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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Charles Wesley, 1899, wrote a
useful Doxology in Sevens:
CAT CONFLICTS.
Mr.. William Grossly Attacked by Q wild Cat .
Few Miles from Dubuque.

The Dubuque Times publishes the
following wild cat story. We are
inclined to caution our readers to
take it with some grains of al
Iowance. che Times man probably
never lived in the woods :
Mr.. William Grossly. residing a
few miles north OF the city on the
Maquoketa, was going home a few
days ago when he was set upon by
q large and vicious wild eat which
leaped upon him so suddenly and
with such torce as To knock him
down, and making such other hos
tile demonstrations that the sit
uation assumed a very Formidable as
pect. Mr.. Grossly was not slow In act
ing upon first impulse ofself- defense
that suggested itself, and quickly
seized upon large bundle OF hay at
hand, threw it up az sort Of beast
work between himself and bis fierce
assailant, thus keeping the animal
at bay until his dog came up and
rushed to the rescue. A bloody con-
fiict then ensued between the eat
and the trave and faithful dog in
which the latter would have come
off second best early in the fight, or
the chances were that very little OF
the canine would be left TO tell the
tale of that bloody scene on the
banks of the Maquaketa. While the
two combatants lay clenching and
growing and bleeding, Mr.. Grossly
managed to get hold of club with
which he contrived to deal the wild
cat vigorous blow, from which it
rolled over bowling with pain. but
soon gathering itself up it sunk away
as we'll as it coul1 upon three sound
legs, the fourth having been badly
mangled and broken by the club,
and was soon lost 10 the woods. A
short distance from the scene of the
attack upon Mr.. Grossly he came
upon the cats lair where half adoz-
en- embryotic felines were closely
ensconoed awaiting the return of the
wounded parent. The badly scrat-
ched and bleeding dog lost no time
in wreaking bloody vengeance upon
the helpless family and left very
savory dish of cat hash for the cou-
temptation of the old lady should she
succeed in reaching her nest again
in her crippled and wounded con-
dition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

The Cincinnati Gosette has the
following caution, which it may be
well for all persons using the tele-
phone to bear in mind at this time
of the year
"The telephone is now an insti'
tuition in all large cities. 1t is there-
fore proper to warn people against
using the telephone during thunder
storms. 1t is far more dangerous
than kindiing a fire with ooal-oil. y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

WHEN Kate Chase, daughter of
Senator Chase, the distinguished
War Secretary of the Treasury mar
ried Gov. Sprague, he was supposed
to be the wealthiest unmarried man
in America She was proud, ambi-
tious as knight, and lived extrava-
gantly. After the close of the war
Gov. Sprague's fortune waned. He
became bankrupt. The property left
to Mrs. Sprague was in danger of
forfeit, for they could not raise mon
ey to pay taxes on it. Mrs. Sprague
asked Congress to exempt it from
taxation. Senator ConklIng became
interested in her behalf and frequent
visits with the Sprague family and
interviews with Mrs. Sprague were
natural and perhaps necessary. The
chances are that politicians jealous of
Conkling and proud women jealous
of the brilliant Mrs. Sprague have
combined to poison the mind of Gov.
Sprag1e, which under misfortune is
off balance. This much is told so
that the dispatches in reference to
Gov. Sprague's driving Senator
Conkling from his premises may be
partially understood. That parties
of the standing of Senator Conkling
and Mrs, Sprague should be the prin.
cipal characters in such q sensation
is calamitous to American society.
There is a skeleton in Senator Conk.
ling's closet not IS vulgar but more
CHASTITY than that in Senator Carpen.
teT's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
THE DEAD DOLL.

You needn't be sryiug to comfort me,
tell You my doll is dead:
There's no saying she isn't,
With crack like that in her head.
It's just like you said it wouldn't hart
To have my tooth out that day;
And then. when the man most pulled my headoif,
You hadn't word TO say
And guess you must think I'm by.
When you say you can mend it with glue,
As didn't know better than that
Why, just suppose 1t was youi
You might make her look ali mended--
But what do care for looksi
Why, Clues for chairs, and tables
And toys, and the backs o fbsoks
Ny dolly my own little daughteri
Oh, but it's the awfulest crack,
Itlnst makes me sick to think Of the sound
When her head went whack
Against the horrible brass thing
That holds up the little shelf
Now, Nurse what makes you reniad me
know that did 1t myself
think ysu must be crazy
You'il "get her another head r
what good would forty heads do her ,
1 tell You my dolly Is dead
And to think hadn't quite finished
Her elegant summer hat.
And took asweet ribbon OF hers last night
To tie on that horrid cat
When mamma dear gave me that ribbon
was playing out in the yard
She said TO me most pr essiy,
Here's ribben for HiIdegarde'
And went and put ii on Tabby,
And Hildegarde saw me do It,
Bat said to myself. "oh, never 10 ind
don't believe she knew it y
But know that she knew II now
And just believe, L do,
That her poor little heart was broken
And so her head broke too
Oh, my baby my little babyi
wish my head had been hit
For I've hit it over and over,
And it hasn't cracked BIZ.
But since the darling is dead
She'll want 10 be buried of course:
We will take my little wagon,
Nurse, and you shall be the horse:
And I'll walk behind and cry,
And well put her in this, you see
This dear little box-and wen bury her
There, under the maple-tree.
And papa will make me a tombstone,
Like the one he made for ms bird;
And he'll put what tell him it.
Yes. every single wordi
shall say: "Here lies Hildegarde,
beautiful doll, who ia dead
She died OF broken heart,
And dreadful crack in the head p
- CsiICrs Communion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

learning, but that was because they
did not know quite enough. No
learned woman will ever forget tina.
to be ehsrming is the highest &C
complainant. No American her
oine will forget, however she may
study or work. that she is to be the
bright consummate flower of some
mans life, and that to make him
happy was the object for which she
was born America has created and
reared her rare and beautiful or
child simply that an American man
may pluck it and wear it next his
heart. - Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

SOME learned professors, hailing
from Philadelphia, having underta-
ken to prove thst the whole power
of Niagara Fall can be conveyed by
means of electricity Eve hundred
miles or more along copper cable
not exceeding half an inch in thick
ness. writer 10 the Popular Science
Monthly says: "Such query as
What shall We do when orr coal fields
are exhausted?need cause us no anx-
iety. for centuries before this possi-
bility shall be realized the world
will he longer stand in need of
them.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

PEARL HUNTING has become q reg
ular industry on the Little Miam
river, Ohio and it is getting exciting.
Several pearls recently found in th e
fisheries there have been sold in New
York at high prices, and the work
is carried on near Wsynesville with
svidity. One resident there has o
collection of 1000. Theregion where
the mussels are found abouuds in
prehistoric and antediluvian for.
nation, and the shells are found in
deep aud shallow water. The mus.
suls beds extend tor miles north and
south OF Waynesville in the Little
Miami.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Meteorfc Phenomena.

The source from whence these meteoroids
come is comets, especially from their tails
The tail of the great comet of 1911 vas $50, =
100000 miles in length and $4,000, 900 in di-
smeter. IL is improbable in the highest de-
gree that the comet could gather its tail to
itself again. IL is left behind forming a part
Of ring, which in time may become contin-
uous. Another comet comes and it does the
same, and during the ages which are past this
process has been going on till the inter-pian-
etary spaces are filed with not only meterol.
odds. but something still more marvellous.
The above was written by an as
trononomer, Prof. d. Lewis Swift, OF
Rochester, N. Y, a few days ago.
He was preparing the people to be
on the look out for the August show
er Of meteors, expected to appear
last Sunday night, and which appear
ances are about as reliable as the
periodical expectations OF a class of
the Adventists.
An astronomer ought to know
more than ordinary mortals on mete-
orology, but it does seem that
the above, and much of the remain
der of the article from which il is
taken, is very wild. We are told
that it is improbable in the highest
degree that comet could ever gath
er TO itself the material of tail $780,
100000 miles in length. That is not
hard to believe, whether the material
of the tail is light or weighty. But
it is known that such comets come
towards the sun with their tails be-
hind them and that sometimes in the
space of twenty-four hours they will
sweep the tail clear around the sun,
the distant and scattered extremity
passing around as accurately as the
nearer particles-those distant parti-
Giles making a circuit of more than
500, 100000 miles, undisturbed even
by brushing over ponderous planets
in their trail. This astronomer thinks
comets distribute portions of their
tails as they 60 along and that these
floating through space, sometimes
rush into our atmosphere in showers,
where they are ignited and we see
shooting stars" Before burning
they are, he says, not much if any
larger than peas. This suggests that
the tail of large comet would con-
tam enough matter TO make a mum
Der of good sized planets, while it
has been estimated by a celebrated
astronomer that there is not enough
matter in a comet to fill lady s
thimble if compressed to the solidity
of the earth. Some learned writer's,
not to say astronomers, believe that
there is absolutely no substance
whatever in the tail of comet-that
the nucleus is transparent and very
light body that, like lens, illumines
the rays of the sun as they penetrate
the etheriol and illimitable depth be-
yond. ORly on such supposition car
their brisk way of carrying their
tails around Tie sun be accounted
for, and the supposition opens a way
for the comprehension of some other
phenomena conn ected with comets
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

THos. BRowN of Fort Atkinson,
died few days since, and being a
member of the Ancient Order of
United Workman. his widow was
Immediately paid $4,000 by the or
der. Considering that che was left
practically without o dollar in the
world the wisdom of the husband in
connecting himself with that society
is quite apparent Waapun Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
BIZ WISE AND HAPPY.

If you will stop all your extravagant and
wrong notions in doctoring yourself and fam
lilies with expensive doctors or humbug cure :.
alls, that do harm always, and use only ma
lures simple remedies Cor all your ailments =
you will be wise, well and happy, and save
great expense. The greatest remedy for this
the great, wise and good will tell you, is HoI
Bitters--relY on it. See another column
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
s-ee, warbler, when the rsdIaa, moenlish, fall.

Sweet warbler, when the radiant moonlight falls
In mellow splendor on the haunted shed,
OF have / listened to thy plsintive wsuls
And cursed thee from my seep-dsserted bed,
How have wept to hear thy long-drswn shout
MARIA! 0h-h, Marie Csmin' oa-outi"
Why dost thou rage, vain eat when sable night
With "devy freshness fills the silentsrs
Why dost thor climb the rosf TO yell and 1ght,
Aud rip and spit and snort and claw and swears
Dost thoa not blush, sweet cat, when rosy dawn
Sees half thy fur claTed eut, and one ear goae
-Hagksgs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Stray Bull,

Broke in the premises of The subscriber, in
Bloomington, on or about the goth day OF
July, 1879, a one year old red roam grade
bull, no other marks noucei. The own er is
requested to come and prove property, pay
damages and take said bull away.
22w4 BALLANTINE BROS.
Bloomington, Wis, August, 5, 1879.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
To Whom it May Concern

This is to notify all persons that my son, c.
f. Veterinarian, is permitted to contract for
himself aud do business for himself, and that
payments made to him for services rendered
by him will be valid payments His time is
his own. will not hold Others responsible
for his acts or be responsible for his acts or
liabilities. A. J. McGRANAHAN.
Lancaster, Wis 21w4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
"THE American heroine lsin

"IHE American heroine 10 10 the
air, new product like some rare
orchid. No woman was ever in
jured by too much education, though
some have insulted it by making it
appear pedantry; others have called
an unsexed strong mindedness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
A CARD.

To all who suffering from the errors and ndis
creions ofyouth. nervous Weakness early decay los
Of manhood, &C.. will send you sreceipt that will
cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered bya missionary in South America
Send self-addressed envelore 10 the REV. JOSEPH
t. NMAN, Nation ID, AsW York City. 45y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
The Black River Falls Independe,

The Black River Falls Independent
was Greenback paper. 1t goes the
way of their candidate Goodwin. Il
says Brick Pomeroy's leadership of
the party must drive thousands out
of it, and says it is now the duty OF
every patriot to unite with the Re.
publican party in its efforts to secure
fair and free elections, and forever
crush out the heresy of State Rights.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug II.
wheat s41ze-sIight advance the preceding
day. Corn declined 10 3sisc. Oats steady al zs1se.
rive 4aLc Barley no sales. Ness pork Sszltds ~
Lard SIS 4z;s Hogs s3.i5613.5t. Cattle si.s5@5 %
fer infer ior to good s25o6s3so for feeders and
S350I4 so for good 10 choice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Still They Come!

Six good photographs for $l.00 has kept
me busy. Time will be extended while you
make 1t lively In the meantime bring your
friends pictures and get them enlarged
Just note these prices: s 10 photographs
taken life itself, s1.00. Any kind of pic
lures enlarged for sl.OO. F. WITC0MB,
Bloomington Wis 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE
BOOT AND SHOE STORE

The undersigned. thankful for the liberal
patronage received from the citizens of Ian
easter and vicinity for the past twenty two
years he has been in the business here, soil
cts their continued favors and informs them
thath his shelves have been replenished with
a full line of new custom made and fine boots
and shoes
He is prepared TO make to order at any
time fine or heavy boots or shoes and en-
cages TO give good work at moderate prices
cali at bis store on Maple street, two doors
east Of the bank. d. WEBER.
Lancaster, May %, '7s. #.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Notice to Stock Owners.

Owners of stock of all kinds, cattle, horses,
hogs, sheep, etc, are hereby notified to re-
strain their stock from running at large on
the highways bounding the w. and s. Z. 1
Of Section %, Town 6, Range 2 west The
owners of all animals found at large on said
highways will be considered as trespassers
and dealt with according to law.
D. T. PARKER. Jr.
Fenninore, July %, 10 20w4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor, WILLIAM E. SMITH.
For Lieut.. Gov, JAMES NJ. BINGHAM.
For Sec'y of State, HANS B. WARNER.
For State Treasurer, RICHARD GUNTHER.
For Atty General, ALEXANDER WILSON.
For State sup't, WILLIAM C. wHITFoRD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
A Lancaster Farm for Sale.

My go acre farm, three miles north of the
city of Lancaster, is offered for sale.
There are leo acres under pillow, and the
whole farm is fenced.
1t has plenty of timber, abundant alter and
pasture.
|; has good two-story frame house, "a good
frame barn, granary and other outbuidIngs.
Offered for sale at a low price. For further
information call on the premises.
4m6 JAS. S. LINENS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
The Doxoiogies.

The l.. NJ. Doxology. now sung
every Sabbath, all over the English
speaking world, in ten thousand
churches and MORE
"Praise God. from whom all bles sipgs fow." &C.,
was written by Bishop Thomas Kerr,
of the Church OF England, and pub
lished in 1907.
The other popular l. NJ. Doxology
that still retains its place among the
orthodox as tribute of praise to the
Trinity,
ITO God, the Father ,--God, the Son." &C.,
was written by Rev. DR.. Isaac Watts,
and was first published in 1907, ten
years later.
Watts wrote also, and published at
the same date, tie G. M. Doxology,
in common use every where
'.Let God-the Father. aud the Son." Ac.
The only other G. NJ. Doxology
that rivals it,
"ro Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" &C,
was published, in 1896, by Tate q
Brady, and was written by one Of
them, probably Tate.
The S. M. Doxology most general.
ly used among our churches,-
Eye angels round the throne" &c..
was written by DIR. Watts, and dates
from 1907.
John Wesley, in 1899, gave to the
churches an excellent S. M. Doxolo-
gy, much used bp the Methodist
churches,-
ITO God 1.-The Father, Son,
And Sprit.-0ne in Three,
Be glory, as ii was, IL now,
And shall forever be-"
Charles Wesley, 1889, wrote a
useful Doxology in Sevens:
"sing we, to our God above,
Praise eternal as His love;
Praise Him,-ali ye heavenly host -
Father. Son, and Holy Ghost"
In Particular Metres We have no
Doxologies that have become popu.
lar. Indeed, it is becoming an al
most universal custom, whatever may
be the metre of the last hymn of the
public service, especially when organ
accomplishments are used, to run the
interlude into the hsllowed tune,
"Old Hundred" and sing the L. NJ.
Doxology:
"Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," &c.
K. +. HATFIELD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

INVENTORS who desire to procure Pateprs :,
theuni,ed States and else where for the;, l Y
ventions. as well as others interested !.
Patents already granted, viii, on Applicant
to the publisher of this paper be furnisbs5
with pamahle. Of reliable information il a,
lation thereto, free Of charge,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Pay Your Doctor Bills.

To all who know IL emselves 4. iebted TO Dr. =
either by note or book account, notice + N Tn
giyea that the accounts r.ust be settled soon
once IT else tn same III be collected al yor a
at Plat teyiise. Wis JOHN ii c. SNEcJ0bE
Dated Cassyiile, Nov. 4. 1873, sal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Chicago & Tomah Railroad

Trains make connections at Woodman with pas.su-
ger trains on the VI. & ST. Pau RR
ID. r. W. WILLIAMS, p FLYNN
president. Superintendent
chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railwav
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
LANCASTER

lancaster, August II, 1879.
- askfv nv Nathan schreiner a Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14

ITO God,--th 9 Father, Son.
And Spirit,-0ne In Three,
Be glory, as it was, Is now,
And shall forey er be-"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-05
Edwin Booth.

Speaking Of Booths early career, B..
F. Baker. his fst manager. said to q
representative Of the Philadelphia Mirror
last week "Hs and I were associated
together in San Francisco In 1856, and
II was through my influence that he was
persuaded to come East. Booth, at that
time was my leading man. He was
playing the Iron Chest and Richard
He wa the original Raphael In the
Marble Heart and . fns part he made
Of it. But hs won't play It now. Hes
got so dsvilishly classical you can't
touch him with . ten foot pole. Booth
also played Still Waters Run Deep
At that time ! was exceeding busy. I
used to get play books direct from Lon.
don. and bring out the plays before they
ever reached New York. ] ran Still
Waters three months bsfore Burton
produced Il. In Bleak House Booth
played Bucket. the policeman. Fancy
him doing that sort OF thing nov. It
recalls the days whom E. L. Davenport
danced q hornpips in 'Blsok Eyed 6u.
ssn.' when Waller sndhis wife supported
him."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-05
Press Reunion.

New Yosx. June "a reception on
the occasion Of the occupation Of their
new quarters by the New York Press
Club took place last night and wal q
brilliant affair. DR.. John B. Wood, the
President Of the Club, opened the ex'
srcises by . short speech. Letters Of
regret were read by the nrst Vice Prssi.
dent. Barclay Gallagher, Thurlow
Weed, George Jones proprietor Of the
TSmes). Postmaster James, Ex.Ministsl
to England Pisrpont, Rev. Henry Ward
Bsechsr. Algernon @. Sullivan, Hon.
Thomas Kinsslla, Walt. Whitman and
other wsll.known gentlemen were pros.
emit and made short addresses.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-05
Birthday Of Rome.

Rome Cor. NJ. Y. Erening Po.t.
The 2lst OF April was the anniversary
OF the foundation Of Rome BY Romulus
on the Palatins Hill. The Eternal City
now counts 2.632 years Of existence. and
this event was celebrated BY an illumina-
ton OF the Forum with Bengal lights.
This custom II in imitation OF the an
cisnt Romans. who celebrated the ami.
vsrsary with public rsjoicings and re-
ligious and civil festivals. Il has been
usual to illumine also the Coliseum, but
the many excavations which have been
made In tho arena would have made IL
dangerous to admit . crowd In the in
terror. The illumination with red and
green lights was therefore limited 70 the
Forum, but sven thus restricted 1t vas
sufficient to attract great numbers OF the
strangers in Rome % we'll a. the citizens
to enjoy the enchanting spectacle. Many
were admitted TO the gardens Of the
Palatins Hill. from which they could
look down upon the Forum and see its
columns and broken rostrums, and It's
Sacra Via, where julius Caesar and An.
Ruatus and Marx Antony, the lords Of
the world. once trod.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-05
The Isthmus Canal.

New YoRK, June 5.-The Herald says;
The world has scarcely time to get over
it, surprise at the rapidly with which
the Darisn Congress concluded its
labors, whom Il Is startled by De Lssssps
announcing the formation Of the com.
pany and the opening Of a subscription
for 400, 000. 900 francs. It gives a..
surancs that the Wise party is very much
in earnest. and II the subscriptions roll
in from all parts OF the world. a. Lesseps
confidently expects, there 10 nc good
reason why the projected tide-levsl canal
across the American Isthmus from Colon
to Panama should not eventually b
completed.