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Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Once tried never forsaken-Banner
cigar.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

All Mil Flannel at 25c. per yard at
l. }. Nichols.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Revelation in turkey at the Tower
Monday, Tuesday and wednesday.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Best in the wOrld-Banner cigar.
Once tried never forsakcn-Banner
cigar.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24
Go to Dcttenthalcr's for fresh fish.


Dcttenthaler has the finest display Of
game N the city.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Read offer for a Christmas cory in
the Thanksgiving number ot I.i Aors.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

\ big fat Turkey free to any one
buying an ovcycoat or suit costing = or
upwards at the Tower during Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
II vou can duplicate the suit or over
coat ut our gong, gong, gone sale
prices, return the garment, eat the
Turkey with us and we refund vour
money. TowEE CIorT1Nc go.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Best in the world-Banner cigar.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24
Go to Dettenthalcr's for oysters.

Men do not know how to court.
Deception and hypocrisy are leading
elements in modern courtship. As a
most of the married are
unhappy" Doctor Potts. Hear the
lecture at Powers tonight and Mon
dav r1ir~bt
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Special sale all this week AZ the Star
Furniture Company 3, JOG south Dlyl-
.lnn-sf
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

For a now or secondhand stove, 60
to jim Travis. lie VIII please You.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24

Chldrcn's ClOaks selling cheap at T.
J. Nichols.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
! PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER, WISCONSIN. THURSDAY, DE-

not express her thanks in WORDS, out
chung to him and tried to thank him as
best she could.
That night the story was told to
mother, and Fido, the dog, was told
again and again. and happier little
girl than the one that crawled into the
narrow hay bed could not be found in
the State of Colorado.
She dreamed of it, and as soon as the
blue eyes were opened to the morning,
feared lest the vision should fade away.
mo, it's really true" she said, as she
hoped about on one leg, with Dinah
desperately hanging by her arm.
1t would have been all right If the
stranger had left out the words, "Be
ready at half past one" Alas, for poor
little Bertha! She had no dress but one,
and would have been just as ready then
as when the prancing bay horse swung
the sleigh around before the door, and
| the kind gentleman descended and ten
derby lifted her under the warm buffalo
robe Prompt to the moment and punct-
ual as the clock was Mr.. Branton, and
| although he did have six rosy children
and the 'mother-bird" (as he called his
wifel to provide for at Christmas time,
| all of whose stockings must be filled
"chuck jam to the brim," his heart was
plenty large enough to provide foI
another chick, the last of which re-
mark he made to his wife, whose eyes al
once were full. and whose never idle
hand was always ready to help in any
direction. "Well all make it as pleas
ant as we can for her, and show heI
that she can be one of Santa Claus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
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WHY WOMEN MARRY.
Some of Their Reasons for Entering tn
Matrimonial state.

Some of Their Reasons for Entering the
Matrimonial state.
There are all sorts Of motives that
actuate women TO marry. For this act
her reasons are more numerous and
and most excusable reason Is being so
much in love that she feels herself un-
able to live without the man sho cares
for. When this kind Of affection assails
her she might as well 90 and marry.
Marrying is the only thing that will
make her useful and rational member
of society.
When a girl marries in her second sea-
son the man may be pretty sure OF her
whole heart. II always seems pity for
a woman to fall in love so young, though.
In marrying at nineteen she gives up
four or five years Of perfect freedom and
unhampered pleasure. One can be mar
ried for long time, but four OF Eve
years are all that are socially accorded
10 young ladyhood. These years, with
their freedom and opportunities for
travel and reading, are not to be scorned.
They often give the strength and ex-
peIliuCt pun Which 10 loEHltu buo sue
cess OF a lifetime. Every man and
woman should belong entirely TO him
self for at least four years Of his perfect
physical and mental maturity. One
should know ones strength and ones
weaknesses before asserting the one or
resisting the other against a fellow
creature.
Then in marrying young girl a man
seems 10 take more risk and more re-
sponsibilities than he does in marrying
one between twenty and twenty-five.
Between those ages woman's social
aims and worldly ambitions become de-
cided. remember seeing this sadly ex-
emplified in man who married pretty
village girl Of eighteen and took her 20
a city She thought herself very much
in love with him, and certainly he was q
very handsome, lovable being. In Ave
years she developed into a society but
terfiy, loving nothing but herself and
the batteries Of men concerning her
pretty looks. 1t seemed pity that this
little country girl hadn't had four years
Of single life in which TO develop her
tastes. Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19

girls, too. Come, children" she con-
tinued, "come and help me, for | shall
need much assistance. Madge, you can
finish this scent-bag, while ! go down
town for few miscellaneous articles"
LET me go, too, mamma; | have ten
cents Iol like to spend for the little
girl, said Mable, generously giving her
last dime that she had planned to spend
for something else.
Led by Mable's example, one and all,
from fat little Baby Ralph, who toddled
| after his penny bank, to sixten-year-old
Madge, who generously gave quarter,
eagerly contributed to the new fund.
"Oh, thank you, my dears; that was
truly noble, and you will receive your
reward from the One who said: 1T is
more blessed to give than to receive
Come, Mahle, you can go with me. for
shall need your assistance now that my
spending sum is SO much larger" she
said, with smile, for she only knew
how great a sacrifice each one had made
with their unequal talents. But time
was flying, and ''mother-bird" was in
hurry, so no more was said and the bty
bye to the shoppers.
Times flying and fingers, too, at the
Branton's," said friend TO her neighbor
on the day following. Every one Of
'em'slpitching in, and ji,st now ! saw
nine stockings hanging upat the hearth
and a new face was smiling just as sweet
as you please. / do believe it is one OF
Mr.. Branton's smart pranks. He always
does find room for some stray lamb
around Christmas time"
Eyes, he is setting as an example,"
replied her neighbor, feeling justified in
saying it, as she had invited the washer
woman's boy over to her home to share
the Christmas turkey and partake Of the
plum pudding, which just at that par
ticular moment was browning in the
oven. But | must not linger too long
with the neighbors, for guess my read
ers must be in hurry to take peep at
Mr.. Branton's home.
In a large room decked with ever
green's and made deliciously cOmforta-
BILE by glowing fire of red Goals that
lighted the room in crimson bars Of
radiance, they were all gathered to-
gether, apparently playing game; all
but little Ralph, who was closely exam
lining the artificial chimney what San
ia Claus was doin' to come froo."
The smiles that lighted each face with
Christmas happiness never lessened
throughout the evening Here happi-
ness reigned, and if the goddess of hap
|. piness had bestowed her richest blessings
on the little circle their hearts could not
have overlooked any more than they did
on that Christmas eve in the home of
Mr.. Branton.
A curtain of creton, vailed nine rather
humpy looking stockings that hung by
an artificial fireplace, back of which
was door through which the mysteri-
| Gus Santa Claus was to convey his Christ
mas treasures and join in romp with
the children. Most of the children had
implicit faith in the well-known st.
Nick. Madge, Mabel and Celia, who
were the three Oldest, had rather gone
back on the old man, and now played
his part themselves, in the mother
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
VITALITY AND AIR,
Criminal Ignorance DISPLAYED in the Mat
ter of XnnillniInn.


DR. Felix Oswald, in a recent article
in medical journal, shows that So out
of 100 white children die before they
complete seven years OF life. but he as
serts that hardly five of that number
are born with germs of an early death
and that two-thirds of the remainder
perish for want of life-air. 1t is too
commonly assumed that a child's
lungs are too weak to stand ordinary
fresh air, to judge by the precautions
that are taken to shut up every pos
sible avenue through which pure air
can enter room in which it is kept
There is perhaps no subject pertain
ing to hygiene upon which par
ents and nurses act so igno-
rantly or so pertinaciously refuse to
be instructed as in this vital
necessity of fresh air to every
human being, young or old. sick or
well. 1t is all the more needful to the
delicate child or the ailing adult than
to others. if that is conceivable, when
it is so certainly essential to the health
OF all. The abuse, however, is more
noticeable in the case of young chill
dren, and infants especially, who are
entirely under the control of others in
the matter, and suffer from their lack
of judgment or fatally misdirected
prudence. DIR. Oswald remarks: boys
in knee-breeches often manage to rem
edy the evil by dint of strategy. while
their petticoated juniors have to stand
the brunt of paternal infatuation.
Every form of disease is aggravated
by the influence of impure air." HUI
man beings can live long
time without food, but without
air they can not live six
minutes. Their vitality is proper
tionally diminished by the lack of pure
air and the substitution of air that is
vitiated and inadequate to supply the
sustenance required from it. One
cause of mischief in this direction is
the confusion in many minds of the re-
lations of heat and cold TO pure or i'm
pure air. Rooms are shut up tightly
to keep in the heat, but some econom-
ical but obtuse people can not possibly
see the use of having warm fire with
the window or door open. 1t looks to
them like piece of extravaganza, and
IF you want the door open what do
you want fire fOr7" seems to them a
question incapable Of reasonable an
swer. Hence air famine is not alone
inflicted on the babies. but is frequent
ly made to curse the individual and the
family through life. Good Housekeep-
iun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19

birds" room, where such long meetings
were held consultations included) that
the smaller ones could hardly imagine
what could be going on, but at last their
minds were set at rest by Willie, who
said he thought they were writing let
ters to Santa Claus.
1t was the custom of each one to write
letter to Santa Claus, from papa down
TO little Ralph. whose numerous wants
we're ehanted in mammals ear, who took
particular care TO note each one, even
though the majority of them were
rather outrageous, such as a 'toy
monkey what's bigger'n Uncle Toms
horse"
Amidst the JOY and laughter, when
excitement reigned among the children,
Mr.. Branton slipped quietly away. In
the midst Of an exciting game the sound
of a bell came from somewhere in the
region of the artificial fireplace, and
little Ralph dropped his toy blocks and
looked up at Madge with such happy,
excited look that she kissed the flushed
cheeks and said: Yes, you little rascal,
Santa Claus is coming"
Sure enough, bounce! bang! slam!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19

came a jolly-looking Santa Claus down
queer sort of chimney, and after a
vigorous attempt at blowing his nose,
described his long and tedious journey
to the excited audience who were listen
ing with noiseless anxiety when the
well-known voice of the smallest mem
Der OF the assembly broke the silence
by saying: 20, Santa Claus, did you
get my letter?'
Get your letter. Let me see," he
said, as he fumbled around in the large,
roomy pocket and fished out rather
crumpled piece Of paper, with Ralph's
letter written on it, in the delicate
handwriting of the ''mother-bird."
"Did you get mine, too?" asked one
and all of the children, as the excite
ment began to deepen. He displayed
them all, even Bertha's that had been
sent off in such hurry.
Then one by one, Santa Claus handed
out the well-flled stockings, and oh, how
mysteriously beautiful it did seem to
one of the little girls present, who could
not resist the temptation TO plant
sweet kiss on his forehead and whisper
in his ear that she loved him and wished
he could come to her house next year.
The promise that she received, as we'll
as all the beautiful presents, made her
so happy that she would fain run home,
and tell mother all about 1t before IL
was through.
Ali yes, dear readers, it did them all
good, and made them feel happy to
think that their sacrifices had made
Merry Christmas for this little girl, and
their hearts really felt the words God
loveth a cheerful giver."
This kindling of brotheriy love in
their hearts did not blaze tor short
time and then die out, but burned
steadily, till the dingy brown house
blossomed under the care of more than
one little hand, and more than one sad
heart frightened from the remem-
brance of Bertha and the Christmas
Eve, when they all learned how much
a sacrificing act and the helping hand
contribute to the happiness of the
heart. And the beautiful words Of the
Saviour echoed through their minds:
''Inasmuch as we have done it unto one
of tho least of these. my brethren, ye
have done 1t unto Me,"-Kate Tinker,
In N. Y. Observer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
Authors Who Were Well Paid.

The pounds, shillings and pence OF
literature Is the subject of an article
in a recent number of the Ladies'
Treasury. In France ZCla is the best
paid novelist-a fact which speaks vol
umes. Mrs. Humphrey Ward has just
been offered 200 for a short story
of $4,000 words, while John Strange
Winters" Mrs. Stannard). refused to
take $500 for her next shilling story"
Lord BeacOnsfield's novels brought
him ESQ., while Victor Hugo died
worth f150,000 Thackeray is reported
TO have said that IL was amazing how
little he earned when in his early days
he wrote carefully, in contrast for
what he received for poor work.
after he became famous. Sir Walter
Scott was paid for an Indifferent Life
of Napoleon" Els, 000 and Mr. Hayley
received no less than Eli. 900 for his
biography of Cowper. Walter Scott
had to abandon poetry as soon as Lord
Byron appeared; and while Lord Byron
was calculating one morning that he
had made f24,0O0 by poetry. Shelley
was complaining of the printers bill
he had to defray out of his own pocket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
BERTHA.

stockings and their contents, and one
after another the tired Santa Clauses
hurried home laden with presents. Each
seemed intent on his or her own affairs
and failed to notice little girl who was
standing, looking SO longingly, so in
tently, at beautiful doll in one of the
store windows. A shawl of thin ma
terial was closely wrapped around her
shivering body, and two thin hands
tightly claspcd rag-baby held up to
the window, for even she was supposed
to take an interest in the Christmas
goods AS for the little girl, every
thing was so beautiful, so bewildering,
that even Jack Frost could not force the
little figure away from the attractive
window Dinah, however, was getting
cold, for her black woolly hair was grad
ually turning into white crop, which
very much worried her little mother,
eve must be going, Dinah, dear"
she said, as she tenderly tucked her
baby under the shawl. Its SO awful
cold. Oh, if it was only summer all the
timer
"a Christmas without snow!'' ex-
C1dliueQ AiHus bFlSh BtnbAemdDs as ne
gave merry twist to her old shawl.
81 don't know what you mean by
Christmas" she said, as the blue eyes
met the brown ones of the stranger.
Don't know Christmas or Santa
Claus? We'll, guess you will know to-
morrow. as sure as | have one arm left, =
he said. and he looked at the empty
sleeve of blue which hung in honor
from his shoulder Then followed a
brief history Of the ''old time saint" A
hasty address was written, and, with a
strong arm holding her clos to him
self, he said: Tomorrow at half-past
one, my dear. be ready, for l will come
and take you to my home; Santa Claus
always comes to my home, and you shall
surely see him his Christmas.
A pair Of blue eyes beamed with joy
as no told her his plans, and il Dinah
had possessed any feeling, l am afraid
her sickness would have been much
worse, owing to frequent squeezings,
causing the black head to bob up and
down in excited ecstasies. She could
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
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Metallic Facing for Walls.

A metallic facing for walls of build
ings, by which the surface is made to
resemble cut stonework. is proposed
According to this method. the grooves
representing joints between stone
work are stamped or otherwise formed
upon the outer faces of the sheets, thus
producing extended projections on the
inner side of the sheets. These proper
tions fulfill the purpose OF bearings
against, and hold the plain portions OF
the sheet away from the work. SUI
ficiently to form air spaces between
the walls and metallic fAcings of the
structure. the effect of this being to
insure the very. great advantage OF
protection of the building from damp
ness. as well as from cold in winter
and heat in summer, the danger from
external fires being likewise dimin-
ished. OF course. the appearance OF
buildings treated in this manner may
be improved by painting in colors, ac-
cording to choice N. Y Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
FIRE, LIGHTNING And TORNADO,
INSURANCE
Losses promptly adjusted.
Responsible Companies.
Lowest living rates.
w. A. Johnson,
100 Lancaster, Wis

Mr. LEE. why, Addie, you needn't cry about
1t | only said Mrs. Allen was a very we'll
informed woman, and wished you would follow
her example"
Mrs LEE eyes. and last week you said you
wished could MANAGE TO look as stylish as Mrs.
Allen.-and she makes all her own clothes. But
she has what haven't"
Mr. LEE. What is thatY"
MRs LEE well, she gets all Of her informa-
ton from the Magazine they take. admit that
she knows all that is going on, and is bright and
entertaining in conversation but | could do az
well as she does II I had the same source of
information. She lent me the last number OF her
Magazine lately, and learned more in one hour $
reading, about various social matters and the
topics OF the day, than would pick up In amOnth
by my occasional chats with friends II certainly
covers every topic Of interest from the news Of
the day down to the details OF housekeeping {;
Every time Mamie goes over to the Aliens she
comes back and leases me to get you to take
Demorest's Family Magazine. the stories are
so good. Even the boys watch for IL every month.
as place is found for them also in its pages and
Mr. Allen swears by il II is really wonderful
how it suits every member of the family !"
Mr. LEE. Well, perhaps had better send for q
Specimen Copy ; for, if il is anything like what you
sayt is it win amuse and INSTRUCT the whole II us -
MRS. LEE. 81 see that W. Jennings DemOrest,
the publisher, 10 East It'll Street New York is
we can't lose anything as each number contains
a Pattern Order emitting the holder o. any
Pattern she may choose and in any size which
alone makes each copy worth 30 cents and Just
want a jacket pate like Mrs Aliens The
subscription price is only $40 a year; and |
must say l cant see how they can publish so
elegant Magazine for 50 little money"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
A PResAoE.


have a friend, a dear one,
Her name--but why cOnfessi
You very rarely hear one
More fascinating guessl
Her merry voice is sweeter
Than any rillet's flow;
Her laugh has more of meter
Than any song / know.
Her lovely eyes that tighten
When robins softly sing
Are like the skics that brighten
AT dawn in early spring.
Her cheeks his brain Is duller
Than ounces WHOM not own
They've all the pinky color
OF apple buds half blown.
You VIII agree it's pleasant
That such a one should send
Each year charming present
To me, her dearest friend"
And this year I've presage-
II makes my pulses start
That with tender message
She'll give to me her heart.
-Bissell Clinton, in Harper's Magazine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19

John Dalton was mystified, but Ger.
tainly there was nothing about shirts
that could separate them. lie prisoned
the pleading hands lovingly and smiled
down into her blushing face. Never
mind the shirts, he said. "Ben must
get some one else TO do his up for the
future; and as for me, you'll never have
any trouble about mine, for there Is a
nice old woman who does mine up like
new. You couldn't get the Job away
from her If you wanted TO, my dear"
PhTosy's face was sight to see now,
between laughing and crying, embar-
rassment and half-frightened amuse-
ment. "Oh, John Daltonr she said,
pushing him away very feebly, you'll
never want to marry me now, for il isn't
Ben's shirts ] am thinking OF at all-lt's
yours-and IL never meant to deceive
you at all, but wanted new dress so
badly at first, and then afterwards it
was such an easy way 10 earn little,
and it helped along so. Please don't be
angry, and please don't laugh, but Tn
the nice old woman John, and l am
very sorry!"
Phrosy Miller is Mrs. John Dalton now,
and is as happy as possible in her lovely
home, where her mother has grown
strong and vel, and where Ben has al.
ways a room and place of his own. She
doesn't do up shirts at all now, for the
babies claim her attention; but as her
husbands linen is always immaculate IL
is to be supposed that some other mics
old woman has been found who gives
satisfaction in that ne.-Florence
Allen, in Housewife.
"A lady, visiting hospital gave a
soldier who han lost both legs act on
the sin Of dancing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
herald Job Department.
Bill Work.
We make a speciality OF all KINDS OF
Bill work plain and fancy.
Wedding, Cards Programs
apd BUSINESS Cards.
Job Work.
OF every description printed -latest
styles.
REASONABLE RATES.
CITY GUIDE.

LANcAsrERIoDGE A. F & A. NJ meet hrst anu
bird saturday in each month AZ p. W. ~ 'H'''
Haln the Showalter building.
GRANT CHAPTER. ROYAL ARCH mA 5i', I'es !,
Mar coaVocat ion second aud ioufth aut0saS %
sn,b mont All n. m. in their Han in the
Sh )waterl lildiug.
sTApofth. West Encampment No. ~ meet
thu ist and I'd Mondays in each month at : ~
.. in OH Fellows nan.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LoDaE ]. o o. Meet
VI "WEDNESDAY al 1'sUp. M W W"
al Maple street.
tampofIo. o. +. meets Let and 30 Monday
in each month, at 80 +. M. IN oid Felio"s
He Maple street.
Hoffnung Lodge, meets every Friday, at
m in Odd Fellows Hall. Maple Street
F,ny,1ry Lopew 40. q. W. Meet first and
bird Mondays OF each month IN DAA'''
Block, at 1870 p. m.
SYLVAN CAMP. NJ " ora. Meets 1T anu 90
Fridays OF each month in Bakers BLOCH 1t
1880, p m,
TON Cox Posr, No. is., O A. R. Meets every I'VE,
second and fourth Saturday nights OF each month
in Baxter's Block.
Cry LIBRARY Court House. Open Wedhes
lay afternoon and Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
HYnEs OPERA aousE. Corner Madison ant
Cherry strt cts
Cry Cor Neil. Meets list Tue,day in eact
Month in The City Clerks office, over stal'
Bank.
IIuMA SOCIETY,". Meets 1st and Sd Tues
days in each month in DR.. j Reeds once ~
7;3O p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
Her First Real Christmas and How
She Enjoyed 1t.

I was a cold win
try day on the
oath of Deem
Der, and t h Q
fakes of snow
W ere falling
thick and fast
in the midst of
the busy throng
that surrounded
the stores filed
with Christmas
gifts. Many of
the faces wore a
cheerful, happy
loo k; thoughts
seemed to wan
der Christmas