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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

scruples or something about going to
bed just after dressing. and she fled
several emphatic protests which the dis
appearance Of her mamma did not tend
70 render less energetic
This time John Henry's efforts to
Assuage the grief OF his child were
utterly unavailing. He endeavored to
explain 70 her that the features of Edna,
the chubby rubber doll, were worthy
OF more than casual glance, but baby
would not listen. Equally unavailing
were his efforts to point out the wonder
full beauties of a ''choo choo" locomo-
tive.
But finally Mrs. John Henry came to
her lords assistance and carried off the
baby, while he sat up in bed propped
with pillows, ate his buttered toast
and his boiled eggs, drank his coffee.
and thought that the prominent ply
sician's idea was not such a bad one
after all.
His breakfast eaten, John Henry
Peddicord lay and dozed and lazily
dreamed for perhaps half an hour,
when his wife invaded the bedroom
again.
She had an idea.
John Henry" she said, 1--WE no end
of shopping to do, and just believe I'll
go to-day while you are at home. No
one can take care of the baby as we'll as
you. feel so much safer when you are
home with baby, dear. and you won't
mind, win you, love?''
John Henry groaned inwardly.
Oh, no, he wouldn't mind it at all.
And he didn't, for a whole half hour
after Mrs. Peddicord disappeared. The
baby had been fed, and for the space of
thirty minutes thereafter was model
of angelic sweetness. Then came a
change, however, and the infant be-
came more exacting.
John Henry performed various GYM
nassic evolutions on the bed for his
audience Of one infant, which were duly
applauded until the spectator desired
change of programme, and made her de-
sire known very promptly.
Presently Mr.. Peddicord arrived at
the conclusion that day II bed every
month may be an excellent thing, but
it should be taken undilLseG with ba-
bies
After Mrs PeIdioord had been gone
an hour, John hgaly Thought this thing
of staying ct home to rest was delusion
and a snare, and he tried to concoct a
good reason for foregoing his resolution
of following the prominent physicians
advice.
TO be sure" he thought, there's
that business with Sparrowgrass 1
ought to have attended to months ago.
He lives in Frogville, fifteen miles
away, oJer very rough road, and I've
being putting it off because it's nasty
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Magazines.
NEW YEARS NUMBER.

Very dainty snd graceful in design
is the cover of the double New Years
number of 1.-The Youths Companion, :"
in It's shades of red and brown. Inside
we find a new serial story entitled
''Kent Hampden." by that delightful
writer, kebecca Harding Davis, and in
addition there are five short stories,
well illustrated, besides poems and
articles of popular information, to suit
all tastes and ages. A notable article
by Professor Shaler, o. Harvard Uni
versity, on the. Earth, is the first of q
series 0i articles on Recent Discoveries
in Science, to be written by the most
eminent living scientists. Reading
such a number as this. it is easy to
understand why THE Companion" has
gained the largest circulation of any
weekly paper in the world. All its
stories appeal in the widest way TO
human sympathy, and are calculated to
please not only the young people. but
their elders as well. That such paper,
so beautifully illustrated. and written
by the most eminent living authors,
can be sold for $l.75 year, is really
marvellous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Caller Where's your father?
Urehin-He's Shinglin.'
Caller-The barnp
Urchin-No, Tommy.
A COUNTRY IDYL.
PRESS fire

Have you dug your grass?" asked the city chap
OF the starving farmer man.
For he thought he would not crush the swain
Beneath his social ban.
How was your crop when you dug your grass?
Did the weevils hurt your peasl
And did the canker worm destroy
Your young cucumber treesf
II love, good sir, the country air,
From the town l fain would fee,
And lose myself in rural dreams
Meath the potato tree.
/ would pluck the tuTnip from its vine,
Thro the parsnip meadow push.
And rest beneath the grateful shade
OF the bending cabbage bush.
''0h, fain would be simple swain
And drive my yoke OF cows,
And rest at noon beneath the shade
or the rutabaga bonghs.
Oh, I'd hunt the woods for the cocoannt bush
The whole Of the live long day,
Or start at morn with the rustic hoe
To Dig the hills for hay.
and II at noontide grew faint
With my labors strain and rush,
would mix the milkweeds luscious milk
With the mushrooms luscious mush
would pluck the pineapple from the pine
But why mas your color fedg"
But the farmer fell with sckening thud---
The farmer man was dead!
Texas siftings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Money for the Bows.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS wants
to secure lively boy in this locality to
sell their famous weekly. THE FREE
PRESS is the most popular and one of
the best selling papers in the United
States. 1t is supplied to dealers on very
liberal farms. the Company taking back
all unsold copies and requiring payment
only for such papers as are sold.
Only one boy is appointed in town,
so the boy that writes first, giving good
business references, will probably get
the agency. State how many papers
you think you can sell at five cents each,
and they will at once be forwarded,
reaching you in time for Saturday sales
Address THE FREE PRESS CO., De-
troit, Mich. Anyone on writing for it
can get sample copy of THE FREE
PRESS free.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

job to do, but it's mighty sight easier
than minding this baby"
John Henry Peddicord dressed him.
self and took the baby downstairs,
where the girl was ironing.
"Norah," said he, I'm sorry to inter
rupt your ministrations at the ironing
board, but find it necessary to go to
the country and I'll have to leave the
baby with you. When Mrs. Peddicord
returns tell her l received telegram
calling me away on very important
business, and that shall not be back
before nine or ten o'clock tonight, and
perhaps not before tomorrow morn
ing"
''Yis, sorr," replied Norah, as she as
sumed charge of ''mommer's little tod
dies, and John Henry bounded out of
the house with an eThilaration over his
new-found freedom such as he had not
felt since he was school-boy. William
II. Switer, in brakes Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
..FIvE-FIFTY-NINE."

Aha There whistles Number Onei
And down the tfngling grade she growA
Tossing her cloud Of tresses dun
Back on the tUillght's fading rose.
A nile-s mOment-and my Kate,
From years and half world apart.
But now vel smile a. cheated Fate,
And keep our Kingdom Of the Heart
And-but the world is drowned In steam
A volleying. billo"ing. deafening cloud
And men there run 8s In q dream,
And through the thunderOas fog they crowd
81 An open switch" heard one say;
An op-Bla thars a trreck! And she
A half a. hundred yards awayi
An. Cod How III from Fate We fee
How cursed leaden drag my feet
And yet the rest are far behind
On, through that misty winding-sheet,
My-Heayen! know not lchat-to find.
H-h! That I tripped on moved aud criedi
All There she IS Ny Kate my Katei
Unscratchedl And not a soul beside
Is lost, OF all that living freight.
But while the grumbling travellers HE
To crowd the station with their fret,
Here, sweetheart, step little by,
70 thank the savior they forget.
Nay, not in words-that dull ear strains
Not even to your music, Sweet
For that poor clay in greasy jeans
There come the stretcher and the sheet
But OF your pure hearts purest give
To him the hungry Death that spied
Betimes himself TO leap and live
But stayed and stopped the train and diedi
And yon dumb Ginger TO the dead
Aye, weep for her who can mott She
Upon the morrow should have wed
With him that brought you safe to mel
Charles f. I,umnfs in Serfhuer's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

GEN. f. +. SPINNER, ex-treasurer of
the United States died at Jacksonville.
Fla. December 81. from a cancer of the
nose. His curious signature, adopted
to make limitations difficult. which
appeared on United States currency for
so many wears was familiar to the peo-
pie of the whole country. He was
born at German Flats (now Mohawk),
n. Y. in 1902. His father, John Peter
Spinner. was priest from Baden,
Germany. who became a Protestant,
entered the ministry and came to this
country. He became pastor of the
German Reformed church at German
Flats and Herkimer in 1901.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

MONDAY for the first time in fifteen
years the state government passed into
the hands of the democratic party. The
inaugural ceremonies were simple,
and the ball in the evening a grand sue
cess, Madison being crowded with the
elite democracy from all over the state
The new officials will hardly have bed
of roses to lie upon during the next two
years. The complications of the recent
campaign forced SO many reckless
promises to be made that the admins
tration will have its hands full to pre-
serve peace and harmony. They will
be continually under the jealous and
watchful eye of their own party party
wilfull and capricious, and not easily
satisfied.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

THIS is certainly rapid age A
bankers son in Colorado met an actress
for the first time Thursday, married her
Friday, and was disowned by his father,
tried to leaye Saturday with his wife s
troupe but was arrested by his creditor,
and Saturday night tried to kill his wife
and commit suicide but failed in both,
and then they separated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

THE Milwaukee Journal celebrated
the advent of democratic administra-
ton with twenty-four page paper. the
outside being crossed by red and blue
bars. The edition contained a history
of the retiring and new officials with
portraits and history of the campaign.
II was more enterprise than Wisconsin
democratic paper has shown in many a
.dav.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Ex-TRrAsuRER Harshaw surprised

Ex-TREAsURER Harshaw surprised
Treasurer Hummer by turning over to
him all state funds amounting to $780,
900 in cash The rant during the cleo
ton that the state vault was the only
place for state funds was evidently not
meant in earnest. as strong objection
was raised to dra,cing so much naoneg
from circulation, but Mr.. Harshaw was
determined to take them at their word,
and nghtfully too. Now lets see if the
democrats will live up to their protest
atoms, with all the money on hand they
have no excuse to leave dollar with the
grasping bankers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

THE bloody side of the Sioux difficulty
mas developed. and it now means COM
pletely conquered people or humiliation.
Ii would be better for their posterity and
the friendlies if the latter term could be
applied to the hostiles. A bad Indians
influence upon one disposed to become
civilized is pernicious in the extreme,
aud as long as unrestricted intercourse
is allowed the harder it is to improve
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

THE Milwaukee Sentinel remarks
There is a class of people whose ignor-
ance is exceeded only by their conceit,
and somehow that kind of men nearly
always drift into editorial positions on
Democratic papers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
HIS DAY In BED.
It Might Have Been Nice If Un-
diluted with Babies
HG q THINK III stay

THINK III stay
in bed to-day, ="
remarked John
Henry Pc d d i
cord, when the
alarm clock
went off at sew
en- a few morn
ings ago. 4
don't feel very
we'll, and l read
a few days since
an article by a
prominent ply
stefan, in which
he said that II
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

THE thick fog that enveloped every
where the night of Dec. 81, was the
worst one ever recorded. Telegraph
lines became so soaked that they re-
fused to work and for a time business
in that line was at standstlll. Such
a wide spread paralysis was never be-
fore known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

Man is the universal animal 1t is
estimated that there is 100000, 900 of
him on the globe. The sheep rank next
with 500.000,000; 30O,000.000 cattle,
O0,o00,0 900 hogs (the four footed va
riety), and 60,0O0,000 horses continue
the list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

Narrow stripes or plain materials
should be selected and dark coiors
especially black, in all materials. The
stoutest figures usually require very
small supporter or pad, to fill out the
back, which becomes more pronounced
when the hips are large. When the
skirt is trimmed, use lengthwise trim
mings, but never border Collars may
turn over or be OF comfortable height
and straight around. Sleeves that are
moderately full over the shoulders, con-
ceal extremely large arms better than
closely fitting ones The basque may
have a pointed or narrow coat-tau back,
with pointed front not too short over
the hips. Use fiat buttons, lengthwise
trimmings and tapering vests or VS.,
which gives long-waisted appearance.
The darts should be close together and
we'll tapered in at the waist-line. Roll
the front edges of the basque out over
the bust and well-in at the waist An
extra side form is often used for very
stout figures Avoid large hats short
jackets or shoulder capes, as we'll as
rough, shaggy dress or cloak materials,
boas, fluffy ruchings, Medici collars and
round bodices. Ladies' Home Journal
THE BOSTON WAY.
A western man who was touring
through the east, in passing meadow,
heard the driver say: abandon the
direct progression to the straight
thitherward and deyiate by inclinatory
and aberrant dextrogYration into a
dextral incidence. 1t was an amateur
Boston farmer saying Gee, Buck" 10 q
yoke of oxen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
WIN. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.

THE National indebtedness was redu-
ced over eleven millions during tue
month of December.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
-. CHENEY & co, Props, To-
ledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out his obligations made
by their firm.
West IL Truax, Wholesale Druggist, To-
ledo. Ohio. Walding, Kinnan s. Mar
vim, Wholesale Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrn Cure is taken internal
ly acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
Use. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
45-4S
He cares not to know who wrote Beautiful
SNOW
Nor what may have caused him TO do it:
With his ear in sling. he desires but one thing
The name of the rascal who threw it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

The election bill commonly known
as the force bill has been shelved by
Congress, giving place to the financial
bill. This settles the election bill for
the present. and the southern Brigadiers
who have been tearing their hair and
ranting for fear equal rights to all citi-
zens of the country would be enforced
can breathe freer. The shillY-shallY
tactics of Congress recently partly pre-
pared the country for this blow, and it
is a disgrace that takes much from the
glory of the Fifty First Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
MIGRATING FLOCkS.
Usually They Are Composed of an AmaE-
ing Multitude of Birds.

Usually They Are Composed of an AmRE-
ing Multitude of Birds.
The following two estimates OF the
numbers of birds contained in migrat-
ing flocks are suggestive of the i'm
mense numbers that are in existence:
Captain Flinders, in his voyage to
stormy petrcls which was from so to
so yards deep and 800 yards or more
broad. This stream for full hour
and a half continued to pass with
out interruption with nearly the
swiftness of the pigeon. Now, taking
a column at so yards deep by 800 in
breadth, and that it moved 80 miles
an hour, and allowing 8 cubic inches
of space to each bird, the mum Der
would amount to 10. 500, 600. The
migratory pigeon OF the United States
flies in still more amazing multitudes.
Wilson, in his American Ornithology,
says: "Of one of these immense focks,
let US attempt to calculate the num-
bers, as seen in passing between Frank
fort on the Kentucky and the Indian
Territory. If we suppose this column
to have been one mile in bread III, and
believe it to have been much more, and
that it moved four hours at the rate Of
one mile minute, the time 1t took in
passing would make the whole length
GAO miles. Again, supposing that each
square yard Of this moving body COM
pretended three pigeons, the square
yards multiplied by would give $780,
272, 900. Christian at Work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

EMMA ABBOTT died at Salt Lake City
Monday of pneumonia. In her death
the stage loses one Of its brightest stars.
aud one of the few women whose con-
nection with that profession tended to
ennoble and elevate it. Her success
was due entirely to indominable pluck
and untiring striving against adverse
circumstances. Her voice, of exquisite
sweetness and f9xibility won her place
in. the barts Of all lovers of music and
the opera, that it will be hard to fill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08

"A twenty-five inch iron pipe which
was recently exhumed after being
buried in the earth for fourteen years,
at Lassen, Cal, came out as good as
new. The pipe was we'll coated with
asphaltum when it was put into the
ground. This may be taken as good
test Of the preservative virtues OF
asnhaltum.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-15
Trade with Spanish America.


An American merchant went to Nicara-
qua not long ago to make personal in
vestigntion of the conditions of trade
and the opportunities for selling goods
there. At Leon he met Il number of eath-
CIR dealers who were importing stock from
Germany. He had been manufacturer
Of boots and shoes FOR long time in
New England, and recognized the stock
at glance ms American leather. He
asked the dealers what they were paying
for it, and was told that the price paid to
the German importer was thirty-fvc cents.
he offered at once to sell the same quality
of leather for twcnty-one cents, received
orders from the merchants and filled
them. A practical illustration like this is
worth column Of argument respecting
the possibilities Of extending American
trade with Spansh-American countries.
There were the German merchants order
ing American leather from Boston and
then shipping it from Hamburg to the
west coast Of Central America by the
Kosmos steamship line and selling it
there rs German leather. The American
leather dealers had considered it imprac-
ticnble to trade with that coast, and were
allowing German rivals to sell New Eng
land goods there at large advance upon
their own prices.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-15
EMPLOYMENT or WOMEN.
Rapid Increase OF Their Numbers IN the
Government Service ard Their
Pay.
From the Bostop Globe. J


The death Of Gen. Spinner has given
rise to the suggestion that the women Of
the country should erect monument to
his memory, and for the reason that to
him is the credit due Of first giving en-
ployment TO women in the Treasury De-
partmcnt Gen. Spinner died with many
claims to the public gratitude, but he did
not originate the practice Of employing
women as clerks in the departments.
The first appointcc was Miss r. |. Wilson.
She was appointed by Secretary Chase,
Sept. lG, 1861, upon his own motion, and
assigned to duty in that branch Of the
Treasury which is known as The Secrc-
tarys Office" The second appointment,
Of Miss II. C. Keller, was made April 4,
1862. She was assigned to duty in the
Sccrctary's office, but in the month OF
October, 1862, she was transferred to the
Treasurcr's Bureau, and at the same time
two additional appointments were made
by the Secretary, and the appointees were
assigned to duty under the Treasurer.
In the years 1861 % there were only
twelve women appointed in the Treasury
Department. OF these ore was in the
Sccrctary's Office, five, intending one
transferred, were in the Treasury, four
were in the Registers Bureau, and two
were in the Internal Revenue Office. All
these appointments were made by Secre-
tarv Chase: but two Of them, one of April
4, 1862, and one of July IL, 1863, were
supported by the recommendation Of
Gen Spinner. as the appointments were
made hv Secretary Chase, and rs he FIRST
one, which antedates the second hy thir-
teen months, was made upon his oHn mo-
ton. and az he then had the power 10 c1-
cludo women altogether. The chiei credit
would seem to he due 20 him. /, is i
tradition Of the department, supported
indeed by the knowledge Of many per-
sons that Gen. Spinner was Az early and
earnest advocate Of the new policy, but
il is also true that the twelve women en-
ploved in the Years named gave sucl
proofs Of intelligence. fidelity, and capa'
CITY that the exclusion OF the sex became
an mpossihility. The fact may be worthy
Of notice, and especially worthy of notice
BY those who have been led to believe
that it is the first and chief business OF
every administration to make removals
that of the twelve women appointed pre-
vious to Jan. |, 1864, ten are even now il
Office. Two Of these are paid salary OF
$500 cach six are upon salary of 81, 20t
each, and Of the two remaining, one re-
ceivcs a salary Of 81 500 and the other q
salary of 81 500.
In those thirty years the number OF
women employed by the Government has
increased to many thousands. In all tho
various duties imposed upon them they
have shown adequate capacity, and in
faithfulnrss they are not inferior to tho
men who are engaged in similar services
1t may be assumed that each year will en-
large the sphere Of their labors and add
to their compensation, which, speaking
generally, is not equal 10 the pay of men
engaged in corresponding work
GEO. 5. boutwell,.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-15
ruw MASS MEETING.
largo and Enthusiastic Gathering IL
Nominate Mayor and Members
OF the Council.

The mass meeting Saturday night was
composed Of many of the best citizens OF
the town; and, while the gathering was
large one, showing the interest of the
people in their municipal affairs, it was
orderly and harmonious. The meeting
was called to order by c. Z. Sears who
nominated Judge Skeen as chairman.
Mr.. G. 7. Lowell was made secretary. MIR.
r. T. Irvine introduced series Of reso-
buttons regulating the manner of taking
the vote, and Messrs. Maynor, Irvine and
w. B. Kilbourn were appointed commit
tee to determine the qualifications Of the
voters.
Nominations being in order Judge l..
Turner Maury nominated Captain j. +.
Bullitt, Jr, for Mayor in brief but
graceful speech, we'll expressed and to
the point. No other names being pre-
scented for Mayor, Capt. Dullitt was nomi-
mated bv an enthusiastic vote:
In accepting the nomination he thanked
the meeting for the honor and pledged his
best efforts to give the citizens Il good
city government. The problem of NUM-
cipal government he said, is now an alb
sorbing and pcrpcxing one, both in this
country and in Europe. The difficulty is
how to curb the wild and reckless spirit
Of the anarchists on one hand and the