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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19
CONNOR.
APathetiC Irish story.

A PaGMClLC AEAsM 9IuEys
"To the memory of Patrick Connor; this sim
Die stone was erected by his felloW-WOrk'
men,"
These words you may read any day
upon white slab in o cemetery not
MANY miles from New York; but you
might read them a hundred times with
out guessing at the little tragedy they
indicate, without knowing the humble
romance which ended with the placing
of that stone above the dust of one
poor, humble man,
In his shabby frieze-jacket and mud
laden brogans, he was scarcely an at
tractive object as he walked into MIR.
Bawne's great tin and hardware shop
one day and presented himself at the
counter with an:
1--WE been tould ye advertised fol-
hands, yer honor"
Gully supplied, my man." said Mr..
Bawne, not lifting his eyes from his &C
cOunt-bOok.
"pd work faithfully, sir, and take
low wages, till could do better, and
I'd Learnt would that.
1t was an Irish brogue, and Mr..
BaWne always declared that he never
would employ an incompetent hand.
Yet the tone attracted him. he
turned briskly, and with his pen behind
his ear, addressed the man, who Wa'
only one of fifty who had answered his
advertisement for four Workmen thaf
morning.
"WhaJ makes you expect to learr
faster than other folks-are you any
smarterP"
"Pll not say that" said the man
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name OF the authOr not necessarily for
publication, but as an evidence Of good faith on the
part Of the writer. Write only on one side Of the pa
per. BepaItcuaTly careful la giving names and dates
TO have the letters and figures plain and distinct Prom
ernames are often dCult to decpher because of tbs
careless manner IN which they are written
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

"A member of school board, not a
thousand miles from Boston, visited a
school under his jurisdiction. When
asked to make some remarks, he said:
"Well, children, you spells well and
reads well, but you hain't sot still.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

ABoUToleomargarine opinions differ:
A large dealer in butter in this city said
recently that tits cleanly and nutritious,
and is destined to be a great article OF
export. Another dealer said that the
proprietor of an abattoir told him that
If the public could only see the stuff he
sellsto the manufacturers of oleomar-
garine, they would have done with it.
IN. 7. Chronicle and Examiner.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

OLD SCOTCH LADY-"I dinna ken
what ails folk that folk Gamma like folk
as folk should like folk; for an folk liked
folk as folk should like folk, folk would
like folk as well as folk ever liked folk
sim folk war folk"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

THE girl who leads her class in the
Portland, Me-, High School is blind.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19
Tramps and Their Signs.

jim Ward, ewho signs himself
" Chief" writes to the Troy Times: l
have Just returned to your city, after a
tour Of exploration down South lasting
several months, and reading in your
paper of January 81 an article on
tramps and their marks, desire to be
allowed, as an old veteran of that "hOn-
orable'' body known as "the tramp
organization, - to correct few mis-
takes. | claim that the tramps were the
originators of the mystic marks which
have so frequently adorned fences, gate
posts and doors, although it is possible
that soap agents--members OF another
branch of the tramp organization
have since adopted these marks for
business purposes, When tramping
was good-and that was some years
agoSit was understood by us that all
houses where the inmates were good
for food, clothing or money were to be
marked in order to giVAus little trouble
when we wanted anything. Where
only meal could be obtained this fact
was indicated by a small square, where
a fellow would get the grand bounce
an X expressed it, and for clothing ne
was directed by Xxx. Money houses
we're marked S; a house where the in
mates were friendly but the dog un-
friendly, was marked by great big D.
But at the present day tramps are not
guided by these marks, as there are
few houses where tramps are regularly
fed. The tramp bore is now played
out; but whatever may be said against
the tramp, it cannot be denied that ne
has made his mark in this world.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

The arrangement that has been made
with the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany completes Mr.. Jay Gould's trans
continental system. Until this was
brought about there was link in the
line, from Ogden, Utah, to San Fran
cisco, that was wanting; but now the
owners of the needed road have made
common cause with the syndicate Of
which Mr.. Gould is the head and heart,
and through line of track from the
Atlantic to the Pacific is practically un-
der one management.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-19

nitrog enous food to their diet when un-
dergoing hard work.
The east coast of Hudson's Bay is
reported to be undergoing very consid-
erable changes in its level, Since the
posts of the Hudson's Bay Company
were established at the mouths of the
various rivers there has been an in
creasing difficulty in approaching them
with large craft, and this elevation is
estimated to amount to between five
feet and ten feet within the last 100
years. The same changes have been
observed on the west coast of the Bay,
at the mouth of the Nelson and Hayes
Rivers, near which is an island called
Mile Lands, now several feet above
high water, which, within the memory
of man, was always submerged at flood
tide.
The Scientific american gives the
following directions for making court
plaster: Soak isinglass in little warm
water for seventy-four hours; then
evaporate nearly all the water by gem
tie heat; dissolve the residue in little
dilute alcohol, and strain the whole
through a piece of open linen. The
strained mass should be a stiff jelly
when cold. Now stretch piece ofsilk
or ssrsenet on wooden frame, and fix
it tight with tacks or pack thread.
Melt the Jelly, and apply it to the silk
thinly and evenly with a badger hair
brush. A second coating must be ap-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
- - -
The County Candidates.

The County Republican Conven.
ton which gave US the ticket last
week was worry full, nearly every
delegate chosen being present and
no town failed to hold osuousss. The
proceedings Of the convention we're
given in the HERALD last week, ex-
cept that Mr.. r. G. Orr's nomination
for District Attorney was by some
unexplainablS mishap omitted from
ourIroport. Mr.. Orr's only competi.
tor was Mr.. l.. j. Arthur. There
was but one ballot aud it counted
Der lls; Arthur 80.
For Sheriff the convention gave us
John +. Lane, of JAMESTOWN. Mr..
Lane was 9 soldier early 10 the war.
He enlisted in the 80 Wisconsin VOL
unteers in May, 1861. He endured
the struggles aud hsrdships; of that
regiment until at the battla of Chan.
calloryillo in May, 1868, he was
wounded. His wound unified him
for duty until in September of that
year, when be was put on detective
duty Of Washington. He continued
IN this service until the cad of his
three years enlistment, when he was
mustered out. The pay of q detes.
tive was only tbs pay Of q soldier.
He racsived from his superior officer
q strong Recommendation, fer eff.
cheney and faithfulness, and as a cit.
izsn he was continued ia tss detee-
tive force under better pay. He re-
NAMED thus engaged until every
rebel soldier sRd%bushwhackor had
laid down his arms. The duties are
such as belong to those of a county
sheriff and Mr.. Lane proved himself
an excellent officer. He is 8 man of
the highes. integrity, through and
through a Republican, aud will do
well whatever be undertakes.
For Treasurer We have Lou. p.
Lester, of Bosoobel. lie has served
one term. Candidates in Grant
county, for all Offices from Congress
down to Coroner, except Mr.. Hazel
ton, have ipvsriable conceded a re.
to one-term Republicans
and there was therefore no candidate
against Mr.. Lester. HERALD readers
know we wanted some other but we
lid net expect change. Mr.. Lester |
was in the army 100 days, His lame
ness was not made in the army but |
nevertheless it should be some in. |
iucement to vote for him, other
Kings being equal. He ought to be
elected, provided no better and more
iese~vug man is presented for the |
iuifrages II the people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
GENERAL HANCOCK.
HIS Dcmineering Spirit and Cruel
Treatment of Volunteers,

The Eau Claire Free Press repub.
lishsd MIR. Langridge's statement
concerninglGsn. Hancock, that orig.
inally appeared in the Grant County
HERALD OF August 5th. A man at
Tomah read il in the Free Press and.
tsking advantage OF the Topographic.
cal error We alluded to. and corrected
some weeks ago, sho. off a wonderful
blundsrbuss at Mr.. Langridgc. The
Free Press was very happy in its re-
spouse, and we give below both Nc.
CauPs letter and the editors reply !:
From the Eau Claire Free Press.
We have received the following
defense Of Gen. Hancock from the
the charges made by Mr.. Chas. Ian.
gridss, corroborstipg certain state.
msnts made in DR.. Castlsnans book:
To the Editor Of the Free Press.
Jonah, WIS. August %, 1850
DEAR SIR In looking over your
paper of Aug. 10th find en- article
from the Lancaster HERALD of Aug.
5th, headed. Hancock as a General.
dis Domiseering Spiri. aud Cruel
Treatment of Volunteers. II goes
on and reoites from DR.. Castleman's
diary and then goes on to give Chss.
Langridge's testimony in the matter.
| address this letter to you on the
supposition that you are an honora.
bic man and would not publish .
downright falsehood for the sake of
making political capital out OF ii, and
if by mistake had done 80, would
make honorable amends. In Mr.. Ian
gridge's first statement he tells
falsehood, which | will prove to the
satisfaction of anyone who will real
and if his first statement is false may |
We not in all candor say be lied in |
all, when he does not rely on his
memory as his statements show.
In speaking of DR. Castleman's |
statements he is asked, "Do you re- |
call incidents he has not related de- |
to the character of Gen. |
Hancock 2" 81 could recall many of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
A CAPITAL THING
Is the ID. IL o. Red Book the best pocket polit.
fcai reference yet Issued this campaign

From the Chicago Inter.o Ocean.
The B. 0. Red Book jvst from
the press of Knights Leonard, of this
city, is very timely little work
indeed it is the handiest political
textbook issued this campaign. 1t
is small, compact and readily car.
ried in the breast-pooket, the stats.
tics of each state being given in
nut shell as it were. The vote OF
each party for president 10 1872 is
noted, followed by majority and
electoral vo!e. Then come the same
figures as to the latest election IN
the state for state officers, next the
legislature, end if U. S. Senator IS
to be elected this winter such factis
duly indicated. The result in each
congressional district is set forth,
and in foot notes digest of districts
is given, which is of % little inter
est. Finally the population Of the
state in 1870 is shown, with the to-
tai vote for president IN 1872, and
the ratio Of this vote to The pepula-
ton two years before. This is made
the basis of an estimate "a the total
vote Of each state this year, the fig
ures given of the population of 1880
being from the latest information
derived from the Census Bureau. |
The figures throughout were COM
piled, and the results reached, by an
cid and we'll known journalist, and |
are nnqaestiensbly correct. The /
little work il absolutely without |
partisan bias, ard aside from its
value IS 8 reference book, is an ex-
ceedingly elegant and artistic thing
20 little credit upon the
in detail ard rare
taste eff its progenitors. Ii ia not
Do sale, but all who desire q copy
may secure it by dropping a postal
% c. K. Lord, Baltimore, Md. 1t
3 amply worth this little trouble,
md those prone to liking for po!-
teal statistics as well as those fnd-
ng such handy little works vaua-
lie for reference. will certainly not
egret tie asking for the B. 0,
Red Book. Il
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
ONE OF THE WAYS
Moses Strong Proposes TO Defeat the Hon
George q Ha1eiton by tho Use OF
Independent Tickets.

Dodgeville Chronicle Extra
Extract from the proceedings Of the Iowa
county Democratic convention, held at
Dodgeville, Saturday, September 18th, TO
select delegates to congressional conven-
ton OF third district, 10 be held at Museoda
September Is.
After the result of the assembly
district conventions had been an
nounced, Mr.. Rowe, as chairman of
the county committee, said there
was another matter which he wished
to present TO the convention before
it adjourned. "The committee find
it necessary to raise subscription
to carry on the campaign in the
county. We have also some other
matters we are obliged to raise mon
ely for, and if there are any present
who have not already subscribed,
they are requested to come up to the
secretary's table and subscribe now.n
Hon. Moses NJ. Strong explained
what the money was needed for. in
substance, as follows:
Some may ask why money is
needed in campaign. There are
many ways in which it may be le-
ultimately spent: One is. we gener-
ally have to pay at least the expen-
SEES of our speakers, and sometimes
some further compensation. But
there is another thing for which |
would suggest portion of this mon
ey should be spent, and | am going
to tell it, Notwithstanding some Re-
publicans will hear me. We all &C.
knowledge that there are more Re.
publicans than Democrats in this
congressional district, aud if we elect
Judge Cothren, as | believe we will,
it must be done by Republican votes
The question is. how to get these
Republicans to vote for Judge Goth
rem. They will come to the polls,
of course, expecting to vote the re.
mainder of the Republican ticket.
Many of them don't like to scratch
their ticket some of them are
ashamed to scratch. My plan is, to
have straight Republican tickets
printed with Judge Cothren's name
on them in plain, bold-faced type
you may head them independent
Ticket" if you Iike-and send one
of these tickets and Democratic
ticket IN sealed envelope to every
Republican voter in the district.
Many of them will quietly fold them
up and put than in their vest peck.
cts, and when they come to the polls
and their Republican friends labor
with them they will promise to do
so and so-these Republicans will
promise to do almost anything-but
they will quietly vote the tickets we
have sent them and the result will
not be known until the votes
are counted. / have said this with
some reluctance, because some Re.
publicans might hear me and report
our plans. But we give them notice
that we expect to defeat Mr.. Hazel,
ton in the house of bis friends.
Mr.. Strong's plan was received
with evident satisfaction by the con,
vention, and the call for funds was
responded to with alaority by near.
ly every delegate present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16

WE take the position that the
abandonment Of any attempt to have
fair election in the South is, on the
part of Republicans, next thing to
criminal It 10 giving away the lib.
critics Of the people. 1t is permitting
one class of people to have a politi-
cal advantage over another. 1t is
giving the South uudue power. Be.
sides it is acknowledging the supre-
macy of the State rights doctrine. If
the administration at Washington has
not the right to enforce 0 free ballot
and fair csuat in the South then
States rights are above national
rights, and by soliditylng one mans
voice has fer greater power in that
section than one mans voice here
We insist that the nation has the
power and it is its duty to guarantee
a fair and free ballot aud correct
count to every voter in every section,
at every poll in the Union. Presi.
dent Hayes should st this time, in.
stead of having pleasure trips in the
Pacific States, be erecting safe guards
that will ensure to every voter in the
Union this right. The point we urge
is tersely stated in speech in Con.
gress by Gen. Garfield last year in
which he said
81 affirm First, that the Consti-
tuition Of the United States was not
created by the Government of the
States, bat was ordained and estab.
llshed by tbs only sovereign in this
ceuntry-the common superior Of
both the States aud the natioa-the
people themselves second, that the
United States il nation, having
government whose powers,a as defined
and limited by the Constitution, ope-
rate upon sll the States in their cor.
porate capacity and upon all the PEG
pie; third, that by its legislative, ax-
ecntive, and judicial authority, the
nation is armed With adequate pewer
70 enforce all the provisions of the
Constitution sgsinst all opposition of
individuals or Of States, at all times
and all places within the Union"
That sort of Rspublicanism which
abandens attempts 10 assert our
rights in the South is to say the least
pusillanimeus. 1t can only end in
disaster. If only the Republican ad.
ministration at Washington will de-
termine that the right of the people
to 8 free ballot and fair count in the
South shall be maintained, FIVE states
IN that section are as certain to 60 |
Republican in NoYem Der as Wiscon. |
SIN is and surely as certain as Maine |
Is. 4 confession Of no su,herity g
en.orcs our rights there is COMICS
sion that We are not nation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
About a Candidate for County
Clerk.

AT the Republican county con-
ventiop Mr.. Chas. Orion was com,
plimented with very respectable
vote for county clerk. On one bal
lot he ran up to SO. As he was the
candidate of the Lancaster delega-
ton some have thought strange the
Herald had not named him. The
fact is that some time ago when we
complimented Mr.. Orton with To-
cal for his efficiency and politness
in the office we were rsprimanded
or rather cautioned by two of those
delegates again.t what appeared to
be design to bring him before the
public. We were told that if he was
in the party at all be had only just
come in aud old Republicans should
not be set back to make room for
him. We mentioned the matter to
him and be said, with becoming re.
serve, that he had no claims on the
party and could not ask for the
nomination. Only a fow days be-
fore we named such, eao didates as
we had heard of we were told, as if
By authority, that his name would
not be advanced. We now believe
that had all those who sprung his
name been sincere he might have
been nominated and it would have
been q better nomination than that
of Mr.. Hill. The only objection
possible to name Is that Mr.. Hill
was soldier; he was not. Well, be
would have been rather . young
soldier take him IN 1861. As to
competency he has proved himself
to be first class. The work in the
office was never more accurately or
handsomely done than since he has
had charge Of the county clerks
office. Neither did any man ever
hold the office W no was more oblig-
ing than he is. 1t Republicans are
willing to choose men because of
fitness for the place, willing to APP
ply the test that business man
makes in choosing clerk or ser
want, then Mr.. Orion should have
been nominated. Competency is a
much better reason for choosing q
man than to choose him because he
would control little printing. Mr..
Fill has been kept in office and liv.
ed by Office ever since he came out
of the army. Mr.. Traber never had
office. Mr.. Orten has been doing
the work-alI the work-of the
county Clerk, until recently, for one
quarter of what the county pays
for having 1t done, and doing it in a
style that is the admiration of ev-
cry observer. Putting "this and
that aud tother" together we
should think Chas. Orion the best
Clerk Grant County could get and
the one who has BEST claims on the
people. We have said this much be-
cause certain parties made it appear
we worked against Mr.. orion. We
would cbeerfu!ly have worked for
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
''Who Did the Fighting ,

The Courier, our Democratic
neighbor over at Prairie du Chier
has a long article under the above
head. The following figures col
lected by the Inter Ocean are 8 BET
ter answer 10 the question than car
come out of an EDITORS head:
The official statement of the AID.
jutant General shows that the tota
number of volunteers was 2,678, 967
divided as follows:
Maine, ~, ia; New Hampshire
36,629; Vermont, 35.262 Massa,
chusetts. 152, O4Si Rhode Island ,23 ;.
699; Connections, 1879. Total in
the New England States, 377,131.
Now York sent 467, 047 men to
the Union army, New Jersey, 81.
010; Pennsylvania, 366, 1O7 +; Ohio,
310,659; Indiana, 1877, 174 Illinois,
259.l47 Michigan, 1892; Wiscon.
sin, 96,424; Minnesota, %, 052; Iowa,
5000; Kansas, 20,l51 Nebraska
3,157. Total from the Western and
Central States, 1924, 800.
California sent 1925 Union sol.
diers to the field Nevada, 1850
Oregon, 1910; Colorado 1908 Da.
kota, FOG; New Mexico, 6,661. To-
tai from the Pacific States and the
Territories, 5,482.
Delaware contributed 1860 sol.
diera to the Union army; Maryland,
5O.3l6; West Virginia, 80, O68; Mis-,
souri,, 100, Kentucky, 79,025
Tennessee, 81, 092; Arkansas, $500
North Caroline, 3,156; Alabama, q
576; Florida, 1880; Louisiana, g..
pa Mississippi, 545; Texas, / 965
Total from the Southern States, 340,.
568. The Dis.rio. Of Columbia il
credited with 1872 soldiera and
the Indiaa Territory with 80 030
Total from all the States, 2 CTS. 967.
The following is statement Of
the votes polled by the soldiers in
the field at ne elections Of 1862 3.
4 from those States which permitted
their volunteers 10 exercise the
right of suffrage Wills IN shs militia