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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
THE KANSAS CYCLONE.
Destroys Hundreds of Ho uses
and Levels Forests.
Ruins Crops. and Swoops up Rivers
in It's Course.
The Dead BArfed aud the Charitable Aiding
the surviving euserers

A destructive cyclone visited the
northeast of Kansas on the evening
OF May 30th. 1t seems to have
passed across northern Kansas and
southern Nebraska as q very damag-
ing storm, but was fearful destroy
err of life and property as it passed
through Marshall County, in Kansas,
and on to Richardson County in the
extre me southeast Of Nebraska. The
town OF Irving in Marshall County
was nearly destroyed. Horses, cat
tie and people were lifted high in
the air, whirled about in different di.
rections and dashed to the ground.
Trees were uprooted and trees laid
waste for many miles. The follow
ing will give some idea of this terri
BILE storm
IRVING, Kan, June There are
thirty deaths certain and fifty-three
people badly injured in the recent
cyclone. The people want money to
get necessaries which are at hand.
From fifty to sixty families at Frank
fort, Kan, are houseless and desti.
tute of clothing, provisions and farm
ing Implements The citizens of that
place donated $500, but more aid is
needed.
ST. Lours, June Am Atchison,
Kan, dispatch says the committee of
surgeons and citizens sent to Irving,
Kan, Saturday, returned to- day
They report the dead all buried and
the wounded tenderly cared for. Re
lief COMMITTEES have been organized
at Irving and Frankfort and are dong
everything in their power TO provide
for the necessities Of the sufferers.
The destruction of property will
foot Up very large, but no reliable es.
Inmates can be formed of the amount,
Hundreds of houses have been de-
stroyed and the crops in the track OF
the cyclone are utterly destroyed.
The track of the cyclone varies from
three.fourths Of a mile to, mile in
width. At intervals, as it occasion
ally left the ground for short dis.
lance, and again descended, wher-
ever it touched the ground it swept
everything clean of houses, trees and
crops. Where it crossed the Blue
river it lifted every drop of water in
its course, and in passing over a well
in Irving it scooped it dry.
The committees from this city and
St. Joe held a meeting at Irving and
issued an address, calling on the
charitable for aid.
IT is certain that no less than forty
have been killed, and seventy or
eighty wounded. all the latter very
badly.
SABETHA, June 2.-There are sey.
enty-fve to one hundred persons
destitute Of everything in the vicinity
Of Beattics. Bedding and clothing
are in great demand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
4 m;nistar Who after = hard davis

A minister who after a hard days
labor, enjoying tea dinner, kept
necessarily praisning the ham and
say ing that MRS. Dunlop at hame
was as found o. ham as he was,
when the mistress kindly offered
to send her the present OF one. It's
unco kin o. We, unco kin; but I'll
ma gut ye TO The trouble o sending
il Ill just tax it hame on the horse
afors me- When gu leaving, he
mounted, snd the ham vac put into
sack, some difficulty was expert
enced in CITING il 70 lio properly
His inventiva SION cut tbs
Gordian kiot 4 nick, mistress, q
cheese in The i,her era wad max q
grsnd balance The hiat Was i'm
msdiatolg acted on, nnl Ike J5ah
Gilpiu he moved away sith his
distance irue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Death Of General Shields.

OrTUNwA, Iowa, June 2. -Gener-
al James Shields, late United States
Senator from Miss nori, died sudden
~ in this city at 1920 last evening.
On Saba b day be bad appeared 10
bis usual health. ale hearty sup
per at 6 o'clock, wrote several let.
ters, but just beflre retiring com
planned of pain in the chest. and
soon thereafter said TO his niaoe be
was dying, and ia thirty minutes
after expired sitting 10 his chair, re-
naming conscious 10 the last. He
lectured in this city Wednesday
evening last, ard had remained here
visiting relatives. His remains leave
here for bis homu 10 Carrollton,
No., at 5 O'Clock this evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

A man was at his confession one
day and while he was confessing q,
he spied ia pocket of the monks
habit silver snuff.box, and stole It.
Father he said Immediately, 81 ac-
cnse myself of having stolen silver
snuff box" "Then my son, you must
certainly restore it. Twill you have it
yourself my fasher?' Il? Certainly
not, my soDl' The fact is. proceeded
the penitent. "ihat have offered it
to the owner and he refused it,
Then you can keep it vita good
conscience answered the father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The proper mode of milking is to
take the teat in the entire hand, and
after pressing it upward, that it
may be filled from the capacioUs
milk reservoir above, to compress il
first OF the base between the thumb
and forefinger, then successfully by
each ofthe three succeeding fingers,
until completely emptied. Some
mixers seize the root of tho teat be-
tween the thumb and forefiuger and
then ''drag" down until it slips out
OF their grasp. In this way the teat
and udder both are often severely
injured. The COW should always be
MIXED regularly, and the milk co.
tirely drawn off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

A fast" man Undertook the task
of teasing an eccentric preacher
ado you believe" be said, Gin the
story of the prodigal son and the
fatted calf" Eyes" said the preach
er. well. then, was it male or
female calf that was killed ?" "a
female" promptly replied the di
vine. allow do you know that?'
Because" looking the interrogation
steadily in the face, 81 see The male
is alive"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Resisting the Dog Law.

Mr. G. W. Lee, we are informed,
is travelling about the County procure
ing the names Of men who agree 10
give $500 each to pay the expense of
fighting the enforcement Of the dog
law. Now we believe there is some
injustice in this law. But suppose
we take this method Of opposing all
laws that we don't like. A thousand
Of us agree to give $500 each, to
some lawyer or 'middleman" TO re-
sist the enforcement of the tramp
law; a thousand agree each to give
$500 to resist the enforcement of
the law limiting interest to ten per
cent. a thousand subscribe $500
each to oppose the enforcement of
the Sunday law; thousand 81 90
each to oppose the liquor law a
thousand give 5000 each to oppose
the enforcement of the "railroad aid"
law-and so on to the end. There is
one thing we can see IN such a
course. We can see fat rewards for
lawyers and middlemen. We can see
how the lawyers would put their
heads together and have our legisla.
lures every year make some such
law as this dog law 80 that our G.
w. Lees would get up $4,000 SUBJ
scriptions to pay them for fighting
their enforcement.
Any man who will think a mo
ment, unless he is some way inter
ested in the collection and expendi-
ture of that $500 subscription, would
not put his name to such paper. Il
is a Brick Pomoray humbug-a
fraud. We feel 1t our duty to warn
people against it as we do against
lightning rod men, map men, patent
right men and all similar humbugs.
The dog law is like everything else of
mems getting up; it is defective.
But it was intended for the good of
the verv men who are opposing it.
Every farmer wants dog and ought
to have good one. Perhaps he
ought to have it without paying for
license to keep it, or at least on the
payment of very small fee. But
there are people in the villages and
towns who keep dogs apparently for
the satisfaction of annoying other
people and for no good purpose.
Some of them have their substance
eaten up by dogs and they become
paupers, for whose keeping the PEG
pie are taxed. Their dogs GO prowl-
ing about the country killing off the
farmers sheep. They, themselves,
90 prowling around with guns and
fish-hooks, tramping over grain fields
and for amusement DIGGING the far
mers' stock. Some of the villages
have more dogs than men in them.
This law is intended to be club to
kill such dogs with. Would not ev.
cry industrious man like to accom-.
plish The purpose Perhaps the
method is too expensive. We be-
lieve it is. We believe the tax
should be cut down fully one-halE.
Perhaps it should be modified in 9th.
er respects Wen tell you how 1t
can be done without subscribing
$500 each, by the hundred or by the
thousand to some lawyer or middle
man for fighting" purposes. Petit
ton the Legislature next winter, ex-
pressing your wishes. If you have
paid the tax this year, ask in the
same petition that law be passed
directing the proper officers to remit.
IF this be done in proper way your
desire wi Il certainly be acceeded to
without your promising 50 90 to any
middleman or without nursing any
other sort of humbuggery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
THE Eucalyptus tree ia con

THE Eucalyptus tree is constant
subject of study bv scientists. Elk
periments are DOW in active pro-
gress in Australia TO determine
which of the Australian Encalypti
are best suited for cultivation in
temperate climates and which for
tropical regions, so that generally,
over the most part of the habitable
globe, plantations of these health
giving trees may be raised with
success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The Republicans of Ohio have
nominated Hon. Chas. Foster az
their candidate for Governor. He
has been in Congress from tina,
State for number Of years and i,
regarded as very able man. Al
goes Ohio this year so goes The
Union, as is supposed, next year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

IN Vermont, near Island Pond,
last week, twenty seven children
were poisoned by drinking the
water Of a brook, into which had
been thrown the dead bodies cf o
horse and other animals. Potato tops
on which bad been sprinkled Paris
green had also been thrown into the
stream. About half of the childrep
died. One man lost five-all his cbil
dren--and the brother became in,
sane
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The Judicial election in Chicago
Monday resulted in entire rout of the
Republican ticket by from s, 900 to
10000 majority. Chicago can poll
90 900 votes. At this election only
$4,000 we're cast. The stay-at-homes
were dissatified Republicans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

There is perhaps no tonic offered to the
people that possesses as much real intrinsic
value as the Hop Bitters. Just at this sea-
son of the year when the stomach needs al
appetizer, or the blood needs purifying, the
cheapest and best remedy Is Hop Bitters. Al
ounce of prevention rs worth pound o.
cure, don't wait until sou are Frustrated b.
a disease that may take months for you L
recover in.--Boston Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

"Piety is not an end, but the
means of attaining the highest de-
gree of culture by perfect peace of
mind. Hence it is to be observed
that those who make piety an end
and aim IN itself for the most part
become hypocr ites."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

Columbus avenue, Sunday after
noon ;Miserable street mucker to
Snobkins. the belt Of whose ulster
vas dragging: 4 cay, Old Hoss, if
you donttishten up your belly-band
yon'll lose your blanket. And Snod-
kins had to keep on looking pleas.
ant, as if he hadn't heard it, Har>
ward Ismpoop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

Mrs. PARrINGToS again-"Poor
man !" said the old LADY; $50 he's
really gone at lastl Ninety EIGHT,
was be? Dssr, dear to think that
if bed lived two years more he'd
have bean a renturion -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

liz salt and charcoal be fed to
hogs every week, it will be of great
benefit in preserving their health.
Ii this matter was attended 10, and
clean styes provided. there would
be less ahop cholera"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

MAY 22, Monroe, in Green Coun
~, suffered a $4,000 fire. The
losers were Bloom & Adams, Ed
Ruegger, Rusch, Adam yogt, Adam
Schmidt, Thomm & Miller, J. II,
Bridge, Peter Wells, T J. Bragg,
A. Corson, J. Mccormick.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

WHEN they rob man in Dead.
wood they make him "put up bis
hands = When the thing 10 10 be
done in Wall street tie party is
asked 70 put up margin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

During the past month OF May.
the Unised States mints coined gold
pieces valued s2,878,550 1880. 900
silver dollars, and 4,7o8 in smaller
coirs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
THE HERALD.
LANCASTER:
Thursday. June 5th, 1sz9.

LATE elections suggest that Nil.
waukee Democrats may have been
moving to Chicago and Chicago Re-
publicans moving to Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

"THE cheapest and toughest
thing to wesr in this world is truth,
and yet men will pay twice o. much
for q lie."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

FAITH has cause to take courage
from our very affections the devil
is bat q milestone to sharpen the
faith and patience of the saints.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

SUN.FLovERs wilt soon be In
bloom. and then every clown can
have his buttou.hcls boques
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

If iron WORKERS ever strike, of
course the proper time for them to
do so is when tbs irons hot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

There are sensible people who de-
clare that Bill Sherman is as good
an Brmy Bill as this country needs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The Presbyterian General As
stmbly, next year, will be held at
Madison, Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

GOVERNOR CULLoM has approved
the new Illinois law, limiting the
rate of interest Oh contracts TO 3
per cent. per annum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The greater part of Habiin, city
of 90, 900 Inhabitants ia Poland, has
been burned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
nhicaeo. Iune &

Wheat 81 Ok a l.o2. Corn 355zc. Oats 3olz a
Rye SIC. Barley As a 66c. Mess pork 50 SO. Lard
5000. Hogs $3.45 a 800. Cattle ranged in sales
81 so TO Its. Wool, coarse 10 q zoe; medium 10 a
%; fine 10 a 20,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
From the Hub.

The Illinois legislature has ad.
lonrned at last.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

There are some man who are for
tunes favorites, aud who like cats,
light forever on their legs.-Bolton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Chicago & Tomah Railroad

Trains make connections at woodman with passsa'
ger trains on the NJ. & ST. Paul RR
ID. r. W. WILLIAMS, FLYNN
President. Superintendent
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railv 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

Why is young wife like q hinge?
Because she is something TO adore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

The address was followed by Band
Music and By the reading of the fol-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE

Ten minutes walk from Courthouse on
main roads leading north and northeast from
the city, one containing about l55 and The
other about IS acres. Com enient to high
and graded school Good buildings, abup-
dance of water. timber, fruit, etc. Viii Be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts of either. Also if desired. farm ma,
chinery, teams, etc, sufficient for uses Of
farms, very low.
For terms, etc, enquire of the subscriber
on the premises. TN. BARBER.
Lancaster. Oct. 10Th. 1875.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Lancaster Town Bonds For
Go1n

Lancaster Town Bonds For
Sale.
State OF Wisconsin, INT County, Town OF Lancas-
ter-ss.
In compliance with the laws Of said State for
refsnding TowH indebtedness. the resolution Of
the Town meeting Of pril. 1879, Of said Town. and
the direction Of It's Board OF Supervisory hereby
offer for sale within said Town, for period Of
Thirty Days, Forty-Two Thousand Dollars Of the
negotiable bonds OF said Town. payable or before
ten years from date issued for the purpose Of re-
fnpding the whole of the present Indebtedness Of
sxd Town. alta lower rate ofinterest.
The terms Of the sale Of such Bonds are, that to
the person bidding the highest sum, not less than
par and onerieg TO accepts the lowest of inter-
for the whole any part Of said Bonds the said
bonds in whole or in part shall be issued.
Bids will be received at the Bank IL Geo w.
Ryland, Lancaster, Wis.
Dated May 18th, 1879.
@. w. RYLAND
Chairman Of the Board ofsupervisors o. said Town.
lows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
A Lancaster Farm for Sale.

My 225 acre farm, three miles north Of the
city of Lancaster, is offered for sale
There are l60 acres under pillow, and the
whole farm is fenced.
II has plenty of timber abundant water and
pasture.
1t has good two -story frame house, a good
frame barn, granary and other outbuildings.
Offered for sale at low price. For further
Information cal on the premises.
4m6 JAS S. LIVENS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Mr.. Laughton was requested TO
address the audience and did SO in
words about IS follows:

As dessert of feast from its lighter m a.
terials comes after the solid substantials OF
the dinner. so the few moments propose to
occupy with slight history Of our monument
may be taken as the dessert Of the grand dir.
ner we have all enjoyed.
Eighteen years ago tomorrow | was in
London and among the many sights of that
great city, its monuments to heroes, states
men, jurists, poets, philosophers and others,
are well known and almost embody the his
tory OF the nation passing up Fleet Street, |
noticed granite cenotaph with life size
guard in bronze at each corner. The legend
reads, ITO the memory of the officers and
privates Of the Guards who fell in the
Crimea''--with the names of the several bat
tles-s'erected by their BROTHER officers"
thought it spoke well for the honor of the
builders. Further on in front OF Westmins-
ter school Is a very fine Aberdeen Granite
obelisk, perhaps 90 feet 10 height, erected by
the school, adorned with military trophies,
&C, and perhaps a dozen names of majors,
captains, lieutenan.s, and ensigns engraved
thereon, with the legend, AS this school pro-
duced such men at their country's call, so
when wanted, are more like them ready to
respond The sentiment. the whole design
told so muen that IL sent a thrill to my fingers
end and turning to nv wife said. when re
reach home il shsli be my work to have q
memorial monument. if i can be done, to our
soldier friends and neighbors and others
throughout the county, on which their names
shall be engraved and handed down TO future
generations- On my return in July the subs
ject was preached to several Of my friends,
who received il as an act Of Justice and duty
due our volunteers though some advised de-
lay until the close Of the rebellion. Ninety
days at that time was the expected duration
ofthe war from high authority and in hgur-
ing cost we figured on no greater loss GER
tainlT than l5o men and an expence Of $500.
Subscriptions were taken on that basis, but
the ninety days passed and the rebellion IN.
creased, greater battles were fought and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Taken Up-Colt.

Taken Up-Colt.
Taken up by the subscriber on lands owned
by him in the town of Little Grant on or
about May Let. 1873, one gray horse colt,
two years old; heavy name and tail The own
er is requested to prove property, pay
charges and take said brute away.
WIN. ADAMS,
Dated Little Grant, May 9, 1879. Avs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
For every stripe Of stainless hue,
For every star in its field Of blue,
Ten Thousand of the brave and true.
Have laid them Down and died.,
Comrades Of camp and mess,
Left as they lay to die,
In the battles sorest stress,

The remembrance of those eventful years is
fast Eeceting as Time frsighted with new
events and new sensations sweeps over lives
onward, and loads our consciousness with new
thoughts and cares, hopes and fears
would not revive its memories that We
might live over its sorrows. would not re.
call its courage, its hardships. nor those Incl
dents which make even civilized warfare ter
rible would revive none of its hatreds, tear
open none Of its wounds. But while We rev.
crenily and tenderly adorn this monument I
would recur to those better and more cheer,
ing thoughts which.these observsnces suggest.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-04
A Sad Case.

A dispatch from Boston paper says:
There is strong reason for the supposi-
ton that Mrs. Nancy MADAM, who died
in East Cambridge Jail last week, thus
ending life sentence for the murder of
Obediah Jones, was innocent of the
Jail, but was transferred to East Cam
bridge in 1871. During all her imprison-
ment she has persistently maintained
her innocence, and reiterated the state
ment few minutes before she died. On
one occasion, when she supposed her.
self alone, she was overheard by one
of the matrons of the prison praying,
and the whole burden of her supplica-
ton was that as God knew her inno-
cence, it might be made manifest. On
the Sunday before her death, at the SER
vice in the prison chapel, she recited
from memory Christ's sermon on the
Mount, and she frequently expressed
her forgiveness of all who had been con-
cerned in her trial and conviction. Her
conduct during her imprisonment was
admirable, and her attention to what
she considered her religious duty was
constant and UNMARRIED. At the trial it
was shown that the daughter, upon
whose evidence she was convicted, was
of bad character, and had been living
with the man, Obadiah Jones, who was
murdered, and the presumption is that
the mother had no motive for the crime
The daughter has never visited her in
prison. 1t is claimed that other facts
are in the possession of the authorities
which go far toward proving that the
woman who has ended her life in prison
was innocent.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-04
Rescued from the Very Grave.

The grave-diggers of South Atchison,
Kan, complain that business is very
uncertain this season. Tenny Dysart,
wife and mother, and also colored, was
supposed to have departed this life, and
preparations were made for the funeral
The body was robed for the grave and
placed in the coffin, the sorrowing hus-
band and mourning children sadly griev-
ing at the loss of their wife and mother.
The funeral was to take place at o'clock,
at which time the house was filled with
friends. The hearse was waiting at the
door, and the body was soon to be borne
to its last resting place. AS the lid of
the coffin was thrown back one lady laid
her hand on the forehead of the suppos-
ed corpse, and, with cry of astonish-
ment, declared that the body was warm.
The physicians applied the usual tests,
and pronounced that life remained. The
body was taken from the coffin, and at
noon the next day, she was con scious
and in fair way to recover