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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Dancing Denounced.


Not few Christians are continually
asking the question: @What harm is
there in dancing? read in the Bible
OF people dancing who were good
people. What harm can it be?n / be-
lieve 1t Is a great evil, and is doing
more to demoralize church and society
than the Christian mothers who are
training their children for the ball
room have any idea, and, while / see no
reason why Christians should engage in
dancing, / see many why they should
not.
l. 1t is nowhere commended in the
Bible.
2. Although engaged in by men and
women of God at times and under the
old dispensation, it was never sought as
a pleasure as now, but was one of the
ways they praised God in the time Of
victory.
8. The sexes did not dance together
as now.
4. The New Testament tells of but
one case of dancing, and that in
purpose is more like the dancing nova
days than any other dancing in the
whole Bible. This dancing, which was
engaged IN by the daughter of one
OF the wicked women of the Roman
empire, resulted in the death of John
the Baptist.
5. Dancing is not done in the name
of the Lord. Paul says do all things
in the name of the Lord.
6. Dancing is reveling, and Paul saws
they who do such things shall not in
herit the Kingdom.
| z. 1t is heathenistic. The less OF
civilization a nation has, the more OF
| dancing.
s. 1t leads to expensive and gorgeous
dress.
8. 1t units Inc mind for reflection.
10. 1t leads to the violation of the
laws of health, among which is the
great loss of sleep and too much exer-
else.
II. 1t keeps people up all night who
are too delicate to sit up with the sick
or dying for one hour.
II. The ministers of the gospel can
not engage in it without doing serious
damage to the religion of Christ.
ID. Our Savior did not dance.
IA. The apostles and early Christians
did not dance.
10. Dancing is Of ili-repute.
l6. No one dying sends for dancing
master to comfort him.
IL. No good dancer wants it placed
on his tombstone when dead that "he
was an expert dancer"
Is. No one dances In memory of a
departed friend.
10. 1t creates or fosters love for the
fatal cup.
20. 1t tolerates a freedom between
the sexes, both immodest and often re-
sulting perniciously.
Fl. Hundreds of blasted characters
can date the first step of their ruin to
their first visit to the ballroom.
y. 1t creates a jealousy between man
and wife, between lover and lover.
%. 1t requires no brains to be a
dancing-master
"a. 1t weakens person morally.
20. 1t weakens his influence for good
26. 1t is useless art.
u. No Christian can attend balls and
keep unspotted from the world.
e. We cannot let our light shine at
the ballroom.
30. Dancing is not healthful exer-
else.
30. We are to glorify God in our
bodies and spirits. Can we do it by
dancing REP. d. r. wilkins, OF
Baltimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Where Bret Harte Lived and Thomas
Mast Lives.

Bret Harte lived in Morristown, N. j.,
up to the time of his appointment as
Consul to Glasgow, and it is there he
has done some of his best literary work
When Mr.. Harte first came to Morris
town he was down at the hotel. and for
some time his expenditures were largely
in excess of his receipts. He boarded
with his wife at a private house, looked
shabby and ran into debt. A leading
real estate agent said to me, Bret
Harte was hard up at this time. But
he wore a slGuched hat, smoked good
cigar, and apparently did no. let his
debts trouble him. His fortune after
ward frightened. One of his books
brought him in considerable, and he
had magazine contracts which paid him
q good salary. He settled everything
here before he left. and went away leav-
ing many to regret his departure.
Tom. Nast's house is roomy struc-
tlre on the corner of two pretty streets
in the same town. 1t has large porches,
and is almost hidden by the trees and
shrubbery. A rustic fence, which Mast
bought at the Centennial, surrounds the
yard, and fountain and several pieces
of statuary are seen here and there
among the trees. did not see the in
terror of the house, but | am told it is
furnished elegantly, and that at the Cen
tennial exhibition alone Mast invested
$25, 900 for furniture for it. Tom Mast
is at present off on vacation tour, but
his family is living here in Morrlstown.
When in the country he does all his
orb h.r. ka g So h. ,r1s nCf
men in New Jersey. He is rather a
careless fellow about his dress, and his
chief exercise is riding at dead gallop
over the country regardless of the
weather or his horse. He generally
rides good horses, but he uses one up in
short time and gets new one. Tom.
Mast is now 40 years old.-Cl Cleveland
Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Worth Less Than a Necktie.

Emery Storrs, the reparteeist, tells a
story of gentleman who bought bill
of goods for 1880 The firm being
suspicious of their customer. put $500
ON the usual prices. The customer
could only raise $1,000. which was the
regular rate, the rest being in excess.
He said he would give his note for the
remainder, and they took it. Then he
said he was in the habit of receiving a
present on making SO large a bill.
They gave him a necktie, He bitterly
objected to such mean little present.
The proprietors then concluded to pre-
sent him with his note for the $500. He
took 1t with look of cunning, and then
said:
.'Well, Mr.. Alexanders, think / viii
prefer the necktie, and it's just the same
to YOU. PHILADELPHIA Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Henry Clay on Signs.

will relate story of Henry Clay,
who once offered in the Senate reso-
luton in which he was greatly interest
ed, and which was amended out of all
likeness to itself before its passage, moth
ing of the original resolutions being
left. Mr. Clay rose, much disguised.
and said it reminded him of the mis-
fortune of his old boot-maker at Ash
land, Job, jenkins. Q believe this is
but a variant of story told by Ben
jamin Franklin, but at all events this is
what Mr.. Clay said):
jenkins was an old resident of the
place and well-known for honesty of
dealing. He was induced one day, by
an enterprising painter, to put an elab-
crate sign over his shop door-thus:
''Job Jenkins sells boots and shoes,
cheap for cash. 1t looked and read
well from across the street, but an old
friend ran to him and in very conf
Dental manner said: MY dear Job, it
looks very foolish in you TO give infor-
nation that we all well know Every
body knows that you sell only for cash.
1t looks insulting to place it upon your
sign. Take it Off at once or it will ruin
your business" Job sorrowfully took
it off. Another good and wise man
called in to express his admiration of
the sign; "Only, my dear Job, you in
suit the intelligence of the whole town
by placing upon that sign just what
everybody knows. They all know, with
out being told, that Job jenkins sells
boots and shoes. Have it taken off at
once, if you wish to retain your popu-
larity.' The Objectionable words were
at once stricken out The sign then
read. Job Jenkins" All his neigh
bors hooted and laughed at him for his
vanity in putting up his name in gilt
/ letters over door so we'll known rs the
shop of Job jenkins. I'VE all know
/ you, dear Job, and love you. SO please
take down that proud-loooking sign
Job did do SO, and, relying upon tn,
good quality of his work, his business
! prospered as well without the sign a:
with it, and nobody had any improve
ments to offer.-C Cor. N. Y. Ecenfns
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Chamnion Snake Stories.

"You see," said the stranger, when
the cells had stopped to rest, Il come
from a snake country myself-the
West Indies. Out there about two
thirds of the people are engaged in
snake culture. The smaller snakes are
converted into lady's breast-pins, ear
rings, bracelets and headdresses. As
the snakes are converted into these or
naments by simply being frozen, it fre.
quently happens that they thaw out in
heated ballroom, and it is common
occurrence for lady's breastpin or
necklace to begin to wiggle or hiss.
Now, if you doubt my word / can refer
you to the United States Consul and
Governor of the Island of st. Martin.
"By the way, speaking of these gem
tlemen, reminds me of little incident
1t is quite the fashion out there for men
to carry snake-stick or cane. These
sticks are made out of single snake,
frozen and twisted into any desirable
shape. One day / dropped into the
office of the United States Consul, and
soon afterward the Governor and sever
al other gentlemen arrived. We were
engaged in a heated discussion when
we were startled by kissing sound,
and, turning, discovered all of our
sticks, which we had placed in the cor
ner of the room, wiggling mass of
snakes. The warmth of our discussion
had thawed them out. While we were
discussing what we should do, those
snakes began demolishing each other,
and soon the largest ones swallowed
the smaller ones, until only two were
left. We sent over to the factory for a
man to come and get them to be frozen
over. just then they be began fighting
again, and soon the one swallowed the
other. and there was only single snake
left. We fell disputing as to who owned
him, when suddenly he turned head,
eyed us in solemn kind of way, winked
his left optic. and, coiling around, placed
his tail in his mouth, and, before We
suspected what he was about. he swal
lowed himself When the man arrived
from the factory with canvas bag all
he found was damp spot on the floor.
-NelC York SIN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Reading is Not Enough,

No one can obtain clear idea of
things as they actually are without see
ing or touching; reading is not enough.
| had studied several books on physiol-
ogy, and considered had fair knowl-
edge of the organs; yet, one day when /
CHANGED to see large animal opened
after its death was utterly coufounded;
so little had colored plates and letter.
press prepared me for the reality that
could not recognizeit. There was no com
parison at all between the diagrams and
the facts, of which | should have re-
manned in ignorance. The actual or
gans appeared so original as to be quite
another series to those / had studied. =
Correspondence National RerteU.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
..What!'' said SQUIRE Downs.

4 W hat. ediu squire DOWuS.
81 supposed of course you knew all
about it." said Mr.. Morris.
"But how about the twenty-five
thousand dollars in the Montijo
Bank of Mexico?n almost screamed
Miss Amelia.
There never was such bank, said
Mr.. Morris. ''It's only wildcat af-
fair, without corporation, charter or re-
sources. And such as il is. it failed
utterly, last October, and all the direct
ors vanished to the tour quarters of the
globe"
The relatives looked uneasily at each
other.
Every unfortunate said Uncle
Aaron, retreating behind the stiff white
muslin of his cravat
Its lucky that Betsy Jane can sup
port herself liz the factory" remarked
Harriet Smith, who had cooled down
at least ten degrees in the thermometer
OF the affections since Mr.. Morris alb
rupt disclosure.
Every woman ought to be independ-
ent." said Miss Amelia, sand self-sup-
porting
''What time does the next train go?n
said Aunt Mildred, consulting an an
cient silver watch, while the two Smith
young men went out to harness the
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downs sat staring at
each other Betsy Jane eyed them
timidly.
'.lt's shame to bring us here on
such FOOLS errand as thist' said the
squire. wife, let us get back as soon
as possible"
Won't you stay all night?" said
Betsy Jane.
''Thank your said Mrs. Downs, frig-
idly; 1--WE couldn't be spared from home.
There's four haydn hands, and the cur
rants all gathered for jelly, and we ex-
pect TO entertain the camp meetin'
preachers next week."
So they all went away, and not one of
them repeated their offer to poor Betsy
Jane of a home and support.
didn't tell you so?'' said the old
lawyer. They're vultures and carbon
crows, every one of 'em! Where's that
Olcott young man?--the kid-glove fore
man, | mean. He isn't going to run
away from you, is hep"
"Oh, no, nor said Betsy Jane,
blushing lovely pink. ''He is as true
as steelr'
''Fm not rich," said Oliver Olcott,
'but am able to maintain wife CON-
fortably. And, heaven helping, I'll
never let her want
"Goodr' said Mr.. Morris. Sand
now that this matter is settled, NAV as
well tell you that the twenty five thous-
and dollars is as safe as trivet Not
in the Montijo Bank of Mexico, but in
Government gold. 1t was brought d.
rect to me by the man who found it in
poor Axborough's cabin, on the Mexi-
can mountain, buried under the bedding
in an antique porcelain jar, which the
collector tells me is worth mint of
money in itself It's all here But |
didn't mean that those birds of prev
should know il"
Are we rich?" said Betsy Jane.
''Oh, Oliver!"
Faith, believe we are" said Oliver,
'ln spite of ourselfp'
And the feelings of the birds of
Prey" when they learned this new de-
velopment of affairs, can better be i'm
agined than described.
The old lawyer had been too much
for them. And Betsy James real art
lessness had helped on his artifice.-
HeSen Forrest GraCeS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
Do DOGS Teason

In the life of that remarkable and
learned man, Samuel Drew. OF Corn
wall, an amusing account is given of
two dogs belonging to his family. He
states: .Our dairy was under n room
which was used as barn. into which
the fowls found their way. and n
scratching among the chat, scattered
dust on the pans below, to the Great
annoyance of my mother-in-lay. Tn
this, favorite cock of hers was the
chief transgressor. One day in harvest.
she went into the diary, followed by
our little dog; and, finding dust again
on the milk-pans, she exclaimed II
wish that cock was deadr Not long
after. she being with us in the harvest.
field, we observed the little dog drag
ging along the cock, just killed. which
with an air of triumph, he laid AT INV
mother-in-law's feet. She was dread
fully exasperated at the literal fulfil
ment of her hastily-uttered wish. and.
snatching stick from the hedge.
attempted to give the dog a beating
The dog, seeing the reception he WAS
likely to meet with, where he evidently
expected marks of appreciation. left the
bud, ard ran off; she brandishine the
stick, and saying in loud and angry
tone, I'll pay thee for this by-and- yIp
In the evening, she was about to mt
her threat into execution. when She
found the little dog established in n
corner of the room, and the large dor
standing over it. Endeayofipg FL
fulfill her intention by first driving off
the large dog, he gave her pl.iuly 10
understand that he was not at all dis
posed to relinqnish his post. She II On
sought to get at the small dog behind
the other; but the threatening gestures
and fierce growl of the large one a,nar-
emily proclaimed, Touch him. if von
dare 7 and sufficiently indicated thattl.c
attempt would be not little periloas.
The result was that she abandonel ler
design" Did not the big dog evidently
show by Lis defense of the little one
that some injustice was being do +,
the latter? How did the little dog
make his big friend aware of this?
THERE are 316 Jesuit stations and III
Dlaces Of worship Tpdar ooptraJ "a AZ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13

One reason why people do not visit
stores that do not advertise is because
they do not wish to disturb the boy who
is reading novel behind the counter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13

The use of the term
" Short Line" In con
nection with the corpo-
rate name of q great
road, conveys an idea
OF just what is required
by the travelling pub
liza Short Line, Quick
Time and the Best Of
aecommodations-allof
he greatest railway in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13

Sad Jest by policeman with a large
family. Yes. I'm cop. and I've
many little copies. Louisville Courier
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
j. w. ODGERS.

LANCASTER, Wis.
All operations performed with care and skill.
Aching teeth treated. filed and made useful as
sound ones. ARTIFICIAL TEETH inserted in
the most approved style. None but the best
material used. Teeth extracted without pain by
the aid of nitrous oxid gas. All work guaranteed.
j. W. 0DGERS, Permanent Dentist. Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
SHORT
LINE.
CHICAGO,
milwaukee
AND SI:PAuL:

1t owns and operates over $500 miles OF road in
| Northern Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa,
and Dakota; and as its main lines. branches and
connections reach all the great business centers
| of the Northwest and Far West, il naturally
| answers the description of Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago. milwaukee,, LA Crosse and
Chicago. milwaukee,, Aberdeen and
Chicago. milwaukee,, Eau Claire and
saltwater.
Chicago. milwaukee,, Wausau and Mer-
Chicago. Milwaukee, Beaver Dam and
| Oshkosh.
Chicago. milwaukee,, WaukesIla and
OcoBoHnoNvee.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Madison and
| Prairie du CHEN.
Chicago, milwaukee,. owatonna and
Chicago, EeIoit, GAINESVILLE and Miner
al Point.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and &C.
| dar Rapids.
Chicago. Sioux City, sioux Falls and
fankt0n.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mitchell and
Rock Island. Dubuque. 81. Paul and
| Minneapolis.
Davenport, Cal,nar, ST. Paul and Nin-
neapOlfs.
| Pullman Siee1ers and the Finest Dining Cars IN
| the ieorid are run on the main lines OF the chi
attention is paid TO passengers by courteous em-
ployes of the Company.
| S. s. MERRILL. A. V. II. CARPENTER
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Aat,
j. 7. CLARK GEO. IL. HEAFFoRD
| General Sup't. Asst Gen. Pass. ACT.
46y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
DE N TlST

The Preservation of
Natural Teeth a spe-
cialty. Broken plates
Repaired and New
Teeth put on partial
plates and made good
as new. ! do all kinds
of work andguarantee
1t to be as good as can
be had anywhere. |
keep Nitrous Oxide
Gas constantly on
hand for the painless
extraction of teeth.
-:OFFICE:-- Over
Ss1.T MI 9.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13

THERE are 316 Jesuit stations and IT'S
places of worship under control of the
same order in MADAGASCAR.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-13
And Other Chronic Diseases

Entire time devoted to Office practice Opera
tions upon the Eye, such as removing Cataracts,
Pterygiums, Tumors, &c, and strengthening
Gross Eyes guaranteed. Cancers removed by
the application of medicines alone. and no pay
defR0nded until the Cancer is out. Office hours
from to 12 a. m. and from to $50 p.
(Rooms over Jones & Bryans drug store.)
Note.-As am almost constantly employed in
my office, cannot we'll attend to calls outside
excepting in the line of my specialties) and for
this reason: patients wishing to be treated by
to abandon their family physician in ordinary
sickness.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Receipts OF cattle very light the ra,t week
ma ket about bare; prices firm az Quoted
demand for all kinds very good MiIca cows
dull. Sheep and lambs in 70 1 supply; very
little demand for them. Qdo!stitn
CORN FED CArTLE-ChoIce TO extra, 539
&c.
GRASS CATTLE-Choice, 4t95c; good, 4a
25c.
sHEEPAND LAMBs-Choics, per h., 4@,44c;
madinm, 3i@4. comm on, per head, IL al so;
choice lambs, per To-, &c; medium, head,
g 5093.
Cows AND CALvEs-Good mich CO Es with
young calves, per head, s2o;@3O; yesrlings,
ST LOUIS, June 90 Hogs lower and weak;
light shipping, IS 90@6 20; mixed to good
P,cking, S 65@6 20; gooa to beet heavy,
&c 15(S6 80. Receipts, 1900 head. Ship
ments, 700 head. Cattle plenty and We ak,
but fair trading; light tipping, "a 9095 25;
hesvy, IS 40 go so; exports, S. S0A6; Tex
ans, IS 6594 50. Receipts, 1000 head.
CHICAGO, june %. -Hogs-receip;e, Is, 800
head; marx. t inactive; few cars sold TO
shippers at l0@15c decline; packers holding
off; light, IS 85@6 80; mixed packing, IS 80
as 20; heavy packing and shipping, IS Is
G6 30. Caitle-receipts, $500 head; weak
aud 10c lower; exporte, IS 1906; good to
choice shipping, SIS 30@5 70; Common to
fair, 81 1895 20.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21
EuruRE McfNEMEnrs

IHE Lse-Line packets tomorrow evenin.
re tie Coshoma. for Friars Point, and the
Dean AdsmP, for O,ceola.
The Anchor Liue packet, to morrow morn
Ing re The Civ Of Providence, for Vicke-
burg, and The Arkansas City, for st. Louis
The O.-Line packet Thor Sherlock, Capt.
james Nicnols, will pass up Saturday at ~
o'clock for Care, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Amos Fisher presides in the offiee.
The Andy BauO, Capt. H J. Vintop, will
arrive to-lsy add leave again tomorrow
evening at o'clock for all points on the
Onio river as far as Cincinnati. Robert W
Mccoy is III The ofice.
The Kate Adams, Capt, Mark L. Cheek, i,
the United States mail packet this evening
at o'clock for Arkansas City ard all way
landings. E w. OUTLAW Is her attentive
clerk, assisted by J c. Wyckof aud Walker
Outlaw.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21
sa.sr..ay. Inne aO, Isss.
CIiaucery Sale.


DURsUANr to a decree of the Chancery Cour
L at Nashville, rendered at its April Term, 1888
In the Case OF
The State Of Tennessee and another va the Bank
OF TeEnesse and Others,
which decree is entered ut page III OF Minute
Book No. H. Notice Is hereby given that Will
expose at public sale, to the highest bidder, on
the terms hereinafter set4Orth, at the courthouse
door, in Memphis, Tenn, on
Honaay, June 25, 1883, az \ 2 o'clock m,
the following described property, tO-wit:
IA certain lot or parcel OF ground in the city
Washington streets cE Lne south eide Of Wash
ington street aud CT sicc o. Eitc street, front
ing fifty feet Oh SAID fEIo street, and
running back 14S% feet u al alley, on which Ia a
dwellinghouse. see DECD Book No. 30, PIP 5ss, so
and 591, Registers Office.
2-Block 60. as laid down in the plan Of Fort
Pickering, beginning ct the southeast conner oi
Seventh and GholEon streets, running thence easi
along The south side of Gholson street 70 point
where the west line Of Eighth street II extended
through from the north side OF Jackson street
would cross. being $50 feet; thence south on such
line 70 the bayou; thence In q sOutherly c0urse
with the meanders OF said bayou 10 the north Hoe
OF Gaines street; thence west along the north line
thence north along tn east SIDE OF Seventh stree
10 the south side OF Gholson street 473 feet the be
ginning point. See Deed Book 30. p. SOS.
| ga lot on Walnut street in the city Of Mem
| pbis, which was bought In BY sAmnel Watson
| trustee 10 satisfy judgment against A. J. Mont
gomery, with George Dixon a. indOrser. NOR
particular description Will be produced nj the da
| Of sale.
4.-Lot No. II, in block No. a, fronting 60 fee
| on St. Martin Cor MARTINI street and running bacl
| 10 the bayou.
Terms Of sale Credits of 6, u, Is and "a months
notes with approved persona or collateral securit.
required, bearing interest nom date and lieu re
| Iained. bale free from redemption.
THO5. W. WRkSSE, Receiver.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21

The New Orleans sp
quiet; at 1870, quiet, Ct