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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The cable announces the death of Pro-
lessor Hettner, OF the University of Jena.
A DoUBLE-HEADED male infant was born
10 Mrs. Jacob Wood. Lying near Fort
Wayne Ind. Both neeks of the monstros-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08

There is hardly an adult person living but is
sometimes troubled with kidney difficulty, which
is the most prolific and dangerous cause of all
disease There is no sort of need to have any
form of kidney urinary trouble if Hop Bitters
"a totap oceasionaIlv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08
A Gander One Hundred and Ten Years
Franklin News.l

Mr.. James S. Ray, of this county
near Owensbyville, Ga, is owner of a
gander which he says was sixty years
old when DIR. w. HI. Watkins was born.
We do not know the doctors age, but
suppose it to be about fifty, which
would make the bird one hundred and
ten years old. Charley Furlow has
seen his gandership, and says that his
wings drag the ground. How much of
the ground they drag, he does not
state, but says the gander walks half a
mile down to Brushy creek every day
to get water.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08

Gustave Dore is sketching and paint
ing scenes among the Alps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08
The average Of German obseryations

The average of German observations
show that the annual yield of milk
rises gradually from the birth of the
first calf till the fifth, reaches its maxi
mum after the sixth, sinks gradually
till after the tenth calf, when il is about
the same as at the first calving, and
after the the thirteenth or fourteenth
calf is only one fourth or one-fifth of
the maximum yield.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-08
A RIGHT TO APPEAL

from the decision Of the chair
The speaker admitted the accuracy of the gen
eral proposition stated by Mr.. Knott, but repeat
ed that the journal clerk had acted strictly il
obedience to the rules
After further remarks by Messrs. Burrows
Kasson. Kelley and Randall, the motion to cor
rect the journal was rejected.
Mr.. Miller then started with the opening of hi
contested election case of Mackey against 0'Con
nor, but had not finished the first sentence whel
the attention of the speaker was called by tn
democratic members to the fact that the iourna
had not yet been approved, and the vote wa
called for On approval. As the vote proceeded
the democrats withheld their votes, and there wa
likelihood of failure of quorum, but al
active
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Walking into Wealth.

Boston Cor. St. Paul Pioneer-Press. -
From the walking arena to the artists
circle is quite a jump, but such has been
done by little German woman who, a
few years ago, was entirely unknown to
fame in either. About 1873, when the
walking fever first seized the American
public, Bertha Won Hillern, a young,
stout and fair-looking German woman,
landed in New York and advertised the
fact that she would illustrate the capa-
bilities of womankind upon the pedes-
trian track Her chief point was to
show the western world that weak wom-
an was able to walk long distances and
exhibit strength and endurance as well
as the lords of creation. Fred Engle-
hardt, who is known throughout the
West by his connection with the prince
of Whales exhibition, saw at once the
she would make drawing card if right
ly handled, and took her in his manag-
erial tow. A hall was hired in Gotham
town and the public flocked to see the
plucky German girl tramp the tan-bark
She was the first of her sex to partici-
pate in such athletic business and drew
enormous crowds. So great was her
success that other women followed her
example and May Belle Sherman, Sadie
Donly, Mrs. Harry Maynard, Bertha
Won Berg, Ada Wallace, Nine. Ander-
son, who walked 2,700 quarter miles in
2,700 quarter hours in Mozart Garden,
New York. in December. 1879. Nine.
Tobias, Amy Howard, Nine. Tourtel-
lotte and others, agitated their gaudily-
clothed pedal extremities around the
sawdust ring for the admiration of men
and the dollars of our daddies. Bertha,
however, was the boss and after leav-
ing New York she came to Boston and
gave exhibitions of pedestrianism in
Music hall, to the delight of the bean
eaters. On the Back Bay, in one of the
finest houses located there, lived two
Puritanical maiden sisters, with hearts
filled with kindness and thoughts of
woman's welfare. They say Bertha and
determined to elevate her above the
tramper' track. The pedestrienne pos
sessed an uncultivated taste for paint
ing, and ascertaining that fact, the phil
anthropic old maids weaned her from
the pedestrian business and provided
her with the best of instruction in paint
ing. She soon showed great talent and
many of her works found great favor
with the art critics when exhibited side
by side with those of better known ar
lists. She travels wherever there is
picturesque scenery, accompanied by
her benefactors, who are extremely
proud of her. She stops, when in the
city, at the Vendome, our contest
hotel. Bertha has not lost her belief in
the physical education of woman and adj
vocates exercise for its curative effects.
Occasionally she writes articles upon
the subject to the Woman's Hour, which
generally attract wide attention. She
is about to make skctching tour to
the Blue Ridge mountains of North
Carolina
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Where il viii Rest.

From advices received throughout the
district there are shown evidences of a
decided change of sentiment among
Republicans Is regards the congress
sional contest. There is shown a lively
awakening to the danger of allowing a
Democrat to step in if the folly of a bolt
iug ticket is persisted With this
awakening comes rallying to the side
of the regularly nominated candidate OF
the party. Even III Dane county it is
predicted, by unprecedented observers,
that tie honor of the lightest vote will
rest between Mr.. Reyes and the Green
back candidate.
The prospects before, 10y no means
diseouraging, are pcrccptibly brighten
itg with each day The eyes OF the
people in The district are becoming
opeued To the foolishness Of allowing
themselves to be made q eats paw to
fire. II is not the first time this game
has been tried on Republican voters but
upto late it has proved 4 lamentabc
failure and there is no reason 10 believe
but the same result will be shown in the
present instance.
TIA Republican congressman is lost
in this third district let il be distinctly
undcrstoodit will be through the passive
clort- of Republicans 10 secure that de
feat. lie will be slaughtered in the
house of his friends. Not by Democratic
daggers will the blow be struck but by
blades in Republican han IS.
To-day Democrats all over he district
arc rubbing their hands in glee over
what they are pleased to term their pros
meets 81 success. Now success is posi-
Bile only throughRepublican absenteeism
from the polls, which endangers not only
one member, but the whole of the Re-
publican ticket. Are you reader. as n
Republican, wiling to shoulder the
blame for SO disastrous a result. DO
not be deceived into thinking your vote
will make no difference. II makes The
difference Of one and two thousand ones
means Democratic congressman, a
Democratic congressman in tun means
the control of national affairs by the
Democratic party You know what
that meant few years ago. You have
not forgotten that experience. Do you
wish it repeated. If not then arouse
the dormant RepubHcanism of your ma
ture and work as you have worked in
years gone by for that party which
means the greatest good to the greatest
number.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Honey for Health.

Plinv, the Roman historian. speaks oil
Rumiius Polio, who possessed marvel.
Gus health and strength at over I0C
wears OF age. Upon being presented t.
the Emperor Augustus, who inquired
The secret of his liveliness of spirit and
strength of body at 50 great an age-hC
answered: "iRtcrltS mCiie: erierl6S cleo. =
Internally through honey; externally
through oil
Pure honey should be used unSparing.
4y by every family. 1t is no longer a
luxury to be enjoyed only by few, but il
is sufficiently cheap TO be within the
reach of all. 1t has properties which
make it valuable food. Ii differs
from alcoholic stimulantS, which dull
the intellect-on the contrary it pro
duces bright intellect as well as a
healthy body. Children are very fond
Of honey, and one pound of it goes
further than Il pound of butter 1t has
the peculiarly of keeping good, while
butter often becomes rancid, and iniuri.
Gus To health.
The bees gather the honey from the
juices of healthy plants, shrubs and
trees, and the nectar so gathered IS,
therefore, the pure sweet, as it comes
from the hand of the Creator We
therefore strongly advise every family
in the land to place honey on the table
for daily use; make cakes, cookies. Gin
ger bread, popcorn balls, ETC., with it
and give it to the children, impartino
to them health of body and strength q
mind. instead of using the unhealthy,
adultcrated syrups which now so com,
monty deal out death to the little ones, =
lesolating almost every household and
hanging the black pail of mourning over
the world. -.AmericGn Bee Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
One Man Satisfied.

Some eight or ten years ago silvery
tongued chap who claimed to be a fruit
tree agent swindled the farmers of this
country in shameful manner, and one
resident of Nankin was so mad about il
that he came to Detroit, searched the
rascal out and gave him pounding on
the street. After he got through his
work he told the fellow that he would
lick him twice as bad if he ever1put eyes
on him agar, and it was a threat to be
remembered and nursed. About three
weeks ago the Nankin man was travel.
ing in Washtenaw county, and as he
journeyed along the highway he met q
traveller who SO closely resembled the
fruit-tree swindler that he halted and
called out:
Here you are again, you bold-faced
rascalm
Eyes, I'm here,n was the calm reply
"WelI, so am |, and L m going to lick
you until you can't holler! said I'd dc
it and always keep my word. Clint
down here!'
The stranger "clumbn without a pro.
test, shedding his coat as soon as he
struck the ground, and fight begun.
In about two minutes he had used M
the farmer and was cody replacing his
coat.
''See, here, said the man from Nan.
kin, as he wiped his nose with bur
dock, 'you fight better than You did
eight months ago?"
"Well, | dunno. This is my first
with you.
Didn't wallop you in front of the
Detroit Post-Office eight years ago?"
NO, sir; | was in Australia up to a
year ago
And you never saw me before?'
"NeyerW
'And was never in Nankin?''
"Neverr'
well. I'll be hangedl Come to look
at you can see that you are not the
man. Why on earth didn't you explain
or ask me to? You must have thought
me mistaken.
''0h. yes, knew you were mistaken
but had just discovered that had
driven seven miles on The wrong road
and was wishing some one would come
along and give me two words of sass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
BREAKING BREWSTER.
A Well Laid Plot OF the star Route Defendants
TO Escape Justice.


TO Escape Justice.
Washington Cor:T-It is charged by
those who have closely watched the star
route trial that there has long existed a
q plan to disgrace Attorney General
Brewster and to drive him from the
cabinet The following are said to have
been the details of the plan: The bribed
jury were engaged in it. The disagree
ment and verdict were parts of deep
laid schemes, and it is believed BY the
government counsel that the verdict was
Intentionally illogical. 1t will be recol-
lected that Miner and Rerdell, who were
convicted, were minor figures in Il G
conspiracy charged. 1t was not the in
tcntion that Miner aud Rerdell should
suffer, but that llshould escape through
their conviction. The scheme was deep
and adroit. The old common law prac-
tice obtains in the District of Columbia,
and on writ of error from the district
to the United States supreme court the
original record of the district court is
transferred to the Supreme court. Miner
and Rerdell were to suffer temporary
martyrdom only. They were to be con-
victed in order to give the conspirators
time to secure the removal of the at
torney general. The writ of error would
have to be granted because their con-
viction had been illogical; but it would
take long time to reach their case in
the supreme court--a year. perhaps.
In the meantime the record would have
been transferred and the other defend
ants could not be tried in the district
court until the record came back. a
whole year of time would be gained in
which to secure the removal of Mr.
Brewster. This was one of the objects
of the extraordinary verdict which Mr..
Dickson announced The game did not
work. Mr.. Merrick, who has won all
the honors of the case. saw through it,
and by permitting the verdict against
Miner and Rerdell to be set aside, pre-
vented the record from leaving the dis
trict court and the trials of the leading
conspirators from being delayed. Jury
man Mccarthy. who voted for convic-
ton all the way through, has been APP
appointed to position at the govern
ment asylum for the insane. Mccarthy
was simply an honest cobbler before he
got on the jury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
The Wronp WAY.

The occupant of an office on Congress!
street west, fixed matters one day this
week in such shape that any caller haC
to run the gauntlet of boy in the ante
room, and as he retired into bis den be
yond he said to the youth:
'Now, young man, look me in The
eye"
Eyes, sir"
"And remember what / say
Eyes, sir.
'If any person calls and asks if an
in you must say you don't know. You
will then ask their business. If they
say it is a financial matter you mus
come in here, stop minute, and return
and say that / am out of town to take
baths for my rheumatism.
Eyes, sir.''
1t was hardly an hour before strang-
er came up, and when asked his busi-
ness he replied;
"Well, [ called on little errand in
volving some money"
That was the cue for the boy. He re-
treated to the back room, winked at his
employer, and returned to the ante-room
and reported:
"He Las just left for The country on a
vacation"
"Then I'll leave note,' said the
man, and he sat down and wrote few
lines and took his departure. When he
had been gone ten minutes the employer
came out to read it. 1t read:
Called to pay you that 800, but you
were out. Am off for Tennessee. See
you when / return in January. Tra-lars
1t was the work of only ten seconds
to fling on his hat and reach the street;
but it was too late. An hours han d
work, including walk to one of the
depots, failed to turn up the man who
had money to leave instead of a bill to
collect The boy over there was look
ing very much cast down yesterday.
One would have said that somebody had
been swearing at him.--Detrou Free
Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Fancy Fly Fishing.

There used to be gay young fellow
in Philadelphia who made love to every
young girl he came across. He must
have been rather successful, for he al
ways managed to secure a lock of hair
from each of his conquests. This young
man had another equally strong passion
-trout-fishing. he loved TO fish for
the speckled beauties ~ the brook. and
muse ON the many beauteous maidens
among whom he divided the treasures
of his heart.
An idea struck him; he would have q
fly &C instructed out of each lock of hair
he possessed. He took his collection OF
silky love tokens, cleaned from per-
fumed tresses, to the manufacturer OF
sportsmen' smatcrials andrequested him
to make the desired flies. When finish
ed he placed them in his fishing pocket
book, each one attached 70 ? card with
the name of the girl and the date of the
gift. His subsequent fishing was long
dream of romance. Even in their broil-
ed state the trout had a halo of memory
around them which gave them flavor
for which Lucullus would have forfeited
an empire, He brought every con-
ceivable shade. color and kind of hair
to be made into flies; black, light and
dark brown, gray. white, golden, yellow
auburn and red, curly, wayy and
crinkly.
In less than three years his friend
made him $50 trout flies, which would
be at the rate of new girl every week.
He was asked one day which colored
flies he preferred. In reply he said red
flies were preferable to any of the Others
and that in future he intended to con-
fine his attentions to young ladies whose
heads glowed with flamelike hues. In
proof of this he married a girl with red
HAIR, and had ten flies constructed out OF
one of her tresses. For some little time
after his nuptials. bis heart remained
true to his fiery-polled bride and his
red-haired flies.
One day, however, he brought his
friend lock of hair of a far deeper hue
of auburn, and instructed him to make
two flies, as he found the fish would no
longer bite at his wife's hair. His bet
ter half discovered the change of bait.
and began to smell rat. TO make
matters worse, he one day went to the
Office leaving the key of his private desk
at home in the lock. The lady exam
ined the premises, and discovered the
album of flies, to which he had only the
previous day added his latest conquest.
The wife returned to her mother that
very morning, instituted proceedings
for divorce, and gained her suit, the
fly book being produced as evidence in
court. - Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Firm the Soil.

The Importance of compacting or
'.firming" the soil about the roots of
newly-set plants or over seeds cannot be
too strongly insisted upon. When seeds
are sown, the soil should be well patted
down with a spade or rolled, so that the
earth will come into close contact with
the seed. In setting out garden plants,
such as celery, cabbage, ETC.. the soil
should be pressed firmly about the roots
with the foot; and the same course
should be pursued with trees and shrubs
the soil being first carefully worked in
among the roots.-EI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26

MARY said he, gazing into hel
bright eyes, lean you tell me why you
are like the weather. ''Give it up
said Mary, quite promptly. Because.
said Charley, you are SO COMPOUNDED,
changeable, you know" Very good, y
said Mary; ''but can YOU tell me, Char
ley, why you are not like the weather.
Charley having failed to guess, she adj
ded. because the paper here says
the weather is going to clear off. =
Charley looked serious, and began
searching for his hat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
GEO. p, MATHEs, Eprros
Rerin the Work.

If there is any one lesson taught by
the Ohio election, it is the danger Of
party apathy just such apathy as is
now troubling the Republican party in
this county; and it springs from much
the same causes rs the Ohio article.
That there is no excuse for it, will be as
plainly apparent to the Republicans of
Grant County, after the seventh Of No
vember, as it is to the members of the
same party in the Buckeye state, to-day.
There will be thousand men, after
that date, who will have a ready
made explanation on hand, should the
spectacle be presented of party defeat.
Explanations then would do no good.
What is wanted is hearty, honest work
now An ounce of work to-day is worth
pound of explanation after election.
There is no farmer among our readers
who would not give a contemptuous
smile to the man who would lock his
stable after his best span of horses had
been stolen, but are they not in danger
Of doing just the same thing this fall.
Loud mouthed partisans on the other
side, assure us that there is abso-
lutely no difference between the parties.
there are no issues on which they differ
greatly, it does matter on which side the
vote is cast. Put a pin there, and
stop and think. Is there no difference?
Are both fighting the same issues?
These are questions which each one OF
our readers must settle for himself. If
there arc none, then he can safely stay
ut home, and allow the election to 90 by
default, so far as his vote goes. But in
the light of facts, is it not true that there
are points of difference, and grave ones
too? DO you feel quite safe, in your
own mind, to trust the interests of the
country, in all their varied Importance,
into the hands of party which has
never been noted for anything but bring
ing M the rear That has never adj
vanced new idea, for the past twenty
wears, but occupied itself in crawling up
TO the burncd-out embers of the camp
fires, left by the Republican forces, in
their steady, onward march of progress.
is there not, to-day, the same distance
between the two parties, rs there ever
WASP Ii so, are you willing that the
lack Of your vote shall assist in throwing
the nation back to point, where this
starving brigade can catch ON to it, and
suck it dry? If you are not willing to
assist in this, then you must wake up
and wake your neighbor up, and see
10 ii that he in turn keeps the ball roll
ing, until the last vestiges of this numb
ing apathy, so plainly visible OF late,
have entirely disappeared. Do not wait
to have your duty dinncd, into your ears,
by speeches, however eloquent they may
be. There is no necessity of holding off,
until some candidate, or their friends,
come around to stir you up. Remem-
Der that no election is unimportant. If
there is need for any election, it is i'm
p0rtant. If it is not, then it is waste
Of the peoples money, to hold one.
Such being the case, inaugurate the
stirring process, yourself, and the result
win be another victory, to add to the
Republican chain, which has been
forged, link by link, for the past twenty
five years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26
Auction Notice.

The undersigned will turn his atten-
ton to the Auction business for Grant
and adjoining counties, this winter,
Having had twenty years experience he
warrants satisfaction or opay. Parties
can find out what days am engaged by
calling at Howe and Baxter's store OF
at the Printing Office.
Respectfully,
!. 2Stf G.. ID. STREETER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-26

IL believe you're a fool john" testify
exclaimed Mrs. Miggs. as her husband
unwittingly presented her the hot end of
potato dish, which she promptly
dropped and broke. Yes" ne added.
rcsignedly. .'thafs what the clerk told
me when | went to take out my mar
riage license. n-Rtlch.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-04

PLAGNFIELp, N. j., May 1.A-At William
street cemetery yesterday, two sisters
fought pitched battle over the remains of
their mother The mother and all of the
family but one daughter were Catholics.
When the mother died the Catholic chill
drcn were unable TO bear her funeral eX-
penses, and the Protestant daughter agreed
to bury the mo.her, and was about to 40 so,
when the proc, s-ion was interrupted
at the cemetry gates by the wOman's Cath
olic children, iou. in number, all grown
men and women, who threatened violence
if the body was Inferred in the Protestant
grounds. Finally by aid Of the police inter
nent was completed but the violent demon
stration of the Catholic children of the dead
woman and their sympathizers amounted
to riot. An attempt was made to kill the
Protestant sister.