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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
A London SLIM,

What kind of a place a London slum
is, is indicated by the Saturday Review,
which says:
''In wide and comparatively airy
streets, such as Oxford street. you oc-
casionally see very narrow alley. Fol-
low it, and you find it getting darker
and narrower, till you reach a court"
where black, broken windows, mended
with old hats, look out on the pave
ment, strewn and piled with sewage
and refuse. The staircases which lead
from swarming flat to fiat in the houses
are Shiny, and the sheep accept it as
their leader, following it wherever it
goes. The goat in turn follows the man
to whatever point he wishes to take
the band. To prevent the sheep from
contracting disease it is necessary to
give them a washing twice year
Moore, having so many on hand. found
it necessary to invent some way to ac-
complish this whereby not so much ex-
pense would be incurred or time wasted.
Alter experimenting for some time he
had ditch dug eight feet in depth. a
little over one foot in width and 100
feet long. In this he put 600 gallons of
water, 200 pounds of sulphur, 100
pounds of lime and six pounds of soda,
all of which is heated to 100 degrees.
The goats lead the sheep into corral
or trap at one end and the animals are
compelled to swim through to the
other end, thus securing bath and TAX
ing their medicine at one and the same
time.
The owner of the island and sheep.
A. p. Moore, few years ago purchased
the property from the widow of his de-
ceased brother. Henry. for 100000
Owing TO his ill-health he has rented il
to his brother Lawrence for $40, 900 q
year, and soou starts for Boston, where
he will settle down for the rest of his
life. He still retains an interest in Santa
Cruz Island ranch, which is about
twenty-five miles southeast of Santa
Barbara. This island contains about
$4,000 acres, and on il are $4,000 sheep.
On Catilina Island, sixty miles east OF
Santa Barbara, are $4,000 sheep, and
on Clementa Island, eighty miles east
of that city, are 10000 sheep. Forty
miles west of the same city is San Mi
guel, on which are 1000 sheep. Each
one of these ranches has a sailing vessel
to carry freight. etc., to and fro between
the island and the main land, and they
are kept busy greater part of the
time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
A Modern l,Orgia.

A woman has just been sent to prison
in The Hague, Holland, accused of a
series of crimes which far exceeds
Troppmann's assassinations. A wash
erwoman named Van der Linde, of
Leyden, insured or caused to be in
sured the lives of all her relatives, paid
the premiums, poisoned the insured,
and pocketed the amount of the pol
lcies. Some weeks ago DIR. Rutgers
Van der Loeff, of Leyden. was sum-
ploned to the residence of working
man named Frankenhuizen, whose wife
and child had just died, and who was
himself severely suffering. The Rphy-
stefan had the workingman taken to a
hospital and recognized the SYMPTOMS of
poisoning by arsenic. He so informed
one of the relatives of the victims, de-
tectiye, and charged him to report the
matter to the police. This detective
was none other than Van der Linde, the
woman's husband. The poor man gave
the police all the information asked of
him without suspecting that it would
result in the arrest of his wife. After
thorough investigation the authorities
had large number of bodies exhumed.
All the corpses bore the most positive
traces of poisoning. The woman Van
der Linde had murdered thirty persons,
all her relatives,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The latest political combination on
the Republican presidential ticket seems
to be that of Edmunds and Fairchild.
A good make up. MIR. Edmunds has a
record without blemish and ex-Gover-
nor Fairchild is equally pure; besides
having the united support of the veter-
ans of the late war. Yet, tickets thus
prepared, far in, advance of the nomin-
ating conventions. do not make can
didates, and the only object discernable
is that prominent names may be men
toned so that the people will not be
taken by surprise. 1t is safe to say,
however, that the Republican nominal
ing convention, to be held in Chicago,
will do its work thoroughly and well,
and that the nominees will be men for
whom the united strength of the party
will be thrown in November.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
Henry Claws Last Visit to the House.

Henry Clay's last visit to the House
of Representatives, over which he had
presided so long and so well, says Ben
Perley Poore, was at the funeral of Mr..
Kaufman. of Texas, in February, 1851
He did not come in with the Senators.
but he entered the House alone and
took his seat Immediately in front of
the Speaker. He did not remove his
blue cloth cloak, but remained well
wrapped mp and unvarying in his posi-
ton had never before seen him look
so like an old, old man. The damp and
gloomy day perhaps conspired with the
passing scene to depress him. or it may
be that he was not in health. do not
know, but sure | am that from his APP
pearance no one would believe his voice
could be even audible in the Senate,
much less that, by the power of his elo-
quence. he couldacontrol or influence its
deliberations. His face shrunken and
shriveled, his eyes lusterless and heavy.
his mouth in repose only when open and
expressionless, he seemed to have so
long passed into the ''lean and slippered
pantaloon'' as to be no longer suited
TO the ardent encounters of the Senate.
And yet. with few rays of sunshine
upon his brow and upon his heart, how
he could be himself again, old only in
wears
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
The Origin OF Familiar Savings.

III other persons share the curiosity |
nave had as to the origin of many fa-
millar old sayings, they may like to
have here the explanation of some such
winch l found recently in an English
book. The majority of these proven
oiai sayings are, suppose. of old date.
and come down to us from our English
or Dutch forefathers. Here is the ORR
GIN OF the expression stick, for credit,
which l have always taken to be quite
modern slang. 1t seems, on the con-
trary, that it is as old as the seventeenth
century and is corrupted from ticket.
as tradesman's bill was then COM
monty called. On tick was on ticket.
Humble pie" refers to the days when
the English forests were stocked with
deer, and venison pasty was commonly
seen on the tables of the wealthy. The
inferior and refuse portions of the deer,
termed the ''umbles,n were generally
appropriated to the poor, who made
them into pie; hence tumble pie be-
came suggestive of poverty and after
wards was applied to degradations Of
other kinds.
"a wild goose chase was sort of
racing. resembling the flying of wild
geese. in which. after one horse had got
ten the lead, the other was obliged to
follow after. As the second horse gener-
ally exhausted himself in vain efforts to
overtake the first, this mode of racing
was finally discontinued.
The expression "a feather in his cap'
did not signify merely the right to dec
crate ones self with some token of sue
cess, but referred to an ancient custom
among the people of Hungary, of which
mention is made in the Lansdowne
manuscripts in the British Museum.
None but he who had killed Turk was
permitted to adorn himself in this
fashion, or to ''shew the number of his
slain enemys by the numb Der of fethers
in his cappe.' 1t occurs to me to ques-
ton whether the similar phrase, to
''plume himself" has not its source in
the same tradition.
A bakers DOZEN was originally the
DEVILS dozen, thirteen being the num-
Der OF witches supposed to sit down to-
gether at their great meetings or sab
baths, the superstition about sitting
thirteen at table. The baker was an
unpopular character and became SUBJ
stituted for the devil.
The explanation of the proverbial
saying about "Hobson's choice is given
by Steele in the Spectator, No. 500.
Hobson kept a livery stable, his stalls
being ranged one behind another, count
ing from the door. Each customer was
obliged to take the horse which hap
pened to be in the stall nearest the
door, this chance fashion of serving
being thought to secure perfect impair
TALLY atlantic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The sentiments of the venerable
Bishop Pierce, of Georgia. who Is about
to celebrate his golden wedding, is re-
vealed IN letter of his about the COM
ing event, which concludes in this
practical manner: Bridal presents
were not in fashion when we were mar
ried, nor do we expect them now. If,
however, Florida will send us box Of
oranges, Virginia bucket of oysters,
and Georgia will furnish me cigars, then
the other states and the rest of man.
kind may do as they please-nothing if
they like. There will be no cards, no
chop" but a simple, rational Christian
entertainment, commemorative of
long welded life"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
The Lost Rivers OF Idaho.

One of the most singular features in
the scenery of the Territory of Idaho IS
the occurrence of dark rocky chasms,
into which large streams and creeks
suddenly discharge themselves, disap-
pear, and are never more seen. These
assures are old lava channels, produced
by the outside of the molten mass cool
ing and forming tube, which, on the
fiery stream becoming exhausted, has
been left empty, while the roof of the
lava duct having at some point fallen
in, presents there the opening into
which the river plunges and is lost At
one place on the PERCEPTIONS banks of
the Snake. one of these underground
rivers come gushing into light from a
cleft high up in the basaltic walls, where
it leaps in the form of cataract into
the torrent below. Where this stream
has its origin, or at what point it is
swallowed up, is utterly unknown.
though il is b lieved that its sources are
q long way up in the north country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The Charity Organization. of Chi
cago, conceived the idea of running a
Provident Wood Yard, providing few
hours work for those who are idle and
penniless in the great city. A man
who is out of employment and money.
on application at the Wood Yard, has
an opportunity of doing three hours
work, for which he receives good
meal of victuals and one nights lodg-
ing. The project is success, more
applications being made for work than
the accommodations of the Wood Yard
can employ. During the last week a
large army of men were fed and lodged.
and the organization is now seeking
means to enlarge its usefulness. 1t is
reported that the Provident Wood Yard
will be more than self-sustaining, and
yet not be able to give work to all who
apply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The death of Congressman Mackey
is the sixth that has occurred in the
present House; the others being Messrs.
Herndorn, OF Alabama, Pool. of North
Carolina, Heron, of Louisiana, Cults,
of Iowa, and Haskell of Kansas. Mr..
Mackey was one of the most noted
Southern Republicans in Washington.
For years he sturdily waged an earnest
fight against Democratic election frauds
and practices in South Carolina in the
face of enormous odds. Twice he was
counted out of his seat in congress to
which he was elected, and during nearly
four years he kept persistently knock
ing at the doors of the House until his
rights were at last reluctantly given
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

Brick Pomeroy, the inevitable, turns
up again. This time he is in Washing
ton lobbying for an appropriation to
drill tunnel through Mount Kilso. The
distance through the mountain is about
five miles, and Brick asks for the modest
sum of S2,500,000 from the government
to aid the scheme. When it is known
that Pomeroy is the president of min
ing company that has already started
a bore in the mountain, it may probably
occur to the reader why the lobbyist re-
quires government aid. There is no
probability that Pomeroy will secure
the assistance required by his company,
as the general government has not yet
reached the position of aiding mining
corporations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The Sherman resolution of inquiry
into the Danville massacre and the Ca
piah county murder, which passed the
Senate was too hot shell for the Demo-
Gratis 10 handle, although they voted
straight TO party on the resolution.
From all reports received from Danville
and Capiah the resolution was emin-
emily proper. and the Democratic men,
bers of the Senate. or at least those
who were not afraid of an investigation
should have voted with the Republicans
for the resolution. Some of the Demo-
cratic papers are endeavoring to raise
the old war cry of ''bloody shirt" but
the facts of outrages committed seem
to be too plain to admit of any great
amount of denial from that side of the
house The inquiry into the acts of the
Democrats in the two places above men,
toned, should be carried out in good
faith. and if the conclusions are I'M
favorable to the Democratic party, let
them shoulder the responsibility; for
surely, the people do not wish that
party charged with any more outrages
than they are really guilty of.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

known for the past two years that BUSH
ness men of the towns. in Dakota. have
made prescriptions, proved up, taken
their patents, and then sold the land,
without having even lived upon the
same for twenty-four hours consecu-
lively. The result of these land investi-
cations will be looked for with interest
by the actual settlers, as they are the
persons most directly interested.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
from Carl Pretzel's Weekly.I

DkEAD-MAhERS are not lOaferS.
A DRAW game"-The cart horses.
ALMOST every parlor in the land is
courtroom.
Man born of woman is OF few days
and full of hay fever.
LOTTERY men are square. They want
every man to have chance.
I'm always troubled with a lack of
nerve when 1 think about going to the
dentists" said Smitherkins; "but when
| get in the chair and he commences to
bore around in my tooth with his drill,
| find | have altogether too much of it,"
1T is an old saying that to make
goose nature requires considerable time
and large number of quilts. just so
with man. He can make a goose of
himself with one quill In short time.
WHEN a negro is poor and worthless
we are content to call him negro; when
he is respectable and well-to-do he is
an African; and when he amounts to
something he is colored gentleman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

THE election of Ex-Governor Black
burn as United States Senator from Ken
lucky. is another proof that the Demo-
Gratis in that section "dwel, together in
unity" Only for the fact that Mr..
Blackburn at one time stood in the way
of Mr.. Carlisle's success as Speaker, bis
election as Senator would not have oc-
Cured. MIR. Carlisle had smart Itch
ing for the Senatorship, and would have
boon most persistent candidate were.it
not fer a "previ"us understanding
IN a..
en- - Auuo The Spa H..
the House pridrs hin self on his not be-
in har tn pr ises, and ",
instance II, heid himself TO his position
The result of the Kentucky election,
while not so pleasing to Mr.. Carlisle as
it might be, seems to have a salutary eff
feet on the Democrats of that State, and
all is serene.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

The government is just at present en-
gagged in most worthy cause in the
Territory of Dakota. Besides making
fearful raid upon the stealers of tim
her from the lands belonging to the
United States, Investigations by the
grand jury in session at Fargo is bring
ing TO light the turns that have been
practiced by attorneys and others in OBJ
tanning possession OF government lands
through fraud. CONSERVATION prevails
among many of the attorneys and their
clients. Much of the best lands in that
Territory have been obtained through
fraud, and are owned by spectators
who expect to make their money from
the incoming settlers. 1t has been
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

A Tuscon, A. T., man has discovered
S1.270 in the lining of little old sachel
which has been lying unused about his
house for some time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1884.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14

.us.,n III the labors of tue - a.
cratic House. The result will be largely
.. go.-,r
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26

--+Exproas trains.
 .-tIsocaI Express.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26
Court NnGAS

The ease of Charles Fl. Derby, ex-treasurer of Riverside lodge of Grand Templars, Fair Haven, was charged in the City court satur- day with embedding $1se5 of the funds of the organization. His case was continued until this morning, the bond being fixed & $500. It will be remembered that D.rby ran away from his family in Fair Haven, leaving them destitute, and eloped with g woman from Branford. Then he returned to Fair Haven penitent. In the meantime the First Con- gregational church of Fair Haven, of which he was prominent member ,has exeommuni- csted him because of his ung entlemanly conduct.
 An ex-counciImsn, Daniel F. Kelly, was fined $1 and costs in the City court for ob- structing the sidewalk Saturday evening, May IT, on the corner of Oak street and Congress avenue. He was ordered to move of by Officer Theodore Tripp. The latter testified before Judge Studley that when he ordered Kelly and a crowd of three others to move of the corner about 7:30 on the evening in question, they all obeyed except Kelly, who said he had business there. The officer asked him what his business was. Kelly replied that was his affair.". and that he would not move on until he got good aud ready.
 Officer Streit confirmed MT. Tripp's testi- mony.
 Henry s. Dawson, president of the Water company, John J. Tiernan, of 38 Broad street, and Mir. Kelly testified for the accused.
 Judge Studley thought that Kelly was to blame, and said that from all the circumstan- ces of the case he would have to find him guilty. He imposed the lowest possible penalty, $1 and costs. An appeal was taken to the July term of the Superior court.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26
State Correspondence.
WaIlingfOrd.

At the Target Onverts to the AdventS-
 Manufaetur1nR-Acetde
 The National band give 8 concert this even ing on the Main street stand. These con- certs are very pleasant and are highly appreciated by our citizens, and it is hoped that they may be continued during the sum- mer.
 Rev. A. D. Reynolds is in Detroit, Michi- gan, attending Baptist convention in that city.
 l.. M. Hubbard has received and declined an invitation to deliver an address at Water town on Decoration day.
 Company I, of Meriden, came down on the S:39 train this morning and upon arriving marched to the armory of Company K, who were soon in line, and they then marched to the rife range of Company K, which is situ- ated on M. E. Cooks farm, where the day was spent in drill and target practice. In the afternoon sham battle took place between the two companies.
 Seven converts to the Second Advent faith were baptized by Rev. D. T. Call on Thurs- day afternoon at place in Northrop's Brook known as ''The Dump" It is said that oth- CTS will be baptized to morrow. horse oelonglng 70 the NeW Haven Con- crete 0oHQf 0ay while drawing a lead of ashes yesterday, fell at the corner of Main and Center streets, and was extricaEed after con siderable trouble and apparently unharmed.
 Atwater Hall searched for sp0ckled beau ties in the waters beyond Totoket Mountain on Friday and returned home with twenty eight trout, the largest of which weighed It pounds.
 W. H. Wilson was on Friday fined $40 and c, wt :, amounting t@ $60 66 for sellin9siqUor VI ithout license.
 A hearing was had Friday afternoon on the case of James Daley, of YslesvilIe, who was arrested for selling liquor without license, and upon the application of W. F. Davis, the a torney for the defence, the case was ad- journed until May 31st.
 Keron Corcorap, who has been in Europe for year past, has. returned to this town where he worked before going to Europe.
 Frank J. Hall of Streeter, Illinois, has been visiting in town for few days.
 G. Bossman got one hand in contact with circular saw at the factory of Maltby, Stevens & Curtiss on Friday and nearly severed the fingers from the hand.
 The Sweetland Chuck company, who were recently burned out, have been offered in- ducements from Bridgeport, SouthamptoE and town in Maine to locate there. They have not yet decided what they will do.
 May 24.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26
surorase Party.

Last Friday evening friends in considerable numbers gathered at No. 12 Clark street,
 the residence of Miss Bertha Dayton, daugh- ter of George Dayton, superintendent at the
 Henry Hooker carriage mRnufact0fy. The occasion was surprise party to that young lady. The evening was spent most agreed ply, the company enjoying themselves with singing. music, games and dancing. Miss Mamie Dayton oficiased at the piano and won golden opinions for the excellent music she treated the company to. A bonntiful collation. was served, to which all did ample justice. It was the unanimous opinion of the guests that they had s'splendid time'' and that t would be long remembered by them.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-26
Tho Court Record.
City COurt-Criminal Stde-Judge Stud

City Court-CrimInal Stde-Judge Sud-
 ley.
 Charles Dalzell, begging, to June 24; Bland Moody, cruelty to animals and discharging firearms in city limits, continued to May 27; Kate Wrinn, violating Sunday liquor law, nolled on payment of $12.37 costs; Edward Smith, breach of the peace, to May %; Daniel Kelly, obstructing sidewalk. $1 fine, $6 97 costs, appealed; John Wisely, breach of the peace against Mrs Wisely, judgment suspended; Michael Flynn, va grancy, nolled; Samuel Davison, theft from the person, bound over to the Superior court; William J. Bowling, assault and battery against Ann Bowling, to June ?; Edward A. DuR, breach of the peace against James Fl. Reilley, judgment suspended Charles a. Derby, embeHzIement, to May 26; Matthew McNerney and John King, breach of the peace against James Cox, to May 27.