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The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-26
How the Polar Bear Spends the Winter.

As soon as the winter shuts down,
when snow begins to fall heavily and
the shortening of the day indicates the
approach of the long night which
reicns in the frigid zone, the female
polar bear seeks some nook where
there is a comfortable carpet Of moss
and lies down. She has had long
summer of seal catching and cram
berry picking, aud under her hide are
thick layers Of fat. She feels fatigued
and drowsy and stretching herself in
the lee of a rock she goes to sleep.
Perhaps that very night the ieaden
clouds shake down the thick flying
flakes, and for days and days it moi
once quit showing, bat the bear never
looks out to see what is happening.
She is contentedly asleep and suck
log her paws-so 1t is said, but ! won't
vouch for that--and lets The snow
drift over her until she is buried a
dozen or more feet deep in that fleecy
mound. But the snow by no means
lies close upon her, as it would upon a
buried log. The heat OF her body
keeps it thawed for little distance, so
that she is in a snow cave rather than
immersed in drift, while the warmth
of her breath keeps open a little CHM
ney up through the roof, so that she
is in no danger of suffocation.
Don't you think she is cold there?
Not a bit of il, too warm no doubt at
first. have never been SO uncomiort-
able from heat in all my life as some
nights in sleeping out of doors when
two or three inches only Of snow had
spread its blanket over my bed, and I
did not dare move until I was ready
to get up for fear of spilling a lot Of it
down the back of my ntck.
In spring, when the advancing sun
begins to weaken the icy shell over
her, the female bear, now mother OF
two little fellows about as big as Spitz
dogs, rouses herself breaks out through
the snow, and leads forth her little
cubs into the world, but sometimes,
when repeated MEETINGS and freezings
have leaked the surface Of the snow
above her unusually hard, she is too
weak with her long fast and the suck
ling Of her BARNS TO break through,
and so all three starve to death in the
snow prison. This is the extreme OF
Information. The grizzly and black
bear are not pushed TO such hard con-
diuons, finding plenty of shelter in
hollow trees and hollow, leafstrewn
spaces under fallen ones.-Eechdn6e.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-26

"Now," said the bridegroom to the
bride, wien they returned from the
honeymoon trip, slet US have a clear
understanding before we settle down
to married life; are you to be president
or vice-president OF this concern? III
want to be neither president nor vice.
president she answered, II will be
content with subordinate position.
"What is that? "Comptroller of the
currency."Y iA.st
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-26


Father Crudden neglected. to keep
strictly TO this rule, and that his cash
returns are not what they should have
been. The property which goes to
make the $500, 900 Is in water bonds Of
different cities about here, or real estate
in this city, Lynn, Ayres City and
other places in Massachusetts, Illinois
and other parts Of .hel West and In
Ireland. t,3-t
The church needed enlarging to ac~
commodate the large and prosperous
congregation, but this was mol dcne.
These facts being known to the Arch.
bishop he was displeased at the terms
of the will. The fact that the Birth
bishop did not attend the funeral OF
Father Crudden was much comment'
ed on as an unusual proceeding when
the old pastor was buried. Miss
Crudden is looked upon with much
disfavor. She was close to her brother
the paster, for many years, and some
time before his death it was reported
that he was not In full possession OF
his senses. He was in feeble health
for years. The case attracts intense
from clergy and laity, and its solution
will be eagerly awaited [ y ; Z {
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-26

PURE STICK CANDY A SPECIALITY.
The attention of the public Is called to
fact that this candy is made in my own
establishment, and is superior in quality to
that generally offered to the public.
Special orders for anything in my line
will receive prompt attention.
J, G.. HEBELER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
A Northwestern View OF Protection

The mechanic, trader, farmer or man
macturer, who desires removal of the
Protective tariff, may be compared to
an inhabitant of the low lying lands
bordering on the Mississippi River who
advocates cutting the levee which pro-
tects him and his possessions from the
hungry flood without. With the levee
in good condition labor is rewarded by
increase. and prosperity reigns. De-
stroy it, and decay takes the place of
fruitful growth, and haggard poverty
reigns instead of smiling plenty. Let
the dwellers behind the barrier of pro-
lection examine it closely and watch it
constantly. 1t may be too strong in
some places, in others too weak; but as
they value their lives let them preserve
its stability unimpaired. Then, as the
jewellers behind the levee use the broad
waters beyond for the transportation of
themselves and their products where
soever they will, so the nation safely in
trenched behind its tariff sea-wall can
venture forth to trade and grow rich
throughout the earth, secure in. the
thought that return when they may
they will find the fields left behind as
blooming and fertile as when they babe
them Acknowledgements Wood and
Iron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
Origin of SIanting Roofs.

To find the source from which the
European nations have derived the art
OF building in stone, we must look to
the land of the Pharaohs. From Egypt
the craft passed to Greece, and from the
Greeks it was taken up by the Romans,
to be by them disseminated through the
north and west of Europe in the process
OF colonization. The similarity, in re-
gard to the constructive parts of the an
Gent Greek buildings to some of those
found in Egypt of older date, affords
strong confirmation of the tradition
that the Greeks borrowed the art from
the Egyptians. The Greeks. however,
in adopting it added new feature, the
pediment and the reason for this addi-
ton is easy. to find. Egypt is practical
ly rainless. All the protection from the
climate required in a palace or temple
in such country is shelter from the
sun by day and from the cold by night
and for this fiat roof, supported by
walls, or pillars, with architraves, is
quite sufficient; but. when, as in all
European countries. rain has to be
taken into account, slanting roof be-
comes necessity. The Greeks, with
their eye for symmetry, provided for
this by forming the roof with central
ridge, at an obtuse angle, from which it
sloped down equally on either side.
The triangular space thus formed at the
end of the building above the archi-
trave was occupied by the pediment,
and this part of the facade, which owed
its birth to the exigencies of climate,
was thenceforth regarded as SO essential
to the artistic completeness of the work
that it was said that if a temple were to
be erected in the celestial regions, where
rain would not be possible, the pedi-
ment could not be omitted. Francis
II. Baker, TN Popular Science Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
A Mngwump Notion.

1t is among the political possibilities
that in 1888 James G.. Blaine may be
nominated by the Republicans second
time for President. 1t is announced in
Hdrper'S Weekly that the Mugwumps
will not support him if he shall again
be made Presidential candidate. and
that, under such circumstances, they
will ''yote as before, for Mr.. Cleveland
and not for his party"
This is assuming. of course, that Mr..
Cleveland will be renominated by Ibis
party" which is very far from certain
event of the future. But the declara-
ton shows that Mugwumpism is incur
able in the blindness of its pharisaism
and incorrigible in the egotism and
fanatical false pretenses on which its
political action is based. The expert
ence of half of Mr.. Cleveland's term
of office now drawing TO a close shows
that it is impossible for Democratic
President to be separated from the
Democratic party and its policies. AS
1888 approaches a still more rigid sys-
tenn of Democratic discipline will be
adopted for the administration and all
its works. A Mugwump may turn
away his face and hold his nose to avoid
the sight and the stencil of the Demo-
cratic party when he votes for Demo-
cratic candidate, but he will, all the
same, put Democratic ticket. by what
ever name he calls it, into the ballot
box Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
Longing For New York.

John c. Emo resides at his chateau
just outside the Gold Rock City. He is
reported to have been making overtures
to the New York authorities looking to-
ward a settlement of his little difficult
ties in that state, which at present keep
him an outcast. Emo said in reply to a
question as to the truth of this rumor
that his friends had tried to settle up all
matters for him SO that he could return
and go through the mere formality of a
trial which would end in his acquital
He said that while he was happy in
Quebec he would much rather live in
the States. This is apparent to all who
have ever known him in Gotham. Go
where he will, undertake whatever bust
ness he may, there is always the same
cold, indifferent look upon his face.
There is also a peculiar mechanical
regularity about his movements. which
never wears away unless the troubled
man be about billiard-table, where he
seems to be at home. There is prob
ably no man in Canada who can handle
a cue as we'll as Emo. He has entered
in several tournaments which have been
held in Quebec, and has come out win
ner each time. He is very absent-mind-
ed, and this seems to be growing upon
him. He is Indifferent to all visitors ex.
cepting Americans. To these he is par
tial, and will sit for hours in one of the
satin-covered hammocks with which his
grounds abound listening to what they
have to say of the country of his past
life His wife, very pretty woman.
with graceful figure, is generally by
his side. She dresses deliberately each
day, whether alone with her family or
entertaining. She makes her appear
ance at the breakfast table attired in q
dainty morning-wrapper. After lunch,
which is served at 2. she changes this
for half evening dress of either pale
blue or amber hue. The residence is a
quaint old place, fitted luxuriously. The
furniture is all of old design and OF
heavy oak and mahogany. 1t cannot
cost less than 5000 per year to live in
the style ne does, but this never seems
to trouble him. Five of the best horses
to be found in all the country around
are in his stable and at least once each
day Emo can be seen behind pair OF
Jet-black horses. accompanied by his
wife or children, driving at three
minute gait to or from the ancient Capt.
tai. Try as he will the acsconder fails
to enter into society. The doors of the
ROSES, the Tacheraus. and the Morlns
are closed against him, and it is only at
the billiard parlor, cockingmain. or
commercial club that he meets gentle
men who recognize him. Had Emo
hunted all Canada over he could not
have found city in which he would
have as much difficulty in obtaining an
entree into society as he does in Quebec.
Ottawa Letter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Many of the apostles were fishermen,
my son, but you can read the Bible
through and never find where one of
them fills up a chapter of 1880 words,
telling how it took four hours and a
half to land ten-ounce trout with
nine-ounce rod of split bamboo. In
deed, the largest fish story in the Bible
was told by a man who, SO far as we
know, never caught fish in his life.
but was rather taken in by one the first
time he went to sea- The same rule
holds good unto this day. The man
with the smallest string tells the biggest
story.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Geronimo surrendered, conditionally,
after his pursuit had caused the tax
payers of this country several mill
lion dollars, and exposed two thou
sand soldiers to incredible hardships.
Then fellow called General Miles
stepped in, took allthe credit of Gero-
nimo's capture, and made terms with
that murderer by which the latter's sur
render is of no avail Now it is said
that possibly Miles may be "repri-
manded." The epauletted fraud ought
to be tried by q jury of Arizona citizens.
whose relatives have been murdered by
the Apaches. He would then get what
he deserves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Some of the philantropic citizens of
Brooklyn have conceived a plan where
by the fear of being buried alive, which
haunts the minds of many persons, may
be removed, and they are about to bind
themselves together as an incorporated
company. In the suburbs edifces will
be erected fashioned to hold large
number of ceffins. In these receptacles
the coffius will be ranged about with
open lids, and Will remain in the rccep-
tacles until the bodies they contain
show signs of life or are proved by de-
cay to be dead. Means will be proyid-
ed SO that if person in any of the cof-
fms should be alive he could communi-
cate by speaking tube or telephone to
an attendant and receive the proper
aid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Mr.. Cleveland gets $4,000 year as
President. Miss Cleveland receives $50
week as editor of Literary Life. The
Record suggests to Mr.. Cleveland that
he give to his sister $50 a week on con-
dition that she will cease being put on
exhibition and go home and live like
the very excellent person that she natur-
ally would be if her head were not
turned by the fact that her brother is
the President. Boston Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

That which we regard, from a Demo
cratic standpoint, as the worst element
recogized in the Cabinet, is the Payne
and Standard Oil-element. Mr.. Whit
ney is man of respectable ability, a
practical man of affairs, very wealthy,
and the only representative in the
Cabinet of American plutocracy which
is loyal only to itself and to no party.
Memphis AUalanche (Dem.).
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The thirteenth annual exhibition Of
the Boscobel Agricultural and Driving
Park Association was held at BoscObel.
September IS. 90, 80. and October 1.
The weather was pleasant all through
the fair, except being a little cool.
There was a fine field of horses, and as
there had been no rain for some days,
the track was in a fine condition for the
races. Twenty-Five horses were enter
ed and competed for premiums in the
different races. Competent judges
looked them over and pronounced them
to be as fine a field of horses as ever
came into the county at one time. The
free-for-Ll race was hotly contested by
five horses, and some fine work was got
in by their drivers. Everything passed
off without any serious accidents and
everybody seemed happy. Pool-selling
was freely INDUCED in and many side
bets were made. Secretary Brooks
worked faithfully and well, as did all
| other members of the society, to make
the fair both interesting and successful.
The police force was strong and well
equipped and preserved good order
throughout the far, both on the grounds
and in the city.
Thursday and Friday were both good
days, and the moving trains brought
visitors in from both ways. while the
wagon roads were everywhere alive
with teams bringing people from the
surrounding country. The Bohemian
Cornet Band, of Prairie du Chen. fur
nished good music to help enliven the
occasion, but they could not begin TO
fill the place of the Boscobel Light
Guards, who had always been engaged
in former years ever since their organ
ization, and would probably have been
this year if they had not been under
bid by the Prairie du Chieners.
The highest number of entries in any
one class this year was SO in Glass %,
against 50 in the same class last year.
The Art Hall was not nearly as COM
plete as last season and an old visitor
could readily see that quite number
of articles on exhibition had done SER
vice on similar occasions before. Not
outstanding all this and remembering
the chilling winds of last week, we feel
warranted in sa ying. that the thirteenth
annual exhibition was as successful as
could be expected for this year.
The crowd was about equal in num-
bers on the last two days. The exhibit
ton was not as good nor as full in some
of the departments as last year, but in
others much better. The horse an d
cattle departments were both worthy of
a good mention, which will be given
further on. There were 720 entries
made this year, against 713 last year,
and sos for the seasons of 1883 and
1884. Dividing the entries into classes,
they are as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The prediction made by John P. St.
John that the Republican party won't
carry ten states in 1888 is timely and
valuable. 1t shows that people who
have sized St. John up as a goose are
pretty near the mark. philadelphia
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Last Wednesday H. A. Cooper, of
Racine. was nominated for the State
Senate by the Republicans in the Third
District, but he has positively declined
the honor The Democrats are talking
of renominating Charles Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Is it a mere accident that in nearly
every important court in this world the
United States is represented either by a
minister who took part in the Southern
rebellion or was in open sympathy with
itP-Ml,Uaukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The Secretary of the Interior is con-
sidering a scheme to allow certain
Indian tribes to utilize their lands by
allowing them to take cattle of the
whites to pasture at a fair considera-
ton, but no white men TO be allowed
on the reservation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Married women oyerpowered a
sheriff posse IN County Glare, Ireland.
while distraining one Kelly's property.
The officers were securely held while
the cattle were driven away by the hus-
bands of the women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Itisinteresting to observe that Francis
Murphy, who has made more converts
to temperance and who has reclaimed
more drunkards than all of the Pro-
hibitionists in the land put together. is
utterly opposed to the third-party move
ment. Albany Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Much as they malign him, there is no
man in the Republican psrty of whom
the Democrats are half as afraid as
they are of Blaine. -DenUer Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

When the present administration
came into power the mail service of the
country was the most efficient and re-
liable in the world; and since that time
it has steadily deteriorated, on account
of the great number of incapable per-
sons appointed to places of trust and
responsibility, st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crGt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor,
JEREMIAH NJ. RUSK.
For Lieutenant Governor,
GEORGE w. RYLAND, Of Grant
For Secretary of State.
ERNST G. TIMME, of Kenosha.
For State Treasurer,
HENRY b. HARSHAW, of Winnebago.
For Attorney General,
c. E. ESTABROOK, of Manitowoc.
For State Superintendent,
JESSE b. THAYER, of Pierce.
For Railroad Commissioner,
ATLEY PETERSON, of Crawford.
For Commissioner of Insurance,
PHILIP CHEEK, Jr., of Sank.
For Member of Congress, Sd District.
ROBERT NJ. LA TOILETTE,
For Sheriff,
JOHN DOLPHIN, of Glen Haven.
For Clerk of the Court.
w. A JOHNSON, of Clifton.
For County Clerk,
j. A. THOMAS, of Wingville.
For Treasurer,
THOMAS MCMAHON, of Harrison.
For Register of Deeds,
l.. II. BOUGHTON, of Cassville
For District Attorney,
j. w. MURPHY, of Plattevlle.
For Superintendent of Schools,
c. L. HARPER, of Lancaster.
For County Surveyor,
GEO. MCCALL, OF Harrison.
For Coroner,
FRANKLIN LISTER, of Jamestown.
For Member of Assembly, LIST District.
j. B. MCCOY, of Plattevlle.
For Member of Assembly, I'd District,
r. B. SHOWALTER, of Lancaster.
For Member of Assembly, Sd District,
RUFUS NJ. DAY, of Mt. Hope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Tuesday was the first day and little
was done except to receive entries, To-
cate articles for exhibition, erect re-
freshment booths and otherwise prepare
for the next day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The Democrats of the First District
of this state have nominated ex-senator
j. r. Doolittle for Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Snow fell at Cheboygan. Mich, last
Friday. Elsewhere throughout the
Northwest nipping weather is reported.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

1t is said that Richard Guenther will
run for Congress against Delaney in the
Second District.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

A Washington paper states that Sec
rotary Manning will remain in the cab
met for the present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The military pickets. which were re-
Gently withdrawn from the disturbed
districts in Belfast have again been
placed on duty to prevent another out
break.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The extension of the special-delivery
system Of the post-of1ice department
went into effect last Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

By an explosion at the Ditmar Pow
der works. near New York, four men
were blown to fragments. The shock
was felt in towns many miles distant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

Two slight but distinct shocks of
earthquake were felt at Elizabethtown,
Pa. last Wednesday night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04

The newspaper which first mentions
another of Wiggins's silly prophecies
of disaster ought to be boYcotted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
WEDNESDAY.

This day was mostly spent in making
more entries and'doing work that was
designed for Tuesday. Quite a num-
Der of people came in and in the after
noon the first tworaces came off. The
track was in fine condition and at 80
2. NJ. the first race was called. In No.
l, 2:40 trotting race, five horses were
entered. Purse $3.50, divided as fol-
lows: $50 to first, S35 to second, S25
to third and S15 to fourth; 5 in 5.
The result of the three heats trotted
was as follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
Time-5Ssi. 5i2, IS.
THURSDAY.

Time-5S5i. 54s, IS.
THURSDAY.
The forenoon was we'll spent by visit
ing old friends and by looking at the
displays in the various departments.
At $50 p. NJ No. 5. the 2:S0 race was
called. Purse $3.50. divided up same as
No. l; 5 in 5. Five horses were enter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-04
Teachers Examinations.
VAIL SERIES. 1886

The regular examinations of teachers
for Grant County will be held as follows: