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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13


and a mob near Clereinoiris, Ireland, four per-
sons were fatally bayoneted, and several others
injured. At Inc 0magh assizes, farmer
named Graham was sentenced to penal servi
tude for life tor shooting bailiff near Cooks
town on the 18th Of December. The officers of
the Iralee branch of the Land League were ar
fested and taken 10 JAIL bull being refused. The
crowd threatened the police who were escort
ing them through the streets. but the military,
with liked bayonets, went to their assistance
-. Bianqu the French conspirator. was fol-
lowed to his grave by a procession of $1,000
Paiisians. Rochefot attended the funeral.
and Louis Michel was one of the principal
speakers. The German police have diseov-
cred new secret organic ton Of Socialists, OK
tending over the whole empire.
The British Parliament convened on
the 9Th of January and the address Of the
Queen wa read. On the .sh question the
speech alludes to the terroi ism prevailing, and
asserts that the insuflieency of ordinary powers
forces request foI additional authority TO pro-
tect life and property. the Lords are reeom-
mended TO take measures TO give q larger
portion of the Irish people a permanent
proprietary interest in the soil, and to
consider a bill for the establishment 81
county so eminent in Ireland, found
cd upon representative principles. .......
Parnel and his Parliamentary collie CUES have
made burlesque of the state trials at Dublin,
by absenting themselves. Not even Gn audi
ence gathers to hear the testimony Bea-ons-
field took an early opportunity TO declare, in
tue House Of Lords. that the accession OF
the Gladstone Government has unsettled ey-
erything in Europe and also Iceland
Over lO0 rifles were stolen from an armory in
the yici'..'v Of London. Dublin gunshops still
doan immense business . The English steamer
Harrelda collided with the Spanish steamer
Leon, twelve miles from Cape Roca. Both yes
sells sunk, and forty-iive OF the crews and pas
sengers are missing . The Northern Pacific
railroad bonds issued in London were covered
four times. The amount of the issue was &c.,
100000.
THREE of the five Irish Land Com
missioners recommend to the British Govern
ment the adoption of fair rent, free sales and
tixity OF tenure. Kayanagh and the O'Connor
Don dissent.
SINCE the failure of negotiations for
a treaty with Russia, the Chinese Government
has made extensive preparations fer war. 1t
is believed that torpedoes will be laid at the
entrance to treaty ports, and the commerce of
all nations cut off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13

dered foul by the act of breathing. A
man spoils not less than gallon every
minute. In eight hours breathing q
man spoils as much air as seventeen
three-bushel sacks could hold. If he
were shut up in room seven feet broad,
seven feet long, and seven feet high, the
doors and windows fitting so tightly that
no air could pass through, he would die
poisoned by his own breath in few
hours; in twenty-four hours he would
have spoiled MI the air contained in the
room, and have converted it into poison.
Reader, when you rise tomorrow morn
ing, just go out Of doors for five min
utes, and observe carefully the freshness
Of the air. That air is in the state
Heaven keeps it for breathing. Then
come back Suddenly into your close
room, and your own sense will at once
make you feel how very far the air in
your chamber is from being in the same
wholesome and seryiceable condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
HOUsEkEEpERy HELPS.


EvrRy closet and room in house
should be thoroughly inspected once
week.
Nrwr,y ground flour which has never
been packed is very superior to barrel
-four.
In roasting meat do not salt before
putting in the oven as salt extracts the
juice.
In warm weather put your eggs In
cold water some time before you are
ready to use them.
LEMONS may be kept fresh long time
in a jar of water; changing the water
every morning.
A TRUE test for eggs is to drop them In
water, and If the large end comes up they
are not fresh.
HAMS wrapped in thick brown paper
and packed in barrel of wood ashes in
the cellar will keep all summer.
To test nutmegs prick them with
pin, and if they are good the oil VIII M
stantly spread around the pnnctures.
BAR soap when first bought should be
cut in squa. pieces and put in a dry
place. 1t lasts better after shrinking.
ALI Ash skin should be washed, dried
thoroughly, cnt in small bits and put IN
box or paper bag, 10 use IN setting
coffee.
New ORLEANS or other good brown
sugar is best for raised fruits and we'd
ding cakes. 1t should be coarse grained
and clean.
ALWAYS prepare Sundays dinner on
Saturday if possible, that domestics may
enjoy the Sabbath day privileges as well
as you.
THE small white sago called pearl is
the best. The large brown kind has an
earthly taste 1t should always be kept
in a covered jar or box.
SALT cod should be kept in q dry
place where the odor Of it will not pene-
trate to other parts of the house. The
best kind is that which Is called dun,
from its peculiar color
MoIAssEs Cur Gaze cups mo-
lasses, two cups butter, one cup milk,
| teaspoonful soda, the same Of lemon,
half nutmeg and two eggs; beat well
and bake in quick oven.
ELEPHANT ON ToAsr.-Talte cold meat
and put on the fire in stewpan with a
little water When tender, take it up
and mince very fine; then put 1t back
and flavor with pepper and salt Make
some toast, butter each slice, and spread
the mince over each piece; then pour the
\ gravy over it. Serve hot.
OmCLorH. Mrs. Henry Ward Beech
er, in giving some of the results of her
housekeeping experience, remarks that
neither soap, hot water nor brush should
ever be used on oilcloth. 1t should 81
ways be washed in lukewarm water with
piece Of soft old flannel and wiped per-
fectly dry each time And the appear
ance of the cloth, Mrs. Beecher declares,
is greatly improved by using half milk
and half water, skimmilk, if not sour,
being just as good as new milk.
4 CooKING BEErs. One of the most
/ satisfactory ways to cook beets is to bake
them. When boiled, even if their jack
cts are left on, great deal of the best
! part Of the beets is dissolved, and so lost
| 1t : ii, of course. take little longer to
bake than 70 boil them; but this is no
objection. Allow from fifteen to twenty
minutes more for baking; slice them,
and heat as you would il they were
boiled. After they are cooked, season
with pepper, salt, butter, and squeeze
| of lemon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
Something New in Entomology.

As MIR. Jones was returning from
church with his family he discovered n
new and singular looking bug on his
front doorstep. As he was sometime
OF scientist, he was naturally pleased
with the new specimen, and, forming his
pocket handkerchief into sort of cage.
h. pounced down on it, and succeeded
in capturing it.
Bring the microscope, children. /" he
called, land tell your ma to hurry /
want her to look at it; I'm sure it be-
longs to the Hemiptera class and is
new specimen. Here, Charlie, put
your eye to the ocular side and tell me
what you see.
ooh, pa, amt it splendid? It's got
four wings, eight eyes, and, oh, my /
amt it q sparkler, though? Red, and
green, and yellow, and-oh it is get
ting away, amt it PAT
Then it isn't dead I" cried MI
Jones, In ecstasy; " wa-s-n-n's u-u;.t
sure whether it moved or not. Let me
look Yesi it's terrestrial, / think.
after all 1T belongs to the genus PEN
tatoma-the antenn@ have that pecul-
lar flexible look aud yet, now that
look again, the eyes seem to indicate
that it is phytocoris, in which case it
viii he very destructive to your mas
plants, aL.i we must kill it at once. IN
ask Prof. Sill. 1t will be, in any case.
valuable addition to science. Maria.
where's the chloroform !?
Up ON the clock shelf; what are Won
going to do with it, /" asked Mrs. Jones.
who had been giving her undivided at
tention TO the baby.
Kill this bug as soon MS son have
examined it, answered Mr.. Jones in a
lofty voice. Il shall present it to the
Detroit Scientific Association"
Well. | guess not, Mr. Jones, broke
in his wife, who WAS looking with much
interest at the new specimen. ~ paid
81 for that bug last week to wear on my
new bonnet, and / must have dropped II
off when / came in. 1t belongs to the
genus millinerm, and conldn't be any
deader If ii had been baked for centu-
ly. Science will have to get along
without it, Jones. it's already classified.
Poor Jonec f--Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
OUR POPULATION.
some Interesting Statistics OF the New
Census.
TFrofn Tho Chieasa rrr4l,uVat

lfrOh tho Snlcag0 tribunal
Tie total population Exclusive Of Indians
and the inhabitants of Alaska) is so, I52, $50.
The United States ID thus shown to be the sec
ond most numerous nation in the civilized world.
Not counting the negroes, who are estimated
to number 100000 souls, the population Of
this country considerably exceeds that OF the
German empire. Russia only remains in the
'ead with 65,000,00Q inhabitants in the empire
proper. But these returns are half guess
work, and might DO largely diminished
or increased by an official count. Ii is safe to
say that, unless the growth of the country is
checked by some unforeseen cause, tho popula-
ton OF the United States IN ten years Will equal
or exceed that at present accorded to Russia.
The percentage OF growth Is far higher in the
former than IN the latter. In industrial, social
and political power the United States is almost
Infinitely superior TO Russia. Indeed, the Amer
lean I, public has no serious rivalry to fear from
any quarter. England is her only equal In
financial resources and Germany IN lighting
forces and the situation Of the country is such
that she can have no apprehension OF interfer-
ence with her domestic affairs by any power or
combination of powers.
The following tables show the distribution OF
population by sections, and the relatiyeincrease
IN each division of the country in the last ten
years. The States formerly known as tho Mid
die states and New England are punched to-
eether. They make group OF nine Eastern
States. 1t will be observed that the rate OF
growth Ia Vermont-one- half OF per cent
has been the lowest of any State in the Union,
and that of Maine the third lowest Nevada
coming between. The table of Eastern and
Middle States is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
The Grand Rush of an Engine to a Fire.

You are sitting at tea when the alarm
rings. You don't know the box, but you
rush out on the street and stare around
you. In a moment the ominous rush
comes on the ear. The horses cantering
out Of their stables, the tiremen, nlmbie
as cats, leap to their stations, the WIDE
doors are thrown open, three policemen
dash out of No. | to see tie start, and
bang, ding wllish rnsh CHANG look
out ding dong ding away they 90
like tornado Crash baby my be
burning. Bang sleeping children may
be smothering. Ding, dong, ding J An
old man, feeble and rheumatic, may be
staggering in smoke. Look ont the
strong man, blistered with flames, Is
yelling for his babies Look out, then !
look out stand aside, and let them pass.
Here they come like storm. The driver
STOPPING down with Stacked rein, speak
ing to the intent steeds that big-eyed,
wide nostriled and strained, go thunder
ing on. The foreman sitting by his slde,
erect and defiant, with arms folded, looks
lion-faced at the sky searching for the
ominous glare. The tiremen behind him
clinging like cats to q ladder, dressing
themselves IS the machine thunders on.
The ubiquitous reporter taking notes on
the boom plate of the lofty ladder. bang,
boom, bang look out They pass a
crossing like an earthquake ON wheels.
The horses, alive and stung with the
same enthusiasm which fills the firemen,
spurn the rough street and dash along as
ii prairie ON fire was chasing them.
They need no whip, they need no lash ;
their big arteries are churning with hot
blood their big muscles are strung to
the task they love. The wild horse fol-
lowed fast By fed fire never sped like
they. With ears laid back, with eyes
standing out from the bony face, with
nostrils red as if with blood, they gaRop
ON untiring.
The branchinan gets out his key, the
foreman is all ready. Ding, ding, dingl
Another crossing. Ding, dong, swush
The firemen gather themselves tor the
final Jump. Bang We're near the
fire, lads-look out" Crash All right
Bang Here's the box. Jump for your
liv,s Bang bang bang! They jump.
Inc horses sides heave like big bellows.
Their noble heads fall between their
trembling knees the sunk tails culver
the pointed ears droop like limp leather,
and the firemen, eloquent with enthusi-
assn, dash into the street, and an old
woman, wiping her hands" The Lord
bless you, gentlemen, but it was only
orr chimney; and the Lord bless you, /
-" and the gang go home and play
dominoes. The horses stand waiting
tor the next, and just as willing to jump
as the man who had been waiting an
hour for shave Toronto World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
Didn't Bark All the Time.

A correspondent of the Poultney
Journal in q letter from Iowa narrates
the following anecdote of the late Gen.
Jonas CLARK: An opposing lawyer as
sumed that the General had yielded 8
vital point in the case ON trial. "No,"
said the General, 1--WE have not aban-
doned that. F" The lawyer replied: 1--WE
have heard nothing ffola You ON that. ;"
. Yon viii when the time comes" said
the General, land advise you not to
infer that there amt any fight in a dog
Lacause he don't bark all the time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
How Three Debts We're Paid.

A singular coincidence, showing how
much can be done by The payment Of
even small debt, happened at Bangor,
Me. A gentleman was at the wharf, in
tending to purchase some Holsters, when
two gentlemen came up and engaged
with him III conversation The first gem
tleinan said to the second II believe
owe you dollar. 7 Yes replied the
second, II believe yon do" The second
man then spoke to the third: Il believe
/ also owe You dollar. which fact the
third man acknowledged, and he also
said that he owed the first man dollar,
which he desired to pay. In this trans
action the three men eacl paia their in
dehtedness to each other, and they did so
without passing any money between
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
Don't Spell il Out.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is trying to
persuade her friends to write their own
full names. as if the public cared for any
thing but some distinguishing initial.
As remarks the Boston Transcript, at
does not improve a piece of bad poetry
TO have it signed Mary Ann James Pat
terson Perkins, nor does any one care to
be reminded that Mrs Charles Smiths
maiden name was Polly Snow, by her
writing Polly Snow Smith, whenever she
has an opportunity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
TRADE AND COMMERCE.

The Chicago Tribune publishes full report
of the trade of Chicago for the year 1885, The
totals are as follows Produce trade, 1912.
100000; wholesale, 1864, 100000 manufactures.
$2S5, 900, 000--total, s961, 500 600; being gain
of IL per cent over 1879. During the wear
there were 1862 1914 hogs received, of viii h
SS7O0, 900 were lilled in the city; 1882, 397
head of cattle were received, the
value Of the live stock received
being $139, 900, 000 In manufactures the fig
ures for 1880 compare with those Of 1879 "a
follows:
Paid for wages. .........s IS. 100000 ss,0Oo,ooO
Capital employed ........ 78,OO9,OO0 sG.OOa0OO
Value Of products. 248,00O,000 2s5,0O0O 900
The Denver (Col.) Netcs prints the following
statistics Of the trade of that city for 1885
Business of Denver for the year. Si2 300 900 :
value of new buildings erected during the
year, s3,5l7, 900; manufactures, $5,7S3, 600
total, SCI 500, 900 /; an increase over 1879 Of
Sl9,OO0,0O0. The death-rate OF the city during
the year was IA I-i0 per 1908. Mean annual
temperature, AZ; the warmest day, 90
degrees: coldest 10 below. During the
fair or partly clear, and "A cloudy total
rainfall, g.49 inches, being 81 below the av-
erage. The bullion shipped from Colorado
during the year amounted TO 500. 500, 600.
Statistics of the commerce Of st. Louis for
the year 1880: Ban clearings, 81, 442, 918, 1913,
against S1,1I9, 46s, 256 last year; receipts Of
wheat, 10. 969,202 bushels, against 1905, 1862;
receipts Of corn, % l57, against 1850, $50;
oats, 5,s77,07 against 5,002, i65; rye and bar
ley, 3,095,500 against 2,544 235; total receipts
of grain, 1923, 9iO against IS, 001. 1893 for the
previous year. Receipts of cattle, s2472O
against 470,654; hogs, 1888, 1884, against
l,762, 724; sheep, 205, 500, against 1872, 648.
The statistics of manufacturers OF Des
MONIES, Iowa, for the year show a total product
valued at s9, 431 $50; wholesale and jobbing
trade Of $40, 746,952 retail trade sc, 976 AS /;
grain and produce, 1865, 100; coal, 81 ,055,-
$50 pork packing, 81, $4,000
Statistics JUSTIFY the claim of Peoria that the
business OF that city has quadrupled within the
past three years, aggregate being nearly $780,
O00.000 against 800. 100000 in 1877
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil publishes re-
view Of the business Improvement and growth
of that city for 1880, showing that over 700
buildings have been erected, and improve
ments made amounting to 1922, 2S5. This
does not include any public buildings or State
improvements.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
A Boys Definition.

What is hell ?" asked Lutheran
Sunday-school teacher of boy in class,
last Sabbath. :" A shirt with button
off, ma'am," replied the boy. "Ex.
Jain yourself what do you mean, sir ?"
demanded the meek-spirited, but sur
prised teacher. Well, | heard my pa
say to my ma, the other morning, when
he put on shirt with the back button
off, We'll, this is hell That's III /
know about il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
An Undergradnate,s Excuse.

An undergraduate was summoned be-
fore one of the Dons for not attending
the z o'clock morning chapel. "Sir,o
said the Don, '.let me hear what you
have to say in excuse of your persistent
absence from morning prayers. . "Sir. )"
replied the delinquent, ssthe service is
too late for me to be present. = Too
late, sir How can In the morning be
considered late hour?' sWell, re
piled the irgerllaus offender nwere the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13

A oRETAcEous Chalk. which the matt, %
carves into grotes ale figures of men and
animals, occurs on the Polynesian islands
OF New Britain and New Ireland fabout
latitude four degrees south. longitude
100 degrees east, and some specimens
have oeen sent to England by tie Rev
= Blown, Wesleyan missionary to that
region. The chalk of which the flo.
ures are formed, " he writes lis, / am h.
formed. found only on the beech after
an earthquake. being cast up there ri
iarge-pieces by the tidal wave: and only.
50 lar as we know at present IN one dis,
trict or the east side Of New Ireland \
An analysis, made at Newoastle-on-T TYNE
shows that the substance il not as nnra
limestone as ordinary white chalk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
A wnrrrp tells = storv - ha.ra a..

other day about Mr.. Grierson, the mana
ger of the Great Western Railway. He
was travelling IN the same compartment
as friend of the writer's. The train
drew up at Acton station, when an ener-
getic porter loudly Moderated: 'Hactoni
Hactonl' a little while later the train
stopped at Hanwell, when porter of
even greater energy than his coafrere at
Acton screamed ont: "'Anwelli Anwellr'
upon which Mr. Grierson turned round
to a gentleman he was with. and said .
" You see how difficult ii is always To
get the right man in the right place. !
must have that Acton porter brought
here, and send that fellow to Acton ont
q respect both for our passengers and
the Queens English. +"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
BLOODY TRAGEDY.

The little town Of Otis not far from Michigan
City, Ind, was the scene of horrible tragedy
on the last night Of the old year. A wealthy
German family, James Augustine, wife, two
grown sons and some younger children. lived
upon their farm, two miles from Otis, a
nephew, Henry Augustine making his
home with them when In the neighbor-
hood. On the day in question Henry
returned to the farm from visit
Chicago. supper was prepared for him
and eaten. Afterward, Henry produced a
bottle of whisky, which. having a bitter taste
was not drunk Candy given the children was
also litter aud was rejected. At bedtime
Henry went TO bed up stairs with James Agrs-
tine, Jr. After going to bed Henry told
James that he would have 10 get up
in the night, and he need not be dis
turbed by him. About II O'Clock Mr.. Augustine
awoke and saw Henry standing at the foot of
his bed, pointing revolver at him, Mr.. Angus
tine drew the clothes around him and moved
around in the bed to avoid being shot. Henry
81 once fired at him, and then at Mrs Angus
tine, and then jumped out OF the room and
closed the door alter him. Mrs. Augustine has
died. The reports of the revolver awoke the
sons, who slept up stairs. Christian Augustine
came down stairs, asking what was the
matter. Henry, IN the meantime, had
stepped into tho hall and into
the kitchen, behind the door, and when Chris
tan came through the hall, near the bedroom
door, Henry cred at him, killing HIM instantly.
James Augustine just then came into the
room, calling for his Cousin Henry. His father
told him not TO let him IN, as he had murdered
them, and would kill him il he got in. James
then went to the kitchen door and held it to keep
Henry from coming in. A noise which james
thought came from the dead brother caused him
to turn toward Christian. As he turned the
assassin rushed into the room and fired AZ
James, making a slight wound across the back
He then returned into the Kitchen, and by the
light of the stove reloaded the revolver, and
returned to the door, which he found fastened.
and asked to come In that he was then all
right and wanted 10 come in and help him: that
he had been crazy. James told him to hand in
hrs revolver, ani he would let him in, which
he did, handing him the butt, which
James put in his pocket, opened the door and
seized Henry, searched bis pockets, and there
found broken butcher knife. The other
point OF the blade was afterward found at the
foot Of the bed. James, in his excitement, put
him in the kitchen, telling him TO stay there,
aud called to his sister to bring him the lam
tern, which she did without lighting, and while
be was attempting TO light it Henry made
dash for the kitchen door and made his escape,
without hat or boots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
A Compromise.

A man was once asked how he and his
wife got along with so little friction in
the family machinery. Well, said he,
when we first married we both wanted
our own way. l wanted to sleep on
linen sheets, my wife preferred cotton,
and we coukin't agree. Finally we
talked the matter over, and came to the
conclusion that it was unchristian to hive
IN constant pickering; so we compro-
missed on linen, and have got along all
right ever since.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
Two Little I.iara

PLEASE, sir, let me shine your boots p
simultaneously CALCULATED two little
boot-blacks, on Galveston avenue, as the
stranger stopped in front of them and
hesltated which to employ.
The smaller boy said: LET me shine
EN- up, sir, for have to support little
sick brother at home, who is deformed.
and can't see. .
Let me shine EN- up?' chimed in the
bigger one, '.for ! am that poor little
sick brother, and I don't want 10 be
under any obligations TO such an Internal
liar any more He hasn't cot any
brother, no how. and I can see better
taan he can. '--Gaiyesson .Nesps. '''s1