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Preservation of WOOD.

Tie decay of wood imbedded in the
earth is difficult to guard against but
a simple precaution, costing neither
money nor labor, will increase the du-
rability ofposts put in the ground by
fifty per cent. This is by simply
taking care that the wood is inverted,
i. e., placed in the opposite direction
to that in which it grew. Expert
ments have proved that oak posts put
in the ground in the same position as
that i'll which they grew, top upwards,
were rotten in twelve years, while
their neighbors, cut from the same
tree, and placed top downwards in the
soil, showed no signs of decay for sew
eral years afterwards. 1t is supposed
that the capillary tubes in the tree are
so adjusted as to oppose the rising OF
moisture when the wood is inverted.
Whatever the cause, the fact is of inn
portance.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30
A Woman Preacher.

Mrs. Booth, the better-half of the
leader of the famous Salvation Army,
is eclipsing her husbands reputation.
She has chosen the aristocratic West
End Of London as her special field,
and is accomplishing, us a preacher
among well-b bred folks. what her hus-
band is doing at the opposite pole of
society. The New York Evangelist
contains this week correspondence in
high laudation of this woman as q
preacher. Whercat the editor ex-
claims: "Now if this were merely the
careless and off-hand opinion of some
penny-a-liner, strolling tourist in
search of novelties of all sorts, who
would go to hear woman preaching
as he would go to see play at the
theater, it would not be worth much.
But fathers and brethren what shall
we say when he who writes thus is
himself grave minister of the gospel,
q Presbyterian of the straitest sect,
who in the days of the division was
pronounced old-school man, and mod
orator of the general assembly! Yet
this is the dignified authority which
says L have heard a great many preach
ers of all denominations, all over the
United States, and l have heard a
great many in all sorts of churches in
London, and have heard Mrs. Booth
every Sabbath since she began in the
West End-about a dozen or more
times-I can freely say that for sim
pie effectiveness, in the line and for the
end for which the preaching of the
gospel was ordained, have never
heard her superior, and rarely her
equal. God is putting the seal Of
His approval upon her preaching ,"
Daily globe., 1882-09-30
New orleans women.

The New Orleans woman proper is
Gallo American, or rather an Am
srican Gaul. She perhaps may never
nave been out of the country, or even
out Of the State; but for all that, she
S an alien to the Republic in the sense
that she has little knowledge of it
md less care for it and it's affairs. If
Creole, OF Creole descent or affinity,
she reads French newspapers, has
French habits and opinions, and she
IS essentially French in mind and
manner. She talks English, though
she thinks in French; she is an inhab-
liant of the United States but citi-
zen of Louisiana, especially of its
metropolis. most of her grand outings
being to adjacent parishes. Once in a
while she may 60 to st. Louis, Or Mo-
bile, OF Charleston, or New York, but
if she does, it is a memorable event,
and she regards it as Chicagoan,
Bostonian or New Yorker would the
circumnavigation of the globe, jour-
ney to Afghanistan or to the heart of
Africa. Should the New Orleans wo-
man be young especially should she
be unmarried, she may be very grace =
ful, though rarely slender il figure,
for plumpness and roundness come
very early with her. She is usually o
brunette. Her manners are, as q rule,
superior to her person. 1t is marvel :
Gus what she can achieve with q bit
Of lace, half yard Of ribbon or few
flowers. The New Orleans woman is
not very substantially educated, but
such education as she has she can put
to the best advantage.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

New York Masz: Perhaps the strang-
est incident of the terrible disaster on
the sound was when two gesataemen,
frenzied by the peril Of their isua tion,
drew pistols from their pockets and
blew out their own brains. The re-
markable tragedy has everywhere been
narrated, but the folly of the self-dis-
truction has not received the attention
from the press it deserves.
Purchases have at last been found
for the large house by Mr.. Albert
Grant in the Kensington road, London.
A committee. acting for all intended
new club, which is to consist chiefly
of subscribers to Huntington, the Or
leans, and other existing bodies, have
agreed to give f195, 900 for the proper
ty. The sum of. f100,O00 is to be paid
at once, as caution money, and this is
already in hand.
Railroad men of Nevada say that The
Union Pacific road is literally lined
with tramps. They swarm at every
water-tank and station OH the road,
and as the train-men have strict orders
not to let. them ride, they have to
count the ties from station to station.
A great many of them get into scaled
cars at stations and ride until detected
or compelled by hunger and thirst to
call for assistance and beg to be let
out.
More than one hundred years ago
Harrison Gray Otis, of Boston, owned
large tracts OF land i'll Maine, and three
towns were named after him, respect
lively, Harrison, Gray, and Otistield.
The citizens Of Otistield intend to hold
q reunion next August, to which are
to be invited all persons who have
gone forth from the town and their
descendants. --1--s-.o @- ,..
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Regular Meeting.

Board met at pm
Present: Aessrs. Hoyt Koch, Peters,
and Mr.. President.
Absent: Messrs. Quinby and Terry. !
Minutes of 9Th and 11th insts., read and
approved.
Bids were opened and read for ditching
and draining blocks 9, 10, Is and 16, Stin-
sons division, as follows, to-wit:
John Doherty $3.50.
Mr.. Doherty being the only bidder and
his bid being deemed reasonable and re-
liable, the contract was awarded to him
and ordered sent to the Council for appro-
VAL Yeas, 4. =
P. "a. Thornton presented written COM
munication in which he claimed that he
had made an error in his bid on grading
Jessie street, and asked that he be re-
ieyed from said bid. After due consider
alton the board refused to grant his re-
quest. - 3a9
Hogan Nelson presented written eb-
jections to assessment against his property
for the grading of Farquier street. Placed
on file.
Aessrs. Simar & Morton asked an ex-
tension of ten days in which to complete
their contract for grading Tenth street.
Placed on file.
The following resolution was adopted.
Yeas, 4.
'Resolred, That the order of the Council
to the Board to open and extend the alley
between L. @. Dayton's enlargement and
Vanderburg's addition to Tenth street, be
returned to the Council with the recon-
mendation that the same be annuled. pro-
Vlded Mr.. Alness valves ali claim for dam
Daily globe., 1882-09-30
ages by reason of being stopped in the
{erection of his huildinps,'

ages by reason of being stopped in the
erection of his buildings"
Plans and specifications for the grading
of Fuller street, from Western avenue to
Kent street, were examined and approved,
and the clerk directed to advertise for bids.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for grading
University avenue from Dale street to the
city limits, came up and no objection
being made the same was duly confirmed.
Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for grading
Forbes street, from Pleasant avenue to
Bantil street, came up and after due con
sideration the same was revised and the
confirmation notice annuled, and the Clerk
directed to give new confirmation notice
Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for con-
structing, relaying and repairing side
walks under contract of Peter Berkey (Es-
innate No. IT, for the year ending Janu-
airy 1, 1883, came up and no objection
being made the same was duly confirmed.
Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for con-
struction of sidewalks under contract of
Henry Starkey, dated October l., 1880,
came up and after due consideration the
same was confirmed. Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to- due notice the matter of
making and completing the asses 8
ment for change of grade on Seventh,
Bradley, Hoffman, Maria, Hope, Beech and
Margaret streets came up, and after due
consideration the same was completed and
ordered entered of record and the Clerk
directed to give the confirmation notice,
Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and cempleting the assessment
for change of grade on Lafayette avenue,
from Woodward to Collins street, came
up and was duly completed and ordered
entered of record and Clerk directed to give
the confirmation notice. Yeas, 4.
Adjourned to meet 18th inst, at p. m.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
K. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

JOHN HARRINGTON President.
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

Adjourned Meeting.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 1S, 1882.
Board met at 2 p. NJ, pursuant to adj
journment of Is inst.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Peters and Mr.
President.
Absent: Messrs.- Koch, Quinby and
Terry.
There being no quorum present the
Board was adjourned to the 10Th inst. al
2 p. NJ, to which time all business coming
up to-day was also adjourned.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Il. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
Daily globe., 1882-09-30

In Titusville, Pa, Mrs. Joseph Bush.
nell died from the effects Of kissing
the dead body of her father, while at
tending his funeral in Pittsburgh.
Her father died of erysipelas, and at
thae tiHe mentioned she had sore on
her lips, through which her blood
was poisoned. Her little daughter,
Ella, is not expected to live from kiss
ing her mother.
Stonewall Jackson's last dispatch,
written by his own hand in pencil on
single sheet of English note paper,is
preserved in case in the Virginia
State Library. 1t was written to Gen.
Lee just before the battle of Chaneel-
lorsville, where Jackson received his
death wound, and ends thus devoutly:
81 trust that an ever kind providence
will bless us with success"
AT the regular muster of the Piutes
at Yakima, in October last, there were
present, by actual count, 445, and the
whereabouts of So more, who were
employed at the steam Mill and other
places, was definitely known. It thus
appears, according to the Oregontad,
that the earlier statement about their
numbers having dwindled down to less
than 200 is mistake.
There are now 42,677 postoffices in
the United States, all increase of 1888
in the past year. The mum Der of off,
ces paying more than 81 900 each, and
therefore called presidential postofficcs,
is 1,764. New Y ork heads the list, with
1S9. Illinois next, with 1863; then
Pennsylvania, with 132, and Ohio,with
112.
In norder to test the Scotch law on the
deceased wifc's sister bill, an expert
ment is to be made in the metropolis
tan county of Midlothian. Every
elector in that county is to be asked to
fill up paper saying whether he is
against the bill OF in its favor, and it
is believed that this will afford fair
test of the general opinion Of the
country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
A New Bill.

A new Chinese bill has been int'tt&S@cd
by the members from the Pacific cGHss
which is minus the Objectionable fea-
lures that cause the original bill to meet
il, death nj the hands of the President.
The passport system j. Withdrawn, the
twenty wear limit reduced TO ten, and
such other changes made as will bring
It within the limits Of the Presidential
approval. With both sides now work
mr. in harmony il may be expected that
such legislation will be evolved as will
result in a decided benefit without max
inc such radical change in our tradi-
tional policy rs would furnish precedent
for future action in other directions and
Of a more dangerous nature.
The President buildcd more wisely
than he knew when he appended his
signature to the recent veto He not
only saved his party from committing
what, in the light of its past history,
might have proved blunder but he has
succeeded in uniting it upon such
measures as will ut the same time be
beneficial and practical Those Bour-
bon congressman who were already
threading a measure IN honor Of a
split between the President and the
party can resume their seats and reserve
their strength for some occasion when
il is more needed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
A Railroad Relic.

The first locomotive that ever drew q
train in Iowa was sold few days age
by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacif-
ic Railroad Company to the St. Louis,
Fl Scott and Wichita road and will he
reafter haul freight on that road in Ka-
nsas. 1t was built at the Rogoas works
in Paterson, n. J..costing $4,000, aid
being the most beautifully decorated
engine then in the West was cglled the
"Antnoie LeClaire. . 1t arrived in
Davenport in 1865. and for several
years ran between Davenport and Iowa
City. Upon the completion of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific road
to Des Moines the name Antonio lie
Claire was changed to mo. 49," and
it hauled the first train into the capital
city. For the past ten years this engine
has been engaged in freight and special
service. end though one of the oldest
engines now running. there is years of
work yet left in it, Chicago Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
GEORGE P. MATHEs. EnIroa.
Not SatIsaed.

twas supposed that brother-in-law
Scoyille had retired to the obscurity
from which he was dragged by the
events of the Guitcau trial. Such is not
the case. The public are not to be rid
Of him so easily. Under the plea of i'm
pecuniosity he has taken to lecturing
Yet even this might be pardoned by a
long suffering people; but now Scoville
goes a step forward and presents a petit
ton to congress for payment of his ser
vices as counsel for the defence in the
famed trial Ile modestly asks that he
be paid twenty-five dollars per day for
his exertions upon that occasion, urging
that the trial resulted in his financial
ruin. As his services were entirely vol
uutary and his work dictated purely
by family considerations the impu-
dence Of Mr. Scoville's attempted raid
upon the treasury would be something
astonishing were it not so much in keep
ing viii lis general course of habits.
The petition, however, is safe, and viii
probably be buried 70 deep nothing fur
Their will be heard OF il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
Various Causes

Advancing years, care. sickness, disap-
pointment, and hereditary predisposi-
tion-all operate to turn the hair gray,
and either of them inclines it to shed
prematurely. AYERS HAIR VIGoR viii
restore faded or gray, light or red hair
to rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. 1t softens and cleanses the
scalp, giving it healthy action. 1t
removes and cures dandrutr and humors
BY its use falling hair is checked, and
4 new growth win be produced in all
cases where the follicles are not de-
stroyed or the glands decayed Its
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair, on which few
applications Will produce the gloss and
freshness Of youth. Harmless and sure
in its results, it is Incompatible as
dressing. and is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness of tone
it imparts.
AYERS HAIR VIGOR is colorleSs;
contains neither oil nor dye; and will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
it lasts long on the hair, and keeps
ii fresh and vigorous, imparting az
agreeable perfume.
For sale by all druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
Raising Oninns.

4 member of Connecticut Farmers
Club says onions are good paying crop
If sold at soc per bushel He raised l J
acres last year. They require old land
in A rood state of cultivation. and don t
do well on turf. Plow the land in the
fall. putting on 25 or 80 loads of manure
10 the acre. and then pillow again in the
spring. The seed should be sown as
early as possible in the spring. The
yellow Danvers'' is the best variety,
and should Weld from 500 TO 400 bushels
per acre. Many onions are lostin keep
inc. because they do not get ripe enough
they require long season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
Chalmers Complaint.

When King Soloman expressed such
a desire for his opponent to indulge in
literary production his mind evidently
faa more to finished work DIAN to so
simple 2 matter rs writing 4 letter
But even SO common place an effort as
letter composition is liable to place the
writer in an extremely bad light for
everyday view These Of similar
thor ghts may bring twnges Of sadness
to the mind Of Congressman Chalsers
of Mississippi "shoe string district
fame Mr. Chalmers has a grievance.
He feels that he has been hardly dealt
with After exercising his facile brain
In figuring oBt district which could be
successfully bulldohed into returning u
democratic majority from Republican
votes anH sacrificed HIMSELF rs 3 rcprcs-
entatiye from the Sisfrics ,hns formed,
hc finds himself now cast aside like nm
cid shoe by the new division Of fhc state
III order that the ~immering Indignation
OF tie representative from the former
,hocstrius district may wax hotter and
overflow il, receptacle some injudicious
i.isnl praposp- that he allow himself
10 bc u-cd rs lhc catspaw TO rake ont
.tc part, cacsthots. which ne assures
them. have been -pi.s 81 She lire These
ana ,uudr1 outurubases aaye can~ed Mr.
Chalmers 10 Owe Voice to "a, Vocs IN Il
to,trr. TGi- production has .aand its
,.,, iutnthe pap.r, and to ti.sse who
,an rcad between The Hines Il Il an inter
e,,ing soulcnjcr Of the way. Hog 50
much cow not to do it as to prevent The
other fellow from doing it. The gentle
man Objects that hiS interests have been
go far neglected that the present district
t which he r. 'Npe'''" To- content Tor Il
ehahce g 'nE'r occupy h'S congress
sionai sent contains z''o'V co'ored ana
only S'Vo "Hi'e voters inns ought not
TO be so dis'opr'SlhS 10 %" adep' IN
ways Of tissue ballots ard rite clubs.
u " not perhaps 50 mueh 'he majority
as the composition Of Tue majority TO
winch MI manners eN''p'S' ne ''uS
attention 70 '"' i"I' NAV N'''@' '''' ''''
Independent e"'''''ua'e ~ ~ I'VE ~
'''''d Low m'Jor'H J." ''' same JUS
tr''I arguing py ihiet'''' ''ia' 'l' at
tempt az q 'n'c'SNl"l prosecution u lh'
MISSISSIPPI pan hl'Sh' PC "'''''''u WIZ
unpleasant personal consequences ''
the ol'slnatorN. rs '' 'n'l'As u III,
Nors the gentleman '''' i"''''@' anu
ehara@ci'izcs !i' uis iso" '''O
loesly srotg>qnH- ah'' =" ''",4 'i'' -.
ton ot!he 'a~ of congress " " : "
any way more 9rotSf9m NsAb y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
Amos, an Outbreak

Ii the news received from the Fort
Reno Indian agency is true Secretary
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
HERALD AGENCIES.

The following Agess have been appointed for TIE
HERALD. Subscribers parties wishing Printing or
Advertising can obtain the same terms from these
gentlemen as they would at this Office as they have
full authority to make contracts and transact bust
ness for this paper
HAZEL GEFEN ANp wcIStrY; Mr. Geo. Mills.
Headquarters north Of Empire Hotel
Headquarters a, Squire Rooney's Feunimore where
an orders may be left in his absence.
Mt IDA: Nj. r. Buggins TIE Herald
agent for the town 81 Nc. Ida will transact bust
ness 80 the po-tohice in said town
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
LIBERTY AND LABOR ARE INsEPARABLE
ALLIES

Under our Government liberty and
labor are inseparable allies, and what
ever saps the one destroys the other.
And now, while | would not deny to any
of God creatures on this broad earth
the boon of our freedom who are worthy
of it and who can be made sustaining
pant of it, still | have learned to believe
in the light of its great struggles in the
past that eternal vigilance is its price
and its security. | have seen it in my
day and generation pass within the shad-
ows of n revolution over the result of a
national election which threatened its
very existence. | know it can never
pass such another ordeal without shock
that shall be felt throughout the universe
itself. | know how much it cost and
how precious it is. and would not bar
ter it or impair it for all the wealth and
all the races of the Orient.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
WE WILL LOOSE NOTHING BY SUSPEND
ING cody IMPORTATION

INV COOI1
And now, sir viewing this question in
all its relations TO ourselves as a nation
and to the world, | believe that this is
to the advantage of all concerned that
the problem before us be speedily solved
Let the future coming of Chinese labor
ers be suspended under the operations
of this act, and let those who are now
here, unless time and experience shall
prove them worthy of citizenship,
quietly and without violence melt away
Christianity will loose nothing by the
result None of her rights and privil-
eyes have been impaired by the new
treaty, or will be by the provisions of this
enactment.
Commerce will lose nothing. China
is as much interested in its maintenance
and increase with us are we with her,
and more. Freedom will lose nothing.
She never has built and never can build
her empire upon humanity whose
god is a craven image, and whose inn
pulses, sentiments, and fixed methods OF
life arc hostile to the world highest and
best civilization.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
IINESE COOLIES ARE NOT
AMERICAN LABORERS.

Those Of us who entertain the tender
sentiment that our land should be made
an asylum for all races of mankind,
whether worthy or unworthy, whether
of the same parent stock or of one en-
tirely foreign to it, cannot appreciate the
anxiety of the people of the Pacific coast
to have this problem settled in favor of
the American system of labor. They
would better appreciate it if the same
relative number of Chinese coolies were
placed in the States of the East in COM
petition with their own artisans and
miners, their own farra and railroad la
borers, men whose brawny arms gain
food and homes for wives and children,
and from whose ranks come many of
our greatest statesmen, many of the
cheftians of our victorious armies, many
of the teachers of our religion. many of
the tireless men of the press, who largely
contribute to all that adorns our human
ity and strengthens our national exist
ence, then would they know the signiti
canoe of this great labor problem as the
people of the far West know it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
HE CHINESE cody DOES NOT KNOW
OUR HOME

An English home-gray twilight poured
On dewv pastures, dewy trees
Softer than sleep--all things in order stored
haunt OF ancient peace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
MUST Eg CITIZENS.

Now, sir, the friends of this measure
have no disposition to disguise its pur-
poses. 1t means to suspend and prac-
ticalty extinguish the future coming of
Chinese coolies to the United States. 1t
means that coolie traffic upon the high
seas between the ports Of China and the
| Pacific cost shall cease. 1t means that
the United States is not yet ready to
confer citizenship upon Chinese coolies