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The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-03-12
J. w. REED,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

CITY OF SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO,
WILL practice in the Courts of Santa Fe,
w and adjoining counties; and will attend to
criminal business in any part Of the Territory.
Santa Fe, Sept 25, lS52.-6mo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

Z3@In the will of the late Mr.. James
Sergent, of the borough of Leicester,
England, is the following singular clause ::
" As my nephews are fond.of indulging
themselves in bed in morning, and as
wish them to prove to the satisfaction
pt my executor that they have got out of
bed in the morning, and employed them
Selves in business or taken exercise in the
open air from five to eight colo ok every
alnorning from the 9th of April to the
10Th of October, being three hours each
day; and from seven till nine o'clock
IN the morning from the 10th of
October to the 9TH of April, being two
hours every morning this to be done
lOF some years, during the first seven
years to the satisfaction of my execu-
TORS, who may excuse them in case of
Illness, but the task must be made up
When they are well and if they will
not DO this, they shall not receive any
snare Of my property. Temperance
MAKES the faculties clear, and exercise
makes them vigorous. Ii is temperance
ana exercise united that can alone insure
''e nttest state of mental or bodily ex-
eriion."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

HINTs TO MorHERs.-If you wish to
cultivate gossipping, meddling, censo-
rious spirit in you children, be sure when
they come home from church, a
visit, or any other place where you
do not accompany them, TO ply them
with questions concerning what every
body said and did; and if you find
anything in this to censure, always
do it in their hearing. You may rest
assured, if you pursue course of this
kind, they will not return to you unla-
den with intelligence; and, rather than
it should be undressing, they will
by degrees, learn to embellish in such a
manner as shall not fail to call forth re-
marks and expressions of wonder from
you. You will, by this course, render
the spirit of curiosity-which is SO ear
ly visible in chill lren, and which, il
rightly directed, may be made the in
strument of enriching and charging their
minds vehicle of mischief, which shall
serve only to narrow them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
INSTANTANEOUS
Strange jewish Custom.

From a recent work on the modern
jew, we extract passage which shows
the tenacity with which the Jews cling
10 the letter Of the Mosaic law, and
VI ich throws light upon well-known
Eret uirement of that law:
8"The Jewish wife, as we'll as her Cen
lie neighbor, may become a widow
Wien such happens, and she be without
issue, it is the duty of her husbands
brother to take her in marriage, or to set
hef free to marry any other person this
caemony of giving her leave to marry
mother, is called Chaiifsah, i. e., the ia
King off of the shoes, and is founded on
nut. XIV. 5-l0. Should the living
brother be born after the decease of the
dspd brother, he is not under obligation
tomarry his sister-in-law or should he
alfeady be married, he is only expected
toput her free, for without this freedom
sac cannot marry second time. This
eremony is performed in the following
manner The parties having Informed
Tie authorities of the fact, it is annouh-
ced in the Synagogue in the evening that
aChalitsqh will take place the following
morning. After the morning service,
Recording TO the announcement, three
Rabbies, the required witnesses, and the
phrties, meet; after hearing their state
Dent, the Chief Rabbi questions the
young man, and when he finds him de-
termined not to marry his brothers. wi
dow, calls for the shoe. This shoe is of
a peculiar make, and used for this pur-
pose only. 1t is made Of black cloth list,
q pointed form, and two long laces at
bched thereto; it is always kept in the
Synagogue. When brought forward,
We Rabbi commands the man to put it
%, after doing which, he twists and ties
tbC laces around his leg. The woman
il then led by the Rabbi to the man, and
bught torepeat the following in Hebrew :
My husbands brother refuseth to
Fise up unto his brother name in Is
peal: he will not perform the duty of my
husbands brother In answer, he re-
beats IL like not to take her. The
oman then unravels the knots, which
y rather troublesome affair, as she must
g 1t with her right hand only,-takes
q the shoe, throws it upon the ground,
and spits before the man, repeating after
tfe Rabbi, the following $50 shall it
oe done unto that man that will not build
PIP his brothers. house: and his name
fhall be called in Isreal, The house of
PIN that hath his shoe loosed.' All
those present respond, His shoe is loos-
fd! his shoe is loosed his shoe is loos-
fdn After this the Rabbi declares the
woman free to marry whomever she may,
|and the secretary of the Synagogue gives
her writing to that effect, when the
ceremony is over"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

EThe first case which has occur
red in the State IN. ]. under the law
relative to habitual drunkards, passed
at the last session of the Legislature
took place at Princeton Oh Friday, the
ODD ult., and is mentioned in the Wing.
The Chancellor issued commission te
three gentlemen, who proceeded to try
before a jury, an inquisition into the ha.
bitual drunkenness of Charles Skillman
and his incapacity to take care of his
property. The jury gave verdict thai
such was the case, and according to the
law, the Orphans Court, on application
must appoint guardian over him. He
is Invested of all control of his property
which will be restored on his reforma
ton; all liquor-sellers, under penalty
are forbidden to sell to him; and legally
he is to be treated as lunatic.-[New
ark Adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
The Seasons.

Hay and corn, and buds and flowers,
Snow and ice, and fruit and wine,-
Spring and summer, fall and winter,
With their suns, and s!eets, and showers,
Bring, in turn, these gifts divine.
Spring blows, summer glows,
Autumn reaps, winter keeps.
Spring prepares, summer provides,
Autumn boards, winter hides.
Come, then, friends, their praises sound:
Spring and summer, autumn, winter,
Summer, autumn, winter, spring,
As they run their yearly round,
Zach in turn with gladness sing
Time drops blessings as he flies
Time makes ripe and Time makes wise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

STATE DEBr.-Whatever the reme-
dies may be, or whether any shall be ap-
piled in Wisconsin, the cause Of these
monstrous evils is neither more nor less
than the the useless crusade against sold
fogies" Three fourths of all the mem
bers elected of late years fancy them
selves reformers and have their mouths
constantly stuffed with such words as
cold FOSSIL" sold fogy,'' progress and
reform" "away with the gray heads, -
Sc. they 60 to Madison, the Capitol
can hardly contain them they are i'm
patient for battle; the Statute Book is
victimized /; it contains bundle of old
musty laws many of which have
been there for two or three years,
containing the stupid maxims Of by
gone ages and cold fogies" they mus
be reformed. Well, they make the
attack Bills are introduced by the
hundred-they are printed often with
out being referred-they pass thro'
the expensive forms Of Legislation, as
the embodiment of all wisdom, and too
many of them find form and force by the
signature of Executive.
This thing has gone on till the money
is exhausted, debt created, and the
laws (God save the mark put beyond
the comprehension of human intellect
+ Wis. Pinery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
BY COVER & GOLDSMITH. !.
RUNAWAY MArcHrs.-Kate Conyne-

RUNAWAY MATcHEs.-Kate Conyng-
ham makes the following sensible re-
marks about runaway matches:
''But runaway matches seemed to be
marked with Divine displeasure. Not
far from us resides widow lady. who
eloped from an excellent mother
VIII en- she was young with worthless
young man. She is now the mother of
three grown daughters, every one of
whom has eloped and left her, the young
est only last June, at fifteen years of age,
and she was left desolate and br OXEN
hearted Thus is the example of the
mother followed by the children; and
who can she blame but herself? But
the worst remains to be told. The ell
dest has already been deserted by her
husband, who has gone to California,
and she had to seek shelter in the home
of her childhood; the second daughter
is sueing for divorce, though she has
not been thirteen months married. All,
girls !! never in an evil hour place your
hand in that of young man who would
counsel you thus to leave your parental
home! 1t is cruel to deprive those who
have nourished you, and with sweet
hope looked forward to the day Of your
marriage beneath their own roof; it is
their blessed privilege to bless your u
Mon, and witness your and your hus-
bands joy. How can you then rob
them of their participation in that joyous
bridal, towards which they have been
so many years looking forward ? Daugh-
tiers who elope wrest from their parents
that browning joy of fathers and
mothers life-the qualification of seeing
their daughter married at their own
fireside. A bridal elsewhere is unna-
tural, and Gods blessing will not fol-
low it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
Saturday.

b glowing terms I would this day indite--
Il morn, its noon, its afternoon and night
4 busiest day throughout the week-the lat
ter day:
day wherein odd matters are made even:
Die dirtiest-cleanest too-of all the seven !:
/ securing pail, pan, plate and platter day |!
day of general note and notability
A plague to gentlefolks
And prime gentility,
Pen to the highest ranks-nobilityl
md yet day (barring all jokes)
OF great utility,
18th 10 the rich as well as the mobility!
day of din--of clack-a cIatter day;
Tor all, howe'er they mince the matter, say
This day they dread;
day with hippish, feverish, frenzy fed,
hpt grand day of fuss and bustIe-Saturday /!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

Royal BABIEs.-Our foreign advices
have already announced the momentous
fact that the Prince of Wales has the
measles. Just think Of it /! The Queens
baby-the heir of the proudest throne in
Europe-is call broke out" and has been
placed on saffron tea diet We Won
der where the measles come from. Are
they royal measles !! Have they been
handed down ssthrough long line of
kings or have they run and ragged in
plebeian blood? This is an important
point, for if the disease was caught from
a common infection, it would lead t.
show that the Queens babies were no
better than ours-nothing more than hu-
man. By the way, this Prince Of
Wales is the same boy that Prince Al
bert licked so the other day for kicking
tout two panes Of glass.-[spring. Rep
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

IJapan has drawn, in the course of
the last years, the attention of nearly all
the civilized nations upon itself; Amer
lea seems determined to get foot-held
there, while Holland of course does not
like to see such experiments going on.
The profit of her trade, confined to one
single vessel for the whole year, cannot
be very great and it seems more an af-
fair of honor (including the homage ev-
cry three years); still | have not the
least doubt the Dutch will do all in their
power to make these experiments un-
successful. By love and kindness nei-
Their America nor any other nation can
expect to get anything out of the j a
panese. l have not the least doubt that
the Emperor will refuse to receive the
ambassadors, or, if he does grant them
an interview, he will dismiss them again,
without even promises; and yet the En-
peror of Japan is not SO ignorant of af-
fairs as people commonly suspect. He
has all kinds-and the best of them-of
geographical and historical works, trans
lated into his language, and interpreters
for nearly every country; and he is wide
awake by this time as to what others are
about, and what he has to expect. It is
also not likely that he should be ignorant
of the power Of his antagonists; still |
do not think he will be persuaded to a.
nvthing and then the question arises, if
other nations will take what they can
not get with a free-will,, will it not be
necessary to frame new code of laws,
stating the certain sum or amount of
of property, where stealing ends and JUS
tifiable poss ession commences. 1t will
not be such an easy war with the ia
panesse thongh--the richest bees defend
their hives the most fiercely, and the
japanese are far better soldiers than the
Chinese their coasts being well guarded
by cliffs and rocks, while the unsteady
weather and sudden gales of those lati-
tudes, are also in their favor against an
approaching or cruising enemy. The
smaller islands may be taken, | have
no doubt-at least cut off from connection
with the large ones |; but hostile nations
will find the Japanese far better prepar-
ed for an attack than they now suspect.
Another difficulty with the Japanese
will be the impossibility ofhalf-measures.
tIf the Americans do farce an entrances
upon some point-and it is as likely as
not that they may do so-and do not take
the whole island, will be walled in, in a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
MYsrER1oUs.- Considerable sensation

MYSTERIOUS Considerable sensation
has been produced in New York, by
the drifting ashore of four cared row
boat besmeared with blood, and bearing
conclusive indications that murder had
been committed in the boat. A small
quantity of blood lay in the bottom Of the
boat, and dipper, which appeared to
have been made for the purpose of bail
ing out water, was partially filed with
blood and laying in the bottom Of the
boat. The impression of the hand of a
man or woman was plainly imprinted in
blood upon the gunwale of the boat. A
pistol loaded to the inuzzle, capped and
cooked, lay upon one of the seats, and
an umbrella and parasol, the latter Of
dark brown satin with deep fringe, lay
in the water and blood. From circum-
stances that have come to the knowledge
of tie police, it is supposed that Mr.
Chambers, and woman were murder
ed on board the boat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

PAcIFIc RAILRoAD.-Colonel Ere
mont has published an article in the
Washington National Intelligencer on
the great question Of the day, the Pacific
Railroad. He prnnounces, without hes
itation, in favor of the Central or Benton
route from St. Louis to San Francisco,
through. the pass at the head of the Del
Norte. He asserts this to be not only
the most practicable, but the most direct
route, and estimates the distance between
the frontiers Of Missouri and the east
ern foot of the Sierra Nevada at 1900
miles. The St. Louis Democrat states
that Colonel F. intends to survey the
route this winter, without aid from the
Government. While in Europe, he pre-
pared himself with the best instruments
for the survey; and he proposes to start
in November, and thus to test the prac-
ticability of the route during the season
of SHOWS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

MAN DRowNEp.-A man named Pc
ter Erbacher, about So years of age, a
tailor by trade, was drowned on Sun
day evening while bathing in the Mil
waukee River, on the Walkers Point
side. He could not swim and was
drawn under scow by the current
His body was recovered. The man was
single and of temperate habits. A dog
lay upon the clothing of the drowned,
man, watching them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

FAULTS IN THOSE WE LovE.-The dis
covery of faults in those whom we be-
lieved to be perfect, is always a sad
temptation to injustice. Our vanity is
concerned; we have deceived ourselves
but do not acknowledge it, and insist on
believing that we have been imposed up
on by others. And we fling guilt, an
noyance and hatred on a person, who
certainly was not the cause of our mis-
taking him for what he meyer desired to
be thought. Goethe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

A Curious BooK.-Mr. Jefferson
made an original book out Of the New
Testament, an account Of which is given
by him in a letter to John Adams, dated
October l3, 1913, when Mr.. j. was Sc
venty years old. He took two copies of
New Testament and cut out the savings
of tbs Savior, rejecting every verse that
was not evidently his these he pasted
in book, and his compilation is desert
bed as covering forty-six pages. He
wrote to old John Adams that this ar
rangement had placed before him 'lhe
most sublime and benevolent code Of mo-
rails ever offered to man. p Boston Tran
script.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

GREAT SPEcuLAr1oNs.-Th, New
York Atlas publishes the following:
We are told that during the tendency
of the Railroad Consolidation Bill in the
Legislature, the Hon. E. d. Morgan,
Senator from this city, bought on his
own account the entire stock of the Troy
and Schenectady Railroad, for $24O, 900.
In less than ten days after he made the
speculation, the bill passed, and he tur-
ned it into stock Of the consolidated con-
Germ for 100000, thus realizing a ret
profit of $260,000 by the operation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

Appo1NrM townsmaa, T..
J. Otis, Esq, has been appointed Depu-
ty Marshal, of the counties Of Iowa, La
Fayette, Grant and Richland. The
GAINESVILLE Standard truly says awe
are assured that this appointment will
give general satisfaction in the West, as
Mr.. Otis is favorably and well known
as reliable man and a most efficient
officer" Mineral. Pt. Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

THE RAPIDS IMPRovEMENr.-We
learn from the Missouri Republican, that
Maj. Floyd is now engaged in the sur
vey of the rapids of the Mississippi,
with a view to their improvement
When the surveys are made, the work
of removal will be let out to private con-
tractors to be vigorously prosecuted.--
This is probably, the most favorable ar
rangement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

1TSalaratus is said to be injurious to
the human system, and that it destroys
every year. IN tSew BRUNSWICK, con-
tiguous to Maine, the physicians are
wont TO say that half the children are
killed by the use of salaratus. The evil
is fast spreading throughout the Union.
Families of moderate size already use
from ten to twenty-five pounds of sala-
ratus yearly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

A LITTLE INCIDENTAL bache lor
friend of ours was riding, day or two
ago, through Athol, in this State, when
he overlook little girl and boy, appar-
emily on their way to school. The little
girl appeared to be five or six years old
and was as beautiful as fairy. Her
eyes were lit up with CLEAN Of intense
happiness, and her cheeks glowed with
the hues of health. Our bachelor looked
at her for a moment, adrniringly. She
met his glance with a smile, and with
an eager voice saluted him sHave you
got baby" He was struck aback by
the question, and something like regret
stole over his mind, as he looked upon
the animated and beautiful little face be-
foreh him. "No," he wered. "Well,"
replied she, drawing her tiny form proud
ly up, "tce have," and passed on, still
smiling, TO tell the joyous news to thu.
next one she might meet. What world
of happiness to her was concentrated in
that one idea-the baby! Aad in her
joy she felt as if all must have the sam
delight as hers elf an1 il
of affectionate pride to her, that lifted
her little heart above the reach Of ordin-
airy envy, for in the baby was her world,
and what else had she to crave? Such
was the reflection of our friend. and he
rendered it long enough to tell it to us
yesterday, in State Street. - Boston
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

1.-THE Michigan Southern and Nor
lhern Indiana Railroad Company adver-
tise in the Commercial, published at
Monroe, Mich, list Of one hundred
and ninety-four packages of unclaimed
baggage. These packages consist of bed
steads, barrels, curboards, even down
to Jug of boiled cider. They are to be
sold on the LIST of September next. if
not claimed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
TSMr. and Mrs. Randall. the Scotch

I5Mr. and Mrs. Randall, the Scotch
giant and giantess, are with Barhum's
show. The husbands seven feet seventh
ches in hight, and the wife six feet seven
inches, both Of Herculean proportions.
They have an infant only IS months old,
which weighs one hundred and sixty
three pounds, and if he has good luck,
bids fair to rival his father in huge pro-
portions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

HOPE FOR THE CHINEsE.-A com pany
of Chinese are about erecting large
warehouse in San Francisco, for the ac-
commodaiion of Chinese emigrants.--
Their leader, who is an educated man,
has offered to give Rev. Mr.. Speer, mis-
sionary to the Chinese, So, 900 towards
the erection of chapel and school for
the education Of his countrymen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

TaA nervous face ache, consequent
en- being dunned dozen times, is said
to give one the tic$o. The Manchester
Mirror got that of. Cage him!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

D="Mind John if you GO in the yard,
you will wish you had staid in the
houses" :.
swell, if / stay in the house, | will
wish was in the yard, so where is the
great difference, dad ?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

When the spirit is determined, it
Val DO almost anything therefore, new
81 yield to encouragement in doing or
se''ing what is good and true.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

GREAT LAND WARRANT FRAuD.-
Allusion has been made to great fraud
in land warrants, lately discovered at
Washington. The parties concerned in
it are said to be distinguished head Of
a Bureau, clerk connected with his
Office, and New York broker. The
amount of the fraud is nearly $3.50, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
I KS PEN AND aEAa OBS

TENNESSEE ELEcrIoN.-The last news
from Tennessee computes Johnson ma
jority for Governor at 800. The Legis-
lature is pronounced Wing on Joint BAL
lot. The following Congressmen are as.
certained to be elected Charles Ready,
Felix K. Zollicoffer, Edwin NJ. Yerrer
- Whigs. w. M. Churchwell, E. l..
Gardenhire, George w. Jones Demo
Gratis. The official returns may vary
these supposed results. - Galena Ad-
vertiser.
Missouri ELEcTIoS.-The result of
the recent election settles the complex
ion of the representation in Congress
as follows:
In the Senate-one Wing and one
Democrat, Greyer and Atchison.
In the House-four Wings, Miller,
Oliver, Caruthers and Linkley-two
Democrats Phelps and Lamb, and one
Benton man and Benton himself.
IIThe generally accurate Express
is mistaken for once. The height of
Trinity steeple, to the top of cross, is
two hundred and eighty four feet: not
three hundred and thirty feet, as stated
by the Erpress. The highest accessible
point is only two hundred and fifty feet,
which is fifty feet more than we were
brought up to believe Home Jour-
nal NJ V
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

1.-THE prospects of the crops in
England are more promising.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

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