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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Cleveland and Reform.

The retreat of the plumber brigade
from Washington has not been mas
terly one. 1t has become regular
stampede. The Presidents vertebral
column was found to be sitter than they
had anticipated. Mr.. Cleveland's pluck
is having good effect on the country
The sound sense of the people approves
his course. Cleveland and Reform is
beginning to mean something. 1t must
not be inferred, however, that this re-
form is a Democratic measure. Clcye-
land is simply seizing his opportunity
such an opportunity as no Republican
president has had. In standing on this
platform Mr.. Cleveland is simply stand
ing where the best element of the Re-
publican party has stood for years, and
as chief executive is carrying out Re-
publican measures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
No Fayori4isn,.

We publish elsewhere circular letter
from Congressman LaFollette, in rela-
ton TO the manner of filling vacant
cadetship at the United States Naval
Academy.
Our congressman fully appreciates
the fact that he represents all the people
of his district and not simply one party.
Instead of attempting to gain political
power for himself by quietly appointing
TO this place the son of some influential
politician, whose support would thus be
mortgaged in favor of Mr.. LaFollette
in future congressional contests, our
member plainly intimates in this, his
FIRST opportunity for distributing patron
age, that be will subordinate personal
advancement to the interests of those
whom he represents.
In personal letter to us accompany
ing his circular, Mr. LaFollette calls at
tention to the fact that the standard of
admission is not so high as to exclude
from the contest any young man who
has had a good common school educa-
ton. Any Grant County boy of proper
age, size and attainments, may avail
himself of this opportunity. We would
be glad to be able to chronicle the sue
cess of candidate from our county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Points About CowbelIs.

We were with hunting party last
summer on the large Island of Grand
Menan. in the Bay of Fundy. The
shores of the island are precipitous, and
the plateau between them is densely
wooded. Pursuit of game led them far
into the forest, and it was not long be-
fore they found themselves lost. They
roamed about for long time, and were
coming to the conclusion that they
would have to camp out for the night
when an indefinite sound, n sort of
humping at pretty regular intervals, at
tracted their attention.
''Woodchoppersr said some one.
Not bit of it, said another who
had been some time in the West and
Southwest. '.It's cowbell, and the
COW is not half a mile away
The party pushed through the dense
underbrush toward the sound, Land soon
came upon q pasture, whence there
was path to a habitation. Soon after
ward the roaring of the sea was heard,
and the party emerged from the woods
upon the road along the cliffs.
Having recently found a rural expert
( in cowbells, we learn that they are
valued according to their weight and
thickness, and not for the clearness Of
their tones. The reason cowbells are
made thick, heavy, and of an angular
shape is that they may produce a
humping sound. Somehow or other
that sort of sound from a cowbell is
carried further through the woods than
any sound of similar strength.
The cowbell incident at Grand Menan
was recalled the other night at the
Metropolitan Opera House, when, after
the sudden sinking of the yenusburg in
"Tannhauser, pastoral scene is dis
closed and the jingling of cowbells and
sheepbells is heard. They were not
Western cowbells, but Wagner cow
bells, turned up to leading-motive
pitch. -NeW York San.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Tar in the Deacon's Hat.


Col. Yerger, meeting the Rev.
Whangtloodle Baxter on Austin avenue,
asked him.
"How is your congregation coming
onp'
I'VE am goin' right ahead, sab.
Since we has quit passin de hat we has
taken in lots oh money. De kerlec-
shuns has increased wonderfully, sab,
wonderfully.
Il don't understand how you can
take up collections if you don pass the
hat.
1--WE passes dc plate now
s.Well, that's the same thing as pass
ing the hat. isn't il ?''
mo. sab. hit hain't de same thing.
Deacon Websterpassed de hat for noah
dan q yeah, and de kerlecshuns was
mighty small;but now passes dc plate
myself, and de money just rolls in.
De plate am much more reliable dan de
hat
How is that?f
Deacon Webster put tar in de top
oh his hat"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

Leading druggists and physicians are
becomming greatly interested in the
German preparation Y on Tagan's Ajax
inc. 1t is claimed that there is nothing
to compare with it for kidney. liver or
heart troubles. sick headache, costive-
ness. debility, etc. If true, its import
ance to every family cannot be over
estimated, for it means great saving
OF expense. suffering and perhaps life.
Sickness is always of momentous con-
sequence and SO certain is Alaxine to
cure that laborious effort is being made
to persuade every interested person. first
to try one bottle, which will tell the
story. if it is to benefit; if not, the agent
Fred w. Bryan, is instructed to refund
price paid. That these generous terms
should make constant urging unneces-
sary. to try remedy of this high order,
must be admitted. DO not buy any
other preparation until you have per-
sonally used this. 2Sy1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Arabs Never Surrender.

A correspondent of The London Tele
graph, describing one of the recent bat.
ties in the Soudan, saws:
As at Te5 and Tamal. the wounded
Arabs refused to be made prisoners. and
great caution had To be exercised in
moving about the field. not only 10 avoid
the covert stabs of the bleeding Arabs.
but the PUSHES and cuts of the fanatics
who slammed death 10 order that they
might the more surely get the chance OF
burying their weapons in one of us.
Exploring along this wady, party OF
our men came upon six dead and four
wounded Arabs lying under i bnshy
dwarf mimoSa tree. The soldiers had
an interpreter with them, and the Arabs
were called upon to surrender and come
out. That they said they could not do:
would the soldiers, therefore, come and
take them? The four wounded men
stlll held their spears in their hands.
Very good" said our soldiers: ..put
down Your spears, aud we will see You
are well treated. and do all we can to
cure your wounds
The answer OF the four Arabs came
fierce and concise: .sPut down our
spears, intidel dogs By God and the
prophet. never - There was crack
of Martini-HenrYs. You can guess the
rest. 1t was again, as at Teb and Tam
al, almost impossible to take prisoners.
and we secured but two of their wound
ed alive.
The third prisoner / assisted to bring
IN, but he was hardly capture. for the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
NOTHING AND SOMETHING.
ny MRS. FRANCIS .. ". HARPER.

II is nothing TO me, the Beauty said,
With careless toss Of her pretty head;
The man is weak If he can't refrain
From the cup you say is fraught with pain.
1t was something to her In after years.
When hereyes were drenched with burning tears.
And she watched in lonely grief and dread
And startled to hear staggering tread.
II is nothing 10 me the mother said;
have no fear that my boy will tread
The downward path Of sin and shame,
And crush my heart and darken his name.
II was something to her whenihat only son
From the path of right was early won,
And madly cast in the flowing bowl,
ruined body and a sin-wrecked soul
It's nothing to me, the Merchant said,
As over his ledger he bent his head;
I'm busy to-day with tear and tret.
And have no time to fume and fret
IL was somethingto him when over the wire
A message came from funeral pyre-
drunken conductor had wrecked train
And his wife and child were among the slain.
1t is nothing TO me, the young man cried,
In his eye was a flash OF scorn and pride
/ heed not the dreadful things We tell
can rule myself know full we'll
Twas something to him when in prison he lay,
The victim OF drink, life ebbing away.
As he thought of his wretched child and wife,
And the monrnfnl wreck of his wasted life.
IL smoothing tome, the voter said;
The party's loss is my greatest dread
Then gave his vote for thelquor trade,
Though hearts were crushe d and drunkards made.
IL was something to him in after life
When his daughter became drunkard's wife,
And her hungry children cried for bread,
And trembled TO hear their fathers tread
1t is nothing for us to idly sleep
While the cohorts of death their vigils keep,
To gather the younga and thoughtless in
And grind in our midst grist OF sins
II is something-yes, all, for us to stand,
And clasp by faith our Saviors hand
To learn to labor, live, and fight,
On the side OF God and changelcss right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Heightened Negroes.

It is said that there is an upper
ten" circle among the negroes of
South Carolina, consisting principally
OF gingerbread colorcd people, with a
small sprinkling of pure ebony. At a
recent party given by one of the fav-
ored class, Chinese lanterns illumi-
mated the grounds, while the house
was one blaze Of gaslight from cellar
to attic. The company was not large
and did not assemble until nearly IL
o'clock. All came in carriages with
the exception of two young men. who
wore their hair beautifully banged and
carried crush hats. To attempt to de-
scribe the toilets of the ladies were to
try to gid gold or to paint the lilies.
Some wore white null, some satin,
some silk, but one woman, black as the
ace of spades, wore black velvet, black
gloves and diamond bracelets, ear
rings, tiara and necklace. The effect
was startling. The men all wore full
evening dress, and there were but two
who failed to put on diamond shirt
studs and high collars. The orchestra
Was composed of white men. 1.-The
german was the feature of The even
ing Boston journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
The Linn0r Traffic.

Congressman Bedford, of Colorado,
recently delivered a temperance lecture
to his fellow members that was some-
what unique in character. He claimed
from personal experience to know that
considerable portion of the terrible
effects of the incompetence of the pres
ent day is due to adulterated LIQUORS.
He argued that the great need of legis-
lation on the liquor question was not
total prohibition of the manufacture
apd sale of intoxicating or alcoholic
liquors, but stringent national laws
against the impure poisoned drinks that
are retailed over every bar in the land.
We agree heartily with the emphatic
protest against the manufacture of the
vile authorizations that mask under the
enticiug nomenclature of the bar, and
the legislation that shall suppress the
authorizations of both food and drink
cannot come too soon nor be too slrin-
gent
However, we conceive that there is
still more important step, and one which
is strictly practical, that must be taken
TO rid our nation of the debasing and
misunderstanding evils of the retail
liquor traffic in its present form. The
saloon must 90. BY this we mean that.
the modern saloon has become nui-
sance of such character that legislation
should at once suppress it entirely.
Idealists, and they are useful menu
bers of society. may claim that the only
way to attain practical reform is to pro-
hibit totally the manufacture and sale
of intoxicants, while other theorists
would devote all efforts towards reform
ing the individual drinker; but we can
not see that there is much prospect of
either one or the other soon relieving
the wants of society in relation to this
problem. We offer what we esteem a
practica step in the right direction, Let
our Legislature pass Law that there
shall be no place in the state of Wiscon
sin where man can buy glass of in
toxicants to be drank on the premises,
and we venture TO predict that our state
would he relieved Of much more than
one-half of the evils arising from the
liquor traffic. Should Sueh Il law be en-
acted, our wives and sisters would no
longer dread to walk through our bust
ness streets nor be aSSailed with the
oaths that emanate so often from open
saloon doors. Such law would not
interfere in the slightest with the indi-
vidual liberty so dear to the man who
opposes total prohibition on the ground
of improper restraint. He could 90 to /
licensed depots for the sale in quantities,
not TO be drank on the premises. and
buy such liquors as he might want
Who can doubt but that, with the sa-
loon abolished and only pure liquors to
be obtained by anyone, long stride in
the path of human progress would be
made2 The reform is practical; when /
will it be inaugurated?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Rich Mems Wives.

The big society people are not all
the big millionaires. In fact, the
princes OF finance do not enter society
at all, and their representation in the
social circle is feeble ut best. The very
rich families keep in the background
n fact, i indeed they do not gradually
grayitate into retirement.
The only one of the Vanderbilts who
cuts any brilliant social figure is Mrs.
Frederick Vanderbilt. She is gay and
enjoys the world.
''She incurred the displeasure of old
man Billy, said n prominent New
York society man TO reporter, s.for
being much older than Fred when she
married him. But she controls and
guides her young husband and keeps
him out of the scrapes the other boys
have got into.
Then there is division in the fam
ily?''
80 far as Mrs. Fred is concerned.
The old man doesn't like her and she
doesn't like the old man, and neither is
backward in showing it."
..She takes charge OF her husband.
you sayP"
Yes, and manages all his money
for him. The result is, he is the only
one of the Vanderbilts who hasn't
been played for sucker in Wall
street
'.She must be smart womanpn
''She is you bet on it,
Then why does the old man dislike
herp''
because she's smarter than he is
himself. He remembers that the Com
modore's wife was much older than
he, and that she led him to fortune.
Billy objects to the fate that keeps the
Vanderbilts in leading-strings and led
around by the nose by women, how
ever handsome or accomplished, or
smart.
But most of the millionaires trace
their success back to the wives Of the
founders of their houses, don't they?''
No, they don't il they can help it,
but it's true all the same. The Com
modore's wife showed him how to make
money and save it, sixpence 1T a
time, before he had bank account;
old John Jacob Astor was simply the
agent of his wife, who had the business
tact of the firm. The millionaires
were made rich by their wives, and in
every instance they were older than
their husbands
"Then what is the matter with King
William"
HE is sore because Fred has struck
the family tradition, and according to
the rules, is going to build up y for
tune as big as the original without his
aid"
HE regards Mrs. Fred, then, as a
sort of rivalp''
You've grasped the subject. The
old man is jealous "-A es0 York Let
Ter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02


MRS. FRENCH'S CROWN OF JOY.
The agent of this celebrated cure has
appointed Messrs. Stone & Hassell and
W. B. Baxter, druggists. sole agents for
this now well-known remedy for Kid
ney, Liver and Dropsy complaints. Call
on them for circular and testimonials
This celebrated medicine is compound
ed by a most clearly process from herbs
gathered in Palestine and one is not re-
quired to take half dozen bottles to
prove its usefulness. A single dose will
convince the sufferer of its curative
power. Manufactured in the great med
icine city of Rochester, n Y, it has a
larger home patronage than all other
compounds combined in that city. >"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

When young man, Mr.. Hastings.
the legitimate heir OF the Earl of Hunt
ington, met pretty chambermaid
named Betsy Warner, and, becoming
enamored of her. vowed TO marry her
if ever he got possession of the family
living. Thirty years passed by Mr..
Hastings forgot his early love. married,
lost his wife, and finally gained the
living he had always desired. One day
the venerable old pastor was astound-
ed by the arrival of Miss Warner. who
calmly told him she came to claim the
fultillment of his promise. as she had
never sweryed from her engagement.
The result was that the reverend gen
tleman. finding upon inquiry thai his
betrothed' conduct had been exemplary
consented. published the banns himself
in his own church. and married his
early love.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
The Race Question.

The negro problem bids fair in few
years to present new and startling
side to the people of our Nation. Care
full deductions from statistics which are
reliable show that the increase of the
negro population in the South is such
that in twenty years the number of
blacks is doubled, while thirty-five years
are required to double the white
population. This proportion OF increase
will. within sixteen years, create coll
ored majority in each of the eight states
lying between Maryland and Texas.
Provided the negroes vote as unit, as
they seem to have done very largely in
the past, of course they will either rule
on be disfranchised by Legitimate
means. 1t is this problem that is agl-
tating many of the careful thinkers of
the Nation. Judge Tourgee, in IAN
Appeal to Caesar, q recent publication.
claims that the only remedy for the evils
arising from solid black vote arrayed
against solid white vote is education
of the negroes. This is very good, as
far as it goes, and probably it would be
well for our national government to see
that those WARDS of the Nationn are
reached by some such scheme of Ma
tional education as preached by Judge
Tourgee
But we incline to the opinion that Mr..
i. L. Fortune, a colored man who has
raised himself from the ignorance of a
slave to the editorship of the New York
Globe, comes nearer the best solution
OF the problem when he advocates the
breaking up of the solidity of the colored
vote. II the negroes will divide polite
ally upon the various issues arising in
our national politics, the same as the
white voters do, they will be courted as
an influential element instead of having
their rights disdainfully overridden, as
is now the case; and, furthermore, Re-
wiz HlOtG WHltt imam
IL loses colored voters. We believe that
there is a large element among the pro-
gressiye Southern whites that would in
evitably array itself with the Republican
party il the race question did not in
trude itself SO strongly. The Republic
an party is the party of progress, and
defeat will stimulate it to place itself on
advanced ground, and so surely as the
new issues arise will there be attracted
to our grand, Refrigerated party the
advanced element among the Southern
whites, provided they are not frightened
into massing solidly with their own race
against solid black vote. By all
means let President Cleveland reward,
when proper vacancies occur, the few
colored men who supported him. We
see only danger in solid Irish, solid
German or solid colored vote. Race
nor nationality should never be motives
for exercising the franchise in q repub-
lie like ours.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
DAUGHTERS, WIVES. MOTHERS.

DdCUnlEho, NlNEo, MOIHEhS.
We emphatically guarantee Doctor
Anarchists CATHoLIcoN, Female REM
edy. to cure Female Diseases, such as
Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and
liberation, Falling and Displacement
or bearing down feeling. Irregularities,
Barrenness. Change of Life, Leucorhna,
besides many weaknesses springing from
the above, like Headache, Boating.
Spinal weakness, Sleeplessness, Ner-
vous debility, Palpitation of the heart,
&c. For sale by f. W. Bryan, Lancas-
ter Price Sl.00 and s1.50 per bottle.
Send to J. b. Marchisi, Utica, N. Y,
for Pamphlet, free. Sy1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

man gave himself up. He had a Rem
ington and over 100 rounds of ammuni-
ton. His story was that he had been
one of the Berber-Egyptian garrison,
and since the fall of that place had been
forced into the Mahdi's army. He was
glad to escape from them, he declared,
and | must say that tina fellow looked
cheerful at being taken. A trooper of
the Nineteenth conducted him to Gen.
Stewart. He was our one unwounded
prisoners ssssas =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

A Boston lady, who is now in New
Orleans, went BY the way of the river
to the Exposition. On the boat was a
party of four young girls and matron,
all strangers. One of the young girls
gazed earnestly at the Boston lady and
then said: please excuse me, madam,
but what is the name of the shawl you
have on?'' 1T is an India shawl.
And what did it cost2' about 81
900. : Madam, will you be so kind as
TO let me show it to my companion?
Neither they nor have ever seen an
India shawl before. ! The lady kindly
agreed and the girls were made happy.
--.New Orleans Ifcagune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Feroe Islanders, Time.

The inhabitants Of the Feroe Islands
have a method of dividing time peculiar
t. themselves; they reckon the day and
hight eight olSter Of three hours each.
Ihs GAters again are reduced into
la yes, and they are named according
to the point of compass where the sun IS
st the time. For example, east-lorth-
cast is half-past four in the morning;
east is six: east-south-east ha1f-pGst
seven Tie Eye.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

A WALKING SKELETON-Mr.
h. Springer, of Mechanicsburg, Pa,
writes: Il was afflicted with long fever
and abscess of lungs, and reduced to a
Walking Skeleton. Got a free trial
bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me 50 much
good that / bought dollar bottle. At
ter using three bottles found myself
again a man, completely restored to
health, with hearty appetite, and a
gain in flesh of As lbs.
Call at STONE Il HAssELL;s Drug
Store and get free trial bottle of this
certain cure for all Lung Diseases.
Large bottles $100.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

Who of us are without our troubles,
be they small or large? The blessings
of health are best appreciated when we
are sick and in pain. A hacking cough,
a severe cold or any throat or lung dis
eases are very troublesome; but all these
may be quickly and permanently cured
by Doctor Bigelows Positive Cure. Safe
and pleasant for children. Price, so
cents. Trial size. free f. W. Bryan. /
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
Astronomical.

"Do YOU see that lady carrying a
poodle?" said gentleman to friend,
yesterday.
'Yes; what of it?"
She's an actress-a STAR
"WeHg"
TO be Sirius. don't you rather think
It proper to call her dog star2n
1 do not feel so secure astcrisk an
opinion.
Lets stellar.
No, she's my wife, and for Gods sake
don't tell her. She'll find ont enough. {"
Nelrmaaa Il2depenle1af.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

The best on earth, can truly be said
Of Griggs Glycerine Salve, which is a
sure, safe and speedy cure for cuts,
bruises, scalds, burns, wounds and all
other sores. Will positively cure piles,
letter and all skin eruptions. Try this
wonder healer Satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded. Only 25 cents.
Sold by F. W. Bryan 34m12
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02

A hermit has been living in cave in
Lycomlng county, Pa, for nearly twen-
ty years. He never holds communica-
ton with anybody, and his name and
history are totally unknown. just what
position President Cleveland intends
giving him is not known, but il is GER
tain to be something first-cIass.