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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29
The Universal Onion.

"In onion there is strength" says
Warner in his Summer in Garden. :"
an the onion is the hope of universal
brotherhood. Look at Italy, in the
churches; all are alike; one faith, one
smell"
An Irishmon who was observed cut
ting an onion into a hot toddy was ask
ed what he was doing.
Giving the drink fiayvor," was Pats
answer.
"But you should use lemon for
that" suggested his friend.
"An' isn't fayvor a fayyor whittier
it's lemon or onion" asked Pat
The divine Patti adores onions, and
eats them raw with her macaroni the
last thing at night and the first in the
morning. She lunches on dishes Of
celery prepared with garlic, and little
nlesses of minced onions and cold po-
tatoes stirred with olive oil accompany
her petit soupers of champagne and OIL
ives which the dainty little lady eats
with zest after hir nights of song. So
much for being a foreigner or of foreign
adoption.
The esthetic young lady of Boston
who was asked concerning the charac-
ter of a servant she had dismissed,
us she an early riser" drawled lang
uidly, Don't know, I'm never up my
self till noon"
as the girl honest?"
"Cawnt tell that's matter that has
never troubled me-"
"Can she cook ?"
"Dawnt know; L seldom eat"
"Why are you getting rid of her."
"Oh," with shudder, "she has a
mother who eats onions. 1 know the
mania to be hereditary. She might
break out at any moment"
And yet onions are considered of
more Importance in the navy of a coun-
try than any other article of diet Sail
ors cannot live without them and re-
tain their health; and let any invalid
troubled with insomnia partake of a
liberal supply of fried or stewed onions
before retiring and he will sleep as
sweetly as babe, for they contain a
large portion of natures anodyne.
There is no doubt that foreign cooking
smothers the onion. Here it is I'M
blrshingly omnipresent. 1t rears its
head in all its native strength. The
French disguise onions. So also do
the Germans. They take half an onion
and boil it with potatoes, or grease a
pan with it and the flavor has the pecu-
lior sweetness of the vegetable without
it's rank odor. Apples and onions fried
together are a most palatable dish, but
the apples should be sour and the on
ions parboiled and all the rank outside
layers thrown away. Boiled first in
water, then in sweet milk, and dressed
with butter onions are delicious. Par
boiled, then chopped and added to
hash or turkey dressing, they give a
very delicate pleasant flavor. But
there are few cooks who will go to so
much trouble to prepare them. Ducks
and geese are excellent eating when
stuffed with prepared dressing of po-
tatoes, apples and onions, all of which
must be cooked at the time Of using.
freshly mashed potatoes, parboiled on
ions cooked in milk, sliced apples stew
ed for few moments to make them
tender. Cooked as they should be, on
ions are perpetual qualification to the
palate, and do not lend themselves to
the stale rank odors which smell to
heayen.-Detroit Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29
A Ride ON a Piano.

II was loafing around the streets las
night" said Jim Nelson, one of the
Oldest locomotive engineers running
into New Orleans" and as had moth
ing to do | dropped into a concert and
heard slick-looking Frenchman play
piano in a way that made me feel all
over in spots. As soon as he sat down
on the stool | knew by the way be
handled himself that he understood the
machine he was running. He tapped
the keys away up one end. Just as if
they were gauges and he wanted to see
if he had water enough. Then he look
ed up, as is he wanted to know how
much steam he was carrying, and the
next moment he pulled open the trot-
tie and sailed out on the main line, as
If he was half an honr to late.
You could hear her thunder over
culyert and bridges. and getting faster
and faster, until the fellow rocked
about in his seat like cradle. Some
how thought it was old so pulling a
passenger train and getting out of the
way of Il special The fellow worked
the keys on the middle division like
lightning, and then he flew along the
north end of the line until the drivers
went around like buzz saw, and | got
excited. About the time | was fixing
to tell him to cut her off little, he
pulled the trottle away back in the ten
der and Jerusalem, jumpers! how he
did run. | couldn't stand it any longer
and yelled to him that she was pound
ing on the left side, and if he wasn't
careful he'd drop his ash pan.
But he didn't here. No one heard
me, every thing was flying and whizzing.
Telegraph poles on the side of the track
looked like row of cornstalks, the
trees appeared to be mud bank, and
all the time the time the exhaust of the
old machine sounded like hum of
humble bee. | tried to yell out, but my
tongue wouldn't move, he went around
curves like bullet, slipped an eccen-
trio, blew out his soft plug, went down
grades fifty feet to the mile, and not a
confOunded brake set. She went by
the meeting point at a mile and a half a
minute. and calling for more steam.
My hair stood up like eats TAIL be-
cause | knew the game was up.
"Sure enough, dead ahead of us was
the special In daze | heard the
crash as they struck, and saw cars
shivered into atoms, people mashed
and mangled and bleeding, and gasp
ing for water. heard another crash
as the French Professor struck the deep
keys away down on the lower end OF
the southern division, and thenI came
to my senses. There he was at dead
standstill. with the door of the fire box
of the machine open, wiping the pres
piration off his face, and bowling at the
people before him. If | live TO be a
thousand years old I'll never forget
the ride that Frenchman gave me ON a
piano. -Nclo orleans Times Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29
DR.. FISHBLATT,

Graduate Of one Of the most eminent Colleges Of
the United States. has effected some of the mos.
astonishing cures that were ever known; many
tronbled with ringing in the head and ears when
asleep. great nervousness. being alarmed at GER
tain sounds. with frequent blnshing attended
sometimes with arrangement Of the mind, were
cured immediately.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29

Tyner, formerly postmaster general,
has decided to practice law at Bismarck,
ID. I.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29
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The Bows Reason.

A boy came home the other day and
blurted out with, "Tll never go to that
school agsin!" Why, George, Won
shock mel" exclaimed his mother.
Isn't your teacher kind to you? 2"
4Yes'm." Well, what is the trouble 2"
The little fellow looked up with a tear
trembling in his eye, as he said: cit
isn't that, ma. for like to learn; but
Just because | can write better than
the boys in my class, they catch hold
of me during recess and pound my
head against the pump. That's what's
the matter. N I. Commercial .Aduo,
cate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29

Dion Boncicault is writing a play
founded on Tho Luck OF Roaring
Camp by Bret Hsrte.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29

A NEGRO in jail at Forsythe, Ga, it is
said, has eaten nothing in two months.
The veracious editor of The Marietta
Journal, who vouches for the state
ment. says: He lost about sixty
pounds of flesh, and is mere skeleton.
He cannot walk a step, and can only
get up with assistance When living
quiet he has the appearance of a dead
man. His temperature and pulse are
far below normal, and his respiration
yesterday was only eight per minute.
The blood has settled about in spots
under the epidermis, and he looks
somewhat like a calico circus horse in a
dance"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29

THE only jewel which win not decay
is knowledge. -Lanqford.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-29
A CURE WARRANTED

Persons ruined in health by unlearned pre-
tenders. who keep them trifiing month after
month. taking poisonous andinjurions compounds
should apply Immediately.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
GRAND Tr,,nk Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO, March 15.-The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Chicago and Grand
Trunk Railway Company was held yesterday
in the companys office, in the First National
Bank building. The directors presented their
third annual report, showing that they had
continued the capital expenditure for the i'm
provement of the line to the extent of ST.
100, 600. This expenditure was very apparent
in the entire renewal of the track with steel
rails ard fastenings; the reconstruction of
several stations with mole permanent materi-
al; the replace ment of the bridge over the
Grand River at Lansing and progress toward
the replacement of the long bridge over the
St. Joe Riv er at South Bend. Now that the
road has taken more prominent standing as a
trunk line progress has been made towards its
better equipment, in order 10 bring it to the
standard of other roads similarly situated. No
| financial statements were submitted, as the
accounts are being kept at the general office
of the Grand Trunk in Montreal. The retiI-
ing directors were reelected as follows: Joseph
Hickson, L. j. Sergeant, j. Mcmillan, E. W.
Meddaugh, F. A. How, W. Munro, A. Dol
ton, w 4. Mitchell, j. McCaffrey, D. T.
Skinner, T. S. Stanford, W. G. Beardley, w.
S. Shepard, j. ]. Herrick and j. FL. Whit
man. subsequently the directors met and
elected the following officers: president, 10,
| seph Hickson; wee president, L. j. Sergeant;
secretary and treasurer, Charles Percy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
POLITICAL.

The New Hampshire Senatorial Contest.
| PORTSMOUTH,, NH, March 15.--The report
which has gained;onsiderable growth, to the
| effect that Senatrs Rollins and Blair had COM
bined their force in the coming Senatorial con-
| test in this Star is emphatically refuted by
| Mr.. Blair hDelf in letter from him receiv-
| ed today by oe OF his intimate friends in this
| city who is ajrominent citizen. He saws:
/ never hge and never shall form anv al
lance for against Mr.. Rollins or Mr.. Briggs,
Mr.. Chan4er or any other person with refer
! ence TO 70 Senatorship Nothing has heon
done byfe to change the status since 7 saw
you at ortsmouth last fall. / consider is very
imporgnt for the state, the country and the
party that my successor be chosen pext June.
| I hav done what properly could from the
6rsto have that principle recognized by the
stae. The substantially ungdlmous opinion
oflhe Senate, and the decision OF the Supreme
'Oourt are the samegway. yIhe principle involy-
ed IS that between Natonal and State soyer-
elgnfy. / cannot, ~ any personal advantage,
nave aught to do With the responsibility which
attaches to our present unconstitutional and
dangerous a|,fude in our federal relations A
wrong precedent inevitably works ruin in the
end.
TIE time will come when our own case will
70 quoted as precedent acquiesced in, and
y L1erelore approved by the government and peo-
PIE ana binding upon them 10 Justify peacea-
ole secession Of the States-snd that war Is
Ilght TO enforce it If resisted. 1t NAV be- trne
" you say, that in all human probability
snaI pe stronger in two years than nowEin
lact know very little OF the feeling toward
4 ne among members Of the legislature, but
10 know that my successor ought to be chosen
lext une. L am for it whoever he NAV be. If
slther friends or enemies of Mr.. Rollins or anv
1Iher candidate are for me am glad of il,
mere IS no reason for it because of any under
'tanding or cooperation between us.
anow nothing of the origin of the article in the
0oyer Inquirer in favor of the election OF Mr,
AeiliHs and myself. Capt. Libbey the editor.
las been my fast friend for years. L have NOT
xchanged word with Mr.. Chandler upon the
'enatorship since lasifall-well, 1 think not for
Iull year, and know nothing of his PURPOSES. |
snail not bother myself with the combine |
ions OF others. | am not going into any fight |
or my reelection. The story you mention 10 |
nat elect is without foundation. Now.
nee Ior All, my friend, believe me that until |
ne end there will be no trades or combine
ons SO lar as am concerned, and L am pre- |
area Tor any fate. If a man isn't any bigger |
nan the Senatorship he is unfit for il. ana 7 /
nal survive, whether 1 win it or lose if.
Truly your friend, II, w. BLArp
Senator Fair Not to Resign.
OMAHA, Neb., March 15.-Senarnr Fair of
evada a rived he's Lis mornin n He sdenies
10 reportfthat he intends to resign his sea- in
le Senate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
FAST MAILS.
Two Important Trains to Run to Anoth
or Year.

Two Important Trains to Run to Anoth
or Year
WASHINGTON March 15-The commission
which is-to examine the fast mailiservice of
the Post Office Department will start on its
labors about the 14th OF April. All the NOM
bers of the commission are gentlemen well
acquainted with the needs of the service; aud
while there will be no change in the existing
lines, an effort will be made to provide for an
extension of the fast mail facilities as soon as
Congress feels disposed to grant the necessary
appropriation. The most important trains now
maintained by the department are those be-
tween New York and Albany, which enable
the clerks to land mail in Chicago for that
city and points further west twenty-four hours
earlier than could otherwise be accomplished,
and the early morning train from New York
to and through New England and which reach
es Boston at 1.30 p. m.
Both of these important trains will be main
tanned for another year, dating from July 1st.
as the last Congress appropriated SlS5,OOO for
the purpose. A great deal OF pressure has
been brought to bear upon Postmaster General
Howe for the establishment OF through train
from New York to San Francisco for the sole
purpose of carrying the mails. The Postmas-
ter General has been in consultation with rep
resentatives of theschains of railroads extend
ing across the continent, but has found that
the lowest estimate which has been submitted
is 100000 per annum. The department has
no such sum at its disposal; the only fund
which is available is the $415, 600 surplus al
ready in hand, and which will be turned over
to the treasury July LIST, as Mr.. Howe does not
consider he is entitled by law to hold it any
longer. The commission to examine the fast
mail service will shortly issue circulars to all
railroad corporations of the United States
J which it is thought could participate in the
' competition, propounding certain questions as
y to the schedule time between certain points,
'lrates of compensation and other information
I >&eh the department desires to possess.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
CREEKS AT WAR.

Murderous Outrages on Spieche's Men
Compel Renewal of Hostilities.
ST. LOUIS, March 10. News was received
mere wednesday by telegraph from Muskogee
OF decidedly interesting character. Indicating
that life is anything but pleasant dream for
poor Lo Spieche claims that over 100 men
AIo"n TO iavor his cause have been killed in
cold blood during the last four months. Ee
claims that majority Of the Creek nation are
on his side, but that the minority are sustained
Dy the United States Government, or rather bv
agent Iutfts and Inspector Polack, and that
u Is now plain that If Tufts and his policy are
further sustained the Creek nation "a a nation
IS doomed. The knowledge of this fact. II "a
said, has rendered Spieche and his adherenti
desperate.
All hopes of peace have been oyerthrown by
Outrage OF the most heartless and blood
tLniirsly CHARACTER. Some two weeks ago about
tnirty men, under the lead of Sleeping Rabbit.
went to Muskogee to see Inspector Pollack and
10 DO some trading. They were careful. every
one OF them, to leave their arms at home
just after the conference with Inspector Pol
iacK some OF Chief Chicattee's men captured
Ine entre party. The same night Sleeping
kaboits lieutenant, Henneh Cheep Co. was
kllied. it was given out that he had been
shot Whlle trying to estape, but as he was
pound hand and foot, it would Indicate
that he had not made much of a bseak for lib
erty Two days afterward the affair was dn-
plicated, with Sleeping Rabbit as the victim
The next day third of the same party was
disposed OF similar manner. These and 9TH
or aets OF like nature have again reused the
Spleche men, who declare they may as well
dle IN the field as to be murdered in cold
for battle.
Parties IN from Okmuikee says that 200 men
are advancing on that place, who will fight to
me bitter end, bushMacking if necessary Col.
200 men. General fortsfn tsanf f5ft to M6skogee last
night to takegummand of the Chicattle forces,
and fronr every indication of a bloody battle
within the next day or two
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
Railroad Decision.
NEW YORK.


&n@ 96RK, afch Edsu1r, at rrrs
City Hail. married Elsie McHenry Train, the
youngest son of George Francis Tram, TO Miss
Eliza Willingbroom, a daughter of Mrs. Chas.
Thorne by former husband. A large number
of witnesses were present, and the clerks in
the Office all wore button hole boquets, pre-
sented by the philosopher of Madison Square.
a Hearty Welcome to Mr.. Egan.
A large number of personal and political
friends called TO see Mr. Patrick Egan today,
among others being his cousin, Rev. Mr.. Egau
of Tarrytown, N. Y. Many letters of well
come to this country have been received by
Mr.Egan from prominent LaudILeaguers in all
parts Of the United States. One of these let
ters was from Mrs. Parnell. In it she most
warmly we comes him and says: 81 hope your
visit to America will be the means of uniting
all the strength and intelligence Of the Irish
race in it in solid and harmonious movement
for the daily, continual and practical advance
of the Irish nation towards its right and ulti,
mate place and sphere of active freedom and
prosperity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
THE MONEY MARKET.
Relief Asked from the Secretary Of the
Treasury

Relief Asked from the Secretary of the
Treasury.
WASHINGTON, March IA great nnmber n
kilograms have been received at the Treasnrv
from new ork asking shat the May interest
ota ~ sn9 oanu call % antlclpated or that some
step Do taken TO ease the present artificial
stringency OF the market. judge Folger. who
was still IN bed yesterday is too i'll to cons;dar
any business matter, and those who ar, s,,1,
posed to represent his views have expressad
the opinion that the present condition of tbe
puollc funds would not warrant the anticipa-
tlon OF the interest on the called bonds which
will mature next May, and it is exceedingly
doubtful whether, if Judge F0lger were well.
ne would entertain any suggestion as to issuino
another CALL His course in issuing the cali
was sharply criticised by Congressman. and es-
peclally as 1t is not certain how much reyenue
the new law will yield it is considered adyisa-
PIE no! 70 incur any additional obligations at
inns time. 1t is not known, for instance
whether The new tax and tariff law will in
crease or diminish the revenue, for notwith-
standing Senator Sherman has inst said that
the decrease will probably be $75, ,0O0, 600. some
expert thinks that the reduction in the rates of
outy may result in such an increase of impor-
tation as may increase the aggregate receints.
Meanwhile the Treasury has been ad vised thai
a new plan OF creating an artificial money strin.
gency mas recently been adopted which seems
10 De PROMPTED by no law. There is a strin-
gent law forbidding the locking up OF legal
tenders, but that law does not apply TO COLI or
silver certificates. The Treasury has informa-
tion that brokers are operating with gold and
silver certificates on ten per cent margin.
treating the certificates as stock, and that
banks have been locking them up The Treas-
ury mas not been able to verify the rurnor, and
IL PROBABLY would have no power to prevent
sueh an operation If it in fact exists
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
Minneapolis Flour prod,c,io,,

ST. PAUL, March 15.-From advance sheets
Oh the northwestern Miller is taken the follow
ing regarding the Touring mills MinneanoIis.
More OF the mills are running this week. and
there is an increase in the flour production of
about :, 900 barrels per day, nearly half of the
legitimate capacity, not the maximum capa-
city OF 70, 800 barrels, because the mill never
made that much flour on the same dav hnt a
decreased output next week is not impossible.
trading In flour is rather at a stand still, ow-
ing to the drop of about cents a bushel in
wheat. Former flour quotations are largely
sustained, and buyers, not getting the conces-
cchases. The wheat in store in the city has
been increased over last week, when there
were 10000 bushels, by over 100000 bushels.
iriJs noticeable that this increase has Ihs,,t
transfAt in store IN N, nlNators T~s;;sy s;ts, the
i66 zoo bnsrtor, on Tuesday was: In ei8vvsess an1
total 2 or 900. N mills. $4,000 bushels
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
MAINE.
Sentenced TO State orisor

Sentenced to State Prison.
RocKLAND March 16.-Thomas Buchanan
alias Ryan, who was tried at the last October
term of court in Rockland for assault with in
tent to kill the Savage brothers and convicted
thereof, but who escaped from the court house
jail before being sentenced, was returned TO
Kockland last night from Portsmouth, N. H.
Buchanan was sentenced this forenoon by
Judge Walton to State prison for three years.
Death of a Baptist Clergyman
HoULroN, March 15.-Rev. Isaiah Record
pastor of the First Baptist Church of Houlton,
died OF typhoid pneumonia, last evening.
Aldermanic Election in Bath.
BATH, March 15.-Special elections for al
derman in Ward Two resulted in the choice of
Il. A. Duncan. Rep, who had G4 votes. a.
r. Cahill, Dem, had So
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
Mr. 1neersoll,s wri,inus in schools.

ST PAUL, March IA son of Judge Farm
er of Spring Valley has been expelled from
school by the county board of education for
making selection from Robert G. Ingersoll's
writings for defamation, and fefusing to
prepare anything else. The matter was re-
ferred to the State superintendent of public in
struction and by him in turn to the Attorney
General, who decides that the boy was Illegal
" expelled. He says that if the teacher had
snecjfed the SORT of matter wanted, Farmer
must have prepared such, but as long as no
Specification was made the boy had right to
use any of Ingersol's writings, except sach as
were either vulgar or Objectionable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
SOUTH AMERICA.

Peru's Condition Regarded as Hopeless.
New YORK, March 15.-Admiral Garcia,
formerly commander of the Peruvian navy,
sailed hence yesterday for Europe. He has
fled from Peru to prevent being taken to Chilli
as hostage. He states that Peru is in hope
less condition, and attributes her misfortunes
mainly to the action of ex-Minister Hurlbut.
He says that Minister Logan has attempted
the same role as Mr.. Hurlbut
Ex-Minister Garcia, formerly minister to
Washington, is under arrest in Chill for giving
a dinner to Mr.. Trescott.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-16
RHODE ISLAND.

Augustus o. Bourne Nominated for Gov
ernor by the Republicans.
PROVIDENCE, March 15-The Republican
State Convention met to-day in this city.
Every town wvs represented. The convention
was called to order by Major Price, chairman
of the State central committee, who made a
brief address. Major a. K. Goodwin, of Paw
tucket, was elected temporary chairman. Au-
gustus o. Bourne, OF Bristol, was nominated
Governor by acclamation Oscar J. Rathbun,
of Woonsocket. was nominated Lieutenant
Governor. The present incumbents were nonl-
mated to complete the State ticket, namely
Joshua NJ Addeman, Secretary of State; S.
P. Colt, Attorney General; Samuel Clark,
General Treasurer.