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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
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Three Things.

Three things to love: Courage,
gentleness and affection
Three things to admire: Intellect,
dignity and gracefulness
Three things to hate: Cruelty,
arrogance and ingratitude.
Three things. TO delight in : Beau
ty, frankness and freedom.
Three things 10 wish for: Health,
friends and q contented spirit.
Three things to like: Cordially,
good humor and cheerfulness.
Three things to avoid Idleness,
loquacity and flippant jesting.
three things to cultivate Good
books, good friends and good hu.
NOR.
Three things to contend for: Hon.
or, country and friends.
Three things TO govern: Temper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things to think of: Life,
death and eternity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
History of Alcohol.

Alcohol was invented $50 years
ago, by the son of a strange woman,
Hagar, in Arabia. Ladies used it
with powder to paint themselves,
that they might appear more beauti
full, and this powder was called alco-
hol. During the reign of William
and Mary an act was passed en-
couraging the manufacture of spirits.
Soon after, intemperance and profit
gacy prevailed to sach an extent that
the retailers in intoxicating drinks
put up signs in public places inform
ing the people that they might get
drunk for penny and have some
straw to get sober on. In the six
teenth century distilled spirits spread
over the continent of Europe. About
this time it was introduced into the
colonies, as the Uni ed States were
then called. The first notice we
have of It's use in public life was
among the laborers in the Hungarian
mines of the fifteenth century. In
1851 it was used by the English sol
diers as cordial. Tho alcohol in
Europe was made of grapes and sold
in Italy and Spain as medicine. The
Genoese afterwards made it of grain
and sold it as medicine in bottles
under the name of the water OF life
Until the sixteenth century it had not
been kept by the Gpothecaries as
medicine. During tie reign Of Hen
ry the VII. brandy was unknown in
Ireland, and soon lite alarming effects
induced the government to pass a
law prohibiting its manufacture
About one hundred and twenty years
ago It was used as beverage, es-
pecially by the soldiers in North
America, under the preposterous no.
ton that it prevented sickness and
made men fearless on the field of bat
tie. II was looked upon as a sover-
eign specific. Such is the brief
sketch OF the introduction of alcohol
into society as beverage. The his
tory of 1t is written in the wretched-
ness, the tears, the groans, The pow
erty and murder of the thousands.
1t has marched the land with the
tread of giant, leaving the impress
OF his foot print in the bones, sinews
and lies blood of the people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
WOMEN GOSSIP.
"wha, Bean,y's Lines In Her Destroys,

What is it makes lady's head
Feel heavy as lump of lead
What makes her noses tip so red p?
Tight.lacingl
What makes her cheek burn like a coal,
Her feet as cold as Artic pole ?
What cramps her body and her soul p
Tight-lacing !
What makes her temper short and sharp?
What causes her to fret and carp,
And on the smallest ills to harp p
Tigat-lacing !
What checks her proper circulation
And dulls her ordinate sensation ?
What blighted babes breed for the nation p
Tight>lacing
What makes her waist wasp-like thing
And gives her tongue waspsh sting?
What balks her when high notes she'd sing?-
Tight-lacing
What is it. with its wise, like squeeze,
Destroys its fated victims ease
And bring her doctors countless tees p
Tight-acing
What is it makes her gasp for breath,
And-so stern modern science saith
Dooms her too oft to early death p
Tight-lacing
Wha. makes ''corn upon her heart"
And makes her-spoiled by cruel art
Unfit to 'play the mothers part?'-
Tight-lacing
What tortures her into a shape
Which fruits her liver" past escape,
And which at most makes ga1iaear cape p
Tight-lacing
What beauty's lines IN her destroys,
And fashions powerful aid employs
To crush from out her life its joys p
Tight-lacing
| What ages her before her time,
And makes her feeble ere her prime
| What tempts to a self-suffered crime?-
Tights lacing
What, quite ignoring natures facts,
| Her waist so cruelty contracts,
/ That each inch saved fresh pam exacts p
Tight-Iacing
And what bad fashion of the day
| Is it that ladies now should say
They'll spurn without an hours delay p
Tight>lacing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

EVEN now, just when our papers
on frauds on farmers are freshly
written, toe Eastern tree broker is in
the land. Joel Barber has a nursery
in Lancaster, the Ballantines have a
nursery at Bloomington and Waters
~ Son have nursery near Big Patch.
But the agents of far off nurseries or
brokers who pretend to own nurser
les near by, come right among us
aud our farmers contribute share OF
the latest earnings among them
They say to the farmers, "Here, III
give you these RuSSida trees at ten
dollars a dozen that is our lowest
price The farmer thinks he will
get something nice. He gives an or
der tor q dozen or two. The time of
delivery comes around. lie gets his
trees and hands over the cash. He
can't tell whether their origin "
Russian" Italian or some other ian
and may not know until the end Of
years that he could have bought the
same or better trees nearer home al
fifteen cents apiece. lie is sure to
learn the fact some day, but in most
cases, as soon as he has got well over
his mad hit, and has his "Russians"
dug up and tho ground growing a
good crop of wheat, some other
stranger will come along and take
lien upon that wheat for some other
humbuggery. 1t is true, too, that
many ofour industrious men are more
readily influenced by men near home
who practice humbuggery upon them
than by men whom they know are
strictly honest. Who has sold more
fruit trees in this country than that
oily but rather sturdy Scott Of G alena?
And hasn't he been telling you these
many years that he sis Just closing
ont his nursery ?'' While within the
last three years, up to last Spring, he
slipped from other nurseries over fifty
lots Of trees. Closing out, indeed
Yet how many farmers have repeated
that story for him. They bought the
trees, too, aud gave them their labor
and sell for years because he auction.
ed them off at about five cents each,
though he didn't know the name of
them for ct was lost in the hurry
and furry of closing out !"
Farmers, if there ere strangers
around Offering you Russians at
$40 q dozen, remember there are a
good many kinds of "Russians" and
. good many kinds Of rogues.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
STOP IT!
Ehe People Of South Carolina up TO Their old
Tricks-The Lash.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Ex~Con
gress man Rainey, of South Carolina,
IN an interview in the Tribune. max es
the following statement: 81 have
IN my hand letters which indicate
that the whites are now beginning to
whip colored children 10 theirservice
as they cid in the days of slavery,
and my correspondents say they
have no redress ia the courts. The
trial judges. being Democrats, take
no cognnizance ofthess things. am
fearful that forbearance will cease.
feel rs though the colored people
cannot stand this much longer with
out ENG goaded on to some desper
ate deco. See here ID ono of those
intimidating circulars. | received il
from Marlborough county" The
circular Is small slip 1T course vel.
low paper on which is printed: care
you Republican? Yes whom do
you get your meat from A Demo
crat. Who tnrnis5es you home? A
Democrat, Do you know how to
keep these? No. Vote the Demo-
crat ticket, and it will be right with
Won -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

WE publish on first y -
fnll report of the pre- coedinos Of the
State Convention. ~ -, -
e't T'' 'ot10D and eloquent. 1t
English, It. Y, man who likes good
III -, read it. The remainder
no - oceedings are rather dry but
-, We felt the loss of full report
= ne proceedings Of the Convention
.leld twenty-five years ago and we
thought this report might DO very
useful twenty-five years hence. We
have gone even so far as TO give the
names Of all the delegates to the Con
veutioh.. They are not in the mas:
such q halo of names az composed
the Convention twenty-five years age
and probably will not shine down
upon the next quarter century the
light that the men of the first con
vention shed upon the past quarter
We hoped that this convention
would be composed as largely al
possible of the men who attended
that convention or organized the par
ty, but in looking over the list We
find very few OF those old names
Many in it, indeed, are men who
tried to stranglc the Republican par.
ty at its birth, and many others are
men who have scrambled in because
it was the party in power and still
looks powerful-such fellows as rush
in where angels fear to tread. But
the convention seems to have done a
pretty good work. Ii its members
- =. a s.sst pt.t Slsso.ss- -
at Madison twenty-five years hence
may think they behold halo abou
their names.
Ailer the convention The grea
mass meeting TO celebrate the par
TVS twenty fifth year was held in tn,
Park 1t was addressed by Senator
Chandler, Congressman Garfield anC
other distinguished men. Parts o
Mr.. Gariied's speech are given in
this paper.
Our great regret is that Mr. Ruble,
declined to continue Chairman. liz
took the position two years ago wher
the party, except in one office hat
suffered four years defeat, and wher
the RAG managers, to a man, sup
posed it was doomed to certain DE
feat that year. He has lifted it on
of tie mire and now the same fellow,
think its victory is absolute certainty
We have some fear OF the conse
uuCuCps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
The State Candidates.

The following brirf sketch of the
gentlemen whose names a-e placed
on the Republican TICKET, we Il ID
10 the Milwaukee Sunday Tele-
graph:
William Z. Smith is native of
Scotland, has been resident Of
Wisconsin, thirty years-of Milwau-
kee since 1872 He serged fou-
years in the state senate, two years
in the assembly, been speaker one
tenn, State Urea. urer four years,
direct Of the state prison four
years, and governor nearly two
years. lie is So years Of age and
has been engaged in mercantile
pursuits the larger part of his lift.
James ". Bingham, nominated
for Lieutenant Governor, is four
years younger than Mr. SMITH. has
Jeen in the State since 1854. has
served four years in the assembly.
been speaker once, was major Of
the Fortieth Wisconsin 4egiment, is
a successful lawyer, AMI has msde q
creditabic Lieutenant governor and
resldes at Chippewa Falls. When
there was prospect that strife
between Governor Smith and ex.
Governor Ludington would necessi-
tate the introduction Df new man.
the name Of BinghsIn was FREQUENT.
ly mentioned.
Hans B. Warner, renominated for
,ecretary OF ststc, is resident of
Norway, 30 years of age, resident
OF "lsconsTl since 1850, is farmer;
served as "a private in the Thirty
seventh Wisconsin regiment, was
"oune.ed and made prisoner in
liop'. of Petersburg. He was for
ep ht years county clerk of Pierce,
I.as clean record, eocially, morally
financially aud officially.
Richard Guenther, state treasur-
err, is 81 years of age, native oil
Germany, has resided in Wisconsin
most of the time since 1866, has
been a successful business man oil
Oshkosh for several years, is vel
educated, genial, industrious and
paiDstaking; personally knows al
about the work of his office and il
popular with all classes and all par
ties.
Alexander Wilson is a native o.
the Empire state, was born in 1888
has been a resident of this state fol
twenty five years, Mineral Poini
having been his home during thai
ume He served as probate judg'
Of Iowa county, as district attorney
and as school superintendent. Hi
rec Td s attorney general durins
the Present torn is such that be ant
his friends can point 10 with pride
William G. Wbilford, who ha
had chLrge of the public schOols TO
tie past year aud half was borl
in New York in 1928, and has beef
a resident of Wisconsin since 1856
Ho had charge of Milton academ,
for necrly twenty years, is we'll ed
ucat d, by profession q minister
has always taken deep interest i
EDUCATIONAL affairs. MIR Whittier
wss . member of tho assembly il
1858 md was regent of The Stat
Normal schools for nine years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
Declines.

Col. Geo B. Good win, the nom.
inee of the Greenback party for at.
torney general, has written . letter
to the Executive Committees Ere.
spectfullv declining the nomination.
and repudiating the platform, He
says that the statement in tie pre-
ambis t5at money despotism
controls the lsw making power OF
the country, dictates judicial deci-
sions, and Yields an undue influence
over the executive of the nation in
consideration of the laws passed fol
the benefi. Of the people" is not
true, and that no ground exists ton
such sweeping assertions II 2 fur.
Their says that the first resolution
which demands slhe immediat,
calling 10 and payment of all Unit
ed States bonds in legal tender
money, and that the government
never issue another bond" sis i'm
polite and if it could be accom-
plished, dishonest" He declare.
that the resolution means the iesu,
of about two Thousand millions o
irredeemable currency, which woul'
"ruin the people and dishonor tn
government" Now that resump
ton is accomplished, he sees nj
good in further tinkering the cur
rency except it may be to pu
enough silver into the dollar t
make it equal 10 value to the gol
or greenback dollar. The Colone
gives good and sufficient reasons 70
his abandonment of the Greenbacl
party and shows that he is on pref
| ty solid grounds regarding the cu'
rencY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
Blood Hound Hunt in Georgia After
A Murderer.

ATLANTA, July %. The officers
have Just returned from a blood hound
hunt after one of the murders of De-
for and his wife on Friday night.
They captured him, and he confessed
to the murder being done by himself,
white man, and another negro. Asa
Morgan, the captured man, says he
held lamp while the white man kill
ed the old people. Two officers are
after the other two. Morgan is in
Jail. He was badly bitten by the
hounds. He says large amount of
money was obtained by the murder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
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 S5 acres. Convenient TO high
and graded school. Good buildings album
dance of water. timber, fruit, etc. Will be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts of either. Also if desired, farm ma>
ehinery, teams, etc, sufficient for uses OF
farms, very low.
For terms, etc, enquire of the subscriber
on the premises. T. NJ BARBER.
Lancaster. Oct 10th. 1875.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

AT boarding school in the Rus
sian town OF Pscov there were two
pupils oae of them 10 and the 9TH
IL years of age, who almost lost
their wits in reading 40 account of
the charms Of life IN the United
States. They determined 20 fly to
tbs happy count'y, where they had
learned, the s3hoolmasters are kind
and the food : abundant. They
stole away from their boarding
school, got hold of some ham and
bread, apd started secretly for
America The police were informed
OF their escape. took up the pursuit,
and got on their track. Very soon
the exhausted and ,iesolato sdven-
tnrers we're cas- gat and taken back
10 sohoois They had traVeled forty
mics away IRON Pscov.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
WATERFOWL, Wis. July 28-

WATERFOWL, Wis, July 28-Mrs.
Henry Volkman met with a fatal
accident Saturday. She escorted
her sister-in-law, Mrs. August
Volkman, who was on her way to
Winona, Mimi, 10 the depot, got on
to the train due here at 1:50 A. NJ !,
and in parting with her s;aid long,
er in the cosch than che ought to-
Inc train fairly started when she
rushed out of the coach. aud in
jumping from it her dress caught 10
the brake. swinging her under the
wheels. Two coaches passed over
her seveiing both her lower limbs
above the knee from ths body. She
died 10 an hour after the accident
happened.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

THE colony which left Wisconsin
for Montana last spring, of which ex-
Speaker a. Il Barrows was o leader
and III. NJ. Loomer, late of the Shaw
ano Journal and many Chippewa
county people members, has dis
solved, and each man is seeking his
fortune or his way back on his own
responsibility. Mr. Loomer, in let
ter recently published, advises Wis
consin people who have homes here
to live in them. And it is good ad.
vice, without shadow of doubt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
B. KANonsE. Of Belmont.

B. KASoUsE. Of Belmont, aged "A
years, died very suddenly on the
evening of the 9Th inst. He had
been at work the day before and ap
p0ared in his usual health when he
retired. His death appears to have
been very easy as he did not speak
or act 50 as TO attract attention, or
appear in pain. Mr.. Kanouse was
one OF the old settlers of the town of
Belmont. Darlingto. Republican,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

PRoMIssoRY NoTE.-P. 81 w. ex.
ecuted and delivered to plaintiff a
note for the SUN OF SLAP SO in pay
ment of harvester. On the back OF
the note was the following memo
randum: "This note to be paid in
wheat at 95 cents per bushel." Held
to be a part of the note.-Poto Man
Wacturing Co. rs. Parr. Sup. CT,
MobraaGn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
A METHODIST paper published a

A METHODIST paper published at
Atlanta, Ga, gives the names and
details of the lynchings of thirty four
Methodist preachers aud teachers in
the South, white and colored, during
the past two years. 1t asserts that
the only offenses of these men were
that they belonged to the Metho-
dist church north, voted the Repub.
lican ticket and interested them
selves IN the education of the me-
groes. And what is worse than all,
in not single instance has the gull
ty perpetrator been punished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

Postmaster Esslinger has brood OF young
goslings which are orphans, their mother
having suddenly terminated her early career
The dog, having compassion on them, has
assumed charge and not only watches them
during the day but broods them during the
uight-Manito0oc paper.
That reminds us of Boss Reyes
and his goslings. But we hardly
know whether he is the mother who
- . ;, ~, ~ r.
brooding over them during the night
Of their discomfort.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

NUN Doss neyes 10 learning how
to estimate himself by the peoples
gauge. He theoretically opposed
making little Jack Turner Chairman
OF the Republican State Committee
hoping thereby to secure the eleva-
ton of that little rat of nondesorjI :,
principles to the craftsmanship. J :,
we want to look around wheth -,
Boss has played any secre ..a,
not yet understood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

The yellow fever is tightening its
hold upon Memphis. There are new
cases and more deaths every day
There were eight new cases and four
deaths Tuesday. A few cases have
been reported at other places.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

LORD BEACoNsFfRLD is credited ty
a Vienna paper with taking a curious
diet. 1t declares that ne lives ex.
clusively on champagne jelly, which
he takes thrice daily. Zach meal
costs SIS, as each jelly takes six bot
ties of wine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
Liberty Town Bonds for Sale.


In compliance with the laws OF said state ior re-
funding town Indebtedness and by the direction OF
The Board of Supervisors of said town, hereby e.
fer sr sale within the aforesaid towu for period o.
thirty days Five Thousand Dollars OF the negonaoe
bonds OF said town, payable or before ten years
from date issued for the purpose of reminding the
whole OF the present indebtedness Of said town, at
lower rate OF interest. The terms OF sale OF sneh
hoads are that 10 the person bidding the highest
sum. not less than par, and Offering to accept the
lawest rate OF interest oI the whole or any part OF
said bo nds the said bonds 10 whole OF part sha De
issued. ,
pids will be received at my office in the Town OF
Liberty, Grant County, Wisconsin,.
Dated July 3d. 1873. JOHN A BoERNhK.
Chairman OF the Board of Supervisors Of said lows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

TIE late race between Rarus and
Hopeful, near Chicago, was won by
Rarus; time 2:174. Last Friday,
at the same place, Sleepy Tom made
the best pacing time on record, do
ing bis mile in 2:l24
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

The Chicago Journal says, Let it
not be said that Northern purses are
as hard to open as Southern hearts.
And the South will echo, Fools snd
their money soon part
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
Taken Up-HeiferS

Taken up by the subscriber on land owned
and occupied by her on section nine 90,
Town rour I4J, range ave So), west, in the
town of Glen Haven, two heifers, one being
white, two years old; the other red and
white spotted with star in the forehead no
other marks, also Two years old. Said h,iiers
have been on my premises since early spring.
The owner is requested to prove property
pay charges and take said strays away.
ESTHER DUNCAN.
Dated Glen Haven, June IA, 1879. 4W*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
A Lancaster Farm for Sale.

Ny 225 acre farm. three miles ror'h 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.
Il has good two-story frame house, a good
frame barn, granary and other outouiidings.
offered Tor sale at a low price. For further
| information call on the premises.
Ana JAS. S. LINENS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
CAssvILLE.
Cassville, July %, 1879.
Reported by Ktinat f,etger IN ,,odrra ,oa,...
Taken Up-Colts.

Ia ken up, BY the subscriber, on lands occupied
BY him ia section IL. town 4, range g. west in La.,-
caster, about July 8, 1879. oI,s
one bay msre. star Ia forehead, one white fore
foot and white hind foot /; the ether a brown
mare with one white hind foot. No other notice.
erty. pay charges and fake said animals
JAMES KELTs.
Lancaster, July 10th, 1872. lows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
GEORGE GIBBS

Manufacturer and Dealer In ali kinds Of Hu,
man Hair, such az Braids, Curls aud Puffs.
Old work speciality. aid coloring warranted
not to fade. Csmbings made MP in the most
approved manner DTS all one Way. Leave
yonr orders at M barber shop, sor at my
house. GEO. GIBBS,
36-5lmG Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31
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A E00L ONCE MORE

"For ten years my wife was confined to
bed with such complication of ailments that
no doctor could tell what was the matter or
cure her, and used up a small fortune in
humbug stuff. Six months ago saw U. S.
flag with Hop Bitters on it and | thought |
would be fool once more. / tried it but
my folly proved to be wisdom. Two bottles
cured her. She is now as well and strong as
any mans wife, and it cost me only two dol
lars Such folly pays.-H. w, Detroit,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-31

THE"W ashburn A. flouringmiIl, at
Minneapolis, said to be the largest in
the world, is nearing completion.
It's dimensions are $50 by 100 feet,
it is eight stories high and viii have
a capacity OF about 5000 barrels Of