Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-18

A Coop ONE-Dr Magoon, recently
in lecture on .'Mind -FOUR Business" told
the following good one.
A young man went from New ork cit!}
we're interested in bis welfare, and when q
merchant was about TO journey to the
place where the young man had located,
he was requested TO visit the emgrant ara
ascertain how he lived, hat sort of q VIE
he had CHI sen, biz prospects de-. Aecor-
'.ii3oly tic New Yorker aSccrialned the
residence of his young friend, and called
upon him quite early III the morning. He
found him in small neat cottage, ard
lust taking his breakfast. The introduc-
ton of the New Yorker TO his wife was
IF hand and unceremopous, and he WAS
requested To I've seated, and laltake OF the
morning meal he young wife had pre-
jared the steak, bi>cui', and coffee with
aer own hands, and for u table, had used
her kneadiug boald, over which "A napkin
was spread, and The board placed on her
lap. The New Yorker declined a seat az
the table and took his leave. On making
his report 10 his New York friends AS 10
how lie found his young friend living, he
described the style as smaguifsient -
and for an explanation Of the superlatlve
he said, that were lie the owner of the
Young mans furniture, he would not take
ten Thousand dollars for the legs Of his Ia
bic!
PHRENoLoaY AND CRIME.--The head O..
VERGER the murderer of the Aarcllhishor
Of Paris has been examined at the French
iscllool Of Medicine by several leading phre-
biologists, and they allegc that it offers stri
king proof to the truth of the science. Ac-
cording to their statement the most
remarkable developments are those of self
esteem and love of admiration and the most
deficient, those of amitivencss and the SO
cial affection. His cranum is to be pre-
served in the museum Of tho College
| Free Democrat.
LARGE DoHAr1oNs.-Mr. George Pea
body, the distinguished Englisl. banker,
whose business life was spent in Baltimore
before he removed to London, has given
100000, which is hereafter to be incrcas-
ed to $4,000 for the establishment ofan
institution in Baltimore, to embrace an ex-
tensive free library, musical academy, and
gallery of art. Moses Shepard, wealthy
member of the Society Of Friends in Balti-
more, recently left by will 100000 for the
erection and management of an asylum for
the insane.
THE Issues The II. Y. Evening Post
says the following are the issues
presented by the ruling Par
ty, through the Presidents Inaugural and
she Supreme Court decision. They will
he pronounced upon by the People, partly
through their Legislatures and State Elec
lions, and fually disposed of one way OF
the other by the Presidential Election in
lS5O:-
Shall slavery or freedom be the future
national policy Of the country
Has negro soul TO be saved and
rights to be protected, or is he beast of
burdenl
Has or has not an independent State of
this confederacy right to say that there
shall be no slaves brought within its bor-
tlers
Has orhas not the general government
the power to prohibit The extension of the
present unjust and inequitable system Of
slave representation in Congress-
gy The Dallas Clarendon treaty has
been considered and approx ed by The Cab
met at Washington rs it passed the Sen
ate. 1t will be immediately sent to Eng
land 10y special messenger.
ED At a collection in an Episcopal
Church in Brookline, Mass, one individual
put into the box roll of bills amounting
tic Sl2, SAC, call for Kansas"