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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

The Wheat Crop ST 1s5s-Kinds Of Wheat
Valuable Suggestions.

Mr.. EDlToR:-In consequence of the
failure of the wheat crop in this section OF
he country, | wish to communicate to the
public. some of the reasons that caused the
failure, and to suggest to the farmer how
to lessen in the future so serious a loss.
The exceedingly hot weather and hot
sun had much to do in destroying the crops,
and whatever amount of damage sustained
in consequence Of the unfsvorable season,
cannot be remedied bv the farmer; but IT
it is true that a continual sowing Of the
same seed on the same soil will cause a
failure, there is remedy. SIMPLY by chan
cling the seed But the question arises IN
the minds of the farmers, shall we SOW the
kinds which have generally done well, or
shall we try a new kind! Il is to the kinds
Of wheat that desire to call the attention
of tie farmers. | propose to give you my
opinion as to lheeuslisies Of the different
kinds of Spring Wheat, for Touring. The
wheat that has the most starch and the
least gluten. will make the whitest and
most saleable flour. This | considera very
important point, because generally, our ex-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
Tree Pedlars,

The operations of this class, Of swirdlers
are more extensive than most people imagine.
There is no business, not even that of Patent
Medicines. where the victims are so out a.
geous Y swind'ed. e.
One Of them sod trees in this neiehborhood,
and when distributing them, did not know a.
Pear from an Apple or Plum, &C, or that a.
Seeding Ape had tap root The ssNorth-
western Fruit Growers Conventions" in ex-
posing their practices, say, s'They sell Seed
lings for Crafts, falsely represent themselves
as Egents Of Eastern Nurseries which some
times have no existence" '9These. imposters
say that the Stock procured from Eastern
Nurseries, is better selected and of better va
ieties than that which is for sale in the West.
The high minded and honorable men III the
East and West view, view his operation with
The contempt it deserves. The only, way for,
purchasers to obtain reliable selections, - te,
deal directly with men whom they know ora
send their orders by mail to establishments;
which are known to the public, and where
the varieties they want have been advertised
and are known to exist" MANY of the most
popular apr Ies East, prove tender and die out
when placed in the North West"
"Those who get Eastern Apple Trees, not
only get tender trees and too many of these
eastern varieties, but hey utterly fail to get
many Of our best Western sorts, as for in
stance, the Carolina, June, Janet, and White
Winter Pearnain, which are unknown in East
ern Nurseries. More careless in buying Fruit
Trees than any and everything else, WITHOUT
AN EFFORT TO DO BETTER, they " GO 1t
BLIND,'' and s'SIGN, SEAL AND DELlY-
Err" themselves and their future Frat pros
pecis ouer to the mercies Of perfect strangsrss
often not only ignorant Of the business, ,:hut
the most INSCRIPTIONS imposters, while their
neighbor Nurserymen, honest and reliable it
may be, are utterly neglected" = .,.s....@ -,
'.In almost no other branch Of business IS
the buyer so wholly at the mercy of the sell
en-" HThe sole guarantythe buyer OF Fruit
Trees has. is the character and responsibility.
of the seller" And what is the character and
response blity of these itinerant Tree Pedlars,
here one year and somewhere else the next?
las Mr.. Barry says, "Pedling grave stones to-.
day, lightning rods to morrow, and patent
medicines the next.'
We have seen some Of these beauties in this
vicinity, selling Mammoth Grapes, Mammoth
Strawberries, and eXtra-fne Roses and Plants,
represented by snowy paintings, at mammoth,
and extra prices, that are not known to the
Horticultural world Peorle love to be hum,
plugged !; but it would be cheaper to have the.
Operation performed in some other line
Aliens Lena Nursery Gaia 'ogue.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
Com N unic a |. e q.
PLArrEN1LLE. Oct. 1883.


BIZ. EDITOR The following letter and
reselu tons will explain themselves. vii.
you be SO good as to publish them int le
Grant County Herald: m
To the Congregational Church, Pate
ujHe. aa
DEAR BRErHRES About month
since, asked and received from Won a re-
lease from all pastoral labor until the first
of November II was then. and until quite.
recently, il has continued TO be my hope
that at the expiratiol Of that period, |
should be able to resume my work as yeur
Pastor Perhaps my ardent desire to en-
gage again in my chosen work, has led
me tie anticipate more rapid improvement
than 1t was reasonable to expect. am
now compelled reluctantly to abandon all
such fondly cherished hopes. My pfysi-
cions assure me hat cannot return to my
pastoral work at present, (pr5babIy not for
a year to come) without serious danger of
permanent injury. At the same time, they
say they can see no reason why. with prop
er care, may not eventually return to my
labor, as a minister, and spend many years
in my Masters service.
70 this end, they advise that | seek I'M
me lately, not only release from labor and
care, but also cheerful relaxation and such
change of air as can be obtained only bya
removal beyond the limits of the MsSis-
#sippi valley. Such indications of Provi-
dence | cannot venture to disregard. I'm
der these circumstance feel constrained
to tender to you he resignation of my pas
oral care Of the church with which have
labored so long and SO pleasantly.
To this step have been brought by no
desire for change, nor because anticipate
greater usefulness in aay other field; for
to this field, OF all the world, domy hearts
warmest affections cling.
My relations to this church have ever
been Of the most pleasant and endearing
character, and you can scarce realize the
struggle it has cost me to rraeh my pres
ent decision. | have made it solely be-
cause have become unable, in the wise
providence Of God, to discharge the duties
devo!ving upon me in this relation, an'
there seems no probability of a speedy res
tortion.
For two wear and more have been laid
aside from ny work a large po ton of the
time, II seems specially important TO The
interests of the cause Of Christ among this
people, that you should, as soon as posi-
lie, secure some one upon whom you can
depend, to discharge regularly the duties
of The pastoral office.
With earnest prayer that you may be
guided now and evermoie, by heavenly
wisdom, that the richest of Heaset's bles-
sings, and showers of spiritual mefcies may
be poured upon You from above, and es
peciaIly that God will speedily send you a
man after bis own heart, ana whose work
he shall delight to bless,
Ircmain,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

AZ The objection that low bfsnches
are hinderance to blowing is only anoth-
''r reason why they should be suffered to-
remain. Among the many enemies of
fruit trees, none are more destructive and
fenoseless than the plow. 1t does incu-
rai'le mischief, breaking roots, bruisipg
bark, and mu.ilating branches. A plow,
'ught never to pass nearer to a, fruit tree
than its lowest branches Let the spade
be used in Ioosenipg the soil and. remoy-
ing the grass close about the trunk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
Your aifectionate Pastor,
JOHN LEWIS.

Upon the reading Of the above Letter,
the following Resolutions were unani nous
" passed by the church, Oct. 6, 1858.
Resolced, That we 10 as Church, deep
ly synpathize with our Pastor in his at
fiction, and regret the seeming eces,ity
which has led him to ten Ter his re ignaIlo
Of The Pastoral Charge.
Re<oloed. That we have ever entertain
Cd the fullest confidence in his fervent pie
ty and efficiency as a minister Of The gospel
Of Christ, and the providence of Col per-
.mltting,.Shoul,I still rejoiee in-his Iabors.
Resolred That we accept his resigna
l;on coniilionally, for one year, when we
earnestly hope his health may permit hin,
to assume again the pastoral relation.
Rev. j, LEWIS, comGncnced his labor>
lin connection with the Congregations
! Church, in this place, September, l847-
A little more than two yeals since, by over
exertion, he brought hemoraghe from the
lungs, from the effects of which he had 50
far recovered, as to resume his duties in
full during last Fall. In January last he
was brought very low by fever and rheu-
matism, and occupied his pulpit ba'
once since that time. The temporary re
moval OF such man is deeply felt. Hi'
Church, the Academy, and the community
sustain great loss-a loss that will bt
felt hevosd the limits of his own lmme.
iiaie field of labor. We hope the loss
will be temporary
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
myTowards the end of this Month.

NY Towards the end eff this month, Or
The beginning of November, the tops of
iahlias will be killed by the frost. After
digging up the roots, preserve them from
the frost in the same manner as potatoes,
as they are equallr hardy. Examine dur
ing the winter, and remove any decayed
tubers, as these viii infect those in imme-
date contact with them. PACKING in dry
sand in barrel is good method Of pre-
serving Gahlias.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

Dg- When the ground occupied by an
orchard is uneven and not drained, the
trees on the dry knobs will be larger and
healthier, and will yield more abundant
crops than those in the wet hollows, and
this, in spite of the fact that the soil in
The hollows is deeper and richer The
.ub soil pillow is very useful in preparing
orcharl, land for theIeception of trees, but
nothing can do away with the need OF
drainage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

SAVING Com SEED.- Remember, that.
every new plant used from grain, is more
or less aew variety land to have it con-
stanty improving, save the very BEST
In hlsking corn take such ears as are the
finest, and from the most prolific stalks
Zen wears Of constant care, like. this, will
step by step, effect great Improvement.
Potatoes, not being raised from seed, but
only by multiplication Of the same plant,
viii not thus improve. .s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

THE rate Of travel of The comet is COM
puted to be. 10000 miles per hour, At
which rate the distance between Boston and
San FRANCISCO round Cape Horn. 10000
miles, would be accomplished in four min
utes; or between New York and Liverpool,
Ia one minute and six seconds The tele-
graph had better break gH
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

THE CHINESE IDEMsIrY.-England, as
The greatest sufferer. obtains $4,000. 900
from China, and France, S6,OO0,0o0.- =.
This will not pay the expenses Of the Chi
n.se war to either nation; but it was
as much as they could extort from China,
without further fighting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
A Well-known Town in Grant County.
II. M. Page, the travelling corresr

II. M rage, the travelling cofFeSpOn-
dent Of the Madison Journal, gives a very
pithy resume of the great improvements
which have been going on at Cassvile du-
ring the past two years. Speculation once
supposed that it would be what Madison
is now-out it will take it some years to
touch the population Of our capital city
Cause.-The is not now a town of recent or
Iigin. The Fox Indians had fourishing
village here before the country was set.
tiled, and there was a fort and postoffice
here in 1882. The village hardy began
Ito be till 1885, when there We're anticipa-
tions that this would he a capital of a
state including Iowa, Wisconsin and Min
nesota, and a great city was expected 10
grow up. A splendid hotel was built at a
cost of over $50, 1000, than which, even
COW, there are few better buildings in the
State, west of Milwaukee. But the diyi.
sion of the Territory aud the location Of
the Capital of Wiscon,in at Madison. With
the commercial crisis Of 1878, blasted
these antcipalions, aud the growth Of Cass-
vile stopped. s 4,.s q
Disputes about titles, and other untow
ard circumstances kept the place in a Rip
Van Wrinkle sleep---the great hotel and a
few scattered buildings staining as warn
ing 10 spectators some two or three
years ago, when the property was pnrcha-
sed by two or three. gentlemen, of whom
EX-Gov. Dewey was the most prominent.
They repaired and finished off the hotel
in first rate style, built a good wharf, ex-
pended some $4,000 III various improve
ments. Lots were sold at such prices, anil
such Inducements held out, as to attract
citizens. The population has more than
doubled, and is now over 600, The town
ship is a pretty large one, and $50 votes
were poiled this spring. Three very heavy
mercantile firms do business of some
$1,000 ayear.
q Three larga and well built warehouses
serve for the storage Of grain, of which
nearly 100000 bushels were shipped this
season, beside or 10000 pigs of lead
They have lead furnace, a steam saw
mill, a bravery, two wagon shops, tin
and stove store, q harness shop, and other
mechanic shops. The place boasts Of one
lawyer, one Doctor and no preacher There
is but one churcI-cathollc There are
over 100 houses, about 30 of brick. Most
Of the buildings are quite new. A very
few good houses are building this year
There are two Or three small hotels beside
The Denniston House. This is a large four
story building, Of brick, with frame wing.
1t contains about $50 rooms including a
large dining room. It's supplied with the
modern Improvements, is we'll finished
throughout and partly furnished in good
style. The view from the observatory, as
the RATS sweep lazily down the stream,
and the steamboats, pillow the water, land
ING daily with the mail from above and be-
low, with the town at your. feet, and the
bluffs which bound the horizon, is very
fine aae ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
" H. DefTenbachcr, is permanently loca

" H. Deffenbacher, is permanently located in
" .Platteville: and
"a, VIII Visit Lancaster
~ week in every two months. commencing with0ct
- And will Visit Potosi
Plat,eville. '''''' '''oA 'a''0' = ''''e
L. r,lSease of the mouth attended to with prompt
Tsf PERSONS having 8 cavities and wish TO save
ayity PeIsonswisl.ing teeth offer to make tech
soo5 them to eat with them the fist week, ii
,bsa mouths. Satisfaction given in ali cases, no
as
tspO Teeth Extracted without pain with Galvsnism
NUNS on Main Street, over Revans' ~ook Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
Orchard Items.

louNc TREEs.-The frst>lemedy, which
we tnd in the Massachusetts Ploughman,
is this: III nss fs-s
"To prevent rabbits from, barking young
fruit trees, give the body of the. young
tree q thorough rubbing with soft soap
This not only prevents the rabbits from
barking them, bnt it protects them against
insects, takes all the rough scales of, soft
ems the bark, and renders them much
more thrifty than they would be otherwise,
This simple recipe will DE Of vast value to
The farmers in many parts of the Wedts7---.
Greasing will prevent rabbits from bark,
ing fruit trees, but it will also injure the
tree" lEg II sL0L
The next we fnd in the Valley Farmet
from b. A. Rives: 420T +,
81 tear up old newspapers in strips of
fifteen or eighteen inches long, and wrap
Them around the body Of the trees COIN
'nencing at the ground, aud securing it,
with common Irvine. The paper will
withstand all The rain that falls on it, and
| never knew tree injured by rabbits
that was thus protected. Another advan-
tage of the plan is, that it can be so quick
Nv done--one person car tie up an hundred
trees IN two hours.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

~ wanted 10 give public demonstration
of their ability 70 perform with each 9th,
er; also ascertain the true time that each
horse can make, and the difference between
their time; such is the point at issue. 1t
is reporteaby the friends Of Hzlld Rouer,
that he beat Norgaa Chief on the day Of
the County Fair; said report has, no foun-
dation in truth; he has not done it, neith-
es can he do it By a fair trial against time,
as | proposed. Ifyou think | AN mista7
ken, please to try him on at any future
day. 2 LEGRAND EASTMAN.
LANCASTER, Wis, Oct. aI2, 1858.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
GE Mondag Morning. -[Olfiee Of Mr.

w Monday Morning X Office Of Mr..
Allen) Sir, if its net paid in three days,
| will strip you of everything you possess.
to shilk an honest debt thus.
Bat, Mr.. Allen, ] have been ilI-my
wife and
Old story, sir; no more to say, sir; beg
or borrow the maney--or you know me.
Monday Moruing-(O Office Of Mr.. Ma
ior.) am ashamed to ask for an extern
sion, Mr.. Major, but | am cruelty poor just
now. If You would allow me a little more
time f&
Certainly Mr.. May; | heard gospel
sermon on the golden rule yesterday. Do
vonr best for me and | am content.
The prayers Of grateful man assembled
to heayen.-N r Examiner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

DoueLAs' PEcUNIARY FoRTUN Es.-The
N. Y. Wescs, q Buchanan organ, rather re-
.joices that Douglas is expanding all his for
tune ia the vain effort to be reelected Sen
ator. 1t says:
THAT Douglas will be defeated, is eve
|rywhere conceded; but the effort he is now
making to prevent such result has never
bad its equal in the political history of the
country. He works increasingly, and but
few cons buttons could hold up under the
effort he is now making. He spends mo-
.ney lavishly. He has sold his fine mansion
in Washington, mortgaged all bis property
in Chicago, and if he is beaten, he is con
siolered to be not only politically but pecn-
narily, a bankrupt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16


HEAR. HENRY Clay Let those who
are seeking 10 stop agitation while pre-
Tossing to venerate lie memory Of Herr,
Clay, read in the foil owing; 81
What would they who thus reprosch u
have done? ,1fthey would repress al tel
denotes to W ards liberty and Ultimate g
mancipati on, they must do more than pu'
down the benevolent efforts of socie ty.-
They must 90 hack to the era Of oar liber
ty and indepen lence, and nuzzle the can
non which thunders its annual return
They must revive the slave trade, and all
its attendan; atrocities. They must blow
out tie moral lights around us, aud ex-
tinguish the greatest torch of all which
America presents to benighted world, =
pointing the way to their rights, liberties,
and their happiness. And when they
have achieved all these purpo ses, Their
work will be yet incomplete. They must
penetrate the human soul aud eradicate
the light of reason and the love of liher-
tv. Then. and not till then, when mi
versal darkness and despair prevail, can
YOU perpetuate slavery, and repress all
humane and benevolent efforts among iree.
lnen, in behalf Of The unhappy portion of
our race doomed to bonaase.- See Life
ard Speeches Of Henry Clay, Vol. ] 2
3S4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

rFRANcIs g. You've, IN a communication
to the New York Tribune, gives as a rea-
son of the unexpected and very strange ac-
ton Of the Atlantic Telegraph, that the
laws Of science are against the successful
working Of the cable. and that the MESA.
oes which have been received have been the
result of favorable phenomena which have
permitted, but which are not relia le. He
conceiyes ii possible that a like favorable
condition may permit dispatches again,
aud that such conditions may occur not uD-
frequently, but as a general principle the
cable is a failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
II. BAXTER, NJ 3D.,

(LATE or SARATOGA, y. "
wv OUID respectfully inform the public; that his rel
w siGcuee Is in The north part of the Town ~ Ian
caster little east OF the school House Mr. \, Dy-I
.s ~ re s Professional Services in the Practice off
Medicine Sargety and Obsteics can lie indian seth
1858. ly53
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

Killing Of Cattle in New California, Wisconsin
During the past summer, niiinber OF
farmers, in the vicinity of New California,
Wisconsin,, have missed at different times,
choice cattle, from among their stock, sup
posing at first they had strayed away. In
making search, traces Of where cattle had
been slaughtered in the woods. were dis
covered, in that vicinity, and susnicionres
led on parties who had been engaged in
peddling beef at remarkable low rates =.
from two to four cents per pound. On fur
ther search, the hides, feet and horns OF
missing cattle were found--tbe former hid
under the ends Of some logs, and the lat
ter buried near by.
Certain parties were arrested, charged
with the theft and slaughterlng of these
cattle, and after examination, were held for
trial at Lancaster at the October term of
Court.
The farmers in that vicinity feel consid-
erably enraged at these depradations, and
there has been some talk of Judge Lynch's
holding session of court for the trial OF
the otfende S. The loss, in most cases, has
fallen upon those least able to bearit, and
many Of The small farmers have had a
choice OK taken from the only team they
had Galena Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND. - Thare are cvi.
dences in the Irish journals Of increased
good feeling toward the English in that
country. The large number Of English
tourists who have visited ireland this year
seems to have contributed to this feeling.
The agricultural prospects of the country
are also very promising. A Dublin jour
nal says:
Wheat is one Of the best crops ever seen
in Ireland. The yield is heavy, the quail
ity good, and it has been garnered in ex-
cellent condition. All doubts about the
potato are at an end, and never was the
crop more pro lnetive. The green crops,
too, VI ieh now form 50 important a feature
in our improved agriculture, will yield a
heavy return This year; turnips, lnangolds,
&c, ale of such superior bulk and quality
that even the farmers themselves are. salts
fled, and have nothing to grumble at but
the fact that abundant crops bring low pfi-
ces. Still, however, the prices of agricul
tural produce are highly remuneraiTe ;
and besides, where there is plenty there is
employment, industry, contentment and
comfort, diminished pauperism, diminished
crime, diminished taxation, lighter burdens
and /, o. enjoyment for all Glasses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
GY The Milwaukee Free Democrat in
o.nueDting on the acqnital Of Bowycr for

A-S He NItiWduhGo L rec DSlnOCIdt III
commenting on the acqntal Of Bower for
shooting Mcdowell, says:
''The offence was not denied, but the
defence set up WAS Justification, in conse-
quence of the seduction Of the daughter
Of the prisoner by the deceased. The ju-
ry returned a verdict of not guilty. Re
peated verdicts in the courts Of the land
have established it as settled law that Of
fences of that character are a justification
for inficting death on he offender, when.
ever done. This verdict, however gees r
little farther than any which have been
given heretofore. It was proven on the
trial that the character Of Miss Bowyer
was not above reproach, and that so far as
she was concerned, Mcdowell was proba-
bly, not the only offender in the rremises.
Miss B., it seems, voluntarily followed Nc
Dowell north on an invitation, several
DAYS after he had left. The latitndes
verdicts open for the redress of private
wrongs by private hands, need not be
dWelt on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
Il. BRlNa ANEANN s. CO.,

CASNF HE,
GENERAL. Commission and Fofwarding Merchants,
VI Dealers in Groceries Hardware, Queensware, Dry
sOOds have just opened their large Store and Ware
House and solicit the patronage of the Citizens OF Grant
Csuzty
t57CASH paid for all kinds of Produce.
OaSsvile, Dec. 10Th, 1855. zo-u