Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02

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men of America. While he is usually
called huplorist. no one need get the
idea that his superb lecture is all fun.
1t has woven through it. the brightest
| threads of golden wisdom and touches
of paihos such as. make the whole
world kin. The Literary Club has
shown excellent Judgment in selecting
the entertainments for the people of
Lancaster and vicinity and are in every
way deserving of patronage. Through
their efforts, some Of the brightest and
most pleasing people in the United
States are brought TO your doors and
you are most cordially urged to take
advantage OF the opportunity thus give
to meet those celebrities face 10 face
and to learn what constitutes fame. By
no means can one afford to miss Bur-
dette. the man who always pleases
everybody and drives the shadows
away by his wealth of sunshine.
John Hurley, ALWAYS good natured
felt so good over the success of the new
engine that every once in a while he
would let the nozzle get away from him.
The crowd usually got away from him
too when he had these spells. Well
when the last coal was out and there
was water to spare John got his hose
over in TIge's direction and succeeded
in sending a stream of water down his
neck. But. the fun was not all on
Johns side for Tige kept his head level
and before John could get that smile off
his countenance an inch stream took
him in the face with force that made
him think that total prohibition was
about 10 take effect at once He may
have been astonished but he did not
seem as happy as one might expect for
Tige kept that nozzle right on Johns
figure until he turned about and gave
him nothing but pair OF broad should
ers well covered with a rubber over
coat to play on. The crowd enjoyed
this play even if the players did not,
yet there was nothing but good temper
shown by any one, and neither seemed
like the fire; that is, put out.
A good many quack remedies for
drunkenness are daily brought to the
notice of the people, by the newspapers
or by other direct or indirect means.
A large majority of the so called cures
are worthless compounds, the formula
of which is in possession of fanatic
individual who is either prejudiced
against Keeleyism, OF like the habitual
liar or drunkard, who does not fully
realize when he is lying or when he is
intoxicated, imagines that he is really
the possessor of q radical cure for alco-
holism. The vast amount of good
done by the Kelley Institutes of the
United States, for weak and depraved
manhood, is astonishing 1t seems as
if it were a gift from God to mankind;
a Gift that would make many miserable,
wretched homes bright and happy.
For over year and half Lancaster has
been The home of the Kelley Institute
of Wisconsin. The good work is still
in fiourishing condition, although the
appearance of quack remedies have
to some extent lessened the vol
umn of the business. Men, destitute of
self respect, depraved and with reason
impaired by excessive drinking, have
come here and in from three to four
weeks have been made sober and re-
spectacle We fully believe from per-
sonal observation that the Kelley cure
is a sure cure, and the only cure for the
dread disease Of alcoholism.
..Innocuous desuetude, President
Cleyeland's pet phrase, made him
famous and gave the papers something
to talk about; but just the same a citi.
zen of Lancaster would have used a
stronger phrase than innocuous desue-
tude were he to have expressed himself
in regard to the non arrival of the
mails Tuesday and Wednesday, How
ever. it would not have helped the
situation a particle and relief for the
citizen would only have been temper
airy. The Z. Il. Co. was not to blame
for the delay. and for that matter we
don't believe anyone was. Monday s
snow storm was the direct cause, and
the manner in which the railroad
track, from here to Madison and Galena
and all the stage routes were blockaded
complete. Henry Bresee, the irrepres-
sable stage driver, who plies between
here and Platteville, succeeded in
getting through Tuesday, and trium-
phantly sailed up TO the Wright House
with his caravan just as the gong
sounded the noon hour. Tuesday an
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