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Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

A division and reconstruction of the
two old parties, on the tariff issue, is
called for by the New York Herald
"a part of the Democratic party and
a part of the Republican party" il
says, "are in favor of protection
These two elements ought to conf
bine and frankly declare for protection
A great many Republicans, a large
number of Democrats and vast body
of independent voters are in favor OF
revenue reform. Let them follow the
leaders who represent their princi'
PIES"
In commenting upon the above the
Lyon County News adds: The
counsel is good. Men who think alike
and whose interests are the same
ought to act together in politics
That is the only rational basis OF
party organization. There are now
no issues dividing the old parties. II
means positively nothing ineligible
to say of a man that he is "Repub-
lican" or Democrat" except to in
dictate that, through habit or prejudice
he still continues to act with one Of
the political organizations out Of
whose name the meaning of the past
twenty years has almost wholly gone
The country needs party honestly
devoted to tariff reduction to civil
service reform, to sensible and honest
coinage and currency laws, and tc
greater economy in certain directions,
and a more intelligent expenditure in
others, in the administration of the
government. Nobody can say that
either of the old parties fulfill all
these conditions. But both Of them,
however, refuse to break up, one OF
them being held together by the
possession of the offices and the other
by the hope of obtaining them. 1t is
to be hoped that the inevitable
divisions upon the revenue questions
will. lead to a readjustment of part y
relations.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
CuriositIes in Knives.

new YORK sun lnUeTFi6W.j
I have met some very queer collectors. One
| I'D fellow used to call on me regularly once
month to see if I had added any further varie-
ties or knives to my stock. He was originally
attracted to my store by a curious little
wooden-handled knife in my window, which
purported to have been made out Of ten
penny nail by an African boy. 1t seems that
missionary had discovered the little chap
pounding the nail into shape with stone,
and the good man told nice story about it
| as being remarkable instance of the power
of civilization. was grieved to learn that
he had sold several of these articles
to other dealers, and had helped
their sale in one instance by telling
how the boy had half killed an Ethiopian
chief with the article. I fear the esti-
lnable missionary manufactured the things
in his backyard, for the handles looked re-
narkably like split clothes-pins. This col
lector did not generally examine too closely
into such little discrepancies, however, and
he certainly had five or six hundred of the
most curious-looking tools I ever saw. A
most horrible instrument, for which he had a
great affection, consisted of q long, thick,
| fnely-pointed blade, followed out so as to
contain two other blades worked with springs
It was so arranged that when man was
stabbed with the knife the interior blades
would fly outward, and the assassin, by pull
ing on the handles, would thus be able to cut
his enemy terribly.
He showed me an innocentlooking UNI
brella, from the end Of which a short barbed
blade would fly out and become inserted in
mans clothing. The object was not to kill
an enemy, but to embarrass his move
ments by opening the umbrella wide
after inserting the barb. This de-
vice was said to have saved the life
of celebrated Quaker coffee merchant. A
long dirk-knife of Belgian make was arranged
with sort of bellows in its handle for the
purpose of throwing pepper into the eyes OF
the victim before striking him. He showed
me also curious Spanish dirk, which had
half-rounded blade, and looked like a sort of
gouge with very sharp sides and fine
point. The idea was to turn it in wound
and take out, as the proprietor remarked
with grim smile, pieces as big as Bologna
sausage at every clip. In spite of his fond
ness for deadly weapons this collector was
very mild-mannered man. He had knives of
peace as well as of war, and said his hobby
started with set of very old Italian carving
tools which had been given to him by dying
matchmaker whom he had assisted
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

The committee on public lands will,
proceed actively with its work. Chair
man Cobb says that it is not yet deci-
ded whether his consolidated bill pro-
posing general forfeiture of unearn-
ed lands shall be reported, or whether
it will be better to separate the subject
into five different bills. Tie thinks
the latter course will be pursued and
that five bills, which will restore at
least 100000 acres to the public do
mains, will be favorably reported ear
ly in January. He thinks there are
at least $4,000, 900 acres, as to the legal
ity of the forfeiture of which there can
be no question. There are" he says,
"five grants to roads where a shovel
of earth has never been turned"
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Should Senator Mcmillan be APP
pointed to the vacant judgeship Gov.
Hubbard will be deserving of the SYM
pathy of all who have any bowels of
compassion. If the emergency comes
we advise him to Immediately appoint
Gordon E. Cole or G.. K. Davis to the
senate vacancy. If he stops for DELHI
grafton the political hummer of the
state headed by Dunnell will raise
suct, a storm that our Governors val
liable life may be greatly shortened.
Were not such thing an impossibiliz
ty for a modest man we should like I'd
see Gov, Hubbard appoint him self
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
Mr. mackaye's Novel Theatre Chair.

i"Gath" IN New York 1rlDune.J
Ths caai, Mr.. Mackaye has invented fol
theatres is more original than his double
| floorei stage 1t consists of an iron standard
of a conical shape, hollow in 'front.' which &C.
cupies perhaps three or four inches at the
base: each standard holds two swivel seats
when unoccupied they come together back
ward and look like desks or easels; when re.
quired for use they come parallel to each
other and the seat drops and has brass OF
iron piece under it which makes the front
support, but the moment the seat is pushed
I'D this piece folds beneath it. Under the
seat is am arrangement to put your hat in,
which is, therefore, underneath you, crown
downward. Behind the seat is a wire ar
rangement in which the person sitting be-
hind puts his overcoat. At the corner of the
standard is place for cane and umbrella.
When the people come into the theatre these
seats are all folded up, and Lence the parterre
or floor is almost as open as If there was
nothing there at all, and it consists of series
of aisles running in both directions, with two
seats like saddle-bags hung together at inter-
walls.
MIR. Mackaye's theatre seat revolutionizes
sittings as completely as his stage revolution
lied waiting for the scene to be set He Gre
ated stage where one scene was being set
while the other was being played. He has
created seat which, the moment an individ
ual rises from it, folds up into rack and
affords through the theatre, lengthwise and
crosswise, broad open aisles, so that the
people can get out in case of fire or riot or
panic almost as easily as they could escape
through corn-field with the Indian corn
growing equidistant, diagonally and trans
versely. The seats normally are folded up,
when you need them you take hold of the
seat and sit in it, and the back is adjustable
to any movement you make; you want to
have your knees far out, and the back accom-
modates you; you want to put your feet up,
and there is place under the seat before you
for that purpose; you want to sit straight up,
with your feet under your seat, and that is
also easy. II you are waiting and some late
chap arrives in the theatre with his lady, you
stand up and your seat springs vertically and
gives a broad aisle; when the intruder has
passed you sit down, and everybody is happy
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
911opuio 6piG1n,o.
Weather A. B. c.

Almighty cold.
B-Blizzardy.
Cold, colder, coolest.
D-Desperately cold.
E-Eversomuch colder.
F-Fifty-eight below.
G-Great Scott how chilly.
H-Hades has no terrors.
1T is cold.
Jumping cold.
keep inside.
I-Look out for your nose.
M-Much colder.
Whipping cold!
Ooh! OH! Oh!!!
P-P-h-e-w!!
Q-Quite cool.
r. Rub your ears.
S-Somewhat uncomfortable.
T.-Themometer busted.
u. Numerically cold.
V-Very colds
W-Warmer-neXts summer.
NNtraordinary cold.
Y-You bet its cold. =,
Zero upstairs.
STILL the weather continues
cold.
Norris January /, 1854.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Benson Times: A Philadelphia
justice of the peace has been wrestling
with q poker case, and after mature
elaboration, has decided that a
straight flush beats four Of a kind.
Those who are in the habit of talking
slightingly ofjustices of the peace will
perhaps see in this decision an ability
to wrestle with great questions which
they have not given the magistrates
credit for.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
Sacrificed Her Life for Her Child.
lPall Mall Gazette.l

A touching story Of mothers devotion
comes from Belgium. A few days ago the
wife of a gateman on the line between Sot
tegem and Alost was attending to her hus-
bands duty, when her little boy strayed in
front Of fast train. Without moments
hesitation the mother sprang across the rails,
and, seizing her child, tossed it on to the bank
the very second before she was caught by
locomotive and .killed. It is well to know
that this brave woman did not die in vain;
the child escaped with few bruises.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

We predict that Vanderbilt will be
compelled to make an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors before five
years more have passed. Now, please
don't smile but remember our pre-
dictiOn
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Fargo Republican: The Pioneer
Press is great deal like a chameleon,
it changes color every day. First it
talks for farmers i'll the wheat matter
and next for the millers. 1t don't stay
"fiXed', apparently.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

No subject which could not be as
ISOLATED with the weather received
much attention on Friday. Some enc
who has evidently mastered the al
phabet associates the victory with the
temperature, writes it upon postal
card and the card has fallen into our
hands. We give you all the benefit
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

1t is quite uncertain what the Dem
ocrats will accomplish in the way of
tariff and financial legislation. Has
this anything to do with the present
stringency in the money market, and
these hard times?
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Mr.. Arthur is the first vice presi-
dent who succeeded to the presidency
that strengthened his party. Tyler,
Fillmore and Johnson We're all disor-
ganizers.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

The State of Minnesota has recently
printed new edition of the Forestry
Manual, with full and valuable direc-
tons for planting aud cultivating
trees. 1t is useful work Ollie pages,
and will be mailed free to any citizen
of the State, who will send his name
on a postal card to j. f, Williams, st.
Paul, who is secretary of the State
Foresty Association.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
A Polite Lawyer.
TChicago Herald.l

st. Louis has the politest lawyer in the
country. A long and terrific peal of thun-
der had stopped him in the midst of an ad.
dress to the jury, and resunling he bowed
courteously and said: Gentlemen, please
excuse this interruption
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

| Gen. Grant is rapidly improving.
This item ev identity kept on the
standing galley in the offices of the
city dailies.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Chicago News: The Lowell Times
mournfully remarks that bullion not
brains, is the modern requirement in
a United States senator. This is not
saying much for Dawes and Hoar, but
it may be true. Yet, who but the peo-
pie is to blame? Isn't it true that In
every social and business sphere
throughout the whole country bullion
takes the precedence of brains? 1t is
easy enough to sneer at congress, but
the silly people at large who bow down
to the golden calf are directly respon-
sible for the large herd of monied cat
tie that direct the destinies of the
nation.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Clothes-pins boiled few minutes
and quickly dried once or twice day
for a month become more durable.
Five cents worth of clothes-pins can
thus be made TO last twice as long
simply by little extra trouble and
the consumption of few dollars
worth of coal.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Journal-Press: Four weeks ago the
Journal Press contained a notice OF
of the marriage of Miss Susie Ores :
ling to Mr.. Stephen Orth, on Thanks
giving day. To-day it chronicles her
burial-the funeral being just one
month after her wedding. Her dis
ease was consumption.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Memphis Avalanche: The Han
cock boom is growing apace. When
you come to count 'em up it will be
found that the people everywhere are
for Hancock.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

How knee breeches do look! Yet
some of the fashionable tailors say
that gentlemen must were them with
In year or two.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05
Bayard Is Suspected.

Washington Critic: Mrs. Langtry
received gift of $1,000 diamond ring
while in Washington, but has no idea
who it came from.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

| Chicngo News: The Boston Adver-
tiser wants half cents coined. This
must be boom for w. II. English.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Chicago News: There is little to
choose between domestic infelicity"
and disappointed love" as cause
for suicide, as disclosed by the statis-
ties of the union for 1885, The former
is given as the motive for seventy-two
suicides and the latter for sixty-four.
How many of the victims of dissap-
pointed love would have snccumbed
to domestic infelicity had their passion
been reciprocated must forever re-
main a mystery, in consequence of
their rash acts. But it is not likely
many of the fools who killed them
selves for love would have had the pa
tience to bear with patience the trials
OF welded life.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Walking is said to becoming very
popular. The Fargo Republican terse-
ly remarks that it always has been
among the newspaper fraternity.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Breckenridge is entitled to sympa-
thy. A $4,000 fire visited her on the
first day of the new year.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Preparations are being made for a
social dance in Berkins Hall on
Washington's birthday, Feb. lad
The music is to be furnished by the
Morris Silver Cornet Band.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

The old court house and the block
upon which it is located are to be
sold. The property is valuable ana
will net the county Il snug little sum.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

There are about thirty applicants
for the position made vacant by the
death of Judge Kidder of Dakota.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Red Lake Falls Messenger: We
have carefully examined Mr.. Nelson's
bill, and to his honor be it said, that
if the bill passes as it is now framed,
it will be the fairest for both the
government and the people that we
have seen primary day. 1t effect
ually squelches the Minneapolis ring
in their attempt to gobble bodily the
pine of Red lake, and create a vast
and grinding monopoly. 1t secures
to the settlers and lumbermen of the
Northwest the full benefits of this
rich region, and with such restraints
and checks, that the government is
certain to get a fair value for it. The
bill should pass as it is, and the voters
of the Northwest, whether they helped
to elect Mr.. Nelson or not, should
give all the support possible to this
measure.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

When congress ordered that a list
of pensioners on the rolls should be
printed, it was said that the result
would be the discovery of numerous
frauds, and I. consequent saving of
thousands of dollars annually. The
list was printed at cost of about
$4,000, and the roll has been reprinted
in instruments by the newspapers
generally. 1t is now several months
since that publication. Commissioner
Dudley, when asked how the publ
cation affected business in his office,
said that up to date over 10000 appli-
cations for increase had been re-
ceived, and about 200 letters are on
file from people who claim that other
people are on the rolls who ought not
to be. OF the 200 complaints only one
has resulted in the discovery of fraud.
That one was the case Of q woman
who has been drawing one pension in
Ohio as a widow aud another in Ken
tucky'as dependent mother. Both
have been stopped. When asufficient
time has expired for her withheld
pension to reimburse the over pay
ment, she will be again allowed to
draw one pension of IS per month.
Most of the complaints allege that
pensioners, whose names are cited
have been dead some time. In no
case has a pension been paid on be-
half OF these deceased since their
death. The list was hurriedly pre-
pared, with no time to revise. Hence
the names ofthose dead still appear.
1t is said That Grant is taking great
interest in the coming presidential
campaign, and is preparing to take an
active part in its work. He says the
stories that he expects to be in any
sense candidate are entirely untrue.
But, on the contrary, he will work
vigorously for Logan, remembering
with gratitude Logan's heroic assis-
lance at Chicago. Grant is said to be
doing extremely we'll financially, be-
ing very expert operator in Wal
street. The Logan ticket appears t.,
he growing active. An Ohio politician
here said to-day he believed Logan
was very popular with the people,
and would quite likely be the presi-
Dental candidate, while the present
condition of the senatorial fight i,
Ohio seems likely to bring Thurman
to the front as to the Democratic can
didate. Candidates for the presidency
seems plentiful A prominent Indiana
Republican, says Nc
Donald is very confident of the NOM
ination and expects to get the sup
port of nearly the entire South in the
and several northern anG
eastern states. At the same tim.
Bayard is reported quietly putting W
to back a Baltimore penn.
paper that is to boom him.
Morris tribune., 1884-01-05

Morris January4, 1854
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-10
Council Proceedings.

A regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lancaster was held al
the Clerks office, on Tuesday evening,
April 2.
There was full attendance of the
members of the Council.
The minutes of previous meeting,
after amending an error of the Clerk,
whereby the amount to be paid for re-
tail license should read $500, instead Of
$3.50, were adopted.
The following business was trans
acted:
Application of Joe Nathan for the
privilege to build a smoke-house on lot
owned by the City, was granted; condi-
toned, that he pay six dollars a year
rent, and become responsible for any
damage which might be sustained to
the adjoining city property.
Justice Baldwin presented his bond
which was approved.
Bill of j. w. Miles, $3.50, for light
ing street lamps and furnishing matches,
was allowed.
Bill of w. j. Ketner. $1.55, for pump
handle and fixtures for town pump, al
| lowed.
DR.. Barber was appointed as physi.
clan of the Board of Health, the Coun'
Gil constituting such Board.
Bill of A. Z. Hyde, $40, for use of his
hall, allowed
The City Attorney was instructed to
draw an ordinance to fix license fol
skating Kinks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-10

attend q gathering which we have en-
joyed and appreciated SO much in the
past. We may be wrong, but ..that's
the way we feel'' about it. Old
Grant has always been, and is still able
to take care of itself, and have good
time within its own borders. So Capt.
Ferg., trot out that calf, engage s.Miss
kilmanseg'and her golden leg which
we see has lately located in Lancaster,
and we win all attend-after the assess
ment. Seriously, we sympathize with
your city government, and believe that
they will eventually come out all right.
We have limited amount of sidewalk
in this village, but there are holes
enough in what we have to let in a
dozen golden limbs'' and dozen
specializing climbs of the law'' with
them. any dark night, and it is probably
only our well known inpecuniosity that
saves us from such attempted raids in
the town treasury; that fact making
people who travel after dark very care
full. Let all town and city boards care
fully and frequently inspect their high
ways and sidewalks, as there is nc
knowing where this kind of lightning
may strike next. The attention of those
interested is respectfully called to the
road approaching Porter's bridge from
the west. One more good flood and
away it goes. SIGMA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-10
Personal MENTION.

Rev. II. Dockham is in Madison this
week.
BY the News it is learned that Mr.. B.
Mccormick, of Lancaster, is at Ellen
dale, Dakota.
Tuesday morning Gen. John b. Calls
babe his friends goodby as he took the
train for Boscobel.
Mrs. Judge McGonigal left on the
Tuesday morning train for Muscoda,
where she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
earns.
Mr. Chas. Orion, court reporter, left
on Monday morning to attend to his du-
ties before the circuit court of Richland
county.
MIR. j. III. Winn, Esq, one of Bosco-
bells Justices of the Peace, called at
THE HERALD Office this Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. d. I. Parker, of Fennimore,l was
in the city on Tuesday. That gentle
man reports but little work being done
by the farmers as yet.
Mr.. ID. B. Richardson, recently land
lord of the Belts House, Boscobel, was
in Lancaster on Tuesday. Mr.. Rich
ardson is now commercial tourist.
Miss Mollie Reynolds will leave for
Chicago tomorrow Friday morning for
the purpose of selecting her spring sup
plies of millinery goods. She will visit
with friends over Sunday in Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-10
Wyalusing on the Boom.

Not seeing any items from this acct
dental place, called Wyalusing by acct
dent. it may prove interesting to some
of THE HERALD readers to know that
Wyalusing is not longer to be styled the
home of the woodchuck, but is rather to
be a great railroad city; and | would
not be surprised that as soon as the
road is completed that such inferior
places as Chicago and Milwaukee will
be almost things OF the past. and you
will see the red flags hung out and the
small boys with their bells running the
streets crying Auction! Auction! selling
out at cost. This is only fancy picture,
and we will not ask Grant county to
move the county buildings down here
this year, as we will expect to make
Lancaster a kind of summer resort. AT
present there is quite number of hands
working on the road near the village,
and the company is hiring all good
hands that may.want to work.
There are now two stores in Wyalu-
sing. One is run by Taylor Broat. who
has quite a trade. The other run by j.
A. Hartford, who also seems to have
quite trade.
We notice the absence from this place
of saloons. which are strictly prohibited,
as you know Wyalusing is the banner
temperance town of Grant county, so
claimed from the fact of Hastings hav-
ing received three votes more than the
Hon. Geo. Hazelton. The temperance
people here still claim that is their
strength, when in fact seventeen straight
votes were all they polled. The village
is now under strict temperance laws,
and it is announced they will arrest all
persons found drunk and disorderly on
the streets. People coming in town now
must be very careful how their breath
smells.
1t is now rumored that on or about
election day some one was in the village
electioneering for the temperance cause.
His breath smelled bad and he was over
hauled by the vigilance, and it was a
hard matter to convince them that he
had taken nothing but inter, and the eff
fects were still in his hollow teeth. The
vigilance finally Let him go by his prom
ising he would not do SO again. /
guess if he gets his hollow teeth pulled
before he goes back to the village, he
can then fool them. SHoosTER.