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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
MilIYille.


People begin to express wish that
we might have about week of the dry
summer which has been predicted.
The river came to see US again. 1t
was higher this time than the other.
The spelling school has been post
poned two weeks. for fear of spreading
the scarlet fever. Mr.. A. Koskie having
a child sick with that disease.
Senator Kidd went to Madison last
week and brought back with him new
Websters Unabridged Dictionary for
the school. As it has been a little more
than thirty years siuce they had new
one, the pupils viii appreciate the
thoughtfulness Of the schoolboard in
getting new dictionary.
Mr.. j . Lane OF Preston. was in town
last week looking for business location.
We surmise that farmers can get their
horses shod in Millville sometime in
the future.
Nut" AAA~Aoaa u.s. tthHHth5 tst@t We dLc
not going to have dry summer, has
provided a new oilcloth cover for his
mail-wagon. This is the FIRST covered
rig which has been on this mai-route
and is ! needed improvement. We
hope that many passengers maY enjoy
a ride under the protection Of this cover
and as Guy says mot have to dodge
the drops
MIR. Bennett made rs avisit last week.
Farmers should feel happy for" a
wet May makes lots Of hay
FL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
Absence Of Mind.

"Now he sure not 70 forget" said "a
lady, playfully shaking her finger at
her escort MS he rose to stretch his legs
between acts, aud turning TO lady
friend, explained, lie is so absent
minded"
Docs he forget your letters and or
rands?'
"O,. no. indccdl lie Is 50 ehsent-
minded never trust any to hun. But
he forgcts me. Why, only last week
ne went out between acts and never
eturned | went home alone, and
found him peacefully smoking his CT
gar before the open fire quite oblivious
of myself and the theater. | was very
indignant, but when | began with
tears in my eyes, "How could you 80
of and leave me sop the whole Oc-
currence seemed 10 flash upon him.
He sprang 10 his feet declaring he had
boon worrying all the evening about
something he bad forgotten, and 50
overwhelmed inc Win loving pro-
testations that couldn't talk TO him
very seriously"
"How sadl wonder il all men arc
so afflicted. My husband is. Why, |
remember one dhA Ut lbsO nun 1"'
dnncr-table aud feeling slight I'M
easincss in his eyes, began operations
upon them with his toothp.ck, nearly
destroying his sight.
How unfortunate"
yes, aud ono night | asked him 10
replonish I fuel in the CRATE, and in
fit of abstraction he brought In a
hod Of water and poured il on to tho
fire, scalding himself aud bringing
ruin to everything.
"O-o-h, how perfectly awful But J
hadn't begun to tell you the worst
about my husband. WY, il was only
week after our marriage, while
walking down Woodward avenue arm
in arm. he 40 far forgot himself rs 70
imagine be had an extremely BURDEN
some bundle under his arm, and Of
fered nowsboy quarter 70 carry y
for him.
But wars yer br1dle, nisiorp" the
little fellow inquired And will you
believe it, my Bcnei ct deliberately
handed me over TO i.g small boy, ami
] was so mortified
Her voice was drowned by tho or
che ira. Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
ghc Bear Huege, tho Thief

An Italian who was travel. (
through the country about Los Angt Is
with Il bear, which lie had trained TO
wrcstle and dance, stp ped before a
farmer house late one afternoon, and
after amusing tic family with his peg
formances obtained permission TO
stav all night. The lcat vas placed
in the barn for safe keepiu.- During
the right the family was arvgsed by
teri Die noise in the barn. Some one
was screaming Murder! Help. aud
apparently engaged in 4 struggle for
life. The farmer hastened 10 the spot
followed by the Italian and others Of
the louise, and found the tame bear
with man IN his embraces, hugging
him tightly, while the poor fellow
struggled frantcally TO escape. The
bear was muzzled. and could do the
man no serious injury, though he was
very uDcomfortably situated. The
man proved TO be a dishonest butcher,
who had come TO the barn to steal
fine calf In the darkness lie had
stumbled over the bear, who had
seized him and held him fast. The
Italian, learning how matters stood,
called out "Hug him. jack" and the
bear continued to hug him unmerci-
fully until the farmer concluded that
ne had been sufficiently punished,
when he was released. The story soon
spread abroad. and the butcher left
tho neighbOrhood TO escape the ridi-
Guile 10 which it subjected him. -So
Pedro (CaI) Clipper.
=
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
MT. Ida.

But little we have to write, for this
week the weather has somewhat affected
the entire community.
We are very sorry to chronicle the
death of Mrs. v Borah, who was buried
on the 18th inst. Few persons, perhaps,
receive greater respect than the deceased.
A very large attendance followed the
mortal remains to its final resting-place
in Mt. Ida cemetery. It was estimated
that between forty-fve aud fifty teams
were in the procession. The sermon
was preached by Rev Mr.. Deal, at the
house of Rev. V. Borah from Revela-
tons 1913. The sympathy Of the en-
tire community is with the bereaved
family.
Mrs. 0'Brien lost two-year-old colt,
last evening.
Mr.. Ed. Goodrich, on his way to the
funeral, broke his buggy-tongue; but no
one was injured.
Farmers are anxiously waiting for the
ground to dry, so that they can plant
their corn.
Our school commenced to-day, which
had been delayed in consequence of the
scarlet fever. The general health Of the
community is tolerably good.
CORRESPONDENT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

the audience throw THE GHOST DoDGTNv
in from time to time, CABBAGE
thus making 1t more Of spectacular piece
than it is under the conservative manage
ment Of such old school men as Booth, who
seem to think that Hamlet should be cholxed
full of sadness.
l went to see Hamlet, thinking that 1
would be welcome, for my sympathies were
with James when | heard that Mr.. Booth
was picking on him and seeking TO injure
him. went to the box-offlce and explained
who / was, and stated that had been de-
tailed TO come and see Mr.. O'Connor act,
also that in what might say afterwards my
instructions were to give it TO Booth and
Barrett if found they had tempered with
the audience in any way.
The man in the box office did not recognize
me, but said that Mr.. Fox would extend to
me the usual courtesies. / asked where
Mr.. Fox could be found, and he said inside.
then started TO go inside, but ran against
total stranger, who was son the door," as
we say. He was feeding red and yellow
tickets into large tin oven, and looking
far, far away. / conversed with him in low,
passionate tones, and asked him where Mr.
Fox could DO found. he did not know, but
thought he was still in Europe, went
back and told the box Office that Mr.. Fox
was in Europe. He said no. l would find
him inside. "Well, but how will get in
sidel" / asked, eagerly, for could already,
l fancied, hear the orchestra begin to twang
its Tyre.
"Walk in,n said he, taking in two dollars
and giving back fifty cents in change TO a
man with dead cat in his overcoat pocket.
went back, and springing lightly over
the iron railing while the gate-keeper was
thinking over his glorious past, l went oil
around over the theater looking for Mr. Fox.
l found him haggling over tho price Of
some vegetables which he was selling at tho
stage door and which had been contributed
by admirers and old subscribers 70 Mr..
o'Connor at a previous performance.
When Mr.. Fox got through with that
presented to him my card, which is as good
a piece Of job work in colors as was ever
done west Of the Missouri river and TO
which frequently point with pride
Mr.. Fox said that he was sorry, but that
Mr.. O'Connor had instructed him 70 extend
no courtssies to the press whatever. Tho
press, he claimed, had said something de-
rogatory TO Mr.. OConnor as a tragedian, and
while he personally would be tickled TO
death to give me two divans and folding
bed near the large fiddle, he must do as Mr..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
THE MANAGER GATHERING THE CROP.

listenened to him. Stll he was about tho
only one who did not receive crackers and
cheese as slight testimonial Of regard
from admire . in the audience.
Finally, Mr.. James Owen O'Connor en-
tered. IL was fully fve minutes before he
could be heard, and even then he could not.
His mouth moved now and then and n gest-
pre would suddenly burst forth, but did
not hear what he said. At least could rot
hear distinctly what he said. After awhile,
as people got tired and went away, could
hear better.
Mr.. O'Connor introduces into his Hamlet
set Of gestures evidently intended for
another play People who are going 10 act
out on the stage can not be too careful in
getting good assortment Of gestures that
will 1T the play itself. James has provided
himself with a set Of gestures which might
do for Little Eva or "Ten Nights in Bar
room, but they do not fit Hamlet. There
is where he makes mistake. Hamlet is a
man whose victuals don't agree with him.
He feels depressed and talks about sticking
bodkin into himself, but Mr.. O'Connor
gives him light, elastic step and an air Of
persinage, 6onhomie and frisk which does
not fit the character.
Mr. OConnor has sought in his concep-
ton and Interpretation OF Hamlet 10 give IL
free and jaunty Kolomo havor-a name
less twang Of tansy and dried apples which
Shakespeare himself failed to sock into his
great drama.
James has done this and more He has
taken the wild-eyed and morbid BlaclSwclfa
Island Hamlet, and made him twodullar
parlor humorist who can be the life Of tho
party or give lessons in elocution, and take
av,YAlauoa Or crorisarQ aud ohaaca IN rnftfry,
for the same.
There is really good lesson to be learned
from the pitiful and pathetic tale Of James
Owen O'Connor. Injudicious friends havo
doubtless overcstimated his value and un-
duly praised his Smart Aleckubonary pow
ers. Loving himself unwisely, but too OK
tensively, he has been led away into tho
great, untried purgatory Of public scrutiny,
and the general indictment has followed.
The truth stands out brighter and stronger
than ever that there is no cut across lots 10
fame or success. He who seeks to Jump
from mediocrity to glttering triumph over
the heads Of the patient student and tho
earnest, industrious candidate who Is will
ing to bide his time gets what James Owen
OConnor has received-the just oondemna-
ton Of those who are abundantly able TO
Judge.
In seeking to combine tho melancholy
beauty Of Hamlet's deep and earnest pathos
with the gentle humor Of "a Hole in tho
Groundn Mr.. O'Connor has evidently corlSed
himself, as we say at tho Browning Club,
and 1t is but justice after all. Before wa
curse the condemnation Of the people and
the press let us carefully and prayerfully
look ourselves over ana see II we have not
overestimated ourselves.
There are many men alive to-day who do
not dare say any thing without first think
ing how it will read in their memoirs-men
whom we can not, therefore, thoroughly on
Joy until they are dead, and yet whose
graves will be kept green only so long as
the appropriation lasts.-BiH Nyc, q, " y
World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
The Greet Scenic Route

OF the Northwestern States is "The
Burlington Chicago. Burlington &
Northern Railroad.
The Upper Mississippi region attracts
every year thousands of tourists from
the East and South, who are enchanted
with the never-ending succession of
rock-faced bluffs, wood-crowned,
heights, and green wales trending far
inland, adown whose grassy slopes
clear brooks steal their noisless way,
while far ahead and far behind stretches
the long expanse of shining river.
Each bold headland, each wide valley.
the emeald isles that dot the stream
so thickly-all have their Indian Legend,
their tale of frontier daring, mayhap
their record of savage massacre. To
these quiet and lovely scenes, the
tourist. wearied with other regions, is
coming this summer, and if he is q
wise and experienced tourist nc buys
his tickets for The beautiful North Wis
The Burlington, or writes to w. j.
Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent e., B. &N.
r. r. ST. Paul, Mimi, for information.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
Something You Need Shorthand.

Whyf" Because it will aid you more tina n
anything else to secure remunerative position
aud conduce to your intellectual improvement.
How can it be learned?" BY Sc. course OF
shorthand lessons by mail. including book or by
the aid of the books alone.
What salaries paid shorthandwritersS ~
Usually Sl2 week for beginners; experienced
stenographers earn from Si5 to $50 a week. de-
pending upon ability, experiences and general
qualifications.
What do pupils say OF the lessons by mail?'
They speak of them with the greatest satisfact-
ion as follows:
"Your letters of instruction by mail met my
wants exactly and students wishing to take up
shorthand at home cannot do better than to take
this course" n G. BIcKIL., CeaIfleld, Pa
Il took a course Of lessons by mall and after
three months study am employed as stenogra-
pher and Typewriter by the firm of Crandal &
Cooley of New York. at a salary of SIS week
TO begin with. IF. A Roberts. Winchester, N H.
Send for other testimonials aud fall particulars
and ask for free sample copy of Brownies Phon-
ographic Monthly. Address
Scott-Browne's College Of Photography.
LIND New York City, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
The Republican State Convention

A convention of the electors OF the Republi-
can party of the state OF Wisconsin will be held
at the capitol in Madison, on Wednesday, May
at ~ O'Clock, noon, for the purpose of electing
fnnr delegates and four alternates from the
state at large to the national Republican con-
vention to be held at Chicago June 10 next, to
nominate an electoral ticket; also to elect a
state central committee, and a chairman for
such committee and to transact any other
business that may properly come before the
convention. The basis for the election Of dele
gates to said committee will be by counties,
one delegate for each 500 votes or maj0r fraction
thereof cast for the Republican candidate for
President in 1884, provided that each county
shall be entitled to at least one delegate. I'm
der this appor;ionment the several counties
will be entitled to representation as 70 llows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
LANES MUREHN,
$50, 5SS and $50 East Water Street,
RILwAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
'ssMail orders Promptly Fineds."

The rise in the river came to q stand
still Sunday at Galena and Dubuque.
Trains have been taken off the c. B. &
n. on account of wash-outs In Dubu-
que from 1900 to 1000 men are thrown
out of employment, and at points
further down tue river the damage is
ncalculable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

success Of beautiful but self-made actresses,
and hoping TO win a place for himself ana
his portrait in the great soap galaxy, MI
O'Connor had placed himself in the hands
Of some misguided elocutionist, and then
sought to educate the people Of New York
and elocute them out of thsir thraldom, UP
into the glorious light of the 0'Connor school
Of acting
The first week he was in the hands Of the
critics, and they spoke quite serenely OF his
methods. Later, it was deemed best TO
place his merits in the hands of a man who
would be on an equal footing with him
What OConnor wanted was one OF his
peers, who would therefore judge him fair
~. was selected because l know nothing
whatever about acting, and would therefore
be on an equal footing with Mr.. O'Conner.
After seeing his Hamlet am OF the
opinion that he did wisely in choosing New
York for debutting purposes, for had he
chosen Denver, Col, at the end Of the third
act kind hands would have removed him
from the stage by means of benzine and q
rag.
understand that Mr.. O'Connor charges
Messrs Edwin Booth and Lawrence Bar
rett with using their influence here among
the masses in order to prejudice said
masses against Mr.. O'Connor, thus making
it unpleasant for him to act, and melting in
the audience feeling Of gentle hostility
and rutabagas, which Mr.. O'Connor depre-
Gates very much whenever he can get
chance to do so. have been looking into
this matter a little and / do not think it is
true. Up to last Thursday Messrs. Booth
and Barrett were not aware Of Mr.. O'Con-
nor's great metropolitan success, and 1t is
generally believed among the friends Of the
two former gentlemen that they do not feel
it so keenly as Mr.. O'Connor has been led TO
suppose.
But James Owen O'Connor has done one
thing which | take the liberty of publicly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

through Siberia that l should never be per.
mitted to go there again, and that after the
publication Of my papers no other foreigner
would be allowed to make investigations
secure accuracy and thoroughness.
brought back more than fifty pounds Of
notes, papers and original documents, many
of the latter from secret Government
archives, besides five or six hundred fools
cap pages of manuscript, prepared for me
by political exiles in al parts OF Siberia, and
their lives. / can regard the black listing,
therefore, with a certain degree OF compla-
cency. The stable-door is locked, but the
horse has been stolen-and I've got him"
Mr. u. A. Frost, artist and photographer,
accompanied Mr.. KEENAN,, and it is expected
that the results of his work will form the
nost interesting series Of pictures OF Rus
sian and Siberian life and scenery ever
uade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

The Washington Post of May 18th
contains the followin g: President
Cleveland Yesterday commissioned DR..
George Henderson surgeon Of the Sec
ond Regiment National Guard. Dr.
Henderson served during the late war
in the famous Iron Brigade" Army
of the Potomac. He was twice wound
ed in battle and is now an active practi-
toner of medicine in this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

ANroN ScHMIrF.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

One Of the guards, whose name, think,
Is Smith, has droop Of his legs and an in
stability about the knees, which arc highly
enjoyable. He walks like frozen-toed hen,
and stands first on one foot and then on tho
other, with almost human intelligence. His
support is about as poor as O'Connor's.
After a while tho ghost vanishes with
what is called stately tread, but regard
it more as a territorial tread. Horatio did
quito well and the audience frequently
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
Third Congressional District COnven-

By direction of the Republican national execu-
tive committee. convention of the electors
OF the ard congressional district is called to
meet at Dodgeville, Iowa county, Wednesday.
the 10th day OF May, 1885, at IL o'clock, noon, for
the purpose Of eleeting two delegates and two
alternates to represent said district in the
Republican national convention, to be held in
Chicago. H.. June 10Th next In said congress
sional dis trict convention each assembly district
win be entitled to two delegates; the 18th sen
atorial district, composed of the counties Of
Green and Lafayette, will be entitled TO four del
egates the county of Dane, four delegates; the
county of Grant. three delegates, and the
county of Iowa, two delegates.
GEO. E. BRYANT,
A. G. MARTIN,
j. W. F. RANDALL,
W. A. JONES,
GEO. W. PARKER,
District Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
CoRREsPoSDENT.

The Southwestern Wisconsin Indus
trirl Association will hold iis annual
fair and exposition al Mineral Point on
the 4th 9Th 9th srd 18th days ofseptem-
Der next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

BE past week has wit
hessed the clio 5 ing
debut Of that great
Shakespearian h u
morist and emotional
ass, Mr.. James Owen
O'Connor, at the Star
Theater. During his
extraordinary en-
gagement he h q 5
given us Hamlet,
Phidias and Shylock,
Othello and Richie
lieu. l think l like his
Hamlet best, and yet
it is q pleasure to see
him In any thin g
wherein he kills him
self.
ca,,ragad NV tho
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
New Advertisements.

ESTATE-DAvID, Deceased.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular term
OF the County Court, to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the city of Ian
caster in said County. on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF JUNE A. d. 1888.
being the 5th day of June A, d. 1885, at the
hour Of one O'Clock, in the afternoon the follow
ing matter will be heard and considered:
The application Of Annie NJ. David for the APP
pointment of an administrator OF the estate OF
David NJ. David late of town Of Muscoda in said
county deceased.
BY order Of the Court,
GEO. B. CARTER,
County Judge.
Dated Nav ID 1899 7w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17
NYE AS 4 HIGH CRITIC.

He Takes q Hack at j. Owen O'Connor's
Queer Hamlet Show an Attempt to
Crush the Press Was Thwarted - MIR.
o'Connor's Conception of "Hamlet"
Analyzed-A Few Cursory Remarks on
HIstrionic Art GeneraIly-An Audience
Ought Mo- to Talk Back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

1t will be no surprise to those who
have watched the growth Of the popular
movement in favor of Judge Gresham,
to find the Northwest practically solid
for his candidacy on the second formal
ballot. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and
Indiana each have "fayorite SON to
compliment with the State vote in the
opening ballot, but it is not within the
bounds of probability that the delegates
of Rusk, Allison, Alger or Harrison can
combine on either of the quartette; and,
when the break comes, the force of
Judge Gresham's availability, popular
strength and splendid character will I'M
doubtedly attract the vote of these
states,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

sEPOTATOES.- Bring your pots.
toes now. l am paying 50 cents q
bushel for good potatoes.
ANTON SCHMITT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17


All voters who oppose the doctrine OF free
trade as un-American and dangerous, and who
favor such protection to American industries
as will yield fair return to capital and liberal
wages to labor, and who favor reduction Of in
ternal taxes, wise revision of our tariff laws
and reduction of taxation imports, placing
on the free list as nearly as possible, the
necessaues, and making the 1uxuries OF life
bear the expenses of government. are invited to
join in the election of delegates to tn is conYen-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

The present indications are that
Congress will not adjourn before
August.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

abiding to. He has
taken that saddest
and most melancholy
bit Of bloody history,
trimmed with assas-
sinations down the
back and looped up
with remorss, insan-
ity, duplicity and I'M
requited love, and he
has filed it with sill
very laughter an d
caul ii flower, a II d
mirth, and various
other groceries which
4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

Mr.. Dawson, of Peru, Ind, began
marrying in 1882, and he has been
marrying at frequent Intervals ever
since. The other day, At the age of
seventy-six. be took his seventh wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-17

The Darlington Register has been
purchased by the proprietors of the
Darlington Democrat and the two pa
pers viii be consolidated.