Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-13

GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH Madison street.
A dyspeptic correspondent of the
Platteyillc Witness contributed last week
a bilious communication to that paper
complaining Of q "recent editorial in
THE HERALD in reference to the Sislev
matter. This voice from the tombs''
is easily accounted for and the corn,
foot and all, could be located with u
mathematical certainty were it so wished
We have too much pity, however, for
the party to uncover him, besides there
are certain articles in an advanced stage
Of decomposition that it is just as well
not to touch This defender of graduate
Of two medical colleges and honorary
member Of a third shows the density Of
his ignorance by his very first sentence,
in which he speaks Of the HERALD's
editorial on the subject THE HERALD
has up 10 date meyer printed a single
line Of editorial on the Sisley matter.
1t is first and foremost a netcs paper and
therefore aims to lay before its readers
all the facts produced, leaving its opin-
ions for a time when it is propcrt to give
them; namely after the testimony is in
and it is in position TO take a position
and hold it. Ii the facts iniure inno-
cent men then it is responsible to the
extent that it has given all the facts and
every item Of authenticated news that
can be begged, bought or stolen. TIE
HERALD has no theory to support, there
is not crampcd in its labor of news
gathering If in its work the equity toes
OF some antiquated specimen have been
touched i can only say the toes had no
right 10 be there. As to the points Of
practice" and "best citizenship" raised
By this collie stricken genius we can only
say from what we have seen and heard.
Good Lord deliver US from the evils
through which thcJatter have 50 miracu-
lousl, passed. If graduation in two
colleges and honorary membership in
a third productive OF such barren
results the dosc should be increased or
the patient changed, So far, however,
rs THE HERALD IS concerned, whenever
it has any editorial opinions to express
they will be found on the pages devoted
to them and not among the news matter
among which this victim Of east wind
and malaria wa, plainly browsing when
he ran across something evidently to
strong for his tender stomach.
The lightning rod sharp has made his
annual appearance, although il is rath-
or early in the season. a party near
Boscobcl was bit by one of these crowds
recently TO the tune of S268. The man
ner of working this "Skin game" is for
one Of the parties TO go on ahead and as
an advertisement for his wares offer to
put up II rod for five dollars or some
nominal sum. In the present case the
sharper wrote out two orders at the
regular price for rods, points, ctc., and
endorsed on the back the agreement to
put the whole thing up for five dollars,
signed one and had his victim sign one
lie then left promising TO come the next
day. Hefailcd to keep the appointment
but in his place came two more Of the
gang who covered house and barn and
tuen presented bill for the above
amount to the farmer The latter pro-
tested that he had written agreement
that the whole matter should cost only
live dollars But by threats Of dragging
him before the United States court in
another state the sharpcrs scared their
Nictlmlnto signing note for the amount
and took their departure. The next
step was to discount the note ut the
bank and leave the farmer to pay the
piper II seems little strange that
after annual warning, people will allow
themselves to bc guided in 50 trans
parent manner 1t is a good rule to
lay down and then carefully follow not
e sign q note or order for any lightning
rod man, patent right man. book agent
orothcr stranger. While in very few
Instances an injustice max be done, in
u,uety-tiye per cent of cases farmers
and others will save themselves from
being swindlcd out of good round sum
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