Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

communicate with The sexton whenever
he desires to do so.
WThe Winona Aryus says, that he
large hotel at Chatfeld, Minnesota, was
destroyed by fire on the evening of the
10th ult.
WThere is talk of constructing ship
canal from Toledo TO the southern end of
Lake Michigan. It would shorten the
distance between Buffalo and Chicago FIVE
hundred miles.
gE-P Prof. Edward Hitchcock has been
appointed State Geologist of Vermont.
~ Cattle, well taken care of when
young, will always sell the quickest and for
the highest price. Shelter and early good
feeding and training permanently affect
the value of all animals.
BREAKING CoLTs.-Begin before they
are weaned to handle and accustom them
to be lead by the halt r. When Is
months old harness beside gentle horse,
and hitch to an empty buggy, SIMPLY to
learn them how TO 60. Use them in this
way and they will never know what brock
ing is.
AN OLD OFFENDER Green, who
raised such muss in the Police Office some
days ago, turns ont to be an old offender
who robbed jewery store in Grant Co,
two years ago, and escaped Jail by blowing
up the key-hole, leaving his ef1igy hanging
in tho cell.
He was sent over yesterday to that
county, We learn from Sheriff WEIGH.
-[Madison Argus.
BISHOP HUGHEs on TRIsa EMIGRATION.
The New York papers state that some
what exciting aud singular proceeding oc-
cured at the Tabernacle on Thursdayev-
enng, when areverend gentleman deliver
ed a lecture in favor OF the movement Of
promoting Irish settlements in the West.
Archbishop Hughes was present, and after
listening to the address, rose and told the
audience that he bad nothing to do with
the organization, did not approve OF it, de-
noanced Its supporters, and tfinaly gave she
lecturer (who was priest) sharp rebuke
MEX or AAERioA-MEN OF AeE.--
The greatest man, take him all in all" of
the last hundred years, was George Wash
ington-an American.
The greatest Doctor of Divinity was
Jonathan Edwards an American.
The greatest Philosopher was Benjamin
FraDkIin-an American.
The greatest of living scuIptors is HI
ram Powers-an American.
The greatest living Historian is VIM
Fl. Prescott-an American.
The greatost ornithologist was ]. ]. An
cIubon-an American.
The greatest Medical Chemist Of mod
orn times, Dr. J. G. AyER-invento tor of
dyer's Chsrry Pectoral and Caharlte
Pills, IS an American.
Tie greatest photographer since the
time Of Johnson, was Noah Webster-an
American.
The greatest inventors Of modern times,
wesc Falton, Fitch, Whitney and Morse
all Americans.- Exchange.
PREscorr.-The Prescott people are in
great gee over the passage of the bill
making Prescott the southern terminus Of
the 81. Croix and Lake Superior Rail-
road.
Is THE ACT OF DYING PAINFUL ?-Sir
Henry Halfourd the eminent London
physician says: "Of The great number
to whom it has been my painful profes-
sionai duty to have administered in The
last hour OF their lives, | have sometimes
felt surprised that SO few have appeared
reluctant to 20 to che undiscovered coun-
try from whose bourne no Traveller re
turns
So Upwards Of million and quarter
Of dollars have been subscribed to The
stock Of six new banks to be established in
ST. Louis:
REvIvAL-The revival of The Metho-
dist Church still goes on, we understand
Quite number OF conversions have already
resulted from the meetings, and more ex-
element prevails than---in our private O.
piDion,i is really beneficial to the cause Of
eligion.-E Madison Journal.
The fear on the part of the Journal, tina
somebody viii get ercited, puts us in mind
of an anecdote. Among the early settlers
of Illinois was d family by the name Of
Weller, consisting of the old man, his wife
and three sons, who were notorious foi
their vickedness. A good old parson, To-
Gated near them, had often labored with
them,n vain: till one day one of the boys
was bitten BY rattle snakei His case be-
became rather desperate, and he sent for
the old parson to pray for him, who com
menced lis prayer as follows: ''Oh Lord
thank thee for rattle snakes. We thank
thee that jim has been snake bitten; We
! pray that Sam and Jake and the old wom-
an will be snake-bitten. And oh, Lord, we
pray that the old man may be bitten by
The biggest kind Of rattle snake. for moth