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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

Az UNEXPECTED GIFT.-A young ma d
of eighteen or twenty, student of uni
versity, took walk one day with the pro-
fessor, who was commonly called the stu
dents friend, such was his kindness to the
young men it was his office to instruct
While they were walking together, and tho
professor was seeking to lead the CONVEX
lsation to grave subjects, they saw pair
of old shoes lying in the road, which they
supposed 70 belong to q poor man who
was at worl, close by, and who had nearly
finished his days task.
The young student turned to the pro-
fessor, saying. "let US play this man trick,
we will hide his shoes, and conceal our
selves behind those bushes, and then
watch his perplexity when he cannot find
them"
"My dear friend" answered the profess
Isor, tive must never amuse ourselves at tho
Expense Of the poor. But you are rich, and
you may give yourself a much greater
pleasure by means Of this poor man. Put
Ia dollar into each shoe, and we will hide
ourselves"
The student did SO, and then placed
himself with the professor, behind the
bushes, close by, through which they could
easily watch the laborer, and see whatev-
err JOY he might express. The poor man
| had soon finished his work, and came across
the field 10 the path, where he bad lefb
his coat and shoes. While he put on his
coat he slipped one foot into one of his
shoes, but feeling something hard he stoop-
ed and found The dollar. Astonisfment
and wonder were seen upon his counte-
nance. He gazed upon the dollar, turned
il around, and then looked again and again;
he then looked around him, and could zee
nobody.
lie pitt Tho money in his pocket and
proceeded to put on tho other shoe; but
how great vas his surprise when he found
the other dollar. His feeling overcame
him; he saw that The money was present;
and he fell upon his knees, looked up to
heaven, and uttered loud and ferveht
thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his
wife, sick and helpless, and his children
without bread, whom this timely bounty,
from some unknown hand, would save from
death.
The young man stood there deeply af-.
fected, and tears filed his eyes. SHOWS"
said the professor, fare you not better
pleased than If you had played your inten-
ded trick! 2" 80, dearest sir," answered the
youth, "you have taught me lesson tioiS
that will never forget. | feel now the
truth of the words which I never under
stood, at is better to give than to rel
Iceive."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
GOOD advice 20 ofssce seekers.

I
Mayor WESTwoRln Of Chicago, has sent
lin amodle message to the new Council
He recommends multitulinous reforms,
His notions about people who are qualified
TO hold Office, are SO correct, and so admir-
ABLY expressed, that it would equally well
lapply to the latitude Of Milwaukee,.
No man is qualified to attend to the. bus
Iiness Of the city who could not oarh the a.
mount Of bis salery in some Of tho other
Iavocations of life, aud, as spring is about o.
Ipening, recommend the great imass Of APP
plicants for Office under our city GOV etH-
ment to be looking ont for situations in the
various private enterprises now seeking
employers, as not only best for theniselves,
but also the best recommendation. Of their
fitness for employments in public capaci
Ity. Fer he; who cannot attend to his own
business, has beef rightly said to be unfit
| for that Of the public. shall labor to
bring into the service Of the city, new or
der Of men-men who can get living
without oEiice-men who will labor for re-
form and cconomy-rien who will not be-
afraid to do their duty lest it may make
them unpopular. Ifcel as If / had the
whole city TO select from and that l am in.
dehted 10 principles and not men, for my
election. l publicly told our citizens be-
fore election that, ifany man supported mo
with an expectation OF getting office, he
would be disappointed, as no man whilst in
office who followed office seeking as q
means of livelihood was ever known To- rec-
ommend much less to carry out, reform.
Being amply provided for himself, he is sat-
listed with things as they are, and asks -
have them let alone: I shall send to YOU
III u few days nominations for all the offices.
Meanwhile, hope no one will embarrass
me with applications for himself or others.
| look upon al! my feilow-citi1ens as candi-
dates and have no doubt but can find AS
co,d men as we ever had who will be will
ling to aeeert our Offices at much reduced
salaries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
Eoork to the state Courts.

The Detroit Aduertiser concludes an ar
L on the recent stab at freedom, BY the
feral Supreme Court. with the follow
/;
1T is easy to foresee. the conflict which
Isl arise upon this question between
State ard Federal Judiciary. The
preme Bench Of this State may soon be
oaly Heis of protection against the Q.
: iucars;on of the slave-driver, whip IN
Ed. Let US see to it, that Judges are e
ped to form that Bench. who
|ieye that Michigan's right to have free
fn is as clear and valid, as Missoari's right
Pave slavery"
ese renaarLs apply with equal force to
consin. Our State courts are now the
hope Of freedom. TO them we must
Tor protection. To them we must APP
to hold aloft with firm and steady
las the Shield of State Soys.4ignty a
'nst the encroachments and usurpation Of
'0olS OF the slave power, now en.hron-
- "ashlnton.- Madison Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
TEse B5nsa.

We are so accustomed to the sight of {
Bible, that it ceases to be miracle to us
|It is printed Just ike other books, and sc
We are apt to forget that it is not like 9th
or books. Butthere is nothing in the worlo
like it, or comparable to it. The sun II
the firmrment is nothing to it, fit be real
Nv what il assumes to be, an actual direc
communication from God to man. TAKE
up your Bible with this idea, and look at il
wonder at it. It is a treasure of unspeak
liable value to YOU, for it contains q specia
message of love and tender mercy from
God to your soul. Do you wish to con
verse with God? Open it and read. And
at The same time, look to him who speak
Ito you in it, and ask him to give you an IN
Outstanding heart, that you may not read
lin vain, but that the word may be in you
as good seed in good ground, bringing forthe
fruit unto eternal life. Only take care moi
to seperate God from the Biblo. Read il
in the secret Of Gods presence, and receive i
from bis lips, and feed upon it, and it vii
be to You as it was to jeremiah, the JOY
and rejoicingofyour heart. The best advice
which any one friend can give to another
is that heshould consult God; land the best
turn that any book can do it reader, IS to
refer him to the Bible.
Let us seek to know more Of the Billie
but, in doing so, let us remember, that how
ever much we may add by study to our
knowledge Of the Book, we have just SC
much true knowledge Of God as we have
love of him, and no more. Our continual
PRAYER ought to be, that our true notions
may become true feelings, and thatour Or
thodoxy and theology may become holy
love and holy obedience. This IS tic re
ligion ofeternity and the religion Of eter-
nifty is the only religion for us: for yst a
few days, and we shall be in eternity
TErskine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
i Y 1T Y It y ltOt1&1Ss
xsafer no More.

Mr.. ED1roR:zWTe wish you to tel yoal
many readers tliaf Wyalnsing dispises tie
name .sLoafer.' After this notice she will
not answer to this inappropriate epilhet
but just curl her lip or poat and look the
other way, LoatsJ, indeed when all the
first ''sqgatters" have fed before the light
of school houses and churches, and their
places filled BY men Of the first class in
point of enterprise and intelligence Men
who resemble the land on which they set
lie and cultivate-somewhat rough on the
surface, but capable Of producing III great
abundance, with suitable cultivation. Men
who build good frame and stone school
houses, while they live in small log houses
that could not be seen bit for the large
frame barn. Men who did not grow idle
or proud in prosperity, nor tremble in view
of adversely, they seem determined to keep
"a stiff upper lip and if you had been at
the house OF p. G. Palmer, on the after
noon Of Tuesday the lTtll inst, where they
had assembled to make their preacher
Ed. VIM. Ulack, donation, you would
not have thought of hard times; it looked
like the Declaration Of Independence -
The quality and quantity of provisions was
second to nothing in the country. After
over one hundred men, women and chill
dren had done their best there were sew
eral baskets fall Of provisions left. The
presents were Of a kind t at indicated lib
crafty and good sense; clothes made up
for the children, hams, crockery, -four veg
etabIes aud groceries, dollars and cents,
and then for climax, large rocking
chair for the lady, and all this just when
if they had been loafers they would have
been ''spring poor" or ''on the Lift"
BADGER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
EEEe Recent Decision of the Sgs-
~ >@ pregaae Court. rs


There can be no doubt that it will be
the most lasting tirebrand ever thrown in
tothe politics Of the country. In the Mas
sachusetts Legislature an order was adopt
ed .nstructing the committee on federal
relations to consider the expediency Of
instrueting our Senators and requesting
our Representatives in Congress to propose
an amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, e1ectisay Judges Of the SUI
preme and inferior Courts by the people
for {. term of years. sa
The House also appointed a committee
to consider and report what measures
should be taken in view of the decision
.of the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
case. ~ -
-New York and Ohio have already
moved in similar way. The popular cry
will soon be, sLet us have an elective Ju-
dieiary.'' 1t is among the memorabilia Of
history that Thomas Jegsrson, the foun-
der Of The democratic party, and as thor
ongh a republican as ever lived, enuncia-
ted, prophet-like, in his immortal language,
the precise position which the United
States Supreme Court has finally assumed
in its gradual approaches to the subjagation
Of the States, beneath the heel Of judicial
despotism. With his peculiar cogency, he
said =
sThe Judiciary Of the United States is
the. subtle corps Of sappers andminers con
stantly working underground to undermine
the foundation Of our confederate fabric.
They are constituting our constitution from
a coordination Of a general and special
government to. a general and supreme one
alone. This win lay all things at their
feet, and they are too vel yersed in Eng
lish law to forget the maxim, ''6oai jatdices
est .amplare jarisdictionens." The power
of declaring what the law is, ad Abitua, By
sarping and mining, slyly without alarm,
the foundations of the constitution, can do
what open force would not dare to at
tempt.a ~ As ap
s.rhat judiciary, independent Of a king
or executive alone, is a good thing, but IN
dependent of the will of the nation is q
soleeisrn, at least in a republican govern
ment." IS
aTheir decisions, seeming to concern IN
diviaaal suitors only, pass silent and I'M
needed By the public at large these de-
eisions nevertheless, become law by prece-
dent, sapping bylittle and little the foun-
dations of the constitution, working its
change by construction, before any one
has perceived that that inoisib1e and hep
less ,corsa has been 5usily Employed in con-
Stunning its substance
JEFFERSON went so far. as to declare -
That .'the germ of the dissolution Of our
federal government issin the constitution
of the federal judiciary, n-.san irresponsi
bic BODY, working like gravity BY night
and by day, gaining little to day and a
little tomorrow, advancing its noiseless
step ike thief over the field Of jurisdic-
ton, until it shall be usurped from the
States, and the government of all, be con-
solidated into one"
n#The telescope has revealed upon
4ba, surface of the plannet Mars the out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

RATHER GREEN. "A verdant young mar
entered a fancy store in a city, lately
while the lady proprietor was arranging q
lot Of perfumery. She ..enquireds of him i
he would not like to have some musk bag:
to put in his drawers. After an examina
ton Of the article, he told the young lady
that he did not ageer drawers and wanted
to know if they wouldn't do to wear in lii
pantaloons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

THE CHIPPEWA LAND DIsrRGcr.-An
additional Land District has been estab-
lished in Wisconsin, the boundaries of
which are thus designated in the act:
That SO much of the districts of land
now subject to sale at La Crosse and Hud-
son in the State Of Wisconsin, as are con
tained within the following boundary shall
constitute a new Land District, to wit
north of the line dividing townships TWEEN
ty-four and twenty-five north; south Of
the line dividing townships forty and for
ty-one north; west of the line dividing
ranges one and two east, and east OF the
line dividing eleven and twelve west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

OUR REPRESENTATIVES, FL. Rob
bins, is again among us. and receives the
thanks of the people for the faithful man
ner in which he has cared for their inter
ests. We hear from various sources that
he was q most efficient member Of theLag-
slatnre, aud did credit to himself and his
constituents. We acknowledge our obi
cation to him for sandry valuable docu-
ments.-E Platteyille American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

re- In the course of q recent article on
GODS Pity Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
usters the following exquisitely beautiful
sentiment:
aGod's stiffness is full ofbrooding. Not
one tear shall be shed BY you tIIat does
not hang heavier at his heart than xhy
world upon his lrandr'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
sz-Tbe telescope has revealed up

EET The telescope has revealed upon
the surface, of the fplannet Mars the out
lines Of continents tinged with dull red
seas distinguished BY their greenish hues
and white spots, near its poles. The re
m-rkable fact presented in the appearance
of this is. that it is about three and three
furths times that Of water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
FIRE at the Acaaezaa y-E1ibrafyDe-
as sfPDye3.


Our citizens were startled out Of their
quietness last Sabbath afternoon, by an a.
larIn Of fire at the Aeale.ny. It was dis
covered by Dr. j. D. Wood, when PASSING.
d8wn town to visit q patient. A number
Of our citizens were promptly on the ground
furnished with means to put out the fire.
The fire was in a small room in the third
story Of the building, in which the Library
had recently been placed. It was coniec-
tured to nave been caused by the heat Of
The flue, which had burnt out in the morn
ing, and as the room. was almost air tight,
It had been snouldering. some hours. BY
Judlclous management and hard work, the
spread OF the fire was prevented, and it
was soon extingaished.. Mr.. Pickard was
the first to enter The room and found the
smoke very dense and sitting. Great
praise is due to the perseyering efforts Of
some Of the students and others to qnelI
the fire, and save the library.
The most valuable part Of the library
was destroyed and al Of it badly injured.
The actual loss will probably not much ex-l
coed 5000, which it is hoped the liberality
of.the friends of the Institution will more
than replace.
The damage to the building will not pro-
badly be more than 800, though ifthe
fire had been left to itself a short time more
il woul d have been difficult to save the
building.
In this connection we insert the follow
ing note.
To Ike old pupils Of tie P1atte0iNe dead
eng.
DEAR FgrEvDs.- the fire on Sunday
last March 18th, the Library belonging to
the Academy was SO damaged as to be al
most useless. Can YOU not by a little eff
fort enable us to start anew and regain
what was thus lost. Truly yours,
]. L. PIcKARD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

r A correspondent writes a letter from
Washington Territory, which brings the
graft ing intelligence that the Legislature
Of that Territory had organized with Re
publican Officers in both Houses
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

BRIDGE Across THE MISSISSIPPI AT DU
BuouB. - At The late session Of the Illinois
Legislature charter was granted, giving
Col. R. B. Mason and his associates permls
sion to build a bridge across the Mississippi
at Dubuque. 1t is understood that this i
a movement Of the Illinois Central Rail
road Company, to obtain connection witt
the Dubuque aud Pacific Road now ex
tending westward, and that operations un
der the chatter will he soon commenced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

WAsHINeToN MArrERs.-S. D. Carpen
ter of the Madison Patriot attended the
Inauguration ball at Washington OH 8
ticket given to him by friend. He say
that he enjoyed himselfas well as he woul<
at a break down ii Madison.
The Barstow clique have taken house
at Washin ton-a species Of Monks Hal
where they intend to camp until MIR. Blu
chanan has made appointments in thi
State. Noonan, Gunnisop and Carpenter
are on one side Of the ring-while Bar
stow, Sharpstein and Proudfit arc on th'
other. The general impression is that thu
Devil will take the hipdmost.- Milwau
kee Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

THE FOUR GRADES OF ExpENsE.-lt Is
calculated that The clergy cost the United
atess12, 100000 annually the criminals
s4o.oo0,ooo; the lawyers S7O,000,ooO,
and rum 5000, 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

gw Gov. Geary has resigned and gone
east. His letter affords terrible expos
ure of the crimes of the Pierce admins
tration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

How TO MAKE Coop CuEEsE-Old
Squire j., Of Addison county, VT, was
famous for bringing to market q better ar
tice Of cheese than any of his agricultural
neighbors, which occasioned a merchant tc
inquire how it happened. 81 think I car
tell you the secret Of it" said the squire
''You may have noticed that when milk
stands fora while in The pans, there is 9
kind ofyellow scum that rises on top of it
Now some women are SO dreadful neat
that they skim this all OF; but my wife
amt SO pertickler, but stirs it all in togeth
er, and, ra-aly, I think the cheese is all thc
better for it. - Boston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

DuRABIstLY ORD AssAcIiUsErTs MARBLE
IA committee have been experimenting
at Washington, to ascertain the effect oi
the weather on the marble of which the
extension to the capitol is being construc-
ted They find that; after every freezing
and thawng, a scale Of l,5oo,oooth of an
I inch thick clears off from the surface, SO
that, allowing fifty freezings and thawings
for every winter, it would require the
somewhat lengthy period Of ten thousand
years for the building to be exfoliated one
inch by this cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

a man has right to scold bis wife
E,ss. s eoitee-when he has sufficient
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
AEa ACT G0 T4egaE5ze Certain High
ways, Published March HAeEa,

1859.
TIE People Ct tie State Of T1Iscoasin rep
resented IN Senate and assembly, do
enact as .fo2lo5as.: a,
SEC. l.. All highways laid out by the
Supervisors of any town and recorded, any
portion of which shall have opened and
worked for the term Of three years, shall
DC deemed to be and are hereby declared
to be legal highways so far as they have
been opened and worked, Notwithstanding
the Statues may not have been in all re-
spects pursued in laying out the same.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage. k
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

PuBMo LANDS IN WIsooNsIN.-F'rom a
tabular statement in the Natio2az IatelI5
gencer, in regard to she areas of the public
lands in the several States and Territories,
with the quantity disposed of, and the
quantity remaining vacant on The 3oth Of
june last, we gather the following interest,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

The Wisconsin Central Company
are pushing on their road 20 Monticello.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

AZ Bishsp Cretin, Roman Catholic
Bishop Of St. Paul, Minnesota, is dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28
E,rnf grafton to Kansas.
The St. Louis Democrct Of the lih has
the following:


the following:
The i'IDE SETTING IN.-YeSterdav NOR
ming the good steamer Alvin Adams reach
ed orr wharf from the Ohio river, having
on board nearly six hundred deck and cab
in passengers, three fourths Of whom were
Kansas emigrants from theNortllern States
The most Of these were transferred during
the day to the Missouri river packets Cat
cract and VIM. II. Russell. which boats
are now well on their way to the Territory.
We took occasion to pass through the boats
upon which these emigfants had engaged
passage, and were pleased at the evidences
which men, women and children gave OF
honest purpose and health and courage t.
endure the trials of pioneer life. All
were well provid d with emigrant plumber,
and all cheerful, even though their land
ing at this port was effected in the midst
Of most discomforting storm Of snow and
cold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

. 8
SHELTER WANTED.-Shelter is a want
Of the first necessity in our climate Of cold
and storm, and no farmer may neglect,
with any show of economy, sundry provis-
ions Of this nature. a portion Of these
wants are everywhere coneeded-ot hers
arc carelessly forgotten and neglected.
We too often see farms where no provisions
has been made for the shelter Of a portion
&c the stock through the winter. Sheep,
colts, Young cattle, and perhaps the cows,
are left to SILVER unprotected. Does the
farmer know that he can i'll afford the loss
which results9 To keep an animal expos
ed to the weather in good order, requires
nearly double The food necessary when
comfortably sheltered. And the increas-
ed value of the manure will repay the
trouble attending the extra care then requi-
red. There isa heavy loss in the exposure
of manures to the weather. The chief val
ne of fertaiizer lies in that part which
water will Dissolve. Letit lie and leach
through the winter ana spring, and a good
share Of its worth is gone; shelter It in
beds and cellars and saving will be made
proving this the truest economy where
manure is valued and good crops desired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

A DESERVED COMMUNICATIVE A.
D. SMITH, of the Supreme Court OF this
State, is at present in New York city, and
we learn from The Eusaine Post that i Is
in contemplation to tender him public
dinner during his stay, out Of compliment
to his frmness in the contest now pending
between his Cortland the Superior Court
81. the United States. - Madison journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-28

TRoE ORn.--We7 learn from DR.. Starr
Titus, who has had considerable experience
in mining iron ore, that at the mouth Of
Melancthon Creek, and for two miles up
the stream, in this county, there are indi-
cations of great quantities of iron ore. He
has not tested its quality, bul we may be
lieye that it will yield a goodly per cent
# it should 50 prove, and we hope he will
be 50 stimulated as to ascertain this fact
there is no county in the State where it
could be smelted at cheaper rate than ii
could be in Richland, as its a county that
was almost wholly covered with timber;
and, in the vicinity Of the ore, there are
hundreds Of acres of land that tie timber
could be gotten off Of, for the trouble and
expense Of ehopping and hauling, and this
could be made into charcoal, for smelling.
We hope TO be able to tell our readers
more about this ore.-[ Richland County
Observer.