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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
Unhappy PopuIisin.


The people Of Nebraska have been
quite sorely afflicted with the populist
craze but the following from the Neb-
raska State Journal indicates that
the delusion has about run its course.
"A man who believes in populist
doctrine is unhappy all the time, and
seems to think his chief duty in life
is to make others feel as miserable as
himself. Truth makes one glad and
buoys up the spirit so that come what
will, he is never respondent. All cor
rect doctrine is optimistic in its effect
upon those who embrace and live by
il. We should all recognize that this
bully old world is. to some extent. lost
in sin, but were it perfect, goodness
and purity and innocence would not
be appreciated. Evil is one of the
forces intended TO educate and disci-
pline us and better fit us to enjoy
more keenly the other extreme when
we have fully attained the sublime al
titude that few can reach i'm this world
The man who has to struggle through
poverty to independence enjoys
the blessing to much greater degree
than the one born with diamond
mine in his mouth and whose delicate
hands never grasped the icy guard
rail of the ..blind baggage or swung
the deft axe of honesty industry at 70
cents day. Populism clamors for
the establishment OF conditions that
can never be attained until the whole
human race strikes an intellectual
dead level, with individual selfishness
entirely rooted out of the hearts of
men. 1t presnpposes the possibility
Of changes thai would spread the bless
ings ofslife as evenly as oleomargarine
is plastered on cold biscuit. 1t does
not take into account the real cause of
poverty nor suggest practic Il rem
edy 1t does moi even diagnose exist
ing conditions correctly, and its prog
nosis is as horrifying as the tale of a
stethoscope placed over the heart OF a
patient suffering from a long-standing
and hopeless case of '.mitral insuffic-
ieney'' whatever that is. The truth
IS. the country is neither all right
nor all wrong, but the general status
Of hnman affairs is encouraging.
Mans progress keeps pace with the
increase of knowledge, which is more
generally extended now than ever be-
fore. There can be no perfect govern
ment until there are perfect people,
and any man is charlatan who pre-
sumes to draw plans and specifications
for faultless superstrGcture of that
character 1t behooves us all to lake
the world as we find it. show If we
can wherein it might be improved,
let our own conduct conform as near
as possible to the ideal we entertain,
and see to it that we don't fret our
selves to death over things we cannot
remedy, nor make our neighbors
miserable by bowling calamity when
we ought to be at work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
For a McA,lamiled Fond

The Milwaukee journal republished
during the semi centennial celebration
page from the daily edition OF Oct.
16, 1916 Among other euriosities
was the following clipping from the
GRANT COUNTY HERALD. 1t Illus
trates how the improvements of half
century set at naught the opinions Of
the wisest.
GRANT COUNTY HERALD: I'VE
want good graded MeAdamize9
road leading east and across this
territory from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi Some say railroad
but We are convinced from our obser-
walton in the states and from the ex-
perience Of old and intelligent gentle
men in the east. that railroad is not
as desirable nor as well calculated to
promote the general good of young
country like ours as is a good Me-
Adamized road, The people should
not let the name railroad and the
palayer Of few spectators run away
with their Judgment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
As to Africa.

Africa Will soon be as easy OF access
as India. The traveller up the Nile
has choice Of routes across from
tn lake region to the east, south or
west coast by rail. The deadly fever
belt along the coast is broken and the
table lands are accessible for pleasure
or for settlement. The opening up OF
Africa has added one-fifth to the avail
able lands OF the earth and doubled
the tropical area Of food supply. The
French are approaching the central
parts from the north across the des-
ert with the Congo system This will
solve the desert problem The few
streams will be turned to irrigation
and wells will be bored along the
route. A strip of green will mark the
path OF commerce which has hereto
fore glistened with the bones of count
less caravans lost through thirst.
The additions 10 the mineral wealth
of the world can only be guessed at:
the indications are that they will ex-
coed anything so far known in quaint
ity and variety. 1t is the land OF
Ophir. What will become of the ma
tive inhabitants is vet problem with
out statement. But they are not
| like the sayages of America; they will
work and the climate demands their
service. Stable government and
means of communication will give
employment to millions and add inn
measurablv to the sum of human hap
piness while removing the burdens of
savagery and slavery, which have OPP
pressed the negro from the most an
cient times. The earliest Egyptian
records picture the negro as a slave
/ To him, the advent of civilization is
/ freedom even though he remain SER
want
1 The same evolutionary contest is
/ going on the world over that has been
waged ever since man began TO hud-
/ die III caves and rely on mutual help
/ to conquer the climate aud the beasts
Of the field, It Is a social evolution:
+ the survival aud extension of the race
t iittest 10 dominate This contest is
/ going on IN Africa under very differ
4 NftA A1Ad&tt*3AS if0A1 those III TINS
country aud somewhat different from
those in Asia In Africa the power
4 ful nations Of Europe meet iii solid
blocks they having divided the ceun-
try among themselves The citizen
ship Of Africa is iii national groups
/ and not Individually mixed as iii this
country The native stock to pe dis
placed. worked over or destroyed il
NOT So strong a. that OF Asia but
stronger racially than that Of Ameri-
Ga, The religious feryor of Asia Is
largely wanting There Is no great
body Il historic civilization behind
the egro Is there Is behind the
Asiatie. The gap Is wider. Yet the.
time may come even soon when a
great nation may be built up on
African soil with distinctive features
South Africa is almost ready and has
the elements Of power in it to make 8
beginning. Just nov il lacks unity.
Ia view q ALL these possibilities. ii
would almost seem thar the history
81 the world we're but Just beginning.
Milwaukee journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
peep water Ma,s Communications.

President Cleveland has appointed
there commissioners to confer with
a similar commission to be appointed
by Great Britain or Canada and report
upon the feasibility Of deep water
canal between the great lakes and the
Atlantic ocean. This appointment Is
made under an act Of Congress ar
proved last March The appointees
are James B Angel Of Michigan.
John H. Russell Of Massachusetts and
Lyman Il. Cooley Of Illinois,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

The new American line steamer st.
Paul Is expected to e sipse all her three
sisters III speed and general efficiency
Whether she can ont travel the New
YorS, and the Paris remains to be seen.
bat that she will prove faster than the
st. louis seems probable. The action Of
the st. Louis has been carefully watch
ed by her builders since she has been on
the sea, and some few changes have been
made accordingly IN the finishing off Of
the 81 Panl which are believed to he
improvements. TIE relative speed IF the
st. Louis aAd 81 Paul on the one hand
and ef the New York and Paris on the
other Viii be test 81 tht comparative
merits If shipbuilding ut home and
abroad The New York md the Paris
are among the best specimens of British
steamer construction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

From the cities and larger towns of
the country comes one report as to the
public schools There is not nearly
enough desk room for the pupils Thou
sands must remain without instruction
because there is not schoolhouse room
for them. This is melancholy state of
affairs The plain truth is that the pub
lie school fund of the country has beeh
used too freely to provide high school
and college instruction for advanced
pupils, leaving not enough for those of
tender years. This was great mistake.
A human being can get ON in the world
decently and comfortably if he has Il
knowledge of the three Rs, no more.
Without that his chance is slim. The
first duty therefore of school boards is
to provide ample room. accommoda-
tions and instruction for the primary
pupils, though the high school students
have to go without instruction for a
year. They know enough to earn their
own living already. The primary pupils
must be gathered in off the street and
put under instruction even if there
should be in consequence no high school
at all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Spain is hard put t. il indeed when
she j. forced 70 use upon hapless Cuba
the hordes ef desperaGees and cutthroats
III her peritentiuries and prisons, giving
them their freedom On cundiaoa that
they become food for Cuban powder.
The CUBAN patriots viii love gAemother
country meme tie uore f0 taS and il
viii teni u make tie Struggle even
mere desperate than il noN :. Tire star
ftee 0Uba " VS. brighter every day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
Cold Mining In Canada.

1t would be strange if a large portion
Of the worlds future gold should be
mined in the northern portion of North
America, the cold, icy region of the
polar bear and musk OK. The greed of
man would secare it, however, though
it We're hidden under the very founda-
tions of the north pole itself One man
would keep up the fire to melt the ice
while another dug, and they would di-
vide the profits.
Besides the Yukon gold and that in
the region north of Dakota discoveries
in the northwest corner of the province
Of Ontario make it rather a matter of
wonder that the gold seekers have flock
ed thither in no larger numbers than
they have done. Gold bearing veins of
more or less richness have been found
along the northern edge of Lake of the
Woods and in the neighborhood of Seine
river and Bad Vermillion lake and
Shoal lake. The structure of the land
surface is evidently volcanic, and the
upheavals We're tremendous. The gold
is found in quartz veins, and therefore
requires the aid Of stamping mills to
obtain it. That, perhaps, is the princi-
pal reason why there has been no such
rush to the mines as might have been
expected. Very little outside capital has
been put into the diggings as yet, al
though undoubtedly investments there
would pay rich returns. Some of the
best ore. roughly milled, yielded $I15 a
ton. This was in the vicinity Of Bad
Vermillion lake. Here is an opening for
both capital and labor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

One of the strangest sea fatalities
ever recorded was that by which the
commander of all the Spanish naval
forces III Cuba and AS officers and crew
of the cruiser Barcastegui lost their
lives in the nighttime off the coast of
the Cuban port Of Barcastegui. In the
darkness the merchant steamer Mortera
was approaching the port Her captain
saw the cruiser green light and signal
ed accordingly. The cruiser whistled
hack twice, and all seemed correct.
Then suddenly all was darkness, and
the cruiser was seen no more till the
Mortera struck her and sank her. The
electric signal lights ON the cruiser
went ont because 1t was necessary }
stop the engines in order to save the life
of Il common sailor who had got caught
in the dynamo From this stopping of
the engines came all the disaster. Ger
tainly it IS not safe TO leave the signal
lights of a steam vessel dependent
wholly on the working of an engine
Electric signal lights are not reliable
under such circumstances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
Temperance the world over.

Those who have watched the temper
Rnce agitation as it is conducted in the
various civilized countries have observed
the remarkable tendency everywhere to
make the manufacture aud selling of
liquor a government monopoly, thus
putting both quantity and the quality
| under government control. Our readers
are familiar with the Scandinavian sys-
tenn, III vogue more or less through
towns of Sweden and Norway, where
the city authorities appoint respecta-
Bile citizen to sell intoxicating drinks.
He is salaried city official, like a
street cleaning commissioner. There
can be no private gain to the seller, and
1t is not to his interest to enlarge the
consumption of alcohol. What profit
there is IL the business goes into the
city treasury. This system was adopted
in Sweden and Norway under the local
option method.
Most notable of all, however, is the
Russian movement toward government
control of liquor selling. There the
sdict has gone forth that saloon keeping
as private business shall be abolished
altogether. The curse of Russia hitherto
has been drunkenness. The village sa-
loon keeper has pandered to and infiam-
ed by all means in his power the ma
tional appetite for drink till the Russian
peasant. the most thriftless creature on
the face of the EARTH has become mort
gagged body and bones to him. Next
July the sale and manufacture of liquor
viii be taken in charge by the imperial
government in seven provinces of Rus
STA. The change will be gradually made
in other provinces, until by Jan. !,
1898, there will not be private saloon
keeper in all the holy Russian empire
The car takes this measure to protect
his subjects.
In France the temperance measure is
less sweeping, the government monopo-
lizing only the manufacture and sale of
the stronger alcoholic drinks, leaving
beer and the lighter wines to be made
and sold by private individuals, as at
present. The French cabinet itself is
back of the temperance movement, ev-
cry member of that cabinet being, it is
said, total abstainer.
While Belgium has not yet assumed
the monopoly of the manufacture and
sale of liquors, government commits
sion is now thoroughly investigating
the evils of intemperance in the nation,
with view to future legislation. In
majority of the American states the tenn
perance question is one of the burning
ones, with a tendency toward local OPP
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

The much-talked-of prize fight Of
Corbett and Fitzim mons was prevent
ed by the firm and determined action
of the governors in the states where
It was proposed to be held. The pre-
yention OF this fight was Knockout
blow to pugiiism. 1t is not probable
that the public will ever again serious
Il interest itself in prize fighting or
> rize-fghters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

John d. Rockefeller has made the
University ofChicago an additional gift
of three million dollars. No other uni
veristy ever had so wealthyand munifi-
cent patron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Chauncey Depew is right to be pleas
ed over the fact that the distance 4
crack French train travels in 10 hours.
at a cost 70 each passenger of SIS, can
be made IN America in 10 hours, at d
cost Of $50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Two murder trials OF more than
usual interest have closed within the
week and in both cases the accused
has been found guilty Of murder in
the first degree. The trialof Durrant
in San Francisco was long and tedious
but showed conelusively that he was
guilty Of the brutal murder and mu-
tilation of Blanche Lamont
II. II. Holmes was tried in Phla-
delphia for the murder OF Ben F. Pit
zel and il the theory Of the police is
correct. he is guilty Of killing nearly
a score Of victims. For cool, DELHI
crate treacherous and designing
murderers, Holmes and Durrant have
few eounterparts in the history Of
crime
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

The Philadelphia Times gives the fol
lowing interesting hit Of information
1.-THE truth q the matter il that phila-
delphia is not slow place, anyhow.
when yen kaow ii
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
prize-tighters.

The literary world has lost a brill
liant and promising writer in the
death Of Eugene Field. He was com
paratively young man and much
ives expected from his gifted pen for
az least a quarter of century longer.
He was humorist but combined with
his merry making keen appreciation
of the serious side Of life. His dispose
tion was genial and social and he pos
sessed host Of warm personal friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

A$hS%A 2 4 HdFE eOInG GuOiCt CITY
IN. property lots and farms
e. E ess.sIs which can be bought on
reasonable terms. Call at my office
for printed list.
Five room house, woodshed, cistern,
desirable location, 3 blocks west of
Court house. $1,000.
Five room house, two lots of
ground. apple trees, woodshed and
cistern. A bargain at $l100.
Four room house and one acre of
ground north of depot, at $1,000. A
good bargain.
Good six room dwelling house with
five lots of ground, good barn, sum-
mer kitchen and well on place. In
northern part of city, excellent loca-
ton.
A splendid stock farm, as good as
can be found in the county, 123 acres.
Excellent water, good residence and
barn. Two and one-half miles north
of Lancaster. 1913 per acre. A bar
gain. %
A new residence in western part of
the city for sale cheap for cash. The
best bargain in the city. Call and in
vestigate.
j. w. A1tizer
Real Estate Agent.
ONCE over Baldwin's Jewelry Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Ofcourse. The elai aants who demand
share Of the Mora indemnity are as
the leaves Of the forest in number, and
the chances are that the rightful owner
Of it will not have much Of it. after all,
even though he waited generation
more or less to get his money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Atlanta : owed it, cosmopolitan char
aoter by having on exposition opening
day addresses from white Lnan, Il
e0lsred man and d woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

There are both sense and reason in
the call of writer i'll the New York
Sun for the appointment of commercial
travellers as foreign consuls. They know
more in minute about trade and its
requirements than the ordinary lawyer,
poet or politician will know in the
whole course of his life. What we want
our consuls to do . TO spread American
goods through the world and to make
markets for them Nobody else can do
this SO we'll as wide awake. intelli-
gent and honorable commercial traveller
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

-Four If tie backgrounds e the civil
war have NOW heen constituted national
military Il Is. They are Gettysburg,
Shiloh, All etam ana Chiekamauga
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07

Uncle Josie Field If Red Bank. n. J.,
has endured the racket of every presi.
Dental compaign since %. and yet he
survives IN good health anu is net bald
headed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
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Real Estate J!

| have some choice city
property, lots and farms
which can be bought ON
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-01
TWO NEGRO WOMEN
Meet Horrible Deaths on a Railroad Track-Fatal Effects of
 Drunken Spree.

News reached the city yesterday after noon of the horrible death of two negro women, named Rena Jones and Lizzie Rensford, early Tuesday morning.
 From all of the information obtainable it seems that they had been to dance near one of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company's slopes, and that while at this dance they became almost too drunk to walk home.
 Early in the morning when some of the negroes started for home these women could hardly walk, and were feeling rather gay.
 The crowd walked down one of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's tracks, and in a short time the headlight of an engine was seen approaching. Com panions of the women warned them of the approaching engine, but they paid no at tention.
 Finally the engine rushed upon them, at the same time giving shrieking alarms, and the result was death. Both of their bodies were horribly torn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-01
A CIGARETTE PEND
Causes the Almost Entire Humiliation of North ( tarolina Town.
 Heavy Monetary Loss.

WILMINGTON, N. o., Feb. 2S.-A special 10 the Star from Kingston, N. C., says: About 0 'clock this afternoon fire broke out in the Bryan field stables and rapidly spreadto the wooden buildings in the rear of Oettenger Bros store and the opera house. The two main business blocks ol the town are in ashes or smouldering 2 ruins, including the stores of Einstein Bros., s. H. LofteD, Oettenger Bros., Priedner, Cox & Co., s hardware store, c. w. Crabtree, Abbott & SummerelI, Dawson Bros. J W Collins, Loflin's bank, the barrooms of H. c. Harrison and J. L. Whaley and Wag- oner's beer bottlirg establishment, Hotel Tull, the Free Press office, Dr. Tui's resi- dence and offices, residences of $. Ein- stein and H. H. Wilson, sheriff; Dr. w. A. J. Pollock, A. J. Loften, 8. M. Har- rell snd w. Il. Brcck's residences and stables. The flying sparks burned two or three houses occupied by colored people in another part of the town.
 It is by far the severest fire ever known in Kingston. The loss is fully S225 ,000 and the insurance in the aggregate is small.
 The fire was under control by 6:30 o'clock. The Newberne fire engine ar rived here at 7:20 and is now throwin g water on the smouldering ruins.
 The origin of the fire is reported to have been a cigarette stump, careessly thrown by a boy in Bryanfield Is stables.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-01
The nailet Girls Big Toe.

A man will watch performer in nov city dance and allow his applause to be guided by the things that he had for SUD- per or the previous condition of his liver. He forgets or does not think that tho per former before him has practiced three hours a day for ten years perhaps and means to go on doing the same thing as long as she remains before the people in a professional capacity. It never occurs to him, unless he be of the thoughtful. in vestigating kind, that the girl who smiles and dances back of the footiiehts may have a great toe that is twice the size it ought to be. Tho work used to be source of pain to her, but that time has passed, and now a calleus lump deadens the hurt that came every time she placed the weight of her body upon that usually unruly and weak part of her anatomy.-Philadelph Times