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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

MIN looked on With growing interest,"
Marden, to whom alone the sign
language was Ineligible, soon be
came absorbed in the revelation, and
Nine. Chevreul observed that the smile
gave place to grave expression which
anon became stern and even fierce. She
had never before seen that open cheer
full face put on the ''wrinkled front of
war; and At once returned to her pre-
monitions. When Ariel concluded,
Marden led Major Chevreul and De Bar
zac aside. and briefly explained the af-
fair. Cheyreul offered to send a guard
to apprehend the assassins; but the
younger men objected that the guard
would not know where TO look for them.
LEND me a sword, Major" said Marden;
ode Barzao is armed, and being on our
guard, we two are more than a match
for the villains"
Chevreul declared that If they would
go, he would accompany them, but De
Barzac argued that the brigands would
not attack IL the numbers were equal
1t was finally agreed that Ariel should
go forward as a scout and Major Chey-
Feul follow the young men at discreet
distance While the major took Mar
den with him to select sword, De
Barzac invented a plausible story to
allay the approximations Of the ladies,
and then the friends took their leave.
But where is the boy?" asked Ninon.
tHe is gone on before US, replied
Marden.
The guests departed and the ladies
were about to question Major Chevreul
rs 10 the import of Ariel's communica-
ton, when he suddenly remembered
some Instructions he should have given
De Barzac and hurried after them.
The ladies looked at each other with
anxious faces. They were not deceived.
Presently a shot rang out. Nine.
Chevreul arose and looked ont OF tho
window. She thought she saw figures
moving in the dim light. Then came
another shot not very distant. She ran up
stairs hoping 10 get wider view. As
she looked she became sensible of a
smarting sensation in her eyes which
increased momentarily. She CROPPED
her way towards tho rear of the house to
call a servant A confused sound came
from their apartments. She pushed a
door open and a volume of smoke filled
with tongues OF fire rushed into the
room. She recoiled with a Shrek of
terror. 1t seemed to be echoed from be-
low. Her senses began to reel, when a
hand grasped hers and led her down by
q back passage into the open air, and
then she tainted.
When consciousness returned she
found herself surrounded by her servants
and others attracted hither by the con
Migration. The flames poured forth
from the windows, and soon the roof fell
in with a mighty crash, and shower OF
sparks and cinders. The once gay and
happy mansion had passed away in a
whirlwind of fire and left but a heap OF
blackened ruins.
Where was Ninon Destain? Had she
persisted in the flames? No one knew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

to his twin sister. The lady questioned
him eagerly about his infantine recol-
lections, but in vain. Beyond a certain
limit he could recall nothing, and with
a sigh OF disappointment she relin-
pushed the hope which had flashed out
for a moment on the shadow OF her life
Ariel, having learned that his mas
ter's friend was in danger, quickly in
ferred that MardeR was involved in 1t,
since he had promised to watch over
him, and he resolved TO seek him with
out delay. Mrs. Vernon yielded to his
request, only STIMULATING that he was to
make his home with her, and having d.
rected him to De Barzac's quarters, per
mitted him to depart.
The night was dark and cloudy, but
Ariel was familiar with the ground, over
which he glided as silently as a ghost,
guided by the lights in the officers
quarters in front of which a sentinel
was pacing back and forth. Ariel de-
cided not to disturb him, thus avoiding
the annoyance Of being challenged
for the countersign and subsequently
escorted to the guard house; he there
fore waited till the mans back was
turned and glidcd past him.
The building was only one-story high,
and the rooms we're arranged on cor
ridors. They appeared to be deserted
Ariel reflected that the officers were
probably visiting at the houses of their
friends in the town. He tried some Of
the doors but they were locked There
was no alternative but to sit down and
wait. Then he heard some one speak in
low key Guided by the sound, nc
reached door. 1t yielded to a gentle
pressure; there was glimmer of light
inside, and the voice was more distinct.
When had he heard it before? Holding
the door aiar he listened. The tones
we're those of NEGRO, and he was speak
ing in French. you three are enough;
but you must make quick work and no
mistakes. You know him, Jaques;
If he is alone, so much the better; but
If the other is with him, sacre 6ieui You
know your business. Strike sure The
American is not armed He is prison
er Of war Come, l will let you out by
a window"
Their steps approached the door.
which Ariel closed gently; then he
glided swiftly out into the darkness and
past the sentinel. How should he find
his master and warn him of the plot?
For such he had no doubt it was The
moon was rising and shed faint light
through the clouds, and in the distance
he saw house more brilliantly lighted
than the others, and he fed in that di-
rection. 1t must be Nine. Chevreul's
house; there De Barzac would be with
his friend, and ever as he ran the ne
gro's voice kept ringing in his ears with
a dimly familiar tone, and as his
thoughts took shape it associated itself
with the phantom of a stern, dark-vis-
aged man whom he had seen during his
captivity among the Indians, previous
to the battle where he was rescued by
Marden. He stopped suddenly; crowd
of recollections swept across his brain.
The man was Lemourier, the negro his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04
w A NJ T 6 D.
AT ONCE

Good men To solicit for our irst-class Nursery
Stock on salary or commission. paid weekly
Perman emit employment guaranteed. Outfit free
Previous experience not required. We can make
successful salesman OF anyone who viii work
and follow our instructions. Write for terms st
once to
JONES q ROUSE. Lake View Nurseries.
Mention this paper. i7-40 Rochester, n .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04
INSURANCE,
PLATTEVILLE.

HOtel-PARK HOUSE, A. w. Moore, Pro-
prieter. Platteville, Wis. The house has been
ately rehtted and iefurnished throughout and
no pains will be spar ed to accommodate guests.
Good stabling ATTACHED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CRuRcH. Corner Mon
roe and Cherry streets. Rev Z. C.Swartz' pastor
Services 10 80 a. N. and 80 p. m. Sunday; Sab
hath school at 9l5 a. m. Prayer meeting Thurs
day at 7.30 p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

BAPTIST CHURCH Madisol Street. Rev. j.
L. r. Wolf, pastor. Servic - every Sunday at
1890 a. m. aud 7.3O p. m. So b6ath school every
Sunday at II As am. Praye- meeting Wednes-
day evening att 80 O'Clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN HURcH. Rev j. A
Pingold Pastor. Services e cry other Sunday
Sabbath School every Sabbath at II a. m. Socia
Meeting Thursday evenings I'll 7.3O O'CLOCK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

EPISCOPAL CHURCH Corr err Jefferson anc
Walnut street. Rev S. d. Pulford, rector
Services every Sunday at 1 l.30 a. m and "
D. m. Sabbath school every tunday at p m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04
Church Directory.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURcH. Corner Madison
and Cherry streets. P. II. Mason, pastor. Ser
school at II m. Prayer meeting "Wednesday at
730P. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHmoH. Madison st
Sunday School ga. NJ. Serv ces lO.3OA.M' sing
ng school , p. N.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

LAEcAsrERLoDsEA A. F. & A. VI. meet first and
third Satnrdsyin each msnth a. P m IN thelr
Hallin the Showalter building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04
BOSCOBEL.

Attorney-JoHN ID. WILSON, Boscobel,
Wis. Attorney and Counselor at Law. Will
practice in all Wisconsin Courts and in the
United States Court, makes ELECTIONS and
transacts business promptly. ON over Ruka
Bros hardware store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

Murphy & Gardner Att'ys at
Law ana General collection Agent Platteville,
Wis. Speaks Germ an and EHglish. sy1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

LANCASTER LoDeE A. T. & A. NJ. meet nrst ahu
third Saturdayin eachmsnth a. Z p. m. in their
Hallin the Showalter building.
GRANT CHAPTER. ROYAL ARCH MAsoSs. Reg.
Mar coRvocafion second and fourth Tuesday of
each month at g. p. m. in their Hal IN the
ShDwalterl lildiDg.
STAR of the West Eneampment No. - meet
the is and Sd Mondays in each month. at 1:S0
D. n Odt Fellows II al.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LoDGE ]. o. Q. +. Meets
vtrywednesday at 7';Op. m. in Odd Fellows
alMaple street.
tampofI o. o. F. meets LIST and Sd Monday
in each month. at 7:3Or. IN. in Odd Fellows
Hs H. Maple street.
Hoffnung Lodge, meets every Friday, at
m. in Odd Fellows Hall, Maple Street.
FIDELITY Lopez A. Q. Q. W. Meet first and
hird Mondays of each north in Baxter's
Block, at 1880 p. m.
Z SYLVAN CAMP. NJ. W. OF A. Meets list and Sd
Fridays of each month in Bakers Block at
$780, p m,
TON Cox PosT. No. 1872, G. A. R. Meets every
second and fourth Saturday nights OF each month
in Baxter's Block.
CRY LIBRARY. Court House. Open Wedres-
lay afternoon and Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

CArHoL1o CHuRcH. Corne - efferson and Cher
nv streets Rev Niehauf. pastor. Services
every sunday al 1890 a. m and every morning
during the week at s a. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

y SYLVAN CAMP. NJ. w. OF A. Meets LIST and Sd
Fridays of each month in Baxter's Block al
1880, p m,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

STAR of thu West Encampment No. - meet
thu is ard Sd Mondays in each month. at { :Sl
D. n Odt Fellows al.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

FIDELITY Lopez A. Q. Q. W. Meet first and
bird Mondays of each month in Baxter's
Block, at 1880 p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LOPEZ o. o. F. Meets
tryWednesday at 7';Op. m. in Odd Fellows
alMaple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

tampofI o. o. F. meets LIST and Sd Monday
in each month. at 5;30r. IN. in Odd Fellows
BE II, Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

Tom Cox Posr. No. 1872, g. A. R. Meets every
second and fourth Saturday nights OF each month
in Baxter's Block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

Puck: Little Alice Cooking over
book of religious pictures) Papa, what
ale primitive Christains?n
Papa Why, they are the first Chris
tains, the early Christians. the old ones,
don't you know. Your mother can tell
YOU better than | can.
Aice-Then we're not (regretfully)
Primitive Christians, are we?
Papa-N -no. no, of course not.
Alice (brightening) - But we get
there Just the same, don't we papa?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

Hoffnung Lodge, meets every Friday, at
m. in Odd Fellows Hall. Maple Street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

West Shore: A little girl who was
with her mother on shopping cam
paign was promised some picture cards
by the clerk After while she whis-
pered 20 her mother:
Mamma, what will we do if he for
gets?'
''Oh, Wen jog his memory, was the
reply.
:" nen the purchasing was completed
both the clerk and the mother had for
COTTON, and as the latter turned to 90
she was surprised to see the little girl
strike the clerk on the head with her
little red parasol.
"Why, Minnie, what did you do that
forP" she exclaimed.
II was only joggin' his remember"
was the reply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04

Cry LIBRARY. Court House. Open Wedues
lay afternoon and Saturday afternoon and ever
ing,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-04
LANCASTER.

AttOrney-HEhMANB UCHNER, Lancas-
ter, Wisconsin, Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Practices in all state Courts. Special stLenuoh
10 business before .ne Probate Court. Office In
Showalter Block.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-23
SUCCESS IN FARMING.
Some of the Essentials to Successful
Farming Set Forth.

Some of the Essentials to Successful
Farming Set Forth.
The farmer should not be farmer
for revenue only" and yet it must al
ways be that the revenue derived from
crops is the best evidence of success or
failure in fArming. Farming is eco
nomic, not sentimental; it is business
and its objective is the almighty dollar.
There may be other considera tions, but
they are all secondary. There are other
corners to farming, but the financial
side laps over and covers nearly all its
surface. Man becomes farmer because
he and others must be fed and clothed.
His labor expended on the soil supplies
him with what will satisfy some of his
wants, and with what he may exchange
for those things that will satisfy
his other wants. It is not a sense of
duty or any aesthetic sentiment, but the
stress of necessity, that makes men
farmers 1t is because of his wants,
and such wants as are often miscalled
base, wants of food and drink and cloth
ing, that man is farmer. Hence farm
ing is very practical thing, and Just
as it satisfies those wants it is primarily
successful. The larger the crops the
more fully those wants are satisfied,
and it does not matter whether those
crops are produced with the aid of an
ugly, implanted pillow or one handsomely
decorated. The painted pillow is the
better, not because it is handsomer, but
because with it greater product may
be made; it lasts longer.
Unfortunately not few agricultural
teachers, by tongue or pen, forget that
farming is first of all to grow big crops,
to make money; that it is intensely
practical and they pirate about this and
that in sentimental vein, as if the
best farmer is the farmer that makes
his farm the prettiest He may not
produce enough to meet his expenses;
he may have buildings and machinery
that it does not pay him in cold dollars
to have; he may raise fancy animals that
cost him twice what they are sold for;
yet, according to these leading lights of
alleged agriculture, this farmer is high
ly successful Heis model. 1t is COM
mending such farmers and holding them
up as models that often brings book
farming into disrepute. The plain,
actual farmer knows that commencing
such farmers is arrant foolishness, and
are Disguised. The trouble is they al
low their disgust to go too far and cover
100 much.
The man that is paying for farm and
has notes to meet, or that must buy farm
machinery, groceries and shoes, and
that has in mind the visit of the tax
collector, is certain that it is a condi-
ton and not a theory that confronts
him. He must have material things
that he can exchange for money or other
material things. He may paint his
door yard fence and bis buildings but
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-23
his best reason for so doing is that paint
makes wood more durable.

his best reason for so doing is that naiDt
makes wood more durable.
Yet he need not be one whit the las.
pleased that paint also makes Wool
more pleasing to the eye He need Il
none the less glad that what Servo.
use, also serves beauty. The practicla
farmer is not of necessity boor that
does not appreciate tasteful, Handsome
things, that does not desire them. n
may have them. The successful farm
or should have them. But they are the
results obtainable from his farmino
not any or the means employed. b.
cause he has produced good crops ba
can make or purchase or afford hand.
some effects. They are not a part ~
his farming; they are outside of his
farming, though part of bis life.
The test question in farming Il.
"Will it pay?" Not will it pay, If va
include in the pay some intangible, i'm
material things, such as 1.-THE pleasure
of country life," the gazing at sunsets
and waving grain, and green, cool
woods. Those things are very nice. IL
is true, but in the pay for farming wa
must include only hard, material
things that can be sold for ready cash
in the open market. And if, with such
measure of recompense, an animal or a
crop, building or machine does not
pay, the wise farmer will not have It in
his farming.
Of oOurca in datarroi piur vyho&L.
not thing pays, we must consider the
continued productiveness of the
land. Mr.. Brigham is farmer
for revenue-for revenue from his
crops; yet doubtless he does not
seek to raise as large crops as pos.
sible and give little back to his land:
he may get more revenue from his
crops for some years by robbing his
land, yet he does not do that He looks
to the future. He tries to increase the
productiveness of his land rather that
every year he may get more revenue
from his crops. Every successful farmer
does this. Further, every successful
farmer, every farmer worthy of the
name, knows, and shows by his life that
he knows, that when the sole object is to
pile up dollars or to add acres to acres,
fearful mistake has been made; and
he knows just as we'll that the object Of
farming is to make money, and that
other things being equal, the more
money made the more successful the
farming. John NJ. Stahl, in Indiana
Farmer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-23
HERE AND THERE.

Damp. wet locations for sheep are
promotive of foo rot, and damp quarters
at night cause colds. A sheep very
quickly succumbs to disease, and too
much care can not be given the flock in
providing dry quarters, shade and fresh
water.
1t is no easier to keep poultry than
to keep other stock, as labor and proper
management must be used to meet sue
cess. Less capital may be required in
poultry, but it must be judiciously ex-
pended, or loss can result as easily as
from any other source.
The farmer who makes his soil deep
and rich with high culture and manure,
and whose cattle are slick and gentle
is the one who complains least about
the depression in agriculture. There is
depression. but it affects poor and IN
thinking farmers much more than tie
opposite class.
Veterinary surgeons state that the
milk is the first thing affected when
COW becomes i'll, and that the milk will
show indications of coming milk-fever
and garget week before any outward
sign can be discovered. A sore, or any
thing that may be liable to poison the
blood, also poisons the milk at the same
time.
If farmers swere as careful and sys-
tematic in the management of their
herds as the breeders Of pure breeds are
with their cattle much better results
would be secured from ordinary stock
Even the best breeds will fail if not
rightly managed, and all classes of stock
can be made more productive il extra
care be taken.
in young orchards weeds and grass
should not be allowed to grow. They
rob the ground of what should be there
for the fruit trees. 1t is different where
trees are of large bearing size. Cultiva-
ton may cease then and grass be al
lowed, but even then manure OCCASION
ally applied about the trees is great
help to them.
-Debilitated plants are the firstto be
attacked by insects, whether in the
greenhouse or out of doors. There
AOAo OA0OSfOL Wy gnu AOOO aA~ 49,
treatment to keep the plants in yigor-
GUS health. Some persons contend that
it is the insects that weaken the plants
and not that the plants are first weak,
but a little observation will show that
this is not So
1t is perhaps cheaper to pasture the
COWS where land is cheap, and on large
farms, but it will not pay on valuable
small farms, To use five acres instead
of one is to lose the use of four acres
The soiling system will at some future
time revolutionize the present methods
the discovery of the preservation @
green foods in the silo boing the nrss
step in hat direction.
Even when overproduction lowers
the price it does not pay any individual
farmer to allow the yield of his crops %
diminish. While such thing as an
overproduction of certain crop may %
possible, yet there never has been
time when there was not scarcity -
some other direction. If the marker
be oyerstocked with one kind OF proa.
uct the farmer who grows seyefaA
kinds Of crops will not feel the eneess
Of oYerproduction as severely g 2
who relies entirely on one crop
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-23

There is one thing Southern breeders
must learn before they can reasonably
expect to sell their surplus stock, that
is to advertise more. Northern and
Eastern breeders know this, hence a
poultry journal in those sections gener-
ally receives a liberal patronage, while
Southern breeders growl and grumble
because they don't sell what they think
they should. A paying business can
not be established in one season, and 8
man does remarkably we'll to make ex-
penses for the first year or two, and It
takes a heap of ''git-up-and-git" to do
that we'll. Make reputation for hon
est and fair dealing, and you are all
right.-Poultry Criterion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-05
"MY WIFE IS A TERROR!o

said mild-tempered man in otir hearing.
She snaps and snarls and spanks her
children, and finds feult continually.
can't hear it any longer" Don't be too
tevere on her, my friend You little realize
her stifferings. She has lost her former
sweet disposition, and i'll health is the cause
of it all. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
will make her we'll.
AS q powerful, invigorating tonic, it i'm
parts strength to the whole system, and
to the womb and its appendages in par
ticular. For overworked, worn out, !"
"run-down," debilitated teachers inilliners,
dressmakers, seamstresses, shop girls"
housekeepers, nursing mothers and feeble
women generally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the greatest earthly boon, being
hnequaled as An appetizing cordial and re-
storative tonic.
As soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc, "Favorite Prescription" Ia unequaled
and is invaluable in allaying and subdu-
ing nervous excitability, irritability, ex-
haustioh, prostration, hysteria, spasms and
other distressing, nervous symptoms, COM
monty attendant upon functional and
organic disease of the womb. 1t induces
refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxi-
ETY. and dependency.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-05

room, one chiefly reserved for political
correspondence, and another used by
Mrs. Gladstone. The library at Hawar-
den Castle contains more than 10000
volumes, which are freely loaned to al
most any person in the neighborhood
who wishes to read them. At one time
this library was unlimited, but the priv
ilege was so much abused by some por-
sons that few years ago rule was laid
down limiting the time for which a
book might be kept to one month.
With this exception, however, Mr.
Gladstone's library is still the free-loan
library of the whole country side.
Beginning his career as an orator,
Gladstone, the greatest Of living states
men, has achieved an un1yaled repu-
tation as a parliamentary speaker, the
intense gravity and earnestness of his
utterances carrying conviction to the
minds of his hearers. In over fifty
years of public life he has either insti-
gated or participated in series of
measures which have caused most
admirable change in the English laws
and government, the most notable be-
ing the extension of the franchise to
every man who has an established
home.
He was born at Liverpool En-
glishman by birth, but of Scotch de-
scent. His father was wealthy mer-
chant, who acquired large fortune ia
the West India trade.