Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-23
The school grammara all teach that rords

the sound of or are made possessive b,
use of the apostrophe only. The practiea
use made of this rule by ordinary writer's
schoolma ANS and editors included suggests
how shallow the penetration of the average
student. Universally they apply the rule tc
all words ending in or z, whether the sound
came at the beginning Of the syllable or not
They write Hayes message, Lewis store
Calls house, &c, when they should write
Hsyes's, LeSis's, Callis's, &c. They never
penetrated far enough into the rule to OBJ.
serve that it applied only to such words as
Moses, Francis, Xerxes, where the kissing
sound came at the beginning as well as the
end of the last syllable. At an examination
where there were thirty odd applicants for
teachers certificates all but two wrote James
in the possessige without an after the apes
ltrophe. This item is given for the benefit OF
teachers, and the fact we wish to impress is
that the best writer's are dropping the rule
altogether. Moses, the word always given in
the grammars as an example of the applca-
ton of the rule, is now written Moses, in
the possessive. The word is thus used in the
January North American Review, in critical
article by Nina Morals. Newspaper literature
has almost universally applied the rule to all
nouns ending in S. but respectable magazine
literature has never gone beyond the rule
with its restriction. Now, good writer's have
no use for the rule at all
-Apropos of the new revision of the New
Testament. now on the eve of publication in
this country and in Europe, !Scr,bner's Month
" will contain three articles: one of these
by Rev Charles S. Robinson, D. D., on ''The
Bible Society and the New Revision" in
which the record of the society on this
whole subject is traced with some care; the
second by Professor George P. Fisher, of Yale
College, showing GLOW the New Testament
Has Come Down to Us,' and the third a re-
view Of the revision itself, in which the ex.
cellence aud thoroughness of the work of the
American scholars will be pointed out. The
first appears in the January number.
The remains of j. E. Dodge, jr, accom-
panied by the mother, sister and her husband
(Mr. Copcland) and brother, Wilbur Dodge,
Of Illinois, were brought to Lancaster last
week to be inferred beside those of his father.
Funeral services were preached last Sunday
by Rev. S. w. Eaton, IN the Congregational
church, to very large and deeply impressed
audience. All who knew Jere., and his ac-
quaintance in this county was general, great
ly lamented his untimely taking off, and the
friends have the heartfelt sympathy Of ALL
School officers in Grant county should
not throw away money on useless charts
that gabby agents are trying to foist upon
them. Save the money and get set of j.
II. Reeds Penmanship Iustructing charts.
Ask Superintendent Harper about them.
Without having seen him we risk his opin-
ion.
Mr.. Samuel Turner 3 death occurred not
at Milwaukee, but at the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers" near Dayton,
Ohio, December. 4th, 1880. His age was SO
years. He had belonged to Co. &C." 4th
Illinois Artillery, and died of heart disease.
There will be Divine Service at Emman-
ual church on Christmas Day at 1890 a. M;
on Sunday the 26th inst. both morning and
evening; and on Sunday the I'd of January
1881, both morning and evening.
Thompson Bros. have got in, at Ian.
caster, another car OF faxseed. Mr.. O. E.
Miller may be found generally at the COM
panys Office next door west of Jones's drug
store.
Great clearing sale of fine dress goods.
Prices reduced 20 to % per cent. Call and
get bargains before all are sold.
NATHAN, ScHREINER & Co.
"A snow that fell Friday last has given
passably good sleighing. There were less
than three inches in depth but the roads ere
smooth and light sleighs run nicely.
The festival by the financial managers of
side benefits for the Episcopal church Friday
evening was good success. The dance was
enjoyed hugely.
The Methodist fair and supper Tuesday
evening mast have been profitable. The"mer-
chandise" was all sold and the supper all
eaten up.
Jake Hough is making some effor. to sell
his "Wbitey." The old horse is hard to beat,
if indeed it is possible, by any horse in the
county.
Frank Lyster, Esq, of jamestown, was
IN town on business yesterday. His shadow
does not grow less.
George Gibbs is fixing up the room
back of his barber shop for bath room.
Candies, nuts and cigars were never sold
cheaper than they are by H. P. Greene.