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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Bills Introduced by Wisconsin Men.

WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator
Cameron has introduced several bills re-
latipg to Dakota. The first is to abolish
the military reservation of Fort Rice,
and authorize the Secretary of the In
terror to have the lands embraced there
in surveyed and made subject to home
stead and presumption entry and sale,
the same as other lands. The next is
to vacate all that portion of the Fort
Randall military reservation lying east
of the Missouri river. These bills were
referred to the committee on military
affairs.
He has also introduced bill to pro-
vide for two additional associate justices
of the supreme court of the territory of
Dakota; also to establish the territory
of North Dakota, and provide temper
ary government therefor.
Mr.. Winans has introduced a bill in
the house TO authorize the president. by
and with the advice of the senate, to
confer commissions by brevet in certain
cases He has introduced bills for the
purpose of granting pensions TO Peter
Sullivan and John Malloy.
Mr. .Guenther has introduced bills
granting pension to Benjamin H.
Stepley, and for the relief of August
Hoffman; and Mr., Price for granting a
pension to Clayton 5. Rogers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
One OF Mr.. Lincoln's Political Anec-
lOteS.

Judge w. II. Stickney, of Chicago,
who was formerly a citizen of Southern
Illinois, sends to the Palatine Enter
prise the following anecdote, never be-
fore published:
A political debate was held in Gala
tin county in 1910 between Abraham
Lincoln, as Wing exponent, and Mr..
Lamborn, of Morgan county, a Demo
crat, who afterwards became Attorney
General of the State. In his speech Mr.
bincoln had alluded good humoredly.
to the fact that Mr. Lamborn had been
Wing before he was Democrat. In
reply Lamborn admitted it., but illus
trated and apologized for his change by
an .anecdote: A boy having young pup
pies to sell on the street was asked by a
gentleman if they were Whig or Demo-
cratic puppies? The boy, noticing the
gentleman's style, answered, They
are Wing pups, sir He sold them
but, on leaving, he turned and eagerly
inquired, Ibid / say those were Wing
pups?" ''Yes, you did, was the reply.
"Well," said the boy, .'they are now,
but in a few days they will get their
eyes open, and then they will be Demo-
cratic pups' This was received with
laughter and applause.
Mr.. Lincoln replied to Mr.. Lamborn's
arguments. and during his powerful
speech noticed Mr. Lamborn' S anecdote
and answered it as follows: A master
in Kentucky sent his old and faithful
servant, Sam, to carry two blooded
puppies to friend in the neighborhood.
Sam put the little dogs in a covered
basket, but having to pass a village
dram-shop on his way he set his basket
by the door and went in for drink
Some wags removed the pups and put
two young pigs in their place. When
Sam reached his destination the basket
was opened by his masters friend, and,
to the establishment of Sam, the pups
were turned to pigs. Sam started home
with the pigs, and in passing the same
dram-shop the wags invited him in TO
drink, while one of them replaced the
puppies and took out the pigs. When
Sam reported to his master the wonder
full transformation, the basket was
opened and disclosed the same two little
dogsn' ''Sam, said his master. 'are
you drunk?'' ''No, master, said Sam,
Il isn't drunk; but dem dare puppies
can be pigs or puppies just when dey
pleased This anecdote as applied TO
Lamborn, who could be Wing or a
Democrat ''just when he pleased, :"
turned the laugh on him, in which be
joined with the rest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Five Cents q Day.

The cumulative power of money is a
fact very generally known, but not gen
orally appreciated. There are few liv-
ing men at the age of rs, hanging on to
existence by some slender employment,
or pensioners, it may be, on the bounty
of kindred or friends, but might, by ex.
ercising the smallest particle of thrift
rigidly adhered to in the past, have set
aside a respectable sum which would ma
terially help them to maintain their in
dependence in their old age. Let us
take the small and insignificant sum OF
5 cents, which we daily pay to have oul
boots blac..ed, to ride in car the dis
lance we are able to walk, or to procure
a bad cigar we are better without, and
see what its value is in the course OF
years. We will suppose a boy of Is, 10y
backing his own boots. OF saving his
own car fare, or going without his cher
ished cigarette, puts by cents per day:
in one year he saves $1S.35, which being
banked bears interest at the rate of 5
per cent. per annum, compounded BIZ
yearly. On this basis, when our thrifty
youth reaches the age of So, having set
his cents per day religiously aside du.
ring fifty years, the result is surprising.
He has accumulated no less than So
893.17. A scrutiny of the progress OF
this result is interesting. At the age Of
80 our hero had 1895; at 40, 1877; at so,
81, 667; at 60. $1,000 After fifteen
years saving his annual interest more
than equals his original principle; in
twenty-five years more than double; in
thirty five years it is four times as much
and the last year 5 interest is $50, or ter
and half times as much as the amount
he puts by. The actual cash saved in
fifty years is S912.50, the difference be
tween that and the grand total of 49,.
1913. 17-viz., $2,9S067 is accumulated
interest What a magnificent premium
for the minimum of thrift that can be-
well represented in figures!-Brooklyp
Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Note for Physicians.

We feel like saying to physicians in
the East, this: If patient is so far
gone that the chances for ralIying are
all against your judgment, it is prob
ably not best to send them down here;
but if in your Judgment there are fair
or even chances of regaining strength,
send them along, and advise easy stages
in the journey. If they can come
through Colorado, let them stop off at
points where the altitude viii not ex-
coed 5000 or $500 feet. After gong
through Ration pass the altitude here is
over 5000. We consider it best to seek
this gradually that is, best for the
majority of people. And further, adj
wise your patients against going wild
when they get down here, aud against
the dangers Of jumping into too rough
exerc Sc. The appetite at first viii lie
very good, with many, and it is not IN
common to see new arrivals lunching
between meals every day This heavy
feeding. if managed rightly, is well
enough, but a slow, take-it-easy sor: of
digestion is much the best. Too much
action at this altitude easily tires the
lungs, and may make them unneces-
sarily raw and sore. -Raton (Ne,o
Merico) Comet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Civil Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was attended by all the
members and was unusually long. The
operations Of the civil service reform in
all its branches and its effects in each
of the departments were discussed,
with a view to deciding what future
legislation is expedicnt to improve and
harmonic the plan. The propriety Of
further classification and application Of
the powers of the commission was con-
sidered, and suggestions made which
win govern the Presidents further rec
concentrations on the subject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
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A Bad ShingIe.

A gentlenSsl fem the country
stopped at barbe.sa0p to ask for ci-
rections concerning the locality % a
place where he wished TO 90, when ore
of the BARRIERS said.
BOSS, yer's got mighty long hair.
Better let me take some oh it often
yer"
Il haven't time now," the gentleman
replied. "Tll be in again some time
this afternoon, and then III give yon
some work"
The gentleman went away, met sev.
eral acquaintance, drank, became in
toxicated and in that condition went t.
the shop and telling the barber that he
wanted to be shaved. lay back on tho
cushion and was soon asleep. After
shaving the gentleman, the barber, re-
membering the conversation of few
hours before, began to cut lis hair
without further ceremony. Just rs hs
was completing the work, the gcntlo-
man sprang from the chair 4 *
claimed:
"I'm a great mind to shoot the top II
your head oil
What's de matter, boss job a i
done satisfactory. sah?"
Satisfactory! You've shingled lay
wig !"-d1'Ldnsa1C Tfdre'eT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Roundabout Notes.
The residence of James Whit a farm
er living on the Arena praire about two
miles west of the village, was completely
destroyed by fire on Tuesday.

The residence of James Whit farm
er living on the Arena prairie about two
miles west of the village, was completely
destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
An epidemic of scarlet-fever prevails
in the neighborhood ofSherrilIs Mound
in Dubuque county, La. There are
sixty-five cases of the disease in the To-
cality, some of which proved fatal
The officers Of the new Dubuaue
National Bank are President-B. B.
Richards. Vice President-W. j. Knight
Cashier-James Harragan. Teller-W.
j. Dunnebecke. They expect TO COM
mence business about March.
| Intelligence has been received by
Mrs. Ganter, Of North Andoyer, of the
death OF her daughter, Miss Florence
Harper, who left that place last sum-
mer and removed to California. arriving
at her destination about July 4th. Miss
Florence was % years old, and was
raised in the town of Beetown.
Mr.. Joseph Davies, living about a
mile east OF the depot in Dodgeville. had
six sheep killed by dogs. on Wednesday
night of last YeekpDand several Others
badly wounded NDut of twenty-nine
sheep bur few escaped unhurt
Mr.. r. d. sesiey, Of Elk Grove sold
% head of graded steers to j. c. Rob.
| bins, of Belmont, last week, for 81. 700.
| Rev. N. c. Parks has been holdino
meetings at Washburn during the last
two weeks, with good success. Last
Saturday 5 news from there, was twelve
conversions and several forward for
prayers.
A daughter of Mr. Loomis Wong. of
the town of Mifiln, died January 10th.
aged 20 years. This is the third
daughter of Mr.. Wong that has died
within five years.
Mr. Geo. s. Merrill of Lakevile. Ind.
brother of Mr.. L. L. Merrill, of Bloom
ington, died at his home last week.
Hon. Richard Kennedy has resumed
mining operations at his mine in Dry
bone Hollow, Highland, and is working
a steam pump to clear the mine OF
water.
At a meeting of the Young Mems
Library Association of Platteville. held
in the Office of the Platteville Bank, on
Monday evening last the following
officers were elected. President. +. Il.
Chase; Vice Presidents. j. V. Holman,
II. G. Sanford; Secretary, j. G. Block:
Treasurer, o. +. Griswold; Directors.
E. j. Buck, II. G. Chase, j. II. Evans,
nj. p. Rindlaub. The meeting adj.
journed to Monday evening, Feb. %, at
1880 o'clock. - Witness.
The business portion of Belmont was
laid in ashes last Wednesday night, and
the loss will aggregate not far from
| $25, 900. The fire is said to have started
in Osborne's store, next to r. w.
Browns brick building, burning thence
north to the corner of the next street.
From the best information we can CLEAN
the losses are as follows: st. Charles
Hotel, Chas. Mapps-S10,000 John
Barrett, hardware stock-S300O. Mrs.
GlaSsan, millinery and restaurant build
ing and stock $4,000. j. Prichard,
furniture, building and stock-S3000.
Osborne, general merchandise stock
$1,000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
WHY She Laughed.

An Austin butcher employed Uncle
Nose to take around some bills to his
customers. He took one to Mrs. Nc
Spilkins on Austin avenue. When Mrs.
AlcSpilkins saw the bill, she added IN
the amounts charged each day, and
found fifty cents too much had been
charged. She told old Nose so, and he
undertook to add up the bill in order to
impress Mrs. McSpilkins with his learn
ing, although an reality he does not
know one figure from another. Unfor.
tuGately for his reputation for learning
he ran the column of the days of the
months, instead of the amounts charged
for meat, working his mouth, as if he
was really adding figures.
You is right, nam, dair's fifty cents
short. l can't make muffin else out OF
bit, : and once more he pretended to ado
the days of the month.
As he went down the alley. he re
marked to himself confidentiallv, 81
bleeves dat woman has done lost hel
senses. ] hear her latin yit. "-Tsroy
Siftings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
New and Fatal Sheen Disease.

ST. PAUL, Feb Marquis de Mores,
of the Transcontinental Dressed Meat
Company, reports fearful fatality at
tending a new sheep disease on the Mon
tana ranges. In July he shipped $4,000
head of Merinos from Wisconsin and
Iowa. These seemed to thrive until De-
cember, when a new and fatal disorder,
attended by frightful fatality, seized
upon them. Hundreds died in day,
until the loss has been nearly fifty per
cent. of the whole. Fully $500 of the
$4,000 have died to date, and fatality
still marks the course of the disorder.
When seized, the victim swells up and
bleeds at the nose, lies down and dies.
The post-mortem examination disclosed
the extravasation of blood in the intes-
tines. Nobody on the ground seems ca
pable of diagnosing the disease, and il
must run its course.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
KentnckY Senainrshin.

LOUISVILLE. Feb. 1.-The senatorial
contest win have its ending next Monday
night. To-day Sweeney, who has held
the balance of power all along, left
Frankfort in despair, with the under
standing that his name should be with
drawn from the caucus at its session to-
night, but owing to the fact that this
was the night upon which the caucus
bad agreed TO select a public librarian
the senatorial question was postponed
until Monday night. A resolution was
first adopted, however, providing that
the hindmost candidate should be
dropped on the even ballot after the
third one taken Monday night. The
question rs to what disposition the
Sweeney men viii make of themselves
is largely in doubt. 1t is agreed, how
ever, THAI ut least ten of the twenty-five
are stanchly in favor of Carlisle. and
that the others will be so divided be-
tween Williams and Blackburn rs To
render compromise man necessity.
Tonight it is very generally believed
that Carlisle certainly holds the KEY to
the situation. and win undoubtedly be
nominated Monday night. 1t is de-
clared that he VIII easily have 40 votes
on the final ballot, only 81 being neces-
sary to choice. One feature of the con-
test has been the reckless extravaganza
of the Williams following. It is agreed
that the race has already cost him at
he least $4,000 His wife is rich, how
ever.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
A STRANGE SUPERSTITION.
Hunter Kills White Deer and Prepares to
Die.


MILLsyILLE, Pa, Jan. 30.-Silas
Rohrbacher, of Hunters Range. Luzerne
| county has sold his property and removed
to another county because of his super
sutton that the killer of white deer is
sure to die soon or meet other misfor-
| tune. Rohrbacher and his son discover
ed white deer in the woods on Tuesday
of last week. 1t was lying PROSTATE on
the ice. and unable TO gain a hold BY
which it might recover its footing.
Rohrbacer resolved to rescue the deer
from its position, and at the same time
gave it place of security until the
snow had melted in the woods. The
bag was dawn over the does head,
and her feet were tied with the ropes.
She was then lifted and carried TO Rohr-
bacher's clearing, where she was turned
loose in the eattleshed with COW and
yoke of steers. 1t soon became recon-
eiled to its position, and fed with the
cattle.
On Thursday last Rohrbacher went
to the shed to throw down hay to his
cattle. As he opened the door gust
of wind caught it and threw it wide open
The doe caught glimpse of the woods
ward it. As the deer went past him.
Rahrbacher mechanically raised the
long-tined hay-fork he had in his hands
and thrust it at the deer. The tines
struck it in the sides and were buried to
the handle in its body The tines broke
off as the deer leaped out of the door
and remained in its side. The doe Jumped
the high log fence around the coward,
and ran for hundred yards down the
road, when it staggered to one side and
fell heavily on the snow. Rohrbacher
ran to the spot and found the doe dead.
Almost crazed, he hurried away to where
some choppers were at work in the
woods, and told them what had happen
ed and said that he had sealed his doom.
One of the men took the deer's body into
the woods, removed the skin and threw
the carcass in Il swamp, the meat being
unfit for food at this time. The skin he
sold for $40. Two days later Rohrbach-
er left the neighborhood
White deer are exceedingly rare, not
more than a dozen having ever been
seen in the mountains of this region.
They are always does and are said to
be larger than the red doe. The last one
Killed IN northern Pennsylvania previous
to the above mentioned one was shot by
three hunters in 1872, and the be-
levers in the white deer superstition re-
fer to that killing as positive proof of
their belief. The hunters were Horn
beck Sinner of Wilkesbarre, Charles
Haney of Luzerne county, and LYMAN
S. Bevans of Port Jervis, N. Y. They
started the white deer on the Shohola
creek, and each shot at it and hit, kill
ing it. Sinner at this time was pro-
prietor of the Exchange hotel in Wilkes
barre, wealthy and the picture OF health.
Bevans was a prominent merchant in
his town, and Haney was largely inter
ested in coal mining. Sinner died a
bankrupt after painful and lingering
sickness about a year afterward; Bevans
failed in business and blew out his brains
and Haney died from smallpox, a poor
man and alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Gasoline ExpiOdes.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Feb. IA frightful
disaster occurred here this afternoon.
A barrel of gasoline exploded from some
mysterious cause in the Orr Block, on
Main street. The building was entirely
demolished by the conclusion, and the
debris Immediately caught fire, the
flames spreading to the adjoining blocks.
The Fire Department, after long strug-
gle, saved the neighboring structures
from ruin. The explosion shattered
most OF the windows in that part of the
town, and the streets were instantly filled
with a terrified multitude. A number OF
people were in the block Mt the time OF
the accident. and only two are known
to have been saved. The proprietor,
Mr.. Orr, his son and daughter and six
teen others were burned to death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07

In addition to the election for Presi-
dent and Vice-President, Wisconsin
elects state officers and a legislature.
The Sunday Telegraph in looking over
the ground says; Reports from vari-
Gus legislative districts in the state
are received, and it is stated that
the work of organizing for the approach
ing election of members of the legisla-
ture is beginning spontaneously in nd
merous quarters. The election of a
United States senator to succeed Angus
Cameron will occur next winter, and
the senator's elected will hold over until
q senator is chosen in 1887 to succeed
PhiletGs Sawyer. For this season figur-
ing has begun early, and it will be kept
up and grow more active during the
spring and summer. The public will
| find that biennial selections and bien-
/ NAL sessions will only render the busy
/ political year term of excitement, vio-
/ lence and strife which more frequent
political contests would avoid. because
interests of less Importance would be al
stake. The politicians expect that the
ensuing campaign will be continuou:
whirlwind of excitement, discussion
and uproar and that it viii surpass il
interest any ever witnessed in the state
OF course, there are innumerabl,
speculations about senatorial candi
dates. There is no opposition to the re
nomination of all the present state off
GERS. the little feeling growing ont o
their cancelling the sales of pine lane
having died out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
BOyntOn and Keifer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Speaker
had some difficulty in making selections
of members to serve on the Keifer-
Boyuton committee, because one of the
parties is an eX-Speaker. and because
both Boynton and Keifer are Republi-
cans This latter consideration may
cause Mr.. Carlisle to give the Republi-
cans majority representation on the
committee. At any rate. Mr.. Keifer' S
friends claim that he ought to do so,
and it is understood that his bosom
friends, Reed of Maine and Calkins OF
Indiana, shall be appointed. Nobody
wants to serve on the committee, be-
cause the investigation will be disagree
able at best, aud it is difficult to see
how the truth can be reached, because
Mr.. Keller alleges that the attempt to
use him for corrupt purposes occurred
in room where there were no persons
but himself and Boynton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07

The D2nville Qll., Commercial nomi-
mates Hon. Schuyler Colfax for the
Presidency. 1t deems him peculiarly
''well fitted to serve the people as theiI
Chief Executive, with credit and profit
to The whole country" One thing is
morally certain, and that is that no pub
lie man in this country has been more
wronged by malicious SANDER or unfor-
nate circumstances than has Mr.. Colfax,
who is one of our purest and most pat,
riotic statesmen. He retired from pub
lie life several years ago, fully resolved
never again to be candidate for any
office, and it is just like him to adhere
to this determination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
The I;eileyilIe Convent.

ST LOUIS, Feb. 1.-The convent hor.
ror at Belleville has very seriously af-
fected the interests of the city converts
and seminaries One Institution in the
northwestern portion of the city-~and
one too. which is equipped with fire es-
capes-has lost thirty-iive of its young
lady students, most of whom are resi-
dents of Illinois. Others throughout
the city are reported to have lost pro-
portionately. 1t is hoped and expected
by the arrangements that these with
drawals are but temporary and that the
scare which prompted the parents to re-
call their daughters will soon give way
10 the reasonable consideration that a
duplication Of the Belleville disaster is
absolutely impossible here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
A Queen Visits Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. ?. The queen of Te-
hiti, travelling incognito, arrived from
the west this morning and spent the
day in driving about The city, leaving
for the east at 8 o'clock tonight She
stops nj Niagara Falls on her way to
New York. whence she sails for Eng
land. which country and France she
will visit At some length In this city
she assumed the name of Mrs Saloman
and eluded newspaper people until just
preceding her departure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
Gen. Grants Injury.

1.-The moral of the story of ex-Presi-
dent Grants injury by slipping on the
sidewalk while handing present to his
coachman, on Christmas Eve, is so OBJ
vious that it is unnecessary to point it
out. But there is crEmb of comfort
in the thought that the only other liv-
ing ex-President of the United States is
not liable TO subject himself to injury
in the performance of any similar feat
of benevolence. - eso York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
A Strike On The Evening wisconsin,

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2.-Twelve men
and three girls. printers. on the Even
ing Wisconsin struck, the union having
asked that the girls, who are members
receive 50 cents per thousand the same
as the men. The Wisconsin was pay
ing % cents to the girls on miscelJane-
Gus patent side work. but 80 cents when
they were called on daily newspaper
work. About half a dozen union men
remained. There is division in the
union as to the policy of the strike.
The paper comes out rs usual.