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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
ut don't look like much, thats : foc,. y sa;d

1T don't look like much, that's fact said
Dick, ruefully. aBut It's the best
we could do Take EN-. Old
Man, and put nm In his stock
ing, and tell him-tell him, you know
hold me, Old MAN. The Old Man caught
at his sinking figure. sTell him, said Dick,
with weak little laugh-sstell him sandy
Claus has come.n
And even 50, bedraggled, ragged, unshaven
and unshorn, with one arm hanging helplessly
at his side, Santa Claus came to Simpsons
Bar and fell fainting on the first threshold.
The Christmas dawn came slowly after,
touching the rcmoter peaks with the rosy
warmth Of ineffable love. And it looked 50
tenderly on Simpsons Bar that the whole
mountain, as II caught in a generous action,
blushed TO the ssies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
Merry Christmas.

To-day the HERALD bears to its friends
its forty-fourth Christmas greeting.
Though its dress is new. its mission is
ever the sameto bear to its readers its
share of the JOY and gladness OF the
Christmas time. Christmas is the best
and happiest Of all our HOLIDAYS. Ii is
the most universal and the most signi-
hcant. We would remind our older and
more thoughtful readers that Christmas
commentaries the birth of the founder
oil Christianity. On this day the world
was gwen "A Savior whose mission of
Peace on earth, good will to men is
to-day the most potent factor of our
civilization. In the place of IAN eve for
an eye, and tooth for tooth came
the hitherto unheard-of doctrine, Love
Thy neighbor as myself . and even
Love thine enemies" On this day all
Old anImosities should be laid aside for
ever II possible. and a feeling of univer-
sal fraternity and of human sympathy
and helpfulness should supplant them.
Al all times the surest way TO happiness
IS in doing something TO make others
happy, and on this day, of all the wear.
self should be forgotten. 1t is day
for deeds of charity. In this sense it is
Christmas all the year to some. but
may not some reader who has spent
most of the past year in efforts, more or
less successful, for SCI, be lead to re-
member at this time the great lesson
taught by him, whose birth we are about
to commemorate
TO our younger readers Christmas
means Santa Claus with his team of rein
deerS and his pack of presents: or if too
old for belief in the actual existence of
the children's patron saint, the mysteri-
Gus packages that fill the capacious over
coat pockets of papa on his return from
town VIII possess for them an absorbing
interest. Along with those packages
will come the HERALD, full of pictures
and pleasant holiday reading 1t will
be with you at your fireside gatherings.
ana IN ITS way promote the mrth and
good cheer of the holidays If it shall
be able to say something that will make
Christmas merricr or happier to any of
these little ones it will be well; but if the
picture Of the three little children with
the basket shall serve to remind them of
someone in want to whom they will 90
with their bright faces and some needed
Christmas gift, it will be better.
Again the HERALD wishes its readers.
Old and young, great and small, rich and
poor MERRY. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
His taother told him Tho merit dav that IN.

His mother told him the next day that the
company had decided to re-enlist for three
years or during the war, and that meeting
would be held that evening to carry the In
tention into execution. When the evening
came Harry walked into the town hall,
dressed as carefully as he had prepared HIM
self for his visit to Rachel He found the
whole company assembled there, the menu
bers smoking, chatting with their friends and
recounting to admiring hearers the wonder
full experience they had gone through The
enlistment papers were being prepared and
some of the boys who had not been examined
during the day were UNDERGOING the surgeons
inspection in an adjoining room
Harry was coldly received by everybody
and WINGED little under this contrast with
the attentions that all the others were given
AT last all the papers and rolls seemed to
be signed and there was a lul in the pro-
ceedings. Harry rose from his seat, as il to
address the meeting. Instantly all was silence
and attention.
Comrades he said, in a firm, even voice,
II have come to say to you that feel that
made mistake during our term OF service
and wan6 to apologize to you for my con-
duct then. More than this, want to redeem
myself. ! want to go with you again and
have another chance to---s
He was interrupted by an enthusiastic
shout from them ALL
@Hurrah! Bully for Lieut. Glen, OF
course we'll give you another show. Come
right along in your old place and welcome
There was but one dissenting voice. 1t
was that of Joseph Pancakes
"No, III BIO burned IL we want We along
any more. We've no place for SIGH fellers
with u.s. We only want them as has sand in
their craws.n
But the protest was oyerslaughed by the
multitude of assents. At the first interval OF
silence Harry said:
mo, comrades, I'll not accept a commits.
sion again until I'm sure can do it credit
I'll enlist in the company ON the same footing
as the rest of the boys and share everything
with you. Give the ieutenantcy to our gal
liant comrade Pancake, who has richly earned
its
The suggestion was accepted with more en-
thusiastic cheering, and Harry, goirg up to
the desk, filled out an enlistment blank, signed
it and the company roll and retired with the
surgeon for the physical examination. This
finished he slipped out unnoticed and went to
his home. On his way thither he saw Rachel
as she passed brilliantly lighted show win
dow. She was in travelling costume and
seemed to be going to the depot. She turned
Der head slightly and bowed formal recog-
milton
As their eyes met he saw enough to make
him believe that what he had done met her
approval
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

Mississippi River steamboats,. like
sleerias ears, are made to burn, rs was
demonstrated by the J. Nj. White dis
astcr, Onc of the passengers declares
that in race with the flames from one
end of the boat TO the other they almost
overlook HIM. and another SAYS that
three minutes after the fire was discover
cd the whole boat was in blaz..
People who travel in these finder boxes
by rail or by water need coat of fire.
PROBING. TO anyone who has travelled
on the river boats and seen the roust-
abouts turn out of their hunks Mt all
times of night half awake and light
their pipes, the only wonder will be that
this sort of conllagration is not of more
frequent occurrence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

of 'em by var yestertlay-drownded out up
the river-and kinder thought o Johnny,
and how he'd miss EN-! Maybe now, we'd
be in the way eff he wus sickt7
The father, evidently touched not only by
this pathetic picture of Johnay's deprivation,
but by the considerate delicacy of the speaker,
FASTENED to assure him that Johnny was better
and that little fun might liven him up.
Whereupon Dick arose, shook himself, and
saying, I'm ready Lead the way, Old Man;
here goes, himself led the way with leap,
a characteristic howl, and darted out into the
night As he passed through the outer room
he caught up blazing brand from the hearth.
The action was repeated by the rest of the
party, closely following and elbowing each
other, and before the astonished proprietor OF
Thompson's grocery was aware of the inten-
tion OF his guests, the room was deserted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

Noi vas id ninc baby vas trying to say
Ven goes to bees crib ut der preak of der
day?
und oudt vrom Ger p.ankct peeps ten lecdle
s pi,k und so shvect as d,r fresh blooming
rose,
Uni twisting und cur ing themselves all
ahnuaI.
S~us, ike Obey vas sl.i' We want to get
Uudt y
Wiz dot baby looks CUP, nit dhose bright
eyes So pue.
Und don'd could say roaings; shust only
''Ah-ti ooi''
Val vas III mine d ,hy was blinking about
Nhcnriot thumb goes so quick i'll his shvcct
lccdle mout.
Und hc los Ks tight away like he NJ u.d l.
eh randi
DIR reason he don'd u d qni shvallow hecs
hard:
Unl h. digs init dhosc a gers righdt ITO hees
eyes,
Vnic Nus hc's oldt d Ter nit fear und sur
Und when init obese shmnnsdic dl icks he WIS
d;po.
lie lay back and CROW. an say NIX budt
"Ali-tfo y"
w, makes dot shmall baby shmilc vhcn he's
Dss he diuk nc vas bluying init some Won
'bo-pecpI'
D nurse say dhese miles vns der sign he
hat cole
More Ike dot he dhrcams he vas hating some
frolic;
feeds dot old nurse nit Green abblcs sons
day,
Und dhcn ccf she sbmilcs peief yot she say;
Nncn dot baby got cramps hc find somcdiiIg
10 do
Except shmiie, uad blay. mud keep CUP hees
.'Ah-Gooi"
nsk me, sometimes When look in dot crib:
VIII der shirdt-frunit Won day, dnkc der
biacs off dot bib;
VII dol p.ue-eyed baby. dots pooling mine
hair,
Know NIL vot l knows aboudt drouble und
eireY'
Diem | dink Of der vorldt, init its pride und
lis SINS
Und wish dot mincsef und dot baby vas
twins,
Und all der day long hat holdings TO do
Butt shust lnuga und crow, und keep saying
'Ah-tioo!,
Charles Follen Adams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
tro BE coSr1SrED.1
Two of a Kind"

4 man went up the aisle a scat To find.
Inknowtng that a dog came on behind
Inc usher stopped him, saying ,Sir | fear
You do not know dogs are not welcomed here
The man turned round, the friendly dog
espied:
lie don't belong 10 me. sir" he replied
Bhut, sir, he followed voti, without doubt
Ard so did YOU" The dog was hustled out
=Tid-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

II would never do for the great metro
polls to let little village like san Fran
cisco take the lead in the stock panic
business. Last Wednesday Wall street
came to the front with shriukagc of
Sl0000.000 in values in an hour pre-
cipitating n battle such rs was never
fought there before and causing wide
spread disaster. L was 4 bull fight and
q bear fight combined, and the bears
whipped. Men worth u half million in
the morning were penniless at night.
The bulls and the lambs were slaug htcred
with the other stock. Ii was a regular
monkey and parrot time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

The New York sun eongratula'cs
President Cleveland or his recent change
OF policy. What the nature and extent
of that change may be we have been I'M
able to learn, but whatever it is it must
be an Improvement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

Ii is said that matches are made in
heaven. but rs there are exceptions to
all general rules, we may infer that the
match between Lord and Lady Camp
brll was made somewhere else. Where.
we shall not attempt to say. hut will not
attempt to saddle it upon Lima, Grant
county. Probably matches of this sort
like lucifcr matches are made where
birthstone is plenty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

took his pipe from
his lips. sold Man,
h o VS. h at yer
Johnny gettin' oni
Seems TO me he
didn't look so peart
last time I seed him
ON the bluff heayin'
rocks at Cinnamon.
Didn't seem to take
much interest in it.
Thar was a Gang
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

Copyrighted by National Tribune Publishing Co.,
and published by arrangement with them.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

\ daily newspaper may be defined as
a vehicle for the dissemination of know
ledge and Seandalous divorce eases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

The Knights of Labor have been or
dcred to withdraw from the Federation
Of Trades.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
THE END.
THE RED ACORN.

BY J01-1T TT'ELEoY,
author Of Icrsonuiiie,' Etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20
HOW SANTA CLAUS CAME TO
SIMPSONS BAR,
BY BRET HARTE.

Copyrighted by Honghton, Miffiin & Co., and
published by arrangement with them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

Such misconduct is simply disgracefli, sir.
I'd have you know. Simply disgraceful, sir. -
He paused for breath, but Pancake had no
word of defense to offer
"And what do you mean, sir!r resumed the
inspector, after initiating his lungs for an
other gust; Nwhat in the name of all the pie
bald circus clowns that ever jiggered around
on sawdust, do you mean by coming on
parade dressed like the ringmaster of a tray
cling monkey show, sirs Haven't you any
more idea Of the honor Of wearing United
States sword-the noblest weapon on earth.
sir-than to make yourself look like the drum
major Of band of Niger Ministries, sir 2
Yes, sir; the drum major of band of Niger
MINISTRIES, sir A United States officer ought
to be ashamed to make damned harlequin
OF himself, sir. I'd have you to understand
that most distinctly, SIR"
The inspectors stock of breath, alas was
not so ample as in the far-off days when his
sturdy shoulders bore the modest single bar,
instead of the proud spread eagle of the
present. Even had it been, the explosive
energy of his speech would have speedily
exhausted it. Compelled to stop to pump in
fresh supply, the colonel of the regiment
took advantage of the pause to whisper in his
ear:
DON'T DE 700 rOuRn on MIN, please. hes a
good man, but green. Promoted from the
ranks for courage in action. First appear
ance on parade. He'll do better if given a
chance
The inspectors anger was Modified. Ad-
dressing himself to all the officers, he contin-
ued in milder tone:
Gentlemen, you seem to be making prog
ress in acquiring knowledge of your duties,
though you have a world of things vet TO
learn. / sha say so in my report to the
general. You can go to your quarters
The line of officers dissolved and the spec
tators began 10 melt away. Pancakes
assurance rose buoyantly the moment that
the pressure was removed. He raised his
eyes from the ground, and looked for the
young ladies' They had turned their backs
and were leaving the ground. He FASTENED
after them, fabricating, as he walked, an ex-
PLANTATION, based on personal jealousy, of the
inspectors treatment of him. He was within
a step of oyertaking them, when he heard
one say, with toss of Haunting ribbons and
hoydenish giggle:
did you ever see anybody wilt as Pancake
did VIXEN old Bite Your Head OF Ina Min
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20

The old man started and woke. The fire
on the hearth was dead, the candle in the
outer room Pickering in its socket, and some
body was rapping at the door. He opened it,
but fell back with cry before the dripping,
half naked figure that rolled against the door
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-22

power but tust to get up from the throne on
which he sits. Only that viii be necessary.
"Iet God arisei"
IL will be no exertion Of omnipotenca. 10
will be no bending or bracing for a mighty
lift IL viii be no sending down the sky Of
the white horse cavalry OF heaven or rum
bling war-chariots. He will only rise. Now
He is sitting in the majesty and power Of His
reign He Is, from His throne, watching the
mastering Of all the forces of blasphemy, and
drunkenness, and impurity and fraud, aud
Sabbath-breaking, and when they have done
their worst and are most securely organized,
He will bestir himself and say: "My enemies
have deaed me long enough, and their cup
OF iniquity Is full / have given them all
opportunity for repentance. This dispensa-
ton Of patience Is ended and the faith Of tho
good shall be tried no longer"
And now God begins to rise, aud What
mountains give way under his right foot aud
what continents sink under his left foot 1
know not, but standing in the full height and
radiance and grandeur Of His nature, He
looks this way and that. and how His enc
mics are scatteredi Blasphemers, white and
dumb, reel down To their doom, and those
who have traftickel in that which destroyed
the bodies AMI souls Of men aud families will
fly with cut foot on the down grade OF broken
decauters, aud the polluters of society that
did their bad work with large fortunes aud
high social sphere will overtake In their de-
scent thu degraded rabble Of underground
city life as they tumble over the eter-
nal prscipices and the world shall be
left clear and clean for the frieuds
Of humanity aud the worshippers of Al
mighty God. The last thorn plucked of,
the world will be left blooming rose on the
bosom Of that Christ who came to gardenise
It. This earth that stood snarling with its
tigerish passion and thrusting out its raging
claws shall lie down a lamb at the feet Of tbs
Lamb Of God who took away the sins of thu
world.
And now this best thing can wish for You
aud the best thing can wish for myself is,
that we uay be found His warm and undis-
guised and enthusia site friends in that hour
when God shall rise and His enemies shall DO
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-22

To witness farmer shave is ono of the
most painful operations ever witnessed
outside of downright butchery. For
some reason away beyond the depth OF
present knowledge, the man who breads
the country always has beard like
new hair brush, and he never could learn
how to sharpen razor.
He gets on the back stoop with his
shaving utensils, and after rubbing the
razor over the strap In an awkward
fashion until whatever trace of edge it
may have had has been destroyed, he
hangs up his broken glass and takes q
position alongside the kitchen door,
where the old lady will be sure to iostle
his arm when she goes out to empty her
dish water.
With brush that has but little han.
die remaining, he manages somehow to
stir up a lot of lather from soap that
would raise blister on the bottom OF
boys foot in dog days, with which he
coats his face till moth ng but his eyes
and the back of his head are visible.
With cob dipped IN warm water he
goes over the stubble with vigor that
makes the flesh creep, until he feels that
a the reasonable precautions for com
fort in the subsequent operation have
been taken.
Taking the razor and looking at IL
suspiciou>ly over the top OF his glasses,
he runs his thumb along the edge, fails
to draw blood as he had ho ed, and then
with sigh like leaving town in hurry,
he grabs himself by the nose. shuts his
eyes, and gives scrape that makes his
hair stand on end rs bnnch of beard
seems to come out by the roots.
But once Mt it terrible desperation
seems to nerve him, and with teeth set
he goes right on with determination to
get the agony over as soon as possible.
Howls of woo break from him now and
then, as an expression that pcisons life
steals over his face and stops there till
the last nerve has been pulled out Of
socket by that terrible ra or, and the last
bit of stubble has been laid low, when,
with sigh of relief, he strikes up q
hymn of Thanksgiving and joylu!ly throws
his shaving paper into the swill barrel
near by. - EGchaR0e.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-22
BentOn's Hair Grower.

All who are bald, all who are becoming
bald, all who do not want to be bald, all
who are troubled with dandruff or itching
of the scalp should use Benton's Hair
Grower. Eighty per cent. of those using
1t have grown hair. 1t never fails to stop
the hair from falling. Through sickness
and fever the hair sometimes falls off in
short time, and although the person may
have remained bald for years, If you use
Benton's Hair Grower according to direc-
tons you are sure Of a growth Of hair. In
hundreds of caseswe have produced a good
growth of hair on those who have been
bald and glazed for years. We have fully
substantiated the following facts: We
grow hair in 50 cases out of 100, no matter
how long bald. Unlike other preparations,
it cor tains no sugar of lead, or vegetable
or mineral pOisons. 1t Is a specific for
falling hair, dandruf and itching of the
scalp. The hair grower is hair food, and
its composition is almost exactly like the
oil which supplies the hair with its vitality.
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STRENGTH.
When the skin is very tough and hard and
the follicle is apparently etfectually closed
the single strength will sometimes fail TO
reach the papilla; in such cases the double
or triple strength should be used III con-
nection with the single, using them alter
nately. Price, single strength, 81 90; dou-
Bile strength, $500; triple strength, $500.
If your druggists have not got it we will
send it prepaid on receipt of price.
BENTON HAIR GROWER co.
Cleveland, o.
Sold by Geo. c. Shepard & Co.
Southbridge, Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-22
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Pure milk is insured to the inhabitants
OF Havana, in the island of Cuba, by
the milkman bringing his cows with him
and drawing off at each house the
amount required.
At the head Of Carson Valley, In Cali.
fornia, doves and sage-hens can be easily
caught with fishing-line. They are so
thick that they bite at a fly quicker than
the trout in the streams.
The deepest English lake is Wastws
ter, Cumberland. 1t is 270 feet in its
deepe part, and on account of this
great depth it has never been known to
be iced over even in the seyerest winter.
In coffoe-growing countries an infu-
sion OF the leaves Of the tree is held by
many to be superior to the infusion of
the berry. The probable value Of the
dried coffee leaves as an article of COM
merce has been suggested.
Eggs transported along distance in rail,
way cars are said to become inflamed to
such an extent as to be unsafe as an ar
ticle of food. Probably if packed in
such way as to secure them against
lolting this result might be prevented.
The Serfs or coloni began to appear
after Constantine; they were especially
found on the frontier of tho Roman
empire, and in the Gauls, Thrace and
Illyria. They were sold with the land,
their only obligation being small rent.
At q late meeting of the MIcroscopical
Society of London, Professor +. ]. Rell
gave an account of what he regarded as
the most extraordinary biological discov-
cry of the last twenty-five years-that of
third eye at the top of the head of GER
tain lizards.
Even cultivated people are subject to
excuses. Ten years ago the intellect of
the world was bewitched with material
ism. Now, it is equally attracted by
tclegraphy and the like Soon it will be
something else. Intellectual fashions
change as often as women's dresses.
After tea has been stepped in boiling
water for three minutes, over tive-sixths
of the valuable constituents are extracted.
At the end of ten minutes the leaves are
almost entirely exhausted. Prolonged
infusion gives no additional strength to
the liquid, but it does cause the loss, by
volatilization, of the favoring principles
Hard waters are to be preferred to soft
waters in the teapot, as the hard waters
dissolve less of the tannin out of the
leaves. The bearing of these laboratory
results on the art of making O good cup
of tea is obvious.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-22
Resuscitatlon Of the Drowned.

One of the simplest methods of arti-
fetal respiration is that which Mr.. ]. A.
Francis has described in the british
Medical Journal. The body of the patient
is laid on the back, with clothes loosene1,
and the mouth and nose wiped; two by
ISLANDERS pass their right hands under the
body at the level of the waist, and grasp
each others hand, then raise the body
until the tips of the fingers and toes Of
the subject alone touch the ground /;
count fifteen rapidly; then lower the
body fiat to the ground, and press the
elbows to the side hard; count fifteen
again; then raise the body again for the
same length of time; and SO on, alter.
nately raising and lowering. The head,
arms and legs are to be allowed to
dangle down freely when the body is
raised.