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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
A Cave Containing Embalmed Bodies.

Leaving the high road to Nazareth to
the right, we followed path for about
half an hour which took us to the vii
lage of Sheik Abreik. 1t was misera-
BILE collection of mud novels, in the
muddiest of which dwelt the Sheik.
After much palavar and promises OF
abundant backsheesh we got him to adj
NIT the existence of the caverns of
which we were in search, and persuaded
him to be our guide to them. The first
was called by the Arabs "The Cave of
He'll" Its entrance seemed to Justify
the ill-omened appellation. 1t was
steep, sloping tunnel into the bowels of
the earth, just large enough to admit
the passage of mans body To slide
into this feet foremost after heavy
rain involved coating of mud from top
to toe. After going down a few yards
we found chamber in which we could
stand erect. Here we lighted our can
die and looked about. We found that
it was the first of series of similar
chambers opening one into another
Each contained stone collins, hewn out
of the solid rock. The bodies were en-
balmed, wrapped in cloths, as we read
In Scriptural accounts of burials, notably
in that of our Savior. Each in his mar
row cell forever laid" they remain I'M
disturbed until rude hands, ages after
ward, rolled away the stone from the
mouth of the cave" and rified the con-
tents. Nazareth Cor. Near York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
Admitted the Mistake.

There were six or eight of us in the
smoking-car as the train was running
down to West Point from Atlanta, and
everything was lovely until the seventh
man got on ut small station. He had
no sooner entered the car than he looked
fixedly at the man who had been telling
us snake stories, and directly he walked
up to him and called out:
"Ha! you Internal swindler, I've
found you at lastr'
who's a swindler!n
"You arer'
II never saw you beforer'
You're a liar, and I'm going &c
pound eighteen dollars worth of cash out
of your
1t was presently discovered that he
recognized the snake story man as a
fruit tree agent, who had sold him some
grape vines which did not show up, and
he was splitting on his hands and max.
ing ready to do the pounding, when the
other remarked:
My dear fellow, insist upon it that
you are mistaken. | was never in the
fruit tree business, and never swindlet
you out of S1S.'
II say you did
''Never! Instead of swindling yor
out of SIS on grape vines, am the mar
who charged you $40 too much for ,
sewing machine, and here's YOU
money!
"Well. now, come to look more closel,
at you. believe you're right" said tn,
seventh man.
''Of course I'm right growled tn
other, as he counted out the money
land warn you to be little NOR
careful in the future. 1 have reputa
ton to sustain, and grape vine swindle
are not in my line. Here's your sic
and now think you ought to apollo
gizew Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
The Real Inventor Of the Steamboat.

Robert Fulton is generally credited
with being the inventor of the steam
boat, and by many people he is also
supposed to have been a native of New
York. Both of these notions are erro-
neous. He was not the inventor of the
steamboat, and he was native of Penn
sylvania.
The inventor of the steamboat was
John Fitch. This remarkable man,
native of that part of old Windsor that
is on the east side of the Connecticut
river and Is IAw included in the new
township of South Windsor, conceived
the idea of steamboat while living in
Philadelphia, in 1854, twenty-three
years before Fulton started his boat.
Fitch went ahead with his idea-peti-
toned Congress in 1855 for aid to build
his vessel and submitted his model to
the American Philosophical Society of
Philadelphia. He received some assist
ance from individuals, went ahead, built
a boat, the Perseverance, and had it in
actual operation on the Delaware on
the LIST of May, 1857. His engine was
the first double-acting condensing en-
CINE transmitting power by means of
cranks ever constructed. The boat
made several trips up and down the
river; but, owing to the difficulty of
keeping the piston tight against the
comparatively rough interior surface of
the cylinder, the rate was slow-onlv
three miles an hour. Fitch then i'm
proved it, so that in 1883 it made eight
miles per hour. 1t was then put into
regular use on the Delaware.
Fulton saw it-and in later year saw
Fitch's model in Paris, where the in
ventor had taken it in the vain hope of
getting French artisans to build steam
er. Fulton, who, unlike Fitch, had the
important aid of wealthy friends, failed
in the invention of submarine torpedo
boat. Then he undertook, some seven
teen years after Fitch's triumphant DEM
onstration on the Delaware, to make q
steamboat to ply on the Seine, at Paris;
but it proved q total failure He then
went to England and Scotland, and
studied up the mechanism of steam
canal towboat, which, built on q wrong
principle, was trying to do work on the
Clyde. Having the means, he bought
powerful engine, of Watts invention,
u CHgianu, III IoUo, anu sent IL TO Inc
United States, where, in 1907 he got it
at work on the first Hudson river steam.
er, the Clermont. This boat made five
miles an hour up stream-not equal to
Fitch's boat on the Delaware, twenty
years before.
But Fitch was poor, and destined al
ways to bitter. trials and disappoint-
ments. Fulton had powerful friends,
and obtained uniustly the credit of be-
ing the inventor of the steamboat.
Fitch died in disappointment and OBJ
security in Kentucky, by an overdose of
opium; Fulton goes into the Hall of
Statuary in the Capitol. But history
will yet right this matter and do Justice
to John Fitch. Hartford Daily Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
The Nest Prosperous People in Europe.

1t is economy, in detail, rather than
in great aggregates, that makes the
wealth not only of families, but of ma
tions. The French know well this fact,
and, in spite of the disasters to their
vintage, and mot long before) to their
silk culture, they are now the most
prosperous people in Europe. Every
family seems to have some reserved
resources; the peasants, almost univer-
sally, are found ready at the call of the
Government, to subscribe something
for the national bonds, and the small
resources of the millions make the
opulence of the nation
In the financial revulsion which fol-
lowed our own war, our people became,
| for a time, generally economical, and
the result was the restoration of our
prosperity. This general economy is a
fixed habit With the French; saving has
become a sort of French luxury, and
the effect is seen in all French finance.
The women have been pronounced
THE best business men" in France.
They carry on an immense amount of,
not only the handicraft, but of the mer-
camille business of the country. Many
an incapable Frenchman has been saved
from bankruptcy, or recovered from it,
by the superior capability of his wife.
She is quite generally his best counsel
Tor in his business transactions, his in
vestmcnts, etc. She is often his chief
book-keeper, and when he topples over
helpless and hopeless, she gathers up
the ruins of his business and restores
his fortune. Such cases are universal
! ly notorious. Hence it is that, as both
consequence and cause, Frenchmen,
more than any other men, take their
wives into the confidence of their bust
ness. Americans may learn good les
son from them in this respect. Nothing
tends more to make families economical
than to confide their resources to the
care of the wife; if she buys for them
on credit, it will be wasteful; if she has
the key of the STRONG box" and pays
cash for her purchases she is more
likely to err on the side of economy
than on that of extravaganza. All the
interests of the family are more import.
ant to her and her children than to the
husband. Frenchmen believe in this
fact more than Americans do, for they
have learned it from experience, and
to it they owe much of their pros
perity, and the republic owes largely
its salvation to it.--Pdris Letter,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

Farmerwas agreeably surprised
when he found under his breakfast
plate the deed of the piece of land
which would just square out his famous
meadow.
"Sairy, it's from you. Yes, j see it
in your dear eyes. Now, mother. dom
you think youd better let her have her
bent bout this writin' business?n
Land sakes! Five hundred dollars
tor book-novel?n
Eyes. five hundred, mother. I've
just begun now
There was such joy in the little circle
that day that the old people hardly
knew which way to tuin.
Did Sarah write any more books?
'Bless you, she's very popular cow"
illustrated World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

a correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette recommends the following method
of setting fence-posts. He knows of no
better way of preserving them: after
setting the post, and well tamping the
dirt to within four inches of the top of
the hole, fill up with lime-old plaster
ing will do as well-finishing the Job by
giving the post two good coats of white
| wash
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

Peter Henderson says the best shad-
ing he has ever used for the glass in
greenhouses or hotbeds is naptha, mixed
with little white lead, so as to give it
the appearance of thin milk. This can
be put on the glass with a syringe, very
quickly, at cost not exceeding IS cents
per 1000 square feet. 1t holds on the
entire season until loosened By the fall
frosts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

The figures were far beyond Sarah
highest expectations. She penned q
pretty letter in reply, thanking The
publishers for their kind words.
In few days the cheque was sem
her. L will not tell you of the subtle
thrill which sent her blood throbbing
and her heart beating, rs she held the
fruits of her labor in her hand.
She visited lawyer who was wei
known to her. With him she mex
called upon Farmer Brown. who owned
the piece of land so desired by he
father.
The rest is soon told.
When Christmas morning dawned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

EVERY year an increasing number of
Congressman find that their election
hoes not entitle them to recognition in
That circle of society which is con-
stantly becoming ''less Congressional"
and more aristocraticn in Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
TAKEN UP-HEurrns.

BY the subscriber. on lands occupied by him
in Section No. 12. town north. OF range 5. west.
town of Patch Grove: two Heifers about wears
old; one red, the other red with a few dark
stripes and crop of right ear. The owner is re-
qaested to prove property, pay charges and take
said strays away.
Patch Grove, Wis, june ii, 1889
f5E4 BURT ADAMS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28

Marshall Field & Co.. of Chicago.
offer $3.50 premium for the best Ave
head of steers of any age at the next
Fat Stock Show. To this the Moline
Wagon Company have added 500.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
Hop Bitters are the Purest and Best
Bitters Ever Made.

They are compounded from Hops, Malt. Bu-
chu, Mandrake, and Dandelion,-the Oldest,
best, and most valuable medicines in the world
and contain all the best and most curative
properties of all other remedies, being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and
Lie and Health Restoring Agent on earth
No disease or i'll health can possibly long exist
where these Bitters are used, so varied and per-
feet are their operations.
They give new life and vigor to the aged and
infirm. To all whose employments cause irreg-
ularity Of the bowels or urinary organs, or who
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curative, tonic and stimulating, without in
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No matter what your feelings or symptoms
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for a case they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends suffer, but
use and urge them to use Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile drug ged,
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Medicine ever made; the "Invalid's Friend
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

FOOD FOR READJUSTER DEMOCRATS
|-Mahone's career has been a remarka-
BILE one. Hated by the people as petty
upstart, and regarded by his friends as
selfish and ambitious, he has yet used
them both for his schemes and political
and financial advancement. Raised to
the Senatorship by the voice of the peo-
pie, he at the same time filled his pock-
cts, it is believed, by specializing upon
the poverty of Virginia, which he used
to promote his political ends.
Malone sought for power. He got it.
1t was something, from his nature and
composition, least useful to him. Be-
cause he did not know how to use it,
he has signally failed as leader of q
party, and now skulks outside of the
party that made him Senator, and de-
serts to the ranks of the Republican
party, In order to cover up his failure to
govern Virginia in accordance with the
sentiments of the people of Virginia, as
expressed in the platform of the party
that elected him.
We stand to- day where we stood in
1874. We honestly advocated the prin-
ciples of every platform ever adopted
by the Radjuster party. We believed
in 1880 those principles set forth in the
platform of the July Ticket" were
more Democratic than those promul-
gated by the May Ticket. In fact, the
platform of this July Ticket" was al
most a transcript of the Cincinnati
platform, with the exception, of course,
of our own local issues. We were a
Democrat then. We are a Democrat
to-day. We were not a Republican
then. We are not Republican now.
We believed with Malone, las Wise
says he told him. that If we thought
Garfield would carry Virginia. we would
urge that the 7th. .of-July Ticket be taken
from the field and support the "May
Ticket"-the Funder Ticket. Those
were our sentiments then: they are our
sentiments now.-Abingdos Virginian
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
DR.. Duff OH Intemperanee.

The Rev. DIR. Duff, of Scotland, in a
temperance speech in Calcutta, said:
'Where, in all the Bible, is there any
express prohibition against the use of
arsenic or 2orusSic acid? It is enough
that the Bible condemns all murder,
whether it be that of ourself or that of
another. And in condemning all muir
der, it, of necessity, condemns the use
OF any or all those means which Datu
rally aud inevitably lead to it. Has not
the Bible, by its affecting records of the
| monstrous effects of indulging to excess
in intoxicating liquors; has it not, by
its express command to use Gods boun-
ties without abusing them to the effect
ing of perniciOus ends; has it not, by
its terrible denunciatiOns against the
vice OF drunkenness, declaring on the
authority of the living God, that no
drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of
heaven has it not by these and other
means, stamped the seal of reprobation,
with the most tremendous severity, en-
the habitual use of any substance,
which, like ardent spirits, involves the
most iniquitous perversion of Gods
mercies, leads to the most atrocious out
RACES against all law, human and divine,
and, more than any thing else, multi
pilcS tut lcdVoA- -iOEoClOSiuS auu u0llr
opening vice of drunkenness? Besides,
the substance now known under the
name of ardent spirits, could Lot be
forbidden by name in the Bible when it
was written-they were not known,
not actually existent. The truth was,
that for thousand years after the dawn
of the Christian era, ardent spirits seem
to have been unknown. They came to
light in the laboratories of the alchem-
lists of the middle ages, in their vain
pursuit after a universal solvent which
could extract gold from the baser met
ais. The gold,producing solvent they
never found. But, instead thereof, they
unhappily stumbled on misery and
madness producing ingredient. They
vainly wished to turn all the baser met
ais into gold they really discovered tho
process of converting the most nutri-
tious substances in nature into poison,
and left their discovery as a legacy to
their woe -begone posterity."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
APEPSIA.

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Matthew Robinson, 203 North 2lst street., Phil
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Price 75 cents per bottle after Jan. l. 1888.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
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AN EASTER SONG.

AN EASTER SONG.
We look for sunny skies that Easter morn,
And earth rejoicing in q spring new born;
And 10! there fell a wintry storm instead,
Checking the new life with a chill of dread.
Around the swelling buds the rain-dropi
From wind-swept woods a sound Of wailing
rose;
And so a shadow on our gladness lay
That earth should be so drear on Easter Day.
Then mid the fearful drip of icy caves.
And sad wind signing round the budding
leaves.
There came little bird-song to our ear,
Plaintive, yet sweet; yes, wondrous sweet and
clear.
And perched the glittering trees among,
One little bird was pouring out his song.
An Easter carol full of faith and cheer,
Under the leaden sky so sad and dI ear.
He. too, had thought to find the spring-time
bright,
When from the far-of South he winged his
fight,
He. too. had felt the disappointing chill.
Yet in his music stayed the sweetness still.
Dear little songster, braver thou than we!
Surely our clouded hearts are shamed by thee.
So easy tits to sing when skies are fair,
And the spring gladness wax eth In the air.
But still to keep sweet music in the heart
When wintry storms bid brightest hopes de-
part,
When skies are dark and spring-time waiteth
long,
This is the true. the perfect Easter song.
Christian Union.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

KEEP A RECIPE BooK-How many
times have you wished for some valua-
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in newspaper How many times
would such recipe have saved you
trouble, pain, or money? How often
have you said you ought "to save those
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There's only one secret to be learned
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week such pieces, recipes, facts, &C., as
you may desire to preserve. Persevere
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year you will find that you have scrap
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Try 1t, farmers, housekeepers, all. The
SPECTATOR will furnish you valuable
information for your recipe book.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

A remarkable woman: DIR. Aber-
nethy, the celebrated physician, was
never more displeased than by hearing
a patient detail a long account of trou-
bles. A woman, knowing Abernethy's
love of the laconic, having burned her
hand, called at his house. Showing him
her hand, she said: IA burn" IA
poultice," quietly answered the learned
doctor. The next day she returned and
said: Better" Continue the poul-
tice," replied DR.. A. In week she
made her last call and her speech was
heightened to three words: Well; your
f" =" Nothing" said the physician !;
"you are the most sensible woman I
ever saW.u
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
Facts Worth Knowing.

That salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking them in sour
milk.
That cold rain water and soap will re-
move machine grease from washable
fabrics.
That fish may be scaled much easier
by first dipping them into boiling wa
ter for a minute.
That fresh meat, beginning to sour,
will sweeten if placed out of doors in
the cool air over night.
That milk which has changed may
be sweetened or rendered fit for use
again by stirring in a little soda.
That boiling starch is much improved
by the addition of sperm, or salt, or
both, or little gumarabic, dissolved.
That tablespoonful of turpentine,
boiled with your white clothes, will
greatly aid the whitening process.
That kerosene will soften boots and
shoes that have been hardened by wa
ter, and will render them pliable as
new.
That clear boiling water will remove
tea stains; pour the water through the
stain, and thus prevent its spreading
ever the fabric
That salt will curdle new milk hence,
PANP"Alb6
etc., the salt should not be added until
the dish is prepared.
That kerosene will make your tea
kettle as bright as new. Saturate 8
woolen rag and rub with it. 1t will
also remove stains from the clean var
nished furniture.
That blue ointment and kerosene,
mixed in equal proportions and applied
to bedsteads, is an unfailing bug reme-
dy, and that coat of whitewash is ditto
for log house.
That beeswax and salt will make
your rustic fiat-irons as clean and as
smooth as glass. Tie lump of wax in
rag and keep it for that purpose.
When the irons are hot rub them first
with the wax rag, then scour them with
paper or cloth sp1inkled with salt
Halls Journal of Health.