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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12

cavella, and the counterfeit was SO
perfect that none but wife could
have detected the difference.
Remember your grace is now
Duke OF Francavella; and say your
guest is much better, and will be
well by the morrow were the in.
structions of Antonio.
The plan of the iniquitous schemer
succeeded perfectly, aud all the
guests that night retired in the belief
that the false duke was the real.
The next day the Count of Pal
mers appeared in st. Marks Place,
and other parts of Venice, in his own
proper person. This DESTROYED the
suspicion that he had been poisoned,
as all at the banquet believed and
those who had the night before taken
leave OF him as the Duke of Franca-
vella, now congratulated him on his
recovery as the Count of Palmera.
In fact, this proved to be one of
the most successful and remarkable
lmpostures ever known and it was
only through the dying confessions
OF the count himself that the truth
came ont at all, which many would
not believe even then. Long before
this event, however, the Red Death
had ceased to appear, because of the
real death of Antonio, whom his new
master had murdered in turn, for fear
OF being himself murdered or be-
trayed by tie only one who possessed
his fatal secret. SO crime always
leads on to crime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
Voting Lead Pencils.

=
The act of putting lead pencil 10
the tongue, to wet it, Just before
writing, which we notice in 30 many
people, is one of the oddities Of
which it is hard TO give any reason
unless it began in days when lead
pencils were poorer than now, aud
was continued by example into the
next generation.
4 lead pencil should never be wet.
1t hardens the lead and ruins the
pencil. This fact is known TO news
paper men and stenographers. But
nearly everyone else does wet a men,
Gil before using it, This fact was
definitely settled by newspaper
clerk away down East.
Being OF ma ,hsmatieal turn Of
mind, he ascertained by actual count
that OF fifty persons who came into
his office to write an advertisement
or church notice, forty-nine wet a
pencil in bis mouth before usiBg it.
Now this clerk always uses the best
pencils, eherishing a good one with
something of . pride soldier feels
10 his gun or his sword, aud It hurts
his feelings 50 have his pencil
spoiled. But politeness sud business
considerations require him to lend
his pencil scores Of times every day.
And often after it had been wet till il
was hard and brittle and refused to
mark, bis feelings would over. power
him.
Finally he cot some cheap pencils
aud sharnened them, and kept them
to lend. The first person VINO took
up the stock pencil was drayman,
whose breath smelt al onions and
whisky, LIE held the point in his
mouth and soaked it Tor several min
utes, while he was torturing himself
IN the e1fart to write an advertise.
ment for 3 missing bulldog.
Then q sweet looking young lady
came into the oiliee, with kid gloves
that buitenea half the length Of her
arm. She picked up the same old
pencil and pressed i 10 hee dainty
lips preparatory 10 writing an adver-
tlsement for lost bracelet. The
clerk would have stayed her hand.
even At the risk Of box Of the best
pencils t'aber catered, bat lie was
too late.
Ani thus the peueil passed from
mouth to mouth for q week II was
sucked by people Of ell raaks and
stations, and all degrees OF eleanli.
hess snd nncleanliness Bn We for
1eas, Snyaly no one who reads his
vii ever assla wet lead pencil,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12

BoR ISGERsoLL, abiding to Gen.
Hspcoek's career as professional
soldier, says:
"Tbs public is not apt 10 get en-
thusisstic over these professional sol.
disrs-men who were educated for
war in time of peace. OF course We
expect sueh men to do the fighting
when there is fighting to be done.
1t is their business. Now, It's different
with q volunteer. When q man
leaves a plow, and kisses his wife and
goes oat to be shot at for a principle,
that il believed to be patriotic and
inspires snthuiasm. Then, too, we
don't look at generals as specially
typical OF patriotism. We neyer had
TO draft for generals, that I remem.
Der. We always had plenty
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
Judlclous AdFertising.

a man denouncine newspaper adj
vertlsiog to crowd os listeners.
last week" said lie, Il had "a
umbrolla stolen fram the vaatibale
Of the -ehureh 1t wa giit.
and valuiag Il very highly, spant
double b. worth III nd arlisinv. but
have Ent recovered il. 2 eHew dIi
yo1 ward yeur adyerf s mont ?,
asked D mereh8nt 81 ra il H."
SAT- the naa, producing Zip cut
from HaR8p per, fa aatailant
TOOK il and read u Em tho
vest buie Of shureb. lsat Sabbath
even1ng black, silk umbrella. Tho
gentleman who took il vii 10 hand.
somely rewarded By leaving il al
No San Fernando street"
"Now,9' said tho merchant, u SIN a
liberal advertiser, and always found
tina. i paid mo wsli. i great deal
depends upon tie mannsr ID which
an advertisement is pni Let US
try for your um5rells again, and if
You do not Acknowledge tteu that
a4PeFtlalag pays / III pnfchase
you E now one. Tho merchant
then sook slip of papee from his
peck asad vsseto 1T t.1o ul.u who
Was scen to take an umbrella from
the vsslihulo ct ohefeb. last
Sabbath evening, does aat wish TO
g into trouble aud have q stain
cast upon tbs Christian character
which no values SO highly, he will
return II u Ne, san Fernando
street. lie is wei known. This
duly appeared 10 Inc paper, and on
the following morning the man was
astonished when be opened the front
door eff bis residence. On tho porch
lay 6 least $ dozen umbrellas Of all
shads and sjza5 that had been
thro8n in from tic sidewalk, white
tho frent yard ives literally paved
WITH umbrellas Many had notes
attached 10 them, esyiar that they
bad been tskon ~ mistake, and
oeggins TIE loser @ keep the little
etlaig qales
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
Ane;dote Of President Lincoln

The following aueedate It ghs late
Presidant Linc IN was related % j
little company Of Chicago l5wyaya !:
"0no day" said Mr.. Lincoln,
"when | first came here, | got into
fl OF musipg il my room, md
stood resting ny elbows % thu ba.
regu. Looking into the glass. It
struck me what an awfnlly ugly
man | was The fact grew On ne.
and | made up mr. mipa that ! must
be the ugliest man IN the world II
80 mad denoi mo that | resolved.
should | ever ses az uglier, would
shoot him at Sigh. Not long after
this, Andy" (naning o lawyer
presently "osme to town, and ,he
first time cav him | said to myself,
There's the man" / went home,
took down my gun, and prowlod
round the streets waiting for him
He soon came along Halt, Andy
said |, pointing my gun at bin.
Say your prayers, for I'm goiog s
shoot you
"'Why, Mr.. Lincoln, what's th
matter :? Whist have done p
"'Well, / made al oath that il ]
ever saw a man ugIieT shan | an, ~
shoot him on the spot. You arr
uglier, cure 50 make ready TO die.
"'Mr. Lincoln, DO you real
think I'm agl.er tGaa ycu:'
I" Yes
"Well, Ar Lincoln. seplis d Andy
deliberately. and boxing ms s4aste
IL in the face, "'if | an any esIigf
| ire array"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
rnIs las been ) Ca frnilful n

TINS has been year fruitful in "a
nine sagacity. A Nashville physician
is accompanied in his professional
visits by 5 large dog, winch watches
over tie horse and buggy. One night
he left the horse unhltchad, and when
he returned the iorse had disap
peared, but was found several hun
dred feet away, where tho dog was
sitting on his launches in front Of
him and holding the hitch rein in his
teeth At another time the horse
was standing nnhitched near rail.
way track, and took fright at the
cars. Before he could run fai the
dog had caught the roins in his teeth
and eoon stopped the runaway. i
Canandaigua mother thought her lit
tie girl merited q whipping, and as
she aimed 70 strike her, the New.
foundland dog Of the family caught
the menacing arm Id bis mouth, bat
did not bic. The father coming 10
at that moment out Of curiosity made
a pretence Of furnishing the chjld. and
his arm vas arrested In the same
way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
Msds Bind BY tho Uaa Of Arsenic.

Fsau tas IadIaeapeis ssa1taqt. 5aIg 81.
4 casa Oh unusual interest ID WON
tn, beating on The aae 81 srsenic 10
improys their complexion las re-
Gently came TO light d Tic western
part Of the city. 4 5oaag lady,
handsome and intelligent, has been
for a long time using agsenlo Tor her
complexion, and recently she has al
most lost her eycsieht. Her eyes be-
gan to grow dim about 3 yesr ago,
and have been gradual ! and sensi-
bly, failing eyer since, uatil i IS all
most impossible ior her to see.
Her physician says i ls from
IT, ess II arsenic. Ii view of
tic calamity. her engagement with
young physician Of good prospects,
whils not broken ol entirely, has
Been held sal, se1 to lie final result
Of experiments fer the restoration of
sight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12


a CENSUS ennmsfat9r in Louisville
Asked Z woman whether anything
had happened to her during Tho year.
Woa, yes :; it has been busy year.
Sic hal separated from her FIRST
husband, obtained q divorce and
married again. Several months ago
her husband went to Texas and
short time after his departure she re.
ceived telegram informing her OF
his death from the effects Of fall
from q seall9id % which he was
work ug Ter mother vas suiTsring
from heart disease ard rho decided
to send her the house 9f i friend
before Tie arrival Of hsr husbands
renaDs. Bat the body arrived
sooner ,ha1 she expected, aud vas
sent directly to the house. Her
mother vas sweeping when the
hearse backed mp 10 tie door, and
on seeing her daughter making ar
engagements 90 receiv8 Il $40 knew
that something had happened that
had teea kept from ber She was
It'd Of Tie death Of Ter son in-iaw,
aad witheQt altering : word she fell
% the Il aar q corpse, ana she remains
81 - II tier and husband were
placed site by sida - ilse room un-
tH the hour arrived Tor the funeral,
when they were conveyed to the
cemstery au1 buried close tose Tier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12

Aa"A sttE LODGE, Ne.-,.F . \ d., @EEFS
q sn She az sgt Sd Saturday &c each month at
p. m hltp. SQo'y. T.. BuDD, Master
- 1853 84-44.
fTstN tUAPrER. EEGVb&E G0NNOCATI0NS
sic Chapter No.2T e \. ". lancaster
= IUa .-4 puesdey ofesch nautA,
HHHHtE Set'y 52mln1 3 ~ CLtRK, II p.
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narIcIAL nIRKCTonY.

CfYauff J,efgs-M y. C0thren, MinerslPoinf
C84ntv J4dqs- Wm Mc9onigsl, ....,... Lancaster
Treqt9rer-L. p Lesisr,
Sheyfg- @. y. Streefer.
gaumfg Gtsrk r. 3 Kidd.
cterk 81 Court Herman bHchuers ........,,.,'..''
gegteteTr< 9tsdg " p. pHriey ............,-..,t
sapt Schools Charles Harper ..... Hazel Green.
Bistrisf Aeerasg-T. Homer Beebe, ..,piatteyiile.
urBegoy Joel Barber Lancaster,
Cgr0Rsr-F Lysters .......-....'. ..-J hltst0 y a.
S4tH. B'G .Snp.--Gep glementsou, ,.... Lancaster
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Advertising Rates.

AHnua aassrtIssnents payable quarterly; same
reset quarterly without extra charge.
Advertisements set to double eolumn25 per eeht
extra.
uatipsft. A,,o
Estray s;oiioea, ifoas animal be described. 80
tor { weeks; each additional anlmal described IN
saras notice 90 cents,
special notices ana bu fness n0ticpsin news type
b cents per iiss FIRST insertion! cents per 'iAs
each uhse4Hent Insertion. .4,
sGvaHce nav required for transient advertise
suts Com missioner Notices, Attachment aollces
aud Rstray Notices fof animals taken upl,
Allkinds Of Job Printing promptly anu ue9tly
xecutsd. Terms Cash on delivery ofWerA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
Ages.ts.

- o.
TRssE BROoKsGBSERAL COLLECTION Agent
y aud e0uyey3ncer Bloomington wis. Titlesinyes-
tiette anil perfected Collections promptly attend'
edts. e., fersuces gwen when desired.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
BENNETTsTgwN.

We are glad to sec another Of
Scrusg's letters in your paper, it had
been so long since we heard from him
we thought he had declined the idea
Of ever writing again, we hope he
will be more punctual here after rs
we are always glad to hear from him.
We are sorry the fruit is all Killed in
his section, if the weather continues
warm we will furnish him with as
many apples as he can eat if lN will
call around next August.
Born on the 10th girl to the wife
Of Mr.. Ben. Notice. Born to the wife
Of Mr.. N Osburn on the 10th a girl
also
Miss Pinkie Clardy a charming
young lady of jordan Spring Tenn.
has recently been visiting friends in
this neighborhood.
Mr.. 5. ID. Merritt has moved back
to this neighborhood. from Paducah
where he has been for the past eigh-
teen months.
Mr.. John King a prominent citizen
OF this ncighborhood is building a new
house on his farm about mile from
this place.
Mr.. John Chiffon a we'll known
citizen of this neighborhood left for
Nashville Tenn. few days since.
Corn planting is still in progress in
this section.
f,topno,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
The Press Convention.

Thos G. Stuart, of the Winchester
Democrat, Secretary of the X. p. A.
has completed tho arrangements for
the next meeting at Ashland, in June.
The editors from Western Kentucky
will meet IN Louisville, Monday
night, June 7th. On the next morn
ing they will leave by rail stopping
at Lexington for dinner and Mays
willie for supper. At Maysville the
party, and whatever recruits may
have been gathered on the way, will
take q boat for Ashland arriving the
next morning early. The pro-
eramme at Ashland has already been
published. Besides this the editors
will be entertained at Catlettsburg.
and the trip TO White Sulphur
Springs will be arranged so that they
can reach Louisville on their return
Monday June Nth. A large attend.
ance is expected and all who expect
to attend should send their names TO
John Means, Ashland, by May 25th.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
The resolution was adopted by a vote

The resolution was adopted by vote
oi five TO one, n. q. Hay, of Nuhlen-
burg, voting in the negative. MIR.
Shahklin moved to reconsider the
vote; Col Sims moved to lay the
motion of Mr.. Shanklin on the table.
The motion was adopted by a vote
of four to two. Mr.. Shanklin offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That In summing up
the vote for the purpose of declaring
the result In the primary election Or
dere,l, the candidate receiving the
highest vote In any particular county
shall DO entitled to the entire eIecto-
raj vote of that county, adopting the
basis fixed by the last State Conven-
tioH. Col Sims offered the following
resolution:
Resolved TIM, the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes
at the primary election ordered. shall
DO declared the nominee Tor the office
for which he received such votes.
The substitute was adopted, and the
original resolution rejected. Col.
Sims offered this resolution:
Resolved, That all voters hereto
fore, and who are now acting in good
faith with the Democratic party shall
be entitled to vote al the primary
election ordered, also all Democrats
who will be legal voters at the ensu.
ing August election. The resolution
was unanimously adopted. The fol-
lowing resolutions offered by s. N.
Leonard were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the county Demo.
cratic committees are hereby request
ed to take charge OF tho poll books
of their counties after The primary
election, and oil tho following Tues
day meet together and compare, and
purge the same Of illegal votes, for
warding written statement of the
result Of such comparison, showing
the votes received by each candidate,
to the chat rman of the district com.
mittce and that the statements shall
not'be forwarded later than June 81.
Resolved, That when IL becomes
necessary to purge the poll of any
precinct, the county committee shall
call in one friend of each candidate
voted for at the election to represent
when such poll is purged, and to as.
sist In the work.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty
Of the chairman of the district COM
mittee to compare aud compile the
returns of elections, Us made to him
BY the chairman of the several county
committees, and 10 publish the re.
suit and declare who are tho nomi-
nees.
Resolved, That the Democratic pa.
pers of the dislric! are requested to |
publish the proceedings OF this meet.
ing.
On motion the committee adjourned
sine die.
F. W. Darby, Ch'm'n.
S. N. Leonard, Sec.
NJ. Z. Hay,
John T. Scott,
Fent0n Sims,
c. q. Shanklin.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04

Speaker Bigger and John d. White
the member FROM Clay" had little
alteration one day last week. White
made an assertion in the course of a
speech concerning a ruling of the
speaker, which the latter pronounced
to be false, and declared his RESPONSE
bility for the assertion in or out OF
the House. John d. waited on the
steps of the Capitol till Judge Bigger
came out and then knocked his hat
off. Bigger seized cane from by
stander but they were separated.
John DIS honor was vindicated and
his pocket lightened to the extent OF
five dollars in the police court trial.
Biggcr's plea of not guilty, was sus-
tanned and the case as to him dis
missed.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
District Politics.

We publish in another column the
proceedings ofthe District con. mittee
meeting at Princeton last week.
The Kehtuck,ian has advocated the
holding of a primary election as the
best and fairest plan to get the sense
of the people, and heartily endorses
the action of the committee. A pri
mary election will be held OH June
IL, and the persons receiving the
highest number of votes in the Dis
trict will be declared the nominees.
We think the election is called for too
late day, 1t should have been about
the latter part of May or the first OF
June. We will not comment further
as the proceedings as published will
speak for themselves.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
RIcKETTSvILLE.

The farmers are about through
planting corn.
Z Il. and L. a. Owen, are the only
men in this neighborhood who have
any tobacco plants to amount to any
thing.
Miss Lncy Everitt is visiting rela.
tives at Fairview.
Rickettsville is looking up; they
have a race track, a shooting alley, a
bar room and hotel. Races every
Saturday evening.
There is q young gentleman in thi.
ncighborhood that caught two red
foxes last week. We did not know
that he was good on the trail before
Hope he will come over our way and
catch one or two for us.
Well. we'll, well and "Emde has
come to the aid Of GREENE. II il had
been another young lady that we
know Of we would not have been sur
prised, as it is we are. But as he is
King Of Boyd-om, and we consider
our self one Of the boys, we will
have to be content with anything he
says or does
DAvy CpocvrTr
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
cRoFToN.

Elder Davis, Of the Christian
Church, baptized lady near here to.
day.
Wheat is in the boot-now Just
what this means | do not know-I
only know that il is IN the boot.
The grcenbackers have swallowed
up the Democratic party.
Spring chickens and ginseng are
here and the country is sale.
The tobacco plants are all-hang the
tobacco plants-we do not know
whether they are killed or not, aud
we are not going to say anything
about them.
John u. Cansler has opened up
school at Empire, and the big girls
are awful happy.
Mr.. Stevens tells us he Is prepared
to sell yard of beer. For our part,
we do not want less than whole
bolt.
Jacob Batson left his wife and
went west ward-went toward where
Wards duck few, for all we know.
Mr.. e. q. Clark, of White Plains,
Hopkins Co., was here on visit yes
terday.
John Brasher has the landsomest
suit of store clothes we have seen.
Mr.. JACK Day has concluded that
the finances will come out o. X. after
awhile and gone 10 be q brakesman
on q freight train.
George Myers says, il the boys will
come around about sixteen years
from now his daughter can go with
them to church-provided they do
not drink.
We are sorry to see call OH gen.
tleman from Hopkins TO become o
candidate for Congress, signed by q
number of gentleman in our town.
Mr.. Mckenzie certainly deserves to
be re-elected-to he sent back once
again. We have been informed that
the men who got up said call are all
or most of them, for Mr.. Mckenzie |
first choice, and for Mr.. Laffoon Sec
ond choice. We are not Mr.. McKen-
zic's fugleman; VIC would beat him
tomorrow with the most obscure
Republican in the End Congressional |
district il We could; but we know
this cannot be done. We owe him
nothing; he owes MS less We want
no favors at his hand are not able TO
bestow any upon him; but we have
watched his course in Congress and
we know he has done more for the
people Of this district than any man
who has represented II since we be-
gan to pay any attention to politics.
lie has been faithful and should bc
allowed to return TO the bosom of his
family where he could rest until fall.
when he should be returned--should |
have o walk over.
HIRAM.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04
For Which we tip our Hat.

A GATHERING INDEPENDENTLY
DEDICATED TO THE SOUTH KEN
TuCKIAS.
March! March, Duncan and watterson,
stand to your colors and march IN good
order,
March! march! Sears and llaldeman.
All the quill drivers nre on TO the border.
Come Dittoc the witty, and Craddock the oil,
And sales winsone maiden, follow Meacham
the bold
Come Kelly and Coleman, come Logan anil
Banks
Let yolr banners iioat over your gathering
ranks.
soule smith brings his songs, and Cannon his
lead.
AMI Games ever ready, marches thee at the
Let Mercer DO there, and Young Milliken blest,
In the far distant Ashland, each printc I
shall rest
March! march! Munday, and Allison,
stand to your colOrs and march in good
March marc h johnson and Harrison,
All the uuill-driyers arr On 20 the border
Oh, come We UNDECIDED with helmet or saber,
And come ye unarmed save with SHARP
pointed faber
Zen sandy's grown gentle, and wandcrs
along,
Singing low to hi.nsclf,a welcome song.
The bourbon is sparkling, the champagne IS
light,
Fair faces are brilliant and dark eyes are
bright,
And Ashland stands waiting, HER cohort in
order,
To greet the quill.driyers, who speed to the
border.
March! march! Major. and Underwood,
stand to your colOrs, and march in good
order.
March MAI oh! Wilson, and Hunter Wood
All the quill-drivers are on to the bor'ier.
But our music has failed usl viii
not Mr. Kelly come to our assistance.
So great is his poetical genius
that cen those FIVE from the spirit
land may answer his call with "harps'
Henderson Reporter.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04

Pennsylvania Democrats sent dele
gates 10 the Cincinnati convention
nninstructed, but a majority of them
are known be for Tilden2 How is
that for IIancock's own State. Ii Ire
couldn't get the instruction ofhis own
State, how can he hope to get the
votes Of other States? By the way
what States, have instructed for Han
cock anyway?
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-04


The Kentucky Literary Magazine
monthly periodical of one hundred
pages will begin publication in June.
1t will be edited by Mrs. Sarah Irwin
Mattingly wife of DR.. c. p. Mating
ly OF Bardstown, Ky, and published
by the Courier-Journal company at
Louisville. The price will be SO per
annum. 1t will be devoted to the
best and purest literature, and will
number among its contributors some
of the best writers of the age. Every
exertien will be made to render the
magazine purely refued and worthy
of patronage.