davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-28
The Mother Thought to Have Poi
soned Her Child at White Bear,
Released.

New Police APpointments-Wes ST
Paul Wants the Ice Palace
Globules.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
FOX AND CAT
WITNESS FERs.

STATE vs.. LONG
Albert Woodward 3 4sl Frank Pitts. so
Ed woodward. 4sGeo Holcomb 49,. so
Robbins 4S
STATE vs.. BoLZELL
Andrew ) East Louis Lester IS 80
Lucius Eastman 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
Superstiti0us business Men.


An observing Broadway street-car
conductor tells of the odd way in which
one passenger, business man whom
he brings downtown every morning,
Goports himself As soon rs he gets his
seat he grabs two pins from his coat
lapel and sticks one into the cushion
on both sides of him. He goes through
the same programme every morning
If he gets into car and has to stand
he holds 4 pin in each hand. He does
it for luck, SO he himself explained to
the conductor. This man is an influen-
tial officer in one of the biggest corpora
tons in New York, and everywhere he
is regarded as y conservative, intelli-
gent man.
Il have tried to break myself of this
superstition for years." he said to the
conductor one day when he seemed to
be in the mood for conversation and he
and the conductor had the car to them
selves for 4 long distance. 1T is silly
practice, of course. | realize that; yet
somehow if ever fail to have my two
pins with me and don't come down.
town hedged in on each side, everything
goes wrong. | keep it up because I'm
nervous ii don't"
There are some men who will not ride
up or down town except with the same
conductor daily. Not that they love
any special conductor particularly, but
for the blind reason they believe luck
attaches to regularity
One Broadway dry-goods merchant
always leaves u street-car in which by
any chance he may find Il red-haired
woman or child, and he uniformly looks
sharply Tor this sort of hoodoo be-
fore he takes i seat Actg York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
Madison Matters.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Election returns from forty-two coun-
ties throughout the state give us some
figures on the Prohibition vote that will
cause people to smile, and feel some
contempt for some of the leaders Of
that side-issue, which can no more
boast itself as the third party;n but
which viii yield that honorable (?) posi-
ton to the labor party and become
fourth party in Wisconsin. OF these
foriy-two counties, thirteen are Demo
cratic and give ,337 Prohibition votes,
Or an average of 103 votes each.
TwentY-eight of these counties are Re-
publican and give total Prohibition
vote of 1854, or an average Of 3s7
each. THIS shows the nonsense of the
Prohibition boast, that they would
draw heavily from Democratic counties.
just think of it! Dane County (Which
by rights is a Republican county, gave
DIN 1922 votes, or only Is votes less
than the thirteen Democratic counties
so far figured upon. The total vote OF
the Prohibition party thus far is 12,161
in forty -two counties, and these coun-
ties are the most heavily populated ones
in the state. Milwaukee and Eau
Claire must be figured in yet; but the
insignilicance Of the Prohibition vote
in Milwaukee will, of course, add little
to The aggregate. These figures seem
to indicate that the remaining lightly
populated counties viii have TO do much
better than the others have done, or the
Prohibition vote will moi 20 over Is
600. They promised 10000 on the
night after election. and some said
1000. They did not keep their
promise. however, in regard TO theiI
vote, nor did they prove true to the
articles of their '.unholy alliance
with the Democracy, by which they
agreed ITO pulyerize the Republican
party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

Marching onward, ever onward, Ike eerIted
host, appears.
With It's SLOW and measured footsteps. the pro
oession Of the years;
Looking far adown the ages, one uuhroken,
line we ken;
Whittier, whittier do they Journey for they
come. not back again.
On they go, scross the river, silent river, deep
and wide;
There tie long procession halteth, marshalod
on the other side.
Waiting till the last one crosseth, TILL the angel
Shall proclaim with voice of trumpet tones
that Thine shall be no more"
Each division is in order, for the discipline is
famed;
Every regiment is numbered, every company
Is named;
Eighteen eighty-fve' has vanished, with its
"Eighfy-six'' is pressing onward, pausing not
for friend or foe.
January's snowy whiteness February melted
March came on with noise and hustle and its
stOrm-cioud's yhirling past;
April skies looked down upon us, vlolets dos
And, while birds sang sweetest carols, April
g!ided into May.
May with all her happy voices, laughter in
Fragrant with thousand springing, budding
blossoms everywhere.
Deeper grew the blue above u.s. tender grew
the song-hirds' tune
Life and joy, and love exulted with the tkrlH
of bhssful june
While the breath of roses ravished all our
senses with delight.
Lo! the July sun was shining in its splendor
clear and bright;
And the gorgeous golden, glowing summer
days went swift and soon,
AS the ripened fruits of August shone be-
meath the August moon.
Then the cool September mornings showed MS
many falling leaf,
And another summer left us only memo
rieS sweet as brief;
And October with her rainbow hues has
bathed the maple tree.
And her brilliant c0lors FURNISHED all the
wood from sea TO sea.
Soon again, with garnared harvest we shall
gather round the fire,
In ThanksgiviDg's glad rcuniOn-naid and
natron, son and sire.
While November rains are falling, tenderly we
say good night;
In the morning, 10! DeeeTrber's SHOWS are
glistening pure and white.
Ali December. with its Christmas, with its
watch-night and gOod-by
10 the Old Year; how the parting touches
every heart and eye.
So they leave us-Wa!,o they journey on
ward whittier we shall go:
Sweet the thought, we there shall gather all
their gifts to us below
Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
Wine with n History.

----------
j. A. Murray. of Butte, Mont, is the
possessor of twelve bottles of wine with
history. The earliest known of this
wine is that it was found in subter-
ranean vault inside sealed stone re-
ceptable, in q Jesuitical monastery that
was demolished during a local feud
among religious fanatics 1t so hap
pened that the eye OF an epicurean fell
upon 1t, and he secured it as the most
valuable of the treasures, carried it into
Poland, and presented it the crown,
for which he was rewarded by the high
est honors and titles that could be con-
ferred upon an ordinary citizen. At
the marriage of the Princess Decherniz
OF Poland 10 the heir apparent of the
crown of France the only remaining
basket of this priceless vintage was pre-
sented to the prince for the nuptial oc-
casion. An unprincipled advcnturcr by
the name of Bouforte, who had secured
the position of second steward to the
crown, stole twelve bottles of the pre-
cious nectar and replaced these with
twelve of the inferior article. These
twelve bottles he brought with him
to America in the year 1890. He
communicated the nature of his special
treasure to his most trusted friend,
Henry Coatway. The cupidity and
avarce of the latter overpowered his
reason, and he killed Bouforte to secure
the VINE. The deed was no sooner done
than he feared the vengeance of the
law, and resolved TO hy TO distant parts,
for a time at least, until the excitement
of the murder would die out Before
leaving he buried the twelve bottles,
with their history, far down among the
roots Of an ancient oak. Fifty years
after, on uprooting this same tree, n
newly converted Mormon found the
treasure and took it with him when he
migrated TO Utah.
When Brigham Young was made ac-
quainted with the nature of the valuable
article contained in the twelve bottles
he informed the owner that God had
made him the instrument to find this
treasure that he might give it to the
head of the church, and forthwith took
the vintage.
The wine was in turn stolen from
Brigham by an apostate Mormon, who
brought it to Montana, and on his
death bed, ut the mining camp of Pio-
neer, he bequeathcd to j. a. Murray
this wine of such an eventful history
rs testimonial of his gratitude to that
gentleman for having loaned him $500
Mt one time for the purpose of calling a
hand of Julius Levy, by which he took
down a pot containing $1,309. Sail
Lake Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
Tho hansllnge of Monkeys.

Ia the way OF language, monkeys
manifest tler passions, emotions, de-
sircS. and fears, by cries and gestures,
emphasized by significant accents,
which vary with the species. Monkeys
and children, together with savages
and uneducated people Of civilized ma
tions, manifest an inclination to mimic
the gestures and motions of all persons
whom they see. We think that this
trait is especially prominent in mon
KEYS. but thousands of instances might
bc cited 10 show that mankind, old and
young shares it with them. The atti-
tude and the sagacity of monkeys are
SO human that some sayages believe
that it is out of righteousness that tbev
do not talk. In fact, monkey might
pass for dumb man, because he does
not articuiatc the consonants clearly,
rs we do; bat not all mon have this
power OF articulation in an equal de-
gree. We have stammerers by birth
and by habit Some savage tribes have
scanty alphabet complicated by clicks
and nasal and cultural sounds that can
not be imagined till they are heard.
All monkeys have voices, and many of
them have very strong ones. Except
ing the solitary and taciturn orang-
outang, the species which live in troops
are chattoterS. and keep up 4 great hub.
bub. Tne principal tones of their noisy
and rapid language, with the frequent
rcpatjtlons of the same sounds, may
also be found in The languages OF the
most savage people They are, for the
most part complex, cultural. and harsh
articu.ations with few variations. But
the alphabets of some of the African
and MelaneSian nations are not much
richer In both, it is generally the
labials which are wanting. Laughter
is not wholly peculiar to men, for some
monkeys have noisy and expansive
laugh analogous to ours. Cook has
stated that natives Of the New Hebrides
express their joy by kind Of cultural
whistle, analogous to the jerky, rafting
laugh of some monkeys Monkeys are
also capable of showing sorrow and
weeping; and it is possible 10 follow on
their faces the equivalent of the physi-
ognomical changes which in man an
swer to the expression of his various
emotions. Among these are the draw
ing back OF the corners of the mouth
and the contraction of the lower eyelid,
which constitute the monkeys smile.
and the depression Of the eyebrow and
/ forehead in anger. -Naddnie CicmeRcs
Roger, ia Popular Science Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

resources Of his eloquence. But IN
presence of n crowd OF OF an assembly.
whatever his preconceiyed idea might
be. his mind would catch with marvel
Gus facility the general tendency of
the mind Of his audience, and there
would take place within his mind, rs it
were, a chemical process, the formation
of a sublimated mixture of diverse ele-
ments How could he fail TO force the
attention of those TO whom he returned
their own thoughts strengthened, broad
ened, and adorned with superb flights
of eloquence?
Batore our departure for the south
sent note to Gambetla inviting him
to dinner lie imagined, as he after
ward told me, that he was coming to
the table of literary woman, blue
stocking, and so he arrived dressed in
one of those costumes that one wears in
the morning for want of something bet
ter. His coat was neither frock-coat
nor n jacket, but something between a
pilot-coat and an oyercoat As he was
subject to bronchitis, he wore a check
flannel shirt. on which he had pinned
white collar and cuffs, but the flannel
was visible in certain places, and he
pushed back the recalcitrant folds with
an ease that betrayed long habit
Adam and our friends were all in
evening dress, and in decollete gala
costume. Gambetta looked at us in
amazement Eugene Pelletan, who
knew him, introduced the newcomer to
me. Adam was chatting in another
room, Gambeita apologized for not
having a dress-eoat Il never wear
one" he said; land if l had known"
"You would not have come, mon
sieur That is very unamiable ON your
part" replied, laughing.
Pelletan. with his usual kindness, then
added: MADAME Adam prefers that her
friends should not come to her house in
evening dress"
However, the appearance of the room
demonstrated the contrary. In such
cases rs this everybody is embarrassed.
My old friend Jules de Lasteyrie,
Lafayette" in manners, and generally
so kind, said TO me in whisper, "A
frock-coatI can admit-yos; but | cam
not 90 so far as-ftGi
1t was LaSteyries arm which | should
have taken 10 go in to dinner, and /
replied: ''And yet, my dear friend, the
only way 10 rehabiltate that at my
table is to give it the best place. 1t is
you whom | deprive, but you win APP
prove me.
He put on his air OF grand gentle
man, and answered; You are quite
right, that is what. must be done. We
shall be better able to Judge the man
thus, aud we shall see if he understands
and if he has anything of the grand
nature in him.
took Gambottas arm, to his pro-
found astonishmcnt, and placed him at
table on my right hand, while Jules de
Lasicyrie sat at my left.
Hardly had we taken our seats when
Gambetta leaned toward me and wills
pered "Aladame, | shall never forget
lesson given in this manner"
This place on my right hand Gam
BETA was destined to keep in my house,
Madame Julictte 1lam, III Harpcr's
lHqQaztRe lar N0eembcr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
The American Abroad


These antiquity stores have made
many fine old paintings, and they DO a
great business with Americans. The
Dutch merchant who presided over the
one above spoken OF told me he had
just sold about 5000 guildors, or over
$1,000. worth of goods to Robert Car
rett, and that he made sales to Ameri-
cans daily He had great faith in
American honesty. too. and when ! adj
mired piece Of this same old Flemish
lace and regretted that | had not the
time to get money from the bank before
leaving to purchase it, he doubled it
up and told me 10 take it along and
send him the price ut nv leisure. You
can remit me, said he, from Antwerp
before you sail if You have time, or, if
more convenient, take it with you and
send nc the money when you get home
to America" But / said. You don't
know me. ! am stranger here, and l
leave Amsterdam this afternoon. sat
urday | sail for New York. You have
no security for your money" Give
me your visiting card and your address
and that is all care for. have often
trusted Americans, and ain never de-
ceiyed. An American merchant who
did business in this way would be Liable
to Imprisonment for lunacy. CteUs-
land LeQdeg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
KATE CHASE SPRAGUE.
The Misery Of a Brilliant, BeautifaT
Woman.


Kate Chase Sprague has been here
attending the ceremony Of removing
her fathers remains to Ohio. She looks
very well and shows little signs of age
or trouble. She was dressed in black,
and ii was 4 common remark that she
had lost but little of the beauty for
which she is so famous. She has much
of the features of her father, and it has
been often said that her ability is such
that had she been man she would
have shone 90 he did. The greatest
mistake of her lie was in the marrying
of Coy. Sprague of Rhode Island. 1t
was not long after the marriage that
she discovered this. Sprague's temper
WAS entirely incompatible with hers.
His rude actions cut into her finer feel
ings. | remember an instance which
was told at the tame OF her divorce. II
happened early in the sixties, and he
annoyed her both at home and in So
clcty. II was at dinner given by
President Lincoln in honor of Chief
Justice Chase, shortly after his appoint
mcnt as head of the Supreme Court
Chase sat ut Mrs. Lincoln's right hand
and Kate Chase Spraguc was seated ON
the other side of the table, just opposite.
Senator Spraguc escorted a distinguish
ed lady to the dining-room, and his
seat was little bit further down the
table. Shortly after the dinner began
it was seen that Sprauge had been
drinking. He had taken u cocktail or
SO before coming TO the White House,
and the mixing Of the whisky with the
wine he fonnd there reduced him in
short time TO an intoxicated condition.
Before the fish had been passed his
tongue grew thick in his mouth, and at
the serving oil the first cntrec it was
seen that lie had sunk back into his
chair and was breathing heavily in a
drunken sleep. AT this moment Mrs.
SDrague saw him. She became pale,
but did not lose her head. She went
on with her conversation as gayly as
though her husband was the brightest
man at the dinncr-tablc But mo-
ment later she caught her fathers eye
and by glance called his attention to
the situation. Chief Justice Chase said
in low tone 10 Mrs. Lincoln: II see
that Senator Sprague is i'll. VIII gou
kindly have the butler assist him into
the cloak-room?' Mrs Lincoln whis-
pered to 4 waiter, and the drunken
Senator was quietly removed. He slept
upon tine sofa during the whole Of the
evening, and was taken home in his
carriage still in drunken stupor. This
event is one that happened in public.
A man who viii SO forget himself at
White House dinner must have been =
perfect boor Mt home, and there is little
doubt that Kate Chase Sprague was
more sinned against than shining
WashinGt0n Letter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
Dated November 3, 1886.
Respectfully submitted.
C. ". HILL, County Clerk

We have compared the county orders
and jurors and witnesses certificates
paid by the County Treasurer with the
list in his office and in the Office of the
County Clerk and the Clerk of the CIR
cult Court; have cancelled said orders
and certificates and bring them before
the board to be destroyed as by law re-
quired We have also compared the
bills of the Register of Deeds for record
ing marriages, births and deaths with
the records in his office and ); i the
amounts paid him by the County Areas
urer and find the same correct. We
present list of county orders which
have remained in the hands of the
County Clerk for two years uncalled for
by the payer, which list has been COM
pared with the orders Herewith present
ed and found correct.
The liabilities of the county for which
this board must provide at its present
session are as follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

Princess Metternich of Vienna is de-
scribed by Paris correspondent as ''of
ordinary beauty but supremely charm
ing, elegant. witty. original, and stead
fast in her love and her hate. Previous
to the downfall of the Empire she lived
in Paris for some years, in the Rue de
Varenne, but could never be induced
to return there since 1870. She was ex-
pected the other day ut the marriage of
the Comtesse de Pourtales and Baron
de Berckheim. She is the most popular
lady in Vienna and recently raised
100 200 forms for the poor of the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

During some survey operations recent
" carried on in Bhopal and Malwa, in
India, the natives imagined that the
survey included redistribution of hus-
bands and wives. The couples were TO
be weighed, SO declared report and
then married off anew in more suitable
fashion as to age, size, etc. Surveying
on the Assam frontier was no. oversize.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

Daisy Trick, Of Danvilie, H., fifteen
years old, was severely bitten by a
rabid Newfoundland dog. which had
been pet in the house. She died in
horrible commissions the other day,
about three weeks after the bite.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
STATISTICS

Formulation. ........... ................. 1889
Arpa In SQUARE miles................ LOSE
state valuation of property for 1882 S12 Coz eos
GRANT COUNTY, one OF the oldest and largest
counties in the State, is situated in the extreme
southwest corner-in size being about the same
area rs the state OF Rhode Island. Its first set.
Element dates back TO 1927
The County now ranks sixth in population
and twelfth in wealth. The principal products
are Corn. Oats. Cattle and Hogs, Of the latter
immense quantities are shipped every year.
GRANT COUNTY, to settlers, still offers adyan-
tages equal II not superior to any County In the
state and is destinedto grow in the future as in
the past.
The County is traversed by four Railroads. on
hayingits terminus in the County At LANCASTER
the County Seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
IIANEtE GREEN.

Notary Public. Insurance Agent, Drug
gist and Statiouer-GEo. X, MiLLS-Dealer in
Drugs. Medicines. Paints. Oils. Confectionery,
Fruits. T0baCcos and Cigars. Books and Station
cry. Pure Liquors for Medicinal use. Prescrp-
lions carefully filled 0y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Lopez L. O. F. Meets
every Wednesday at 7:8op. m. in Odd Fellows
hall Maple street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
CITY GUIDE.

LANcAsTERLoDGRA. +. & A. NJ. meets fret and
eqIrd Saturdayin eachmsnth at p. m, in Budd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
ROSCOBEL.
Attorneys

Attorneys WILSON 4 PRovIs, Bosco-
M Wis Attorneys and Coansel0rs at Law
Mi 1rocticcin All Wisconsin Courts and in the
lnited states Courts make Collections and tran
acts business promptly. 0Aice over RuAa Bro s
hardware store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

GRANT CHAPTER. Regular convocation second
Budd block
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
OfC. A. Wilson.

Hotel FENNIMoRE HOUSE, Rogers Il
Bailey. proprietors. Fepuiinare Wis. Free 'bus
40 and from all trains. Coed stable in connec-
ti0n, 4yl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
INSTATE-M MCKENZIE

i
state of Wisconsin, County Court OF Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular term
of the County Cont. to be held In and for said
County, at the court house in the city Of Lancas-
ter. in said county, on the
FIRST TUESDAY CT DECEMBER. A. D. 1856,
being the 18th day of December 1886. a; the hour
of ten o clock in the forenoon tho following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of James Mccormick, admins
traitor OF the estate Of j. II. c. Mckenzie late of
the town of Eilenboro, in said county, for the
adjustment and allowance of his final account as
such administrator and for the assignment of the
residue.
BY order of the Court
GEO b. CARTER Judge
Dated November II 1886. 3Sw3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Corner JEFF
ierson and Oak streets. Services, az 1890 a. m.
and p. III. Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

OFFICE, First Floor Budd Block, Madison street
Lancaster. Wis.
WALTER G. CHANDLER, Publisher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

FrDELITY LoDGE A. 0. L. W. Meet fret and
third Mondays OF each month in Budd block,
Madison street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18

SYLVAN CANT, NJ. w. or A. Meets Ist and Sd
trdays OF each month in Budd Block Madison
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-18
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMIT.
TEE,
November Session, 1850.

10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Grant County;
Your committee on Finance respect
fully report that we have carefully ex-
amiired the records, vouchers, papers
and accounts in the Office Of tile COUNTY
Clerk and County Treasurer for the
fiscal year ending November 8, 1886,
and find shat the officers in charge have
performed their duties with credit to
themselves, and we think to the entire
satisfaction Of the people Of the county,
Their annual reports are presented here
with: