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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Religious Notes.

The Seventh Day Adventists report
for the year ending October LIST, 1888.
total of 1851 members.
There are in the United States
eighty-seven New Jerusalem churches,
ninety-two ministers and four thous-
and COMMITMENTS.
The Zulu Bible, recently printed and
just received in South Africa, cost mis-
sionaries thirty-three years of labor in
its translation.
1t is understood that DR.. Joseph D.
Fulton win devote himself to the spe-
cial work of laboring for the CONVEX
sion of Romanists in America.
The life of mere worldly man is
like an African river that wastes it.
self by soaking into the desert sands.
II. W. Beecher.
He that seeketE forgetfulness of God
in this life will reap the reward OF
being forgotten by him in the world to
come. Bishop Seymour.
Coleridge finely said, The Bible
without the Spirit is a sundial py moon
light The saying is just as true OF
preachers whose sermons ale only NOR.
al essays. They may cast faint shad-
ows on the dial plate, but they cannot
tell the time of day. They do not
meet the deepest wants of souls
! Christian I9tetligencer.
Our blessed Lord often separates us
from whatever we love most, that he
may take their place in our hearts, Iii
vesting us of everything, that we may
be alone with him, and so enjoy un
utterable peace while we dwell OF
earth, converse in heaven, and lead al
angelic life in our prisons of clay
| Thomas q KempSS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Atfemnt 10 Break Iail.

MILWAUKEE APRIL ia desperate
attempt at jail delivery was made at the
County Jail in this city to-day. There
are fifteen prisoners confined in the jail
awaiting trial, u majority of whom were
in the plot. Thomas King, Ed.
Thompson, Otto Smith, and Louis Da-
gle, held for burglary, acted rs ring
leaders. About 10 O'Clock jailer
request for coal. Walsh thought the
demand a rather strange one so early
in the morning. AS the buckets were
empty he took them to the basement
to fillithem. He then came back and
set the buckets inside the door to the
cell-room. Under the wicket-door he
handed one in, and was STOPPING to
get the other when a double handful of
ashes was thrown in his face and he
was seized by some of the crowd which
surged up to the entrance. Fortunately
the ashes were not thrown high enough
to fulfill the original intention of blind
ing the jailer. Realizing the purpose
of the prisoners, Walsh wrenched him.
self loose from the fellow who had
seized him and sprang back behind the
door, which he succeeded in closing so
far as to get the top bolt caught before
the gang came against it. Walsh's
cries for assistance were heard by
Deputy Clancy, who was in the Sher-
iff7s office in the front of the jail, and
by Mrs. Walsh Clancy rushed to the
assistance of the jailor, while Mrs.
Walsh ran out to the police station adj
joining. Lieutenant Jansen, Sergeant
Shaughnessy and several detectives were
standing in front of the station. and
they at once hurried into the jail in an
swer to Mrs Walsh's cries. The Off
GERS drew their revolvers and the door
was opened. The bafiled prisoners
were found standing sullenly about,
but offered no further resistance, real
izing that their attempt had failed.
They were then locked up in their cells.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
A Wonderful plant.

The discovery in Tonquin of plant
of great therapeutic virtue and its mi
raculous qualities are described at
length by NJ Lessertenr, formerly q
missionary in Tonquin and now Director
Of Foreign Missions in Paris. The
healing properties Of the Hoangnan, az
the plant is called in the Anamite Ian
guage, were, until short time ago.
known only to single native family,
who finally, having become converted
to Christianity, communicated the Sc
cret to the French. NJ Lesserteur
ayows that the bark Of the Hoangnan
cures hydrophobia, leprosy and the
bites of reptiles Immediately and inva-
riably, but is itself violent poison in
cases to which it is not applicable. 1t
is to be hoped that the efficacy of this
wonderful specific VIII not be strictly
limited to c. biects.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
How Trashy Plays Tell Against Pro.
auctions Of Real Merit.

There is another field III which trash
tells against worth in the conquest of
public favor in astonishing proportion.
Among the most popular plays now are
those that some years ago would have
been denied admission to the stage.
They are made up of the most direct
appeals to the sympathetic emotions as
distinguished from the reasoning facul-
ties, usually being such affairs as the
Judgment condemns, while the senti-
ments, easily affected, approves. A
successful play yields its proprietor
anywhere from $4,000 to 100000 a
year, though the latter figures. of
course, cover the very rare exceptions.
Profits of $4,000 a year on theatric
enterprises are not uncommon. 1t will
not do to say that good plays and good
attractions do not succeed, for as a
matter of fact they make, in the long
run, the most money.
But the phenomenal successes are
the plays that, like the adroitly timed
songs, become a "craZe," either for
their striking novelty or because of
some Fictitious circums tances attending
their production. The receipts from
the performances of Hazel Kirke,"
for example, have so far considerably
exceeded 81 100000, and il is yet by no
means worn out Mr. BARLEY Camp
bell received in one year from two of
his plays the sum of SO, 900. He per
haps receives more than that now.
Other play writer's sell their works out
right when the terms range from
$4,000 to $4,000 for play. There is
still cheaper class of plays, for which
the terms are 500 to $500, for play
perhaps the work Of three weeks.
With these figures to encourage the
aspirant for wealth and fame, it is small
wonder so many rush into attempted
competition with successful song writer's
and dramatists. But alas for credulous
human nature. The successes are as
one to a myriad of failures. The for
tune of the few is the ignis fatuus of
the many. There are musical geniuses
whose songs will never be sung, and
prodigies of playmakers whose writ
ing will never be read. They may be
more entitled to the forward place than
those who get there; but the battle is
not always to the strong nor the race
to the swift They who succeed are
twice fortunate, fortunate in the chance
and fortunate In happily availing them
selves of it.-I1lteT- Ocean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
A GLANCE AT CONGRESS-.
How the house looks during a debate.


| am sitting in the gallery of the
United States House of Representatives
as | jot down the following notes
(writes a Washington correspondent,
under date of March 81. Peuro-pneu-
monia is being discussed, and this
Forty-eighth Congress is acting as it US
ualiy does during the consideration of
an important measure If, at any
time, the House should be Interested, it
should be now. But look at the picture
in the hall. The seats are vacant.
Half of the remainder are filled
with men in all positions in which it is
possible for a man to sit, doing any
thing but paying attention to the
proceedings, Some are smoking to-
bacco, and the poisonous fumes rise
upward to the nostrils of the ladies
in the galleries. Others are chewing,
and at the side of each members desk
you see china spittoons more or less
filthy with the foul yellow stains, some
of which now and then show forth on
the S. yard carpet on which
they stand. In the Hobbies of the
House just back of the seats members
are walking, lounging and putting
smoke. Some of them here, as well as
those in the seats, are chattering, and
a confused hum comes up to the gal
lery, making it impossible to hear the
speakers unless they strain their voices.
The different positions in the seats
would not be tolerated in any respec-
table drawing-room Many have their
feet higher than their heads, some are
stretched out in their chairs SO that a
plane is made of their bodies, and now
aud then you may see n member act
ually sleeping during such discussion.
Many of the members are writing let
tiers Just now, quite number are mail
inc documents to their various con-
stituents, and several are leering be-
hind their newspapers at the ladies in
the galleries. There is no order pre-
served, and the members have less re-
card FOR the cleanliness of the chamber
than any pettifogging lawyer ever had
for his carpetless office. They tear
up papers in bits and throw them on
the floor, so that each aisle at this time
is perfect litter of scraps of newspa-
pers and letters.
Now the House rises. Two-thirds of
the members nave their hanQS IN their
pockets, some still continue the tearing
of paper which they were engaged at
in their seats, some lean on their desks,
and others put one foot on their chairs,
while they stand duck-like on the other.
Now division is called, and the
senseless waste of time is made by tax
inc the vote by tellers. Two men
stand at the entrance of one of the
aisles lust below BIr. Carlisle's desk,
and those in favor of the measure pass
in single file between them. They go
through for all the world like flock
of sheep. and the members who count
them pat them on the back or shake
hands with them as they 90. Now
those of the negative 60 through in the
same way, and quarter of an honr OF
valuable time is lost in what could be
done BY a system of electric bells OF
buttons, as Is done in the Chamber
Of deputies at Paris in less than a mo-
ment. As Lawrence Sterne says,
They do these things better in
France. Letter to Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Politics are apparently very much di-
vided in New York state. in regard to
representation in the Republican Ma
tional convention, Senator Warner Mil
Ter having been DEBATED for delegate. In
Brooklyn, Arthur men were defeated at
the primaries. 1t is now thought the
New York delegation win probably be
divided between Arthur, Blaine and Ed
munds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Plumbing q Minister.

On the evening of April 9th, at Patch
Grove, about forty of the friends of the
minister wendell their way to the NJ. +.
Parsonage, surprising the inmates by a
wonderful pounding of coffee. sugar.
various kinds of canned fruits, packages
of tea with silver dollars in the ends, q
quantity of dried beef, raisins. butter,
eggs, and enough saleratus to raise the
whole. Also several valuable articles
of dry goods, for which they sincerely
thank the donors. JAMES SINS.
Patch Grove, April 10, 1884.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Blaine has set a bad example after
all Now that he has achieved such a
remarkable success with his book, Gen.
Grant is going to write a book of his
experiences and Ben Butler is consider
ing an offer from a publishing house to
write the political history of the coun-
try. What great pity it is that these
great statesmen should have foundered
around in the sea of politics all their
lives and not discovered until now that
they were born historians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Courtney Rowing For Cornell.

ITHACA. N. Y, April 15.-The Cor
nell University crew has just engaged
the services of Charles Courtney, the ia
nous oarsman, to train for the coming
regatta on the Schuylkill River and Sar-
atoga Lake. Practice is taken daily on
the lake, and, when the water will not
permit, hydraulics in the boat house are
called into requisitlon. Two crews are
in training. and a selection of men for
the regular crew will be made within
the next week or two. Comedians are
sanguine of success at the coming inter-
collegiate races.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Was sired by SWIGERT. the sire Of Calamus.
2:24A; George X, 2:25n; Resolute, 2:271:
Bay Bruno, 2:2S; and Swigert Junior, winner
of the Stallion Race at Mineral Point in fall
of 1882. Nam hrino swigert's Ist Dam
by Lakeland, Abdalhh full brother to Herald
sire Of Maud S, 2;Io4; 2nd Dam by Nam
brine Chief sire o. Lady Thorn, 2:I8; 3rd
Dam by DowningB bay Messenger. This
breeding gives MaIibrino swigert double
cross to Old Abdallah, the sire of Rysdyk' S
Hambletonlan, the greatest sire that ever
lived, having sired Dexter z:I74, and thirty
four better than ego. Mamnrino swigerc
has double cross to Mambrino Chief the
most coveted blood on the turf Nannr no
Swigsrt traces fifteen times to Imported
Messenger with oter twenty other thorough
bred crosses coursing his veins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
niger. Being engaged one day

pected danger. Being engaged one day
in a game of croquet with Miss Sadie
Sims, of this village, they found one of the
wire arches a little longer than they de-
sired, and they carried it to blacksmith
shop to have it cut Off While they
were standing near by watching the
process, the workman cut short bit of
wire off which flew from the anvil and
striking Miss Temby in the eye entirely
destroyed the sight. and since that time
she has been constant sufferer from the
effects of the accident, until relief came
by a complete removal of the eye
D0dqsCile Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
zgLOOIINGEON.

Agent JESSE Brooks. Bloomington,
Wis. General Collecting Agent and ConveyHncer
Titcs investigated and perfected. Collections
desired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Baptist Church Beloit Burned.

BEToIT, April 12-The Baptist
church, the handsomest church IN this
city, containing the town clock, was
entirely destroyed by fire at II o'clock
tonight. Loss about $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000. The fire originated in
some surrounding property and was
the work of an ineendiarY,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Death Of a Railroad Manager.

MILWAUKEE, April 18Th. c. At
kins. Assistant General Superintendent
of the st. Paul Road, died at the Amer
lean House, Lacrosse, this morning.
His remains were brought to this city
by special train this afternoon. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday afternoon
from the Atkins residence. The Knights
remplar will take charge OF it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Historical Room,
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
STATISTICS.
Population. ......................... 1882
Areain square miles 1885
statevaluation of property for 1882. sls, 009, &c
1882
nss

GRANTCoUNTY, one OF the oldestan dlarges
counticsin the state. is situated in the extrem
southwest eorner--in size being about the sam
met dates back 10 1897
The county now inks sixth in populatio
and twelfthIn wealth. The principal product
are Corn. Oats Cattle and Hogs of the latter i'm
mensequantitiesaresh shipped everyyear
GRANT Co. to settlers. still offers advantage
eqnaltoif not superior any county in the st at
and observation-disclosures in thefnture as in the pa
The oountyis trayersed by three railroads, on e
hayingitsterminusin the county tLANcAsTER
thecounty
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Hotel BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, SIMON
Woodheuse. Proprietor, Bloomington, Wis. Hay-
lng routed and built ample room for the accom-
mediation OF guests / am now prepared 10 &c
cotumodate them with weu-furnished rooms.
good beds aud well-supplied tables. Sample
rooms Attentive hostlcrs. Good stabling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
New Advertisements.
DELINQUENT Tax SALE.
OFFICIALLY

StTATE OF WISCONSIN.
- COUNTY or GRANT. -
.TREAsURER's OFFICE. GRANT co, WIS.
LANCASTER APRIL 8, 1884
Notice IL Hereby Given. TO all whom ii NAV
concern. that / will, on The
Third Tuesday OF May, 1854,
at the County Treasurers Office. in Lancaster
the county seat Of said county, between the hours
OF 3 o clock a. m. and O'Clock p. m. of said day
and tn next succeeding days thereafter sell at
pubhc auction so much Of each Of the following
described tracts Of land and town. village and
city lots situated in said Grant county as may
be necessary for the payment of taxes. Interest,
costs and charges thereon for the year 1888 which
may remain due and unpaid on the third Tues
day OF May 1884.
ABBREvfATIoNs.--e. east; ne, northeast Sc,
southeast; W. west; NV, northwest: sw, south
vest n. north; S, south; com, commencing; beg
beginning: run running &C, acre; blk block !;
Il, feet; ks, links; CHI, chains; adm, addition ;
pt. part; adj, adjoining; ex. except; und undi-
Yided; cor, corner frae, fractional; I'D, bounded
til thence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
NUMBER 2

Charles Reade, the celebrated Eng
lish novelist, died in London, April II,
at the age of 40. He was well known
writer of fiction, having written mum
Der of powerful novels and plays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
New Advertisements
aUIETHKYk

FEHTcToRy Is royalty bred colt and a
| v credit to the families to which he traces.
His sire, ALDEN GOLDSMITH, by Volun,
teer sire of St. Julian ANY, and twenty
three Others better than ago, with FIVE better
| than 2;2o, while no other horse has but two
better than ego. VOLUNTEER by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian; Alden Goldsmith's dam by
| Rysdyk's Hatnbetonian; and dam by High
| land Maid, the first horse that ever trotted in
2:a7. vTcToRY's dam by Swigert a
| developed sire and who trotted at the State
Fair in 1873 half mile IN I:II, a mile in
2.2o, after season of 70 mares; and dam by
Eureka son of Long Island Black Hawk the
grandslre of Green's Bashaw She was the
dam OF Star OF the West, record 2.26, pur-
chased last summer by Judge HAYS for a
breeding Stallion. VICTORY traces eight
cen times to Imp. Messenger, four times to
Imp, Shark, four times to Imp Saurcrout,
four times to Imp. plomede, three times to
Imp. Whirligig, two times to Imp. Bellfounder
the sire Of the dam of Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
two tunes to Imp. Royalist, two times to
Imported Pott of Eight Ounces VICTORY
IS 3 years old, dark bay or brown, 10 hands
high, will make a I2oo-lb. horse, and possesses
fine big slashing gait, and will certainly
make trotter. | purchased HIM Of that
prince Of breeders, RICHARD RICHARDS, of
Racine, with the recommend of being tie best
CoH he e9er 6resk
TERMS TO INSURE-
Lanb-ino swigert, $500
Victory. $500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
CITY GUIDE.

LANCASTER LoneE A. F.&A. NJ. meets first and
third saturdayin eachmonth at z p. m, in Budd
block
GRANT CHATTER. Regular conyocation second
,ad fourth Tuesday Of each month at p. m, in
Budd block.
MIssIssIrPr VALLEY LODGE l. o. o. f. Meets
every Wednesday at 73Qp m. in Odd Fellows
hail, Maple street.
LANCASTER LODGE l. o. G. T. Meets every
Tuesdayat pm. in Budd block, Madison street.
LANCASTER CoUNcIL r. T. Meets first Thurs
day OF each month in Budd block, Madison street.
FIDELITY Lopez A. o. L. W. Meet first and
third Mondays OF each month in Budd block,
Madison street.
CONGREGATIONAL CnuRcH. Corner Madison
end Cherry streets. Services al 1880 a. m. and
p. IN. Sunday.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Corner None
roe and Cherry streets. Services 1880 a. IN. and
y. m. Sunday.
CATHOLIC Church. CorncrJ efTereon and Cher
ry streets. Services at 10:30 a. m, and p. m.
Sunday.
Cry LIBRARY. Court house. Open Wednes-
day afternoon and Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH Corner JEFF
ersonand Oak streets,
HYDE's OPERA HoUsg. Corner Madison and
Cherry streets.
LIBRARY HALL Budd's block, Madison street.
GERMAN LUTHERAN cnrncH. Madison street
GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH. Madison St.
Services every two weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

LANCASTER LODGE I. O.. G. T. Meets every
Tuesday at p. in Budd block, Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

The Richland Centre Bank, at Rich
land, Centre, Wis, owned by ex-senator
George Krouskop. has closed and made
voluntary assignment. His assets, it
is said, are 100000 and liabilities s70,-
600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
The Rock of Isaiah.

ST.. PETERSBURG, April 1S.-Dr. Hank
avy, who is examining certain scrolls of
yellum purporting to be scriptural rec
ords, has found among them portions of
the book of Isaiah. He thinks the vel
lums are about one thousand years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
New Advertisements,
Village Of Blue River station.
TOWN .. RANGE 3-POT

FIIIage OF Bnena VISTA, Sec. %, T. 3, r. 3.
PIT lot 80 and II fiji
lot d.. ....
Village Of British Hollow, Sec. 90, I. 3, R. B.
Out lots 1G and II
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
TOWN 8. RANGE p-UARRIsC
TOWN !. RANGE a-ELLENB0R

VIZ uwla ....... Illl
NWtA swl4 .....i ti6l
TOWN g. RANGE 2-FENNIMoBE.
Swia nei4 andnw. Sei4 ne4 .-....
IA sel4 .... H.. IiNw4 swl4 ...,..
Nw'a and ne5t
swls and WIS
seit ........ u.s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

MIssIssrPPI VALLEY LODGE !. o. +. Meets
every Wednesday at 7:30p. m. in Odd Fellows
hall, Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Hubert C. Atkins Dead.

The distressing news was received on
Sunday that HI. G. Atkins, Assistant
General superintendent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad, had
died at Lacrosse that morning. The
members of his family and several rela-
tives being at the death-bed. On Thurs
day of last week Mr.. Atkins was
stricken down with paralysis on the
streets of Lacrosse, and was removed
to neighboring house, when medical
aid was promptly summoned. Superin-
tendent Collins, of the same road, being
in Lacrosse, promptly repaired to the
house where his stricken superior was
lying, and seeing the situation, tele-
graphed to Milwaukee for physicians
who were sent out, in company with
the family, by special train. Mr.. Atkins
was unconscious except at irregular in
tervals, during which moments he re-
cognized the members of his family and
the friends who were with him.
Hubert G. Atkins was born at Gard
ner, Maine, May II, 1884, and would
have been fifty years old next month.
He came west when but p years old,
and began railroading with S. S. Mer-
rill in 1856, taking the position of bag
gage-master on the train that Mr.. Mer-
rill was conductor of. With o native
ability for railroad work, Mr.. Atkins
was steadily advanced to conductor, d.
vision superintendent, etc. His many
years on the railroad had endeared HIM
to the hearts of all the old railroad men
of the state, and at no time did one of
them 90 to him for a favor, or with a
complaint, but he listened with patience
and always aided them. In his death,
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad company have lost an official
whose place'they will find hard to fill;
the railroad employees have lost a friend
whose constant thought was for their
welfare; his family have lost a husband
and father whose love and kindness
will ever be missed; the state and CON-
munity have lost an upright gentleman
and q good citizen.
BY order of the General Superinten-
dent, all conductors on the various di-
visions of the company's lines east of
the Mississippi river were notified to
drape the cabooses in mourning; the
engineers to drape their engines, and
station agents to appropriately drape
theft station buildings. Under these
orders the roads ia Wisconsin present a
sorrowful mourning aspect. The en-
ployes of the road who wished it, have
been furnished transportation to attend
the funeral to take place at Milwaukee
this Wednesday afternoon, when all
that remains of the beloved and res
pected III. e. Atkins will be consigned
to the silent tomb, there to await the
final resurrection.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

FIDELITY Lopez A. o. T. W. Meet first and
third Mondays OF each month in Budd block
Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

LANCASTER COUNcII r. r. Meets first Thurs
day OF each month in Budd block, Madison street