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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

ofpain win escape the POOR trapper,
whhe the long sharp teeth will hold on
with grip that would shame d bulls
dog, Too verturesone amateurs sonie-
time come home with fingers hanging
by shreds and big holes in their hands.
the result Of too much freedom " h
their prey
The box-trap is the favorite for
streams, as it Is easily made, and often
several rats are taken in one in sin
gle night 1t consists of a long, straight
box, rectangular in shape, made with
entrances at both ends large enough to
admit the rat comfortably. In the ends
are placed gates made of stiff wire,
sianting toward the inside OF the box,
so that it can be lifted w easily by the
rat going in, but cannot be opened out
ward Spaces are left between the wires
so that the water can run through CAS-
lily. The box is sunk in the middle of
stream and securely anchored with big
rocks. Then row of stakes is driven
from the box TO the shore, firmly inn
bedded In the bed OF the stream. They
are usually run little up the stream so
as to form sort of fence down 10 the
trap. The rat coming down the stream
lnds himself between two walls of
stakes and can not get through. He
follows along to the trap; then he dives
under in his efforts to get through the
blockade. His nose comes in contact
with the wire gate and it lifts easily; he
passes in and on through. At the lower
end he meets the lower gate, which
slants in, and cannot open it. II he
turns back the same difficulty meets
him at the other end. In short time
he browns from lack of air. Some
times, in stream thickly inhabited by
rats, the trapper will find his box full
IN the morning when he makes his
rounds, and the next night he will
probably find more. In the spring.
when the rats are running and swim
ming long distances. the bax traps will
yleld large return for the capital ex-
Pended 1t is a job 10 keep them in re-
pair, however. and when big storms
come the stakes will likely be washed
out By the floods and perhaps the trap
go floating down the stream. Here is
where the hard work comes in.
Another manner of getting the rats Is
to flood them out. A small box trap Is
placed mt the entrance to a house, and
just below the stream damned up 50
that the water will rise to such height
rs TO drown them out. As they attemp
70 pass out the main entrance they
N the trap, or if the trapper is good
mot he will kill the animals as they
swim away. Moonlight nights there
- sport in shooting the muskrats rs they
are swimming in the ponds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Mr., Lincoln was found one morning
by visitor counting several small piles
of greenbacks on his table. This. sir. y
said he, noticing the gentleman's sur
prise, lis something out of my usual
line. But a President Of the United
States has a multiplicity of duties not
specified in the Constitution or the acts
Of Congress, This is one of them This
money belongs to a poor negro who is
porter in the Treasury Department, and
is at present very sick with the small
pox. (He did not catch it from me.
however; at least | think not) He is
now in the hospital, and could not
draw his pay because he could not sign
his name. have been at considerable
trouble to overcome the difficulty and
get his money for him, and have at
length succeeded in cutting red tape, as
the newspapers say. am now dividing
his money, and putting by portion in
an envelope. labeled with his name,
along with my own funds, according to
his wish. ''-Ben: Perley Poore IN Bos-
ton Budget.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Lieut. Greely's theories respecting the
North Pole naturally meet with much
opposition in England 1t was his for.
tune during his Imprisonment in the
Arctic to upset the conclusions reached
by SE George Mares and his compan.
ions respecting the Palmocrystic Sea.
Having conlroverted what the English
explorers assumed to be facts, he cannot
expect to have his own theories pass un-
challenged. Lieut.. Greedy believes that
there is an ocean GOO miles in dame
ter, round about the Pole, that n yer
freezes; and conjectures that the Pole it.
self is the centre of an iee-cappcd land
covered with ice from 1000 TO 1000 feet
thick. Tlese conclusions are rejected
by pronpnen, Arctic authorities in Eng
land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
FAY Templeton's Idea of Marriage.


A New York reporter, who has boon
interviewing Miss Tenpleton in regard
TO her husbands fBilly West) applica-
ton for i divorce, obtained the follow
ing What Billy says is true" said
she. II did ngi'ee TO give up acting
when | was married, and | intended to
when ! promised, but | couldn't get
along without it, You see, Eve been
brought up to it. and couldn't help it.
That was the only cause OF trouble be-
tween us. Some people have an idea
he did not treat me well. That's All
nonsense. I'h'Te never was more
good-natured fellow in the world and
we're on the best of terms still, for that
matter. He always comes to see me
when he's in town. and never goes away
without a pleasant little chat.
''Why did marry hiniP Well, that's
just what was asking myself tom ght
while ! was dressing. ! p1tss had
mania for GETTING married. They say il
strikes all girls sometime, and think /
was struck pretty hard. Then he was "A
darling, handsome, young fellow, and
thought good littlf lni's Of me. When
he asked ME if he could have me ! told
him guessed he could ] was starring
in the south In comic opera at the time,
and he was with the Barlow, Us lis0n,
Primrose IL West company. / had
known him for two years, and ! was
three years younger than am now,
which would make me just well never
mind how old. ] had trouble at home
and was tired to death OF omen ght
stands and cheap hotels. ard thought |
saw good way to get OF of il all. We
were married at Nashville. Tenn, one
Sunday in May three years ago.
Was the sun shining? Not bit Of
it; nor the birds weren't singing. Ii
was raining pitchforks and / wore
little green ulster TO the wedding and
dress with one Of the sleeves torn out.
The Nashville papers all agreed it was
grand affair, though, ana gave us a
great send-off. | remember we stopped
at very coy little hotel--a perfect
little gem of place. The proprietor
could not do enough for us and the serv-
ants were as attentive as If we were tip
ping them with gold dollars. You see
this marrying was new experience for
me and | remember all the details /
think | could describe every piece of
furniture in the room, let alone the
carpets and wall paper. We had a jolly
time of it for a few weeks. and then
wanted to get on my stage clothing and
exhibit once more. Billy protested and
concluded that ! loved my profession
better than | did him. He tried for
while to get me back and then we came
TO an understanding. Both Of us want
the divorce, but | don't think we can
get ii until next May, when the third
year of our separation will expire.
'lts been an experience to me, and
not very unpleasant one, either If it
had not happened | might have run
across some person nowhere near as
agreeable as Billy. | was in for getting
married, you see, and did it. All that
remains is TO get unmarried"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
Retrospective and Prospectiye,

just year ago the present manage
ment assumed charge of THE HERALD.
II was not without misgivings
that we undertook to meet the re-
quirements of the 1000 subscribers
and doubtless 10, 000readers composed
as they are of the older and more sub
stantial residents of the county, who
have taken the paper for many years
and whose knowledge of affairs is far
reaching. We have endeavored to
make THE HERALD what it should be
in all respects; and, while mistakes have
been made--as they always will be until
human nature is greatly changed-we
cannot but be gratiiied, upon the whole,
at the result. Constant expressions of
approval, together with well merited
criticism at times, have encouraged us
upon the one hand and been a useful
warning upon the other. With these
assurances, then, we enter upon another
year, determined to make The HERALD
the local paper of Grant county. While
adhering to the plan of giving resume
of the general news in short articles
with proper comment, we shall present
to our readers each week a
full and complete photograph of the
transpiring events of Grant county in
particular. This work in large meas
ure, we realize, rests with eur village
correspondents, and to those who have
assisted us in this capacity we wish to
express our thanks and to encourage
further efforts in that direction, both for
the good of the paper and of the locality
from whence the correspondence comes.
During the year upon which we have
entered, many questions of public inter-
est will arise. In dealing with these
questions THE HERALD will be gov
erned only by a sense of right. in which
policy will have no place. We shall
only ask, What is right and not, What
will attract the attention of the public
In March THE HERALD enters upon
its forty-third year. Its wide circula-
ton and long established reputation,
as well as the list of able contributors
who will favor us during the year. war
rant us in claiming the leading place
among the journals of Southwestern
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
Getting ai.xed.

,.Brudor SIebinson." said Parson
Grubos. Il doan want yer ter taAe
sackremcnt 10 my church no mo-"
"Why SO, sahp'
WAL, de folks doan like yer style. !"
II doan un 'erstau yer. y
WAL, I'll tell yur; luther day when
yer come ter dc munion table yer
acted like yer WIZ starbed ter def.
Yer grabbed do bread an when da
handed yer dc wine yer drunk it all. :"
''Cose | did. De bruder said:
Drink yo all o it, and | tilted her up
an let her slide
dat want no way ter do.
"Wall, den, yer ken count me out.
| doan un'ersian' desc heah folks whut
tells yer ter do er thing an den make
er moIf eli yer does it. Vas. jes' mark
my name often dem books O. yourn.
Lguu is gittin' so mixed up er pusson
kahn un'erstan' it. "-Aikdnsas0 1rau-
eleg
s4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

The pain and misery suffrrttl by tbc~e
who are afflicted with dyspepsia ire
Understandable. The distress Of the BODY
j. equalled or surpassed by the con
fusion and fortunes If the mind. thus
making its victims suffer double af1lic-
tinn. The relief which is given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla has caused thou :
ands to be thankful for this great
medicine. 1t dispels the causes of dvs-
pepsia, and tones up the digestive
organs. Try Hoods SarsapariIla
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

A case of what appears spontaneous
combustion occurred at Seneca, N. Y,
on the 2Sth. Mrs. Rooney, who was a
confirmed drinker, having "put her
husband to bed'' in a drinking bout,
proceeded to wind the clock, holding a
candle in one hand. 1t is supposed
her breath caught fire, as she was found
entirely consumed in the morning, ex-
cept one foot, the skull and vertebra.
Her body had burned hole about 3x
6 feet in tic kitchen floor, but the fire
had gone out. The walls of the room
were black from the smoke and Mr..
Rooney had been suffocated to death.
The hired man, Larsen, who slept over
the kitchen, is not expected to live. from
inhaling the fumes Mrs. Rooney
weighed about 200 pounds, and was
evidently saturated with spirits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
SCOTS Emulsion OF Pure

Cod Liver OIL, with Hypophosphftes,
Very Patatd1le and EGfcacions IN Wasfiag Dis
IA eases. @
DIR. G. Z. BRoMsER. Rochester. N.
r., says After having used SCOTS
Emulsion with decided benefit upon
myself, ! have taken great pleasure
in recommending it since in the various
conditions of wasting in which it is
indicted" 44w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

The great sources OF tne extensive
curative range OF DIR, Jones Red Glover
Tonic are its great blood purifying
qualities and its gentle aperiiive action,
thereby removing all restraint from the
secretive organs, Gu ing promptly and
thoroughly dyspepsia, cosiiveness, bad
breath, piles, pinlples, low spirits, sick
and nervous headaehe, ague. malaria,
and all stomach. liver and kidDe,
troubles. The most delicate stomach
accepts it with relish. Price so cents,
Of Barber. McNsir & Co. Successors of
Fred w BrxmlI. Lancaster 2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
WHEN TRIED ALWAYS PRE-

WHEN TRIED ALWAYS PRE-
FERRED. When they once become ac-
quainted with it, Indies Invariably pre-
fer Psrker's Hair Balsam 10 any similar
preparation 1t makes the hair soft
and glossy. arrests lis falling off, pro-
notes new growth, restores the original
color. and has no rival as n dressing.
Not dye. MOI oily, highly perfumed.
Only 5gc. at druggists. 42w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Secretary Manning has issued call
for SlO,000,00O Of per cent bonds, up
on which interest will cease Feb. 1. 1t
seems that the debt has either got to be
paid or new vaults constructed to hold
the money. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Judge ola gavernmen BY th. man Il
produces. Judge of = man hg hi aee}~
a tree by its fruits medicine 3y ~
results Time tried and irne - III
Bigelow's Positi,. Cur, winch eoniaittS
the good qualities Of al tiir best ,.,n9
remedies without the defec.s Of any ~
them. A safe and SPEEDY rem .dy =
coughs. colds and all thro,,i aad iuue
troubles Sold BY Barber. Nom A.
CO. Lancaster. in fifty cent and do3sf
bottles. Healing to the lungs. Safe
and pleasant for children. 2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

A meeting of tobacco growers, in fla
ver of prohibitory tariff on Sumatra
and other foreign tobacco, was held
in the assembly chamber at Madison
but Saturday evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Milwaukee is considering the feasibil-
ity of annexing the village of Bayview.
The prohibitionists have gotten centred
of Bay View, and the thirsty minority
are somewhat IN the position of Dives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

A WALKING SKELETON.-Mr.
K. Springer, of Mechanicsburg, Pa,
writes: a was afflicted with long fever
and abscess of lungs, and reduced to a
Walking Skeleton Got free trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good that | bought dollar bottle. AZ
ter using three bottles found myself
again a man. completely restored to
health, with hearty appetite, and a
ain in flesh of As TBS.
Call at STONE Il HASs LIS Drug
Store and get free trial bottle Of this
certain cure for all Lung Diseases.
Large bottles Sl00.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
THOUSANDS SAY So

THOUSANDS SAY SO.-Mr. T. W.
Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes: II never
hesitate to recommend your Electric
Bitters to my customers, they give en-
tire satisfaction and are rapid sellers"
Electric Bitters are the purest and best
medicine known and will positively cure
Kidney and Liver complaints. Purify
the blood and regulate the bowels. No
family can afford to be without them
They will save hundreds of dollars in
doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty
cents a bottle by STONE Il HAssLL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

The salary of the French president is
$4,000 year, with an additional
100000 for household expenses, max
ing total of S1S0,000 NJ. Greyy, who
has Just been reelected for term of
seven years, is now Y years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Gen. Robert Toombs recently defined
9 fanatic Us "a man With brig nhsi0pe
md very small points
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
Dr.F enner'S kidnev
MBack ache Cure.

Rev A j MERCHANT, Presiding FL
dersM +. church, Mea vile, Pa, wr Ies:
(Apr. 70, l8sD Or FRNSEK's Kidney and
Esack-ache Cure gave me almeSt instant re-
lief, II effected a cure 20 completely ] have
needed nothing nee | took it, four years ago
Frank Z Percyal, Rochester T., VOTES
fApr 5 sS2l "One bottle Dr. FennarsS
Kidney and ssaS Is-acBsc ture hsipea me
saoretha Al he Kjdpe, Remedies taken 81 ne
pa> 1--WE years. six bottles eniirciy cared se.
Mr. same F,ller, Fre3ooia. Y wtites:
6dar $, sos) Br. sreuner's Kidney end
Bacis- u" Gaze has refeNed ma Asanes
Oi case bTorsY Heart Disease and / ma8e
sakaeso. } neves had 3 meG ei1se hN5E 50
quickis
Harry Waters Hamlet H. writes:
duly O. 1881 ore bottle Of far. setlef'.
Skidaey aEa sEncIE-ache attre cured
ile OF hidu Compiaiui and Rb i'm b after
ather {eirbraf'n Kidney Rene les aI 9ctars
mad faiied
cures All dlScas 5 If the. Kid z aa
der Urn ~ Passages. Back ach- Drop
- n4ls W, akuces Nervous d bsiii3.
Heart Di, 81 Rheuma'iSu. Ete
The mosi suceeesfnl remed, that has ever been
administer l The diseases named superior
TO al other
For sale by f. W BRYAN
il' Ia caster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Gladstone doesn't like the way his
home rule scheme for ireland has been
accepted by the British public. and
threatens never to accept office again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Judge Smith has formally Withdrawn
from his contest against Carter Harri-
son for the mayors Office of Chicago.
He says that he is satisfied that the con-
test will not be allowed to be closed I'M
til the expiration of the term of Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

The president and cabinet have lately
been considering the financial situation
and it is claimed the force Of the silver
men has been such as to weaken them
and compel an Abandonment of the
boarding policy. The payment of $l0,-
100000 of bonds is pointed to as an
abandonment of that policy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

1t is believed that the sight of one eye
will be saved to Frank Woods. the Du-
buque railroad conductor who was as
saulted with vitriol by Kate Welsh last
noel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

One OF our valued exchanges contains
the following, which is as applicable to
this city as any other: "We should ike
to impress on our people the import
ance of getting acquainted with the
strangers who are seeking homes among
us. A family ought not to be allowed
to live for months without receiving a
call from neighbors. Many woman
has become homesick only for the rea-
son that she felt herself sighted by her
new neighbors. Look after the new
corners, and make them feel that they
are welcome among us, and very soon
they will not want to leave u.s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Says the Milwaukee Sentinel: We
think that the report which appears in
some of our state exchanges, that the
action OF the young ladies, who are stu
dents of the university, in complaining
of the quality of food served at the La
dies hall, have violated one of the
rules adopted by the regents last sum-
mer, is mistake. The regulations
then adopted would not forbid them to
petition for better diet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

There is movement in Erie for
the erection OF monument to Commo-
dore Perry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Feter b. LweeneY, one of the old
Tweed gang, arrived in New York last
Wednesday, accompanied by his wife
and son.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Mile. de Lesseps is her fathers conf.
dsuHM stcrsstmyf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
Store for RENT

on MAIN STREET and east % largest bus
ness firm in the city. Cistern in of buildng
A large cemented basement Everything conye.
inert For particulars inquire or address
Stiff CT BAXTER. Jr.. Lancaster Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

Robert Lindblom exhibited curios-
ity on Change this morning. 1t was a
small piece of soft stone taken from a
quarry on his farm in Southwestern
Kansas. and the center of the stone
when split open contained a perfect
tooth of shark = Chicago Journal.
Our esteemed contemporary should
give the full particulars would be
interesting to know what commission
man or broker the tooth formerly be-
longed to.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

The muskTat's home, if the stream or
pond has high bank, is little hollow
place under ground five or six feet from
the waters edge. The entrance is un-
der water. The hallway, after it has
penetrated the bank, will turn up above
the level of the water, and there, in the
little dry subterranean chamber, he
spends the day in sleeping or is busy
storing away food for winter. The
trapper is happy when he finds the en-
trance TO these houses. He will spend
tiiac in poking with long stick under
the bank for these places. When found
he places the trap under water just in
the entrance. Ii the rat is caught he
will probably drown, as the weight of
the trap and his efforts to get away will
tire him, and finally, exhausted, he
sinks below water. In the small ponds
with low banks the muskrats often
build houses of cornstalks or grasses.
Whole families live in these edifices,
which are sometimes built several feet
above the level of the water The en-
frances, and there are usually several,
are under water Inside they are fitted
up into chambers -cozy little places
lined with soft grasses. A favorite mode
of catching the rat in his own house is
to cut off the top of his domicile and
place the trap in one of the little rooms,
carefully covering it over with part Of
his soft bed. The rat when found alive
caught in steel trap viii fight furious
", and many blow on the head will
he receive before he will give up. He is
courageous, and on his own part win
make the attack, rs young and old
trappers will testify. When there is no
way Of escape he Immediately gets ready
MV!asrsld Il ne fsgi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07
&c d EgyTE
F oFty Head of Cattle
.AAU(''''I.. I, LIN +! /!
ER Ed COCKEg
in JANUARY l4!Gl, 1917

| Will hold an Administrator Sale at the f. rm OF
The late Joseph Gockel, in section 49, town of
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-25
Too Early Pasture.

AS the auctioneers say, this is the
last call for advice about turning cows
on early pasture IN the spring. Do
not do it. There is very little sub
stance in the early grass, while its acts
like candy on the child's stomach by
spelling the appetite for more whole
some food. At the same time do not
let the COWS slacken in their milk
yields if they are fresh. Put yourself
to an extra strain if necessary to OBJ
tain suitable food and enough of it to
keep up the flow until the grass in the
pasture is strong and healthy, and
then let the COWS accustom themselves
to it by feeding only few hours day
for the first few weeks. All of this is,
of course, known to the dairyman, but
only too many of them need to be re-
minded to keep them from falling into
the same error year after year. An
appetite spoiled or milk yield allow
ed to shrink in the spring means a
steady loss all through the summer.
Whatever Roadway your animals have
gained hold on to, or you will regret
it before the fall.