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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10
BEAUTY AND BRAVERY.
An Incident That Seems to Indicate a
Close Relatinnshin


What sort of men are likely to be
found the brayest? A writer raises this
question, and seems to come to the
qu te unexpected conclusion that phys
oeauty is perhaps the surest sign
of physical courage He quotes a
French philosopher as saving that
where bravery amounts to madness
there Is always something womanish
about the face and bearing" and re-
lates an incident Of the civil war which
seems TO point to a similar conclusion.
Il attended a funeral at Harper's
Ferry near the close of the war. Gen.
Sheridan had ordered that all who had
captured battle flags or performed any
remarkable feat OF daring should repair
to the parade ground to receive such
decoration as they deserved. which was
done 70 the accompaniment of martial
music and many cheers.
Il looked with great pride upon the
motley collection of the bravest of
braves, and with no little interest: for
l hoped to discern among the elect some
sign which would segregate these COM
panions-in-arms from their congeners
of lesser renown. Alas! they were of
every hue and shape, and almost of
every nationality, the American types
predominating-for we were four to one
against all other nationalities.
They were for the most part quiet
looking body of young men, displaying
as much GOODNESS in this the supreme
hour of triumph as had been shown on
the occasions which had led TO it,
One type Of the soldier was con-
spicuous by its ABSENCE mean the
stalking, self-conscious, more-than-
erect sort of person, having the prac-
ticed frown and quick flash of the dark
eye. the ideal soldier in time of peace;
but there We're present some pietur-
esque-looking fellows Of the Buffalo
Bill kind, presumably from the plains.
All were clad in Uncle Sans uni-
form Of blue and Nirginia's uniform Of
swarthy tan an looked hardy and
weather-worn, and as they passed in
review before Gen. Max Webers head
quarters, tho one distinguishing char
acteristic Of these youths was expressed
by a Virginia lady who stood near me.
and who, as the reirning belle Of Uar-
per's Perry doubtless considered that
she spoke with authority:
What handsome group Of boys
Yanls though they be- Atlantic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10
Hilary HE8BERT'5 war STORY


One Young Hero who Wore the Blue and
Another Who Wore ,he Gray.
1 never saw more glorious conduct
than that displayed in these two in-
stances by two youths in their teens.
one wearing the blue and the other the
gray. The first was in the second days
fight My regiment had charged right
up among tie guns Of a union battery.
whose men and horses had nearly all
been killed There was one gun to
which four horses had been attached.
The two rear horses had been shot
down in harness. The two leaders were
apparently unhurt and ON one Of them
sat lad, head erect, vigorously plying
his whip on the other horse and striv-
ing to save his gun IIe was devoting
his whole soul to that purpose. utterly
unmindful of our men, who were surg
ing abolt him. He was literally like
the Casablanca Of the flaming deck. /
could have touched him with my sword,
and was just ahout 20 beg him to sur
render when shot, ranr ont from be-
hind me and he dropped from his horse.
dead as he fell ne might have saved
himself, but he seemed determined to
save that gun or dia. III was subj ime,
but I can never think Of it without a
shudder st the horrors III the sacrifices
of that war
Tine other instance was on The third
day, ia the height Of a terrific artillery
duel that was preliminary to the great
charge. Our men were ia line awaiting
the word to advance. In front Of rs.
riding deliberately mp and down the
line, was handsome youth in gray,
mounted on a Heet-loolling iron-gray
horse and bearing a bright, new battle
flag, whose stars and bars shimmered
in the sunlight. The boy sat erect.
looking as proud as any Rupert and
his horse as spirited as an Arabian.
The flying bullets and shricling
shells never faxed his superb bearing as
he rode to and fro up and down the
long line Now and then he would dis
appear in thick clouds Of powder smoke.
but he would be seen again riding back,
his face actually beamiug with what
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10
MISSES BENNETT & C0YLE.
FINE MILLINERY.

We carry the largest assortment Of
Novelties, and most complete stock Of
Millinery Goods in the city Having
located here permanently, we are pre-
pared to furnish Hats. Trimmings, etc,
in latest styles. We cordially invite
inspection OF our goods
MISSES BENNETT & COVE.
Lancaster, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THE TREMOR OF BATTLE.
Suspense often Makes a Brave Man Act
Like Coward.

Like Coward.
In the last year of the war, when inn
mense bounties We're offered and the
draft forced men into the army, the
coward was caught in the net with the
brave man. but for the first two years
cowardice in the face Of the enemy was
thing unknown. The coward knew
himself and refused to enlist. He did
not appear until forced to by avarice or
the provost marshal. Then he was an
object of pity as we'll as of contempt
The tremor of battle IS a queer,
strange thing. Had it not been so gem
eral it would have been mistaken for
cowardice. 1t came not only with the
first battle, but with the second, third.
fourth-with each and every one down
to the last. The veteran was afflicted
as strongly as the raw recruit-the off,
Ger as well as the private. And yet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10

lhtE CAA AIM 1LAhtrE4.
men knew not of themselves that they
were afflicted They saw it In others
others saw it in them.
Here is a regiment Of cavalry on the
left. On the right IS q battery, with IN
fantry supports lying down. Beyond
the battery infantry ARE lying behind
breastwork. Beyond taam there is
heavy fighting Ne have brea sitting
on our horses Tor am hour o. more We
have lost five or six mon and as many
horses by stray bullets ANA fragments
of she'll When we were wheeled into
position here men were Joking and
laughing. We have rot been under
fire, but the suspense has been eating
away at the nerves. We know why we
are here The enemy right tlank IS
opposite us, sheltered bv tie woods. To
is flank against flank We are watch
ing each other The horses catch the
tremor first. They champ their bits
and foam at the mouth They toss
their heaas and paw the earth The
sweat starts out on the neck, the eye
Of every animal has a sullen, baleful
look, and here and there a horse either
tries to lie down or rearS up and paws
the air We speak to them soothingly
and kindly and stroke their neelss. A
dig Of the spurs would render them nm
controllable A harsh word might eX-
cite them 10 fur
am not afraid. This is my ninth
battle ! have been twice wounded /
have been promoted for bravery in the
face of the enemy. If the colonel
should ask me to ride to the rear with
an order / would beg that some one else
be selected. And vet | am apparently
suffering that mental and physical
agony endured by constitutional
coward Ny teeth chatter My chin
quvers ! feel 50 weak in the knees
that / know I should fall down If ont
OF tine saddle. ! am trembling from
head to heel and nv breathing is
hoarse and labnrad Is it fear? No!
1t does not occur ia me that l am ia
the slightest danger The suspense has
simply relaxed my nerves and my mind
cannot control them The trooper ON
my right is as pale-faced as q dead man
the one ON my lett shakes like man
with the ague. 1t is so with all the
others. We arc waiting
attention."
"Ah! that's a relief to both men and
horses, A body of the cnemy's cavalry
appears on the edge of the forest. Each
man draws a long breath. The sus-
pense is broken
Draw saber.'
Better and better Ny teeth no
Ionrer chatter. hut find my laws hard
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10
The Keystone Watch
Case Co. of PHILADELPHIA.

the largest watch case nanufactur-
ing concern i'll the world, is now
putting upon the Jas. Boss Filled
and other cases made by il, a bow
(ring) which cannot be twisted or
pulled off the watch.
It's asure protection against the
plckpocket and the many accidents
that befall watches fitted with the
old style bow, which is simply held
il by friction and can be twisted off
with the fingers. It is called the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Good viii Dinner.

Saturday night Mr.. f. p. Mayo r-
ceived letter from Mr.. j. F. Dudley,
vice president of the .Etna Insurance
Company Of Hartford, Conn, giving
instructions to. furnish good turkey
dinner to the boys of Good Will Farm,
and saying that he would send his
check to cover the costs. Mr.. Dudley
is Maine man and is a graduate of
Bowdoin college, but the offer comes
largely from Mrs. Dudley, who is also a
native of the old Pine Tree State, aud
still retains kind interest in the affairs
of Maine, not the least of which by any
means is her willingness to lend help
ing hand to the Good Will cadse. Mon
day morning MIR. Mayo started out to
make the purchases for the dinner. 1t
will take four 20 pound turkeys and all
of the customary fixings which go to
make up perfect dinner, and we can
all rest assured that the boys of Good
viii Farm will sit down to tempting
'repast on Thursday noon, each one
wishing without doubt for the happi-
ness and prosperity of the kind lady and
her husband of the Nutmeg state.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
1t should BE Simple and Bountiful and
Served In Old Time Fashion.

The real old fashioned Thanksgiving
day was that of New England country
life, but with the help of the markets Of
the season overlooking with the good
things of the farmers field and gardens
and orchards and barns dur great
American fall festival can be kept in
town and country alike, with all the
Overlooking fullness and jollity of the
ancient style Certainly it is q feast at
which the special products Of our land
should be enjoyed-the turkey, the po-
tato, the pumpkin, the cranberry, the
popcorn and the butternut-leaving for
eign fruits and dainties to other festivi-
ties.
Really our modern Thanksgiving din
ner ought to be kept on the simple, nat
ural, ample American lines, both in ma
terials and cookery. Even those among
us accustomed to foreign favors and
fripperies would be sure TO relish it.
A dinner simple enough yet good
enough for everybody would include
roast turkey or chicken pie or both;
cranberry sauce; potatoes, white and
sweet; squash and onions and celery; ap-
pie, pumpkin, mince and cranberry pies;
crackers, plum pud1ings, fruit, nuts and
coffee.
Now, how shall the average American
mother serve such dinner and yet get
any enjoyment from the day herself,
provided she must 90 itall with her own
hands,
Servants are not essential in this case,
for there is forethought and planning
and the children of the household are al
lowed to do their part. Children de
light to know about the manufacture OF
the goodies for holiday, and they may
be made useful while their curiosity is
being satisfied.
Who is not sorry for the little fellow
who has never had "the run of the kitch-
en-" and seeing turkeys and chickens
hang side by side in the market asked
whether if the chicken had lived togrow
up it would have been turkey?-St,
Louis Republic
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Death of DIR. Robbins.

DR.. John Robbins of Norridgewock
died at his home Wednesday morning
the 10Th instant, after quite long III
ness, aged about seventy years. Nearly Il
year ago he received Il fall which caused
"A fracture of the hip and since that time
he was confined to his room and of late
had been failing steadily.
DIR. Robbins was one of the most pro-
mincnt practicing physicians of Somer-
set County and stood high in his pro-
fession. He was a member of the board
of L. 5. Examining physicians at differ
ent times since the war of the rebellion.
In former years he was quite active in
public affairs and in 1874, represented
his town in the Maine House of Repre-
sentatves as a Republican. OF late
years he acted with the Democratic party
but gave his attention almost wholly to
the practice Of his profession.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Thanksgiving Pics.

The mince meat for the Thanksgiving
pies will have been prepared some time
ago. The pies themselves may be baked
a week before the eventful day if need
be. Our grandmothers had a theory
that a mince pie to be prime should be
baked several days before it is eaten,
and freezing was not thought to impair
its flavor in the least. Pumpkins also
may be stewed and canned, so as to be in
readiness for the deep, luscious pies
whenever they are needed. TO make a
pie which shall rival that to which the
Quaker poet has paid tribute you may
first line deep pie plate with rich crust,
having broad rim of crust at the edge.
Now mix together u cupfuls of stewed
pumpkin that has been pressed through
colander or sieve, half cupful of
sugar, a saltsroonful each of ginger and
cinnamon, half a teaspoonful of salt,
half a teaspoonful of vanilla, eggs
beaten light and little more thana cup
full of rich milk Bake in quick oven.
Line plate in the same manner for the
cranberry tart and fill with stewed ber-
ries. from which the skins have been
strained. Decorate with twisted strips
and small disks and crescents of pastry,
as our grandmothers used to do. An old
fashioned cranberry tart is seldom seen
in these days and will be something Of
a curiosity to- the children. Chicago
News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, having known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To'edo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30


REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol-
lowing are the real estate tranfers dur
ing the week;
Norridgewock-Ma Morrow ct al Ia
Ann c. Dyer ct al, $500: Sarah j. VIII
hanson to Chas. X. Sawyer, $3.50
Pttstield-Orin ). Haskell to Alvin T..
Thompson, $500; Geo. ID. Wilson to Al
phonso +. Wilson. $500 Ralph l.. Hath
orn to VIM. X. llunncwill, $500,
Canaan-Asa +. Mckinney to Ruth p.
Hobbs. sI0.67.
Merccr-Freeman Charles to Charlotte
p. Gree leaf. 1926 Charlotte i. Green
leaf to Freeman Charles, Si15: Charles
and Sarah Wells to Henry Morrow, ST.
600.
Camordge-SamuelL Lowell to Edward
+. Chadburn, 500.
Embden-Nathan Thompson to b. A..
Thompson, 81 1000.
West Forks-Henry Kennedy ct ais to
Matthew g. Kennedy. $3.50.
Harland-Mary Rhoades to Philander
Church, 81, 400.
Rpley-Simon S. Parker to Bert H..
Lamhard, $3.50.
Anson-Thomas c. Caswell to II. T..
Emery. $3.50.
Bingham Sidney 4. Goodrich to Will
liam Thompson, $50.
Cornville-Sarah +. Weston to Geo,
+. Doe, $50.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Thanksgiving Morning.

Thursday morning the household ought
to sleep and rest a little longer than
usual-it helps on the general feeling of
holiday. The breakfast ought to be
festive in some degree, though in no way
rival the dinner. The chicken can be
fried while the potatoes bake, and if
raised biscuit We're not started last night
corncake is next best, and this is just
the thing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Number 4S
Not Complimentary

The National Grange at IT, recent
annual meeting at syfaen-e. \. y ex-
Pressed it. opinion Of The Hon u. ~ier-
ing Morton. secretary Of Agriculture.
IN the GLOWING forcible word.
Your committee on GOO II be order
20 whom IA. referred the resolutions Of
En- crprise Pomona Grange. California.
and the resolution IF Hop Gfabge, il
he state Of New York. IN reference 10
III" language used By !. sterling Morton.
secretary Of Agriculture, in his .pcech
81 hicago at the meeting of the " orld'-
ongre.-, where he, in language unbe-
coming 10 "A gentleman. much To- q high
Official. no les than member Of the
President Cabinet, condemn. and cen
-ure- all farmers organizations. and
-prciiieallX mentioning tie Grange iu
The following language. 10 vii -
." hat the most in.idibu. aud dc-truc-
tive Toe 10 farmers j. he professional
farmer. the promoter Of oranges. AMI
alliances. Who. for political pur,o.e-.
farms lhe farmer that he viii not sue
c'ed beiier by forming oranges ard al
lance. which generally eek to attend
To- some eifer business 'han farming"
"Htsstrsd. That - fai Il, the grange
l. concerned there j. hot one word of
truth il what the Secretary ha- -aid
about il, but on the contrary il j. strict
~ non partisan and tends hy all it,
teachings and principles 10 educate and
elevate the farmer to higher aud uohler
citizenship. and doe. in a thousand WAYS
improve tie farmer in his profess ion by
teaching the most approved methods Of
agriculture and in The marketing If his
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

The L. S. commissioner of Internal
Revenue estimates that the receipts from
that source the coming year will be
Sl50,OOO,0O0, that is with the under
standing that the law will not be
materially changed. Last year the re-
ceipts amounted to $l6l 100000. The
commissioner makes no recommended
tions in his annual report just made pub
lie. The chief collections have been
from distilled spirits, next to that, malt
liquors and tobaccos.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

Why do not people more generally at
tend church on such occasions: One
reason may be because they do not feel
inclined to, another may be because they
have gotten the habit of staying away.
There is probably no good reason why
good citizens should not attend divine
services on public days and there is one,
at least, why they should. Usually on
those occasions the preacher treats of
affairs of public interest, the duties of
rulers and the citizen, the majesty of
law, the dignity of education and other
topics, Il discussion of which may be
heard with profit by any citizen, and he
should feel it Il high privilege to put
himself in the way to hear these thing
as often as possible. They wont hurt
him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

From the report of the L. ). Treas
urer, ID. NJ. Morgan, to Secretary Car
Isle, we learn that the net ordinary re-
sources for this year were $685., 3d.
62S.7S, and the net ordinary cXpendi-
lures $3.50, Al, 554l 10. There was an
increase in expenditures as compared
with the previous year of s3s454 ,622ol F,
which caused decrease in the surplus
revenues amounting to S7,572.719.37,
reducing them to $2,34l ,674,29. In
GLIDING the public debt, the total receipts
were S732, s7l, 2l47S. and the total ex-
penditures S773,O07 .99s.99. The largest
amount of free gold ever held in the
treasury was in 1888, $21s,SlS.253, the
lowest point reached, October 10th last
was SS1 ISL 1856. This was caused by
deficiency in revenue but chiefly by pre-
sentation of legal tender notes for re-
demption in coin. sos 900 gold was
expended during the year aud SOP, 000,-
900 came out Of the L. S. treasury.
June 30, the total stock of money in the
country was estimated at 81 1923, 547,-
977; which was SOL 900, 900 less than the
same time last year. This contraction
took place, notwithstanding the S+5,-
100000 paid for silver bullion and So
100000 increase of bank notes. In July
a. heavy return movement of gold began
and by the end of September the stock
of gold was restored to what it was
when the export began. The increase
of effective stock Of money for 3 months
was not less than S95, 0OO,0 900. The ag-
gregate of money in tbe hands of the
people and the average per capita, the
treasurer says, were thus brought up to
a higher figure than had ever before been
reached.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

The election of officers. will be one of
the important events at the annual
meeting of the State Grange at Dover,
December 10Th. There are two candi-
dates Hon. Edward Wiggin of Pressure
Isle and O. Gardiner of Rockland.
There is likely TO be other changes in
the board of officers, also.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

DR.. Hoskins in the Maine farmer, says
that of the hundreds Of varieties of apples
that he has experimental with. he never
has found but one that is really and truly
an annual bearer-that is, giving as good
a crop one year as another. This is tn e
Longfeld, one Of the Russian apples. 1t
is strong and rapid grower, early and
profuse bearer. The flesh is white and
quality about as good as the Fameuse,
though of different flavor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. "a was one iu-tiueting h. Mas
ter aud secretary to communicate. over
their official signatures. To the President
of the nited states. tie "eXpfessod
contempt in which the faimer> Of the
| nited states. particularly the Patrons
of lIushandrY, hold the secretary Of
Agriculture.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

There are neatly AS many different
ways in which people show their apprc-
citation for public days and holidays as
there are different people. Thanksgiv-
ing day has, on the whole, about as
many sensible observers AS any holiday
if not more. The family gathering
around the tireside of the home. or the
gathering of the children around the
fireside of the ancestral home are occa-
sions that come none too often and the
tendency is healthful and iuvigoratng.
1t takes three generations to make IA
typical Thanksgiving dinner party, the
scene the home of the grandparents,
the visitors the children and the chill
dren's children, the more the merrier
OF course there can be happiness at "A
family party where there are less gen
erations, and the scene may be laid at
the home of one of the second generation
but the correct thing is As stated above
1t may be hard to tell upon these occa-
sons whether the first or third genera
ton ''rules the roast" 1t is safe to say
the second does not. Thanksgiving is
more likely to be by act, rather than
word of mouth. 1t may be heartfelt but
is not generally expressed in formal
words. 1t may take the direction of
benevolcnce or generous contributions
to the poor and needy. This we are apt
to believe is the genuine variety. Some
people like to go to church Thanksgiving
and Fast days and thus obey the iujunc-
ton of the president and governor, but
the ratio is not large.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30

The boy who said, ''Mothcr, to-day is
Fast day, you must have something good
for dinner had ii conception not very
far from the modern acceptation of the
spirit of that day, devoted rs it is to
horseback riding, base ball games, dane
ing, etc, rather than public service and
consideration of public duties, fasting
and prayer according to the forms and
ceremonies of our puritanic ancestors.
81 shall not makc Thank sgiving this
year." said lady Down East few
years ago II made Thank sgiving last
year and Sister Mary will make it this
year The idea of many people is that
Thanksgiving is made by the preparation
of an immense dinner, the variety of
which is SOM thing awful to contem-
plate. Generally there is altogether
too much of this dinner, consisting as
it does Of soups, oysters, turkey, chick
On pie, vegetables sauces of several
kinds, four kinds of pie, puddings, cakes,
preserves, pickles, etc, etc. Thanks
givings are liable to be 'fearfully and
wonderfully made"