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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

TRAGtc ArrAIR-A few days ago a
young man named David Johnson, Of
the town Of Genesee, in this county,
went to the City of Milwaukee on bust
ness While therehe was taken suddenly
i'll and on Monday Of last week he dies.
His friends and neighhors in Genesee,
amongst whom was a young lady By the
name Of Remington, went 10 attend MS
funeral. Itappears that Miss Reming-
ton was betrothed to the deceased, and
that consequence Of his death previous
to her return from the city, she procnr-
ed 2 OF. vial chloroform, all Of which she
drank on. retiring to bed after arri-
wing at home. She was, Of course, found
in the morning. dead. The vial was
found under her bed labelea. "Chloro
fuFsa. - Waukesha Dem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

THE New YoRK MUSICAL REVIEW.
This journal is conducted with mark
ed ability and commendable energy
The number for May 18th, consists Of
thirty-two pages. The music is unusu-
ally abundant, varied and excellent, and
lis fully worth the subscription price Of
the ReOie'0 Gone dollar) for year. It
seems to US that every choir, singing
school and family whore music is taught,
would be greatly benefited by subscri-
bing for the Nee York Musical Rep;ep
Published by MASON BRorHERs, % Park
Row, New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

a57H. 4. MilRs has just added the
butt end Of ST. Louis wholesalery 10
his store at Wyalusing, see his adyer-
iiSement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

I Isl WAYNE Esq, was elected
Chairman Of the Board of Supervisors
for smelser, ct late special election,
there having been failure to elect at
the annual Town Meeting by tie be-
tween the two candidates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

AI-1r. CHArwAS's advertisement, Of
. Blacksmith Shop for Sale, Is refer
red y. Fe believe It 10 be one OF the
Fest sitGaf loas IL ths ccratrv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

Every newspaper in the country
is beset with offers to publish Chow to
make 800 a month";" 900 receipts
worth $780," GA Secret worth $40 at
cost Of only 81" Sc. Most of these
offers proceed from New York, and are
intended TO induce honest people to re-
nit money in etters,--the secret to be
made known on receipt Of two bits or a
dollar. We never publish these gull
traps, not that we expect to save certain
ones from being fooled, for there are
Just so many that are bound to be in
some way anyhow sucked in, but that
the vendors Of these pretended secrets
never pay even for the advertising ac-
cording to premise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

IL Mr.. A. f. ScHNEE has opened 4
new Store at Wingville, and solicits a
share of the public patronage by adver-
tisement in the Herald. Give him call
-more the merrier. Wingville is able
to support another store, besides seve-
raj more mechanics, 1t is one of the
most thrifty villages in the mines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22
vynere Lands may be Had.
There are still large areasTOf unoceu'

There are still large areas1of unocea--
pied lands along the north and east bor-
.ders Of Grant County. Just back Of
Muscoda, there are some Of the finest
wheat and stock lands we ever saw, =
some Of them unentered, some belong to
residents who want to sell at low prof.
its. Some belong to spectators. The
best unoccupied lands in market belong
to spectators, who hold them at from
two to five dollars per acre.
In the very best localities, speculal-
tors lands are held at six, eight and e.
ven len dollars per acre, but the selec-
tons were made in early times, when all
the country was in market, and conse-
quently they are The best Of our domain nal
We think there are excellent tracts Of
farm land in Wingville, and west Of that,
along the Military road. twill be trout
blesome TO find the owners and agents,
but the neighboring residents can gene
rally tell.
S. Maroon, surveyor and know-ali-a-
bout-everything, residing at Lancaster,
is first rate hand to give information a.
bout lands, and he can be relied upon.
We think the chances are pretty good
also in the interior section of the county,
and through the southwest towns.
Examine titles. You can find out the
shape Of titles on any lands by examin-
ing records. Our worthy county OIL
GERS seldom charges unless you put them
TO an undue amount Of labor and trouble.
Best to look out for titles for, some Of
the lands are spotted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

S5~Esq. ArwooD has sold his tavern
IN Piatteyille, to Mr.. WM. BurLzn, pre-
sent occupan. Of the union Hotel. Pos
session some time in the latter part Of
summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

1--we learn the MuRRAY lands,
principally in the west part of Grant
County, will likely be sold TO a compa-
ny Of men in Maine, wao intend 10 send
on families to improve and cultivate
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22
T.CoNrl FioTAr I.Fafsl4..A fIoaN-The Riob.

CoNDiTIoNAL LsdfsL ATEoN.-T The Rich
mond Enqnirefs speaking in reference
to the modern plan Of submitting laws
to the people for ratification after they
had ben passed BY the Legislature.
says very truly thatsthe practice dis an
invention of modern times land is as base
in its origin as it is vicious in its tenden-
:cy. Before public men began TO lose
the virtues of manliDess and indepen-
sdence they did not attempt t. evade the
responsibilities Of duty. But the spirit
of demagogism is as fatal to personal
courage as to genuine patriotism, and
when men beganto make the interests
of the State subordinary to schemes Of
individual aggrandizement, they lost the
dignity and nanliness of character which
shrink not from the possibility oftheir
position, and then for the first time was
introduced the expedient of conditional
The plan of ending out
bills to the people for ratification origin
ated in the feeble and indefinite purpos-
es of legislators who passed prohibitory
liquor laws, and were at the same time
afraid to stand by them unless they
could get an endorsement of their acts
from the people. The evil has, howev-
err, about come to an end, since courts
decided that laws passed with such
trammels are unconstitutional, ard peo-
pie every where condemn such pusii-
luminous and half finished legislation. ~
r Providence Journal. s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

-~Nouee a''Seheel House to Build in
fenniaore We liks to see school hcu-
aes gong NJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

I|The Conneautville Crawford Co.
Pa.) Cow Ter, an influential paper of the
keystone State, comes out strong for
BENToN and SEWARD for President and
Vice President in 1856, and claims that
nearly all Of all parties in that region a.
gree 10 support the same ticket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

zJIhe WALKrR Brothers have Just
opened anew and extensive Saddlery and
Harness establishment at Lancaster
They are industrious ana have means to
do large business. We hope they will
receive encouragement, which merit, in
dustry ard capability deserve for them.
Notice advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22
! sps.Esens railroad Card Dealt.

The GAINESVILLE Gazette after copying
one Of The Potosi republicans neat nofi-
ICES Of Cass,iile, snbjoins the following
bit Of sarcastic, prophetic. editorial chow
Edery:
sIf we are not mistaken, Cassyille will
be heard from ere long much oftener
than a good many people have any idea
Eof, and .sDunlieth'' will find strong
competitor where she little expected It.
Which probably means that the Ga-
lzeise knows a thing or two that it would
like to tell, but dares not till the veil Of
secrecy gets removed. Also, that the
.Gcseife has the itch about what it knows,
and wants to inoculate Cassville with it.
The true meaning Of the G0aeffe, ac-
cording to our rule Of Interpretation, is,
that the Evansville railroad operators
thirst after a certain amount Of railroad
stock which the citizens of Cassville
IIiS III 4tdhG I'll ctSAI q lIi ohii7c Si'OestA -
made to terminate there. They have
got all they can squeeze out of Potosi,
Dubuque and Prairie duChien by pledg-
ling their faith to each, and now thirst
for some new field to operate upon.
They tried Galena for while, but the
Calepians were too smart. The James
willie Gazette appears as their organ Of
late, but dealt the wrong card that time.
Our only hopes are, that men of real
bona fde cash capital, instead of politi-
cal capital, will buy ont the whole con
Germ Of Southern Wisconsin Railroads
and then go-a-head and complete one up
on the best route, terminating at some
good Point on the Mississippi.
We cannot think anybody is so sim
pie as TO believe two railroads are 10 be
built BY the same men, one terminating
at Prairie du CHEN, the other between
that and Dunlieth. That is the most
outrageous CANNON yet offered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

Is JoHN THompsoS, Merchant Tai,
Tor at Potosi, has lately received from
New York a large assortment of cloths
and clothing material-of genuine wool
silk, fax or cotton, no half woel- half
cotton, and cloth made of old clothing
ground over and felted into cloth resem.
bling old hats. He also carries On tai.
loring largely. See advertisements.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22

STArEsMES GeNE.-JoHN NJ. Cray
roN Of Maryland, and J.J. CR1rrEsDE \
oE Kentucky, both dead and gone with
the rich man. CLAYTON died of Chole-
ra Nebraska, CR1rTEHDEN of voluntary
services in the Ward trial. The latter
may rise at The last day, the former new
er can.
We have no doubt the fugitive niger
law Of 1850 fastened the departure of
Chart certainly killed WEBSTER
They had souls or they had lived. CAss
and DoUeLAs had none, only gizzards,
and they survived.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03

In Doylstown, on the Fourth, the Brass
Band, aided by the Glee Club of the
place gave concert in the Court House.
One of the pieces sung on the occasion
made the following rather hard hits at
the people of the town;
They built cistern on a hill,
And let it-for the rain to fill,
There it still holds its proud position,
A monument of their ambition.
They'll have a railroad, pretty soon,
To Philadelphia-or the moon
They want but one thing amt it funny!
They We gothic name, but not the money
Some want the depot up, some down,
Some in the centre Of the town;
Some people fear tbere'll be blood split
They'd better wait TIL they get the road
built.
There are four editors in this town
Though all are men Of great renown,
Excuse me, gents, for speaking freely,)
They don't quite equal HORACE GREELEY
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
Childish SinceritV.

\ lady who was quite in the habit Of
dropping in at her ncighbor's about meal
times, in the hope of obtaining an invita-
ton to partake with the family, was re-
Gently non-pIused by the unhesitating
fraukness Of a child.
knowing that neighbor's supper hour
was five, she called in about four, and
settled herself down for long call.
at takes two to make bargain" and
the lady honored with the call had 10
idea Of giving an invitation if it was in
her power to escape it.
Accordingly, the hour of five brought
no indications Of supper. Time wore on,
the sun was near its sitting, and still the
same
y little girl, the neighbor'S daughter,
began to grow quite uneasy. At length,
her mother having gone cut for moment,
the visitor said
"You must come over to see me, Mary
some time
"No l won't, said the child.
"Wby not.'
"Because don't like you"
"But why don't you like me!"
because l am hungry, and want some
supper"
But" said the visitor amazed, 81
don't proven: you having your supper
90 r."
''Ycs you do, said little Mary. "Moth
cr said she shouldn't have supper til
you we're gone, if you staid till midnight
In less than five minutes the visitor wa
marching out Of the front door with yer,
red face. She hast called to see Mary
mother since.
Little Mary in ber childish frankness
has not yet learned the important lessor
which after years viii not fail to teacI
her, yiz-"that the truth, however excel
lent or desirable in itself, is not to be spo
ken at all times. ."-IIgte Flag.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
The Cat Species.

My son, how many species of cats are
there :? Five Il thought, Gussy, there
were only two-thc domestic and the
wild cat 4 tell you there is five. Don't
yer suppose I knows, old lady,? L dare
say; but be a little more respectful, and
name them well, there's wild cats
and tame CATS But that makes only
two jest you wait, old lady, till [ get
through, won't yer? Amt there cat
fish and cat-a-line and cat-a-wampus p
'And you may add another species to
your list, said the mother of this hopeful,
when your father returns look out for
cat anime tails
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
How a Roman Family Lived.

Bruce, in his Classic and Historic Por-
traits gives the following sketch of that
cffeminatc creature, the Emperor Hello
gabalus.
In his magnifcence, Heliogabalus was
truly Oriental. lie had beds and couchea
of solid silver. He adorned others of his
beds with gold. His chariots glittered
with gems They were drawn sometimes
by elephants, sometimes by stays, and
sometimes by beautiful naked women.--
His drinking and cooking vessels were OF
silver. He was also guilty of the luxury
which, at later period, st. Chrysostom
charges as a sin against the Christian la
dies of Constantinorle-of using vessel,
of the most precious material for use il
the most ignoble purposes. He had cup,
artifcially perfumed for drinking, and
others on which lascivious designs Were
sculptured; an iniquity not confined to an
cient and heather time. Al table he re
cliue6 on couches stuffed with the fur o
hares or the down of patridges. Ht
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NO. 5S,

drinking the night before, they would
'hnd themselves in the arms Of ugly black
old women. At other times be made sham
entertainments, like Bamacide's feast IN
the Eastern tale, getting his guests down
to the dishes of wax, ivory. or stone.
painted after nature. He collected ser
nents together and let them loose to bite
the visiters. lie would tie his courtiers
to wheel and have them whirled round
in the water, calling them in allusion to
my theological fable, his 'lxonite friends.
Fearing a violent death from the ven
geancc of the people, Heliogabalus bad
made preparations which turned out to
be all in vain, for terminating his exist
ence in an elegant manner, He bad p
poison mixed up with the most precious
articIes, he had robes Of purple and Grim
son silk ready to strangle with, and gold
en- swords to stab himself with. He had
also high tower built with rich adoru
incs, where he might breathe out his last
in a royal state.
The manner Of his death was Just the
reverse Of all that he desired. After be
ing slain, his body was FIRST thrown into
the common sewer, then dragged through
the streets, and cast into the Tiber Ac-
cording to Herodian and Dion, the same
indignities were inflicted on the body Of
his mother, who was killed at the same
time. Dion represents Heliogabalus "a
having been slain in her arms, and states
that both their heads were out off, and
their bodies stripped naked, and that on7
was thrown into one part Of the river and
the other into another.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
Resnectful.

A strictly orthodox old gentleman in
Massachusetts,, returning home on Sun
day from Church, began to eztol to his
son the merits of the sermon.
81 have heard, Frank" said he, Zone
Of the most delightful sermons ever de-
liyered before a christian society. 1t car
ried me TO the gates of heaven"
DWELL, think" replied Frank, "you
had better lodged in; you will never get
another such chance"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
From the Bucbs County h,cHjgcnc

scalpjDg in the Revolution.
Mr. BRowN-Dcar Sir have taken the
liberty orseading you this for the next num-
Der cf your valuable paper. The subject to
which it relates is probably new TO most Of
your readers, and it is well calculated TO ap-
pear on the glorious anniversary Of our Inde-
pcndcncc, as it shows one Of the many inhu-
man (might not say internally means taken
by the British Government, in the time Of the
Revolution, TO crush the liberties Of our fore
fathers in their long and arduous struggle for
those blessings We now enjoy. 1t is known
that during the war the King and Parlia-
meut engaged the savagcs, and paid them so
much per scalp, for every man, woman, and
child. Below is list Of several packages con-
tanning eight hundred and thirty-two seal ps,
cured & dried, with the Indian marks on them,
which came in possession Of the Americans
bv the surrender of Burgoyne, in October,
p I777, and was found among the baggage Of
bis army. With them was a paper, stating
that they were sent by one James Boyd,
from Capt. Crawford, to Colonel llaldlman,
The British Governor of Canada:-
package Containing 13 scaIps Of Con
grcss soldiers killed in different skirmishes,
stretched on black hoops, inches IN diane
ter.
Package 2-Containing % farmers scalps
killed in their houses, on red hoops, with the
figure Of hoe painted on each, TO denote
their occupation.
Package 3-Containing 81 farmers scaIPs,
on green hoops, TO show that they were killed
m the fields.
package 4-Containiug IO2 farmers
scalps, IS Of them marked with yellow flames,
TO signify that they we're burnt alive
package 5-Containing IS scaIps Of VIC.
men; long hair and braided, TO show that they
were mothers.
Package 6-Containing 1913 scalps of boy;
Of various ages, on small green hoops.
package 7-Containing 2II girls scaipt
big and little, on small yellow hoops"
July ], 1854 s.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
AT THE OFFICE OF
TEE sEFFEESs
Love and Marriage.

BAcHELoR's GRowL.
When lovers are wooing and COO ing,
Pursuing some woman for wife,
Nought is tho't of the storm that is brcwin
To bring cloudy weather for life;
But those who have gathered the flowers
From the foot fall of Cupid that spring,
Know there grow in Hymeneal bowers
Thorns, ne,tles, and briars that sting.
IIo swears never woocr was truer,
She vows she allows not a beau
To be near, or appear as aught TO her
Save as one that she slightly may know.
But those who are by when they sigh,
And such little perinrjcs make,
Can't conceive how these lovers can lie
Under such mists ofmis'ake.
Their style Of exclusive devotion
Is all very well in its way,
Ba, this very unsociabe notion
They find after marriage " don't pay,
d. Nv darling" VIII last for a while,
For while be at intervals kissed,
Bat though parted by many mile,
IT'S rarely that Madame is Nss-eh
This "2qylnr addresses possesses
I charm. as each lover allows;
Rut repeatedly paying for dresses
NTrsf fIla.y ITvmopp7l VOWS
Though Cap.d the Office conceals
That each haPless sufferer fills,
Yet Uymen, more honest, revcals
His duty of paying up bills.
The Paradise promised by Cupid,
With chcrubs as guardian spritcs,
Is rendered remarkably stupid
To those who must sleep there o nights.
These chcruhs must all Of them cat,
Though the fact is lover beneath,
hud bis "IIcavcn below" is rePlcta
With wailng and cutting Of teeth,
But lover will never discover
4 fault 10 the one he would wed,
From his dreams never seems to recover
TIL his lamb to the alter is led.
Ills idol then proves an deal,
Still worship he probably can,
Yet though he may love what is real,
You'll. allow he's an aItar-ed man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
VOL. IL
Published BY Theodore Schoch.

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In the list of births published III the
Liverpool Courier of June 2Ith Is the
following Lately, the lie or Jeryis
lahorcr, Wallaten, Notts, of
her twenty fifth child,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
q Hen Doing Double Duty.

We have a motherly old Shanghae hen,
that brought out brood of chickens two
weeks ago, and is now busily engaged in
clucking and scratching among them
coaxing and scolding if they go astray,
squalling terribly at all the dogs and cats
and hawks that show themselves AT the
same time she lays an egg every day or
two, just the same as if she had no little
responsibilities to take care of, and had
nothing to do but to lay and cackle about
it. We call this doing double duty.
Maine Farmer.
So DO We, but we never saw the hen
Shang-hae Chittagong, Dominique, Java
nese, Dorking, Pheasant or Spanish
that would do it. In our diggings" we
think her something ola ben that will lay
in twenty-one days from the time the last
chick chips its shell, and emerges from the
confinement Of its lime walls into light and
liberty. We can only say that the Maine
Farmers Shanghae hen is great bird
Most Sbanghacs are when they are full
grown New York Commercial.
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JOB PRINT ING.
IA lNIIW fDRTlNIIIflNI.

Having general assortment OF large. elegant, plau
and ornamental Type. We are prepared
70 execute every description OF
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Justices Legal and other Blanks, Pamphlets, SC.
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terms.
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