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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
TAVERN STAND

FOB SALE, Oh no lBTa
At Tafton.
'4lE property at fsfton Designed for Public Uouse
aud FOR SOME time occupied, hereby offered for
SAFE or Ieh-on reasonable terms 10 one who is the
light sort o. man for the business
l'ft"h Is new and Hourshng village in Grant County
wen supplied with roads in every direction mills water
schools and other accommodations % " TATTf''
fafton, April 18th, 1857. 4i-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
The Great Comet

to be any da evening, by calling at Mitchell
& Gregory store in Lancaster and taking peep in
ne of their fine mir ors, to be found standing among
herereat variety plain, fancy and extraordinary
cheap goods. MITCHELL GREGORY.
Lancaster, June 18th, 1857. lit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
STRAY HORSES.
STRAY COLTS.

Dated Boscosel. June 18th, 1857.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
Dissolution of Ce-Partnership.

Fa1 Co-partnership heretofore existing between Geo.
I f. Lockwood, Eben w. Reyes, and Geo. A. Blanch-
ard, under the style and title of Lockwood Reyes
Blancard was dissolved the nth day of February.
1857. Benjamin Gage purchased the interest of said
Blanchard and his duties and responsibilities
Jamestown, Wisconsin, Feb. 18th, 1857, 50-3t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
REMOVAL.

nR. BROOKS has removed from Beetowr to Taftor
~ where he offers his professional services to al!
VINO need his aid From long experie.. in the west
he feels a confidence in treating its dis sases.
April, 3d. 1857 a4-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
Look at This.

A Ii persons knowing themselves indebted TO m,
IN either on Book or Note account will cost b,
wing up Immediately for am compelled to raise
large amount Of Money soon, consequently the m ne,
must come without delay. 25-tf d. r. WALKER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04

Titles indisputable Call Ton subscriber in Pattegie
Wisconsin or for any tCact after and Including NE Y
VI Sec. s. Town s. r. W, call on Hon T. Allen Barbsr
IF Lancaster STEpRFN n pATEE
Nov. 10TH 1865. ar,or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
WOOL CARDING,
Falling and Dressing Cloth.

THE subscriber would return thanks to hi
l. friends for the very liberal share of patronage re
ceved last year. aud say that will be prepared
commence Carding on the first OF June; and having
procured the services of competent workmanwe expec
20 run night and day when necessary. viii take il
100 to 1000 lbs of wool, to work the shares fo
money, but no long wool taken on the shares. Have
your Wool clean and in good order and wiz warrant
You good work. JOSEPH HORS FALL
Millrlie, May 18th, 1857. 47-3mo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
Farm in Grant County Wanted

exchange for well located house and lot in Brook
I iyn, Long island The house is two and half story
quilt in the best manner; contains all the modern i'm
proyenents gas, hot AMI cold water, &c It will be
exchanged for an improved farm in Grant
County OF about 100 or $50 acres, with stock mple.
ments &c. For further particulars address.
GEO. L. LOCKWOOD,
43-bmoF Dunlieth Ill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
NEW MILLINERY

IN L A N CA S 7 E r.
N-wTm Miss a. sTIRES, having just arrived
IL sIgfrom New-Yorl with
Wy A New O. Desirable Let of Goods,
would respectfully inform the Ladies' OF Lancaster and
vicinity, that she vii business in Lancaster
on the 10th inst, OPPOSITE RESIDENCE FORMERLY
OCCUPIED BY Gov. DEWEY, whore She may be found
dy to wait upon those who may favor her with their pa
trona ee.-Lancasttr r, April 18th, 1857. 42tf
Hats Cleaned end Repaired at Short Notice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
Real Estate AGENCY.

TIVE subscriber will attend TO the Purchase and
l. sale o. Real Estate, and the Payment OF Tax
Persons having Real Estate 10 sell, by leaving de-
scrpon of the same, and their tarmA can have theft
lands sold on reasonable feru1d.
Strangers and others Wishing to purchase any Real Es-
tate wo9ld 40 we'll to call, have several fine Farms
for sale, situated within miles of Lancaster ALSO
largo quantity Of Unimproved Land for sale all Of
which will be sold cheap and terms to suit purchasers
Laneaster, March Ilth. 1851. 80 l.. ]. MOOLLEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
Genuine Charter Odb sto
Tip, Conner and sne6t Iror Mauufaotory.

A Ill SIZES of this well known Stove on hend--war
N ranted to he the ienune--for sale low, by
Gutenberg, Nov l3, SO. G. T. WEST.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
New Rem .edies & Quick Cures!
n Yielding. jr., VETERINARY SURGEON
"a LED EGI ENTRIAN DOCTOR.

Z fltIuIHg, Jr., q IEhI.rzdIaI "OIteIH1N-'
IL. AND EQl ESIRIAN DOCTOR,
Has commence business at his residence near NUS
CoDA two mil west of the Railroad Depot, and on
the nol til side the track. All diseases with which
Horses are ab be afflicted to be treated and cured
scientifically d on the most Reasonable Terms.
He has 4 new and certain Remedy for the POLL EVIL
Where cure not effected, charge will be made
He is so cond of his capacity to this disease,
that he is Will m to purchase young horses afflicted with
Poll Evil at ia prices. He may be consulted with ref
ference 10
Central Diseases Of Horses
ut his residence.
rParticu attention viii be given to pFicking and
docking in the most approved style
Pasture win be furnished for such animals as re-
quire t.-Mus, oda, March 18th, 1881 ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04
STRAYS.
STRAY MARE.

~ 4 N "A
STRAY MARE.
THyAKFN Up by the subscriber, residing near Morgan
Hollow. Il miles north of jamestown, on land oc-
cufied by him. about the 9th day of April last one
sorrel b-taed MARRIAGE unknown with one eye out.
a natural PAGER Appraised by T. G. Collins, Esi., at
$780, The owner is requested TO come and prove prop
erty, pay charges and take said stray mare.
May 10TH 1857. 5l-4t* ALVY B. SWEET.
STRAY HORSES
CsSTRAYED OR STOLEN from the subscriber lvingin
, the village os Boscobel, tirant Country Ws, on the
18th day of June, bright bay Horse, small star in
tbs forehead: about Zine old. One Mare OF ches
nut color shout six old with amark on her right
hind foot between the fetock aud hoof Whoever viii
fnd said horses give information where they may be
found shall be ibcrally rewarded.
J. N. ALGER.
Dated BoscoN4I June 1Ith 1857 51-4t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-04

a REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF Lam
~ caster Lodge No. 20 of F. & A hasons viii meet
"Sin Masonic Hall at Lancaster, the Monday eve
ming ON or before the fung Of the moon OF each month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

The GRowTH OF PEARLs.-The late dis
coveries Of pearls in New jersey have revived
the old discussion as to the causes of their
growth. The best settled scientific opinion ap-
peers to be, that they are a diseased, purulent
secretion of the shell-fsh, originating in a
wound, and reaching their full size in about
seven years, at which period they become fatal
to the animal, and thereupon lose their worth
and lustre.
1t has generally been supposed that some
minute substance, such as a grain of sand.
having become lodged within the she'll of the
creature, produces irritation like a pebble in
ones boot, and being unable to get il out, the
tormented animal makes the best of the diff
Guilty by covering it with calcareous excre-
ton.
Linnsus suggested piercing small holes in
the she'll OF the oyster and then restoring it to
ITS original bed. But the experiment on being
tried, was unsuccessful in producing pearls
The Chinese, however, manage to grow them
by introducing into the she'll thread of fine
silk upon which is strung n small bead of
mother-Of- pearl. The oyster covers this with
the veritable pearl secretion. 1t might be
worth while for the Jerseymen to try the expert
nent.-ABany Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
MonstrOus Superstition.

A case Of superstition in this county has come
10 our knowledge, which for ignorance and moral
turpitude, exceeds the darkest pages Of the
History Of RObaekism or even Salem Witch
craft, and Is q disgrace to the boasted intelli-
gence Of the :" Garden Of the Keystone State :"
with her college, academies, seminaries, COM
mon schools and churches. The facts connect
ed with this extraordinary Gaze Of superstition
az furnished by an attentive and reliable cor
respondent, are substantially as follows:
On Sunday last, the good people Of Ephrata
and vicinity were startled and shocked BY the
intelligence that the remains Of certain Miss
Sophia Bauman, who died about nine years
ago, had been exhumed on that day by two men
hired for the purpose by the friends of the de-
ceased Curiosity was naturally excited and
speculatiOns started as to the cause Of such an
open desecratiOn Of the ashes OF the dead on the
quiet Of the Sabbath; anu upon inquiry of some
OF the relatives our correspondent learned that
the young lady alluded 10 had died of consump-
tiOn, and that since her death two of her sisters
her mother, and two brothers had died also of
the same disease. In all these cases a heredi-
tary taint Was strongly marked and no doubt
was left upon the minds Of physicians and all
sensible persons a. 70 the cause Of their death :;
but the opinions Of physicians were set aside by
The lncursIOns OF ignorance and superstitutiOn,
under which the belief was seriously enter
tanned and acted upon, that, by some hocus-
pocus, the winding sheet of the corpse had cot
4uIO neI mouth, dnu tDaJ Dy continual suction
(the BIOdHJ OpeyGnat of which was only known
TO the spirits) she had actually drawn the other
Eve members Of the family after her and that
unless this winding sheet was speedily removed
from the mouth Of the corpse she would, in like
manner, cause the premature death Of the
whole connection
IncredulOus as q belief in such a monstrous
superstition in this enlightened age may appear
II IS nevertheless true; for, according to previ-
Gus arrangements. the hired resurrectionists
commenced operations on Sunday morning
The earth was removed. the coffin brought to
the surface, and the lid removed under the dir
eetIon OF a committee of inspection; but to their
establishment no winding sheet was found there
the poor deluded creatures having forgotten
Ia the zeal of their superstition, that the last
shred Of piece of bleaehed muslin would rot
away long before the expiration Of nine years.
With disappointment depicted in their counten-
ances the committee caused the remains to be
quickly and quietly re-interred, and thon sought
their respective homes again to mediate upon
the doctrine Of spooks and goblins and sucking
eOTpses ,-LaHcasteT ErpTesS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
John PHGNIx,, IN THELADIEs,C.n

John Phoenix, the inimitable wit. TINS tell
an incident connected with a ride ON the New
York Central Railroad He relates il in a
letter TO the knicksrbocker Magazine, and puts
II on record to serve as a caution to future in
nOcent travellers. He SAYS: u
had observed that at each change of cars,
ana they were frequent, when the general scram-
Ole TOOK place, one car was defended from the
assault by stalwart man, usually Of Irish per-
suaslon, who, deaf to menaces, unsoftened by
entreaty, and uncorrupted by bribes, maintain
ed bis post for the benefit of the "leddies ~
+" Leddies car. sir, av ye please forrid car for
glntlemen without leddiesn Need saw that
this car so reserved was by far the most com
Portable OF the train, and that with that stern
resolve which ever distinguishes me in the dis
charge Of my duty toward myself determined
to get into it cOWte qUi cOuts. So when we
changed cars at Utica, rushed forth, and see
ing nice young person, with pretty face, bon
net and shawl, and large portmanteau ur-
ging her way through the crowd, 1 stepped up
by her side, and with my native grace and gal
lantry, offered my arm and my assistance.
They were gratefully accepted; and proud of
my success ushered my fair charge up to the
platform of the ladies' car My old enemy
was holding the door. 9 Is that your lady, sr?;'
said he.
With an inward apology to Mrs. Phoenix
Tor the great injustice done to her charms by
the admission, replied Yes" Judge of nv
horror when this low employee of monopoli-
zing and unaccOmmOdating Railroad Company
addressing my companion with the tone and
manner Of an old acquaintance, said. ssWell.
Sal, guess you We done well, but 1 don't be-
lleve his family will think much of the match
However, l got into the ladies' car, and hav-
ing repudiated the young person, Sarah, got an
exceedingly pleasant seat by the side of very
warm and comfortable young lady of sleepy
turn and quiet disposition. 1 wouldn't have
exchanged her for two buffalo robes, but alas
she got off at Syracuse, and then, frosty Cauca-
sus, how cold it was. And so, grinding and JOLT
ing, EARRING, sliding and freezing, wore away
the long night.
. In the morning we were at Buffalo saw
nothing of 1t but railroad depot; but remem-
Der thinking, as 1 stamped my feet and thrash
ed my arms TO restore the circulation, that if
that sort of weather continued, the Buffalo
girls couldn't come out to night" and would
probably have to postpone their appearance un-
I'll the summer season"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

A DREAM FULFILLED.-ZadOck HubbeH, of
Westchester, county, New York, communicates
to the chronological Journal his remarkable
experience in dreams, in which he exceIs joseph
Of old When boy, some fifteen or twenty
years of age, he dreamed that he was in a
strange city in trouble, having spent all his
money, and to add to his distress his boots
ripped from the sole but while he walked along
he felt something collect between the sole of one
boot and the bottom of his foot, and found it to
DC quantity of money, partly in the small
Spanish coin, but chiefly in pieces about half as
large as six cent pieces, with three straight
marks on one side and a star on the other.
Mr.. Hubbell was so much impressed with the
singular appearance OF this unknown coin that
he retained a vivid recollection of it, Last fall.
while itlnerating as temperance lecturer, he
visited Newark, where he had never been be-
fore, and there every circumstance of his dream
occurred to him, with the exception that the
coins were placed in his hat instead of his boot.
after his temperance lecture. He recognised
the three-cent pieces at once as the strange
coins Of his dream, though the resemblance had
never before occurred to him. He says. also
that the streets Of Newark were familiar from
the recOllections Of his dream, and yet he had
never before been in them. Mr.. Hubbell is
anxious to know how he got this vision so long
before its corresponding reality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

HELLoA, MISTER n'-Tucker the indefati-
gable contractor for watering the streets, was
much amused yesterday by countryman, who
ID, perhaps, first introduced to town by the
- iron horse" penetrating to his sylvan retroat
Tucker was mounted upon one of his new
sprinkling carts, with water tricklng out be-
mind from the gutter effectually dampening
down the troublesome dust, when turning a
corner, where leaning against a post was our
country cousin, he was thus accosted: 4" Helloa
Mister, ye're spilling all yer water - This
naturally enough caused an outburst of merri-
ment from the knowing ones in the vicinity
and Johnny Green, hitehing up his homespuns
moved on in search of other sights, muttering
halt inaudibly that he would like to know what
them {. fellers' saw to make them bust out a.
sniggerin' SO. ."-MsmpAIS Bulletin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

WAS TExAs PART OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE -
Mr. ID. Patrick, Of Texas, has found, at some
distance below the surface OF the ground, near
Leona, an ancient copper coin about the size of j
cent. The original ngures and lettering on both
sides, say the Galveston News, have been con-
sidefa6ly defaced by the apparent corrosion Of
ages. On one side; however, can be plainly seen
the word ''CRsar,b on the outer edpe and over
an Image much like all such as we have seen of
the Roman EniperoF on other ancient coins
There are visible two or three letters of the
word - ulius, y on the left OF Caesar and ON the
right are some Roman numerals evidently in
tended 10 show the date, bat are too mncb rorro
ded to he clearly made out. On the reverse side
is the lh,age OF Roman soldier, with shield in
one lald, and the other elevated but so much ae.
faced that the weapon held is not visible-N. o.
PicdyHas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
AUCTION SALES.
By JAS. c. MCGUIRE. AuctIonee

bY JHS o hUCTIUHttT.
HHANCERY SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON
~ THE lsLAND.-By virtue of a decree Of the Cir
cult Court of the District of Coumbia for Washing
ton county. made IN the wherein John Van Ris-
wick Is complainant: and Mary A. Ayton, widow and
ton. and others heirs at law of Richard Ayton, de
ceased are defendants, the subscriber viii sell, at
public auction, on TUESDAY, the I'd day of June,
1857 at o'clock m, on the premises, Lot No. H. in
the subdivision of Square No ass, fronting "a feet
9Th street west, between south and streets by 81
feet deep to alley 10 feet inches wide, with the
improvements, which consist OF small one story
Frame Building.
Terms: One-third, cash the balance in and u
months, for notes bearing interest from day of sale,
with security to be approved by the trustee. Upon
the full pay ment of the purchase money and mt
the Trustee will convey the property to the purchaser
FIVE days after the sale the property will be resod
upon one weeks notice AZ the risk and expense of
the purchaser. All conveyanclng at the expense of
the purchaser.
CHAS. s. WALLACH, Trustee.
Tnay7 ]. c. McGU1RE. Auct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
HYGEIA HOTEL, .,.,,,oon :,

HNGElA HOTEL. -,
This most delightful Summer resort.the brlgh'
particular locality of all the sunny SOuth"-A
Is now the sole property of the under yEAY
signed, and will he opened the LIST OF I'LL
June next, and each successive June following. 4
engage 10 make n 10 the seekers for health recrea
uon, gaety and good living, supremeiy attractive.
or health. no mountain retreat can he safer at
SsoSoH Of the year IL exempt from disease m
August and September and October q April. May
or June. Indeed the hrst three infinitely the
most pleasant of the season The weather milder,
the sea breeze halmier, and the uxurles Of the
water 70 be had Of finer quality and greater
pTOfusIon. There IS no more inviting spot the
whole Atlantic seaboard. Ii rs strictly true of it
what the poet hath said:
"Oh if there be Ely sium on earth, IL is this &c
Is thls"'
Drs. Archer. Jarvis. and other army surgeons at
the post, Hon. DT. Francis Mallory, Drs. Semp'e,
Smkins, Sheild; Hope, and Vaughan, and indeed the
whole medical Faculty resident I'm the vicinity Of
Fort Monroe. al certify that they - hare nerrr
kHoLrH cnSe Of billions or osEs dHd fercr 10 ori-
gtHdts there. and thar at all seasons "a ~ tkr
hsdithi,St spot on the fare 0f fhs Earth" (Sea
their certificates DE Bows Review, southern
Planter, aud American FaTmerD
NAV 22-dSw& law2m JOS. SEGAR, Proprietor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

ESCoREs-PuHiHg q CGss.-s.I IL YOU buy a
chicken at the poulterers - asks Apollo PriHls
and you find the chicken very nice for that rea,
son do you think the Poulterer ought to make you
a present of a second chick ken for nothing -
- Can't say the poulteTer ought.n
Very well, - makes answer Mr.. Prims, very
triumphantly, ''when you come to Exeter Han
market, and pay your money for one nightingale,
have you right to expect a second nightingale
gratis because the first was so very delicious pa
FEAsk, g.. '.1.r .'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

How TO Cook PorArOEs.-Do people ever
think Of the ;mmenoe waste Of potatoes as they
are treated in this city Let me tell You how
potatoes are cooked in Lancashire, England
They ars peeled first, and boiled gently till
nearly soft, and then the water is poured off
and all the steam eyaporated, when they are
poured into dish and few slices Of bacon
laid ON the top, and brought hot to the table.
where they are eaten with a relish, and for
good reason-they are truly good. Such peo-
pie do not eat much bread. The potatoes are
so dry and mealy that they are an excellent
substitute for bread, and very unlike the mis-
erable waxy things that we eat here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
ByJAS. C.McGUIRE. AuctIoneer.

DEREMPTORI ) Al E OF VALUABLE
l. BUILDING LOT AT ACCTIoS.-On TIL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, June 4th, at % clock. on the prem
lses shall sell that valuable and admirably situated
Lot for business stand, being Lot 2, in square 324
fronting on Louisiana avenue. between llth and l2th
streets. This IS one of the very few unimproved
lots In this vicinity, and presents Undue hHents
to those wishing capital and eligibly located stand
Tor business. IL Is moreover embraced within the
grounds designated as the site of the new Centre
Market.
Terms: One-third cash balance IN 6, p, and 10
months. with interest
may ed JAS. c. MCGUIRE, Auct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01

ESTABLISHING Az HBIR.-Hon PIX, late
Probate Judge Of neighbOring county, was
waited upon one warm afternoon by a buxom
matrOn with a child in her arms whose busi-
ness was, as she said, b" Of Probate nature -
Mr. X. being polite man intimated his reaai-
ness To learn her wishes. Now" said she
hushing her baby, and squsring herself for a
regular talk, you see, Judge, my husband
was 4 forehanded man, and left a good farm
well stocked, and just because / am a lone wo-
man in the world, his relations are going to
throw me out Of all but my third. Now, Law
yer " told me, some time ago, that ii there
Was m heir, be would take il all and should
be his guardian - - How long since your hus-
band died ," asked the Judge. About thir-
teen months, " was the reply. "And how old
is the child 30 q -Four weeks ;" was the answer
1 am afraid this case Is beyond my jurisdic-
ton, F" said the Judge, % You had better 20 back
TO Squire -" But" said the woman, - if
your Probate Court can't establish an heir,
what is it good for ?''-DetToit Aarerttser.
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| CHAS. s. WALLACH, Trustee.
| nnay7 J.C. McGUtRE. Auct
Bv A. GREEN, AuctIoneer
THREE-STORY BRICK HOESE w

h
L BASEMENT. AND LoT on PENN. AVENUE, NEAR
THE CAPITOL, AT AUCTloN.-On THURSDAY, the
4h of June shall sell IN front Of the premises. at
with the improvements, which are good three Ory
Brick House, wit basement aud a new brick stable.
This property Is handsomely situated OH Penn. ave
nue. of 25 feet, running back to street between LIST
and 20 streets east, and near the Capitol.
Terms One third cash balance in six and twelve
months, for notes bearing interest from day of SALE
A deed given and p deed of trust taken.
Title indisputabe.
may 29-d A. GREEN, Auct.