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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
PRoTEcT1oN FOR CARR1AGE SpR1Nes

PROTECTION FOR CARRIAGE SpRlNes $.
WIN. n. Reed, of Lancaster, Wis,
has invented a method of protecting from
breaking the eiipticai springs Of carria-
ges. 1t consists in the employment of
vertical rod, which passes down
through the Bottom of the wagon, sand
board, spring, and axle, for the purpose
Of bracing the spring and preventing it
from bending backward or forward,
right or leit-the said rod securing all
the parts together while it keeps the ell
hptical spring upright, and thus removes
one great cause Of breaking. The in
ventor has applied for patent.
IT EXCHANGE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
A WAR OF RELrGIos.-If Russ

A WAR OF RELIGION. If Russia
should prevail and the Greek Church be.
come triumphant at Constantinople, il
might lead to determined struggle be-
tween the Greek and Roman Churches
for universal supremacy. When the
Emperor Nicholas published his first
manifesto, concluding with these WORDS
1--WE will march TO defend the ortho-
dox faith two Polish soldiers reuues-
ted their discharge, -"being Roman
Catholics they could not fight for the
Greek faith The Colonel wrote 10
st. Petersburgh for instructions, and
the reply was-"Let then BE shot p
They were accordingly executed and
four others in Moldavia met similar
fate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
Iflisfellaiteons Geleftions,
WISHING.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

Of all amusement for the mind,
From logic down 20 fishing,
There isn't one that Won can find
So very cheap as "wishing l''
A very choice diversion, too,
If we but rightly use it,
And not, as we are apt to do,
Pervert it and abuse it.
wish--a common wish, indeed
My purse was something fatter,
That might cheer the child of need,
And not my pride to fatter;
That might / make oppression reel,
AS only gold can make it,
And break the tyrant's rod of steel,
AS only gold can break it
wish--that Sympathy and Love,
And every hum an passion
That has its origin above,
Would come, and keep in fashion;
That Scorn, and Jealously, and Hate,
And every base emotion,
We're buried fifty fathoms deep
Beneath the waves of ocean
wi sh---that friends were always true,
And motives always pure;
| wish the good were pots so few,
! wish the bad were fewer
wish that parsons meier forgot
To heed their pious teachings
I wish that practising was not
So different from preaching
I wish--that modest worth might be
Appraised with truth and caudor
/ wish that innocence We're free
From treachery and s SANDER;
wish that men their vows would mind {;
That women meier were rovers
wish that wives were always kind,
And husbands always lovers
I wish--in fne-that Joy and mirth
And every good Ideal,
May come, erewhi'e, throughout the earth
To be the glorious Real
Till God shall every creature bless
With his supremest blessing;
And hope be lost IN happ;n s.;
And wishing be possessing!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

SMALL BlLLs.-By law of this
State, passed at the last session of the
Legislature, the circulation Of a less
denomination than five dollars, issued by
any banking corporation out Of this
State, is prohibited from and after the
first day Of January next, under pen
atty CT not less than five and not more
than one hundred dollars. And all pay
ments or contracts into which such bills
enter as consideration, are made void.
As considerable portion of our circu-
latian at the pres ent time is of small
bills on Illinois banks. it will be we'll
for the people to take heed of this law.
- Madison Argus and Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

"WAETED.-A young man of indus
try. ability and integrity" &c., SC.
This meets our eye daily in the COL
nmn of "Wants," and it is true as the
Pentateuch. Wanted? OF course they
are-aja0ays wanted. The market can
never be oserstocked; they will always
be called for, and never quoted 'sduIl, :"
or ''no sale Wanted for thinkers
wanted fer workers-in mart, on the
main, in the field and the forest. Tools
are lying idle for want of Young man );
a pen is waiting to be nibbled ; "A tree
to be felled plow to be guided viii
age 10 be founded school TO be in
strncted.
They talk about staples and great sta
pies. Honest, industrious, able young
men are the great staple in this world Of
ours. foung man, you are wanted, but
not for Doctor. No, nor Lawy
There are enough OF them for this gen.
Grafton, and one or two to spare.
Don't study ga profession unless it be
the procession OF brick-laying or farming
or some other Of the nsanaso! profession.
Don. measure tape ii you can help it.
It's honorable and honest, and all that,
but then you can do better. or all
things, don't rob the women. It's their
peroga.ive to handle silks and laces, tape
and thread. Put on your hat then, like
a man, don an apron, and go out doors.
Get good glow on your cheek, the
jewelry of toll ON your brow, and a good
set of well developed muscles. We
would go, if we could, but then we were
young, longer ago than we like to think
and you know, when ones sold, he
can't"
There's one thing more, young man.
You are wanted. A young uonsan wants
you. Don't forget her. No matter il
you are poor. Don't wait to be rich.
Ii you do, ten to one ii you are fit to be
married at all, to any body that's fit to
be married. Marry while you are young
and struggle up together, lest in the
years TO come, somebody shall advertise
Young men wanted" and more to be
had.-FN. Z. Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

GoINa BAcK.-A man presented him
self at the Jacksonville penit, ntiary on
Saturday, asked to go in ana be put to
work-that he owed the State five years
labor. He was convicted at recent
term of the Circuit Court, held at Law
renceburg, Ind, of manslsughter, and
afterwards broke Jail. A reward had
been offered for his arrest, but he baf-
fled all search. He, however, presen-
ted himself voluntarily TO fill the Sch
tence of the Law. Singular instance
that IL Louisville Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

TIE AGstcULTuRE INTEREST DoMry.
ATEs OVER ALL oTHERs.-The following
facts from the census, show the psopen-
derance of the American agricultural in
teres;, over all others
Taking the last census as the basis of
the calculation, there at this time about
six hundred million dollars worth OF
live stock in the United States. Their
value exceed that of all the manufactur-
ing establishments in the country, and
1T also exceeds the capital employed in
commerce both inland and foreign.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
T%The Ferry Master at Detroit sa

TThe Ferry Master at Detroit says
that at least nine hundred fugitive slaves
had crossed at that point into Canada du-
ring the last year. 1t is also estimated
that some two hundred and fifty had
crossed over at Cleveland. II these state
ments are correct, not less than two thou
sand slaves, of market value of two
millions of dollars, have passed into Can
ada within the past year-the fruit OF
the Fugitive Slave Law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
mpLimEnrARY.-The Cleveland

CoMpLlM Cleveland
Plain Dealer Democratic) declares, in
a burst of enthusiastic admiration, that
there is no paper in the United States
which can equal the New York Herald,
in cool, deliberate. downright lie. Ii
says that the Herald is among liars what
Michael Angelo is among scrlptors, Ii
tan or Rubens among painters, a full
grown Shanghai among common chick
ems, Or Dick Turpin among highway
men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

I9In recent address, at New York,
Mr.. Mitchell, the Irish patriot, stated
that he, assisted by Mr.. Meagher, should
issue the first number of weekly Jour-
nal 10 that city, on the first day of the
new year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

be MINDFUL OF THIS WHEN You aHr
TEMprED.-An upwright man who, when
disposing of the produce of his farm,
made it an invariable rule to give better
measure than was required of him, was
asked by friend why he did so, as it
was not to his advantage. He replied
God has permitted me but one journey
through the world, and when gone cam
not return TO rectify mistakes.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
FED E0U EVER HEAR OF MIR.
sTEAEY SAE!3

shant ask you if you ever sa W him,
because / know that like other towards,
he generally skuks out Of sight but
I'm very sure it you could get peep al
him, You would find that he had ''clo-
ven foot." But if can't tell you who
Mr.. They say" is, l can tell you schot
he is,
Il quite drives him frantic 10 see any
person happier than himself, or more
fortunate aud as sure as any one gets
more love, or more money, than he has,
he will knit his ugly brows to contrive
somehow to give them the heart-ache.-
Sometimes he will do it in one way, and
sometimes in another [; sometimes he
will do il by shruging his shoulders, sha-
king his head, and looking as If he could
say something dreadful bad about per-
son, i he only had mind 10. He has
made many poor won an, who had no
brave arm to strike the coward down,
weep her bright eyes dim, till she longed
10 lay her aching head with the silent
company in the quiet church-yard.
You'd suppose that nobody who own
cd heart, would ever choose the soci-
ETY. of such a wicked villain. You'd
suppose nobody who loved God, would
ever listen TO him, or repeat his false
sayings; but, alas !! people are SO fond
Of hearing something new" that they
can't make up their minds 10 turn their
backs upon him; so they sit, and smile !,
and listen, till he has nothing more to
Tell, and then they draw down their fa-
ees, and tell him he 'ought not TO talk
so Just as if Mr.. "They Say" didn't
see that they were perfectly delighted
with him !? Certainly, he goes off laugh
ng in his sleeve to think they suppose
him such fool.
Mr.. They Say" is a very great trav-
eler. 1t is astonishing how much ground
he can get over without the help OF
steamboats,, cars, stages, or telegraph
wires. He may be found in thousand
places at one--in every little village in
The United States---in every house and
shop and hotel end office. Editors are
very fond Of Mr.. "They Say" They
always give him The best chair in the Of
tlce, for lie is an amazing help to them.
In fact, it is Aunt Fanny's opinion, that
their newspapers would die natural
death without him. To be sure. he
sometimes gets them into shocking
scrapes with his big fbs ; but they knew
how to twist and turn ont Of it.
Yes, Mr.. ''They Say is a cowardly
|liar! He couldn't look an honest man
Straight in the eye, any more than he
could face cannon-ball. He would
turn as pale as snow-wreath, and melt
into nothing just shout as quick.
Oh Aunt Fanny knows all about him.
So when he comes on her track, she
looks straight AT her inkstand. and minds
her own business. She knows that
nothing plaques the old fellow like
being treated with perfect Indifference
That's the way to kill him off i Fanny
Fern in the New York Musical World
and Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

IA broken bottle and copy of the
Maine Law were placed under the cor
ner-stone of new court house at Bel
fast, Me-, which was laid last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

ZpCol. Benton says there will be
but two questions before Congress
the present session, TO wit /: the
construction of the Pacific Railroad
by the central route, and the organiza-
ton of Nebraska. He attributes the
opposition TO both these great projects
10 slavery, and maintains that the con-
TEST on that question will never cease
nutT his recommendation lelaiive to the
territory and the railroad shall be carried
out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

1--WE talk of Adam and Eve as ha-
wing been. before the fall, in very hap
py condition, but one thing they missed
they were never children.-1C Cor. Alb.
Regisi er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

The polarity Of any magnetic needle
will be destroyed in few minutes by
it into an onion. Few scien-
tific men know this fact, and we never
hear it alluded to in a lecture on the
SUBJECT Quebec Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

TIE Jennings EsTATE.-We learn
from the Sandusky Register that Mr..
Hector Jennings, of that city, has re-
Gently received letters from his attor-
ney, who has just returned from Lon
don, assuring him Of the entire validity
Of bis claim as one Of the two heirs to
the immense Jennings estate in England
valued at 10000. GOO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

THE CARA tragic story has re-
Gently been published of the massacre of
an entire regiment of soldiers, by the En-
peror,s orders, on a fl Id day, on account
OF their alledged completely in a conspi-
racy. The signal for moving down the
ranks was given by the Emperor, who
suddenly rode up to the commanding
officer and blew out his brains with a
pistol. Il is evidently the purpose Of
the present ruler of the Russian En- pire
to inspire dread among his subjects, rath-
err than allow the menace of assissina-
ton, which has destroyed his predeces-
sors, to subdue his spirit, and qualify
the rigor of discipline which maintains
his power over the vast dcminions that
acknowledge his authority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

ITIt is said that Mrs. Miller, daueh-
ter Of Gerrilt Smith. excites much curl
osiiy IN Washington, BY appearing in full
Blooiner costume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

1.-The latest item from the sshesais-
phere" of woman's rights that we have
noticed, is the placing Of the lady's name
before thai Of the gentleman in marriage
notices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

A Curious FAcT.-The National In
telligencer, in remarking on the fact Of
The gradual change of the character OF
the United States Senate from mere
privy council OF the President to deci-
ded deliberative body, says, that in the
first session of the first Congress, Presi-
dent Washington came personally into
the Senate, when they were engaged in
executive session, and made his no:nina-
lions himself.
He took the Vice Presidents seat and
frequently addressed The Senate on the
executive business they had before them.
and often exercised an influence and al
most control, that would be considered
highly improper in our days. This prac-
tice, however, did not long continue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

HThe Swedish Government has de-
cided on vast system of railways. the
execution of which will be coniided to
an English company. The Government
has formally interdicted the Mormons
from publicly performing their worship
in Norway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

ITiinber, when cut in the spring
and exposed to the weather with the
bark on decays much sooner than if
cut in the fall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

IThe discovery has been made BY
ono who has tried 'em all, that withou,
a mouth man could neither eat, drunk
talk, kiss the girls nor chew tobacco.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

Z5=lt is understood that the Naval
Committee Of the House Of Representa-
ives will soon report a bill in favor Of
The construction CT six steam frigates,
under the direction Of the Secretary Of
o cGe Maryland appropriating $4,000
V0O for that purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

The Territory of Mianesotais about
four times the size OF the State of Ohio,
extending over an area of l06, 600. 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

New lNyENTlos.-The Meriden ct.
Wing speaks Of a new invention, by
Mr.. Gold, for heating room and says:
by It's use, one pint Of water is con-
verified into steam, which condensed and
re-converted into steam, ad5afn,tum,
does not need to be renewed the heat
is constantly radiated, and in proportion
to the degree of heat used is the rapid
" Of the process ard the amount OF the
calorlc evolved. Il occupies but little
room, may be painted in any style, and
hung up on the wall cannot be injured
BY careless servants. heating rapidly,
and cost is trfing; and the expense of
heating is about one-fftil of that of coal
and wood. The heat used is that of
burning alcohol or other gaseous fluids.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

MANUrAcrUREs OF KENosHA,-The
kenosha Tribune says, that $50 wagons
and carriages have been manufactured
there during the past year, $4,000 bar
rels Of flour, and | ,230 plows. A fonn-
dry in that city turns out three tons of
castings per day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

y lie members OF the English Par
n J'LieI' are not paid yet the expenses
~ O',n Houses amount to nearly a mil :
''n dollars a wear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

4 WALL AROUND SALT tAKE.-The
S S, are about TO fortiiy the city OF
' "a Lake by surrounding it with a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

The PoLIrIcIAN.--The following
brief and truthful declination of The
Politician" we clip from the New Ber-
lin IN. " Saturday Visitor:
"There is something in the very name
Iof politician that conveys an idea OF
|crouching, juggling and brow beating. =
Our politician is geHeraily man Of slim
means, of not over good habits, great
quarrel or, and rather cewardly than
and much addicted to some
favorite old drink. He is not doines
tic man.
The holy and salutary influences of ia
mily are lost upon him. He lives in the
ale-room, and other public places. He
bets at the elections, swears about the
opposite party, and sometimes, when un-
der the power Of exhiarating potations
attempts classical alllsion. He is al
ways in debt, makes large promises to
his creditors : boasts to his friends, and
abuses his enemies. He is ignorant with
respect to everything useful, lazy in an
Incredible degree but has an itching
palm for "public plumber" Yet the po-
l,tician manages to get office"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

FINDING OURSELVES BETTER THAN WE
THOUGHT WE wERE.--We confess
ROUTE a pleasant glow Of surprise at
leading Colonel Benton's account, of all
hat the Federal Government has done
for the Indian tribes. We had no idea
that one-fourth, or even one tenth the a.
mount had been appropriated for their
benefit. Why, Uncle Sam is quite a
paragon of goodness besides John Bull
in the East Indies-uness John, too, is
a good deal better than we have suppo-
sed him to be. Ninety millions OF dol
lars to the Indians, where agricultural
implements, cows, pigs, and horse-gear
land at least four blacksmiths and two
milers thrown in. Why, really, Uncle
Samuel is more of a man, not to say
Christian, than we took him for. Come
up to the bar, old fellow, and take "a
glass-of water. You may get into
heaven yet, with close squeezing, if you
keep share eye on your fiilibustering
propensities.- Phla. Post,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
A JUST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The Monroe Sentinel aoknow ledses its
disappointment at the late vote of the
mining region upon the Prohibitory Ii
quor Law. 1t should be remembered
that the miners of Wisconsin generally
bore the premium for drinking and row.
fdyism, over any other part of the State.
and indeed, ever most any part of the
West. Now that the mines have outyo
ted those parts, claiming higher degrees
of order and civilization, for law pro-
hibiting the sale Of alcoholic drinks, must
be an unpleasant admission. The SEN
tinel continues
But, we regard the vote upon the
iiquor Law as a tolerable fair index of
the morals Of the people, and we believe
1t will be so regarded generally. There
may, however, be some exceptions 10
this rule, but, in most instances we think
it will hold good. And, should IA law
now be passed, as we believe it will.
there will be much less difficulty in en-
forcing it in the mines and pinery than
in some OF our cities. We believe that
IN the western and northern portions Of
the State, there is not, generally, that
reckiessness and disregard of law and
morals, that has been imagined.
We have no doubt of the good inten-
tons Of the lecturers, and others, who
visited the western connsias of the State
yet, from the eastern, the result shows
that their labors were more needed in
their own nelghborhoods and, when,
at some future day, some great principle
of reform is to be voted on again, we
propose that lecturers go from st. Croix,
the mines and the pinery to Milwaukee,
and other lake towns, just to tell them
what their duty is to themselves and to
the ''rest of mankind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Tie Burr Oak, published at juneau.
Dodge County, takes issue with the
President in his o. position to appropri-
aiions for Rivers and Harbors. It saws
of the Message
"While It recognizes no constitutional
distinction as to the power of Congress
over appropriations for the protection of
commerce upon the sea, and internal
commerce, still, he thinks the policy of
the government had better be settled a.
gainst appropriations for the protection
of the latter-believin that the Iocali-
lies requiring the expenditure would
find some way to raise the means. For
our own part, we cannot see why Chica-
go, Milwaukee and Wheeling are not asI
much entitled to appropriations from the
general government for the protection of
commerce, If any expenditure at those
points is required ias that purpose, as
Charleston, New York, or Portsmouth.
If any locality is to be told by the gov
eminent that it must raise lis own means
to protect its commerce, it should be that
locality best able to do So The wealth
|of the country concentrates in sea- board
towns. If discrimination is TO be made
by government, we say let 1t be made III
favor Of the poorer, but none the less ell
terprising inland towns.
"A Western President would have
held different language from Presiden,
Pierce on this subject
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02

IS some years ago, hogef NJ. oher-
man and Perry Smith, of Connecticut,
were opposed to each other, as advocates
in an important case before court of
justice. Smith opened the case with vi
client and foolish TRADE against Sher-
mans political character. Sherman rose
in composed manner, and remarked:
Il shall not discuss politics with Mr..
Smith before this court. but am per-
fectly willing 10 argue questions of law,
10 chop logic, or even TO split hairs with
him.
"Split that then" said Smith, at the
same lime pulling out short, rough
locking hair from bis head, and handing
it over towards Sherman.
"AIay ii please the honorable court, I
retorted Sherman, Il didn't say bris-
ties y
The Opelousas courier., 1854-05-06
SHERIFE'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISTAV1

Emelie Chachere, widow B. Martel vs. Rrapt
Hutchings, Court-st Landry,-No. 8.
virtue OF writ OF execution, issued out Of the
~ Magistrates Court, in and for the Parish of St.
LANDRY and to me directed in the above entitled suit
will be exposed to Public Sale, for Cash, at the
Court House of this Parish, on Saturday, the 9Th day
of May 1854, commencing at the hour of IL o'clock
a H., and continuing from day to day if necessary
al the right, title interest and demand of Briant
Hutchng, IN and to the following described property
4 certain Mulatto woman, named Marianne aged
about years. N7ON
e,..a, J. B. DAVID, Sheriff:
sheiif's Office, St. Landry, April lst, 1854.