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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
Yours Truly,
didn't Know nj. Own son-in-Law

Ex-senator Camden, Of West Virginia,
used to tell the following story upon him
self. He was absent-minded, but not so
much so as a certain Methodist Bishop who
used to forget his own name. Senator
Camden said: Il was summoned from
Washington to my home in Parkersburg 10
attend the wedding Of my daughter to
Lieutenant Spellman, a gentleman whom /
very highly esteemed | had forgotten
about the wedding, and might not have gone
but for telegram which reminded me of
1t. After reaching Parkersburg | walked
down town and stood talking with polit-
ical friend when young man caT1e along
and, referring to recent excursion OF
mine, said What luck did you have as a
fisherman, SENATOR | gave the evasive
reply. Only tolerable." and the young man
passed on. Turning to my friend inquired
who that young man was, and he astounded
me by saying THAT Is Lieutenant Spellman,
who is TO marry your daughter OF course
FASTENED to overtake him and apologize
for NV abrupt manner towards him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
Magazines.
WIDE AWAKE.

Wide Awake for August is an open
air number, full of things to be done
out .of-doors; geologizing (by Prof.
Frederick Starr, boating (by Miss
Gniney) and the making of wild-iiower
books (by Miss Harris)--it is a pity
that bread-making, which Mrs. White
describes as the Boston Public school
girls do it, could not be carried on out
OF doors also. The number is largely
written by travellers and sight-seers.
Mrs. General Fremont describes her
Camping near the Giant Trees in the
early California days. Miss Risley Sc
ward. ''In the Meadows at Trianon,
writes of somewhat peculiar visit she
made to the famous playground oil
Marie Antoinette and her Court, with a
glimpse of those great Frenchmen,
THEIRS and Laboulaye. Mrs. Humphrey
in "Queen Mary's Child-Garden' gives
an account of day she spent last year
on the islet of Inchmahome where Mary,
Queen of Scots abode for q time when
she was little girl.
BIN is charming story, sweet and
piquant and pathetic, by Grace DEMO
Litchheld. Tim Faraday and the two
Auroras" is an amusing political story
by Eugene NJ Camp. The poems OF
the number are by Edith NJ. Thomas,
Joel Benton, Mrs. Whiton-Stone and
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofiord. "Men
and Things" is full of bright anecdote
and talk. 1.-THE Court Calendar by
l.. j. Bridgman, is very amusing this
month.
$2.40 year ID. Lothrop Company,
Publishers, Boston.
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ca-each number containing an inn
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lire of sheet music or music books.
write for descriptive catalogue to the
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
cHuRcHEs.

NJ. L. Church. Sunday fellowship OF class
meeting 9:45 A. NJ. Public service iO3O A. NJ
Sunday school, II 30 A. NJ. Catechism class 2:3D
P. NJ. Public service, 7:00P. n. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. Rev II. j Witherbec.
Pastor
U. ID. Church. Preaching service every other
sunday al II 200 A. NJ. sunday school every
sunday at 1000 A. Prayer meeting every
wednesday evening al 7;3d r. NJ. Rev. u Deal,
Pastor.
st. Mary's Catholic Church Services on second
Sunday OF each month. Rev. Father NIehaus.
Pastor.
German Lutheran Church. Services on two
succeeding Sundays Of each month Rev. r.
Mntschmann, Pastor.
SOCIETIES.
Masonic Lodge. No 2l9. A. f. and A. M.
Meet every second and fourth Saturday evening
OF each month, at hall over Wannemaker's store.
Seth g. Bailey, w, NJ. K. 5. Morse, Sec'y
Sam Monicith Post. No l73. q. AR. Meets
every first and third Saturday evening OF each
month at Hidebrands hall. b. W. Niehans
Com, II. II. Streeter, Adi't.
RAILROAD TIMETABLE
Leave for Chicago, Milwaukee and points east
9:35 a. M.
Leave for Galcna and points south 5:O2 u. m.
Leave for Lancaster, 1880 a. m. and 20 d. m
Leave for Woodman, 10: IS a. m, and % D. IN.
Arrive from Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison,
6;20 p. m.
Arrive from Galena 1880 a. M
Arrive from Lancaster :35 a. M and 3: 0g D. M
Arrive from W0odman 9 :35 a. m. and 500 D. m.
FREIGHTs.
TO points east and south depart l1.47 m
To Lancaster, depart geo p. m.
w. NJ. COMSTOCK, AGENT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
IT'S STRANGE.

IT'S strange how positions can change
The weight OF an object through pam;
A hornet, for instance. may range
Ger the shining bald roof ~ the BRAIN
And as long as he stands up erect
He's as light as a ray OF the sun,
Yet, let him but squat down, and loi
Said hornet weighs fully ton
It's strange, too, that moments there are.
As death stares US straight in the eye,
When tbs safer and wiser by far
To stand perfectly SIM and not fiy.
And one OF those moments IS when,
In turning . corner, sou meet
A cross-eyed and boW-legged man
Face 20 face on the curb Of the street!
A. NJ KFzz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
Department.

cemetary near the white school house.
the Rev. Father Niehaus, of Lancaster,
conducting the funeral.
The teachers of the schools for the
ensuing year have all been engaged.
They are the same as last year, with
the exception of the Second Primary de-
partment, which will be taught by Miss
Edith Fellow, OF Lancaster. The corps
of teachers stands: Prof. Quick, Prin-
cipal of High School; Miss Kaltenbach,
intermediate Dept; Miss Fellow, Sec
ond Primary; Miss Ada Philbrick, First
Primary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
ADVERTISING SCALE,
SPACE. Nv. Jew. 3w. 4w 8m. 6 m. y.

Annual advertisements payable quarterly.
Same reset quarterly without extra charge.
Advertisements set to double colnm 50 per
cent extra.
Business cards. 5 lines or less, So per annum.
Each extra line 81.
scrbed by statute.
Advertiser not otherwise ordered, win be
continued until ordered ont and charged ac-
ordingly
Estray notices, I one animal is described,
81 80 for week.. Each additional animal de-
scribed in same notice. 50 cents.
Special notices. and business notices IN news
type. T. cents per line first insertion 5 cents
per line each subsequent insertion.
Religious notices, Marriages and Deaths, IN
serted free. BIT 10 cents per line charged Tor
Adgance pay required for transient advertise
ments commissioners Notices, Attachment
Notices and Estray Notices (of animals taken
up).
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
VIOLENT wlNp.sToRMs.
Extensive Damage In Various Indiana
Towns and Rum ored Inss of LIE.

Extensive Damage In Various Indiana
Towns, and Rumored Loss of Life.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 5.-A violent
wind and rain-stOrm from a southwesterly
direction passed over Newburg, Ind about
! o'clock Sunday morning, doing great
damage to property in that place The
Newburg furniture factory was completely
demolished The dwelling-house Of Mr..
j. Folz was unroofed and turned completely
around The large dry-goods house of c.
f Hopkins was also unroofed and flooded
with water number OF smaller dwell
lighthouses were also unroofed and other
wise damaged report was received that
two dwellings on the road between New
burg and Bonneville were totally demoi-
ished, and several persons were killed.
The losses can not now be estimated
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

Nv EkIH IS nereultary
with som e people,
each generation ex-
hibiting it in a higher
state of development.
The man is industri-
ou S an d sober; his
face grows prema-
turely old with toll ;
but the shine of his
eye is not the sparkle
of the diamond Of
hope, but the duh
glisten of the pewter
of satisfied despair.
He owns nothing but
the clothes he wears,
and how or when he
bought them is beyond
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
VILLAGE orrlcrArs.

President Geo. Govier
Board OF Trustees George Andrew. j. E.
Doan, Frank l.. Power H. H. Hampton, Frank
Roach, Joseph Him,
Clerk-Wm. Weaver
Treasurer-Chas. p. Brechler
Constable--James Lomas
Supervisory. II. Seaman.
Police Justice-wm Weaver
Justice Of the Peace--H. II. Hampton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
TOWN opFIcERs

Board OF supeTisors-Geo. A Kreul. chm.
Abbott Summons, John Drapgs
Clerk-M. P. Smith
Treasurer-Jacob Baumgarfner
Assessor-P. II. Finnegan.
Jnstices-H. II. Hampton, NJ. Il. shearer.
Constables--Geo. Goyier, 5 b. Wilcox Chas.
eraser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
A Strong likeness

In the police court
prisoner, your face seems familiar to me.
think you were here before / left on my
vacation
"Your honor should be careful not to get
me mixed up with my sister We all bear
the most striking resemblance 10 each other
of any family you ever heard of"-Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
Total Abstinence Necessary.

"Do you ever drink liquor, young mani"
he asked.
no, sir; never" replied the young man
with a shpdder. "rhe nature Of my bust.
ness won't permit il
II am glad to know that. What is your
business"
.I'm q bartender. life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

Miss Romantique So you and your little
friends pay visit 10 that old vacant house
every day after school is ouil How ii all
recalls my own happy cliidanod And 50
you 90 there 70 see il it real. Il hauntedl
Little johnnie 40. naaI We 20 To
st0f4s fha = e. ..- Marrhaf4 ~ ,yqlp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

turned. Repeated commands elected no
response, and unlocking the door he en-
tered.
"Come now, that bluff won't CO." and the
exasperated turnkey brutally kicked the
PROSTATE foom.
''Rouse up and get into your bunk or I'll
have you put in solitary"
But the prisoner gave no sign Looking
closer the turnkey saw that his tongue pro
truded and that his open eyes were as va
cant In expression as the staring orbs of a
corpse. He dropped upon his knee and
bent forward for a closer view. AS he did
so the convict clutched his throat with one
hand by a movement as stealthy and sud
den as the uncoiling of a snake, and, draw
ing the other from beneath the bed, struck
him with some blunt instrument such a
vicious blow upon the head that the unfortr
innate keeper sank senseless without a
moan. In an instant Moore was on his feet,
ana rapidly replacing his cot in position
and laying the turnkey upon it, fairly tore
the clothing from the lifeless figure in his
haste
Scarcely two minutes had elapsed from
the time Mcdonald entered the cell before
another man, similarly CARRIED, stepped
forth, and locking the door proceeded on
the usual rounds in the habitual manner.
Passing through the rotunda he averted his
lace by an apparent scrutiny of the wick Of
his lantern, which, it was afterwards re-
membered, was not lighted. How he finally
gained the street was never known The
guards all averred he did not pass either of
the gates and u seemed incredible that he
could have scaled the wall from the yard
unncticed. But escape he did, and. though
large rewards were offered was never an
pretended Mcdonald fingered for weeks
with fractured skull and died
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
FGlliinOPG
HENRY ROETHE, EDITOR.

HOTEL-Fennimore House, s. w. Rodgers.
proprietor: Bus TO and from all trains. Good
stable and Livery In connection. First-elass
Sample Rooms and every accommodation. Good
meals, comfortable rooms and coy parlors.
H-5ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
NOTES.

Oxford ties in dressed or undressed
tan, black, or new shade between russell
and tan, are the leading style in shoes.
anG trimmed with large steel buckles
They are worn even at hops with not
very dressy costumes, although for full
dress. the slipper must take precedence,
and either matches the dress, with cor
responding hosiery, or is of the inev-
table tan, bronze or black. Stockings
either match or arc black, since this
year their IS again quite a run on black
stocking Toes are pointed and in
general heels not so ridiculous as for
merly.
Nets and wires filled in with vines
and flowers arc an important feature in
lawn party decorations. Stretched
across piazzas. they form lovely par
titions; made into fancy shapes they
afford fragrant shelter and in pursuance
of this last idea, imitation umbrellas
are placed above tables laden with the
seasons delieacies. Sometimes hooks
are provided from which Chinese Ian
terms in grotesquo forms Of birds or an
imals may hang.
New belt buckles are in flower de-
signs, either small ones in rows or in
imitation boquets. Lucy CARTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
PRISONER Ill.

HE State prison at
c. was a gloomy
place at the best, but
this June morning
the sun streamed
over its high, bleak
W all s, flooded the
eheerless yard and
even lit the dismal
corridor with an I'M
wonted glow. Never
had the outside world
seemed brighter and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

Five years later Miss Mabel Wessling
was visiting friends in fashionable suburb
OF Philadelphia. She had been suffering
from neuralgia. and, being somewhat rest
less IN consequence, left the gas burning at
the lowest glimmer when she retired
Shortly after three o'clock in the morning
she was awakened from slumber, so light
that II might be termed the twilight Of
sleep, by seeming noise in her room.
She listened until certain that her quick
ened senses had verified the impression.
and then, arising as noiselessly as possible.
stepped to the faint spark against the wall
locating the gas fixture and in a second
turned the light on at fullest force. A
heavy hand was instantly pressed over her
lips and she was pinioned against the man
tel. Her arms were free and, obeying an
giraffe impulse, she tore the mask from the
face OF the intruder. The cOuntenance re.
vealed was rather prepossessiRg and would
have been decidedly so but for the shading
or certain lines traced By evil courses. She
stared into cold gray eyes, reflective rather
than fierce in expression, and felt that she
had seen the face before. She was not
frightened, strange though it may seem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

1t Is the wisest thing in the world
for woman travelling alone to regard
all the men she meets as gentlemen,
and to display the presence of that
conviction in her mind directly she is
approached by them in any way. A
cad will usually be at great pains to
avoid disturbing the illusion when he
finds himself taken for gentleman. A
gentleman would break his neck rather
than peril your evident good opinion
of him. Men have beautiful regard
for womankind in the abstract. They
may be quite capable Of abusing the
particular woman dependent upon
them, but they all Of them are just full
up of courtesy and kindness for the
woman they meet on the streets, in
cars and depots. Also they are likely
to treat with every consideration the
damsels whom chance Of travel throws
upon them for protection. Ladies
Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

SRDIPY says, for a girl TO cut fellow and
pretend never to have seen him, fifteen
minutes after he has been introduced to
her. is Embroidered mean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

cannot praise Hoods Sarsaparilla
half enough says a mother whose
son, almost blind with scrofula. was
cured by this medicine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
THEIR BUSINESS BOOMING,

Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade at A. H.
BARRIERS Drug Store as their giving
away 10 their customers of so many free
trial bottles OF DIR. Kings New Discov.
cry for Consumption. Their trade is
simply enormous in this very valuable
article from the fact that il always cures
and never disappoints Coughs, Colds.
Asthma. Bronchitis, Group. and all
throat and lung diseases quickly cured.
You can test it before buying by getting
a trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
Too much for the house: At recent
reception in Paris Amelie River Chanler
was the lioness. By-and BY Buffalo
Bill was presented. Then. in a few
moments in came Belya Ann Lockwood. (
Then the roof of the house fell in. -Bor-
deite.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

In FARMERS Bulletin No. |. Secre-
tary Rusk says: OUr experiment sta
lions now employ over $40 experts in
agricultural science and practice. and
are supported by national appropri-
alton of 5000, 600, to which the States
add about S126,000; S725,000, year
may seem like large sum to expend
annually for agricultural experiments,
but il IS less than 10 cents for each OF
the 1900, 900 farm-workers of the
country, less than p cents for each o.
the 1000, 900 Of our population direct
ly dependent upon agriculture tor sup
port. and less than cents for each
Of the so. 000,000 of our people who
consume the products of our farms.
The farming lands, farm implements.
and live stock of the country are csti-
mated "a bo worth $4,000, 900, 900.
The experiment stations cost us, there
fore, about $6,25 a year for every mil
lion dollars invested in agriculture. Or,
reckoning the annual value of the pro-
ducts Of our farms at $4,000, 900, 900,
are now spending about 53i cents for
every thousand dollars worth of pro-
duets III IN attempt TO increase the
value Of those products in future years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

For this department same az for general col.
hmns published elsewhere ia this paper
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
A man who has practieed medicin e of
40 years. ought to know salt from
sugar; read what he says.

40 years, ought to know salt from
sugar; read what he says.
TOLEDO, o., Jan, 10, 1887
Messrs +. j. Cheney Il Co.-Gcntle-
men:-I have been in general practice
Of medicine for most 40 years, and
would say that in all my practice and
experience. have never seen prepar-
alton that | could prescribe with as
much confidence of success as | can
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
you. Have prescribed it great many
times anil its effect is wonderful, and
would say in conclusion that have yet
TO find aclso of Catarrh that il would
not cure. il they would take it according
to directions.
Yours Truly,
l.. l.. GORSUCH, Nj. ID.
Office, 2l5 Summit St.
We will give 800 for any case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured with
Halls Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
o. Ea-Sold by Druggists. as cts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
BY FIRE AND FLOOD.

Much Suffering in the City of Fou Chow,
China, Through a Recent Conflagration
"A Freshet in Japan sweeps Away
Hundreds of Dwellings and browns
Many People.
SAN Francisco Aug. 5.-Advices from
China says there is much suffering in Fou
Chow, caused by late fire which destroyed
three-fifths of the city. 1t is difficult
for many poor people to find means
to sustain life. Fortunately, how
ever, rice is exceedingly cheap this
year. Heavy rains fell in certain districts
of Japan last month. At Amagi and neigh
borhood on the 10th ult. jGj houses were
either washed away or knocked down and
twenty people drowned. AT Hita 200
houses were washed away and nine people
drowned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
EMPIRE COIFFURES

for evening, are another indication of
terminated oldness, and in eunison
come the classic filletts of gold or silver,
either plain or more or less be-jewelled.
They surround the hair drawn high on
the head. waved below at the back and
finished with one or two stray curls.
while the top of the head is mass Of
little curls turning every way. A gar
land of flowers may complete the pic
ture. For day wear, liberty and sim
plicity prevails and the same may really
be asserted of evening hair dressing,
since the style just mentioned is too
elaborate for many persons. With hats
the Catogen braid falling low on the
neck and confined by ribbon or long
pin, is extremely popular, even 10 the
extent of having one at hand which is
put on and taken off with the head
covering
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
eLooF ATKINS.

The Story of Man Who Was Born to
Poverty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08

THE Danube, Thiess and other rivers
are literally filed with floating debris, in
which are mingled the bodies of humid
reds of men, women and children, to-
gether with tho carcasses of animals,
killed BY the recent cyclone. Large
numbers Of churches and other large
buildings and hundreds of small dwell
ings have been swept away, and along
the banks of the Danube alone twenty
one large mills have been destroyed. A
large ferryboat plying between Pesth
and Buda was caught in the storm and
hurled against steamship. The ferry
boat was crowded with passengers,
nearly every one Of whom was lost. A
circus pavilion was demolished at Szee-
edirfand a number of the spectators in
iured, some of them fatally,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
New York Fashions.
Special Correspondence
Fashion at Saratoga. Pleasing Pictures. EN-
tremists. Hair Dressing Notes

Fashion at Saratoga Pleasing Pictures. Ex-
tremists. Hair Dressing. Notes.
Ingenuity plays part. even regard
ing the simple dress with full undraped
skirt. and variety is brought to bear in
the way of gauging, stirring and tuck
ing, the two latter being added ad
libitum Tucks are occasionally run
down all around to the hips, with cor
set effect, but as this is the case only
when the wearer is stout, small pad
and steel is added 10 ill the hollow at
the back Sashes were never of such
Importance and chiefly of soft surah
with fringed edges, give continual and
pretty changes to the same or different
frocks. Belts. of course, are better
liked by young ladies of full figure, or
for these, the jersey outlined waist with
sash wound around about the joip to
the skirt, is becoming. AS marked
consequence of present freedom, it may
be noted farther, that taste in combining
materials and deft adaptations of color,
are of much more importance than ex-
pensive material. When one or two set
forms prevailed, pre-eminenoe could be
rearched only by superior expense in
fabric. Now that has changed, and
though handsome goods must always
have certain consequence, yet for the
most part, they are displaced Except
perhaps in case of matrons) in favor of
pleasing pictures. Here one of the
prettiest lately seen, was of wool in the
faintest shade of green. 1t was made
with full, straight skirt, gagged about
three inches; full bodice gagged around
the neck, full sleeves, gagged top and
bottom; surah sash of darker green.
EXTREMISTS
here and there, look as if they were old
pictures re- animated from the canvas.
Waists well up to the shoulders, full
sleeves. plain undraped skirts, bodices
low about the throat and broad collars
reaching nearly to the shoulders. fulfil
startling resemblance and point the
backward way that fashion travels.
This for heavy fabric, while nov and
then, an occasional baby bodice and
sleeves gives prediction of time when
all may adopt cut in dress that APP
parently had been relegated TO OBJ
security.
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