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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-07

After the transaction Of some routine busi-
ness, the House resumed the consideration
of the Alabama contested election case of
McDuffie against Davidson. After brief ar
guments by Messrs. Lyman of Iowa and
johnson Of Indiana, in favor Of the claims Of
the contestants, Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
took the floor in support Of the majority re-
port. He ridiculed the claims of the Repub-
lican party that the negro vote of the South
was invariably cast for the nominees Of that
party. That had been true when the negroes
were under the domination Of carpet bag
gers, who convinced them that, II the Demo-
cratic party came into power, they would
be relegated to slavery The negroes
had learned that the emancipation was not
an action of the Republican party but was a
war measure, and had learned that there had
been as many Democrats as Republicans in
the Union army, and that brave Democrats,
like Hancock, Thomas and Rosecrans had
been general officers in that army. The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
Two Millionaire Musicians.

Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire
manufacturer and author, adds an en-
thusiastic love of music to his other
accomplishments. He is n counoiss-
eur in the matter of voice. and has a
fine taste as to the involved compo-
sitions of modern musical writer's.
Before his marriage there was no more
ardent patron Of amateur talent than
Mr. Carnegie. He never lost an OPP
portunity of being present when invit-
ed to frequent the somewhat harrow.
ing musicales which prevail in society.
Many an ambitious singer and pianist
of these exclusive circles havo glowed
with pleasure when praised in the
energetic way of the author of "Tri-
umphant Democracy"
One Of the country's wealthy men
who may be said to have the musical
craze is Alfred Corning Clark,
only surviving son and tor of tho late
Edward Clark of Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company fame Tho elder
Clark died some eight years since,
leaving an estate, the present value Of
which is at least $4,000, 600. Ills son,
virtual master of all this great wealth,
is most modest and transformations
man. He lives quietly, gives no ex-
expensive entertainments, and his
philanthropies are rarely published.
There is, however. scarcely another
wealthy man in the city who does more
good with his money than Alfred
Corning Clark One of his fayorite
schemes Of charity is the helping along
of struggling musical geniuses who
lack the withal TO pursue n course Of
European study. A young man Of this
city, studying at Leipzig, whose COM
positions have already forced attention
In the musical world, a young man
who is spoken of as ono OF the few
coming masters OF the organ, was
several years ago about TO abandon
the struggle to educate himself and re-
turn 10 America because OF lack Of
money. The case was mentioned to
Mr.. Clark by common friend, HIM
self musician of culture and expcri-
ence. Before an hour had passed the
Atlantic cable was weighted with
thousand dollars for the young mans
immediate needs, and also assurances
of more 10 come. This is merely a
single instance. Mr.. Clark is himself
a musician Of no muagrc attachments.
Every Wednesday evening during the
winter he conducts a double quartet
composed OF some Of the best mails
vocalists in the city, who are as fear
full of his adverse criticism as so many
boys at school. Besides this, MI.
Clark is no mean pianist, and has
large acquaintance with and is an ar
dent student OF the literature Of music.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
The Oldest Rocks.

Oldest of all the formations known TO
biologists, and representing perhaps
the earliest rocks produced after our
earth had ceased to be a molten mass,
are the hard, crystalline, and much
contorted rocks named by the late Sir
w. f. Logan Laurentian, and which
are largely developed in the northern
parts of North America and Europe,
and in many otherrcgions. Sonumer-
Gus and extensive, indeed, are the ex-
posures of these rocks, that we have
good reason to believe that they under
lie all other formations of our CONT
nents, and are even worldwide in
their distribution. In the lower part
of this great system of rocks, which in
some places at least, is thirty thousand
feet in thickness, we find no traces Of
the existence of any living thing on the
earth. But in the middle portion of
the Laurentina, rocks are found which
indicate that there were already
land and water, and that the waters
and possibly the land were already
tenanted by living beings. The great
beds Of limestone which exist in this
part of the system furnish one indica-
ton of this. In the later geological
formations the limestones are mostly
organic that is, they consist of &C
cumulated remains Of shells, corals,
and other hard parts of marine ami.
mails, which are composed of calcium
carbonate, which the animals obtain
directly from their food, andindirectly
from the caleareous matter dissolved
in the sea water In like manner
great beds of iron-ore exist in the
Laurentian; but in later formations the
determining cause of the accumulation
of such beds is the partial deoxidatior
and solution of the peroxide of iron by
the agency of organic matter. Be
sides this certain forms known a;
Cocoon Cdnddense have been reeog
nized in the Laurentian limestOnes
which indicate the presence of at leas
one of the lower types of marine ami
mails. Where animal life is, we may
| fairly infer the existence of vegetable
life as well, since the plant is the only
| producer of food for the animal.-Str
William Das0sOn. in Popular ScieHc
| Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
Arc Americans Dyspeptio?

A prominent English physician has
recently proved, to his own satisfac-
ton at least, that the jewellers in
American cities are generally neu-
rotics and dyspeptics. First OF all, he
says, the PuritaDs who emigrated to
New England were characterized by
neurOtic temperament, for Puritanism
was largely disease of the hillary
duct And so ever since it has been
tie neurotc member Of the English
family who has grown dissatisfied with
tho conditions of life in the old coun-
try, and has emigrated either to Aus
tralia or America. On the other
hand, the bcef-cating squire type OF
England, being content with things as
thcy are. has stayed at home.
But this is not all. The climate and
I peculiar conditions of life that
exist in this country have developed
and intensified this original neurotic
type, until it may now be fairly called
the American type, and is indeed so
recognized throughout Europe. This
type exists in its most perfect form in
tho larger American cities. For II is
the neurotic member of the family who
is most inclined to "kick" against
the monotonous life in the country.
All such men drift into cities, where
thew can find an outlet for their encr-
getic and often spIenetic unrest. In
their case also the neurotic tendency
is increased BY their environment.
They become small in physique, and
as rule are chronic dyspeptics. Their
children are apt to succumb to the
nialadies Of childhood. The men are
kind and indulgent to their families,
but irritable. The women are bright,
auick-witted, spirituelle, but restless.
They are fond of living gregarious
lives, and spend a large portion Of
their time in relating to each other
the evidences of their physical weak
ness. And so in three generations at
most these highly developed but
diseased men and women die out,
literally consumed by the fire of their
own abnormal vitality.
| Doubtless the congratulations of this
| English physician are too sweeping.
it is not true that only the men OF a
| neurotic or nervous temperament come
| from the country into American cities.
Indeed. it is quite the other way. The
I vitality OF our cities IS steadily replen-
ished By the thousands OF strong-limbed
and clear-headed country boys who are
constantly pouring into them, and
whose nerves of steel enable them to
| withstand the terrible strain of city
life for years. But it is undoubtedly
/ true that our cities do tend to produce
q highly nervous type of man and
woman, " it'll no stomach to speak
of and much impaired liver. But
with the increase of wealth and luxury
this type will doubtless disappear.
Even now the lean, dyspeptic Ameri-
can, with a hungry look Of conquest in
his eyes, is rapidly giving place to the
jolly, well-fed, easy-going American,
who, having conquered fate and des-
tiny, can afford to take life as it comes
with all the good-natured calmness Of
an epicurean philosopher.-Nei0 York
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
How She Brought Him Around.

They were sitting together in the
warm parlor, saying little but think
ing much. But lovers do not need to
say much to be companiouablc.
The little clock on 4 @ mantel for n
considerable time had been tie only
speaker. Its tick. tick, tick, tick
seemed 10 the youth to say. kiss her,
kiss her. kiss her. To tie maiden it
said lcap-year. lcap-year, leap-year.
and its reitcration of Z is phrase moved
the maiden to break the silence.
How funny some people are, she
said.
Funny"
Eyes, some people WHO are going to
be married"
"Op
"Yes, some want to be married in a
balloon, some on the middle arch OF a
bridge, some in boat, some in rail-
road train. some on horseback, some
on the edge Of prccipice, some down
in coal-mine--"
Eyes, have noticed H."
What is their object, ! wonderP
Marriage, of course"
"But mean their object Of getting
married out of the usual way"
well, I'll tell you What | think.
They get married in this way so they
can tell their children and their grand
children they were married under pc
culiar circumstances. Your mother
and ]. children, were married in n
coal-mine,' or your granmother and
| !, children, were married in bal
loon. "
Perhaps that is the reason" said
the maiden.
"Of course it is the reason"
There was pause. Then the maiden
with glowing check said:
1--WE been thinking. John
"YcsP' lie said intcrrogatively.
ave been thinking how funny IL
would be -" Ga pause and deeper
blush).
well, Bella, you've been thinking
what?'
Eve been thinking how funny it
would be il"
Yes"
IF, when the subject OF marriage
comes up thirty or forty years hence,
you could point to me and say: Why,
children, your grandmother proposed
70 me in leap year and we were mar
ried a few weeks after.
John is busy these days furnishing
nice little cottage. and Bella is SUI
perintending the making OF her we'd
ding dress 49, boston Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

never saw so many varieties nor such
beautiful flowers in any cultivated gar
den as have seen on the roadsides in
Kansas, and the roses grow to perfection.
There are some fine horses raised
here and great many ponies. The
cattle are fair, and the people are be-
ginning to raise higher grades Of stock
Even the dairy men do not feed their
cows now, and Father Miner says he
never saw stock doing better than his
are al the present time.
1t would seem to be a healthy locality
il we may judge by the number OF
deaths. aud reports Of Illness. But |
fear | will tire the patience of my read
ers, so will not say more this time
but will try to write again soon and tell
you what can about the Nation and
its scenes.
Would say to our many friends and
acquaintance that we think we are
doing well, and are much pleased with
our surroundings.
Owing to time have been obliged to
abridge many things which | think
would be of interest to some. would
add just one word-Kansas, like all
other places, has its faults, as well as
its good qualities. With best wishes
for Grant Coz, and her people, | am
Yours Truly, Mrs. A. c. M1LNER.
Chetopa, Kan, May Is, 1888.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
He Failed to See IL.


A lady who is firm believer in tho
cure Of everything by the mind, or
rather, in the non-cxistencc OF all pains
ard maladies, has a little boy who
complained Of terrible toothache.
took him to scientist 10 be cured, aud
remarked to that lady as soon as she
had entered the room:
"My boy thinks he has a terrible
toothache, Mrs. Scientist, and / have
brought him to you to be cured of it. y
Ha' brought her attention 20 tho
case, Mrs. Scientist said:
Now, my little boy, you must look
me right in the eye. CA pause.) Now
you haven't any toothache.
"Yos, have, too" shouted the boy.
The scientist smiled peticLtly, and
tried it over again.
"You must look me right in the eyes
and try TO forget your toothache, she
said. (Then there was smother stead
fast pause) "Ah, now you haven't
any ioothache."
Eyes, / have. too" shouted the boy
again.
The practitioner went through the
process once more with fresh persua-
sion. The boy seemed inclined TO be
quiet this time.
"Well, guess you haven't any
toothache, now, my boy" said he.
''You lie" said the boy, quietly.
He was taken away, toothache and
all.-Boston Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
A Remarkable Spring.

What we have been able 10 observe
from the surface of the ground gives
very limited and imperfect idea OF tho
actions which excavations made to Sc
cure some particular thermal waters
have revealed to MS. The bottom OF
the basin Of the principal spring at
Bourbonne-les- Bains, where the tenn
perature reaches 7S9 c., has furnish-
ed some very remarkable facts relative
to the formation of minerals. rao
place was a ilourishiug station in the
Roman period. In draining an an
cient well blackish mud was reached
which contained fragments of wood.
acorns. thousands of iilberts which had
become black like Ignite. and numer-
GUS medals. The washing of four GU
bic metres of the mud yielded more
than five thousand pieces of money,
mostly Of bronze or tin, but some OF
silver aud gold. The four coins of tho
last metal bore the images Of Nero.
Hadrian, Faustina the younger, and
Honorius. TScnty of the silver pieces
belonged to the Gallica- Roman period,
while the other coins were consular or
imperial pieces, mostly of the first cen-
turtles of the empire; but some were as
recent as the Lower Empire. Tho
bronze pieces of the medium and small
or sorts were likewise Of different ages.
but three types of Augustan coins pro-
dominated. Many of them had been
cut in two, doubtless to prevent their
being taken out and used again, they
having been cast in rs offerings Ia the
health-giving fountains. Er-Uoto of
ferings were also recovered, including
a bronze statuette of n man whose leg
had been hurt.
Some of the coins had been SO cor
rodcd by the action of the hot water
that the figure on thom could not DO
disccrned. Others had been further
corroded into holes and n0tches. Many
others had been wholly dissolved, but
had engendered, at the expense Of their
bronze, new and sOlidly agglutnated
combinations. The species thus orig
mated were identical in their crystal
line forms aud general characters with
similar natural minerals sulphurct Of
copper, copper pyrites, aud yaricgated
copper ore. The most numerous crys-
tails are regular tetrahedrons, like
those of the mineral called gray anti
monial copper. Of which they have also
the composition, the iuster, and other
properties. In somn OF the coins the
tin of the bronze has passed into tho
state of an oxide, and has formed a
white superficial crust. A real separ-
alton has therefore been produced be-
tween the metals Of the alloy by the
different workings OF their chemical
aflintes. II seems as If in all Of & ,ese
transformations Nature, claiming her
rights upon what human industry had
taken out of her domain, had been
pleased, with the aid of the mineral
water, to recover her property, and
reeonstitute exactly the ores Of copper
and tin which the miners operations
had taken from her, and from which
the furnaces of the metallurgists had
laboriously extracted the two metals
of bronze. Prof q. A. Daa6ree, in
Popular Science Monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24
ID pistrict-Joseph Edge. N. olmstead

I'd District-Joseph Edge, N Olmstead
Iowa county-Senatorial: Calvert
Spensley, s. w. Reese
LIST Assembly District-W H. Bennett,
Ole Steenslaud.
I'd District-Chas. Harvey. J. P.
Smoker.
On motion, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Olmstead of La
Fayette, the Temporary organization was
made permanent.
On motion of G. f. Osborne, of La
| Fayette, the convention proceeded TO
| elect delegates to the national conven-
ton. Mr.. Osborne presented the name
of j. G. Monahan, of Lafayette, for one
of the delegates. The nomination of
| Mr.. Monahan was seconded by S. A.
| Harper, of Dane, who moved his elect
ion by reclamation, which was seconded
and the motion was carried unanimous
ly.
j. w. Murphy,of Grant, presented the
name of w. +. Carter, of Grant, for the
other delegate, which was seconded by
j. B. Mccoy, of Grant, and j. b. Treat
of Green, and on Mr. Treats motion,
Mr. Carter was unanimously elected by
| reclamation.
On motion of j. b. Treat, Ii. G. Put
nam, of Green county, was elected by
reclamation rs alternate delegate for
j. G.. Monahan.
Spensely, of Iowa, was elected by ac-
clamation as alternate delegate for w.
| Z. Carter.
| Mr.. Carter was called out aud made
few brief remarks, in which he said
he believed he was the original Rusk
man, and that when he goes to the
Chicago convention he will go with but
one single aim in view and that will be
to secure the nomination of Gov. j. nj.
Rusk forpresident, and that if it should
be impossible to secure this result, he
would next be in favor of Gresham.
Mr.. Monahan was called out and he
said he heartily endorsed everything
said by Mr.. Carter, and that he also
was one of the original Rusk men, and
he should use his utmost efforts to Sc
cure his nomination at Chicago, and
| that he was in favor of Gresham next
after failure to nominate Gov. Rusk
c. i. Osborne, of Lafayette, presented
the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted with great APP
! plause:
ResoiUed, That the Republicans OF the Third
| congressional district in convention assembled,
heartily endorse the action OF the state con zen
| ton in presenting the name of Gov j. Nj. Rusk
| to the national convention as a candidate for
| president, That his record a citizen. soldier
\ statesman and Governor stamps him a man
possessed of every qualification to honorably
fill the Office of the chief executive OF this nation
| and that the delegates elected by this convention
| will heartily and earnestly unite with the other
| delegates from Wisconsin in using every honor
able means to secure his nomination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Isaac Taylor. of Cadiz, Ohio Is nine
ty-four and his wife is lightweight,
and they have been members OF the
NJ. f. Church for seventy years.
A brace of famous duelling pistols,
exhibited recently in bar-room in
Sumter, S. c., were owned by General
+. w. Morse, and have been in use in
dozen or more duels, including the
famous Cash-Sbannon meeting, when
Colonel Shannon was killed.
Mrs. Amanda Ewlambs, Of Atlanta.
whose fortune is estimated at $500, 900
is perhaps the richest c0lored woman
in the South. Mrs II. White, Of Mo-
bile. colored woman, is worth $40,
600, and there are several other rich
colored women in tho South.
1t is curious fact that while Queen
Victoria speaks German in her own
home circle, the present German En-
press disregards il in hers and uses
English as much as possible. English
is the tircside tongue Of the Greek,
Danish and Russian royal families.
Several teeth Of mastodon, all Of
them in an excellent state of preserva-
ton. ere .ognd in the Alfalfa River,
in Florida, reecntly. One of the teeth
weighs seven pounds and is eight
inches IN leagih by fourteen and . hall
in circumference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Mark Twain was recently asked by
Young Philadelphia newspaper-man
If he would look over a serio-humorous
skit submitted to him in manuscript
and give a candid opinion as TO its
merit. Mr.. Clemens answered as fol-
lows: Certainly; send it right along.
And be sure TO put it between a couple
Of shingles, or sawed-off boards, or a
couple Of grindstones, or anything to
keep it flat. The man that rolls a
manuscript ought to 60 to the devil
and he VIII
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Illinois is solid for Gresham. The
Minnesota delegation will be solid for
him if Blaine's name is not presented,
and II out of 14favor him as first choice.
Dakota's 10 will be for him. After AL
lison and ingalls,, Iowa and Kansas will
fall into line. Nebrasks and Colorado
will come to Gresham. Oregon sends
him solid delegation. He is Wiscon-
sins choice after Rusk. He is favora-
bly, regarded in the East. He is the man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

There are doubtless many other
brands Of alum baking powder besides
those so far examined and named by
the authorities. Most of the baking
powders sold in bulk, by weight, and
all sold with a gift or present, arc said
to be OF this description.
Prof. Ii. A. Mott, United States Gov
eminent Chemist. says: "In my opinion
tho uso of alum as q constituent of o
baking powder sho uld be prohibited by
law
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

The Rev, I. Dewitt Talmage is
great walker, and thinks nothing Of an
early morning spin of eight or nine
miles into the suburbs, toppled of with
brisk run Of half a mile.
The wealthiest woman in the North
west is probably Mrs. Sarah A. David
son. Of st. Paul, the widow of Commo-
dore w. +. Davidson. She Is estima,
ted 10 be worth about $l,500,0O0,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Nearly quarter of million acres
of yellow pine lands in lower Alabama
and Northern Florida have been bought
by capitalists from the Northwest re-
Gently.
Engineers on the Great Northern
Railway. England. are given at least
nine hours rest between one days
labor, and another, as Q precaution
against accidents,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

MISSISSIPPI yALLrf loDaE g. 0 ?. Meets
VERY Wednesday at s.>ap So. ia 0ed ecllows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

GERdAN EvAEcELfcAL CHURcH. Madison st.
fchOOl T.. 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Protestant Episcopal CHuRcH. Corner JEFF
fers0n and Oak streets. Services, at 1880 d. m.
sud z j. 10. Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

SYLVAN CAMP, M w. or A. Meets Ist and ga
Fridays ef each month III Budd Block, Madison
of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

ToM Cox PosT. 10. 182, c A. r. Meets every
second and fourth Saturday lights q each month
I'm Baad Block, Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

CoNeaEGATioEAL CmuRcH, Corner Madison
eBd Cherry streets. Services AZ 1850 q N. and
IT, m SUNDAY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

HYDE's OPEEA HousF Corner Madison and
(hnrrV afrants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

METHODIST EPlscorAL CHuEcB. Corner None
zoe and Cherry streets. Services 10 "a q. m. and
G y, 10. Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

FiDEIITT LoDGz 4. 0. u. w. Meet FIRST and
laird Mondays % each month in Bndd block,
Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

GRASr CHATTER. Regular couvocation second
I'D fourth Tuesday 81 each month q s p. m, in
N;udI hfnc{s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Assent II. BuGGINs. Nit Lila, Grant Co. !.
Wis notary Pehae aad Convcyaneer. Collec.
tfans Il succjalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

CArH0tfc CHuRcu. CornerJ efcrson and Cher
~ streets Services at i0:2oa. n. and 3 D. M.
sunday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24

Cry LIBRARY. Court house. Open Wednes
tay afternoon and Saturday afternoon and even
mr.