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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05
The Soldier.

A soldiers a man, and man life Is but spa
SHAKESPEARE OTHELLO-
The poets ready hand, we know,
Oft pens the hero's name,
In measured lnes that smoothly iiOW
To swell his growing fame;
But, who among the ''giftedth rong
Has ever thought 10 raise.
In meters soft the soldiers song,
Or speak the soldiers praise
lie leaves his fields Of growing grain,
To guard his country veal.
No unhallOwed hopes OF gain
His noble spirits fee.
The flame that burns within his breast
Lit at his country's call.
Gives sweet hope Of peaceful rest
Should he in battle fall.
Though with marching, sad and weary,
He must not slumber still.
Posts of danger, dark and drcary,
Are left for him to fill;
While III his tent the hero sleeps,
Nor dreams of peril near,
The nightly watch the soldier keeps,
Dispels all thoughts of fear.
Lives there not in the soldiers heart
\ love of fame as deep,
As ever stirred a Bonaparte,
Or made a Byron weep:
Then why withhold the tribute que
His name, by valor bOught1
His actions show, his love as true,
Though in the ranks he fought.
What need of granite block to tell,
OF deeds that he has done:
These dwell on tablets Of the heart
More lasting than the sun
To him this nation owes its name,
Among the great of earth,
Its peace, its pride its niche of fame
The land, that gave him birth.
When warlike deeds of other days
Are sung in martial song,
Then let us sing the soldiers praise.
In anthems loud and long.
BRITISH Hollow. II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05
Railroad Curves Are Useful.

You may live till the yellow dog
fades from history, said a conductor the
other night, rs the train hummed along.
"but you'll never see Il straight railroad
down a steep hill. "
The curious passenger with the wart
on his nose rolled up his eyes in aston
ishment. My dear fellow" he ex-
claimed, staring Mt the conductor, Il
do not understand what is to prevent
q train from running straight down.
hill"
Just this" continued the conductor;
''curves are necessary on very heavy
grade. Passengers are sometimes struck
with the great number of curves on the
road while it is among the hills. They
imagine the curves are merely neces-
sary because the road winds around the
hills, This is only partly true. If the
railroad were 10 cross directly at heavy
grade it would still be necessary to have
the curves. No train can 90 Mt a high
rate of speed down heavy grade on u
straight track with safety. The explana
ton is simple. The tendency of any
heavy body like train is to move
in straight line, and the attraction of
gravitation is not sufficient to overcome
the tendency to shoot off where great
speed or momentum has been obtained.
Hence train flying down straight
track on the hillside. instead of keeping
the track would shoot off on tangent
into space.
The curve" continued the wise man
in the blue uniform, lis one of the
greatest safeguards in mountain engin-
eering. This is particularly noticeable
in the case of a freight track. 1t very
frequently happens that an engine, draw
ing heavy freight train, can not stick
close enough to the track when going
down heavy grade to control her
speed. An engine going down hill is
really more helpless than the same en-
CINE going up hill. That is, she can
pull greater weight up the hill than she
can hold back in going down hill. 1t is a
very common experience with engineers
of freight engines to have their trains
literally push them down heavy grades
at high rate of speed. In such in
stances every curve is so much saliva
ton at the right time The curve re-
tards the speed and enables the wheels
of the flying train to get a firmer 'pur-
chase on the track. Rallroading in the
hills would be very dangerous were it
not for the curves sprinkled along at
frequent intervals.
ION some railroads it is the custom to
disconnect the lever from the driving
rods when passenger train is descend
ing heavy grade that extends for
many miles. The train is managed al
together by the air brakes. Every curve
acts as a brake on the speed, and in this
way the train can swing along for hours
without attaining Il too reckless speed.
with the aid of the air brakes
just then the train went around a
curve and the curious passenger was
thrown to one side of the seat.
Its a wonder to me-" he gasped.
that these measly express trains don't
fly off the track in going around these
heavy curves.
well, SIR said the conductor, 1--WE
been railroading for twenty-five years
and | never yet knew or heard of train
jumping the track on curve There
isn't the slightest danger of graded
curve, and hardly any on fiat curve "
N \. JiaI and Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

In personal appearance Father Ryan
was very striking man. He had a
clear, open countenanee and lofty
forehead. His eyes were blue and
kindly. Besides being poet, he was a
musician. He would frequently 90 to
the house of one of his parishioners,
and, telling the servant not to cali any
one. would take his seat at the piano.
With Il cigar between his teeth, he
would play and improyise for hours.
and upon coming back to the things of
this world would be surprised to tina
that he had spent four or five hours in
perfect ignorance OF his surroundings.
Louisville Courier-JourRal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

The oleomargarine bill still fingers in
the Senate, with the strong probability
that the taxing feature will be reduced
to a merely nominal figure. The SEN
ate Committee seems positively over
whelmed with the greatness" of the
bogus butter industry, and it don't
want to do anything to hurt the feelings
of the manipulators of the atrocious
stuff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

The story comes through Georgia
newspaper that, in cleaning out an old
well near Atlanta recently, Federal
soldier was discovered hidden among
the timber, where he had been conceal
ed since the War. His appearance was
so strange that the men digging out the
well were paralYzed with fear, and the
soldier escaped. This little newspaper
effort beats even the War articles in
the magazines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

Some of the cases of bills vetoed by
the President to be called up for recon-
sheraton by Congress are those in
which the Presidents elephantine wit
was penciled by his own hand in the
printed copies of the vetoes which Pri-
vate Secretary Pruden distributed
among the newspaper correspondents
There is that of John w. Farris, once
of the Forty-eight Illinois. 1t was of
this case that the President playfully
remarked; The ingenuity developed
in the constant and persistent attacks
upon the Public Treasury by those
claiming pensions, and the increase of
those already granted, is exhibited in
bold relief by this attempt to include
sore eyes as the result of diarrhea. "
But the Invalid Pensions Committee in
its report on this case had said that the
positive testimony of five physicians
weighed against the testimony of one
Medical Inspector had caused them to
recommend the pension. They are will
ling that the House should weigh their
finding in the balance with the Presi-
Dental veto.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

There have been several acts this SEES
sion increasing pensions of officers
widows from $50 to $50 a month, but
they all escaped the Presidents scrutiny
till Mrs. Hunter was reached. 1t is a
mere chance that the President, fresh
from his veto of Mrs. Hunters pen
sion, should have before him the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Porter 1t was
Gen. Hunter who presided over the
court-martial which tried that indi-
vidual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

The Lancaster Semi-Democrat, in its
effort to make little capital indirectly
for the Democratic party by berating
Republicans about the Fitz John Porter
bill, heaps u great many foul epithets
on some Grant County Republicans be-
cause only II Republicans in the SEN
ate voted against the bill. 1t very con-
veniently omits to say anything about
the 10 Senators who were paired against
Democrats who would otherwise have
voted for the bill. Nor does it explain
how the Grant County Republicans who
are not in love with the Semi-Democrat
are responsible for the six votes of the
Senators from Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and
New Jersey. Nor does it explain how
Republican ninnies right here in Grant
County" are going to better themselves
by following the Semi-Democrat off
toward a party which did not cast a
single vote either in the Senate or the
House against the Fitz John Porter bill
The SD also says, Every one of the
dirty mouths that frothed against the
Teller so much two years ago would
vote for one of the six Republicans who
voted for the Fitz John Porter bill be-
fore he would vote for any six OF the
II who voted against it. This is as
false IS it is foolish The Republican
leaders of Grant County do not vote
with their mouths lin whatever condi-
ton those organs are), and such of
them rs have recently had an opportu-
nifty to vote for United States Senator
voted for Sawyer and Spooner (both of
whom voted against the Fitz John Por-
ter bilD and never voted for any Sena-
tor who voted for that bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

If the county offices were simply
"honors and emoluments'' to be dis
tributed as evenly and widely as pos
slble among the deserving citizens.
then a new deal every few months
would be the proper thing. But if the
county officers are servants of the
people. and if the Skillful and intelli-
gent performance of the public service
is the principal thing, then experienced
servants (other things being equaD are
certainly preferable to inexperienced
ones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

Collector Hedden, of New York, APP
pears to be welding very active AK
If the report as to his defiance of the
civil service law is verified. his head
ought to come off in short order If
the civil service law is to be maintained
honestly, the deliberate violation of its
terms must be punished severely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

The reason Patti tainted twice Just
before gong on the Lisbon stage in
Carmen. was. that in her presence the
hotel porter had shot his wife dead that
very evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

1t Is stated that on the 31st of Decem-
Der last the number of Christians in
Japan was 3S,14I.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

A few days ago 4 bed OF fine sand was
discovered near Chattanooga, Tenn.
which contained 50 per cent of silicon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

A considerable controversy has arisen
over the meeting of the locomotive. en-
gineers in the capitol at Madison on
Sunday recently. Gov Rusk addressed
them. and both he and the engineers
were sharply attacked by a clergyman
named McAtee. for violating the sab
BATH A conference of clergymen ut
Racine have issued a set of resolutions
supporting McAtee. A Catholic clergy
man at Eroy has addressed pungent
letter to McAtee. defending the Govern
or and ending: IF your motive is polit-
zeal | simply refer you to Mr.. Burehard,
who helped Cleveland with his three Rs
If your motive is religious, humble your
self before the offended Governor and
the people of the state and make an
apology, remembering that whosoeyer
exaltcth himself will be humbled, and
whatsoever humbled himself win be
exalted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-05

As might be expected, there is a wide
divergence in the conclusions Of the
Electric telephoneinvestigatin com
mittee. and three reports have been sub
mitted to the House. The Democrats viii
doubtless put the best appearance ON the
AttorneyGeneral's attitude that they can.
The Republican members set forth the
material connection of Garland with the
Pan-Electric people, as plainly revealed
by the evidence, especially that of Gar
land himself. and they lay emphasis on
the damaging fact of the latter's per-
sonal interest, and condemn severely
the administration which permitted such
influences TO be sought for and obtained.
Mr.. Hill sets forth that Garland had no
intention to deceive anybody or to fur
Their sales of the stock. and had nothing
to do with the Pan-Electric suit-all Of
which is knocked in the head by Gar
lands own testimony and that Of Rogers
and others. Its pretty quarrel as it
stands but it is evident that Garland
friends find this the toughest job of
whitewashing they have ever attempted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
ELECTION NOTICE.
Alternate RoatI VTellIod,

.hNA INV AAVeAS NAShsAS1s
A 7 a County Court continued aid
u held for the County Of Mason, at
the Cont House thereof on Wednesday,
April 9Th, 1880, the following order was
made
WHEREAS, a petition having been
presented 10 the Court signed By over
one hundfbd voters OF this COnhttj
praying iof the adoption Of the Altern.
ate method OF constructing and keeping
in repair the County Roads, as provided
In Chapter lS9, Acts 1929, and as
aHlende1 by Chaptut 9B. Acts Of 1881; II
Is therefore ordered; That the sid Al
ternate Method OF constructing and
keeping in repair the County Roads Of
Mason County, be submitted to the Ndli
els Of said County for adoption or rejet-
ton ut the ensuing election for delegates
to the Legislature, to he held on Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
1885. The persons voting for said al.
ternate Method shall have writtth OF
printed on his ballot the words: .FOr
adoption OF the Alternate Method Of
constructing and keeping in repair the
County Roads," and the persons voting
against said method shall have written
or printed on his ballot the words: For
Rejection Of the Alternate Method oil
constructing and keeping in repair Tie
County Roads," And II is further or.
dered that this order be published in all
newspapers published in Mason county,
for four successive weeks prior 10 he
day Of said election.
A copy Teste:
j. p. K. B. SMITH,
sep. 29-4w. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

II. G. Neaso, Administrator Of Levi Fet.
ty, deceased, vs..
Narclsus l'etty, William FIFTY, Henry
l.. Fetty, Levi B. Fetty, Samuel Fetty
Ballard Fetty, Eliza c. Fetty, Robert
Felty, Jasper Fetty, Hamilton Fetty and
Ciallatin Fetty. In ChanCery.
4 Il persons interested in the above
entitled cause, nos pending in the Cir,
cult Court of Mason County, West Viz.
ginia, will take notice that pursuant t.
the provisions Of decree pronounced
By the Circuit Court, III tile above nam.
ed cause on the 10th day Of September,
1886, will on the 18th day OF Noyem
Der, 1886, at my Office in the town OF
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, proceed
to report aud state the following matters
and accounts
First. What real estate the Plaintiffs
interstate owned or was entitled TO at hi:
dccease, and where situate.
Second. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the parties to whom the debts are owing,
their amounts and prioritics and how
evidenced.
Third. And said Commissioner il also
directed tn settle the Administration az.
counts Of Plaintiff with sud estate. and
report in whose iavOTthe balance, II any
there is.
Given under my hand this Goth day
OF October, 1881.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27

A County Court held for the Coun'
"A ty Of Mason, at the Court House
thereof, on Monday, October, 4th, 1885:
WHEREAS, A petition signed by " 70.
tiers OF Union District, this county, has
been presented to the Court praying that
the provisions OF Chapter Forty-fve Of
the Acts Of the Legislature Of 1885, max
Ing II unlawful for any cattle, miles
horses, sheep, hogs, goats or geese to
run at large, be submitted to the quail
fed voters OF said Union District, there
fore; It Is ordered by the Court that raid
Act Of the Legislature be submitted ia
the qualified voters OF said Union Dis
triCt at the next regular election TO b.
held OH the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, 1885, for atifca,
ton or rejection. 1t is further ordered
that those voting for the adoption , I said
Act Of the Legislature shall have written
or printed on their ballots, FOR Stock
Law" and those voting against the adopt
ion Of said Act shall have written OF
printed OIL their ballots against Stock
Law" A Copy-Teste:
j. 7. Il, B. SMITH, Clerk,
oct @ lew,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
Commissioners Sale Of Coal and
Salt Property.

IN pursuance OF the terms aud provis-
ions OF Il decree Of the Circuit Court
vi mason county, West Virginia, rem
dereh on the 18th day Of September,
1856. in certain Chancery suit therein
pending in which e. Y. Roots and 9th.
ers are Plaintiffs, and James +. Kilbreth
und others are Defendants, shall on
the 32nd Day Of November.
1856, ut the front door Of the Court
House OF Mason county, West Virginia,
proceed TO sell by way Of public auction,
to the highest bidder, at the risk and
costs Of said Il. Y. Roots, all Of the real
estate and the improvements thereon,
lately belonging to the Mason City Salt
aud Mining Company, at and adjoining
-aIRSulT cityf ., stiIS S'D,tIrSy AIa.nn
and State uf West Virginia, including
the salt furnaces and coal mines, en-
hracing about 93T acres Of land, railway
tracks, franchises, town lots and build.
ings, and all the appurtcnanccs thereto
belonging being the same premises ind
property conveyed = said The Mason
City Salt and Mining Company by
james 7. EilbrGth. by deed bearing date
November 2nd, 1915, which deed is Of
record in the Clerks office OF the County
Court Of Mason Ct unity, u which record
reference il hereby made for more
particular description.
Said sale will be made upon the fol:
lowing terms, to.wlt: For cash as to so
much OF the purchase money as will
pay for the costs Of obtaining decree
iof the resale Of said property, and ex.
penscs OF said sale, and the sun Oi Sl,-
GD3.G0 with legal interest thereon from
the 18Th ddy Of February, 1855, until
paid and'as to the residue upon a credit
Of one and two years, taking from the
purchaser bonds with good security
bearing interest from the day Of sale for
the deferred payments aud retaining
the title us q further security.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
Special Commissioner.
thereby certify that bond has been
executed before inc By the above named
Commissioner in the penalty Of $1,000,
as required by law.
X. Z. MITCHELL,
oct. 2I-4w. Clerk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
WEST VIRGINIA..

A TIA County Court held for the Coun.
n ty Of Mason, at the Court House
thereof, on Monday, October It'll, 1886:
WHEREAS, a petition signed by more
than 80 voters Of Graham District, this
County, las heen presented to the Court
praying that the provisions Of Chapter
torty.fve, Of tile Acts OF the Legislature
OF 1885, making il unlawful for any tat.
tie, mules, horses, sheep, hogs, goats or
geese to run at large, be submitted to
She qualified voters Of said Graham Dis
,rict, therefore it is ordered by the Court
that the said Act Of the Legislature, be
submitted to the qualified voters Of said
Graham District, at the next regular
election to DO held on tic Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November,
1886, for ratification or rejection. 1t is
further ordered that those voting for the
adoption Of the said Act Of the Leeisla.
turG shall have written or printed on
their ballots "FOr Stock Law" and
those voting agiinst the adoption Of said
Act, shall have written or printed on
their ballots Against Stock Law"
a COpy-Ieste;
j. ?. H. Il, SMITH,
oct Civ. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
WEST VIRGINIA.

A Ia County Court held for the Coun.
u ~ Of Mason, at the Court House
theoeof, on Monday, October 4th, 1886:
WHEEEAs, A petition signed BY q
voters Of Cologne District, this county,
has been presented to the. Court pray
ing that the provisions Of Chapter forty
five Of the Acts OF the Legislature Of
1885, making It unlawful for any cattle,
mules, horses sheep, hogs, goats, or
geese to run IL large, Be submitted 10
the qualified voters Of Md Cologne Dis
trirti therefore, It'll ordered, that said
Act OF the Legislature be submitted 10
the qualified voters OF said District II
the hext regular election IN be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
In November. 1886, for ratification OF re.
jectionl II isfnrlhefDrlgted. that those
voting for the adoption Of said Act u
the Legislature shall have written or
printed on their ballots "For Stock
Law and those voting against tile ad.
option Of said Act shall have written or
printed on their ballOtsi against stock
Law
A eOpy-Teste:
J.P.R B. SMITH, Clerk
uot8-4&
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27

W8Ae'AF T'hhAEHArAs So
A TaCounty Court held for the COun'
II ty Of Mason, at the Court House
there Of, on Monday, October 18th, 1885:
WHEREAS, A petition signed by 90 70.
tiers Of Arbuck!e District, this County,
has been presented to the Court, pray.
Ing thRt the provisions Of Chapter forty.
five, Of the Acts Of the Legislature Of
1885, making it unlawful for any cat.
tie, mules, horses, sheep, hogs soats or
geese to run ut large, be submitted to
the qualified voters OF said ArbuGklC
Districtl therefore, it Is ordered by the
Court that said Act Of the Legislature bU
submitted to the qualified voters Of Ar
buckle District at the next regular elect.
ion to be held Oh the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, 1856, for
ratification or rejectiOn. 1t is further
ordered that those voting for the adopt.
ion Of said Act Of the Legislature shall
have written or printed on their ballots
For Stock Law" and those voting
against the adoption Of said Act shall
have written or printed on their ballots
against Stock Law"
4 Copy-Teste:
J.P. R. B. SMITH, Clerk,
nrI X lW
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27

A TIA County Court held for the COun.
u ty Of Mason at the Court House
thereof on Monday, October It'll, 1885,
the following order was made:
Upon tho petition OF i, y. Grover and
90 others, voters Of Hannah District;
Said petitioners pray that 4 voting pre-,
cinct may be appointed aud established
at the GlenwoOd School House In said
District, and that the same being con
sidered by the Court, il is ordered that
n voting precinct be and Is hereby up,
pointed az the said Glenwoud School
House in said District, and to lie known
as GlNnwsOh School House; and it IL or.
dcred that a copy ofthis order be pub
llshed in the newspapers Of the county
for four successive weeks.
A Copy Teste.
], p. X. B. SMITH,
oct 6siw. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27

New GOoDs.-Mr. C. W. Maupin
has just arrived from the East with
Il mammoth stock of goods, intend
ed for his store at Arbncklo and
also for his store at South Side
He is prepared to sell as cheap as
the cheapest, and invites his
friends and customers to an exam
inaIion Of his two stocks, at his
two stores. Call and see him. 3w