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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18

John W. Watson was in Lancast, r
last week.
An entertainment will be given by
our young folks Friday evening. Nav
goth. The programme will consist of a
speaking and singing contest ana a
drama Come ard hear orr home
talent.
Misses Bertha Parish, Nellie Palmer.
and LeEe FrankliD, If Montfort spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Nichol-
son.
Mrs. Thos. Metcalf of Feunimore
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. friedrich.
Rev. A. Bremmer, of Platteyille.
conducted quarterly meeting in the
German Methodist church Sunday.
Miss Maud Jacobs was in Montfort
Sunday evening.
The new residence of George Cham
by Esq. is almost completed. Mr..
kleinhammer expects to finish it this
week.
Miss Ollie Hunter was in Montfort
Saturday.
Livingston expects TO have one of the
largest Fourth of July celebrations this
year that has eyer taken place in the
section. We are going to have some
eloquent speaker to tell us of our
country's achievements, of the great
battles it has Won, of its rapid strides
towards supremacy etc, and the eve
will have lots OF other things that we
won't say anything about just now.
LIVINGSTON SIDEWALK STROLLER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
A Great Reunion of Veterans.


The growth Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, siuce its organization in
1866, has been rapid and widespread
beyond the widest hopes of its origin
ators. Ten States were represented
in the meeting t which it was founded
To-day, twenty sev, n years latter, 1t
comprises fortY-hve departments. sew
enty-five hundred posts, and nearly
half million members. Within the
last few years, certainly within ten or
twelve. its Annual Encampments have
grown to enormous proportions. At
the eDcampment held in Washington
last year, it was estimated that not less
than three hundred thousand people
were in attendance The veterans
seem TO realize that there will not be
many years left them in which TO fight
their battles over again. and so they
come together once each year in great
er numbers than when the organization
was younger.
This year the encampment is to be
held in the west and indianapolis has
been chosen as the city. From a senti-
mental as well IS utilitarian point of
view the choice was a fitting one.
Thousands of veterans remember the
Hoosier capital as pleasant camping
point going to and returning from the
front. indianapolis is the birth place
of the organization as well as con
veuient railroad center, with large
hotel and boarding accommodations,
wide streets, and in all respects well
adapted as a meeting place &c is
within thirty-five miles of the center
of population of the United States and
about the center of membership of the
G. a. r. 1t is near Chicago and fully
three-fonrths of the visitors to the
Worlds Fair can pass through it with
out going out of their way. With the
exceptionally favorable rates that will
be allowed by all railways having
indianapolis connections, the coming
encampment can be attended by
Worlds Fair visitors at a minimum
cost. Seven lines. of railway connect
indianapolis with Chicago and the
running time between the two cities is
six hours.
The arrangements for the entertain
ment and amusement of the veterans
will be the most liberal that have ever
been made. A fund of $4,000 hos
been raised by the citizens of Indianap-
oils fer expenses, and the plans are of
character that assure the old veterans
the greatest encampment in the history
of the Grand Army.
indianapolis has already been sys-
tematically canvassed for boarding
places. Accommodations at moder-
ate price are at present available for
many thousands. Persons who desire
to be sure of comfortable quarters are
put in way of securing them by the
Citizens Executive Board of the en-
campment All who are unable to
secure accommodations ia hote&s and
boarding houses will be provided for in
barracks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
MRS. RUSSELL DISCHARGED.

Judge Bailey Releases the Convicted MUIR
derer of Bertha Erickson.
Judge Bailey discharged Mrs. Russell
who was convicted in Eau Claire a year
ago of the murder of Bertha Erickson
by poison. He discharged her ON two
grounds-frst, that She had been once
placed in jeopardy and had done moth
ing to waive her right to plead against
a second jeopardy; and, second, that
the district attorney, by using a detec-
tive to obtain knowledge of her defense
in advance by means of telephone
stratagem, had deprived her of a con-
stitutional trial and so trampled upon
her rights that an irreparible injury
had been done and she could not have a
constitutional trial at all. Judge Bailey
also said that even if she were again
convicted he would not permit such a
verdict To stand unless there is stronger
evidence than there was on the first
trial Mrs Russell showed no emotion
at all 1t is said the case has cost her
heavily
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
A w onderful Paper.

The Worlds Fair Number of The
Youths Companion just received Is in
every way a magnificent issue, q
worthy contribution to the Columbian
year and the greatest Fair the world
has ever seen. Ii gives 4 fun descrip-
ton Of the different departments Of the
Fair, also important directions showing
how to see the Fair and what to see
each day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18

TnE Sunday opening question, of the
Worlds Fair. has completely lost its
moral and religious aspect aud has
donned a legal one l, has been taken
into the courts. where /. assumes va
rietY Of forms and the original question
Of merit IS practically lost sight Of. The
legal points involved are many and the
whole business is trighdully comp.icat-
ed The prospects however, are favor.
able 10 the anii-oreaers. u the
grounds be kept closed Sundays an i'm
meuse amount OF MONEY will be lost;
If they be opened thousands Of Sabba-
tarians will deny themselve the pleas
ure and profit of going to the fair on
week days. The controversy on the
legal points of the issue will be interest
ing and the result a source of dissatis
faction 10 one side or the other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
49, lInrn C. IIanged.

SHERMAN, Tex May 49, Charles
Luttrell and Iohn Carlisle wee hanged
at noon for the muir Ter Of IA 7. Sher-
man, Aplil >, last year. at Deuison.
Sherman was The principal witness in a
murder and assault ease against John
Carlisle ara ia Myers and was mur-
dered while asleep al his home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
john .. sullivan in JAN.

CONCORD, N. H., May 16.-John L.
Sullivan was arrested Sunday night on
a warrant sworn out in Biddeford for
assault upon M. L. Lexotte, lawyer
of Biddeford. committed on a train
Monday night. He offered no resis-
lance and was taken to the county Jail
by the officers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
The Grain supply,

New YORK, May Is. = The visible
supply of grain in the United States
yesterday was: Wheat, 72,6s2, 900 bush
els; corn, 1880, 900 bushels; oats, 3,527,-
900 bushels; rye, 6O9, 900 bushels; barley,
SO 900 bushels
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
Floods Many Acres.

VIRGINIA, H., May 14.-An overflow
in the Illinois and Sangamon rivers in
Cass county has flooded several thou
sand acres of rich farming lands, en-
tirely destroying the wheat sown last
fall
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
Death of a


PARIS, May Ia !. DIR. Il. W. Me-
Call, who was identified with the we'll
known Evangelical mission founded by
him here twenty years ago, died in this
city yesterday, of pneumonia, aged n
vaa1.S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
stanaara ON lsarrel works burned.

WHluNG, Ind, May 15.-The Stand
ard Oil company's barreling works here
burned saturday night. Loss between
SO, 0Oa ana s100, 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18

The May Century will contain ore OF
the most strikingly illustrated articles
which that magazine has ever printed.
1t is a suggestive paper by Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, on how to see the World 5
Fair to the best advantage. aud the
engravings, which are from drawings
by the French artist Castaigne, reveal
the poetry of the buildings and the
beauty Of their surroundit IS in way
that has not vet been shown. The
originals Of these illustrations will be in
The Century'S exhibit al the Fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18

Stores Sarsaparila IS powerful
Blood Purifier. The best remedy for
Plmples, Salt Rheum, Catarrh. Scrofula
Constipation and Rheumatism
Der bottle. Sold By STONE Y HAssELI.
Lancaster. WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
SCHOOL REPORT

Intermediate Dept. of Mt Hope High
School for month ending May 5.
No of pupils enrolled, II; average
daily attendance, IA; Days lost by alb
seuce, 81; time lost by hardness; SIS
minutes hours; pupils neither ab-
sent nor tardy, Ezra and Erna Abraham.
l. T. BARNUM, Teacher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
Richard Mansfield on the Drama of the
Twentieth Century.

From Our New York Correspondent
Mr. Richard Mansfield, who has gained
fame one of the greatest of American
actors, in speaking of the future Of the
stage, said;
presume that the wealthy men of the
greater cities wiz before many years give
to the drama the same encouragement and
liberal support which they have been dis
posed in this century to bestow upon the
other arts For the perfection of the Ameri-
can drama we must look very largely to The
support of those who have wealth with
which TO encourage all these influences
which tend to greater cultivation of the
people.
presume that in New York city, for in
stance, we shall have q great theater-per-
haps modelled after that Of the great thea
ter of France. 1t will be supported not by
the patronage of the state, but by that of
individuals of wealth. With such support
the theater in the United States can become
the great refining and moral influence
which in its highest form it has been in
France. 1t will develop actors who are
true artists, and whose artistic achieve
ments will be recognized precisely as. are
the achievements of those who do the best
things in other forms of artistic endeayor.
The prizes which await those who sue
cessfully portray human nature and life us
they are or as they have existed will be
not only pecuniSry ones, but will also be
that recognition which society now gives to
the great painter or the great writer. Tn
der the influence Of such theater as | be-
lieve will be established the best stimulus
for dramatic Workmanship will inspire
those who undertake to write plays. We
shall therefore have developed not only
| -. Il.
Ftructors and writer's of plays for them.
And when this condition is reached the
American drama both in its acting and in
It's making, will be one of the proudest
achievements of the American civilization
! of the Twentieth century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
ERASTCS WIMAN.


From Our New York Correspondent
Bishop Newman, of the Methodist
church, speaking of the tendencies of that
great denomination, said Il think the
Methodist church will awaken in the next
century to the % purtance of doing those
things which wan enable it to maintain its
commanding position among religious de
nominations am inclined to think that
one of the most important of the changes
which the authorities IN the denomination
will permit will he the adoption Of the
Wesley liturgy,
That liturgy, as not many Of the pres
ent generation know, does not differ in
many respects from that of the Church of
England or the Protestant Episcopal
church of the United States, 1t was the
liturgy prepared by Charles Wesley for the
use of the Methodist Episcopalans in the
early days of that denomination. 1t has
been gradually abandoned. There is II
strong tendency in the denomination now
to return to it, and have no doubt that
early in the next century it will again be
adopted.
Il shall rejoice if | live to see it, 1t will
put us in closer relations with the great de
nomination from which we sprang, and
which in these days, having overthruwn
those influences which made the organt.a-
ton of the Methodist church necessary, is
low working with mighty zeal for the
cause of Christ do not think that the
adoption of the Wesley liturgy will cause
return of the Methodists to the Protestant
Episcopal church The two denominations
have peculiarly their own work to do, and
in the next century they are going to do it
magnilcently They will do it side by
side, ms brothers, after all, in one family.
"The religious development of the Twen-
tieth century is, think, to keep pace with
the magnificent material prosperity which
awaits this country, and each will supple
ment the other"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

stages and the horseback riders will still be
Employed for the carriage of the mails, but
ell business communications and all COM
munications of all sorts that are really in
tended to be quick will be transmitted by
telegraph and telephone, and both of these
means of transmitting intelligence will be
very greatly extended generally, as well as
applied to all the immediate business of the
postal service
Free delivery will be universal. This and
the boxes for the collection as well us de-
livery of mail at everybody's house and
business ofiice-these things and the tele-
graph and telephone, with charges reduced
50 that the people may really use them,
Ind extended enough to be within every
body's easy rench-these things and the use
If some electrical device in cities by which
the masses of mail in business centers may
he whizzed through tubes to receiving sta
tions--all these will make the postal serv-
ice so much more useful and 50 much easier
TO use that it will be used "a hundred times
rs much hundred years from now
Thousands of small offices in the neigh
borhood of large cities will be abolished
because unnecessary, stations will be estab-
lishcd in their stead, and with the free de-
livery in the villages and out along the
lonely star routes the country will become
more thickly populated. The whole service,
by reason of the abolition of useless offices
and the addition of modern facilities, will
be more economically administered. The
country will be divided into postal districts,
and routine matters by the thousand will
be attended to much more promptly from
near postal centers. The United States
postal service will be the greatest business
machine and the most businesslile great
business machine in the world.
JOHN WANAMAkER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

Benny is a little lame boy in Boston, the
only son of his mother, and she Is poor
widow. He had never been out of the city,
and his knowledge Of grass was limited to
the fine lawns with their signs Keep Off
the Grass" One morning in June his moth
er took him for the first time to the great
park on the outskirts of the city. The wide
stretch Of meadow with the signs Com
mon on its border caught his eye at once,
and clutching his mothers gown and hob
bling on as fast as he could he cried:
"Oh! hurry, hurry, mammal 1t don't say
Keep OFF the Grass here; it says, Come
Onp Wide Awake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
A Bright Boys Mistake.

| heard a story of bright boy who the
other day went to New York with his
parents. He was taken, among other places,
to the Eden Musee, whore he Toasted his
young soul on horrors and waXworks until
he became skeptical about everything new
he encountered. He was deceived so often
by wax figures and wax effects and tricks
that when at last he came upon bright
green bench bearing the notice, Fresh
Paint" he exclaimed: "Oh, you can't fool
me any longer You may be fresh, but m
not and down he sat promptly, 1t was
not "A fake, and new suit was necessary.
-Pittsburg Dispatch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

James exclaimed Mrs McNagg to her
patient and long suffering husband the
other night Just as be was dropping off in
to his first doze, Il am certain that | heard
something moving down stairs, and I'm
sure its burglars. Get up at once, James,
and see what it is. And, oh, dear, if you
find any burglars what will you do?"
"Do2" repeated her husband with great
camness rs he got up and prepared to eX
plore the region down stairs. Il will do
whatever they want me to do, of course !
have never had my own way once in this
house yet and it is too late to begin now
-Tit-Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

One of our boys wants to know why they
give the name "semaphore' to the tall
poles with crosspieces used by railroads as
"A means of signaling trains OF course you
have all seen the "semaphore." Near the
top of a pole is II movable piece; if it be
hanging down, the train may go ahead; if
it be ont at right angles over the track, the
train must stop.
The word "semaphore" is from the Greek
and means ito bear sign The idea that
some people have, that it was derived from
"semifour," on account of the devices fan
cied resemblance to one-halt of the figure
four, is altogether erroneous, not to say alb
surd. -Philadelphi Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

The way in which a small boy of our &C
quaintance met the crisis, which, in the
language of the nurses, was ito put his
nose out of joint" showed readiness to
dispose of a troublesome impeachment with
Ii word
The little fellow was taken into his moth
er's chamber to see for the first time a baby
brother. The 3-year-old looked the infant
over with a calmly critical regard, and
then, turning to the maid who accompanied
him, he said very decidedly, Jane, you
keep that in the kitchen. "-Iouth's Com
panion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
HE CAUGHT 1T.
But How THO Cars Went Was what 10th.
cred Him.

Bu. How tho Cars Went Was What Both
cred Him.
An old man from somewhere beyond the
suburbs stood yesterday on a Forty-sev-
cnth street. corner watching a trolley car
moving swiftly eastward with heavy load
Of passengers.
That's Zone, Of these Electric cars amt
ti' he said, turning to bored looking
man who was leaning against telegraph
pole.
Yes"
II don't see how Electricity can make
car full O. people flip along over the ground
like that"
You don't?" exclaimed the other, be
coming interested. why, it's easy enough
to see through when you once understand
It,"
"I'xpect so, but I've never heard enough
about it to understand it."
1T is all matter of watts. A watt,
don't you see, is fraction of a horsepower,
expressed in the technical language of cleo
trical engineering. You know what an am
pere is, don't you2"
"A what?'
AN ampere. 1t is quantity of cleo
tricity that goes through the wire and de
velops the watt. The electricity comes from
the central dynamo through that wire you
see running along overhead, runs down
through that iron pole and goes to the
motor, which is an ingenious but perfectly
simple arrangement of wire coils with a
revolving frame, acted upon by the cur
rent, which sets it to spinning and thus
put in motion n small cogwheel that en-
cages another cogwheel that communicate
the rotary movement to n third cogwheel
fastened to the axle of the car It's plain
as day when you get the idea"
"Y,,s, but how
Don't YOU understand it yet? There :
a sort of wire brush that presses against a
copper plate connected with the motor, AID
the wire is wound on the frame was telling
YOU about, so that when the current enters
the motor it can go either way, and part of
it goes one way and part the other, 50 IT, Il
the pressure is applied in opposite direc
tions, and that's what makes the jQger re
vove and sets the wheels in motion. Ths
current goes back through an undergroun,
wire. See through it now"
Yves. | think kind O get the idec,"
The affable stranger strolled down tn
street, and the old man took another lool
at the overhead wire, gazed earnestly in
the direction in which the car had gone
took off his hat and wiped his forehead.
What I'd like to know" he muttered
lis how in thunder the electricity makes
the car gop'-Philadelph Inquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
CHTLDREN'S COLUMN.


Blow largo bubble on the lamp Chin
hey and then stop blowing. The air will
rush out of the open end of the chimney as
the bubble shrnks. If you point the Chin
ney at a candle, the blast may be strong
enough to put it out. Water film acts like
thin india rubber in some respects, tending
to become as small in area as possible.
Next dip ring several inches across
made of wire about as thick as hairpin in
the soap solution and place thread across
the film filing it. The thread must be 6
or s inches long and must have been
dipped in the solution. The ends must be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

Rural Druggist-What did you mix with
that strawberry flavor that young lady
called for?
Soda Fountain Boy-Only a lot of acids
She's from the city, and l made it taste
like the strawberries she's used to- so she'd
think it was pure fruit.-Good News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

Deacon Jarvis-But surely, my friend,
you can subscribe small amount for the
missionary fund as thank Offering.
I'D like to know what I've got to be
thankful for! Put 81 900 In new hearsc
six weeks ago and only had one funeral
since got it, bgosh. Electric Spark.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
The Family of the State.

The true family is the type of the state.
1t is the absence Of the feminine from the
conduct of the governments of the earth
that makes them more or less savage, The
state is now in a condition of half orphan
age, There are fathers of the state, but NO
mothers. Rev. Samuel j. May,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

tied together Then break the film on one
side of the thread with the finger or with a
hot WIRE and the part of the thread which
was in the film will be instantly drawn
over so as to lie against the ring on one side.
Put the fingers of one hand in the depend
ent loop, keeping the thread spread well,
and then draw it away from the ring Gig.
u. If carefully done, the thread will carry
a film curtain with it, and refill the ring
with film, which will remain as the string
is drawn away over the edge of the wire
ring.
Tie thread loosely across the ring, dip
the ring in the solution and break the film
as before on one side of the thread. At
once the loose thread is tightly drawn into
the arc of circle by the film on the other
side of it Gig. 2) Next break the other
film, and the thread again is loose, but this
time in the air Before it was floating about
in the film.
A pretty variation in this experiment is
to tie "A little loop in piece of thread be-
fore fastening it to the ring The loops can
be made by tying n thread around the fin
ger The thread is tied across the ring so
as to bring the loop into the center. Dip
the whole into soap solution. The loop will
swing about loosely in the film. Break the
film inside of the loop, and it will spring
open into circle. Next the film on the
farther side of the loop can be broken, and
the thread across the ring will be drawn
into the arc of Il circle with the loop, circle
shape, resting in the part of the film that
is left, rs in Fig 3.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
4 Natural Question.

"Ifello, Charley, where have You BEEN
"Oh, I've been on an outing"
III m-m. How much are you out?'-
Washington Star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03

The postal service will be almost entirely
electrical 100 years from now. OF course
the railroads, and the steamboats,, and the