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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Foraker. tho lion of Ohio, addressed
a Republican meeting held 10 Madison
Square garden, New York. last Friday
night. The audience numbered fully
eight thousand people and the platform
was crowded with men eminent in the
Republican party 1t was meeting to
endorse the state ticket nominated at
Saratoga with Ira Davenport at its head
and a tremendous enthusiasm swayed
the entire assembly that told only too
| plainly that the spirit of the grand old
had awoke from its slumbers-had re-
turned from its wandering -would BE-
turned aside from lis great and lofty
purposes by senseless chickering's no
longer. In the course of his address,
/ Governor-elect Foraker said: ave
have had victory in Ohio, and
/ I'll tell you why. We won that victory
because neutrality-suspicious. determined
that they would plant themselves on a
/ platform that gave expression to sound
Republican dp:,rine When the Re
publicans went out of the national
offices they went out with bands play
ing and flags flying, aud every man
standing six fest high, and looking the
world squarely n the face. Nobody
was finding taut because the heresy of
secession had been shot to death on the
battlefield, nor because tho colored
race had been enfranchised and specie
payments resumed. The ID IN Dcrats
have broken down one of the leading
industries of our country and thrown
$500 nen out of work. While the Re-
publican party was in power they in
vented postal card with the Goddess
of Liberty printed in one corner, but
tourDemocratic friends changed all that
and issued new card with the face of
Thomas Jefferson, the author of the
damnable ssolution.which caused all the
trouble in this country since that time.
There is M reOm in a Democratic pro-
cession for the Goddess of Liberty. Ii
doesn make any difference, speaking
, of Grover Cleveland, what kind of a
: man is president, but il does make q
/ difference what kind OF a party policy
, there is behind him. l was greatly sur
prised to find in coming here that the
best way to approve President Cleve-
land was to vote for Ira Davenport
: pointments, but those of the last 81,
: weeks in quantity and quality would b,
3 enough to damn any Republican admin
t istration. You can have some idea o.
7 the herculean labors of Mr.. Cleveland
4 when he had to take all his appoiuteel
from the Democratic party
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
A Prison Barber shop.

Here is the prison barber, down in a
corridor lighted by pair of lamps,
which make his shop look in the dis
lance like rude altar with perpetual
tapers burning before il. His chair is
not one of those fat, swelling divans, in
whose cushions you recline for a shave,
but hard, wooden seat with shorter
legs behind than before, so tips back a
little, and a high back.
The barber does wholesale bust
ness. He shaves all the convicts once
week and cuts their hair once a
month.
When he is on shaving expedition
he plants his chair in one of the shops.
One man sits down and is quickly lath-
cred and scraped. Then there is none
of your bay rum, or magnesia. or puifs
balls, or camphorated ice, or magnolia
balm, or those other toilet mysteries
which the tonsorial artist performs on
the face of his customer outside the
prison. After the man is shaved the
barber does not fret over him any, but
it is Get out and wash yourself !" The
prisoner tumbles out and goes TO the
sink, while another man takes his place
in the chair. In this way the prison
barber goes through the shops.
He shaves the prison officers, and
they say he is good barber. Perhaps
he is, and he may be good fellow
but no man who is in the State Prison
may draw razor over your humble
servants throat. 1t is bad enough to
be shaved by man who ought to be in
| ry-isop - efDisL0yc journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
Old Jasper's Luck.

Henry Christian, Cuba's partner in
the barber business, tells a story on a
venerable relative of his who lived down
in Mississippi. Jasper was his name
and few years ago he drew $4,000
cash prize in the Louisiana lottery.
That sum was measureless wealth.
The word millions conveyed to the
gulleless mind of old Jasper no idea
OF greater wealth than did the sight of
his $4,000. He was wood-sawyer By
occupation, and his first act after ret
ting possession of his money was to
throw away his sawbuck and saw. lie
next placed $4,000 in the hands OF a
trusty white man of business and with
the remaining -, 600 he resolved to
buy the universe-the earth alone be-
ing quite too insignificant to engage
his attention more than passing mo-
ment.
"Well, sah.n said Chris, .de way
dat ole man did lope and fro bisself
beat all. DE fus' thing he did was to
buy his ole woman silk dress an
red wooden shawl. Then he went fish
wouldn't carry no wums in his
mouf no mo- but got box to tote 'em
in. l never did hear seeh dom s-nev-
er did shu'. Didn't have no luck fish
in, no how, so he hired double team
from livery man and went ont ridin'.
Co'se he took his ole woman long, aud
when he got back he jest give de huh
rig away to Teller he seen comm
long de street and paid de livery man
out-an'- out full value, an didn't never
see it no mo-
Mex day he bought dawg and
then bought collar for it an de coll
lar was SO heavy an big it ehoked de
dawg to death.
ION count of dat onlucky play he
took his ole sow an tied her 10 pos
an walluped her till he couldn't res.
Every time he'd fetch down de raw
hide he'd say, IN show who's yo'
boss-who's yo' mas'r. I'll let vo'
know own yo', l does. Didn' | pay
TO yo'?'
"But the pc ole man cot lef' soon
after that Yo' see he bought yacht
and went out sailin' on Mobile Bay.
His ole woman tried TO get him to let
up on sailin' -tole him squall was
comm up an he'd go down.
Never yo' mind, honey, says JAS
per, i pay for de squat. an Use gwine
to hab it, an no niggah amt gwine to
stop me-.
He went, an shu 'nough the squal
fetched him. Over went his boat in
plain sight of de po' old womaG, an
down to dc bottom went Uncle JAS
per.
but when his drownded body was
totcd ashore nobody down Mobile way
never did see no sech big funeral us
dat ole woman got up 70 her ole man. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
Puss aud the Chickens.

An unusual sight that would have
filled the expansive bosom of Phin-
cas- I. Barnum with delight at
tracted crowd recently around the
show-window of No. SO Liberty street,
where large number of eggs are be-
ing Matched in incubators. About half
a dozen newly-hatched chickens had
been placed in the window when a fat
black cat jumped lightly over the wire
screen and landed in the midst of the
brood. The chicks were not afraid of
the cat, nor did the cat show any inclin-
alton to gobblc them up. On the con-
trary, she mewed lovingly to them,
Just as n cat does when calling her
young, lay down. and when the chick
ems began nesting in her. soft, warm
fur, pussy curlcd herself up, licked
down the rumpled feathers of the
chicks smooth with her rough little
tongue, and sang them lullaby in the
form of happy, contented purr.
When the chickens had sufficiently
warmed themselves they began run
ming all over their adopted mother,
''peepingn in her ears and pecking at
her eyes and tail The cat pretended
not to notice them for awhile, but find
ing that they persisted she got up,
shook herself, and INDUCED in gam
boil in the window, frightened the
chickens, lay down again, and gath
cred her adopted children again to her
bosom.
Hi! Tommy, come'n see de circus;
beats Barnum ter blazes,n yelled a
bootblack to a newSboy who was pass
ing by.
The newsboy alluded to looked on
with eyes and mouth wide open and
exclaimed, "Well, dis is de best racket
| ever seen.
Several of the spectators walked
down into the store and spoke to the
proprietor. The eat had been around
the store for six months past and when
the first chickens were Matched the cat
would look wistfully at them, but did
not modest them. Then she became
holder and approached them, smelling
them all over. Gradually she became
more familiar, and Tapped the water
out of the same saucer from which the
chickens drank. One morning the pro-
prietor on entering the store found the
cat lying in the sawdust performing all
the maternal functions that a quadru-
ped could to little bipeds. and the
chickens themselves showed great at
tachmcnt to her. On taking up one or
more of the birds the cat showed as
much concern as though they were her
own kittens. and kept mcwing and
begging until they were put back.
Aet0 orE Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Pearson, the naval commander who
married five million dollars some time
ago, and who has been the belle of all
this Washington balls and receptions for
the past two years, was brutally ord
cred to sea the other day, when he
promptly resigned. Foreign represe n
tatives have no doubt been deeply i'm
pressed by this gallant tar of the Ameri-
can navy in times past--his peachy
cheek, soft, velvety hand. and ladylike
behavior-and have trembled to think
what he might do with broadsword.
with nobody to watch him; and the
thought that he is to be replaced in So
cirty by a coarse, sunburnt officer, who
has actually been on the sea, cannot but
be revoting
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
Professional lfiatterers.

As society advances with an adyanc-
ing civilization, new wants call out
ncw powers, and fresh avocations are
provided for INDECENT mortals. 1t
ans to us that now the time has
me when want which has long been
felt should be provided for. There
have from time to time been some at
L mpts made to supply the demand for
personal admiration which is so mark
eaiy developed. but the matter has
never been properly formulated and
systemized. the great and the wealthy
seldom lack for ilatterers and admirers,
out there are numbers of persons of
Botn sexes who are miserable for the
want o! q proper amount of Difference
and praise, and who are made
wretched by ungratified vanity, who, if
things were better ordered, might be
satisfied with no great outlay of either
lrouble or money Married people may
succeed in eliciting the necessary
PRAISE from each other, but the unat-
tAehed persons of both sexes with
wnon society nowadays abounds really
need some one 10 minister to their ma
tural desires for commentator. and
Us marriage is said TO be going out OF
Elsiion, it will soon be little less than
a measure Of mere preservation OF
peace that society should encourage a
class OF upper servants fitted by nature
and BY training skillfully TO accord to
their employers an amount of admira-
ton nicely adjusted to the cases with
waich they have to deal and the wages
wnca tney arc paid. boston Courier.
The tramps are complaining that
| the business is lamentably overdone.
| There are hundred men now where
there was one fifteen years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
Beyond the Veil.


The sun. as II fingered on the edge OF
the horizon sinking so slowly that one
might say it regretted to leave the
world in darkness lighted mp his face
until the grandchild asleep on his knee
would hardly have recognized him had
she opened her eyes.
Old and feeble and ray-rcady to
bid farewell 10 eartll-hc was a child
again. and his mind had the thoughts
OF child. The sun had gone down
and the dusk had come on for him tens
OF thousands of times without question.
but this time he felt afraid and whis-
pered:
oh! sun, do not leave me just yet
Wait until | am Il man, and | shall
care not whether it is day or night
And the sun whispered back to him:
Il have seen YOU pass from child
hood TO manhood and back. You cam
not travel the path again.
But wait Il little longer. When
have grown 10 ne youth the coming
OF night will haze no terrors for me. 2
''Alas! old man, answered the de-
Ginning sun, "a grand old tree cannot
become a shrub again. 1t may be
splintered or uprooted by the h,Hri-
cane. but it must die as tree y
Then remain with met pleaded
the old man. My limbs are feeble,
and your light viii safely guide my
footsteps. :
I'll hat | cannot do, but / will send
the moon to cast her rays upon the
earth and soften the darkness of
night
And when the moon came the old
mans locks were changed from the
gold of sunset TO the silver O
evening, and the burrows of age were
melted and softcned until they could
no longer be seen. And he whispered
to the moon.
DO not leave me tonight. for | am
old and afraid of the darkness of night.
Il cannot stay beyond my fixed
time, " answered the moon. .'but when
90 will send the stars to keep YOU
company"
Il had n wife-children friends.
Bring them back to me from the mys-
FERROUS unknown.
Alas! but the dead are dead!' And
the moon went away and the stars
came, and the old man pleaded:
Il am old and lonely. Bear me COM
pany during my brief stay on earth. !"
Aud one bright star answered for all
the rest:
"A hand greater than mans controls
our movements. Look beyond us"
And tine stars drew aside the mystic
veil, and the old mans eyes looked be-
hind IT. They lighted up with the fires
OF youih--of hope-of anticipation-of
desp satisfaction. His aged face grew
youug-his limbs rcgained their
stren2th-his blood coursed as in the
veins OF q man III his prime. The stars
held the veil aside but moment, and
yet he had seen enough.
The child slept on, but the arms
around it gave up cir strength.
The night-winds toycd with the old
man gray locks, but he gave no heed.
A hand was laid on his shoulder and a
voice whispered in his car, but he gave
no 5 On. The grand old tree had given
up its life on earth to begin anew be-
hind the veil -DetrOn Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
gulIyirg in the House Of Commons

There is no ordeal OF bullying more
severe than that of the House of Com
mons. Dat of about $50 gentlemen
who would not incur the expense and
trouble of getting into Parliament If
they did not coyet distinction there are
not moro than 30 who achieve distinc-
ton, and the rest-thc 600-are silent
voters. Why are so many doomed to
obscurity at Westminster How is it
that not quite 10 per cent. of the MEM
bers get the ear OF the House? On the
average the silent 600 could speak just
as we'll rs the talking 80. Nay, among
the silent 600 are several who prove by
their speaking elsewhere that they are
better orators than most of the 80 talk
ers, 1t is the bullying that causes their
utter failure at Westminster. A very
inferior member will get the ear of the
House if he Is not cowcd BIZ bullying,
and the most gifted member viii be a
nobody at Westminster if he is not
cowed by bullying How Lord Bea-
consfield was bullied! The bullying be-
gan with his first Speecl, and it was
continued almost TO the end OF his Ca
recr. | do not refer 10 hostile criti-
cism, which, however unjust. vehe-
ment, and INSCRIPTIONS. is not bully
ing. refer to the sneering, jeering,
and insolent yelping How heriocaliy
he endured it! lie was not insensitiye,
but he had the wonderful courage to
appear impassive in the hour OF defeat,
and to seem Indifferent to the singing
of ungenerous and ungracious inso-
lence. 1t is to be observed that he had
not the advantage OF public school
training, but he was one of those rare
men who triumph over disadvantages
Oh. silent six hundred. if you had a
1.-THE of the capacity of Benjamin Dis
raeh to endure bullying, at least $50 OF
you would be takers. Oh, what boon
that would be to the nation! Then only
the necessary business Of the country
would be done, and we should be
spared any more doctoring and tinker
ing. TinSley's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

A family named Fiz.c, residing on
BECKER street in New York, have m ain :
tanned the utm ,st ssclusion for num-
Der of years Tae blinis are always
drawn during the d,y AMI all attempts
to gain admittante laws failed until re-
Gently. when the health officers insi sted
upon admittance. They found the
husband, agsd about Is. an inselIig ,ut,
well-inform Il mtn, and tbs wife en- III
ly so. They have seven children. but
none OF the family are ever seen out
doors, and procure their supplies after
dark. The place was neat and clean
and Fizee stated that he was rich and
required no assistance The livslest
curiosity has existed regarsiio. the
family for long time, the neighbors
being unable to comprehend family
that i'm olicitly minds its own business
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

The last formulated idea in crazes is
an international cooking match. This
is to take place in the aquarium in
Westminster in D,,sm5er next. 1t
means the production of the favorite
dishes of each nation. The Briton will
present.his plum pudding and roast beef,
the Spaniard ola podrida, the italian
his NJ scareni u u garlic, the German
his bratwurst and sauerkraut, the Rus
sian his kapoosta soup, the Frenchm.n
his fri cassee. and the Norwegian will
teach how to cook eggs in that variety
Of ways Which astonishes the traveller in
his cline
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

The National Prison conference has
been in session in Detroit the past week
devising ways aud means to assist con-
yicts when released IRON prison, in
order TO prevent them from returning
to their old ways. Essays were read
by nearly all the delegates present,
showing go-,d grammar, choice rhetoric,
and elegant diction, but no steady job
at driving team or working on the rail-
road for the conticts when they are re-
leased. However, they are 10 hare
some kind words. A little pamphlet
full ef kind words will be given every
prisoner on his release, and If judicious.
ly read there is fortune in it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

The making of cheese is a very i'm
portant occupation, and in some parts
of Switzerland. the Valais, for in
stance, the riches of a man are esti-
mated according to the number of
chooses he possesses. A strange custom
ia the Valais is to make cheese when
child is born, which is left untouched
during his lifetime, and is often cut in
to for the first time at his funeral
feast. A rich man stores up wine as
we'll as cheese FOR his own funeral, and
when that event takes place goblet
of this '.deatwinc' as il is called, is
placed on the coifin, Inc mourners APP
proacli, take tile goblet in their hand,
touch the coffin with it, and drink the
contents to future meeting with their
departed f.iend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Since it has transpired that the boy at
Barneveld,wa not thrashe,ii it is hard to
put faith in reports Of boys being thrown
into threshing machines. but telegram
from Waco, Neb. states that 4 man nam
ed Brandt, "irritated beyond endurance
flung lad of thirteen years into a
threshing machine, where his head was
instantly tora from the trunk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

The design Of the American flag was
adopted by congress June IA. l777.
The stripes were first used in a flag
which was presented By Captain
Markoe to the Philadelphia city troop
in IT'S, and still in the possession of
that organization. In it the stripes APP
pear in the upper left hand corner,
where the stars now are. Where the
stars come from, or who suggested
them. is much disputed but little
known problem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Turkey has invited the European
powers to conference To be held at
Constantinople soon. The invitation
has caused something of n furry among
the old powers. They have quit grind
ing their swords for moment aud are
searching wildly through their ward
robe to see il they have got anything
tit TO wear" About three days before
the meeting the crowns will begin to
grumble and kick and Turkey will post
pone on account of the weather. Then
somebody will issue Il protocol or status
quo ante-up, and Lord Salisbury will
consider the question, Emperor William
will wear \ serious countenance, the
Car will hang n dynamiter and order
his army 10 move on. Ali this will not
disturb the price of American pork
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Mrs Cora Allen, = Chicago lady was
taken violently i'll in drug store in
that city one night last week, and was
transferred in patrol wagon TO po-
lice station where. she states, she re-
ceived the very kindest care. Wonders
will never cease; and we cannot for the
life OF us understand why she was not
club
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Ourcustomhouse officers along the line
between Canada and the United States
are rigilant and successful in keeping
out certain commodities of Canadian
manufacture, but last week Job lot OF
small pox was Struggled through and
is now making itself familiar with Da-
kota people, besides exhibiting ten
dency to try Minnesota and Winconsin
climate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

At Ogdensburg. n. Y. on the 23d
inst. j. Wesley Houghton, bookkeeper
for l.. McGillis, a furniture dealer. WIS
arrested for embezzlrment BY means Of
false footings in the ledger The dis
crepancy.as far AS ascertainsd. amounts
to $1,000 Houghton was respected
and trusted citizen, and his arrest
caused sensation. To be respectable
down east is quite exhausting to
ones wallet, and perhaps responsibility
was the rock on which Houg htnu split.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

John Russell. farmer near Wabash,
Ind, attached half pound shell OF
dynamite TO the tail of large dog, light
cd the fuse aud then ran away to escape
injury from the explosion. The dog fright
ened by the burning of the fuse. follow
ed at his heals. and as Russell attemp.
ted to climb a fence the explosion oc
CURED, covering Russell with fragment,
of dog flesh. He was slightly injured
by the conclusion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

A true bill has been found against
Z litor Stead of the Pail Mall G lz.tte
The English authorities do not amount
to much As suppressors of vice, bit in
suppressing the suppressor they are 4
holy terror
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Hercules Wilson, colored member
Of the Georgia legislature. has resigned
his seat. giving as reason that he can
make more money, at - day. IA, ing
brick. Hercules may be perfectly IA
miliar with the useful art of laying
brick, but it is quite evident that he
! doesn't understand pipe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

To the list of hiccough remedies,
most of which concentrate the atten-
ton for few moments, the Ropular
Science Monthly adds, You say to
your afflicted friend something like
this: See how close together you can
hold the tips of your foreiingers with
out touching. Now keep your elbows
free from your side. You can get your
fingers closer than that They are
touching now. There-now hold them
so. Stcadyr BY this time you can
ask: Now, why don't you hic-
cough?'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

The village of Leander, Tex, was
totally destroyed by fire last Friday
night. Her population was one hun.
dred souls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

MIR. Langtry, husband of the jersey
Lily, has been sued for his wife's debts,
and pleads poverty. He swears that
his entire income consists of an allow
ance made him by his wife on condi-
ton that he does not modest her This
is certainly new industry, and 10 being
its discoverer. Mr.. Langtry. feels
doubtless that he is bencfactor to his
race.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

A man named w. Rhodes. died sud.
denly on board u passenger train near
Fife Lake, Mich He was on his way
to visit brother at that place
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29

Seventy-five per cent of the league
players have adopted the flat bat. Now
what is wanted is a rule forbidding
players from striking the umpire with
the sharp side of it. .-s.