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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
ST. NICHOLAS FOR DECEMBER.

The Christmas number of St. Nicholas has
before it every year the task Of breaking the
record. Not only must the current numbers be
improved upon. but the past Christmas numbers
must be cast, If ever so slightly, in the shade.
Upon considering the difficulty of the task, the
wonder cannot but grow each year as it is sue
cessfully accomplished
This year we have true Christmas story for
the beginning 1t is written by Ella F. Mosby
and illustrated by R. B. Birch. The plot is based
upon the meeting at an old English hostelry OF
the retainers of York and Lancaster families
during the Wars of the Roses. Each party hap
pens to be escorting one or more babies, and the
friendship OF the little ones reconse their elders
What could be more fitting to the season than a
story of child peacemakers?
Bill Nyer describes 1.-THE Escape of Whole
Menagerie'' and the exciting recapture of the
fugitive stock. Kemble illustrates the story by
a humorous sketch of the proprietor.
In "Honors to the Flag" w. j. Henderson
praises the devotion of army and navy officers to
the flag, and suggests that civilians might profit
bly, emulate their example OF reverence in cere
monial
The verse is unusually bright-oliverH erford's
Crocodile being quite worthy to rank with the
Ant and the "Giraffe" and other ornaments OF
the show OF which he alone has the key; Miss
Pyle finds humor even in q Noahs Ark; NJ. NJ
D. g poem christmas Eve" speaks the thought
OF the Christmas tree and she jingle, There was
Man, and "A Complaint by Tudor jerks
with W. H. brakes clever illustrations, are jolly
holiday reading.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
JOKES OF TIE DAY.

GEORGIA has a woman train dis
patcher. Every small boy knows Of a
woman switch-tender. = Washington
Star.
BRmGET-''They say, mum, that the
lady that lived in these rooms last was
insane" Lady Gust moving in ~ can
well believe it. She left the fat clean
behind her."-N Y. Press.
Miss GUsHTSGToS-''Is that DR.. Drake?
What a splendid looking man! Hes a
perfect Achilles" Uncle George Yes,
and like Achilles, he's all right except
In his head. "-Boston Transcript.
HUNGRY HIGGNs-'Say, pardner,
don't you wisht you had all the gold
twenties you could carry?" Weary
Watkins-''Not if / had to carry them
very far. indianapolis Journal
Miss FAxSY-''If you don't quit hug
ging me III call out" Billy Simpkins-
Don't do that; Your father might hear
you" Miss Fanny-"Great heavens,
how stupid of mel ! forgot all about
him. Figaro.
is IT farrummin' Dennis O'Maley is
goin' ter thry?" said a laboring man.
at is that same" why" rejoined
the other, scornfully, che don't know
enough about farrummin' to plant is
feet in the road and raise dust. Cape
Ann Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
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ENTERTAINING TRIPLES.

New York city annually consumes
about 100000 bushels of peanuts.
IT takes 100000 pounds of ink every
year to print Uncle Sans paper money
and revenue stamps.
Or 500. 900, 600 passengers carried last
year on American waters and from
American ports only sixty-fve lives
were lost.
A RECENT survey has established the
number of glaciers In the Alps at 1855,
of which 249 have length of more
than 49l miles.
THE sun never sets on the soil of the
United States. When it is six o'clock
at Attoo island, Alaska, it is 9:36 o'clock
a. m. the next day on the eastern coast
of Maine.
THE ostrich is long stopper. When
feeding his step measures from 20
to % inches; when walking, but not
feeding. 26 inches. and when terrified,
from IL to IA feet, or at the rate of
about 25 miles an hour.
A NEW type of drawbridge is being
built in Chicago to span the Chicago riv-
err BY a folding instead of a swinging
process no central pier is needed, and
greatly-increased facilities for navigat-
ing the narrow river are obtained.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
W.T. AWAKE

The Christmas WIDE AWAKE is as gay as old
santa Claus himself. and It is big pack Of hel.
day delights. Its exquisite fiontispiece, in color.
i frem the terra Gotta bas-relief DAY and
Night, by Caroline Hunt Rimmer, daughter Of
Dr. Rimmer the late famous Art-Anatomjst.
Rarely has anything more beautiful been given
in a magazine. Perhaps the story that will at
tract the most attention is the first one Of the
Fair Harvard" series. leh stuff as Dreams
are made oil, by john Meaa Howens. the son Of
W d. Howels. good proef that there is some
thing in heredity. The opening story is as deli
cious and fresh "How Christmas came in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
RAILROAD FIGURES.

KANSAS is exceeded in its railway
mileage by only one state in the union.
THERE are over /, 100 600 railroad cars
and $4,000 locomotives in the United
States.
A RAILROAD tunnel, being built under
the city Of Baltimore, is 8 cost upward
OF So, 0O0 600.
FoUR days, twelve hours and thirty
minutes is the best time ever made by
railway between san Francisco and
New York.
THE russian government has pro
iected SIS miles Of new railroad in Asia.
The total mileage Of government rail-
ways in Russia is nc 6,9l3 miles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
DOMESTIC WEIGHTS.

A TABLESPOONFUL of salt is about one
ounce.
Ten eggs generally weigh one pound
before they are broken.
Four tablespoonfuls, or half gill,
will fill a common wine glass
ABOUT twenty-five drops of any thin
liquid will fill common sized teaspoon,
Four wine glasses viii FIJI half pint
or common tumbler, or a large coffee
cup.
OF flour, butter, sugar and most
articles used in cake and pastry, quart
is generally about equal in quantity to
a pound
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

Mu.wACkEE is TO have a Bi-chloride
of Gold club formed Of men who have
been treated for the liquor habit either
at Dwight or Lancaster. One object of
the club is to form fund to loan to
drundards DESTROYS Of reforming so they
can attend the institute at Dwight, ILL.,,
for treatment But why send them to
Dwight If this is to be a Wisconsin
club, why not patronize the Wisconsin
Institute and send them to Lancaster.
They can have the same treatment here;
it will cost no more, and should be pat
ronized and endorsed by the citizens of
the state in preference to an institution
in another state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

BERLIN, Dee 9. A nurSemaid named
Wilhelmina Lota has been arrested for
poisoning the child of her employer,
named Gorisch She has confessed
that she adj Mustered arsenic to the
child as an experiment, with the in
tention of committing suicide by Iswal'
lowing the same drug if it killed the
child.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
HARPER'S WEEKLY

For November 25th will continue a variety OF
interesting matter especially appropriate to the
Thanksgiving holiday. There win also be an
article on the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio
very fully illustrated. and short story by Thos.
Hardy, entitled ION the Western Circuit" also
illustrated
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

hibit win give visitors to the Exposition an idea
ofthe various processes through which the gems
pass from the time they leave the mouth of the
mining shaft till they reach the hands of the
jeweler-crushing the blue, diamondiferous clay,
washing the earth by means OF a rotary washing
machine. grading the pebbles, obtained from
the last process, through pulsator, handspring
for the small stones, and emitting and polishing
the stones. n the Cape Colony exhibit will also
be mass OF crystal, elevated on a pedestal.
equaling in weight all the diamonds found in the
Kimberly mines since 1870. Cape Colony has
appropriated S25O0J, and the De Beers Company
has voted to expend Ike amount.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
WIN. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.

THE Se,ltinel,says all creation, the
new baby, ex-Postmasters Villas and
Dickinson coul5not prevent Mills defeat
for the Speakership.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

THERE'S a painful uncertainty as to
what Speaker Crisp looks like. The
Sentinel has him a youogish looking man
with full head Of hair, while the Chicago
Herald shows bald headed old chap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

THE Platteville 1Jtness appeared last
week in new heading, fresh dress aud
spanking boom edition, all lastly gotten
IN and credit to the craft. Brother
Rindlaub is to be congratulated on the
handsome appearance Of the WItnsss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

No action Of the New House will be
watched with more interest han its
vote on the silver question. OF the
332 members 241 are democrats and
two thirds Of them are for free coinage,
either American silver or unlimited.
You can always trust democrat to hit
stone in the road if there is one, and
this American or unlimited free coin
age may prove the rock of defeat. At
least it prevents vote to over ride the
Presidents veto.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

The Darlington Grand Jury have IN
dicted the lynchers Of Anton Sleboldt
and six were held under bail of 1000
each. All are relatives or friends Of the
murdered Neiham The trial will be
watched with much interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

THE sd Congress convened at Wash
ington Monday noon. The making OF
deficits for the next republican billion
dollar Congress vii, now begin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

CHARLES f. CRISP of Georgia was
elected Speaker Of the House Monday,
on the thirtieth ballot He was born In
Sheffield, England, in 1915, his parents
moving to Georgia the same year. lie
is lawyer by profession, served as a
lieutenant 10 the Confederate army and
has been member Of Congress several
sessions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
STATE OF o., CITY OF TOLEDO, !
LUCAS COUNTY.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of f.
j. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886
A. w. GLEASON,
'o~' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
Magazines.
THE ..FAvoRrqE FASHION JOURNALS

These handsome Fashion Magazines continue
TO improve each month in appearance and use
fitness. The object Of the publishers seems to
be r. give American ladies real, neat. plain
French styles. just a. are shown IN the cores
ponding original French Editions. The pages OF
these journals are not filed up with any kind Of
Cuts or Fashion Plates. used solely because they
are cheap. Ladies purchasing the "Favorite
Fashion journals can rest assuredthey viii find
nothing in them except the genuine French
styles. On going abroad they would always find
themselves in the fashion" II they followed the
styles as given Dy these journals. ia Mode de
Paris ahd Album des Modes" are each 55c per
copy. or $3.50 a year LA Mode, the Family
Fashion journal is IS cents per copy, or S 50 a
year. II your News Agent does not keep these
new Fashion Journals, do not let him persuade
you to continue taking any others, but get direct
from A Mcdowell s. Co. West 14th Sire ct
New York, the best ever published.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

The death Of Don Pedro at Paris
France, Saturday closed the career OF
Brazil's last Emperor. lie had ruled
ffty-eight years and was man OF eN-
ceptional virtues. So enraptured was
ne with his beloved land that his death,
an exile, was pathetic. He was sixty
eight years of age and leaves one
daughter, the Countess D. En-, to mourn
his loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

THE State journal has enlarged to q
nine column folio. The Journal has
picked up and improved under its
present management until something
had to give way and that was the
chases. We like to see pluck and
energy win, and congratulate our
neighbor on producing one of the
brightest and best Of papers at the
Capital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10
WHAT rs
SCROFULA

1t is that impurity in the blood, which, ac-
cumulating in the glands of the neck, pro-
duces unsightly Jumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores on the arms,
legs, or feet; which developes ulcers in the
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which is the origin OF pimples, cam
cerous growths, or the many other manifesto
tions usually ascribed to "humors;" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being the most ancient, it is the
most general of all diseases or affections, for
very few persons are entirely free from it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

The attempr to blow up Russell Sage
at his New York office, was another one
of those dastardly acts of irresponsible
people who are allowed freedoms The
man asked for cool million and on be
inc refused attempted to kill Mr.. Sage.
The mans satchel with danymite bomb
in it fell to the floor aud terrific ex-
plosion followed He was blown to
atoms. a clerk was thrown out Of the
window and killed, while several We're
severely injured excluding Mr. Sage 4
good deal Of damage was done to the
building, but it is a wonder it was not
wrecked. The head of the man was after
wards identified as that OF Grassy fellow
who had been in several aSylums at
different times. Evidently the dropping
of the satchel was premature or the ex
plosion would have been nearer his
intended victim. Retrobution does not
usually follow so closely but ii is an
outrage that men known to be mentally
unsound should be allowed to run at
large.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

II Cures Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Group whoop-
ing Cough Bronchitis and Asthma. Aeerain cure for
Consumption stages and sure relief advanced
stages. Use at once You will see the excellent effect
after taking the first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere
Large Bottles 70 and eloo 1t Cures Influenza
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

NOTHING bespeaks the thrift and
prosperity of a community like an inn
provement in a local paper, and 10,
during the past week, the woods is full
of them. The Democrat, of Mineral
Point ably edited by Messrs George and
Robert Crawford. find it necessary to
enlarge to a seven column quarto; w.
II. Bennett of the Baraboo Rcpublc is
forced to call in the aid of seven col
umn quarto to tell his readers all the
GOOD things and do justice to his ad-
yertisers; while w NJ. Fogo Of the
Richland Center Republican, Observer
celebrates its thirty-sevcnth year by
enlarging TO seven column quarto.
All right gentlemen Here 5 long lite,
prosperity and happiness to you, your
laurels are well won, bear them grace
fully.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-07-04
TERRITORIAL.

There IN no crop raised in tho RIO
Grande valley that pays az we'll an al
falfa.
Work on the School ~ Mines build.
ing at Socorro in being rapidly pushed
10y the contractors.
The preachers and tho dancing muster
at Socorro sro having u lively contro
versy IN the local papers,
The report Of the Sierra county grand
jury shows the county to Il" In healthy
condition. The Indebtedness less cash
on hand. is tji,72is7
Tho Enterprise at Silver City has il
from pretty good authority that there 10
ounsidsrabls talk OF u scandAlous nature
about one OF the recent petit iuriea OF
Socorro county,
An energetic effort 10 being made by
Mr.. Conger and others 10 get good mill
ing machinery put up st Dolores. Both
mills. with additional machinery. wall be
running at Dolores within the next
ninety days
The transfer of the county clerkship
,ook place at santa Fe, IgnAcio Lopez
taking charge anu Pedro Delga'lo step
ping down and out, Tx County Clerk
Ataphsio Romero will 10 the chief
deputy,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-07-04
NEw wENI,O tINANCns
Jadiciai int-rpr~taties OF the Appre
ptatlons Act

Suhtciat tnterpretatt0u OF the Appro.
pia,Iens Act.
ln n friendly contest, snys the New
Mexican, brought Tor the purposes % 80
curing Judicial Interpretation ~ the m.
tent and meaning oi the last legislative
assembly in the passage ~ tho appro
pria.ions act, District Judge Seeds 10.
lay made AN ot,ler directing the terri
torial treasurer Ia pro.ratc tho moneys
on hand Tor thu fiscal year beginning
March, 1901 among the various funds
without regard e. shortage that may
thereby occur IN any ~ said funds. The
order IN IN the nature ~ u pctemptory
writ ot mHndamus and grows out ot
sul, instituted IN tho name of periec,o
Arml!u, aHaeesor ~ liernalilo county,
20 secure the payment u moneya due
him fur mrNlra out ~ the hsseasor's
allowance IN tia deficit fund FOR 1881 ~
II tapI~ars that n order a. make up
driicencles ~ the various funds Tor lSSD
and lSh the last assembly created 4
deficiency account Tor paying witnesses.
jurors, shorItIa aHaoaents, etc, and appro
priated $ii,uN therefore, this belng the
amount ot tho deficiency resulting from
the operations ~ the original Perea Il.
nance act, which, ut most, wes an ex
perlmental measure, This s,siUD with
the other appropriations provided 10y the
Legislature Tor tho year 1891, aggregated
SSj2.Ocr but the legislature by tie lcyy
Tor the expenses oi 1901 provid~i Tor
raising only the sum ~ tlG3uD with
whch to meet thcsc appropriations, and
~ this amount kljhD 10 devoted u.
clunycly tn the pay ncnt Of interest on
outstanding bonds and ear not bs dl.
ycrtcd from that object. thus leaving
the treasurer with only about sl3,,OcO To
meet appropriations which aggregate
moro than twice that amount
Thus suit was brought ~ determine
what should be done ~ the premises,
with the rcsnlt IN aboye stated. Thus 1t
will b" seen that all the various funds
must he given n prupOrtiOna.e share
~ the available funds on hand, no mat.
ter how far short any ~ them may fall.
Here IN another example of the butch.
cry ~ the finance bill Tor which the
bood!e majority IN the last hous" of rep
rescDtativ,S ~ alone responsible. Thus
all the various funds will fall short this
year fully ~ per cent, aud u deficiency
fund ~ a, least tlh,tn,a thereby Great.
al, which can onl. bc pa after due pro.
vision by the Legislature which meets
two yenrs hence.
There had been great diversity ot opin.
ION among members ~ the bar and tern.
/ tnrIal officials respecting the matter, and
this suit was instituted to secure an IN.
depreciation % ,hs law and provide the
treasurer with some basis % action
This Interpretation of the net, however,
dnes not necessarily mean that there will
I've u similar deficit next year. for the req.
son that, under the new laws, New Mex.
Icn's taxable basls will reach u valuation
probably ot S55,OOO,OOO, instead OF ti5,.
OD,0n, and with the same levy this IN.
creaSe may yield sufficient revenue 10
meet the appropriations.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-07-04

New York July 2.-Snnne statistics Of
interest 10 membcrs Of the trade unions
IN thus country are contained IN the an.
nuod report of the amalgamated society
uf tallruad servants - England, copies
Of which have just bccn received by mem.
hers u the Federation ~ Labor in this
city. Tho society has total member
sht - % twenty seven thousand, all rail
road employees, being sn increase of seven
thousand during the past year. Its
total income Tor the year amounted TO
tlNh,uu aud II had balance in the
bank on May bth OF no less than half
million dollars and no liabilities, its re-
ceipts over all expenditures in 1880 be.
iug 5000. Probably one - the most
remarkable features ~ the report IL the
statement that the society, which re-
cclves no help whatever from outalde
ouroes, but IL dependent for its entire
revenue upon the payments from mem.
bers, IL supporting at the present time
no lrss than j5l orphan children whoee
fathers wore killed upon railroads while
engaged in the performance Of their
duties.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-07-04
IN PORTAST-sF TRlH.

General Frcmont's dream u trnns.
forming the Yuma desert into au inland
sea may possibly be realil led after all --
not, however, IN the way that he pro.
posed to accomplish il, by digging a
canal aud turning in the waters Of the
Gulf Of California, but nature promises
to work out the problem by her own
methods, aud without expense to man.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-07-04
Ab,s&inia A AMBASSADOR.

New York, July = A dispatch from
London says that an Ambassador from
K,ug Nenelek OF Abyssinia, will leave
shortly for the United States with u
view Of seeking diplomatic relations be.
tween the two countries. His propo.
stlpn, however, will provide that such u
representative, II appointed, ehall not
reside within the lm,ta OF Abyssin ia
but shall he stat oned at Cairo where he
will bc in constant communication
with the Abyssinia agent, Tho success
u his mission il however doubtful IN
view Of the fact that oil the European
powers, with the exception Of Italy. havs
declined TO accept the condition In
qu,stion.