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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
The PoeticaI and the Practical.

Slimpins is man of poetical nature,
and Jobling on, his nearest friend, is
one Of those practical persons who act
as balance-wheeis in the machinery of
the social world. They we're pacing
down the street together, when Skimp-
ms, who was in one of his moralizing
moods, said: How strange it is that
ID the midst of the teeming thousands
Of greas city like this there are so few
men with whcm one comes into really
intimate relations. We meet them in
the street, and even brush against them
IS we pass. and we look into their faces,
but we know nothing Of them. See
tat man who has just passed us. Did
you notice his sad face, his introspect-
i've eyes, his downcast head, and his
air OF general Encouragement? have
been so near him that / might have
touched him with my hand, and yet !
know nothing about him. How /
should like to inquire of him if he has
any sorrow, what is his life, what his
thoughts, his hopes, his fears!" ~Yes, I"
sai the practical Joblingson, "and
probably have him strike you for So,
which he would never take the trouble
TO pay back again. AS for me, / know
8 banned sight more people now than !
wish / did - Boston Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Always a Failure.

Who will say that the Democratic
party has not reformed? Look back
forty, thirty, or even twenty years and
what does it proclaim to-day as prin-
ciples which it then declared were es-
sential to the well-being and prosperity
of the country Human slavery, and
the methods to bind its chains, was a
Democratic pet. 1t was hard money
and nothing else. The war was q
failure" liquidation of the public
debt a certainty and necessity. Recon-
struction impossible. What will they
say ON all such questions and many
more in 1884? The Republican party
backed by the millions of free men,
tore the shackles from 5000, 600 slaves
and made every foot OF American soil
free, and every man freeman under
the law 1t established a currency, the
best the world has ever seen, and which
the Democratic party dare not assail.
While it has paid the debt it owes its
crippled veterans with a generous hand,
it has gone steadily along paying in
huge slices the National Indebtedness.
1t has by wise legislation, reduced in
terest from Is per cent. to ). By pro-
lection to our industries manufactures
have sprung up all over the land. and
the busy wheels of commerce were
never buster. No nation at any time
has had such reason to rejoice over the
large prosperity to the entire people as
the United States to-day. Win the
Democratic party. whose representa-
tiyes are to assemble the Sth OF July in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Never D0Ze.

The London Lancet discusses the SUBJ
ject of rising at the end of sleep. Doz-
ing, it declares, is not admissible from
any reasonable or healthful point of
view. The brain is first to fall asleep,
and is followed by the active organs,
and it is only perfect and natural when
shared by all the several parts of the or
ganism. All the parts of the system
are not equally exhausted, and those
least fatigued soonest wake, while those
most exhausted are aroused with the
most difficulty. The several parts of the
organism should need rest at the same
time. To bring this about 8. person
should awake early and feel ready to
rise; this fair and equal start of the
sleepers should be secured, and wise
self-manager should not allow drowsy
feeling OF the consciousness, or weary
senses, or an exhausted system to be-
guile him into the folly of going to sleep
again when once his consciousness has
been aroused The writer declares
that man who will not allow himself to
dose, will, in few days, find himself
almost unconsciously IAN early riser"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
I,enrOsy i'm the Northwest.

The comparatively recent and alleged
discovery of case of leprosy in Mime
sofa, and the consequentinteresta aroused
render the present publication of infor-
nation in regard to the terrible disease
in the northwest interesting and reas-
surfing as we'll. DR.. Charles Gronvold,
chairman of the standing committee of
the state board of health, has invests
gated the subject, and presents the fol-
lowing facts: In 1864 twelve cases of
leprosy were found, of which two had
originated in this country, while one,
who came here leprous, had become
well. The condition of health of the
lepers was better here than it would
have been had they remained in Eu-
rope. In 1s69-70 distinguished medical
gentleman, the late Prof William
Boecle, of Christiania Norway, visited
America In Wisconsin, Iowa, and
Minnesota, he found eighteen cases, all
of whom had come from those parts of
the Norwegian western seacoast where
the disease is epidemic. In nine it com
menced in Norway, and five of these
had lepers in their family. In the other
nine cases the disease first commenced
IN lnlS country, anu tne dlSeaSe broke
out from two and one-half to ten years
after their arrival. In eight cases there
were lepers in the families. These lat
ter cases probably were the result of
heredity. Ten lepers of immigrants
have died in Minnesota since its settle
ment, seven of them in the last seven
years. All were males and had leprous
relatives. The results of investigation
are that the dry climate here is less
favorable for the development and COM
munication of the disease than that of
the coast. The chances of contagion
are decidedly less than in Europe, and
there is greater cleanliness among the
settlers. But once acquired, the disease
seems to run its regular course without
abatement Paul Pioneer Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13


There is considerable feeling being
manifested over the manner in which
Bismarck treated the Lasker resolutions
and desire to rctaliate, in some man.
ner, upon the German Empire is appar-
ent. The average American is pecu-
liar character His first thought, when
agrieved, is retaliation. In this LASER
matter the American hog question is
assuming vast proportions, and to offset
the German cry against American pork,
the revengeful Yankee wants to 90 back
on German wines; those terribly adul-
terated German wines. AS to this, it
would seem Us though there were other
countries whose American pork would
find ready sale. And it is true that
American pork is as pure and whole
some as any other meat; only it should
be properly cooked. In Germany they
eat the pork in raw state, which
causes the German to abound in tape
worms and trichina. They could raise
equally as large crops of tapeworm and
trichina by eating German pork in a
raw state. Cooked meat is preferable
to the raw at any time and in all places,
and if the Germans have not the time
to cook their meat before eating, or
will not take the time, it is no fault of
the American hog. If Bismarck will
not allow his subjects to have Ameri-
can pork, they will no doubt import
their tapeworm food from some other
country
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
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A Stage Story.

Boucicallt tells good story which
has neveryet appeared in print. The
following incident occurred at Jackson
Vile Fla, and the clever actor-dram-
atist says it suggested an entirely new
idea in dramatic construction, which he
proposes to avail himself of some day.
The curtain had just gone down on the
third act of THE Colleen Bawn" when
tall, professorlike individual adj
vanced to the front of one of the boxes.
and propounded the following unlocked
for conundrum to the audience:
Ladies and gentlemen, why is it that
Shakespeare is the only real dramatist
the world ever produced?"
AS nobody replied, the tall man went
on earnestly:
SIS it because of his marvellous knowl-
edge of human nature, or his wonder
full command of language and express
sion? Not a6 ALL Other writers have
equaled him in these respects, but the
immortal bard is the only dramatist
who recognized the evident fact that in
real life vice is not punished and virtue
is not rewarded, as the sickly, senti-
mcneil playwrights of to-day would
have us believe. There is no last
act makeup all-around -everbody-get-
married business in his plays. Look at
'OthelloD That's the way matters wind
up in reRl life. Look at Romeo and
juliet No happy denouement' about
them. Ny advice to the public, there
fore, is to never sit play out. Always
leave before the last act, just when the
trouble, villainy and heart breaking is
at it's worst, and you will get the real
realism and naturalness."
go onl Go oni" said the audience
which seemed to be profoundly i'm
pressed with this reasoning.
Il have nothing more to say" con.
tinued the critic, putting on his hat,
except hat the curtain will be rung
up in q minute. move that we now
adjourn
And Boucicault says that when the
curtain vent up he was dumfounded to
observe ihat there was not soul left
in the house. San Francisco Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Continued. from last troeS.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is fact not generally known that the
james Boss Gold Watch Cases really con-
tain more pure gold than many solid I"
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of very
poor grade OF solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from AZ TO 10 karats,
and or karat case is often sold for IL
or IA karats II is NOT economy to buy
watch case 50 poor in quality that it viii
soon lose its color, or one SO soft that it viii
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one SO thin that q slight blow viii break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
1t is economy to buy james Boss' Gold
U1cteh 1.zss, in which NoSE of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an eypert-
s1cat--ii las been made nearly thirty years.
HAzLErog, PA, Oct ~ 1892
ss3s1 - james Bees Gold watch Cases thirty
yeEs ia. 'el they bFst czna out, and they are II
good cundi1 n yet One q them is carried By
cegpeaIer, NJ L VI. Drake Of Hazlet0n, and only
shows the esr n one or two places; the e.her b.
NJ E9sEuass. Ct Cunningham. Pa and can pro-
ag9ce sre or 18th Ct these cases at any time
SYLVESTER EsGLE, JeDeel-r
s .saea % Ee,stsss Hstrh onse Ta.ssris., PhII.-
ssspra srsng4onse Illustrated Pamphlet she~as he-
5sz.rs Ess.' zHa key-sane Natsh esses are made.
10 be Conssntsed.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

A correspondent of the New York
Times. dating his communication at
Omaha, Nebraska, represents the repub-
icans in that state as quite undecided
in their preferences for a presidential
candidate in the campaign about to be
opened. They have no fayorite can
dldate OF their own to present to the
Chicago convention, but, according to
the declaration of one of their number
who has surveyed the field with some
intelligence and discrimination, s'stand
ready to work and vote for any good
man whom the majority of the party
may select 1t is not believed that
the delegates will be instructed for any
one, but if they were to be chosen now
and instructions were insisted upon in
accordance with the personal prefer
enres of the majority. the delegates at
large would be instructed to vote for
James q. Blaine. In two of the con-
gresslonal districts, Weayer's and
Laird's, the Instructions would be the
same, but in Valentines, Logan might
win. This would make the delegation
to consist of eight Blaine men and two
Logan men. The Nebraska republi-
cans like Arthur and would be satisfied
with his nomination and election, but
fear that he could not carry New York.
Blaine. Arthur. Edmunds, Logan, Lin
coin and Gen. Sherman all appear to be
well thought OF by the republicans, and
either of them would unite their party
strength and command its support. Mr..
Tilden according to this correspondent,
appears to be the fayorite with the Ne
braska democrats, but as it is supposed
that the sage of Gramercy is at present
a physical wreck and not IN aspirant
for any Office, they fall back on Me
Donald. Still they are not sure that
his free-trade procliyities would make
him the most available candidate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
The Little Girls Surprise.

Little Oracle lives In . well-knawa
cltg ON the Hudson. At the @ &c
years she was one day walking W II
nurse and baby sister when dow
street she spied an old gentlemaa +
taneing, Grace was usually timbi D
strangers, but on this day she rol9
3er nurses hand and ran with a gle IA.
ssEt.e laugh to meet the silye9ha 4
nan who was slowly approaching. Sa'-
Pr her little hand into his, she loa' el
Hp n has face and said, with q I
smile: Why, how do you II
If I thought Yen were in heaven loAg
ago. -Letcisto1cn Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

A GOOD way to extract the juice OF
beef for an invalid is to broil the beef ON
a gridiron for few minutes, and then
squeeze the juice from it with q lemon
s.iueezer; put little salt with it This
may be given as the sick one prefers,
cold or hot, or it may be frozen and
given in small Jumps.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

Apples which you are sure will not
keep may be preserved, and thee re
excellent with meats or for ten. ee-
pare IN this proportion; Pare and core
Twelve large apples. Cut eaea IN
sighths. Make a syrup of one poaa5 OF
sugar and half pint of water Pst as
many pieces Of apple into this sirup to
hol as you can without their breaking.
When tender skin them out, and add to
he sirup one cup of sugar. Let this
boil slowly for ten minutes. If the APP
pes are favorless, little lemon may
be added.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
BuffOenery i'm Congress.

Sunset Cox of New York, and Bedford,
the red haired member of the House
from the Rocky Mountains, are the buff
foons of Congress. They indulge in
their fun at all times and in all seasons.
The work of Congress has to be laid
aside when these gentlemen become
surcharged with wit. There is no bust
ness SO important to transact that
Messrs. Cox and Belford will not inter-
rupt for the purpose of INDUCING in
their favorite pastime. They are the
clowns attached to the Great American
Show at Washington. While they draw
no larger pay than other members of
the aggregation, they are only required
to put in an appearance semi-occasion-
ally.
But is this the work expected of men
who are elected to represent a consti-
tuency in CongressP The people want
work, good solid work. from members
who are sent to represent them, and
the work should consist of such q ma
ture as will be beneficial to at least a
portion of them. What this country
needs is more statesmen and fewer
clowns. More work and less buffoonery.
The wants of the people should be
paramount to the entertainment of men,
bers Of Congress. Who cares whether
Bedford is ''connoiseur of feminine
charms or whether Cox is the greatest
burlesque character of the age"P Their
standing as such does not diminish the
national debt; does not curtail the ex-
penses of Congress; does not pass laws
relieving the burdens of the people
Sense, not nonsense, is what the Ameri-
can people are clamoring for. just now,
from Congressman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

OSE OF San Antonio's TEX citizens
bears the name of Hellborn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
6raat County Aerala.
THURSDAY. MARCH Is, 1884.


H. D .FARQUHARsoN, PuRLisHER & pRopRIrroa
CHAS. ]. RUSSELL, Business AGENT
GEO. w GOLDSMITH, FoREAAs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

lNcHARD BuGeISs, Mt, Hope
OK MORRISON, Fennirnore and vicinitv
WM. N. RAMSEY, Glen Haven
The National tribune., 1884-09-25

tors say that some cars have smelled SO bad that
d man could hardly work In them Consider
able damage is also reported to grain in stock.
POLITICAL.
Gen. John A. Logan was most cordially re-
ceived at Grand Rapids, Mich ON the 18th inst,
nearly 1000 persons calling on him. There
was a torchlight procession, consisting of 1000
men on foot and so horsemen, in the evening.
About 5000 persons listened TO the speeches.
Gen. Logan's occupied only five minutes lie
was followed by Gen. Alger, Senator Palmer,
Judge Kanseel and Congressman Lacey. On
the morning Of the 10th Gen. Logan and party
left Grand Rapids for Detroit, reaching Detroit
via Allegan, Kalamazoo, Three Rivers. White
Pigeon, louisville, Adrian, Hillsdale, Peters
burg and Monroe The people in those towns
turned out to welcome the party with great
enthusiasm. Many farm houses were decorated
with bunting in honor of Gen. Logan. The
General held a short reception at the Russell
House. He left on the night train for Roches-
ter to attend the Reunion of the Army of the
Cumberland on the 18th inst, after which he
took trip through Erie, Greenville Clarks,
burg, Sharpstown. Sharon and Newcastle, Pa.
on his way TO Youngstown, Ohio, where he
spent Saturday and Sunday. a conference
of the Prohibition party of Maryland in Balti-
more on the 10th inst. il was resolved to put an
entire State ticket in the field, and also to re-
commend that the various Congressional Dis
tricts nominate Prohibition candidates for Con.
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
Holly Haguires Rey,yiup.

1t is reported from the districts of the
Schuylkill, Luzerne, Northumberland, Carbon,
Lehigh, Wyoming and Lackawana region that
nnmistakable evidence OF the existence of
lodges OF the notorious brotherhood of Molly
Maguires have been discovered, and that their
bloody work has again commenced. The feel
ing against the Hungarian laborers is intense.
On the 10th the body of one Hungarian, who
had been employed upon the Beech Creek, Clear
field and Southwestern Railroad, was found
near Clearfeld Creek, in Clearfeld County
There were terrible stab and shot wounds upon
him. 1t is known that a party of miners at
tempted TO drive him away from the coal
country, and it is presumed that he refused to
leave and was assassinated A Hungarian
named Unglevaritist was fatally shot by some
unknown person at Centralia. A man named
Lef fkowitch has been arrested on suspicion The
names Of number Of railroad officials and mine
bosses have been placed on the Molly Mcguire
death-list, their killing being set for the near
future. While there is no direct evidence to
connect the Molly Maguires with the recent
murders, there are certain circumstances that
point TO them as the guilty persons. The re-
cent mysterious incendiary burning of colliery
property in different parts of the country is
also attributed TO the brotherhood.
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
Congressional Nominations.

Maryland d.-Second District, Frank T. Shaw
Democrat.
Connecticut.-Third District, John Turner
Wait, Republican. Fourth District, Lyman
Coe, Republican.
Michigan Sixth District E. B. Winans,
Greenbacker. Fifth District, John Atkinson,
Republican. Tenth District, S. o. Fisher, Dem
ocrat and Greenbacller.
Arkansas.-Fourth District, John II. Rogers,
Democrat.
Nebraska.-second District, J. II. strekel,
Anti -Monopolist.
Vermont.-Second District, Franklin B.
Gauntt, Democrat.
Illinois. Fourteenth District, c. C. Clark,
Democrat.
New York-Twenty third District, Henry
J. Cookingham, Republican, and Louis f
Payne, Democrat Twentieth District, George
West, Republican. Twenty y-ninth District, Ira
Davenport Republican.
South CaroHna.-Seyenth District, Robert
Small, Republican.
Kentucky y.-Sixth District, John G. Carlisle
Democrat.
Massachusetts, Ninth District, Fred d. Ely
Republican. Second District, John ID. Long
Republican. Third District, A. a. Ranney
Republican.
Pennsylvania-Fir District, a. H Bing
ham Second. Charles 0'Neill; Third, Jacob j
Gumper; Fourth, VIM. D. Kelley; Fifth, A. c
Harmcr-all Republicans.
Virginia.-Second District, A. G. Marshall
Democrat
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
A Life Subscriber.

To THE EDITOR Being shown your valuable
paper by my Post Commander, / Immediately
sent for it, and of the many so-called soldier
papers yours beats them all. Put me down a
life subscriber, for | like it better than my
New York daily paper. Ny regiment the 1st
N J. Cav.) will hold It's fifth annual Reunion
at Kleb's Restaurant, 842 Broad street, Newark,
n j., on Thursday Oct 2, 1884 The Reunions
do much good, and / would like to see my
Captain (Robbinsl there; also, Lieuts. Brewer,
Darnstadt, johnson, and all the boys think
every soldier should take your paper. As this
may come before many of my regiment who
are living at a distance from New Jersey, viii
say that it will amply repay them to attend
this meeting and revive the recollections of the
Wilderness, Bull Run, Hateher's Run and the
many other battles in which our regiment par
ticipated. WARREN G. HUBsR, Co. 6, fst n. j.
Cav, Layton, Sussex Co., n. ].
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
Our Newspaper.

According to Edwin Alden & Bros (Cncin-
natl, o. American Newspaper Catalog for 1884,
there are 1867 newspapers and magazines
published in the United States and the British
Provinces. Total in the United States, 14,176;
in the British Provinces, 691; divided as fol-
lows: Dailies, 1857; Tri-Weeklies, II; Semi
Weeklies, 1853; Sundays, 295; Weeklies 1895;
Bi-Weeklies, 80; Monthlies, 1902; Bi-Month-
lies, 26; QuarterIies, SO; showing an increase
over the publications of 1888 of 1854. The
greatest increase has been among the Weekly
Newspapers of a political character (?) while ii
has been least among the class publications
The book is very handsomely gotten up and
contains some $50 pages printed on heavy book
paper, elegantly bound in cloth. 1t viii be sent
to any address, prepaid, on receipt of S1.5o.
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
A Friend Indeed.

To THE EDITOR: 1t is net much that / can
do for the advancement of the interests of THE
TRIBUNE, but of what little / can do you are
perfectly welcome. 1t is thus:
Scene-Streets of Parsons. Say, friend, dc
you read the soldiers prayer book 2"
No; can't raise money TO pay for it,"
Well now, take this just the amount of q
years subscription. Send for the paper. You
will now have some incentive to return the
money thus used, and at the same time enjoy
one Of the best publications of the United
States"
This scene has been repeated four times
within the past year. Please accept my graft
tude for the best paper in the United States
q. M. BARTHOLOMEW, Parsons, Kan.
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
smueglinp chIpese

The constant violation of the Chinese re-
striction law cannot be prevented. il appears in
spite Of all the diligence exercised by the United
States Custom officials. The smuggling of Chi
nese men and women across the border from
British Columbia goes right on A few DAYS
ago forty Cinnamon landed at Ultsalady from
British Columbia. There is an organization
running Cinnamon across the line regularly
near Whatcom and Semiahmoo. Tho captain
of one of the steamers says he has been secretly
offered by Cinnamon $50 each for women and
$40 each for men for bringing them over sur
reptitiOusly 10 the American side. Thirty more,
principally women, have jugt been smuggled
over to Port Gamble. Very few have been
captured by the authorities. They manage to
elnde the officers and escape into the country.
The National tribune., 1884-09-25
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

dicrs and sailors Of stauben County. N. Y, took
place on the 10th inst. "a
A Reunion, which was attended by more
than 1000 veterans, Was lssld at Titusvlle, Pa,
on the 10th inst.
A. Ward Fenton, cleveland, o.: The 18th
annual Reunion of thettlpO Y. C. will be held
at Warren, Oct. T.
The annual Reunion ofethe veterans Of the
old Reynolds Battery was held on the 10th inst.
at Charlotte, n. Y. Thereiwas a very full at
tendance of former members of the battery,
several being prcsentafrom distant cities. this
being the first Reunions attended by them since
the close of the war. The afternoon was pleas
antly spent in detailing "reminiscences of army
days. target shooting, etc. After supper, Off
GERS were appointed for the ensuing year as
follows: Com, Capt.G IL. Reynolds; Sec,
Egbert Hoekstra; Treas. Geo. Burke.