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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

A NEW STORY ABOUT GRANT.
As Told by Grant to an ohio Congressman /,
1865

When | was boy living ING gorge
town, o., my mother ran out of
butter one morning, and, needing
some before it could be had at the
store, she sent me over TO the next
door neighbours to borrow some.
Well, was just as well acquainted
there as | was at home almost, and
opened the door without knocking.
and just as | went in one of the
folks, the old gentlemen 1 believe,
was reading letter from a son
who was in West Point. Well. [
didn't want to disturb them while
they were reading the letter, and
heard what was read. Well. the
son said in bis letter that he had
found-that is he had failed to pass
examination, and he sent the letter
one mail ahead, so that the surprise
at his return might not be so great
Well, when they got through, | bor-
rowed the butter and took it home.
and then rushed down to Thomas
L.. Hamer's office-he was our con
gresham then-and | asked him if
be wouldn't send me to West Point.
lie told me he couldn't send me
until this other boy got through,
and that would be three years vet.
"But, Hamer" said | suppose this
boy should fail to pass examination.
and should be sent bone, wonld Won
send me then ?"
SWELL, Uly," said be, / guess if be
can't pass ther'd be no use of you
trying it,"
"But want you to promise that
you will send me-" said |.
"All right" said he: "if he cant
get through | promise to let you try
it"
Well, during the day Hamer
heard about the other fellow. and
the next day [ went and asked if he
had heard the news He said he
had, and after laughing at me for
the way | had got him to make the
promise, he said it was all right /
should go. Well, l went, and be-
cause my mother happened to be
out OF butter has made me general
OF the army of the United States,
and | don't know, after slI, but
what it may make me president.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
The Drop OF Iron Caused by Foreign
Competition.

PTTTsBUG, May 6.-The Western
Iron Association held a special
and strictly private meeting yes-
terday. After fully discussing the
question 10 the iron trade it was
unanimously agreed TO reduce the
card rates to $3.50.
Another dispatch says Relative
to the reduction of the carl rate of
iron TO 2l cents the iron masters
state there was an absolute necessity
by reason of the reports submitted
at the meeting that the stores in
Cleveland and Chicago were selling
at that figure. The manufactures
here were dumbfounded at such re-
ports, and said it was easily to be
understood why no orders were re-
ceived here with the card rate 3 2-10
cents per pound. therefore a reduc>
ton was ordered II is held that
for the first time for many years the
trade has got into the hands of
spectators; and that the importa>
ton of iron has caused the trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
Progress in Electric Lighting.

The use of the voltaic arc for
illumination has made steady adj
vance in popular favor within the
last year. Lamps of from a few
hundred candle-power up to many
thousand candle-power are being set
up as permanent fixtures in shops,
and in streets and squares. The
rivalry Of the different mrnufactur>
ers has led to great improvement in
the power and convenience of the
machines for maintaining the cleo
trical currents, and in the lamps.
The machines are all constructed on
the same general principles, and the
lamps have gained both in steadi>
ness and in simplicity, and even in
elegance of form, some Of them be-
ing quite ornamental. The prices
OF the machines and lamps have
been materially reduced, and this
tact, with the greater efficiency of
the lamp has drawn attention to the
value of this method OF electrical
lightning and placed the matter up.
on firm bushes basis. The light of
voltaie arc may now be recognized
az permanent feature of modern
civilization.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

OF the room.
| There was a fortnight of hare
work Tor the editor to fill gaps lief,
by the displacement of old paten
medicine ads. Then some one sug
gested to him that Blight intended K
freeze him out. This explained the
mystery. The devoted editor felt az
though the ground was slipping from
under him. To the sanctumn be
retired to collect bis distracted wits.
Long and silently he unused and
then rose and paced his room with
a dread resolve grimly traced upon
his haggard features. IF can't run
this machine any other way, I'll run
It into the ground. On to the rocks
III steer my barque, and go down
in the crash I. Yes, I'll wreck her
with all on boardl III run up such
bills as will smash the concern into q
thousand flinders, and may the devil
save the piecesr
With this full purpose ranking in
his heart, he stalked into the presenc e
OF his embodied nightmare, and com.
menced talking of charging, order
ing new dress, etc., when be was re-
minded of their former conversation
about ordering new material.
$50 you ordered from the Chicago
type foundry2 Well, that won't come
to much. My credit is exhausted
with NJ. L. 81 CO.
ooh, no Cap, you're mistaken.
We've paid their bills, and they said
they'd. fill it. / know them folks are
always prompt, and the stuff will be
here to morrow, barring accidents
on the way
Thunder in the winter And
what do you want next ? Do you
want to buy me out, or don't you
want to sell out?
NO, Cap. ! This is a good enough
thing for me. don't want to sell or
to buy. Old Smudge has offered me
bonus and | have refused it, and
then the cd trap proposed to buy
you out, but | told him I'd kick; for
l wouldn't give a brass button for
the whole concern if you was out ?
DO you mean that, Blight p said
the delighted editor.
you bet ? was the laconic but
emphatic response, and they vowed
to stick together. Articles of CO part
nership were duly drawn and ex-
cuted. The new material came to
hand as promptly as Blight foretold
and ever since SLACK g. Blight have
been among the most reliable Gus
toners of the type foundry. Slack
gives his undivided attention to the
manipulation OF ink and paste, while
Blight keeps the type metal in
motion, and collects the bills. By
the new system introduced, the fact
was developed that the good natured
inhabitants had been living off Slack
instead of Slack Twin Q offthem. The
paper pays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
The Bingham Umbrella.

"There l'' she cried, in an excited
voice, 81 should like to know what's
become Of that ambril sot 1t up
agin the counter when | come in,
and afore | could turn round its
gone-and it was only a Monday
that l gin tour and six for'tf -
"What kind Of an umbrella was it.
ma'am ?" asked the polite clerk in
his blandest tones. "a spick and
spa now gingham, young man."
was The eager response, "with an
iv'ry handle ont, and -" "Like
the one in your hand, ma'am, for
instance?' "Sakes alive I" she ex-
Gained. And one might have
thought she saw a serpent rather
than her own "spick and span ging-
ham," with its "iv'ry handle"
clutched fast in her hand. She col
ored up like a druggists window,
and went off utteriDg uniDtelligibIe
excuses. She never felt 80 flushed
in all her born days, as she told
Jemima Ann when she got home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

ave still believe that Elihu B.
Washburne stands as good chance
as any of them them to be nominal.
ed by the Republicans. Surprising
Grant Just misses it, as he is pretty
sure TO, and Blaine misses it, who is
more likely to come TO the front
than the man who invented Grant,
who has been out of recent fights,
who would get all the German
votes. who has a splended record
for honesty and economy,-the old
watchdog of the Treasury ? Every
good judge says at once that WASH
burne is the strongest candidate
named. An Eastern man trans.
planted in the West, he combines
all the strong points of candidate.
1t serves q purpose TO talk about
Edmunds, and TO vote for
him, for be is clean man of the
best type, but when the leading
machine favorites shall have been
sent to the shades, Washburne will
be more likely TO come into the
light than any other man we know
of. And no other man could so we'll
unite the party. Boston Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
WHOLE NO. 1885.

phone, Instruments for aiding the
hearing of the deaf, have been
superseded by more recent in
vention called The Osteophone which
it is said is superior in mary re,
spects to either of the former. DR..
Charles I'll. Thomas, of Philadelphia
is the inventor of this new instu-
ment.
The great gas well at Murray vile
Ps., was recently tested and the
stream of gas found TO indicate a
pressure of $50 lbs. per square inch
as shown by steam gauge.
One of the latest electrical iuyen-
tons is the "Electricel Polyscope, !"
said to be simple and ingenious
apa -tus for giving light in the
cavities of the human body, as the
mouth, nose, ear and open wounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

A MANUSCRIPT supposed to have
been written by st. Peter has lately
been discovered among the proper
ty of a man named Bore, who died
last year at Jerusalem, at the age of
1O9. The style of the work has led
to the conclusion that it is anthem
tic, and it is stated that the London
Bible Society, which has dispatched
committee to the spot. has offered
Bore's heirs the sum Of 500, 900 for
its possession. The heirs, however
refuse to part with the manuscript
though it seems probable that they
will allow the society to reproduce
and translate it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

Two gushing Boston girls were
walking one day in the suburbs of
theHub, when they stumbled on lit
tie old-fashioned mile stone, forgot
ten in the march of improvement.
One of them stopped, and, parting
the grass, discovered the half-effaced
inscription, 81. 10. from Boston,"
upon which she exclaimed, ecstatic-
ally Here is grave, perhaps of
some yoang girl. who wished 1t
written on Der tombstone, '1'm
from Boston, How touchingi So
simple, aud so Sufficient
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

SOME children playing in their
fathers yard a. Madison lately found
some ontlandish coins to the num-
Der of eight or ten. The spot where
they were found. is said in history
Of Madison TO have been occupied
as early as 1892 IS tho trading post
Of Frenchme3 The coins have
3 en- presented = the s a'e uistor-
ioel Society.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13


nR. ! BROWN, DENTIST, Is IN HIS OFFICE
~ second house west " the County Jail. the LIST
even days of each month. July 10th, 1878.
OR. u A. MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST,
" Bloomington, Wis. All work in the dental line
lone ia the best manner and warranted. 33-33t
nR.F.E. OOOMEs, DENTIST. BosooBEL, WIS
~ 0ficeoVer Sawyer Favor's store. Can be
founddurIng hours from 9 "A. NJ. till M. SOL
DR. GEO. G. NEwELL,DE DENTIST. OFFICE OVER
DJones's Drug Store, Lancaster, November lst
1878
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
Attorneys.

I J.ARTHUR, Attorney at Law and Notary Pub
I.lic. Special time and attention given TO collects
ing and securing Claims, Loans oimoney negotiated,
General Fire and Life Insurance agent. Office in
front OF Court House, Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
TIE HERALD.
Advertising Rates.

Auuua adTertssnents payable quarterly; same
eesst quarterly without extra charge.
Advertisements set TO double column rs per cent
1xtra.
ira ireeI.
Estrsy Notices. ifone animal be described. 81 so
ior weegs; each additional snimal described in
same netioe so cents
Speclalnotces and business notices in news type
10 cents per line first insertion: cents per line
each snbsequent Insertion.
Adyaace pay required for transient advertise
n snts, Commissioners Notices. Attachment Notices
and Estray Notices tof animals taken upl.
All kinds of job Printing promptly and neatly
'0ecuted. Terms Cash on delivery OF work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Agents.

Jesse saoOKs GENERAL COLLECTION Agent
y and convey ANGER, Blooming wis. Titlesinves-
hzats and perfected. Collections prompt attend
ed to. References given when desired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

,NALLEY HOUSE,, JOHN s,sNALIEy ppo.
or NusoodR, Wis. Near the Depot Express or
nee md LiyeryS sbleattached. Meals at sIihours
N'"HS "efi furnished o1-45
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

DHELPS HOUSE.
Lancaster. WIseODsIR,
ANTON SMITH, Proprietor.
First-elass Honse--Best location--Best and most
convenient sample room in southwest Wisconsin.

NENrRAL H0UsE-OAssvILLE. The under
Oaigned. having thoroughly overhaued and re-
furnished the Central Hotel at Cassvlle is prepared
60 accom- nodate the travelling public aud soicis his
share ofthe patronage Good stabling, aud com.
mensurate 10 the times.
D. ] Landlord speaks both the American nd
rrmau ngnage. FRANK 2. MINK,
Dated Nov II, ISIS. v3Tnl3ly Proprietor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

MCLAUGHLIN, LAW COLLECTION ANDIN-
y sErance, Office opposite First National Bank,
Boscobe. Wis will attend promptly busnessen.
trusted to his care 3l-46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13

fIENNtSON HOUSE, w W. FORBES PRoPRIE-
- tor .Gassyille, Wis. The house has beenl ately
redttei AMI rsfurnished throughout and o pains
VIII be shared TO accommodate guests. Good
cabling attached.
hUE cAssVILLE HOTEL. The undersigned has
! httei np and furnished in good style the House
tat"i occupied ~ c. Forbes, in CassvIle, where
ae wtllb happy TO accommodate the Travelling Pub
'c Charles removable. Good Stabling attached to
hepre nises. WARD T, RICE.
nAtal Dat 20 1875. 2R-23
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
uAZELToN & PRovIs,

IAZELT0N 4 PROVIs,
IL AttOrneysand COunselOTs
81 Law. Practice in United States and all State
Courts. General collection and real estate gents
once on Wisconsin Avenue. BoscObel Wis.
Y, Al. NJ. ILLS,ATT0RNEYSA AT LAW Lam
y .easter. Wis. ONCE at residence of Judge Mills.
IOHN D. WILSON, ATTORNEY AND COUN.
JeelOr At Law, BOscobel Wis, will prac tice in III
Wisconsin Courts .andi the United States Courts;
make coi!ee tions and transact business promptly.
fiice over Ritter nubbelrs hardware store.
A RCHIE W BELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
AGeneralColiecting Agency Office in Washburn's
blotk, Main-st. Platteville Grant Co. Wis. 1921
I hO0hEFELLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
81 Notary Public ,Beetown. Grant Co., Wis. 31-3,
SAMUEL MERRIOK, ATTORNEY AND OoUN-
- sellor AZ Law. Fairplay Grant Co., Wis. 1913
WARUENA ANDERSON, ATTORNEY ANDCOUN-
" sellor AT Law, jamestown, Wis. Will prosecute
7!aimsand make collections promptly. 3l-4
TVM.E. &GEO. b. CARTER, ATTORNEYS AT
W Lag Platteville Wis Practice in all the courts
ofthe State ONCE over Hodges McCarn's Bank.
3l-4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY,

Such as Reapers, Mowers. Threshers Plows, Guilt
vaters&c of the popular kinds for sale TERMS
Ny NPlatfOrm" is, Good Materials, Good Work.
manship and Prompt Attention, for Honest Equiva-
lents IL this platform suits you or if you want
Platform Wagon, call Oh Cv36nl5tf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
LAM CA STBR HOUSE.

Terms 100 per day
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
Nerve Grating.

DR.. j. Gluck, of Bucharest, lately
brought before the ninth congress Of the
German society of surgery at Berlin
some interesting results of experiments
in nerve-grafting. He cut out portion
of the sciatic nerve of fowl, and then
removed a similar portion Of the same
nerve from the leg of a rabbit, and plac-
ed this in the leg of the fowl, uniting the
two ends by sutures. The nerve united,
and the paralysis caused, of course, by
the excision of the piece of nerve, was
recovered from. He repeated the exper-
iment, and exhibited the successful re-
suits, showing the fowls with full resto-
ration of power. He was led to these
experiments by the result of case of
nerve suture. Paralysis of the median
had resulted from extensive destruction
of the tissue of the arm by gangrene.
DR.. Gluck cut down on the radial nerve
and found that part of the nerve was de
stroyed. He united the two ends by
sutures and the man regalned the power
of motion, which he had entirely lost
OF course the experiment in graft
ing in animals, adds the Lancet, does not
warrant the expectation that similar
result could be obtained in the case O
the human subject. 1t is well known
that the union and regeneration of nerve,
occurs with greater facility in the case o
the lower animals than in man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
NO. %.

"All right, sab" cried the voice of the
negro drayman.
l tainted, | suppose for want of air,
and knew no more till I found myself
surrounded by Southern ladies in the
back parlor of house well known for
Southern sympathies and hospitality. l
told my name and story, only emitting
the adventures of the night in Colonel
Lewis's store-room.
'But how on earth did you get into
Fanny Lewis's trunk? The drayman
left the trunk and key, with the message
that the trunk was to be unlocked i'm
mediately."
"Ah, ladies'" cried, sit is too dan
gerous secret. l dare not breathe it
into the ear Of any one of you"
'But we know all kinds of dangerous
secrets, pouted one fair lady.
81 have no doubt you do, and all Dixie
knows that you can keep them; but this
one you must not ask me-"
81 declare believe that Colonel Lewis
himself had something to do with it."
ION my honor, ladies, | never saw
Colonel Lewis it my lite. What does he
look like, anyhow"
This question was never answered
till about six years later, when l was
introduced to Colonel Lewis on Penn
sylvania avenue. He took me to his
house in Georgetown, where l met both
the Fannys. 1t is no disparagement tc
Mrs. Lewis, nor is it base ingratitude, tc
say that love the Southern Fanny best
Tor she has been my wife for five years.
and Colonel Lewis is my brother-in-law
-Harper'S Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
Good Words for the Skunk.

A fuller acquaintance with the habits
of the skunk would lead US to consider
it one of our most valuable friends We
make our first acquaintance with it,
however, through the sense Of smell, or
the death of young chickens and ducks,
of which it is very fond.
The intense odor Of the skunk is op-
pressive, and it makes its presence known
in way that is unique and searching.
While the fragrance of the skunk is sui
generis and overpowering, it is not dam
aging as that from sewers, sinks and ne
elected potato bins and cabbage pits.
Judging the lattor from odor alone, they
must be condemned more surely than
the skunk. We know the uses Of pota-
toes and cabbage, and think of their good
qualities; but not so with the skunk.
Let us see if we can afford to endure
them on the farm, and allow them an
occasional chicken or duck for change
of diet.
The skunk is prominently an insectiv-
orous animal. He diligently pursues
his calling at night when insects are
most abundant, and when his enemies,
dogs and men, are asleep. He devours
even the Colorado potato bug, and finds
rich morsel in the strawberry grub.
He makes hearty meals on cut-worms,
and gorges himself with white grubs,
the larv@ of the May beetle, which he
roots after in the loose sod, or the de-
caying hay or straw about Stack-yards.
He ploughs through the litter and leaves
gathered in the hooks and corners of the
fields, which are the coverts and breed
ing places of myriads Of clinch bugs.
He reaches millions of enemies in Sc
cluded places which man cannot reach
with the plow OF rake OF fire. We may
clear the litter and trash from our fields,
but the corners and fcnce-rOws harbor
the enemy we wish to destroy. A kind
Providence has sent to our aid this
half-domestic animal which seems to
increase, like the Norway rat, in popu-
lated districts, and for the common reas-
on that his food is more abundant there
We wish we could see some like COM
pensation in the presence of the rat, but
science has not yet revealed it, and
American civilization has not, like the
Chinese, found use for it. The skunk
unlike the rat, pays as he goes. We car
afford to take care of the chickens anG
ducks and let the skunks multiply.
Build the walls of our porches anC
dwellings so that skunks cannot ge
under them, and they will keep at sucf
distance from our homes as not to of
fend us. The old Greek motto, 'Knov
thyself," is a good one, and it suggests {
good one for us, Farmer, know tn!
friends"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
ThOrns and Roses.

From morn till night Johns hammer rang,
The tale of labor telling;
But oft he marked, with envious eye,
Squire Hardy's cosey dwelling.
One day the squire himself came by:
"My horse has lost shoe, John,
And that's the least of all my cares,
But cares don't come to you, John;
The lightning struck my barns last night;
My child near death is laid, John;
No! life is not what folks suppose,
'Tis not of roses made John"
And then the squire rode sadly of,
John watched him in amazement,
And, as he watched, two faces bright
Peered from the open easement.
He heard his wife's voice, sweet and low,
His baby's merry laughter;
John gave his anvil such blow,
1t shook each smoky rafter.
81 would not change with Squire" said he
"FoI all his lands and money;
There's thorns for him as well as me,
But not such roses bonny!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
Give Them Now,

fyou have gentle words and looks, my friends,
To spare for me-if you have tears to shed
That have suffered-keep then not, pray
Until hear not, see not, being dead
If you have flowrs to give-fair lily buds,
White roses daisies, (meadow-stars that be
Mine own dear namesakes)-let them smile
and make
The air, while yet breath it, sweet for me.
For loving looks, though fraught with tender
ness,
And kindly tears, though they fall thick and
fast,
And words of praise, alas! can naught avail
To lift the shadows from a life that's past.
And rarest blossoms, what can suffice,
Offered to one who can no longer gaze
Upon their beauty? Flow'rs in eof1ins laid
Impart no sweetness to departed days.
-MARGARET EYTNGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
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