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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

Poisoned by Tobacco Smoke.

The face has just leaked out that Mr..
W. l.. Mallory, who fell dead in Gin
cinnati Northern Railroad car on his
way to his home in Avondale, Monday
evening, was slowly killed by inhaling
the nauseous fumes of the deadly cigar
cite and the villainous cigar. At least.
his heart trouble, which had seldom
given him any uneasiness, was so
aggravated by the suffocating smoke
in the car that he died after breathing
it few moments, and two other men
whose names could not be ascertained
last night, fell in fainting fits. The
accommodation" on the road is little
bob-tail car, with only one compartment,
into which men, women and children are
all damned together. Until a few
weeks since two cars or one large car
with partition were used One half of the
latter was intended as smoker for gen
tlemen. Under this arrangement lovers
of the weed could take it easy and
smoke at their convenience When
this car was taken on there was great
objection, and many patrons of the road
filed their protests. When Mr.. Mallory
boarded the train he was in robust
health The car was crowded with men
and women. Many of the men were
smoking The windows were all down.
and the smoke was so dense in the coach
that it could be cut with a knife. Mr.
Mewiweather, the tea merchant, was on
the train, and gives a vivid description
of the scene To News Journal re-
porter who questioned him he said:
The atmosphere in the car was sitting
-suffocating. My wife was with me-
and we were seated behind two young
men who were smoking cigarettes. They
pulled out the smoke in immense vol
umes, and my wife began to get sick
| went up in the forward part of the
car, and couple of gentlemen offered
me their seat, which | accepted for Mrs.
Merriweather. 1t was the seat we va
Gated that Mr.. Mallory and another gen
tleman occupied, so that they got the
benefit of the same smoke that made
my wife i'll. It would be hard to de-
scribe the atmosphere in the car. When
Mr.. Mallory fell over and was in his
death-struggles his companion on the
seat, who was also affected by the naus-
eous air, fell in dead faint. Those
who rushed to the relief of both thought
they had two dead men on the car, for
the other gentleman seemed to be as
lifeless as Mr. Mallory, The first thing
was to break the windows and let in some
fresh air. Water was hastily procured,
and all the usual restoratives applied,
but it was found that Mr.. Mallory was
dead The other gentleman no one
knew He was taken in charge by the
conductor, and at the geological Gar
dens transferred to the other car and
brought back to the city, where he was
properly cared for. He was very sick,
and for while it was feared he would
die | also understand that another
man of the car became sick and nearly
tainted g Cincinnati Neacs Journal,
March is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
A Mortgage,

In the whole range of sacred and pro-
fame literature, perhaps there is nothing
recorded which has such good staying
qualities as healthy mortgage. A
mortgage can be depended upon to stick
closer than a brother 1t has mission
to perform which never lets up. Day
after day it is right there, nor does the
slightest tendency to slumber impair its
vigor in the night Night and day, on
the Sabbath, and at holiday times, with
out moments time for rest and recre-
alton, the biting offspring of its exist
ence-interest-goes on. The seasons
may change, days run into weeks, weeks
into months, and months may be swal-
lowed into the gray man Of advancing
years, but that mortgage stands in sleep
less vigilance, with interest. a perennial
stream ceaselessly running on. Like a
huge nightmare eating out the sleep Of
some restless slumberer, the unpaid
mortgage rears its gaunt front in perpet-
ual torment TO the miserable wight who
is held within its pitiless clutch. 1t holds
1 the victims with the relentless grasp Of
a giant, with not one hour of recreation
not a moments evasion Of its hideou.
presence 1t is a genial savage Of NOR
tifying aspect while the interest is paid
a very devil of hopeless destruction
when payments fail.-Er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Continued from last tceek)
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar i'm
provements in the making Of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part of
silver case was made of several pieces Of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount of cutting and soldering, which
softened the metal and gave it the pliability
of lead rather than the elasticity of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
of the Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
Of one solid piece Of metal hammered into
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while soldering sotensit.
To test the superiority Of the Keystone
Silver Watch Case, take one Of 8 OF. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it viii not give, while case Of same
weight of any other make viii give enough
to break the crystal. The keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
Send stamp Keysene Factories. Phil.-
delphia- Pa Illustrated Pamphlet showing
danes Boss and Keystons ws1sh Gases made.
10 BE- corstiatLed1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
A Good Farmer.

d. Cleveland, Madison, Me-, writes to
the Mirror: According to my idea a
good farmer must combine the Judgment
of many different vocations he must be
a good fnancier, on a small scale to be
sure, but still good one; also good
manager of labor must combine the
judgment of the grazier, the butcher,
the gardner and the merchant; he must
also have that Judgment about the con-
dition of the lands and crops for which
there is no written rule, and which care
full observation only gives; and in adj
dition to all this, he must have that
quality for which there is no name, but
which generally adapts means to ends
and accomplishes things, which knows
when to finish one thing at time,
which is generally best, and when to
leave that thing and do something which
needs doing more-the faculty which
keeps his whole business together This
judgment is the farmers first and great
est need, it is the high court which
must pass upon all that is brought
before it. The only man whose sue
cess is hopeless and who will not ac-
quire it, is he who thinks he knows il
all in the beginning
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

screamed his sister, nearly unsetting the
cider pitcher in her panic.
But all that the old man could utter
was
My bonds ! My bonds ! Nv ten
thousand dollars All burned up-all
gone!
When Elsie came home from Squire
Portray's, at eleven o'clock, people out
in these quiet country regions did not
follow the example of their dissipated
city friends), she found Uncle Reuben
stamping about the floor and tearing his
hair ike Edwin Forrest in King Lear.
while Mrs. Watkins sat helplessly weep
ing in the corner and the cider was I'M
quaffed, neither were the brown jacketed
butternuts cracked
Dear me! Uncle and aunt. what's
the matter?' said Elsie, looking in amaze
ment from one to the other.
I'm ruined ! shouted Uncle Reuben.
That's what's the matterT
I've be-been and bu-burned up your
uncle's bo-bonds faltered Aunt Wat
kins behind her pocket-handkerchief
oh, dear n, DEAR what shall | do?'
For minute Elsie looked uncompre-
hendingly at them, and then she under
stood the state of affairs all in flash.
Don't fret, Uncle Reuben, said she.
consolinglp The bonds aren't burned
at all. Don't cry, Aunt Watkins. There
isn't any harm done
'What?' beloved Uncle Reuben, more
in the King Lear strain than ever.
The bonds not burned?
No, said Elsie, i found them when
was cleaning out the old stove. And
put them safely in the top drawer of the
old mahogany bureau in the spare room.
But if | hadn't been there, Aunt Wat
kins would most certainly have burned
them, without knowing what they were.
Uncle dear, do promise me that, here
after you will deposit them in the
bank.
/ will, said Uncle Reuben hoarsely,
yes, | will, Elsie. Come here and kiss
me, child. You've saved my little all; |
declare, you've got more sense than ever
| gave you credit for
Come here and kiss me, Elsie,
croaked Aunt Watkins. i never should
ha' held up my head again if I'd burned
your uncle's bonds into dust and ashes.
The next morning, just as soon as
the sun rose redly above the frozen hills,
Uncle Reuben ate his breakfast, har-
messed up old Dobbin, and, with the
government bonds safely buttoned under
his coat pocket, drove over to the near
est county bank and formally deposited
them. When he came home, Elsie was
choppiug apples for mince meat in the
kitchen. He threw bundle towards
her.
CATCH said he, with chuckle.
What is it, uncle?' said Elsie, unroll-
ing the parcel oh! / declared gar
net cashmere dress Oh, uncle! what
lovely colorl And how good it is of
you to buy it for mel
You We saved me more than that, my
DEAR. said Uncle Reuben; and | only
wish I'd taken your advice before
Which was good deal for Uncle
Reuben Rossiter to say; for the man
never yet lived who likes to confess that
he has been in the wrong.--Amy Ran
d0Iph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Railroads..
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acc5muOdatons--all Of which are furnished by
the greatest railway in America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Mirage.


Hot lies the sand beneath the weary feet
The skies are dazzling downward through the
heat,
No breath OF wind to stir the heavy air.
No fieck of cloud to break the cruel glare
Of the fierce sunshine. as the Keeling brain
Strives to force on thefailng strength. in vain.
Nay for across the desert-stretch it lies.
Cleaning nd cool beneath the mocking skies
The sparkling lake-almost the feverish gaze
Can see its ripples through the silvery haze;
Almost the straining ear can hear the plash,
As its light wayelets on the pebbles dash.
One desperate effort more and then to leave
Parched lipand burning forehead in the wave;
One desperate effort more. and at the brink
In agony of thankfulness to sink,
Where the great palm trees by the waters stand,
And their cool shadows rest upon the sand.
Poor wretch the treaeherous vision lures bin on,
Till, faith, and hope, and strength. and courage
gone,
He falls and perishes, andlesves to life
This lesson-arm We for the present strife,
On no sweet future build futile faith,
Do for each hour thy best. So armed for Death.
All tie Year Round.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
ANTlDOTE TO MALARIA.
HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
81 have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. / feel like a new
man." w. ID. EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
Soldeyerywhere, 25c. Office "A Murray St NY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

1t seems a little odd that the United
States, with its large agricultural pop
nlation should permit foreign countries
to fill up our markets with eggs. In
this connection we may state, the steamer
Hermdel, which got into New York one
day last week, had as part of its cargo
$4,000 eggs from Copenhagen. Treas
ury statistics show that there was i'm
ported into this country last year no less
than 82,000,000 eggs. This is no ex-
pertinent by importers, for the business
has grown to be one of the Furnishing
industries, and has grown so rapidly as
to astonish those interested. The present
yearit is estimated 200, 100000 eggs will
be shipped here, costing our people
about s3,000.000 We may add that
eggs are on the free list.-Er.
No doubt salt is good and is necessary
for the health of animals. But it should
not be used to excess. The blood and
every other part of the animal contains
salt, and also its elements, soda. and
hydroehloric acid Soda is necessary to
healthful condition of herdivorous
animals and hydrochloric acid makes up a
part of a gastric juice of the stomach
whichis the activeagent of digestion. As a
rule, farm animals are not sufficiently
supplied with salt, having small guam
tity Observation-Disclosures distant
intervals. A COW requires one ourcs
daily; horse as much; sheep a dram
"a teaspoonfuD daily, and pig about
as much. Pig and chickens require
less then other animals, but little once
week is beneficial even for these.
| Regularity in its use is desirable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

The divorce of Mas. Genevive Ida
Hubbard from her husband, the Rev.
Warren G. Hubbard, pastor Of one of the
wealthist and most influential churches
of Brooklyn, was complete sur
prise to their friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubbard had lived together ten years,
and happily, it was supposed; but ac-
cording to Mrs. Hubbard.s statement,
the hidious skeleton of domestic dis
cord had been grinning in the closet all
this time, although she had, in the pres
ence of Bishop Huntington, promised
to love and obey Mr.. Hubbard, and to
take him for better or worse. Although
he had promised at the same cememony
to love and cherish her. the contract
was a hollow mockery. Shortly after
the marriage, instead of caressing her
and continuing the sweet absurdities of
the antenuptlal period, he began, so Mrs.
Hubbard says, to dictate to her what
she considered to be an unreasonable
course of conduct Testifying on this
point, she said. ''He was intolerant and
unyielding in his ideas of what he re-
garded as my duties as a wife. On the
subject of religion, society and ordinary
household duties, he would not tolerate
or consider any of my views or habits,
and for these and many other reasons
not now necessary to mention, and for
which was in no way to blame, he
treated me with great rudeness, un-
kindness and violence" While this Vi
olence was only confined to speech, she
could not endure it. She would not
obey him either. Finally he told her to
leave his house, never to return. This
she did, and began suit for divorce
Mr.. Hubbard did not contest the case,
and decree of absolute divorce was
granted, and another one of those do
mestic cat-fghts brought to happy
close.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

Bee-keepers claim product of honey
equal to $50,000,000 year. 1t does
not seem so long since the wheat crop
was no more than that, and thinking of
the two facts together it might occur to
any person interested how long or how
soon it will be before the honey crop
will equal in value our present wheat
crop. There is scope and verge enough
for it if every one would keep bees that
could do so. The present improved
methods make it very easy to keep bees
with very large profit. 1t is not a
rare thing for hive to produce 100
pounds of honey, which is worth $15
The cost for feed is nothing and the in
come is all profit; besides the colonies
may easy double, which is equal to 100
per cent. profit on the stock This is
more profit than an average COW or six
sheep bring to their owner No doubt
there is forage enough to SUPPLY ten
times the number of bees that are now
kept, and there are forest regions in the
South where the business might be
carried on with the greatest success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
CHICAGC,
WIILWUAKEE
ANg St. DAul-.

II owns and operates over 600 miles Of road in
Northern Illinois. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa.
and Dakota; and az its main lines, branches and
connections reach all the great business centers
Of the Northwest and Far West it naturally
answers the description Of Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago. Milwaukee, st. PauIaud Min
Chicago, milwaukee, Portage, La
Crosse and Winona.
chicago. Milwaukee, OrtOupiiIe. Aber-
deem and Glendale.
Chtsago. milwaukee,, Eau Claire and
Chicago. milwaukee,. yVausauand Her-
ritf.
Chicago, milwaukee, Beaver Dam,
F0nd dtl Lac aud Oshkosh.
oNicdgOs milwaukee, Waukc$ha and
OcOnOmONVOc.
Chicago. milwaukee, Madison ana
Prairie din Ehicu.
Chicago, NlisNaulkee, OvvatOnna. Nam
fzgtO and EaFIbauft.
Chicago. sseioit, JaneSyiIIe and Miner
Chicago, Elgin, EsocIsford and Du-
buQue.
CHICAGO. clinton, Rock Island, Cedar
Rapids asfG saEna.
Csttg8GOs kAeN .WOEneA. Council Bluffs
chieaeo, canton. sioux city, Sioux
Fails and Eaalktom.
tHtca@os milwaukee, Albert Ice and
southern Minnesota Points.
chicago. MilWauls ec, Mason city, Witch-
eli and Chamberlain.
Sock Island, Dubuque, -, pauI and
minneapolis
Davenport, Calmar, 81. Paul and sgim-
ncapOlis.
HaiiwaHlSee, Racine, Eseioit, TreePort
and Rock Island.
Mitchell, ~ oiscy, a siifon and herd cen.
dim River alley liue.J
PW'@rH SiCebCFS and the Finest Bf9ipg Cars IN
tle eor.G are ran on the main lines Of the Chi
CAe4, hHWAUYEE q 81 PAUL RAfLPAK and every
attention j. paid ~ passengers by courteous en-
pipyes Of the Company.
:. 5. MERRILL. 4. Y. f. CARPENTER
General Manager Gen Pass. Agent.
}. r. CLARK, GEO. II. HEAFFORD
General sup't Asst Gen. Pass. AIT
4fyI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

s. $. MERRILL. AVN. CARPENTER
General Manager GEN Pass. Agent.
>. z. CLARK, GEO H. HEAFFORD,
General Sup't. Asst Gen Pass. Agt
4fyl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

1t is not often that so exact and lucid
statement of an agricultural, scientific,
and practical fact is found in mechan-
zeal trade journal as the following, which
is found in the Glassware Reporter:
"Lime has been used for many centuries
as a fertilizer of the soil; all crops re-
quire certain amount Of it, as is found
by analyzing the ash which results from
their combustion; it promotes the de-
composition of all kinds of vegetable
matter in the soil, and, further, it cor
reefs acidity in the organic matter and
thus destroys those weeds which are
favored by such condition of the soil;
it also assists in the decomposition
of certain salts whose bases furnish
food for plants" Many long articles
have been written by agricultural Pro
fessors and others, which have not left
so accurate and clear an idea in the
readers mind of the uses and benefits
of lime as this single sentence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

As the warm weather approaches
lice and all kinds of other vermin will
begin to increase. The best remedy
for these pests is thorough cleanliness
All dust and dirt and old manure should
be cleared away from every building,
and lime wash, to which carbolic acid is
added literally, should be used freely
The cleansing should be thorough, and
as pig-pens and. poultry-roosts are
most infested these should be given
extra attention The damage caused
by these pests is rarely recognized.
Stock will not thrive when annoyed and
worried by them; cows will fail in their
milk; calves and lambs will pine and
stop growing; horses and colts will be-
come rough and hidebound; fowls viii!
not lay eggs, and brooding hens will be
driven from their nests, and young chicks
will perish miserably. And yet it is
quite easy to prevent it all by taking
the proper precautions in good time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
And Other Chronic Diseases


Entire time devoted to Office practice. Opera
tons upon the Eye. such as removing Cataracts,
fTerygiums. Tumors, &c, and Strengthening
Gross Eyes" guaranteed. Cancers removed BY
the application of medicines alone and no pdy
demanded until the Cancer is out. Office hours
from to l2 a. m. and from to $50 d. M
thooms verJones & Bryans drug store.)
N0te.-As am almost constantly employed in
my office, cannot well attend to calls outside
excepting in the line OF my specaties) and for
this reason patients wishing TO be treated by
me for chronic diseases viii find il unnecessary
to abandon their family physician in ordinary
sickness
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1884-10-06
Gitt MnrN

Gtmot6p 6oparo, ein SrlGnber, tpurbe
am Sonutag Nahmittag bon benz
nit tbm in oemielben 6auie 9to. 2053
Siio 9aIitebitraBe mobnenoen gteger ga
mlel SummerS na6 porberge9angenem
Strette oarb einen 9tenolDeriduB an Der
linfen Seite idner Dermunoet un0 erlag
bereitS Wontag8ormtttag fur5 mad 10 llbr
in ieiner Wobnung ben erbaltenen gers
leBungen. GUNNER ma6t 81 ietner @ntz
idulotguta eeltenb, boB er in Der yaot6z
pebr pom Der ShuBtDaffe @ebrau6 gema6t
babe. 9ieie @r%fldrung entipridt aber ni6t
genar ben Sbatia6en, tpie ite aus ben @uSz
iagen Ser borldufig DerbGrten 3elaen bieier
blutigen Ibat berDor3uge6en idetnt. 9az
nach bate Sumn1ets leln Spfer 3uerft be-
ldimpft uno, aIs 6otparO, bterburd gereiSt,
auf Sltmmers ~Ios9tn8, ben berDdlgniBz
noqen SbuB auf Oieien a%bgefeuert. Der
0lorbet nur0e Dbne 3ula1iu1g bon
8iirgi6aft in aIer SttQe bon Ser Station
an Der DesplaineStraBe aus na6 Dem
@ountD9efGngntb per6raht, ba Die Bpli3ei
bon Seiten Der bur6 Die OtorDt6at itarf
erregtcn Sreur0e uno 9fddbarn beS Grz
morOeten etnen Dict Der golfsiuitt3 segen
SuttmerS 6efitr6tete.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1884-10-06
0icueiG,t cit ManDntorO.

Dim Oonneritag 9lberr6 aeaea 6 ll6r
plroe i'm NIen Slip, nabe Der ~. StraBe,
Die 4ei1e Des felt Dortget Sonntag Nbeno
bermiBten. in 8onb & 9teliOn's 6ol5bof be-
ibGftigtsn 6oI3permeiers George Bauer
aufgefu1ben ul1o nn9 Der Bobnln9 0es
&ruDers beiielben geidafft. Sci Der Inter
ll6ute pes &Drpers 1telIte eS it0 Deraus,
baB berielbe aipei tiefe, ldetnbar ponWte11er>
itiGen herribrenOc Wunoen am Iopte err
balten bate, auBeroem m1roe bic ubr
ulo Settle pernliBt. tpelde BaIer
am Gonntag Nbe1to bel ii6 getragen bate.
gSte Der 8rltoerYauer's, Der $40. $50 gSe1t7
19. Strabe pobnbafte 6enrD Bauer, etttem
8eribteritatter Der vStaatSaettung" mttz
tbeilte, mar letn BrllOer an Sonntag9lbelo
aut Dem 6eimipeQe bon elmer GerlammIlun9
Der 2oge, Der r9eotbmGnaer" all Der Gde
Der 10. GtroBe ltb Der Ge1ter 9lpenlle BON
StrDl6en itberfalen unb blr6S toGldldge
ihtper perlebt moroen. 0auer begegrete
ipater einem Yolisiiten, pel6er tbn cine
Strede Bege5 beglettete uno Daltt fetnem
Sdtdial iiberlieB.
Seit bieier 3ett murbe Bauer pern1tBt
uno erit am 0onneritag Nbenb %erlangter1
Die 0ermanoten beiielben Die @ctDtBheit,
baB Der unglidli0e auf qebetmntBpoIle
Meiie leinen Sob gefunoen bate. Sonoer1
'bareripeiie bate bic Boli3et otele Borgd1ge
berlhDiegen uno mr. einen 8ert0t erttatz
tet, tponod Bauer 3ufGQig ertrunfen mare.