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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
Marriage Fees.

An honest-faced stranger called
on Squire Jones not long since and
asked what his fee was for joining a
couple 10 marriage.
"The fee is two dollars if you
come here" said the justice.
"Let's see," unused the youth as
be pulled out his money, "there's
three dollars for bedstead, eight
dollars for second. hand stove, two
dollars for dishes, two dollars to run
the house on. and-and that's every
blamed cent?"
$50 you are short ?" queried the
Squire,
''That's my pile" said the young
man ; "but I'll knock the two dol.
lars off for dishes and give it to you,
for I'm bound to be harnessed to
my girl this week if we have TO bile
Eaters in the tea pc; T.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

AN inmate of the Widows Home
Allegheny, Pa, is kno Sn to be lie
years old.
INSTEAD of calling your silver
haired friend an old dog, why not
hail him as a greyhound ?
EVEN if all flesh is grass, You can
not get burned beefsteak TO smell
like new .mown hay.
So close is the sympathy between
night and day that after one falls the
other breaks.
1t is with life as it is with coffee;
he who would drink it pure must
not drain it to the dregs.
The heart is book which we
ought not to tear in our hurry to
get at its contents.
THERE is one doctor in every six
hundred people in the United States.
"Into the jaws of death rode the six
hundred"
AN old granger who came into
town topurchase a piano for his daugh.
ter asked the agent if he hadn't one
with handle on the end, $50 we can
all give It turn once n a while.
He only is great W no has the hab-
it's OF greatness; who, after perfor-
ming what one in thousand could
accomplish, passes on like Sampson,
and tells neither father nor mother
about LaUater.
SIR said a lady to a would. be-
wag, your jokes always put me in
MUD of a sphere of sphere,
madaml Why, how SO, pray?' Be-
cause they never have any point
1t is great blessing not often en-
joyed for people to have men
equal to every crisis in their history
such as the 'children of Issachar,
that had understanding of the times
to know what Israel ought to do.
THE gentlemen at a dinner .abls
were discussing the familiar line.
"An honest mans the noblest work
of God," when little son of the host
spoke up and said at isn't true
My mothers better'n any man that
was ever made"
Good words do more than hard
speeches as the suubeams without
any noise will make the traveller
cast off his cloak which all the blus
tering wind could not do, but only
make him bind it closer 10 him.
Leighton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

"SNEAK-THIEF ?" No; we did not
call Reyes a sneak thief. He is
"Boss" over sneak-thieves. The sto-
ry is, he boasts that at his biddi6g
one of his sneaks stole into our Office
and stole piece Of manuscript from
a copy hook. As near as we can
learn the manuscript stolen was a
copy of one of his letters to "Dear
Cork;" probably the one telling
Conk "heli will be to pay" OF
course we did not charge Keyes with
being the thief. 1t seems he bias
plenty of sneaks at his service for
that kind of work. And he thinks il
brilliant strategy, great generalship,
and is proud Of his command. 1t is
business suited only to talents adap-
ted to a Wisconsin United States
Senatorship. We make this explain.
alton because we hear that Mr.. Keyes
is "paying hell" or something else in
dire threats of what he is going to
do. We want to quiet him for there
is something coming up and be
should prepare himself by previous
repose. Whist, Boss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
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The California Constitution

The new Constitution of California
was adopted, at the election las,
week. by about 5000 majority. Its
passage was bitterly contested
through long campaign. The pro-
visions meeting with the creates,
opposition are embraced in the
following
Every STOCKHOLDERS is to be individually and
personally liable for such proportion of debts
or liabilities contracted during the time he
holds or may have held stocks The exer.
else of the right of eminent domain shall
never be so abridged or construed as to pre-.
vent the legislature from taking the property
and franchises Of incorporated companies
and subjecting them to public use the same
as the property OF individuals, and the ex-
ercise Of the police power of the state shall
be so abridged or construed as 70 permit
corporations. 10 conduct their business in
such manner as to infringe the rights of in
dividuals or the general well-being of the
state. No corporation shall issue stock or
bonds, except money paid, labor done. or
property actually received, and all fictitious
increase OF stock Ur Indebtedness shall be
void. The stock and bonded indebtedness of
corporations shall not be increased except in
pursuance of general law, nor without the
consen. of the persons holding the larger
amount in value of the stock, at a meeting
called for that purpose, giving sixty days
public notice. as may be provided by law.
No railroad company or other common
carrier shall combine or make any contrac.
with the owners of any vessel that leaves
port or makes port in this state, or with any
common carrier, by which combination or
contract the earnings of one doing the carry.
ing are TO be shared by the other not doing
The carrying, and whenever a railroad cor.
poration shall, for the purpose of competition
with any common carrier lower its rate for
transportation Of passengers or freight from
one point to another. such reduced rates
shall not be again raised or increased from
such standard without the consent Of the
governmental authority, in which shall be
vested the power TO regulate fares and
freight. No discrimination in charges or
facilities for transportation shall be made by
any railroad or other transportation company
between places or persons, or in the facilities
for the transportation of the same classes of
W HNSSCISCAS saAs cNas~t "
coming from or going to any state. Persons
and property transported over any railroad,
or by any other transportation company or
individual, shall be delivered at any station,
landing or port, at charges not exceeding the
charges for the transportation of persons
and property of the same class. in the same
class, in the same direction. 10 any more dis
tsnt station, port or landing.
This is rather bard on the heather
Chinee but the provisions hedging
the people against the grippe OF cor
porations is timely, aud provision,
not here named, which allows the
Governor to veto any item of q bill
without vetoing the whole is swell
pat in" II the U. 5 Constitution
had such a provision Congress and
the country could stake rest"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
CoNsUMpTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula Of simple
vegetable remedy, for the speedy and perma.
ncnt cure for consumption, bronchitis, ca>
tarrh, asthma ana all throat and lung affec-
tons, also a positive and radical cure for
nervous debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to his suffering fell
lows. Actuated by this motive, and a desire
to relieve human suffering, viii send, free
of charge, TO all who desire it, this recipe,
in German, French or English. Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper, w. w. Sherar, 14s Powers Block,
Rochester, New York. 6w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
How the DECEASED Dollar Injuries
the WorkIngmen.

1t has been our profoundest con-
viction, from the study of history,
and from the experiences of some-
what eventful life, that of all classes
of people, the hard -handed working
man is the most deeply injured by a
debased dollar, whether in the form
Of gold, silver or currency. 1t is the
SPECTATOR, the rich man, the railroad
capitalist, who can use the false dol
lar to advantage. There is not a
truth in the Bible more positive and
clear, than the utterance of Daniel
Webster, "That all the ingenious de-
vices ever invented by the wit of
man, to fertilize the rich mans field
with the sweat of the poor mans
brow, not one is more effective than
debased currency" Recently the
people have had striking illustration
how a debased dollar can take away
work, and of course bread, from the
hand of the American working man.
The New York Central railroad com.
pany required some thousand tons of
Bessemer steel rail. The question
then naturally arose, where can the
rails be obtained thecheapest? HON e
manufacturers are making rails 80
very low, with the gold duty super
added, the British cannot compete in
our markets, but Mr.. Chittenden, of
New York, who is an honest money
man in every fiber of his body, de
clares that the contract was decided
against American ,uorkinomen ha-
cause of the simple circumstance,
that President Vanderbilt found that
he could save $40, 700 on every $780,
900 of duty, by paying into the treas
ury a silver dollar of SIS cents, for
duties in lieu of gold dollar. AT
the present day when profits are SO
very small, the outlay of single dol
lar is studied, even by great corpo.
ration, saving Of IA per cent. is con-
siderable, and that the company saves
by paying silver into the treasury.
The manufacture of Bessem er steel
rails for the New York Central would
give employment to several thousand
workingmen, yet this employment
has been wrested from them by the
silver lunatics who forced a debased
dollar upon the country.
AT the time the debased coinage
bill passed we remarked that not SEN
ator or representative who voted that
bill would ever be elected president
of the United States. The prin-
ciple of the law is so radically bad
that, as time rolls on, the people more
clearly perceive its viciousness, and
they will instinctively detest those
who voted for it. The political
blatherskites swore that it was solely
in the interest of labor, and yet events
are proving that it was labor goug.
ing measure. The only living repre-
sentative in the house from the west
who had the moral courage to vote
against the debased coinage bill is
James A. Garfield, of Ohio, and to-
day he is rising higher and higher in
the estimation OF all patriotic and
thoughtful men. He has become the
leader of the Republicans because he
proved himself to be statesman in
crisis, when almost all others of his
colleagues and associates were crazed
with ruinous financial theories. - The
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

A Lancaster Farm for Sale,

Ny 225 acre farm, three miles north of the
city Of Lancaster, is offered for sale.
There are 100 acres under pillow, and the
whole farm is fenced
II has plenty of timber, abundant water and
pasture.
II has good two-story frame house, a good
frame barn, granary and other outbuildings.
Offered tor sale at a low price. For further
Information ea.l on the premises
4m6 JAS. s. LIYENS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

A LADY told her little son, who was
teasing tor something to eat, to wait
until breakfast. With o tear in bis
eye, he burst out: 81 jest honestly
sometimes think you're stepmother.
INsPrRAsHUN alwuss waits upon
the bizzy. hav seen men set down
all day under shade tree, with a
hoe in their hand, cluss to the edge
of kornfeld, waiting to be inspired;
but the weeds in that kornfeld didn't
wait for emmy inspiration.
BRIGHT little girl-"The robbers
can't steal my mammals diamond ear.
rings, cause papa's hid them.n Wis
itor-"Where has he hid them ?'' Lit
tie girl-"Why, heard him tell
mamma he had put them up the
spout; and he guessed they would
stay there"
THE Egyptian pea is a marvellous
Instance of resurrection, or rather,
resuscitation. Preserved three or
four thousand years, embodied in the
clothes of mummy, planted in the
soil of another continent, they bloom
and produce their kind.
ALI know that lump of ice in a
glass of water melts very slowly |;
but if divided into pea-sized pieces
and stirred round, it is melted with
many times greater rapidly, each
piece being dissolved from without
inwards, and the surface exposed to
the water being multifold greater. So
it is with the food 10 the stomach, the
juices of which develop it for the
purpose of reducing it to liquid form,
to prepare it for yielding its nourish-
ment to the system; the more nu-
merous the pieces, and the smaller.
the greater will be the amount OF
surface exposure, and the more rap
idly will it be dissolved hence the
reason for chewing the food WE'LL
Hearth and Home,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

"GREES-wIcH" -"G rinnidge" -
"GriUge," or whatever the correct
pronunciation, is the place generally
considered to be without longitude
An illustrated account of its hospital
for old seamen, beautiful park, and
famous observatory-including the
one clock which always has the right
time--is promised by the editors of
1t. Nicholas for the June number of
that magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

PEOPLE have already ceased to
wonder at the telephone, the phon-
ograph has become an old thing,
and what the public demand Of Mr.
Edison now is machine that will
stand at the kitchen door and knock
the head off the frat tramp that
asks tor a lemon Use and two kinds
of cake.-Burlington Ha,ckeye.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

A child's FIRST lessons in art cuIture can
profitably and pleasantly be learned with
Leamon's Dyes, which have twelve colors
and by combining them any number wanted.
These dyes are made by Wells, Richardson /,
& CO., Burlington, VT. For coloring soiled
or faded ribbons there is nothing Ike them.
Get them at your druggists
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

WE have collected in this paper
the salt of the EXPLANATIONS in cor
respondence received by the New
V~~A----~.- r. --------. e - g.
favoring Gen. Grant as the Republi-
can ca Rdidate for the Presidency in
1880. AS the nomination will not be
made for more than year yet it is
unnecessary to be unduly excited
over the situation and we reed not
suppose our minds to be unalterably
fixed. lack Chandler would be
far better man for President than
General Grant and a few more
speeches like the one published in
this paper, by him, may bring the
popular mind to this conclusion. The
public mind has dritted with Grant
because there has been no stalwart
current to carry it in another direc-
ton. But we lay it down as fact
susceptible as proof from history that
Grant as President never assumed or
maintained so stalwart a position as
President Hayes is standing in now.
The facts are also that Grants last
four years were constant giving
away to the opposition. He gave
away Arkansas, then Mississippi,then
Alabama and at the last left only the
contested States of Louisiana, South
Carolina and Florida for Hayes to
complete tie giving away of the
whole South. While. the Republi-
cans thus lost the South they lost
confidence aud constantly weakened
in the North. Since Grant has been
out and just now in the "stalwart"
days of Hayes the party is becoming
robust again. Now it is dauntless.
1t came near dying ,cith Grant. With.
out him it is reviving. II the facts of
history are thoroughly canvassed the
year before us Grant may not be the
Republican candidate. If they are
not canvassed and Grant becomes
the candidate the fiotions in the
minds of the people will carry him
through, storming. In the South
where the people do not read, they
will never know of Chandeliers
speeches. They will never know how
much more really stalwart he is than
Grant. But even Democrats among
them, confederate soldiers, think
Grant sort of god who ,ciH succeed
anyhow, aud they follow power. We
think only of q solid South now, but
If Grant be the candidate the sub
dued voters will be infused with a
6ery spirit that will ovsrwhelm the
bull-dozers. Grant will carry four
10 six of the Southern States. II the
Southern people do not in the future,
not distant, beg for the enforcement
Of the law they are so desperately
striving to repeal we shall confess
we do not know them well. They
have driven their prescribed people
to the red sea-bloody red. Into
that sea they may follow and be
drowned.
We do not want Grant, but the
folly Of the Democracy and the South
is forcing him to the front. They are
likely to force his nomination and II
nominated he will 60 in like q tor
nsdo. And then perhaps Bourbons
will see that the people will endure
oceans OF "fraud" before they VIII
permit the results OF q wicked war to
be undone or before they will sane
zion the brutalities practiced IN the
Snuth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
PAUL. Mimi. MAY

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, May Ia
Throughout Minnesota and northern
Iowa aud northwestern Wisconsin a
region which annually sends 80 to
40 millions bushels of wheat to mar
ket- The weather for the past ton
days has been cool and moist with
almost daily rains and peculiarly ia.
vorable to the growth of the wheat
crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
A Losing Joke.

A prominent physician of Pittsburgh said
jokingly to lady patient who was complain
ing Of her i'll health and of his inability to
cure her, .try Hop Bitters.h The lady took
it in earnest and used the Bitiers. from which
she obtained permanent health. She now
laughs a. the doctor for his joke but he is not
so well pleased with it, as it cost him good
patient
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

report recently r at the New York
Dairy Fair, and largely pied in agricultural
journals says: "the bes. utter color exhibit
ed was Wells, Richardson & Co.'S, Burlington
VT" Warranted to give rich golden color
witq no effect on the flavor or keeping quali-
fees Druggists keep IT,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
CASSVILLE.
Cassville, May Is, 1879.
Strawberry Plants for Sale.

/ have fine Stock of hardy and Prolific
Strawberry plants, amongst which are the
Colonel Cheney, Charles Downing, Seth Boy
den, Monarch Of the West Kentucky and Met
calf Also raspberries of the foil, wing named
kinds: Davidson's Thornless, Golden Thorn
less, Seneca, Turner, and Philadelphia and
Brandywine blackberry ,currai :, etc. Parties
intending to set plants this spsing will do well
to order early. aud by sending me list Of
what they wish to plant, will price the list
to suit the times P. III. PARSONS.
Lancaster, Wis, March IL, 1879 Imp
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

SECRETARY SHERMAN gives notice
that the 500 registered and coupon
bonds, consols of 1867 and 1868, en-
braced in the oath, 95th. and Goth
calls will be redeemed at the Treas
ury Department on the lst of July
next with interest to date of maturi-
ty of the bonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
spur Freited.

Tinkering diseased liver and disordered
kidneys with harsh or stimulating drugs is
like tretting sick animal with the spur.
These things do not cure. In Kidney-Wort
is found perfect medicine, gentle but sure
IN its workinO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

.sSIx feet in his boots r' said Mrs.
Darlington. "What will the i'm per-
ence of this world come to.I wonder?
Why they might just as well tell me
that the man had six heads in his
hat -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
GOOD FARMS FOR SALE

Ten Minutes walk from Courthouse on
main roads leading north and northeast from
the city, one containing about l56 and the
other about IS acres. Convenient to high
and graded school. Good buildings, abuu-
dance of water. timber, fruit, etc. Will be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts of either. Also if desired. farm ma,
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, 1879-05-15
THE HERALD.
LANCASTER:
Thursday, May 18th, 1870.

IT will surprise everybody to learn
that there is a probability that a Re-
publican Judge has been elected in
the Bourbon State of Kentucky. In
the District where Judge Elliott was
recently assassinated,a lawyer named
William Holt was run by the Repub-
licans against Judge Hargis and the
result is unexpectedly close.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
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THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, May 6, 1879
l. Wheat 9s@9h1zc. Corn 331Sc. Oats 24ta @25c. Rye
ssc. Barley 49l52c, for extra No. 8. Mess pork
$e.35 to e47. Lard $3.50. Hogs SO s0G355. Cattle
$2501s75 for cows andSS 754 rs for m tchers steers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

II is apparent to a parent that q
great mauy children get on the
wrong track because the switch is
misplaced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15


JOHNNY stole one pancake and got
six spauaches without stealing
Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

Nor many women are black
sreiths, but most of them can shoe q
hen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
Chicago & Tonah Railroad.

Trains make connections II woodman with passen-
ger trains the NJ. & st. Paul RR
d. X. ". WILLIAMS, PFLYNN
President Superintendent.
chicago. Milwaukee g. St. Paul Railway
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
Young Men

Appiyto editor ofthis Newspaper for halfrner.
tership lat discount in Baylies Great Meroantsi.
College, keokuk. lows. on the Mississippi Book
Keepers, Penmen, Reporters Operators and Tescbers
Keokuk Iowa, amer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
LANCASTER.
Lancaster, May 10, 1879
Corrected weekly ey Nathan sebre,nsr 4 Co
GRAIN MARKET.

,eported by Strong l. Berger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

west NO morning passenger west on Monday morn
AT PLATTEVILLE
2LATTEVILLE & CALAmINh
- - LEAVES. ARRIVES.
Platteville....... 6;2A N PlatteyiIe.....I2O M
Warren....-........ s:20 m Warren.......... s25a
Shippers Olive stock ship every evening except
sundays. Tofrains daily TO Warren Morning trar
goesdirect to Mineral Point, arriving att 30 a. IN.
AT SPECHT'S FERRY.
NORTH. SOUTH
Accommodation. 3:s5p nj Accommodation Io.1sn m
Express Mail $40 a N Express Mail T.05 RI
Reduced rates 'round trip" tick cts 10 and from
aiipointsoR G. d a VI and O. @. l. d. roads Pare
toDubuqueandreturns5c Scents