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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
Didn't Play Hell Enough.
Pittshnrr Chronicle

"Walter," said his fond wife, twill you
not learn to play poker for my sakes"
'Learn to play poker!" he exclaimed, in as
constituent.
''Why-a hem-why, the truth is do know
something about the game. II have play
ed it.''
eyes, dear, but you don't know enough.
though if you would only learn how to play
ityou might not lose SO much money, you
know
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
GOULD At WORK.

Hon. He Manages the Great Interests In His
Hu1,ds-Hts office Routine.
New York Letter to Cincinnati News-Journal.
Since Gould's return there has been an
unusual pressure at his office, but few, how
ever, are favored with an interview. No
man has more enemies on Wall street than
jay Gould, and there is no telling what shape
their enmity may assume. Scores, and even
hundreds, of ruined spectators ascribe their
misfortunes to him, and many of these are
only waiting a suitable opportunity OF re-
venge. Gould seems to be conscious OF this,
and therefore keeps concealed as much as
possible He is, indeed the hidden power
of Wall street. He rarely leaves his Office,
and no one can obtain admittance until
series Of statements have been made. A
card is placed in the VISITORS hands, on
which is printed as follows; Estate name, !"
estate resdence,n State business" These
being printed one above the other, with
broad blanks to be filled out have rather
forbidding appearance, and many who Wish
to see Gould are deferred at the very outset.
When the card is sent in the chances are
much against an interview. There are not
more than score of persons whom Gould
wants to see. Among these are Russell
Sage, H. n Smith. Washington Connor,
Col Hahn, John T. Terry and Gen. Eckert.
When Gould was the moneyed man OF the
Tribnne he allowed its reporters admittance,
but at present he excludes all of this class.
Gould reaches his office with perfected
scheme Of operations. He is not obliged TO
look at the morning papers for stock reports,
as these have been read from the thicker
as they take place, and if he should be at his
house they are sent up by telegraph. Before
he goes to bed Gould has a complete idea OF
all that has been done in Wall street, and he
awakens in the morning with clear and de-
cisive system for the days work. 1t is this
anticipation Of the future which gives him
such advantage over other operators AS
soon as he is seated at his desk Morosini
brings in the kilograms and also all news
paper articles that have financial import
ance. This is all Gould wants to know. He
cares nothing for politics or other public mat
tiers, except as they bear upon his interests.
1t will take from one to two hours to reply to
dispatches and to telegraph orders, and as
Gould controls nearly 5000 miles of railroad
track, this is no small task. While sitting
in his office he may be comforting with men
in St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco al
most at the same time Then the Stock Elk
change ticker begins its reports and half
dozen brokers are kept under Geographic
orders. By this time business calls are made
and each man whose card is approved has a
brief space given him. In this manner
Gould does a tremendous amount of bust
ness in a short time. He seems always self
possessed and generally holds the vantage
ground, but even when cornered he comedies
in handsome manner what might be de-
manded under a legal process.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
Cincinnati Natural Death.
Cincinnati Merchant Traveller.

$50 poor Bill Stubs is dead" said Lou
isville man on the train the other day.
eyes, understood SO, Where did it hap
pen?"
Sin Cincinnati
''Did you learn any Of the partlculars?'
Nothing, except that he died natural
death.''
SIS that so? Why, was told that he was
knocked down on the street and had the life
beaten out-of-him.''
''Well, that's what they call natural
death in Cincinnati now''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
A MODEL WOMAN.
/ know a woman wondrous fair
A model woman She

know woman wondrous fair
A model woman She
Who never runs her neighbors down
When she goes out to tea.
She never gossips after church
Ofdresses or of hats;
She never meets the sewing schoo
And joins them in their spats
She never beats a salesman down
Nor asks for pretty plaques;
She never asks a thousand things
Which do his patience tax.
These statements may seem very strange
At least they may to some
But remember this, my friends,
The woman's deaf and dumb.
A Wisely Anonymous Poet
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27

At Praire du Chen, man named Sieben
tritt plunged big pocket knife at man
named Noa, whose intestines were almost
cut off in two places, and all allowed to come
out from his body. very singular circum-
stance was revealed by the opening of the
intestines, consisting of large tape worm
thirty-six feet long, which was removed en-
tirelY by the attending physician.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
HOiC He Does it.

Sharp Clerk-There is beautiful piece of
goods, miss. 1t will make up very hand
some and 1 am sure it will become either you
or your sister.
Lady Purchaser, blushing- Why-ahem-
so it is. Yes, think I can trust to your
judgment. Suppose you cut me off twenty
yards.
As they are leaving the store-Why, NAM
ma, why didn't you tell him l was your
Lady-Hush. Do be still, Maud. You
chatter so continually.
Sharp Clerk to man at lace counter-Did
you see me work her! Twenty per cent, on
that; its that stuff left over from last spring
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
The Funniest Thing d. millinery.
Cincinnati Enquirer

CIHCIlIIdlI Enquirer.
but what's the funniest millinery thing
you've seen!n 1 asked milliner
IAN actress who specified that her hat
must not have any chrushable trimming on
one side, because she had to lay her head fiat
on the shoulder Of her mimic lover.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
Suentubut Ready to Jump.

With respect to the Cincinnati massacre
Hon. g. Fisbie Hoar is as as silent as the
grave He is SO silent, in fact, that if cat
were to sneeze under his chair the good man
would leap into the air and cry Treason p
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
Hotc She Held Him.
Merchant Traveller.

a young man who was going to marry a
girl concludeded he would back out and told
her so.
''But I'll hold you,'' she said.
''No, you won't either"
II will too.''
Well, you won't all the same. You've got
no contract or anything else"
"All the same, I'll hold you, and all the
law in the country can't help YOU"
Glow will you hold me- I'd like to know?"
''I'll hold you in contempt, you nasty,
mean thing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
DOMESTIC BLISS.

a man and his wife, in Cohoes,
One morning came iercely to blows;
They tore and they ripped,
But which of them whipped
There's nobody knows in Cohose.
-Courier-Jovr7sGl.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27

the rail- it died instantly. The remarkable
part is that the current of electricity which
provrd fatal to the brute must have passed
through the body of the man and proven
harmless to him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
RETRIBUTION.

A Kentuckian stopped in Cohoes
To gather some items of news;
He called it CohOSe:
The citizens rose
And drove his backbone through his shoes.
K LoRIC.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
YeSt,.s P0sitiaal
Chicago Times.

Senator Vests position on the naval APP
preparation bill appears to be millions for a
navy, but not one cent for Bill Chandler and
John Roach.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
When the Farmer VIII Squea1.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

Cash wheat in Chicago is worth rs cents.
The farmer will be apt to squeal when he
trades this unprotected wheat for protect
ed coat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
kentucky EHorscence.
Courier-,JouruaI


Mr.. Beechcr thinks that a man shordd
''blossom like a prairie" There are those Of
our citizens who may not exactly blossom
like a prairie, but they get up some finely
colored sketches that are quite Illuminating
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
What the Insect IS ,tp to.
Troy Times.

How doth the Presidential bee
Improve each shining hour,
Guessing the money in the bar'ls
Of Tilden, Payne and Flower.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
A HARDENED GAMBLER.

1881 and for long time previously de la
Panouze was an inverterate stock gambler,
and having in that year lost heavily he made
up his mind to be more careful. The first
thing he did was to marry Mile. Marie He'll
bronn and when he did so he arranged that
their marriage contract should set forth that
she was the owner OF sundry large sums in
vested in the funds, but which she did not
own, as they were really a part of his own
paternal inheritance, and that the marriage
left the fortune of each party to it free from
all liability for the debts of the other. They
were married ''under the regime of sepera-
ton of fortunes, u as such a marriage is call
ed by the French lawyers, which in this case
is equivalent to putting ones fortunes in
the name OF ones wife in order to protect it
from ones creditors. He did this so com
pletely that the whole of his fortune passed
into the hands of his wife, and was not at
all affected by his fondness for ''puts' and
''calls'' at the Bourse. This fortune was
large enough to be worth protecting in this
way. His father, railway director left him
the year before his marriage $500, 900 in
government bonds, and that sum passed to
his wife on their marriage in the way already
stated. After the marriage his speculations
at the Stock Exchange were for while pro
fitable, and the books of the brokers whom
he honored with his patronage show that he
received large sums from them on every set
ting day prior to the ''krack'' of 1882. That
financial catastrophe occurred on January 15
On the 2Sth of the same month a deed was
executed by which De La Pauouze made
over to his wife his estate in Auyergne and
their residence in Paris, with its contents.
It was after he had done this that the Wis
cd OF l,oll n
Bacourt which he afterwards refused to nav
taking advantage of the article of the civil
code which outlaws gambling debts. These
facts strongly incline me toward the opinion
that quite different Interpretation should
be placed on his disappearance to South
America or AuVergno from that which his
friends seek to give it, that is to say, de-
sire TO regain a lost fortune and resolve
not to be dependent on his wife's bounty.
1t seems to me that this disappearance is
only little comedy intended to throw dust
in the eyes of the public and his fellow
members of the Jockey Club by making
them believe that he has abandoned eyery
thing to his creditors and is completely
ruined
HEILBRoNN.
IF, indeed, he has been ruined by any one
the author of that ruin is his wife. and some
people do say now that she has got hold of all
his money, that she is not at all sorry he
should remain in south America, and that
were he never to return she would not break
her heart over the loss of his society. AS
for the hardness of her lot in being conpell-
ed to return to the stage in order to earn
her daily bread, I cannot for the life of me
see why any one should pity lady of rank
who, possessed Of $500, 200 in the funds, a
productive estate in the country, a hand
some city residence stocked with furniture
that cost $40, 600, can find no better way of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. John w. Horsfall, of Millyille,
was in town Monday.
Mr.. Chris. Hutchinson, of Beetown,
was in Lancaster on Friday.
Mrs. II. Chandler. of Hazel Green.
was guest at the Wright House last
week.
Mr.. T. Maring. an old resident of
Dickeyville, was in Lancaster over night
on Thursday last.
Mr.. Z. A. Wilcox, an old 1st Michi-
gan veteran, was sojourner in Lam
caster over Sunday.
Mr. j. L. Taylor made pleasant
visit at THE HERALD editorial rooms on
Tuesday of this week.
G. NJ. Rose. with Messrs. S. A. Max
well & Co., Chicago. tarried over Sun
day at the Wright House.
Miss Katie Rindlaub, of Platteville,
has been visiting her friend Miss Laura
Baxter, in this city, this week.
Messrs. Jesse Brooks and H. Lord,
of Bloomington, were callers at THE
HERALD office Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Geo. Gibbs, Lancaster's favorite
barber, has taken week unto himself,
and with his daughter is visiting friends
at Dixon, Illinois.
Mr.. Andrew Schmidt. Treasurer of
the town of Paris, came to Lancaster
last week, and settled with Thos. Nc
Mahon, County Treasurer.
District Attorney r. G. Orr, was
called to Platteyille on Tuesday to at
tend the prosecution of some State
cases In Justice Court there.
On Saturday last County Treasurer
Thos. Mcmahon left for Sheldon, Iowa,
in response to telegram announcing
that his sister was in dying state
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
A WiHe,s Admiration.

Sir Arthur Wellesley, before he be-
came the Duke of Wellington, married
"A charming Irish lady, Catherine PAX
enham. They had been long attached
to ca il other, and the marriage t, ok
place just after he had returned from
his brilliant c,tfeer in India. During
his absence of eleven ye rs she never
once wrote to him, yet her affection was
constant
When Lady Wellesley was presented
to Queen Charlotte, her Majesty said,
Il am happy to see at my court so
bright an example of constancy. But
did you really never write one letter to
Sir Arthur during his long absence?"
No, never, yonr Majesty"
and did you never think of him ?"
Yes, your Majesty, very often"
She was proud OF her husbands repu-
tation, but prouder of the fact thai lie
merited it. Just before her death. rae
was visited by friends who found her
lying on sofa in a room filed with the
magnificent presents of cities, kingdom
and soyereigns. When the visitors
gazed upon them with admiration, III
Duchess exclaimed, with weak vote
"All tributes to merit Thefe's the
valuel All pure, no corruption sus-
pected event. That could not be said OF
the Duke of Marlborough Youth S
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
EenninlOre.


Mr.. Thomas, of Montfort, has been
lecturing in Shrader's hall at Fenni-
more upon the question as published in
his handful, ''What kind of a book is
the Bible" He takes the ground that it
is OF human origin, containing the best
thoughts of the best people of the times
when it was written, but claims that
much of it 3 not true and that it should
be ''winnowed.n He compares it to a
field OF wheat, and says he would save
the wheat but that the straw and chaff
is unfit to give to the children. He
thinks that the church is a grand insti-
tuition and has done, and is doing. much
good, but says that it teaches only one
side of the truth; that its preachers are
trammelled and do not tell all of the
truth. Some of the people shake their
heads and say no, to his position, and
others think he has good deal of truth
on his side. If the truth can be estab-
lished by such means, all good people
will be pleased.
On Saturday two well-known citizens
got into lively confab about the merits
of the old political parties. 1t is the
first little breeze. viii there be a gale |?
A certain rowing doctor, we'll known
about Fennimore, was in one of the
hotels not long since, telling about TAX
ing "trip on business in company with
a tombstone man, the doctor with his
pills, and the tombstone man with his
descriptions and pictures of styles of
work, and in the course of his remarks
he said that the tombstone man sold
$1,000 dollars worth of work in the trip
of eight days, but failed to say how
many pills he had sold before the tomb
stone man could get an order. A lot of
snow-bound drummers laughed the doc
tor out of countenance and out of the
house for having given away his bust
ness, and he left somewhat offended.
Come again, doctor, and tell some more
of those stories, for if your statements
about those pills and tombstones are to
be understood as those drummers under
stood them, your stories are healthier
than your pills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Chas. BeIz' Wagon Works.

The wagon and carriage factory of
Mr.. Chas. Belz, located on Maple street,
this city, is being made ready for
another seasons work. The shops, and
lumber sheds adjoining, occupy one
fourth of an entire block of ground,
which includes wood shop, blacksmith
shop, paint shop, store houses and lum-
Der sheds. Mr.. Belz has been in his
present quarters about eleven years,
during which time he has been gradu-
ally adding to his business. until at the
present time he has the largest stock of
wagon material of any concern in this
locality. From the amount of lumber
stored in and about the premises, one
would suppose he could supply all de-
mands in that line. He has in store an
immense number of wheels ready made
and thoroughly seasoned, which will be
used in making up wagons and car
riages this season. He has on hand,
ready for sale number of carriages,
buggies, and farm wagons, which are
far superior to any that are brought
here and placed on the market for sale.
His work is all first class in every par
ticular, and the person who purchases
vehicle at his shops need have no fears
of getting "shoddy'' work Mr.. Belz
employs from eight to ten hands in his
shops at present, and should business
warrant he will add to the force. One
thing about the blacksmith shop that
strikes the exc upon entering, is the
long rods full of hand turned horse
shoes, of which Mr.. Belz makes a speci-
atty. 1t has been proven beyond con-
tradiction, that the hand turned shoe is
the best and cheapest that can be used
on horse, and horsemen have come
TO realize this fact; hence the demand
for that kind of shoe Mr.. Belz has
good patronage established, which his
excellent work fully warrants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13

The annual meeting of the South
western Veteran Association, through
the jealous efforts of Messrs. John
Meehan, David S. Rose and others, has
been secured for Darlington to be held
in that city on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 18th and 18th next. These
annual gatherings call out all the old
soldiers of the late war, and have been
held heretofore at Lancaster, Boscobel,
Platteville and other places in adjoining
counties, and have been occasions of
great interest to the old boys in blue
and of extraordinary magnificence.
Darlington is expected to Guido itself
on this particular occasion. The whole
is held and given under the auspices of
the G.. A. Il. and the two days meeting
will bring to that city and this county
several military men of great note, to-
gether with many brave (once boys)
men who filed the ranks of our grand
armies. Although held at Darlington
no less interest should be taken in it by
the good people of the county, who
should turn out in thousands to help
cheer the hearts of the men then
gathered who some twenty years ago
sacrificed all that was near and dear for
the perpetuation of the Union. The
gentlemen who have so well succeeded
need great praise, and Darlington is to
be congratulated, and let the work be-
gin now for a grand entertainment -
ShuttS6urg Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Common School Examinations.
HAZE GRrnS. WIS. Dam. q. 1ssl.


DEAR sIR:-I find it necessary to change the
plan, proposed in my card OF November "a, 1881
of holding examinations in the country schools.
Printed questions win be sent to you in sealed
envelope. this envelope to remain in your posses
sion sealed, until the morning of the day of ex-
animation, February 81. You win then see that
il is placed in the hands of the teacher of your
school, and If You can spend the entire day in
the sehool-room it win be considered favor
Should the School in your district be closed and
any of the pupils wish TO try This examination,
have no doubt that the teacher in some one of
the adjoining districts viii take charge of their
work. The questions proposed viii not be dill
cult, and hope that all Of the more advanced
pupils may think best to try them, even if they
do not expect their efforts TO be wholly success
full The work written by the pupils. Is to be
marked by the teacher and the results as weil as
the papers written sent 10 my Office al Hazel
Green. The pupils should use light paper In order
to save expense in mailing. Il may be wise 10
dismiss the younger pupils for the day if their
attendance will materially interfere with the sue
cess Of those trying the examination Trusting
that this work win awaken Increased interest in
education, l am
Most respectfully,
CHAS. L. HARPER, County Supt.
P.s:-Please hand this To the teacher Of your
school
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-13
Winona, Alma and Northern Railroad.

Considerable agitation is still going on
among the people along the east bank
of the Mississippi river relative to the
genuineness of the new projected rail-
road from East Dubuque to st Paul.
There are many doubling Thomases,
and it is frequently heard that s'the road
will never be completed" This is an
assertion that is easier to make than pro-
ven. And it is equally difficult for any
one to say, with proof, that the road
will be built. Why it should not is an
other unanswerable conundrum. Why
it should, looks plain enough. A dis
patch from La Crosse says:
The entire line of the Winona, Alma
and Northern railway as far north as
this city is under cont act to Reynolds &
Co, and all this work has been sub-let,
except the grade between Prairie du
Chen and DE Soto. Work at East Du-
buque has been in progress for some
time. A tunnel is to be built there and
as many men as can be profitably en-
ployed will soon be at work ON it night
and day. This week small gang of
men commenced work near Bad Ak.
Vernon county, clearing the ground and
doing work preliminary to breaking
ground. The contract for 80 miles of
grade from here south and all the bridg-
ing to the Wisconsin river will be let to
a La Crosse firm. The bridge at the
point named will be of trestle work and
spans, and over one mile in length. 1t
is generally conceded that the road can
not be completed during the present
year, but it will certainly be running be-
fore the winter of 1885. An old railroad
builder, who has lately been over large
portion of the survey, says that is the
best line he ever saw. The maximum
grade is fifteen feet to the mile, and there
is neither grade nor curve between Sa-
vannah and st. Paul that will necessi-
tate lower rate of speed than on a
dead-level air line.
The closing sentence of the above dis
patch is sufficient reason, of itself, why
the road should be built. The great
aim OF transportation companies in this
day is to make the longest runs in the
shortest time. A road like the Winona
Alma, and Northern is said to promise
will be boon not only to passengers,
but shippers as well.
The new company will make start
at all events. At present there is
large force of men and teams ready to
begin work in the town of jamestown,
this county. On Tuesday the commit
tee on county roads were to meet in
jamestown for the purpose of consider
ing the application to vacate the county
road in that town on sections twenty
nine and thirty-two. This is the wagon
road along the bluff, and which if va
Gated, will be used by the railroad COM
pany. At Wyalusing boarding shantles
have been erected and men are at work
on the line at that point blasting rock
to form the road bed As soon as the
snow and ice is out of the way a large
force, already engaged, will be put to
work; gangs being scattered from East
Dubuque to DeSoto. The road being
started, if the present company are not
able to carry out the work, it will fall
into the hands of some other company
who will endeavor to push it through.