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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

DUBUQUE FEMALE CoLLEG E.-A few
days since we inspected that portion OF
the college building which has been
completed. We were happy TO learn
from Mr.. Horn, the superintendent OF
the work, that $4,000, i'll addition to
The SUBSCRIPTION, had been secured, and
that the erection, OF the building Will
proceed with all desirable dispatch. -
This evidence Of public spirit on the
part of our citizens Is very gratifying
The editice will reflect great credit on
the architect, and on the efficient super
intendent, Mr.. Holr. The centre edi-
ice is two stories in height, and Al by
10; attached to this are wings, por-
ton OF which is two stories, and portion
one story, the entire front being l3o it..
The style is Gothic. There is no build
ing this side Of St. Louis that will ex-
coed il in appearance or IN adaptness to
the purpose for which it is deslgned.-
1t will be recollected by our fellow citi-
zeIS that the institution is TO be endow-
led with 10000, besides an addition Of
s 900, (for apparatus, &C., and that
the efforts of Miss Beecher will be de-
voted to the securing competent Fac
ulty.- Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

THE Mosr BEAUTIFUL HAND.-Two
charming women were discussing one
day what it IS that constitutes beauty in
the hand. They differed in opil ion as
much as in the shape of the beautiful
member whose merits they were discus
sing. A gentleman friend presented
himself, and by common consent, the
question was referred to him. 1t was
a delicate matter. He thought Of Paris
and the three godiesses. CHANGING from
one to the other of the beautiful white
hands presented to him which by the way,
he had The cunning 10 hold for some time
in his own, for purposes of examination,
he replied at last: give it up--,he
question is too hard for me; but ask the
poor, and they viii Tell you that the most
beautiful hand in the world is the hand
that gives"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12
TEA Singulor Chain of Events OF

ia Singulor Chain of Events oc-
Cured in Cincinnati the other day
An old man, named Heritage, was en-
ployed in painting the walls of a house,
and falling from scafold, he injured
himself TO such an extent that he had 10
be conveyed home. His fall frightened
a horse, attached to an ex ,ress wagon,
which ran off. and in his mad career
down the street ran over hog and kill
led il. TIE hog was owned jointly by
a couple of men, who skinned it, and had
IA fight over the carcsass. As a finale
the belligerents were taken before a
magistrate, and paid fine Of FIVE dol
lars and costs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

TCoLoNEL Fremont has return
ed to st. Louis. He had been COM
PEELED, by i'll health, to return from
his Pacific Railroad exploring expedition,
and is much reduced by an attack Of fe-
yer. He will postpone his tour of ex-
ploration for the present, and stay in
St. Louis until his health is sufficiently
restored for him to prosecute ii. The
Republican says:
His friends and companions who star
ted to accompany and assist him in his
proposed expedition, are about three
hundred miles on the Plains, where they
will remain encamped until he regions
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

AN OLD BARREL OF FLouE.-The
other day barrel of -four was taken
from the riverat Lawrenceburgh, which
from all appearances, had been undlr
water for years past. The hoops were
decayed and the slaves green with moss.
Yet, with the exception Of about three.
inches Of dough adhering to the slaves
and heading, the -four was in as good
condition as when rolled from the mill
Louisville Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

INCREASE OF THE PREcIoUs METALS !.
The banks of the city Of New York
have $60,0O0.00O Of gold and silver in
their vaults. Twenty years ago when
the war was raging between the banks
aud the people it was estimated that
The entire specie in the United States
woaId not exceed $S0.000,000. Now,
god IN manufactures is as common as
silver was then, and silver almost as
common as copper then. The precious
metals must have increased in the coun-
Wy within that period hundred fold
Long will it be, at this rate, before gold
ana silver will cease to be ranked as
precious metals ? And why is it that
We are SO much troubled for specie in
w. ~' small business transactions at this
"NS'- Madison Argus and Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

aud deyouring one another" they would
see them engaged in their appropriate
work of feeding the hungry, clothing
the naked, administering to the sick,
succorlng the orphan, yinpathiziug
with the widow, advancing reforms,
promoting education, training the youth,
benefting all, and they would be led to
exclaim with pagan of old, /" see how
these christians love-" 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

The mounds covering the ruins ofNin-
even having, in the opinion of Mr.. Lay
ard and other competent judges, been
very specifically explored, and Gov
ernmeut being unwilling to grant more
money for the purpose, the Literary
Gazette states that society has been
formed having Prince Albert as a lea
ding member for raising money to carry
on the work of discovery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

IA prominent vice of our time is
the universal .endency toward filing
res ponsible places with timor Gus, often
sive, negative. Eelf-and-half men, whom
nobody can be jesAous of, because they
they are nobody, and amount to nothing
Il Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12
TrgYS FOR AngTealgsgar.

column, per arnum. So CELL column per an, $40
column, per annum, 1876 f square per an, 8
Transient advertisements, orl2 lines or less, ST
for the first, and 70 nts each subsequent inser-
ton Business Cards &c lines under per an. IS.
Embellishments sent i'll without the number or
insertions indicated, will be continued Till otherwise
ordered.
Those who advertise by the year, will be allow
ed four changes.
Legal Advertisements insertedat statute prices,
Notices of strays published roar weeks, sl,75
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

THon. Truman Smith, in letter
to the ". Y. Tribune, announces the
discovery of silver in unusually large
proportion among the ores of the Lake
Superior region.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAILROAD
The lettings on the Southern Wiscon-
sin Railroad was postponed until the first
of October il consequence Of the illness
of Col. Hugh Lee, tie chief Engineer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

How DUMAS wNIrEs.-in his way Of
working he is as eccentric as in every
thing else. Whether owing to his AT
rican blood,o to some peculiarly Of con-
stitution, know not but he is afflicted
with great natural heat OF body, and
has difficulty in bearing clothing upon
him. So he strips to his shirt--yery
often describing even that, and sits ma
ked, with the exception of short thin
drawers. He establishes himself at a
large table, which he sprawls upon rather
than sits atm the middle OF large
room, and before him are large sheets Of
p aper Of uniform size. From practice
he knows exactly how much ieuileton
each of these sheets viii make. Over
this paper he crouches, in his stat e OF al
N ost nudity, looking like a huge, half
b cached negro as he Is, and scrlObes a
way with the speed OF a locomotive
He writes clearly, and rarely makes
corrections, or alters even d word. AS
each sheet is full he throws it from him,
until the room is Uttered with manuscript.
In this way he will get through half
volume in night-french volumes,
certainly. with very few lines in page !;
but stf!i the qantlty is enormous for the
time. On one side OF him he viii have
"a heap OF oranges, on the other plate
OF raisins--those being his favoriie re-
lreshments when working. From lime
to time ne takes bill Of an orange, and
then on again, toiling against time.-
[ London Paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

TSince the new divorce law went
into operation in Ohio, marriages are
placed under the head Of elimitted part
nerships.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

WomAN's RIeHrs-in Connecticut
the women are going aheau finely. The
Winsted Herald states that a lady Of that
village called on gentleman 10 ray a
claim she had against him, which, on his
declining to do, produced horse-whip.
The man retreated into store and
brought out TWO friends, but she vhang-
ed away and licked 'em ali
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

TIRED WITH THE RoMANrIc.--Fhere
is now in the mountain region Of Wes-
tern Virginia, young lady from Ken
lucky, described by the Parker sburgh
Gazette as young, educated and spright
ly, who is there to protect her rights TO
large tract of land which descended to
her from her ancestors, to whom il was
patented for revolutionary services, but
is now claimed by a land pirate who for
merly acted as her agent. To defend
her rights ''sclitary and alone" to the
disputed territory, she went, made
clearing, built a log cabin, and located
tenant. She always carries one of
Colts revolvers, and thus armed roams
learlessl y over the mountains, following
paths seldom trod, save by the panther
aud bear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

SHOCKING Under this
head the Carolton Louisiana) Star of
23d ult., has the following
We grieve, for the honor of our town,
Ito have to record an inhuman outrage
practiced on the body Of an old negro of
this place, named Johnson, the Slave of
Charles Hines. by Hines himself, which
resulted in death. The negro was near
~ 80 years Of age, and universally ven-
Grated for his soberness and honesty. as
we'll as for his revolutionary remini-
SCIENCES. The monster master, taking
un5rage at some petty offence deliber-
ately whipped, stamped and kicked him
TO death, on Saturday last. The fellow
feigned sickness, as is supposed to COW
er design Of escape, and even had the
bias phemons hardihood TO effect a fear
iof immediate death, and go through the
funeral farce of making public will
Office kener left two deputies in guard
at his residence till Monday when the
body of the negro will be disintersed, and
an inquest held over it by the Coroner.
The unanimous verdict of the jury
several physicians being present also as
senting-was that he died from The eff
fects Of the blows and kicks he had re-
ceived from his master. Persons who
witnessed the examination say that the
sight was sickening whole back cut
and bruised into jelly, and the lower
part of his body kicked 10 pieces
Immediately after the inquest the mon
stsr was taken to jail. Let him go
down to fame haLd in hand with Legree
"a hideous verification Of that horrible
villain.
The above it will be seen, is not
Uncle Toms Cabin but from res
pectable Southern newspaper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

OLD VERMoNr--L1rrL VERMONT.
There she is, lool, al her. On the first
Of January last she had 427 miles Of rail-
way in operation among her mountains
and fifty miles in course of consiruc-
ton. Her foreign commerce is is limit
ted, and carried on chiefly at Burlington,
on Lake ChamI lain, vet her shipping "a
mounts to about 5000 tons, 1907 tons
of which is navigated by steam. She
has II banks, and her financial condi-
ton is sound and enviable. She has no
public debt. She looks after education
sharply, and has 1854 school districts
and nearly 100000 scholars. She has
also 3 furnishing collegiate institutions,
and large number Of academies and
private schools. She has % libraries
Containing 50 900 volumes. The whole
number Of newspapers and periodicals
publised in Vermont in 1850 was So
There are564chHrches in theState which
accommodate rs asa persons, and are val
ued at 81 ,2l3, l20.--T Chic. Jour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12
GEO. WATERsToN.

Secretary fths ". N. u. S.
1.-THE Monument is now ZAP feet
l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12
a EYsstcsa Care.

Ven lays myselftown in my Lonely bedroom,
Und dries yor TO sheep berry soundt;
TIE treams oh, how IN mine het vii conc.
Til wish | was under te groundt.
Sometimes, ven eatsvon pig supper treams,
That mine stomach sh fit fun Of sho-stones;
IND out in mine sleep like tie tival schreams,
Und kicks Oft te ped clothes und ghronsl
Den dere, ash lay, nit tie ped clothes al of,
l kits myself al over froze;
In de morning wakes nit te headach and l1of,
Und Pm shiciS from het to mine toes
Oh, vat sha be tun for boor man like me
Oh, vat for Leaf such lte
Some shay dere's cure for this trouble of me
Thinks III dhry it ID kit me ,rifs!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

A sEcRET.-I noticed (said Franklin)
a mechanic among number of others at
work on house erecting but a little
way from my office, who had a kind
word and cheerful smile for every one
he met. Let the day be ever so cold,
gloomy, or sunless, a happy smile dan
ced like sunbeam on his cheerful
countenance. Meeting him one morning,
| asked him TO tell me the secret of his
constant flow of happy spirits.
"No secret, DOCTOR" he replied; 81
have got one Of the best of wives, and
when | go home she meets me with
smile and kiss, ana then tea is sure
to be really, anl sac has done so many
little things through the day to please
me, that cannot find it in my heart TO
speak an unkind word TO anybody
What an influence, then, hath woman
over the heart OF man, to soiton it, aud
make it the fountain of cheerful and
pure emotions Speak gently, then
greeting, after tie tolls of the day
are over, cost nothing, and go far to-
wards making home happy and peaceful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

lis power declare, his purposes fulfil.
THos. S. SHAW
Prairie du Chen, Sept. 20, 1853.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-12

The above it will be seen, is not
Uncle Toms Cabin but from res
pectable Southern newspaper.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
Patent Gas Regulator.

THE inventor (Dr. kidder) of this economical and
i useful instrument, deserves the thanks of the gas
consuming community. The saving effected by the
use of will be found fully Is per i'm every per
sons gas bill. II can be adjusted as 10 supply
the gas any desired pressure fess than that of the
street. and when once adjusted, the Regulator will
continue to supply the gas at that pressure uniform
w. without requiring further care or attention and
independent of all the fluctuations OF the street pres
sure An additional advantage obtained by this Reg
ulator is light OF mo,e agreeable quality in place
OF the bueish white color of the ordinary gas light
occasoned by the high pressure at which the gas is
consumed. As evidence Of its practical utility,
it is now in operation in rome Of the principal Ho.
tells and large stores in New York city, who all bear
favorable testimony to its value. thas also received
the united Communications of the press
HO ell prOprietOrs and stOrekeepers in the city of
Washington and its vicinity DESTROYS to avail them
themselves of the ecOnOmser, obtain all further
information by calling on the subscribrr who has
fitted one of these Regulators up in his store and
will give an illustration oft
EDWARD NJ. BOTELER
Practical Gas litter and Plumber
South West corner of 9Th and d streets.
aug 09-eOy
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
RED RIVER RAFT.

rVNIIE PERSON to whom the contract wa. awarded
I under former advertisements for proposals hav-
ing failed to give the bond with sureties required
proposals for the work again invited as follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day OF
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation of Red river louisiana occasioned
by the raft. and for keeping the said navigation free
from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united Is not to sx-
coed the sum of S1C0 600.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
fthoroughly,) and to keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period specifying
in his bid the time in which he proposes complete
the removal Of the raft thu said time be later
than the 1st day of June. 1885, and also the number
of years. counting from said removal during which
time he binds himself to keep the said navigation
free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for 20OUo, with two good Surctes, each for the sum
OF 10000 conditioned for the faithful execution of
the contract. Each bidder will transmit at the same
time with his proposals, the names of the persons
whom he offers as suIeties. and declaration signed
by them that they will sign his bond as sureties as
above mentioned and also the certificate of district
judge of the United States for the State in which he
resides, that said securities are respectable citizens
and that he considers them worth $40 900 over and
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will he
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Terms Of payment.
or the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 shall be paid as the work of
rcuoflhS tile AuFauCeS, MS 1OliOWS-t0 VIII:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a por
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department. and if it shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion of
the said sum Of $4,000 the portion removed shall
bear to the entire raft provided partial payment
shall be made for less than one tenth part Of the
whole work. The remaining $50 600 will be paid
in equal annual instalments corresponding In
number with the number of years during which
the contractor shall bind himself to keep the nay-
CATION open of which fact the Department is to be
the sole Judge
Each bid must be for the whole work-tlat L., for
the removal of the raft and for keeping the river
oped for specified period. No separate proposal for
portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the undersigned
marked on the envelope, "Prapossls for removing
Red River Raft" .......- .....
The War Department reserves to itself the right
Of awarding the contract according to its own
Judgment of the most favorable. BIZ aud the most
responsible bidder. j J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
20-2awf6 '.- o.. -
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
EDUCATION.
Select Classical and Mathe m attic al
80 School.

TIME subscriber has removed his school to College
Il Hill, where a commodious building Is being
fitted I'D for its reception. As the preparatory de-
partment of the Columbian College, it will continue
to preserve the character Of strictly select school,
designed for laying the foundation OF thorough En-
glish' classics al and mathematical education. The
neTt session will commence on the 18th of Septem-
ber and close on the last ofJune.
Terms Sl2 so per quarter, payable In advance.
pernitted attend the Lectures delivered in college
on chemistry, geology, and mineraogy, and also to
receive instruction in French and other modern Ian
guages by the professor in that department.
Pupils may be boarded at the college, under the
special care and superintendent of the principal
The necessary expenses of a full boarding student
will be about $50 per academic year, and of a
weekly boarder will not exceed $50.
GEO s. BACON, Principal.
Refer to the faculty of the Columbian College
Colonel ]. L. Edwards; Colonel Peter Force; VIM.
Gunton, esq.,; L. D. Gale, M. D., of the Patent OF
fee; Joseph Wilson, Esq, of the Land Office, and
Professor c. C. levitt ofthe Smithsonian Institute.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
Dyspepsia, its Causes, Effects, and Remedy.

IT is necessary simply to explain to the uninitiaIe,!
in the medical jurisprudence that the Oxidation of
the Blood and its distribution into the organs of alb
sorptOn circulation, respiration, and secretion,
stitute the phenomena of Life These organs are
bued with the wonderful sympathetic affinities.
Ifany of them becomes improperly affected, they
all become rritatcd and inflamGd, the stomach is de-
ranged. pains of all kinds come on especially in the
head and limbs, accompanied with burning heat,
loss of appetite, extreme nervous debility, nausea,
morbid anxiety, depression otspritS disturbed sleep.
and entire ndispositon make the slightest physical
eXertion, combination OF several or all of these
symptoms constitute disease which affects the whole
4ystem, and il called Dyspepsia. Numerous have
been the prescriptions of the Faculty for this Hydra
headed complaint, but with so little success that it is
common inquiry-Can Dyspepsia he cured? We
answer can! Oxygcnated Bittersis the real Spec-
ic. This invaluable Tonic speedily allays all milan
matory symptoms and, strengthening the PARTIES of
the Stomach, enables it to yerorm its natural func
tons, and Health and Strength are the result.
REED, AUSTIN s. co, Wholesale Druggists No.
&c. Merchants Row, Boston, General Agents.
Price 81 per bottle six bottles for S..
fh3-LOok ont for limitations and cOunterfeits.
Z. IL. STABLER x CO., No. 40 Pratt st. wharf
and CANDY s. CO, corner of Light and Lombard
sts, Wholesale Agents, Baltimore, and ON retail by
all respectable Druggists in this city and throughout
the country. o.. -l..- as. .. jy5-n .
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
New York narbIed Iron Works.

Office and Sales Room, No. 49, BroGdtray, opposite
Ner Haeen Rui!road Depot, Mandatory corner
of 9Th orenue and Attn street. the Crystal Pol
ace. Ner York.
TTNHE original and most extensive Manufacturers
i of MARBLEIZED CAST IRON MANTELS,
TABIETOPS, COLUMNS, PILASTERS, CLOCK
CASES, COUNTERS, SC. Also, all kinds of CAST
INGS for Buildings, such as WINDOW LiNTELS,
SILLS. DOOR-WAYS, BALCONIES, SC.
The above Company, having just completed a new
and most extensive Foundry and Mandatory, beg
leave to call the attention of Architects Builders,
and the public generally to their assortment of Mar
bleiZed Iron Mantels and other Articles, which they
now producing on an enlarged scale; the beauty
and designs OF which, and their exquisite finish, have
never been equalled and cannot be eNcelled.
The exact limitations of the finest varieties of Mar
BILE, such rs Egyptian, Sienna, BrOcatee, Verd An
que, Agate, Prince Albert, Jaspar, Pyrenese Light
Spar, White Statuary, &C., have elected the I'M
qualified COMMUNICATION of connoisseurs in Marbles,
and fully established their popularity with the pub
lie.
Some of the advantages in this discovery consist
III its capability of witistandng high degree of
heat, of resisting oils and acids, which stain and de-
face Marble and their cheapnesS, (being about one
third the cost in comparison with all other kinds Of
Maneis; also, of being packed and sent with safety
to any part Of the country.
The Marhiing department is under the direction Of
Mr.. E. SHOEMAKER, who first introduced this iHval
liable discovery to the public, and demonstrated its
practical utility and application to metals and other
substances. Circulars with plates, exhibiting the
varieties of pattern, will be furnished when desired.
Address orders and communications to
iy SEQ CHARLES CROSBY, Sec'y.