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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-25
T. A. BURR-BooKsToRE.


A very fine picture of Santa Claus
appears on our second page. That gen.
tleman' headquarters are at Burr's book
store in the post-office. Mr.. Thode. A.
Burr is too well known to make it neces-
sary to more than allude to his bust
ness HE'S our popular and accomo-
dating postmaster, and has been in bus
mess here since 1860. Two years ago,
he moved into his present quarters, and
put in stock of goods, consisting OF
books, stationery, albums writing
desks, toys etc. 1t is just the place to
go to look for Christmas presents for
your friends.
Next we would call attention to the
following whose advertisements will be
found on the third page:
C. e. sPENCER-BLACKsMIT AMI
HORSE sHoEING.
Mr.. Spencer came to this city few
years ago from Platteyille, and until
quite recently was a.member of the firm
of Hough s. Spencer, when the partner.
ship was dissolved, aud Mr.. S. started
another shop. He is splendid work.
man, reliable man, and is building up
a good business.
/ IvEY g wEBB--MEBcHANTs.
The above firm was formerly en-.
gagged in business in British Hollow,
and removed to and established them.
selves in their present quarters in this
city, Feb. IA, 1879, They carry large
and well selected general stock of mer-
chandise, and are rapidly building up
a very large trade. Farmers have
learned that at Ivey & Webb's they can
find anything they want, and always
secure fair, honest dealing. With
plenty of accommodating clerks, their
customers are always politely waited
upon, and they always go away pleased
and satisfied.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-25

FRESH OYSTERS.-Best brands at
j. A. DREw's. 29tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-25

Tuesday the receipts were 1879, with
Chicago for light grades 49, IS "a 81. 20,
for common to choice; heavy mixed
packing $3.50 8 s4.1o; heavy shipping
grades at $40 "a 1926.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
them though even after it their genu-
;ronoss IL still rncooniZable

them, though even after it their genu-
inencss is still recognizable.
A writer in the Boston advertiser
complains that teachers in that state
are frequently removed without just
cause, and he calls for the abrogation
of the practice of electing teachers for
a single year. "Let this annual humil-
iation, " he says, this crippling anxiety
and this liability of keen and cruel in.
Justice cease. Let teachers be elected
10 serve during efficiency and good be-
havior. Let us have no possibility OF
this worse than Greek ostracism in
Massachusetts,. "
The gossips have found out what it
was that broke down Lord Randolph
Churchill's health, and made him leave
| parliament some weeks before the close
of last session. One night he and some
fellow statesmen were standing on the
| Thames embankment, at friend s
garden gate, when Big Ben struck mid
night. Some one remarked upon the
deliberateness of the ringing, and Won.
dered whether a man could run from
there to the tower steps before the last
note was struck, The young Tory lead
or thought he could; wager was
made, the following night was appoint
ed for the enterprise, and Lord Ran
dolph won; but he so over-eXerted HIM
self that the others had to carry him to
bed, and next day his physician order
ed him off TO Gastein.
Lady John Manners impeaches mod
ern luxury in the National ReUielO. The
account she gives of the aristocracy in
England is certainly not little sur
prising, for she represents them as do
ing little else than eating, drinking and
dressing, and the number and complex
ity OF their meals suggest the idea of
perennial gorge, necessarily resulting
in apoplectic safety and mental stupor.
Not satisfied with this continual feed
ing, however, the men appear to smoke
like limekilns, and Lady Manners de-
clares that 'in few instances the ex-
penditure in cigars amounts to f5
day" Who are the amazing people
who consume $25 worth of cigars every
day? Even at 3 shillings apiece man
would have TO smoke twenty to make
up the tale. We are afraid Lady Man
ners has been heartlessly deceived on
this head by some wicked young
smoker, but when she speaks of do
nestle matters she is probably a good
authority. In such state of society
materialism is the natural tendency.
So gross mode of life must disqualify
for any higher view of existence
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
Thousands fastened to their Graves,

Thousands fastened to their Graves!
Relying on testimonials written in vivid
glowing language or some miraculous
cures made by some largely pulled up doe.
tor or patent medicine has fastened thou,.
ands to their graves believing in their al
most insane faith that the same miracle
will he performed on them, and that these
testimonials make the cures, while the SD
called medicine is all the time Fastening
them to their graves. We have avoided
publishing testimonials, as they do not
make the cures, although we have
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS
of them, one of the most wonderful cures
voluntarily Gent us. 1t is our medicine
Hop Bltters that makes the cures. 1t has
never failed and never Can. We will give
reference to any for shy disease similar ia
their own if desired, or will refer to any
neighborhood in the known world but can
show its cures by Hop Bitters.
LOSING JOKE.
A prominent physician of Pittsburg said
to lady patient who was complaining of
her continued i'll health, and OF his inabiIi-
ty to cure her, jokiogIy said: "Try Hop
Bittersm The lady took it in earnest and
used the BilerS, from which she obtained
permanent health. She now laughs at the
doctor for his joke, but he is not so well
pleased with it, as 1t cost him good pa
tent
FEES OF CTORs.
I.o, g Il ,t,rs =, ~, ,,.,o ,,..,,
many persons are interested in. We be-
lieve the schedule for visits is $500, which
would tax a rnan COFFIN Il to his bed for q
year and in need Of daily visit, over
81 900 a year for medical attendant alone
And one bottle Of Hop Bitters taken in time
would save the 81 600 and all the years
sickness.
ALADY's WISH.
"Oh, how do wish my skin was as clear
and soft as yours, said n lady to her friend.
"You can easily make il So" answered the
friend. "HowW inquired the first lady.
"By using Hop Btters that make pure,
rich blood and blooming health. 1t did for
me as you observe"
GIVEN UP BY THE DOCTORS.
SIS it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up
and at work, and cured by 50 simple a
remedy"
81 assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Pittcrs.
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
up and said he must die, from Kidney md
Liver troublem
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
II III Il
ABE LINCOLN
Mutual Life & Accident
SOCIETY.
AT CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
Organized December, 1888, Under the
Law Of 1888.

COPYRIGHT SECURED.
Successor to Widows and Orphans Mutual Aid 50.
ciety organized July 4th, 1877, under
the laws OF 1872.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

"Where do all the white lilacs come
from?" l asked the nice old woman at
the Madeleine flower market who has
the contract to keep my vases filled
throughout the winter. II suppose
you receive them i.)m No or some
other southern point"
Not at all, monsieur was her re-
ply. "All these pretty flowers grow
inside Of Paris, where certain garden
ers make speciality Of having lilacs in
bloom all the year round. The trade
is a new one as it is only four years
ago that the way of doing so was dis
covered. The heat of the sun is re-
placed by that OF the greenhouse, and
the plant, deceived by this fictitious
temperature, blossoms forth in Deem
Der just as though it was the month of
May
Then / learned that the gardeners
who devote themselves to this branch
OF the trade are called chau6turS de HldS
(warmers of lilacs), and that there are
only five of them in Paris, two at Mon
trogue and the others in the Quarter
St Fargeau. 1t is generally the Marty
llacs that are made use Of. The plants
are subjected to temperature of 40
degrees centigrade day and night and
in fortnight are in flower, but strange
to say, the plant will only give white
flowers under this process. Naturally
they are of ricn purple color. The
Persian lilac is the only one that does
| &c orl IN
90 contrary TO the laws of nature.
Another strange fact is that the hot
house lilacs are handsomer and more
fragrant than those which bloom in the
open air. The reason is that the gar
deners are careful to destroy all the
leaf buds, so that the whole sap of the
plant flows to the flower buds.
The plants do not die from the vio-
lence of the process, but they are so
seriously damaged that it takes them
years 10 regain their strength that they
have lost-years which must of course
be spent in the open air and in ordin-
AIRY soil-but their flowers are forever
after white, the coloring principle
seemingly having been destroyed for
ever. In point of fact, however, the
chdutturS de ltlaS do not take the trou-
bic to replant the poor bushes that have
suffered so much. Three years is far
too long to wait for profitable return,
SO the plants when stripped of theil
flowers, are rooted up and cast to one
side, and when dry are made use of as
. kindling wood. The five chatfstWS d,
SltaS in Paris consume in this way some
@ thing like 5000 plants a year, which
q cost them one franc each at the nurser,
V gardens. The flowers they produc,
n yield them 1000, coo francs. One-hal
e of the crop goes to foreign countrie
At and the other half is sold here at tn
central markets. where the small deal
n ers lay in their stock every day.-Part
NO Cor San Francisco Chronicle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
POISON

In the blood ls apt to show itself in the Spring.
and nature should by oil means be sss,s ed in
throwing of. Swilt's SPECIFIC does this effective
y. It's purely vegetable, non-poi onons rem.
edy, which helps nature to force all the olson or
talnt out through the pores of the skin.
Mr.. Robert A. Easley, of Dickson, Tenn. writes
under date of March 10, 1884: II had chlla and
FEVER, followed by rheumatism, for three years, 70
that was not able TO attend to my business; h ad
IT ed almost every kind of medicine, and und
no Teilef friend recommended Swift's Specific.
| tried one bottle and my health began TO improve
! continued until mad taken six bottles, and il
mas set me on my feet, NJ sound and as wei az
ever recommend 1t TO all similarly afflicted. "
Letters from twenty.threc en- OF the loading re
tall druggists of Atlanta say, un"tr atc Mar, h a
1854; "Wcsell more Of swirl Srcc'dc q M ANY
oiher one remedy, and three to ten tImcr as much
as any other blood medicine W. sell II TO all
classes, and many Of the best far Ics use i a a
general health tonic
am sure that Swift's Specific saved my life /
was terribly poisoned with malaria. and was given
up to die. Swift's Specific relieved me promptly
ana entirely. think 1t the greatest remedy of
the age,
C. G.. SPENCER.
Supt Gas Works, Rome, On.
have known aud used Swift's Specific for moro
than twenty ycars, and have seen more wonderful
results from It's use than from any rem dy I'm or
out Of the PharmRcopgia. 1t il n certain and sure
antidote to all sorts Of Blood Poison.
j. DICKSON SMITH M
Atlanta, CIV
Our Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed
free to applicants,
the SWIFT SPECIFIC co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, ga.
N. oAlco, 1853 W. 23d St, bet 9TH Il 9TH Avs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
The Market
THURSDAY EVENING, June 5, 1884.

THURSDAY EVENING, June 8, 1884.
The rain still holds its own; instead of
occasional showers we have had rain with
occasional short lntermlssions all of the
week and the end is not yet near.
The market is depressed more than usual
on account of the bad weather.
FLOUR-We have no changes to note.
Stock are large and the demand is light.
HAY-Large stocks and the wet weather
makes 1t out of the question to handle 1t.
Prices are easy and demand light.
CORN-In fair supply and steady.
OATS-Plenty and very dull.
MEAL-Frm and unchanged
BRAN-Steady and in good demand.
BUTTER-Market overstocked and very
dull. Prices are weak and lower.
EGGS-Scarce and in good request.
CHICKENS-Th market is oy erstocked
and dragging.
FRUIT-The wet weather has ruined the
strawberry market. Receipts are In bad
condition and greatly in excess of demand.
Cherries sell on arrival at 2.5O@3OO per
crate.
Sales and Quotations.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

Inc nltro-glycerine bomb is q recent
auultloh TO destructive proicctiles, its
seryiceableness in reducing entrench.
ments being, tits claimed, uneuualled
In It's construction heavy conical
Shell IS first cast, and 50 arranged that
one end is much heavier than the other.
one end being closed with a tightly.
lifting cap, screwed on after charging.
The interior of the shell is divided into
three compartments, each separated
by heavy plate-glass cap; the divis-
ion furthest from the open end is filled
with sulphuric acid, and the next with
glycerine, and the outer one with nit
ric acid-these three elements being
the component parts of nitro-glycerine.
A small opening through the center of
the cap fitting the open end of the
projectile admits a steel rod, to each
end of which is firmly attached a small
circular piece of metal, the inner end
resting against the first glass cap; the
outer cap is then screwed on; and the
proJectiIe is ready for service. Accord
ing TO the principle Of gravilation, the
heavy end naturally strikes the ground
first, the steel rod is driven through
the plate-gass partitions, the chem.
ieals are mingled, and nitro-rlyccriue
discharge takes place. @
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

NOTE.-The prices here gwen are for sales from
fret hands In round lots. An advance is
charged for broken lotsln ingordtrs.
EIOTTR
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1sr YEAR.

VIM. stratton, Stratton h Bird. grorers, Cairo, H.,
j. A. Godstlne, oiG oldstine g ROsenwater, whole
sale and retail dry gUod C. W. Dunnng, NJ. D.;
fre'. Bd. Med FIX, for Fensions Albert Lewis,
commission merchant; j. II. Robinson, county
broker and insurance egont. r. II Rsitd civ
street supervisor; NJ. Philips, carpe inter- and build
er; Thomas Lewis, attorney and secretary; f. V.
f:erce, attorney Gt'law, DuQuoin Ill, T.. C. Pace
cashier OF Centennial BanG, Ashley, H.. Albert
Hayden, cashier of George Connolly & Co, Spring
held, III ; b. Mum, attorney-at-law, 1865 Ral-
doIph street, Chicago; Hon. Robt. A. Hatcher, at
torney.at-law, Charleston, No; II. Leighton,
cashier First National Bank, Stuart, Iowa.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

Hl4lSh LEAyy CAIRO:
;S;eD Il ~. NJ all,
arriving Ia II, Louis 70 am. Chcago, 80 D. M.
ConEecIing Mt OtIi and Efnpham for or III
haIl L"uiN.Ic, Indianapolis anG points Fart.
i1:-D y. IN. Fast st. Louis and
N"stc Express.
Arriving IL It Louis CTS p m. and conncctlny
Tor AL points Wcst.
''tp =. IA. Fast Express.
rIr ~ IONS al On cage, arriving at St Loui,
lo'lA p. m, aud Chicago 20 n. m.
. 40 p IN Cincinnati Express.
Arriving at Cincinnati 7:OO a. m: Lonisvin, "A,
a m indianapolis cS m Passenger, b,
THE ttasn reach the above points / :. 70 AZ
HOURS IN advance Of any other route
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
p, IIYE, MARRIAGE GUIDE. |pi2selHs

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed for 30
cents In postage or currency. over nifty won-
derful pen pictures, true to life, articles on the
following subjects: Who may marry whon)t'
whyp Proper ageto marry. who marry first,
Manhood, Womanhood. Physical decay. Wno
should marry. How life and h happiness may be
Increased. Those married or contemplating
marrying should read II. IL ought to be real
key, Popular edition, same as above, but paper
cover and 200 pages, ~ cents by mail, u money
or postage.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

lD-The $3.50 a. m. exoress bas Pullman
SUtkFlEG CAR from Cairo o Cincinnati, win
out changes aud through slcepers to ST. Louis
and Chicago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
Religious.
TREASURES IN HEAVEN

RuH Law I'M for yourselves treasures in
Heaven. where neither moth nor rust. doth
corrt1pt' and where thieves do not break
through nor steal.-Ndu. 8: ~.
sTis oft of a beautiful city ] hear.
Who's walls are untouched with the blem-
Eternity's river lows crystal and clear,
AndG God is the light Of the beautiful cline.
They tell me the pavements are cleaning
The W." walls ko are of jasper, and gateways of
That over its beauty no shadows are rolled,
No darkening tempests their banners un-
When nights starry silence is reigning su-
And DAYLIGHT has faded away in the west,
Alone in the solitude quiet dream
Of Heaven, the home of earth's brightest
and best.
Sometimes in my wandering fancy. it seems,
Ialmost can hear the invisible choir
It's music send. down, on the moons silver
beams,
g, And waken a song in my faltering Tyre.
The years roll along in their hurrying fight,
And leave with me naught Of the treasures
Ny days will be spent as a watch in the night!
For short is the time unto Death from ones
Then up in tina beautiful city above
May / some new treasure be storing away
Whose beauty shall kindle my heart into love
For God, the Great Light Of Eternity's Day.
What matter the rubies and jewels of earth,
Or pearls of the Orient pillowed in gold?
Compared with the treasures that Heaven
doth hold.
No rust can corrupt, and no thief steal away,
The treasure [ have in the city of Love;
No darkness can shadow the glory of day,
That shines in that beautiful city above.
George EdMdrd Day, IN ". Y. Observer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
"Ihe Rock That is Higher Than -

You must climb up higher than your
self in order to conquer yourself. "A
long as ones thoughts center wholly on
himself, and are directed merely to his
own good and improvement, he IS almost
sure to be defeated in his STRUGGLES With
pesettlng faults. He has no motive
strong enough to mako him Gin New
testament language) ~":resist unto
ol0oo striving against SIM; for that
self-love which makes him seek his OWN
hest interests is no match tor anv NJ
tne passions which gain control Of n
human heart. He will do what ha
knows by sad experience will hurt body
mind and soul, and what he has called
himself time and again a fool" for
dong, even if he would resent another,s
ealing him so; still he will keen on
dong it through the strength of the de-
sire which urges him on, and the veal.
ness OF the only motive which promnts
him to resist. De eat is almost sure to
come on that low level where noth;n"
else is sought than our own internsis
and pleasure, and victory will seldom
be achieved until u higher pripcinle III
action has been gained
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
TIE Y

Farewell, beloved! we will not weep; It's but
When the snow is gone I shall return again,
Where sunlight falls with shade and rain from
hurrying clouds that sweep
With nought betwixt me and the Sky, there
lay me down to sleep.
1he place is known to you and me. nor needs
1t more should know,
30 raise no stone at head or feet, but let the
wild owe grow.
And then some little part of me will creep up
through the mould.
The brightness of my hair will CLEAN from
king-cups' hearts OF gold.
The blue that's faded from my eyes will meet
v,ory 9 Htr, eye ao again. a%,ni,s ~ sr,,e
softly after rain.
When the warm blood is frozen at my heart
Kneel n1 down Sn % aSo nRs' the dust and kiss the
daisy's coral tips.
And when from out the sunset a little breeze
comes by,
And a flush Of deeper color steals across the
When the beech leaves touch and tremble,
whisper soft and then are still,
And a bird hid in the thicket sings out sud
den, sweet and shrill;
When faint voices of the evening murmur
peace across the land,
And silver nists creep up and fold the woods
on either hand;
Or early in the morning when the world is yet
asleep,
And the dew lies white in all the shade where
the grass is green and deep, -.
You'll find me there, love, waiting you; and
you may smile and say:
II met my darling all alone at our old tryst
to-day;
Hooked into her eyes so blue, I stroked her
hair of gold,
We kissed each other on the lips as in the days
of old.
cit was her voice so low, SO clear, that in my
ears did sound:
Beloved, there's no such thing as death; it's
The life that thrills in leaf and flower and fills
the woods with song,
That thrills in all the cleaning stars when
.na ~, winter EN- nights atss were gi i9ng ~ .v,,,s t.on,
utmost shore to shore,
Embracing all the mighty world, is mine for
evermOre.'"
-Cor7llN Muadzine,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
Why He Flew.

First Critic-Helio George! why this
hurry? Where are you going?
Second Critic-Don't you know.
Somewhere; anywhere. To the ends OF
the earth, probably.
First Critic-But what is the matterP
Second Critic-You know I went to
see Irving and Terry last night. Well, !
worked like a horse getting up a fine
article that would knock Willie Winters
poetic eulogiums higher than a kite.
First Critic-No doubt of it.
Second Critic-One of my expressions
was: There is genius in the wrinkles
of Irving's brow" Rather fine, wasn't
it?
First Critic-First-class. But what
has that got to do with your hasty flight?
Second Critic-In the hurry of writing
I got in the name of Miss Terry instead
of Irving. Mercy! There she comes
now. I'm oH.-RIadelphia Gil.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

Then .lead me to the rock that IL
HIGHER than l." must be the prayer of,
every soul. There is a whole host Of
temptations assailing us at every step.
Their sleepless eyes are watching the
first exposure OF our hearts: They know
where our defenses are weakest, and if
ever the strong human will on which
we have been relying should slumbcr
they know that, too. When for a mo-
ment we unloose our armor to seek
some relaxation, they make their iercest
assaults, and where the joints of our
..harness" were not we'll knit together,
their t1ying darts soon find the narrow
opening. Down on the level of these
temptations is continuous, if not disas-
trous, warfare; and we shall not fully
master these enemies of u peace till
we gain and hold on to the heights which
command the plains below.
Such a refuge there is in that alle-
glance to Godwhich makes us lay hold of
Him as He has already laid hold upon
us, and through that contact Divine
power flows in to supply 2pls.t the :, needs \ eds %. Of
God which can grow to be so absorbing
and supreme as to keep every heart-
throb in unison with it. There is a 10y
atty to the eternal Righteousness which
can become so devoted that no usurping
passion in the heart shall dare lift up
the standard of revolt. And all this
loving, loyal recognition of the Divine
as something to be thought of, loved,
obeyed. is that religion which takes us
out of ourselves, and makes us find
our truest lives in God. The eager
reaching up to that religion and the
steadfast holding to it is the only REM
edy for private, social and National
evils.-Rev. Richard Metcul.