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The true northerner., 1896-07-15

Delaware has been called the Dia.
mond State, for, though small in size,
it formerly was of great political i'm
portance. 1t also enjoys the nickname
of the Blue Hen State, this having
been bestowed on account of a gentle
man named Caldwell, who made the
state famous in sporting annals by the
quality of his gamecocks, which he al
ways bred from the eggs of blue hen,
believing that this was the best color
for the mother of q gamecock.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Murder at a Picnic.

STURGIs, Mich, July THE German
Benevolent society held "a picnic at Min
newaukon lake July 4 John Sexauer,
aged 10, residing two miles southwest of
Lima, Ind, went to Klinger lake, got into
fight and was cleaned out. He then
went TO Minnewaukon, drank more
whisky and proceeded to fight. In a few
minutes stones, chairs and missiles of ev.
cry description flew in all directions, and
in the melee John Sexauer received two
blows on the head. producing conclusion
and internal hemorrhage, from which he
died Monday. An inquest was held and
verdict returned that Sexauer came to
his death by blows on the head from un-
known parties
The true northerner., 1896-07-15

of Observations ln England.
The London Field tells of the eggs of
the cuckoo and Of the foster parents as
exhibited i'm collection comprising 919
cuckoo eggs and accompanying clutches.
or sets, of the foster parents These egg
sets werc owned by f. Bidwell, Walter
Rothschild. p. Crowley and a man not
a member OF the British Ornithologists'
club, H. Massey, who had more than
any other-275 cuckoo eggs and so fos
terers The conclusions which have
been arrived at in regard to the habits
of this feathered tough are put down in
one, two, three order, according to OBJ
servations recorded. These conclusions
give curious and interesting insight
into the ways Of bird, the like Of
which, insomuch "a the habits are con-
cerned, is found in the American cow
bird.
The eggs of the European cuckoo vary
more in size and color (markings) than
the eggs of any other bird. These eggs
are remarkable in their form, the weight
of the shells and the thickness and
hardness of the shells. The eggs laid in
the nests of two kinds of birds (Ruti-
ella phGnicurus and Fringilla monti-
fringilla) are nearly always like the
eggs Of the foster parents. Furthermore,
limitations are also common in nests of
four other varieties but are never found
in several species. 1t seems from this
that the cuckoo has the power of laying
eggs of a certain color or size resem-
bling those of the duped foster parents,
in at least some instances. Most cuckoos
lay their eggs in nests Of some particu-
lar species Of bird, the red breasts or
reed warbler, for instance. Cuckoos
change to other varieties Of nests only
when they cannot find the accustomed
ones, and they come to one district year
after year.
The female bird lays about 20 eggs in
a year, which is more than the respect
able female birds of ordinary species.
This is because of the precarious exist
ence of the eggs, which are liable to be
thrown to the ground by the birds in
whose nest they are placed. One egg
only is placed in one nest by the mother
bird, which usually, though not always,
throws out one of the original eggs.
One hundred and nineteen varieties
of birds have been imposed upon by the
cuckoo, and while most of these birds
were small ones, warblers, fycatchers
and the like, turtle, stock and ring
doves, little grebes, mapgies, jackdoves,
and even the shrikes (four kinds), have
given support TO this race of beggars.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
MICHIGAN PICKINGS.
WHAT Is oolNa ON IN OUR OWN
STATE.

Items Whsch VIII he OF Interest to Our
Readers Gathered from Here and There
Grimes Casualties and other Occur
rencss OF the Week Reported by Wire.
DETROIT. June 9-The most sensation
al murder Detroit has known in q long
time was committed on Grand River ave-
nue. Wednesday morning. James L. Ma
gee, well known and popular young ath-
lete, was shot and almost instantly killed
by an assassin. The police think Frank
Ashley, the notorious tough and the Grand
River avenue saloonkeeper, Is the murder
er. He had n grudge against Magee. IL
Is known he was near the place where the
crime was committed, and that he re-
mained near there until q o'clock Wednes-
day morning He was arrested in the aft
ernoon but stoutly asserts his innocence.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Receiver Appointed.

ST. JOINS, Mich, July Sd. s. French
was "Wednesday appointed receiver of the
St Johns Manufacturing company which
operates the largest table factory in the
world. The company had on Monday
given mortgages for S9l, 900 to secure cred.
itors, the heaviest of whom were the
Massachusetts National bank Of Pitts
burg, Mass, and the Third National
bank of New York, $1,000 The assets
are estimated at $500 900. The company had
suffered n loss of $500 by fire and had
no insurance. 1t will probably survive its
EN- mbarra ssment.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Strike at Bay City.

BAY CITY, Mich, July 9-The situation
with the strikers at Wheeler & Co. s ship
yards remains unchanged The strikers
have appointed press committee to keep
the public informed through the news
papers of the strike. They say they have
sufficient money to last them several
months The company remains firm and
refuses to make any concessions. The
non.union men, who are causing all the
trouble are still at work
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
JOHNSON NOT TO FIGHT A DUEL.
Friends Dissuade Him from Giving the
Spaniard Satisfaction.


HAVANA, July 9.-The proposed duel be-
tween General Bradley T. Johnson and
Senor Manuel Ampulia will not take
place as friends of the former have inter
fered and dissuaded the general from nc
cepting the challenge on the ground that
1t was irregular. Besides, semi official in.
fuence will now in all probability prevent
Ampulia from sending his seconds TO Gen
eral Johnson.
The challenge was received by the gen.
eral, and in an interview with the CORE
spondent here of the Associated Press he
expressed his willingness 60 fight. The
general also acknowledged receiving the
challenge in an interview published in
The Discussion, though until then he
had personally denied the fact
The General Johnson-Ampudia affair
has assumed different aspect La Lucha
publishes statement TO the effect that
General Johnson's remarks on the action
of Senior Ampudia in publishing his chal-
lenge in La Lucha teach a lesson TO the
ex-captain in the Spanish army when he
says that letters of that sort are not TO be
left in hotel offices, but are to be sent
through respectable parties adding: "A
very elementary matter, which il seems
was not known to that gentleman, a re-
tired captain and retired from the service
when young"
This statement of La Lucha is looked
upon here as being equivalent to provok-
ing a challenge from Ampudia. General
Fitzhugh-Lee Is maintaining very re-
served attitude in the matter. The Diario
de la Marina has published two editorials
rejecting upon the attitude of the United
States towards Cuba. In the first Of these
utterances the paper maintains that Spain
is able to demand from the United States
indemnity for the alleged permitting of
filibustering expeditions to leave the
United States for Cuba, and in the second
it holds that the Spanish government
ought not to allow naturalized Americans
to reside in Cuba.
A prominent merchant, referring to the
suggestion that Spain demand an indem-
nifty from the United States, says that if
Spain asks for 500, 700 900 the government
at Washington will pay, because war with
Spain would result in American COM
merce suffering to the amount of over
500, 100000, and the complication which it
would bring about with the great Euro
pean nations who are friendly TO Spain
would cause another loss OF 800 900.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15

CHICAGO, July 9.-Following are the
League records at base ball: At Chicago
Baltimore Is, Chicago l3; at st. Louis
New York g. st. Louis 8; at Cleveland
Brooklyn IL, Cleveland o; at Cincinnati
Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 8; at Louisville
Boston 2, Louisville 10; at Washington
-Pittsburg 49, Washington 0.
Western League: At Milwaukee-Co-
lumbus TO- Milwaukee Is; at Minneapolis
Detroit o. Minneapolis IS; at st. Paul
Grand Rapids 3, st. Paul 3; at Kansas
City-Indianapolis 8, Kansas City
Western Association: At Burlington
Dubuque 5, Burlington /; at st. Joseph
Peoria 10, st. Joseph z; at Des Moines-
Cedar Rapids o, Des Moines T.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Fire VIII Cost -Four Human Lives.

BUFFALO, July 9.-Fire last night de-
stroyed George Frenkels Empire hotel on
Elm street Miss Jennie Mills, aged 40;
Mrs. Moriana, aged 10, ard 2-year-old
child, Maggie King, were suffocated. Geo.
Paps, aged 20, jumped from the third story
window and will likely die.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Ancients Meet the Queen.

LONDON, July 9.-The Boston Ancient
and Honorable Artillery paid visit to the
queen yesterday and was inspected by her
majesty, who expressed her pleasure at
meeting the gentlemen of the company
She was enthusiastically cheered by the
company, which in turn received an ova-
ton from the Windsor people.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
shot by a Drunken Husband.

DETROIT, July st. H. Often, a drunk
en- horse sheer, Tuesday morning shot his
wife, the bullet lodging in her shoulder,
and also shot Mrs Henry Desruisseax, al
whose house Mrs Often had been staying
she having left her home on account OF
her husbands dissipated and dangerous
habits Mrs. Desruisseaux was shot in
the abdomen. Both women will probably
recover
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Naval Militia Goes on . Cruise.

DETROIT, July THE first division of
ihe Michigan naval reserves, numbering
eighty officers and men, boarded the
United States steamship Michigan ysster-
,iay for the annual five days cruise of in
ntruction
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Locomotive Boiler Explodes

EsCANABA, Mich, July 9.-The boiler Of
= freight engine on the c. and N. w. r.
r. exploded at Trombly siding, killing
Engineer Stonehouse and badly scalding
Fireman + ). Buell. and Brakeman Con.
rad Cor gems
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
wou,d Make Both Happy.

Mrs. Fret-If had money enough to
go abroad and stay year, would be
perfectly happy.
Mr.. Fret-So would L-Detroit
Free Press.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
The Kurd. Should Be E,terminated.

LONDON, July "a dispatch to The
Chronicle from Constantinople says that
IL Is reported there that $1,000 Kurds in
the Diarbekir district have revoltsd and
are pillaging the villages indiscriminately
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Jose Maceo Reported Wounded.

HAVANA, July 9.-General Linares re-
ports that country people from Songos,
who have recently reached Santiago do
Cuba, assert that Jose Maceo was wounded
in the head and breast by two bullets In
the recent engagement at Iona del Cato.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15

Morris Hartnett, II years of age, has
been arrested at Valparaiso. Ind, on a
charge Of criminally assaulting Ruby Rid.
die, who Is 9 years old, and Ida CoyeS
aged 5. He was held In 81 900 bonds.
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Sir Charles Tupper ResIRr
Scores on the Ball Fields.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 9.-Sir Charles Tup-
per and has colleagues have resigned
The true northerner., 1896-07-15
Deceased WIFE,. Sister B,,l.

LONDON, July l0.-In the house Of lords
yesterday the deceased wife's sister bill
passed It's committee stage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
ExILEo BY A THREAT.
a Man Who Stays Another in Self-Defense
Becomes a Manderer.

A'NtoAANH q
There are some men OF such unre-
lenting purpose that when they once
register a VOW to do certain thing
no human agency can cause them to
alter their resolution" said George Rice.
OF Arkansas.
Here is a little story taken from
life, every incident Of which came under
my own observation The facts are
truly stated as can be easily verified.
About ten years ago, in little south.
ern town, two friends Of mine, d young
man and a man OF middle age, had Il
difficulty, and the former fell dead.
pierced through the heart with q bullet
from a revolver.
The blame all rested with the de-
ceased. He came Of a highly-respecta-
lie family, but had fallen into con-
vivial habits, and when drinking was
very ugly. Time and again he had made
threats against the man who killed him.
Friends Of the latter told him cf the
threats, and begged him to avoid a meet
ing, which he did whenever possible
At last it came to question of killing
or getting killed, and he obeyed natures
firsU law.
y jury would have cleared him be-
yond all doubt if the case had ever come
to trial, but it never did Instead, he
forfeited his bond of $4,000, and the
cash was paid over by my hands. The
man who did the killing left Tor parts
unknown and has never returned.
Why did he rot stand trial? Simply
because the father Of the deceased sol
emily declared in the presence of all his
townsmen that if John -- was acquit-
ted of Staying his son he would become
the boys avenger. He would kill his
sons slayer.
The old man was never known to
break his word. His courage was of
that desperate kind that feared moth
ing. Nobody doubted that he would
do just what he said, so I advised John
- to clear out, and, as there had been
enou1 h killing, he went.
Ten years have gone by, and the old
father has never relented. He stands
ready to-day to make good his oath
Argument and persuasion are useless.
and a good man is forced into Danish
ment as long as the other lives" Wash
ington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Flights Matrimonial Prospects.

In the reign of Louis XIV. solemn
edict was passed in France TO the follow
ing effect: 'Whosoeyer. by means Of
red and v hite paint, perfumes, essences,
or. Gcial teeth, false hair, cotton wool.
iror corsets. hoops, shoes with high
Rec !, or false hips. should seek to in
due into the bonds Of marriage any
male subject Of his majesty shall be
prosecuted for witehcraft and declared
Incapable Of matrimony.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Wnn.t No., Illnre-

1t is an odd fact that the telegraph
lines viii not work through the Hoosac
tunnel. Messages have to be sent on
wires strung on poles over the top of
the mountains, fully nine miles, and
that is the way ingoing and outcoming
passenger and freight trains are her
aided to the keepers of the two tunnel
approaches. In order to maintain.
this overland mountain line a swath Of
woodland has 70 be kept clear of trees
and bushes directly up the steep noun
tain side. There are supposed to be
magnetic ores inside the mountain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
ARE SIMPLY FoRoeRles.
Washington Furniture Initiated and Of
fered for sale as Real.

% ~ - TT
george Washington desk, together
WITH some other pieces OF ms furniture,
IS III The governor room at the New
York city nail, says the collector and
a very well-kept, convenient looking
desk It Is. made OF weli-pohshed ma
hogany, and with lots OF room for the
WINTER arm
visitors TO TINS room are inclined TO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
BRAzlL's BLACK DIAMONDS.
More sent to south Africa Than Any
Other Place

other Place.
Although the greatest diamond miues
in the world are in South Africa. Brazil
exports more diamonds to that part
than anywhere else on earth, SAYS a
London paper. The explanation is easy.
They are black diamonds, and not Of
the kind used for jeweIry. The place OF
their greatest utility is underground
IN mines. South Africa does not pro-
duce them, but it could not we'll get
along without them.
Black diamond is the hardest sub
stance known. ITS uslity has only neen
realized for about 20 wears, and ;nl-
provements are Consistently being made
/ in ii. The rough stones are taken and
split by machinery IN way that was
unknown until recently The split
must follow tic grain IF it does not
the stone VIII be wasted Each stone
1 is split into cubes Of different sizes.
The cubes are then welded INTO mining
drills if they are to be used for boring.
( The steel is east about the diamond SO
thatsit cannot get loose In the same
way nearly all diamond saNs are made.
Every tooth is a black-diamond cube.
It is fastened on when the steel por-
ton OF the instrument is in molten
state.
The attempt to make these stones
artiticially has proven a failure in every
instance. The cost is greater than the
market price of the Brazilian dia-
mond.
Black diamonds weigh ordinarily less
than 100 carats, ranging all the way
down to half carat. The largest in
existence was found only a short time
ago, its Weight being 500 carats The
diamond was sold to a museum for
5000,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Named After Rnraltr.

According TO the invariable custom of
the duke of Richmond's family it is
prescribed that the eldest son and the
eldest son of the eldest son shall be
named after King Charles IT., to whom
they owe 50 much. The same principle
is preserved in Lord Salisbury's family,
where the eldest sons are named James,
after James T., who bestowed the earl
dom Of Salisbury and viscounty If Cram
borne on the original founder Of the
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
ENEMIES OF ENGLAND.
Great Britain Has Fought and Conquered
Three Great Potentates.

NTreaL britain HAS EOQEnN ana conquered
Three Great Potentates.
The three greatest potentates of mod
ern times have been England's strenu-
Gus antagonists-viz., Philip H., Louis
XIV and Napoleon. OF these three Ma
poleon was the most powerful, says
Blaekwood's Magazine, Philip the most
deadly. The leaders under whom the
English rallied against these world-fa-
nous monarchs were, first, Elizabeth
and Drake; second, William aud MARI
borough; Third, Pitt and Nelson the
result of the first OF these great his
toric duels was TO overturn the founda-
tions of Spanish empire. with its do.
minion over the seas, its vast colonial
possessions, its claim under d papai
bull TO an exclusive monopoly of the
new world. The result of the second was
TO decide which should be the residuary
legatee Of the deceased Spanish power,
Trance or England; giving in the end
the succession to its old world domin-
ions 20 France, its trade, maritime SUI
premacy and colonies mainly to Eng
land
The result OF the third was to shat
ter Napoleon's hopes Of ascendancy by
sea, and to force him back on European
conquests, upon projects which related
to the old world and not to the new
Pitt and Nelson did not disappear un-
til that end was attained and England 5
part in the later wars of Napoleon was
that, having, as Pitt said in almost his
closing words, saved herself by her
energy she saved Europe by her ex-
ample and assistance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18

Herr Notbe, a German scientist, is
said to have discovered a means of cul-
tivating the nitrogen absorbing bac-
terra which are the cause of the assini-
lation by leguminous plants to the at
mospheric nitrogen, and he believes
that the productiveness of certain soils
can be increased by sowing these BAG
terra. AS the experiment would cost
the farmer $3.50 an acre, he is not likely
to try it on an extensive scale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
WAYS OF AUTHORS.
Some Writers Have Been Very Indus
trious and Painstaking.

frious and Painstaking.
Industry and perseverance, ian in
finite capacity for taking pains, if they
are not indeed genius itself. MS has nara
doxically been said. form at least the in
dispensable aceompanimenfs to it. Mr..
Elder Haggard declares that he writes
his books simply by keeping al worl, on
them. And the industry of Mr.. Rudyard
Kipling may be measured nv the fact
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Bits of WI.don.

The devil finds it hard to get a foot
hold in the home where love is king.
The heart is larger than the world.
because the whole world cannot fiji it.
No man can grind down another with
out first placing his own soul under the
milestone.
The greatest thing possible for any
man to DO IS 70 walk in the footsteps Of
Jesus Christ.
If tie heart goes with the gift, it
may be small and homelv in the eyes OF
raen. and yet - VIII be great il the sight
Of Cod.--Rc1n's Horn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
CASHIER WASHES MONEY.
Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
by an Ammonia Bath.

Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
by an Ammonia Bath.
The fair metropolitan cashier has
added new factor to her growing val
cation which Will not prove so desirable
a vile in the eyes OF her employer as
the honesty and efficiency which have
won for her almost a monopoly in the
business. 1t is the result of the 1nicrobe
craze, says the Globe-De1nocrat, and is
nothing less than washing all the money
she handles, and charging her employer
overtime, too. The discoverer Of this
new way to enhance her usefulness and
COSTS Annie Nesmyth, the money-taler
of big downtown Fotel. Miss
Nesmyth serves at night mostly, and,
while less money comes in then than
during the day, she is generally kept
busy enough. The money is often very
dirty and to the last degree repulsive
to handle. Now, the cashier is a trained
nurse resting" from her arduous pro,
fessional labors. After sick spell!
from handling the soiled currency she
concluded to resign. She was persuaded
not TO by an increase of her salary and
permission to wash the money. So
every night secs soup-piate of ann
monia water ct her elbow. into which
each note as it arrives is dropped. 1t
gets 4 quio bath and then is laid out
on a piece of flannel to dry as tenderly
as if it were her best piece of iewelry,
The water has 70 be changed two or
three times in a night
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The undersigned having been restored to
health by simple means, after suffering for
several years with a severe lung Affection
and that dread disease Consumption. is dnX-
ious to make known 70 his fellow sufferers
the means of cure. To those who desire II
he will cheerfully send tree Of charge)
copy Of the prescription used. which they
will find a sure cure for Consumption Asth-
ma. Catarrh. Bronchitis and all lung and
try his remedy as il is invaluable. Those
desiring the prescription which VIII cost
them nothing. and may prove blessing
viii please address.
Rev. EDWARD =. WILSON,. Brooklyn, Y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Herman Buchner,
ATTORNEY

Practices in all state courts. Loans,
collections and settlement of estates.
Court commissioner for U. S. courts
and for circuit court of Grant county.
Pendleton block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
REAL ESTATE


If you contemplate buying
in Lancaster this summer,
give me a call. | have a list
Of fine residences from 500
upward. Also some choice
building lots in different parts
of the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Brown & Goodsell,
ATTORNEYS

VIII practice in all courts in the
county and state. Real estate bought
and sold Probate business a special
ty. Collections promptly attended to.
Office over State bank
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
7. Godfrey. M. D.

Office over Post Office. Residence
two blocks north III Grand Central
Hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
Clark & Taylor,
Clearly & Cleary,

Will practice in all courts. Special
les: Collections, Loans and Settle
ment of Estates. PLATTEvILLE, WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
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