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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
THE BALLOT.
A Summary of the State Elections Held
in 1888.

A Summary of the State Elections Held
in 1888.
Elections have been held during the year
1883 as follows
April ., in Michigan, Supreme Judges and
Regents of the State university; carried by a
fusion party consisting of Democrats and
Greenbaekers.
April 4, in Rhode Island a fun State Gov
ernment; carried by the Republicans.
April "a, in Georgia, a special election of
Governor in place of the late Alexander II.
stephens; carried by the Democrats
August 6, in Kentucky, full state Gov
eminent; carried by the Democrats.
October 8, in Ohio and Iowa. Governors
State officers, and part of the whole of the
Legislature. In Ohio the Democrats were
successful. In this contest the question of
dealing with the liquor traffic was Il prominent
issue. The Republicans were generally in
favor of stringent law. the Democrats
generally opposed to any action. The result
in Ohio-the Democrats having carried the
observation-disclosures the election of Demo-
crat to succeed Mr.. Pendleton in the Senate.
Iowa was carried by the Republicans. In
that State also the liquor question was n
strong feature in the canvass. and the parties
took ground upon it similar to that taken in
Ohio. The friends of prohibition triumphed.
but by a narrow majority. The Legislature.
being Republican will elect member of that
party to succeed Mr.. Allison.
On November 6, elections were held in ten
States. Massachusetts, elected Governor
and other State otfcers-all Republicans
and Legislature. also largely Republican.
New York chose minor State officers-all of
them Democrats except the Secretary of
State, the Republican candidate for that
Office being elected. The Legislature is Re-
publican.
In Pennsylvania the election was for
Auditor General and State Treasurer, and the
| Republicans were successful.
| In Virginia the struggle was between the
Democrats on one side, and the Republicans
and Readjusters. headed by Senator Malone.
on the other. The Democrats were success
| full by decisive majority.
Minnesota chose a Governor ana other
State officers, all Republicans.
Connecticut held an election for Senator's
and members Ct the lower house The
| Republicans were victorious
/ Maryland chose a Governor ana State Off
GERS, and Legislature. The Democrats we're
successful.
Ii New Jersey an election was held for
Governor, Senator'S and members of the
Assembly. Carried by the Democrats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

THE peculiar charm that surrounds
the Christmas holidays never seem to
grow less. Year after year it pervades
each family circle, fresh and sweet as
if it were the first time, and there had
never been Christmas or New Year
before. No matter what financial diff
culties may depress the community, or
what political clouds may hang over the
country, or what sorrow may dwell in
many hearts from sickness, death and
disaster, somehow Christmas brings
light and JOY which are contagious, and
they creep into the worn and weary
heart in spite Of expressing trouble
The father and mother rouse themselves
to JOIN in the innocent merry making Of
the holidays for the sake of the chill
dren, whose fresh young hearts so
eagerly crave the brightness Of life.
Pleasure bestowed reacts on the giyer,
and thus genuine gladness grows and
fills the family circle and bubbles over
into the outside world. It is not the
spending of much money nor the giving
or receiving of valuable gifts that
makes the happy Christmas; but the
loving sympathy, which in the family
places a peculiar value upon the little
things done for mutual pleasure, is the
essential element Without this, even
though there be festal adornments. and
gifts and dinners and abundance of
money, there is no true Christmas.
SHE wept, the poor laundrcss, on re-
turning five shirts, where her patron
had intrusted her with six, and con-
fessed that she had burned big hole
in the sixth while ironing. Never
mind, says, kindly, her customer;
christmas comes but once a year, and
that'll be all right. How much do /
owe you?" Six shirts at 124 cents
each-75 cents" "But, / say, you
burned one of 'em up" "Well, sup
pose / did? Hadn't / washed it before
/ burned it? Go along wild We; trying
to chate poor dissolute widow"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
SANTA CLAUS.
Annie and Whites Prayer for
Presents.

Twas the eve before Christmas, Good night"
had been said
And Annie and Willie had crept into bed;
There were tears on their pillows, and tears in
their eyes,
And each little bosom was heaving with signs,
For to might their stern fathers command had
been given,
That they should retire pre- isely at seven
Instead of at eight; for they troubled him more
With questions unheard of than ever before.
He told them he thought this deluson sin,
No such being as Santa Claus" ever had been;
And he hoped after this, he should never more
hear
How he scrambled down chinmeys, with pres
ents each year.
And this was the reason that two little heads
so restlessly tossd On their soft downy beds.
Eight-nine-an the clock on the steeple TOLD
ten;
Not word had been spoken between them till
then;
When Willie's sad face from The blanket did
peep,
And whispered Dear Annie, is you fast asleepP"
Why no, brother Willie" sweet voice replies,
I've been trying in vain, but | can't shut my
eyes,
For somehow it makes me sorry, because
Dear papa has said there was no Santa Claus
Now We know tina. there is-and it can't be de-
MED,
For he came every year before mamma died
But then I'VE been thinking that she used to
pray,
And God would hear everything that mamma
would say.
And perhaps she asked Him TO send Santa
Claus here.
With the sack full of presents he brought every
year.
well, why can't IRE praJ dest as mamma did
then,
And ask bod 10 send him with presents aden?"
I've been thinking so, too and without a
word more
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

or ball or a shepherds pipe in his
Christmas stocking would make father
perfectly happy when he was a boy
and his sister thought a box OF sugar
plums or a new doll, or any once
pretty gimcrack. was Joy. indeed.
Changed well, Id like to know
Why, I'm told that boy Of this day,
a real boy Of the period, would con
slider himself much-abused fellow i;
he didn't find on his Christnas-tree
a bali, six-bladed knife, a scientific
top, box of carpenters tools, s
printing press, a jig saw, sled, a
bicycle, ice-skates, rollcr-skates, q
Punch and Judy show, a telephone, .
steam-engine, microscope, steam
boat, working train of cars, box OF
parlor magic, a pistol, performing
acrobat, real watch, gold scarf pin,
gold cun-buttons, q bound volume ii
81 Nicholas, and twenty or thirty
other books, more or less, besides a
pocket-book with gold money in it, and
a pair of kid gloves.
Il may have forgotten something,
added the Deacon, wiping his brow,
but SO far as / can make out, that's
the proper thing for an average boys
Christmas, nowadays"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

lay, ard Indignant at the escape OF SO many
murderers, has resorIed with great frequency
TO mob law as the only way of wreaking ven
geance upon the lawiess classes that have al
most threatened to take possession of some
OF the communities where they had east their
lot While this mode o checking crime isto be
depiosed aud deprecated under nearly ali cir
cumstances, il can hardly be denied, when we
consider the facility with which criminals es-
cape punishment, and the large numbers that
are every day and week in the year permitted
TO walk out of the so-called courts OF justice,
70 renew their diabolical work of crime, that
there is a good deal OF excuse, if not a slight
shade OF justification, in the exhibitions of
mob violence that now and then break out in
different sections of the country During
The year just closing 10 men have been
lynchei in the country. as against 5. in 1852
Nearly all these victims of mob vengeance
We're furnished by the South and West, only
one case OF lynching having occurred east of
Ohio. The record is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
FELO-DE-SE.
A Record of the Suicides of the Year
just Closing.

A Record of the Suicides of the Year
just Closing.
The suicide mania has prevailed to an I'M
usual extent during the year, and the record
of self-murders is a long one. The causes
that have led so many unfortunates TO put
quietus upon their earthly career are more
numerous than the letters of the alphabet,
bat the chief one has been financial troubles.
Poverty, hunger or the inability 10 obtain
employment was the motive that induced
large proportion of the long LIST of self-mur-
derers herewith recorded to abruptly put an
end 10 their existence. The Germans have
furnished large proportion of these-more,
relatively, than any other nationality. The
Scandinavians have also furnished a respect
able percentage. The Americans and other
English-speaking peoples seem less inclined
10 seif-murder than any other nationalities
Among the curiosities of the suicides of the
year we note the following; A Maryland
man killed himself because of grief for his
first wife, although he had taken a second
and entirely worthy one. a Kansas man
drowned himself in a millpond. the dam of
which he had just built, because the water
proved insufficient 10 turn the wheel, A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
A Fateful Year in the
History Of the
World.
The Deaths from Calamities
Foot Up Nearly
10000.
The Record of Casualties, Murders,
Suicides, Executions, Lynchings
and Fires in 1883.
Elections - Railroad Building -
Legislation Notable Legal
Decisions.

The year 1888 can lay claim to the black
flag for the number Of its distressing disas-
tiers. IL win take its place in history as the
most disastrous, perhaps, of any recorded in
history; and the loss Of life, considering the
peace and the destroying forces Of war quies-
cent, places a black mark against 1t in the
calendar of time. Wreck by sea and land,
fire, food and gaunt plagued have seemingly
Joined forces against the human race, ana
headed horror upon horrors head Storms,
unparalleled in violence and frequency, have
swept the earth. Cyclones have torn through
peaceful fields and pleasant valleys, and Le
fore their electric force man and his works
have melted like snow before the furnace
blast. Hurricanes at sea have sent gallant
ships staggering to destruction. steam has
offered its full quota of victims, who might
truthfully be called sacrifices upon the altar
Of progress. The earth itself has trcmbled as
II in alarm at the times which have come up
on us, and in its trembling we find horror
eliminating; islands rising and falling, as il
the solid land was the sport OF the waters,
and tidal waves sweeping inland have carried
destruction with them and laid miles of once
smiling country waste. Cholera has sprung
from its lair in the far East and added its
tens of thousands OF victims to the sickening
death roll The mere Juggling OF words can
not express the full meaning OF the years
disasters, and where language fails we will
have to call figures TO our aid. The follow
ing win serve 10 show the victims that have
been claimed by grim disaster as its own.
Only welI-denned happenings, wherein the
loss of life has been ten or more are included
I'm this list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
A Fine Fowl for Christmas.

If the Thanksgiving turkey was
stuffed in the orthodox and old-time
way, variety may be given to the
Christmas turkey by making the dress
ing after these directions, which no
cook can read without applauding:
For turkey weighing from eight to
ten pounds allow one loaf of stale
bakers bread, one quart Of oysters, one
lemon, two roots of celery and one
quarter of pound of butter. 1t is
taken for granted that the turkey
is thoroughly cleaned and wiped dry
before putting the stuaing in.
Crumble the bread till very fine,
season with pepper and salt.
Drain the oysters, setting the liquor
aside Now take very sharp knife
and peel off the outer rind of the
lemon, being ca eful not to have any
of the bitter and tough white skin left
on; cut the peel in very small bits;
chop the white part OF the celery very
fine, adding the butter and the juice
of the lemon mix the ingredients
mentioned, stirring until thoroughly
mixed; then proceed TO stuff body and
crop.
A turkey of the size spoken of re-
quires at least two hours baking, and
it should be basted frequently; the
liquor of the oysters should be put in
the pan when the pan is first set in the
oven, and this is to be used in basting.
The giblets and liver should be chopped
very fine and b. cooked in basin on
the top of the stove, and then when the
gravy is made add them to it.-Netc
York Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

Pennsylvania maiden drowned herself be-
cause her parents refused their consent for
her TO attend a ball. A Texas lawyer blew
his brains out Immediately after losing a case
in court A Baltimore woman poisoned her
self because she could not take money from
her husbands cash drawer. A California
man killed himself because his horse failed to
win race. The table herewith appended
shows the number of eases OF felc-de-se re-
ported by telegraph in the United States and
Canada during 1883. OF course this does moi
embrace all the suicides, hundreds having
occurred, particularly in the Eastern, Middle
and Southern States, no mention of which
was ever made by telegraph. The only States
unrepresentcd in the table are Nevada, Ore
gon, Vermont, Idaho, Utah and Washington
Territories:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
a Long and CHASTITY Catalogue of Bloody
Deeds.

a Long and CHASTITY Catalogue of Bloody
Deeds.
The murder ord OF the year 1883 is a
most frightful one. The columns of the press
have been burdened with accounts of murders
perpetrated for money, revolving outrages
upon unprotected women, and deeds OF vio-
lence committed upon the most trivial Of pre-
texts 1t would require whole columns to
give even Il bare recital of the murders thai
have occurred during the year, but some Of
them stand conspicuous for ghastly horror,
such as the murder and cutting in pieces of
her three children by an insane mother in
Milwaukee; II combat between desporadoes
and citizens in Montana, resulting in the
killing of seven men and the subsequent
hanging Of ten of the outlaws ;thc killing of DIR.
Hugh Glenn, the richest farmer in California;
the killing of Jim liott the prlzc- iightcr, by
Jerry Dunn, in Chicago; the robbery of
train near Fort Smith, Ark. and murder Of
the conductor, the four bandits being after
ward tried and executed; an aflray between
cattle herders in Mexico, (which six men
were slain; the murder of his wife and two
children by Charles Smith, of Delaware coEn-
ty, Iowa, ana suicide of the murderer; the
killing of Walter Davis by Congressman Phil
Thompson, at Harrodsburg, KY; an ARRAY at
Salida, Col, in which five men
received their quietus: the Staying of
n. 5. Dukes, by the 10y Mutt, at Unontown,
Pa; the assassination of four county officials
in Grand county, Col; the murder of his
wife, three children and himself, by Andrew
White, of Dwight, Ill; the murder of the
girls Rose Amber at StratfoPd, Ct, Ada
Atkinson at oxford, Ind, and Fora Burns at
Lincoln, H.; tho killing of his wife, three
children and himself by an insane farmer at
Newcomers. own, Ohio; an election riot at
Danvie Va, in which seven men were
killed; the slaughter of George w. Williams,
his wife and family at Wascon, Ohio; the
murder and robbery Ct wealthy English
man named Bothelmy, in the Indian Ter
ritory, by pretty girl named Nellie Bailey,
with whom he was iourneying to Texas; the
| Staying of his wife and daue liter and sub
/ seluent suicide of Henry Niece, of In
| dependence, No; a crime precisely similar
by Samuel Harvey, of Swanton, Ohio; the
slaughter of tie Maybee family on Long
island the horrible massacre Of four people
at Laconia, n. H.; the butchery of the
millionaire farmer Crouch and three other
persons near jackson, Mich, and
the murder of her two children
and suicide of Mrs. Rail, of Baltimore. The
table given below shows the homcides com
mitted in the United States and Canada dur.
ing the year. reported by telegraph.
Every State and Territorial possession of
the Government is represented in the CHASTITY
list, with the solitary exception of Washing
! ton Territory, from which not a single kill
ing has been reported during the last twelve
months. The South and West have CON
tributed the largest crops of murders. OF
the total, 1920, the western States furnished
1024 and the Southern States 93i, while from
| the Enst only Bis were rcported.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

frugal livelihood for 600 odd chickens.
| Maria said the chicks must have
meal and water, and told her if She
would find the meal some place, I'd
make a raise of the water or burst the
pump. SO We settled it, and so it was:
but | tell You, my friend. it amt no
small job to bring up GOO chickens,
more or less, by hand. They didn't
have no sense as to where they be-
longed. Coming into the world that
way through the kitchen, they all be
lIeyed the house was built on purpose
for them. They would fly into any
window that was left open, as soon as
they could fly. 1t amt no ways sooth-
ing to seek the arms of Morpheus and
find eleven ROSTERS and six pnllets
perched along the head board of your
bed and nudging one another to look
at your stockings. First and last. |
suppose | have l1illed quite several of
them chickens, and yet we never seem
to miss any of 'em.
Louisa, she's our daughter, YOU
know, she had beau from town. He
looked like pretty much of rooster
himself, but he did not seem to asso-
ciate with them fowls with no degree Of
equanimity. One evening, after he and
Louisa had been roaming in the eloam-
ing, or leastways in the pasture, which
IS next to it, they came into the parlor.
and he was telling Louisa as how he
was the happiest Of men, and the wings
of love and peace seemed lowering
over him; and, as they sank in the
rapture of loves young dream upon
the sofa, the wings of eighteen chickens,
mostly brindle, lowered over them, end
that young fellow cried, in great an
guish, Holy Jemima Kent" ard slid
into the hall and drove two Young hens
off from the hat-rack and seized his
hat and fled away into tie night, as
you might say. We amt none of US ever
set our eyes on him since, and that's
the truth ont. Louisa, she cried some,
but Maria said il was too utterly all,
but it was all right, and l guess it was,
because / never did like the fellow.
Them fool chickens preferred to roost
in the pantry to any other place.
never knew Maria Ann to hit one af
them with anything she threw, but she
broke her blue china set pretty much
all to pieces
Then there was the minister, vou
know. Perhaps you heard about him.
He came to make pastoral call, you
See, and it was the first time he ever
had pastored in poultry yard. lie
was talking real nice about the power
of prayer, and about Daniel. As he
sat down, he said: "Oh yes, D. my
soul and bodyw Because, don't You
see, there was chicken in the chair
and | presume when the preacher sat
down it felt rather unexpected, as you
might say. Maria told him he ought to
be ashamed, man Of his time of life,
swearing that way, but 1 don't believe
he meant to. He felt mighty hurt
about it, but he was not hurt half SO
bad as the chicken was, after all.
Well, that is Maria Ann calling of
me, and must go, but if You hear of
any one that wants to buy some
chickens do You send 'em over to our
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
How Times Have Changed /.

Changed" exclaimed Deacon Green
to the dear little school-ma'm, year
ago come Christmas, Il should think
they had changed. Why, many's the
time I've heard my dear old father tell
how, years ago, when he and Aunt
Mary were children living on their
fathers farm in old England, the least
little present used to delight them.
They were well-to-do people, too,
the Greens were; but to find one book
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

Four little bare feet bounded out on the floor,
And two tiny hands were clasped to each breast
Now, Willie, YOU know, we must firmly believe
Tha, the presents we ask for we're sure to
receive;
You must wait inst as still till the Amen
And by that you will know that your turn has
come then.
:" Dear Jesus, look down on nv brother and me.
And grant us the favor we'er asking of Thee,
want a wax dolly, tea-set and ring,
And an ebony work box that shuts with a
spring:
Bless papa, dear Jesus, and cause him to see
That Santa Claus loves us far better than he.
Don't let him get fretful and angry az in
At dear brother Willie and Annie-Amen!''
please, Desus, ct Santa Taus' tum down to-
night
And bring us some presents before it is light;
want him to dive me a nice little sled,
With bright shining runners, and all painted
ed
box full of tandy, a book and toy,
Amen, and then. Desus, I'll be dood boy"
Their prayers being ended, they raised up their
heads,
And with hearts light and cheerful, again sought
their beds.
They were soon lost in slumber, both peaceful
and deep,
And with fairies in Dreamland were roaming in
sleep.
Eght--nine land the little French clock had
struck ten
Ere the father had thought of his children again.
He seems now to hear Armies half suppressed
sigh,
And to see the big tears stand in Willie's blue
eye,
Il was harsh with my darlings," he mentally
said,
And / should not have sent them so early to
bed;
But, then / was troubled, my feelings found
vent,
For bank stock to-day has gone down 10 per
cent.
But. of course. they've forgotten their troubles
this,
And that denied them the thrice asked for kiss ;
But just to make sure, I'll steal up to their door,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20

Connecticut, Missouri, Texas and Delawa e
Legislatures.
Woman suffrage defeated in the Massachu-
sets Legislature.
Woman suffrage adopted by the Washing
ton Territory Legislature.
Maine restored the death penalty
imprisonment for debt abolished in Nova
Scotia.
Missouri, Illinois aud Iowa enacted high
license liquor laws.
Tennessee enacted a law prohibiting public
executions
Massachusetts enacted law providing for
biennial elections.
Female suffrage rejected by the British
Parliament.
general option liquor law enacted in
Georgia and South Carolina.
Prohibition defeated in the Dakota Consti
tutional Convention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
LEGAL.
Some Important Law Decisions Rendered
in ISX3

Some Important Law Decisions Rendered
in 1883.
The Iowa Supreme court pronounced the
State Prohibtory Liquor law unconstitu-
tional.
The Riddleberger REIMBURSEMENT law de
clare1 unconstitutional in Virginia.
The Civil Rights law pronounced unconsti-
tutional by the United States Supreme court.
Tie Ohio Supreme court pronounced the
Scott Liquor law unconstitutional.
Judge McCrary, of the Federal court, de-
cides the Iowa law regulating railroad
freiyh;s unconstitutional
Pennsylvania Supreme court decided that
relatives of deceased poo, persons, whose
lives had been insured by spectators, could
recover from the spectators the amounts
paid on the policies.
The United States Federal court in Mis-
souri,. in an insurance case, decided that
electricity was not tie predominant and con-
trolling force in cyclones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
Guesses for tie New Year.


What is the difference between
donkey and goldfnch ?-One eats
the thistle up, the other the thistle
dorm
What is that full Of holes, yet that
can be filled with water?-A sponge.
Which word would you rather write,
tweedledum or tweedledee? Tweedle-
dee is written with more ease (e's).
Which should You think must be the
coolest river in England ?-The ice is
Isis.
Why is the letter l. like Warwick
shire Because it is in the middle Of
England.