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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

Fine sermon, wasn't it?" asked one
of Farmer Peters boarders referring
to a scholarly discourse with which the
Meadowville meeting house congrega-
ton had been favored that morning by
a city clergyman.
"Mebbe, returned Farmer Peters.
why, persisted the boarder, that
man knows more about the Bible, he
has made a deeper study of Biblical
history and geography, than almost
any other minister in this country.
Has he, now?" inquired Farmer
Peters, mildly Well, then. l reckon
the trouble must've been with me. You
see Id callated | sh'd hear somethin'
about the way to Heaven, an l only
learned th" way from Jerusalem to
Jericho
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
eRAYcoAT.s cATNlP TEA.
Nine Cats Have a Grand Time In Mira.
Longs Kitchen.

After reading the story of old Gray
coat no person will doubt that cats
have a means Of expressing themselves
which is just as good as human words;
because this cat, Graycoat, made eight
different cats understand the same
thing. She must have gone to each
and in some way said the same thing
to the whole eight, and each cat did
what Graycoat asked her to do.
Here are the facts: Little Lucy
Longs grandmother sent her a present
of a great green bunch of catnip, with
a message 20 dry it, so that her cat,
Graycoat, might have a leaf now and
then during the winter. Lucy hung
the bunch up on the wall behind
the kitchen stove to dry, and when
ever she went into the kitchen she
gave the cat a leaf or two for a
treat. Sometimes the cat would jump
up high and try hard to catch the
bunch herself.
One day as Lucy and her mother sat
sewing on the front porch they both
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
CLEVER SPIDERS.
How They Reached Land After Having
Been Set Adrift.

How They Reached Land After Having
Been Set Adrift.
A naturalist took a large spider from
his web under the basement of mill,
put him on a chip of wood and set him
afloat on the quiet waters of the pond.
He walked all about the sides of his
bark, surveying the situation very care
fully, land when the fact that he was real
ly ahoat and about a yard from shore
seemed to be fully comprehended, he
looked out for the nearest land.
This point fairly settled upon he i'm
mediately began to cast web for it.
He threw it as far as possible in the air
and with the wind. 1t soon reached
the shore and made fast to the spires
of grass. Then Returned himself about
and, in true sailor fashion, began to
haul in hand-over-hand on his cable
Carefully he drew upon it, until his
bark began to move toward shore As
it moved the faster, he the faster drew
upon it to keep his hawser taut and
from touching the water. Very soon
he reached the shore, and. quickly
leaping to terra firma, sped his way
homeward.
Thinking that he might be special
expert and an exception in that line of
workmanship to the rest Of his com
panions, the naturalist tried several
spiders. They all came to shore in like
manner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
AN IMPORTED FARM.
How DIR. Hayes Was Surprised at Green
land Seaport.

land Seaport.
DIR. Isaac /. Hayes, the explorer, had
been travelling over Arctic ice and
through Arctic storms for more than a
year, when he was entertained most
charmingly by one of the cultured
European residents at a Greenland sea-
an inviting Greenland lunch, when the
host remarked:
You have probably tasted nothing
that grew out of dear old Mother Earth
since leaving home. Wouldn't you like
something fresh and greene"
At his summons, Sophy, his Green
land housekeeper, appeared, bringing
a silver dish with a little pyramid of
green upon it. Out from the green
peeped little round, red globes.
what! Radishes in Greenland ex-
claimed DIR. Hayes
Yes; and raised on my own farm,
too, j" was the reply.
After lunch the visitor saw the
farm" 1t was patch of earth about
thirty feet long by four feet wide, in
closed with boards and covered with
glass Under the glass were growing
lettuce radishes and peppergrass, look
ing very fresh and green.
You see, " said the farmer" some
things can take root in this country;
though. to be sure. they are fed on pap
from home.
DO You mean to say that you bring
the earth they grow in from home?"
inquired DR.. Hayes,
Even SO. This is good rich Jutland
earth, brought in barrels by ship from
Copenhagen.
Truly a novelty-an imported farm.
In an opposite corner stood the barn,
n little, tightly-made building, with d
large stove fixed in the center to keep
the animals from freezing in the long
winters. Within were twenty chick
ems, two pigs and three goats.
"All brought from Copenhagen with
the farm. said their proud owner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

had a grandmother, a little sister and
a turkey. Now Bob White was very
proud Of his turkey, he was so big and
fat. His grandmother owned turkey
also, and as she was going TO have hers
for the Thanksgiving dinner she
thought Bob ought to offer his to the
minister; but this Bob stoutly refused
to do.
The big fat turkey was exceedingly
tame. and would follow the little boy
over the place, eat out of his hand,
and sometimes out of his pocket. Offer
it to the minister indeed! I'd just
like to see myself said Bob.
But while Bob White, with his few
friends, his grandmother and his little
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
The Ruling Passion.

The other day the kittens were paw
ing a sphere Of yarn all around the Ii
brary, and Ruthven was greatly de-
lighted TO see them tumbling about in
a heap. Finally he called to his moth
er who was upstairs
oh, mamma, just come down quick.
what do You suppose the kittens are
doing"
Are they eating that fish in the but
ler's pantry2" she asked.
No, mamma; they are only playing
football in the library = Harper's
Young People
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

Mamma Here YOU are, eating moth
ing but meat, and no bread What do
think bread was put in the world for,
anyhow
Bobbie-I hope you won't think me
impertinent, mamma. but l think it
was put IN the world to be saved up to
make bread pudding of-Harper's
Young People.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

TO meet the above requirements we
recommend the adoption Of the ollow-
ing resolution:
Resolved BY the Co Boar, Of
Grant County that the following sums
be. and the same are hereby leviedupon
The taxable property Of Grant county to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
rhe 81 snmciencr.

Il want more preserves. Z" our Willie boy cried
I, You We had quite enough, his mother replied.
Il don't want enough with scowl On bis
brow,
= want too much. and ra0t il gust NOM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
al rnssihle Reasnn.

II guess | know why cannibals is
brown. said Johnny
"Why9"
Because they don't wear clothes.
an nature wants en- to look as If they
had sumpin on anyhow. Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
REcArIrrLArros.
balance IN hands Of 60. Treasurer 1854 q

We have compared the county orders
and the jurors and witness certificates
paid by the county treasurer with the
list in his Office and in the Office of the
county clerk and the clerk of the cir
cult court and have cancelled said or
ders and certificates, and bring them
before the board to be destroyed as by
law required. We have compared the
bounty certificates issued by the county
clerk and paid by the treasurer. with
the list in his Office, and bring said Ger
tificates before the Board to be DIES
troyed as by law required. We present
a list Of county orders which remained
in the hands Of the county clerk for
two years uncalled for by the payee,
which list has been compared with the
orders Herewith presented and found
correct
The liabilities of the county for
which the Board must provide at
the present session, are as follows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
MISERY AND COMPANY.
A Dog and a Cat Who Are Wonderfully
Attached to Each Other.

Misery loves Company. Misery is a
brindle cat, and Company is big New
foundland dog.
They were raised and lived very hap
PLY for some years in a shanty high
up on the rocks of vacant block in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

All Of which is respectfully submit ed
OTTo +. GEIGER. Chm'n
JHO. SCHREINER.
JAS F. JONES
THos. Fl. EDWARDS,
Ed. MEYER.
Finance Committee.
Mr. Thomas presented the Jury
List prepared BY the Committee on
Education.
On motion Of Mr. Tobin adopted.
The report Of Superintendent Of
Schools was presented and adopted.
Mr.. Murphy moved that
1t Is the sense Of this Board that
after the election Of 1894. that the
Chairman call the Board together in
special session. Motion lost
Chairman appointed a building COM
mittec- Mr.. Coons and Mr. Hmm.
Mr. Murphy moved that Clerk be
to correct all mistakes in
papers etc.
MIR Bremmer moved 20 adjourn
sine de Carried
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
treas. drain'ge fund 4 O6

treas. drain ge fund 4 06
BY amt p'd state treas
urer state tax. 23,1s9 81
BY am'nt paid state
treas. school loan,
Bv am'nt paid state 500 So
treas. school loan,
BY amt p'd state treas
urer suit tax | 90 ~
BY ant paid Judicial
election returns ia Sc
BY amt p'd publishing
delinquent tax list ls6 -
Grant county -. 423 %
BY amt. paid Register
record ng NJ. b. x ID. 400 p
By amt paid treasur's
mileage etc - 100 "a
BY amt paid Delinquent tax 2,3ll =
amt Appropriated 495 20
fines received $40 -
by amt paid for postage and
box rent Is p
BY amt paid out on county
orders 1870 %
BY amt paid county officers,
18th quarter of ls93 1925 Oh
BY amt paid county officers
10 months to Nov. ] 1883 1850 90
By paid West Pub. Co. law
report 30 ~
BY delinquent tax on state
lands 10 IA
BY per diem mileage county
hoard Nov session 1894 $50 90
To balance on hand l.slO IA
Total S50.G2s 81
All Of which is respectfully submit
ed this November n, 1893.
john G.. HARsHBERGER.
County Treas. Grant Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

laughter fell on my ears, and what a
sight greeted my eyes as opened the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

All Of which is respectfully submit
ed this November n, 1893.
,IoHN G. HABsHBERGER,
County Treas. Grant Co.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
The Saloon Can Depend on the Dem.
Ocrats.

Bonfcrt's Wine and Spirit Circular
New York. for November % says:
"The extraordinary result of the Presi-
Dental election that has just taken
place is by no means without impor-
lance to the wine and spirit trade. 1t
was a phenomenal Endorsement of a
party that, in its national character at
least, has never feared to speak for
personal liberty and to denounce all
.sumptuary Legislation. The Republi-
can party is not to be depended on.
For many years it has catered strongly
to the Prohibition element, and many
of its leaders are open in their denun-
citation of the wine and spirit business.
To the Republican party we W the
prohibitory laws of Maine, Vermont,
Iowa, Kansas and the Dakotas. To the
Democratic party we 1--WE the defeat of
Prohibition in Michigan, Texas, Ten
nessee, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island. In Grover
Cleveland this country will have a
President who is not only opposed to
Force bills and Mckinley bills, but to
any attempt the extremists might make
to compel the people of this country to
eat or drink according to formulas that
a few wise(Y) men might lay down. In
a word, the verdict of the people is ia
vorable to our trade
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Two Valentines,

would you like to see my valen-
tine?n
Julie started. Aunt, you're joking.
Who on earth would send you a valen-
timer"
mo one, now, dear" and the tone
was Enthusiastically sad, 81 never in all
my life of fifty six years got but one,
and if you will bring me a little ma
hogany box from my clothes closet
I'll show it to you, being it's the day
il is"
Julie obeyed. Miss Phoebe, diving
into her deep pocket, produced a tiny
key, then the lid flew back and the
treasures, or life links with bygones,
were revealed.
With delicate touch, as though hand
ling priceless jewels, she put aside the
rings of grey hair tied with black
ribbon, part of an deliberately carved
tortoise shell comb, a set of brown
side puffs of hair which told of a fash
ion of half a century ago, q bunch Of
flowers painted upon white velvet and
a small bead reticule. At the bottom
of all lay the cherished treasure.
"Here," said. Miss Phoebe, reverent-
ly unfolding a circular piece of coarse
writing paper, which "a yellow with
age and neatly scalloped around the
edges, Here is what l call a valen-
tine"
In each segment a pair of monde
script birds cut out with a pen-kniie
were represented as billing, while a
circle in the center, dyed with red ink,
enclosed two clasped hands and a heart
pierced by an arrow. Above these W; 8
written in a bold, schoolboy hand:
THE rose is red, the violet's blue,
Sugars sweet and so are you"
Beneath:
"As the grass grows round the stump
| swear you are my sugar lump
On the right, the pathetic couplet;
my pen is bad, my ink is pale,
But love for you shall never fail"
And on the left:
Sure as a rings without an end
You are my dearest, best beloved
friend"
Nellie Blessing Eyster, in February
Californian.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
A Very Common Want.

'Out of Sorts" ''distrait" ''the
blues" these are familiar appellatives
for uncomfortable, undefinable sen
s%ations, accompanied with lassitude,
nervousness, indigestion. Poverty of
the blood, to remedy which an effective
stomachic persistently used is the
paramount need, is conclusive evil
dence that the system is insufficiently
nourished because-and for no other
cause where organic diseases does not
exist-the food is not assimilated. Re-
intorce the tagging energies of bile
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. For
over thirty years this popular medicine
has supplied the common want OF the
nervous invalid, the dyspeptic and of
persons deficientin vitality, an efficient
tonic. To its power OF imparting
strength use it too for rheumatism,
kidney complaint and neuralgia.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
On The Columbia.

Both in its historical and CONNIE
cial aspects the entrance to the Colum
bia River deserves attention. The
Columbia is ar important stream in
the of the Pacific Coast
lore important than all others com
bined. This fact has been recognized
by the Government, which has expen-
ded large sums to render the entrance
passable for the deepest draught YES
sells, and to remove the distractions
farther up the stream that prevent it's
continuous navigation from the great
producing interior to the pecan. Tn
river enters a broad bay, or inward
curve of the ocean, and is at its mouth
an estuary ten miles wide, so that it
has no appearance of being the mouth
of a river, when viewed from the deck
of a vessel approaching it from the
open ocean. On the north is Cape
Hancock, a bold headland called by
the English navigators Cape Disap-
pointment," and by the Spaniards
''Cabo de San Roc" A low point ter
minating in a sand spit, encloses it at
the south, called Point Adams"
though named "Cabo de Frondoso"
by the S%paniards. Although for years
before the Columbia was discovered
it vas believed that a mighty river
flowed from the Rocky Mountains
westward to the Pacific in that lati
tude, the bay like appearance of it's
mouth prevented its discovery by even
such a famous and energetic explorer
as Captain Vancouver, who visited it
in 1902 for the special purpose of as
c%ertaining whether a river really did
exist there, and went away firmly con-
WINGED that such was not the case.
Heceta, a Spanish explorer, passed it
by in 1915 and named it "Encenada de
Asuncion" Assumption Inlet AL
though he made no attempt to enter
it, he gave it as his opinion that a river
existed there, and Spanish maps there
after marked the mouth of a river there,
and called it in ''Encenada de Heceta''
and "Rio de San Roc" A few days
after Vancouver turned away in disap-
pointment, Captain Robert Gray, in
the American ship Columbia, on the
eleventh day of May, 1899, crossed the
bar and safely anchored in the
broad estuary ten miles above. He
remained in the river nine days, ascen.
ding it twenty five miles, bestowed
upon it the name of his vessel, gave
the two capes the name they bear, and
then sailed north ON a fur trading
voyage. Thus to an American belongs
the honor of the actual discovery
Laura B. Starr, in February Californian.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
This is Meant for You.

1t has been truely said that half the
world does not know how the other
half lives. Comparatively few of us
have perfect health, owing to the i'm
pure condition of our blood. But we
rub along from day to day, with
scarcely a thought, unless forced to
our attention, of the thousands all
about us who are suffering from
s~crofula, salt rheum and other serious
blood disorders. and whose agonies
can only be imagined. The marked
success of Hoods Sarsaparilla for
these troubles, as shown in our adver
Using columns frequently, certainly
BEL to justify urging the use of this
excellent medicine by all who know
that their blood is disordered. Every
claim in behalf of Hoods Sarsaparilla
is fully backed up by what the medi-
cine has done and is still doing, and
when its proprietors urge its merits
and its use upon all who suffer from
impure blood, in great or small degrees,
they certainly to include you.
TFYLUR RACK AcHb-,
Or you are all worn out really good for moth
ing, Ii Is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
II WI cure you. cleanse your liver, and give
good appetite.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
SIX OF US AFFLICTED
With Crusty, Scaly Skin Disease.
1t Tormented Us All. Almost
Drove My Wife Mad.
Doctors and Medicines Failed. In
slant Relief and Speedy Cure
of All by Cuticura,

Three years ago my wife, four little children, and
myself were afflicted with a crusty, scaly disease
of the skin. 1t tormented us all. Such q plague l
hope will never again visit my family. My
children's ages were respectively nine, seven, and
four years, except the youngest, who was only
two months old. OF all our suffering, my wife
suffered the most. 1t almost drove her mad. The
disease first made its appearance on my wife's
back between the shoulders, and spread across TO
her breast. II looked like II was covered over with
little scales. first bought of a drug store
medicine for skin disease, which failed 10 do any
good whatever. l next employed O doctor who
gave relief for q short while. After trying him for
quite a while without e%ffecting q cure, l called in
another doctor who proved to do no better than the
first. After this l bought CUTICURA REMEDIES Of
Messrs. Purcell, Ladd s. Co., Richmond, Va,
having read of them In newspaper. Relief fol.
lowed the first application, and five or six sets
cured oil OF US. I do not know what the disease
was we had, 1t affected US all alike, but l do know
CuTIcURA cured us Of that skin disease.
REV. j. N. WOODS,
Avon, Nelson County, Va.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Female Weakness Positive Cure.

To the Editor:-Please inform your
readers that l have a positive remedy
for the thousand and one ills which
arise from deranged female organs, |
shall be glad to send two bottles of my
remedy free to any lady if they will
send their Express and P. o address.
Yours respectfully, DR.. B. d. Marchisi,
Utica n. Y.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02

1t is impossible to prevent cough and
cold in the winter season. A dIaught
of air, the going out of a fire or any
sudden change of the temperature of a
room is sufficient to produce such a re-
suit. While we can not prevent, we
can easily cure these troublesome af
fections with a few doses of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Hoods Pills cure Liver Ills.

The search for the golden fleece had
not for its sole object the conquest
of a mine, or a precious fleece, or to
rob the treasure 70 carefully heaped by
the avaricious Aztes.
The prickley pear of Africa is so
tepcious of life that a leaf, if thrown
on the ground, strikes out 70 is almost
Immediately and becomes the parent
of a fast growing plant.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Rev. SyIyanuS n

OF the Cincinnati NJ. E. Conference
makes II good point when he says:
We have for years used Hoods Sar-
aparilla in our family of five, and,
find it fully equal to all that is claim-
ed for it. Some people are greatly
prejudiced against patent medicines,
but the patent that can hurt a medicine
and not a machine is a mystery of
mysteries to me.n
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
All Free.

Those who have used DR.. Kings
New Discovery know its value, and
those not, have now the opportunity
to try it free. Call on the advertised
Druggist and get q trial bottle, free.
Send your name and address to II. E..
Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills free, as well as a copy of guide
to health and household instructor,
free. All of which is guaranteed to
do you good ard cost you nothing. F.
E. Britton Druggist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
A Free Trial for You.

We will send any reader of this notice
who will write and ask for it now a
trial package of our Heart Cure Tab
ules, which have cured thousands of
the various forms of Heart Trouble,
Dyspepsia, with Palpitation and Con-
striction, Rheumatism, Stiffness of
Joints Fluttering Pulse, Dropsy Bilious
ness, etc. Write for a trial package, or
if suffering from any disease, send symp-
toms. Address, Tabules Medicine Co.,
South Bend, Ind. Our remedies for
Nervousness and Consumption are be-
coming very popular. l
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Almost Raised From the Dead.

Thomas Johnson writes us the recent
exposure gave him a terrible cold; the
cold, a bad cough, and the cough
gave him what his friends thought to
be consumption. He was induced to
buy a bottle of Symphyx, keeping his
bowels open with DR.. Harris Blood and
Liver Pills. He says in two weeks he
was nearly as well as ever and that he
considers himself as almost raised from
the dead.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02

Baroness Wallhofen. who achieved
distinction under the name of Pauline
Lucca as an operate singer, is repor-
ted to be hopelessly ill in her native
city of Vienna.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02
Just The Thing.

This is an expression the travelling pub
lie generally use when they find some
thing that is exactly what they want.
This expression applies directly to the
Wisconsin Centeral Line, which is now
admitted by all to be 1.-The Route"
from Chicago to st. Paul, Minneapolis
Ashland, Duluth and all points in the
Northwest. Their double daily train
service and fine equipment offers in
ducements which cal not be surpassed.
This is the only line running both
through Pullman First Glass and
Tourist Sleepers from Chicago to Pa
cifc Coast Points without change.
For full information address your
nearest ticket agent or Jas. G. Pond,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt., Chicago, Ill.
When the young king of Spain has
been a bad boy he is taken to church
instead of being allowed TO spend the
Sunday in seeing a bull fight.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-02

There is an epidemic of suicide among
the young women of Copenhagen, five
having made away with themselves
during the past few weeks.