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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

TX Secretary Villas. who now and
then is mentioned as possible demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate. is doing
little at present beyond laying out a
beautiful tennis court en- his slightly
grounds He IS tennis enthusiast, be-
lieving the game unparalleled for pur-
poses of exercise w &. Whitney, also
Of Cleveland cabinet, and man who
may yet be president, freely INDUCED
in tennis and was great admirer of
the game. Both he and Col. Villas
think they have been immensely bene-
fitted in health by playing ii. If the
democrats should ever have the good
luck to elect q governor may he be a
gentleman with rs much brains and
polish as Villas. The latter gets retained
in some important suits, but he is more
man of leisure than of business. Hi,
wife'S health. which was rendered
wretched by Washington malaria, i.
improving, and the family is a joyou.
one in consequence. One daughter.
charming young lady, is at home, he
mothers devoted companion, an only
son. a handsome, manly fellow of Is. i
a freshman in the Wisconsin Universe
", and the remaining child, a daughte
Of Il. i in school in Baltimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15


CONGRESSMAN IA TOILETTE has not
disappointed his constituents, but arose
to the occasion and delivered a power
full address in congress Saturday on the
tariff bill. Our Bob does not do things
by halves He held the close attention
Of the House from beginning 10 end.
over two hours was frequently inter
rupted by applause. and WIS rendered
an ovation at tie end. lie was clear
aud forceful, arguing for the principles
Of protection and aptiy applying them
to the Mckinley Bill
ii closing he said "UntiI sou have
fastened upon this fair land free trade
tariff for revenue only until the spiders
are weaving their webs over looms now
weaving cloth until idle labor blockades
the streets OF cities; until our coast-wIse
and inland steamers rot at their
wharves, and moss grows over the iron
highways Of our interstate commerce
until the horrors Of 1857 come back and
come to stay. DO not in Heaven name
ask our farmers 10 raise cheaper wheat
to season the soup Of the hungry mil
lion, across the sea
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

Attorney General Estabrook has writ
ten TO Senator Spooner, suggesting that
in the federal election law. which may
be enacted during the present session OF
congress provision should be made for
the appointment Of q commission that
shall have power to sot aside the election
in any congressional district if in its
judgment fraud has characterized it
General Estabrook's scheme is to nave
the Law % constructed as 10 permit
elections TO continue rs at present, but
providing for a commission as stated
before, which can, when occasion arises,
order a new election. Thus contests
would be kept out of congress and fair
election assured. He did not 90 so far
as to present details. but merely threw
out skeleton of his scheme for the
senator's consideration. Gen. Estabrook
has been called up to make such care
full study of the Cooper election law in
order to answer the multitude of ques-
tions propounded to him about it that
his attention has 70 an usual extent
been turned to the whole subject of
elections, national as well as state. and
it Is not strange that some novel sug-
gestions would occur to his mind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

Since every member Of the law firm
Of la Toilette. Siebecker Il Harper, Of
this city. has been provided with pub
lie Office La Toilette being in Congress,
Siebecker on The Circuit Court bench,
and Harper United States district at
torney here People faeetiously ask
what is going 10 be done for the type
writer?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

ANOTHER man has hoisted his name
into the alley Of fame to 20 laundering
down for ages to come. His name IS
Henry W. Borchers. Of Albion. Oregon,
and according to the Scientific Ameri-
can has patented 4 devise for attach
ment to clocks which will At certain
hour automatically start the kitchen
fire. No more getting out OF bed while
the thermometer is snugly esconsed
10 its bulb The early morning snooze
can be comfortably INDUCED until the
ice in the water pitcher becomes suitable
for lavatory purposes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

Insurance Commissioner Phil Cheek.
who made such valient endeavor to
resign only to be bafled in bis design
by an amazing short coming in our
laws which make no provision for filling
a vacancy in that office. has formally
entered upon his duties as state agent
for the Hartford Fire Insurance Com
pauy, berth paying him about $4,000
year. lie will not overlook his official
obligations to the state however. but
the work in his department and the
capitol viii doubtless be performed
more by deputies hereafter than has
been the case in the past. Mr.. Check
WILL It is understood, make his head
quarters at Baraboo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15
Madison Letter.

The democratic hue-and-cry against
frauds in the State treasury Is an empty
blast which Is fast passing away. 1t
will probably cut no figure in our future
politics. Col. Gilbert NJ. Woodward. 81
La Crosse. democratic candidate FOL
governor in 1856. when the riot issue
gave Jerry Rusk q plurality Of 1878,
wa, in the city few days ago proving
around 10 see what be could find out
He paid considerable attention to the
treasury matter and evidently hoped to
unea tn ma e's nest, but was gleat Y
disappointed After spending a day
about the capitol. much of it N the
treasury department where he was Civ
en- every facility for thoroughly inform
ing himself as to the methods pursued
by Treasurer Harshaw in the manage
ment of state funds, he frankly con-
fessed there is nothing in it, and
granted that his party papers were
making fools Of themselves, though be
expressed the sentiment in more polished
language. In view of the fact that Col
Woodward may again lead the bourbon
forces in Badgerdom-though he is sad
to treat such a proposition with scorn at
the present time-his concession of the
senseiessness OF the charges of republi-
can wrong doing with the pubic's money
is important and ought TO cause some of
the democratic editors of the state to
bride their tongues before they make
great speUtacles of themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

A series of striking memoranda on
the life Of Lincoln will be printed in the
June Century, accompanied BY full
page illustration, showing the exact APP
pearance of the stage and proseenium
boxes at ford Theater as they appeared
on the night of the ASSASSINATION.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

The Springfield Republican thinks
that Thomas A. Janvier in some re-
spects ''out-Riders hacgardn in his
romance of The Aztec Treasure
House" which has just been concluded
as serial in Harpcr's Fcekly, and is
soon to be issued in book-form by
Messrs. Harper Il Brothers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

"Peggy's Navy yard by Charles
Ledyard Norton, with four illustrations,
showing different stages in the building
and launching of great ship. will be
published in a four-page Supplement TO
the number of Harper'S Young People,
MAY 18th. William Hamilton Gibson's
illustrated article in the same number
will tell Of the toad's "bagpipe' and
"the pensive witchery'' Of his song.
''Mothers in Fiction. as found in the
works of Dickens. Thackeray. George
Eliot, Reade. Collins, the author of
John Haifa1, Genienan, and some
American authors, will be the subject
of All essay, by Helen Jay. in the num-
bel of Ha5peg'S Basar to be published
May 10th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
Special Notices.

Mr.. Van Pe1t, Editor of the Craig, Mo-,
Iowa, and asked the physician in attendance
to give him dose of something for cholera
morbus and looseness of the bowels. He
says: 81 felt so much better the next morn
ing that I concluded to call on the physician
and get him to fix me up supply of the med
icine. 1 surprised when he handed me
bottle of Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy. He said he prescribed it
regularly in his practice and found it the best
he could get prepare. can testify to its
efficiency in my case at all events" For sale
by Flint Bros.
Cholera infantum has lost its terrors since
the introduction of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. When that
remedy is used and the treatment directed
with each bottle is followed, cure is certain
Mr.. A. w. Walter, a prominent merchant at
Wa1tersburg, ILL.,, says: 1T cured my baby
boy of cholera infantum after several other
remedies had failed. The child low
that he seemed almost beyond the aid of hu-
and so cent bottles for sale by Flint Bros.
carpenter. by the name of NJ. S. Powers
fell from the roof of house in East Des
Moines, Iowa, and sustained painful and
serious sprain of the wrist, which he cured
with one bottle of Chamberain's Pain Balm.
He says it is worth So bottle. 1t cost him
so cents. For sale by Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
SHEAR NONSENSE.

Nothing to Brag OF. First Little
Girl (proudly)-"We are goin to
Europe this summer" Second Little
Girl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! We
shust game from dere. New York
Weekly.
Old Nanny lived in North Caro-
lima, very near the line. When the
boundary between that state and
Virginia was changed, she was told
that now she lived in Virginia
WELL" she answered, Il am power
full glad. l always heard that Vir-
ginia was a healthier state than
North Car'lina, '-[Argonaut.
Got 1t All In. Lawyer eff any
body asks for me this afternoon, tell
them | am called away on most
urgent business" Office Boy-"Yes,
SIR Half an hour later. Stranger
rs Mr.. Quill in" Office Boy
mo, sir; he's been called away to
the base ball game on most urgent
business . The Racket.
Sage-"So you've been South in
dulging in land speculation. You
find the promoters straightforward,
honest men, don't you ?" Greene
"Oh, eminently honest. 1 bought a
lot for a thousand dollars. The
agent said, A week hence that prop
erty can't be bought for any such
figure as that And it couldn't be-
He told the truth. got rid of it for
$3.50, and thought | was lucky even
at that. - Boston Transcript.
Tired of Walking. Railroad Super
intendent (forbiddingly)-"Well, sir,
what do you want ?' Tramp
Pardon my intrusion, but l s'pose
you observed that 'cOrdin' to the
Massachusetts supreme court a man
wot is injured while ridin' on a pass
can't collect damages" Superin-
tendent (much Interested 90 noticed
that" Tramp-"Yes, sir. Well,
there ort ter be the same law here;
an eff you'll jist give me an annual
pass, I'll ride back an forth until l
git hurt, an then we'll make a test
case of it. New York Weekly.
Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster tells
good story on herself. Some years
ago a representative of a Brooklyn
paper called on her one day and
asked for some items about herself,
to beincluded in an article on Brook
lyn's Literary Women" 1t happen
to be Mrs. Sangster's busy morning,
SO she said, scarcely looking up from
her work; "Oh, 1 am only an ordi-
nary, commonplace woman; there is
nothing to say about me-" The re-
porter bowed and withdrew. In
about a week the article appeared,
and at the end of the list of Brook
lyn's famous blues appeared these
words: Mrs. Margaret E. Sang
ster is only an ordinary, common
place woman; there is nothing to
say about her. = Argonaut
OF all the persons, from Mrs. Mala-
prop downward, who dislocate and
disguise the Queens English, the col
ored men take the lead. Some years
ago a Whitewater of this race call
ed upon me and asked for a job.
When questioned about his skill, he
replied: Squire, l will do it in the
most obnoxious manner. You'll find
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
&c EASTERN AVENUE.
WEBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.

so-called ''WebSter'S Unabridged Diction-
ary'' is being offered to the public at n very
low price. The body of the book, from A to
Il, is cheap reprint, page for page, of the
edition of 1S47. which in its day val
liable book. but in the progress of language
for over forty years, has been completely
perseded. 1t is now reproduced broken type,
errors and ALL by photo-lithograph process,
is printed on cheap paper and fiimsiy bound.
brief comparison, page by page, between
the reprint and the latest and enlarged edi-
ton, will show the great superiority of the
latter. These reprints out of date
n last years almanac. No honorable dealer
will allow the buyer of such to suppose that
he is getting the Webster which today is
copied the Standard and the Best,-every
copy of which bears our imprint given be
low
EIs~f persons who have been induced to
purchase the Ancient Edition" by any mis-
representations will advise us of the facts we
will undertake to that the seller is pun
iShed as he deserves.
C. & c. MERRIAM & CO,
Springfield, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10

the legatees of that will. That fund
has been dedicated to public benefac-
tons, for our common and perma-
nent benefit. While this beautiful lot
and building and all that will be
within it are the splendid gift and
enduring monument of one OF our
citizens alone, yet into the perna-
nent fund to sustain it forever, has
gone part of the legacy | have
mentioned And where is the rest of
it !? In the permanent endowment OF
our academy, public library and the
church that he best loved Has the
trust been fulfilled !? Has the fund
been devoted to 1.-The promotion of
religion, education, morals and
charity? If the creator of that
trust could look down and see what
that fund has done, is doing, and
will for generations do, for us and
for our posterity, would he not say
Better than l myself could have
done, has this, my work been done?
Our part in this trust is, with
gratitude, to receive, to enjoy, to use,
to transmit it to posterity enriched
by the very benefit it has conferred
upon us. In conclusion, let me say
that if this institution whose corner
stone is about to be laid by one who
is as earnestly interested in its sue
cess as the founder himself shall be
the means of making our community
better loved by all its people, of bet
ter educating our youth for the work
of life, of helping onward those who
come after us, then indeed will the
wishes and hopes of its founder be
fulfilled and his great and only
reward be fully secured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
VERNONToS FLOA TING ISLAND.

Sadawga lake, large-sized pond
in Nottingham, VT, has one of the
most remarkable islands in the
world within its borders. The island
is larger than any farm in the neigh
borhood, containing over $50 acres.
Its popularity lies in the fact that it
daily shifts its position. being first
on the north, then on the south and
again on the east or west borders of
the lake. tits known as "The Float
ing Island" and has kept up its
aberrant voyage since time out of
memory. Ithas many trees upon its
surface, some of which are from 20
to 80 feet in height, besides an i'm
mense thickness of cranberry bushes.
1t is rare that portion of the island
breaks off and sinks to the bottom,
and its stability has made it a favor
tie resort for picnickers and others
seeking an outing. Holes have been
cut through the crust and fish caught,
much after the fashion of catching
them through the ice in the winter
time St. Louis Republic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10

it perfectly obnoxious. The late
James T. Fields once told us that an
aged "darkey," whom he often pass
ed when taking his constitutional,
used to say to him: "'Pears to me.
Mr.. Fields, you are mighty pre-
destinarian.' Thelate DR.. jeremiah
Chaplin of Boston, used to tell of a
colored Baptist preacher, who was
ludicrously unfortunate in his use of
words. One Sunday morning, after
DIR. Chaplin had preached to his peo-
pie, the pastor prayed with fervor
that the Lord would "bless to their
good the gospel that had been dis
pensed with that day!"-[D DIR. VIM.
Mathews, in the Standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
HENRY S.

Is inbred to Rysdyk's Hambletonian. the
father of trotters, being sired by Auctioneer
(record 2.3D by Tattersall by Rysdyks
Hambletonian.
His dam was by Alexander's Abdallah. by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian, and his greatest
have descended than from any other horse
that ever lived except his ancestors
Henry S.. second dam was by Seeley's
American Star, which blood when crossed
with Hambletonian has produced many of
the very best trotters.
Henry s., besides the Star cross, has also
several other strains through the dam of his
sire to imported Diomed, whose blood is
said Ito be found in every great trotter ever
on the turf
Henry S. also has strain to Daniel Lam
bert through the dam of TatterSall, which
was by that great sire.
The colts of Henry S. all show fine trotting
action, and some are very fast. Lucy z. has
a record in 2.27, Ethan S. has a record in
2.34 Baby M. has record in 2.40.
TERMS TO WARRANT $25.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
ROADSTER,

Four-year- by Rex Patchen, (record 800
by Godfrey's Patchen, by George Nj. Patchen,
by Cassius NJ. Clay, dam by George Wilkes,
Jr., by George Wilkes. by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian, second dam by Gideon, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. Third dam by old Drew
horse of Maine. Will be for service a ST o to
warrant till Aug. 1st, when he will be put in
training.
near East st. Johnsbury. Come and see
them.
]. c. HOPKINS, Agent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
A SENA TOR ANSWERS THE BISHOP

In his speech at Henry c. Bowen's
Fourth of July celebration at Wood
stock, Conn, Senator Hawley of
Connecticut said, answering Bishop
POttcr's recent structures on the
nation: at is not true, as Bishop
Potter asserts, that, under any of
the proposed legislation, can every
skulking camp follower and deserter
who has the effrontery to demand a
pension, come in. That is not true,
and it is slanderous and miSchicvOus
to make such a statement. Applause.
suppose the good bishop was
thinking of the bill to give arrears of
pensions to soldiers which the senate
very properly defeated, or he might
have had in mind the bill to pension
every man who was a prisoner of
war, or the bill to declare a pen
sion payable to every man who
served thirty or ninety days. But
let me assure the Bishop that the
congress which he talks about being
ready to give a pension to every
skulking deserter will not act fool
ishly. When the war ended the inter
est on the public debt was S 151 900,
600 a year. Now that interest and
the pensions together only amount
to $50, 100000 and our country
has doubled in population and
wealth. | believe it is a pretty good
country, and it is about time these
pessimists stopped talking"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-10
Breed to HENRY S.

Ify have a Goldfnder Darlington Chief,
or Golden Filly and want a trotter breed to
Henry S.
If you have a good mare of any blood and
want a colt of fine form and good trotting
action breed to Henry S.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09
II Z a u A C n {
A QUESTIONABLE DODGE.

1t has become SO common of late to
reEale the public with such very in
teresting stories about one or another
''Curicus incident" which stories al
ways end in some humbug advertise
ment scheme, that one rarely ever
knows whether he can spenu time in
reading any newspaper statement
whatever. The unlicensed extent to
which such practices are being carried
would seem 10 call for law to sup
press the use of the public prints for
purposes of deception, for what bet
ter is it in morals to take a mans
time under false pretences than to
take his money? Let every body es-
chew all such lodges and patroniz-
only Outspokem and reliable advertis.
ers and business men such as emerson
q co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09

THE LIGHT has received and exam
ined with great interest the "Anni-
versary Edition" of the York, Pa,
Dispatch. This number is profusely
illustrated, and marks the completion
of fourteen years of successful issue.
1t is a twenty-page seven-column
number, filled with news, description,
statistics and advertisin; the latter
showing a liberal patronage. The
Dispatch is filed away for future ref
erence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

TEOI L LfEI " IIEfEG
Confirm our statement when we say that Ack-
er's English Remedy is in every way superior
to any and all other preparations for the
Throat and lungs. In WhoOping Cough and
Group 1t is !. agic and relieves at once. We Of
fer you sample bottle free. Remember thiP
Remedy is sold by
AZ RAGLAND s. Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09
A YOUNG LADY'S MISTAKE.

The Suit Brought by Stationcr Pas
cal 4. Banquet Finally Settled.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The suit in
the supreme court at White Plains,
brought by Pascas 7. Barquet, Mt.
Vernon stationer, against Chas. :.
Tier, Of the same place for $50, 1000
damages for false arrest and detama-
ton of character, has been amicabJy
settled, the defendant paying the cost
of the case. It is also alleged that
handsome sum Of money was paid to
Barquet.
\ year ago last February Mr.. Tiers
house was entered by burglars IN the
night while the family were asleep.
Miss Mace, a young niece Of Mr.. Tier,
was an occupant of the house at the
tine and had a view of the burglars
through the half opening of the door
Of her room. There was a faint light
burning in her room, by which she got
glimpse of the mems features. On
the next day after the burglary she
accidentally stopped at Barquet's
stationery store. On arriving home
she astonshed her uncle by inform
ing him that she was positive that
Mr.. Barquet was one Of the burglars
she had seen in the house the night
before.
Banquet was arrested and put under
heavy bail to await the action of the
grand jury. Atterward Inspector
Byrnes caught the two real burglars
who confessed that they committed
the crime. Mr.. Banquet was released.
The two burglars are now in Sing
Sing prison.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09
Electric RItterS.

This remedy is becoming so well known and
so popular as to need no special mention
same song of praise,-A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that ia
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases
of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove PIN
pies, boils, salt rheum and other affections
caused by impure blOOd.-Will drive malaria
from the system and prevent as well as cure
all malaral fevers - For cure of headache
constipation and indigestOngu Electric Bit
ters- Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
your money refunded iPriCe 80 and 81 per
bottle at Dreiss, Thompson Co. drug. store
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09
extraordinary Bone Scratching.

Herbert Sperry, fremont. H., had erysipe-
las in both legs. Confined to the house six
weeks. He says: when ] was able to get
on my legs, | had an itching sensation that
nearly run me crazy. l scratched them raw
to theb ones. Tried everything without re-
lief. l was tOrmented in this way for two
years. ! then found Clarke's Extract of Flax
(PapillOn) Skin Cure at the drug store, used it,
and it has cured me sound and we'll"
Clarke's Flax soap has no equal for bath
and toilet Skin cure 81. Soap % cents. For
sale at +. KalteYer & Son. 1868
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-09

THE Brenham Banner has received
a new infusion of the spirit, and in
continentIy goes for everything that
does not wear bristles. Hogg is the
only orthodoxy.