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KEEP,IS .SHIR n.

KEEPS SHIRTS,
20 to jacques Braun, on Pearl street
ior line wines, liquors, cigars and to. to.
".oo' If
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Sewing machines at A. L. BRUNsoNs al
rom 1925 to $40.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor.

We are authorised to announce JOHN
McGlLL as a candidate for reelection to
the office of Mayor of the city of Jackson.
Election, first Monday in January, 1880.
For Clerk House of Representatives
G. A. BROUGHER, is a candidate for
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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Angelica wine to be found only at Braun's
on Pearl street. If
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Bishop Quintard breaches to>day and to.
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Our Motto.

Good quality and honest quantity in all
we sell-prices as low as any house in the
State, quality considered.
NoVl-lm. S. LEMLY & SON.
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Remember Kahn keeps the latest styles
of Hats and Caps.
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This year Christmas comes on Thursday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

AN ORTHODOX CHINAMAN.-Con-
cerninq future rewards and punish
ments Colorado furnishes The follow
ing illustration, which occurred re-
Gently in q court in La Veta, where
the testimony Of Chinese was OBJ
iected to on the ground that he did
not understand or regard the obliga-
ton OF an oath. To test him he was
Intercepted TINS:
aJohn, do you know any thing
about God?'
sNo; me no belly well acquaint
with him."
Have you no joss in China!'
aOh yes, gottee heapee Joss
"Where do you 60 when you die =
"Me GO to San Flancisco."
No, you DON'T understand me-
When Chinaman quit washee all time
and no live any more, where does he
go?"
aOh yes, me sabe now. Ifhe belly
goodee man, he go uppee sky. II he
belly BADGE man, he 60 luppee down
hellec, alice samee Melicdn man"
The court was satisfied with this
| orthodox statement, and admitted his
testimony .-EDIroR's DRAwRR in
Harper, Magazine forJuly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
A Business Man. who must Sue
coed.

In several Of the large cities Of this conn
try there are few business men, who for
many reasons. have been kept constantly and
Familiarity before the public; men whose good
name have not always been sufficient TO pro-
tect them from business adversitity but have
repeatedly assisted them to rise again from
ccraitions OF misfortune. Among these
men, Horace Waters, long identified with
the music trade is conspicuous example.
Hor ace Waters & Sons on May 81 made an
assignment 10 their creditors owing to losses
and heavy expenses. This course was adopt
ed because Mr.. Waters believed it more hon.
orable TO make an assignment while he could
pay 100 cents on the dollar thanto 60 on and
be Obliged al later day to make compro--
mise with his creditors. He does not intend
to let circumstances keep him down Out pc
has glren up all his property to bis credl-
tors, and while satisfying their demands
seek TO retain the custom he has acquired by
30 years Of enterprise and fair dealing. He
has made arrangements to act as agent for
person who has furnished capital 10 do
cash business. He will furnish for cash in.
struments Of precisely the same quality hith-
erto sold by the firm of Horace Waters q
Sons, selling them at great reduction from
former prices. Those who send orders TO
him al 40 East 14th St. p. o. Box $500, he
gives assurances that they will be eheerfuly
and faithfully executed, and that all who de-
sire TO make purchases may depend upon Sc.
curing bargains. Mr.. Waters has business
experience and integrity, and with these and
indomitable energy he will assuredly retain
his old business friends and speedily re-es-
tablish his affairs on a firm basis. Mr.. Wa
tiers has also signed over his private proper
ty to be held in reserve to meet aoy deficfen-
cies.-N, Il. Weekly Times, june 4, 1879,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
Gen. Thos. 8. Allen


The Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
is publishing sketches of the war of
the Rebellion and among others has
the following of Gen. Thos. s. Allen,
publisher of the Oshkosh Northwest.
ern:
He entered the service as an en-
listed man, Co. l, Wis. Inftry. He
was successfully promoted to Lieu
tenant, Captain, Major, and Lieu
tenant Colonel he participated in
all the campaigns of that remarka-
organization, and was commissioned
Colonel of the 9Th, and at the close
of the war was made Brigadier Gen.
eral by brevet for his gallant servi.
ces on many hard fought battle
fields.
at Fredericksburg where % much
heroism was shown by our troops
as at any time during the war, Col
Aliens superior soldierly qualities
showed ont clear and distinct to
rank and file alike.
Speaking of the repeated assaults
of our troops. on the rebel batteries
browning Mary's Hill, Greeley's
History says: "Braver men never
smiled at desth than those who
climbed Mary's Hill that fatal day ;
their ranks plowed through and
torn to pieces by scores of cannon.
even in the process of formation !;
and when at heavy cost they had
reached the foot of the hill, they
were confronted by solid stone
wall, four feet high. from behind
which a confederate brigade OF in
fantry moved them down like grass,
exposing but their heads TO our bull.
let's, and there only while firing.
Never did men fight better or die,
alas! more fruitlessly than did most
of Hancock's corps, which dashed
itself repeatedly against those i'm.
pregnable heights"
When Col. Allen was assigned
three regiments including his own.
and ordered to capture the rebel
stronghold which had successfully
resisted an entire division, he thus
addressed the assaulting column:
"Boya, you see those batteries? You
must take them. Take them with
your bayonets Don't you fire q
shot. When you start, 60 at dou.
Bile quick, and don't you stop until
God Almighty or tell you to; and
you'll never get the order from mel"
The heights were carried, but at
fearful coat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

JUDGE G. G. COLE, of Iowa. ia un-
der a cloud. He has been disbarred
from the lew practice. His enc.
mics are not satisfied with that and
are pursuing him vindioliveIy. He
was formerly one Of the Judges Of
the Iowa Supreme Court. A man
named Bringolf charges that Judge
Cole was bribed by him for So, 228
70 render decision in bis (Brin-
golf's) interest. The charge should
be received as an admission by
Bringolf that he ID a graceess
scamp and therefore ought not to
be believed. But there is screw
loose somewhere In Coles judicial
career.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
The Best is the C heapest

The announcement that new addition Of
Of Websier's Unsbridg ID Dictionary has Just
been published, containing many new and
valuable features, suggests the thought that
buying Dictionary is good deal like buy
ing an egg or watch: bad one is not
cheap at any price. Webster being the
standard authority for the English language.
he naturally has many imitators, but imita.
tors are usually held al their true worth By
the pubic = whn wants a wooden nu.neg I,
though il may look ever 80 much like th o
genuine article? The popularity Of Webster
is based upon this principle.
If you want 4 handy thing to carry with
you, . companion that you can always rely
upon, and. one that will never tire you,
really rads mecsss, we recommend that you
get copy of the pocket edition OF Webster,
with its II, 900 words and meanings, rules for
spelling, tables Of weight and measures, ab-
breviations, words, phrases and proverbs
from the ancient and modern lSngu ages.
II 10 printed from new type, AVID bosnd in
morocco with tucks and bright gilt edges,
and when not otherwise obtainsble viii be
sent By mail on receipt Of one dollar By the
publishers, Tvison, Brakeman, Taylor 3 Co.,
1888 lao Gfand street, New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

THE 18th of June is past and Con-
gress has not adjourned. The ap-
preparation bills are still ineom-
pletc. The Legislative bill has
passed the Houses but i, is sup
posed it will be vetoed because of
its bunglej shape, though Congress
intended it to be in shape unob-
iectiooable TO the President. We
said sometime ago that Congress
would not fail 10 pass this bill for
their own pay comes out of it.
Sure enough they fixcd 1t up with
out riders while they still have the
army appropriation bill numbered
with section multiplying election
laws and the Judicial bill with a
rider repeating the test oath. The
President should veto all of them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
Northern Kansas.

DEAR HERALD: l see that you
have been receiving letters from J.
B. Cooley D. Oliver, F. Kuhn and
others, all from the same section of
Kansas, and as it is a free ride I
thought would sail in and report
what ] think of northern Kansas. /
struck Kansas six miles from River.
ton on the up road and came through
to Kirwin 40 miles oyer nice rolling
prairie, crossing several nee streams
on the route, with a good deal Of tim
Der on them, enough to make plenty
of fire-wood for the people living
near them. After stopping at Kirwin
a short time ! started down the Sol
ONION river, 20 miles to Beloit, and /
saw some of the prettiest country
that ever saw. You can start a
pillow at the river bank and 90 straight
from it rs far as you please, with no
impeding hills. / am now miles
north of Kirvin and the country is as
pretty as picture. From my door
you can see one thousand acres Of
Fall wheat, waving handsomely in
the breeze, like the waters Of great
ocean, and it will be ready for the
harvest in ten days. 1t promises
thirty to thirty-five bushels to the
acre. Corn is knee high and looks
well. came through southern Iowa
and Nebraska, but give me northern
Kansas, where there is scarcely any
waste land. There is not as much
waste land in Smith and Phillips
counties az there is in the two towns
OF Beetown and Potosi, Wisconsin.
It is all farm land and must meet
with some fearful bad luck if il does
not make rich country. Planted
or set timber does WELL Some set
out two years ago il eight and ten
feet high. All fruit trees grow read
lily, with but little care.
III. p. IRIsH.
Efrviu Kss Junr Q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

springs that make the foundation,
and have effected tho changes IN
American life within the last half
century, they will remember Park
or, that Jupiter of the pulpit; they
will remember the grand potent I'M
measured influence that cGme to US
from the seclusion of Concord; they
will do justice to the mastery states
manship which presided for part
of his life over the efforts of Wester;
but they will recognize that there
was only one man north of Mason
and Dixon's line who met squar, ly,
with an absolute logic, the impreg,
nable position of John G. Calhoun
--only one brave, far.sighted, logi-
cal intellect that realized that there
were two moral tools in the universe
right and wrong; that when one
was asserted only, subterfnge and
evasion would be sure to confront
nothing but defeat. Here lies The
brain and the heart, here lies the
godly.gifted. statesma ankle intellect,
logical as Jonathan Edwards. brave
as Luther, who confronted the logic
of South Carolina, with az assertion
direct and broad enough 10 make
an issue and necessitate a conflict of
two civilizations.
1t is true, as New Orleans CON-
plains in her journals, that that man
brought upon America everything
that can be called the disaster of the
last twenty years, and it is equally
true that if you seek through the
hidden causes and unheeded events
for the hand that wrote emancipa-
ton on the statute book and on the
flag, it lies still there to-day. Sc.
rene, brave, aILaccomplished, mar
velous mani l sit down to con-
template the makeup of his quail.
ties. | remember he was mortal,
and yet where do we find one
among those who waged earnest,
unceasing efforts to quell SIP, to re-
form error, to enlighten darkness, to
bind up broken hearts. who was bis
equal? Farewe'. fer a very little
while; noblest of Christian men
leader brave, tireless, unselfsh. The
earth uttered thee. 1t blessed thee.
The eye that saw thee gave witness
to thee more truly than it could be
uttered since the great Patriarch
wrote it--"The blessings of Him
that was ready to perish was thine
eternal, great reward" Though
the clouds rest for a moment to-day
on the great work you set your
heart to accomplish, you know God
in His love let you see, without q
mistake, that your work was done;
that through clouds and darkness
one thiDg-by the favor under God
OF thy efforts--is fixed beyond the
possibility-as men would say-of
change. While that eye was open,
while that ear could listen, God
gave what has been 30 rarely given
to man-the plaudits and prayers of
5000, 900 OF victims, thanking him
for emancipation; and through the
clouds of to day, no matter how
dark and heavy his heart as it
ceased to beat, felt certain that,
whether one flag or two rules this
continent in the time to come, one
thing is settled 1T never heuceforth
can be trodden by slave.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
Contesting Willis.

The controversies over Vanderbilt's and
Stewards wills, has tended to make popular
the contesting of wills. One of the latest is
that Of Mr.. T. w. Walters, of Tidioute, Pa.
He had for years suffered continuous death
from scrofulous swelling or ssfever sore on
his limb. No physician could cure or even
give relief. In his pain and despair he wilied
to have his cut off, His friends contest
ed his will and after repeated trials succeed
ed in ssbreaking" il and persuading him to
use DIR. Pierce's Golden Medic al Discovery
and Plea SAINT Purgative Pellets. Under date
of December IA, 1877, be writes that s'after
trying everything could hear of in yair,
tried DR., Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Pleasant Purgative Pellets, and they eff
fected speedy, perfect and permanent cure
Read the Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, an illustrated work OF over 900
pages. 10000 copies already sold. Price
postpaid $3.50. Address the author r. v.
Pierce, M. D. Bunaio, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
BOOT AND SHOE STORE

The undersigned, thankful for the liberal
patronage received from the citizens of Lam
caster and vicinity for the past twenty two
years he has been in the business here, soli-
cts their continued favors and informs them
thatbis shelves have been replenishsd with
full line of new custom made and fine boots
and shoes
He is prepared to make to order at any
time fine or heavy boots or shoes and en-
cages to give good work at moderate prices.
.call at his store on Maple street, two doors
east of the bank D. WEBER.
Lancaster. May %, re- If.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

SENATOR BAYARD has offered bis
resignation as chairman of the FL
nance Committee of The United
States Senate. He is a bard money
man made chairman of soft mon
ey committee and this situation is
quite natural as result. The
Warner silver bill 10 what brought
on the difficulty. The other Demo-
cratic U. s. Senators are trying to
coax him 10 remain in harness but
will hardly be successful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

CINCINNATI, o., June l6.-A Kansas
City special says: Mr.. and Mrs. FIG.
Noonan were awakened by noise
early yesterday morning. Sapposing
burglars 10 be in the house, Noanan
took revolver and went iuto the
front room in the dark, followed by
his wife. She became frightened,
and threw her arms around her hus-
bands neck be, supposing himself
assailed by a burglar, fred, killing
her instantly. The Noonans were
well-to-do people, who moved here
from milwaukee a few years ago,
where Noonan was prominent mer-
chant. He is graduate Of Yale Col
leoe."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

EMPERoR WILLIAMS golden we'd
ding was celebrated with magnificent
pomp at Berlin. The Emperor
greeted his chief adviser, Bismarck,
with great frankness, but the Prince
was sighted by the Empress and
this has made much bad talk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

AT Buffalo Gap, iu Dakota Terri.
tory, 80 miles from Deadwood, q
cloud burPt' overlook q party
camped, on their way from Mills
County. Iowa, and eleven persons
were drowned. The property of the
party was all lost and also that OF
the mule freight trains, near the
same place. The food occurred on
Thursday last.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

THE Greenbackers are successful
after all. They demanded that the
Government bonds should be paid in
greenbacks. Well, Sherman has
been redeeming many millions of six
per cent. bonds and the fact is now
made known that he paid for them
all in greenbacks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

REPoRrs in regard to the culture
of cranberries in Burnett county are
not very encouraging. Il is stated
that many of the marshes which were
formerly productive viii have to be
abandoned this year. the attempt 10
cultivate them having resulted in de-
stroying the wires and converting
the marshes INTO good hay meadows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

SILVER has gone up. The specula-
tors are doubtless attempting to get
a corner on it. Under existing law
our Government is obliged to use
100000 per month in silver. If the
price is put up they may compel the
Government to pay fcticious price
for silver bullion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
New Steam Ferry at Glen
Haven.

Will make regular trips between Glen Ia
ven Wis. and Gutenberg Iowa. leaving Glen
Haven $50 A. NJ. and p NJ connecting
with Passenger trains on G. d. & M. r. r.
The nearest an9 best route to all parts Of
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota and the
western country. Good roads. quick time,
low rates and good accommodations.
If KIDD & CHANDLER Proprietors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

"Eleven years our daughter suffered on a
bed of misery under the care of several of
the best land some Of the worst) phyncians
who gave her disease various names but no
relief and now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Eitters
that we had poehed at for two years before
using It. We earnestly hope and pray that
did on account Of prejudice against so good
medicine as Hop Bitters. THE Parents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
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 at my
house. GEo. GIBBS,
36-5lm6 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
CASSVILLE.
Cassyille. Junele. 1879.
STRAY cow.

Strayed from the undersigned living in
Beetown, 81 miles west Of Lancaster, about
May 18th, red and white spotted COW, TX
years old, right horn broken, end of tail bro.
ken of, white feet. A reasonable reward
will be paid for its return. address nc at the
Lancaster postoiiice.
PETER HRASCHE.
Lancaster June Cd. 1879 4w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

! =
81 khiLf Z. BENNETT.
mr. xn,..s 49, 80. 49,. va,ra
g. 800 ,hc, - =. ~ ri
Thou soonest peither to rejoice
NOT mourn. Wfn ZONES 20 Heei
with sIo,r a.lsvtno r.,,rtm fast
Ins ons v;thin the vail.
pause % ress, ana ZONES more sweet
oenmingis WIN my ~Aaii
Il, al tba char,ssare AZ anr;ny
iround this haIv spot.
Tender retnrning snophes sing.
TOT LdsooLr uniofgots
On that death .iarf ened morn,
The rush Of an appalling dream
To my young ears was borne.
m;,s;nn. .,., inns
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
A CARn

To all who suffering from the errors and indis.
cretions ofyouth. weakness. early decay los
Of manhood, &C.. will send you srecsipt that will
cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered bya missionary 10 South America
Send seit-sddressed envelore to the REV. JosrrB
7. IsxAN, Station ID, Nsw York City. 45yl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

Hon. DAVID ATWOOD, the venera-
BILE editor ofthe Madison Journal,
after fifty years absence is visiting
his native State, New Hampshire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

The Fred &. Noonan who shot
his wife in Kansas City, supposing
her to be burglar, is son of Mrs.
Josiah A. Noonan, of Milwaukee, and
the deceased wife was a daughter of
Robert II. Strong, of Baraboo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

The human skeleton consists of
more than 200 distinct bores So
when a mau says every b,De in his
body aches you may know he ID .
landed proprietor Of 200 achsrs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

FARMERS in the eastern part of
Pennsylvanis find it very pvofita
bic to raise their own trout, and
have large quantities TO spare for
market. The trout pond on farm
10 becoming as common IS 50 or
chard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

I'D The name of the city in the north
west corner of Illinois has been off,
cially changed from Dunleith TO East
Dubuque. Very awkward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19
Another Kansas Storm.

Two weeks ago the HERALD gave
an account OF destructive storm in
northern Kansas. After that storm
the writer of the following letter
wrote to her father here, Mr.. b. f.
Quincy, that the storm had missed
Delphos but was so close that the
village was full Of the people made
homeless in its path-eight of them
being accommodated in her house.
A week later another storm overlook
Delphos, and the letter below, to
Mr., Quincy, will give the reader
some account of it
MAY 18th, 1879
Such terrible news as | have got
to tell you this time. Last night we
had 4 terrible tornado. 1t tore our
store all to pieces, but we are alive,
and are thankful. We have saved
the most of our bedding and / think
we will get the most of our clothing,
but we have not root. The hard
ware store was moved off the found
alton but no other damage done, ex.
cept the front was terribly broken.
Almost all the best buildings were
torn down. | do not know how
many. cannot tell you how we
felt when we all rushed into the cell
lar, and barely got in one corner
when there came the terrible Crash
and the floor broke through in two
places. We expected to be killed
but all came out without scratch.
Frank was with us and is all right. /
am sitting by the side of the barn in
the street writing with lead pencil
an inch long. The people here are
raising money for those who suffered
ia the first storm but l think they
have given about all they can give.
II any of our friends there feel like
sending US aid it will be thankfully
received as we do not know what to
do. NJ. Kables / am afraid is com
pletely broke. He lost so much lum
Der, and a great many buildings
were blown down that were not paid
for. I have heard of but few deaths
yet. LUCIA L. HAsGARr
Mr.. Quincy, on receiving this let
ter, sent at once a draft of sloo for
the present relief of bis friends. Mr..
Kables is the partner of Mr.. Haggart
in the hardware store. BE had sold
lumber to many citizens on credit,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

HENRY. w. BLAIR, Republican,
was, last Tuesday, elected U. 8.
Senator from New Hampshire.