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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Beautiful fall foliage.

Banker Eastman. OF Montfort, is
dead.
Hog cholera is increasing in this
state.
The horse fountain is being re-
paired.
Fred Haney of Boscobel was in
town Tuesday.
There are $4,000 mich cows in
Wisconsin today.
Jos. Nathan, Sr.. is in Prairie du
Chen this week.
Joe Smith is erecting an extension
to his restaurant.
Fred Brinkman is now located at
New Hampton, Ia
Fred Book OF Boscobel visited
Lancaster Saturday.
-Nathan's have Just put in fine
new display counter.
Mrs. Adolph GRIMM OF Dubuque
is visiting her parents in the city.
Miss Clara and Fred Grindell of
Platteville are visiting in the city.
-Chas. Burr has fine line OF win
ter plants which he is selling cheap.
Miss Alice Edwards has returned
home from a visit to Scales Mounds.
At Gratiot man was fined 80
and costs for pointing a gun at Ed
Cole.
Montfort's good citizens have had
the freedom of our city for nearly
week.
Joseph Addison Of Bloomington
was in Lancaster on business last
Friday.
Read the advertisement of Louis
Conigisky, the optician, in another
column.
A new iron mail box adorns the
lamp-post in front of the Lancaster
post Office.
This is the most quiet term of
circuit court known in Lancaster for
many years.
Darlington is to have new
school house. The contract has been
let for 81, 800.
james Kemler and wife of Platte
vile sojourned several days in the
city last week.
Wallace Clark of Mt. Ida has
moved with his family to Flandreau,
South Dakota.
This state is fourth in position
among the great butter producing
states of the Union.
Hiram Gilmore of Platteville
has struck a promising lead in his
mine near Fairplay.
Watch for posters announcing
grand public ball in City opera house
Thanksgiving night.
Andy Kitelinger is around on
crutches, having crushed his foot be-
tween two cakes of ice.
If you want nice plant for win
dow decoration get nice fern or
palm at Charley Burr's.
Mrs. VIM. Griswold, of Fenni-
more, visited relatives in Lancaster
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. DR.. Cronin and Mrs. c.. H.
Basford started for Iowa Tuesday
morning for few days visit.
BY a score of 20 to the U. W.
football team defeated the Platteville
Normals at Madison last week.
Dubuque Harp orchestra at the
City opera house base ball dance, in
Lancaster Thanksgiving night.
The 6-months old son of A. G.
Hampton, Of Boice Creek. died on
Tuesday last after brief illness.
Charley Burrows preached at
Elmdale church last Sunday. NJ. S.
Trowbridge assisted with singing.
The price of lead has dropped
from sS1 to s2S ton and it is thought
there will be a still further decline.
Miss Emma Kelley, artist, has on
exhibition in Smiths restaurant
life-like portrait Of Harry Drinkwater.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Brown Friday afternoon at 2:30.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

The biggest bank account in the
world will not pay person for his
health. A little Rocky Mountain Tea
will make you healthy and keep you
healthy. Sold at BENEFITS drug
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21
A Fellow Feeling.

Disappointed Suitor (savagely) -
What's that, you little impP You say
you just overheard your sister tell me
she would be a sister to me, and that
you are glad of it?
Small Brother (meekiy1-Yeth, thir
-snithery loves Company. thir.-
Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

Bloomington Record Mort
BARLEY made war on stump the
other day but was defeated He
placed some powder in the stump and
threw in a lighted natchi but as the
explosion did not occur he proceeded
to investigate just in time to catch
the full force Of the explosion in the
face. His face is badly blistered and
his eyes are serisusly injured, but he
will probably come out without per-
manent injury - John Zenz met
with an accident last Saturday that
win be a source of annoyance to him
for life. He was engaged in thres1-
ing, and while oiling the machine his
attention was taken from his work
and cog wheel caught his hand, sew
ering the middle, ring and little lin
gers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

son.
The srst grand dance Of the sea
son viii be given at the City opera
house in Lancaster Thanksgiving
night.
The only hotei at Twin Bluffs
burned to the ground Wednesday
night Twin Bluffs IS near Richland
Center,
A section Of the brick wall OF the
Masonic temple now being built in
Mineralpoint fell. injuring one man
severely.
Saturday, Oct. l6, was the birth
day of Rev. Sam Jones. the celebrated
evangelist. He was so years old last
Saturday.
Gus Lessard, recently sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary from
Prairie du Chen, died there a few
days ago.
Mrs. F. L. Churchill and child of
Richmond. Kentucky, are visiting
with J. Charles and Mrs. Churchill of
this city.
1t is a waste Of breath for the
mother to warn her boys against the
cigarette while their father is putting
away at pipe.
-Pototoes are turning out better
than was expected and the price has
dropped back from so cents to IS and
40 cents a bushel.
win Lewis arrived here Monday
morning from Butte, Montana, to
visit his father John P. Lewis. who
continues very i'll.
The Junior Epworth League will
hold a sociable in the chapel OF the
NJ. f. church, Friday evening, Octo-
Der %. Admission 10 cents.
-Budd Duncan and Chas. Stephens
have opened up a new livery stable in
the Grand Central barn. They ask a
portion of public patronage.
We have a large assortment of
sewing machines which we offer from
S15 up. Call and look over our
stock. MIcHAELIs q ROBERTS.
For RENT-A fine Groom house,
situated in the southeastern part of
the city of Lancaster. Terms reas-
sonable. Enquire OF Chas. Harvey.
Wait for the base ball dance in
City opera house Thanksgiving night.
You and your ladies are invited. The
Dubuque Harp orchestra will furnish
music
The receipts of the Burlington
railway at the Cassville station were
larger for last September than for any
month since the road has been in
operation.
The steamer Mary Morton is at
the bottom of the Mississippi near
Tower Island, few miles below ST.
Louis. The boat was on her way to
Memphis.
WANTED: By q good, respect
able girl, a place to work in a small
family for her board while learning
dressmaking. Apply Immediately at
the Herald office.
There are in Wisconsin today 951
creameries and 1871 cheese factories
These produced last year 1869, $50
pounds of butter and 52,480,815
pounds of cheese.
The s'Pantorium" of Goodrich &
Meuer expects to close down on Sat-
urday of this week and Mr.. Meuer
will probably go to Milwaukee in two
week to reside permanently.
-LosT: On the road between Cass-
vile and Beetown, a leather boot for
the back part of buggy. 1t was
lost October 8th. Finder requested
to leave at the Herald office.
The following named young
people of Montfort were visitors of
Miss Effie Lane last Sunday: Frank
Goold, Ed Mathews, Emma CASTOR,
Mabel Thomas and Miss Walker.
"A 10 cent supper will be served
at the NJ. E. chapel next Wednesday
evening, Oct. 81, by the ladies of the
church, to pay for the waterworks.
You are invited to come-5 to p. m.
Cuba City News: Albert Kawol-
ski Of Dickeyville met with sad acct
dent last Saturday. He was leading a
horse tn water when tho animal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

Rocky Mountain Tea, the great
system regulator, restores vitality,
regulates the kidneys, liver nd bow
els Sold at Benefits a4us store.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Cost $4,000 to Get Down Stairs.

It cost Columbus R. Cummings, of
Chicago, $4,000 to get down stairs from
the bedroom in his residence to the
dining room. He made the trip on an
elevator which he put into his home
at the cost mentioned. The lift" is
Of bronze, beautiful in design, and the
best and safest manufactured in Chi
cago.
The capitalist, banker and street
railway magnate has not left his bed
room since January. He is i'll with a
disease that may be arrested, but can
not be cured. His malady is dropsy.
He is a restless patient. He insists
on receiving friends when their pres
ence is forbidden by the doctor and
the nurse. He wants to give such at
tention to his large and varied bust
ness interests as is possible to give in
the sick room, ind he PARTICULARLY de-
sires to get down to the parlor floor of
his dwelling house. So he had the
elevator built.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

A special service for old people was
held in Philadelphia Methodist Epis-
copal Church on recent Sunday
morning. The sermon was from the
text, "Cast me off in the time of nv
old age; forsake me not when my
strength faileth." A general invita-
tion had been issued to the old folks
of the congregation and others were
asked to spread the word among the
aged and infrm Of the whole commun-
lty. Carriages were sent for those who
were unable to walk to the church, and
special arrangements were made for
their comfort throughout the service.
Great, comfortable, easy chairs and
rockers for the old people surrounded
the pulpit, in semicircle, and on two
tables were several bouquets Of fall
flowers, which were afterward dis
tributed as souvenirs of the occasion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

. A medical man in London lost his
dog; it was not beauty, but hand
some enough to be stolen, and it was
Q great pet Of his wife. He hit upon
an ingenious device for recovering it
1T cheap price. He put the follow
Ing advertisement in the paper: "Lost,
. small black dog from May Fair street.
It is Of no value even to the owner,
butkind-hearted persons who may have
been moved to take it in are warned
not to do so, as the animal has been
much experimental upon for scientific
purposes, and may become involun-
tarily source Of great danger" The
dog came back the same day, in time
for afternoon tea.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Novelties in advertising are not linn
tied to America. In some Of the for
eign cities enterprising firms watch the
papers carefully for records Of births
and promptly send the mother pres
ents Of soap OF toilet articles. One
London house, keeping its records
carefully, waits till the child is few
years old and then sends out-the sex
being noted-the following: Madame,
as your little child's birthday ap.
proaches, and, thinking that you may
require some present for her in COM
memoration Of the event, we enclose a
catalogue Of our toys"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Good Roads in Prussia.

There is in Prussia and in the ON Fl 4
States a corps Of educated, hisal !!
trained State employeeswho have ~ B
roads their profession, and they knay5
their business. Constant repair y o !.
main reason for the condition q = ;:
German roads. Comprehensive III u
minute regulations are strictly "a
forced. In some provinces the W. n
mayor is held strictly responsible 9
the good condition Of all the roads = Il
his district except the State fo "a
The work Of repair is constant and = 4
labor is constantly supervised.
Another main reason why the Duue =:
ing of roads is carried out honesu! \, !.
the virtual absence Of temptation . :: "a q
otherwise. The laws are very ~ n
and violations are severely punlla's
by fine and imprisonment.
There are three kinds Of highwaJrr IS
the provincial, the Kries and the "
mein de Wege. The former TWO W
those whose building and maintenasss,
rests or the shoulders Of the provlnaasssss
or district representative bodies. e
the rest are communal or private ~. ]
md the same strict regulations app9 &
to them as to the provincial ROADS sa A
In Prussia alone $11,ooo,o@
annum is paid out Of the public ~ ~ &
Tor the maintenance Of roads, anu ~
does not include the moneys e1lsIs |.
ed by individual commu u! Saw slu
private companies and indivld u. ...d.
On the highest grade Of puo ~ I'M, r.hi.
it is forbidden to use them iol IN, sy
cles with protruding wheel sl;., a;,
screws, spokes or otherwise oD!ss :. n
able gear. The horscshoes nn :, = ~. S
q particular kind. Heavy loaas - ~
not pass over the roads wltn0u'
cial permission. !, n.,,,,a
The tolls exactcl on the daI cen,
roads, though at ono time es' ;,i,..
, oueut' As s'' the maintenance q =. y
roads is fixed by SPECIFIC lsa IN,
regulations, SO too arc tho o COW M
Of constructing new roads --Ne'
Post,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Who Are BenefltAd9

Transportation over the conn,
roads is the only method Of mo,i,,
persons and commodities that hi = ]
advanced with the times. Steam ~.
way service has been vastly impro,ll5
by better road-beds, rolling sto.l &C
management; electricity has supx.
seeded horsepower in the sts,I.
vehicles of all kinds have becor.
lighter and better, but the connna. 7
roads, which really feed all the osAsss
and are the basis of all transportasis
have been overlooked and neglect(
Since we have begun to emulate a
cousins across the pond in their u.
terest in out-of-door sports, duli,e5
the last few years, attention has III
called to the condition Of our Mll.
ways, and measures for their improlk
ment have been inaugurated in niiay IN
sections. Until nowfew persons I'm
realized how deeply the condition q
the highways affected the whole a..
munity; but the farmer sees that gpel1
roads reduce the cost Of producing q
marketing his crops; the merchant rs
ceives the produce more regularly
more quickly, and in better condian;sI
the truckman can haul twice a bSls
load with less wear aud tear and t
family; the commercial man saves III.
aud money in his across-county tillss,
the railroads receive more stu6, h
carry when it is easy and cheap u y!
bring it to them; the consumer ge
his goods at reduced cost, xhtl.
means lessened living expenses; 4
tourist, whether pedestrian, horssn
driver or cyclist, has his field hssal;
ened and the possibilities for plei'is,lsis
able recreation indefinitely increase
and the value Of all property on ~
is materially advanced. A. u
Bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
On. all the new ships of the navy tn

On.a the new ships of the navy the
American shield has displaced as fig
ure-head the designs carried on the
older vessels. This is carved out of
solid brass, with the stars and stripes
and the shield proper fitted close
around the slender bow, while scroll
work extends backward on either side
Tor q distance Of four or five feet. The
New York, the Minneapolis and the
Philadelphia have possibly the most
elaborate designs, some having cost
tour thousand or five thousand dollars
each.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

A "stereoptico-musical aggregation"
from San Antonio visited a neighbor-
Ing Texas town. To entertain the in.
habitants they impressed an old grand
piano which had lain long unused in
the public hall. The professor,
opened the lids and found that the
keys responded pleasantly to his
touch. He launched into Wagnerian
melody, and the pianissimo prelude
gently awakened a colony of wasps
that had built q nest in recess of the
instrument during the months of its
ldleness. The pianist plunged into
fortissimo and was startled to find the
rumble and roar of his basso-profundo
notes accompanied by strange, high,
angry hum. In.another second, with
. vicious whir Of wings, the yellow.
jackets were out and upon professor.
aggregation" and audience. There
was bowling stampede for windows
and doors; aud in current history it is
written that the San Antonio train.
which was tagged at the crossing that
night, carried away little band Of
men who looked as if they had had an
unvictorious encounter with thresh.
ing.machine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Grew From an OK Goad.

The largest tree in Kankakee Ooun.
ty, ILL.,, is q cottonwood on the farm Of
Mrs. Alice Paine, at Beebetown. It
is 16t feet in circumference, 81 feet
in diameter and 100 feet high.
The origin Of the tree is interesting.
Fifty years ago the farm was owned
by the Parsons family. One day
Ralph Parsons cut cottonwood eoad
and drove his OK team home, aided by
its inspiring touch. One Of the Par
sons girls stuck the goad in the
ground. No one disturbed it, and
eventually it took root, threw out
buds md started on its career.
The girl who planted the mammoth
tree is dead, but Ralph Parsons is
living y NlbEaska-6hicsgo News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Don't Blame the Wealth..

Don't blame the wet season d, q;
condition Of many Of your roads hi |:
that your candidates for local 60
favor good roads, and then NJ, .
them with the information til !. !
enable them to know how to q ~
keep them. Most people are ii ~.
on these subjects. The heayy PA.
Of the summer have given statlin,X
!eet'lessons toroad-builders sndsep.
tntendents in some sections & n.
country. Roads that were ne.rl, iss
and which lacked proper drain.g, ~
swept over by the water. Il -,
spots the surface was torn ,v.,.;;.s
others it was covered with stona,s VI
earth. This did not happen M
roads were suitably crowned 81
drained.-L. A. W. Bulletin,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Here is m opportunity for John
Bull and his inevitable umbrella,
though he may not covet it. A Ger
man professor, in giving his expert
ence as an explorer in the wilds Of
Africa, says that the best protection
against tigers and lions is an umbrella,
rs the beasts are especially afraid Of
one when opened suddenly upon them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Artesian Water in Sahara.

One Of the most important results
of the Egyptian expedition up the
Nile has been the discovery that by
sinking deep wells water may be
found in the desert in many places
where its presence had not been sus-
pected. Not only will this give Sc
cure basis for military operations, but
it is possible that water may be found
in sufficient quantities to serve for IT.
rigation, in which case the Sahara may
be turned into flower garden. It's
aridity comes from no material steril.
ity Of the soil, but simply from the
lack Of moisture.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
A Subtle Thrust.

She-"I went to afortune teller's to.
day, just for lark, and she told me q
lot Of things"
He-"Yes, some Of them hit pretty
closely, but I hope you don't think
there is anything supernatural about
their powers. They use shrewd judy
ment, that is all."
She-''That may be true, dear. She
told me that I was married to a man
who fell far short of what I deserved"
-Tit.Bite.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

The statue to Frederick Douglass,
which the Park Commissioners will
place in one of the public squares OF
Rochester, N. Y, will probably be the
first public statue ever erected to
colored man in the United States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Voyage off, beneath the trees,
Ger the fields enchanted seas,
Where the lilies are our sails,
And our seagulls, nightingales.
Where no wilder storm shall beat
Than the wind that waves the wheat,
And no tempests burst above
The old laughs we used to love.
Lose all troubles-gain release.
Languor and exceeding peace,
Cruising idly DER the vast
Calm mid-ocean of the past.
let us rest ourselves bit.
Worry? wave your hand to it
Kiss your tlnger-tips and smile
1t farewell little while.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Steel Trackways on w.,o, -

Steel Trackways on w..o, -. ,:,.
The Washington Star d.. J. {
accordance with the desire Of s. f. ~
tary Of Agriculture to promote a. ~ ~
extended experiments in Is. =. \
steel e trackways on wagon ro,d ~ I I
o Once OF road inquiry Ia. mad. !. =
f T1 with the Cambri, l,s s
Works, Of Johnstown, Penn. :. -
ing special rails for. this purno. - a see
arrangements to go into effeot !. :. IA
as definite orders from re,po.;s.
parties amounting to one mia !, t.s.
sre received. The first order o,s..s
has been given by the New Yo,l Sc.
Agricultural Experiment Station !, d
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
LAUCHTER.PRovOKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Observation-Disclosures lessed-He Ex-
plains-That Must Be tho One-"Out
Of Sight, Out Of Mind''-Much In a
acknowledgements Of tho Hour, Etc.
He twists and turns, he chokes and gasps,
His shoulder blades he tries to clutch;
His face grows purple as he grasps
At something he can never touch.
His writhing body backward bends,
His hands behind grope in the air;
And yet he cannot reach the ends
Ofthose suspenders hanging there.
Tom Chrystal, in Judge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
A Youthful Solomon.

Teacher-''What is the meaning of
one twenty-ffth?'
Little Boy-"I-I don't remember. I"
Teacher-'If you had twenty.A five
children visiting you, and only one
apple for them, what would you do?"
Little Boy-"I'd wait till they went,
an then eat it myself" Spare Mo.
meuts,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Let US rest ourselves bit.
Worry? wave your hand to it
Kiss your flnger-tips and smile
It farewell a little while.
Weary Of the weary way
We have come since yesterday.
Let us fret us not, in dread
OF the weary way ahead.
While we yet look down-not up
TO seek out the buttercup
And the daisy, where they wave
Ger the green home Of the grave.
Let US launch US smoothly on
Listless pillows of the lawn,
And drift out across the main
OF our childish dreams again.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13

Dickens left $50O,OO to his chill
dren, but all his descendants are said
to be poor. Not writer of frst-class
ability has appeared among them.
These facts interfere with some of the
theories of AereditY, ...-,-.-....s
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
A Soft Answer, &c.

"And you asked her father for her
hand?"
eyes"
''Was he violent?"
every. He said I must be an idiot
to think Of such thing"
''What did you reply9'
II told him that, ofcourse, he knew
lis own family better than I did, but
that I was willing to take my chance"
-Tit.Bits.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
A Finnish Fish Story

Finland appears to DO . pn ,.i;,.
for fishermen. One sklliil, ar
fisherman caught in fivo O.: ea, 81
pounds of salmon ald gfaynDs:th ~
l. said once to have caught WV ~.
&c tod 1''l 1902 o. pounds % Of dsh y
weeks,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
He Wanted to Know.

A Falstafian compositor on one Of
the Boston daily papers was standing
in the gallery of the composing room
the other night, when telegraph mes
eenger boy came in. Looking up won.
deringly at the rotund compositor, the
boy inquired:
"What time does that balloon 20
up?"-Boston Courier.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
He EXPLAINS,

Tommy-''Pa, why do they call a
mans wife his better half?"
Pa-"Because she has all the best
Of it. "-Cleveland Leader.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Easily Satisfied.

he-"Will you write to me after
you go up to college?"
Undergraduate-"W hy - er - you
know I can't write"
She-"Oh, I don't expect you to
write brilliantly or amusingly; just
write as you talk!"- Tit-Bits.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Accidental Death,

Cholly Van Mushly-"I say, me
good fellow, what would be the pen.
atty if I should shoot deer out Of
season."
Game Warden-'There wouldn't be
no penalty in your case, sir-every-
body would know it was an accident. {"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-13
Sunday at Sea.

Sunday at Sea.
Smith-'Didmany Of the passengers
go to hear DR.. Fourthly preach in the
main cabin this morning?"
Brownies, but most of them left
when he announced his text"
"What was it?'
"'Cast thy bread upon the waters.'"
Life.