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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13

1t would be narrowing to think of al
being judged by these exceptional eases,
but it is consoling to know that we have
quite another class of travellers to repre-
sent us creditably-persons OF liberal
culture and true good-breeding.-
Charleston Is. CO. NescS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13
The first ballot stood as follows:

The third ballot resulted in the nomi-
nation of Grimm, by vote of 70 to 60
for Meyer. The nomination was made
unanimous on motion of I. j. Brooks,
but the Boscobel delegation generally
seemed to take i:sabout as the Califor-
MAN gentleman took the piece of Old
Red Sandstone, just above the lower
vest button-"and the subsequent pro-
ceedings interested him no more"
In an eloquent little speech Tom
Cleary proposed the name of Ed.
O'Neill for clerk of court, and he was
nominated by reclamation.
j. c. orion, of Ellenboro, was nomi-
mated by reclamation for county clerk.
Mr.. Brooks presented the name of
Morton Eastman for treasurer Mr..
HER presented the name of j. w. Seaton
and Mr.. Gardner nominated 2. BARLEY.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
BARLEY ...... "a Eastman. -. "a
Seaton ... IA
The second ballot stood:
BARLEY ........75 Eastman. .. Is
Seaton ....... .43 Grimm 80. 2
Mr.. Brooks nominated Jacob Me-
Laughlin, of Boscobel. for register of
deeds Mr.. BARLEY nominated Thos.
Lawless Mr.. Mclaughlin was nomi-
mated on the first ballot by 80 to % for
Lawless.
d. j Gardner was nominated by ac-
clamation for district attorney, and J.
o. Luce for county superintendent. Mr..
Luce in response said the Democratic
party had had 800 or so majority against
them in this county, but with the Lords
help they might win this time; that the
Lord had seen fit to start a third party
and on that party they (the Democrats)
would sink or swim, survive or perish
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13
Had the Pass Word.

The demons of mischief were let
loose in camp. There was plenty of fun.
1t began with the big. fat drum-maior.
He was ont late and when he returned
he could not give the guard the counter
sign. He tried to push hlm. but the
guard accurately pinned him in the belt.
After gazing ut him sadly for mo-
ment, the drum-major sighed, a give it
CUP and dropped hclplessly on the
guard. The guard yelled for the corpo-
raj to come 10 his assistance. When
The corporal arrived the big drum-ma-
jor revived.
Il hat dc pass wort" he said: Il vas
only fooln' nit dis teller. It's pint OF
oysters. and he swept to bis tent in
graceful curves, while the corporal and
the guard roared. The pass wotd was
Oyster Point. ~ 7. Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13

A single hair will support the weight
of about Iour ounces. -...-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13
LsTATE-MInANpA BnEMMER, Deceasea.

Il 7 u r7-'' ''7'0' y '''' u ~ I7''7'-77'
State Of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County--In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that at the October
term of tile CountyC Court TO be held in and for said
County. at the Court House in the City OF Ian
caster, in said county. on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, A. d. 1886,
being the 9Th day Of October, 1886, at the hour Of
one O'Clock in the afternoon the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of Geo. Bremmer for the ap-
pontmeut OF an administrator Of the estate OF
Miranda Bremmer. late of said county, deceased.
BY order of the Court,
GEO. b. CARTER. County Judge.
Dated September 49, 1886 l1sw3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13
THOMPSON, Deceased.

ESTATE-ANN THOMPSON, Deceased.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House in the city OF Ian
caster, in said County, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, AID. 1886,
being the 9Th day Of October 1886 at the hour Of
one O'Clock in the afternoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application Of John Thompson, for the APP
pointment Of All administrator with the viii an
nexed of the estate Of Ann Thompson, late OF
Patch Grove, in said county. deceased.
BY order OF the Court,
GEO Is. CARTER. County Judge.
Dated September 49, 1886 iTw3-S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-13

Geronimo is to be tried by courtmsrtial.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
ELECTRIC THIEVES.
How Some Shrewd New Workers Obtain
Their Supply Of Light.

How Some Shrewd New Workers Obtain
Their Supply Of Light.
Edison has encountered novel form
of theft in conducting his electric bust
ness in New York. 1t was found that
numerous unprincipled persons had
availed themselves of the opportunity
to steal electricity. and use it for oper-
ating motors and for induction coils.
The method of Itching the electricity
was by boring through the iron pipe
surrounding the insulating compound.
and then further into one of the copper
leads. A set screw fixed into the orifice
formed one connection and the earth
the other. Of course this connection
was made beyond the electric meter
1t was hardly worth while to maintain
the continued espionage necessary to
detect and punish these pilferers, but
the superintendent of the station (Mr.
Cham oerlain) coupled in extra dyna-
mos and threw as great an increase of
current over the system as the safety
catches would permit at various times
fer about one second; while this cur
! rent was passing the incandescence
lamps would give an unwonted glow.
and every Induction coil and motor
surreptitiously attached to the system
! would receive an extra current de-
signed to burn it. In this manner the
system is occasionally cleared of all
trcspassers.-N. y. Herald.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
A ROMANCE.
The Story Of Lonesome Little Cat and a
Lonesome Little Girl.

The story OF Lonesome Little Cat ana q
Lonesome Little Girl.
Once on time there was a little
girl. and there was little cat, and they
lived five miles from each other. and
the little girl had never heard of the
little cat. and the little cat had never
heard of the little girl.
The little girls name was Nell, and
she lived with her grandparents. and
she was lonesome because she was all
the young small little person there was
in the house. The little eats name
was Capertoes. and he was lonesome
because he was barn-cat and great
hunter" Now, cats like to catch rats
and mice; but they like other things
gentle words, and the touch of a gentle
hand.
Now Capertoes had grown sick of
the barn, and of rats and mice, and
one night he left the barn and set out
..to seek his fortune" 1t was long,
cold. snowy road. and Capertoes went,
and went. and went. all night. But at
the end of the night. and at the end of
the road, he found his fortune.
As he was passing 4 house. a little
girl with brown eyes and brown hair
opened 4 window. and called to him:
kitty, kitty
Capertoes stopped, and after looking
at her minute, he went up to the
window. The little girl told him her
name was Nell, and asked him what
his was; and when he had heard her
talk bit. he liked the sound of her
voice, and the touch of her hand was
soft and gentle; and presently. when
she asked him if he wouid not like to
be her cat. he jumped in and staid and
was her cat always afterwards But
his name there was Velvetcoat. not
CapertoeS.-Sara f. Fdrmdn, IN Our
Little Men and Homea.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
Said to Be a Fact

The essence vender who called upon
Longfellow for poetry to be paid for in
essences, and whose story is good
naturally told by the poet in his jour
nal, applied first to another New En-
gland poet at his home in the country.
He introduced himself as q .'profes-
sor" of essences. and modestiy request
ed the poet to make him an epitaph
for his wife. to be paid for in ..sassa-
fras, checkerberry or peppermint. :"
He had put up a stone-he gave its
weight and dimensions-and all that
was wanting was the muses. part.
The poet replied: Il am. very busy
just now. but there is man down in
Cambridge who writes poetry some
times. Have you ever heard of Long
fellow" "Seems to me Ih0re heard
o him. l am going to, be in Cam
bridge tomorrow, and Iii call on
him. Good-day." said the essence
peddler, land I'm much obleeged to
you And that he did call upon him
10 told in the delightful book we have
mentioned. = Historian" in Boston
Record
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08

she sewed; she gave herself scarcely
time to eat or sleep. Every thought
was for her children. to educate them.
to give them the same chance which
their father would have done.
..She succeeded; sent the boys to col
lege. and the girls to schools. When
they came home, pretty, refined girls
and strong young men, abreast with
all the new ideas and tastes of their
time. she was a WORKOUT. common
place old woman. They had their own
pursuits and companions. She fingered
among them for two or three years and
then died. of some sudden failure in the
brain. The shock woke them to a con-
seriousness of the truth. They hung
over her. rs she lay unconscious, in an
agony of grief. The oldest son, as he
held her in his arms, cried:
You have been a good mother to
u.s.
Her face colored again. her eves
kindlcd into a smile, and she whis-
pered: You never said so before.
John Then the light died out and
she was gone.
How many men and women sacrifice
their own hopes and ambitions, their
strength. their life itself. TO their chill
dren. who receive it as a matter of
course: and begrudge 4 caresS, word
of gratitude. in payment for all that
has been given them.
BOYS. when you come back from col
iege. don't consider that your only re-
lation to your father is to get as much
money as the governor will stand.
Look at his gray hair. his unsteady
step. his dim eyes. and remember in
whose service he has grown old. You
can never pay him the debt you owe.
bu. at least acknowledge it before it is
to- Youths Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

THE Odd Volumes is the name
Of literary club in London.
Mrs Dolly Madison is the only
lady who has ever been, by resolution,
invited to seat on the Senate floor
Washington Post.
"A colored woman. Miss Carrie
Bragg, is editor of the Virginia Lancet,
published in Petersburg, Va.-the only
newspaper in the Union conducted by
q colored woman.
The late George L. LoTillard made
it point for long time to give away
about $4,000 year to persons of mer-
it whom he knew would be benefited
by gifts.-N. Y San.
"A Boston publisher gives as his
opinion that there is no such profitable
piece of book property As "a novel with
a good deal of religion in it; not too
much, but a good deal"
John King, who died few days
ago in Cincinnati, was only a newsboy.
crippled and poor; but he gave TO the
public library valuable collection Of
200 volumes which he had purchased
with the savings of years of toll and
1t Is not perhaps generally known
that DIR. Talmage, of Brooklyn, has
brother Goyn. who is also aclergyman..
and very excellent one, too. He 10
pastor of a church in Port Jervis. 1t
was Of him that DR.. T. De Witt Tai
mage said not long ago that Goyn was
the best preacher in the Talmage fsmi-
E.-Troy Times.
-Onontiyo5. full-blooded Indian.
graduated No. 18 in class of forty
eight AZ the Buffalo Medical College re-
Gently. He is the first of his race to-
take hOnors i'm course of medicine in
this country. His uncle, Oronyetekha
Burning Sky). was graduate at Ok
ford. Eng, and is now successful
practitioner At London, Ont.-Bufdio
Express.
Harry l. Hartmyer. a Lancaster
printer, recently deceased, was well
known fo- his benevolence and origi-
nality. When the yellow fever was
raging in the South he published the
Yeiio,0 Jack IN aid of the sufferers. and
realized a large sum of money. When
the Lancaster Soup House was opened
he published Bean for its benefit, and
raised considerable mOney.-PhilG,lel-
phia Press.
William D. Howells commands
higher prices for his work, particularly
in the magazines. than any other
American author The rumor is that
he receives from $50 10 500 a page for
his work i'll the Century and in Hdr-
pcrs'. and that his estimated income
from his writings this year will be
about $4,000. Twenty-Five years ago
his salary as :. news editor was go d
week.-Chicago !SsAn-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
Treasures for Germany.

DR.. Schlieraaan, who has been in
Berlin for the last few days arranging
in the new chronological Museum the
fruits of his recent excavations. INTENDS
to return to Athens soon- she learned
doctor promises that Berlin shall be
the ultimate inheritor of al his archie
illogical treasures The various flr-
mans WHICH he procured from the
Ports authorizing him to excaxate
were only given on conoltim that two
thirds of the objects thaa he might dis
co ser she1id fall to Turkey by way Of
treasure srove. and the rest 10 himself;
hat with the aid of Herr Won Radovitz
ie SAYS he has succeeded in purchasing
the Sultan's share of his discoveries,
which has already arrived at Athens,
and will soon be sxnt to Germany.-N.
Y Post
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
HUMOROUS.

"A. butcher Is, Known to be very
prompt in all his engagements. espec-
tally those in which he promises to
meat a man.-Pdciffe' Isster.
A man is always 4 bachelor until
he gets married. and then he is any
thing his wife chooses 20 call him, and
she usually doess-Chicogo Ledger.
-.tWhat to Do. with the Dead
heads an article in the Canandaigua
Messenger. Make them advertise.
That will put life into them if any thing
will-Dansriiie Breeza.
MA, did That comedy YOU saw
last night make all the folks cry?''
why. no my dear: What makes YOU
think that! L never laughed so much
in all my life We'll. pa told Mr..
Jones' tina. every boiy in the theater
sat in 'tiers.''-BostOn Post.
One Of the things that 10 fellow
has vet found ont is why the crush hat
was dedicated to. n:xn. who always
attends the theaaer- kareheaded, and
not to the wohtisn. who now tickles the
dome of the housai with the marabout
-Y0nl;ers Statesman.
Strong -'.Eh. Jeames,
yc.r; are great; ON languages: what is
the difference between exported and
transported" Submissive Husband
.>Why.m my dear:.if VD.s shoIld 90 to the
East Indies Won w.sold be exported.
and I+-well. .Iisheulis be transported.
NJ y. Ledger.
-.>At Venetian gseslolier supports q a
family Oh eight cents = day." said an
editor s. wife. as she glanced over 3
newspaper. ..Husessh.'' exclaimed her B..
husband. 1--WE beea running news
paper. and supporting a family. too,
on the same. amsisnt. but didn't sea
any, thing init to. haa,t of. ''-NewDsa,l
Independent.
They. were walking together in,tbe
park. Said, hs. feeIingly: "A beauti-
ful night .lTss.- sighed shh,. "a
beautiful night. but no one loves MEL
..None?H he said. bending close. Il
am sure there IS oce" Bilshinyly she
stammerrd. ..Nhaess Your raather.i'
And they walked sixteen squares with.
out exohangiIga remark.-Rt sk,s Sur.
A, gray aair- MAS espied aIneng the,
raven locks Of a charming young lady.
''Oh pray. pull Il out. she 1NciaImed;.
eff pull b ont zen more vsH come to,
the funeral, replied the on swho made.
the unwelcC me discovery Pluck. it
out, neveEtheless.' said the farke-hairea
damsel: Its no consequence. how
many csIne. to the fun. zal, provided.
taey ALL come IN black. ~. Y. ledger.
Woman Ito tramp)-"If You a
shovel of TIE sidewalk, an. ssw that
pile q woc.i, an pump tub o water.
an flu TIE wood-box. I'll give we
cold bite when You. get fhSssh."
Trassp {sadly)-" Madam, if / we're
to put any thing cod on aS stomach
after all that exercise would kave
fl Of indigestion that would staaserthe
sshole medical profession. am not
an ostrich, madam. nor IA Engiish-
aan. Good morning. ~. !. Mail.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
CARE OF LAMPS.
aow They Can BE Made Luxury Instead
Of Being Nuisance.

now They Can he Made . Luxury Instead
OF Being . Nuisance.
OF all misunderstood things in daily
life, the use of the kerosene lamp
probably stands at the. head. First .
lamp was bought and fitted for use,
and then filled day after day. and after
longer or shorter period does not
giro as good light as it used to; then
come complaints to the oil man or
grocer about the quality of the oil,
when little reason and judgment used
would remedy the fault and remove
the cause of complaint If persons
using lamp would remember that the
lamp is a machine combining the
furnace and pump. and endeavor to
learn the principle of using Oil, much
trouble would be saved. for while no
one expects to use a large machine
without learning how to work it. any
one can use lamp. Now, the wick is
the pump to bring oil from the fount
to the blaze, and as there is always
more or less dust and dirt in the oil.
the wick soon becomes clogged up and
can not pump oil fast enough for a
good light, SO a complaint is made
when a new wick would have removed
the cause. Then, as we burn oil out,
the lightest parts burn, and leave the
heavy oil, and as it is filled day by day
the oil gradually gets so heavy that the
up, and then the oil should BIZ all
turned out of the lamp and it re-
filled with fresh oil. Then the
burner, after time, gets gummed
up and the even flow of oil is disturbed
and causes a smoky, uneven light that
is very vexatious. l have had burners
brought into my store condemned, and
new one wanted, when by two min
utes' work they were made as good as
new. Then when the wick needs cut
ting, some scrape it off, others cut it so
uneven that it makes . pointy blaze
which SO provokes one that he wants to
condemn it. Of a little reason and
thought were used in the everyday life,
we would soon find that lots of our dis
comforts would be very easily over
come and banished, but things go on
year after year, with no attempt to i'm
prove them.) But to resume, the
burner is provided with great num-
Der of small holes to provide air, TO the
end that perfect combustion may take
place, and not to collect dust and dirt
until they are clogged up, and 4
smoky, bad-smelling light is the result.
Now if in using kerosene we ill the
lamp up with white oil every day, and
once a week empty back the oil in the
lamp and use Il new wick, cat even and
true, once !: week or two weeks, and
be sure the lamp burner is clean, and a
clear. nice polished chimney used. we
will find the kerosene lasnp Is 4 cheap
and great luxury. and not. as is often
the case, a necessary nuisance which
has to be used foc lack of any thing
better. For a little care, daily, in using
lamps, makes all the difference be-
tween luxury and NUISANCE. u.
SamOit, IN the Analyst
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
BEAUTIFUL GEMS.
Treasures of Art Resembling the Handi-
work of Nature.

Treasures of Art Resembling the Handi-
work of Nature.
Many museums and collections con-
tain pearly objects which are said to
have been formed by introducing ex-
traneOus substances of desired shape
into the shell of oysters kept in tanks
for the purpose. and letting the natural
luster secrete itself upon them. A
large proportion of these are so made
up with enamels and goldsmIths work
that they might well be Irregular
shaped large pearls of natural forma-
ton, whose form accidentally suggest
ed converting them into images; but
there are also some which can hardly
be thus accounted for. Perhaps the
most notable example of all is in the
treasury at Loreto, Virgin and Child
seated on clouds, with hardly any
makeup at all. Though the local tra-
dit;on is that this is perfectly natural
&. G.. supernaturaD. and was the offer
ing of poor Asiatic diver. who pre-
ferred this destination for his rare find
to the considerable price j. might have
brought him. it may very well be that
he had produced it by some such proc
ess IS that above mentioned, and. the
art being at the time unheard of at 10
reto. it was thought TO be miraculous
my. Post.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
FOR DUB YOUNG READERS.
OH DEARi

Katy ut the window. looking down,
Wrinkles up her forehead in frOwn.
Says, half-poutirg: Il would ike 10 be
The little gIri there in the street see.
She doesn't have TO stud hours ard hours
Away from ali the BIRDS ind bees and
flowers:
She wears her oldest dresses every daY.
And when she wauls to can go out and play;
She never has 10 sit still n IA Cher,
$50 that she will not Tumble up her hairi
Oh dear"
Kitty on the sidewalk. passing BY.
Chances up and gives Little sigh.
Thinks. ha.f-sa1ly: Il WISH Was there
Sitting in that nice soft-cu>iiioue3 cla;r.
Amt her curlS real pretty-iind her dress
she doesn't wear old pitc.ici up oaes, !
guess.
And she has az the bread she wants TO eat.
L know she does-and crkes. and candy
sweet.
And pretty things 70 play with. Deary ine!
How 1 would like that ttlc 6 ri to be.
oh dear
-Touths Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-08
ABOUT POULTlCES.
They Should He Made Large and Applied
as>HOt xs Possible.

Hot xs Possible.
In making-a peuitios. see that Ii is a
large one-small ones 30 little or no
good-from. half an zach to an inch
thick. the thicker tia. better, applied
as hot as cam be borne. and renewed as
soon as it becomes cool. If covered
with piece of oil-silk. flannel or thin
rubber-eloth.. it will hold the heat long
er and neccssitate' a. less frequent re-
newal The vessel in which the meal
is to be Mixed should be clean. Pour
in the requisite. quantity OF boiling
water, them add the t,axseed-meal slow
ly,. stirring continually with Il large
spoon. to prevent the formation of
Jumps. until III becomes stiff enough
not to RIM freelg. Is should then be
spread. between. tw,s layers of old mus
lin and:the edges folded over so as to
avoid selling the part to which it lis APP
pied. As,there. Is 40 virtue in the ma
terial itself of which the poultice is
made, it is. not essential that it should
be placed directly in contact with the
skin.
In pneumonia al children very i'm
portnnt part es the treatment with
most physicians spoulticing he chest;
and, as this, disease is quite prevalent.
during the colder months, It is righs
! that. every mother should 'e familiar
with. the mannsr of doing 1t. In the
case of a child from one to ,hree years
old, abou1 a pound of fi.xseed-meal
should be used in each po' Itice. T;Ae
a piece of nia>lin or a large towel long
enough to GO all around the patio mt S
chest, and az sufficien.t width when
folded on II itself to e, aend frors the
celIaS4bone 10 few inches belOs the
lower. end of the brssst-bone. The
meal. after being properly mixed.
shox,id - spread EVERY over ane en-
tire laH. lengthwiss. of the cloth.
W A;aa should then be. folded aver and
psseed around the c,eSt. with the open
edge upward, and fastened behind; to
prevent il from slisping down. which
it is liable to do if the child is az all
restless. it should, h. secured by a tape
passing over each shoulder.
This poultice .hOid be put on as. bot
as the mother Ct ULrse can tolerate il
against her Chez X. covered with Oil
silk or flannel Snd renewed every five
or six hours when the cool poultice
is to be removed, have a fresh one
ready for immediate application.
Parents sometimes object to such large
pou.:icrS, under the erroneous belief
that, 'v reason of their weight. they
will interfere with the child's respir-
atieA. We have had occasion to use
tt EN- great many times, and fail to
l,ecall single instance in which the
little pa.ient suffered the least incon.
venience in that respect-Dr. +;
Dornng. in B0byhood.