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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-18
(Bsousham.

CHEAP FooD FOR HoRsEs,--A proposition has
beea made to the French Minister Of War bya
M. Longhcamp, TO try new method of feeding hor-
ses, which he asserts will produce vast saving In
the amount Of forage necessary for the army. This
gentleman proposes TO make sort Of bread, three.
foufths potatoes, aud the rest oatmeal, with which
tho horses are TO " fed in place of oats. Tho
average quantity OF cats for a horse per day, NJ.
Lonshcamp estimates 10 be 10 lbs, costing about IL
sous. lie proposes replace this food by 10 To- Of
the bread made with oas and potatoes, the price Of
which VIII DO only sous, leaving a saving of 3
sous day. AS there are $4,000 horses in the arr
my, saving would arise on the whole OF the cava-
~ OF ii ,6S0,000 f.. n year. M. Longhcamp con-
sdes this food to be more nutritious than the food
generally gwen v horses for great portion OF tho
oats trken by ashcrse arc imperlecty niasiicated,
ana therefore the nutritve qualities are allowed TO
remain latet. Heat aud moisture, no declares, ars
necessary to Bring forth fully the qualities OF tho
iecun OF oats, aud this be procured most effect
ually by subccting ito the heat of an oven, after
having been moisened and well mixed up. Cakes
OF this Kind have been long used IN Holland with
proht; and NJ. Longhcamp expresses his SURPRISE
that potato-fiour has not been more commonly and
openly mixed with bread; bakers, he says, beng in
the habit OF using IL. Bot this is not the only adj
vantage to be gained by this proposition. A hec-
tare oioats GA aces) is worth about 30 f., whilst
one OF potatoes produces 2f0 f. NJ. Lopeheamp
thinks that, II one third of the land at present un-
der cultivation for oats planted with potatoes,
ave times greater quantity Of cattle could he
bred in France. BY ihs means bulchefs' meat
would become cheaper, and be within the reach Of
the generality OF tho inhabitants of the Kingdom.
The moro generous diet thus procured would havs
n considerable influence, NJ. Longchamp declares,
OH the average height Of the natives OF France,
which the recruitment of the army proves to he each
year decreasing in stature II Max Lane Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-18

To OBTAIN BEEa FROM CHALE.--In London,
according To Punch, great deal Of beer is obtain
ed from chalk. The system is 10 establish 60 d
credit at public house, snd when this is once OBJ
tanned you can easily induce the proprietor 20
sschalk you down" for almost any amount. This
reeipe for obtaining beer has been used n soms i'
tie ezien, IN this county for several years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-18
THE OWL.

on all the birds tha; ever see,
The OEEle Is the fayTesi in her degree:
For all the day long she sits ia tree,
Aad waen the night comes, away flies she.
TIE whit, te whow.
So knaTe 70 thou.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
From the Nat. Int
FROM the NAT. INT
AWFUL CALAMITY.

We have been obigingly furnished with
The annexed account, translated from the
Reuista Of Lisbon, of an overwhelming ca
lam,y which has befallen the beautiful isl
and Of Madeira:
az most awful calamity has fallen upon
the heretofore prosperous, and even still,
beautiful Island of Madeira.
=" Tn oughout Europe generally, the
present winter was ushered in by frequent
gales and heavy rains; and the inhabitan ts
of Madeira, usually in the enjoyment of
the most equable and delicious climate, had
witnessed with surprise a continuance of
heavy showers from the commencement of
October, when, on the Gath, the heavens
assumed An appearance still more dismal
the rain fell copiously all the forenoon; be-
tween 2 and o'clock the light of day be-
came suddenly obscurcd, heavy black
clouds hanging as a compact mass above
and around the whole ls.and, involving in
she darkness Of night both the land and the
ocean. while the glare from the repeated
flashes of lightning, with the heavy rolling
'oi thunder, and its re-echoed pcals among
tbe mountains, rendered the scene terfical-
w grand. and seemed 70 threaten 10 sub
snerge the devoted island down 10 The very
caSerrs of the sea, which, foaming, had
Tor days already been beating it's shores
shc SSe prnud and roaring lion around an
unguarded sheepfold. With the repeated
snd awful claps Of thunder, so heavy q
mass of waters poured down the gloomy
frmamcM above, that no force, no indus
srv- or hope, could resist il. 1t was as if
n newocean were outpouring itself into the
sea aa& upon the land For more than
three hours, without Stacking, did this stor-
my wonder continue. The springs be-
came brooks-these RS Streams-and thew
MS large as rivers, while the valleys turned
iHto muddy lakes. Cries of distress, Shrek
ing 10 vain for help, from opposite points
aud various distances, pierced the ear,
even overlapping the noise, like rumbing
thunder. of rolling rocks dashing against
each other in their course along the tor
rents. An unusual tremor of the earth
was felt under the feet. Even The sense
Of smelling here contributed also to pail
abe imagination; ior..,he vapor arising from
she troubled waters and torn and frelted
,earts dmPregualed the air with cadaver-
Gus fetdsess, which increased the terror Of
man and beast. This awful Gispensa.ion.
If not equal in lose Of lives 10 that which
occurred in the same isiand on the distress
sing 9th of October. S03.is plainly greater
in loss OF prope ry--which is valued at over
50, SOC, 900, rot iuc!uding rreparabe loss
es; tive destruction OF life. by last dates
was aseerta ned TO exceed fifty souls"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
London correspondence of the Jour- of Commerce
ANIMAL MAGNETISM,

most extraordinary surgical operation
has been performed,t the particular of which
will be found detailed, in couple of col
umns Of the London Morning Herald of the
Goth ult. James WombeIl, AZ, a laboring
man, had suffered for a period Of about i've
years with painful affection Of the left
knee joint He was admitted into the hos
pita at yellow, in Noting hamshire.an it
was decided that amputaion should take
place above the knee Joint, and ii was &C.
cordingly done whilst the patient was under
the influence Of mesmcric sleep! On the
lst Of October this wonderful! operation
was performed, as given in the words
Of the mesmeriser. one Mr.. w. Topham,
lawyer Of the Middle Temple, London:
al again mesmeris him in four minutes
Wood (the opera,or) that he might com
mence. then brought two fingers of each
hand gently in contact with Wombell's
closed eyelids, and there kept them, still
further 10 deepen the sleep. Mr.. Wood.
alter one earnest look at the man, slowly
plunged his knife into the centre Of the
outer side Of the thigh, directly TO the bone,
md then made clear incision round the
bone, TO the opposite point, on the outside
OF the thigh. The stiffness at this moment
was something awful. The calm respira-
ton Of the sleeping man alone was heard
Tor all others seemed suspended In max
ing the second incision the position Of the
leg was found to be more announcement than
1t had appeared, and the operator could not
proceed with his forme facility. Soon af-
ter the second inciSion, a moaning was
heard from the patient, which continued, a
intervals, until the conclusion. 1t gave me
the idea of a troubled dream; for his sleep
continued as profound as ever. The placid
look OF his countenance, never changed for
mn instant; his whole frame rested, uncon-
iroiled, in perfect stiffness and repose; not
muscle or nerve was seen TO witch To
the end of the operation, including the swar-
ing of the bone, securing the arteries, and
applying thebandages period
of upwards Of twenty minutes-he lay like
statute. With strong sal volatile and
waler,he gradually and calmly awoke, and
when asked to describe what he had felt,
thus replied: Il never knew anything more
CATER his being mesme rised) and never felt
any pain at all; |, once, felt as If heard
kind Of crounching,' He was asked if
that was painful: he replied: No pain al
all. | never had any; and knew nothing,
till | was awakened by that strong stuff
The crounching was the swaring his own
thigh bone. The first dressing was per-
formed in mesmerice,w tn similar success,
and absence Of all pain" This case is so
important thatIhave condemned its principal
features, and | consider the gravity with
which the operation was surrounded, the
numbers who were present, the unqueslion-
able rank and responsibility Of the profess
sonal, and the utter absence Of all affecta-
ton. must candidly admi, that scepticism
is staggered and that we are no longer in
position to desrise influences so extraor
binary ,impor,ant and practical. J. w. G.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
The Indians opinion of Joe Sm,th

The Indian's opinion of Joe Sm,th.-
The Indians have the greatest possible
contempt for Joseph Smith, and denom-
nate him Tshe- al-ls~kc, which signifies
4 rascal. Nor have other false prophets
risen more highly in their estimation. A
few years since. that notorious deceiver,
Matthias, made his appearance one eve
ming at the door Of keokuk's (chieii Of a
neighborins tribe) waikeon or cabin. He
wore long beard, which was parted on
one side Of his chin, a long gun was on
his shoulder, and red sash around his
waist. keokuk demanded who he was,
10 which question Matthias replied, that he
~as Jesus Christ, the only true God, and
that he had come to gather the Indians,
who we're the seed of Israel. "Well,"
says keokuk, who is a very disnfied man,
"perhaps you are Jesus Christ, and per-
haps you are not If you are Jesus Christ
you cannot be killed; if you are moi Jesus
Christ, you are a rascal, and deserve to
be shot. Look at these two fine rife pis-
.ols-,hey were made in New York-they
never miss their aim. Now see me sound
them with ramrod. They have ire.
tnendou.ly heavy charge. Now poin,
them a, you. Now | am going to fire."
At this, Matthias suddenly boted, bcin e
unwilling that his claims should be tested
by so novel and striking a mode Of the
theological argument.
Miss. Free Trader.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
PRICE OF LABOR IN FRANCE AND ENG
LAND

DR.. Hogan, in one of his European letters, which
full of facts and instruction, speaks of the vas
thy superior condition of the producing classes of all
descriptions the continent, and partic ularly
France when compared with those of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, fact which has always been
strenuousy denied by the advocates of the paper
system. While the producers of France actually
receive a larger amount OF a sound currency than
the English do of bloated currency. they purchase
their food from 30 to 40 per cent. cheaper, making
actual difference of 63 per cent in their wages.
This accounts for the higher degree of comfort, in
telligcnce and civilization in France when compar
ed with Eng The Improvement in machine
ry which is now making rapid progress on the con
tinent, will increase this glowing disparity in the
condition OF the two countries; and nothing, the
writer says, but the reputation OF the National
debt, the abolition of the laws of entail and primo
geniture, the church establishment and govern
ment valuation of the lands, will enable England
to compete with her better governed neighbors -
To sustain his facts, DR.. II. refers to the London
Times which stated on the authority Of statistical
tables that the average price Otlabor IN France Is
If 90c., or l91 per day. In the department OF the
Rhine it is If. 40c., or lad. In the Seine Inerure
it is Of In the paper 1t is also stated that the
price of the best bread was 39f CHER in London
than in Paris.
GAS wages are principally laid out for bread, and
the price of bread has great influence over the
price of all other things, we must conclude that
wages IN France are 3Of per cent. more valuable
in relation to bread, and nearly all other things,
than in England Consequently wages in Engla
should be raised 39f per cent, in order to consti
tute fair comparison between the value OF wages
or what they will buy IN France and England. On
this principle and the taking of 40 per cent. a
round number, the average wages of France is We
ry nearly gid. per day; the lowest rate mentioned
is 195d. and the highest 28d. The average wages
of the agricultural districts IN England is not above
I'D. In many parts of Somerset and Wiltshire,
we have much testimony, including that of Mr.. b
Escott, NJ. p to prove that the wages of agricul
tural laborers do not exceed 6s. per week, or I'D
per d-y. On this comparison, it follows that the
average wages of agricultural laborers ia England
are % per cent. lower than the lowest wages in
France and the lowest wages of agricultural labo-
rers in England are 63 per cent. lower than the
lowest wa Ucs of France"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
CALIFORNIA.

The Mexican minister at Washington
has published a communication in the Ma
disonian, in which he states that the Next
can Government has never thought of COL
onizing the Territory Of California with
foreigners, and that SO far from it has ex-
pressly provided by law enacted the 18th
Of March last, that no foreigner will ever
be permitted to colonize, or purchase lands
or property in the said country. without an
express permission Of the Government of
Mexico.
The Louisville Journal says that gen.
tleman in that neighborhood intends to cul-
itvate an acre Of Indian corn for sugar next
year, and he'says that he will convince the
west that 1000 pounds can be produced from
an acre.
A gentleman just from ST. Louis, informs
US that. between that place and the
mouth the Ohio, it almnst seemed to him
as if he was scarcely ever out of sight of
the wrecks of sunken boats At what is
called the Grave-ya-1- he counted eight or
nine wrecks.-Lo-- ar.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
OREGON TERRITORY.

Mr.. Linn, of Missouri, has introduced a bill into
the Senate of the United States, for the occupation
and settlement of the Territory of Oregon. Mr.
Linn has been interchangeable in his efforts for num-
Der of years past, bring the attention of Congress
to the importance of extending the laws of the Uni
the Oregon Territory. The matter is one which
has awakened very general interest throughout
the whole country, and the opinion is almost
unanimous that what is done in relation to this SUBJ
iect, must be done soon
The bill proposes the establishment of line of
military posts suitable distances from some point
on The Missouri river to the mouth of the Column
bia
The bill also proposes to grant $40 acres of land
to every white male inhabitant, who shall settle in
the Oregon Territory, aud who shall cultivate por
ton of the soil for five consecutive years.
The second section of the bill proposes that the
jurisdiction of the Supreme and Distric, Courts of
the Territory of Iowa, shall be extended over all
that portion of territory lying of the limits of
said territory of Iowa. and south of the 49th degree
of north latitude and Of the Rocky mountains,
and north of the boundary line between the United
States end the Republic of Texas, and also over
the Indian territories comprising the Rocky noun
talns, and the country between them and the Paci-
ic ocean, south of fifty four degrees and forty min
utes of north lattute, and north OF the
degree of north latitude
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17

CHINESE PoLICE.-So summary is the mode in
which the object of the POLICE effected in Canton,
that it is light matter to be once in their hands.
The Chinese emphatcally express their of
this unfortunate condition by the popular phrase,
The meat is on the chopping- block Not I'M
frequently, IN mnnr cases, man receives the pun
shment and again goes free the same hour in which
he commits the crime. The forms of trial are
simple. There is no jury, no pleading. The
criminal kneels before the magistrate, who hears
the witnesses and passes sentence; he is then re-
manded to prison. or sent to the place of execution.
seldom is he acquitted When witnesses are want
ing, he is sometimes tortured until he gives in evil
dencc against himself There are four jails in Can
ton, which, together contains several hundred pri-
soners. The Jail is commonly calledte yo-(helt }
or literally, "earth's prison. All capital offenders
suffer without the southern gates, near the river
hundreds die there annually. When brought to
the Ia tai spot they kneel with their faces towards
the Emperor's court; and bending forward in the
attitude of submission and thanksgiving suddenly
expire beneath the bloody sword Of the execution
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17

BoSE CAvsRNs.-In several parts Of the
world are cavcrns filled with bones of va
rious specimens of animals. Some of them
are bones Of creatures too large to have en-
tered the mouth. of the caves in which they
are found-such as the elephant;and which
have never been known to inhabit the coun-
tries where their remain. are found. The
following is Cu.ier's description of these
caverns in Germany" Numerous grot.
tos, brilliantly decorated with chrysalline
stslactites of every form succeed each 9TH
er to a great extent, through the body OF
mountains, communicating together by
openings SO narrow that man can hardly
proceed by crawling On his hands; yet with
their floors all bestrown with enormous
heaps of bones of animals Of every size
forming, undoubtedly, one of the most re-
markable phenomena which the fossil king
dom can present TO the meditations of the
geologist."
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17

amount Of lead will be shipped from South
port the ensuing season.
A gentleman from the vicinity of Min
eral Point informs us that lead can be tran
sported to this place probably at less ex-
pense than TO any other town on the lake.
His calculation is founded upon the follow
ing premises. He says that individuals of
acknowledged responsibility, are willing
10 contract to transport lead from I" Ham,
il,on Diggings," and the mines in that vi
cnity, to The mouth Of the Pickatonica on
Rock riaer at ten cents per hundred. The
transportation from the mouth Of the Pick
tonica to this place, we are Informed by
those competent to Judge, would probably
not exceed thirty cents. II the foregoing
estimates are correct, the price oftransPor-
tation by this route, would be twenty-five
per cent less than is ordinarily paid for
transportation from the mining country TO
he lake. OF the correctness Of these cal
culatons we leave others 10 Judge: one
thing is certain, the facilities for construc-
ting roads from this place to the mining
country are not surpassed; almost the en-
tire intervening country being made up Of
prairies and openings. This taken in con-
nexon with the immense importance Of
the Lead Trade. should operate as an in
duccment to capitalists--a wide field for
mercantile enterprise is opened, and We
shall expect 10 see it speedily improved
The lead business is destined to be one of
greater importance to this territory than
any other.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
The following anecdo,e is told by tn

The following anecdole is told by the
Pittsburg Chronicle, Of Charles Woods, the
counta rfeitcr, who was to have been tried
at the same time with DR.. John Beadel, the
counterfe.er, only they could not catch
him. Woods and his wife resided at one
time in Rochester, N. Y, and being rath-
CIR short Of funds, they hit upon the follow
ins expedent 10 raise the wind. Woods
first procured life insurance Of his own
life, to the amount of eleven hundred doll
ars, in the city of Montreal, Lower Cana.
da. When he had returned to Rochester,
with the assistance Of his wife he sham
med death, and was clad in srave-clothes,
and was laid out, and vas supposed, bur-
ed. Mrs. Woods, who was little knewn
and had few friends, took charge Of the
interment and procured certificate there
Of. She and her children all went in
mourning to keep up appearances. AT
the proper time, she went TO Montreal and
and recovered the amount Of the insurance
upon her husbands life, and soon after
packed up her goods and came towards the
the Ohio river to some place where she met
her husband, he having gone before her.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17
"REMINISCENCES.

This editor of the Cleveland Herald, in notice
of Patent lard lamp, thus INDUCES in retrospect
of the olden times:
ain our log cabin boyhood, the ltrary of lard
lamp was sometimes INDUCED in, but usually Will
ed away in pouring for the thousandeth time,
the few books aad papers of forest life by the bril-
liant light of shag banks ga thered for every day
use" 1t was only on extraordinary occasions that
the lard lamp graced the three legged centre ia
Bile! Then the lamp itself, bit of cotton cloth
tied over button, and into an old saucer tin
cup More aristocratic families used sort ofhan-
ging lamp formedb by smithy provided with nozzle
to lay the wick ina lid on hnges,a wire pick, and a
few small links of chain by which to suspend it
from some crack in the log walls These last
were well adapted to light the halls of Wild wood
revelry-the glorious busting, quilting and busslng
bees, French tours, reels and scamper downs, the
old and young enjoyed with such unhallowed zest
and good fellowship in the "new country" Alas!
that with the old-fashioned lamps, old fashioaed
simplicity and innocent recreations, should have
generally gone out of ashon!'
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-17

! LEAD TRADE.--In late number OF the
! Galena Advertiser, we find statement of
| the quantity Of lead manufactured in the
| Mines during the year 1912. From this
statement it appears that the amount Of
lead shipped by the way of Galena and
other places on the Mississippi in the year
1912, was 447, $50 pigs, which at 70
pounds each is 1880, 100 pounds Of lead.
This number Of pounds Of lead eslmated,at
S2,37 ID per hundred, amounts to s744-
$50 So. The above amount Of lead does
not include the amount Of shot shipped du-
ring the same period. The foregoing is
the amonnt of lead sent to market to the
Atlantic cities by way Of the Mississippi
river. In addition to this there has accor-
ding to the statement in the Advertiser.
been shipped by the lake route $4,000
pigs, or 100000 pounds.
1t will be seen from this mat onIv one
fifteenth of the whole amount Of lead, taken
to market during the past year, was sent
by the way Of the lakes: the remainder has
gone by the route Of the Mississippi That
the lead trade will within a few years be
chiefly diverted from the Mississippi TO the
| lake route, seems 10 be pretty generally
| conceded. There is at present DISPOSE
ton in the mining districts of this Terrific
ry, to bring the produce OF the mines to the
towns on lake Michigan, for shipment to
to east; the most that is wanted to effect an
immediate change from the river to the
lake route, is a suficiency Of capital by
those disposed TO give their attention TO this
branch Of trade in the towns on the lake.
10 make permanent arrangements TO make
advances in cash on lead delivered for ship
ment. Arrangements Of this kind and Of
acharacter to be depended upon, are now
being made at this place; and judging
from present indications, respectable