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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

A National Convention Of lrislmon assem-
Died in Mccormick Hall, Chicago. About /, 200
delegates were IN attendance representing
nearly every State and Territory In tie Union.
John L Finertv. Of the Chicago Times called
tho convention 10 order in a speech III which
30 declared thai It was the duty Of IRISH
Amersais 20 tupp0ft taer eouuirymen IN
tie Oil and ia their struggle against British
duuuatl0u and mlsTu'e Air. Nm. ]. Iiyae-,
81 9inca.n. MAS elected temporary Chairman.
Messrs Haaafiie and Hore5n aud NieDr Pow
deilr ~ @eraulasi, Pa. uaselacted SECRETARIES.
=. I. q 80 a9f. n. r.. Father Sheehy aud
dT. Hel'. #, T.. ire=h from tile oii sod 4 b.
"a tod t9e wong ot Ireland. the speeehcs be-
ina -Frctad win the widest cttu>asHt.
The convention effected permanent Organi-
cation BY tho selection Of ReY. Dr. Belts prot
estant) Of So. Louis, Chairman, and the APP
poiutnsnt Of q Committee on liesolutioS, colt
ssting Of one member from each State and
Territory, one from Canada and one from Ire
land The convention was saluted by cable
gram freu Patrick Egan, at Paris, announcing
that tenants on 900 properties IN Ireland had
refused to pay rents.
Tic convention adopted a series Of resolu-
tiuus indcrsing the no-rent' manifesto Of the
JIisb leaders, pledging the deep ates present
tu raise s250,0a0 between nos and the lst
% January. practically agreeing 10 allow
tEi sting organizations 10 stand, and ap-
POINTING committee II seven 10 assi,t
tis organization 10 devise ways and nleana
70 carry out the subscription pledge Of The
convention The resolutions were accompanied
iF an eloquent address, arraigniuy the
poicv % Gladstone. and indorsing Parueli and
ihc n0-fept manifesto. A gentleman named
OCom1af FROM Emira, y. y, opened sub-
rirtion for I.aHd-LeaEue purposes by plank
jag dawn $500. aud was followed rs AIr. J. +.
Fitrty 81 CHICAGO. who subscribed 500 and
r.f E-ref.
-cfiFd sI.t00 The total amount aabscrDcd
Na. about $50 $50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Irony is so valuable that manulactur-
ers who use It save even the powder,
which is sold for making Jelly.
The average life Of an English gold
sovereign is aboat eighteen years-that
is, the coin loses three quarters of
grain in weight in about that length of
time. 1t then ceases 10 he legal tender.
1t is said that of Che elU0, 000. 600 Of
British gold coinage 40 per cent. is worn
down below the legal rate.
DIR. LEWIS BALcH, of Albany, in a re-
view Of the medical evidence in the cele-
brated Billings murder case, alludes to
the curious fact that a ball of given
caliber fired through glass may make a
hole enough smaller than the full size
OF the ball before firing to prevent an
unhred ball of like cahber passing. DR..
Balch notes having seen g a base ball,
thrown with great force and having
rotary twist make a round hole through
an ordinary window light, and when the
ball was tried to be again passed through
the same opening the hole was nearly
one-third too small
THE English antiquary, John Aubrey,
who wrote about the mid lie of the sew
enteenth century, says that In his time
most OF the houses in the West End of
London were protected against witches
and evil spirits by having horse-shoes
fastened to them in various ways. 1t
was the belief that then no witch or evil
genius could cross the threshold which
was protected by the shoe. The fact IS
that the superstition has been traced
about so far back, and then we find it
lost in the obscurity Of the ages. The
custom of mailing horse-shoes for luck 10
all kinds OF sailing craft is still III vogue.
and Is rellgiOusly maintained to be
wise and lucky measure. The supersti-
ton goes further, by making it fortunate
for any one to find a horseshoe, and the
good luck is increased with the number of
nails that are attached to the shoe when
it is picked up.
IT is curious to note that Scots
earliest poems were published under the
title of William Scott. Still more curl
GUS to note that he was not aware of this
until it was mentioned i'll "Taylor's Sur
vey of German Poetry" Scott wrote to
Taylor, to demonstrate. :" As to ma
tive OF Scotland" he writes, there are
few thing. counted more dislonorable
than abandoning his own name" lay
lor's defence was, IF you had seen the
title-page OF Goetz Won Berhchingen,
printed III London in 1879, for Bell. l48
Oxford street, you would not have been
surprised at my blunder. 1t states the
play to have been translated from the
German, by VIM. Scott, ESQ, advocate,
Of Edinburgh The Lay Of the Last
Minstrel has the name OF Walter Scott,
Esq, advocate Of Edinburgh, preiixed.
That there ishould be two SCOTS, both
advocates, both of Edinburgh, and both
skilled in German, at a time when the
study Of that language was uncommon,
appeared to me improbable, and l there
fore inferred that the historic or bap-
tismal name of this individual was
William, and his romantic or Arcadian
name was Walter"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
NUMBER 40.

ting at the gamhling-tahlc. Baldwin
louad himself "a possession iIat only Of
al he moacy 81 lis companions. bat Of
many OF their watches. In the morning
the House u Representatives was found
to be without quorum; but Baldwin,
accustomed 80 Heavy drinking ana lat,.
hours, was IN his place back of the
Speakers desk. Rapping sayagel} with
his gayel, Ia demanded the roll call Of
tie HoUse, and then sent the Sergaa.t-
alarms out with orders to bring IN the
delinquent members. After an hoar n
SO that fUnctioaary returned followed hv
about dozen members OF the Ohio Leg
islature. whose blood-sh eyes. suffused
faces, unsteady, stumbling steps, and
general air al humelacedncss Indicated
the late hours they had kept, and their
heavy lndulgenccs. With muck Gusteri-
~ Of manner, Baldwin feprmanded the
ts,rdy members, reminded them of tie
cost 10 which tie infant State was sub.
lected by payment OF their per ditns.
and was proceeding tofarther elaborate his
censure ON the late arrival and the con-
segment delay of legislation, when one
OF the deGnQuents cried ont, " Hold on
there, Mr.. Speaker, hold on How
couid we tell what time il WAS, when
the Speaker OF the House had III of cur
watches ?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

About three years ago, on Whit-Mon-
day-one of those occasions when the
Dean delighted to mingle with the
groups in the Abbey, drawing their at.
tentlon to points OF interest and beauty
that might have been M sod by WORK
ing men, or explaining the history If
particular monuments woman and
her two children, boy aud girl, were
lingering around Henry wills Chapel.
They were not eXa'tly belonging to tie
ar;i an class, but poor evidently, and
with an ar Of struggling responsibility.
Is they CHANGED 10 come near the
Dean, who had been tplkin. to others,
the woman timidly asked him if il was
'tcle that some little princes were
hurled III the Abbey" Immediately
he took them to the chapel whore ar
deposited the remains Of the two princes
murdered III the Tower, aud spent some
little time talking to the children, cs-
pecialIy asking if they were learning
English history Mt school, upon which
the mother answered with PRIDE, point
ing Is Tie hoy, ooh, yes; he learns his
lessons, and he is going to be preach
er. too.
The quick sympatn5 Dean Stanley
was aroused at once, aud with that en-
thusiasm whish kindles young minds
and is never lost upon children. he
said, "Then he ought to see John Wes-
ley's monument. Come with me. We
followed him TO the aisle where the
monument is placed-one OF many 9TH
ers added during Dean Stanley's time
ard there he pointed out TO the small,
Whitehead boy Of twelve years old or 50
the image Of the man he was to emulate,
and spoke OF the goodness, earnestness,
aud zeal of Wesley. Surely, the enthu-
siasm with which 1t was done, shown in
voice and manner, can never be forgot
ten by those children, and was as char
acteiistic Of the man We mourn as was
the qulekness Of his unfaillng sympathy.
= The Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
Carlrle's Iangh.

None of The many sketches of CARLYLE
that have been published since his death
have brought ont quite distinctly enough
the thing which strecl ma more forc.bly
than all else, whom IN the actual presence
q the man: namely, the peculiar quality
aad expression oil his laugh. It need
harliy he said that there Is q great deal
ii a laugh. 0ue OF the most telling
pieces OF oratory that ever reached my
ears Was Victor Hug1's vindication. at
the Voltlire Centenary in Paris. OF the
sGll'e Of Noltaire Certainty Carlyle's
laugh was not like that smile, but it was
something MS inseparable from his
personality, and as essential to the ac.
count when making up ones estimate
81 him. It WAS MS individually charac-
teristic as his face or his dress, his way OF
talking or Of writing. ltseemed, indeed
Indispensable for the explanation Of all
Of these. l found in looking back upon
my first interview with him that all that
| had known Of Carlyle through others,
OF through his own books, for twenty.
five yeals, had been utterly detective
had left out, in fact, the key to his whole
nature inasmuch as nobody had ever
tltS'i ttltV 10 llle illS tUlNu
II VAS not the bitter laugh Of the
cynic, nor yet the big bodied laugh Of
the burly joker: least of NH was il the
thin and rasping cackle OF the iyspeptic
satirist But it was a broad, honest.
hum1n laugh, bcginnig III the brain,
took into its action the whole heart ami
diaphragm and instantly changed the
worn face into something frank and even
winning, giving to it an expression that
would have won the confidence OF any
child Nor did it convey the impression
Of an exceptional thing that occurred for
the first time that day, and might never
h ppeu again 1t rather produced the
effect Of something hahitual of being
the channel, well worn for years, by
which tue overflow of strong nature
was discharged 1t cleared the air like
thunder, and left the atmosphere sweet
1t seemed to say to himself, if not to is,
Do not let us take this too seriously
1t IS my way of putting things. What
refuge is there for man who looks he
low the surface in world like this,
except to laugh now and then 2 The
laugh, IN short. revealed the humc
if ! said the genial humorist, wea,ip
mask Of grimness, should hardly eu O
far the impression it left at ans rate it
shifted the ground, and transferred the
whole matter to that realm Of thought
whore men play vith things. Tue in
slant CARLYLE laughed. H. seemed to take
the counsel Of his old friend Emerson.
and to write upon the lintel9 Of hi, daol-
way, "Wmm. n u. Hgyi,tson il.
.1Nantic N0llhhH.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
National tariff Convention.

National Iarif Convention, with about Acc
daleft.es IN attendance, met at New York, and
vs- called 10 order by Col Houston.
Hon. George b. Loring Commissioner Of
Agriculture, was called to the char, and urged
the Importance Of q bureau Of industrial
returns Peter Cooper read a lengthy ad-
dress. asserting that tho Government should
rlV'r haze permitted individual States OF
banks 10 issue paper money. Senator Miller
was elected permanent Chairman. letter
from Secretary Blaine contained an expression
Of lis belief that u no previous time has the
principe 81 protection been 80 strong With the
maa5e II tie people.
Joian Thompson, tanker, spoke in favor Of
silver eo.nage and silver certificates Joseph
Wharton said the taF59 sLould be arranged so
a. 70 promote American industries John Jar
relt. President Of the lion and Steel
WORKERS Associatiou. said that al the mem
bgr- 81 that body ; 900 ia nnmber) Tele pro-
tectleulsts. J. j. Grinnen. Of Ioga.
hoped That the sZ75.b,ie,6 600 bush
els Of corn raised IN his state
would he c9usrwel IN irF the American flag.
} II. Brewer. 3 Asw Jersey pottery mannfact-
BreF, thought ffFceu cgm etition would be
dangerous 70 An eriean Industries, and should
De- avoided George 81. Moore, Of Michigan,
favgred a tallf c.suvra3 i9a II. J. Stehbins Of
AiIehg "a, sT,9k la it, atAGeat II the lumber.
oopp and "a interests Lewis W. Hauleg
spoke also ia liaf of tise salt interests isot-
ert Grmshaw favored the sugar interests.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
Ns}4es T<agRsDAY, DECEMBER s. 1881.

work, and 500 tons so extremely hard
that perhaps few men could continue to
do it. All this applies only to external
visible work, using the word IN its ordi
nary aeceptation. But there is per.
formed, of course, in addition, large
amount of internal work, through the
movement of the heart, and the muscles
of respiration and digestion, which can
not be so readily measured. Estimates
of the work done by The heart alone vary
from I'D to 227 tons lifted oil, foot DR..
Parkes argues that it is fair to assume
that at least $50 tons worth of internal
mechanical work is performed in the
body of an adult man, while the external
work ranges from 800 TO 500 tons. Ii
appears in general, that from one-seyentb
to one-eighth of all the force obtainable
from the food eaten is expended rs
mechanical labor, while the remainder
of the force leaves the body i'll the form
of heat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
Florence Nightingale.

Florence Nightingale was born at
Florence, ITALY, in the month of May,
1920 Her father was William T. Shore,
banker, who inherited the estates Of
Of Peter Nightingale. and, as the viii
provided, changed his name to that OF
the person whose property fell to him.
Florence was the younger daughter
She enjoyed all the advantages, which
We're numerous, of persons in atiiuent cir
cumstances, and early III life attained
femarkable proficiency IN several
branches of education. Very soon her
philanthropic instincts led her to stu ",
81 scientifically, the best ways aud means
to amehorate the condition OF the race,
physically and morally In the search
for information, she took mp her abode In
1851 in the institution of Protestant Sis
ters of Mercy, established at Kaiser
werth on the Rhine. Soon her activiN
showed itself, and we find her aiding per
sonally and pecuniarily the Goyernesses
Sanatoriutn, which was restored and
given a thorough reorganization. Tm-
work had scarcely been accomplished
when Miss Nightingale had her attention
directed to the inefiiciency and misman
agement Of the British military hospitals
III the Crimea One OF the plans sug-
gested for the reform was the formation
OF select band Of lady superintendent
and Of nurses to direct and minister il
the hospital wards. Miss Nightingale,
at the request of the late Lord Herbert,
then Secretary of War, undertook the
organization and conduct Of that body
and soon, where confusion had reagned
there was order, and, by afforiipg care
and consolation, she alIeviated the snf
ferings Of all, saved the lives Of many
and received the benedictions Of a nation.
A testimonial fund Of ESQ, 900 sub
scribed by the public in recognition of
her noble services, was, at her special
request, devoted to the formation ana
maintenance IF an institution for the
training and employment OF nurses.
Miss Nightingale has greatly assisted the
cause by her writings Her name Is q
nous ehold word in Great Britain, and.
indeed, all over the Christian world it Is
the synonym Of earnest, successful WORK
in behalf Of the sick and suffering.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

i Harvard College professor reports
ttat out II ~ samp IS q wallpapers Of
vauon@ 20 81 al obtained in Rpst Il.
BE- found ne1r.y one Third poisonous !;
and ont If sisteeu eaIapies d tinted
papers used IN k:nd-rga ten schools.
carls, tickets, yiadom curtains, lamp
shldes shades f,T the eyes, covers 81
books aud AXIS, wrappers, and ayarietv
OF o'liar purpos :, ana ~ some form met
attn ia almost every household, ne found
two-thirls poisonous aud out Of forty
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
He Mflted.

4" maintain, cried Mr. Quillhoppcr,
excitedly, lat no man has been In
such horrible rrcdicament that he
could not be in a worse enc. . That's
All nonsense, answered the lIonde
Young man . a relative OF mine vas
once on the sea ia AN open boat for ten
days with nothing 10 eat; on tie
eleventh day he was SO hungry lie had
To eat his own shoes what could l,e
worse than that Z" Well. said Mr..
Q slowly. be might have bad to eat
some one else's Tie blonde Young
ran wi!tp7.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

He gave Iue his promise Of chsngeess truth
~ Wn 70 the wood where the ivy ciings);
an he air bresthed tpture and love ana youth
tAni yon tree was IA bud where the throstle sings1
ite said be going across the sea
tfHr from the wood where the ivy oings),
MD would bring back jewels and riches for me;
lbut brown leaves shake where the throste sings).
ii"pe made life Ike a summer morn
<0"tei was the wood whore the ivy clfngs);
NJ" my heart is cold, and withered, and worn
lAhd the bOugh is bare where the throste sings)
DAYS are dreary, and life Is long
yet down u the wood the ivy clings),
"And the winds they moan a desolate song
(Au! there's snow on the bough where no .Lrostle
sings.
Spring viii come with its buds and leaves
.'tacN ~ the wood whore the Ivy olings)
But us winter cold for the heart that gI1eyes
And lear no, the song that the throste sings).
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

samples o. dress goods and fabrics he
found nearly one-qualter poisonous al
SO, that lie has found arsenic in children's
toys, candies, wiring paper, hat-lIning
and various other articles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
/ Romnnee Of A prcttr Foo,.

| don't know that there is anything in
the world that is 50 well calculated to eX-
cite envy as pretty foot, and when a
p, -euu can boast of such Il possession hc
or sine is very ant, Il poverty doesn t
stand ia the WAY. to make the most ct it.
\ pr tty foot Is fortune t. woman.
lady who has as pro feet rs were ever
fashioned Il WAS pleasure for me L.
make the shoes, and when they were
finished put them ia the show window
In very conspicuous place, whore
could view them at my leisure. Pretty
soon 4 nie,ly-dr ssed gentleman stol ped
aud began looking at them very atten-
lively Presently he entered the store
and inquired if they were for sale. !
told mmno, that they were made for one
of my customers He looked surprised,
ami asked tine lady $ name | would not
give ham thls much satisfaction, but told
hmm where She lived, however. I was
c'uSl icrablv sDrpris q IL learn afte1ward
that ne WAS calling ut tie house. and
more surprised TIL. when the lady. &C
cumpau.ed hy tie gentleman. called AZ
the store three months later. She called
him " dear then, so I guess they W ire
married -IHtcrrietr ,eith Fashionable
Shoemaker
Tins wolf changes its HAIR every
year, but remaining wolf. SAYS a
hu~sma pruy,r0 Nothing very re-
ma Aao.e asuut tAat \ woman some
''Inys changes her HAIR rs often as tive
or t'fee times day. AMI stall remains a
woman Let the Russians switch OF to
sone'h'e s worth mentioning when they
want TO t'uapose proverbs.
ID writes 10 know whether it is
safest 70 carry money in tine pants Of
Nest pocket Money Is securest when
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
4 scene in the Ohio legislature,
Eighiy Years Ago.

Michael BALDWIN, thc irrIs iii..
and inc0ETigIkie, Was 40 more dseni!ied.
abstemious. Or moral IN his position A.
Speaker If the first ONO Hams- II Rep
resentatiyes thaa he had bae.s ia f,rnei-
wears or bsser stations. He pT..sidel
over the Caamher in 1858, 1904 AMI
1906. IT Il mater of tra}ito t.4al
Tor has own peeuniary l'aaefit, aud for
the entertainment OF those among the
Legislators who had a pt.nchant for gam
ing, he established ID MS rooms tho
gune Of "yi'sgt q un, himself acting
a. banker add dealer and as a matter d
course Winning m0e frequently than
any OF ilse othsi piayers. On one oeca-
sion, after much drinking AID Il late SIT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

O'MuLLIGAs-. It's drink, sorr's, the
curse IF Guild Oreland. Drink
Drink that makes q man bate his
vile. starye his children. 90 out to shoot
his landior,l-and miss hmm, too, b.
1aJ ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
ADVERTISING RATES.

Annual advertisements payable quarterly same
reset quarterly without extra charge.
Advertisements set 10 souhls column, % per cent
extra
Business cards, lines or less, s. per Anaum each
extra line 81
E4trsy Notices, II one animal be described. s.. SO
for four weeks each additional animal described il
sanle notice, 50 cents.
Special notices and business notices In news type
10 cents per line hrs. insertion; cents per HE
each subsequent insertion
Advance pay required for transient sdver-
tsements, Commissioners Notices. Attachment No
tees and EsEay Notices tof sninials taken upl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

IT NAV serve as a comfort to us in all
our calamities and affections, that he
that loses anything aud gets wisdom by
it, = q gainef by the loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
Genins Nnt Hereditary,

The majority Of eminent men have
either left no children or their famliic-
have proved short lived Walter Scott
and Daniel Webster ara almost without
living descendants, though eaclI lad
children and grandchildren and a long
catalogue Of like cases could be- ma
The fatality seems now to have invaded
the race of the illustrious Hayeloel.
His eldest son and inheritor Of his itle
has just been attacked by insanity. Sir
Henry Havelock AlleR-he took the last
name as the condition Of receiving a
large legacv-has been a prominent
Liberal politician, ami also one Of tho
few titled Baptists If Great Britiau
The Havelock line may be continued
through the younger sous, but if
the common rule il followed, few, if
any, of the descendants Of the foun er
viii inherit his talent. SCOTS children
were far from brilliant, and Webstel's
owed al the reputation they possessed
TO the fact that they were their fathers
children. Millions desc nds,nts were all
in the female line, aud III the second on
third generation had become So poor
that they were relieved by pubic sub
scription. Burns sons were respectable
officials. but they were not great poets
There are cases in which genius of
high order has been transmitted, but
they are not numerous The quality
appears to be the result Of 2 peculiar
combination Of qualities and capacities
Men may have original aud sublime
conceptions, but lack the power Of Civ
ing them expression. The union Of both
is rare, and its transmission is still less
frequent. Cincinnati Gazetfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08
Rnttcr. Eggs an ,heese.

10 Na.I1TaI rnr1eT Cbaa-l a1llI T.-1- Ase1-of-
aitpH 90 % l3s ninth atlnai convention at cedar
H4i!. Iowa. Tweutg-two States were rerre-
uied 0N dci gates Coy. Tear made ieici-
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49," ~ n {.'.'e..
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f-....l 80. ~ III. a,if,.ti@,, II 3airy I'LL.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

Ep writes TO know whether it is
safest % carry money in the pants OF
vest pocket Money Is securest when
it 5 invested.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

Charles Vincent, I R,,g.S Ho's os VIZ "a
ittoI business attended 70 promptly m i. parts d
siraut oonutg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

Mt Hope Hotel, g. / K 5oo lfa,s es9P paS
dato them with ho3rd and lodgine Attentive host
icrs and good seahhug.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

W. Bateman 4 ai'f Sssts A@ s5ssg q ,so
sauuty. Terms ouaba.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-08

Smalley House, 5 5psfol 5 M sassy' Wa e.
near tho deeot Express 0fhco ana Livery stable
Attgched. Meals ut All hours. Eoolns Nei fnt
nshed.