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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Legislature Notes.

Since the passage of the bill limiting
the time for the introduction of new
business to Feb. 16, many bills have
been introduced in both branches of
the legislature, number of which are
of interest to the general public. Among
these may be mentioned, bill repeal
ing the act against killing migratory
birds, such as ducks, geese, &c.
enc introduced by Mr.. Ginty, to ex-
tend the right of suffrage to woman.
BY Senator Parry, which provides
that the supplies of goods for the con-
sumption of all our state institutions
shall be purchased by the State Board
of Supervision instead of by the stew
ards of each institution separately, the
object being to economize.
To appropriate to the governors con-
tingent fund the sum ofS2.0 for each
of the years 1885and1886.t to be used by
the governor for the prevention or con-
troll of the Asiatic cholera in this state,
il such scourge should appear.
BY members from this district as fol-
lows: BY Mr.. Holman, relating to
excise and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
[ Inc lcdtuitS VI the UIli are bUdl the
minimum license for retailers is 5000,
for wholesalers, drug stores, etc., 800.
The license shall permit the person
applying and such person as is named
in the license as clerk or employee, to
sell the liquor, etc., at such place.
Licenses shall be for one year, from
May to April 80 of the next year.
The applicant must make oath to the
exact number of persons employed in
the designated grocery or saloon in the
sale of such liquors. and where there
are more persons than the applicant
employed there shall be paid $50 addi-
tional for each man so employed, over
and above the applicant and one man.
He cannot employ more men in such
sale than his license allows
BY Mr.. Day. relative to assessment
and collection of taxes.
By Mr.. Day, repeating chapter 176,
laws of 1882, relative to sheriffs' fees.
A memorial to Congress was passed,
asking that Gen. U. S. Grant be placed
upon the retired list
Wednesday the 25th inst. is set apart
for the purpose of discussing the subject
of woman's suffrage. and in all probable
ity the sessions will be largely attended
/ by the advocates of that doctrine as
well as those who feel disposed to OPP
| pose it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
The Next Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Some idea Of
the permanency of the membership Of
the Senate may be formed from the
fact that while twenty-six Senatorial
elections were held to fill terms begin
ming the 4th of March, only eight new
members were chosen, so that of the
seyeuty-six members of the next Senate
sixty-six at least will be old members,
the election in Illinois and Oregon not
having taken place. The new members
will be Spooner of Wisconsin, Stanford
of California, Wilson of MARYLAND.
Fustis of Louisiana, Eyarts of New
York, Payne of Ohio, Jones of Arkan-
sas, and Blackburn of Kentucky. Mr..
Chace, of Rhode Island, is already a
member Of the Senate, and Mr.. Teller
of Colorado, Mr.. Hills successor, re-
turns to the seat vacated three years
ago to become member of President
Arthur's Cabinet. The election of a
Republican from Illinois and Oregon
will give the Republicans forty-two
members. including Senators Malone
and Riddleberger, and the Democrats
thirty-four. At present there are forty
four committees of the Senate. The
craftsmanship of seven of them is filled
by Democratic Senators and thirty-seven
by Republicans. AS there are only
forty Republicans, it will be seen that
nearly every one now has a committee
OF Lis own. In the distribution of
of chairmanships in the next Senate il
is understood the Democrats will be cut
down to three committees to provide
for the increased Republican member
ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
The Love of Praise.

1t is an instinct as much as con-
science. 1t is an organic faculty as
much as the reasoning faculty is. 1t is
just as much part of our structural
existence as the heart is, or the lungs
are to the body. 1t is counterpart
and balance of that which we call
pride. But the word pride is offensive
and usually conveys the idea of an inn
proper feeling. 1t is the conscious
value of ones self. 1t is the sense of
individual rights, ones personality, the
inherent right to be what we are. self
estimation. To be sure you have a
right to your own judgment and per-
sonality, but these men have a right to
judge you, and what they think you do
well they praise you for. and you have
that in you which makes praise very
sweet. So there are these two quail
ties, one preserving the individuality
of man in all his rights; the other
making him sensitive to the reflected
influences of those around him. Hen
~ Ward Beccker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
A Thousand Pounds 70 One.

Nearly every one who has PLAYED
whist much must have had at times
Marlborough hand-that is. n hand in
which there is no card above 4 nine.
Pembridge says he has held three of
these hands in the course of two hours;
but this is, of course. altogether unus-
ual. The name given to a hand of this
sort Is derived from certain Lord Var
borough, who used to offer the attrae-
tive but really very safe wager of
e. GOO to Fl that hand of this sort
would not be dealt. If Lord Var
borough had not calculated the chances,
Cor had them calculated for him. he
acted with little wisdom in betting at
all on such matter; but if he knew
them he acted with little fairness in
offering the odds he did. Ii will be
found that one hand in about 1928 is a
Marlborough. so that Lord Marlborough
ought to have wagered 81, S27 to fl
instead of Gl,000 to IL. Ii is said that
he laid this wager many thousands of
times. Surprising be offered Fl, 900 to
81 to each member of whist party,
for 10 deals, on about 81 or 90 nights.
in each of 10 years, making in all about
ou,OOO Nsl1tIs--t. o. ~ lllneS 1.O<o-
he would have lost about 20 times, or
100000. and won about f36.500. max
ing clear profit of about 916, 500. or
Fl, $50 per annum, by this seemingly
reckless system of wagering. An in-
stance, lastly, is on record of hand
containing four twos, four threes. four
tours, and one five. Any one holding
such hand might we'll believe himself
especially selected for punishment by
the deities or demons, whoever they
may be, who preside over the fortunes
of whist players. Yet such a hand is
bound to occur from time to time, when
so many play whist The chance of
holding such hand is, in fact, exactly
the same as the chance of holding all
the trumps, viz, one in 15S, 753, 3S9, 600.
For there are only four possible ways in
which such hand can be made up.
1t must hold the II lowest cards in the
pack, and one FIVE, which may be of
any of the four suits; hence there are
four hands having no card higher than
five out of $50, 013, 559, 600, or one
chance of such hand in 15S, 753. $780,
600. Yet l have no manner of doubt
so foolish are men in regard to betting
that if Lord Marlborough of to-day
We're to offer 10000 10 Fl (nstead of
fl58, 753, 389, 900 to 9D against the
occurrence of such hand he would
find many takers. Richard A.. Proctor,
IN Lon9mdR'S Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
A Cat Starts n Clock


William Ewing, of Conemaugh is a
highly respected gentleman of sixty
years of age and is member in good
standing of the Disciples Church. The
necessity for these statements will ap-
pear right away. In Mr.. Ewing
house were two clocks, one down
stairs and the other up, which had not
moved for two years. A tinker was
recently called in to repair the down
stairs clock. While he was at work
Mr.. Ewing's cat, very intelligent ami
NAL, jumped upon the table on which
the clock stood and closely watched all
that was done. After the clock had
been fixed and made to strike again
the cat disappeared Some time later
the clock up stairs was heard to strike.
The members of the family, in great
surprise, FASTENED up stairs and were
astonished to lind that the cat had
opened the clock door and, by insert
ing its paws among its works. had
actually overcome the obstacle to its
running. They stood and watched it
and saw it strike the pendulum with
one of its front paws, just as the tinker
had done with the downstairs clock.
The cat did not set the hands, for the
reason, perhaps, that it did not know
the precise time. -JohnStolCn pa Trt-
du1e,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
The Dynamite Resolutions,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE decision
of the House Committee day before yes
terday on Foreign Relations. that it
would be unbecoming to the dignity of
the House to consider resolutions con-
demnlng the action of the Irish dyna-
miters, is not apparently just what the
English Government expected. The
British Government has begun to lobby
for some expression from the House
favorable to English interests. To-day
for an hour or more Edward Pierrepont,
British Consul, sat on one of the big
leather cushions at the main door of
the House calling out one after another
of the Foreign Relations Committee, to
whom he showed various letters and
papers in relation to the dynamite ques-
ton. His chief request was, that COM
mittee should reconsider its determine
ton and bring the matter before the
House that vote might be taken if the
House so desired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Cocaine.

The recent discovery of the local
anaesthetic, Cocaine, by DR.. Carl Kol-
Ter, of Vienna, is likely to prove one OF
incalculable value to surgeons. Cocaine
is an alkaloid extracted from the leaves
of small tree that grows wild in South
America. Its wonderful stimulating
properties have long been known to the
natives, and in such high esteem was il
held by them that they called it the
..Divine Plant" 1t first became known
to the medical world in 1869, but it was
not until 1884 that scientific research
discovered its anaesthetic properties
when applied locally to any of the mu.
cous membranes of the human body. Ii
was accidentally noticed in the course
of chemical experiments, that the appli.
cation of two per cent. solution of the
muriate of cocaine to the eye rendered
it insensible to contact with the finger
Quick to realize the scientific import.
ance of his discovery, DR. Kaller lost nc
time in confirming the facts which have
since been established by numberless
experiments both in Europe and in this
country. BY the use of this drug deli
cate and otherwise painful operations
are performed without suffering, and
without the insensibiiity produced by
ether or chloroform. Children are said
to laugh while the operation necessary
to straighten cross-eyes is being per.
formed. Cocaine has also been used
with good effect to counterfeit the alec
hol and opium habits. So far as known
no injurious consequences have resulted
from the use of this drug, and the only
objection to its general use is that its
cost is great and cannot, probably, be
much diminished For operative pur-
poses, however, its cost does moi much
exceed that of other anaesthetics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Young Mshene ON a Bender.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. Three pistol
shots in rapid succession rang out last
night near Welcker's hotel. A police.
man rushed into the hotel, where he
found Butler Malone. son of Senator
Malone, of Virginia. intoxicated and
in a great rage. The inmates explained
that while the servants were attempt
ing to calm him he drew pistol and
fired three shots at them. The police
man left the room to telephone. for
help, and when he returned Malone
had escaped. About 2 o'clock this
morning Malone was arrested and
lodged behind the bars. His father
came in later, and left $50 as collateral
for his son and had him released.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
At Sea without n Rudder.

The Alaska arrived in New York on
the 9th of February, one week behind
her time. The following account of
the disaster which caused the delay is
related by one of the passengers.
'The rudder broke at 7 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, Feb. 3. Attempts to
improvise steering gear failed. Many
of the passengers stayed up all night to
be ready for any emergency. At times
the waves broke over the deck. Mat
tiers were not improved on Wednesday
During this day attempts at steering
were misunderstanding engines stopped.
That day the vessel drifted back fifty
eight miles. About s o'clock that
evening the lights of the Lake Winni-
peg were sighted. Captain hurry
ordered rockets sent up. These rockets
carried bombs which burst with terri
Bile explosion, but the Winnipeg gave
no sign that she had seen or heard
them. The Captain then ordered fire
to be lighted on the deck at the stern.
The deck was of iron and when the fire
was built of rags soaked in oil it made
tremendous blaze, and extended the
width of the deck. 1t was very i'm
pressive sight. indeed, one of the
strangest sights ever saw. The Lake
Winnipeg saw it. and, thinking we
were on fire, bore down upon us
When she came within hailing distance
there was an affecting scene among
the passengers. The ladies were en-
tirely overcome and members of fami-
lies embraced each other and wept.
Ropes and heavy chain cables were
drawn over the stern of the Alaska to
the bow of the Winnipeg. The Asaska
then started ahead. The Winnipeg
was directed by flag signals from Alaska
how to steer. The motion of the
Alaska was entirely changed. There
were terrible jerks and strains on the
cables. and it was marvel that they
held. The Winnipeg. though large
vessel, danced around like a cork on
the great waves. Captain Murry did
not take his clothes off for six days, he
had no sleep, and he worked as hard as
an ordinary seaman. He fell and in
jured his knee severely but kept at
work. A gentleman familiar with
marine matters said that the Winnipeg
would have claim for salvage amount
ing to perhaps 100000. 1t will be
settled by arbitration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Manager MerrilI's Sncc essor.

Chicago Times:-There is little doubt
tn at Roswell Miller. assistant manager
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul, will sue
coed the late S. s. Merrill as general
manager. There will, however, prob
ably be no official change until the
annual meeting, which will be held in
June. Mr.. Miller has been acting as
general manager for about year, dur
ing Mr.. Merrill's illness. A well-in-
formed railroad official stated yesterday
that Mr.. Merrill's death would be likely
to lead to some complications. ut is
well known said he, s.that Mr..
Mitchell has always declared that as
long as he was president of the road
the Fargo Southern should never be in
corporated in the st. Paul system, not
withstanding the fact that the money of
the Milwaukee Il st. Paul company
built il. The friendship between Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Merrill was so strong
that the latter's death may hasten the
formers resignation, which is believed
to have been on the verge of being
rendered several times recently. In
that event, Mr.. Mitchell's successor
would probably take. in the Fargo
Southern. and then you would hear
music all along the line. The North
western and Rock Island companies
would proceed at once to build lines
into that territory, paralleling the
Fargo Southern
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19

The Insane Department of the Phil
adelphia Aims House was burned to the
ground last Thursday night, fifty in
mates were reported burned to death
but later news reduces the. number of
victims to eighteen. The fire was dis
covered about eight o'clock in the
evening The head nurse and her as
sistants attempted to put out the fire
which seemed at first of very trifiing
nature, but their efforts were useless,
and an alarm was sounded from the
Police Station. The iiremen made
every effort to extinguish the flames but
in vain. The cells were unlocked and
the patients told to flee for their lives,
and the attendants began to remove the
sick. A large number of patients es-
capped from the grounds. The entire
upper portion of the southern end OF
the asylum burst into flames and the
faithful nurses and watchmen were
driven back. being forced to abandon
many of the unfortunate inmates in the
violent wards to their fate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19

The newspapers have nearly COM
pleted Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet, the fol-
lowing being correct list of the jour.
nalistic appointments thus far made
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard. Secretary OF
State; Abram S. Hewitt, of New York,
Secretary of the Treasury; w. +. Villas,
of Wisconsin. Secretary of War; l.. @.
c. Lamar, of Mississippi, Secretary OF
the Interior, and Senator Jonas, oil
Louisiana, Postmaster General. AS we
think the HERALD entitled to one APP
pointment, we would name r. r. & r.
Burchard as Secretary of the Navy, and
allow Mr.. Cleveland to appoint the re-
manning one Attorney General, recon.
mending to his favorable notice Mr.
John p. St John.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
UC''E' ION !!

The undersigned will sell at Auction at what
is known the Robert Kilbourn farm, four
miles northeast OF Cassville, on
Thursday, March 9Th,
The following stock and farm property; Fifty
head OF cattle, as follows: Five head OF thor
ough-bred cows andheifers, 12 head of high grade
cows and heifers, head of high grade bull
calves, head of high grade cows. s, head Of
steers. one and two year old, ID head of calves.
Ten head of horses. as follows: Two 4-year olds,
one 4-year old mare, one 6-year old horse. one O.
year old mare, one 2-year old colt, two ;-year old
colts, 2 sucking colts. over so head OF shotes.
One Mccormick self binder. / new Champion
mower, Keystone corn planter and cheek rover,
grain dril, LaDow pulvarzer. | three horse
riding pillow, fourteen-inch steel beamed walking
pillow. eight-inch turning pillow, 2 McDermott
Cultivaiors, walking cuitiyaor, Daily harrow.
Stora feed mill, roller, pair bob sleds, jump
seated cutter. two-seated platform wagon, !
single buggy with pole, twohorse wagons, 3
sets double harness, set single harness. Five
hundred bushels corn, 20 bushels potatoes. 80
tons hay. Also lot household goods and other
things too numerous to mention.
TERMS:--Al sums Of $40 and under cash; on
all sums over that amount, credit of si2 months
will be given on approved notes bearing per
cent interest j. HANNUM
c. j. Hyde. Auctioneer Std
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
The Pre-. Emption Law.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-The bill
which has passed both houses to repeal
the presumption act contains pro-
vision important to recent presumption
and those contemplating making a pre-
emption claim. This provision was in
serted at the instance of Delegate Ray
mond. of Dakota, and provides that the
repeal shall not affect any valid rights
heretofore accrued under the pre-emp-
ton laws, nor any bona fide claims
lawfully initiated before the first day OF
July, 1885. The same reservation of
the rights of bona fide claimants is in
corporated in those sections of the bill
repeating the timber culture and desert
land acts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
s. =. Merrill.

In the death of S. S. Merrill, late
general manager of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul railroad, the COM
pany loses one of its most able officials
and Wisconsin highly esteemed citi-
zen. Sherburne S. Merrill was born at
Alexandria. N. FL. in 1918 and was 81
years old at the time of his death which
occurred at his residence in Milwaukee
the 9th inst. from an apoplectic stroke.
For the last thirty-three years he has
been engaged in railroad business and
by his ability and efforts he had at
tanned reputation outranked by none.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Mr.. EYarts,s Romance.

Senator-elect Eyarts is among the
statesmen who figured in youthful love
romances. He fell in love with his wife
when she was 16 and he green boy al
college. She was the daughter of Gov.
Wardner, of Vermont. and was as pref.
ty as young Evarts was homely. They
became engaged at her home in Yer.
mont. and Evarts went away to New
York, promising to return when he had
made enough to warrant the proposed
union. At 25 he had made name fol
himself as a lawyer. and was a member
of one of the chief New York law firms
of one making, it is said, total Of
800. 900 year At that time he mar.
ried, and his wife, after bearing hin
thirteen children, is still well and happy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Revival in the Ohio Valley

WHEELING. w. Va, Feb. IA re-
vival of unprecedented depth and fer
vency is prevailing in the Ohio Valley
from this city south. In many towns
business is almost suspended. The
country press this week brings reports
of reviva.s in over 100 places. AT CALI
polls. Ohio, nearly 1000 in popula-
ton of 5000 have been converted. A
great revival is prevailing at Barnes
vile, Ohio. Four hundred conversions
are reported in ten days. It is esti-
mated that in West Virginia and East
ern Ohio there have been from eight to
twelve thousand conversions in the past
seven weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
The Edmunds Law.

CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-An Elder of the
Mormon church, in business in Salt
Lake City, and at present in this city,
in an interview to-day in speaking OF
the Edmunds law, said: Prosecutions
of Mormons for violating the Edmunds
law continue. The Mormons, however.
complain bitterly of the partially OF
the District Attorney for not prosecut-
ing Gentiles for the same offense, al
though it is notorious that many are
guilty. Even the anti Mormon press
declare that the raid is prostrating bust
ness. Many Mormons against whom
District Attorney Dickson is moving are
leaving because they claim they cannot
secure justice in the courts; that juries
are packed by open venires, and that
bail is refused Mormons pending APP
peal. The Gentiles are beginning to
think, too, they will have to leave OF
starve owing to the injurious effect upon
business, which would leave Utah in
complete possession of the Mormons. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
Garabaldi.s Frugality.

Mr.. Sala is a great admirer of Carl
baldi, and tells good story illustrative
of his Spartan simplicity. Garabaldi
visited house in England where prepa-
ratlons had been made to entertain him
in sumptuous fashion. But he declined
to partake of any supper, and asked
that bottle of bitter ale and some
bread and cheese might be sent to MS
room. In the morning. when servant
went TO call him to come to breakfast.
he was missing from his room. He
was discovered in the garden, but he
didn't want any breakfast. He had
made his morning meal of what re-
manned of the bread and cheese and
beer,