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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
A Wonderful Original Play.

A young Milwaukee person hns writ
ton play. The one prominent feature
is Its wonderful originality. 1t is moi
ike anything we ever witnessed on the
stage. but of CO.. rise we cannot saw how
it might he rect ,ed hv the public. The
curtain rises upou n dead man the first
tnlng with the handle of Il dagger stick
Ing ont of bis bosom. and the assassin
s'an6s gloatmg over his victim for few
minutes, when, to the horror of the audi.
eh'e, he selves the handle Of the fatal
weap Il, and draws ont bright, glcam-
ing dagger, eleven feet long, and the
murdered man sits up and begins to
argue on the currency question. The
scene changes, when a beautiful girl
rSgedup rs angel with wings, and dress
ed m pink musquito bar and strung on
wires, floats through the air back and
forth halt dozen times, then plumas
her highland disappears amid the paste
hoard cl uds atthe top of the stage. Act
tmrd repre- ents a piewoman selling
dIied apple pies, and there is more or
less conversation of irrelevant nature
between her and customers, one man
producing a b03t-heel swearing he
.ouud i il the pie There is no plot,
Plots hNe become 50 common i'll PLAYS
titnt the puhnc Is tired OF them. There
Is q love, love having become cid and
bald headed and toojh'css. There is no
dtcp ard terrible hatred deep and ter
lille hatred being too snide, and what
lighting occurs is done merely to fiji in
the time The great object aimed at by
tie author has been TO make the play
neInai in every essential and he has
succe dei t. wonderful degree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
The Speed of Thought.

Helmholtz showed that a wave al
thought would require about minute TO
traverse mile of nerve, and Hirsch
found that touch ON the face was rec
ognized by the brain and responded 10
by manual signal in the seventh Of n
second He also found that the speed
of sense differed for different organs. the
sense of hearing being responded to in a
sixth of second while that of sight re-
quired only one-fifth second to be felt
and signaled. In all these cases the
distance traversed was about the same.
so the inference is that images travel
more slowly than sound or touch. 1t
still remained, however to show the por-
ton of this interval taken up by the &C.
ton OF the brain. Prof. Donders. by
very delicate apparatus, demonstrated
this to beabout seventy fye-thousandths
OF a second. OF the whole interval. for
ty-thousandths are occupied in the sim
pie act of recognition, and thirtv-fiye-
thousandths in the act of willing q re-
spouse. When two irritants were caused
to operate on the same sense, one-twentv-
fifth of a second was required for the
person to recognize which was the first !.
but shghtly-longer interval was re-
quired to determine the priority in the
case OF the other senses. These results
were obtained from a middle-aged man,
but in youths the mental operations are
somewhat quicker than in the adult.
The average of many experiments proved
that simple thought occupies one-for-
tieth of second.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

THE height of the earth's atmosphere,
according to the result arrived at by NJ.
Lauder from his various Investigations
is $4,000 miles, instead of $50, rs pre-
viously named. He corroborates this
calculation by showing that the height
at which meteoric matter becomes il
candescent, ON approaching the earth, is
far beyond the distance heretofore as
signed to it, and therefore there must be
an atmosphere of that greater distance,
to produce the incandescenee. he also
accounts for the spectrum Of the aurora
borealis showing marked coincidence
with that of the zodiacal light, by The
theory that, since the earth travels il
the zodiacal nebulosity from Saptembgr
to May, the rarefed atmosphere beyond
the earth's heavy envelope of air must
absorb some Of the constituents elements
of the zodiacal nebulosity, and thus
these elements make their presence .,p
parent in the spectrum of the aurora,
which phenomenon occurs IN the rai6etl
outer envelope,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
An Uncomfortable Suggestion.

Mr. ard Mrs. Topnuody were get
ting ready TO go out to call ON friend
the other evening, and Mrs. IT,, d-siring
to look veil, was arraying herself in a
great warn ty Of colors. Topaooiy no
iccd it and began to comment. Said he
Mrs. Topuoody, I think woman Of
your age ought to wear more subdued
colors.
"oh, do you ?" was the response.
g What would you suggest as becoming
your angel wife ?"
II think a black dress is simple.
tasteful and becoming,
Indeed r.
i" Yes, indeed
Well. then, Topnoody, suppose you
die aud leave ne a widow 50 that can
wear the color yoa think most becoming
to me. OF course, you can't see me in
il, but it would he such pleasure and
comfort to me to know that ] was pleas
ing my poor, dear, dead husband. f"
Then Mrs Topnoody smiled il such
very satisfied way that Topnoodv con-
Guided his suggestions we're possibly too
previous. and he busted himself fi=ing
his necktie while Mrs. T. distributed
the rainbow tints as she pleased. -
Steube1tpilio Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
DOES II. atrer All. nav to he nonost

UOES u, atJer an, pay e De honest 2
a disappointed young man wlises. No,
my son, not if you're honest for pay. it
doesn't, Net if You are honest merely
because You think it will pay; not if you
are honest only because YOU are afraid to
be rogue indeed, my dear boy. il does
not pay to be honest that way. Ii voa
can't he honest because YOU hate a lie
and scoyn mean action, il You can't be
honest from principle. be a rascal that's
what YOU are intended foE. and voull
probably sucteesl at it. But YOU can't
make anybody believe in honesty that is
bought and sold like merchandise.
BURLINGTON Harkcuc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
Growth of Telegraph Monopoly.

The rise and progress of the Western
Union Telegraph Company is thus set
forth in prospectus issued by rival
company. Beginning as the House
Printing Telegraph Company, with
capital of $500. 900. On the first of
January, 1868, by stock bonuses, and
was increased to So, 600, 600. On the I'd
OF March, 1868, this was watered by ex-
actly doubling its capital and presenting
the additional shares to stockholders,
thus raising it to S6,000,000. May %,
Eo64, it was further increased, by pur-
chase and extension of lines, S., 600, 900,
making its capital S11, 900, 600, and at
the same time the whole of its stock was
again doubled by an issue of 100 per
cent. bonus to its stockholders, making
its capital So, 900, 009. From this period
up to January, 1868, it took in the Uni
ted States Telegraph Company at s.
333, 33'3, and absorbed the American
Telegraph Company, with capital of
only -, 000, 900, taking it in at 81 ,91S,-
500, and by bonuses and extensions of
lines, ETC., its capital was increased to
81 ,008. 500; and then it absorbed the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany, whose lines cost more than 81, 500,-
900, and the American Union Telegraph
Company, with its lines, which cost lit
tie more than &, 600 900, taking them in
at S25, 000, 600 and at the same time is
SUNG q stock bonus of S., 600, 900, thus
bringing its capital up to $50, 600, 600
In addition to all this it sank $3, 900, 900
in the abandonment of the Russian Tele-
graph, and nearly as much by the aban-
donment of the California lines and con-
tracts parallel to the Pacific railroad
and it borrowed $1,000, 600 for the pur-
chase of real estate in New York, and
pays S75, 900 per annum rental for the
California State Telegraph Company
$50, 900 per annum rental for the Illinois
State Telegraph Company purchased a
majority of the Pacific and Atlantic,
Southern Atlantic, AID Franklin Tele-
graph Companies, and guarantee perpet-
ual dividends on the minority of the
stock leased the Northwestern Tele-
graph Company, and pays a large rental
on a stock and bonded capital of nearly
81, 900 900, besides rentals of other
leased lines, making its capital really
about 800, 900, 900. The increase in the
volume of its business and the amount
of its earnings have kept pace with its
increase Of capital, until now its traffic
is over 0.000, 900 of messages, gross re-
ceipts over SIS, 200, 600, and net earn
ings over Sc, 600, 900 per annum and all
this with no improvement IN method
and but little improvement Iii appli-
ances over the first line constructed forty
years ago moreover, this gigantic mon
opoly, touching and influencing every
branch of commerce and industry, is
controlled by one man, wnose sole object
is ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
VILLAGE OF wYALusING.
DESCRIPTION. & i 70 Hse~ A..-e- )
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
COUNTY CLERK.

WoNDERoUs strong are the spells Of
fiction.
BEWARE of the fury of patient man.
Dryden.
o, MEMORY, thou sing st an en.lIass muse
Through all the lonely chambers Of the heart.
A SHOT that hits is better than a
broadside that misses
WHAT's gone and what's past help,
should be past grief.
The chains which cramp us most are
those which weigh on us least
TRAVEL improves superior wine and
spoils poor; it is the same with the
brain.
NATURE has sometimes made fool
but coxcomb is always of mans own
making.
If IDLENEss do not produce vice or
malevolence, it commonly produces mel
ancholy.
EACH man has an aptitude born with
him to do easily some feat impossible to
any other.
MANNERS are the hypocrisies of ma
tons; the hypocrisies are more or less
perfected.
CALUANY spreads like an oil,spot we
endeavor to cleanse it, but the mark
remains.
IT IS with happiness as with watches
the less complicated the less easily
deranged.
ANNOYANCE is mans leaven the ele-
ment of movement, without which we
should grow mouldy.
To ACQUIRE few tongues is the task
OF few years, but to be eloquent in one
is the labor of lifetime
WHEN death consents to let us live
long time, it takes successfully as host
ages al those We have loved
AN irritable man lies like hedgehog
rolled up the wrong way, tormenting
himself with his own prickles.
A VIGOROUS mind is as necessarily ac-
companied with violent passions as a
great fire with great eat.-Btrhe.
A MANS idolatry is for an idea, wo-
man S is for person. A man suffers for
monarchy, woman for King.
EXPERIENCE shows that success is due
less to ability than to zeal The winner
is he who gives himself to his work body
and soul.
Ir Is more from carelessness about the
truth than from intentional lying, that
there is so much falsehood in the world.
Johnson.
WHAT is opportunity to the man who
can't use it? An unfecundated egg.
which the waves of time wash away
into nonentity.
The good things of life are not to be
lad singly, hut come to US With a mix
tire; like a schoolboy's holiday, with a
task affixed to the tail
[ LOVE that tranquility of soul in
which we feel the blessing OF existence.
aud which in itself is prayer and
Thanksgiving. -LonQtclto,o.
COUNSEL is not so sacred a thing a
praise, since the former is only useful
among men, but the latter is for the
most part reserved for the gods.
WIrH the world do not resort to in
juries, but only to irony and gayety
injury revolts, while irony makes one
reflect, and gayety disarms = u taiJ'o
Ir IS the slowest pulsation which is
the most vital The hero viii then know
how to wait as wei as t. make haste
All good abides with him who waitsth
wisely
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

RrssIA Is a big country. A recent
traveller. Rev. Henry Lansdell, in his
five months journey from London to
the mouth of the Amoor, all across the
Cars dominions, went over {, 500 miles
by rail, 800 miles by steam and 5000
by horse, or altogether 1850 miles,
almost in straight line.
4 DOG with a stub tail is cut off from
all means of showing his gratitude and
pleasure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

SITTING Bull says he has killed TWEEN.
ty-seven Indians with his own hands
How the United States army must envy
him
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
FOREIGN.

Switzerland. The Grand Council OF Zurich
has prohibited the holding Of Socialist Con-
vention there. The Socialists have appealed
from the Councils decision to the Federal
Tribunal. And now the members of the Fed
eral Iribun0l are threatened with destruction
by dynamite if their decision is not favorable
to the Socialists. Not only that, but they have
threatened 10 blow up half of Switzerland, and
begin there confagratlon that will burn up
The world.
FRENCH election returns show that
3Gl deputies have been reelected, the whole
number being 4s3. The Republicans have
been the principal gamers. The fact that the
Bonapartist candidates were defeated in Corsi-
ca IL significant, and l. Ordre, the journal of
that party, admits that Conservatives of all
shades have suffered disastrous defeat
letter from Mazatlan, Mexico, gives the
following details OF the explosion there One
hundred and fifty pounds OF powder blew up.
The frat day thirty cOrpses were removed. and
the following six days four or FIVE daily, when
the authorities interdicted further removals,
considering the work dangerous All the
windows in the town were demolished.
REPORTS from various parts of England
indicate that the recent heavy rains there have
done immense damage to tho crops. The hay
crop is IN particularly bad state, and is begin
mn8 to rot in many places. The Irish crops
are also threatened by Ireland's weeping sky
Grain IN that country is much damaged, and
the potato blight has appeared once more. -.
Asaic cholera Is raging in Siam. The deaths
among the natives at Bangkok are var.ously es
tmated at from 100 to 900 per day.
PARNELL's manifesto to the Irish cleo
tors Of Durham is described as "most violent"
lie declares it impossible for his party to enter
into an alliance with any section of politicians
who support the present British Ministry,
char iag it with having banished personal lib
erty from Ireland, and with having
/ duced 1t to worse condition than that
Of Rnssia under the third section
The union Of Italy with Germany and Austria
Is deprecat by Gambetta. He sees in 1t a
me mace to France. with whom Italy is not Just
now on very cordial terms The Directors Of
the Bank of England, noticing the continued
shipments Of gold to the United States, have
raised the rate Of discount to per cent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
LANCASTER, GRANT COUNTY. WISCONSIN,
August IS, 1881.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the FOL.
~ lowing described lands and village aud city
lots in the county of Grant and State Of Wiscon-
sin were sold by the Treasurer Of said county ON
the 18th day OF May. 1873 for the delinquent
taxes due thereon for the 1873
The amount set opposite each tract OF land,
Village city lot is the amount of tax, Interest
and charges due thereon computed up to the last
aay Of redemption Now therefore, unless the
axes ard charges are paid the following
described tracts of land. village and city lots,
or before the 18th day Of May, A. d. 1872. the
same viii be conveyed by tax deed to the pnr-
chasers according to the provisions Of law.
LAMENTATIONS :--e, east; ne, northeast; Sc,
southeast; W, west; nv, northwest; sw south
west; Ii, north; =, south; com. commencing;
beg beginning; run, running; &C acre; blk block;
1t, feet; Ike, links CHI, chains addn, addition;
pt, part; adj, adjoining; ex, except: uEd, undi-
yided; cor, corneri or, quarter; contg, contain
Ing; III, thence; fracl. fractionall
TOWN /. RANGE HAZEL GREEN.
Village of Hazel Green.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
BRrNDLEY'sADD'N TO CITY OF BoscoBEL.

PARKER's ADD'N TO CITY OF BoscoBEL
Lot 3............. l3l Jesse Comstock. 8 IS
SEAToN's ADDN TO CITY OF BosCoBEL.
Lots 3, IA and Is / p "a +. Phillips 10 4s
WATKINS ADD'N TO CITY OF BoSCoBEL
Lot 2i Is Rorprs 4 n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
A Mhale Parents perotion.

Sperm whales usually travel in
schools, and, III going into body COM
bosed of "cows and calves" tie latter
although yielding but a small amount of
oil, are struck first. BY this method
both are captured. The mother will
not leave her offspring, neither will If
attack the boat; but will remain close
to the calf, apparently urging it to es-
cape by sounding or by flight. The
little one can only remain short
time under water, consequently its dame
is almost constantly a target for lances.
which she viii continue to receive. al
though not being fast to the boat. until
lte Is extinct, when the calf will ba
killed. She will sacrifice her own life
IN the attempt to assist her young. and
to any one, except n Whaler. it would
appear like q cold-blooded and heartlcss
murder. Even they cannot help admir-
Tag the devotion, and Will endeavor to
make the struggle az brief is pos ihle.
lac " calf exhibits no such filial atfac-
ton, Ter, il the mother is harpooned
dfst he viii immediately take French
leave, leaving the "old lady TO fight
her own battles. Extreme caution *
used when striking calf to avoid a
mortal wound, rs his death is sure TO be
followed by the flight Of the COW, who
knows it INSTANTLY.
CAPTAfS HoLnES, who has recently
removed to Cincinnlti from Nlrietta.
Ohio, has been an enthusiastic collector
Of spiders ever since his college DAYS.
In the pursuit Of tAis singular fancy he
has collected nearly 25.0l0 specimens
embracing 1000 species. from all parts
of the world. They are arranged in glass
bottles, with labels giving name. eel
lector. aad locality. California furnished
5000 specimens, ard New England as
many more. One species is represented
by los specimens from al parts ii the
United States. showing how mach effect
environment has in modifying form.
Che collection is supplemented by fuIl
and completes catalogue Of the literature
OF the subject. comprising about 7a.01O
references Gu 10. 900 cards. This yalua-
bic contribution to the study Of this little.
Known yaach q nataai h'slarv he
hopes 70 comfless ana publish at al
early day,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
GENER RAJ.

II. o. ARMOUR, OF New York, wants
the public to understand that there is no cor
ner il August wheat, but that a shortage equal
to our entire export Of LIST year has brou-lt
prices 10 a far level II thinks corn viii f,lt
below an average crop oy $4,000. 000 to 400
100000 bushels. Completed reports of
the condition Of the crops ana
fhe harvest prospe,t IS throughout the
world are being published in Lon
97n From these r0roris We see that eNcert in
Austria. Hungary and Holland, the harvest
will be below aversge-in France slightly be
low; in Great Britain about 10 per cent below
Wheat il reported good in Germany. and bar
ley very good in Russia. The harvest in Spain
viii be poor while in talyand Belgium ne&riyall
the crops are much below the average. In the
Danubiau provinces OF Turkey, from which
Great Britain draws largely the cereal crops as
a whole are good.
Col. w. A. Cook, as special attorney
for the Government, on behalf Of the United
States, brought civil suit against Capt H. W.
Howgate to recover sl0l, 257, the amount Of
his defalcaton. under tho plea that he had left
the District Wnts Of attachment on his real
and per, DUAL property were issued aud served
-. George w. Riggs, the wel-knowu. Wash
inetou banker, died last week aged 60 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

THE United States steamer Alliance,
Commander wadleigb, arrived al Hamrneriesl.
Norway, on the Goth of July, in search OF tie
Jeanette and the missing whalers. Com
mander Nadleiga reports that tho Mayors of
the various districts Of Iceland we're furnished
with description Of the Jeanette and that
the1 Che Msyofs) would furnish the fishermen
and walrushunters with description The ice
IN northSard direction from Hanmerfest was
reported very heavy.
A CABLE dispatch states that each day
makes the English harvest prospects more and
more gloomy. The weather has turned against
the farmers at the critical moment. The loss
caused by the recent rains is very great. 1t Is
almost impossible 20 gather corn and it viii
soon cease to be worth gathering. The Lon
don Times says that lad harvest means alb
solute ruin to the English farmers. 1t means
also the curtaiinneut Of landlord privileges and
a radical reform OF the English land laws !.
Latest news from Candehsr Is that Avoob
Khan's force is Disconnected and rapidly di-
minishn2. He Il believed to be contemplating
Q retreat to Herat. The British herring fleet
was lately caught in gale of Peterhead,
Scotland. Considerable loss OF life is re-
ported.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
PUxLMAN HOTEL DrNrro cARs

Nothor
tfornsh following TrankLi
Central
Chicago PaalG
5hn Illinois Mnwankee
tAentsia
Remember
Ais heehiffGe Manager Chicago W Agent Chicago
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01

IT takes five acres Of land IN Florida
to make bale of cotton. Louisiana
makes $500 Of bale to the acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
POLITICAL.

SENATOR BECK was interviewed as TO
the probable course o. the Democrats in case OF
the death N President Garfield. He couuseled
the sinking OF party feeling and the election
OF a conservative Republican TO the Presidency
pro tenn OF the Senate, naming Henry b. An
thony a. type.
GREENBACK State Conventions were
held last week in New York and Massachusetts
In the iirst-named state Epctus How was nomi-
mated for Secretary Of State, and John Hooper
Tor Comptroller. Dennis G. Fealy for Attorney
Heueral, Allen q. Woods for Treasurer. and
j. ii. Gould for surveyor General The Massa-
chusetts Convention nominated the follow
ing ticket Governor, Israel Andrews
Lieutenant Governor. DR.. George Dutton, OF
Surlughcld; Treasurer George Poster. OF
Lynn Secretary. A. b. Brown, Of Worcester
Auditor, Wilbur +. Whitney, Of Ashbuniham
Attorney General, ID. o. Allen. OF Lynn. In
Mississippi Gen. Ben King was nominated for
Governor.
GEN. WIcKH,M, of Virginia, in a
lengthy review Of political issues in that state,
debates that no Republican can vote for the
leadjuSters' candidates, and announces that he
Is heartily IN favor 81 the election OF the Dem
octauc nominees hoping subsequently, to rrsus-
fltatc the Republican organization
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
MAsnneroN. Aug. ~.

Tie Presidents condition this morning Is
decidedly encouraging, and the feeling among
physicians. nurses and friends els that Ii this
improvement can e maintained for forty-cight
hoais there will be reasonable ground fer con
fdencv ia ultimate recovery. The one draw
lac., % TINS hopeful outlook consists IN the
Tact that fears are entertained 81 the
formation of Assesses upon tAe lungs
complication that has hcca dreaded cye,
since the existence u blood poisoning became
fully estabi~hed. One Of the surgeons IS ,e-
ported as having said that in sounding lie
Presidents chest somewhat dull iesuonse was
produced by the percussion, and that there was
reason to fear that this was Indicative III sh-
scess formation on the lungs "A state OF things
certain 10 prove tatal unless sncedilv Checked