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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

QUEEN Victoria, it is related, re
Gently bad the pleasure of witnessing
a remarkable piece of artistic enter.
prise. When lunching out. of doors
with the Princess Beatrice and a few
attendants, the party was surrounded
by no less than eight reporters, who
stood boldly looking on at the con
sumption of cold lamb and salad
much, of course, to the Queens an
noyance. Finding that they did not
move, Princess Beatrice herself went
across to where they had planted
themselves, and said that the queen
had great objection to be stared at
while she was at luncheon and would
be glad if they would leave. The
young lady's gentle remonstrauce,
however, had no effect upon these
amiaole persons, who murmuringly
declined to depart. So stronger
measures were tried and uader dire
threats from an attendant the dis
appointed journalists withdrew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
The Week of Prayer, 1881.

The Evangelical Alliance, as rep.
resenting Protestant Cnristendom
throughout the world, have for
years suggested a programme for
the Week of Prayer, so that as far
as possible all praying people nigh,
unite on the same day in the same
petitions. The Branch Alliance oil
the United States adopt, with slight
modificasioDs, its programme, and
suggest The following themes and
order for the approaching Week Of
Prayer, January 20, viz:
January 2-Theme-Christ the
only hope of lost world.
Monday, 3-Thanksgivings fol
the blessings, temporal and spiritu.
al, of the past year, and prayer for
their continuance.
Tuesday, 4-Humili stioD and COZ.
tesslon on account of individual, So
cial and national sins.
Wednesday, 5-Prayer Tor the
Church of Christ, its unity and pnr.
Ivy, It's majesty and for revivals OF
religion.
Thursday, 6-Christian educa,
ton; prayer for the family Sunday
schools not all educational institu.
tons tor Young Mems Christ an As
soclations, and for the press.
Friday, Prayer for the preva.
lence of justice, humanity aed peace
among ell nations; for the sup.
preston CT intemperance and Sab.
bath dissertation.
Saturday, prayer for Christian
Missions, and the cor version of the
world to Christ.
Sunday, 9-Theme-0n the Min
istration of the Holy Spirit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
Moneyed Politicians.
Richland County Observer

Riehland County Observer
Money in political campaigns hat
Its legitimate uses, but the GROWN,
frequency with which rich men urg,
themselves upon a party in consider
alton solely of their wealth is sug.
gestive of grave inquiry. 1t has no,
escaped the notice Of the casual OBJ,
server that nearly every political
campaign brings with it as aspirants
for office of all degrees, men whose
chief and only qualification is their
possession of money. We copy from
the Chicago Times OF Saturday part
of letter from Columbus, Ohio, rep
resenting interviews on the pending
senatorial campaign, with leading
pubic men OF that STATEN which the
legitimate and sure influence of tho
moneyed politician is wildly por-
trayed by Gen. Beatty, of which we
hope to say more within short time:
I'm response to the suggestion that
Foster, by his liberal contributions of
money for political purposes has
done much to make Ohio republicans
his debtor. Gen Beatty said: His
methods, expensive aud demoralizing
as they are, have never benefited
him. The purchase of deadbeat.
while it may secure to the purchaser
one vote, disgusts and drives away
honest and Influential republicans,
and so always results in permanent
loss to the party. He has money, and
uses it very freely for his own politi-
cal advancement. The tendency of
his methods in politics is to bring
about such condition of affairs as
will forever exclude poor men from
office. If Ohio continues under his
and the influence of his
methods it will pass from the control
OF the republican party just as, under
bis control. a reliable republican dis.
trlct has been rendered doubtful. if
not wholly democratic. The legisla.
ture of Ohio is composed of excep.
Lionally good men. The members
will not discard Sherman, Taft, est.
and Rowland for the pur-
pose of boosting Charles Foster into
seat hitherto occupied by the
'blest men of Ohio, and for which he
has not the slightest qualifications"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
Morsels for Sunday Contemplation,
Need teaches unlawful things.

Need teaches unlawful things.
knowledge is more than equiva-
lent to force.
A mans best fortune, or his worst,
is his wife.
He that is trusty in little will be
trusted with more.
Every man who has decision of
character will have enemies.
No change of condition will cure
disposition to murmur and fret.
A noble part of every true life is
to learn to undo what has been
wrongfully done.
Justice consists in doing no injury
to men; decency, in giving them no
offence.
Why is it that Love must SO often
sigh in vain for an object, aud Hate
never?
Ugliness and beauty depend upon
the caprice and the imagination of
men.
The feelings, like flowers and but
terfies, last longer the later they are
delayed.
He who puts bad construction
on good act reveals his own wick
edness of heart.
Great mems words are like dead
mems shoes he may go barefoot
who waiteth for them.
Men are born with two eyes and
one tongue, as though they should
sec twice as much as they say.
When death, the great reconciler,
has come, it is never our tenderness
that we repent, but our severity.
In this great theatre of life 1T is
permitted to God and the angels to
be spectators, but all men must be
actors.
-Four things that come not back
the broken arrow, the sped arrow,
the past life, aud neglected oppor-
tunity.
Be thou ever so amiable and dis.
interested, some ha.chet- faced mis-
anthrope will swear thou hast an
axe to grind.
Beware of these who are homeless
by choice. You have no hold on
man whose affections have no tap
root
The names of countries and cities
are generally feminine; and does
this not signify that it is women who
form them
II is not so important what the
head is filed with, so that it should
not be etnpty-nothing is so danger
Gus in glacier as the cavities.
We should beware of dwelling on
the number of our good qualities. II
was King David's counting his sub
jects that deprived him of them.
Ia women, the heart is the citadel,
and all the rest mere suburbs; 10
men, an inconsiderable outwork,
which can be lost without iniuring
the strength of the place.
Women always show more taste in
adjoining others than themselves, and
the reason is that their persons are
ike their hearts-they read snoth
er's better Than they can their own.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
LANCASTER. WISCONSIN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS 1880

a hearty laugh, and. running into til,
parlor, he dragged Mr.. Hastings ou
into the kitchen, saying: Il wan
to introduce you to my wife's cook
the truthful, honest servsnt-Mr
Hastings, Miss Julia Paxon.'
At first both parties were too much
confused to know what to do or say,
but finally concluded to join Mr.. and
Mrs. Jessup in the hearty laugh a,
their expense.
It's too bad Of you. Tom, laughed
his wife; and to punish you l will
make you help julie wash the dishes.
Yes, indeed, Tom, you ought to :
and, with Miss Paxon's permission.
|, too, will lend my valuable assist,
ance.'
Turning with an admiring glance
at that young lady's flushed and
rather disturbed countenance, Mr..
Hastings made up bis mind that
Julia Paxon was the handsomest girl
he had ever seen.
With much laughing aad talking,
the work was finally accomplished,
and Julia ran home to prepare for
drive that Tom Jessup proposed their
all taking.
1t all resulted in Mr.. Hastings not
going to New York the next day,
and finally remaining all summer in
the place where his friend lived.
And one lovely evening in the early
fall, while taking his friends sisters
in-law for drive, be asked her if
she would come and keep his house
for him and be his wife.
That evening he gravely told Mrs.
Jessup that at last the time had come
tor her to lose her trusted servant.
for she had had another situation
offered her and she had accepted
Arth0r'S Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
Curious Results.

The method of taking the census
OF the population of England is very
complete and the machinery is SIM
pie. Each census taker knows ex-
actly the territory to be looked after
and is usually allotted from four to
six hours.
The last census of the city Of
London proper shows some curious
results. 1t was taken in the even
ing, when only 10000 people were
found within the city limits ont of
the 900. 900 who inhabit il by day.
For instance, upon the census night
there happened to be as dodgers
from agricultural districts in the city
inns and hotels, forty farmers be.
sides three farm bailiffs and twenty.
three gardeners, so that in the ratio
OF agriculturists to area London city
appears as the champion agricultu-
raj district of the Kingdom. It also
appears that out OF G, 900 merchants
who arc by day something 10 the
CITY," only 355 hsbitually sleep
Within the city bounds; and that ont
of 5000 brokers only thirty-threo
breakfast under the shadow of st.
Paul's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
A Novel Way of Calling Sheep

There are many ways of calling
sts-os---Sopae--nso- 0npsibla -anars.,s-
is sorter like the hired man who SAID
he did not care what they called him,
so they called him to dinner. Our
friend, G. b. Eaton, who prefers to
live on the cheap hills of the Missis
sippi river, with enough rich bottom
lands adjoining, rather than to 90 to
Texas or Mexico to raise sheep, has
taught his flock to come by blowing
a horn. His 400 acre pasture is, ev.
cry pant of it, within easy hearing of
his conch she'll. The sheep will raise
their heads at the first foot, and will
come on the full run to see what is
wanted of them. They expect and
always get salt or corn for their ODE
dience at the call. 1t saves many
long tramp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
A Romance in Old Style.

A nice little romance appears ir
the columns of the Springfield Re
publican. One of the rosiest maid.
ems in that city, while hurrying to
the depot to take a train, tripped,
and so gracefully recovered herself
as to win the admiration of a very
substantial looking old gentleman.
de assisted the young woman on the
train and took seat beside her.
Conversation followed pleasantly and
acquaintance ripened fast On part.
ing at station not many miles
west of the city the couple ex.
changed addresses. The old gentle.
man proved to be wealthy Chicago
merchant, who opened a correspond
ence with the heroine. She appar.
emily wrote as agreeably as she talk
ed. Letters winged their way be-
tween the city by the river and the
city on the lake. Then came prop.
osition-not of marriage. but that the
worthy son OF the susceptible parent
be admitted to the correspondence
The father gradually drew out of the
his pa aos s soo son he6 6ree ams an 9as
81 ,earriaya Tt was accentad Three
and luxurious home are in prospect.
and the railroad officials have been
greatly puzzled of late by the mum.
Der of Springfield girls who are
stumbling, with moro or less grace,
aboard trains bound for the great
ana glorious West.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
WHOLE NO. 1866.
The Importance of Good House.
keeping.

What most women need next after
health and power of acquisition, and
the confidence which springs from
having acquired something, is a toll.
cradle amount of administrative ca.
pacity. Housekeeping is administra.
ton on a small scale. 1t includes the
faculty of getting the most for ones
money and managing servants and
children. 1t it were likely to be a
man'svocation to the extent to which
it is likely to be womans, he would
undoubtedly be prepared for it bv
some sort OF apprenticeship. He
would nave TO learn in some subordi.
nate capacity the proper mode of
buying and preparing food, and of
procuring and taking care OF furni
ture and clothing, and of ruling SER
wants. He would be trained to re.
celve company by some experience
OF the art of entertaining, both in its
material and its aesthetic aspect No
one would ever guess, however, from
an inspection of an average school
course, that a girl was to be the head
OF that most complex result of civil. |
zation, modern household, with its |
thousand duties, responsibilities and |
relations. No one would ever sup |
pose that the very end and aim of
the nations existence, the main use
OF Its armies aud navies, commerce.
police, manufactures and inventions.
was the multiplication of well or
dered parlors, with agreeable and
efficient women in them-and vet
this is strictly true. All our toilipp
lighting, travelling and producing
ends in this. When a man has set
up happy home, he feels, and the
whole community agrees with lin,
that the best work of his life is done
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

A CORRESPONDENT of The Times
in Shelby county, Missouri, suggests
that the Hon. E. B. Washburne
would make good secretary of the
treasury, and wants to know why, as
he was once known as the swatch
dog OF the treasury" he should not
be chosen by Mr.. Garfield to succeed
Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Wash burne is a
man of admirable parts, who would
Dit well in any public position, but
Mr.. Garfield would probably not se-
lect him for place in the cabinet un-
less he was prepared to follow the
lilustrious example of Mr.. Lincoln
and call TO his constitutional council
those men of his party who were
prominently named for the presiden-
cy which he won. Mr.. Washburne was
prominently named before the Chica.
go convention. If Mr.. Garfield were
to invite him into the cabinet he
might feel under obligation to make
tender OF like position to Grant,
Blaine, and Sherman. If Mr.. Wash.
burne has any desire to return to pub
he life, the incoming administration
will do itself honor by making place
Tor him. - Chicago Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
Corn.

DR.. Stnrtevant says in the New
York Tribune that Waushakum
corn, in three years. breeding, has
increased in weight from Sc pounds
to GA pounds per bushel for the sc.
lected es rs; from an open ear, to
close, compact cylindrical ear from
crop that varied greatly in size,
shape aud quality of ear, to at pres
ent q crop Of excellent uniformity
and extremely few unmerchantable
ears. Per centra. single car &C.
lected for poor quality. yielded 181
ears, of which but two were Of fair
quality, the remainder, or 90 per
cent, beng soft, short, gnarled, etc.
Where no culture gave two bushels
OF ears as good seed, culture gave
sixteen bushels as good as seed, and
the &c cultare gave twenty six
bushels Of ears as good es seed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

SOLOMON JONES, of Bloomsbury.
Md, was 20 when, after many years
of poverty he received $4,000 in pen.
sion money. He had no relatives TO
leave it to when be died, and there
fore made up his mind to spend il all
himself. In view of the probably
short time remaining to him in this
world, he felt that be must be fast
and furious in bis pleasures if he
would spend the whole 1000. lie
married a young wife, and gratified
her love of dress; be got in large
stock of beverages, and drank them
recklessly be bought a fast horse,
and bet on him. At the end of three
months the last dollar was gone, his
wife deserted him, his horse died and
he is still without any immediate
prospect of dying.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

Mr. BEEcHER is credited with
remark showing the possession of
some sterling sense in a direction
where many ministers OF the gospel
are weak. General Grant was among
the visitors at Plymouth church last
Sunday. His presence was speedily
known, causing stir among the con-
gregation, and at the conclusion OF
the service holding them together in
the hope that they would see the
general pass out. He did not move.
The congregation did not bulge.
Seeing which, Mr.. Beecher remount.
ed the pulpit to say: "a special SER
vice can be held if you wish to wor,
ship man. This is house for the
worship of God" The hint was
taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

volve little of the didactic instruction
from which young persons turn wear
lily away, and allow much Of that
companionship and cooperation for
which they are eager, be can steadily
and etfectually build up character,
while the mere teacher is even at his
best, only communicating ideas. 1t
is training more than teaching which
prevails in the education of the
Ynnnn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

JESSE PoMERoY's recent attempt
TO escape from the Massachusetts
state prison has not been fully ap.
preciated. II transpires that with
three.inch saws he took off the
heads of eighteen inch bolts in his
window grating and cut from the
boiler plating piece over a foot
square. He filled these apertures
with soap, and painted it in a man.
ner to deceive the keenest eye.
His mother is charged with carry
ing him the saws with which be
performed these feats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

u Err SES-S2.0O. PER ANNUN.
ifPsidfH Advance SI.5J.
Ottside Of Grant County % cents More.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

The GREATEST LIVING AUTHORS. sucb
Es Prof Max Muller. Rt Hon ~ - go
stone, JAS. A. Froude, Prof Huxley r. a
rFoetor' bdw. 4. Freeman, Prof. TyndaiI. Dr
carpenter, Frances Power Cobbe Prof
5oid"in smith, Ffc Duke of Argyll, MN
nihcs Miss Thackersy. Mrs Muloch .Craik,
Ge0 Macdonald, MIRA. OIIphant Jean IngeiOw'
, mos, HARDY, Matthew Arnold, Henry X ings.
les,W' " story, 1urguenief, Carlyle, Ruskin.
ssnnyson, Browning, and many others. are rem
resented IN lie panas OF - -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
The Chicago
E We MING JOURNAL
ESTABLISHED IN fs4Al
Daily, TFi Weekly ( Weekly.

The CHICAGO DAILY EVENING
JOURNAL, issued every afternoon at and
O'Clock, contains ALL IMPORTANT
NEWS obtainabie BY the telegraph, the mails
and reportorial industry.
It gives all the LOCAL AND GENERAL
MARKET REPORTS twelve hours in ad :
vance Of the morning papers.
as an a. terprising local and general after
noon paper, 1T HAS NO EQUAL IN TIE
N0RFHWEST.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

;, Iue Volumes of the Basar begin with the erst
Aameer Tor January of each year When NO lime L
mealoneu u will be understood that the SUBSCRIBE
receipt Of order NeA' aieer 'he
ihe last Eleven Animal Volumes of HAEprR,s
bAz1R' IA neat cloth binding, will he sent by mail
posSag pad or by express free of expense provided
tor 81 90 each. iai Per Noiuhel,
ZION Cases for each volume suitable for binding
WI 70 .ht by mail spaid on receipt Of 81 90 each
Kemittances should be made by Post.Oa9ce Nana.
oraer or Draft, to avoid chance q loss.
Newspapers are not to copy tbs advertisement ;,s
or sAe cypress order Of HARPER 4 BRorHgRs.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
DAILY ITEMS.

,'eyer day passes but we hear of some
accident through the carless use Of kerosene.
Heads of families should caution their dome.-
ties about using it to start FIRE with, and at
the same time always keep supply OF DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil on hsnd, best cure for
burns, cuts, wounds, etc. Sold By james A.
Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, published
every Wednesday, is large-sized and we'll
flied general newspaper. FOR THE HOME,
THE OFFICE AND THE WORKSHOP
Il contains in a condensed and comprehen-
s'vc form ALL THE NEWS OF THE
1FEEK,a great variety of Ii TERARY AND
MISCELLANEOUS READING MAT.
TER, editorial discussions Of topics of the
day, and FULL MARKET REPORTS and
market reviews. a better weekly newspaper
is NOT published n the West.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
4 TTO-PAGB SUPPLEMENT

Flied with TALES, SKETCHES, LITER
AIRY REVIEWS, POETRY, ANECDOTES,
exc, accompanies every Saturdays issue Of
The Daily Journal, and every issue of the
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16
1881.
HARPER'S Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.

This popular periodical Is pre- eminently journal
for the household.
Every Number furnishes the latest information in
regard 70 Fashions in dress and ornament the newest
and most approved patterns descriptive articles
aeryed rom anthem tic and original sources while
its Stories, Poems, and Essays on So eial ana Does
tic Topics, give variety to its columns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

THE TRI.WEEKLY JOURNAL is pub
iished every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur>
day. Each number is made M from the
contents Of two issues Of the Daily, giving
all the news, markets, etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16


In 1881 TINS LIVING Age enters upon its ftfrt,,-
eQA y y, admittedly unTivRlled aud contfauousjv
successful During the year it will furnish to its
readers the productions OF the eminent authors
nboVe-named and many others; embracing the
eaoicest serial and Short Stories by the Leading
Foreign NoVeiists, and an amount
unapprOached by any other Periodical
10 the world, Of the most valuable Literary and
scientific matter Of the day, from the pens Of ths
foremost Bsaayists, Scientists, Critics, Dlscoy.
erels' ana Editors, representing every depar ment
Of knowledge and Progress
than 80 "-O'0
THREE AND A QUARTER THOUSAND
donhle-conmn octave pages of reaaing matter year
". 1t presents in inexpensive iorm considerino
lt5 great amount Of matter. with freshness owing Ia
it weekly issue and with satisa etory COMPLETENESS
attempted By no other publication, the best ESSAYS.
reviews, Criticisms, Tales Sketches Of Trayei ana
Discovery, Poetry, Scientific, Biographical HistoTi-
cal ana Political Information, from the entire bodg
Of Foreign Periodical Literature
It IS ihere fore invaluable to every American read
en- as tic only satisfactorily fresh and COMPLETE
compilation Of an indispensable current literature
HdIpeasa5e because it embraces the productions of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-16

MCLAUGHLIN, LAM COLLECTION ANDIN-
y +.rance. Office opposite First National Bank.
Boscobsl.wis VIII attend promptlyto busipessen-
truated to his caye 31-46