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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

your capital amount TOP" "Seven
francs, Colonel" "Off with you, cried
Canrobert, "spend the money for drink
before tomorrow night, or shall lock
you up. What sense is there in your
saving money when at any moment q
bullet may knock you on the head
Your business as Zouayes is to amass
glory; leave to the Emperor the task q
finding food for you SO long as you eaa
eat it. :" NJ. Granier de Cassagnac quotes
this facetious speech with evident relish
but many people who read it may moi
exactly see where the laugh comes IN
London Dni{u Ne9gs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
II Was Tho Cat

There is vell-knovu story If tho
ruin Of a London lunrhoou-Sbop }y a
spittfll and cnvious rival. The lut.er
hired u boy to enter the successful shop
exactly ut the time when 1t was most
crowded, aud 10 lay on the counter he
fore the eyes Of all The wondering ara
Mortified guests dead cat ''Taat
makes nine, maam, sail the brazen-
faced urchin, as he deposited lis burden
and left the shop. What avail were
ptotestations Of innocence from the IN
dignant president OF the counter? The
plot had been carefully laid and il re-
suited, as was expected, III stampede
OF the diners, to return no more. Tenn
pie Bar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

amount of real nutriment they contain is
hardly equal to that of apples, but the
fine and delicate juices are hardly ex-
celled by any other fruit. Pears are
coming TO be regarded as one of the
staple fruit crops, and great deal of
attention Is being paid to their culture
and marketing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

"RALPB, my own Ralph, you see be-
fore you. the most unhappy woman In
the world" Heavens my dearest
Adelgitha, what is the matter? Has
any one presumed" ''For the last
month wretched man has been press
ing me-threatening me, eyen-that is
to say-his suit Give me the vii
lain's name Within an hour from sun
rise l shall meet him and settle his ac-
count" 81 knew you would, Ralph !;
you are so generous. Here is his ac-
country upholsterer's-I am so glad
you are going to settle it.
A STORY which, if true. adds one more
item to the list Of dangers TO which hui
mallit, is exposed, is gong the rounds
of the English press. 1t is gravely as
serted that coast guard pacing his beat
along the lonely shore near Eastbourne
was suddenly attacked by seal, and
escaped with his life only through
p,op.pt and vigorous manipulation OF a
sword cane with which he CHANGED to be
provided
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

SAID the man who got left when the
wine came short at communion " /
don't care for the liquor, but 1 think my
soul is of as much account as anybody's,
and, if ! don't lick the deacon by whose
negligence | was prevented from carry
ing out my religious duty, Tn pirate. :"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
Advancing Education.

Answers written by tic Metropolitan
School Board HVs 81 questions put
hv a Government Inspector. Where is
Turin ?-TuFeen is the Capitol Of Chin
er; the Pee ie there live IN birds nests
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

LIFE is divided into three terms-thai
wh.ch was, which is, and which will be.
Let rs learn from ire past 10 profit by
the present, and from the present to live
better for the future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
THE GuITEAu TRIAL.

THE JURY
John p. Hsmlin. rcstBuranter.
Frederick w. Brankenburg, cigar manu-
cturer
Henry j. Bright, retired merchant.
Charles j. Stewart, merchant.
Thomas II. Langley grocer.
Michael Stephens. grocer.
Samuel F. Hobbs, plasterer
George W. Gates. architect.
Ralph Wornliey, laborer.
W. II. Branner, grocer.
Thomas Heraline, mschinist
Joseph Prather, corntm sion merchant,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

There was the usual crowd present when
Guteau was brought INTO the courtroom He
had "a ride of honor" from the jail, mounted
escort being in attendance. He seemed in
remarkably good humor, which is explained
by the fact that he had lust received
very nice letter, fnclOsing a money order for
500 from an Illinois lawyer. Mr.. Scoville
continued the opening speech for the defense.
lie fccountcd the HISTORY of the assassin and
his family, with the idea OF establishing Gui-
teams insanity. The assassin made the usual
number Of Interruptions, and created the
usual number OF scenes. Scoyille referring In
his address to the prisoner, said that he was I'M
successful az lawyer and collecting bad debts
was his principal business. Whenever he met
another lawyer IN court he failed.
Guiteau interrupted him, saying: 81 have
had good many cases III court and never was
called fool. When lawyer generally gave
them rs good as | got
Scoyie continued Guiteau was persistent
rs debt collector. and had good business"
GIuteau interrupted s. lie had also good
ha3its, and his personal appearance, which
! brought the business"
"Won," SAID Mr. Scoville, "he never had bad
habits He never smoked, drank or chewed.
| Once he tired case with Charles Reed, of Chi
| cogo, in which Reed got the impression he was
/ little Off"
"That's false, said Guiteau. "Idon't want
to interfere with your theory, but never tried
| case with Reed in my life. The rest OF your
| story II good and true and, in regard to my
| poculalities you seem to understand them.
| But | want you to know | never was quite
! fool when lawyer, and don't you forget it"
| Scoy'Ile said the prisoner was lacking III busi-
| ncss ability, and ran behind in money matters
| Guteau interrupted by saying ~ had
| brains enough. but | had theology on my mind
| then; that's the reason did not adhere to law.
! There no money in theology, and ran behind
| on that, and haven't got over ii yet. I'm ont
| Of the business now, though"
| Scoyille stated that, when in Wisconsin. Gut
| teau, overcome by heat, acted strangely and
| threatened his sister with an AK Guiteau said
! this was lie. Seoville continued that friends
/ and family physicians considered him insane
| Physicians said he could be put into an ASYLUM
! but the family objected so long ms he was not
! dangerous. Guiteau acted as usher at Moody
| and Saukey meetings. aud finally lectured on
the second advent of Christ He made no
mSney.
Guiteau-" They were new ideas that people
were not educated up to-"
ScCNlllc continued to describe Guiteau's in
| difference to monetary responsibilities. and
| Gmteau interrupted with the statement that
he d"ad-heaued from Detroit to Washington az
| agent If he Lord. and on his personal appear
once. he was never put or tram but twice
lie jumped once, and was nearly killed.
Scovllle's speech was a very ingenious plea
and seemed to make q favorable impression on
tho iurv. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
PULLMAN HoTET, nrNTN1 CARs

ff1S the
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Minneap
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
What Ingenuity Does.


Every one has heard, l suppose, of
Evans, the American dentist, who car
RES the city of Paris in his coat pocket
He was the Emperors protege, and he
has given European royalty more pain,
for cash, than any man in the world.
He operates in dress suit, drives SUI
perb horses, and lives in wonderful
mansion that was given to him by Ma
poleou III Well, there is his like in
New York Just now. was riding through
the Park the other forenoon, aud my at
tention was called to a big, handsome
man sitting with self-possession which
did hun credit in one of those most afro
cions yebi- lies, dog cart. That, said
my companion, sis Richmond, the new
dentist
" Who is he q I naturally inquired.
s. He came mere from California some
two or three years ago, with some con-
trivauca for putting artificial teeth upon
nattsai roofs. so that nothing could re-
move them without hauling out the whole
tooth 1t is called the Richmond crown
setting, believe The crack dentists
Of the city went wild over it, but he had
patented the whole thing, aud had them
where they couldn't move. He came
here with only little money and no
practice. Now he employs seven skilled
workmen, has offices that are simply
palatial, and is enabled to support the
style you saw just now. He is, in word,
q sensation, and will make 500, 600 in a
wear That shows what little ingenu-
ity will do for man.
1t did. But too much ingenuity isn't
always as successful. When / was a lad,
I knew an old fellow that was always in
venting something. His last and great
est work in this line was the connection
of wonderful explosive substance. He
completed his wor,, end demonstrated
its power one afternoon, when / sat on
the wall that separated our yard from his
orchard, viewing his apple trees with
speculation in my eyes. 1 saw one sec
ton of his house rise a few yards in the
air, and come down with a crash. also
saw where enough Of lam fell to bold an
inquest on-and / have never invented
50 much as clothes pin. -Phitadclphia
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01

Since the regular elections last year the MEM
bership in both the Senate and House OF the
Forty-seventh Congress has undergone notable
changes. Three Senatorial seats were vacated
by calls to President Garheld's Cabinet, two
others by the resignation OF Conkling and
Platt, and another by the death of Gen. Burn
side. MIR. Window returns to the Senate; but
the other vacancies in that body have been
filed by promotion from the House. The
whole number Of vacancies in the House, by
promotion, death or resignation, have been
nine, and a special election in Rhode Island,
Nov. p, having filed the last If them, the list
of the new Congress is now complete.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
The Senate.

Republicans, in Roman, 81; Democrats, in
itdlic, 81 Independe nts in scaALL CAPITALS, 2.
Mr.. McDil, of Iowa. holds by Executive ap-
pointment, and the Legislature, to meet in jan
uary, will elect for the unexpired term and for
the full term succeeding it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
II. G. George.



RHODE ISLAND.
]. Henry J. Spoon T. z Jo sthan Chase.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
]. John : Richardson. 4 Join n. Firms.
2 SquHei iG5b'e :. (fe5rge y. 7'dimar
8. D. #yRH Aiken.
TENNESSEE.
l. Augustus r. rut.ibone G. John +. HssSs.
2. Leo, iias u. HotE :. WIgsh. z. HhifheTns
t5ssvr+ g. D.btrsH e John H. C. Atk5Hs
4. Beg'ag HcEaia. O. Charles u. StgtaTstsa
5, Rchar5 Warner 10. William k Moore.
TEXAS
/. .Taha RI ReGgaH. 4 Roger Q. Mills
2 Darii r. rre berSoa. s EroRSE ". JuNKs.
8 Oia Eelibgrn. g. Caiuglbus Eps0n.
VERMONT
]. Charles II Joyce. g. william W. Grout
2 James u. Tyler
VIRGINIA.
L fsearrs r Ggrr5N9H 6 John r Tucker.
,. John P Dezendorf. : JOIN Paul.
3. Ge0rre w. We g John s BurbouT.
4. Joseph JorFegsen. g Az FuLKKRsoN.
S. Gearqc G. Cahcil
VEST VIRGINIA.
/. BsaiGnsfn H-ils0n & .Faha e. EeanG.
4 jobs b. H91e
WISCONSIN
!. Charles G. Williams. 5. EtunayG s Era7g-
2 Iucien z. Csssez8 & i clsard CTsie4- ther.
5. George C. EszeIten. :. Herman L. Humphrey,
1 Peter =. EaesseT g Thaddaus c. Fond.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
POLITICAL.

A CONFERENCE was held in Philadel-
pha by twenty-five prominent Republicans who
supported the regular ticket at the late election
10 take measures to aboli the control of Penn
Fylyania 10y the CamerOns by capturing the
next state Convention.
MiL BLAryE states that he will not be
candidate either for the Governorshp Of
Maine or the United States Senatorship, but
VIII devote himself entirely to his private
affairs
MALONE predicts that all men OPP
posed TO sectionalsm will be invited to
participate in the next National Republic
can Convention. As means Of breaking no
the solid South. he recommends filing the Fed
rral offices in North Caroline. Mississippi and
Tennessee with mon who are found to be the
most satisfactory to the peoDle
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
TIE Loss OF raE DorgBRlL.


Full particulars OF the loss of the British
sloop.of war Dotterel, in the Straits of
Magellan, have now been received, and it
appears from them that the vessel was not
destroyed by torpedo, but by the burst
ing of the boiler used to condense salt
water, and the consequent explosion of the
ships magazine. The casualty therefore
occurred within the vessel, and all thoughts
of wandering torpedoes must be rejected.
The disaster must have been as complete
as it was sudden, for the reports say that
the Dotterel went down bows foremost
within three minutes of the explosion.
This suddenness of the accident of course
fully accounts for the great loss of life, In
a man-of-war very few minutes for prep
aration would under ordinary circum-
stances make it possible to save the greater
part of the crew, but in this, as in the case
Of the i'll fated Endymion, no time was
allowed for anything, The probability is
that most of the crew were below at the
time, and that they were prevented from
reaching the deck by the destruction caused
by the double explosion. The fact that
torpedoes cannot be responsible for this
casualty is 10 doubt interesting in one way,
bat it does not tend to diminish the regret
that whole ships company should have
been thus destroyed with such dreadful
suddenuass
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
STOCKS AND PROFITS

In their late report the Railroad Com
missioners observe "The belief that rail-
road rates are often fixed with view TO
furnish certain percentages of profit
" upon a certain amount of real or fictitious
g capital is fallacious No such method
90 would be possible, and no such method
has ever been attempted. The watering
" of stock has no practical connection with
" freight or passenger rates. Whoever
doubts this may satisfy himself by
" careful review Of all the stock watering
transactions which have taken place in
g this country during the last ten years,
" and a comparison between those transac-
i" lions and the current tariffs. 1t viii be
q found that the stock watering has not
'afTectcd the tariffs save in the most indi-
q rect and fitful way, and that the idea OF
=" any systematic connection between the
:" two things is entirely erroneous. This
is statement which runs counter to the
popular idea, and therefore is sure to
be questioned, but that it is substantially
true is well known TO all who have
studied the question. 1t is not novel
statement, by any means. 1t was pointed
out several years ago by as respectable au-
thority as Charles Francis Adams, Jr.
1t has been discovered independently by
many Railroad Commissions. 1t appears
In the report of the California Commission,
consisting of Messrs. Stoneman, Doyle and
Smith, where the following language is
used "The capital invested, and the IN
" terest and dividends on stock and debts,
g exercise no influence whatever On the
g charges of any railroad company All
" companies, or organizations Tor profit,
realize always the maximum profit OBJ
" tainable, and do not, and cannot regu-
" late their charges with view of obtain
g ing certain fixed profit. To calculate
q the effect of any given tariff of charges
con the aggregate profit for any given Pc
"riod in advance, there must be known
what, during that period, will be the
Noiuiiic Vi SdSh GLASS Vi ifSibHS anu pas
"sengers, the market values of the freight
+" at home and foreign markets, and the
earnings and operating expenses of the
"road 1t would be as impossible to com.
"pel any company to arrange their charges
" SO as to produce fixed profit, as to make
the number of customers of haekman
depend on the cost of his equipage."
This is a considerably more explicit and
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
THE WEEKLY UNION

Is issued this mornng-that is, its second part is
sent out to-day, for the WEEKLY UNION, unlike any
other weekly paper on the coast, is issued in two
parts each of eight pages Thus the news OF the
week from Saturday to Wednesday goes out In part
one and the news for the remainder OF the week in
part two. The rejecting reader will realize whata
great advantage this is, and how much superior the
pan is to The old style of weekly. 1t gives the
reader the news fresber ofener and in better form
than is possible in the journal issued but once
week The WEEKLY UNION has no superior in jour
nalism on all the Pacific slope. 1t enjoys the advan
tage of having all the news gathered by the Asso-
ciated Press and the very best and latest kilograms
Its market reports FULL its editorials of the high
est order its pure and advanced, its spirit bold,
its judgment fair its politics not bound by any party
limits its miscellany chaste, the best obtanable and
varied and il presents special household art, sport
ing, agricultural, puzzle, scientific, mechanical,
dramatic and musical departments, and has regular
correspondentsin Paris, London, New York, Washing
ton, San Francisco and other great centers of popu
lation The sixteen page WEEKLY UNION is mailed
post paid ior 81 so per year.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
lie SIN or MIR. FRoupE

The Ecglisa public have been abusing
Mr.. Ffoude ever since the publication of
Carlylas "reminiscences, and they have
actually held him responsible for the opin-
ions and utterances of his friend. Because
Carlyle tore the characters OF all his &C.
quaintances to tatters because he had
never good word to say of anyone except
his father, his wife, and Edward Irving
because he has exhibited his own tenden-
eies in very unaattering and disillusion-
izing manner; Froude is taken to task. 1t
= said that he ought to have " edited the
"reminiscences carefully. Now if this means
anything tmeans that the biographer ought
to have suppressed the actual sayings of
Carlyle, aud by omission and perhaps in
terpolation, have given to his memoirs a
false aud utterly misleading character. II
the ground be taken that Froude ought not
to have printed the "reminiscences at all,
no doaot there is some warrant Tor that
position. Bat if it be held that he was
under obligation to publish them, and that
they contained matter which the world
would not have been without for great
deal, then il is evident that Mr.. Froude
must have so altered them as to destroy
their value and discredit his integrity, or
he must have done what he did If Car
lyle's reputation has suffered from this rev.
elation of his carping and little spirit, that
certainly is not Froude's fault. Whether
is it better that the world should know
a man for what he is, or that it
should delude itself with wholly errc-
neous ideaGzation OF him? We do not be-
lieve that anything worth preserving in
Carlyle's books will suffer because of these
"reminiscences. All they will do is to
weaken the admiration for him felt by his
contemporaries. A generation hence those
who read his memoirs viii be as likely as
not to conclude that his characterizations
were correct, and that his friends were the
very bad lot that ne represented them to
be, Mr.. Froude, however, has simply
done his duty in the matter. He could
not have "edited " the "reminiscences with
out destroying their Significance, and he
Il I'd no alternative but to print them
they we're.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
GOSSIP ABOUT rREc1ous STONES.

The jewellers of San Francisco will tell
you that curious state of things exists
just now in their business. They have for
some time been exporting diamonds and
other precious stones. The explanation of
this is interesting. The collapse of the
stock market has brought a number of once
fourishing people into comparative pow
erty. Brokers were always lavish custom
ers of the jewelers.. OF late they have
been selling their jewels in quantities. In
the flush times of the bonanza mines there
were more diamonds and costly jewelry
sold in San Francisco than in any other
city in the world of its population, and
these kind of wares therefore naturally
poured in there from all parts of the earth.
Now, however, they are finding their way
back to the jewellers, who in some cases
buy them outright, making handsome
profits thereby, and in other cases send
them abroad for sale on commission. When
a piece of jewelry has become well known
it is of course difficult to sell it a second
time. Nobody likes to think that it will
be associated with its former owner after it
has passed into their hands. Consequently
conspicuous articles, such as necklaces,
ETC., are often taken to pieces, and the
stones are sold separately or made up into
new forms.
Diamonds of late years have become so
numerous as to be quite common. The
South African diamond fields have flooded
| the market with an inferior quality of
stones, but the old mine" diamonds, as
they are called, still maintain their high
prices and their reputation. The increase
in the quantity of diamonds, however, must
eventually diminish their commercial
value. Things which everybody can have
do not maintain high valde, no matter
what their intrinsic beauty. Hereafter
those who desire to procure unique gems
will have to turn their attention to rubies,
emeralds and sapphires. The last two are
indeed comparatively common, though the
true oriental emerald and sapphire are
rarely found in perfection. The ruby,
however, is the rarest and the most valua-
BILE of all the precious stones. It is, if OF
considerable weight and purity, worth four
or five times as much per carat as the finest
diamond. 1t is so rare that even the
wealth of Vanderbilt could not procure
a ruby necklace without much patien:
exploration. A famous London jeweler
not many years ago received an order for
such necklace. Had it been for
diamonds he could have filled it in three
months, no matter what the requirements.
But it was not possible to find as many
fine ruhies as were wanted, and in effect it
took him four years to collect the necessary
number of stones.