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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-13
ONLY FRIENDS

Summers freshness fell around US,
Nature dreamed its sweetest dream
Every balmy evening found us
By the meadow or the stream,
With our hearts as free from sadness
As the sunshine heaven sends;
Youths bright garden bloomed in gladness
Who're we wandere1-only friends.
Not word of love was spoken,
No hot bushes flushed in red;
Loves first sleep was left unbroken,
Bitter tears were never shed.
We were young and merry-hearteI,
Dreaming not of future ends,
And without sigh we parted;
Fate had made us only friends.
But little germ of sorrow
Wakened in my hearts recess,
When wandered on the morrow
By our haunts of happiness.
And this germ found deeper roofing
As the weary days wore on,
Till l felt blossom shooting
In loves garden all alone.
No kind fate threw us together,
We had missed the lucky tide;
Golden-gilded summer weather
Not forever doth abide.
But for me, though vainly signing
For love Time never sends,
Still is left this thought undying:
We, alasl were-only friends.
Chambers journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-13

white ss death and holding out her arms
imploring, begged for mercy on his cows
ardly hide.
That was womanlike too.
"Now you get team aud move this
stuff livelyl" l said, as / let him crawl
up off the floor.
Turning to his wife, as she stood all
in tremble, assured her he had never
had anything do him as much good as
that beating would do.
And l was right, as am able to
show.
l did not see or hear anything OF
them, except once, about three months
after, when Sevholm called at the office
and redeemed the chain, till as much as
two years had gone by, | CHANGED to
be walking one evening on street /
had not seen before, when came to the
front of mighty pretty cottage, with a
trim garden and grass lawn in front;
and stood admiring it a bit, as have
a fashion of stopping. to enjoy the
| sight of nice place, wnen a hand was
laid on my shoulder real hearty, and a
CHEEKY voice cried out;
Constable John Frick give me your
hand!"
eff you'll believe me it was that iden.
tical loafer, Carl Sevholml
But not the first bit of loafer now.
Not much. You wouldn't meet a
smarter looking man, nor more respect
able gentleman in long days march.
1t was solid pleasure to look at him
and remember what a God-forsaken
scamp he had been not three years ago.
"Come right in and see Mrs. Sew.
holm!" he said, pulling me up to the
side of the porch all covered with pretty
vines, "She'll be mighty glad to see
YOU"
Pleased9 You'd better believe it.
Pleased wasn't half name for it. The
light of newborn happiness and thankful
gratitude was just dancing in her bright
eyes.
All, wasn't she picture! Health and
rosy gladness of heart had all come back
to her. Soul numbing trouble had all
gone. She was just as sweet and nice
looking lady as | ever set eyes on, and
the baby, as plump and fresh as a spring
robin, was toddling around like house
a-fre.
House was furnished handsome, can
tell you. Everything in top apple-pie
order. It was easy to see that the old
miserable saloon tippling was played out
for good.
When l stood up to leave, after enjoy
ing real pleasant chat and promising
to call again. Sevholm clasped my hand
as he said:
"Constable John Frick, that was an
auful thrashing you gave me. My bones
ached for a month. But it did me more
good than anything ever had. And
thank you for it to-day. 1t made a man
of me. Cob bless you!"-W. WhitWouh,
in CLeOeLdnd Leader.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-13
The Story of the Telephone.

In 1872 DR.. Bell had private school
for deaf mutes in Boston, Among his
pupils was Howard Glyndon, who is we'll
known in literary circles. One day,
while this lady was walking, she noticed
that whenever street-cars were passing
and the mutf in which her hands were
placed was pressed against her body,
she experienced peculiar vibrations. On
informing DR.. Bell of her sensations, he
proceeded to construct what he called o
sound box, having drum shaped heads,
which was to be worn in front, under
the clothing. DR.. Bell experimental
with sound boxes till he struck upon a
new idea. This idea excited him very
much, caused him to work sometimes all
night and at length resulted in the tele-
phone.
DR.. Bell now needed capital to push
his idea He was poor, having nothing
but his salary as teacher. The way the
Bell telephone became success was due
to causes wholly outside of its own merits.
Gardiner Green Hubbard, of Cambridge,
Mass, had deaf-mute daughter at
school in Germany Becoming dissatis-
fed with her progress he had her come
home, and employed DR.. Bell to teach
her The young lady was very lovable,
and DR.. Bell soon discovered that the
feeling he had for her was very different
from the ordinary feeling existing be
tween teacher and pupil. He felt COM
PEELED by honor to resign his position,
which he did. But the mischief was
done. The affection was mutual.
At first the young lady's parents ops
posed the union. But when they found
their daughters happiness at stake they
gracefully surrendered.
DR.. Bell had won charming wife and
obtained as fatherin- wealthy bust
ness man. Gardiner Hubbard had every
inducement to push the telephone. From
this time on it was a success. = Chicago
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-13
VOL. XIII.
PURPOSE.

Not like the shifting sand beside the sea,
That landward drifts to every sea winds
sweep,
Or back into the all-engulfng deep
When mountain currents bend the foothill
tree
Not like the sea-sand shall our purpose be,
But cherished as a sacred trust to keep
Inviolate and steadfast, so that we
Be strong with courage, though we laugh
or weep.
Friends may depart by fate or chance; the
gold
That buys these worldly pleasures may
elude;
Zen love may miss its other SELF in all,
II purpose be of active, noble mold,
Not all in vain is life's great task pursued,
And splendid lights shall on our pathway
fall
% L. CledUelan1, in the Current
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
Eiephantine Intelligence.

On one occasion | arranged with a
mahout to bring up his elephant where
was standing, that | might indicate
the work to be done, the mahout to be
absolutely silent. Standing by six
foot log, | beckoned to the mahout, and
up came the elephant Arrived at the
spot, and being without chains, he
must have opined that dragging was
not intended There remained, then,
pushing or carrying, the latter opera
ton being the one which the sagacious
creature saw was intended, for he pro-
ceeded at once with his awkward prep
arations for carrying it away Through
out this test the mahout was absolutely
silent, and, as far as | could see, quite
passive. The result of it was that the
elephant OWNED what /, stranger,
wished it to do, and did it.
On another occasion | applied the
fest to difficult object, an eighteen
inch cube of teak, which the dear old
fellow at once arranged to carry off;
but how to do it he could not at first
determine. As his tusks diverged more
than eighteen inches, they were no
support, and the many sharp corners
OF the cube sorely tried the delicate
trunk. After some failures, he man
aged to seize the fragment by the CEN
ter, and then raise itup below the tusks
against his lower lip. AS he had vir-
tually accomplished the task, discon-
tinued the experiment, expressing my
satisfaction and delight to the man
ager, who somewhat damped my ardor
by informing me that the mahout,
while abstaining from. use of voice or
stick, might have conveyed his wishes
to the elephant by pressure with his
heelsl
But moments reflection increased
my admiration for the elephants intel
ligence, for allowing that the mahout's
heels had pressed his side, how could
such pressure inform him that he was
neither to drag nor push, but carry?
Surely the mahout could not have pos
sessed code of pressure-signals with
which he had indoctrinated the elephant
in prospect Of curious visitors. If he
had then it must have included voice
and stick signaling as well, to either of
which might have resorted. No; l
believe the elephant acted independent
" of signals. and reasoned on what he
had to do by what was laid before him.
-tkdmberS' Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
The American F1ag in Canada.

The influence of the United States
over Canada extends even to education
al matters. A public school 6-year-old
scholar returned home the other even
ing, writes correspondent, and proud
ly said: Papa, see what teacher taught
me to draw to-day The parent look
ed at the slate held in the tiny hands
and saw fair representation of the
stars and stripes. Thinking the child
was mistaken, copy Of the Royal
Canadians first reader was obtained,
and the specimen of blackboard draw
ings which are on the inside of the
cover shown to the child. with the re-
mark, pointing to the British ensign
which is there: You must be mistaken;
that was the flag teacher gave you to
draw. I .'0h. no, papa! that hasn't
the stripes on. came the persistentan-
swer. No objection can be taken to
teaching the children to draw the stars
and stripes. but surely our own ensign
should be the first to be made familiar
to the expanding mind. Ottatca Gam
ada Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
Books that Mold the Face.

In ones intercourse with the world,
he cannot fail to feel that the absence
of an intellectual expression often mars
the beauty, and renders unattractive
those who may have naturally well
formed faces and symmetrical figures.
Books it is true, of themselves are not
obtrusive. To be had and enioyed,
they must be sought and read, and if
the seeking and selection be iudicious
and the reading systematic, the result
will be beneficial, viii inspire generous
and tender sentiments, strengthen and
improve the mind giving to the coun-
tenance pleasing and charming ex-
preston and beauty as attractive as
it is unfading. .'The lady who is Judi
ciously conversant with books will find"
says the writer before mentioned, cher
countenance improving as her mind
improves and her looks ennobled as her
heart is elevated, and they who select
and read pure and elevating books can
rest assured that their friendship will
become more interesting and their at
tractiyeness greatly increased Phys
ical beauty, so desirable and so often
and generally sought to be improved
by paints, cosmetics and other nos
trums, is and ever must be inferior to
mental; but, when the two are COM
bined in lady of sense, they render
her conversation exceedingly interest
ing and her personal charms captiyat-
ing, if not, indeed, irresistible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
A Man Who Bet on Taylor.

AT the table of the FL Paso the re.
porter was introduced, in his profess
ional capacity, to a big, burly, pleasant
faced man, whose manner indicated
that If he wasn't the boss of all Texas
he had pretty much the biggest share
IN maintaining her prosperity. The in
dlvidual in question was Col. J.. t.
Chldesher, proprietor and operator OF
stage line from Fort Worth to Fort
Yuma, in Arizona Territory. In his
idea there were but two great enter.
prises on earth-the Globe Democrat
and the Fort Yuma stage line. Oh,
but he was jolly kind of a chap,
whole-souled, and full of vim and fun.
Coming up from Fort Worth to Dallas
he told how he made a fortune betting
on Gen. Zachariah Taylor's election to
the presidency. Said he:
Il bet everything | had, money, house
and home, and farm, pasture land,
stock, wagons, harness, clothes and
everything you can think of AS long
as | had credit bet it. Then ono day
| bet my hat, coat, vest, pants, and
shoes, and was five miles from home
at that. But | was sure Taylor would
be elected. | bet on his election; on
his election by different majorities; on
his living to be elected, and had side
bets of all sorts and shapes Ia those
days ! used to drive round that was
in Mississippi band OF music and g.
FOUNDER cannon, and | tell you we had
rousing times and stirring speeches.
But my man got elected, is | knew he
would, and ! calculated when | figured
il up for / had a clerk to keep track
of my bets that had won $500 900 in
gold. | collected all of the bets, too.
One man didn't like 10 eve up the
mule he had bet--it was tbe only mule
he had and so | took Ills mule and
gave him another and 4 be,tar one, and
to-day he writes me every month and
says what a good fellow ! am. And
when | knew | had won ! kept open
house for a week, ard inv cd the whole
county. / had charcoal made by the
thousand bushels, and OK cooked
whole in trenches, don't know how
long. | decorated every post, flag
pole, chimney, lightning-lod, and tree
top in the vicinity with the American
flag, and when The flags gave out |
sent for more. We fired Il salute of
thirty-three guns one for each state
then every morning before breakfast,
and again in the evening, nd ! guess
had over seven hundred Teaple at my
house for a whole week and more, eat
ing and drinking and max NJ merry.
And after had deducted en- my ex-
penses | had about siG.001 ic tn-Fort
Worth Cor. 50. Louis Gio}t- Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
Common John.

No one with common sense is so
verdant as to suppose that man who
is dishonest enough to accept bride
will seruple to lie when he is charged
with the crime, and St. Johns simple
denial of the charge made by hundreds
OF leading papers, that he was paid by
the Democratic managers for his SER
vices in behalf of that party in the late
campaign. will go for naught with
thinking people, in the face of the fact
that many of those papers would not
dare TO make such charges if they were
not prepared TO prove them in court, If
st. John had maniness enough about
him TO sue them for libel. The St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, which has been
one of the fOrmost to make these
charges, aud has reiterated them again
and again in the most emphatic Lam
guage, challenges the Saint in this
very earnest manner:
awe have received from Mr.. John p.
est. John II letter denying that he
"asked or accepted money for his ser
in the late campaign. Mr.. John
''P. St. John is an infamous and un-
"mitigated liar, and we shall not print
"hs letter.
If Mr.. John is not possessed of man
hood and selfrespect enough to resent
such language, which TO an honest.
decent man would be very insulting, he
would better take down his sign. go out
of business as SAINT, and henceforth
be very common John.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
yaledictory.

Having sold the Grant County HER
AID to Mr.. w. g. Chandler, in relin-
gushing its management, l desire to
thank its patrons and friends for the
very cordial support which they have
given 1T during the four years which it
has been under my control, and to ask
themto-extend to my successor the
same friendship and encouragement.
Mr.. Chandler is gentleman of fine
ability who for several months has been
editorially connected with this paper,
and is not unknown to most of its
readers. Under his able management
l hope and very confidently expect the
HERALD not only TO retain its present
influential position as one Of the lead
ing papers of the state, but TO improve
and merit an even more generous sup
port than it now has, or has had In the
past. The friendships | have formed
during the time / have controlled this
paper, shall ever be treasured, and shall
not be cancelled by this, one of the
inevitable changes which Time brings
about. My friends may be gratiiied to
know that, whatever those enemies
may say, whose enmity ! incurred in
the course have persued in publishing
IA Republican newspaper, my action in
disposing of this paper has not been
brought about or influenced either by
financial embarrassment or the desires
of my enemies, of whom, it is gener-
ally pretty well understood, | have
never asked quarter; and / have no
regrets for the policy l have persued
The subscription list of the HERALD
and the patronage of this Office have
increased over fifty per cent during the
past two years, enhancing the value of
the property and enabling me to receive
such an offer for it as it seems advan-
tageous to me, financially, to accept.
believe that patronage will continue to
increase under the management of my
successor; and again asking for him
the generous support and friendship of
the HERALD's patrons and friends,
bid them an. allectionate ADIEU.
III. ID. FARoUHARsoN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08

Birthdays in Germany are never neg
lected. From the first one, when the
infant receives the presents from the
god-parents, instead of at the time of
the baptism, the thing. goes on from
year TO year. and people Of all ages and
ranks consider themselves sighted if
even an acquaintance does not duly APP
pear with the usual congratulations Of
fering of flowers. etc. The custom is
really a tax to many, for all members
of a household consider themselves en-
titled to valuable gifts on their birth
days. Even servants expect to be sub
stantially remembered, and, as on their
entrance into the establishment they
are legally obliged to render a full ac-
count of the time and place of their
birth, there is no pleading ignorance as
an excuse for neglecting to notice the
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
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The veto.

Ii would be gain for clearness OF
thought if the word veto could be ban
lshed from political discussion on both
sides Of the ocean. The use of that
word gives false conception of the
position Of king, president, house OF
lords, any person or assembly to which
It Is commonly applied. The word
veto IS IN place when one power of the
state whose active consent is not neces-
sary to an act has the purely negative
power OF stepping in to forbid that act.
1t IS from the intercession of the Ro-
man tribune that the whole notion of
veto comes. The tribune had strictly
veto. His consent was not needed
to an act OF the magistrates, of the sem
ate, or of the popular assembly; if he
held his peace the act took effect, but
he had the power of stepping in with
hisveto to hinder any act of any of
them from taking effect.
The principle of the fibe,nm ceto
which belonged to each member of the
Polish diet was much the same. But
the English king has in theory, the
American president has in practice,
something more than a mere veto. The
active consent of the king in all cases,
the active consent Of the president in
all but one specified case, IS needed
for all legislative acts of both houses.
The king or president never stands by,
as the Roman tribune did whenever he
held his peace, and sees the acts Of the
the other powers take effect without
any reference to him Still less does
the word apply to the action of co-ordi-
nate houses toward one another.
II we say that the lords have veto
on the acts of the commons, we must
also say that the commons have veto
on the acts of the lords But in truth
the word is misapplied in both cases.
1t IS not that either house has a power
Of stepping in to forbid the acts of the
other house which otherwise would
take effect; the two houses are co-or-
dinate; neither can carry anything into
effect without the help of the other;
each needs the others active consent
to every act of legislation and to some
others. There is indeed real power
OF veto in those cases where certain adj
ministrative acts are laid on the table
of both houses which acts take effect
unless either house addresses the crown
against them.
| But In the case of ordinary legisla-
ton the word is misapplied, and to
speak of .'the veto OF the house of
lords, while we never speak of '.the
veto of the house of commons, puts
the house of lords in needlessly in
yidious light. But when we have re-
formed our 'other house. we may per-
haps find something for it TO do besides
simply reconsidering acts of the COM
mons. 1t has been often remarked
that certain kinds of questions, when
the lords can be got to forego their
dinners to discuss them at all, get bet
ter discussed in the lords than in the
commons. In reformed .'other
house" many more measures might be
| brought in than are brought in in the
| present house of lords. Freeman, IN
| The Contemporary Reviesc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
Salutatory.

In assuming the management and
editorial control.of the HERALD, / de-
sire to say to its patrons and friends
that / shall devote all the ability / pos
sess to the work have undertaken.
shall endeavor TO make the paper
worthy of the respect and confidence of
the people Of this community, and to
retain the influence and prestige which
it has enjoyed for the past forty-two
years; and to make ii welcome WISH
tor wherever it goes, bringing regularly
the general and local news and hap.
penings of the week, carefully selected
miscellany, and editorial comments on
the topics of the times. The educa-
tional and commercial columns will
continue leading features of the paper.
Under my control the HERALD will con-
time TO be Republican in politics so
long as that party represents progress
sive ideas and principles calculated to
meet the exigences of the times and
promote the interests of the people.
Individually have not been identified
with former unfortunate quarrels and
dissentions in the party in this county,
and shall certainly not, at this late day,
place myself in the ranks of the comba-
tants The HERALD Is free from all
entangling alliances, and shall not be
controlledby any clique, ring or faction.
AS County paper it will be devoted to
the best interests of the whole County,
and not exclusively to any town or
locality. would ask for the HERALD
such cordial support as it has had
under its past excellent management
with such additional patronage as it
may prove itself worthy to receive.
WALTER &. CHANDLER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

State Of Wisconsin,, county Court for Grant
Ceunty-In Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Mathew Frank.
land deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that the claims and de.
mands Of all persons against Mathew FARMLAND,
late of the town OF Hazel Green in said county.
lusted by jefferson Crawford. William Thomas
and Edward 0'Niei, all of Hazel Green in said
county of Grant. Commissioners appointed for
that purpose by the County Court of said county.
at the Office of Henry D. York, in the village Of
Hazel Green, in said county Of Grant, on the 9th
day of March, 1885 aud the Ssh day Of June, A.
ID. 1885. Also that six 90 months from and after
the Ith day of December, A. y. 1881, is the time
limited for the creditors of said Mathew Frank.
land, deceased to present their claims to said
Commissioners for examination and allowance
Dated December 5. A. d. 1884.
By order of the Court
4lw4 WM. McGoNIGAt. County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-01-08
NOTICE TO cREplroRs-wa. srrgrss.

State Of Wisconsin. County Court for Grant
County--ln Probate
In the matter Of the estate of William Stevens,
deceased
Notice is hereby given. that the claims and
demands of all persons against William stevens
late OF the village of Mentfort ia said county de
ceased, will be received examined aud adjusted
BY Charles g. Van Buren, Steven II Tayior and
Joseph r Chandler. all of said county 81 Grant.
Commissioners appointed for that purpose by
the County Cont OF said county, al the Store Of
Charles G. Van Buren. IN the village Of Montfort
in said county Of Grant. on the i7th days If
March and June. 4. d 1875. Also that six 90
months from and after the l7th day Of December
A. ID. 1884. is the tine limited for the creditors
Of said William stevens. deceased to present
their claims TO said Commissioners for exa1sfua.
ton and allowance.
BY order of the COurt
VIM. McGONIGAB. Co. Iadqe.
Dated December II, q. D. 1884. 43wi