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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Booths COnfederates.

DR.. Samuel A. Mudd was the most
prominent of the four. He was the one
who set Booths leg and furnished what
was believed to be false information to
throw Booths pursuers off the trail.
Samuel B. Arnold, wagon-maker,
provided certain vehicles that were to
be used in carrying out the plot. Ed
ward Spangler, stage carpenter, bored
hole in the box occupied by President
Lincoln, through which Booth could
observe the Presidents position.
Michael OLaughlin was the youngest
of the four, being mere boy. His ex-
act connection with the conspiracy does
not appear, but from certain very CON
spicuous circumstances he was convict
ed of completely. They were all SEN
fenced June 30, 1865, to Imprisonment
at Dry Tortugas, Mudd and Arnold for
hfe, and Spangler and OLaughlin for
Ok years. O'Laughlin was made i'll BY
the fright and excitement of his arrest
and trial, and never rallied. He died
at Fort Jefferson, Fla, in September,
1867, two years and three months after
being convicted. On Feb. Ii, 1869,
the President issued an order that his
remains be delivered to his mother, and
they were brought North and inferred.
just before his retirement President
johnson pardoned the rest. DR. Mudd
on the 8th of February, 1869, and
Arnold and Spangler ON the 1st of
March, 1869 President Johnson in
his proclamation Of pardon, sets forth
the reasons why it was granted. While
at Dry Tortugas that part of Florida
was visited by the scourge Of yellow
fever DIR. Mudd was a successful
physician. He had had long expert
ence in treating the disease and had
been very successful all through the
plague; he was most untiring and eff
cient in his efforts to relieve the victims
of the disease. The post medical Off
Ger was stricken and died. Dr. Mudd
Immediately took charge Of the hos
pital and served faithfully until the
plague had abated. Arnold and Spang-
Ter served faithfully as nurses. They
worked night and day, and, strangely
enough, none of them took the fever.
Their conduct during the epidemic was
considered as a good and sufficient rea-
son for their pardon. Dir. Mudd re-
turned to his home near Surrattsyille,
where he resumed his practice, and
died year or two ago. Arncld and
Spangler disappeared and have never
been heard from since. -ETcha19ge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
THE UNAPPR0ACHABLE.
Some Hud.onian Opinion. of shak.pe

Some Hudsonian Opinions OF Shakespeare.
The following extracts are selected
from the Lectures on Shakespeare, !"
by Henry N. Hudson, and published by
Baker & Scribner in 1S4S. They are
characteristic utterances of the most &C
complished Skakspearist that this coun-
try has produced:
The electric spark of wit turks in his
very tears, and even his signs, while
coming out, instinctively wreathe them
selves into jokes.
Perhaps Shakspeare's greatest glory,
both as poet and as a man, is that he
was no respecter of sects, or parties,
or persons, but simply teller of the
truth
Shakespeare not only knows what we
all know, but feels what we all feel,
and utters forth the feeling with the
same fidelity that he does the knowl-
edge.
Shakspeare's all-gifted and all-grasp-
ing mind greedily devcured and speed
lily digested whatever could please his
taste, or enrich his intellect, or assist
his art.
For innate, unconscious purity of
soul we need not look for Shakspeare's
parallel in literature. In this respect,
as in respect of genius itself, he is like
the sun in the heavens, alone and I'M
approachable.
From the first nature had evidently
designed and fitted Shakespeare TO be q
sort of mediator btween herself and her
children; to bring her down to us and
raise us up to her.
His genius was like sunlight, which,
always taking the precise form and
color of the object it shines upon, makes
everything else visible, but remains it.
self unseen.
Shakespeare has sometimes delineated
downright villains and sensualists, but
he has never volunteered to steal the
robes of heaven for them to serve the
devil in without offending decency.
Shakspeare's faculties were to the
words and actions of men much the
same as his senses would be to their
physical structure, who should per-
ceive their whole character in their
thumb nails.
His thoughts seem to have warbled
themselves out in music spontaneously E;
the words seem to have known their
places and to have arranged themselves
in harmonious numbers of their own &C.
cord.
He (Shakspeare) IS emphatically the
eye, tongue, heart of humanity, and has
given voice and utterance to whatever
we are and whatever we see. On all
scores, indeed, he is the finest piece of
work human nature has yet achieved.
In Shakspeare's hands thought truly
incarnates itself in words, and words
become alive with the spirit of thought;
into the body of language he breathes
the breath of intellectual life so that
the language itself becomes living
soul.
His love of the true, the beautiful,
ana the good was simply too deep and
genuine to be listening to its own voice,
or carrying looking glass before itself
to gaze at its own image; and such is
ever the case with souls that are smit-
ten with such objects.
Not venturing, perhaps, to under
take the dru6gery, he almost uncon-
sciously achieved the divinity of his art.
With the skeleton of drama before
him, which another could furnish as
well, he could ciothe it with flesh and
inform it with life which none could
furnish but himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Hardening Butter.

For hardening or rendering butter
firm il warm weather use carbonate of
soda and alum made into powder.
For 20 lbs. of butter. one teaspoonfnl
of powdered alum and one of carbonate
of soda are mingled together at the time
of churning and put into the cream. 1t
does not enter into the butter, but its
action is upon the cream, and it passes
off with the buttermilk. The ingredi-
ents of the powder should not be min
gled together until required to be used
or until the cream is in the churn ready
for churning Farmers Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
SchooIboys' Code.

That little world in which school,
boys live has its own code of honor. It
is not heightened code, and it often
ignores the distinction between right
and wrong. Yet it is despotie code,
and few schoolboys dare violate it, be-
cause its penalty is Punishment from
the social life of the school.
Yet boy in an Indiana school did
have the moral courage to break one of
its chief laws, being impelled to the
violation by his regard for the purity of
the school. The teacher of the school.
who tells the story, says:
As / was going INTO my school-house
one morning, 1 noticed two of my boys
engaged in loud dispute over some
thing. One of them held book in his
hand, and the other was trying to get
it away from him.
just as they reached the door, the
one who was struggling for the book
succeeded in getting it, and to my sur
prise, he rushed into the school room,
opened the stove door, and threw the
book into the fire.
was more surprised at what seemed
like an act of wanton destruction, be-
cause the boy was one of my most trust
ed and honored pupils. Such thing
could not pass unnoticed. So as soon
rs the school had been called to order,
/ called him to my desk and asked:
WAS that your book, John?"
"No, sir"
Whose was it?"
"Handy's."
why did you take it away from
him?"
Because he had no business to have
it?"
Flows that? You said it was his"
Eyes, sir. But"-here he hesitated
little, shut it was an indecent book,
sir, and felt as if I had right to de-
stroy such book wherever 1 found
it,"
"You did rightw I exclaimed, as I
shook hands with him, heartily, and
dismissed him to his seat.
A false idea of what is commonly
called "schoolboy honor" would have
prevented most boys from giving evil
dence against schoolmate in case
like this. But / am thankful to say
that this one brave example has already
done world of good in my own school,
and cleared the ideas of some of my
pupils on the vexed question of how
far one boy may go in telling on
another"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Indians Dying OF Starvation.

HELENA, Mon, June %. - Major
Allen. Pigeon Indian agent of Northern
Montana, reports that Pigeons are dy-
ing from scant food supply. The
agency carpenter mas furnished thirty
burial boxes within the past month.
But it IS believed that the deaths are
fully thrice that number. as the Indians
have great dislike to bucying the
dead, preterring the old custom Of plac-
ing the bodies in trees or in stone piles
on high hills. The death rate is the
greatest among children 1--WE or Ten
years old Their supplies will be ex-
hausted entirely in another week, and
5000 Indians on the reservation
will be left to starve or subsist on the
cattle of the settlers. Trouble is feared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Without Arg ument.

He was a young lawyer, and was de-
livering his maiden speech. Like most
young lawyers, he was florid, rhetor-
ical, scattering and weary. For four
weary hours he talked at the Court and
the jury, until everybody felt like lynch
ing him, When he got through. his
opponent, a grizzled old professional,
arose, looked sweetly at the Judge. and
said: Your Honor, | will follow the
example of my young friend who has
just finished, and submit the case with
out argument. Then he sat down,
and the silence was large and oppres-
Siya = I.acErnri .LoaLraloI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Across the Continent.

DAVENPORT. June 2S, - Tom Ste
phens. the noted bicyclist. who is max
ing q trip across the continent, arrived
in this city to-day. Stephens left San
Francisco on April %. and expects to
arrive in New York in four weeks when
he expects to write book on his expert
ence, telling how the world looks to a
man on silent steed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

A RESIDENT of the Wabash Valley
travelling in California was astonished
when he first saw corn thriving in the dry
and seemingly barren soil of Los An
geles county; but the farmers explained
that beneath these corn fields is the
subterranean outlet of some stream,
and that they are watered from below.
By digging down ten or twelve feet al
most anywhere over the bed you will
find the river, which reappears on the
surface again in two different beds some
miles further down, and then again
sinks beneath the surface.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

George Alfred Townsend in the n. Y.
Tribune says: They laugh at old Jack
Logan's English. How do they like
his American? Bred in Egypt of old
Kentucky stock,h he had the courage of
prejudices, when it was necessary to
lay them down tor the Union he had
the courage of his patriotism. There
was no pseudo Chevalier Bayard IN him,
not to know which was his country and
which was his county, He thought
that the flag was the language. and tina,
is the American he spoke to the en-
envy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
IOwa,s Heroine.

Dies MONIES. June 28,-The Medal
awarded to Miss Kate Shelly by the
Iowa legislature for heroism in saving a
Northwestern train from wreck and
thereby many lives from destruction a
couple of years ago, and whose fame
has become almost national, will be for
mally presented to her at Ogden, July
4. 1t was intended at first to have the
medal formally presented to her dur
ing the session of the legislature last
winter, but she was extremely averse to
that plan. The presentation will be
made by Governor Sherman if he can
be present
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
EsTATE-GorLEIp srElNBENNEn. peceased.

ENSTATE-GoTLErB STEINBENNER, Deceased.
State Of Visions a, County Court of Grant
County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term OF the County Court, to be held in
and for said County, at the court house in the
city OF Lancaster, in said county, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF AUGUST, A. d. 1884,
being the 9Th day Of August, 1894, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of John G. Steinbenner admin.
lstrator with will annexed of the estate of Got
lelb Steinbenner, late of the town OF Liberty, in
said county deceased, for license to sell the Real
Estate of SAID deceased. described as follows
The northeast quarter Of southwest quarter and
southeast quarter Of southwest quarter section
fourteen Cl4), town five (5) range two ~, west
and northeast quarter of northwest quarter and
southeast quarter of northwest quarter and north
east quarter of southwest quarter section twenty
three (23l, town five %, range two ~, west; all
IN Grant county, Wisconsin
BY Order of the Court.
WIN. McGONIGAL, County Judge.
Dated June 80, 1884. lsw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
VOLUME AZ.
New Advertisements.
no WHOM IT MAY coyCERN:

Editor Of The Herdtd SIR:-In The HERALD
Of March 13th, 1884, Mr.. T. b. Anderson, over his
name charged me with having obtained notes of
ing the said notes as he would not pay them. /
Immediately went to Mt. Hope, saw Mr.. Ander-
son, and in presence Of witness agreed TO retract
that notice aud admitted that he wrong
have not seen anything in THE HERALD from Mr..
Anderson, taking back or retractng what he said.
In question TO myself / desire 10 say that the
whole statement was false. and / was greatly
wronged thereby. The truth is Mr.. Anderson
failed 70 give good satisfaction as / gave in
his work and business. and he was unable to keen
the custom that had. and in consequence was
unable to pay said notes. and | was Obliged to
take my property back at much loss to me-
Hoping that this explanation will clear any
suspicion that Mr.. Anderson ATTEMPTED to cast on
my good name. remain Sir.
Yours Truly.
lSw3 M ID, TAYLOR
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
owe Are the Ola Men ),

Two old gentlemen, over whose heads
the 17-year locusts have passed repeat
eddy, are walking along public prom
enade which they have frequented for
many and many year.
Its rather curious says the first.
1but things seem to be changing here.
Don't you remember how, ever SO long
ago, We used TO see lots of old, old men,
crawling upsand d wn'here in the sun
What's become of them all? I never
meet any of them any more"
MY friend" reioins his companion,
"veare the old, old men that we used
to see!' . 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Blaine and Logan.
A Golden Opportunity for Agents to
Make Money.

Mr.. II. J. Ramsdcll, Of Washington the lifelong
friend aud conidante Of Hon. James G.. Blaine
has just issued ably written and complete
biography Of the Republican candidate for the
presidency. The remarkable career OF the plucky
soldier, Gen. John A. Logan, has also been writ
ten in graphic style by his friend. Ben Perley
Foore. And these two able works have been
combined into one hinge volume of $50 pages
beautifully bound in silk cloth. The book also
contains brief biographical sketches of all former
PRESIDENTS, the constitution of the United States
the voters Wade Mecum or hand book, a beauti-
ful steel engraved portrait of Mr.. Blaine and Lo-
gan and pictures OF many other historical and
prominent men. This entire work is sold for
500 and $3.50, according to- the style OF binding
~ AGENTS WANTED in every town and
county in the Northwest. No such chance to
make money ever offered before. Send so cents
4l9 Washington Ave. South, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa. lSw2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Milwaukee's Defunct Bank.

MILWAUKEE, June 27.-The belief
gains strength that the defunct Manu-
facturers' Bank win not pay more than
80 cents on the dollar. A meeting of
the creditors is called for next week, at
which the receiver is expected to fur
nish them with statement as to the
condition of the bank,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Tom Ochiltree Paints 4 SIGN.

Old Judge Ochiitree, soon after his
illustriouS son had got his license to
practice law. went on on few days
trip; and Thomas, said he, won may
as well have a neat sign OF the new
firm painted and hung up over the Of
fee door" When the old gentleman
returned he did indeed see a neat sign
over the Office door He examined it
through his golsl-rimmed spectacles,
and then took off his binoculars and ex-
amined it again. The neat sign read
thus: Thomas 2. Ochiltree and Father,
Attorneys at Law.-Ne3c York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Robert Browning and Prof. LongfeIiow.

AZ saw him two or three times" said
Robert Browning, speaking Of an Amer
lean visitor of Prof. Longfellow. II
saw him once or twice at other houses,
and then once he came to me here. l
shall never forget his gracious presence.
A handsome man he was, and ] could
see ola most generous and kindly ma
ture. / think what struck me most was
O little incident when he was leaving.
"Of course, went out with him to
his carriage, not only to show due
honor to an honored guest, but because
wished to lose no possible moment of
him. said his carriage, but it was a
common four-wheeler what we call a
growler, in which he had come.
"a drilling rain had begun to fall
while he was in doors, and he looked
compassionately at cabby on his box.
He seemed to consider o moment, and
then he reached his umbrella toward
the cabman, with, Won't you have
this?"
"You ought to HAYES cabby's face.
/ don't suppose such thing ever hap
pened before, since London began, as
Ludt d CdDLHdu SuOulQ ne OueTeu I'LL uIll-
brella by his passenger.
HE looked at the umbrella; he
looked at the kind, handsome face of
the poet; and then said, No, sir, thank
ee. Thank-ee, sirr and drove away
through the drilling rain, carrying
your poet with him"
If this tale were told of some great
poet, and the readers were left to guess
whom, would not the name of Longfel-
low rise to countless lips in a moment !?
Every one who knew him must remem-
Der his tender thoughtfulness and con-
sideration for others, consideration
scarcely to be matched in our memories,
except by that of Ole Bull, who has
even been known to say to his own
coachman, when asking him to drive in
to town for him in an evening, "But if
you have made some other engagement
for your evening. III get some one else
to go."-YoutRs Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Sarah Bernhardt's Foolishness.

| really think that this wonderful
woman has a screw loose somewhere in
her mental organization. She is not
mad nor even cracked, but she is what
the French call tongue" convenient
word for which the English language
affords no equivalent. Her reckless
ness in money matters is something
phenomenal. When she was about to
start for America she wrote to brill
liant French author: "All my expenses
and those of my maid, including car
riage hire, are TO be paid by the mana
ger. Do you think | can get along
with $4,000 per month as pocket mon
ey?" Her friend wrote back in answer:
''Since you ask me the question, do
not think that you can" She will give
her steward 800 at a time. Two DAYS
later he will come to her for more mon
ey. why, did l not give you some
the other day?" she will say, vaguely
"All gone. is it?'' Well, here is $50:
only take care of it." Her cook never
knows how many people are to be pres
ent at breakfast or at dinner, for Sarah
thinks nothing of inviting in an extra
dom or so of guests. She will put on
pair of new boots, go ont to walk, get
caught in shower, and toss her desc
Grated outlines as present to her maid
as soon as she pulls them off She new
er pays bill without legal pressure, is
lavishly generous to her servants and
the poor. has no idea of order or puuc-
tuality. and is as eccentric in private
life as she is great upon the stage. She
has made and squandered three fort
unes. is as fragile as a reed, yet tires
out the strongest men in her troupe
when he goes upon a professional tour.
This latter popularity is owing to her
exceptional power of sleeping whenever
she chooses. She always travels in a
sleeping car. and once ensconsed there
in she will draw down the blinds and
betake herself to slumber Arrived at
her destination. she will walk upon the
stage on which she has never set her
foot before, and TIE exits and entrances
of which are totally unknown to
her, an will 90 through her part with
as much spirit and brilliancy as though
she had acted there for half her life.
All her friends adore her and she is the
idol of every cat or dog belonging to
the theatres of France. In many re-
spects "a most sweet woman" aud for
the rest, ''Oh, the pity of 1.-THE pity
OF it, or"-Ltcy Hooper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
Minister Lowell ImnroYIng,

LONDON. June Minister LOWELL
condition continues favorable and he is
progressing rapidly towards complete
convalescence. He again spent the day
in his library, reclining on a lounge.
He complained of bad headache, but
aside from this said he felt as well as
ever
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
NOTICE TO CREDIToRs-JonN BrRNnARD.

State of Wisconsin. County Court for Grant
County-In Probate
In the matter Of the estate OF John Bernhard
deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against John Bernhard late
of the village of Cassville, in said county de-
ceased will be received. examined and adjusted
by John III. G. Sneclode, Jacob Bernhard, and
Carl kleinpell. all Of said Grant county, Commits.
sloners appointed for that purpose by the County
Court Of said county, al tho office Of John H. G.
Snecode, in the village of Cassvlle. in said conn-
ty Of Grant, on the eth days of September and
December. a. d. 1884. Also that six 90 months
from and after the 27th day of June, A. d. 1884
is the time limited for the creditors of said John
Bernhard, deceased to present their claims to
said Commissioners for examination and allow
ance
BY order of the Court,
WIN. McGONIGAL, County Judge
Dated June q, 1884. 1Sw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

Mr. N. G. George, at meeting of the
London Athletic club, recently ran ten
miles in 81 minutes and 20 seconds.
This was a marvellous performance, be-
ing six seconds better than Deerfoot's
record, which was widely doubted at the
time ii was made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

If James G.. Blaine is true represen-
tative of the best Republicanism, he is
entitled at least to the cordial, active
support of every true Republican in the
Nation. If he does not faithfully illus
trate Republican principles and policy,
somebody tell who does Name the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

The nomination OF Grover Cleveland
to be President of a nation of fifty mill
ions would be an attempt to spread a
very small lump of poor butter over a
very large piece of good bread.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

The National Educational Associa-
ton will be held in Madison, July 10
IS. Applications for accommodations
during the weeks of the meetings should
be made at once to j. II Carpenter,
Esq, Chairman of the Committee on
Entertainment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03

"Some day in the hence hope to be
cremated," says Kate Field. But Kate
is very superior person. Your ordi-
nary young woman is satisfied to be ice
creamated in the now.