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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
The American Hog.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Amer-
can hog occupies prominent place in
the January number of the consular re-
ports, which is just out The first
paper is from Minister Sargent, at
Berlin, who quotes from two Berlin
newspapers to show that the pretense
that American pork is dangerous on
account of trichina is without founda-
tlon, and that the real reason why the
government obstructs the importation
of American pork is that it is sold at
lower price than the domestic article.
and the prohibition of importation is
in the interest of the large farmers.
Mr.. Sargent appears to indorse the
views of the Berlin papers that are hos
tile to the domestic industry of hog
raising, but he overlooks what is alleged
to be fact by the economists of his
own country-that the exclusion of
American pork will result in large re-
duction of the price of the domestic
article, while the admission of cheap
American pork will drive the domestic
pork out of the market, and then the
American dealer will raise his prices to
the famine point. At any rate, it would
embarrass Mr.. Frelinghuysen some
what to demonstrate with the German
foreign Office against the exclusion of
our pork if it is really designed as q
protection for the German farmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Providing for Contingencies.

A ball supper is agony to many
women, because tight-lacing makes it
unadvisable to eat heartily; but there
was one matron, on recent occasion
in New York, who overcame all such
difficulty. She ate bulkily and still re-
manned comfortable. | do not know,
says a correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, whether she holds patent
ON the device, but | am going to describe
it anyhow, and whoever copies it must
take her own chances of a suit of in
fringement. twas what may be called
a duplex, front-action adjustable basque.
1t had the material cut away from the
front of the lining in vest-shape, and
trimmed up each side and around the
neck with II revers collar of the trim
ming. The lining was provided with
eyelet holes and lacing string, so that
it might be drawn as loosely or as
closely as the wearer chose. To con-
ceal this lining a shirred vest of silk Or
satin was set on Just inside the revels
collar, and each shirring was merely a
tape facing on the wrong side, in which
was inserted an elastic ribbon, which
permitted it to expand or contract.
There were five of these crossway shir-
rings, the upper one being at the top of
the front darts, and above this the vest
was arranged in four easy plaits that
were sewed on the neck double at the
top to form a standing frill A hook
and loop on each shirred place fastened
the vest below, and there were similar
ones above. l saw the wearer let out
q few lines of lacing of her corsets in
the. dressing-room before supper, and
adjusted the basque to the enlargement,
but she ate more than she intended to
evidently, for afterwards she retired TO
ease her corsage once more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Gamheffa rs an Edifor

Gambetta was not a brilliant writer,
and he never knew when to stop 1t is
related that he would enter his editor
ial room, say, Il shall want about
half column tonight and, sitting
down, he would begin to cover page
after page with his close, cramped
handwriting. For so impetuous man
he wrote q eurously stiff hand, and,
though his fingers moved fast, their
motion was feyerish and spasmodical.
1t could never be said that he ''dashed
OFF, any of his illusions; he rather
jerked them off, swaying the upper
part of his body ponderously to and fro
as he wrote, and now and then collect
ing his thoughts by passing his large
left hand rapidly through his hair
Black coffee would be brought him, and
he would go on writing; then he would
call for a bottle of Burgundy, and gulp
down two or three glasses, munehing
sweet biscuits afterwards, or else sticks
of chocolate in lieu of dinner. The
editor, who had been making allowances
for half q column, would see Gambetta' S
article overlooking one column after
another, washing away all other articles
and notes, till it spread like an inunda-
ton over the entire front page of the
paper. Then with hearty '-0aJ,n the
French exclamation of relief, he would
throw down his pen and say, There,
| guess those few lines will state our
case plainly; what! do they really run
to five columns? SacrebleR! it seems to
me as if | had not been writing ten min
utesn' and then he would break into a
laugh that resoundcd all over the office
and partly dispelled the gloom of his
contributors, who had been been pull
ing wry faces at seeing their evenings
work lost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Our Scene in the Drama Of Two Lives.

The New York Herald gives the fol-
loving account of a romantic meeting:
During the fighting that proceeded
the surrender at Appomatox the caval-
~ on both sides were very actively en-
ployed. While directing some move
ments of his command at the front Maj
Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee and his staff were
often exposed to heavy fire. One of the
last shots fired found its way into the
breast Of Capt. Charles Minnigerode,
of Gen. Lees staff Capt Minnigerode
iell from his horse apparently dead.
There was no time to care for his body
but Fitz Hugh Lee dismounting pinned
on his breast the following note:
This is the body of Capt. Charles
Mennigerode of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lees
staff. Whoever finds it will confer a
great favor by seeing that it is properly
cared for and sending information to his
father at Richmond.
FITz HUGH LEE.
The lines of combat shifted, and pre-
sently a New York regiment passed
over the ground. The surgeon noticed
the body OF the confederate officer. and
stopping over it saw the note and also
that the man was not dead Taking
up she body in his arms the Union sur
geon, who was a powerfully built man,
carried it about third of mile to n
| field hospital Here he gave his young
charge special attention and noted with
satisfaction gradual Improvement.
Capt Minnigerode recovered, and after
the war went to New Orleans. The
surgeon returned to New York, and re-
renewed the practice of medicine at
Poughkeepsie.
On Thursday evening Gen. Lee now,
an officer of the Virginia volunteers
! (national guard, accompanied by a
party of officers of the thirteenth, was
in a box at the Casino, witnessing the
performance of the Queen Lace Hand
kerchief. There were present in Gen
eral Lees box Col. Austin, of the Thr-
teenth New York; Col Wertaubaker of
the Third Virginia; Col. John A. Me-
Caull, Quartermaster Alderman of the
Thirteenth, and Capt. Minnigerode,
who being on visit to New York, had
been invited to accompany his old com
mander to the theater. An usher en-
tered and told the captain that a gen.
tleman swished to speak with him.
| The gentleman came in and Capt.
Minnigerode went to the rear of the box
| to meet him.
You do not remember me?" said
| the stranger.
There is something about your face
sir that tells me l do know YOU re-
piled the captain.
"You were left for dead on the field
of Appomatox, and
"Yes, yes" hurriedly broke in Mimi
gerode, light of recognition stealing
over his expressive face.
Il am DR.. Carter
MY God, sir! you are the man who
saved my life
The two men fairly Rugged each
other for a moment and then the cap
tain, turning TO Gen. Lee, said
General, this gentleman saved my
life undoubtedly" As Gen. Lee greeted
the doctor the latter said smilingly;
Eyes. sir, | took the bullet out. =
"And here is the bullet said Mimi
gerode, taking it out of his pocket, and
holding it up between his thumb and
forelnger.
For a few moments the rich costumes
and pretty women on the stage were
forgotten, and the little group of Off
GERS gazed instead on the two charac-
tiers who had just reached happy
climax in the drama of life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Selfish Opposition.

The bill introduced by Mr.. Kidd, rel
alive to the care of insane, by the
county asylums. has aroused the ire of
the Milwaukee Sentinel. which dashes
at the poor innocent sheet of paper as
vigorously as ever Don QuiXote did at
the most inofiensiye windmill The
Sentinel wants the bill killed 1t had
not seen the bill, but thought 1t a good
one to kill on general principles. 1t is,
however, doubtful whether the Sentinel S
recipe of hanging first and trying af-
forwards will be accepted uncondition-
ally by the people of the state
BY the action of the Legislature, last
winter, in refusing to build more state
institutions, for the care of the insane,
which were accommodating in startling
numbers, the state virtually, if not in
words. announced that the counties
would, in the future, have to care for
their own insane. Under this notice,
sixteen counties in the state have either
built or made preparations to build asy-
lums for their chronic insane. BY this
action of the counties, the capacity OF
the state institutions is increased in ex-
act ratio to the accommodations fur
nished by the new buildings. This
room can then be occupied by the in
sane from those counties which are toe
poor to build.
In view of this showing, the counties
which have taken the bull by the horns
and prepared for the care of their own
insane, at their own expense, while still
having an annual tax for the support Of
the state institutions, think it no more
than Justice that they should be reim-
bursed to some extent for their outlay,
when that outlay is of immediate benefit
60 the remainder of the state.
The bill under discussion provides
.h.t the counties which have built
hall receive from the state one half the
octual cost of the buildings erected by
,hom. This is modest demand, and
NV attacks upon the bill come with
,,oor grace from a paper published in a
aonnty that has drawn thousands of
',ol,ars from the state, first for re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Raising Calves.

A successful breeder of fine cattle
writes to the Breeders Gazette: My
plan of raising calves is to feed them
well. l usually let them have all the
milk the COW gives after they get large
enough to take care of that amount.
When old enough to begin TO eat, they
are separated from their dams, for the
reason they will Craze better through
the day and night than they would if
permitted to have access at all times to
their mothers. In the latter case they
will be 'tugging at the COWS instead OF
being more profitably occupied in graz
ing. Twice day is sufficient for the
cows and calves to be together, as the
latter can get all the milk they want,
and during the intervals, when hungry
they will Craze.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Chilled Chips.

A light and toothsome cream cake
is made of four cups of sifted flour,
three cups Of sugar, one cup of butter,
one of cream, five eggs, one cup Of
English currants, and a small tea
spoonful of soda. This makes a large
loaf and requires an hour and half
to bake. 1t is a good plan to line
the entire tin with paper, SO that
the cake can be lifted out without
breaking.
For the sake of variety try this for
breakfast Buy some nice pork chops
with little fat about them; fly them a
delicate brown, and pour hot tomato
sauce over them. Make gravy, us
ing a little of the fat fried out of the
pork; send to the table with baked pota-
toes, warm corn bread and coffee.
Do not throw away as useless the
Juice left in the car, s.rhon ynn 1nnd the
cherries from it to the table; it makes
an excellent tlavoring for pudding sauce
If you do not care to use it Immediately
it is best to scald it in small can and
seal it. Use it in the sauce as freely
as if it were wine.
A teaspoonful of borax, put in the
last water in which clothes are rinsed,
will whiten them surprisingly. Pound
the boraX so it will dissolve easily.
This is especially good to remove the
yellow that time gives to white gar
ments that have been laid aside for
| two or three years,
An old-tashioned looking-glass, with
q frame of brown wood, was improved
the other day by an ingenious girl,
covering it in this way: She bought
some pale yellow tarletan of sufficient
length to allow it to be fastened TO the
top of the mirror and then to hang al
each side of it in graceful folds; the
ends were crossed at the bottom and
fastened with loose knot; and behold
the unsightly frame was hidden, and
the appearance of this necessary article
of furniture was much improved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
In Memorium Hiram Sargent Watts.
Died Feb. 10Th. lSS3.

In our hearts calendar i recorded /
that July day 1882, at whose close we
lad away in the silent city on the Hill,
the beloved sister of CYRUS Sargent
and devoted mother of Lalona and
Hiram Watts.
Her life had passed away ike the
sunset glory of that summer day Ieav-
ing halo of beauty in the memory Of
those who knew her best. With un-
covered head and hushed sobs we listen
cd to those words of her pastor so pre-
eious to the bereayed heart Il am the
resurrection and the life, and sadly re-
turned to the des0late home across the
way. knowing she would never come to
us but in Gods own time we must 90
to her for '.Death is but the path, that
must be tried, LII man would pass from
earth to God The devoted sister
tried m every possible way to divert
the mind of her brother from the grief
that slowly but surely made inroads
upon his already frail body, and at the
coming OF the chill autumn days sought
TO prevent his going to his mothers
grave to weep.
Ere mid winter he was confined to
the house by illness, when medical treat
ment was provided, bat after ten weeks
OF suffering the touch of Death separ-
ated the spiritual from the material,
though it severed no link in the chain
that binds a redeemed soul TO its Faith
er's throne.
Often when relieved from intense
| bodily suffering, Hiram would inquire
for his testament and read till paroxv-
sem of pain would compel him to lay it
aside.
Near the close of his life he said,
Uncle Cyrus, I've seen an angel and
it was mother, and who of US will
dare say, that the faithfullo loving mother
who so many years on earth had held
the key to Hiram soul, when his heart
throbs had seemed to keep time with
herown pulses, did not reach back her
hand from heaven, unlock the casket
and with her finger of unerring love
point the way to the portals of the spirit
world, unseen to mortal eye
Child Of the loyed--not lost but sainted,
Who called thee mine
Thou art now With her, by tears and sin en-
tertained
Her home is thine,
L. j. NJ. N.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
Crooked Commission

WASHINGTON, Specialize follow
ing is a significant extract from the re-
port of the Mississippi River lnvesti-
eating Committee denouncing the
methods employed by the Commission
in wasting its appropriation in an I'M
lawful and wasteful manner. After
enumerating the items of the plant, the
report say, sit may be questioned
whether too much money was not in
vested in cases of this character; in
other words, the work, in the judgement
of your committee, was begun on too
large scale in proportion to the money
appropriated by Congress. Most of the
plant that has been purchased, ac-
cording to the testimony of Capt. Sears,
was bought in open market. The law
requires the Commission to advertise
for bids for material for construction
and supplies. Capt. Sears thought the
emergency was such that it was not
practical to advertise. He bought in
all three steamers outright, eighty
barges, only twenty-five of which were
built under contract. He purchased
also twenty-eight piledriyers, besides a
general collection of mattress boats,
machine-shop boats, skiffs, etc. The
price paid for the three steamers was
determined by civilian employee in
the Office of Capt Sears, by the name
of Capt. James Good. The Commits
sion had also constructed a special
steamer for its own use known as the
Mississippi. The cost of the steamer
was 100000. 1t is used to carry the
Commission up and down the river on
tours of inspection. When not so EN-
of supplies. 1t would seem that trans
portation for this Commission could
have been arranged in a more econom-
ical way. The expense required to run
it and keep it in repairs is great. She
was also built without advertising as
required by law. None of the barges
were contracted for by advertisement,
but by solicitation by letters and cir
culars. Everything was left to Capt.
Sears individual judgement, he saying
that he made the best terms he could
1t can be said that the majority of the
supplies bought for the work of the
Commission were purchased in what is
called che open market without con-
tract and advertisement as required by
law. This of necessity involves larger
expenditure of money and leaves too
much responsibility to be assumed by
any one man, 1t is the opinion of the
Committee that excessive purchases of
plant were made even for the conduct
of work at all points planned. At Plum
Point alone twenty piledrivers were
bought at a cost of $4,000. where one
fourth of the number are all that can
be effectively employed. Four hundred
hydraulic graders are included in the
plant at this point, costing $4,000
cash"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08

endorsement for building expenses.
and thereafter annually as a charge
for patients.
The moving cause for this opposition
is however not hard to discover There
is bill now pending before the Leg
islature providing for the purchase out
right of the Milwaukee asylum by the
state and its erection into full fiedged
state asylum under the name of the
eastern asylum for the insane, or some
other equally expressive title. Should
the legislature see fit to adopt he Kidd
bill this nice laid scheme viii ''gang
aglee," and the Milwaukee county asy-
lum will remain as it is, county in
stitution.
1t is simply question of Milwaukee
county against the remainder of the
state. Selfishness versus justice.
To anyone with the facts before them
it is as clear as noon-day that counties
which have gone to the expense and
trouble of building, and by so doing
have directly increased the capacity of
the state institutions by leaving more
room, for patients from poorer coun-
ties ask nothing but what is fair, equit-
able and just, in the bill. To oppose
it, as does the Sentinel on the peurile
plea that the county system is failure
before it had been fairly tried, to say
that 1t will have to be abandoned when
it has not as yet been commenced, to
say that it is extravaganza when the
authorities of the Milwaukee county
asylum and the Sentinel itself have de-
voted columns of type to showing that
the patients there were cared for cheap
er than at the state institutions shows
that the opposition is based on a sor-
did selfishness rather than in any feel
ing that the principle was wrong. 1t
is the settled determination of the state,
as expressed by the action of the Leg
islature last year to give the county
system of caring for chronic insane a
good fair trial. Acting upon this init
nation of settled policy many of the
counties, as stated have built extensive
ly. The taxes of the residents of these
counties have been greatly increased
while their tax in support of the state
institutions has been as heavy as ever.
What they now ask is that this matter
shall be equalized. The demand is just
and fair and ought to receive the sup
port of every member of the legislature
who stands upon the broad doctrine of
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der, and equal rights to all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
A Smart Professor.

New HAVEN, Cor.-For some time
the reckless use of firearms on and
about the Yale campus, has caused con-
siderable comment. Not long ago a
bullet entered the study of DIR. Barbour,
the College Pastor, striking the ceiling
above his head and falling upon the pa
per on which he was writing. 1t was
not learned who fired the shot. About
a week ago shot entered the dining
room of Professor, while he and his
family were at tea. This gentleman is
a Professor of Mathematics, and has
made the study of curves a specially.
From the direction of the shot he knew
that it came from the west of the Divin-
ity Building, but on account of the dark
ness he could not see the place of firing.
To most persons this knowledge of the
clue would not have amounted to much,
but the professor knew what to do. He
was determined to find out the reckless
student, and he brought his mathemat-
ical knowledge into play. Knowing the
breadth of the room, he measured the
fall of the bullet in crossing it. Then
he measured the distance from his
house to the West Divinity building.
With this data, and knowing the curve
that bullet takes, he computed the
height from which the shot was fired,
and fixed upon the story window from
which the bullet must have come. The
next day two students were greatly sur
prised by visit from the Professor,
who accused them of firing the shot
They denied it, and the Professor gave
his proof. The proof was SO strong
that they finally admitted their guilt.
Yesterday they were told to vacate their
rooms. They will receive no other pun
ishment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-08
POtaiOe Experiments.

A correspondent the Cpltivator and
Country Gentleman gives the result Of
some experiments in growing potatoes:
Some years ago lselected some healthy
potatoes that had no sign of running
out, and made selection of the largest
and smallest firm tubers in each lot.
planted the same number of hills of
each kind side by side; gave the same
treatment in every particular, and in
the fall | weighed the product. There
was one pound difference in favor Of
the large cut potatoes. | then selected
the largest from the largest, and the
smallest from the smallest, and planted
the next season the same number of
hills side by side, with the same treat
ment. In the fall the weight Of pro-
duet was one and one-half pounds in
favor of small tubers. | continued the
experiment for five years, selecting the
largest from the largest and the small
est from the smallest Sometimes one
yielded the best, sometimes the other,
but the variation never reached two
pounds. At the end of the fiye-vears
experiment there was one-half pounds
in favor of the small tubcrs The ex-
pertinent comprised ten hills of each. y