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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Personnel and Powers of Great Brftain's
Unpopular Legislative Branch.

Personnel and Powers of Great Brftain's
Unpopular Legislative Branch.
The English house of lords Tor peersl
consists of the whole peerage of Eng
land and of certain representatives of
the peerages of Scotland and Ireland;
but, according to the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, many of these last have also
English titles which give them seats in
the house. AS, for instance, the duke of
Buccleuch. Scotch peer. sits as earl
of Doncaster. and the duke of Leinster,
an Irish peer, as Niscount Leinster.
According to the latest official list, ex-
elusive of twelve minors and one baron,
whose claim is not established, the
present house of lords is composed as
follows: Five princes of the blood, two
archbishops, twenty-one dukes, TWEEN,
ty-two marquises, one hundred and
fifteen earls, twenty-five viscounts.
twenty-four bishops, three hun
dred and four barons, sixteen Scot
fish representative peers elected for
each parliament, and twenty-eight
Irish representative peers elected for
life. In all, five hundred and sixty.
All peerages are now hereditary, but
until 1856 there were occasional crea-
tions of life peerages. In that year,
however, it was decided that such peers
could not sit in the house, and since
then none have been made. Peerages
are lost by attainder for high treason,
and an attainted peerage can only be
restored by act of parliamentary by
the crown. The house of lords may
originate legislation of all kinds ex-
cept money bills, which must come
from the house of commons. The for
mer has also a veto power upon the
legislation of the latter and cen throw
out any bill from the lover house, no
matter how large majority it has re-
ceived there. 1t is this veto power
which, more than any and everything
else, makes the house of lords unpopu-
lar with the great mass of voters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
A RARE INSTANCE.
One Policeman who Was Capable of a
Humane Act.

One Policeman who Was Capable of
Humane Act.
Policemen perform many unofficial
acts which prove that the proverbial
stony heart does not always beat under
brass buttons. A pleasing instance is
thus narrated by writer in the Boston
Saturday Gazette:
A poorly dressed and feeble old
woman was coming down one of the
side streets on the Back Bay, carefully
balancing basket on her head. Sud
denly treacherous bit of ice, or an
inequality in the pavement, caused her
to miss her footing, and in striving to
regain it the basket was thrown to the
ground and its contents, a quantity of
small wares, flew in every direction.
Almost before she had time to re-
alize the catastrophe, policeman,
who had been a spectator of the scene
from the opposite corner, came hast
ening across the street, and with a
word or two of coincidence began deft-
ly to collect the scattered spools,
pieces of tape and thimbles.
Several of the spools had rolled into
the gutter and were rendered worth
less by their contact with the mud,
and my knight of the brass buttons
noticed the rieful glance cast upon
them by their owner.
When the last of the articles had
been restored to the basket, and he
had assisted her to raise it to her
head, he took piece of silver from his
pocket, slipped it into her hand, and,
with pleasant little nod in return
for the voluminous blessings showered
upon him, sauntered slowly back to his
post.
This kindly act was certainly not
done for effect, for the street was de-
serted at the time, and was screened
from view by the curtains of the win
dow
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
sLEEpLE5S LARVAE.
yoraeits b tine Young Of some Of the
Vegetable Feeders.

yoraelty of tine toune Of some Of the
Vegetable Feeders.
Prof Liqtner, New YORK; state enc
tonoiogist, Is Of the opinion that the
il rvae stage 81 many species Of in
sccts is one q the sleepless activity.
the grub feeding necessarily from the
IN oment Of It's birth he says that
il Is doubtful if some species ever sleep
or take a moments rest The voFa-
ciousness and rapid growth IF taese
creatul 5 may be better understood bY
making a statement Of two facts A
certain fesh-feeding larvae, which
simply means the infant state Of q
carrion beetle whose scientific name
would be Of no particular interest. says
the st Louis Repnblic) will consume
in tvcnty-four hours two hundred
times his own weight parallel to
hich in the human race, would be at
infant consuming one thousand five
hundred pounds Of nutriment on the
first day Of its existence. There are
vegetable eders-caterpillars-which,
during their progress to maturity, in
crease in size ten thousand during the
first thirty days of their lives. To
equal this remarkable growth a ma
ture man would weigh scarcely less
than fifty tonsl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
STRANGE DISCOVERY IN AFRICA

Baizac's Dressing Gown in the Wardrobe
of the King of Dahomey.
Unlooked-for things have been found
in unlikely places, says the Illustrated
London News. but there has probably
been no discovery more remarkable
than that of Balzacs dressing gown in
the possession of the king of Dahom ey.
Monarchs are rarely literary, and his
dusky majesty, one would think, was
the very last of them to have set much
value upon the personal relic of a nov
elist. however distinguished. Never
theless, the French found it in the
royal apartment at Abomey. There
were some ingenious theories founded
upon this circumstance One of the
amazons, 1t was thought, might have
been novel reader, and had sent to
Paris to secure the interesting memen-
to, and, on the affair coming TO the
knowledge of her sovereign, had
FASTENED to say she had purchased it
for his own shoulders. For, indeed, he
always wore itupon state occasions. 1t
was not a dressing gown, such as
literary persons in this country are
won't 10 wenr (of second-class flannel
worn at the edges, but of purple vel
vet embroidered with gold. As mat
ter of fact, it had been given to Balzac
by some of his admirers and after his
death had been bought by dealer in
curiosities, who had placed it, with
other snowy articles, on the West
African market. 1t is sad to think how
a plain tale viii put down that is,
destroy the materials Of fine ro-
nance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
STOPPED LIE DUEL.
The Cool Man objected to Being Riddled
with One Bullet,

The Cool Man Objected to Being Riddled
with One Ballet.
Down in my neighborhood, once upon
time said Congressman John Allen,
of Mississippi, recently, there was bad
feeling between two lawyers. A chal-
lenge was sent and duly acknowledged.
The hour was appointed and the two
men met in a secluded spot. One Of
them was great sufferer from st.
Yitus' dance, the other was cool and
collected. AS they faced each other,
the afflicted man began to tremble
from head to foot, while his pistol de-
scribed an arc with varying up and
down strokes His opponent stood firm
as rock, waiting for the signal to fire
Before it came, however, he laid his pis-
toll on the ground walked into thewoods
and cut limb of a tree, with fork
in the end Of it. This he brought back
and stuck in the ground in front Of his
antagonist Then, turning to the sec
ond. be said; i must request Won to
ask your principal TO rest his pistol in
that fork What for2 asked his OPP
ponent's second Well, replied the
other, 4 have no objection to running
the risk q: one shot, but | certainly do
aeeline having one bullet make hon
eyeoinb Of me. # that man was to
shoot while bis hand Is shaking the
wax IL j. aow DC would I'LL mc mil Of
holes at ms frst Shot Ihis was too
much for the seconds. and, ~ mutual
agreement, a traee WAS patched up
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
It is foolish

TO sand for the doctor every time
you don't feel just right. NJ doctors
bill for years was over a hundred dol
lars year, which made pretty big
hole in my wages. For the past two
years | only spent ten dollars, with
which l bought dozen bottles of Sui
phur Bitters and health has been in my
family since using them-RoBERT
JOHNSON. Machinist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Why Will You

Allow your health to gradually falP
If you are closely confined indoors with
little or no exercise. and desire good
health, you must take care of yourself
Use Sulphur Bit'ers, and you will have
a sound mind and strong body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
shot His Former EMPLOYER.

CHICAGO, June 10 Frederick f.
Swain, president Of the Swain Lubri-
eating company at No. 27s South
Water street, was shot and fatally
wounded in his Office Sunday evening
by an ex-employe named Henry
Vaughan Naughan's discharge over
year ago was the cause of his ter
rible deed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Atneriean glne Dnt.

NA4HISeToS, June 10. American
flag day was celebrated yesterday BY
the Sons of the American Revolution
of several states. The day commem-
GRATED the ll7th anniversary Of the
adoption Of the stars and stripes Us the
national ensign
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Free, to Prove Merit.

Samples of DR., SHooPs Restorative,
The Great Nerve Tonic with his new
medical book. which explains his recent
discovery Of curing chronic diseases by
treating the weakyntd nerves that
cause these diseases, sent to any
address for ? cts, TO pay postage.
Dr. SHooP, Rseine, isN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Far maiden Ca summer boaIder)-
How savagely that cow looks at me!
Farmer Hayseed-ll's your red para
sol, mum.
Fair Maiden-Dear me! / knew it
was little bit out of fashion, but
didn't suppose country COW would
notice it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
al nncfnr IlrnMned.

MINEEAPoLIs. Mimi, June 19.-At
Madison Lake, Blue Earth county,
Monday afternoon DR.. ]. N. II. Brown,
of Chicago, was drowned while bath
ing in company with several other
physicians
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
- Nnrti.mestern Elnods.

Portland, Ore. June 10 a detailed
report Of damage by the recent food
ii the northwest places the total loss
at over s2,009, coo. the loss to the
Union Pacific railway alone in Oregon
heinp 81 800 600
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
An Honest Appeal.

So many advertisers are in the ield
that DR.. SHooP, of Racine, Wis, has
debided to send to any address, free, to
prove merit, samples of his remedy to-
gether with a new Medical Book, for
2 cts. to pay postage, that the people
may have an opportunity of fully test
ing and understanding his recent dis
covery of the cause or chronic dis
eases. and his method of curing stom-
ach, liver kidney, and diseases of the
internal organs by the use of his Re-
storative Nerve Tonic which acts upon
the nerves that govern these organs.
DR.. SHooP, Racine, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Rheumatism Cured in a pay.

Mystic Cure" Tor Rheumatism ard
Neuralgia radically cures in / 10 3 days.
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. It removes AT
once the cause, and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. THE first dose
greatly benefits, as cents Sold hy,
Stone & Hassel, Druggists, Lancaster
4Sly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Hnrt hr an Emery wheel.

ST.. Louis, June 19.-Four men were
seriously injured by the bursting Of an
immense emery wheel at the Wrought
Iron Range company's foundry, corner
Washington avenue and Nineteenth
street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Inaano man Iur1lars liIs Mother.

sreEAroa, ILL.,, June IL While Ia
boring under an attack u temporary
mental alteration due 70 sunstroke
Herman Richter cut his mothers
throat Saturday evening ard attempted
suicide tie will recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorii.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them castoria.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Editor-Yon wish a position as
proof-reader?
Applicant-Yes sir.
Do you understand the requirements
Of that responsible position?
Perfectly, sir. Whenever you make
any mistakes in the paper just blame
them on me, and | will never say a
word.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05
aucKLlN.s ARNlcA SAVE

The best salYe IN the world for Cuts,
Beuises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Coras. and ali Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed . give
perfect satisfaction, or money rel 1nded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
JOSEPH T. BENNETT. As "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

oHILOH'S CURE, the great Cough
and Group Cure, is IN great demand
Pocket size contains twenty-five doses
only 25c. Children love it. Sold by
Druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

KARL'S BLOWER ROOT. the great
Blood Purifier, gives freshness and
clearness to the complexion and cures
Constipation, 25c., SOC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Some thing wrong when yol tire too
easily Some thing wrong when the
skin is not Ger and smooth. Some
thing wrong when the Blood is impure.
Everything right when you tske DE
Wits Sarsepa'ias. 1t recommends
itself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Judge-Have YOU anything TO offer
the Court before sentence is passed?
Pris )ner-No, Your honor My
lawy er too K my last shilling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

well said Snaggs Il think many
dogs have more sense than their mas
tiers
Yes, chimed in Craggs. II have q
dog ike that myself. And yet he
couldn't make out why they laughed
London Million.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Mrs. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga.
Tenn. says: ",Shtloh'S IItaltger
SAVED ny LIFE. CONSIDER 10 The
best remedy for debtlitated system 1
eoer used. F." Fer Dyspepsia, Liver or
Kidney trouble it excels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Papa What are Georges prospects.
Mabel His uncle thinks of propos-
ing to rich widow
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Cough Cream" is scientific com
pound fol coughs and colds, prepared
by well-known druggist from the for
mula OF celebrated physician, and
must not be classed with the many
quack compounds in market. Your
druggist sells it. 90 cts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Friend You will be missed if YOU
leave the stage. De Ranter-Tha.'s
the reason I'm going off. I'm tired of
being hit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

No. Mabel. as far as we have been
aole to ascertain, the population of
Cork is not floating one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Amy-Jack. / hear that you are out
a great deal of nights now. Jack-0,
no | am seldom out more than SO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Farmer see you have nickel
watches Are they any goodP
Jeweler-Yes sir. excellent.
Farmer-Will you give me six for a
quarter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Mrs. Peck Bah! only married you
because pitied you when 10 one else
thought anything about you.
Mr.. Peck-Well. every one pities me
now!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

De Wits Sarsaparllla is prepared
for cleansing the blood from impurities
end disesse II does this and more.
1t builds up and strengthens coustita-
tons impaired by disease. 1t recon.
mends Itself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

What makes q house q home? The
mother well. the children rosy, the
father in good health and good humor.
All brought about by the use of De
Wits SalsaparIlla. 1t recommends
itself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Johnnie (seeing his Twin cousin for
the first time) Ism. itfunny. mamma?
Mamma-What dear?
johnnie Why, this baby is phiio-
pena.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

Sold by STONE & HAssELL,
Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

It, just as easy to try One MIMI e
Cough Cure AS any thing else lis
easier 10 cure a severe cole ar cough
with t. Let your next purchase for a
cough be One Minute Cough Cure. Bet
ter medicine; better results; better try
it,
Miss Van Noodle-Hor:, nse-dare /
hope?
No, Mr.. Wheeler, shall rever
marry. love NV mother 100 dearly
to ever make her a mother in law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-05

We cali tire owI wise. bat nor b .eaus
he sits up all night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
CARLISLE, RESIGN!
Says the Leading Southern Newspaper
Speaking on the Issue OF Gold Bonds

Says the Leading Southern Newspaper
Speaking on the Issue OF Gold Bonds
ATLANTA, Nov 16.-The Constitution
contains the following editorial:
"If all the reports about the attitude
and statements Of the treasury officials
are true, the new issue Of bonds advertis-
ed by the organs that assume to be the
personal organs Of the president, is like
ly to create strained relations between
the head of the administration and the
secretary of the treasury.
The situation is very peculiar Ac-
cording to The New York Times, ME
Cleveland, acting through E c. Bene-
dict, the banker who has won notoriety
by hanging on the presidents coat tails
In ali sorts of weather. has gone forward
and made preparations for the issue
OF bonds without cons ulting the head
of the treasury. It is said on the best
authority that Mr.. Cleveland has
had conferences with the leading bank
ers Of Wall street at which Mr. Carlisle
was not present and TO which he was
not invited The result is that while Wall
street IS busy making preparations for
bond issue Of 500, 100000, Dir. Carlisle
and the officials 1t the treasury depart
ment declare that they know nothing
about it
Bonds are to be issued, not because Of
any emergency that demands them, but
simply aud solely because Of the fact
profitable investment for its idle funds
On account of the prostration Of business
and the paralysis Of enterprise occas-
ioned by fastening upon our people the
British gold standard, the money of the
country has congested in Wall street and
other financial centers. This congestion
Of Idle money represents the miseries
and sufferings of the people, but. in
stead OF trying TO relieve it, the ad-
ministratIon proposes to make it the
excuse for affOrding the rich bankers
and the gold owners Of the country a
means of investing their surplus funds
To the miseries of the people is to be
added the increasd taxation represented
by the interest bearing bonds.
''If it be true IN politics that the prin-
cipal is responsible for the acts Of the
agent. how long will it take the Demo
cratic party to recover from the unpar-
alleled infamy Of this surrender of the
interests of the people to the greed and
avarIce of Wall street,
If Negotiations between the president
and the putative head of the treasury are
such az appearances indicate, we think
it would be wise for Mr.. Carli sic to
resign. There is no longer any reason
whN. he should continue to invite the
cQndenanation Of .hose who have here
t5fore given him their confidence and
heir admiration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
ASSAULTED FOUR.

A Neero Enters Four AtcIison Houses,
and Outrases White Women.
Aroz1soN, Kas. Nov. 16.-Considera-
bic excitement which may end in a
lypc3sing has been caused here
by abe brutal acts Of negro this
norning Between 4:sO and $50 o'clock
Aar unknown negro entered the homes Of
four highly res spectacle white ladies liv-
ing within four blocks of each other and
outraged them
The hend was evidently acquainted
with the habits Of the male
folks. As at each place they
were absent at the time. The
victims are Mrs. Michael Cain, Miss Rosa
Cain, Mrs. Grossman and Mrs. Benjamin
Poston. Searching parties are looking
for the negro in every direction and most
summary justice will surely be meted
out to him if captured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
STAGE GLINTS.

James O'Neil contemplates tour
through the English provinces. VIII
he play Monte Cristos"
"A Trilh to the City will have for
its tour de force Of realism an apparent
bicycle race right out on the stage
R. A Barnet has written "a new bur
lesque called "Upidee. 1t is founded
on Longfellow's poem, Excelsior.
Nathaniel G. Goodwin is said to have
made the success OF his life in David
Garrick" in Chicago. He is a real actor.
The notice OF a show in a Cincinnati
paper was written by one Of the stage
hands of the theater. IT was what the
manager wanted.
Mrs Berlan Gibbs, one Of the society
actors who is elovating the stage, says
that she has not accepted a play from
Haddon Chambers.
William Mcconnell says he is tired
of having people 60 on the stage 70 sle-
vate it. so he IL going to return to the
boards to pull it down.
Robert Browning ia to appear posthu-
mously on the stage, dramatic version
OF his "Columbe's Birthday having
been made for Julia Marlowe.
Some time within a year Zola Is ok
pected to arrange his "Fault Of Abbe
Mouret' for the operate stage and
Aassenet il to make the music.
Nine ReJame is to be brought over
here in February by Abbey, SchoeHei &
Grau She viii have a company Of
French people ana viii play mime.
Sans Gene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
TO CORNER SILVER.
A Reported Scheme to Control
the Worlds Silver Market.
Millionaires to Form Syndicate
to Buy All Smelters.
ROTHSCHILDS IN IT.
VIII Control Prices Regardless
of Supply and Demand.
Terms to be Dictated to All Sill
yer Using Countries

DENVER, Nov. 16.-The Rocky Noun
tain News says that a syndicate is schem-
ing to obtain control of the silver market
and dictate the price Of the metal to all
silver using countries
A conference was held in this city this
week, it is said, at which were present
Daniel Gugenheim, Of New York;
AIessrs. Barton and Nash, of Omaha; Mr..
Hanneur, of Salt Lake, and Mr.. Allen, Of
the Philadelphia Smelling and Refining
com pany at Pueblo. and representatives
Of the local smelters and the leading sill
YER producing mines.
Two reports are current az to the de-
tails Of the proposed plan. One is that
a syndicate backed by John d. Rookie
feller and the Rothschilds will obtain
control of all the smelters in the United
States and Mexico and arbitrarily fix the
price of silver regardless Of the supply
and demand. The proposition was made,
80 it is stated. that the smelters should be
taken al an appraised valuation equiva-
lent to cost This was to be paid in cash.
Then each was to have a prODortionate
block Of stock in the new deal
The Grant people, SO it is stated,
wanted their plant paid for at its real
value, not its cost This hitch has still
to be adjusted. According to the other
report the proposition is to have the
silver Of all the smelters handled through
one man or agency. At present the
Gugenheims have a certain house, the
Grant people another and so on.
There would be d saving to the smelt-
ers of probably a quarter of cent an
ounce. having it handled by one man in
stead of half dozen or a dozen, bat the
main object would be to prevent sudden
SlumDS IN the DrIce of silver