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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
The Population OF China.

Many persons entertain doubts of the
accuracy of the figures for the popula-
ton of China. -Four hundred and fifty
millions seems an incredible number.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
nlerciGt makes some statements which
ought to remove doubts. 1. The Chi
nese Government has census system,
under which, at irregular periods, it
obtains an enumeration for military
purposes of the male members of fami-
lies between the ages of IS and 60.
Multiplying this number by five gave
in 1912 population of 414,6S6, 1914.
The census of 1856, on the same system,
gave in round numbers 450, 900, 900, in
increase of about per cent in fourteen
years. This reasonable rate of increase.
which is less than one-fifth of our ratio.
gives credit to the Chinese figures. 2.
A better method of testing the figures
is by comparing the number of persons
to the square mile with the number in
other populous countries. China has
an area of 5,250,000 square miles, and
450, 100000, for all the density of pop
ulation, is Sc persons to the square
mile. Now, in Germany there are $50
to the square mile, and in France $50
to the square mile. 1t is well known
that China is a densely populated
country; even its waters swarm with
human life. Canton has $4,000 regis
tered boats, ON which families live as
their homes; and though the Tartar
provinces are sparsely populated, the
people are so thick in the rest of the
country that sc persons to the square
mile seems to be below rather than
above the truth. EXCHANGE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Wouldn't Touch Him with a Pair
Tongs.

Alexandra Dumas contributes to the
Catrielt.r an anecdote told him by the
late Henri Didier, who was deputy
under the second empire. Didier's
father was Secretary to the Minister of
the Interior at the time when the
Duchess de Berri was arrested at
Nantes at the end of her attempt to
raise the country against Louis Philippe
and In favor of her son, the Comte de
Chambord. The traitor Deutz agreed
to sell to the Government the secret of
her hiding-place for 500, 900 francs, and
it was the elder Didier's duty to pay
the scoundrel for his dirty work. He
took his son Henri into the office and
said: Look well now at what passes,
and never forget it. You will learn
what lache is, and the method of
paying him." Deutz was then brought
into the room where M. Didier was
standing behind his desk, on which
were placed two packets, each of which
contained 100000 francs. As Deutz
neared the desk NJ. Didier made sign
to him to stop. Then, taking a pair of
tongs he extended the packets one after
the other into the hands open to re-
ceive them. Not a word was spoken,
and when the transfer was effected NJ
Didler pointed to the door.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Resolutions OF Respect.

Mr.. HOPE, Wis, May 18th, "a.
Hall of Mt. Hope Lodge No. % |. o.
G. I.
WHEREAS, In the mysterious dispen-
sation of Divine Providence, our worthy
brother Samuel A. Handy, has passed
THAT bourne from which no traveller
e'er returns" and:
WHEREAS, BY his death. our or
der has lost an earnest worker, and
valued member. and an active and
efficient officer as Worthy Chief Templar;
therefore be il.
ReSoired, That we hereby express
our appreciation of his efforts with us
as laborers in the Temperance cause;
also, our regard for his conciencious
and effective management rs Worthy
Chief Templar for the two consecutive
quarters that are now just ended.
Reso}ced, That we tender to the
parents and immediate friends of
our departed brother our sincere SYM
patty in their sad bereavement.
Resolved, That the usual badge of
mourning be placed upon the regalia
and other fun niture of this lodge for q
period of thirty days from this date.
ReSoluei. That copy of these res.
olutions be spread upon the minutes OF
this Lodge meeting and that THE GRANT
COUNTY HERALD be requested to pub
IRISH the same, and that we cause copy
10 be presented to the parents of the
brother, whose death we so sadly de-
plore.
Respectfully submitted in Faith
Hope and Charity.
w. b. PHILLIPS.
WILLIAM WHITE, Jr
JAY SNYDER.
Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Advertising Enterprise.

"Moses," said Mrs. Schaumberg Q.
her spouse, "you shute hat read de ad
verdisement vot Isaac hat got oud. He
hat more pizzeness ENTERPRISE vot you
hat got"
allow you make dot oud, Repecca p
replied Moses.
IVY, Isaac's advertisement reats, mot
only mus mine goots pc solt ride away
quick, but dem sthore Mixtures vii hal
to pc moofed oud Ply der Sd of Shanni-
ary.'"
Dots holdings, Repecca, dots nod
dings at all to mine new advertisement.
You dond could haf' reat all NV mine
cart, Ell? De cart in de baper vos in
your name, und it reats: i, Repec.
ca Schaumberg, will positively sell, OF
gift away at de lowest brices, every
dings in mine former husbands sthore,
as he hat died NIT starvation for selling
dings so sheap, und L mus de funeral
expenses ride away bay oop.' Vat yo,
drinks now, Repecca? How high am do
for enterbrise?"
"Achl mine Moses How coult [ lla,
such boor obinion mate of you as dot l..
Und still l cannot see vot geeps you SO
long dot Legislature oud. y Teras
Sittings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
The Wall Street FURRY.

The collapse of the firm of Grant 4
Ward, followed by the wreck of other
firms, has caused an unsettled condition
of financial affairs in Wall street, that
il will be hard to recover from; although
the bankers and brokers declare that
the worst is over When, day after day.
reports come in of other failures, not
only in New York. but in other sections
of the country, it is fair to presume that
the end is not vet. Morris it to be Won
dered at when wild speculation and in
fiation of prices are the order OF the
day. The spectators of Wall street
have gambled with each other in futures,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
The case of Judge w. H. Hough, of

The case of Judge w. ii. Hough, of
the Ninth Judicial District of Louisiana.
is not an uncommon one at the South.
lie is not carpet-bagger, but is a ma
tive of South Carolina, and has lived in
Louisiana forty-four years. He was
Union man up to the outbreak of the
war, but went with his state, and served
in the Confederate army. He has been
a Republican since the war. lie was
elected Judge of the Ninth Circuit in
1879, and at the recent election, by the
united request of "a large number of
citizens of both parties, he was again
a candidate. The Bourbon bulldozers
also had candidate, named Charles
Young, but Judge Hough received over
1900 majority at the polls. The Re-
turning Board, however, counted in
Young by 1871 majority. Judge
Tough then prepared papers appealing
from the fraudulent decision of the Re-
turning Board, but the Bourbon Clerk
OF the Court refused to enter his papers
on the court records, or to affix his
seal OF issue process. The Bourbon
Sheriff also refused to serve the papers,
leaving him without redress against the
tlagrant fraud and wrong of which he
had been made the victim. The cleo
tons at the Sonth where the Bourbons
are in control are an absolute farce.
No candidate is ever declared elected
because he had received the most votes.
The man who is desired by the Bourbon
rebel rings to hold the office is always
successful before the rascally Return
ing Board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Anti-MOnOpOly,

Col. Utley, editor of the Racine Times
and one of the nobleSt heroes Wisconsin
sent to the war is genuine aulimonop-
olist and independent politician. But
he is Disguised with the way in which
all the. late and present reform" parties
managed to be controlled by demagog-
ues and sold out to the Democratic party.
lie writes of the convention Just held at
Chicago as follows:
1.-The object is the formation of new
political party, to be called Anti- Mon
opoly, The object is certainly a laub-
able one, If there is any sincerity in it and
if they are ready to cut loose from the
old parties, which have been in league
with the devil, and sold to the worst
forms of monopoly during tho past 6f
teen years. But the convention has
commenced playing fool or DOG already.
1t is evident that there are some who
are sincere. And it is evident that
there are any amount of bunko steerers,
already trying TO steer the whole thing
into the old democratic party, and the
thing will go ''where the Woodbine
Twineth'-precisely as the Greenback
party did. The Greenback party started
out brilliant with Sam Cary, Ewing,
Pendleton, Butler and others too num-
erous to mention, and when they rot
the thing to certain point, they all got
on one side and undertook to roll the
whole thing into the Democratic party,
but she would not roll The Greenback
paaty said she would rather die than
submit to such an embrace, and she
went on with her dying,and Sam Cary,
Ewing, etc, have not been heard from
since on the Greenback racket"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Jacks First Command.

When Gen. Taylor had defeated the
Mexicans at Palo Alto and Resaca de
la Palma, he returned to his base OF
supplies, Point Isabel, which was gar
risoned by twelve hundred men from
the navy. He was received with great
enthusiasm by the sailors, who almost
carried him in their arms, and could
hardly be kept out OF his tent.
Instead of resenting their disorderly
conduct so contrary to military disci-
pline, the old hero was very tolerant oil
their irregular attentions. In fact, OF.
ficers of the regular army was always
inclined to make pet of Jack They
look upon him as privileged charac-
ter when on shore, and allow him all
sorts of liberties.
During the siege of Vera Cruz by
Gen. SCOTS army. party of sailors
were on shore. They managed to @con-
fscate" number of horses and don
keys, and amused themselves by riding
abort the camp.
One "old salt" rode by Gen. SCOTS
quarters on a donkey. Several staff
officers, seeing that the sailor was seat.
ed too far back, called out to him "a
shift his seat amidships.
Gentlemen answered Jack. draw
ing rein, "this is the first craft / ever
commanded, and it is hard If can't
-ide on the quarterback.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Continued from last feeek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led TO similar inn
provements in the making Of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part Of a
silver case was made of several pieces Of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount of cutting and soldering. which
softened the metal and gave it the pliability
OF lead rather than the elasticity OF silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
OF the Keystone Silver Watch Case Is made
OF one solid piece Of metal hammered into
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while soldering soitcnsit
To test the superiority Of the keystone
Silver Watch Case, take one Of 8 o.. weight
press it squarely in the center when closed
and,it will not give, while a case Of same
weight Of any other make viii give enough
tobreak the crystal. The keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver can
and gold joints
sena cent stamp to Keystone watch Case Factories Pbi,
aFiPhis, Pa for Handsome Iiastrated PAmphst
' "'s' ana AeIs'ene Watch Gases made.
ITO be continucd)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Calvinism and GunpOwder.

DIR. Mutchmore, editor of the Presby-
terrain tells of good colored man who
was engaged in blasting a rock that OBJ
structed the progress of some we'll
diggers very near his residence in Ken.
lucky. After q fierce explosion that
shook the house the Doctor went out to
demonstrate against such earth shaking
charges, and said to the colored man
What are you about? At this rate
you will blow us all into the air.
We'll, boss said he, Il rammed down
on that powder piece of the Presby-
terrain. | wanted to show the folks
around yer what Calvinism could do
South JerSeynldn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Swedish Folk Lore.

On New Years Eve, after the light is
put out in your. bedroom, you must
throw your slipper over your left
shoulder, and then look next morning
to see in what position it has fallen. Ii
the toe points to the door you will leave
that house during the year, but if the
toe points inward then you will remain
where you are for another year. 1t is
customary also, on the same night for
the people to go out into the house
where the logs of wood are kept that
are used for fuel. Each one picks mp
the first log that comes to hand; if it is
a clean and shapelv piece so will his
(her) future partner be and vice versa.
--Notes and Queries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
A Dark Problem.

The question for debates at the
Sewickley Colored Club was: (Which
is of most benefit to man, the steam en-.
CINE or the horse?"
The horse orator grew pale when his
opponent asked, vehemently: "What
am de boss, anyway? Muffin but a
steam ingine. Did my learned brudder
never see boss on cold day how de
steam comes out oh his nose? Keen
dat steam inside an de horse would
bust"
"An' when we come to die" said the
horse orator, "how'd we look goin to de
cemetery in a steam hearse? Dat would
be puffeckly 'diculous? This turned
the tide and the horse q II won.-Pists
burgh Chronicle II !.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Tobacco Production OF America.

A report issued by the Commissioner
of Agriculture places the entire pro-
duction of tobacco in the United States
during the year of 1882 at 513, 077, 558
pounds. and the acreage at GIL, 1922
The value is placed at S43, 1S9.651, but
but this fails to represent the full mar
ket value of the crop, which was closer
to 500, 200, 900. From this report we
learn that twenty-six States produced
tobacco in 1882, although Louisiana is
is not credited with anything, which in
fact she produces more that a number
of States enumerated. The seed leaf
producing States are credited with close
to 75,000.000 pounds. Pennsylvania
leading with 3l,000,000 pounds, and
Wisconsin following with 10000, 600
pounds, Connecticut and New York
with nearly the same amout and Mass
achusetts with little over 200, 900
pounds, Kentucky is credited with 49,
297 900 pounds, Virginia with 3,000,-
600 pounds, Tennessee 81 900, 900 pounds
and Maryland 2S,000,00 pounds.
The lowest amount credited to any one
State is Florida-24, 239 pounds, while
Michigan, in much colder climate,
piOuuCCQ J-sbVV pOuuhS. w CSt nHlu-
ia is put down for 2,169 600, Arkansas
for 1,l75,000, and Illinois with $685.
600 1t is certainly strange that such
States as Georgia, South Carolina, AL
ALBANIA, Louisiana, Texas. Mississippi
and Arkansas do not produce consider
able tobacco. Climate is certainly
strongly in their favor, and undoubted-
ly there is plenty of land to be found, in
any one of them, suitable for tobacco
culture. None can doubt but what it
would pay better than many other
crops grown-in fact, we think it would
pay as well if not better than cotton,
even if they grew the common export
grades. The seven States above emu
merated do not produce as much as
the one State of Illinois. hardly one
third of that produced by either Wis
consin, New York or Connecticut, less
than two per cent of that produced by
Kentucky, or four per cent of Virginia $
aggregate Western Tobacco journal.
Cincinnati, o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29

State Of Wisconsin, County of Grant-ss. Cir
cult Court
William Gilman, Plaintiff. vs.. Caroline House
and George Pettis, Defendants.
BY virtue OF an execution issued ont of the
Circuit Court for Grant county, upon Judgment
docketed in said Court on the 27th day of March.
A. ID. 1894. in favor of the above named plaintiff
and against the above named defendants, to me
directed and delivered, | have this 18th day of
April, A. ID. 1884, levied upon all the right, title
and interest the defendant, Caroline House had
on the date said judgment was docketed has
since acquired in and to the following described
real estate. to-wit: The west half of the south
east quarter of section twenty (20), township six
t6), north of range one ~, west. less (126) one
hundred and twenty-six rods of the northeast
corner, to-wit: Six (6) rods west by twenty one
ell rods south. Also the southeast quarter and
west half of the northeast quarter and south hall
OF northwest quarter of section twenty (20)
township six 90, north of range one %. west. in
Grant county, Wisconsin: and ! shall offer for
sale and sell the same 10 the highest and best
bidder or bidders for cash, much thereof as
shall be sufficient to raise the amount due the
plaintiff upon said judgment, with interest, costs
and ACQUIRING costs. on the 14th day of June. A. ID
1884, at one O'Clock in the afternoon at the from
door OF the court house in the city of Lancaster
Grant county. Wisconsin.
Dated Sheritf'S office, Lancaster Wis., Apri
9th, 1884. j. l., REWEY,
Sheriff of Grant county, Wis
BUSHNELL Il WATKINS
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
II. o. Address. Lancaster Wisconsin. 9w1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29

inflated stocks, IN the mere certificates
OF value until the fictitious values they
put upon their winning were millions of
dollars over and above the coin at their
command. Just as soon as settlement
commences among them by the transfer
of money it is found that there is not
money enough in the market to balance
up the accounts. The panic ensues,
houses suspend, and bankruptcy engulfs
them all. But the disaster is not so
terrible as it seems. These gamblers
who claim to have lost their millions,
are not suffering the loss of actual
wealth.
II is true that when the break among
the gamblers occur, great many
others are carried down with them, es-
pecially those who have made loans 10
the gamblers to keep them afioat. The
suspensions in Wall street must neces-
sarially effect almost every western
town, because all western bankers have
New York correspondents where bank
balance is kept for the purpose of giving
customers eastern exchange. In the
stringency of Wall street the CORES
pondents must feet the shock to
greater or less extent, and occasionally
bank closes its doors. leaving its west
ern customer topping over the ruins.
Until some kind of legislation shall be
had prohibiting the wholesale gambling
as carried on in the exchanges, panics
may be looked for at any time, and it
would be much better for the country
to have less gambling and more legiti-
mate business. These Wall street spec
ulators, by their operations, cannot in
crease the material wealth of the coun-
try; they can, however, demoralize
honest industry to limited extent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
How 10 Alarm an Old Maid.

There was a fire in the Brevoort
hotel. New York. one night, which
created panic among the guests.
Three times clerk called fire outside
the room of a maiden lady from Syra-
cuse, and failed to get any answer.
Remembering the timidity of spinsters,
he put his mouth to the transom and
shouted; Il believe there's a man I'M
der your bed" In two seconds the
door opened and the ancient spinster
rushed out with pair of hoop-skirts
in one hand and four back cur1s in the
other. The man under the bed business
had fetched her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Miss Maria Mason Of Flkton

Miss Maria Mason, of Elkton, Md,
has broken off her engagement with her
betrothed, because the latter wished to
postpone their wedding until the bill
reducing the price of marriage licenses
should become law. The present
rate is 3; 30 and the proposed law re-
duces it to 60 cents. 1t has not vet
passed the Legislature, however.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29

GREAT humiliations rarely console
us; We forget them. Sublime thoughts
come from the soul. To say new
things is easier than to reconcile those
that have been said. Language and
intellect have bounds. Truth is infin-
tie. Avarice is the last and the most
tvrarical of passions. -Tanrenarges
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Legal Notices
FORECLOSURE SALE-sTREErEs. ct al.

FORECLOSURE sALE-sTREErra ct al.
,, state ate Of Wisconsin-county of G. it-ss Cir
george Clementson as the execr rof the la~t
VIII and Testament of j. Allen Bari deceased
Plaintiff, vs.. Norman s Streeter 4 Ellen E
Streeter, Defendants
Notice Is hereby given that by me and in
pursuance OF judgment Of foreclos land order
OF sale rendered, at a general term Il she Circuit
Court for Grant county on the 1871 Law of SEN
temter, 1882. and the time allowed " law for
redemption having expired and nc edemption
having been made therein. the / iersigned.
sheriff of Grant county Wisconsin. IN on the
l4th day of June, 1891 at one O'Clock the after
noon. AT the front door of the court Sc in the
city of Lancaster said county and staf ,foresaid
offer for sale and sell to the highest a best bid
der or bidders for cash. the folowina described
mortgaged premises, or so much Their T. as will
be sufficient To raise the amount due / plaintiff
for principal, interest, cost and accuft 70 costs
together with the expense of sale to-vit: The
east half Of the southeast quarter of section
twenty-five (22), in township six t6) north of
range three 90. west, containing eighty acres in
Grant county, Wisconsin.
Dated Sheriff's Office, Lancaster, Wis. April
Goth, 1884. j. L. REWEY.
Sheriff of Grant county Wis.
Ed. NJ. LOWRY, Plaintiffs Attorney.
L. .. Address, Lancaster Grant Co.. Wis. 9w7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29

ESTATE-RUDoLF WIELASD, Deceased
State OF Wisconsin, County Court ot Grant
County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that Mt the special June
term of the county be held in and for said
county at the court house in the city of Lancas
ter, in said county, on the
THIRD TUESDAY OF JUNE, A. D. 1884,
being the nth day of June, 1884, the following
matter win be heard and considered:
The application of Christian Wieland, admins
traitor of the estate of Rudolf Wieland. late of
the town OF Potosi in said county deceased for
the examination and allowance of his final ac-
count as such administrator and the assignment
of the residue of said estate
BY order of the Court
WIN. McGONIGAL, Judge.
Dated May T. 1884 11w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29

Il DON'T believe you ever intend to
pay me that little BILL" said Brown
angrily to Bixby, whom he met on the
street. well, | declare" said Bixby
lis it possible that you have just found
that out? l am disappointed in you.
] always thought you were man OF
keen perception. Ii any person had
come to me and asked my honest opin-
ion about your judgment l would have
said it was sound, and yet it has taken
you two years to find out that l don't
pay bills. Seems to me you'll have to
brush up your faculties or you'll get
left by the accommodation train one OF
these days. - iddletoir1s, transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-29
Gambling on Transatlantic Steamers

The London papers have entered
upon lively discussion of the system
of gambling which prevails on trans
atlantic steamers Passengers who
have suffered or been annoyed by it
write that gangs of American gamblers,
card-sharpers and bunko men make a
regular business of travelling on the
first-class liners. Their victims are
generally Englishmen. 1t is even stated
that these sharpers must be known to
the officers of many of the steamers,
and the question is asked, why do not
the managers of the Atlantic line steam
ships nd themselves of this criminal
nuisance ?'-Neg York World.