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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
ORIGINAL POETRY.
The Child 5 Dream.

Twas pleasant place by dark blue stream,
Where the broad sun threw his golden beam,
Thaea fair boy, lay all, all alone
In the pleasant light Of the summer noon.
His eyes were closed and tho lashes fe Il,
Ger the pale face and the veins blue swell,
Hs hands were clasped IN his waving halTr
And his rounded arms were white and bare.
A alsd sweet smile was on his face,
He was dreaming of happy place,
Far far away in the world on high,
Beyoni the clouds and the bright b!ae SKY.
And in his dreams an angel bright, 80,
Came down in the mist from the Starry AlgH''
and the bright one spoke Ia tones OF rove
or his home in the far or heavens ABOVE.
He saia twas fafrer than here below,
And soon with him tie child must go,
To stand before the dazzling throne,
In the presence Of the Holy One.
That there he would wear golden baud,
And harp would hold within his hand;
Tfqb tie angel yanizied from his sight,
And he woke from his dreams all fair and bright
Quickly the summer days few bv,
Friends noted the strange tight in his eye,
And the hectic flush on his pale thin cheek,
Tbev knes its meaning but dared not speak.
e. Winter had come with his icy hand,
T,a ehiId went home to that better land
And theY missed where he WIS wont to be,
Ills footStep soft, and his laugh of glee.
4od they laid him in his little grave.
Wne1e in summer time the wild flowers wave,
Close by the side of the pleasant stream,
Where months before he had dreamed that dream
But their hearts were now no longer glad,
For their once bright homes lone and sad,
Blu. they hoped that when earthly joys were flown
tn NEE. their children In a bright home.
By Mss VI. P. B.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
S. PAGE.
Lancaster, Wis, June LIST.
MARROW ESCAPE ERom TIE TONES,

To THE Public:
Having been a resident of Grant
County for fourteen years, and having
lately taken little excursion up in Iowa,
have thought that perhaps short &C
count Of my adventures may not be unin-
teresting to my friends. Know then, that
on Monday the 10th day Of May, ult.,
left the quiet town Of Wingyile prepared
to pay debt near Franklin and to collect
some dues in Prairie du Chen, Wis, and
McGregor, Iowa. Not seeing my man
near franklin, passed on to Boscobel, GOT
on the evening train and stayed over night
in Prairie du Chen, was on The streetnexi
morning until 10 o'clock, when | went
over TO NcGregor. ] walked directly to
tbs Office of OdelI & Drummond with
whom I had left a note in February last
for collection, when all of sudden found
like unto the man of old who started up
to Jericho and fell among thieves, | was in
a fix. After transaeting my business with
Drummond, | was called to the door by a
hungry looking crowd to answer the charge
of blowing open safe, and committing
sundry other depredations in Lansing, 40
miles above, on Monday night previous, at
midnight. | remarked | suppose you can
prove it but | profess not to be the man.
I was willing to show them all the
money, notes and effects | had about me
| referred to several respectable men OF
Prairie du Chien-was recognized by sew
|eral responsible men of McGregor who were
Iready to voueh Cor me, but nothing would
do; the citizens from Lansing were assured
by Drummond, | suppose the head and
front of the Vigilance Committee of Nd
Gregor that if they wanted, they should be
aided in taking me up to Lansing. Ae-
Ieordingly was taken up next morning te
Lansing, where met three acquaintance
Two of which offered me all friendship nee.
Iessary; l mean G. W. Hays and Mr. VIM
Thomas; the third, I leave alone in bis
philanthropic glory. Berg safe landed
was surrounded by about 100 men all anx
ious to see the sruan that struck Billy Pat
terson." An accuser was brought forward
to identity me and after 4 good look hs
said his ewes never deceived him, and
was not the man, but hearing Of or think
ing he saw some signs going on between
Mr.. Hays and myself. he thought he would
lodge the information and go It blind, no
wishing to go into duraace eile. Mr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

CHICAGO AS SEEN By A EDIToR.-The
Cleveland "Plain Dealer has lstely
seen Chicago through peculiar speeta-
cles:
Chicago is busting city. It was for
merly in Illinois, but Illinois is in it,
Lake Michigan is situated on Chicago
The principal products Of Chicago are cor
ner lots, Statistics, wind, the Democratic
Press, and long John Wentworth. The
population Of Chicago is about sixteen
|.niIlions and Is ssrapidly increasing" The
|peopls very unassuming and nloral-al-
most too much so. The real estate DEAL
Iers are honorable men, like Puntus and
wouldn't tell lie for anything Chicago
| il not in the temperate zone, the nabits 81
itho r,eanla not beinn a. Ill ID fhaf MT l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

Hays gave me his name for "a hours until
my friends could come up; they wanted to
dismiss me next morning but | had them
hold on until proved all my statements,
which / did about o clock, when I tho't
| had seen some of the elephant and was
ready to come home.
TO the citizens If McGregor and Ian
sing, both acquaintance and strangers, who
gave me the hand of fellowship, ! shall
always recommend the "inside of the tread
wheel" should they ever get caught in such
snap. | would not censure any true
conseryator Of the public good but | can
not too strongly condemn the practice Of
Vigilance Committees in sending out fools
and men of 20 discretion, who, not know
ing a jackass from a jnne-bug, are ready to
accuse sny one who happens to be Of a GER
tain age, or certain height. And now, in
conclusion, | have only to say, after care
ful retrospection of the crowd that arrested
me, that feel something like the dutch
man who had been kicked BY sheep: he
said if it had been that noble animal, the
horse, or that bold looking animal, the OK,
he could give up the ghost without strug
gle, but to be kicked to death nit Id
sheep he did not like it.
T. J. GREENE.
SIax4f.t NJ. o-tL 1890
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

PRETT1 GooD.-The Republican Mayor
was recently elected in Providence, Rhode
Island, by 1922 majority. Last year bis
majority was ,o23. The Post (Democrat)
consoles itself with the reflection that if a
CORE spending gain takes place annually,
Providence will be redeemed in one thou
sand and twenty-five years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
4 Pea not TO be Found in entity.

- II TUHi tTc EFHIilIE FOsI.
A well-known lawyer few days ago
served summons upon debtor at the in
stigation Of his client. The debtor took
the summons aud endorsed The following
lines, returning it to the legal gentleman:
Against your claim upon this suit
I've no defence to make, sirs;
To save your clients precious time,
Immediate judgement take, srs.
Il have no cash, and cannot pay;
I'm really foor'd, am, sirs,
Until my prospects brighter. up,
/ am not worth a damn, sirs."
Comment is unecessary-it speaks for
stself Yours, s..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

H An attempt is to be made to recov-
err million and half dollars that went
down in the Central America, although
she IS sunk in water five-eights of a mile
deep, and is in a spot that is nearly ninety
miles from the nearest land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

EEIn the course Of some procee dings
in the senate it was proposed to raise the
par Of two colored men employed about
the court of claims to $40 per month";.
Mr.. Toembs humorously lsuggested that il
would be 'scheaper for the g0verament to
nAa coaple Of aiooers.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

LuMBERING BUSINESS IN Wisconsin,
From a report recently made in The Legs
lature Of this State, it aFpaars that there
are in it's borders 500 saw mills, 336 o.
which are run by water, and 254 by steam.
The amount of lumber manuf. ctured las:
year was 40, 800, 900 feet, valued at 50,
395,4o0. The total number Of men EN-.
.ploved ID the business was 800.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

HIT EN- AaAIN.-The st. Charles TO-
wa,) Intellsgencer hits off class who rich
ly deserve it as follows:
Newspaper subscription lists arc infal-
lible indications of the honesty of mem
If man is dishonest he will cheat the
printer In some way-say he has paid
when he has not, or will take the paper
for years without paying and then move
off and leave it coming to the Office be
Iaft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

NE Gold has been discovered in Gentry
Co, Mo-, and several old Californians are
at work there, taking out from 81 to So
per day. It is believed that there are
heavy deposits in the neighborhood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

New STATEs.-Minnesota has been adj
mitted into the Union as a State, and the
bill for the admission of Oregon has pas
sed the Senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
aE One can indee Of the Enolishnan',

Gg One can judge of the Englishman's
fondness for dogs anu horses by seeing the
almost fabulous prices that "hounds and
hunter" sell for when an old establishment
is broken up by death or bankruptcy.
The "old Berkshire hounds" aud the hun
tiers" (horses of the establishment the
property of Mr.. James Morrell, were lately
sold IN Ter the hammer. The hounds
brought $4,000 (sI3,oo0) one hundred
and seventy-siN in number, or over SO
apiece. Some choice ones sold IT, lots Of four
couples al 500 guineas lover sl,ooo)each
lot. One favorite animal for breeding
brought so guiaeas. These last were all
purchased by the Duke Of Beaufort. The
hunters brought from 65 to $50 gnineas
each; all the thirty-two animals brought
Ga, 700, an average of over $500 each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

T For washing fine and elegant col
ors, the Scientific American advises ladies
to boil some bran in rain water, and use
the liquor cold. Nothing can equal it
for ease upon colors and for cleaning
cloth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
az DeBow's Southern Revieu, in

re- DeBow's Southern Revieu, in az
article discussing Eli Thayer's scheme Of
organized emigration, lets out the common
Southern contempt Of laboring men, in the
following sentences:
ave should like Messrs. Sumner and
Thayers plot better if they would dispense
with common schools, rifles, and the right
of suffrage for their laborers! These things
are not useful OF necessary to mere COM.
mon laborers, beget idleness and discon-
tent, and ID time generate lnsurrections,
revolution, anarchy and agrarianisrn r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

E Jacob Carroll of Texas is the larg-
est farmer in the United States. he owns
$50. 900 acres of land. His home planta-
ton contains about 8,O0Oaeres. Col. Car
roll has 90 his immense ranges Of pasture
lands about 1000 horses and mules.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

WHFAT-There probably was never, in
the history Of Wisconsin, says the Water
town Democrat, a greater breadth of land
planted and sown than here is and will be
during the present season. Farmers here
abouts have sown more largely than usual
with wheat, and the crop has very prom
isino appearance. Within the last week
or two, we have passed through portions Of
Jefferson, Dodge and Dane counties, and
we must say that we have never seen fair
err prospects for an abundant harvest than
the present. From other sections Of the
State we hear the same report.
The same paper says the wheatfields
never presented more promising appear
ance than they do now, and there are
many and broad ones in that part OF the
State. They line all our principal roads,
and now present one wide sea of bright
waving green. Should prices be fair, such
as every farmer ought to receive for a
bush. of good wheat, Wisconsin will reap
harvest of wealth from her splendid and
unsurpassed grain fields this summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

H Senator Seward on Saturday even
ing delivered an address Of an hour long
before the Republican Association, Of the
|citv Of Washington. It is said 70 have
been full and able exposition Of the he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

EThe Herald Of Freedom (Kansas)
says the Lecompton Constitution as sub
mitted BY the English bill will be rejected
by twelve or fifteen thousand majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
INVERTED POSTS.
MEssRs. ED1roRs:

AAGG2 no. EDlFORS.
There are few subjects which As
regular as the lake tides, THAT don't exist)
go the rounds of the agricultural press
Twice in the last eighteen years has the
subject of inverted posts gone the rounds
signed an .sAshfield Farmer" This sub.
ject was brought to my attention abou
thirty years ago, whilst in the town q
Ashfied. 1t was contended that posts in
buildings, fence posts, and even stakes,
would last much longer by being inverted.
The principle was asserted with 50 much
confidence, that | was induced to try it
| soon had occasion to inquire why the
top end of stakes should rot SO much
quicker than the butt. | had fair trial
of the principle, with fence posts. 4 tall
black cherry tree was cut into suitable
lengths, and sawed tapering for posts
One-haif OF course were inverted. | built
a door yard fence with these posts; and in
six years they were rotted off. There WAS
no difference in favor or against the invcr-
ted posts, for the simple reason, that there
was no particular difference in the solidity
of the timber. The most solid end of the
timber should always be put into the
ground. The inverted post theory is fully
contradicted by experience, and has no ex-
isteace but in the imagination. So thiks
another AsHFIELD FARMER.
II Wisconsin Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

E Copper ore is said 10 have been
and is quite plenty, in the
Of Elk Rapids, Polk County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
THE WHITE SLAVE NO FIJTIor.
Curious Object in attending Prayer
Meeting.

The Cincinnati Gazette Of Monday, re
'ates the following, which proves the oft-re-
peated apothegm:
Truth is st anse-stranger than Fiction
About the first of Januarysthere arrived
at the depot of the U. G. r. r. in thi.
city, woman, quite handsome, and per-
fectly white, who came from Lexington,
KY. She told story, the truth Of which
was subsequently ascertained by the agents
the U. G. R. E. Her father was her first
master, and resided in the interior of Ken
lucky. As we have said before the negro
element was completely blanched out
She was, consequently, treated like a free
person, and was told BY her father that in
his will he had made provisions for hel
Inanumission. Her father died, and hi,
will was, it is supposed destroyed by some
lot the heirs, as il contemplated DISPOSE
ton OF his property not acceptable to
them. The girl was sold with the estate
She was bough, BY a man who treated
her so badly that she attempted to ron
away. She was caught, brought back,
land beaten so that she still bears the
marks of the whip on her back. Her sec
Iond attempt to escape was more than sue
cessful. She reached Lexington, and there
took the cars for Covington
She was SO Caucasian in appearance As
Ito excite no suspicion, and reached Cincin-
matt safely. Here she found friends occtl-
ipa'ion and a home. Failing under reyiv-
al influences she became connected with
one ot The churches here, ard was con
fsgant in her attendance at meetings.
Her master became in some way ac-
.qualnted with her place Of residence, aud
ia few weeks since made an attempt to
capture her. The son of her father, the
son Of her last owner, aud one or two 9th
ers, came to the city in pursuit Hearinp
of her religious propensities, these young
men became devout, (would they had re
manned SO J attended prayer meetings. lis
tened TO sermons, &c, and attracted the
notice OF. some zealous bretheren, who
Thought they saw in the young men TIE
beginnings Of tie religious life.
So matters went on till one Sunday
might they saw the vhite slave at church
When she left for her home, in company
with SINE two 'or three female friends,
they followed them and attempted to ar
rest her. She, acting on the Apostles in
Junction, ''if thou mayest be free, use it,"
rather resisted the attempts at aescapture.
She had pluck as we'll as religion, as the
Keatuckians found. While they were
two policemen came up and
demonstrated with the young men ssfor
abusing the ladies' The girl slipped off,
leaving the police and the Kentuckians to
settle matters. The next day she started
for Canada, via the Under Ground Rail-
road, and, as she says in letter received
here day or two ago, arrived safely at
-hearing nothing of the pursuers on
the way: is well, and has met with kind
friends"
We regret to say that the young Ken
lucky gentlemen, have dropped church
going, and, if we may believe one of the
girls companions, on the night of the at
tempted arrest, made use of certain phras-
es,whieh though often heard in (Orthrdox)
churches, are decidedly improper when US
ed by laymen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL UNlvERs TY.-
There is a State Normal University about
to 60 into operation at Bloomington, H..
with resources amounting to about $780,
900. Of this ? 100000 is to be expended
in buildings, grounds, and furniture, and
the balance to remain on interest as per-
IN anent fund, the income of which is to
meet the current expenses Of the institu-
ton. A normal department is already in
successful operation. A ''model farm is
to be conducted in connection with the
school, and all branches of practical scien-
ces are to be taught.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

9The Ohio Cultisator, for May /,
thus speaks Of the prices of the coming
wool crop:
s.The wool buyers approach their work
very cautiously, and we presume prices will
open eight or ten cents lower than the ru-
ling rates of last year. Many of the man
ufactures need to buy in time, on account
Of the difficulty Of negotiating their paper
in banks for cash, az formerly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

The New YORK TRIBUNE ON THE NEa
Stay LAw-The York Tts5une thus
comments upon the recent enactment OF
our Legislature in relation to the foreclo-
sure Of mortgages:
We print elsewhere new Stray Law
just enacted in Wisconsin, designed to stave
of the collection Of Mortgage Debts. Oul
correspondent is very indignant, but we
take the matter far'more coolly. The fact
is that indebted and desperate men, who
see all they possess about to be torn from
them BY the operations of laws which they
can modify, will have this sort Of legisa ton
especially where their creditors are mainly
nonresident. We say this, not to excuse
a wrong, but to proclaim fact, which cap
Iitalists should never have forgotten and
should at least henceforth heed. Men who
foreclose mortgages on their neighbors in
order to lend The money to strangers q
thousand miles away at twelve to twenty
per cent, must take the chances of such
laws into their catculations-if they do moi
the fault is certainly not ours. We antic-
ipate stay-laws, or something equivalent
in every deeply indebted State, aud those
who are persuaded into lending their mon
ley on mortgage to strangers at exorbitaE'
rates must make up their minds TO being
called Shylocks, shavers, &C., DC, and pait
(if at ally at the end of "the laws delay
If they are not resigned to this, let then
keep their money in their own neigbor
hooi, loaned at moderate interest to those
whom they kaoso to be both honest and
solvent. This may be cold comfort, bu
it is the best we can furnish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

How THE LRcoMPToN CONSTITUTION IS
SUBMITTED TO TIE PEoPLE.-John( candle-
box) Calhoun's mode of submitting the
Kansas swlndle to vote, was to permit
the people to say
CONSTITUTION WITH SLAVERY :"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

-EE The people of Maine have deter
mined to hold an election to settle the tenn
pcrance question, at a time when it will be
entirely free from connection with party
politics. 1t comes off on the 7th of June.
The ballots are of two sorts--one entitled,
|1For the License Law of 1856" the 9TH
er s.For the Prohibitory Law of 1885,
FTwenty-five dollars head is the
price charged for = passage over the Pana-
ma railroad. The distance is 493 miles,
u.kinr I tfifle over SO cents mile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05
From the Detroit Tribune, May 2
GOV. SEWARD.

The following article from theme York
Courier q Enquirer undoubtedly express
ses the views of large majority of the
Ipeople Of Michigan and the North west
lif not Of the Union. Michigan woul
have gladly cast her vote for MIR. Seward
Iof 1856, as we think she might have done
lin 1852. What may happen to change
the popular feeling between this an 1860
lit is impossible to predict, but if the vote
Iin Michigan could be taken next week,
the Republican party would roll up a
majority of 80 900 for VIM. H. Seward.
Cor. sSewafd's Last Speech upon the
Kansas question, was, in our Judgement
one of the ablest efforts ever made on the
floor Of the Senate; and we are pleased to
learn that in this opinion, we are backed
BY one of the coolest. observers of events
known to the country. It is not the first
time that Mr., Seward has made speeches
in the Senate worthy of Webster aud Clay
lin their palmiest days; and yet there is a
about his last Kansas speech,
which belongs to no other speech Of his
that has ever COME under observation. -
Another merit, which it possesses, and
which will render it irresistible as cam-
paign document in Kansas, is its peculiar
freshness. It reads as if the thought
came fresh from the heart, and was utter
ed without any attempt to give it polish
Or finish and yet it is both polished and
finished by It's freshness and peculiar adap
ton to the lime and place in which it was
delivered.
The truth is, that this great speech
decidedly the greatest upon the Kansas
question--was an unprepared indpron1ptu
effort, such as Gov. Seward rarely indul
|ges in. AS a rule, his speeches are we'll
considered and carefully prepared; and
yet not one Of his closest efforts really
equals tits in style, in depth Of thought Or
logical ability. Well may one Of the
editors Of the Intelligencer have remarked,
as we learn that he did, that ''be the mer-
It's Of the question what they may no ADLER
speech has ever been delivered it the SEN
ate chamber"
The following extract of letter from
Missouri, shows how it is appreciated
there: "What think you Of Sew ard 5 last {?
We look upon it AS the great speech Of
the day; the ablest Of his specifies and
one that places him UNNECESSARILY in the
van Of AL the statesmen of the country
We are getting it up as a campaign doe
ument for Kansas, where it will do every
thing for our cause. IF Seward lives, his
election to the Presidency in 1860 is a
settled affair."
We .opne that there are scarcely two
opinions upon The latter question. The
Republican party cannot fail to nominate 2
yepreseatatiue man for their candidate in
1860: and of course Seward is the man.
And what is more, If our party should
again look chiefly to expediency, in select
inc their nominee, the selection could not
fail % fall upon one who BY general con
sent is admitted to be our ablest states
linen, and who is discovered to be conserY-
alive as he is fearless and able. Even the
South have confidence in his conservatism,
LITTLE as they like his indomitable energy
lin opposing slavery extension.
1910
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

"No LAND GRANT AND SLAVE TERRITORY,
but Slavery at all hazards.
ssShall you have the buzzard and | tie
turkey or have the turkey and you the
buzzard ?"- Akron Beacon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-05

Montfort. Nav 18th, 1858.