davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1884-07-24

For SALE-A piano and sewing
machine, cheap for cash. VIII exchange
for horses or real estate. Inquire at HIS
Warren avenue.
, 1884-07-24

The largest stock in the city, at Rhodes 4
Troxells.
, 1884-07-24

Chris Afattss has removed his bakery to
81 Ferguson street, where he has better
facilities for conducting his business.
, 1884-07-24

Legal blanks at the Leader ofice
, 1884-07-24

Job printing in all its branches and
executed in ist class style, at the LEADER
job rooms.
, 1884-07-24
FOR SALE.

FoR SAFE offer my residence pro
perry ON Seventeenth street, adjoining the
residence OF +, H. Warren, for sale. In
quire of III. liousnlau. Cheyenne.
, 1884-07-24

Ladies are calling daily on futile for
house decorations in wall paper, kalso-
mining. etc.
, 1884-07-24

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader office
, 1884-07-24

Every Smoker should try Little
Joker"
, 1884-07-24

For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, nth street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Nilsson at the White House.

Nine. Missions visit at the White
House is thus described in the Washing
ington correspondence of the Boston
Transcript;
1t was the elimination of the evening
when Nilsson entered the Presidential
presence Escorted by an army officer
of distinguished bearing) dressed in a
queenly robe Of pale-gold brocade,
slashed with light blue and silver, her
majestic, square shoulders bare, her
arms also; and her neck encircled with
a triple strand of large pearls. still
larger ones dainty poised from her
ears. and wearing from her superb and
swelling bosom glittering trophies of
honor from monarchs at whose courts
she has sung. With low and stately
courtesy she saluted the citizen-sover-
eign of the great American people. 1
doubt not it was one of the proud mo-
ments of her radiant life. 1t was a
marked triumph over her only rival
Patti, who, with all her rich gifts of ma
ture and art, could not be invited to the
White House when here last year, on
account of her unconventional life; but
Nilsson was there as the queen flower
of that goodly company and honored by
an invitation to remain to the private
supper served later by the President to
special party of friends from among
the evenings guests; and again at the
State dinner last evening, the second
given to members of the Senate and
House of Representatives, where, es-
corted by that quintessence of Southern
ehivalry, Gen. Wade Hampton, she sat
at the Presidents left.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
He Kept His Word.

a few months ago young man
who had been in the employ of an ex-
press company at point in Wisconsin
left his position and home on account
OF failing health, and went to Florida
with the hope of receiving benefit from
the change of climate. About week
ago he intended returning to his North
ern home in short time, but thought
before leaving the land of flowers he
would send box of oranges to his rel
atiyes and friends in Wisconsin. The
oranges were brought here from Flor
ida by the Adams Express Company,
having been franked through From
here to their destination they were to
be transported by the American The
young man who had shipped the or
anges had written letter to the Amer
lean explaining the fact that the oranges
had been shipped over the Adams, and
requesting the American people when
they arrived to put frank which he
had enclosed in his letter on the box,
and forward that, adding, in conclusion,
II will be passing through Cincinnati
on my way home in few days, and
will call on YOU" As the clerk in the
American Express office was reading
the letter lot of transfer freight from
the Adams had been brought in, and
he was asked to sign for it. As he
signed he glanced down over the way
bill to see what he was signing, his eyes
were suddenly glued almost to the pa
per by seeing the name of the party
whose letter he had just been reading
regarding the oranges, The Young
man had kept his word, and called at
the Office as he was going to his
home in Missouri. He, however,
neither recognized nor saluted any one,
for he was dead, and his body was in
cased in coffin on its way home for
burial. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

man was a democratp Can you point
to single instance where man was
murdered or assaulted for voting the
democratic ticket? After murder had
been committed, can you name time
or place where the people met in mass
convention, passed resolutions common
datory of the action of the murderer,
had those resolutions published, APP
pointed a committee to present copy
of them to the murdered mans wife
and children, and then sent a brass
band to their home to serenade them
while that family was watching over
the dead body of murdered husband
and father? Can you tell your readers
of any republican rifle clubs that go
about the country at night, killing,
wounding, manning and frightening
people Who disagree with them politi-
cally? If you can, will you please to do
so? Can you name single instance
in the republican county of Grant,
where any fragrant wrong has been
committed, but the offender has been
brought to trialo Does not your own
article show that these men, instead of
being applauded for their misdeeds, are
bought into court of justice to answer
for their crimes?
Copiah county is in Mississippi, Grant
county is in Wisconsin; Copiah county
is democratic, Grant county is republic
can. In Copiah county men are MUIR
dered for political purposes, and the
authorities not only refuse to punish the
murderers, but the people applaud them
for doing is; IN Grant county men are
allowed to vote and talk as they please,
are not molested for expressing an
honest conviction, and when crime is
committed, the offender is speedily
brought to justice.
The honest, the square, the fair-deal-
ing Democrat will offer a protest against
a crime in Grant county, but we do not
tn nix if every republican in Copiah
col MY was murdered the editor would
have the courage to condemn the deed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
The Daily Swelling Of Plants.

With delicate means of measurement
Herr Kraus has recently proved the ex-
.stence of a phenomenon in all plant
organs, which is connected with their
variable water content, and consists in
periodical swelling and contraction in
ihe twenty-four hours. Leaves, etc,
decrease in thickness from the early
morning till the afternoon, when they
oegin to swell again, attaining greater
ize by night than by day (this is vel,
cen in agave, aloe and the like; SINH.
.rly with buds, flowers, green cones,
ruits, etc, and with stems and
branches. Herr Kaiser has before
roved such period in trunks of trees,
and Herr Kraus shows that both wood
and bark share i'll it, Independently or
Initedly. The various experiments of
Herr Kraus-removal of foliage, water
ing, shutting out light, ete.-lead to ex-
lanation of the phenomena by the
varying reciprocal action OF those factors
which bring water into the plant and
those which carry it away. By night
only the water absorbing activity of the
parts below ground operates, by day
The understanding activity depend
mainly on the foliage and on light (re-
noval Of leaves or of light stops con.
sraction) and consists essentially in
Transportation Herr Kraus states that
when a plant is watered these things
occur: In short time, less than an
hour, the stems begin to swell; both
wood and bark take part in this, the
wood always first The sB ell progresses
At pretty quick rate, upward of sew
.ral metres per second. After some
gime, perhaps an hour, contraction
gradually recurs. The contraction be-
gan at the upper part of an acacia after
len minutes, whereas the swelling at
ihe lower part continued fifty minutes.
This shows that the contraction is due
10 the activity of the foliage, and is
gradually extended downward. Lon
ION Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Foot and Month Disease.

The discovery that what was supposed
to be the dreaded foot and mouth dis
ease had broken out among the cattle
in western Kansas, caused the Governor
of that State to call special session of
the legislature. The expert veterinary
surgeons who have made an investiga-
ton in the matter say that the foot and
mouth disease does not exist there.
They agree in the statement that the
disease which prevails is not contagious,
and one of them has come to the con-
clusion that it was caused by wild rye,
full of ergot, which the cattle had eaten.
The legislature has passed bill accept
ing the provisions of any national law
concerning such diseases which Con-
gress may enact, and have considered
tayorably u resolution which declares
that the foot and mouth disease does
not prevail in the state. Stock raising
has become one of the States greatest
industries and the number of cattle
within its boundaries is nearly 1000, 900.
If it be true that the disease is not con-
tagious and is due to local causes, Kan
sas has escaped a calamity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
How to Cook Water.

We clip the following from the New
York correspondence of the Chicago
Evening Journal:
81 must tell you the old story of how
about the new hot-water cure. He said
the Delmonicos were the first to recon-
mend it to guests who complained of
having no appetite. Take a cup of
hot water and lemon and you will feel
better, was the formula adopted, and
the cup of hot water and lemon was
simply little hot water with drop of
lemon juice in it to take away the in
sipidity. For this ambitious remedy,
the caterers charged the price of a
drink of their best liquors cents or
more-and it certainly was a wiser way
to spend small change than in alcohol.
Few people know how to cook water, !"
Charles used to affirm. 1.-The secret is
in putting good, fresh water into neat
kettle, already quite warm, and setting
the water to boiling quickly, and then
taking it right off for use in tea, coffee,
or other drinks, before it is spoiled. To
let it steam and simmer and evaporate
until the good water was all in the at
mosphere, and the lime and iron and
dregs only left in the kettle--bahi that
is what makes great many people sick
and is worse than no water at all :"
Every lady who reads this valuable re-
ceipt of great and careful cook should
never forget how to cook water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Doctors Who Eat Opium,

''As to the causes, other than those
mentioned, for the opium or choral
habit in doctors, it would be hard to
separate them from the excuses usually
given after the habit is formed. Medi-
cine, as business, causes great anxiety,
irritation, responsibility, irregularities
of all kinds and exposures of all kinds
Doctors feel the same desire for stimu-
lants that other people have. 1t will
not do to make practice of drinking
whisky, and so some of them take mar
cotic drugs If, as Dr. Mattisop thinks,
doctors are using opium more largely
than members of the other professions
and form considerable proportion of
opium eaters in general, the fact should
be clearly understood. AS to which we
would prefer for a medical adviser, the
man who takes alcohol or the one who
takes opium. our preference would be
very decidedly in favor of this latter
Any doctor is better than drinking
doctor. do not think there need be
any apprehension that Doctors un-
due familiarity with opium or choral
would make him likely to give large
doses of those drugs to his patients.
Perfect familiarity with drug always
makes good doctor careful with it, for
he knows it may work differently under
different conditions. The use of liquor
does, however, engender a certain
amount of recklessness in most men.
By the way, you tell me that one or two
doctors whom you addressed about this
matter told you it would be unprofes-
sional to speak of it. You should say
to them that in the opinion of an old
practitioner to tell the truth is not so
unprofessional as to adopt self-indulgent
or vicious practices
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
TOised on a Wheel.

When l was boy, being afflicted
with great deal of adipose matter, as
[ am still as man, l always had to
take long run before l could take a
Jump, and / find in mounting q bicycle
| am similarly afflicted. / manage to
get on, and | flatter myself that /
usually stay ON until I deliberately
purpose to get off. 1t is true [ have
had to preach one sermon with black
eye. But it was received in a good
cause, and wasn't ashamed to go into
the pulpit OF course, had to go into
the pulpit another time with crutch.
But still l mounted the pulpit stairs
with crutch; and the only other oc-
casion that had difficulty was when l
was not able to make gesture on ac-
count of sprained wrist.
No one who has ridden on bicycle
can doubt that it is an instrument of
pleasure. Now, to professional men,
an instrument of pleasure, that can
also be an instrument of intense. en-
thusiastic pleasure, is a desideratum
to every man who has to deal with
studies and books, and with that kind
of labor that exhausts the mind and
wearies the body and depletes the ner-
vous system.
have tried rowing: / have tried
base ball; have tried cricket; ] have
tried walking through the White
mountains; seven times over the Alps;
in the Apennines; all through Ger
many, England, Ireland, and Scot
land; have done almost everything to
meet the requirements of physical ex-
ercise with perfect success.
Dumb-bells are q nuisance: Indian
clubs are burden walking, when one
is tired, is not particularly pleasure,
because there is too much work in it in
order to get enough of it to do you
good; but, from the time / was first
able to put my legs across a bicycle
and go around the room of the Colum-
bia Bicycle club by myself, have never
had but intense pleasure every time [
have mounted that machine.
If could not get another one I would
not give mine for its solid weight in
silver-I would not give it for its
weight in gold. Six months ago, and
for fifteen years, up to six months ago,
[ lost from three to six and eight days
every month on my back, with incur
able, stubborn, sick headache. Since
| have been riding the bicycle l have
lost only two days from that cause. I
haven't spenta dollar for doctor since
have had bicycle. That is hard on
the doctors, but it is good argument
for the bicycle.-ReU. Mr.. PentecoSt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
A S0uare Breakdown.

The result of the Democratic caucus
on the Morrison tariff bill, is only what
was expected by those who had closely
watched the proceedings of the leaders
of the party that was going to work
wondrous good for the people of this
country. In that caucus the spectacle
is presented of small minority break
ing down the position of large ma
iority. Morrison and his followers have
for months been promising the people
that they would inaugurate measures OF
tariff reform which would be of incalcu.
liable benefit to the masses. They would
introduce and pass bill whereby the
poor, suffering people would be relieved.
The bill was prepared but a minority in
the caucus sat down upon it so effectu-
ally that Mr.. Morrison and his followers
allowed themselves to be completely
routed. The Democrats, under the
pressure brought by Randall, of Penn
sylvania, and his co-workers, will not
pass any tariff measure which will
change or impair the workings of the
bill passed by the Republicans at the
last session. In thus playing fast and
loose with the people, the Democratic
party appears in its true light, that of 8
great promisor but poor fulfiller. The
tariff bill, as has all along been held
was but a sop thrown out by the Demo
Gratis for the people to take hold of
That party imagined the voters would
swallow the sweet morsel without ever
stopping to ask if it was what it pur
ported to be, but later development.
show that the voters of this country
are not to be gnlled by such flimsey
promises as the Democratic party is il
the habit of making. What little hope
the Democrats had of electing Presi
dent this year, has been blown away by
their action on the tariff bill. 1t is only
another .'bluuder," of which the Demo
cratic patty has large stock. Thel
principal business seems to be blunder
ing and the American voter has becom.
so accustomed to seeing the Democrat
perform that feat, that they have n,
faith in any promise they may make
A laundering party cannot successful,
run so great government as that of tn
United States, and the people know it
hence, they will quietly drop their vote
for the Republican ticket in 1884.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
HUMOR.
from Peck's SUM-

AN exchange says that aHillsboro,
Tex, has beer drinking dog If il
Is four-legged variety the pecuHarity
of the animal is indeed worthy of rec.
ord.
PROFESSOR NEWTON publishes theyery
interesting information that "the earth
receives about three billion of meteors
every year, but they only increase the
size of the earth one inch in one hun
dred years" That, of course, don't in
clude the number of meteors a man
sees floating through space after he has
stepped on an orange peel and emphat-
ically and suddenly laid the back of his
head on stone sidewalk. No man has
yet been able to count them.
A DEFENDER of the English sparrow
says the bird is granivorous, insectiv-
orous, larvivorous, pupivorous and
omnivorous, and that its amativeness is
mistaken for belligerency. 1t has
never before been known what did
really all the sparrow, but if this is so
the sparrow should be killed before
the same ailment becomes general.
There is danger of persons who fre.
quent city parks becoming afflicted
with the same complaint II this dis
ease should break out in Chicago, fot
instance, it would be dangerous to be
safe on the street day or night. Kill
the sparrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

While digging grave in the town of
Plymouth, Massachusetts, for the grave
of Miss Judson, sister of the famous
missionary, the workmen came upon
the foundation of the pilgrim watch
tower, erected in 1913, and several of
the bricks were thrown out and appro-
priated as souvenirs. All the founda-
tons of the tower remain, even to the
hearthstone, but they are hidden be-
meath the sod. The four corners of the
structure are marked by hammered
stone posts. The bricks were some
what larger than those now made, and
were brought from England. Accord
ing to the records of that date they
were sold to the town for II shillings
per thousand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Too Strict Interpretation.

''Of all the Biblical characters, said
Mr.. Shinrack, putting aside the Scrip
lures and addressing his interesting
family, Il most admire David. Aside
from being a great ruler, he was poet
and a singer of great sweetness" He
was something like Andrew johnson"
replied the son, a young man whose
career on the college play ground has
been spoken of in the highest terms.
''Why like Andrew Johnson?n asked the
father. Because he was q tailor. :"
what, David tailor?' Eyes, for the
Bible says So 1.-The Bible says moth
ing of the kind ''Oh, yes, for don't
YOU know that when Saul went into the
cave David cut his garment After a
few moments silence the father said to
his wife: There is an old horse-pistol
somewhere up stairs. Wish you'd bring
it down. "-ArkanSat0 Traveller.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Treatment of Bulbs.

An ounce of nitrate of soda dissolved
in four gallons of water is said to be a
good stimulant for bulbs, to be applied
twice week after the pots are filed
with roots and the flower spikes are
fairly visible A large handful of SCOT,
or about a pint. tied up in piece Of old
canvas and immersed in the same guam
tity of water for day or two, viii give
an excellent stimulant; also good and
safe is a quarter of g pound of fresh
cow-dung mixed in large garden Pc.
of water, and used as required. Any
of these stimulants viii Go good, as the
whole OF them applied alternately viii
benefit bulbs that need more srstenance
than the soil affords. Floral World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
A Perfect Gentleman.

"Who is that man who has just gone
out?" asked traveller of barkeepel
in Deadwood City the other day.
That. replied the bartender, ''that's
perfect gentleman-one of the most
perfect gentlemen in the camp"
Indeed, said the surprised stranger.
why, the other night, over at Jack
Bowie's game, he killed man for some
thing or other, and the next day he paid
the undertaker's bill out of his own
pocket and sent the widow a barrel OF
flour. 1t is true he made big winning
and all that, but how many men do you
meet nowadays with a great big heart
like that9 He's perfect gentleman,
sir. - oluDabns (Ohio) Home Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
From the Burlington Hawkeye.l

A New YORK paper declares there
are over 10000 unhoused people in
that city. Happy people they don't
have to pay any rent.
A NEBRASKA woman only 40 years
old has twenty-one children. She has
but one husband, but that is one more
than she needs.
THERE are lot of camels now run
ming wild, and multiplying and replen-
ishing the great American desert, which
used to belong to the Government.
Occasionally one of them is shot by a
British tourist, who gorges himself
upon its hump and lakes home its hide,
under the impression that he has
"bagged bloomin' buffalo that AS
molted hits 'orns, you know" but be-
yond this incidental slaughter, the
camels are not disturbed. So if you
are looking for couple of camels to
drive tandem, go West and scoot about
the ella valley for while.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

N--~
How OLD is tree when it reaches the
foliage.
SOME people are not too fool for ut
terance.
A MAN may not want to buy the cat,
but when he runs it out of the pantry
he becomes purchaser.
WHEN drove of cattle get to bel
lowing you can't get SO far away from
them that they will not be herd.
"HIT it with brick" said slangy,
fast young man to sharp girl. "Al
right, sir; I'll just throw you at it. !"
"YoU'RE a thief and liar" said q
candidate to an editor. whats that p
you're thief and liar" "Pshaw
what's the use of your disappointing a
man that way? 1 thought you had
something to tell me / hadn't heard
before. | want news and not matter
ten or dozen years DID,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

A WOMAN writer, who makes several
thousand dollars yeGr with her pen,
thinks it Is strange that sensible New
England girls, who are anxious to take
care Of themselves, don't fit themselves
at The cooking schools, and-hire out
for 3 week. Sensible New ENGLAND
girls have probably resolved to follow
the example OF the writer aforesaid
wear spectacles and write Tor the mag
azI1its and newspapers. NoTTiStot0n
Hernd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03
Utility Of Color.Blindness,

A Paris paper perpetrates this: Sarah
- Oh, | am SO happy Maggie
''What has happened. dear?" Sarah
Il have just found out that my darling
Alfonso is color bind Maggie
"Why, what advantage is there in thatP''
Sarah-.'He can't see how stupidity red
my nose gets in cold weather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

Mr.. Beecher says of church quarrels :
elf you want to know where infidelity
is, L will tell you. 1t is not in Bob In
gersors tongue, but it is in the very
heart of the Christian church. And
there also lies blasphemy of the worst
sort. The ecclesiastical history of the
world is the history, very largely, of
quarreling. | can remember when the
Old School and New School Presbyter-
ians were shifting each other hip and
thigh. 1t was not because they were
Presbyterians; it was because they were
men under the dominion of the devil.
Even in the Congregational Church we
have evidences of the presence of this
same old human nature. We see coun-
ellis called TO settle differences, and we
see factions snarling, biting and hitting
each other, some of the quarrelsome
ones, in their zeal, even forgetting to
tell the TRUTH