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Sharp County record., 1886-12-09
A DELICATE SUBJECT.
How It Was Handled by Rev. T.
+, De Witt Talmage, D. D.
.In the Matter of Church Attendance,
Should the Wife Go with the Husband
or the Husband Go with the
Wife?"-A Great Question

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Nov 2S.-Mr. Talmage
preached this morning Oh the subject:
"Should the Wife Go to Church with Her
Husband, or the Husband with His WlfeF'
He took for his text Genesis l3; SO: Let
there be no strife, pray thee, between me
and thee, and between my herdmen and thy
herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the
whole land before theeln The sermon was
as follows:
Uncle and nephew, Abram and Lot, both
pious. both millionaires, and with such
large focks of bleating sheep and loving
cattle that their herdmen got into hght'
perhaps about the best pasture, or the DeSu
water privilege, or because the COW OIL one
got hooked by the horns Of the other. Not
their poverty of opportunity, but thelr
wealth, was the cause OF controversy De-
tween these two men. To Abram, the gLo-
rious old BedOuin sheik, such controversy
seemed absurd 1t was like two shlps
ouarreling for sea room in the middle OF the
Atlantic Ocean. There was avast reach
of country, corn-felds, vineyards, harVeStS
and plenty of room in illimitable acreage.
"Now," says Abram, "Let us agree to dl1-
fer. Here are mountain districts, swept by
!he tonic and sea breeze, or with wide reach
~ prospect, or there is the plain OF the
with tropical luxurance You may
have either"
Lot. who was not as rich as Abram, and
might have been expected to take the sec
ond choice, made the first selection, ana
with modesty that must have made
Dram smile, said to him: "You may
have the rocks aad the fine prospect; | will
take the valley of tho Jordan, with all Its
luxuriance of corn-felds, and the river to
water the focks, and the genial climate,
and the wealth immeasurable.n SO the
controversy was forever settled, and great
souled Abram carried out the suggestion OF
the teXt-"Let there be no strife, pray
thee, between thee and me, and between
nv herdmen and thy herdmen. Is not the
whole land before thee"
Well, in this, the last quarter of the nine
teenth century, and in this beautiful land,
which was called America, after Amerlcus
Vespucius, but ought to have been called
Columbia, after its discOverer, Columbus,
we have wealth of religious privilege and
opportunity that is positively bewildering.
Churches of all styles Of Creeds, and OF all
styles Of governments, and all styles OF
worship, and all styles Of architecture.
What opulence of ecclesiastical OppOrtuni-
ty! Now, while in desolate regions there
NAV be only one church. and it must be
that or nothing, in the opulent districts Of
this country there is such aprOtusion that
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THREE Russa ans living near Roscoe
Oak, while going home on the night of the
18th, found a bottle by the. roadside which
they supposed to contain alcohol, and
drank it. 1t proved to be aconite and all
of them died from the effects. Their
names have not been learned.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

DR.. JOHN HANCOCK DOUGLASS, who at
tended General Grant during his last Ill
ness, has been suffering recently from
nervous prostration. His friends have ad-
vised him to take trip for his health, and
the doctor has decided to travel through
the Southern States.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THE jury in the celebrated English case
of Charles W. Adams against his father
in-law, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, for
libel and defamation of character, return
ed verdict on the 25th in favor of the de-
fendant on the ground of privileged COM
munication.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

IT is stated at Rome that Mgr. Sranfero,
who carried the hats to Cardinals Gibbons
and Taschereau, will be sent to England
10 negotiate with the British Government
for renewal of diplomatic relations with
the Vatican.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THos. SMITH was convicted at Boyne
City, Mich, OIL the 23d of murder in the
first degree. The location of a road
through the farm of Niles Anderson
caused a dispute, and resulted in the
shooting of Anderson by Smith.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THE latest sensation in Scotland is the
seizure, among other chattel', of baby
for rent on Lord MacDonald's estate in
Pennless. The child was listel at the
value of sixpence, while dog was valued
at a shilling.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

Miss MARY FAIRwEATH, NJ. D., sailed
from New York on the 9th Ell route to the
northeast province of India, where she
goes to take charge of the Countess of
Dufferin's newly established medical mis-
sion.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

AT the State Department on the 23d
report, which had been printed on
that day, that Minister Manning, the
new Minister to Mexico, had become in
volyed in trouble similar to that with
which Mr.. Sedgwick was charged, was
treated as wholly unworthy OF attention
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

The Government announcement of i'm
portant new gold discoveries in Australia
has caused general revival in the in
dustries of the colony. Owing to recent
rains in New South Wales the largest crop
in many years is expected.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

BISHOP WHIPPLE had medal struck at
the United States mint at Philadelphia,
and has presented it to Engineer Thomas
Little, of Portage, Wis.,, in recognition of
his bravery in saving life at the Rio dis
aSter
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

AN agreement has been signed between
the warning express companies, and rates
are restored.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

OK THE afternoon of the 2Sth a slight
shock of earthquake was felt throughout
Columbia, S. c., shaking loose windows,
crockery, etc. The tremor lasted about
six seconds and was accompanied by
slight detonations.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

LIEUTENANT PEARCY, who has been on
an expedition to Greenland, has arrived
at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

Princess BEATRICE, wife Of Prince
Henry of Battenberg, gave birth to a son
on the 29d.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

FoR killing his wife Chandler S. Wells
was convicted of murder in the first de-
gree at Ann Arbor, Mich, on the 22d, and
was Immediately sentenced to State
prison for life.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THE session Of the Cabinet on the 23d
was devoted to consideration of the Pres
ident's forthcoming message.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THE bills of the House of Representa-
tives for draping the Capitol with mourn
ing on the occasions of both Grants and
Hendricks death remain unpaid for want
of an appropriation.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

. SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN horses,
all vet unborn, have been entered for the
five thousand guineas stake to be run in
England in 1889. This is the largest entry
ever recorded
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

60 The 23l 'uip9h hNa tpbhea no. .nctionlW
trict Attorney Stone Of Pennsylvania for
reinstatement. Nobody knows, of course,
definitely lust what the President will do.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

In his speech from the throne on the
25th Emperor William said the measure
for increasing the strength of the army is
justified by the increasing of the armies
of neighboring States.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

IT is now said that friendly relations
were about restored between Conkling
and Arthur just previous to the latter's
death.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

JUDGE ScoTT, of the Illinois Supreme
Court has granted supersedeas in the
Chicago Anarchist cases, which stays
their execution until the full bench of the
Supreme Court can pass upon the points
raised in their behalf.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

A NUMBER of London companies have
decided to sell their lands in the north OF
Ireland on easy terms to tenants.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

THE will of the late Margareta S. Lewis,
of Philadelphia, which was admitted to
probate on the Goth, bequeaths over $780,
900 to religious and philanthropical pur-
pocec
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

HERBERT NJ. HoxIE, first vice. president
of the Missouri Pacific railway Company
died at New York on the 23d.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

O'DoNovAN Rosa has been retired from
leadership of the Fenian Brotherhood, and
DR.. Hamilton Williams succeeds him.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

The Canadian Government has ordered
that no vessels be allowed to pass through
the Welland canal on Sundays.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

GEORGE HAzLETT and Miss Sadie A Hen,
his sister, law, of Buffalo, N. Y, went
safely through the Niagara rapids and
whirlpool on the 2Sth in barrel.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09
News from Everywhere.

CHARLES francis ADAMS was buried at
Quincy, Mass, on the 23d.
Sharp County record., 1886-12-09

In Heaven there will DC no n,Ja ',as.
1t is fearless because it is sorlo"ia :. ;s ]
sorrowless because it is sinless; lslS =,
because It is the dwelling place OF
fsord God and of the "spirlts o.
maja perfeeL .'--1,stfrsoT;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
How Fortunes Are Made in Texas.

A Texas correspondent explains how
some of the fortunes are made in the
cattle business in that state. All the
equipment that is required is know
ledge of how to erase brands and
branding iron. "a piece of wet
blanket he says, twas wrung out after
being dipped in water. \ common fry
ing pan was then heated nearly red hot.
The wet blanket was then applied over
the brand and the red-hot pan pressed
hard against it. The steam generated
scalded the hair clean off, and the Job
was done. The same plan is adopted
by horse-thieves. Then, again, these
fellows had 4 kind of branding iron
with which they could change a num-
Der of brands. / once heard a Texan
boast Of a man in Preside county. Tex,
who started in twenty years ago with
only two COWS and a branding iron and
is to-day worth 100000. / told him
that knew half dozen men in New
Mexico. who had started in with moth
ing but a branding iron and are to-day
worth 100000. The branding IRON
has made the foundation Of many re-
spectacle fortunes. --&ct0 Orleans Times
Denl0crdt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
Indian Sword Performers.

The favorite sword for performing
feats in India is the gauntlet-handled
pata. The swordsman viii first show
the keenness of his weapon and his
command of its weight by cutting in
two a LEAF laid fiat on the outstretched
palm of a friend or by cutting a cloth
hanging loose in the air. He will put
one sword on each hand, and, so arm
ed, springing from his feet on the bare
ground, will throw sumersaults back
ward and forward, following each
movement with wondrously compli-
Gated and simultaneous gyration of both
swords around his head and body. He
viii have the naked sword, more than
five feet long, double-edged, sharp
pointed, and keen as a razor, dashed
from the back of his neck down his
back, and will again, from his naked
feet repeat the somersaults. Again,
with sword and shield in his hands, he
will leap headforemost through the
stretched-out loop Of rope, held by
two men at the height of their heads, as
a circus-rider leaps through q paper
hoop. and light safely on MS feet. Small
wonder if the gaping crowd of specta-
tors applauds vocferOusly; that the car
pet of the plucky athlete is soon cover
ed with harvest Of small change; and
that the recurring festivals, with these
profitable opportunities, prevent the
knowledge of the old sword play IRON
dying out.-Blackoc00d'S Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
Spoken i'm Anger.

Twas but little word in anger spoken,
While proud eyes flashed through bitter,
burning tears;
But oh. felt that fatal word had broken
The cord of love that bound our hearts for
years.
Thy tortured face, that long, wild look of sor-.
Like some pale ghost, must haunt me while
/ live;
And yet, how bright, how full of joy the NOR
Had but breathed one simple word-'For-
give!'
/ did not hear thy tender voice appealing.
Nor marked thy anguish when / cried De
part!'
Too blind to see thy plying glance, revealing
The generous promptings of thy noble
How could know that faithful heart was
Though crushed and wounded to its Utmost
TO take me back, like weary bird returning
In fear and trembling when the storm is
DER.
Remember, love, that 1t may be forever;
To see my face no more by night or day.
Be calm, rash heart think well before we
Recall the angry word. and bid me stay"
Dead silence fell; the song-birds hushed their
singing.
Enough" | proudly cried; 81 choose my
While ever through my maddened brain kept
ringing
The death-knell of my love-too late, too
latel
Forgive, forgivel" 1 walled, the wild tears
streaming,
AS mid the moaning trees stood alone;
Love, let thy kisses wake me from my dream
ing"
Thy pleading voice, thy tortured face, was
gone.
That angry word may recall it never;
For DER thy narrow grave rank weeds have
grown.
Remember, love, that it may be forever"
All, words prophetic! Love, had 1 but
known.
$500 .--.-=---+==
My locks are gray, my eyes are dim with
weeping,
The face once loved by thee, no longer
fair;
Beneath the daisies thou art calmly sleeping;
There q lone woman often kneels in prayer.
Ahi sweetheart mine, thou art so luwly lying,
Thou canst not hear the fearful voice above
That with the night wind evermore is sigh
ing:
81 spoke in anger! Oh, forgive me. love!'
Chambers Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26

At tie fair recently held at Senator
Logan's house in Washington for the
benefit Of the Garfield Hospital it is re-
lated Mr. Logan devoted his attention
for some time to very bright and pretty
girl who kept the cigar and cigarette
booth AS he stood at the side of the
booth looking for all the world like a
wooden Indian of the old-fashioned
tobacco-shop several other Senators
came up, and one Of them said: "Why
does Logan linger here so long?" 80, ;"
said the presiding genius of the booth,
that's all right he's my sign" At
which Logan laughed as heartily rs the
rest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
CURIOUS TRANIPS.
Aspinwall Spiders that Come to this Coun-
try in Bunchcs of Bananas.

Look out for the trampsr' said
Corrupt, the fruit-dealer. yesterday.
The Telegraph man was admiring the
bright buff color of bunch of bananas,
yesterday, when big ugly spider
crawled out and ambled along on the
counter. He was a bundle of dark
brown fuzz about the size of your
thumb, into which were stuck several
long, black legs
He was tramp all the way from
Aspinwall.
And, like tramp who had stolen
ride under a freight car on brake
beam, his legs seemed cramped from
the long journey in the crevices of
bunch of bananas. The poor fellow
was at loss where to 90. He was
thousands of miles from home and
friendless, for people do not take kindly
to big, ugly spiders. He was tramp
and in a strange country.
1--WE killed one here the other night
with body as big as biscuit. His
body popped like torpedo, They
come often in bananas, but we general
ly manage to kill them. Up at the old
store one escaped and made his home
under the counter. Then another
escaped and for long time we lost
sight of theh. One day we found
web under the counter, and on looking
closer we discovered the two tramps.
They had raised large family of
spiders, and they were the cutest little
things you would care to see. They
ran nimbly into the web if you made
motion to touch them, and many day
we have watched them simply for the
amusement. They caught every fly that
came within range, and now and then
bug happened within their reach and
varied their bill of fare. Although we
knew they were dangerous pets we did
not disturb them, for the reason that
they seemed to be industrious fly
catcherS, and were never inclined to
sting. One afternoon new clerk saw
one big fellow run around corner of
the counter, and as he had never seen n
spider of such enormous size, he i'm
agined that 10 allow it to 90 at large
was equivalent to turning tiger loose,
and he killed the pet The others ran
out and for about an hour the new
clerk had as much as he could stand up
to killing spiders.
'Do they ever bite?n
Eyes. but it is rare occurrence.
They fight like wildcats, and they are
high tempered, but they never trouble
anybody unless aroused and leased.
Although there are millions of punches
of bananas brought to this country
every season, and many spider steals
his way across with them, you never
hear of anyone being stung. They are
very peculiar things and differ widely
in their habits from the common spider
of this country, which makes web
like the center piece OF rising-sun
crazy quilt They make 4 kind of nest
and then spread ont lines of web in
every direction. On this angle line,
which is rs small as silken thread,
they run with ease, hanging to it by
their long, flexible legs. When danger
threatens they have way OF drawing
in their lines and budding together,
await the attack OF the foe When thus
disturbed they make prodigious leaps
and arrange in 4 circle around the nest,
which they seem to guard with Jealous
care. Then, when provoked, they run
MI over the attacking party. They are
game, and put up IN ugly fight. -"
Macon (G0) telegraph
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26

A German savant who had long been
suffering from the everlasting piano
forte playing next door, has devised the
following method of putting stop to it
at pleasure. An electric battery was
connected with a powerful electro-mag-
net. Whenever a current of electricity
was turned on its effect could easily be
felt through the wall by the horizontal
steel strings in the piano, which was in
stantly put out of tune. Whenever the
electric current was stopped, which oc-
CURED as often as the victim Of the piano
plague went out, the mystical influence
stopped and Miss Else, the offending
pianist, could play.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26

Some aspiring amateurs in Connect
cut, according to the newspapers, at
tempted Richard III the other even
ing. At the passage when the hunch-
back king offers his whole kingdom on
sight for horse, saw-horse was dam
gled down in front of the astonished
monarch. Then the king got mad and
threw sword at the practical joker. He
missed his aim, though, and the weapon
cut an ugly cash under the eye of
stage hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
A BROKEN HEART.

| loved Dora Merton from the first,
Not only for her pretty brown eyes,
golden hair. and trim little figure, but for
her kind heart and amiable disposition
as well. You might look the world over
from one end to the other and never
find q girl to compare with Dora, either
in point of beaa,y or sweetness of dis
position.
Dora loved me too. She not only said
so but her every action showed it; and
everybody in the town said it was re-
markably Fortunate being a poor young
doctor-to win the love of such girl,
who could have had her pick from the
best in the land, rs her father was the
wealthiest man in all the country round.
About this time Ralph Clayton, a
wealthy merchant of high standing,
met and lost his heart TO Dora. and be-
came a constant visitor at her home.
While | was assured of Dora's love
and esteem was positive that her father
held quite different opinion Of me,
and he soon made it evident that my
attentions to his daughter were distaste-
full to him.
Clayton was n pompous man, some
half-dozen years my senior. and on ac-
count of my inferior financial position
in the world he always treated me with
considerable condescension.
One day as we returned together from
visit to the Merton mansion he said to
me:
Conway, | think Dora Merton one of
the incest girls ever met. She would
make model wife, and | am going to
marry her. What do you think of thatPn
why" Ireplied, while the hot blood
rushed to my face, II think she will
never be your wife, because she loves
and is engaged to me-
20, that is nothing" he coolly an
swered; her father approves of me and
it is very plain desires me for son-in-
law. Dora is very obedient and duti-
full girl, and do not think the old man
will have any trouble ut all in gaining
her consent to marry me-"
had always dsIiked the man; now
fairly despised him, and it was with a
mighty effort that l restrained myself
from striking him.
Dora had always been in the habit of
meeting me when | called under a
SpICduuiS HIst lJlC tLo0 SOIlte ulSldUC0
from the house. The next day after my
conversation with Clayton she met me
at the usual place. | told her what
Ralph Clayton had said to me.
30, Paul, she exclaimed, 81 fervent-
ly pray that my father will not desire
me to marry that man. For Paul, do
not love him-I cannot love him; but if
my father bids me marry him | dare
not disobey. But let me pray that he
will not make any such request, for l
love you, Paul-only you! and l believe
should die ii we were separatedr'
returned to the village feeling every
way but buoyant, and passed restless,
sleepless night.
A few days after that / received note
from old Mr.. Merton, also one from
Dora. The old man in few words in
formed me that his daughter was soon
to marry Ralph Clayton. and babe me
discontinue my attentions to her.
Dora wrote me a fearful little note,
returning the ring l had given her. and
saying she loved only me, but duty and
obedience to her father compelled her
to renounce me and marry Mr.. Clayton;
that she thought 1t best never to see me
again, and closed by beseeching me to
forgive her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26

One-fourth Of the male population of
France are bachelors.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-05-29
PEN AyR SCISSORS.

News comes this week says the
Omaha Railway News that the
Pacific Express Company will
extend its service over the Ere
Railway. This is pretty well au-
thenticated. For thirty two years
the United States express Com
pany has operated the Erie, but it
has been forced to withdraw, and
the new and aggressive Pac life will
take its place.
Tucson, Arizona, May 24.-The
pursuing party which left here on
the trail of the Indians who raided
Teller's ranch Saturday surprised
the Indians about twenty-five miles
east of Tucson, and rescued the
Mexican boy who was stolen at
Teller's ranch. They also recap
tured eight horses. The Indians
fled in confusion. The attacking
party fired high for fear of wound
ing the boy. One Indian, however,
was seen to fall, but was borne off
by the band. Pursuit is still being
holly pressed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-05-29

Look most to your spending. Nc
matter what comes in, if more
goes out you will be poor always
The art is not in making money
but in keeping it; little expenses
like mice in barn, when they are
many, make great waste. Hair by
hair the head gets bald; straw by
straw the thatch goes off the cot
tage; drop by drop the rain comes
into the chamber. The barrel is
soon empty if the tap leaks but a
drop a minute. When you mean
to save begin with your mouth !;
there are many thieves down the
red lane. The ale-jug is a great
waste. In all other things keep
within compass. In clothes choose
suitable and lasting stuff, and not
tawdry fineries. To be warm is the
main thing, never mind the looks.
Never stretch your legs farther than
the blanket will reach, or you will
soon be cold. A fool may often
make money but it needs wise
man to spend it. Remember, it is
easier to build two chimnies than to
keep one going. If you give all to
back and board, there is nothing
left for the savings bank. Fare
hard, and work while you are
young, and you will have a chance
TO rest when you are old.-Ex.