OPEN
ed the vessel sealed with the ring
The forces at his control are beyond
his command the powers be can
evoke he cannot lay. Those who
trifie with natures secrets do so at
their neril.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
DURING the winter mice are

DURING the winter mice are some
times troublesome guests in the api.
AIRY, especially il the hives are sur
rounded by straw In which they can
harbor. The best preventive is to
have the hives so tight that they can
gain no admittancc. For the sake of
ventilation it is not well, however, to
have the entrance closed air tight
Therefore, fasten a piece of wire
gauze over the entrance of the hives
that may be in the cellar, or that may
buried in the ground; this will ex.
clude mice and admit .air and over
the entrance of hiyes that are covered
with boxes, as mentioned above, fas.
ten piece of tin about a quarter of
an inch above the bottom board, SO
that the bees can just pass under the
edge of while the mice are exclud d.
Rural Neio Yorker
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
TERMS .s2.O0 PER YEAR
WHOLE NO. 1876.

had been mourned as lost. He had
evidently swan TO the islands and
succeeded in scrambling up on the
rocks. and his reception by the two
young men can better &c imagined
than described. II was late in
autumn, and, as Peter had predicted
the ducks we're already on the wing.
Alter rare mornings sport they re.
turned to the lodge, where they par
took OF hearty breakfast, enjoy ed
only less than supper The night pre-
viously. and then went on their way,
carrying with them a langheble men,
DRY of the night spent with kind
hearted Peter Grim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

ONLY what we have wrought into
cu. characters during life can we take
away with us.-Humb0lM.
WHATEVER objection may be or.
posed to whipping. it is at Toast IN.
deniable that il makes boy smart.
A little four.y eur. old came as near
right as any one else when she said
the lord was the author of "beau;;-
ful snow"
WHAT / admire in Columbus, is not
his having discovered a world, but his
having gone to search for it on the
faith Of an opinion.-Iugot.
THE Italian Government has pro-
hibited the importation of pork, or
the product of the hog in any shape,
as a preventive of 'richinosis.
HUNTING for an oyster in a charity
festival soup is very much like Skin.
mishing for little slick piece of soap
in a full bath tub. 1t is there, but
you grasp i not.
ONE OF the most celebrated theatres
in Paris is said to be about to disap.
pear. The Sale Vendatour is re-
ported to have been sold for $3.50, 900
to large insurance company.
A MINISTER told a very sick negro
that he must forgive one to whom be
seemed to feel bitter. Yes, sah," he
replied, "If l dies, / forgive dat mig
ga; but if gifts well, dat nigga must
take care.n
SPELL 'cat,' said little girl Of
five years old TO asmaller one of
three. IL can't" was the reply.
swell, them" continued the youth.
ful mistress, ''if you can't spell 'cat'
speIl 'kitten.''
OUR clerical customs Seem TO have
invaded England. One of the ques.
tions 10 reference to the qualifications
of candidate for q curacy was, "Is
he likely to get into scrapes, amatory
or pecuniary ?"
The time when a pious editor is ex-
cusable for knocking splinters from
the third commandment is when be
jabs the wrong end Of his renholder
in his inkstand and hastily shoves it
behind his ear without wiping it off.
SSoDKrrs (who is escorting meek
maiden of the Port to her home y
ssHavent we got most to your house ?''
Meek Maiden of the Port "Oh, dear,
no, Mr.. Snodkins. We passed my
house an hour ago.-Haruard Crimson.
"a SLIPPER IN the hand is worth
two on the feet" says the stern
mother, IS she doubles her yonngster
into psrabolic curve across her knee.
Then knees set up howl.-Syracuse
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

A little Chicago girl with theo.
logical turn OF mind, asked her
mother the other day the meaning
of sin. Her mother told her that sin
was doing wrong-that sinners were
people who did wrong, and in the
course Of the conversation that all
people were sinners. "Wby man.
ma" she exclaimed, 'you never do
anything wrong, and ss for papa
he's perfectly lovely
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
Letter from Mr.. Kaufman-What he
Thinks of Kansas.

EDITOR HERALD Il have read
with interest the numerous Kansas
and Nebraska letters in your valuable
paper and as have been asked by
number OF the HERALD readers what
l thought of Kansas ; and if you will
give the following place in the COL
umns of your paper, you will confer a
favor and perhaps save me from
breaking quite number OF promises !.
Our county (Ellsworth) is about the
center OF the State. The X P. r. r.
running through the center Of the
county or up the valley of the Smoky
Hill river which runs through the
county from west to east. Ellsworth,
the County Seat, is situated about the
center of the county on the X. p. r,
r. 1t is fiourishing and enterpris.
ing town; it has splendid school
building, one church which will be
dedicated now soon. Another is
talked of. There are quite number
of first class stores that would grace
any of the Eastern cities. II has a
steam Touring mill, and is good
market for all kinds OF produce.
Wilson is furnishing town on the
west side Of the county. 1t also has
fine stone school building,new steam
grist mill that will be in operation in
about month. 1t has the first de-
pot on X. p. r. r. west of Kansas
City. 1t is built Of brown stone trim.
med with white; is 40 feet wide by
one hundred long; platform in front
"a feet wide by whole length. Will
son has doubled its population ip the
last year. This county (Ellsworth) is
in what is called the "Golden Wheat
Belt" Its lands consist of valleys and
rolling prairies, very rich and fertile.
The county is blessed with good wa
ter, no alkali. The Smoky Hill river
bluffs have coal in abundance, which
makes coal very cheap.
The county is settling up very fast.
l think / am safe in saying that its in
habitants have been doubled in the
past year. The Government land is
all taken up. There is now and then
good claim can be bought cheap.
Men have come here, taken up home
stead, and have live on it for two or
three years, and as they have no
! teams or money to 60 on and improve
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
Professionalism in the Greek Church

From the New York Times
The Greek Orthodox Church is ut
present threatened with great
schism, or, as it perhaps would be
better to represent the case, it's
somewhat stagnating waters have
suddenly come into violent motion.
Some years ago one Makrakis. man
of eloquence, intelligence and wealth
used to hold large religions meetings
in his house at Athens. In 1872 he
founded two schools, one in Athens
and one in PIraeus, in which child.
rem received free instruction, and in
the following year he began TO issue
religious periodical. the World, and
erected a church in Athens. HE
ideas of reform he had gathered
from the very earliest period Of the
Christian Church. He rejected the
authority of Bishops and synode, all
facts, the worship of saints and the
whole liturgy of the Greek Orthodox
Church. As far AZ possible, he sought
to reduce religion to pure relation
between God and individual man,
and tho ideas of church and congre.
cation were held III a vague and
floating form. There was kind of
administration, but no government.
His followers confessed to each other
and partOok of the Lords Supper at
every divine service. In spite of
bis radicalism, he found great SYM
PATTY, even among the clergy of the
Established Church. Several priests
joined him, teaching in his school
and officiating in his church, and
everything went on calmly and
Blu, last year the Greek
government, which hitherto had
taken no notice of the movement,
suddenly determined to interfere,
and it did SO in q most clumsy. nD-
closed the schools, confiscated the
church building, banished tae priests
to some distant monasteries TO do
penance, and undertook, with ore
single blow, to sweep out of existence
the whole affair. l. has been mis-
taken, however Makrakis has is-
sued one protest after the other /; u
great literary controversy has arisen;
the monks have grown fanatic; the
whole population has come into COM
motion, and general uproar has
been raised, which the government
is utterly unable to STILL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
AFGHANIsTAN ia said by a

AFdHANIsTAN is said by scholars
TO be the cradle of the human race,
Here the ark rested, and here was
the primal birth place of Hindoo,
Celt, Greek, Saxon and Yankee. The
Aryan language was the parent of
all the learned languages of the
world So say historians and phil
ologists. Tho British, then are only
ohastising their ancestors, provided
their ancestors do not take their re.
bellious children in hand and give
them thrashing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

PETER SMITH, farmer living neal
Clear Creek, Ia, went into his smoke
house a few days ago, and being alb
sent an unusual length Of time his
wife went to see what was the matter
The door had been closed, and on
opening it Mrs. Smith found her hus,
band on the floor in the agonies Of
death. 1t is supposed that the doc,
of the smoke house closed suddenly,
and being unable to open 1t soon
enough Smith vas overcome by the
dense smoke and fell 20 the floor
where bic wife found Rim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

ARE the boys of America more
unruly and disobedient than the
boys OF twenty years ago ? II would
seem SO, for the State of Michigan
alone turned out billion and a
quar.er shingles last year. This num-
Der of shingles couple of decades
ago would have been sufficient TO
spank all the boys in tho country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

In the State Of New Ynrk there
are about 5000 canal boats, and 10
addition to the adnlts that float in
them in summer and live on board
all the year around. and there are
from 5000 TO 10000 children, who
IIon'Ui tne tnino III tho W tutor coason.
England has 100. 900 people living in
this way on canal boats, and in an
unhealthy condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

VIENNA has more fine coffee houses
than any other city in Europe; the
latest statistics put down the total
number at 400. 1t was the first city
in Christendom that started the In.
stitution. The coffee was captured
IN bags from the Turks in their sec
ond siege of the city. 1888, and in
that year the first cafe was started.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

A WEST HILL man painted fero-
cious looking sign, "Look out for the
dog" and put it up in his front yard
to scare away tramps. The next
morning tramp with q sad smile,
shoulders like load of hay, club
with death smiling out of every knot
of It, raped at the front door, de.
handed some hot biscuit, meat, pota.
toes and cup of coffee, and asked,
pleasantly, SLOWS the dog ?"-
Ha,rkeye.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, of Geor.
gia, says that be is ashamed of the
Forty-fifth Congress. cit was widely
heralded," he said, "that we would
find relief for the people, but, instead
of that, we have been burden, and
the Forty filth Congress adjourned in
deeper disgrace than any Congress
in the history of the Government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
JIMMY ELoPFINaRR's

JOHNNY FLoPFINGER's Sunday
school teacher asked him how he
thought Jonah must have felt about
the time the whale swallowed him,
and the brilliant little Jack replied
II guess he felt as if g was going up
the spout
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
A BILL to prevent treating has bee,

A BILL to prevent treating has been
introduced in the Legislature a,
Springfield, I'll. 1t is proposed to at.
tach penalty of from IS to SIS to
the pernicious practice of "Setting up
the drinks all around" the proceeds
of the fines to go to the school fund :
while candidates for Office may be
fined $50 or imprisoned twenty days
for offering to treat their constituents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

THE Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company is surveying ronte from
Portage City southwest thru Ugh Sank
City, Mazomanie, Arena and Dodge
vile to Dubuque.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
Advertising Rates.

Annua dyertiseme MT payable quarterly same
rsietqNarterly withOutextracharge.
Advertisements set todouhlec oiumnZo percent
extra. =.
extra inet1.
Estraynotices fou nina lbe described : l.6Ofor
4 gseks. Each tdditionaltnfma ldescripeoin same
a ltfce 50cente.
IpeeiaInotices, andbusinessnoti cesin newstype
- cents perrin rsti sertion; 5centsperlineeach
subsequeRt insertion. ,
Io1,ee az reqired for transient advertisem ents
c,mmIssioners Notices A ttachmen N oticesand Es-
tray Notices o { animals takenup).
al Kinds Q r Job Printing promptly and neatly
s,srnted FERNS Cash ondeliverv 0 ( work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Agents.

Jesse BROOKS, @ GENERAL COLLECTION AGENT
j aud convey ANGER, Bloomington, Wis. Titles inves-
tgated and perfected. Collections prompt yattended
o. References gwen when desired.
( MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTION AND IN
u srranee. Office opposite First National Bank,
Boscobel. Wis. viii attend promptly to businessmen
tru sted to his care s-46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
D H.P4Rs0Ns, INSURANCE AGENT,
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN.
Represents S15,0O0,0O0 Capital.

The Hartford, North American, Phenix Of Brook
Iyn Milwaukee Mechanics, AID Watertown of New
York--all safe a nd reliable companies. jan7ss
IOHN JONES, PATCH GROVE, GRANT COUNTY
j Wis Notary Public I'D Convey ancer, GtneralCol-
sction agent. Also special Treasury Agent for
State of Wisconsin, to whom Hawkersan aud Peddlers
shoEidapply for State License. 33-l6ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

CENTRAL H0USE-OASSvILLE. The under
" signed having thoroughly overhauled and re.
furnished the Central Hotel at Cassve, is prepared
to accommodate the travelling public and socits his
share ofthe patronage. Good stabling, and COM
mensurate TO the times.
N b. The Landlord speaks both the American and
German language. HARMON GREYBILL,
Dated Nov. 12, 1878. 36-37m6 Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

DARBER & CLEMENTsON, ATTORNEYS AND
ID CJuasellors at Law, Lancaster, Wis. Willprsctice
n all the cOurtsin Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27

IIAZELTON 4 PRoVIs,
III Attorneys and COunseIoPs
al Law. Practice in United States and all State
Courts. General collection and real estate agents
ONCE Wisconsin Avenue. Boscobel, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
Attorneys

p THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
Il at law, Court Commissioner for Grant County,
and Geaeral Pension A gent, Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27


J.ARTHUR, ATTORNEY AND COUEs GLLoR
la at Law. Special time aud attention giy en- to col
lection aud securing claims. Loans of ID ney nego-
titted. Office ia tn court house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-27
Lam CASTER HOUSE.

LOUIS LIsHERNEss, Proprietor
MANSION HOUSE, LANCASTER, WIS, NARY
vi Hyde h Son, proprietors. The Mansion Houseis
being rented and refurnshed for the bettercon
"a Of nat TRAVELLING nublic 32-4l
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-18

Tho desperately hard tunes and in
tense suffering prevalent in England at
this time induced the composition and
publication OF the poem following in O
Radical paper Of that country.
The curse Of God sweeps DER the land.
Lord, Lord. have mercyl
We die, and feel no helping hand.
Oh. Lord, have mercy!
Famine and horror. plague and blight.
oh. Lord. have mercy!
Enwrsp Us. as in triple night.
Lord. Lord, have mercy!
The great are throncd on seats Of gold,
Lord. Lord. have mercy!
The starving poor are bought and sold.
Oh, Lord, have mercy!
The swollen rich oppress aud slay,
Oh. Lord. h.ve mercy!
While millions curse the light of day,
Lord, Lord. have mercy!
The mothers weep in want and voc
Lord. Lord, have mercy!
The newborn babe brings JOY no more.
Oh. Lord. have mercy!
Disease. Starvation. Crime and Fraud.
Oh, Lord. have mercy!
Bear on their wings Thy curse. oh God.
Lord. Lord, have mercy!
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-18
EASTERN STATES.

NEW YORK, Oct. l6-The Herald
says the conclusion of tue ir-A,y be-
tween Spain AMI China on the subject
Of celestial residents is fair to both par.
ties. and will astonish American haters
Of the heather Chinee who have re-
garded Spain as narrow and arrogant
power.
The number Of voters who registered
in this city yesterday WAS 50.347. max
ing SO ,0s9 for two days. an increase If
600 over the number registered on the
frs; two days Of registration in 1873.
COLUMBUS. OCT f5-Re,urns received
by the Republican State Committee
this evening show that the Republicans
have elected Links IN the Third DIS
trict and Mounts in the Second District,
bat they admit defeat in the Fifteenth
District. This gives the Republicans
% Senator's ann g. Representatives,. or
IS majority on joint ballot. The Dem
ocra.ic committee 30 no: eoncede a.
large . majority as this and it may
take full official returns to decide what
the exact majority in the Legislature
will be. The returns which have been
coming in this evening are largely from
Democratic strongholds. which ma
terially reduces Fosters majority. Gen
Robinson, Chairman OF the Republican
State Central Committee. says that he
10 Satisfied that Fosters majority will
not fall below 20 600.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-18

We commend the letter Of our travel
ing correspondent. descriptive Of the
Snoqualmic Pass road. to the careful
perus,l Of all citizens Of King count
AMI particularly to thosa OF Seattle.
Instead of passable wagon road cost
ing several hundred thousand dollars,
IS some visionary individuals would
have US believe, the cost woul1 not ex.
coed one or two per cent. such wild and
extravsgant estimates. He has Just
been over the road on foot, aud with q
pack on his back, and should know
what he is writing about Our CORES.
pondent's estimate places ths road
within easy reach Of our people.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-18

Tucson. Oct l6--A special to the
DaiIy Star from SflAer City, n. ~,
says tha. Indians have beer committing
terrible depreds ton. in the Rio Grande
valley. aud southwest Of Fort Cum
mings for several days rast. The PEG
pie Of Colorado have been besieged and
fighting since Saturday, and appeal for
aid. Sunday volunteer company Of
30 men under Capt John c Crouch,
went from Mesilla - their aid They
met 100 Iudisds near Colorado and Is
miles from Slocum's ranch. on the side
OF the road After severe fight the
volunteers were compelled 10 fall back.
They had running fight into SIocum's
ranch The killed in this fight were "
r Jones, County Clerk Of Dona Ana
county, and four Mexicsns. On receipt
of the news at Mcsil!a, two more comps-
Miss Of 50 men were raised by Col. Ry-
nearson. composed Of the bes. men in
Nesillavalley. The companies we're to
DIN Crouch today a: Slocuns aad 60
to Colorado. Two trains were captured
yesterday west Of Slocum's. In one OF
them eleven men, one woman and one
child were killed, and in the other. ell
hands escaped. Both trains were scat
tered and some Of the oxen were killed
and others left standing in the yokes.
Corpses lie all ulons the road. The
stage from east arrived this morning
two honrs late 4 number Of people
are known to have been killed within
the past four or five days aggregate 40.
The Indian trail leaving the stage road
yesterday leads toward the Black
Range and the vicinity of Hillsboro
mining camp. A strong scouting party
is thought to be in the vicinity OF Col
orado. This is the most persistent
fighting Indisns have ever known TO do
in this section. They are in large
bands aud seem determined to stay in
the country ard fight and make a gen.
eral warfare.