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

TIMID AND CoURAGEoUs.-A corrcspon-
dent sends HE following, and vouches for
It's truth In our village we have man
who makes himself very unpopular, and, |
may say, very odious, by his everlasting
fault-fnding with other people. He is q
good man, perhaps, but if he sees any
thing in one Of the other membe.s Of the
church that he can take hold of he talks
about it,and hsrps on it,and makes it twice
as bad as it was or would have been, but
for his censorious meddling with the notes
in other peoples eyes. His name is Sharp,
and well it might be. Not far from him
indeed, there is only garden between
the housewives Mr.. Davis, mild, inof-
fensciye, good man, who is very slow to
do wrong at any time, and has the fear Of
Mr.. Sharp's tongue before him at all
times. 1t happened, during that coolest
snap in last December, that by Sunday at
ternoon they had burnt up all the wood
that Mr.. Davis had provided on Saturday,
and he must go out to the pile and cut
some more, or the children would suffer,
and perhaps be seriously injured by the
cold. After some hesitation, but seeing
no alternative, Davis took his x,aud keeping
one eye out at Sharp's house and one on ls
work, he soon had an arnfull cut, which he
was just picking up as some one spoke to
him rom..the road side: S"I say, Mr.. Davis "
He dropped the wood, and looking up,
cried, ooh, Mr.. Smith All yes, Mr..
Smith Cold day, Mr.. Smith glad to see
you; thought at first it was old Sharp. =
.sWell, what if was? "Why, 20 see, |
wouldn't justlike, you know,to have Sharp
see me chopping wood a Sunday" But
neighbor Davis" said Mr.. Smith, don't you
think the Lord will see your" "Oh yes,
suppose likely he will; but then he won't
make such a dreadful fuss aboutit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
lake Pepfm OPENS gyFseng

The St. Paul Aaoertiser answers this
question as well as it can be done, throw
ing the shadow Of the past on the future.
by the following facts:
1914 steamer Otter, Capt. Harris, April
s. 1916 steamer Outer, Capt. Harris, April
5. 1916 steamer Lynx, Capt Atkinson,
March 81. 1917 steamer Cora, Capt
Throckmorton, April, Z 1917 steamer
Highland Mary, Capt. A.ehinson, April
10. 1851 steamer Nominee Capt. Smith,
April 4. 1852 stermer Nominee, Capt
Smith, April l6. 1853 steamer West
Newton, Capt. Harris, April IL. 1854
steamer Nominee, Capt. Blakeley, April
s. 1856 steamer War Eagle, Capt. Har-
ris, April II. 1856 steamer Lady Frank
lin, Capt Lucas, April IS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

4 NOVEL MAIL CABRIER.-A Washing
tor correspondent Of the Boston Traveler
gives the following description Of one of the
attaches Of the National Intel5gencer of
fee:
.'Speaking Of The Inte7ige,scer reminds
me one Of the attaches Of that office.
He is very large, very sagacious, very
old and very self-iinportant Newfoundland
dog. Like everything around tn coffee,
he bears an appearance of extreme solidily,
and great good nature, but also of an abil-
ity aud determination TO maintain his prin-
ciples, privileges and rights. Since havef
kl.own him it has been bis custom to go to
the post Office every morning with the mail
bag This morning, as I returned, | NETT
him; he occupied the narrow footpath, and
picking his way along dainty. The snow
.cnelther side was about four feet deep. One
must turn out and rather expect to take
precedence over bis dogsbip. But not an
inch would ne Yield and when ] attempt
led to push hlm off into the snow, he very
Igood-natarediy turned the tables by placing
his paws on ny shoulders and precipitating
me headlong into the snow-bank, and then
quietly passing over my body. I recover
ed my lbriuin in time to see several
Others, who had laughed at my fall take
warning by my fate, and accord he way
to the old fellow, who passed on as quie t
as ever.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

THE HIeHEsT WATERFALL IN THE
WoRLD.-Some writer having described
visit to s@Yeringsfos," waterfall in Nor
wav.and claimed for it the greatest plunge
in the world, the editor of Hutchin's Mag
azine, a California periodical says -" he
astonishing height Of the above, although
situated in one of the romantic and noun
famous countries IN the old world, cannot
compare with those Of our own California
which surrounds the magnificent valley Of
the 70 Oamite. One ofthe Falls is thir-
teen times the height Of Niagara, that be-
inc l65 feet while the Zo-Hamite Fails
e over j. 900 feet So California beats
the world on Water Falls, as well as IL
raising gold and big punkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
CORN for EsEeA.

The Adrian Expositor says friend Of
theirs on a visit-to a locality about one
hundred and fifty miles south of Chicago,
informed them that the gentleman with
whom be was staying, few weeks before,
having got out Of coal, and the bad state Of
the roads preventing an immediate supply,
the thought suggested itself that he might
try the virtue of corn in thc-ear to supply
the place of coal. 1t worked SO we'll that
subsequently the gentleman purchased a
load of coal and tried it by measure in con-
trast with the corn; and the experiment
developed the fact that the corn fuel roas
The cheapest and best. The corn and the
coal were worth the same price per bushel,
50 cents each, aud the corn Went the fur
therest and made the cleanest and best lire.
And the man stated that henceforth he
should burn corn instead Of coal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

CoRwIN VS.. WIRT.-It is said that Tom
Corwin, as he is familiarly called, was once
trying case in which he was opposed te
the late Mr. Writ, when the latter tried a
tomewhat novel mode of discrediting the
svidcnce of Mr.. CROWNS chief winners, or
whose accuracy and discrimination in every
thing turned, by showing that he was q
person of astonishing credulity:
WRT-"1ave you read Robson Cru
500" W1rNEss-''Y Wirt-"Do you
believe it all? e. Witness-"Well, yes,
Squire, don't know but what ] do The
same answer was returned rs to Guliyers
Travels, and several other works Of fiction,
Corwin all the while fidgeting and get
ting hot. Presently Mr.. Writ, considering
the man entirely f4ttened out, resigned
him with bland smile. Mr.. Corwin said
he had only one question, and put it
CoRw1N-''Have YOU read Wirt's Life Of
Patrick Henry?" Witness es. >
Corwin-sDo you believe it all: Z" Wit
ness-''Why, no, Squire, can't quite &c
that"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

Tsse Foot ON the 0tEaer Foot
where 1t PEnciles.


The Pro-Slavery press is loudly and bit
terly complaining Of the Supreme Court
Of Wisconsin for not obeying writ Of er-
ror sent from the U. S. Supreme Court in
the case of Booth, ct. al. Now, happen
ing to BE- over three scorce of years Of age,
and o7er half century an observer Of the
movement of matters ard things in the
history of the nation, call to mind case
which occurred in Georgia during the ad-
ninistration of J. G. Adams as President
of the q. S.
The State of Georgia wished to get rid
of the Cherokee Indians and to possess
their lands. The Cherokees, however,
Emany Of them, at least, were in advance Of
d majority of their white neighbors, in
spoint of civilization, and did not wish to
q il their lands, nor leave Their birth place
DO .he tombs Of their fathers. But the
be- stature of that State to accomplish their
Resign, enacted that no white man should
xesi3e with or teach said Indians, under
The penalty of imprisonment in the State
prison,
There was, previous to the passage Of
said law, a missionary Of the American
Board, residing among them, by the name
II tbink) Of Winchester, who refused to
gave his post. He being there before the
passage of the law, an act, as to him. was
a. ec post facto law. The Indians must
be drove out by oppression, if by no 9th
on means, and this worthy Missionary had
done and was still doing much to enlight-
en the Indians and give them ideas of
|their II ghts as men and give them also a
love of home, he mast, therefore, be re-
moved, and he was arrested, tried and
sentenced to the State prison and put to
lard work.
Mr.. Winchester being a citizen Of Mass,
ana in Georgia only or beneVoieht HIS
sion, his friends sued ont writ Of error
from the U. S. Supreme Court, which was
1uly served, but the Court of the good
democratic State of Georgia refused to
obey said writ Amaudamus was issued,
but with no better success. Threats were
mado of military force, but nov er executed,
and finally Mr.. Winchester was pardoned
out Of prison upon condition Of his leaving
she State, which he did. But in the Wis
consin caae, he boot is on the other foot
and pinohes, of course. But if democratic
Georgia had right TO resist the Federal
ceurt, when interfering withStato Rights,
wis is not Wisconsin justifaole III a like
Alb.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

WHERE SHALL WE Gog-SAMUEL LUD.
wIGH, the editor of the Baltimore Facke1,
a German paper that supported Fremont,
gives an interesting account of his recent
arrest in Charleston, S. c., as a dissemina-
tor of abolition documents. re was subse-
auentlv liberated with the hint that he had
ssbetter leave at 5 o'clock in the morning to
avoid danger" In concluding he says:
aBanished from Austria, exiled from Ham
burg, narrowly escaping beng lynched IN
America. + ask myself-Wbere shall one
find freedom"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

NATURES LESSON TO MASS SELFISH
NEss.-God has written On the flowers
that sweeten the air-on the breeze that
rocks the flowers upon the stem-upon
the rain drop that refreshes the sprig OF
moss that lifts its head in the desert-up-
on its deep chambers-upon every pen
cilled sheet that sleeps in the cavern OF
the deep, no less than the mighty sun,
that warns and cheers millions of creatures
which live in its light-upon all his work
he has written ''none liyeth for himself"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
Mechanical Genius.

The annual report of the United States
Patent Office shows that the march of in
vention is exceedingly rapid. The num-
b4r Of applications made to the Office for
patents for the last year, was nearly double
that Of 1853, an the cash receipts of that
lice are FIVE and a half tim larger than
they were ten years ago. In the pages
Of the report are described machines for de-
creasing the labor in every department of
Agriculture, and making it more profitable;
for working in all kinds Of metal, and for
fibrile and textile substances; new devices
for the many manufactures depending up
on improved chemical processes; machines,
and, indeed, something useful for every de-
partment Of industry. If any other coun-
Try can show such chronicle of the tr-
unph Of inventive industry, We should like
to sec it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
FAMILrARlrY.-I see that | am APP

FAMlL1ARrrY.-I see that am APP
preaching the West BY the increasing ia
mliaritv Of the interiors. A coaehman
calls me his friend. Nothing of this kind
is equal to what happened to a German
Prince. He had made an agreement with
= man to drive him to the next town.
Tie driver entered the hotel, whip In
hand. and said, sWhere's the man who
starts this EVENING" I am the gentleman
who takes charge of him. Travels IN
America, fby Frenchman, of course.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
Nationality OF Slavery.

Tbe late decision of the I. S. Supreme
f,onrt which is sanctioned and endorsed by
resident Buchanan, and by his soather"
x,,s,Dorters, of course, making Slavery Ma
t;o,.o2 aud thereby setting side the con
stitutionality Of State Rjg@ts, has t'o0
sides to it, one of which have not seen
nosiced. and to which I beg leave to call
attention.
Ii the thing is national and not exclu-
aixelv under the control Of State and mu-
n;c;pal legislation, then the National Leg
iaiature, or Congress, can legislato upon IT.;
ana all the north has TO do is to perseyefe
until the government is placed in the
hnnds of men of aorthern principles, and
eopgress can legislate Slavery out OF the
nst;on. and in two years mere with the
saceess of the past two years, the Republi-
en- party will have the majority in Con-
cvsss ! and in four years we shall have d
silent who would sign a bill to lh@'
elIset. grovieZed, the present position taken
81 the Supreme Court is recognised as the
oofrecs construction Of he Constitution
ana is the law of the land!
81 human beings are actually chatteized
and turned or metamorphosed from per
sans into things, called property, aud are
Is Judge fancy says, subjects Of com
niece and may be bought and sold, theF
oonsress, having ''power to regulate com
m<rse ;" can regulate this traffic as well a.
ass,other, and as regulating matter, car
5IslsNith it the power to abolish 1t
asshed necessary to the public good; thel
eosgress has the over to abolish Slavery
S L nation Just S much as to abolish
tzzfc in any other matter ofeommerce anf
grants. like their master the devil
etimes overshoot the mark, and give
! rope enough and they will, like him
themselves. This they have done il
base. A. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

RE He is fool who Grumbles at eve
ry nischance. Put the best foot forward,
is an old maxim. Don't run about and
tell your acquaintanees that You have been
unfortunate. People do not ike to have
unfortunate people for acquaintance. =
Add to vigorous discrimination cheer
ful spirit; if reverses come, get rid OF hem
as soor as YOU can. Poverty Is like =
panth, r-look it earnestly in the face and
it will tnrn from you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

gg DIR. William Yates, who first intro
duced Vaccination into the United States,
died at Morris, Otsego county, n. Y, on
the 18th ult., at the extreme age of 90
years.
SHocKINe-A few days since, a son Of
Mr.. Holly, editor of the Kiibourn City
Mirror was killed by fall from a bluff on
the Wisconsin river near that place. He
was 90 years Of age. The bluff down
which he fell was about forty feet high.
gg During the month of December
the American Bible Society received near
ly $4,000.
gg Geneva, Elkhorn, Jefferson and
Whitewater have voted to issue bonds to
the Wisconsin Central Railroad.
ggIt is stated that twenty to thirty
young mechanics at Carlisle, Pa, are
about to accompany Col. Eye, late Of Mary
land, to Kansas
ggThe Legislature Of Missouri has
been presented with d Bible. When the
Governor was sworn in, they bad to Dor
row one from the penitentiary.
gg Mrs. Stowe is in Paris preparing a
book on the poorer classes Of Europa
kind Of white Uncle Toms Cabin is ex-
pected.
The Russian Gar is expected to visit
Paris next month.
rs Mr. THOMAS WARD, Of Franklyn
Grave, Illinois, has invented machine
for turning the leaves Of sheet If music,
without making it necessary for the per-
former TO stop for that purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
MINERAL PoINT SEMINARY,

MINERAL POM sEAlNARY.-I ne Jus
tees of this Institution have given notice
that PROPOSALS will be received until the
sth Of April, for the erection Of a Semin-
ary Building. We are truly gratltied that
there is a prospect Of having at least one
GOOD building for Educational purposes IN
his place. The Seminary is to be Of
stone As BY 20 feet, and three stories high
Masons and Carpenters, hand ia your seal
ed proposals TO ". Fl. Curry, at the Office
of the Boara Of Supervisors. over Dayey's
Iawelv Store Mineral PIT. Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

HEAVY PRoFIT IN THE PoRK Trade
The Louisville, KY, Courier mentions
that some Of the pork dealers Of that city
have made enormous profits the past sea
son. One house has cleared 100000, an
Iother 5000, 900, another $4,000, and
several Others from $4,000, to 100000:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

STRANGE FREAK.-Last week, while
billy were at breakfast, they were
ned at hearing a rumbling, rolling
Of noise in the bedroom of the hus-
overhead, aud on going to ascertain
cause, that eccentric individual was
4 rolling and scrambling on the floor.
good lady, alarmed at the strange
IS, called out loudly to her better half
bow what was the matter.
My, really, l don't know" said he,
was sleeping, and dreamed | was a
pf wheat, and that by some means
bring became unfastened at the mouth
bag, when l Immediately began to
bont, and was just then beginning to
yself together again."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
aTThe New York Herald and Tri

ngThe New York Herald and lr1-
5une are filed with predictions Of an ap
preaching commercial revolution that is go
mo to PROSTATE all classes of trade and in
dnstrv. They say that people are rushing
recklessly into debt, that untold millions
of capital are being sunk in railroads, that
extravaganza and display are eating up
the profits Of business, and such like caus-
es must produce the effect they anticipate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
New Surveyor Generals OGlce

The Surveyor Generals office, hereto
fore kept at Detroit, Michigan, has been
removed to St. Paul, and Mr.. G. L. En-
ersou. for several years a resident OF st
Paul, has been appointed surveyor Gener-
al of the same. The arrangement is a
good one. =,
saws that it is the Dubuque Surveyor Gen
erals Office that is removed to St Paul,
but this is probably a mistake.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

OnwUARY.-Rev. Calvin Cotton, we'll
known as the writer Of the Jauaius Tracts
"A series Of political papers Of great pop
ularity in the campaign Of 1910, and also
editor Of the Speeches and Correspon-
dence Of Henry Clay, died few days
since at Savannah, Ga, whittier he had
gone in pursuit of health. He was gem
lleman of highly respectable character, and
a writer of considerable ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

MEssRs EDIroRs AS no,subiect con
hected with agricultural pursuits is Of more
Importance than tie cultivation of fruit,
land on which our happiness and prosperity
more largely depend, and as You invite facts
and discussion il regard to the relative
merits Of root-grafted and other apple
trees; in order to subserve the cause OF
truth; and to interpose a feeble check to
the enormous frauds imposed upon con-
iding and eredulous community, in the
shape Of grated apple trees, | have
thought fl to send you my experience in
the matter under consideration. Facts are
facts, and none the less so for being stub
born.
Twelve years ago purchased 80 root
grated apple trees with which to COM
mence an orchard. They were carefully
set, aud have received the very best care
and cultiyati on since. Sixteen years ago
sowed the seed of what mainly consti-
tutes the remainder Of my orchard
These last were removed and reset once
before transplanting in the orchard, and
like tie root gratis, were carefully set, and
in every respect received the same treat
m ent.
Now for the result. OF the 7root- grafts,
one half were soon numbered with the
dead. The remaining ones still cling to
life, but their growth is sickly and feeble,
and, with the exception of one tree, have
never borne pocketfull Of apples; and
as to quality, so far as known, they are al
together inferior to my Seeding fruit.
The trees of my own raising are fine,
large and thrifty, and nicely in bearing,
and two years ago furnished an ample
supply of apples through the summer and
fall, and a moderate supply through the
winter.
The root-grafts viii average not to ex
coed one-third the size of tne. seedlings.
Now, Messrs. Editors, my opinion has
long been made up in regard to root
grated trees, and that is, that root-graft-
ing is hunbug, however honest may. be
the intentions of nurserymen, and fully
agree with &c" in your February number,
that Il would not accept Of all the root
grated apple trees in the State as gift
| am strongly inclined to believe tha4
whoever undertakes to raise an orchard
from grated trees Of the nurseries, wheth
err root-crafted or otherwise, will fail and
for the three reasons following:
First, they are all root-graftea. Sec
ond, bat few varities, probably, will stand
the rigors OF our climate. Third, many
varieties are poor bearers.
Now, the true way to succeed in raising
IN orchard in this country, I conceive to
be this: Set out your Seeding trees, or
(which is better if you can wait) plant your
seeds where the trees are destined to stand,
cultivate well, and let them come into
bearing before changing them. Then, if
the fruit is not satisfactory, graft, Or (Which
is better bud, with such varieties as you
know to be good. hardy, and prolific. A
few choice varieties, and such as can be
depended upon, is as far as we need look.
In this way, even in cold Wisconsin,
where many one is drawing on his long
face and uttering doleful lamentations, |
have no doubt we can succeed in sup
PLYING ourselves with this most neces-
sary and indispensable fruit.
JosEPu w. SEAvER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

An OLD BRIDaE GoNE.-The Cayuga
Bridge over the Cayuga Lake, in Central
New York so memorable IN the travelling
and the political history Of New lork
State, has yielded to the pressure of the Ice
and is broken down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

y Thistlcs, though noxious things IN
themselves, arc usually signs of an excel
lent ground whereon they grow; so bash
fuIpess, though it be weakness and be-
trayer Of the mind, is yet generally an ar
gument Of a soul ingenuously and Vlrtu-
ously inclined.- Aushwahter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

Gy- In the English House of Commons,
on the goth ult., Sir Charles Wood, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, took firm
stand i ] opposition to the proposed new
Arctic expedition, and definitely announce
ed that, as far as the Government was
concerned, the cycle of voyages in search
of Sir John franklin, was closed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11
The March of slavery.

Senator Seward in speech at Au-
burn, condenses in few lines the gigantic
progress Of the barbarism of slavery under
the moral destroying influences Of the
Pierce Administration
.'Seven years ago, when entered Con-
gress as a Senator from this state, there
was not an acre Of soil within the ma
tional domain from mhiI slouery s0as not
crc1uded By Tar. Il was excluded from
Minnesota by the Ordinance of 1897,
which was then fully, acknowledged obli-
cation and effect. It was excluded from
Kansas and Nebraska by the Missouri
Compromise restriction, which also was
then in full effect It was equally excu-
aed from California, including New Mcxi-
co and Utah, by Mexican laws which had
never been impaired, and were of comics
sed obligation. 1t was excluded from Or
egon by the organic law of that territory.
Now there is not an acre Of the public do
main which Congress has not opened auto
slQgery. 1t has expressly abrogated the
Missouri Compromise, on the ground that
it was void, for want Of power in Congress
under the constitution to exclude slavery,
and also on the ground that the comprom-
Use Of 1850 had already settled its unval
idity. This legislation, if acquiscea in by
the people, will henceforth be irresistably
claimed as abrogating alike the Ordinance
of 1887, the Mssoai restriction, and the
Mexican laws. Thus the whole Of the ter
ritories has been already lost to freedom by
the legislation of the last seven years; and
the controversy before us is one not to
save, but to reclaim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-04-11

aE.An' will We be afther telling what
lind o basic We call this! said newly ar
rived Irishman, holding up wasp between
h;s tln,ob and finger. 'sOch, murder
snake quick, for he's biting met