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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
Fionl the Riehiand Co. Advertiser.
DUTIES OFF ASSESSORS

As some of our assessors do hot seSml
10 understand what the new law requires
Iof them, Mr. Stewart, Clerk, Of the Board
OF Supervisors Of this county, furnishes the
following as his opinion on the subject:
The law eoatemplate5 that each person
'of full age, or in other words, twenty-one
years old, resident in the town, and not H.
sane, shall receive the notice and be proyi-
aed with blank form for listing his or her
property. Some Of the assessors furnish
none with tie blank forms or the notices
provided in the law except such as are
known to have, or are suspected of having
taxable properly, thus clearly ignoring the
plain provision contained ID section III of
the new act.
Some pelsotis read section lst as apply
me to the Assessors, while it relates only
the duties of persons required to list theft
property.
An assessor is just as much bound to
furnish each married woman or unmarried
woman Of fail age resident in his town;
and not insane, a notice and form ID blank
for listing her property, as he is to furnish
them to any one. If the person to whom
The notice and blank is given has no prop
Ierty,sshe or she can return the fact on the
blank form under oath to the assessor
when called upon SO to do. Or ifthe per-
son to whom the notice is given is a mar
fied woman, she can return that fact and
her husband is required TO list her prop
erty if he be sane but if not then the la
Dor Of so doing falls to her lot.
The Assessor should inform the owners,
his, her, or their agent or representative, if
residing in the town, Of the valuation fix,
ed upon bis, her, Or their real estate and
notify them Of The time and place of the
meeting Of the Board Of Equalization Of
the town. For this purpose the small
blanks are prepared for the Assessors and
it is hoped that the proper use will be
made Of them.
The Assessor is to value all articles of
personal property to be listed that are not
money aud credits as we'll as all real estate.
The person who is required to list cred'
its is to be discounted on bad ones.
Merchants required to list their goods
and merchandise, should list, or name to
the Assessor the value Of their merchan.
lie at different times through the LAST
preceding year, from which listing the As
SCISSOR is to take the average value of all
the goods SO listed.
A person may not have personal prop
erty to the amount of two hundred dol
lars and yet be required to list it and have
it assessed, from the fact that to be ex-
empt from assessment and taxation, it
must be Of that class Of personal property
that is exempt from sale on execution
Should a person own a watch, a piano
forte OF other musical instrument, pleas
ure carriage, or something of that kind,
and no other personal property, he would
have nothing exempt from taxation, be-
cause they are not of that class of ar
licles that are exempt from sale on execui
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
ALPHA.
PEEPS INTO Rat 4ERy:;l}gsE
happiness.

Come with me, in mag nation, gentle
reader, while glance over some favorite
portions of this our own fair Wisconsin,
How fresh and balmv is the breeze that
sweeps across the flower gemed prairies,
doats through the tall forest trees, and
signs through branches Of the stately pine !;
healtbfal and invigorating, it visits alike
tho mansions of the rich and the cottage
If the poor; it fans the brow Of the laborer
and soothes the restless babe to slunber.
Low fair and lovely are our bread prairies,
the tall grass wooiag, gay flowers nodding
in the gentle gale. But far more lovely
10 me are her deep gorges where the 81
Ianee is untroken save BY the murmur OF
some sparkling streamlet that gushes from
Tie earth and. dashes wildly down the rug
god rocks over the fallen and moss covered
trunks of trees, the music of which thrills
my beaft with mingled terror and delight.
III then my soul rises on fancy's fragrant
aing and roams through fields EIysian,-
Then, then, dream such dreams as Gil my
mind with almost celestia! beauty. True
I love the bright glad sunshine, but Oh
those dim shadowy wales best harmonic
with my spirit worships; here you find ne
artificial glare or pomp-no hollow mock
cry here, no pealing organs notes; naagh'
but the sweet notes of the feathered song.
*tor and the low twinkliug music of the
ripping rilI which leads the heart tn ougl
Nature up to Natures God. MELIE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
How TO DETECT CouNrERfE1r NoTEs

How TO DETECT COUNTERPART NoTEs.
In these hard times, which money is as
scarce as Christian virtues, it is we'll to be
versed in the following rules for detecting
counterfeit money, which are taken from
Peterson's Bauk Note List. With these,
if you happen to get hold of a suspicious
bill, you can be certain whether it is good
or not:
|. All genuine bank notes are engraved
(inostly) by good artists, and have bold
and neat appearance, and are generally
printed OF good paper.
2. The faces, if auy, have life like ex-
preston, and the eyes and small objects of
the picture, are perfect.
3. The drapery Of the figures, the land
scapes, trees, horses, cattle, ships, steam
boats, and the various emblems are always
correct.
4. The principal lines of the large let
tiers in the name Of the bank are generally
upright, and perfectly true and even in ev-
cry part
5. The round hand writing engraved on
the body of the bill,should be equal in size
and distance, and Of au uniform character
all over the note.
6. A counterfeit note has invariably a
rough unfinished appearance, the paper is
generally Of an inferior quality, the sky,
landscapes, and general perspective of
the pictures have an Incorrect and misera-
bic appearance; the lettering has an une-
ven and careless finish, and the round hand
engraving throughout the note is rarely if
ever uniform.
Z. One of the surest tests Of counter
felt note is the signature Of the president
and cashier which if even of a bold char
acters, still has tremulous appearance.
s. Counterfeiters have recently turned
their attention to the altering of genuine
81 notes, to IS, los, eos &C., by new dis
coveres in chemistry, and have altered
great many bank bills in such an artistic
manner that even bank officers and bro-
kers have been deceived.
8. The safest plan is to refuse all notes
of large denomination, if you have any
doubts about them. There should also be-
a law prohibiting the issuing Of small bank
notes, or any denomination less than five
dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
Y COVER & GOLDSMITH.

lean bosom when stirred by an appeal like
this? That it should not, ''would be
stranger still" The Rev. G. P. Hackney
followed with short and appropriate adj
dress to the children of the Sabbath
School, Which displayed well his love for
the Institution and those connected with
it.
All were then invited to the church 10
partake of the good things, which hal
been prepared for the occasion. And
while we would render all due praise to
the Committee for their generous efforts,
We can bnt attribute much to the skilful
hand Of women in the well displayed ar
rangement pr the abundant and neatly pre-
pared refreshments.
On returning to our places Of abode, we
truly felt that we, as a nation, are peculi
az; and our condition, as people, that
OF great responsibility. And that though
many thousands, who have filed their
places in the battle line, and acted nobly
their part in the Revolutionary struggle,
when the clouds Of war hung dark and
heavy, have passed away; and all :hose
ruling spirits whose master minds called
TO counsel in peace, or direct in war are
filing now the soldiers grave, or sleeping
low beneath a Mt Vernons shade. Yet
we feel that their names still live and
their deeds amid the clashing steel and
lannon's roar, and their prompt decisions
in the halls of state, are still fresh in every
freeman's heart. With this assurance, let
us look steadily forward and press firmly
Oh, in the glorious career of civil liberty
and political emancipation, and never, new
er relinquish the high purpose of social
virtue, enlightened freedom, and human
happiness.
ALPHA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
LIGHTNING RODS.

Mr.. EprroR:-Four years ago this sum-
mer put lightning rod on the dwelling
house of Charles Mahood IN Lancaster,
running it down on the North side of his
house. Last summer he wished me to
take down the rod and put on the Sout b
side. as he wanted to build on the North
side. the rod beiag in the way. I &C
cordingly done so, but the ground being
from four to five feet lower on the South
side than the North, the rod did not
penetrate the earth more than eighteen
INCHES. This / knew at the time was not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
Platteville Wis, July 18th, 1858.
: -
Crops in Kansas.
Under date of June 18th, gentleman

Under date of June 18th, a gentleman
writes as follows:
kansas, like all other portions Of the
West, has been visited with coatinaous
rains, and the farmers have suffered seri-
Gus loss from the frequent floods. Never
iheless, | have seen corn in the Territory
nearly knee high. and beautiful fields O
wheat, seemingly within ten days OF the
harvest. But for the rains, a eonsidera
bic surplus Of grains would have been
raised in Bansas, and as it is, a full supply
IS expected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
fuEDTTV
G4LS4As&A -

When you meet with one suspected
Of some 7-cret deed OF shame,
And for bis by all rejected
Asa thing of evil fame;
G1afi thine every look and action,
5ueal 30 word Of heartleaa flame,
For lhe slGnderar's vile detlaetion
Ye. may soil thy goodly name.
when you meet with one pursuing
E4rs lie lost have entered in,
Wars;ng out his own undoing,
ir,th his recklessness and sin;
Think r laced in his condition,
Would kind word be in vain,
OR q look Of cold suspicion
Win thee back TO truth again;
Th-re are spots that bear 40 flowers,
1tb-ea1-a the soil is bad,
Fgt the summers genial showers
Never make their bosom3 glad;
B,sgr Ilaya an act that's kindly
Treated -omstimes wit. disdain,
T.au b. fudgiug others blin1ly,
Doom the Innocent to pain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

EB Gov. Randall has appointed Hon
f. S. Lowell, of Kenosha, to saperintend
the printing of the Revised Statutes, the
contract for doing which was awarded TO
w. B. Keen, Of Chicago, as the lowest
bidder. The printing will be done in
Philadelphia, and Mr. Loveli-who was al
so one of the Revisors star. East
With the copy on the 9Th inst.
The contract for printing the newly Re-
yised Statutes of this State was awarded
to w. B. Keen, at sl.54 per volume of l.
200 pages. His only profit will be or
leopies sold on private sales
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
ag James r. Eads, having been nom

g James r. Eads, having been NOM
mated by the Buchanan Democracy of
Missouri for seat in the Legislature, has
declined the nomination and avowed him
self a friend of free, in opposition to slave
labor. He was supporter of Buchanan
in 1856. The free labor sentiment APP
pears to be making rapid progress in Mis-
sour, to the great CONSERVATION of the
slave Democracy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

E Mrs. Julia Branch, Of York city,
.sstruck a blow for freedom at the Port
land Reform Convention, up in "Vair-
mount" the other day. She introduced
lhe following resolution:
ResoIged, Tint the slavery and degra
tlation of woman proceeds from the insti
tuition Of marriage; that by the marriage
contract she loses the control Of her name
her person, her property, her labor, her af
fections, her children. and her freedom.
GNA milk white snake yearly 6 fee
long, was recently caught in The town o
Cooper, Kalamazoo Co, Mich. Its spe
la,aa u ,1nlxnnxrrA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

AFFAIRS AT McGRRGoR.-A correspon-
dent from McGregor,says the present pop
ulation Of that place is not less than 1000.
He SAYS the natural outlet of that country
is the Milwaukee q Mississippi R. B., but
he complains it takes too long to get to
Milwaukee-longer than it does to get to
Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

FIRST IN THE FIELD.-It will be seen
that D. FL. Johnson, Esq, announces him
self as a candidate for Assemblyman at
the fall election. He has the ability 10
make good Representative. Prairie du
Chien Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

G Steps are being taken to secure
land for the location Of a large Irish colo
ny in Brown or shawano county, Wiscon-
sin. II is supposed that about six thou
sand will come in body from the vicinity
of Boston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
TOMORROW.
by MRS. ANNE HUNTER.

Hor heavy fails the foot Of TimeI
How slow the lingering quarters chime,
Through anxjou5 hours Of long delay!
h, ain we watch tIs silent glass,
More slow tho sands appeared to pass,
Wl.i. disappointment marks their way
a.mor-ow-s till the phaatom flies,
ft,,iaa away before cur eyes,
Eiudss oar gasp, is pass'd and gone;
r,,,,-h.rr of hope, Might DER thee filings
"a. e1at1w other ra7en wings,
.Jiu the morning thou art Hown!
p.lnsi-e snr.te, from dag to day,
wa pa.s,i4 Thy psth'ess way:
TEv promise broken o'er and o'ei,
Man :, In believes, end is thy slave;
Tor ends the chase hat in the grave,
For tl,erc Tomorrow is no more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

@It is understood that the Gale
ma & Chicago Railroad Company will not
make dividend in August. The Demo
crat says it is entirely out Of the question.
The decline in the earnings Of this road
dates from the completion of the Milwau-
kee & Mississippi Railroad to Prairie du
Chen, and the Southern Wisconsin Branch
=, Monroe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

THE GREAT RAINS OF 1858.-The
amount Of rain that has fallen over large
portion of the United States in six weeks,
running from the lst Of May to the 18th
of June, has scarcely parallel. The
Pittsburg Journal says the average Of OBJ
servations will give about 10 inches in
MAY, and inches to the 18th Of June, or
Is inches in 43 days. These rains do
not appear to have been local--but extend
East and West at least 1000 miles, and
North and South half that distance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
Horse Thief Arrested

We mentioned yesterday, that officer
Burke had two or three horses in his pos
session, wanting owners. On the evening
OF the 4th, he saw suspicious character
leaving he city by the way of franklin
street, riding one horse and leading anoth-
er. On coming up with him, the sup
posed thief let so the horse he was lead
ing and attempted to escape on the other,
but having run over a COW and stumbled,
horse and rider were overhaued and Ia
ken into custody. Yesterday the thief
was examined before Justice Park; he
said his name was Lucius Hitchcock, and
owned that he had stolen one Of the horses
Of Joseph Jackson, at or near Boscobel,
Grant ccunty, Wis. The saddle was one
advertised in the Grant County Herald,
as having been stolen from Mr.. Weir
thereahout. There is a light brown horse
still on hand, which it is also suspected is
stolen property. 1t has had the pol-evile
on the neck, but has been cured. The
thief is in jail Galena Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
CUTTING AID CURING CLOVER Hsx.
According to the thirty years, close .

According to the thirty years close ob-
Iseryation made by the writer of this arti
cle, ihere is but one method Of curing clo-
yer hay that pays well for the labor and
that shall describe shortly.
Observations has taught me, that lie
best tine for cutting clover is when two
thirds of the blossoms begin to turn brown.
1T this stage it makes the best hay, and
lis not sappy enough to reduce much in the
curing process.
When the clover is in the above stage,
icut it as rapidly as possible; bat aeger
cut ,gheja tAerg IS aeW or roia scatey on tie
elo0er. Let the green clover bo put in
small shocks as fast as cut down, SO that
the sun may not wilt it. When enough
is cut and shocked for a large stack. haul
up and stack as fast as possible. The
stack should be some fourteen OF fifteen
feet at the base, and sixteen or eighteen
feet high, 50 put up as to make it the
shape Of a cone. With a hay fork, let oac
baad throw up the green clover, while
teoo hands stack and tranple it, so as to
make it as near or t5gSt as possible. Ey-
cry foot in height should h I'VE about one
|quart Of salt sprinkled regularly over IT,
This will require about 70 lbs. TO the stack
La finishing top it off and rake it down 50
Jas to turn rain. In ten or twelve days it
will become wet and hot, and smoke like IA
coal pit, so as to have all the appearance
of rotling; but in ten or fifteen days more
it will cool of, and be found dry, bright,
sweet hay.
Il the clover were allowed to wilt before
stacking, the hay would be dark and
nouldy; but if put up green, it Will be
bright, green, and sweet, and free from
mould THIS process preserves all the
leaves Of the clover, so certain to be lost
by any other process; and it also preserves
all the yolatile.constituen of clover, which
are sure to be lost when Ill is cured in the
Sunshine or open air.
The whole management may be sum
med up in few words. Cut and stack
free from moisture, in the perfectly free
state; salt it well, and make the stack as
nearly airtight as hard tramping can
make it. Genesee Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

tain the good will and good wishes Of men,
and, at the judgment meet the approba-
ton and approving smile Of Col, we
can live so. | repeat it, Resolution is
omnipoteat;' sge can be ayhat ace reSolue 10
BE. Why is it that we see SO many Of the
sons Of men distinguished for their different
Qualities, usually fall below tie standard
Iof excellence their parents have raised?
Simply this: they have not had true
sense Of their own individuality. They
have thought that Oh account of the riches,
wealth, or station in society to which their
Iparents have attained they will be received
70 the same station; that on account of
he distinguished piety of their parents
they will be received into heaven. There
are no mistakes more common. La oppo-
Isition to these mistakes comes with stun
ming force the fact | have before referred
to, that this reputation is tie result per.
sonal, faithful, long continued, indiuidual
exeftion. One fact this proyerb teaches
rs is that this. reputation will not be &c
Iquired without an earnest and heartfelt
desire on our part to obtain it-a desire
that does not show itself in words merely
but in deeds. We see around us thous-
ands who had risen to wealth and are es-
teemed by their felowlnen, who commenc-
ed life poor in the riches of this world, yet
BY placing their eyes on the prize and
pressing forward to the reward they OBJ
tanned tie desired object--a good charac-
ter. As far as the exartonis concerned it is
like walking q long distance, it must be q
otep at a time, slow, but sure advance.
Some indeed i'll setting ont on the journey
of life start with fair prospects, and fair adj
gantages. One to take a passing glance
at them would say there would be no
difficulties in the way for them to contend
with, but the old adage Of 'theres many
a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip is verified
in their case too often. Some stop by the
wayside to pick the flowers of wealth and
ease, but those flowers prove the very
ways Of destruction to their feel. This
boon Of character may be compared to the
flower. We all very well know that the
flower does not at once assume that shape
"iiiSl 10 ~ pi0f19iliS5 ~ Iio eyo3 vi th@
con trafy, it goes through with a variety Of
forms before it is the fall-blown flower !:
first the bud, then the flower. Every :
thing must be supplied in right quantities
to make the flower Of the right proportions !;
too much rain may cause it to decay, or
too great heat of the sun may cause it to
wither and die. Some vainly imagine
this good reputation to consist in popular
opinion. The pirate is praised BY his foI-
lows for his daring and fcrocity, and the
thief by his comrades for his expertness.-
Each Of these has the public opinion in his
favor, yet doubt if either possesses good
name. Many men have the p lie opin
ion in their ia vor who are n. esteemed
for possessing this good name by the good
and virtuous. Many are called great by
the world, yet they have only claim to
half Of that title-they are great in tai
ents but still greater are they in crimes
Regarding the aOea2h Of character one
has given US an idea in the following
lines:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17

PREsEsTATIoN--A large party Of friends
Of Rev. DR.. Patterson, in Chicago, gather
ed together and presented to the Reverend
Doctor purse Of $3.50 in gold, on the
Fifth, as a token of their appreciatiaa
his iabors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-17
Jacob Phillips Defense
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr. EDITOR:
Whereas, I have been charged with
taking the horses of my neighbor on Sun
day, the eth day of June last, hitching
them to my wagon and going off with a
pleasure party the same afternoon, then
turning the horses loose again, without in
forming the owner; hereby deny every
and all such charges offering the follow
ing ties timony in my favor to fully acquit
me Of such charge or charges of trespass,
all of which ask You to publish:
State of Wisconsin,
Grant County, SIS.
Town of Wingville.
We Jacob Bollenhancher and Esther M.
Paige of Grant county, Wisconsin, being
duly sworn, on our oath depose and say,
that we were in company with Jacob Phil
lips, on Sunday, the 9th day Of June, A.
d. 1858, from o'clock until o'clock,P
NJ. of said day and that during that time
said P. iIips was not engaged in any man
ner in either riding or driving horses.
JACOB BoLLRNHANCHER.
ESTHER NJ. PAIGE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Cd
day of July, 1858.
SOLOMON CLYDE,
A Justice of the Peace.