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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

w. c. L. UUNIoN.-We would say to
members of the w. c. T. Union, aud
others who are interested, that meetings
are held regularly the first and third
Friday of each month, at three o'clock,
at the Reading Room. The next meet.
ing will be tomorrow, (Friday). The
friends who so kindly furnished flowers
for the Flower Mission, will be interes
ted in the following extract from card
of thanks, written by Mrs. j. V. Far,
well, Jr., assistant secretary, of the
Chicago Flower Mission. THE w. c.
T. u. of Lancaster, furnished 81 boxes
of towers during the season. We hope
that you will help us again next year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

DIR. L. E. McDermott, of Fennimore.
requests that all parties having owed
him for eight months or over, will call
promptly and make satisfactory settle
ment of their indebtedness to him be-
fore asking for continuance or renewal
of his services. 2Sw2-w&s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

BOUCLE AND JERSEY Jackets, new
and novel at G. H. Baxter & Co.'S. soft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS AT Ian,
CASTER. WIS.,, POST OFFICE.
STAGE ROUTES.

LANCASTER g. PLATTEvILLE STAGE.
(Daily)
LEAVES Lancaster at p. m. and Arrives at
Platteylle at D. m
NEAvEs Platteville at 8 a. m. and Arrives at Ian
caster at IL m. s. r. GREEN Prop.
LANCASTER s. SPECHTS FERRY STAGE.
(Daily)
LEAVES Lancaster at 8 a. m and Arrives at
Specht's Ferry at - m.
LEAVES Specht's Ferry at p. m. and Arrives at
Lancaster at p. IN. GREEN BROS, Props.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

WATCHES-Gold and filled cases:
silver and silverine cases; open and
hunting cases, of all styles and sizes at
the very lowest price at j. H. Bald
wins. 29tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16
MIXED FARMING.

M1AbD rahhlNO.
Mixed farming is coming to have q
bad name in many quarters. The word
natred seems to suggest the idea of con-
fusion, lack of system, frittering away
the energies on multitude of small de-
tails. This kind of 'mixed farming l
do not believe in, at least for these times.
The mixed farming | do believe in
will describe further on. The kind
don't believe is kind of outgrowth of
old times and conditions; failure to
adopt the style of farming to the chang
ed conditions. When transportation was
practically impossible, no railroads but
corduroy" and no markets except for
barter or store pay, the farmer must
raise and make about all he and his
family ate, drank, wore, and lived in; i.
e., food, clothing, shelter. But now,
with our immense advance in machinery,
our matchless facilities of transportation
and exchange, the tendency is strongly
towards division of labor and concen-
tration of effort upon specialties. And
it is wisest and best that it should be SO,
1t sometimes cramps and narrows the
individual worker intellectually, especi-
ally under our manufacturing systems.
Unquestionably the division of labor
and the specialization of employments
in manufactures and commerce greatly
increases the production of material
benefits to the race. In agriculture,
however, Nature has set up barriers
against carrying specialties too far or in
too narrow lines. Some of those bar
riers will describe further on. But to
a certain limit specially farming, con-
centration of intelligence and effort upon
fewer crops and kinds of stock, is Uise.
! have said that the objection to GER
tain kind of mixed farming is well
1 founded. / have in mind typical
mixed farmer of the sort / don't be-
lieve in. No matter when and where |
knew him, nor how many there are of
him in Ohio, Iowa or Wisconsin. He
is always mixed and so is his business.
He has more than he can carry" or at
least like the tipsy man, he Knight bet
ter have gone twice for it." Three large
farms he has, and keeps buying and rent
ing more land. He doesn't want ..all
his eggs in one basket and SO has SO
many baskets he can watch neither eggs
nor baskets. He has all sorts of crops,
stock and industries, and seems to need
them all to make the 1.-TWO ends meet
or rather the forty ends. He has three
maple sugar camps, and you can smell
burnt syrup in some one of the three
frretty much all the time, WREN the hired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

LANCASTER, BEETowN s. BLOOMINGTON
STAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday. Thursday and
and Saturday at a. M ard Arrives at Bloom
ington at IL m.
LEAVES bloomington at / p. IN. on same days
and Arrives at Lancaster at p. IN.
s. JOHNSON, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

After the song, Annie Laurie, by the
Ladies' Quartette, Prof w. /. Chamber
lain, President of the State Agricultural
College at Ames, Iowa, read the follow
ing paper on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

protected. Remember, times are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

Store of the West during these
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16
is your best time to trade with us

hard and money is scarce. SO now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

hard times and you will be better
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

Rally with this Great Bargain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-16

w. A. CUNDY, Principal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Remedial Office of Laughter.

The interaction of mind and body in
disease is well set forth by Dr.. Hacker,
OF Leipsic, who states that tickling,
which he styles variable, intermittent
excitement of the nerves of the skin,
produces irritation of the sympathetic
nerves, with the result of the expansion
of the pupil and contraction of the
blood-vessels, and that the consequent
diminution of pressure on the brain.
permeated with blood-yesscls, is SO con-
siderable as not to be without danger;
that powerful expiration operates against
such a diminution of pressure. and
therefore laughter, which is simply i'll
ternNttent forced movements of expira.
ton, is decided remedy for the effects
IF tickling. Lancet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
THAD OLIVER,
s Few Words in Honor of an Unfortunate
Southern Genius.

Is Few Words in Honor of an Unfortunate
Southern Genius.
While visiting the beautiful little town
OF Buena Vista, some time ago, tum-
bled on some "reminiscences of the bril-
lent genius who wrote "All Quiet Along
the Potomac Tonight" Poor Thad
Oliver! Bright, fascinating, brilliant
and dissipated He could make the
finest speech of any man at the bar. He
was better half-drunk than his brethren
were in their coolest moments. His
puns, his enigmas, and jokes, to say
nothing of his sweet little poems, were
quoted by large circle of enthusiastic
friends, but he lived out his days before
he had time to fulfill the promise of his
youth.
can well imagine how that sensitive
soul was moved to formulate that grand
poem, as he stood picket at some lonely
post beside the dark Potomac River,
while
The stars up above with their gltteriug eyes
Keep guard, for the army is sleeping.
He had no accurate notion of the
value of his work, and the scrawl was
passed from one to another of his COM
rades, and around the camp fire they
read and commented upon it. They
were true critics. One of his comrades
told me that he had been moved to tears
nv the limos.
There is only the sound of the lone ssntry's
AS he tramps from the rock to the foun-
tain,
And he thinks of the two on the low trundle
bed.
IN the cot far away on the mountain.
And when the battle was over, when
poor Thad had been roughly saluted by
the grim messenger and lay in an I'M
known grave on battle-scarred slope
among the Virginia hills, then the lit
terati read and wondered. First one
and then another of the sweet singers of
the earth We're credited with this mas
terpiece of poetry. And there lay the
author, unheeding the wrangling and
conflicting criticisms of those who wise
ly sat themselves in the seat of iudg-
ment.
Hark! Was 1t the night wind that rushed
through the trees?
Was'tthe moonbeams so wondrousiy lash.
Ing?
1t looked like a musket, Ha! Mary, good.
by"
And the life blood was ebbing and splash
Ing.
Ali quiet a,ongths Potomac TO night;
NNn a ktN .xNt, ktx,.
While soft falls the dew ON the face of the
dead.
The plcket's off duty foreveri
Cor. atlanta Constitution.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
TIMBER PRESERVATION.

Three Practical Methods for the Artificial
Protection of Timber.
A committee of the American Society
OF Civil Engineers has, after protracted
investigation, made an elaborate report
upon the artificial preservation of tim
Der. They specify eight different pro-
cesses which have been tried in Europe
and this country, only three of which
they consider as important OF practicable
for the purposes of the civil engineer
These are, frst-injecting in closed
cylinders under pressure; second
stepping or immersion, and third-the
Boucherie process, consisting of hy-
draulic pressure applied to the log. Of
these three they recommend the first as
on all accounts the best, most effective
and most expeditions 1t is believed to
be nearly impracticable to use ON conf
mercial scale any of the other modes of
application of antiseptics. They say
that while these preventative agents
penetrate but little into the
dense structure of white oak, burr oak
and yellow pine, and are of doubtful
utility for white pine, and chestnut or
spruce, they readily impregnate and
preserve hemlock, sweet gum, noun
tain pine. loblolly pine, beech, poplar,
ash; black, red, gray, water and sour
oak, cottonwood and maple. The ma
terial is either some solution of mineral
salts--the best, on the whole, being
chloride of zinc-or creosote. The zinc
is liable to wash out in situations where
it is exposed to moisture, aud on this
account when it is used the committee
recommend that it be applied first and
followed by creosote treatment so rs
to exclude moisture. In Europe wood
that has seasoned six months or more
is generally operated upon, but in this
country, where the work is often done
where there is not time for air.
seasoning, it is necessary first
to steam the timber in order to secure
good results. In any case it is desirable
to dry it after treatment before using,
especially in the case of railroad ties.
AS to the question of economy the COM
mittee hopes that its investigations,
which have covered period Of five
years, have shown that in some-and
approximately in what--casas it will be
a gain. AS the price of timber rises the
proportionate saving will of course be
greater. With the prices that prevail in
Germany there would have resulted, ac-
cording to careful computations of
Privy Counselor Funk, from the i'm
pregnation of the 60,O00,000 ties laid
there in 1873, saving of about $1,000,-
000 year, had all been treated as were
$4,000 900 Of them. As to the absolute
necessity of creosoting piles and other
timbers exposed to the teredo, the COM
mittee say there can be no doubt.-M
Y Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
A DESERTED VILLAGE,
The Last ShaHty of Frogtown, Maryland,
10 T.t&

The Last Shanty of Frogtown, Maryland,
is lettering.
They were talking about dead mining
camps. II have seen dead camps y
said the man from the east shore OF
Maryland, "and ! have seen dead oil
towns, but the deadest town ever saw
was the remains of the once prosperous
Frogtown down on Delaware Bay. 1t
was once station on one of the first
railroads built in this country, line six
miles in length. / passed through the
place last week. The engine stopped
for water or something. and l saw q
gaunt, hungry-looking girl, clothed in a
greasy calico wrapper, reaching out OF
the door of a howell and tearing off a
clapboard. 1t was tho last board. AL
the rest had been pulled Off before for
firewood, and all the other houses in the
town had gone the same way. This was
The last house and the last inhabitant.
As soon as the gaunt, hungry woman
completes her work Of destruction she,
too, willgo.
"rhcy used to have accidents on the
roads in those old days" continued the
Marylander, meditativcly. 1.-The cars
were wheeled over wooden rails COW
cred with thin iron strips nailed down
to the wood. The ends of these rails
used to curl up and run through the
floors Of the cars and out through the
roof. Usually there would be a man on
the end of 'em. And it sometimes
took several hours to pick him of.
"Ihey make all sorts of fun of East
shore people," he continued, after a
pause, ..and some OF the inhabitants are
queer specimens. They grow on trees,
you know; some drop of before they
are ripe, and that accounts for the vari-
ETY. of the fruit. You will meet men
with one cheek bone two inches higher
than the other, others with one side of
their mouths turning down and the
other side turning up; some without
any chins, others with cllins extending
out like horns; some with feet and
hands like hams, others misshapen and
bent and warped and twisted out of all
semblance to humanity. A new gen.
Grafton is springing up, however, and
the latest born are very like other NOR
tails. Soon nothing will be left of the
East-shore men but tradition. - Chicago
Neays.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
The Bad Little Girl.

She was in the parlor entertaining DR..
Piflgariic while her big sister was putting
the finishing touches to her toilet upstairs
While she was munching the candy he had
given her, she suddenly put herhand to her
cheek,
sob, dear, I've got toof-ache!''
THAT'S too bad" hesaid sympathetical.
ly.
II wish my teef was like Sister Lillie's,"
she said, artlessly.
"Why?" he asked
"Then, when they ached I could take 'em
out an put 'em in a mug till they got
through"
And then Sister Lille, who had entered,
led her out with the remark that '.little
girls should have been in bed long ago.
Sam, the Scaramouch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
A Mysterious Physician.

A Sicilian doctor, who asserts that he
has discovered a sovereign remedy for
cholera, saves the expense Of patentipg
it by simply refusing to make its nature
known to any one, and administering it
in private room where he and his pa
tent are alone together. This air of
mystery, 10 doubt, tends to stimulate
the faith of the simple sicilians, and on
that account it is quite possible that the
virtue Of the cure would indeed vanish
if the secret were revealed. Meanwhile,
the authorities of Palermo very natural
ly insist on knowing something of Dr..
Reforgiato's method before they official
ly recognize it and give him facilities
for exercising tn Y. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
magic spell about your music that is sim
ply indescribable.

magic spell about your music that is SIM
ply indescribable.
$40 you really think SOP"
"Why, it is SO grand, SO perfectly mag
nifcent, that you deserve an audience
composed entirely Of musicians like Beet
hoven."
THAT'S the highest compliment a musi-
clan can receive"
ayes, but you deserve every bit of it.
Yes. sir, an audience composed OF mu-
sicians like Beethoven would appreciate
your piano recitals."
After the performer had gone away q
gentleman asked Penny bunker what he
meant by such extravagant praise of such
poor music.
81 beg your pardon, l didn't praise his
music, replied Pennybunker.
"You said he deserved an audience COM
prised entirely of musicians like Beet
hoven."
sand so he does. Don't you know that
Beethoven was SO deaf that he could not
hear single note of the loudst orchestra?
That's the kind of an audience he deserves"
Texas SftiRGs
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
The Trick of an Imp, as Told in Seven
Chapters.
tFliegende Blatter.]
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING:
A Texas Darky Explains the Advantages Of
His System of Defense.

The frequency with which unloaded guns
and pistols are discharged with fatal results
is suggestive OF the suspicion that some of
the alleged deplorable accidents are the re-
suit of deep design.
These peculiar accidents remind one of a
conversation that occurred between two
negroes.
"What has yer got wropped up in dat
paper?"
Oats pistil, one OBJ dis heah pistils
what's easy on de trigger, what cocks hit
self and shoots hitself Off"
"Whaifor does yer want pistil? Can't
yer 'fend yersef wild a knife?"
The other negro, who was very hard
case, shut one eye, and with a smile that
was calculated to produce a shudder, re-
piled:
"When pistil goes off and kills man
yer kin make folks believe it went off by
akcerdent, but ef you say q knife killed a
man akcerdentally some folks will be shore
to hab doubts. "-Texas Siftings.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

was the reply, and that ended the CONVEX
sation for that time
In about an hour the old man CAME
rushing up in an excited state Of mind and
cried out:
"Some Internal skunk has picked my
pocket OF twenty-five dollars!'
swell, cautioned you"
YOU'RE liar! You told me to look out
for confidence men, and never said word
about pick-pockets! While was a-telling
one chap that was no greenhorn, and that
nobody could confidence me, Ills partner
got into my pocket. You're nice old
police force, you are!"-Detroit Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Married Men al DueIists.

Here is good story apropos OF dueling.
Two frequenters OF the principal cafe at
Aries quarreled, with the result that two
friends of the one who considered himself
the affronted party waited on the other, q
corn merchant in the town. The latter
received them courteously, but after hear
ing their message sent them back to his an
tagonist with the reply: "Tell NJ. Cariuza,"
lie said, shat it would give me great pleas.
ure to fight him were we on an equality as
adyersaries. But NJ. Cariuza is a bachelor
and am Il married man and the father Of
three children. Tell him that when he, toe,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
"A Chiid's Definition.

"Mother," said a little Rockland girl,
looking up from her book, "what does
transatlantic meant"
"Oh, across the Atlantic, OF course. Don't
bother me; you make meforget my count"
Does trans always mean across2"
II suppose it does. If you don't stop
bothering me with your questions you'll go
to bed" ,s.
"Then does transparent mean a cross
parent?" 10,
Ten minutes later she was resting in her
little couch.-RocklandC Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

them, but this the dealer refused to do, as
they were slightly soiled. The man was
indignant and sought the advice OF law.
yer. The lawyer went to the dealer and
persuaded him to take the pants back and
return the order. The man who returned
the clothing was delighted, and didn't think
it at all exorbitant when the lawyer de-
mauded the order in payment for his SER
vices. The dealer got the pants; the law
yer got the order, and the purchaser got
leit.-Augusta Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
or pusson is he hates de pusson dat won't

er pusson is he hates de pusson dat won't
tell de truth.
De road ter nearly eberythin good is
bersot wild differkiities. De meat o. de
bony fish is de sweetest.
It's mighty seldom dat yer ken tell er
pusson 'zactly how yer wants er thing
done, an nine times outen ten it is better
fur er pusson ter do it hisse'f, fur chen eli it
ain done so well, ne is better pleased wild
de job. When yer itches 'twixt de Shout
ders it's er mighty hard matter ter tell er
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Anxious Judge Peterby,

Mrs. Judge Peterby is a very spare wo.
man. She is excessively thin. A few days
ago her husband said: n
II don't really think that you ought to
go out on the street, Mariah."
"Why not?" she asked.
"Well, you know there is 30 much danger
just now from mad dogs. They viii bite at
almost anything"
"But don't think I am in any more
danger than anybody else
30, yes you are. Dogs love to gnaw
bones. "-Iexas !Siftings. 4 - :
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Not That Kind of d Ring.

''Deep in the satin recesses," his letter
ran, "of this fairy-box you will find ring.
had it made for you to inclose, as it were,
my sentiments on this joyful occasion"
Her heart stood still.
"How beautiful" she murniured. IS she
took up the box. "How simple and poetic
way of asking me to be his wife, and so
direct. Ali" and she kissed the BLUSH pa
per and tenderly united the string.
II tremble," she whispered ''Will it be
a diamond, or ruby, Or"
1t was neither. 1t was a napkin-ring.-
San Francisco Chronicle
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Objected to Being Tipped.

De Guy-1 heard You were arrested the
other day on account of beastly row with
waiter. - 'aa,
Allcasl,-so was. He had me arrested
for giving him tip.
De Guy-Impossible! Who ever heard of
such q thing?
Allcash-True as shooting, though. He
was deuced insolent, and just tipped him
over the table with my Observation-Disclosures
TnH
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

"A large pump has been at work in
the Grand Central Mine at Tombstone,
A. T.. without diminishing the water in
the lower levels for the last three
months. 1t has just been discovered
that the water pumped ont found its way
back into the mine and was simply being
handled over and over again. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Witness-Only once, sir. Begorra, l WAS

Witness-Only once, sir. Begorra, l WAS
quite satisfied.
Lawyer-How then could he strike you
on the bridge and on the balcony at the
same time and with one blow?
Witness-Anyhow, he did, sir. -
Judge interfering Jon what balcony?
Witness-The balcony OF the hotel, your
Honor.
Judge-And on what bridge?
Witness-The bridge OF my nose, sir.
Had the spalpeen waited, I'd q told him.
Phila delphia Call ...-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
A Nice Old Police Force.

An old and innocent-looking man was
waiting at the Third street depot the
other day for a train, and as he was
walking in and out good deal the police
officer on that beat cautioned him to look
out for confidence men.
ooh, know all about confidence men,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Where He Was Struck.

Witness-Yes, sir. He struck me on the
bridge
Lawyer SHARPLY interrupting)-How is
that? You said awhile ago that he struck
you on the balcony?
Witness-So he did, sir. I'm tellin' you
no lie.
Lawyer-Did he strike you more than
once?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
A HIGH COMPLIMENT.

Judge Pennybunker's Way of Encouraging
Rising Artists.
"What did. you think OF my playing?'
asked an amateur piano performer OF
Judge Pennybunker, who is u musical
critic.
splendid, perfectly lovely. There is a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
In the HOSPITALS.

Baltimore and Philadelphia hospital ply.
sicians are prescribing the new proprietary
medicine, Red Star Cough Cure. It contains
neither norphia, opium, norany other inju-
riousingaedients. The price is only 25cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Getting Used to the Public.

Young Pianist (downhearted )-Oh, it'sno
use, don't seem to have any luck. The
people are continually telling me l can't
play, and have no talent whatever.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

A YANKEE clinched his argument witt
an Englishman as to the relative size of the
Thames and Mississippi by saying: why
look here, mister, there amt enough Of wa
ter il the whole Of the Thames to make a
River."-N. y Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

"A MAN about to build house advertises
for proposals. Why don't the girls try that
plan ?-Lo,eeg Citizen