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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
Statistics for Girls.

A young English statistician who
was paying court to young lady,
thought 10 surprise her with his i'm
mense erudition. Producing his
note book, she thought be was about
to indite love sonnet, but was
slightly taken back by the follow
ing:
How many meals do you eat .
day r
Why. three, of course, but of all
the oldest questions
Never mind, dear. I'll tel you
all about it il 4 moment.'
His pencil was rapidly at work.
At last, fandiy oiasping her slender
waist.
Now, my darling, I've go' II, and
If you wish 10 know how much has
passed through that adorable little
mouth IN the last seventeen years, /
can give you he exact figures
Goodness! Gracious ! What can
you mean p
Now, just listen Gays be, and
you will hear exactly what you have
been Obliged to absorb to maintain
those charms which are to ms Ike the
happiness of my life.
But ! don't want TO hear.
'Ah, you are surprised, nc doubt,
but statistics are wonderful things.
Just listen You are now seven-
teen years old, so that 10 fifteen
years you have absorbed oxen or
calves, 5, sheep and lambs, II !;
chickens, 1927; ducka, 204; geese;
II; turkeys. 100, game of various
kinds, 824 ; fishes, 100; eggs, 1924,
vegetables, (bunches), 700; fruit,
(baskots) 603; cheese, 1O2; bread,
cake, ETC., Tin sacks of flour), 40 ;
wine (barrels), II; water (gallons),
10000
At this the maiden revolted, and
jumping up exclaimed
Il think you are very imperti-
nent, and disgusting besides, and 1
will not stay to listen to you 7 upon
which she flew into the house.
He gazed after her with en- alb.
stracted air and left, saying to him
self:
81 she kept talking at that rate
twelve hours out Of twenty -four,
her jaws would in twenty years
travel distance of 1882, 124 miles.
The maidon, within two months
married well to do grocer who was
no statistican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
THE LA CROSSE CAVE.
Rspors Of a scientific vi.i. necenuy Made.


Special Correspondents 81 ths SUNDAY Telegraph.
LA CROSSE, JAY 3. The Ghroai-
Gle of i recent date contains the ac-
count OF visit by DR.. John A. Rice
State Senator from W2ukesha coun-
ty, and q man OF distinguished eci-
entific requirements, to the cave re-
Gently discovered in West Salem in
this county, aud the results of the
Investigation made by DR. Rice and
his party. He made thia visit a.
tho request of officers Of tho State
Historical society who who bad
seen the accounts of the discovery
Of thu cave in the newspapers Of
the state.
DR.. RICE WAS HERE
last week The expedition which
no formed to visit tie csvo consist
ed several ladies and gentlemen Of
this city and Of the village Of West
Salem. Excavations were made IN.
to toe floor OF The cave, which cons
sisted Of sand. Under the sard
about foot was found q layer of
aches also about foot 10 depth.
Then was found another layer of
sand and after that followed snoth-
er of ashes, and 30 on until four sue
cessive layers of aand and ashes
were found. Further excavation
was prevented Dy reaching WAGER.
and there were no means 10 drain
the cave.
DR.. Rice thinks. that tho discover
les thus made indicate that tbs
cave has had
FOUR DIFFERENT SETS OF OCCUPANTS
at successive periods Of time, each
set covering The previous set az
they entered it, or possibly the
ashes lefG being afterwards covered
by sand drifts into the cave or fall.
ing from the soft and friable arched
roof Tho mouth Of the cave had
been nearly closed by a land slide,
forming bank in front of it, and
from this bank q tree had grown,
from he age Of which DIR. Rice
judgeo that 100 years had elapsed
since the cave had been penetrated
by human beings. The recent re.
discovery Of the oane was made by
young hunter who had trapped
eoons and woodchucks in tho vicini-
~, and who, in throwing stones in
the email remaining orifoe had been
surprised to hear them strike as ii
at distance.
FRAGMENTS OF POTTERY
were found in the sand and ashes
with bones, aud bone bodkin or
needle artisticaly made. The rude
scrawls of pictures of animals on the
walls were carefully studied by DR..
Rice but he reserved his conclusions
as to their peculiar antiquity and as
TO their authors. He will embody
his views according to request in o
paper to the Historical society,
which will be of great interest.
The Chronicle folks are entitled 10
credit for their enterprise in the af
fair, and "Chroniole Cavon is the
appropriate name applied to tho
find
DR.. Rica's studies af this kind are
earnestly pursued, and he is an en-
thusiast in the work Of exploring
the relics of cur predecessors on
this continent. Valuable results
must follow his Investigations in
this direction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
AFTER THE FOURTH.

The Fourth of July is over
With all of its dust and its heat
Its speeches and music and crackers,
Its banners and garlands so neat
The report of cannon and muskcs
No longer deafen the ear,
And the people now busy and quiet
Sent yesterday cheer after cheer
For country of freedom and Justice,
And liberty dear to the true,
And the glorious flag of our nation,
Hurrah for the red, white and blue
The last little cracker has ''fizzed,n
The little burned fingers are bound,
Our patriotic boys ale so still,
You'd think they knew nothing of sound.
The gnnpowder fragrance has left US,
As blooming in rockets high,
And the flowers and letters and figures
All faded and died in the sky,
And notice that frizzes are Strengthened,
And dreamily the eyes rove far
In thinking of her Yesterdays pleasures,
And OF what was said In the car.
Oh keep our nation, we pray Thee.
Thou Ruler OF Kingdoms divine,
For dear, dear to US is our country,
And we and our country are Thine.
Oh make us a nation 20 love Thee,
And obey Thy laws on earth
Dispense Thou the dark cloud that o'erhang
us,
Send destruction not to our hearth.
Do Thou save the young men Of our eountr
From fate that is worse than all,
BY banishing skiing Bibler's great army"
As we at Thy feet hunbly fall.
En-. On.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
Should be President of the Work
ingmen.

A correspondent of The New York
Evening Post, at Vera Couz, finds
q discided dislike for working among
the Jaroehos who lead a half gypsy
lifo on their places 10 the country.
If water is wanted toEboil bis frijoteS,
be sings d pair of water-jars that
bal .nce one another by a strap over
tho eGddle,bow Then, mounting,
be rides to tho adjacent stream and
wades ID until tie Jars fill themsel-
YES. Returaing to tins hut, hs slides
out of the saddle, and if possible,
leaves his wife or other members of
the family to unload and secure the
horse. Is wood wantsd to base bis
tortilIaS, be brings ii ia the same
free aud-easy fashion. Selecting
fallen log 10 the forest--to fsllone
himself would be toe much labor--he
throws one end Of bis lasso over it,
and then ties tho end to bis horses
tail. Then, mounting the animal he
drsgs the log to the hut, or more
frequently inside, where tits set free
and one end thrust into thn cinders.
As ths cad bnfns off il Is pushed
futber Up until the Is hole is oonsesa.
ed and another required Ia ibis.
easy fsshi is the hearth repleni-h
ed lit we're not easy tho Jaroeho
would not DC it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
The Darien Canal.
Special Dispatch to the Sentinel.

PARIS, July G.-Lesseps has just
signed treaty giving him the con-
cession of the isthmus granted by the
United States of Columbia. Matters
are now to be pushed with the great
est activity. A new company will
be Immediately constituted, with a
capital of ,000,000f. In a long
conversation Lesseps, this afternoon,
repudiated all intervention on part of
the government, were such intended
He said he fully recognized the truth
of the statement that the United
States was entitled to exercise a
large and important influence in the
management of the canal. He de.
clared the enterprise had no charac.
ter of special Atty, but was a
private speculation, though universal
in its utility. Paris is silently ac-
cepted as the center of operations,
merely because the French laws are
severe and offer greater security to
shareholders on account of the great.
err control over the administrators OF
funds. Lesseps remarked during the
interview that he proposes to offer
Grant the position of honorary Pres
ident of the company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

THAT Assembly district in Iowa
county which gives large majority
for men of easy money prociivities
@re no doubt interested in the career
ofone Ansley Gray who in 1876
represented thai district in the Leg
islature, and latt5rly has been in
the Legislature of Dakota. The
Chicago Times of Sunday last has
the following item in his history
Mr.. III. Il Mills, Jr., attorney of
this city, looked into the detectives
Office yesterday and placed into the
hands of Capt. MeGarigle . COM
plant against the Hon. Ansley
Gray, member of the Dakota legis.
lature, and prominent resident of
Bismarck. Gray aud Mills it seems
were old college friends and met for
the first time in some years about
fortnight ago. A few days since
the former induced Mills to intro.
duce him at the City bank, whore he
procured the cash for 9 check on his
homo account ut Bismarck. Yester-
day the check returned protested
and with en- accompanying note to
the effect that tho Hon. Ansley
never had any business dealings
with the bank on which he drew.
Mr.. Mills further learning that Gray
had used his name to get money at
still another bank, and that he was
fred out of his hotel yesterday for
non>payment of board, concluded
that it would be for the best interest
of society if the gentleman from
Dakota took place behind the
bars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10


lT IS not so easy matter after ali
to name the persons who represented
Grant county in the State Conven-
ton in 1854 when the Republican
state Organization was effected. The
records show plainly enough that J..
T. Mills was there but no other name
from Grant county can be found.
Mr.. James A. Jones supposed he
was one and distinctly remembers
the presence there of Uncle Stephen
Mahood, Col. Jon. G.. Clark and w.
b. Colburn, but on further cxamina.
ton concludes the convention he at
tended was the one held in 1856
which chose delegates to the first
National Republican Convention.
Since Mr.. Jones's examination we
have not had opportunity to inquire
further of Col. Clark. Any way
Judge Mills was one of the Conven
ton fathers and il is his duty to be
there whether the county sends him
or not. The Mass meeting TO assem-
ble in the afternoon belongs TO the
delegates to the first Convention,
whether rechosen this year or not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

WHEN the French actress, Mile.
Sarah Bernhardt, lately appeared in
a London theater, the Prince of
Wales went behind the scenes to
meet and greet her as is his custom
when he fancies performer of the
fair sex. But on this occasion he
was not so we'll received as usual.
Madame" said the Prince. "you
don't seem to remember me.n Re,
piled the proud tragedienne. "Mon.
seigneur, L never saw you before
with your hat on" He had for
gotten to remove his chapeau.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
II n 7 y 'II9H7Ia
2nd Assembly District Committee.

GILES 4. TALBOT at juneau, Wis. +,
had some property burned not long
ago. His loss was paid by the Mad
ison Mutual and then no went south
with his vito. lie left large box
of goods to be shipped to thom. Tho
box was shipped but was stopped
off at Janosville by legal process
and on examination it was found to
contain somo of tho most valuable
articles that Talbot and his wife
had sworn were burned ia tho fro.
Tal0ott's creditors are saving what
they can out of those goods and the
debtor is literally advertised for
but has not returned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

TUE La Crosse Democrat, (Brick
Pomeroy) shows up the kind Of men
who have been running the Greenback
party Of the country As Brick is
elso one of them he ought to know
whereof be speaks. lie says:
Let US look atthe records The court rec,
ords in Michigan prove that Moses w. Field
swindled a soldier out of money. The court
records of New York prove that Wallace +.
Groom and Walter II. Shupe have each Of
them been before the tribunals Of justice and
proven to be swindlers, obtainers Of money
under false pretenscs, and embezziors of
fraud. The court cords of Cincinnati prove
that Samuel +, Cary, in connection with min
ing property, whereby, after telling q few
personal friends that he would be pledged to
$4,000, they gave him the money when he
produced less than one-iourth Of that amount
and keeping it till the cat got out of the
bag, so TO speak. So il is that we look this
matter over and find that Field Caiy,
Sohupc and Groom were all swinders, as We
now find that Pluncy w. Freeman and his
son are also in the clutches of the las for
this same dclcctable occupation. Of,hc small
fry following in the tracks OF tRe elephant as
part of the show the same can he said as
time rends the veil ana pulls away the fog
which has so long distracted the financial af
fairs Of this country.
While the investigator ia at it he
should look into the records of said
POmeroy. Was it $4,000 or $780,
600 of the Boss Tweed theft that
the tribunals of justice" found had
pas sod into tho hands of Brick?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

MR. Ross is investigating the case
Of boy in East Farnham, Quebec,
who says that his name is Charley
Ross, and says also that he was
brought from New York by two men
a long time ago. He lives with a
man who speaks no English, and is
reticent and sullen when questioned
about the boy or himself. He says
he does not know or care who the
boy is. He is paid $3.50 annually
for keeping the boy, drafts being
sent him from New York every six
months These drafts are signed
Edward Pierson, and are payable at
Malson's Bank, Montreal,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

a DEVICE called filter and lime
catcher" hes been adopted by the
Illinois Central Railroad Company,
aud is now in successful operation
upon about thirty locomotive boil.
ers. The object is publication of
feed.water before il mixes with wa.
ter in the boiler, or rather the ex-
traction of the lime, or other salt,
held in solution, that inorustaiion to
a great extent, if not entirely, will
DC prevented. RGiloay World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
Diseases Peculiar TO Students.

President Eliot, IF Harvard Col.
lege, st the dinner Of the Maesachu-
setts Modical Society 10 Boston last
"Wednesday, called the attention of
members Of the society to certain pc.
ouliar diseases prevalent among the
students Of FL rqard College. He
had found that in the Senior class
of 200 young mea, forty-two suffer
80 severely from diseases Of the nose
throat and lungs that it ID imoossi-
bic, in the opinion of the members
of the Massachusetts Medical Socie-
ty, for them to 60 TO prayers; and
a peculiar feature Of the disease is
that the same members of the socie.
ty certify that it would be danger
GUS for them to go to prayers for six
months to come. Another peculiar
ity is that the disease apparently 10.
ereases the longe- tho student at.
tends college, for while only 10 per
ceutum of the Freshman class are
afflicted, Il per centum of the Sem
Tors are. Still another popularity
Of tho disease is that it exists only
few moments OF the day, and about
that time it does not prevent the
patients from going 10 their meales,
even though the prayer bell is ring
ing at the eamo time it docs not
prevent their attending Rotations
they can even attend to tho theater
and ride out home 10 the horse.car
late at night 10 mid wintar; they can
row in the boats. play base ball,
and even sing in the gloe club. 1t
is known that the disease exists,
however, for it is certified to by
members of the Massachusetts Med
ioai Snniatv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

American watches have driven
the Swiss watchmakers almost to
the wall, and the latter have found
it necessary either to open a new
school for matchmaking and rovolu-
tionize the trade in Switzerland or
give up the business. They have
accordingly impot I'd q quantity of
American machinery, and will at
tempt to compete with as in watches
of our own manufacture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
New Steam Ferry at Glen
Haven,

Will make regular trips between Glen Ia
ven Wis. and Gutenberg Iowa, leaving Glen
Haven $50 A. N. and p. NJ. connecting
with Passenger trains on G. d. Il NJ. r. J
The nearest and best route to all parts of
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota and the
western country. Good roads, quick time,
low rates and good accommodations.
tf KIDD & CHANDLER Proprietors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

A MINING suit, long and bitterly
contested and Involving interests SO
great that the people were divided
into partisans over it, was decided
in Colorado, July I'd. The Jury do
cided in favor of Stevens & Letter,
that vein can be followed beyond
The side lines or claim even when
it departs so far from a vertical d.
roCtion IN its course downward as
to be horizontal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
A Stream of Running Petroleum I04
Miles Long.

THE old Standard OIL Company
monopoly has received severe blow
in the establishments of the new
Tide Water Pipe Line, which TO day
is in smooth operation and formid
able rival to the United States Pipe
Line. Petroleum is now flowing
through the new pipes from the
Bradford oilrogions to Williamsport,
Pa, distance Of 104 miles, passing
through dense wilderness, over
rugged bills and mountains and
across deep and rapid streams. The
pipe is SIX inches in diameter, and
weighs nineteen pounds to the foot
or nearly fifty tons 10 the mile.
There are two pumpiug stations,
one at Corryville and the other at
point tour mics southwest Of Can
derspor., Butler county, Pa. They
are twenty~one and half miles
apart. Thirty one miles east of Cor
ryville the oil ia raised TO an eleva-
ton Of 1900 feet, but from this point
to Wiillamsport the fall is 2 100 feet.
Oil is driven through tho pipe into
the storage tank in Wlliamsport a.
the rate of 5000 barrels a day, and
the tanks there have combined
capacity of nearly 10000 barrels.
rhe oil is taken thence in tank-cars
to Bayonne, NJ Jersey, the easten
terminus Of the Iine, w1sre tho Com
pany have ifsy acres fronting the
bay to be used for the reception aud
expectation of oil. The Standa- d
Company has effaciually controlled
the old pipeline, and there has been
much dissatisfaction among shippers.
The petroleum. msrKet has been
little unsettled ny the c ,m pletioa of
the new lac bat IS q day recover
ing itself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
Dated, 1879.

This is very short and locks very
plain. Any man who can read
would think himself capable of UNI
Outstanding it Yet hundreds have
been swindled by it. Hundreds
have signed 1t understanding they
wero obligating themselves TO the
amount Of one TO five dcllars and
when payday came twenty to one
hundred and fifty dollars were
claimed Of them Many busineps
men will say, aud DO say, if farmers
or others are tfooi enough to sign
such contract let them bleed"
They assume, says the lawyer and
the merchant, that they understand
business and political economy and
national as well as private finances
as well as any of us and they will
get angry If we give them advice.
Let them have this for q lesson.
This is not the HERALD's way. In all
sWiodles or any transactions that
have the nature of swindles, our
sympa' HES arc with tho man who
works. We are not willing to let
tho man who schools himself in viii.
lainy impose upon men whose hon.
est labors have int aered with their
time to take lessons in the tricks of
villains. This kind of vilainy is no
better than tho three card monte
When we exposed one Of these fell
lows and in fact had him arrested
far spiriting away the hard earned
dollars Of some of tho working mon
some said slot alone; it will teach
thom q lesson" We drove that fell
low and his pards out of this coun-
ty. We could have made money
by letting them alone. But some
men have called the HERALD the
capitalists paper and the friend of
the money gamblere. They don't
know who their best friend is. We
notice with satisfaction that. as far
as we have heard four out of i've of
those mon who were bit by this
graft man were not taking the HER
AID when they entered into the
transaction, ard yet they were in
localities whore neatly every other
man takes it. If there is paper
in the State that keeps it readers
posted in such matters it is the HER.
AID. We propose to fight Il cut on
this lire. Business men (some OF
them) cay the graft mans contract
is iron clad, that no man who signed
it can evade his demands. But If
they want our advice we give it en-
phatically, Pay TO moro than you
agreed to-
The HERALD has already knocked
the lawsuits endwise. Since it came
out last week he is settling mp and
Withdrawing suitsas actively as pcs
sible. OF course he will tell you
that he has settled with this man and
that man and that they gre smart
men aud wouldn't have settled if the
law wss on their side, and It will be
advisable for you to do the same.
Of course they "settle." But that
man has deceived you once, don't be-
lieve q word he says. His suits are
shams. He wi carry none of them
to the bitter end. If any has gone
or ever does go through any high
court in his favor, "bet your CUTS"
in the eloquent language of Boss
Reyes that it's 8 put up affair. Stand
your ground. Don't get INTO such
tangles again and when you are in
get out by breaking the net.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

THE birth of female child, the
wall of whose abdomen ia trans
parent, is reported from Colum-
bus, Ga. Instead Of the usual mus.
cular and other tissue, the wall is a
fine transparent membrane through
which may be seen all the abdominal
organs, Not since Alexis st. Martin
had the end of his stomach blown out
have the doctors had such fne ma
tertal as the Georgia baby. Her fate
is to be ga remarkable specimen" and
like Bret Harte's man with an aneur-
ism she will come to take pride in the
interest she creates amoL z the doe.
tors. She will be haun ID in her
death-bed by physicians who have a
mania tor presery;Ag anatomical Pc
culiarities, and when she IS dead she
will form one of the ghastly array of
specimens lining the walls Of the fear
full anatomical museum. There is no
escaping these collectors. O'Bald.
win, the Irish giant, tied stone to
himself and jumped into the Thames
to escape John Hunter, the great
surgeon-but within week Hunters
museum was adorned with the skele-
ton of the giant. The New England
man who had a crowbar shotthrough
his skull, was logged for twelve
years by Boston surgeon, who final
ly carried the skull in triumph from
California to Boston. - Miiraukee
Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10
CAssvILLE.
cassville. July I. 1879.
GEORGE GIBBS

Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds OF Hus
man Hair, such as Braids, Curls and Puffs
Old work speciality, and coloring warranted
not to fade Combings made up in the most
approved manner, roots all one way. Leave
yonr orders at my Barber Shop, or az my
house. GEo GIBBS,
36-5lm6 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-10

THE crop prospects in Southern
Russia are represented as very un
favorable. What was left by the
drouth aud hail is now being de
stroyed by swarms of grasshoppers
and corn beetles. In Italy, also, the
harvest will be under the average.