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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21

DON'T you that owing to your stubbornness the
train is now ten minutes lsfel -,
"'But why on earth should take this truhh oo"n'
There's power that compel me 10 ! .,,
An three OF the railroad officials now approach-u
the passenger TO eject him. when the othei passokS'
who had been an amused eyewitness 10 the quarel
said quietly But why should he, Indeed, De com
PEELED 10 take II down; 1t Is my trunk, and not MS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21

Ladies are wearing two chatclalne brads low
at the back: style Of hairdressug worn many years
ago. The hair IS divided about the middle OF the
tack IN six strands which are braided in two bra!ds
turned up, and the hair Is then dressed to meet the
front hair. Whch Is usually dressed in Pom yddum
Or with a cOrOnct braid In some way of the face.
10 {, becoming fashionable 10 he hair brushed
Or from the forehead much the face Will bear
this somewhat style Of cOiifuie. For evening
the hair Is SIN W IN high
Thanks due 20 d. Rcdfern, \. +. Muller, Miss
Milne and ilam Jay Barker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
Mr. Cooc,n N, candldato Of what remains Of

Mr. Coogan, the candidate Of what remains Of
the George party, has not yet made any very pro
found impression upon the worlds history, although
a biography which l. furnished literally ar his head
quarters that he IS the largest furniture dealer
in the United states This IS important # true
Mr. CooCan is understood 10 be capitalist, and
his position ia this campaign is that Of a rich friend
Of tho poor. lie Is entitled 10 that description He
IS consistent In living up 10 his beliefs as weak
human nature IS. He favors giving the laboring
man his riehts-an issue with which many more will
4, - ofe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
DON'T LOSE YOUR Vote.


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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Must Give Way For Postum.


We were driving out one Sunday
from Decatur. writes NJ. Quad. when
we came upon 4 negro with club in
his hand and freshly-kilIed 'possum
on his shoulder. We stopped to
examine his prize, and the colonel
said:
My friend, do you know it is Sun
dayP"
''Sartin, boss.
Are you not religious man?"
Il ar. Tze jist on my way home
from church.
And what sort of religion have you
got that permits YOU to go hunting on
Sunday?"
''Religun! Religun!" queried The
man as he held the 'possum up with
one hand and scratched his head with
the other. Does you specks any
black man in Alabama is gwine to tie
hisself mp to any religun dat lows a
'possum to walk right across the road
ahead of him an git away free? No,
sab. A religun which Won't bend a
little when a fat postum heads you of
couldn't be Established round yere by
all de preachers ia de yunYvarse!9
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Worth Its Weight in Gold.

The Provincetown, Mass, whalemen
have been unusually successful in their
voyages within the last ID or 20 years,
not only in the amount of oil obtained
but in that of ambergris. Ambergris
is peculiar secretion found in a dis
eased whale, and is worth its weight
in gold. 1t is not a buoyant article,
and is only obtained by killing the
whale, or the whales dying and drift
ing ashore, when the lump of amber
girls washes upon the beach after the
carcass is decomposed. The amber
girls Cor sick) whales are usually found
near the land, and when the stuff is
picked up on shore the carcass of
dead whale is usually somewhere in
the vicinity. When an apparently
healthy whale is killed, and on exam
ination appears to have very little oil,
q search for ambergris is made. In
appearance it is dark gray, sticky
substance, and very vile smelling. 1t
is principally used in making per-
fumes, to "set' the odor, and as re-
finer.
1t is related that one afternoon,
years ago, the schooner Gage Phillips.
of Proyincetown, was drifting on the
whaling grounds, when the man on
lookout reporter that small, pecul-
iar-looking substance was floating of
the port quarter. 1t was taken on
deck and pronounced to be some pc
culiar kind of West Indian gum.
After being kicked around the deck
for some days, it was thrown careless
" into the steamboat. The Phillips
fell in with another whaler, and the
crews exchanged visits. The visiting
captain noticed the s'gum," declared
its was ambergris, and revealed its
value. 1t was taken care of, and
when the vessel arrived home the sale
of that lump of gum added So, 600 to
the general stock of the voyage.
Another captain of a merchant yes
sci, lying at anchor off one of the ISL
ands in the West Indies, discovered a
lump as large as his two fists in the
possession of negro, who sold it to
the captain for one flannel shirt and
an old pair of pantaloons. 1t was sold
in the States for $500. A whaling
crew having secured and killed a
whale, cut it in two and found dark
gray mass about the size of half
barrel. In the effort to get it on deck
the lead-like mass shot downward into
the fathomless sea, and at least $780,
600 slipped neatly away, leaving a mad
captain and mad crew. There are
living in Provincetown many retired
whalers who have made fortunes in
the find of ambergris, and seldom
season passes without some of her cap
tains returning wealthy men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Sound Sense for the Girls.

The girl of the period seems to be a
trifie more sensible than her sister of
the last decade. Her boots are not
quite so pointed at the toe, and their
heels are not as distinctively French. "
She does not as ambitiously emulate
the camel in the wearing of a hump
upon her back, and she has discarded
the "rats" and cushions which erst
were wont to make her couture into
the semblance Of pillows and holsters.
Unfortunately, however, she does not
yet realize that beauty is inconsistent
with pinched waist.
Admirable as the wasp may be in his
humble capacity as an insect, there
seems to be no legitimate reason for o
young woman's modelling herself upon
his figure; but the young woman insists
upon doing 50.
She is won't to express the most
fervent admiration for the Venus Of
Milo; but even at the moment when she
stands rapt in contemplation of the
grand creature she finds it difficult to
draw full breath, SO tightly inclosed
is she in corsets.
Napoleon l., who had as much COM
mon sense as military ability, was dis
mayed at the revival of the corset in
1912. He said TO an eminent physiciani II
regard to it: .'This wear, born of CO.
quetry and bad taste, which murders
women and ill-treats their offspring,
tells of frivolous tastes and warns me
of an approaching decadence."
Said the last King Of France, in an
epigram which should have stung his
subjects into common sense: "ORce you
met Dianas, Venuses or Niobes; nova
days, only wasps."
Beauty is always to be reyered and
sought after, and the woman might be
forgiven who, by torturing herself,
really attained true loneliness; but
when she attempts to improve upon
nature she merely defeats her own
object. 1t is no more possible for her
to enhance her charms, save by health
full living, than it is for a river TO run
up hill.
The unnatural is always the ugly; it
is but another name for deformity.
The human figure in the shape of a
wasp is as truly deformed as if its
spinal column described semicircle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

In these days Of schools and school,
masters for the colored people the
mum Der Of those .'who can tell their
right hand from their left will PEE
sumably rapidly diminish; but before
the .'darky" of ante-bellum times
quite disappears among the shades of
things that arc past, here is story Of
"Elviry.' EIyiry fell sick, and her
''ole marster' went to inquire as to the
state of her health. The room where
she lay was in total darkness eight
and air are carefully excluded from a
sick-room by many negroes). and Mr..
B stood outside the door speaking
to the invalid. He asked, (Which
eye is it. Elvira, that is swollenf"
The voice of Elyira replied through
the darkness, ''Marster, it's dat eye
over mex to de barn.
A similar case of late date came up
in one Of the New Orleans city courts.
A ''colored lady" charged one of her
own race with assault and battery,
having been struck on the face with a
brick, and complaining loudly of her
suffering. The Judge, seeing no marks
Of the alleged severe blow, asked on
which side Of her head she had been
struck She answered. "Jedge. she
hit me on de side dat was todes de
n0odS
A negro man went into Mr.. Els
office for the purpose of instituting !.
divorce suit against his wife, Mr..
E. proceeded to question him as to
his grounds for complaint. Noticing
that the mans voice failed him, Mr..
Blocked up from his papers, and
saw that big tears were running down
over the checks Of the applicant for
divorce.
Why, said the lawyer, you seem
to care 4 great deal for your wife.
Did you love her?n
Love her. sir? jest analysed
herln
This was more than professional
dignity could withstand, and Mr..
E-laughed until the negro, offended,
carried his case elsewhere.
Another instance of the misunder-
standing and misuse of "big words"
by the negroes happened in a hotel in
Louisville. One day, whom the hotel
was unusually crowded, the waiter
NiV cSIA G1l lucdlS W OuA ouitil1 Hdl ~
did not appear with his customary bow
and smile of welcome. After some de-
lay he came up hurriedly with the apol-
ogetic words, You mus excuse me,
fer you know, of co'se. had to wait
Cd de tranSomS first
On one Of the dining-room cars there
were pretty japanese paper napkins
folded within the table napkins. One
of the party asked the dignified old
colored waiter if these were intended
as souvenirs. "0h no, maam.n he
explained, with stately condensation
.'dey's fer you to take home wild you. /"
Editors Drdacer in Harper'S Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

son. aud James has, since the wedding.
resided with his wife's father and moth
err Last week James and TIE old folks
coaxed the young wife to spend a couple
of days in Elkhart with a cousin. Their
object was to get Mrs Watterson out of
the way while the folding bed was being
placed in the alcove room. The scheme
to surprise the little woman operated
charmingly. James worked like day
laborer on Friday, helping the furniture
men put the bed in position, and after
they had gone he thought he would write
dedicatory poem. The bed had cost
S240, and he wanted TO make the occa
sion memorable
Watterson is a mighty good hearted
fellow, and he sells the finest of Florids
fruit in season, but the idea of writing
dedicatory poem to folding bed
couldn't have been funnier If he bad
proposed to write an ode to a nghtin-
gale in grip car, with the mercury be-
low zero.
Take thou this folding bed, my fairy queen;
Ills not DER canopied with bright woodbinc,
With sweet musk-roses and with Byzantine,
But tits the best Chicago has, ween.
Something in the style Of the above
insensibly suggested Midsummer Nights
Dream" Consulting Shakespeare, James
found the lines, minus the allusion to
Chicago and the folding bed, in Oberon's
dialogue with Puck But Titania's
rhythmical invocation in the next scene
so impressed him that he decided to
adapt it for his dedicatory verse:
Weaving spiders, come not hero,
Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence;
Bed-bugs big, approach not near,
Fiery flea, do no offense.
Mrs. Watterson returned from Elkhart
on Saturday evening. She was induced
to remove her wrappings down stairs
and it was not until after dinner that the
young couple retired to the alcoye room
Surprise over the folding-bed is left TO
the readers imagination, There was
also greater surprise awaiting the lady
in the dedicatory poem and crowning
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

SWISH! SMASH "DRAT THE CAT.
surprise in store for both in the cat with
which this narrative began. After dis
covering the poem on the mantel, and
pronouucing it the most dulcet and har-
monious verse in the wild world the lit
tie woman gazed admiringly at James us
he advanced 10 "let down" the bed. Ae
the couch dropped--to use military
metaphor--from carry" TO pre-
sent" something animate dropped With
il and ran yowlng under the bed.
"A cat in this room"
xiii it, james,
Action in the domestic drama was
rapid from this point Mrs Wattcrson
shreked and sprang squarely into the
middle Of the bed. James rushed 10 o
closet, emerged bearing q base ball bat
and began crusade which will long be
memorable in society annals on the
West Side. OF course, the animal. who
had sneaked in with the furniture men,
was wild and elusive.
The skirmish line was first established
along the mantel. But the cat kept
about six inches ahead of the bat, and il
was not until the marble statuettcs and
a $50 bust Of Charlotte Cushman had
DCNu uGAllOllSnNu lldN lOIIl1 MNIf w
ployed along the center table. Here ter.
rife ruin was wrought Round and
round went the bat. The cat kept in
the van, Mrs. Watterson kept under the
bed-clothes and James kept getting mad
der After smashing hand painted
plate and wrecking a decorated vase the
cat landed on the bed in close proximity
to Mrs Watterson. James intended to
kill the cat this time sure, but he made a
two-base hit, stumbled over a PROSTATE
chair, struck his head against the fold
ing bed, and became unconscious.
The true story is soon told. Half
smothered, Mrs. Waters presently
crawled to the edge of the bed, saw her
husbands PROSTATE form, and, rushing
to the door summoned the family. The
cat meantime escaped into the hall and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

Father (who has given his consent)
= hope, young man, that you know
the value of the prize you will get in
my daughter? Young man-WeIl-er
no, sir; don't know the exact value;
but as near as | can find out it's in
the neighborhood of $4,000. -Nes0
r--z So.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
A Lingering Love.

1ts. queer case about Binksly and
his divorced wife, isn't itY'
"How"
"Why, year ago he obtained di-
vorce from her, and now he is counting
her again, and they will be married over
again before Christmas.
II don't see that it's queer. The hui
man heart cannot cast off its first love
altogether. Probably when he obtained
the divorce he imagined that his love for
her had died away, but after the parting
the smoldering fire of affection burned
brighter than ever, and his soul yearned
for her,"
"That may be the way Of it, but |
don't think So
"Why2"
''she got legacy of $4,000 three
months age"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

George, she said, and her man
ner betrayed anxiety, .swhat has come
over papa of late? He treats You
coldly and evidently tries to avoid
you. HE borrowed $40 of me
couple of weeks ago. explained
George. -Nss1 York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

So greatly have the abuses of the
liquor traffic and the evils of alcoholic
stimulants impressed themselves upon
the people of the empire state that one
elector out of every twenty-five stands
ready to drop the matter of the robber
tariff. monopoly, civil service, states
rights and even anarchy. in order to
obtain an effectual treatment of the
trade in alcohol and alcoholics, howso-
ever hereoic that treatment might
prove to be.
One need bat sit in the police courts
to learn the horrors of the liquor bust
ness. Although the march toward the
house of correction after the nights
orgy or the days brawl is always
ceaseless caravan, there are upper
walks of the same bitterness. In the
fine houses and IN the houses of the
well-to-do, who should be happy Of all,
there turks the same evil. Upon every
neighbor and friend of victim of
liquor there falls q tax that is thrice
onerous because it is collected by the
liquor dealer. When burglar starts
for bis nights work he leaves saloon;
when John Wilkes Booth went into
Ford's theatre to xiii Abraham Lincoln
he first entered saloon next door at
the left and drank a glass of brandy;
and then he entered the saloon next
door at the right and drank tumbler-
full of brandy. Thus had Lincoln voy-
aged between ScYlla and Charybdis.
Chicago Herald. (Tnd.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
HIS NEW FOLDING BED.
How James Watterson Prepared Little
Surprise for His Wife.

1t is about cat and folding-bed. A
man and his wife also figure in the mar
rative. but only incidentally. The cat
played the leading part, receiving very
effective support from the folding bed"
The scene is laid on Washington Boule
ward. James Watterson. South Water
street fruit dealer. had been planning .
surprise for his wife. She was not his
wife two years ago. when they visited
the Exposition, but her admiration for
folding bed there exhibited made au
impression on James he registered n
vow. If this girl ever becomes my
wife she shall have foldngbed In
June last the girl became Mrs. Waiter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

do you believe IN luck, my good
man?" asked superstitious old lady Of
a tramp. Il can't say that do, mum,
replied the tramp because / never
had any. n-,Tndqe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
w. G. 7. U.
For God and Home and Native Land.
Edited By a ConpnitIee Of Ladies

The regular business meetings OF the Lancas-
days OF each month"; at three o'clock P. n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

The leto Gov. Bodwell, of Maine, was
one of those self-made who are peculiar
to this country. He worked on farm
until he was sixteen and then he learned
the shoemakers trade. In the intervals
of leisure he educated himself as best he
could. 1t was while hauling granite
for the construction of a dam that he
learned the work of quarrying and
working granite. He soon began to
work granite quarries on his own ac-
count and made large fortune. Gov.
Bodwell never drank drop of liquor;
and he was very abstemious in his food
also.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Two S0-acrc
Farms for Sale.

The undersigned. offers for sale the following
tracts of land:
Eighty acres lying in the north part Of town
Of Ellenboro, near the new Cement school house
miles east of Lancaster on main road. All new
land. under fence, twenty-five acres under cul
tivation. A new house 1SX24 and barns and other
ont buildings on it.
Eighty acres, cornering with the above. Good
house. Barn 30x40. Well fenced and under
cultivation. Also Eighty acres on Platte river,
near Boid's bridge. Fenced pasture,
S:-Enough down to secure the sale, and
balance on time to suit purchaser.
3Sm3 II. @. GLEASON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

Alcohol is the most dreadful offspring
which chemistry has bequeathed to US,
and the day when the vinous ferment-
alive process was understood and the
still put into operation was the darkest
day in the history Of mankind. -Popu-
lar Science Ne,Us
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09

Gov. Larrabee, of Iowa, in his mes
sage says of prohibition: Much pro-
gress has been made in the enforcement
of the prohibition law. not only has
public sentiment much improved in re-
lation to it, but judicial officers are
more disposed to secure its enforce
ment. Many Judges give strong testi-
mony in its favor, showing that where
it has been we'll executed there has
been marked reduction in criminal
offenses and also in court expenses.
During the last year and especially dur
ing its latter half there has been de-
cided falling off in penitentiary convicts
and very large number of county jails
have been empty, some of them for the
first time in years. There has been
marked improvement in the families of
laboring men addicted to strong drink.
What was formerly squandered in the
saloon now goes to the support of wife
and children. Hundreds of witnesses
to this can be cited.
While there is very little difficulty
now in enforcing the law in the rural
districts and in very large majority of
the counties, there are still a very few
portions of the state, particularly some
of the larger cities, where the law is
not enforced. This, however, does not
include all such cities for in Des Moines.
Sioux City and Cedar Rapids, three of
the largest and most rapidly growing
cities in the state, the prohibitory law
is now, and has been for the past year,
we'll enforced. The constitution makes
it incumbent upon the Governor to en-
force the laws. There is not much
difficulty in complying with this injunc-
ton in reference to the laws generally.
The law for the suppression Of intemp-
erance, however, is in some places an
exception. Citizens have again and
again called upon me to enforce the
pfonloltOry law IN the few counties and
places where, as yet, but little regard
has been paid to it. l, in turn. have
called upon the judges, sheriffs and
other officers to aid in accomplishing
this, but regret to say without success.
| know of no means at the command of
the Executive which can be relied upon
to secure better results in the future
| therefore Recommend that a joint
committee of the General Assembly be
appointed in the early session to en-
quire into the reasons for the nOn-en-
forcement of this law in certain COM
munities, and whether the officers there
are nauIectful of their duflas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-09
Darky Stories.

MADISON. Wis. Jan. %, 1888.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-11

In all diseases Of the nasal MUCOUS MEM
brzne the remedy u.ed must be non-irritArins
The medical profession has been SLOW to
learn this. Nothing satisfactory can be &C
complished with dOGehes, snufs. powders,
syringes, Astringents. or any similar ApPliea-
ton, because they are all irritating, do not
thoroughly reach the Affected surfaces and
should be abandpred as worse than failures.
A multitude of persons who have for years
borne all the worry and pain that catarrh can
inhict, testify 70 sadieal and permanent cures
wrought by Elys Cream Balm
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