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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
A Bunch of Reptiles.

All persons looking for job lot
of black snakes in assorted sizes are
referred to Decker Coykendall, Esq,
of Deckertown, N. ]. 1t was last
spring when farmer CoykendalI
fret observed a sleepy snake emerge
from an innocent looking hole in
the ground and thereupon he began
to stand guard over the hole. By
attending strictly to business for q
week or so he killed ten serpents IS
they awoke one BY one and started
10 to do their crawling around for
the summer. Remembering that
snakes become sociable as they
grow sleepy in the fall, Mr. Coyken-
dali reflected and waited, and New
Years Day, when he knew the
ophidians were torpid he repaired
to where the hole had been and be
gan to sink q shaft. After boring
about two feet he struck reptillian
bonanza-a lump OF snakes in solid
snarl about as big as sack of salt.
In the afternoon he appeared in
Deckertown with seventy. six black
snakes, some of them Elk feet long
and weighing tbres pounds, and an
even dozen of milk snakes. The
two lots were alternating ell in q
heap, amicsbly tangled up with o
total disregard of the color-line. Mr.
Coykendall now takes placid
satisfaction in looking forward to q
time, three or four months hence
when snakes will wake up. Hs
thinks they will be astonished wher
they find themselves in dry goods
box instead of the hole in the grounc
where they had 30 carefully LAID
themselves away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
Bad Methods In Sunday School,
Work.

In the February Scribner, Rev. Edward
Eggleston publishes paper or Sunday
School Work, containing many suggestions
of value and plain but friendly criticism of
some popular methods. Mr.. Eggeston's long
connection with Sunday School enterprises
entitle him to the attention of those who are
interested in the subject. We quote two or
three paragraphs:
This failure to appreciate the true
object of Sunday school work lies at
the bottom of most of the vices of
our Sunday school system. With
nominalism which is the snare of
most men, Sunday school people are
generally COMPOUNDED by the unfort.
innate word school in the title of the
institution. Hence the visionary, and
happy futile, attempts at grading
analogous to that of the common
school hence the system of review
examinations and hence the deeper
and more vital error, which makes
the chief measure of success to be
the quantity of information retained
by the pupil. This is common and
capital mistake in secular education,
and it is even more fatal when intro
duced into the spiritual training of
children. For the religious teacher
there is no result worth the having
but a result IN character. All in
struction, Scriptural or other, that
tends to produce moral or spiritual
Improvement, is in bis province, and
none that does not. / should be the
las. TO insist that the teacher might
not roam widely over any part of the
field of knowledge for the purpose OF
interesting and gaining the sympa.
thy of his pupils, provided ne kept
bis main end in view. But he should
not feel obliged to teach anything
merely because it Is in the Bible OF
has relations to Scripture history.
The tendency is to insist on a prac-
teal bibIiolatry, on the teaching OF
the Bible as an end, on the theory
that man was made 10 study the Ri.
bic, and not the Bible for the benefit
of man.
/ remember Sunday.school
teacher of my own boyhood. man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
That Mock Marriage F'oolery Again

Probably there has never been 80
mach excitement among the bes.
society of Toccoa as there is at
present, and all because OF q double
marriage which recently occurred
at the residence of Justice of the
peace that lived 10 South Carolius,
only few miles from Toccoa. 1t
appears that the two couple went
across the line to visit the family of
the justice, and while there were
paired off according to their choice.
They intended the whole matter as
joke, believing that the matrimo-
Mai laws of South Carolina were
the same as in Georgia, and that .
marriage was not valid unless q
license had been taken out.
Upon their return home he COUP
les told their friends of what they
had done. Much to their surprise
they were informed that license
was not necessary TO mskea mar.
riage valid and that elthoug. the
marriages were intended to be mock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
A BOYS PRAYER.

s'Hattie, sister, want drnm,
Large and pretty, and round and red,
So, i'll pray do you think twill come ?
Ask and receive the Lord has said"
But the sister, musing, shook her head.
''How should know, dear brother, try,
You can but fail" was the soft reply,
And to his darkened room he went,
Still on his simple thought intent,
To ask his Lord for the precious boon,
"And please, dear Father, send it soon.
Large and pretty, round and red,
Send me drum, dear Lord" he said.
No answer still, and he came one day
And laid his head on his sisters breast
'Hattie, think will not pray,
Give me drum, dear Father lest
Ny prayer should wrong him. He knows bes
So, back to his simple toll and play,
Calm and content, he went that day:
But God, who gamers the smallest seed
OF faith and patience, to dover with need
OF bud and blossom, in his GOOD time
Owned and answered the faith sublime
For other ears than the sisters heard,
Unknown to the child. bis simple word,
And when the glad New Year had come,
With its festive merits and merry hum
Of household greetings, bran new drum
Gladdened the sight OF the wondering boy,
He could not speak for the sudden joy;
At length he lifted the lashes, dim
With happy tears. ats just like Him;
Just like the Lord, he murmured low,
'And Just the drum | wanted so
Though for smaller one prayed,
For, sister Hattie, felt afraid.
Lest the dear Lord might ask amiss,
To pray for drum so big as this"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

A boy was caught in the act OF
stealing raisins in q shop, and was
locked 10 a dark closet by the gro
Ger. The boy commenced begging
most pathetically to be released, and
after using all the persuasion that
his young imagination could invent,
proposed. "Sir, if you'll let me out
and seLd for my daddy, bell pay
YOU and lick me beside !" This
appeal was too much for the grocer
to resist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

who combined the offices of village
butcher and lay preacher, and who
had stern way of teaching us
Scripture; he made us take the Bible
as the Jews ate the passover, with
bitter-herbs. 1t was the custom In
that day to read an entire chapter
for lesson. One Sunday we found
ourselves confronting the genealogies
in Luke's gospel. Somewhere in
the hard names between "Mattathias
which was the son of Amos" and
"Ragan which was the son Of Pha.
leo" one of us ventured to ask the
hard.headcd teacher if we might not
skip that chapter. "What did the
Holy Ghost put it there for if it is
not to be read?" he growled. The
logic was unanswerable, and so was
the tone; We floundered on through
the "bead-roll of baptized names"
until we joyfully reached "Adam,
which was the Son of God," with .
sense of having come out in paradise
at last. Some such unanswerable
theory as that of my old teacher
seems to have been at the basis of
the present international Lesson
scheme. On no more rational sup
position can one account for the COM
pulsion of little children few years
ago to wander through the five books
of Moses under the lead of the lesson
committee, studying the tower of
Babel, the plaques OF Egypt, the in
stitution of the passover, and the
founding of the Levitical priesthood.
These subjects, and such recent as
signments as the second temple and
its dedication, carried through two
lessons, Ezekiel's prophecy against
Tyre, and Esther's marriage to the
polygamous Xerxes, are not given to
adult classes alone, but, by the un-
practical idealism prevalent in Sun
day.school work, are set down to be
taught even to infant classes. 1t is
all Bible, but there is one thing as
divine in its origin as the Bible, and
that is common sense. And surely
the present system of rigid adherence
to one lesson for all the school, CON-
bined with the selection now and
then of subjects fit only for theolog-
ical seminary, is not in accordance
with practical wisdom.
One hears much of the Christian
unity produced by the simultaneous
study of the same lesson by peo Die
of different religious denominations,
but as each denomination publishes
its own lesson and has the privilege
of putting its own construction on
the text, the practical result in favor
of Christian liberation and unity does
not seem to be large enough to over
balance the disadvantages. One of
these is, that in Scripture selections
it is Hobson's choice or nothing.
The mission-school in the Fourth
Ward, among children who do not
know the rudiments of religious
teaching, If 1t will avail itself of cur.
rent printed helps, must study the
Book of Revelation at the same time
with the church.school in Madison
avenue. The foundering teachers
in the mission-school are supposed to
be happy, however, in the conscious.
ness that they are serving the CT Sc
of Christian union, for are not the
children in Toronto, and perhaps in
Hong Kong, reciting the same lesson?
| do not think that ! am too severe
when l call this impractical idealism,
though ! know, to my cost, the awful
result of assailing the great goddess
Diana whom Ephesus and all the
world worshippeth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
WHOLE NO. 1921 /.

ceremonies, each couple would have
to abide the consequences or sue for
divorce and be separated that
way. Now, it appears that two OF
those who participated were engag.
ed to other Parties and, in conse.
quepce. feel somewhat set back and
don't know what course to pursue.
1t is understood that one of the
couples agreed to let matters stand
as they are, while with reference to
the ether couple there is o strong
probability that suit for divorce
will soon follow. One of the young
ladies is q resident Of Griffin but
has been in Norcross some time past
on q visit.-Atldnta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

MAINE does not contain all OF tho
shrewd "counters In" A number
of young lads in Oshkosh, members
of two secret lodges, were DESTROYS
of obtaining tho library of one for
the beneii. of the other. Finding
themselves largely represented at
a lodge meeting the other evening
they proceeded. by prcferring
charges, to expe, oil opponents
from the lodge, and then, having q
majority, voted the library over to
the other organization for the con-
sideration of one dollar. Young
America hourishe.h.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

At the International Dairy Fair. held in
New York, December 1879, committee Of
the most expert butter makers made the
most careful tests of all the different Butter
Coors The result was the unanimous award
of the only prize to Wells, Richardson & Co. 5
Perfected Butter Color. Again this original
and perfect color seems a victory as IL always
does When there is honest and fair competi-
ton with any OF its competitors. Sold by
Druggists and Merchants. Take no other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

A great man is affable in his con-
versetion, generous In his temper
and immovable in what he has nat
urally resolved upon. And as pros
perity does not make him naughty
and imperious, 80 neither does
adversely sink him into meanness
aud detection, for if ever bio shows
more spirit than ordinary, it is when
he Is i'll used and the world is frown-
ing upon him. In short, he is
iequally removed from the extremes
of serviliity and pride, and scorns
either to trample on q worms or
cringe 10 an emperor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
WITHOUT earnestness no man

WITHOUT earnestness no man is
ever great, or does really great
things. He may be the cleverest OF
men: be may be brilliant, entertain
ing, popular but he will want
weight. No soul.moving picture was
ever painted that had not in it the
depth of shadow.-Peter Bayne.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

AvsTE OF The Republican men,
bers of the Iowa House was taken
ON choice for President, with the
following result: Blaine; %; Grant
~; sherman 2; Scattering. II; absent,
8, Blaine's majority over all 30.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

any kind, short course of this medicine will re-
store the lost functions snd procure health and hap
piusSs where hs'ore was dependency and gloom.
success.
Pamphlet sent free to all Write for them and
get full particulars.
Price, Specific 500 per package or six packages
for s5.oo- VIII be sent by mail on receipt Of money
Address all orders, J. B SIMPSONS MEDICINE CO.
Mes. lol and 100 Main St.. Buffalo, ". Y.
L. Sold in Lancaster by all druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
- - = : -
PilAs, PiIeai PiIest

Do you know what il is TO suffer with Piles:
II you do, you know what is one of the worst
torrents Of the human frame. Il cures con-
stipation, and then its tonic action restores
health to the diseased bowels, and prevents
recurrence of the disease. Try il without de-
Law
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
To Nervous SufFers-rhe Great European
Remedy DIR. ]. B. Simpsons Specific
Mehicine

DR.. j. B Simpsons Specific Medicine is a positive
cure for SpeFTlaturrhea. impoteney. weakness and
bihty irritabty mental anxiety. snguor lassitude
depression OF spirits functional arrangements Of
the nerNnns sYsfem rsnarallK nAin In hack 81 side
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

lts IS Of memory
N smature oil q
sge and diseases
that lead 20 con
sumption. iusaa
ity aud an early
grave. or both
No matter how
shattered TIL I
system may be
- -. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

CONSCIENCE is the voice of the
soul, the passions are the voice of the
body.-J.J. Rousseau.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
The BlCKFORD
AUTOMATIC Family a1ITTBR

Knits all sizes Of work, nsrrows and wideus it's
shapes all sizes complete. Knits over so different
garments socks stockings, mittens, leggins wrist
lets gloves etc. II knits every possible variety Of
plain or fancy stitch. IS per cent. profit in manu-.
facturing Knit gods. Farmers can treble the value
oftheir v DOL. by converting il into knit goods.
Agents wanted in every state, county, city aud
town TO whom very low prices will be made.
For full particulars and lowest prices for the best
family machine send to
Bickford Knitting Machine Man'f'g Go.
BRATTLEBoRO. Vt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
TIE HERALD.

Annua Advertisements payable quarterly; same
reset 10 artery without extra charge.
Advertisements set TO double column rs per cent
Extra.
ira irebI.
sstray Notifies, ifone animal be described, - so
Tor weeks; each additional animal DESCRIBED IN
same notice so cents.
Special notices and business notices in news type
10 cents por line frst insertion: cents per line
each subsequent Insertion. 80.
Advance pay required for transient advertise
pents, Com missioners Notices, Attsehmsnt NOTICES
and Estray Notices (of animals taken up).
All kinds Of Job Printing promptly and neatly
executed. Terms Cash on delivery ofwork.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

CENTRAL H0UsE-OAssvILLE. The under
Osigned, having thoroughly overhauIed and re-
furnished the Central Hotel at CAssvle is prepared
TO Accommodate the travelling public and sOicis his
share ofthe patronage Good stabling, and com.
meRsurate to the times.
N b, II o Landlord speaks both the American and
osrmau language. FRANK p. MINK,
Dated Nov. II, 1878. y3Tnl3ly Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

ME CASSVIfLE HOTEL. The undersigned has
httcd mp and furnished in good style the House
tatel1 occupied ~ @. Forbes, In Cassvile, where
he will be happy to accommodate the Travelling Pub
tic, Charges reasonable. Good Stablng attached to
hepremses. WARD T, RICE,
Dated Oct 20. 1878, 36-33
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05

r MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTION ANDIN.
j srrance, Office opposite First National Bank,
Boscobsl, wis. will attend promptlyto busiHessen.
trusted 10 his care. l-46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
MY Platform

The making ofwagons, Buggies, Vehicles OF all
names. and Farm Machinery, still goes at the old
Stand of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Agents.

Jesse BROOKS GENERAL COLLECTION Agen'
y aud eonVeyancer Bloomin gton Wis. Titlssi nves
tsats and perfected. Collections prompt attend
cd 20. References given when desired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
JOHN POLLOCK,
PLATFORM" WAGON

is form of all for general purposes
particularly for the farmer, it having greater
range from light to heavy load. carrying it with
greater ease and safety, being distributed over
greater number ofsprings aud supporting the load
nearer the wheels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
Dental
Hotels.
DHELPs HOUSE.
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
ANTON SMITH, Proprietor.

First-class Honse-Dest location-Bost and most
convenient sample in southwest Wisconsin.
Good stablng Attentive hostler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-05
To The FARMER

to whoma ightdraft. easy riding wagon, capable Of
carrying from one to ten hundred lbs, necessity,
the "Platform Springs peculiarly suited carrying
the Family to Church and TO Town. Grain to Mill,
Produce to Market, etc. taking the place of the
bersome Lumber Wagon and the Buggy.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

We laern that a little boy OF Mr.. Cope
lands living on the lower jordan place,
died Of congestion on wednesday ewing
ia,t. lie was two years old. We sympathise
with afflicted parents and sorry to here they
have other children sick.
SEWING MACHINE FOR $25-J. +.
Behen, the pioneer Sewing Machine
Agent of Norh Louisiana, now offers
Sewing Machines of the "Singer"
style and pattern for the low price Of
t25, with foil guarantee for five years.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

The Fifth district Cour, will Open in Ray
vile on the LIST MONDAY in September, Judge
Brigham Of Morhose will preside until the
REFUSED cases are disposed OF; when Judge
Richardson will come ont and finish the term.
ANOTHER TUMBLE IN SEWING Ma
5XfNEa.-$25 will purchase from j.
r. Beben a sewing machine of the
"Singer" style ard pattern, guaran-
teed for years, the very latest style
and improvements.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
Se0.HOrNe.

No proprietor Of Sea- Horse has ever, to
our knowledge, had any occasion for using
lKendalls spawn cure, bu, i, has been uesd on
thousands Of spawned horses with most
wonderful success, and it is now being used
. with the very best Of satisfaction for every
/ Kind Of blemish OF lameness on beast or
man. As it docs not blister and is certain in
lis effects, it is becoming the most popular
Eminent ever used for horse or human flesh.
Read the advertisement in another column.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
( HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL,
Hamburg 4 rk n nssas.

This academy, for both ssres, has achieved
a reputation for thorough discipline and sound
scholarship surpassed by none.
The fourth scholastic year Of this school, un.
der the same management, will begin on
Monday, September 9Th, 1850.
Our facilities for the genuine worth Of edu-
cation are very great; long experience, fine
house, elegant furniture, new pianos and
indefali gable energy.
Two Hundred and Fifteen Dollars, half
paid on en:ering, and the other in February
lSSl, will pay all school expense for one year,
except in music ruPils-in the house ct the
Undersigned, who will act as teacher OF other
TO all entrusted TO has care.
Other particulars in circulars, sent on APP
pl.cation to,
DC. B. CONNERLY,
PriucipaL
Aug l4th 1880
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

]. E. Behen employs no agents,
runs no wagons, and has none of those
,oumerous expenses incident to the
sale of sewing machines through trav.
cling agents. In this alone consists
The secret of bis selling so low-AND
DON'T YOU FORGET 1T.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
IMPORTANT.

All those parties who have bargained for
lands from me and failed to ge, title will do
we'll to call ON me soon and procure the same,
as l will bs here only short time
WILEY p. MANGHAM.
Rayville, La, August 7th, lSSO.-it
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
J. E. Behen sells the celebrated

j. E. Beben sells the celebrated
"WHITE" Sewing Machine. A child
can use 1t; it has seifsetting needle !;
its shuttle is selftbreading, it's ten.
sion is automatic; it is the highest
running made, and is nearly noiseless.
ht is adapted to any kind Of sewing,
from the ligbtest muslin and silk to
sbe heaviest wooden or cotton goods !;
Its treadle is 50 constructed as to on.
70 with perfect ease, and without
fatigue to the most delicate lady. 1t
Is the most durable, the cheapest bes,
cod largest family sewing machine in
the market.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

J. f.. Behen now offers induce
Ments in the sewing machine line.
never before held out to the people Of
North Louisiana. viz: sewing ma
chimes at very small advance on the
original cost.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

For the past week the weather has been
very favorable, and We hear no more COM
plains OF tho much rain. The injury to crops
thus far has been slight, and if we miss
the worms, we may expect a large yield Of
cotton IN the parish
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

The Editor and party, have been hear
from near Columbia, ON their way To III
Springs. and we ar. rra,itied ~ -ran that the
were all doing well.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

Mr.. J. II, Bates, Newspaper Advertising
Agent, IL Park Row (Times Building), New
York Is authorized TO conrac, for advertise
men,s Ill the BEACON al OAK best rates. e
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
nNHE STATE OF LOUISIAN

nNHE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
/ PARISH OF RCHLAND, 5,h Dis. CoURr.
Succession Of JOHN Bishop, deceased.
Whereas, Mrs p. Corde,ia Bishop la, fled
in the Office of the Clerk Of The JIh Districi
Court, in and for said Parish of Richianl, her
ap blicarion FOR the administrator vi the estate
of John Bishop, deceased.
Now, Therefore, unless opposition be ma lie
thereto Yirhin Tea days from the da'e hereof,
the said Mrs. p Cord lin B-hor vii. be APP
pointed Administrative of the sad estate upon
complying with the requisites Of tie nw.
j. NEWT PITTS,
Clerk 9th Dist Court.
RAyvILLE, La. August 7ih. lS30-2t.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

Needles, oil. thread, shuttles and
bel,ing. etc. for all machines. can DO
had by applying, to j. E. Bchen, Mon
zoe.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

Try 'Krudails Spawn Cure, Il sure rune
dy for SPANS. Curbs Ring or a'y en-
lsrer,nrn, Of the joints. See Ad'vt.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

A n,sn by the name OF Waiter Davis living
AZ or near Girar' di"d 80 Thursday inofning
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21
nor SALE VERY CHEAP, AIS SAW,

IL Revolving Drum Pratt Gin Stand. in
perfect order and as good as new. Any
person desiring to purchase such gin stand
will find it to his interest to apply to
w. E. DUKE,
May 8, lSS0.-tf. Alto, La.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures Dyspepsia
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-21

II YOU are troubled with rheumatism nst
Krndalrs SPAWN Cure Sec Advt