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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26

THE SPRING MONTHS are I'M
doubtedly the best in which to purify
the blood and strengthen the system,
because at this time the body is most
susceptible to the beneficial effects of a
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. The feeling of debility, languor,
and lassitude, caused by the changing
season, is entirely overcome, and scrof-
ula and all humors are expelled from
the blood by the powerful reviying and
purifying influences of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. Do not delay-Take Hoods Sar-
saparilla now. 1t is made by CT. Hood
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by all druggists. 100 Doses One Dollar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26

salary that will hardly set his table,
or attempts the duties of government
office about which he knows nothing,
only to be asked to step aside and let
another man come in who doesn't know
as much as he does. 1t is hard lines
and a thankless service as we said before.
But there are plenty of men ready to
assume the risks at any minute and
once the political bee has stung a man
on his cranial bump of ambition, the
mania for official position gets into the
blood and the Pasteur has yet to arise
who will inoculate cure for this species
of rabies.
This is one way of looking at it.
On the other hand no fame ought to be
more lasting The statesmen of half
a century. century, two centuries ago,
are immortal. There were fewer who
claimed the title then and the biggest
men of the times won the elections.
Now. anybody that can perform elo-
cutionary somersaults or pay for his
votes stands better chance of getting
the position he seeks than the man of
ability, of power, of integrity. There
are 50 many little men getting into Of
flee that the big men are beginning to
fight shy of politics. They are devoting
themselves to literture, science, art,
philosophy AMI the talents and grsces
that IN ight make statesmen after the
pattern Of Burke, Pitt, jefferson, Clay
or Webster, flow in other channels.
Politics is a profession, or should be,
and the highest profession. For states
manship young men should be educated
and trained, as for the bar or pulpit,
since any man in this republic may find
his way to the highest positions. The
difficulty is that not only is there a
feeling among many of the best men,
that they want to keep out of politics,
but they even disregard their political
duty to the extent of neglecting to vote.
Comparatively few congressman or
senators have any special fitness for
office, indeed it might almost seem
that they were chosen for their special
uufitness. If, as Emerson says. the
health of state depends on see-saw,
we are likely to be genuinely healthy,
for the ball rolls and men come and go.
Political fame is ephemeral, and the
little big men seek it. 1t ought TO be
lasting and when the greatest men find
inspiration in politics, as they do in
literature in its various branches, po-
litical fame a0tU be immortal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26

Volume | No | of handsome new
magazine rea ched us last week. 1t is
published by the American publishing
company of Chicago, and is called
America, A Journal of To-day. 1t is
full of good reading, by good authors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
The landowners along the Dodgeville

The landowners along the Dodgeville
end of the lind of the Freeport, Dodge
vile & Northern railroad are taking
steps to form combination among
themselves to commence actions against
the company to recover damages for the
rocks and earth thrown upon their lands
by blasting during the construction of
the road. Many thousand tons of rocks
and earth are scattered upon the adjoin-
ind lands outside of the company's
right of way. Notwithstanding all the
landowners signed contracts when they
sold their lands to the company to walve
all claims for damages by reason of the
construction of the road, yet they claim
now that they were misled by the false
representations of the company's agents
when they signed the contracts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
AsOU ND LEGAL OPINION

ASOU ND LEGAL OPINION.--E
cambridge Munday Esq, County Atty.
Clay Co., Tex, says: Have used Elec-
trio Bitters with most happy results.
My brother also WIS very low with
Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was
cured by timely use of this medicine
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life"
Mr.. d. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave
Ky, adds like testimony. saying: lie
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders stands unequaled. Price SOC.
amp 81. at Stone & Hassels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
Village OF Woodman.
rows q. RANGE 5-CAssYILLE.
TOWN 8, RANGE 6-CAssvILLE.
Village of Glen Haven. .

TOWN 4. RANGE 5-BLOoMINGToN
end e1S seIi (lsa)
TOWN 4, RANGE 6-BLOoMINGToN
Sell nell ........ 3Seh neA .........
Ma nei ........... 3Lot 3........ -.
TOWN Z. RANGE g-BI,OOMINGTON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
Tax SALE
(OFFICIAL.l
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

NJ Tno
COUNTY OF GRANT.
TREAsuRER's OFFICE, GRANT Co.. Wis.
LANCASTER, April ., 1888.
Notice Is hereby given TO all whom il may con-
Germ, that will on the Third Tuesday being
The 18th Day of MAY, 1883.
ct the County Treasurer's office in Lancaster
the county seat OF said county, between the
hours OF O'Clock a. IN. and O'Clock D. m. OF
said day and the next succeeding days thereafter
sell at public auction much OF each OF the
following described tracts of land and town,
village and city lsts situated in said Grant
County, as may be necessary for the payment OF
taxes. interest costs and charges thereon for the
year 1887. which may remain due and unpaid on
the third Tuesday OF May. 1888.
lABBREyIATIoSs.--e, east; ne, northeast; sc,
southeast; W. west; NV, northwest; sw, south
west; n, north; $, south; com. commencing; beg,
beginning; run, running; &C, acre; blk. block; IT,
feet; ks, links; ch. chsins adm, addition; pit,
cor, rner; frac. fractional 3D. bounded; tn,
thence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
CITY of Boscobel proper.
Brlndley's add to Boscobel.

Parker's add. to Boscobel.
Lot - and 10 It off Lots II and 49, .g2
e side 1l.........1e Lots 3 and i1......23
Seaton's add. to Boscobel.
Lots /, 9, IS and l6 / Lots and Sandfrac
Lots and l2......2 lot0............
Watkins add to Boscobe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

would be Of no use to him - protection.
The fact that he does not 10 al cases and
A all times get the full benefit Of
II, does not affect the argument
Whatever. The FREE TRADER showed
last week that the price Of steel rails
averaged, In 1887, $l6.45 (only 55c less
than the duty higher in America than
In England. Mr.. Mckinley announced In
his speech In reply to Mills that on one
contract for 1900 army blankets the Amer
lean cost was S6O6 greater than the Eng
lish. II is simply an absurdity to cay the
tariff adds nothing TO the cost of the home
product; and after this campaign is over,
when Mr.. Allen sets down to calmly study
this question, he will, we venture TO say,
satisfy his conscience with some other
apology than this, which We doubt very
much If he really now sincerely believes,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

and tho collector collects II. II can't 80
shove % many cents upon the hundred dol
Lars. That's tax. TIE tariff 10 sonstimes
ten, sometimes twenty five, 6fty or hundred
per cent. We raise and lower It; sometimes
/, is high and sometimes It 10 very low. Why,
the democrats say that II the people knew
how much tariff they were paying they
would rebel. So you would II you paid II.
Why suppose the assessor would tax horse
worth 500. $50 . year. WY the third
year what would you pay taxes on You
had better have shot the brute in the 6rse
place. Its absurd. You don't pay the tar
id, the other fellow pays 1t on the other side
Of the sea-" The Strestor Ice Club, whose
voices blend perfectly, closed the meeting
with srepublican song, when Mr.. Crafty had
spoken about an hour.
Hon. B. 9. Cook occupied the stage at the
Opera House, but had very slim audience,
Of not over two hundred and fifty. His
speech wa resume Of the war and the days
before the war. He did not touch present
issues. He did not think that the party
which had done 80 much for the country
would be superseded BY party that Was
tearing il down, as it was now. The repub-
licans were standing by the government and
the democrats we're trying to pull it asunder.
A party with such men as Lincoln, Grant
and Garfield in its ranks, could not be su-
perseded by party containing such men as
Cleveland, Thurman and their followers.
Hon: Ralph Plumb discussed finance in
Turner Hall He sid that instead Of there
being over one hundred millions Of surplus
funds in the treasury when President Cleve-
land took the chair, there was but eight.
The democrats refused to buy bonds for the
first IA months and allowed the surplus to
reach $79,OOO,O0O. But the three and half
per cent bonds we're paid afterward. Then
the four and four and a'half's came next.
They we're paid, or some Of them. He had
q belief that the government had right to
call in all bonds without premiums, but he
hadn't time to explain his theory. His
audience was very small.
Taken as day, the rally was success in
all respects, the procession being by far the
principle feature. There were about 800
people, including bands in line, and the
marching was very credible.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

The returns from the Connecticut town
elections, on Monday of this week, have
not yet been received with sufficient full
ness to justify any precise statement as
to their significance. 1t is, however, suf
fciently clear already that &he Democrats
have more than held their own In the man
ufacturing towns and that the prohSbi-
ton vote Is stronger than ever.
As the only hope of being able to carry
the state for their presidential ticket
sprang from the belief that the tariff issue
would demoralize the Democratic vote In
the manufacturing towns It Is clear that
the results thus far recorded must tend
to depress the Republican managers. 1t
may, of course, be said, and, in fact is
already said, that the town elections are
affected by strictly local influences, which
win not. operate in November. Whils
this is true, 1t Is also true that
strictly partisan influences count FOR
good deal, and make them
selves visible in the general tendency
of the towns When we find the Demo
Gratis stronger than ever IN Hartford, and
able to vgest such towns as Meriden,
Branford. East Haven, Cheshire Milford
and Wailingford from their adversGriss.
1t seems safe to conclude that there Is a
marked public disposition to support the
Democratic cause. As the matter stands
we should say that the returns before us
warrant the expectation that the Demo
Gratis will carry Connecticut by q plu-
1alty OF not less than 1000, Brooklyn
Citizen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
LETTER OF MORTON.
Ingalls, Fellow Like Phelps to Raise
Money"

Ingalls, Fellow Like Phelps to Raise
Money"
The letter of Mr.. Levi P. Morton. &C.
cepting the Republican nomination for
the vice presidency, appears In this morn
ings Courier journal.
It will be read with curiosity by both
Democrats and Republicans, for there IL.
perhaps, no man whose name is known at
all In political circles concerning whose
views there Is such absolute ignorance.
Tho truth is that Mr.. Morton is a man
who has never been thought of as holding
positive opinions Of his own. Morton's
name In politics has been simply synony
mousl with money. If he had not had
money and had not been willing to spend
it to buy claims on the consideration Of
his party he would never have been heard
of in public life.
His letter however, will not enlighten
the curious. He merely points TO that re-
markable hotch potch, the Republican
platform, and says in effect, "Thems my
sentiments" although he does not say 1t
In such pointed and plain words. II would
have been better If he had contented him
self with such q declaration, for In at
tempting to say something more he perpe
trates an amateurish essay on the tariff
issue which is a weak string of platitudes
that have been better said thousand
times before.
Mr.. Morton. in writing his letter, has
lost his opportunity to show to the coun-
try that it is mistaken In its conviction
that his money was his only merit to sin
gle him out from several million other
Republicans as a man marked for vice
presidential honors. Louisville Courier
Journal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

Without permitting a charge of hypoc-
risy, the FREE TRADER pleads regrets in
having descended to calling names in the
trifling controversy with Mr.. Allen, be-
cause, as In all such cases, despite the
temptation to do so, it weakens the argu.
ment, and because for Mr.. Allen personally
we have a special regard as thorough
gentleman and good neighbor; but as Mr.
Allen has, to his own satisfaction, at least
convicted US of bad Latin, and shown the
terrible results Of calling names" upon a
weak intellect, such as ours, no doubt he
Will agree to forgive US. The burden of
Mr.. AS complaint is that Mr.. Stevenson
said "the tariff is always tax on the con.
sumer," Mr.. Allen contending that the tar.
if is not tax There Is simply no use
trying TO argue such absurdity. If the tar
If does not give the manufacturers an I'D
vantage as to prices, 1t is no protection and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
Losing His Grip.

Mr.. Blaine should have learned reason
ableness and patriotism from Chauncey
NJ Depew The latter magnetic man de-
nounced as absurd the idea that one half
his fellow citizens were bent upon ruin
ing American Industries and degrading
American labor. But Mr.. Blaine told his
Detroit audience that England seeks en-
trance into this market, and the Demo
cratic party, following the lead Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, is doing all It can 70
destroy our home market and give large
share of it to nations beyond the sea-
Mr.. Blaine seems to have lost his grip
New York World.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
The Almost Omniseient Foraker.

Governor Foraker places his thumbs in
his armpits, throws his hat on the back
Of his head and declares that the Repub-
leans will carry Ohio by nice little ma
jority Of 60,0O0
That rather staggers us, we must con-
fess. Foraker has q great head. He can
see through milestone as well as through
a telescope. He knows more-well, there
isn't anything In the heavens above or the
earth beneath or the waters under the
earth that he can't tell you all about,
Whys Oh, because he thinks he made
them.
We don't quite know who created
Foraker, but we feel reasonably sure that
he must have been completely exhausted
by the effort. New York Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
Obituary.

MINNIE HIBBs, daughter Of Lacy and
Mary Hibbs, died on Monday, Oct. q, 1883
at 8 80 P. NJ aged 20 years 10 months and
10 days.
By her death large circle Of relatives and
friends mourn the loss of one who was
worthy of ell praise bestowed. or quiet
aud unassuming disposition, she had endesr-
ed herself to her friends and by her fidelity
in all duties hsd gained their confidence and
esteem, as we'll as their warm affection.
She will be missed, not only in the home
circle, but by the Presbyterian church, Of
whiah she WAS consistent member; by the
Sunday school Of Yale NJ. E. church, Of
which she had been for some years the eff.
cient secretary and treasurer; BY host Of
classmates and schoolmates Of the North
western Normal, where she was educated; by
her pupils in the day school who always
found her an afectionste friend; and, be-
sides these, by large number Of acquain-
tsnces But all can rest in the assurance
that their loss is her gain, for the Saviour,
whom here she loved and followed, now
sheds on her the undimmed light of His
countenance and the rest and peace Of the
heavenly home are hers.
Hid beneath the daises' bloom,
Are Ninn.e's dreamy eyes,
But far above her lonely tomb,
Her home is il the skies.
She was our darling and our pride,
The JOY of every heart,
Was like a sunbeam at our side,
That did with her depart.
She came to bless us for a while,
With sunshine, love and mirth,
With heart so pure and free from guile
Too pure and good for earth.
She's roaming now with angels bright,
Who tread the other shore;
They took her from our home and sight,
With us to dwell no more.
When spring birds wake US with their song
At morning, noon ard night,
lis always then we sign anu lonR
For Minnie's smile 80 bright;
But most we miss her form at eve,
When twilight gathers near,
Then to our hearts dark shadows cling
That bring the silent tear.
sweetly slumper, angel Minnie,
We will not disturb thy rest.
Dreamy eyes are closed forever,
She 10 with the olest.
The funeral was attended by large con
course of people who met to pay their last
regrets to our departed friend. The fora
offerings were very beautiful, consisting Of
offerings from the NJ. E. Sunday School, the
Ladies' Missionary Society Of the Presbyter
ian church and from the family.
A FRIEND.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

Anna Dickinson--G Citizens of Injeanny,
the hangman Of Buffalo says the tariff Is
the only issue-the mean thingl II amt!
tell you, it amt There's the issue
the Southern Confederacy. Don't let
your cartridge boxes rust, etc. (Ses
Indianapolis Journals report.)
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-31

could, eliminate the protective prin.
ciple from our tariff laws, have, in
former moments of candor, described
themselves as progressive Free
traders, and it is an apt designation.
The protective system is barrier
against the food of foreign importa.
tions and the competition of the un.
derpaid labor of Europe. Applause. ]
Those who want to lower the dyke,
owe those who live behind it to make
a plain statement of their purposes.
Do they want to invite the flood or
do they believe in the dyke, but think
it will afford adequate Protection at a
lower level? +? Great applause. What
| say is only suggestive. 1 can't, in
this brief talk, go into details, but this
is an appropriate and timely inquiry.
With what motive, what ultimate de-
sign, what disposition towards the
principle of Protection is it that our
present tariff schedule is attacked 1t
may be tina. reductions should be
made, it may be that some duties
should be increased, but we want to
know whether those who propose the
revision believe in taking thought of
our American workingmen in fixing
the rate or will leave them to the
chance effects of purely revenue
tariff? +? Applause. Now, having
spoken once already to-day, you will
accept this inadequate acknowledge
ment of this magnificent demonstra-
ton. l thank my Illinois friends,
not only in my own behalf, but on be-
half of the Republicans of Indiana,
for the great interest you have mani
tested.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-31
Biting the Finger Nails.

DR.. Jerome Tuthill. of Chicago Ill
in the Medical Record says: A novel
accident, resulting from Q habit Of
very common prevalence among ner-
vous people. was brought to my mo-
tice recently. A young lady pre-
sented herself at my Office complain.
ing of constant irritation In her
throat. Two weeks previously she
had been taken with severe "sore
throat" which was treated BY q
neighboring physician. Under his
care, she says, the inflammation
quickly subsided, but there still re-.
mained sensation of irritation, Ex.
animation revealed q small fleshy.
looking object, about the size
OF kernel Of wheat, adhsr.
ent to the tissues Dos
terror to the left tonsil, by one end.
The other parts OF the throat was NOR.
mai. The little mass could not be
detached by cotton covered probe,
but by the use of forceps It was easily
removed, and on examination proved
to be piece of finger nail, which had
become covered by cheesy deposit.
A broken piece of the nail was also
removed from under the mucous
membrane at the same spot by .
sharp pointed probe. The patient
then confessed to the habit Of biting
her finger nails, and. moreover, could
remember that day or two previous
to the onset of her throat trouble o
piece Of nail which she had bitten OF
had become lost in her mouth, but
after it had caused fit OF coughing
she had forgotten about it until re.
minded by nv discovery.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-31
The Political First Reader.

"See the big man. He is Grover
Cleveland"
"Why does he look so tired?"
"He has had to wait 80 long"
"What does he wait for?"
"He is waiting for Daniel to write
his letter of acceptance for him."
"Will Daniel write it?"
Eyes; when he can think what to
put in it,"
ais it hard to write it?"
"Well. under the circumstances, il
is very hard"
"Can not the big man writer"
"He can write some things, my child
but not this letter. He can write ve'
toes"
"What will the big man do while
Daniel writes?"
"He will go out and fish,so he will
not be in Daniels way. Learn from
this, my child, not to get in the way,
or you will be put to one side like
this big man, He is in the way
He will be out of the way in less
than q year. Folks do not want him
in their way. He will play with
things that hurt him."
"What does he play with"
"He plays with free WOOL the
tariff, and old soldiers feelings.
When he gets hurt with these things
he cries. SO, folks tire Of him, and
will ask him to get out of their way
He is hurt now; 80, he will go of
and fish while Daniel writes. Think
we'll Of these things, my child. p
Kansas City Journal.