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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

Ne~Yo rk. Oct Fashionable cir
Giles in this city are much exercised as
to the identity of four pretty American
girls who have arrived in London to
dance a minuet before the Queen.
Their chaperOn refuses to give their
names, but saws thev are well known
in the best New York society. A
picture. however, is printed in the
October number of The New YORK
AND PARIS YOUNG LADIES FASHION
Bazaar, entitled Pretty girls learning
to dance the minuet," which gives some
clew to their identity
Society here also is interested in the
fact that each of the four Americans is
TO wear dress similar to the one illus
trated and marked No in the colored
plates of the magazine, which has
partly revealed their personality and set
fashionable circles agog.
The young ladies have been practic-
ing the minuet for eight months before
venturing 10 ask the privilege, which
has been granted, of dancing before
Her Majesty.
THE NEW YORK AND PARIS YOUNG
LADIES FASHION BAZAAR is for sale by
all newsdealers. 1t will also be sent,
postage prepaid. for % cents per single
copy. The subscription price is 50 90
per Year
Address GEORGE MUNRO
Mnnro's Publishing House,
Up O. Box 1851. II to 81 Vandewater
ST., n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08
LITERARY NOTES.

Among the attractive features of the
forthcoming number of Harper'S Weekly
will be an illustrated paper of both pop
ular and scientific interest on 1.-The Tel
ephone in New York, :" by Herbert Laws
Webb; an article, with a page of illus
trations, on the LELAND Stanford. Jun,
University; and the first instalment of
four part story, 1.-The Jonah of Lucky
Valley" written by Howard .SeelY, and
illustrated by Frederic Remington.
There will also be timely and lively
review of the Mitylene scare, written by
Captain F S. Dugmore, late of the
Sixty-fourth Regiment, British Army,
and Honorable Lieutenant of the Royal
Navy Reserve.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop will contri-
butte story entitled 1.-The Sea- Nvmph"
to the next number of Ha9per'S Bazar,
published October I'd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08
NEW ENGLAND.

There are three articles IN the NEW
ENGLAND MAGAZINE for October, which
will appeal TO very wide circle of
readers. The one which will perhaps
attract the greatest number of people
the general reading public ~ is Ben
jamin Buffers Boyhood, by himself
This is a chapter made up of extracts
fronl the autobiography which the Gen
eral is preparing for early publication,
and about which there is so much spec
ulatlon. 1t is very characteristic, and
will certainly interest Americans from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific. The other
two articles are more valuable, although
perhaps not of such popular charac-
ter. They are Edward Everett Hale's
james Russell Lowell, and pleasant
and instructive commentary on Lowell 5
old magazine, The Pioneer, by Edward
d. Mead, the senior editor of the maya
zine. A fine portrait of Lowell in his
study, taken a little while before his
death, is the frontispiece of the number.
Henry S. Nourse contributes an inter-
esting artical on The Public Libraries
of Massachusetts, containing many
fine pictures. There are two striking
poems in the number when Thou
Art Far From Me. by Philip Bourke
Marston, the blind English poet who
died few years ago. and The Under
current bv z. h. Crandall Charles
Howard Shinn, the brilliant Californian
writer. contributes story Jan Jansen
Sheep-herder, which IS simply excel
lent. Frances Courtenay Baylor has n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

REPRESENTATIVES, MILLS in one Of his
characteristic speeches says it is not the
scarcity of money, but the small distri-
button that they complain of, This is
different from what the trouble was
supposed 10 be when free coinage was
so earnestly demanded Probably the
showing that the circulation is greater
now than eyer before has something 10
do with the change of front Our ex-
perienee does not teach US that free
coinage would help the distribution one
bit. The poor man owning silver
brick can get almost rs much for it
nov, and certainly. in quicker and
more economical way thar by taking it
20 the mint to be coined Hard, earnest
work will distribute the wealth. and
economy will keep it so. better than all
the financial laws that can be made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

New York Herald She How
shoeking,y ungrateful YOU are 10 your
parents. Dickv. They have spent
S100. 600 on YOU At the least."
He-"YaaS, but without any iudg-
ment, don't YOU know Why, it wouldnt
have cost them $1,000 to have moved
to England before was born.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

SOME OF our exchanges say the Rev.
Mr.. Burchard,o of rum,romanism and re-
bellion fame has turned good demo
crat. Probably 50. lie is dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

FARMERS are selling potatoes at % cents per
bushel. barely enough 70 pay the tariff tax the
republicans have imposed on potatoes. Il is
about time for intelligent farmers to see and
understand the folly Of such radical tariff tax
alton. No wonder farmers have hard time to
earn living, while the favored eastern monopo.
lists live in luxury, and roll in wealth. Potatoes
at 25 cents, Tariff Tax on potatoes % cents per
bushel. Prairie du Chen Courier.
Yes indeed, its shame. We don't
see why the farmer win sell potatoes
under such circumstances BY the
way, we will redeem every government
receipt for 25c bushel tax on potatoes
the Courier can furnish as paid by the
farmers Of Prairie du Chen on their
own crops
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

GENERAL BoCLANGER followed the
prevailing style OF gracefully accepting
defeat by committing suicide at Brus-
sells last Wednesday. With fame and
fortune gone be could not face the
world. France now has one less bone
of contention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

IT'S difficult to understand why, II
President Harrison will be the easiest
man for the democrats TO defeat. they
are fighting his denomination so hard.
Evidently consistency is not one OF the
planks In their platform.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

GROVER CLEVELAND is the father OF
40 s ID. girl. Increase Of family did
not brighten Growers prospects for
second term. nor will it aid him to
nomination next wear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

KING CARL. Of Wuremberg. died
Tuesday morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08
PATENTS GRANTED

to citizens of Wisconsin during the past
week. and reported for this paper By c.
A. Snow & Co. Patent Attorneys, Opp.
U. S. Patent Office, Washington, d. G..
w. j. Austin. Fond du-Lac. Steam
boiler; H. A. Borresen, Ellsworth,
Clasp; E Burns, Montelo, Portable
hosting machine; c, M. Conradson,
Madison. Device for varying the speed
of machinery; w. Gutenkunst. Milwau-
kee. Feed cutter and corn husker; w.
E. Reese, Winnebago, PloH; w. c.
Layer & f. N. Taylor. Milwaukee,
Carving machine; c. Tverdal, Cam
bridge, Cash register and Indicator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

Workers Statesman: The woods used
to be full of balloon &crobats, but they
seem to be falling off rapidly.
Atchison Globe: 1t is well enough 10
tell man when be is in trouble to look
on the bright side. The rub is to find
the bright side to look at.
Washington Star: A contributor in
qulres: How can tell the age of a
horSe?' If YOU are anxious to sell the
beast don't tell it at ALL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

story called 1.-The Innocent" detailing
the experiences of a bogus English lord
and bis dupes. 1t is finely illustrated
by j. II. Hatfield.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

AN EDITORIAL from that leading
democratic paper the Chicago Herald
under the caption OF "a Sound Califor
nian, is given space in another column.
1t reads like good republican doctrine
on the silver question. and will do much
towards RELOCATING free coinage to the
rear. Let American money be the best
in the World should be the motto OF
democrats and republicans alike.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08

THE fatal explosion Of a bomb at
Newark, n. j during a celebration,
killing eleven people and wounding
about thirty more shows the danger
lurking in fancy pyrotechnic displays.
The bomb exploded prematurely in the
mortar from which it was to be fired
There was certainly great carelessness
in allowing the people to crowd so
closely around where the fireworks
were being handled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08
To Dance before the Queen.

FOUR PRETTY AMERICANS To ENTERTAIN
HER MAJESTY WITH A AIINUET.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
Ths9iln.re Concert.

The event Ct the season of 1891
among our playgoers was the concert
by Gilmore's famous band at the Grand
last Thursday night The house was
packed to almost its fullest seating
capacity, and the evenings entertain
ment was voted q grand success. ALI
the instrumental pieces we're perfect,
tie basso and tenor solos were fine,
and the soprano solo and soprano and
contralto duet were fair. The ladies
of the company. however, did not
come up to the exceptions of our
people.
Gilmore, the inimitable "Pat," made
quite a talk in behalf of his band, and
promised to visit Great Bend, along
with a few other large cities, in 1892
if the proper inducements were offered
We are in favor Of making up purse
of sufficient size to secure a visit next
year, providing they can come earlier
in the season and give an outdoor con
cert. Our opera house is not large
enough to give band of 100 pieces a
fair show, and the music would sound
much better out of doors. If they
could visit this town a month earlier,
and give their concert in the park it
would pay the citizens of Great Bend
we'll to secure them. Who will take
the matter in hand and s'start the ball
a-rolling?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
THE DUKE OF PERSiGNY.

How He Crunched and Crumbled the
Cigarettes of His Imperial Master.
The announcement of the forthcom
ing publication of the memoirs of the
late duke of Persigny. who was the in
innate friend and fidus achates of Ma
poleon I'LL, recalls an amusing anec.
dote in connection with the proverbiaI
shortness of the dukes temper. SAYS
the New York Recorder OF all Ma
pOleon's encourage there was no one
who spoke to him with such freedom as
Persigny. who did not hesitate to storm
and rail against him in the most forcible
manner upon the slightest provocation
Indeed, matters came to such a pass
that Napoleon was prepared for a scene
whenever he saw his friend Persigny
enter his room He, however used to
take things philosophically and was
wont to sit perfectly still with down
cast eyes. quietly smoking his eternal
cigarette, until the duke had worked
off some of his vehemence and indigna
ton, without making the slightest at
tempt to check or interrupt his re
marks Only on one occasion did he
venture to do SO. and it was in connec
ton with his cigarettes
Persigny had the peculiar habit. as
soon as he got excited. Of striding
toward the open box in which the EN-
peror kept his cigarettes and of selling
them by the handful He would then
crunch them in his hands and crumble
them just in the same manner as bread
all over the floor in the violence of his
arguments, throwing them broken and
reduced to tobacco dust upon the carpet
the chairs, sofas. and in fact every
where. The emperor used to watch
him do this with look of despair on
his face, and whenever he had time
made a point of hiding away the
cigarettes before Persigny entered the
room One day. however, when he had
been unable to take this precaution and
when the duke was more than ordinarily
hard upon the cigarettes Napoleon
plaintively remarked to his small but
exceedingly fierce friend
Look here. Persigny, pitch into me
as much as you like. but for Gods sake
leave my cigarettes alone They're do
ing you no harm, are they?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
a Cushion Car Wheel.

The latest invention to attract the at
tention and approval of railroad men is
the cushion car wheel. which is said to
possess many advantages in the way of
simplicity. safety and economy. while
at the same time, being almost noise
less The wheel is composed of two
parts, the center and the tire, while be
tween the two is thick rubber band
which acts as a cushion to absorb all
the vibrations BY peculiar construc-
ton, the tire is made so that it may be
removed without taking the wheel
from the axle The rubber is so inter
posed between the center and the tire
as not to be liable to injury from a hot
box or from the corrosive action Of the
lubricants
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
GROUNDING PARADISE.

q Region Where They Undermine Rail-
ways and Live with Gray Rsbbits-
''They have an officer called the
grounding inspector on the Peachbotr
tom railroad IN Lancaster county. Pa. -
said q travelling man to New York
Sun reporter. land he's very mpor-
tant officer. too The PeachbottoIn road
isn't very long nor q very wide one
and it runs from Peachbottom On the
Susquehanna river Giagonally ACROSS
the southern corner Of Lancaster That
Is the paradise of the groundhogs-
81 have been in the famous ground
hog pastures of Connecticut and New
Hampshire, where these animals an
nually eat up over seven hundred thou
sand dollars worth of clover for tho
farmers, although there is q price on
their heads and they are hunted night
and day; but those choice abiding
places for groundhogs are sparsely pop
ulated by them when compared with
that little neck of country through
which the Peachbottom railroad goes
They run the whole country there
They have honeycombed the meadows
with their burrows until farmer can't
walk over his farm without STUN bling
not satisfied with that, have set about
in systematic way to undermine the
Peachbottom railroad They have bur
rowed it so successfully that a man had
to be appointed. SO ! was told at Ok
ford, to keep constant lookout along
the line so that no train will be dumped
into the ditch from a track made I'm
stable by the burrowing of groundhogs
This inspector reports the scattering OF
q colony of twenty-five groundhogs in
one night, they having already
made an excavation in the railway EN-
bankment big enough for a train to run
through. The slate and shale soil of
that part of the country is what the
grounding likes. as it raises big clover
and is just the thing to burrow in
THE presence of SO many grounding
holes in that region has also caused a
big increase in gray rabbits, according
to the farmers, although the rabbits
have always been more than plentiful
These rabbits do not burroy, and have
consequently always have been more
or less exposed to the attacks
of hawks, foxes. hunters and owls
The grounding burrows, however
they have suddenly discovered offer
them excellent protection from their
enemies, and they seem to be living
as contentedly and undisturbeo in
the burrows with the groundhogs as
the burrowing owls and prairie dogs do
on the western plains This arrange
ment is especially advantageous to the
rabbits SO far as foxes are concerned
as a fox will not enter a grounding
hole under any consideration
THE abundance of groundhogs in
southern Lancaster county has also
given rise to a new sport, which hasn't
much to recommend it This is the
matching of fighting dogs against
groundhogs, and scarcely night passes
that a match is not fought in some
body's cellar or room fitted up for the
purpose Dogs are trained purposely to
fight groundhogs. and those who have
witnessed matches say that the ground
hog is such fierce and gamy fighter
when he is cornered and has to fight
that the dog has to be good one with a
big reputation where the sports will
not give odds in favor of the ground
hog"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

The ladies of the M. E. church are
making extensive preparations for
their annual Thanksgiving fair and
dinner. They will close the day with
a regular old fashioned New England
supper and entertainment at which
Cinderella in pumpkin will be one
of the many attractions. IF you want
a good dinner and good time don't
fail to spend the day and evening with
the ladies at the M. E. church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

A Presbyterian preacher who had
usually very small audience. was one
day preaching at the church in his vii
lage, when, the door being open, a
gander and several geese came stalk
ing up the aisle The preacher avail
ing himself of the circumstances OBJ
served, "that he would no longer find
fault with his district for non-attend-
ance, because though they did not
come themselves, they sent their rep.
resentatives."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

G.. N. johnson returned last Satur-
day from trip down into the Okla
horna country. He is not very much
mashed on that country Saws there
Is some good land, hut a great deal
that looks to be worthless; he thinks
there are some people down there who
will have many hard knocks before
thew gain a home or make a decent
living.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
Some Foolish People

Allow a cough to run until it gets be-
yond the reach Of medicine. They often
say: ooh, it will wear away" but in
most cases 1t wears them away Could
they be induced to try the successful
medicine called Kemps Balsam which
is sold ON positive guarantee to cure,
they would Immediately see the excel
lent effect after taking the first dose
Price SOC and 81. Trial size free. At
all drug stores
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
A Rare Chance.

My paint shop, tools, good will and
business for sale or trade; also my
residence property room house and
other improvements. Will trade for
a farm. 1 am compelled to quit the
painting business on account of Ill
health. I have been in Great Bend
six years. have enjoyed good share
of the patronage of the people and
have built up good business. This
is an opportunity not often found to
step right into a successful business.
JOHN ZOELLER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
When Baby was sick, We gave her CastoriA
When she was . Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung TO CastoriA.
When she had Children, she gave them CaseoriA
Road Notice.
State of Kansas, -
Barton County.
-NTX EDK

Barton County.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
October 18th, A. D. 1891 .
NOTICE Is hereby given. that on the 10Th day
Phillips and fourteen t14) Others, presented to
the Board of County Commissioners Of the County
and state aforesaid, praying for the location and
laying out of certain road described follows viz:
Commencing at the north west corner Of section
three, IN township eighteen and range fourteen.
west; thence running east on section township
line bstween sections three, two and one, Of town.
ship eighteen aud range fourteen: and sections tr
tyfour, thirty and tn rtysix township
teen and range fourteen the north corner Of
sectin one, township eighteen and range fourteen.
Whereu.sn said Beard Of County Commissioners
appointed the following named persons, viz: A. p.
Green, George Wilson, and H. C. Hull viewers,
with instructions meet, in conjunction With the
COu"ty Surveyor at the store house of E. J. Ever
leigh in Albion township, THURSDAY the 18th day
Of November. A. d. 1891, and proceed 70 view said
road, and give TO all parties hearing.
BY Order of the
Board of County Commissioners.
DIR JONES, County Cts1k
M-S "a ". v. HA11ISx: DEPUTY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

The "Cake Walk" at the old opera
house next Thursday evening is given
by the G. A. r. and S. of v. for the
purpose Of raising funds to pay off the
Indebtedness on the Grand Army ball.
The best of music will be furnished
during the evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

GRAND BALL-Thanksgiving eve.
Nov 25th, 1891. under the auspices
of G. K. of A, at the old opera house,
Great Bend. Tickets rs cents Sup
per served in the hall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
Fret Fire! Fire.!

The stock of hardware damaged by
the recent fire at Owings' store will be
closed out at prices away down. Call
early and secure bargains while they
are going.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
TAKE OFF the ia,

TAKE OFF the taxes and allow the
industrial classes TO get on their feet.
and we'll guarantee. that the cheers OF
the people will be heard both north
and south, east and west inside OF
three yeara
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

A "blue jay social" was held at the
G. A. R hall Tuesday evening, and
quite literally attended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

We take pleasure In adding the
name Of J. r. Gwinn to our steadily
increasing subscription list. this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

Have you loan. on good security.
which you desire renewed at low ratio
of interest? 1t go, see E. L. Hotch
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

Another freezs or so. aud the boy
with the skates will take the place o,
the boy with a gun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

bachelors hall. what queer-looking place it is
Kape me from SIGH all the days of me life:
Sure. an think what burning disgrace it is.
Niver at all to be getting a wife,"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

The easiest and best way to expand
the chest is 10 have a good large heart
in it. 1t saves the cost of gymnastics.