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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
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Primitive Bookkeeping

The Macon Telegraph relates the
following
ave have Just been handed an
African butter and milk account for
month, on slip OF paper as mar
row and as long as our pencil. Long
marks, we are told, means quarts of
milk, short ones, in the same line,
mean pounds of butter. The &C.
count shall be squared, and receipt
be taken by hrowing the bill into
the stove. This kind of accounting
puts In mind of the Tar River mer-
chants booking. We dare say some
of our old readers can call the old
mans name, for the story is o true
one. Tar River did a heavy mer.
camille business for the country be
was rich--he kept his own books,
but could neither read nor write,
His manner was to put the outlines
of his debtors face at the top of the
ledger, and underneath were pen
pictures of the articles purchased, Or,
where that was impossible, some
osbalistie sign which the maker un-
dersteod.
One day there was q disputed ac-
count. Purchaser was charged with
cheese, which be denied buying.
"What should | want with q
cheese when we make more st home
than we can eat ?"
1t was q poser, and Tar River
could only insist in reply upon the
accuracy of his books.
"If there's anything | do value
myself Oh, it is the accuracy of my
books"
Impossible," says the debtor.
at must be so" says Tar River !;
"now, think over what you have
had of me-"
"Well, have had saddle, trace
chains, hoes, axes, and a-grind.
stone"
GOOD heaven" says Tar RIVER,
sis it possible in charging that
grindstone | forgot to make a hole
in the middle, and so took it for a
cheese | can hardly credit such an
error TO my books"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30

A BREAKFAST was badly spoiled ST
Barre, VT, recently. A man bought
v hat he thought was buck wheat
flcur. His vito made cakes, ard
set them on the table, but oomplain-
ed hat the -four did not rise salts.
fectoriiy. The cakes we're gritty
and hard of masticatioD, and no
wonder, for while the family were
working away on them q messenger
from the grocery arrived breathless
to say that the clerk had yut up
plaster of Paris BY mistake.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
The NJ. E. Conferences.


The West Wisconsin, Conference, held a
Platteville, continued its session until the
evening of Monday this week.
The sermon preached las. Sabbath BY
Bishop Harris was strictly evangelical and
made an excellent impression. At $50 the
Rev. VIM. Stone of Chicago preached. In
the eSeniug the Rev j. Evans of Oregon.
Wis All the services were well attended.
In nearly all the collections for the benev.
olencies of the Church there was an advance
over the previous year, but small decrease
in the number of members.
The average salary paid to ministers during
the past year was $4,000 including house
rent, the highest salary paid in the Conference
including house rent was $4,000
The Conference closed Oh Monday between
9 and 10 o'clock p NJ. when the following an.
pointments were announced:
The Presiding Elders for the several dis
tricts in the Conference are
Madison District-J. E. Irish, P. o. ed.
dress Madison.
Platteville District-Wm. Hamilton, Platte,
vile.
Portage District-G. w. Case. Portage.
La Crosse Distriet-E. f. Clough, S. qrta
Eau Claire Dis.rict-Jame Lawson. Eau
Claire.
sain. Croi1 District-w. D. Atwater, River
Falls.
The appointments for places in Grant and
neighboring counties we're
Avoca and 0rion.--Wm. Thomas
boscobe-T NJ Evans.
Brodhead-John Knibbs.
Madison-E. L. Eaton.
Monroe. D. Searles
Prairie du Chien-E. G. Booth
Richland Center-Robert Bnrnip.
Wauzeka-Thomas Crouch.
Beetown-To be supplied.
Belmont WIN. Cook
8enton-James Sims.
Bloomington-L c. Lawson.
Darlington-A. J. Davis
Dodgeyille w S, Wright.
Fayette-Alfred Charles.
Fennimore-Willam Sheppard.
Georgetown-T. ]. Lewis
Eazel Green's. S. Benedict.
Lancaster-Ch Christopher Cook.
Linden-John Harris.
Mineral Point. S. Thompson.
Montfort and Washburn-J. B. Bachman.
Patch Grove-Thomas Lawson.
Platteville Henry Goodsell
Shullsburg-T. NJ. Fullerton.
State Line-James ] ferson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
Woodnnan.

We took trip few days ago up to Wood.
man, the northern terminus Of the Galena and
Wisconsin Narrow Gauge Railroad Wood
man is situated on the Wisconsin River. FIVE
miles below Boscobel. 1t is small but pleas
ant village. II has two railroads-the Mar
row Gauge and the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul. Its large trade is in lumber, where
the great firm of Weston, Miner & Co. have
yard. This firm have saw mills in the Nee es
da Valley, and have, for some time, had the
monopoly of the trade at Woodman, Bosco.
bel, MuscAda, Arena, Avoea and neighbour
hood. They send out, over the Narrow Gauge
Read, from Woodman, about ten car loads
per day, on an average.
Mr.. James A. Fars has been in the mer-
camille business at Woodman for some years
and keeps the postotlice. He also deals in
produce of all kinds. AMI live stock, buying
at Werey, Preston, Lancaster, Fennimore
and other points.
Mr.. II. F. Walton, the well known bee man,
has Just opened a new store at Woodman.
keeping full stock of dry goods and gro
ceries He has, for a long time, had a large
apiary at Woodman, keeping over one hun.
dred swarms Of bees. He has long been a
citizen of Woodman, and his high reputation
as all honorable, upright man, will insure him
a successful business.
John Murray is the village blacksmith
The American House, one of the very best
country hotels in Southern Wisconsin, is kept
by Hermann Roth, genial, accommodating
man, who always makes his guests feel at
home.
Roth & PETIT have the only saloon in the
place.
James Bohan is station agent for the Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad, and jacob
HILL, very agreeable young gentleman, is
agent for the Narrow Gauge Road.
The village school will commence next
Monday, under the charge of Mr. Frank Smith,
of Fennmore, graduate of the Plattevillt
Normal School, and very successful teacher.
Mr.. Frederick f. Fitch, a highly respected
citizen of Woodman, died on the 22d inst
aged A years. His death is supposed to have
been caused by an injury which he received
some weeks ago while handling lumber. He
had charge of Weston, Miner & Cos lumber
wards at Woodman and Werley, and was rail-
road agent at the latter place. His death ha:
cast gloom oyer the village. Gaiena Gazette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
DIED,

In Potosi OF diphthsria Thursday. September 81
1880, Adt, daughter Of Andrew and Louisa Walker
aged seven years.
In Potosi, of dphhcra, Monday, September 90
1850, Marcus, son of John and Lima Taylor, age'
nine years.
In the town Of Mt. Hope. August II, 1880, Mrs
Van Liew, aged 81 years aud months
The deceased was born in Princeton, New
Jersey. She removed with her father tc
the state of New York. While there she wa:
married to Mr.. Peter Van LEW. Leaving
there they removed 20 Pennsylvania. After
the death of her husband she emigrated tc
the state of Wisconsin, residing with hel
daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Graham, until heI
death.
The deceased was one of those whose
CHRISTIAN character was admired by all who
had the pleasure of her acquaintance Your
correspondent has visited the family several
years it was feast to the soul TO hear heI
speak Of Christ's saving power. Her last
words were, 'delay not thy coming, for
long to be with my Savior. Her death is
mourned by many w. NJ.
Mt. Ida, Sept. 2s. 1880.
In Mt. Hone. september 10. 1880. Ralph, son o.
Alfonso and Mary j. Trap, aged years, I months
and days.
Little Ralph was very bright ard attract.
i've boy, and bid fair for life of usefulness
until at the age of five wears he suffered the
misfortune of the loss of his lief. eye, by q
school-mate thrusting a stick accidentally in
TO it. Little Ralph suffered extremely for
six months after this affection, and never en-.
tirely recovered.
Ralph was an only living son. his parents
having buried little twin brother and sis
ter number Of years since. They had dotted
upon their little boys prospects of being Of
great comfort and help to them but alas
how often our brilliant prospects are dashed
aside. Let us here remark, however, that
while those of peculiar brightness are removed
from time they will have more radian,
brightness in the presence Of God, who has
transplanted them in the plains of everlasting
life
Death was caused by diphtheritic Group
Was buried At Mt Ida cemetery. The fune-
raj was well attended, Services conducted
by W. A. Taylor.
In Lancaster. on Tuesday. September %, 1880
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer aged Sc years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
OUR NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD
Great improvements.

We took a trip tho whole length
of the Narrow Guage Railroad the
other day, and found 1t vastly i'm
proved since il came into the haada
of the present management. A
large number of new ties have been
put in, the grade has been widened
and leveled up in many places, ard
the road is now in frst.class con-
dition, There is ample side track
at the various stations, and there are
plenty of fine, new water tanks at
suitable distances apart. The roll.
ing stock, which was very meagre
when the present Company took
possession, is now ample. There
are eight l1comali7es, all in good
condition, ton ine passenger cars,
tho most of them entirely new, and
one hundred and fourty - five
freight cars. The train which
leaves Galeus every morning has st.
tached s handsome coach, and 3
mali and smoking car. The passen :
ger husiaess is rapidly increasing.
A new telegraph is in operation the
whole length Of the road The
work Of rebuilding al the bridges
has already commenced. The
bridges will be the Howe truss pat.
tcrc, suitable Tor standard guagc
road, with wide water ways. New
depots will be erected this tall al
Rswey, Livingstone, Monttort, Fen
Gimore aad Lancaster. They vii
be neat, slightly structures, those q
LeviugstoAe and Rewey being
20x64 and those at Montfort, Fen
nimore aud Lancaster 29xS0. Th,
new one st Rswoy is nearly com
pleted, sud is quite ornamental
having vide cornics, and iron,
projection for the telegraph opera
tor, where be can SIT in a ba7
window aud see the cars approaeI
from either direction. The freigh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
Cyprus Abandoned.

A cable dispatch conveys the in
telligence that "the British Govern
ment has practically abandoned Cy-
prus." When, in June, 1873, the
Besconsfield Ministry, on the part
of the English Government, an
nounced that treaty of defensive
alliance had been made with Turkey,
the news created considerable stir
among the Powers of Europe, and
it was thought st one time that SER
ious trouble might ensue, especially
with Russia, who had ever looked
with jealous eye on the territorial
encroachments of England on the
Asian continent. The terms of the
treaty with the Government Of Tur-
key provided, in effect, that Asiatic
Turkey should be placed under
British protection, to be defended.
if necessary, "by force of arms"
against any invader. La return, the
Sultan promised to England TO in.
troduce necessary reforms for the
pAQtSAsNlOFl "a - - uAiotlan
of the Porte, and in order to enable
England to make the necessary
provision for executing her engage
ment, "his Imperial Majesty further
eon@ented to assign the Island OF
Cyprus to be occupied and admins
tered by En- laud" The island was
taken possession of with public GER.
cmonies public works were COM
menced, aud British war vessels
randezvoused in the barbor. But
the end has come. The reforms
promised by CHS Imperial Majesty"
remain unfulGlled the Beaconsfeld
Ministry has been superseded by
one of opposite policy, and the bis.
toric Island of Cyprus, which was
deemed two years ago q very vslua-
BILE acquisition TO the British Gro wd
ia to be permitted to fall into The
hands of its previous owner. Thu:
another Of I'D zzy'sr pet schemes
has collapsed under the blightiue
opposition Of Glad stone's Admins
| tration
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
Lancaster High and Graded Schools
Fall Term.

The services of highly recommended, ex,
perienced, competent and thorough Principa
and Corps of teachers have been secured, and
our Fall Term will open on Monday, Septem-
Der 90, 1880.
Tuition for nonresident pupils in the sew
eral departments will be as follows:
High School,. ....... 80 cents per week.
Grammar School. 49,. ;. 20
intermediate and lst and
"a PRIMARY ..... ~
No pupils received for less than half term
and no deduction for occasional absence.
Good board, or rooms to live and board in,
may be had on low terms.
JOHN P. LEWIS, A. r. BUSHNELL,
27w6 Clerk. Pres. of Board
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
New Advertisements
NOTICE OF PARTITION,

Circuit court State Of Wisconsin, county OF Grant
Action for partition.
Eliza pepper, plaintiff against Henry Pepper Squire
Fenley, Eliza Fenley his wife, Joseph Feney ir
James Giisol, Mary ]. ellison his WIFE Henry
Towns. Caroline Towns his wife, Drusilla Fenley
Emily Fenley jr., Albert Fenley. Marietta Fenley,
Mildred l. Fenley, ard Emily Fenley, defenda nts
To Albert Fenley aad Marietta Fenley, said infan t
defendants:
Take notice that pursuant to an order Of this
court, bearing date the oath day Of September 1880
you are hereby notified that Eliza pepper the lain it'd
in this action, will apply TO this court at ger
term thereof TO he holden at the court house in the
city of Prairie du Chen in the county ofOrauford on
the second Tuesday Of November, 1850, on the open
ing Of the court that day soon thsreate err as
counsel be heard for the appointment Of guar
dian ad ldcm for Albert Feney and Marietta Fen
ley, two Of the defendants above named who are
infants under the age of twenty.one years and over
tue age offeI'teen years aud whose place of resi-
denee is unknown 70 said plaintiff TO represent and
protect the interests Of the said In FAINT defendants in
the above entitled c,ion.
Dated September Gath, 1880.
MERRIcK MILLS
S9w4 Attorneys for Plai7tif
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30

Neither failing teeth, nor the wrinkles of
time, so foreibly tell of advancing years, as
your gray hair. Ayers Yigor restores its
color and makes your appearance more agree
able to others, as well as yourself With
fresh, luxuriant hair, the infrmites Of age
are far less noticeable. s. s.-s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30

"More food and less medicine, more al
nourishmen' and strength, less of the debili-
Eating influence OF drugs is what our feeble
and exhausted constitutions require said
Baron ebig, when b. perfected The compo-
sition Of the 'sMalt Bi:ters." 29w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
WE PREPRR THE OTHER

There's nothing that will make man
smart so quick as good strong horse inament
and nothing viii cure wounds, cuts, bruises
burns, etc, so well as DR.. Thomas EeleetriC
on. Sold by James A. Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
Teachers Examinations Fall Series,
1880.

The regular Examinations Of Teachers for Grant
county will be held as follows:
Montfort 90 80
Muscoda October
Boscobel
Examination will begin in each place at TO- A
NJ, of the first day. Applicants will further their
interests by being punctual and by coming we'll
supplied with bote rs, pens good ink and legal cap
paper. No private examinations will be granted
unless the applicants give good reasons for not
writing at some of the regular sessions. Re-
quests for licenses or Endorsements will not be
granted. All persons expecting to teach in this
county must place themselves in the liHt Of fully
qualified teachers. for to this class alone do the
positions rghtfully belong.
Hazel Green, Wis, July 18th, 1880.
CHARLES l.. HARPER,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-30
MARRIEl.

|
At Patch Grove, September IS. 1850, by Rev. VIM
! Cook, Mr.. Frank 9. Buell. and Hiss Susan Ii. Bon.
| ham, both of Patch Grove.
At the residence of R. G.. Humphrey, of Mt. Hope,
September Is, 1880, by Rev. VIM. Cook, Mr.. Ray
Townsend and Miss Mary Humphrey, both of Mt.
| Hope
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22
Dirt and Body Heat.

The part which the skin plays in the
regulation of bodily heat is not adequate
ly estimated. The envelope of compli-
Gated structure and vital function which
covers the body, and which nature has
destined to perform a large share of the
labor of health preserving, is practically
thrown out of use by our habit of load
ing it with clothes. 1t is needless to
complicate matters by allowing it to be
choked and encumbered with dirt. II
the skin of an animal be coated with an
impervious varnish, death must ensue.
A covering of dirt is only less inimicaft to
life. We are not now speaking of dirt
such as offends the sense of decency, but
of those accumulations of exuded matter
with which the skin must become loaded
If 1t is habitually covered and not thor
oughly cleansed. The cold bath is not a
cleansing agent A. man may bathe
daily and use his bath towel even rough
ly, but remain as dirty to all practical
ihtents as though he eschewed cleanli-
ness; indeed the physical evil of dirt is
moro likely to ensue, because if wholly
neglected, the skin would cast off its ex-
orementitious matter by periodic perspi-
nations with desquamation of the cuticle.
Nothing but a frequent washing in water,
Of at least equal temperature with the
skin, and soap can insure a free and
healthy surface. The feet require espe-
cial care. and it is too much the practice
to neglect them. The omission of daily
washings with soap and the wearing Of
foot coverings so tight as to compress
the blood-vessels and retard the circula-
ton of the blood through the extremi-
ties, are the most common causes of cold
feet. The remedy is obvious; dress
loosely and wash frequently.-Lancet.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22


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its Of DIR. Pierce's Family Medicines than the
fact that they have not only yearly grown in
popular favor in this country, but the foreign
demand for them has become so great AZ to me-
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remedy, that wins golden opinions OF all who
use it for all humors, from the common pim1
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scrofulous swelling. Internal fever, soreness
and liberation, yield to its beriign Influence.
Consumption, which is but form Of scrofulous
affection of the lungs, may in its early stages
be cured by free use Of this God-given rem
edy. See article on Consumption and Its
treatment in "Invalids' Guide Book"-1O
cents postpaid Address, Worlds Dfspens-
ary Medical Association, Buffalo, N-:Ys 1..,,
= WORCESTER Mass, Feb. Sd, 1879.
DR.. r. ". PIEkCE:t $40 - .i'ii+sii'
Dear Sir-With trembling hand, from my
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Medical Discovery and Pellets have been to me.
Three years ago was prostrated with pneu-
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sincs, though for years before this Isu6ered
from weak lungs and . bad cough "a ~iiti,y,
~ Gratefully yours MARY B.FUE. .
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22

- LAWNS IS white as driven snow,
Satin, black As e'er was crow,
Gloves, as sweet as darnask roses,
Wells, for faces and for noses, i-
Bugie bracelets, necklace amber,
( Perfumes for lady's chamber,
Pins, and poking sticks, OF steel
/ All they lack from head to heel.
|. T. "a ~ ,.E- Shakespears.
/ Spanish lace is q furore. lgs9
I Waistcoats are going out of fashion.
I A new lace is painted in peacock feath-
er eyes. -S
. Silk muslin bonnet crowns will be
much worn.
Ruby beads and yellow pearls are the
latest novelties in beads.
I Yellow sunflowers and crimson pop
pies are favorite flowers this season.
Heliotrope and cream will be the fash
ionable contrast of color for early spring
millinery.
I Two bouquets are now always sold to-
gether-one for the hair, the other for
the corsage, HlE ~ w.
! Sleeveless habit corsages of velvet or
satin are worn over ball dresses of tulle
or gauze.
I Dresses of India muslin made in Paris
are decorated with Sultana scarfs of
Oriental silk, embroidered with either
gold or silver. = y
Square handkerchiefs of bright color
ed striped foulard are twisted into pretty
dress caps for ladies and fastened on the
head with large Spanish pins or bouquets
of artificial flowers.
The latest novelty in dress goods is
ecru cotton, thicker than the heaviest un-
bleached muslins of last summer, and
with bayadere stripes of bright shades of
blue, scarlet, yellow and black. Over
Il \. Aksv.
draped the cheese cloths of last summeE
A Paris letter says that the airy lace,
satin and ribbon muffs have proved so
pretty an addition to the toilette that
they have established a position in the
ball room, where they are carried in the
hand or sewn to the dress. They look
very well made to match the dresses in
the plain Oriental silks, printed with de-
signs in gold or silver. --.
The newest and simplest fichus are
very large, and are of Indian muslin en-
broidered on the edges, so that lace is
not needed for trimming them, though
the latter is sometimes added. They are
in four different sizes, of which most are
graceful additions to house toilettes for
the present season, and will be worn out
of-doors during the summer, when, with
the e-brimmed garden hats, they
complete most picturesque costumes.
Novelties in lingerie are constantly ap-
pearing. Among the newest are silk
petticoats cut out on the border in
squares. In each of these open places is
. small inserted putting. Some of these
skirts are made of blue Surah, with in
serted puffings of light blue satin. The
square pieces which are cut out of the
lower part. of these skirts are not more
than six inches long and there are num-
Der around the skirt. go.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22

THAT was a pretty little lesson in geog-
raphy that Albert Wolf wrote with his auto
graph for the Murcia relief fund of the Paris
press: The town of Murcia is situated In q
Spanish province of the ideal empire of
charity, which has no frontiers, in which
there is no difference of races, where all the
inhabitants speak the same language, that of
the heart, and all the citizens are equal be-
fore the human solidarity"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22
In Powder Form,

YEeErINE put up in this form Il withinith
reach of all. By making the medicine your
seh, you can, from . 50cent package contain
ing the barks, roots and herbs make two, bot
ties of the liquid Vegetine. Thousands will
gladly iavail themselves of this opportunity,
who have the conveniences 70 make the med
icine. Full directions in every package.
~ Vegetine in powder form is sold by all drug
gists and general storee. If you cannot buy
1T Of them inclose 80 cents in postage stamps
for one package, or 81 for two packages, and
I win send 1t by return mail. II. R Stevens,
Boston. Mass ;siH H.s-t1s ''-A -
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-22

THE Florida orange crop this year is much
IA ger than ever before. From such counties
us are easily accessible the figures point to a
crop of about 10000 boxes In Putnam
County alone the 1879 yield was nearly ), 500, :
600 oranges, and next year, with the large
number of blooming trees that will come into
bearing, the crop will amount to 25,00O, ,00C
oranges.