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, 1898-09-03
CATCHING A TARTAR.

The DLko of Norfolk, it is stated, on one
Occasion gave IL Post.ofice young woman u
deservedly severe fright. She had gDt into
the habit of ruling the public with a rod of
iron, and fHvouring her remarks with a good
deal of impudence. The Duke saw and
heard much Of this while he was writing a
telegram. When his t IN came the young
woman took his telegram. read it, md
dashed it back to him. put your name to
it. What's your name ?" "That will do"
said tie Duke, pointing to his signature,
Norfolk" "That's not the name of q man,
that is the name of a country" snapped the
clerk. The Duke took the telegram, and
proceeded 10 write another, which ran
Permanent Secretary, G. P. o.. London.
Clerk at this office exceedingly ~iusoIent to
the public; reprim mi severely; dismiss on
second conplAint-The Postmaster General"
AS he handed it in he obServed-"This is
official and kill go free" When the young
woman read it she nearly collapsed. AS the
Duke intended only to give her % lesson, he
consented, after much entreaty and promise OF
amendment, to d. stroy the telegram.
The trials Of the past few months are
showing their" traces in tho physical appear.
, 1898-09-03
(Church Family Neacspaper.)

An amusing incident occurred this week in
tbs unintentional publication of some margin.
al notes made by MIR. Culzon in the draft OF
a Blue-book emanating from the Foreign or
flee. A good deal was made Of it by the
evening papers, and the moral 10 that young
Ministers ought not to indulge their critical
faculties too sharply. we can imagine MI.
Uurzou reading the celebrated despatch from
, 1898-09-03

Understand that Miss Fl"Ia Shaw, til,
C0lOuial writer OF the Times, whose evil
denco before the South African Commissions
|creat1l 80 ml;h interest last year, has
start ID on mn expedition to klondyke. She
is now in Canada. aud milking Inquiries ~
to the route b'st calculated for o lady to
traverse. In any case il is ii wonderful feat
for q woman to undertake, but as Miss Shaw
has 'dOne'' Australia and South Africa
thoroughly there is no reason why she may
not be able to achieve o sensational expedi-
ton to the Yukon River. [ have not the
slightest doubt that the miners will be de.
lighted to see a lady, and it is quite possible
size may he elected by reclamation queen of
the SCI Element while she rs there.
The proceedings of all important Friendly
Societies will now be watch d with far great
or interest since the report of the Old Age
Pensions Committee. The Ancient Order Of
Foresters have Just held their annual High
Court ut Chester, and the meeting is one of
the largest If all the friendly societies, up.
wards Of 800 delegates having been present.
Twenty eight years ago, we are old by tho
High Chief Ranger, the membership was
$40, OSl; to.day the membership is 1896, 769,
an increase of 500, 688 members. The fnan-
oial position is, even more satisfactory. In
1870 the total funds were. Ell, 3O5274, in
December lust E6, III, 072. On an average
26,525 members were in receipt OF sick pay
daily during the year, aud upwards of
$500, 600 was expended for sickness. funerals,
and benevolent purposes yearly. These ara
stupemdOus facts. aud show how The bost
GLASSES of English working men aIe solving
for themielves the great problem of provi-
dence and thrift. Is it too much to hope
that in another twenty eight years we shall
see a still greater advance in tho same direc-
ton, and a still less necessity for looking
towards the State for help? Suol s~ocietiNs
as the Foresters have taught, as nothing els,
can teach, the nation great laws Of thrift.
self help, self reliance. aud seff-dependence.
AS the High Chief Ranger said, very truly,
'they had taught thousands the true duties
of citizenship 0y teaching them the law of
obedience and OF Government. They had
hecked the spirit of anarchy and revolution,
, 1898-09-03

Captain Charles Dwight SigSbce. Of thu
Unto | States cruiser st. PaaI,, long ago wol
q rep Itatior for courage and GOODNESS, says
Munsey's II syaxine. New Workers have not
forgotten All incident that occurred last SUM
mer, shortly after he took command of the
i'll fated battleship. The Maine was passing
along the East River, and in that marrow and
crowded stream IN excursion steamer, full
of women and children, got under her bows.
Captain Sigsooo, who was on the bridge, saw
he must either cut dow the pleasure boat or
steer into a freight pier. y collision with
the frail WOO len steamer would scarcely
scratch the Maiue's pant, but it would mean
the loss of perhaps a hundred lives. Run.
ming into the per would save them, but it
might mean a sorionS accident, possibly a
court martial for wrocking his ship. Tho
choice WAS made instantly. lizard a-port"
he shouted. "Sound The call to collisio
Quartersr" The ship crashed into the pier,
luckily without injury to herself, and the ex-
cursion boat passed in safety.
, 1898-09-03

ance Of the Queen Regent of Spain, but her
moral Courage has never once failed her.
She it is who encourages those around her
when all hope appears to have fed. She
received The Rews of the destruction or
Admiral Cervcrl's Fleet with the utmost
calm. The young King, meanwhile. Pursues
his pIly~icl ID m 'ntal exercises with tbs
Iightness of heart Of ole who li'tle guosses
the nature OF the tragedy which is going OH
around him.
, 1898-09-03

Sir Claude Macdonald with all the airs aud
graces of IL young Oxford undergraduate and
writing in the margin lofty aud depreciatory
remarks up n the gramma of the ex-soldier
at Pekin' This only shows what q superior
young man Mr.. Curzon is. He will probably
now leave off the unnecessary habit of mar.
ginal criticisms, for it is, after all, very Owk.
ward to see such literary exercises published
verbatim in a blue book. How this ever C ,uld
have happened is one Of those things, as
Lord Dundreory used TO say which mo fellah
can understand" Fact is always stranger
than fiction.
The revelations aft Drded by Nj. Hooley's
bankruptcy are most unpleasant reading.
They will afford welcome pabnlum to the
Continental Journalists, aud to all those who
sheer at the present s 'cial system. Nor iS it
possible to deny that avery ugly jar has been
given to the conceptions which cluster rounI
the magic words nOblesse oblige. When peers
take money (and very large sums too) as II
kind of fee for decorating The "front page'of
a public c2mpany. is it any wonder that there
is loud cutlery OF indignant surprise and
anger =? [ have no doubt all these large sums
will be given back. but ut what expense and
at what ignominy ? 1t ia all toe humilistiug
There will be, of course. many broad &c.
manifestations formed as to the scandals OF the
Hcoley case. see in it only the logical re-
suits of the all perVading mammon mania of
the day. People of all classes are more and
more determined to get more money and
spend more money than they ever did. The
standard Of comfort has risen hy leaps aud
bounds. The luxuries of the few are now the
VoOocoSRIoo 81 kla oon A Naan - oo1f.0~%-
ed by the rivalry of South African. American,
and Australian milliOnaires. His income,
perhaps, is crippled by agricultural depres-
sion, aud he finds it hard to live up to the
new standard, alike enjoyed by himself, his
family, and his neighbours. What is he to
do? There comes along one of the new gene
ration. in the shape Of tho Honorable So.
and-So, and he bats the hook with q director.
ship of a new company, aud various financial
advantages and opportunities. The tcmptA.
ton is irresistible, and he falls u victim to
the promoter. Is not this what happens
every day? / am afrail it is.
The fact is that som, such exposure as Mr..
HOoley is now giving us WAS badly wanted.
After all, publicity and the white light of
criticism is q great safe guard against the
most lnsldious forms Ut eruption. / shall
never forget what tho unfortunate youno
lady said in the great Pearl case: Il would
do anything for oof.' She stole her fir ends
jewellery, and she is now in gaol. But the
slang expression | quote WAS then. and now,
merely a reflection of the low moral grade to
which certain classes have been descending.
Ostentation. luxury, continual and lavish ex.
penditure in every branch of life-these are
the b~esetting sins Of the upper Glasses, and
they fnd imitators in many lower strata of
society. The result is that men and women
have become mateTialised to such a degree
that they will do almost anything in the
pursuit of money. 1t is a hateful char4ctelis
tic of the end of the nineteenth century.
, 1898-09-03

Tie health Of the ex-EmpreSs Eugene;
who has been for several weeks in Paris.
though much improved. still causes anxiety.
An internal complaint which has beoomo
latent liz now in IL sub.acute stage, and The
Constant attendance of Mr.. Robin is liecessa-
ry. The widow Of Napoleon III. walks
slowly every morning a few yards long the
arcades of the Rue de Rivoli, accompanied
by NJ. Francesohini Pietri, her faithful
secretary, AMI the venerable Madame lie
Breton. She is rarely recognised. although
| saw her (says IA Paris Corre.pon IpnO
seated to-day (Monday) in the TuiIeries
c. dens amongst the playing children aud
their children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
BdgIcg.

AS write 1.-The beautiful is falling
thick and fast this 10th day of Febru-
ary; gives another run of good sled
ding.
The Mound City orchestra furnished
the music for the masquerade ball at
Glen Haven on the 18th.
The Tom Irons wood bee was per-
haps the largest ever held in the town.
About thirty men and teams with
horse-saw, cut, hauled sawed, split
and piled in the wood shed a supply
of fuel to last one and one-half years
Marion Quinn was prime mover in
the matter, and his wife ably assisted
Mrs. irons in the house. Here was
witnessed church members. Odd Fell
lows, Modern Woodmen, saint and
sinner working shoulder to shoulder
to help Brother Tom, who is sick and
unable to help himself. The very
kindness of this act will reach up and
lay hold OF the felicity and joy Of
heaven.
The Royal Neighbors meet every
Saturday afternoon in the Woodman
hall and are doing fine work. At
their last meeting Mrs. p. Gasner was
made member and so itcontinues to
gain in popularity and in numbers.
At the last meeting Mrs. Mollie Cal
kins treated the society to cake and
lemonade.
Postmaster Shrake is now snugly
fixed in his new quarters and will en-
deavor to give general satisfaction to
the many patrons of the office.
Jack Urine, our sign and house
painter and paper hanger. has a snug
little shop and in winter does sign
and carriage painting He has just
completed top buggy fer Tony
Huston.
Mrs. John Sedlmyr has a company
Of ladies with her today on her seth
birthday An elegant, good dinner
and jolly good time is always looked
forward to on her birthdays.
d d. Bagley makes it pay trapping
fur animals this winter.
3. +. Keller is out organizing wood
man camps this week.
Henry Knocke talks Of renting his
nice farm. A good chance for some
one: see about it.
Do YOU know that license Or no liz
cense will be an issue at our town
meeting9
The departure Of Klondikers and
the blowing up Of the war snip Maine
will furnish fund for conversation
some time RIP RAP.
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f6nnim0re.
PETE TosI,

Almost spring again,
Lea McLimans is on the sick list.
Chas. Boyd and family visited
friends near Sitter last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p Keller from neal
Sitter visited friends here Wednes.
day.
Mr. Tennent and son Art Of An
drews Mills were in town last Thurs
day.
John Graham is able to be around
once more.
A. d. Smith left for the Klondike
last Wednesday on the train bound
for Seattle
Albert He'll Of Cuba City is visiting
at the home of his brothers, Frank
He'll of this place.
The funeral of Mrs Margret Hay
wood was held at L. B. church last
Sunday morning.
Mrs AL. Wilcox OF Milwaukee /,
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs
Sam Reynalds.
John and Henry Kinnie Of Curlew
Iowa have returned home after 8
three weeks visit with Grant county
friends.
Miss Bessie Trap is visiting at the
home of her sisters, Mrs John Alder
son aud Mrs. Geo. Monroe of Mt.
Hope.
There has been a new gambling
''class" of marbles started in oul
school Every boy from the young
ster of six to the tall lank youth of lG
who instead of studying evenings
plays SOLITARY" game of marbles on
the sitting room floor takes part end
plays for "keeps. VAL I'D" Arno.
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OBITUARY NOTICES
MRS. rHILE STEPHENS.

Died at her home in Lancaster on
Feb. Il. 1898 at seven o'clock P. NJ.
Mrs. Phile Stephens OF bronchitis. age
So years. six months and days.
Mrs. Stephens, whose maiden name
was Matilda Elledge was born at
Springfield Ill. on August 18th. 1882
and moved to Wisconsin with her
parents in 1871 and lived on a farm
in Beetown She was married to
Mr.. Meyer in 1913 who, with their
two children died of cholera in 1880
when that fearful disease made such
sad work with the inhabitants OF that
little burg.
She then married Mr.. Phile Steph-
ems on May 2, 1854 To them five
children were born of whom two are
dead and three, OFT Stephens, Ocea
Basford and Lou Wright live in Lam
caster.
Fifteen years ago this coming April
Mr.. & Mrs. Stephens moved from Bee
town to Lancaster onto farm just
north of town where Mr.. Stephens
died March IL. 1898.
Mrs. Stephens had three brothers,
Boon. Banren and Fleming Elledge,
and three sisters Lucy, Ada and
Orlena, all of whom are dead except
Boon Elledge whose home is in Chi
cago. He was not able to be present
at the funeral.
Mrs. Stephens was a member of
the Congregational church having
joined in Beetown when Rev. Mayne
was pastor of that church and when
she came to make her home in Lam
caster she had her membership trans
fered by letter to the church in this
city.
The funeral was conducted at the
house Sunday at l P. M. Rev. Brown
officiating. The church choir, w. b.
Carter, Miss Jones, Miss Schmidt and
Earl Ivey, furnished very sweet
music for the occasion. Mr.. and Mrs
H. Sprague of Beetown attended the
services and but for the storm many
more of her old friends would have
attended
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
Flora.

Geo. Peterson broke the track TO
Lancaster Monday.
Lizzie Shelbourn visited AT Matt
schildgen's Monday.
Our school closes Friday after
three months term.
Ethel Blackburn i spending a
week with her sister and helping care
for the sick.
Quite a number of our people are
smiling over the valentine some one
else got
Mrs. Marion Prideaux came down
last week to see how little Erskin was
standing the tussle with pneumonia.
Quite number of people in this
vicinity are beginning to think of
loading their worldly possessions into
the sleigh as there is to be consider
able mo' 'lg this spring.
A little daughter OF b. c. Garth
waite is very sick with pneumonia but
is reported to be some better.
Walter got storm-stayed Saturday.
This accounts for Bertie's forlorn look.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Belscamper de-
sire to thank their friends and neigh
bors for their help during the sickness
OF little Erskin.
You can read a look Of perplexity
on the faces of Flora's young people
when YOU meet them as they have not
discovered who the young man was
that swept the snow drifts of OF the
school house porch rSophia Monday
morning
Shoveling snow seems to be the lat
est out 1t wouldn't take person
with extra vivid imagination to take
our little Flora for a small K'ondike
village if large pile. Of snow cut any
figure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
Livingston.

The weather is not very favorable
here at present az there is not much
sleighing.
Mrs. Chas. Buttress of Beetown is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Noble.
The Rebekah lodge will give a sup
per in their hall Tuesday night. Feb.
%. Admission adults 15c; children
Zoe.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. f. Frye. Sun
day morning, baby girl.
A light snow fell here Monday.
A play will be held in the school
house Monday night. Home talent.
d. 0. Eustice, A. V. Wells and A.
b. Friedrich OF Platteville left for
Georgia Tuesday.
Miss Cora Houdle left here for
Platteville Friday night expecting to
remain ten days.
While helping load cattle Tuesday
Geo. Conroy, who resides about seven
miles from here, in some way fell
over projection in the car and COW
fell over him. He was severely in
iured and for time it was thought
fatally. He was taken to the hotel.
He is better at the time OF writing
though not out Of danger.
Frank Allen and Prof. Mccormick
spent Saturday in Platteville.
Vim. c. Livingston left here for
Lancaster Tuesday He has been Sc
lected as one Of the jurymen.
The two Houdle Bros. have sold out
to Thos. Vipond. He will now run
the restaurant ana pool hall
D. Lev. & Son, horse buyers, Chr
cago, we're in this city Thursday.
Quite a mum Der went out Of this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24

deep reader and travel-worn. He's a
pleasant talker and one who interests
YOU in what he has to say. All ex-
pressed themselves of having spent a
pleasant and profitable evening.
Mail time was changed on the C. b.
4 \. K. r. Monday last. aud there
will be no mail sent north from this
point. but the north bound sack will
be thrown of here in the mornings as
before.
Chas Elscamp, who has been visit
ing relatives at Lyons, Iowa, returned
home last week.
The Dubuque cattle buyer. John
McCullah, shipped car load of beef
cattle Monday from this point.
Marcue, Kener, Schumacher and
Roesch each brought in load OF
school children Monday morning. 1t
was drifted too much for them.to walk.
Thomas Davies of British Hollow.
who has been 5. S. Supt, of Potosi for
the last 40 years, brared the storm
and drifts of last Sunday morning and
called the school to order.
PETE TosI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
The Trial.

The libel action in which the editor
OF the Herald is interested came mn
Tor trial in the circuit court last Mon
day afternoon. The case i tecbnic-
ally criminal action brought by Ed
ward Pollock as complaining witness.
In reality it partakes more the nature
oil civil suit except that Pollock is
not liable for damages. Counsel for
the state are District Attorney .Jnaoa
Howe, Hon. A. X. Bushnell : r
Taylor, K. A. Watkins. 1t is doubt-
ful If ever in the prosecution Of =
state in the circuit court there was
ever such an array of legal talent en-
pioyed Tor the prosecution. 1t i a
PAID prosecution. too, hired by the
complaining witness. 1t gave MANY
the impression that the trial was in
the nature of persecution rather than
prosecution. Judge Clementson ruled
on the point of employment OF private
counsel that he would permit Pollock
10 hire such lawyers as he pleased. but
that he was somewhat doubtful as to
the propriety of so doing and that he
was not sure but the supreme court
would reverse his ruling should the
matter be brought before them.
The jury was called; twenty men
were examined. Four were excused
Tor cause; three were challenged by
defense and one by the:prosecution.
Following are the jurors selected:
Jas. Nichols, Smelser; G. S. Bell.
Wingville; Frank Hell. Fennimore;
Herman Splinter, Hazel Green: j. S.
Bonham, Lancaster; Jas. Jordan. Po-
tosi; W. G. Livingston, Clifton; Il. II.
knabel, Platteville; John Steinhof,
Harrisoni Grant Hampton, Potosi; G.
II. Dovle. Hazel Green; viii Lenahan.
Boscobel.
A. K. Bushnell opened the case for
the state in haIt-hour speech. E.E.
Mccoy was Introduced as former as
sistaut postmaster to prove that the
Herald was public newspaper with
general circulation. and that C. r.
Showalter is its editor and publisher.
Mr. Mccoy on cross examination also
testified to the Teller being news
paper of general circulation with Ed
ward Pollock for its editor.
The case is now in progress and
will be reported next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
MARY JANE wEAKS.

Mary Weaks, nee Ray, was born in
Kentucky, March %. 1924. She came
to Wisconsin in 1886 and settled with
her parents at Cassville where she re-
sided few years. From Cassville
she came to Blakes Prairie and settled
on what is known as the Woods farm.
On July 5, 1912, she was united in
marriage to VIM. Weaks by Luther
Basford, now living in Lancaster.
This union was blessed with six
children, three of whom still survive,
VIM. H. and Miles of Glen Haven and
Orville of Hawkeye, Iowa. Mrs. Weaks
had been resident of Glen Haven for
% years. Her husband died July ~,
1894.
Grandma Weaks always had kind
word for all with whom she came in
contact. She loved the sincerity OF
her friends. For many years Mrs.
Weaks has lived consistent Christ
ian life. She united with the NJ. +.
church and proved true to her faith
in God until the end. She found much
comfort in reading the Bible. She
was often heard saying Il find some
thing new in it every time | read it
through, and ah! so much comfort. >
She was kind, loving mother and a
dutiful wife. Thus has gone to her
reward one of the best OF women un-
assuming, but true to every worthy
act or deed, it can be truly said that
the world is better for her having
lived in it and her genial influence and
bright example for good will long be
felt. Hers was a life well worth emu
lating and she is mourned not only BY
her children and relatives. but by the
entire community.s
The funeral took place at Glen Hay-
en- Sunday afternoon at $50, conduct
ed by Rev. Schoenfeld Of Blooming
ton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
DANIEL GRIFFITH.

About $50 a. m, Feb. 18, 1898, Mr..
Dasiel Griffith of this city passed away
after an illness of two weeks of kidney
and heart trouble. He had been an
invalid from these troubles for the
last four years but was able to be up
and around until about two weeks ago
when he was taken to his bed from
which he was never again to leave IN
life.
Mr.. Griffith was born June 2,1S29,
in Cardiganshire, South Wales. and
came to America in May 1849. The
same ship which brought him to
America brought his bride that was to
be, Miss Sarah Williams, who was.ac-
companied by her father and sister.
They came directly to Chicago and
were married there on Nov. II, l849.
After living there awhile logger they
moved to Aurora, Ill.,, but only liv ed
there about a year. In 1852 they
moved to Lancaster and have made
their home here ever since except two
years spent in Sanborn, Ia, though
they still called Lancaster their home.
Mr.. Griffith enlisted in Company X.
49th Vol. in 1864, in Captain Bakers
Company. He became ill from ex-
posture and was taken to the hospital
at Nashville, Tenn. After he recov.
cred he was detailed as cook at the
hospital and on July p, 1865, he re-
ceived his discharge papers.
Mr. Griffith was one of Lancaster
staunch business men. He run a
blacksmith shop which he was obliged
to sell about four years ago on account
Of i'll health.
The funeral was conducted from
the house Sunday at 3 p. M, by Rev.
Brown assisted by Rev. Sinclair.
The deceased was member of the
Congregational church. He joined
the Episcopal church when child in
Wales and when he came to this coun-
try he brought a letter which he gave
"a the church here soon after coming
to Lancaster and while DR.. Eaton was
pastor.
Mr.. Griffith was the father of seven
children. three Of whom passed away
before him. The living are Mrs. Anna
Edwards OF Sanborn. Ia. Isaac Griffith
OF Basin. Mont. David Griffith. whom
they have not heard from for several
years-was in Seattle about four years