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The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-09
Williams School Days.

Boston Latin School Register some en-
pertaining information relative to his
early educas ionaf career. He says:
Looking over my own school days
There are so many things that ! would
rather not tell that it will take very
little time and space for me to use in
telling what am willing that the carp
1 ing public should know about my early
History.
I Ibegan my educational career in q
Hog school house, Finding that other
great men had done that way, l began
early to look around me for a log school
house where could begin in a small
way to soak my system full OF hard
| words and information.
For a time T learned very rapidly
Learning came to me with very little
effort at first. would read my lesson
! over once or twice and then take my
4 place in the class. 1t never bothered
me to recite my lesson, and SO | stood
at the head of the class. could stick
my big toe through knotrhole in the
floor and work out the most difficult
problem. This became at lasta habit
with me. With my knot-hole, | was
safe; without it'll would hesitate.
| A large. tow headed boy, with feet
like a summer squash, and eyes like
those Of a dead Goldfish, was my rival
He soon discovered that was very de-
pendent on the knot hole, and so one
iiIfgfit ne st5is into Tin s,,iOoi house ard
plugged UP the, knot-hole, SO that |
could not work my toe into it and thus
refresh my memory.
Then the large, toW-headed boy who
had not formed the knot-hole habit,
| went to the head Of the class and re-
! manned there.
After I grew larger my parents sent
me to a military school. That is where
| I got the fine military learning and
stately carriage that still wear.
Ny room was on the second floor, and
it was very difficult for me to leave it at
night, because the turnkey locked us
up at nine o'clock every evening Still
used TO get OUT once in a while, and
wander around in the starlight. | do
not know yet why I did it, but I pre-
sumo it was sort Of somnambulism.
would go to bed thinking SO intently
of my lessons that would get up and
wander away, sometimes for miles, in
the solemn night.
One night awoke and found myself
i'll water melon patch. 1 was never
so ashamed in my life. II was a very
serious thing TO be awakened rudely
out of sound sleep by bulldog, to
ind yourself in the water melon vine
yard Of man with whom you are not
acquainted. l vas not on terms OF So
cial intimacy with this man or his dog.
They did not belong to our set We
had never been thrown together before.
After that WAS called the great SOM
nambulist, and men who had Wstter.
melon Conservatives Stunned me. But
it cured me of my somnambulism. ]
have not tried TO somnambule any more
since that time.
There are other little incidents OF my
school days that come tTooping up In
my memory at this moment. but they
were not startling in their nature.
Mine is but the history Of one who
struggled on year after year trying to
do better, but most always failing to
connect. The boys Of Boston would do
well to study carefully my record and
then-do differently. Boston Globe.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-09
THOUGHTS OF THEE, ERIN.

Thsre are thoughts Of thee, Erin, s. Joy and ia
sorrow. s ss ggSs 8
There Is hope thro' the bondage Of night
Aud spirit still working to break on the III
morrow s5s G3 ~ gsf
I The gloom that q ershadows thy light.
Then weep not, dear Erin, the tears thou hast
S5 shed sssS
Are enough, now revenge and a blow,
And curse on the tyrant whose treachery has \
led n Ell ss sfS as
Thy children thro' ages Of woe,
I s s THOMAS WARD.
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GOD BLESS us, EVERY ONE.

THE CHRISTMAS PRAYER OF TINY TIN.
And so, Tiny Tim observed, God bless US,
every one. From the Christmas Carol DICK
EMS. si gs
He was little feeble child, 5s
And full Of care aud pain,
But yet with blithesome heart he sang
His simple Christmas strain
God bless us all, cried Tiny Tim,
God bless us, every one; #
SO, too, we pray, this holy day.
God bless us, every one.
They sat around their humble board,
In Christmas mirth and glce; WI
In very truth, though low their lot,
"A pleasant group to see.
And Tiny's Tim poor pallid face,
e With light and beauty shone, 81
As looking on them all, he cried,
God bless US, every one.
Another Christmas day came round,
And Tiny Tim lay dead;
Yet, as they decked his simple bier, n
They scarce could think him fled.
Upon them still the little face
In kindly presence shone,
And still they seemed to hear him pray,
God pieSs US, every one. #$ gyHl
Though many . place be vacant now.
Though dim be many an eye,
Which erst would greet the Christmas chime
In gladness fitting by, !.
golden light comes cleaning down
From dear ones who are gone,
AZ pray we now, with Tiny Tim,
God bless us, every one.
REV. T. j. POTTER.
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THE CHRISTMAS PRAYER OF TINY TIM 8
And so, Tiny Tim observed, God bless US,
every one. From the Christmas Carol DICK
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
My Old Love.

I saw face in the streets tonight
That brought up the buried years.
The face of the woman might have we'd
:, And 1t filled my heart with tears;
For she loved me well, and loved her, too,
But shadow fell DER our way;
And linked my fate with someone else,
And she is my wife to-day.
Have fingered around my heart
For the wife have wed is good and true,
And acts womanly part.
dare not think had happier been
with the sweet first-love of my youth.
For she have wed is a treasure of grace,
And has served me with love and truth.
But the face that saw in the streets tonight
In my soul such dreams have stirred
That shrink before my wife's kind gaze,
And am stung by each tender word;
AND the children who troop around my knee,
And deem me so good and wise,
Little reck of tho thoughts that trouble me
Or the tears that bedim my eyes.
Were my old love wed, well, then, perhaps.
All these thoughts / could soon dissipate
And yet, had her fate so designed 1t fear,
The man she had wed should hate.
Can her heart have been true to the past,
While mine has fresh anchorage sought
must not think that, lest breach
In the peace of my home should be wrought.
How would it have been had we wed2
Should happier be, or would she?
God knows; but this truth / am bound to
confess,
Ny wife is a dear and true wife to me
lis not from what might have been but from
what is
That we now have to gather delight,
And yet, my Old love, not the wife OF my
heart,
viii be first in my dreams tonight.
James Burnley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
Died.


The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fritz of The Teller, died on
Wednesday, the LIST inst, after severe
illness of six days. Brief funeral SER
vices were held Thursday at the resi-
dence, Rev. Dr..Wilson officiating.
I'm all alone in my chamber now
And the midnight hour is near.
The fagots' crack and the clocks dull tick
Are all the sounds hear.
And DER my soul is q solitude.
Lone feelings Of sadness glide,
For my heart and my eyes are filed when /
think
OF the little boy that died.
The HERALD copies the above from
the Sargent County Teller, of Dakota.
under date of December 3, 1886. Mr..
and Mrs. Fritz have the sympathy of a
large number of friends in this county,
in this their sad hour of bereavement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

FROZEN TO DEATH.-The dead body
of man was discovered, December 4,
at the hayward near the residence of
Chas. L. Taylor, four miles east of
Boscobel. A coroner's jury was sum-
moned, which for want of mo re certain
evidence. decided he came to his death
"by sickness and freezing to death"
lie was apparently 35 years of age. 81
feet in height, dressed like a laborer,
wearing overalls and leather belt;
had dark moustache and chin whiskers.
He had taken off his boots and put his
mittens inside of them, wrapped his
undercoat over his legs and feet, and
had his overcoat over his body and
head. The body was in a doubled posi-
ton and frozen stiff when found. Mice
or rats had hibbled one of his hands
and foot. From papers found on his
person written in the Swedish language
it is supposed his name is A. p. Lum-
berg. and has relatives living at st.
Paul aud New York
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
PatOSi.

The ice bridge across the ''Father of
Waters is strong enough to be safe
now and teams cross on it regularly
Two days last week it was impossible to
get the mail across the river, conse-
quently we were almost "shut in from
all the world without" as far as news
was concerned.
Rev. Cary is absent this week con-
Quoting revival meetings at Mount Zion.
Harry Barnett visited friends in town
last week.
Over hundred and fifty persons
were confirmed at st. Andrews church
in Dutch Hollow, last Wednesday, by
Bishop Heiss, of Milwaukee. Several
priests from abroad were present at the
ceremonies, among them was Rev. Jos.
Dreiss. former pastor of that church.
q. II. Lewis's young clerk. Arthur
Richards. is disabled somewhat from
the effects of too close contact with a
horse's hoof.
MIR. John Campbell, who has been
absent several months in Nebraska, is
back among Potosi friends for short
time.
Mr.. M. l.. Plat is the boss of the
office at the c., B. & N. depot here dur
ing the day and another gent, whose
name did not learn. serves as night
operator.
Quite quantity of live poultry came
to market Saturday, making things
lively for those who took the feathers
off at least.
Ringing Brothers show in Mendoza
Hall on Monday evening is the only
entertainment known of here lately,
and young America thought that ex-
tremely entertaining.
Miss Eliza Danah, who has been abb
sent in Dakota for some time, is visiting
relatives and friends here.
GERALDINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

ACCIDENT TO j. j. MCKENsIE. MIR.
johnson McKensie met with quite a
serious accident last Tuesday evening.
Between six and seven o'clock he went
to the barn to do some chores and went
into the loft to throw down some hay. II
was quite dark in the barn, so that he
could hardly see where to step. There
is space left where two barns join,
through which hay is thrown to the floor
below. He made misstep and fell
through this hole, striking his side
against beam in his fall He was so
badly hurt that he could scarcely move
but managed to drag himself over this
beam and to a landing below some dis
lance above the barn floor. His calls
for help soon brought his neighbor,
Delos Abrams, who, with the assistance
of Mrs. Abrams and Mrs. McKensie, got
him into a buggy and drew him to the
house. DR.. Barber was at once sum-
moned and found one rib broken and
and two more apparently severed from
their articulation with the spine. He is
unable to move his body at all, any at
tempt to do so producing the severest
pain. The process of recovery will no
doubt be tedious, but Mr.. McKensie will
be around all right again after few
weeks. We suggest that he and his
brother, R. M. Day, form a co-partner-
ship in the recovery business, and
recommend that they take out accident
insurance policies before they break any
more bones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
North Andoyer.

Kit Peacock returned from Dubuque
Monday.
Mr.. Jas. Hughs looked over our vii
lage Monday.
The Mississippi river is bridged from
Dubuque to its source.
The Mississippi House has new land
lord, Mr.. Register having vacated We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Ortscheid left Tuesday for q visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wise, of
Galena.
School opened in District No. / Mon
day the 9th inst, with Mr.. Z. Reed, of
Burton, as teacher.
Geo. McCloud and son of Mrs.
Ashley left the 9th inst. for visit with
relatives in Missouri.
Mr.. John Kiln left for Chicago We'd
nesday evening with two car loads of
stock, arriving there Friday at IL o'clock
A. NJ.
Mr.. James Ryan. of Letcher, Dakota,
son of John Ryan, is renewing old ac-
quaintances here, and right glad they
are to see him. He reports his sister
Lulu as improving.
Mr.. Robert Parkins is home from the
West, where he has been engaged in
railroading the past season, the recent
storms having stopped work on all roads
building in the Northwest for the pres
ent.
All We who have heavy-laden pocket
books can tighten them by adding
weight to that of the town treasurer.
Democrats are not exempt from taxation
and should pay their taxes at once, thus
relieving themselves of the responsibility
of protecting county funds.
COMET.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

ACCIDENT TO Hon. R. NJ. DAY.-It
is said that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place. but the truth
of this adage, so far as its figurative APP
plication is concerned, came very near
being disproved last Monday when
Hon. X. M. Day, of Mt. Hope, had his
arm broken just little above the place
where it was fractured last October.
The circumstances were as follows:
Mr. Day was starting for Patch Grove
where he was going to attend the
Masonic lodge. His hired man, ALT
Miller was with him and was driving.
As they were passing the house of
George Zimmerman, the last house in
the village of Mt. Hope on the Patch
Grove road, dog ran out and snapped
at the heels of one of the horses, fright
ening him badly. The other horse also
took fright and the team soon became
unmanagable. The buggy was tipped
sidewise and both the occupants thrown
out. Mr.. Day was good deal shaken
up besides receiving the painful fracture
already referred to, and Miller received
severe bruises and sprains, but had no
bones broken. The injured men sue
ceeded in getting back home and DIR.
Orr was called. They were, at last ac-
counts, getting along as comfortably as
might be expected. The horses fol-
lowed the road around one section of
land without overturning the buggy,
and brought up at Mrs. Humphreys
where one of them fell from exhaustion.
The buggy, which had just been re-
paired from the last runaway, was not
much damaged, and the horses were
not seriously injured. The only way
we can account for Mr.. Day having so
many runaway accidents is that he runs
so well in his district that the horses
have caught it too.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
County Court-ReruIar Yarr,


The Following are the proceedings Of
the county court at its regular Decem-
Der term, Tuesday, Dec. z, 1886.
In re Frank Barr, insane; petition to
appoint guardian; continued.
In re Henry Michel, deceased; cita-
ton to executrix to account; to be heard
Jan. 8, 1887.
In re Mary Murphey, deceased; peti-
ton to appoint administrator; no APP
pearance.
In re Lucy Auel, deceased; petitio n
to probate will; will proved, allowed
and admitted to probate; Anton Auel,
executor; bond fixed at $1,000.
In re John Morshead, deceased; petit
ton to probate will; will proved, al
lowed and admitted to probate; Edwin
Morshead, executor; bond fixed at
81 900.
In re Mary E. Osborn, deceased; petit
ton for administrator; continued.
In re Rotel Effenger, deceased; petit
ton for settlement to be heard Jan. 8,
1887.
In re John Nauert, deceased; petition
to probate will; will proved, allowed
and admitted to probate; Jacob Baum
gaertner, executor; bond $1,000.
In re Alfred Bagiey, deceased; petit
ton for settlement to be heard Jan. s,
1887.
In re Mary E. Bell, deceased; petit
ton for administration; A. w. Bell
appointed administrator; bond fixed
at $4,000.
In re Wesley Grow, deceased; petition
to amend record; record amended.
In re j. Fl. c. Mckenzie. deceased
petition for settlement; continued tc
Jan. z, 1887.
In re James Prideaux, deceased; petit
ton to probate will; contest filed; con.
tinued to Jan. 3. 1887.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
For the HEARLD.
These Dear Letters.
BY ORvILLE ID. EASTMAN.

There's little pack OF letters
Hid away with tender care,
They are faded, old and wrinkled.
With the dust of age they're sprinkled;
Yet treasure them with care.
When my heart is cad and sorry.
Worried by a lingering woe.
And my life seems dull and sober,
Then sit and read them over,
Bringing back the long ago.
Once loved little maiden
Many years since then have fled;
For l loved her in my childhood,
Loved her as / loved the wildwood.
But she slumbers with the dead.
Long we lived and loved each other,
Pure young hearts so tender tied;
But had to leave her finally,
Though in sorrow not unkindly,
We were severed far and wide.
Then we wrote each other often,
Trying hard our hearts to glad;
Oft she told me how she missed me.
How she loved the woods where with me,
We had ofttimes wandered glad.
But cloud came DER our pathway,
For letter one day read:
Poor, dear boy, give not to weeping,
Your dear one is sweetly sleeping,
Sweetly sleeping, with the dead
Though my life is sad and dreary
/ have one hope to me fair;
For my hair has grown to silver,
Soon I'll cross the rolling river,
And be welcomed by her there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

The public debt is stated By Secretary
Manning in his report as consisting Of
four principal items-S946, 100000 of
legal tender notes, $4,000. 600 of 3 per
cents of 1882, $3.50, 100000 of Al per
cents of 1891. and s73s. 000,00o of per
cents of 1907. This has been paid off
at an average of s1O0,oO0.O00 year.
the 1925, 100000 of surplus revenue
being partly used for this and the pur-
chase of silver. "a needless depletion
of the peoples earnings which the pres
emit Congress can completely cure"
The last of the public debt subject to
call. S64, OF. 800 of per cents, he
promises to have called for payment on
or before October /, 1887. He declares
that further coinage of silver must be
stopped,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

FARMERS lNsTITUTE.-Th commit
tee of the Lancaster Dancing club have
kindly offered TO give up Hyde's Hall
next Wednesday night to the Farmers
Institute. provided the committee will
furnish them another place for their
dance free. The rink can be gotten for
that purpose. The hall will be found
necessary to accommodate the crowd
that will be here to attend the Institute.
We shall be able to publish the pro-
gram in our Mondays issue The In
stitute promises to be r grand success.
Turn out everybody.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

ARRESTED AND RAN AwAY.-A gen.
tleman from Montfort is authority for
the following: Frank Parish, consta-
bic of Montfort, had occasion to 90 over
to the town of Castle Rock last Wednes-
day for the purpose of serving a civil
summons upon Peter Conner. When
the officer arrived at the Conner place,
James and Peter 1.-TWO brothers) were
shooting chickens with a shotgun.
Peter discovered the officer approaching
and ran away. Constable Parish went
up to James and asked him if his name
was Peter. James said, ''No; but there
is Peter over yonder," pointing to him.
The officer called Peter and told him
that he had q summons for him, and
asked him to come back and get a copy
of it, telling what the contents were.
Whereupon James ordered the officer
off the premises, at the same time say
ing, 81 will not hurt hair on your
uCdu IL you Will Iedft HUW. UdnlcS
then cooked his gun and pointed it at
the officer. The constable returned to
his buggy, drove back to Montfort and
and made complaint against James.
Justice j. t. Taylor issued a warrant
for his apprehension on the charge of
resisting an officer" and early this
week he was arrested and brought be-
fore Justice Taylor. A preliminary ex-
animation followed and the prisoner
was held over in 5000 bail to appear at
the next term of the circuit court On
Tuesday the officer took James Conner
around among friends in order that he
might get the requisite bondsmen, and
while they were at Carrot Cody's house
preparing to sign the papers, the pris-
oner stepped outside, took leg bail and
ran away. When and where he stopped,
or whether he is running yet, is at pres
ent unknown to the officers of the law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
The Art Interchange Of December

The Art Interchange of December 4,
1886, contains as its principal attraction
large, boldly painted study in color,
by the well-known artist, I. de Thul-
strup. This shows sturdy Norwegian
peasant girl coming down mountain
side, pulling daisy to pieces and re-
peating to herself the little legend. HE
loves me--he loves me notP' Other
designs in this issue are very boldly de-
signed pattern of peoples for decorat-
ing a portiere or bed spread. Two
charming designs for Christmas cards
deserve special commentator. OF these
the more unique shows four cherubs
trumpeting the .glad tidings'' to the
four corners of the earth; tho head,
shoulders and wings of the cherubs
being given. A second card represents
quaint little girl feeding chickens in
the snow; this has conyentionalized
chrysanthemum border; either of these
highly decorative designs will be useful
for painting or sketchlng on Christmas
cards or souvenirs. Some dainty little
designs of grasses for after dinner coffee
cups, well composed grape design for
decorating fruit plate, and some single
sprays of grasses and flowers for decor
ating cards, sachets, bon-bon boxes.
are among the other designs. An ac-
count of Christmas novelties is also
given, as are manifold hints for fancy
articles for church fairs; instructions in
painting and embroidery hints for dec
orative novelties, art notes and book
news. Price of this issue, 20 cents.
Published by VIM. Whitlock, 81 and 80
West 22d Street, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

CHANGES OF RESIDENCE. The family
of Mr.. Thomas Dolan moved into their
new house Tuesday. Mr.. w. p. Stone
will move into his house which they
vacate, and Mail.agent Lusted will
move TO the UT house where Mr.. Stone
now lives. Jan. l., James McGonigal
will vacate the the jail house to make
room for the family of the sheriff elect
and will move to the McGonigal house
now occupied by Mr.. Lusted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

/. o. 0. F.-The following are the
newly elected officers of Mississippi
Valley Lodge, No. Sc, l. .. 0. F.:
Everett UT, Noble Grand; James T.
Webb, Vice Grand; |. E. Crane, Re-
cordiug Secretary; Alex Ivey, Perman-
ent Secretary; G. w. Ryland, Treas
urer; w. w. Robe, Trustee three years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

The TEMPLAR ENLARGED.-The West
ern Templar published at Madison by
II. FL. Roser, formerly of Platteville,
was last week enlarged to the size of
seven-column folio and is printed with
new type. The HERALD congratulates
Mr.. Roser upon his prospective pros
perity, and wishes him every possible
success in the publishing business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09

LITERARY CLUB.-The Dec. meeting
of the Lancaster Literary Club will be
held at the residence of w. G. Chandler
next Tuesday evening, commencing
promptly at s o'clock. MI Ed. M.
Lowery will read paper emitted "a
Glance at Othello." Rev S. ID. Pulford
and Mrs. w. G. Chandler are the lead
ing disputants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
Little Grant.

John B. Church went over to Lam
caster on business Monday.
Lawrence Bonham, of BeetowD, COM
menced teaching the school in Pleasant
Valley district last Monday.
IRWIN Parker, of Reedsburg. who has
been visiting relatives and friends here
for some time. returned home last
Monday.
There are no more cases of diphtheria
around here now. Preeaution was used
to prevent its spreading and the present
state of health in this community Is
good.