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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
President Arthur has recently been


au shorizing some amendments in the
rules which govern the selection of
Government employees under the CIV
il Service Reform plan, which seems
to give great satisfaction. The text of
these amendments has not been pub
lished, but the most important is spoken
of by Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton, the head
of the Commission, thus; The Presi-
dent has so amended and enlarged the
eighth rule that it now distinctly pro-
hibits the appointing powerin every
department and every postoffice and
every custom office to which the rule
extends from making any discrimina-
ton in selection fors appointment, by
reason of any political or religious opin-
ion or utilization. Superior character
and capacity as disclosed in the sworn
statement of the applicant in applying
to be examined, and the record which
each makes for himself on his examina-
ton, are made the tests of selec-
tons for the public service. Polit-
ical tests and party influence are for
the first time absolutely and universal
ly condemned and excluded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
CITY GUIDE.

OFFICE, Corner Of Maple and Madison Streets,
Lancaster, Wis.
HID. FARquHARsoS, Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
OilyFaCtS!

M II We wish 10 ca Il par
4 HlN - n GfCf ticular attention to
OlIN Il dIIO. ourCENUINE KETTLE
BOILED LiNsEEp OF,
which We guarantee to be perfectly pure: and,
also, that every gallon is subjected TO thorough
boiling, which clarifies and gives the oil a body
and driving property not eXcelled by any other
oil. making it far superior TO the socalled Boiled
OIL, which Is prepared by stirring Liquid Dryers
into cold Raw oil. No oil, whether Raw or
Boiled is allowed 10 be drawn into packages Tor
shipment until IL has been thoroughly settled
aud freed from sediment As the peTmanency
OF Paint depends on the purity. body and elias
ticity Of the oil with which il is ground and
mixed, It win readily be seen that Kettle
boiled oil will be more durable than an oil boiled
90 by adding 10 Raw OIL few gallons Of Liquid
Dryer.
For sale by ". Il. BANTER. Lancaster Wis
The above Oilis for sale at the Same Prices asked
for Poorer OILS al other places, ar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
STATISTICS.

STATISTICS.
Population. ...-...-.........-.......-. 1889
Areain square miles,. f,Os6
statevalustion of property for 1882, sl2 oCa. COS
GRASrCouNTY. one Of the oldestandlargest
countiesin the state is situated in the extreme
southwest corner--in size being about the same
area as the state OF RhodeIsland Itsfrstsettle
mertdates back to 1927.
The comfy now ranks sixth in population
and twelfthln wealth. The principal products
are Corn, Oats. Cattle and Hogs of the latter i'm
mense quantitiesares shipped every year.
GRANT Coat settlers, still offers advantages
equalto IL not superior TO any in the state
and il destinedtogrow in thefuture as in the past
The county is trsversed by three railroads. one
hayingfts terminusin the county atLAscAsrKR.
thecounty seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

Entered the Post ONCE. in Lancaster. Wis as
second-class matter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29


The evacuation of New York by the
British forces one hundred years ago,
was celebrated with great pomp and
splendor in New York city, on Monday
Goth inst, notwithstanding drenching
rain. President Arthur snd Cabinet,
and twelve of the governors of the orig
inal thirteen states were in line in the
procession, which was five hours pass
ing given point.
The following was taken from the
Milwaukee Evening Telegraph of the
10Th inst:
Col John G. Clark, a Lancaster law
yer, was at Madison on business last
week. He was in the 9th Wis. and then
Colonel of the 50th. As quartermaster
of the 9th he won reputation for build
ing bridges and saving army trains not
unlike that of Col. Baily IN saving the
gunboatS on Red river.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

GRANT CHAPTER. Regular convocation second
nd fourth Tuesday OF each month at s p. m, in
Herald Office block
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
ROSCOREL.
Hardware RITTER & HuBBELL. Bosco-

AidiunhO I'LL LEN " III bbELls. DOSCD-
cobel. Wis, dealers in everything belonging to
the Hardware Stove and Tinware business
Finest line of Cooking and Heating Stoves in
Southwestern Wisconsin aud sold at prices and
on terms satisfactory 10 all. Agents for every
kind of machinery made by G. Aultman & CO..
large line Of Stove and Machine repairs con-
stantly on hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LODGE L. o. Of Meets
every Wednesday at 7:30p. m. in Odd Fellows
10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

LAEcAsTERLoDGEA A. #. & A. NJ. meets first and
third Saturdayin eachmon at p. m, in Herald
effce block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
BE FLOWN.
BEsITTISH HOLLOW.

Agent r. S. MORSE, Beetown, General
Collecting Agent and Notary Public. Business
promptly attended to-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

LANCASTER LODGE /. o. G. r. Meets every
Tuesday at 2 p. IN. In Budd block, Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29


AuctiOneer VINCENT, Brit
Ish Hollow. wis. ,Auctioneer and Collector. Bust
ness attended to promptly in all parts Of Grant
county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29
WIT. IDA.

Agent-R BUGGINs. Mt. Ida, Grant Co,
Wis Notary Public and Conyeyancer. Collec
lions a speciality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
and Cherry streets. Services at 1920 a. IN. and
:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-29

FIDELITY LopeE A. o. Z. W. Meet first and
third Mondays OF each month in Budd block
Madison street
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17

isting between him and the General
is strong, beautiful and touching.
Senator Sherman they say is not a
bad dinner companion. He has
been in Washington about twenty
five years, possibly thirty. His fund
of "reminiscences is wonderful, and j,
with all his GOODNESS, he warns up
splendidly under the influence Of a
glass of warm Burgundy. He is
younger than his brother, the Cen
eral, and is more methodical. For
example, Senator Sherman has got
all the letters he has received during
the last twenty or thirty years care
fully filed away in scrap books, with
an index most complete. He told
me the other night that he had
about 10000 letters indexed and filed
away. Then | wondered what tales
these letters might tell. What a
saying that is-"never write a LETT
ter, and never destroy one." Some
one asked Senator Sherman what he
intended to do with all those letters,
but he did not answer he changed
the subject. I3se letters from his
brother, General Sherman, must be
very interesting. They number
thousands, and were begun when
the General was at West Point, and
have continued ever since. The love
of the brothers for each other is well
known among their friends. Meth
er has thought that is not some
way connected with the other. The
letters of General Sherman to his
brother during the war will make
mighty interesting reading if they
are ever printed. They were writ
ten in camp-sometimes before a
battle, and sometimes after one
but they gave the writer's ideas
straight from his heart, and told
what he thought the same as he
would commune with himself. Mr..
Blaine is writing book and it will
be great one, but Sherman could
write one equally interesting.
Dom PEDRO.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
OUR OFFER.

The Statesman man may sheer
and snif1ie at our offer on bona
tide circulation as he pleases, and
if he chooses to exhibit his own
littleness by covert and meaning
less inuendoes, he is welcome so
to do, provided he keeps within
the bounds of propriety and re-
strains his personal malice within
fair, legal limits.
We do not desire a renewal of
duties as an exhibitor of antece-
dents in the shape of historical
facts, into which we shall endeavor
not to be tempted, still we will
not stand constant abuse without
taking a hand at the process our
selves. 1t rests with our friend
to determine if we shall demon
strate publicly, things that are
bona tide, other than circulation.
Meantime, we will raise the money
for any person who will show as
large or larger bona tide circula-
ton by any paper other than the
INDEPENDENT published in Mar
tinsburg. 1t is a legitimate bust
ness proposition, and we make the
offer in good faith
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17

Of IFS suburbs, contiguous to the
distillery, and the defilement of
their onCe pure and beautiful Tus-
carora, we are led TO believe that
it would have been better had it
failed in its incipiency. We would
rejoice to see the day when that
company would remove their stills
and their beer tubs, and supply
their places with spindles and
looms, and instead of the twenty
or thirty persons now employed,
increase the number to hundreds
of men, women and children. In
this way they may enhance the
interest of the community, max
ing homes comfortable, families
happy and their factory instead of
being an impeachment in the way
of education, refinement, social
qualification and a blotch upon
morality, will be a benefit not only
to the edtire community but also
to the State. G.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
THE RAGING WATER-A MERCIr
LESS FLOOD.
to repentance

We CLEAN from Fridays news
that the flood continues at Gin
cinnati, Louisville, Jeffersonville
and other places, and many thous-
ands of people have been made
homeless, and the suffering is in
tense. At o'clock Friday morn
ing the river at Cincinnati was &c
feet 4 inches high, and still rising.
At Louisville the canal was 43 feet
8 inches high. Many persons have
been drowned, and the loss OF
property will amount to millions.
The supply of water and gas was
entirely cut off from the works;
the streets have been travelled for
the past few days only in boats.
The destruction and suffering is
unprecedented. Banks, walls,
buildings, the work of years, al
ways thought safe, have been
swept away as though they were
bundles of straw.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
A Chance to Make Money.

Newspapers are usually very wild
on the subject of circulation, especi-
ally during the season of public
sales, We propose to make bona
tide offer on this subject and give to
every person a chance to make a few
dollars in legitimate way. We Of.
fer and will pay to any person
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, who will
examine and certify in a legally
vouched form that any paper pub
lished in Martinsburg has as large a
circulation as the INDEPENDENT
Finally, we offer and will pay to
any editor, publisher or citizen,
FIFTY DOLLARS, who will in the
same manner prove any paper pub
lished in Martinsburg to have a
larger circulation than the INDIE.
PENDENT. We mean fair play to the
public, especially to advertisers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE

Since our last issue the law
making body of our State has
scored another blank. We watch
the daily proceedings for items of
interest, but cannot find them.
What is the matter I? Wake up
We politicians, otherwise the record
will be a woeful one for presenta-
ton to the listening voters next
campaign.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
BedingtOn.

Changable weather prevails
and is the cause of more or less
sickness, judging from the con.
slant callers at the office of DIR. F.
M. Davis.
Mr.. Hamilton J. Light, an old
anu reliable citizen of this place,
was taken suddenly ill with par
alysis at his residence last week.
His many friends wish for his I'LL
innate recovery.
Mr.. Henry Herring, formerly of
your city, has for the last year,
teen the accommodating little
clerk of this village. in the gener-
al merchandise store of Geo. w,
Marshall, and we learn of his de-
parture with regrets. He will be
succeeded by Lee Mason.
The public sales of our commu.
nifty are becoming the general
topic of those interested in stock
and farming implements. Stock
of all kinds are in demand, and
are very likely to bring good
prices, especially horses and hogs.
We have had the pleasure of be-
ing in attendance at several par
ties and receptions in the past few
weeks. Among those, was one at
the residence of Mr.. Thomas By
ers, given to his eldest son Charl-
es, who has chosen Miss Belle
Miller as his life long companion.
Our best wishes go with them
through this life, wishing them
much happiness and prosperity,
both in this worlds goods and lit
tie BIS too. IT.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
HYPOCRITlCAL.

In the long line of meanness
that the Statesman has been guilty
of towards Judge John Blair Hoge
now appears the pretense Of friend
ship and protection-even in talk
ing the INDEPEFDENT to task for
sooth, because a Democrat gives
his personal opinion in our liberal
and always open columns. We
beg pardon. The INDEPENDENT
endorsed Judge Hoge as a Demo
crat for appointment on the Civil
Service Commission, which is to
have one Democratic member. IF
we had concluded to withdraw
that endorsement we would have
done 1T III proper manner and
not by any snaky process. We
have not changed our opinion, nor
do we expect to change the opin-
ion of the correspondent, for we
know the man, and he has as
much right to express himself de-
Gently as any other person. We
have not seen any endorsement by
the Statesman of Judge Hoge for
10, these many years. Here let
our friend heed the command,
"Call not therighteous, but sinners
to repentance.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
HISTORICAL SKETCHES.

AMONG the papers placed in our
care, by Mr.. Faulkner, is one
package, marked Memorabilia -
or things to be remembered We
have concluded this week to make
some selections from that pack
age, by way of giving some variety
to our published historical
sketches. These, like the others,
of course, all relate to Berkeley
county. Our readers must not
suppose from these tha6 we have
exhausted our sketches Of the
"Men Of Berkeley Far from it.
We have biographical sketches
enough on hapd to fill several col
umns of our paper for months to
come.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
OF What Use q?
Eds. In(lenendent :

Eds. independent
In the last issue of that weak
and neWsless sheet, the Statesman,
man with less brains than its
editor, asks the silly question, "Of
v hat use is a paper that did not
give its opinion on the prohibitory
question ?" Now, if no one knew
the weekly contents of the States
man, the above might have some
effect but teeming, as it does, with
slurs and unkind remarks, the re-
suits which it would bring about
are lost in the bitter contempt of
the people. Rather remain silent
than TO follow its excuses. Known
IA is the position of all its men,
bers upon the liquor question, the
very gods are amused with the
puny arguments which they pro-
due d against the proposed law.
We are of the opinion, that all
Necessary to prove the use of pa
per is it circulation and decency.
Is the Statesman up to the standard
on all questions of the day? No!
1t knew the amendment was de-
feated by the party it represents,
and tried to make the yoke easy
Judge tree by the fruit it bears"
Show u an enterprise, tending to
the benefit of our people that the
Statesman has not opposed. Its
effects are as perniciOus as the
touch of the Upas tree-kiling
everything with which it comes in
contact. 1t is so used to sluring all +,
that the habit has become chronic.
"JealOusy, hatred and malice to-
ward the INDEPENDENT, in all
things" is their recognized MOTTO.
Listen to this argument, one of
its many equally frivolous sayings,
"Out of our population of 5000,
you will hardly find twenty men
who use liquor to any hurtful ex-
tent" How easy we are let down
For its twenty men place one hun
dred. | know not what it may
recognize az d hurtful extent 0ut
if broken homes, deeds of deviltry,
acts of malice, wrecked happiness,
misery and crimes are not classed
as hurtful to community, we
would like to know what is. Only
twenty! You can count them by
scores! South Arden, II doubt If
the communication came from
that place. your selfish attempt is
Intellectual. Oh, Statesman! thy
stupidity and jealousness will yet
prove thy death! POPULI.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17

Inasmuch as the INDEPENDENT
moved out of the Blondel building
without paying rent, erected a
building at a cost of several hun
dred dollars in which to transact
its increasing business, and has no
mortgages or deeds OF trust upon
either the building or stock, all of
which obstructs the course of col
lection, we suppose hugely-it
would be a generous and charac-
teristic act on the part of the
mighty, debt-paying, hire-colleting
editor of the Statesman to throw
in penny himself and pass his
hat around and obtain sufficient
funds to pay off all our debts. We
will be thankful, and it will be
considerate. Bah! Buzfuz, your
readers, if you have any, are not
bothered about such nonsensical
truck. Fill your paper with items
of interest to your readers, and
those who have claims against you
or us can each consider for them
selves whether they are good,
doubtful, or lost, Even at the
worst, our creditors can never be
far behind yours, and at the best,
the man who prods a debtor should
never himself have had a creditor.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
The Crops i'm Europe.
: From the Daily Stakeholder.

from the DAILY Stockholder.
The latest mail accounts from
Europe represent the outlook for
the crops in Great Britain as
gloomy in the extreme. The re-
quisite climatic influence may yet
come, but the agricultural position
at present is an extremely grave
one. In France the weather
showed decided improvement, and
farm work is rapidly proceeded
with. In Belgium and Holland
farmers are fairly on with field
work, and the low countries have
suffered less from floods than the
higher and less dyked lands of the
upper Rhine. In Germany the
weather has been cold and dryer,
and the floods are rapidly subsid-
ing. InsIndia prices Of wheat APP.
pear to be tending to lower prices,
and the freight market is also w.
ing way.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
PROHIBITION.

There are great number of
persons who have proved success
full in life through Winding their
own business. If the editor of
the Statesman properly attends to
his own columns, he will not find
time to look after the duties of the
INDEPENDENT. We see no reason
why we should break our necks in
seeking a fight or in stirring up
useless controversy. The editor
of the Statesman chose to commit
his paper against prohibition He
had a perfect right so to do. To
have done otherwise would have
turned the convictions and
habits of life time. We are not
members of the Legislature, nor do
we consider that the question be-
fore the legislature was one of
prohibition, but one of policy, as
to whether it was better to enforce
present stringent license laws, or
whether the expense of an election,
with all the bitterness of q ques-
ton that skulks in the privacy of
closets as well as openly in the sa-
looms, should be submitted to the
people. Messrs. Evans and Hen.
shaw voted one way, and Messrs.
Dawson and Melvin the other way
We accord to each the merit of
courageously meeting the ques-
ton according to their convictions,
but at the same time, whilst Mr..
Melvin voted nay, he is known
as a man who neither touches,
tastes or handles stimulants. This
is an independent paper. 1t gives
both sides and does not claim the
right to force personal opinion on
any mans conscience We are in
favor of prohibition-that kind
which will cause every man to at
tend to his own business, father
his own sims, cure his own faults,
and be ready to meet God who
knows and judges both of the de
gree of temptation and the strength
of resistance in his erring chill
dren.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17
Shanghai.

The board of education have just
completed the school house at this
place, rebuilt upon the sight of the
one burned some time ago. Mr..
H. G. Evans has contracted to fur
nish the desks. He Is agent for
the Victor company. We think
the Victor the best or the market.
The school has been in session for
nearly four months, and under the
tutorship of Mrs. Ida Neal, of
ShepherdstOwn, is giving general
satisfaction. When we consider
the disadvantages under which
she has been laboring. that is to
say writing desks the length of
the house, pinned up against the
walls, slab seats and an INSULT
cheney of warm bricks to keep the
pedal extremities from freezing,
we are willing to give her the
mark of proficiency.
Mr.. Gatrell, Of Ohio, was in the
Valley, short time since, deliv-
ering Hardesty's historical and
geographical encyclopedia. The
work is quite interesting and very
neatly gotten up, yet there are
some imperfections which lend to
detract from its value. There are
some Typographical errors, also
errors in the map drawings--tne
map of Berkeley county being
quite imperfect in many respects.
Rev. Thomas Wood, G.. w. c.,
of |. O. q. Il. of this State, preach-
ed q most excellent sermon under
the auspices Of the Good Templars
at this place on the 18th, ult. His
remarks were based upon Isaiah
57th chapter 14th verse: Cast
We up, cast We up! prepare the
way take up the STUN bling block
out of the way of my people,
His remarks were well received
by the large audience in attend
ance. The exercises were cOncIud-
ed with an impressive prayer, by
j. B. Morgan, of Gerardstown,
editor of the West Virginia Good
Iemplar, and &. w S., of the
State.
The action Of the House upon
the prohibitory resolution, gave
pretty generally satisfaction in
this community. 1t is true there
are some who oppose, none Of
whom how ever, can give an in
teliig4nt reason for doing 20.
There are three causes for their Op-
position; neutrality-suspicious.. selfish
motives and pure deviltry We
were amused at a remark made IA
few days ago, by one of the would
be solons of the county, to the eff
feet that if the State should adopt
a prohibitory amendment the peo-
Pile would have to pay the Han
nisville distilling company $275,-
900 as an indemnity for losses
sustained by them. The people
did not compel that company to
go into business in West Virginia.
They did not say you shall erect
buildings and furnish them with
machinery suitable for the manu-
facture of whiskey, and should
any thing step in between your
company and success, we will sus-
tain the loss. No, the people sim
ply said if you locate your estab-
lishment here the la will protect
your property in common with
others. That company came here
to make money for the Hannisdis-
tilIing company, not caring a snap
for West Virginia's interest, Pc
cuniarly. Martinsburg has not
been benefited materially by hav-
ing the establishment located
there. In fact when we consider
the demoralizing effect it had up
on individuals the fifty condition
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-17

The hidden and mysterious
murder of Lord Cavendish and
Under Secretary Burke, in Phoenix
Park, has at last been brought to
light by the British detective. 1t
was long and still hunt and
fully exemplifes the old adage,
smurder will out"