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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
G A LEN CITY
MARBLE MANUFACTORY

ID L. ROSENBR UGH, No. / ~ ON
IN. Levee, having large suppiyMA hMlA
of Marble on hand and another ship eiNMESIi;| |
ment on the way from the celebrated ~
NJ rble Dealer, VIM. Y. RIPLEY, of KI1>
Rutland. VT, and also Italian Mar Is;;9.lsS
Bile, is ready. at short notice, to fiji tSa-- IS
orders for DOCUMENTS, TOMB & HE'D
STONES, of any design, carved or plain, in
the most workmanike manner.
All are invited to come and examine nv stock
and workmanship, whether they wish to pur-
chase or not
ETA. l.. Burk is my only authorized A
gent to trave', take contracts and collect mo-
MES. All business entrusted to him will be
promptly attended to. Shop and Warehouse
on Spring ST., corner of Levee, near the bridge.
Galena, Aug. II, 1853. r.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
Business Direftorp.
j. w. VAN ORMAN,

Attorney at Law, Solicitor IN Chancery, ant
Justice Of the Peace, Platteyille, Grant coun
". Wisconsin. lOs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08

Sold in Lancaster by D. T. Parker; P;
vile by Dr.. G. w. Eastman; Beetown b.
Stewart; Potosi by Dunn & Bristol. and b
Druggists everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08

A FT'ER dangerous trip to ST. Louis am,
N other seaports, having risked several mar
row chances OF being killed or otherwise ex-
ploding, We have arrived safely at the only
safe harhor in Grant county. with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08
incorporated 1875.

This Office has now transacted bushes:
for more than Quarter Of Century, during
which period it has taken more than
100. 900 Risks!!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

M Wonder.--A protest has been
made in England against the recognition
ofAmerican D. DIS, or degrees conferred
by American Universities upon persons
ia Great Britain.
Dan Rice the circus man, who is said,
10 have cleared within the last month
Sl3 900 by his show, has lefl $1,000 oft
in Jackson, Miss, as a bet that Mr.. Fill
more will be the next President.
A Gentle Trcklcr.-The New York
Tribune has been mulcted in $500 DANA
ees for an alleged libel on Capt. Thatcher,
IN publishing despatch charging him
with being in the slave trade.
TIE homepathists assert, and upon
apparently good evidence that Capy3m
and Keratyum are preventives Of cholera.
Statistics prove that the followers Of
Hahnemann have been vely successful in
the treatment Of that disease.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
"The Land to Come Home to-"

Rev. Mr.. Prime, recently welcomed
home from his foreign tour, writes thus
in the New York Observer:
Home again! Thank God for that; fol
year of loving kindness here and away
for hearth with no shadow on it whel
the wanderer comes; for spared lives, re
stored health aud mercies more in num-
berthan the stars. ltis good to get home
again. Tho very soil of my country is
precious. l"take pleasure inner stones
and favor the dust thereof" After trav'
elIing about twenty thousands miles,
and having visited twenty different
countries, and enjoyed them alI,I CONC
back with stronger love than ever formy
own native land. For no other land-has
God done so much. There are no brigh.
ter skies than ours; no nobler rivers,
lakes and hills; no better men nor fair
er women. limo other land is SO much
virtue, Intelligence, liberty and happi.
ness; so little vice, ignorance, slavery
and misery. Q all ye people who i'll
this goodly land do dwell, bless God and
be content. Europe is glorious land
to travel in; Americas the land to live
in. There art has had her home and
workshop for successive centuries; her
palaces, temples, aud galleries are rich
in the accumulations ofthese long years
Wealth has gathered all that the wit and
want of man suggest, and it is luxury
to go and see what wealth in the hands
of few men can do; how it builds up
piles of stone-lines miles Of walls with
breathing pictures, and makes marble in.
to forms ofliving beauty. But ours is
the land to come home to to live in, to
die in. and be buried in. 1t is worth a
journey over sea TO learn, only by such
lesson, how much our country does sur.
pass all others in the substantial requis.
ties of rational enjoyment. And it is
worth the same toll to learn what Europe
has that we have not and never will have
and yet is worth having. Thus the sea
ought to make man warmer patriot
than ever, while it takes the conceit out
ofhim ifhe thought there was nothing
over there which his own country can.
not beat. Then he comes home, proud
to call himself an American citizen, but
less boastlul than when he went abroad;
not that he loves his own country less,
but because he love foreign countries
more than he did before he knew them.
Old prejudices have passed away: New
views Of men. of government, Of duty,
have crept into his mind making him
charitable as well as patriotic, more re-
publican than ever in his politics, but
sure that republicanism is not the form
ofgovernment for all the rest ofmankiud
Just yet.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

:, whom am in charge of. To Mr.. Wor
ley and his family, Mr.. McClelland anc
Mr.. Gordon, his assistants, am unde'
obligations of a lasting character. They
have all contributed to my comfort tt
the extent of their abili,y-under the
circumstances. May God bless Mr.
Worley in his trying aflliction and give
him fortituae to bear it patiently!
Perhaps those who may read this,
will think have acted very unwisely
and injudioiously in disclosing crimes
that there was no evidence of, sufficient
to convict. To such let me say that ]
would rather enjoy the pardon and cum
fidonce of my God, by thousand fold,
than liberty under load ofguilt. No,
you may load me down with clanking
chains-you may doom me to the con.
fines Of . dark and narrow cell-but
tell you'll shall be happier, thrice hap.
pier, with God "and his angelic hosts
than could have been, if at liberty in
palace! l can meet my fate with
forlitude. Like Rogers at the stake,
can meet it without murmur. Oh ye
Pilgrim fathers, that fled your native
country, crossing the watery deep, to
seek home in the forest wilds OF A.
merica, this moment can appreciate
your happiness
If there be an idle bible, prayer-book
and hymn-book in this community, let
one who is not able to purchase such,
solicit their loan. And let me beg OF
those old "soldiers Of the Cross" whe.
ther am acquainted with them or not,
who are full of fire and glory, to come
in whenever they can, and spend All
hour in prayer. They will find me a
passenger on the "old ship of Zion,"
out upon the turbulent sea Of Life, and
bound for the port Of Heaven! Friends
in Christ, whether we meet or not, pray
for me that | may meet you OH the elys.
ian side of Jordan.
To my attorneys who lubored in my
defence, believing me innocent, then,
let me tender my obligations. feel
assured lha, they will commend me for
my course. They are gentlemen who
would shrink from the defence OF guilt
To my friends and acquaintances who
had contemplated higher positions for
me inlife, and have been SO wretchedly
disappointed in me, arhat can 7 say2-
Oh! this is hard question to answer!
Friends and acquaintanccs, God feel
has sent this atilic,ion on me to rescue
my soul from eternal torment. Let this
to you las it is to NO. be the consola.
ton! And let me say 10 those of you
who are at enmity with your God, ere
he is necessitated to ufilict you, seek his
pardon and his grace. And the little
children whom 1 have labored to in
struct, rhave parting word for them.
Children! grow apin Christ!
All! all! Farewell!
ALLEGHENY W. HARDIN.
Naynesburg, July 18th, 1854.
PISA note Of hand, and letter
that should have been alluded to above,
l will see are properly disposed of.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

Marrying for Love.-The Staunton
Vindlcator states that a pair Of determined
lovers otAugusta county, left home few
days ago toshave their stlives, their for
tunes, and their sacred honor" united in.
the ahoiy bands" Poor in every thing
but love, and their papa's and mama's op-
posing their union, they slar.edfor "a free
State" and walked arm.in-arm from
Stauuton 10 Winchester, distance Of 96
miles. Here they took the railroad cars
for Harper's Ferry, distance Of 90 miles,
to the end oftheir "lovely' journey. The
remainder Of the story we give in the
@o!ds OF the "Vlndicator": ~ i.1iS
"Nhen they landed at their destination
the doting groom, after showing bis arms
up TO the elbows in bis breeches pockets,
found he hadn't the dimes to tpay the
piper.' In this dilemma, iso a cool
spring in parching desert, there appear
ed some generous, philanihropic men TO
rescue the loving twain from that brink
of woe on which they were yerging. A
pony purse was gotten up, sufficient TO
sdo the deed, and strike bow Of prom-
Use athwart the souls where then rested a
cloud Of despair. The kno. was tied, ,the
ratsOn paid, and The happy pair, withljoy
and gIadness radiatihg their countenancss
commenced afoot their return Journey.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
A California Garden:

A gentleman by the name of Wolfskill
has at Los Angeles, on the Pacific shore
about fifty acres Of land devoted exclu'
siyely to the raising Of fruits. Thirty.
i've acres Of land are allotted to grape
vines, which produce annually about
80, 900 gallons Of wine, valued at sl9,-
$50. There are three acres of peach
trees, with one hundred trees to the acre
which bear about Il, ,000pounds ofpeach.
es, worth at least 5000. Seventy pear
trees produce s2S00 worth of fruit
Twenty orange :rees afford 10000 oran'
ges worth $4,000; and other fruit of va.
rious kinds, such as apricots, apples, cit.
runs; ETC., make up an annual income
from this garden Of near $4,000. Mr.
Wolfskill, the proprietor this garden
possesses also a rancho, situated some
seven hundred miles of,, in the valley oI
the Sacramento; Here range three
thousand head Of cattle and two Or three
hundred fine horses; and to amuse him
self while herding stock he has planted
an extensive vineyard and set out a
thousand trees of various kinds, incu.
ding some fine olive trees. Mr. Wolf.
skill has just contracted to furnish a
, thousand head Of cattle 1t $40 q head,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
The Downfall Of Girls Under Promise
Of Marriage. ,.ss '5

|
0, that every young girl might realize
that when her proftssvd lover makes dis
honorable proposals be is rotten at the
heart. Does he succeedin,his design, he
probably no longer seeks her company,
but leaves her to suffer alone all the dis
grace and anguish Of soul resulting from
transgression. Would that q warning
voice on this subject might echo thro'
this land and through all lands. Would
tina, every young lady could believe that
when he who processes regard for her,
offtrsher an insult, he il, no longer yor-
Thy Of her confidence aud affections
Would that she would flee bis society
and discharge him forthwith.
But whether they are evidently mar
ried or not, how preposterous, how degrat
ding, vulgar, criminal, and fearfully haz-ss
ardous, undersuch circumstances, to yield
TO temptation! p Fa'aS p
Mothers generally seem 10 act very
unwise part in relation to this subject.
They notsnly neglect to give proper in
structions, but allow their daughters to
indulge in. aig4t-sitting. Marriage is
"honorable," and il is right that those
who expect to be united in this sacred
relation should become well acquainted
with each other: Then surely the pre-
liminaries need not be attended to under
the cover ofnight. Letthere be nothing
inconsistent twith the light Of MONDAY in
their conduct and conversation. Il
We clip the above from the "Friend of
Virtue' edited by highly distinguished
and eminently pious ladies of Boston.
We rejoice to see it. Against ssnight-sit-
ting," or midnight cohrtships,so common
in the New England States, we utter our
decided profess. Their tendency is re-
corded in the bitter history Of thousands:
They lay the Foundation for untold evils
of this life. They hasten imprudeht
marriages, which are followed BY dissat-
istactions, heart burnings and scaldihg
tears, and even worse. They afford great
facilities to vicious depraved persons, for
imposing upon the innocent and iunsus-
pecting, and tempt the pure. But for
This, many whose faces are nowscyimson-
ed with shame, might have been yirtuous
and respected husband and wives. And
many whose names have been discovered
from the church, can trace their fall and
ignominy 10 this cause. g't3 ''7
For years we have beheld these DESC
lations, and wept. Ifever there was an
attful stratagem ofSatanto destroy yittue
the peace and happiness offamilies@stlre-
ly these midnight courtships cap the
climax. Facts have come to our person.
al knowledge, from base, corrupt, un-:
prindpled, Iicen,icus young men; that
might cause angels to weep.
Parents, we warn you in The name Of
God, break up this abomination, this art
lul stratagem yof, the devil! Virtuouy
ladies, we beseech you BY alLthat IS nod
est, pure, virtuous; lovely and Of good
report, veto This practice:Place your foot
upon il, as upon serpent's head! Resist
it even "unto 6lood"-Me Golae1
Rule. 'st geq
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

U During the last ll6 days the re-
ccipts of Dan Rice's circns while travel
ling through Western New York aud
Ohio, have amounting to s30.3oo; or an
average Of nearly $500 per day.
Multiply this by 1S-sthe number OF
'circuses, "Hyppparomes," Crystal Pal
aces 'Menageries,' &C. perigrinating
the West, and we have the snug little
sum of 81, ,097,200 which gullible peo-
pleihrow into the hands ofthese char
iatans. The factis unlsniable that we
are a gullible people and give to all
kinds ofhumbuggery a kindlierw welcome
than 10 heaven born charity. Tho mon
ey Ohio alone has paid to Circuscs, for
theyear, would more than build a church
and hool.housein in every townshipih the
State; and had a tax been levied on the
the people calling for such a sum and for
such purpose aud use the cry ofecoh-
omy!' would have been overpoWering.
Verify, consistency is ajewelnot worn
in this region of the or!d.-Saadasky
Register. n
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
THE MoNoNGALIA MIRROR

Ia published every Saturday morning, The
office on frontstrect, next door to N. Maderas
old Post Office stand, at the following terms;
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So 50rf NEVER PAID, arithout eoerston'
III No paper will bo discontinued until all
ancarages are paid up, except at the option o'
the Publisher. .r., b,
No subscription taken for shorter period
than six months.
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For square, 3 weeks, Sl.Vo
each additional insertion, o'.o
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For ono column, ninion type, year, 4o'Oo
For Announcing Candidates, each name, 2'Vo
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

Red 01-Almott every one knows the
value of Rcd Oil for bruises and cuts, yet
few knows how simple sis made.
A plial filled with the blossoms ofthe
Saint Johns Wort, (Hypericum perfora.
tuml and saturated with olive oil, will
if placed open in the sun, make Red
Oil in forty-eigbt hours. The plant i
very abundant this season. and is
time to gather the blossoms,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

Ladies. aAend.-White women are
so scarce in Minnesota that some gem
tlemen of,ha, territory, from sheer me-
cessity have been compelled To marry
aboriginal ladies-otherwise, Indian
squuws. A Boston man emigrate.l
there recehtlywithhis three daughters.
In twoweekshe @asalone, but.his fam
lily was increased by the addition ofitwo
sons.in.law..
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

In Cleveland the other day, a little
girl, only two years old, was missed BY
her parents, about three o'clocklin the
afternoon. Al eight she was returned to
them, stripped other elegant dress and
ornaments and wrapped in a blanket
The woman who brought the child back
claimed that she was entitledtot the dress
and ornameplsfor finding her. The child
had evidently been stolen for the sake Of
| li,sclcthes.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
A SavOry City.

Bayafd Taylor, describing the scenery
in and around the city ofShanghai, China
has the following rather descriptive pas
sage. 1t is pleasant to think that the
celebrated Shanghai fowls emisrnted from
such city. No wonder they grow so
big. un
"We now take street which strikes
into the heart of the city, and set out for
the famous "Tea Gardens" The pave
ment is of rough stones, slippery with mud
and on one side Of the street is ditch
filled with black, stagnant slime. from
which arises The foulest smell. Porters,
carrying buckets of onal, brush past US;
public cloaea stand open at the corners,
and the clothes and persons Of the un-
washed laborers and beggars distil reek'
ing compound ol still more disagreeable
exhala,ions. Coleridge says of Cologne.
N counted two and seventy stcnclscs,
All vel! dcfred-and several s,aks;''
but Shanghai; in its horrid foulnets,
would be hattered by such description.
I never 90 within its walls but with a
shudder, and the taint ofits contamina-
ling atmosphere seems 10 hang ABOUT me
likea garment long aflrr l have left them.
Even in the country, which now rejoices
in the opening spring, all the freshness Of
the season is destroyed by the rank am
monated odors arising from pits Of moi
some manure, sunk in the fields. Having
mentioned these things, | shall not refer
to them again; but if you would have a
correct description Of Shanghai, they can
not be wholly ignored"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
ssTo'THE MoNoNGAHELA RIVER.
B TOM.
Roll on, bright stream

I Roll on, bright stream!
And ever thus, from earliest time, thou'st leaped
And played among these caverned rocks, lcr
When the long summer sun hath turn'd thy pow
TO gcntlcncss-or, reused s:om thy long sleep,
Hath cast thy wintry fettcrs off, and swept
In wild tumultuous rage along thy course
rlinging The white foam high from out thy path,
And shaking to their very centre carth's r.
Foundation stones. N" .ar.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

The Boston Pos, says that five women
will spread out their clothes SO as TO take
up the entire side ofan omnibus, thus oc-
cdpying the room designed for eight, and
then il annthei woman presents herself
al the door, they will ely out: "You
can't come in here! There amt any
room" But if q man wants 10 get in,
they can make room easy enough, right
down between them. That fellow is a
brute and should be banished to Robinson
Crusoe's island for life.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
And since that Grst

........ And since that tirst t.fII.
Glad hour, when morning stars together sang'
Each rising sun, with dcwy cyc hath looked
On thee. And longer on thy shores tho white
man trod, ...,s-.... .......
Aud wovc thee the chain Of human will
Around thy free and graceful flood, and tanned
It's powers to minister to human good. 3.
Likewise the Indiun roamcd along thy wooded
banks, .aN.s "Hn-.rH
And listened to thy mighty voice with awe.
He, too, untutorcd in the schoolman's lore,
And cunycrsant with Natures works alone,
Moro deep, more true, in worship paid to thee
Than does his fellow man, who boast a faith more
IT, pure: ,Hg lt'g f'aint'rj tHt!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
And in thine awful might,

rs.,n And in thine awful might.
. When terror rides thy wildly hcaving wave;
Or in thy soft and gentle flow, when break
The ripplcs on thy sandy shore, in sweet
Delicious music, US Of angels choir,
How beautiful thou art. --... s.. U
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

The sum Of $500 was paid at Louis.
vile last week for a sci Of harness tor
ellis Imperial Highnsss" Santa Anna
Louisrillt paper.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29
By thy fair stream

Tho red uun roans no more. No moro he snascn
The ar.iul trout, or lordly Salmon spears,
No moro his switt.winged arrow strikes The deer
No, no, he seeks distant home,
Where whitening foot Of white man
Nc'er can come.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-29

Yes, tho Indiun loved thee
Asa gii, divine; TO him thou lowest from tho
ID. blessed land, - .4
Behind the sun set hills-tlc Indian Heaven,
Where, on brigh. plains, eternal sunlight fell,
And decked in gold the hills and dels and woods
OF the blessed hunting.ground. With joy he
IN, drew ...... ... f,'..
The finny stores from out the swarming depths,
20. noatcd o'cr thee in his light canoe.
Who worshiped meath tho clear blue dome of
Heaven,
As him who in sculpturcd temple prays.
And thou, bright River,
In Inv ccasclcss flow, hast mirrored many pass
ing scene,
Scenes which would charm tho Painters eye
would fire M N..
The Poets soul-for beauty Of tho wilds,
Along thy shaded banks in grim array,
Wild bands Of braves" US fearless and US true
As ever soughta deadly locman's blade,
Or battled nobly in a coun.rys cause,
With step us silent as tho grave, have sped'
In heightened files to strife, and blood and DEATH
To wonder sheltered nook, where still and calm,
The chafcd and wearicd waters rest awhile
Behind rocky point on which the waves
Break over, with music soft and sweet
on in the twilight hour, when tho Young
Folks" roll beneath thy sparkling waters,
And the new Moon, tipped with silver.
Bougll, and rock. and wave to murmur
Into willing cars "Lovc's witching story"
Told full of, yet new as when twas whispered
In fair Eden's bowers.
Sweet Monongahela! For ages thus the stream
OF human life ran on within thine, yet not
As thine; for thou art as thou vast OF old,
When first tho Indian chased along thy banks
But where is now the rcd man true and brave,
He of has trod the road that We now
Travel, and passed from timc to eternity.
By thy fair stream
Tho red ,nan roains no more. No moro hes snascl
The ar.iul trout, or lordly Salmon spears,
vtxttf tIn NJ
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1854-07-13
NAPoLEoN's RESPECT FOR THE APos-

NAPoLEoN's RESPECT FOR THE APos-
rLEs.-Nspoleon having entered one of the
cities of Italy, the church-wardens recon-
mended to him the relques Of their church:
"Sire, will you deign to take our Apostles
under your protection ?" "Your Apostles,
are they Of wood ?" "No, Sire" "Of
wha, are they then 70 "Of silver, Sre,-
of solid silver" 'Solld silver % replied
Napoleon, quickly ;"yes, | shall help them
to fulfil their mission (; it has been ordained
,ha. they should 60 Throughout. the world,
and they shall" Having eaid SO, the EN-
peror sen. The twelve Apostles 10 the mint
at Paris.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1854-07-13

AGooD lDEA-A HINT TO YoUNa MEN.
We learn that young lawyer who had
Jus, settled in one Of our lower counties
was informed that there had been an
order Of Cour. which required ell young
lawyers who settled there 10 give security
that they should not be chargea6Ie to the
county. The present dear.h Of practice a.
bundsn,ly sus,sins The wisdom of,he Court.
Many young men enter the profession be-
cause they think it requires no capital be-
sides brains and energy, and spend money
enough TO enter almos. any other business
while waiting for prac.ce-of say nothing
of the waste Of unemployed intellect, the
exhaustion of hope and The wishe,ing Of
energy. Let young men who ,oill be law
yers arm themselves with the courage TO
enter profession, where il they die during
their novilia.e they will be martyrs, and If
they survive they will be heroes.-Fred.
.Neays.