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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-14

Poisonous PROPERTIES OF GUANo.-A scrap Of in.
formation in regard to this subject having accdently
reached us, through friend we give it to our
readers. As the season is near ut hand when guano
is handled most, it is proved of some value ::
trough in which to pnverize or dissolve guano. In
strncted that the trough should be thoroughly clean
ed before used It seems that the work was but inn
perfectly partially performed. and that number
Of his hogs drank from il in that condition Some
ii o or six Of these died short time afterwayds.
/. Their necks and .hroats were very much swollen
before death ensued Al calf which Also drank died
in q similar way These statements we regard aa
being entirely Teab be- Great caution should there
fore, be- employed i'm The nseso Sssster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

A S~cRIPruRAL MoTro.-Down at St.
Genevieye is an old stone church,an built
to last a thousand years. The sculptor
was directed to engrape above the grand
entrance this passage of Scriptnre:-.My
house is the house o~fprayer.' Aud So be
did; but having read the Evaugelists to
some purpose, he went steadily on with
the chisel and graver, and completed the
verse. Hardly had he put a period to his
work, when it was discovered by the archl-
tect, who ordered him to fill up the offend
ing clause with cement. This done, the
beautiful inscription was read of all men
-"My house is the house Of PRAYER
But as the years went on, even ike the
writing on the wall with the unseen hand,
new words appeared, one day, and the pas
sage ran.-"My house is the house of pray
err. but We haven-and here the phrase,l like
the White Nile, was lost to view. The
months elapsed, and with the sentence,
still the worder grew, as the cement fell
our particle by particle:-My house is
the house of prayer, but ye have made it.
ANOTHER winter finished up the work
-sa den O thisees. r'-IB. F. Taylor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
WHAT MAKES A MAN.

yt numerous years, not heightened life,
yot pretty children and q wife;
Not pins, and chains and fancy rings,
Nor any such like tru1npery things;
Nor pire. segar. or bottled wine,
Nor coats, nor boots, nor yet q hat,
4 dandy vest, OF trim cravat: +
Not houses, land, or golden ore.
Not all the worlds wealth laid in store;
Not MIR. Rev. Sir nor Squire,
". IN titles that the memory tire;
Notancestory tracked back to viii.
Who went from Normandy to kill,
Not Latin, Greek, nor Hebrew lore.
Nor thousand volumes rumbled o'er;
Not Judges robe, nor Mayors mace;
Nor crowns that deck the royal race
These all united, never can
Avail to make q single man.
4 truthful soul, a laving mind,
Full OF affection for his kind
A spirit firm, erect and Free.
That never basaly bends the knee:
That will not bear O. feathers weight
OF slaverv's chains for small or great;
That truly speaks frcm God within,
And ever makes a league with sin;
That snaps the letters that despots make.
And loves the truth for its own sSke;.
That w~orships God, and him alone,
Aud bows nowhere but at his throne;
That treInbles at noetylant's nod,
4 soul that fears no one but Gcd;
And thus can smile at curse or han;-
That is the soul that makes d man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

~ HWr"9. EEts| f- 3 wagzs- aE.-4
CHARLES Dickens on HoRsss.--I OBJ
Iject to the personal appearance of thehorse.
[ protest against the conventional idea of.
beauty as attached to that animal. I
think his nose too long, his forehead too
low, and his legs Except in the case OF the
cart horsc) ridichlonsly thin by comparison
with his body. Again, considering how
big an animal he is, I object to the CON
tenptible delicacy of his constitution. Is
he not the sickliest creature in
CT cations Does any chill catch cold as
easily as a horse? Does he not sprain his
~fetloctk, for all his appearance of superior
strength, as easily asl sprained my anclee
Furthermore, to take him from another
point of view, what a helpless wretch he
lis! No fine lady requires more waiting
on than a horse. Other animals can tiake
Their own toilette, Z he must have a groom.
You will tell me that this is because we
want to make his coat artiticially glossy.
Glossy. Come home with me and see
my cat-iny clever cat--who can groom
herself. Look at your dog! see how
the intelligent creature t~urry-combs him
self with his own honest teetha Then
again, what a fool the horse is what a
poor nervous fool. He will start at 9
piece of white paper in the road as if it
were a lion. His own idea, when he hears
a noise be is no. accustomed to, is to run
AWAY from it. What do you say to those,
two common instances Of the sense and
courage Of this ab,ardiy oyerpraissd ami
anal i m;gilLmultiply them to two hun
Id.e;, if I chose to exert my mind aid
waste ny breath, which | can never do.
! prefer coming at ouce 10 my last charge
against the horse, wihie'l is the most seri-
Gus of all because it affects his moral char
acter. | accuse him bodily, in bis capaei-
ty Of servant to mau,of slyness and treach-
cry: brand him publiciy,no matter how
mild be may look about the eyes, or how
lsieek he may be a5outthe coat, as sys-
tematic ~betrayer. whenever he can get the
lchaace, OF the confidence reposed in him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

Eg-Rev. DR.. Hass, the agent of the
Methodist Tract Society, in an address at
the Eastern Charge, had occasion to speak
of the seeularizing tendencies OF the
times. and told a good anecdote by way OF
illustration. Not only the members of the
church, said he. but even the ministers OF
the Gospel have, in some instances be
come infected with the rage of specula
ton, SO CHARACTERISTIC of the times. A
worthy pastor Of his acquaintance had be-
come so much interested in a wild land
speculation in which he had invested, thai
on one occasion, at the opening of divine
service, he announced that his text would
be found in '.Paul's Epistle to the CORN
thians, section Jo~ur,range three east" v
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

E aLEEtFE4EEt E~@EfEZt-rNE .#kHH
MARRIAGE FACILITIES IN ENGLAND ONE
HUNDRED YDARs AGo.-The law of mar
riage had hitherto been so loose that all
kinds of hurried and cIandestine unions
lcoull be formed all over England with
more facility than they are now at Gretna
Green. No notice. or publication Of banns
was required, no license was looked for,
and any parsoh might perform the eero-
monv at any time or pr.any place, without
consent of parents, or any other prelinli7
nary conditions whatever; and the worst
or the most needy Of the clergy would Of
ten forward the most rash or disgfaceful
marriages for The sake Of the paltry fee
The great temple Of the pseudo %EIyrnsn
was The Fleet Prison. Parsons confined
for debt, scourllrels fuddled with gin and
tobacco, would marry in three minutes,
and for the small charge of two shillipgs,
any couple that presented themselves
sIn walking along the street in my youth"
SAYS Pennant, .on the side next to CHS
prison, | have often been tempted by the
Question, Sir, wW you be pleased to step
IN and De married. Along this most law
lssss pace was hung up the frequent sign OF
a male and female hand conjoiued, Wit,
Marriares performed witaia, written be-
meath. A dirty fellow invited YOU in.f-
The parson was seen walking before his
shop; a squalid figure, clad in a t%atteret
plaid night-gown, with a fiery face, and
ready. to couplesyou for a dram Of gin OF
roll Of tobacco" To put a stop to these
CRYING abuses abill vas prepared BY the
Judges under the auspices of Lord Chan
ceIlor Hardwicke, and brought into the
Upper House, It provided that all mar
RACES should h~encefpfward take place
either by banns published on three sue
~cessive Sundays, or by license granted in a
regular manner; and that all other mar
riages. should be void, and the parson that
Isolemnized any such transported for seven
vears.-IKnight's Pictorial History Of Eng-
Hand. ze
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

WiarER IN THE PlNEmEs.-Tho Cen
trail Wiscolein, Of the 3lst December, pub.
iished at Wausau, Marathon County, says:
The. winter is now one third gone, aud
thus far has been very mild. The days
are warm AMI pleasant, the nights cool ,
and the SNOW not over six. inche, deep
.'Laggers'' are complaining Of there not
being sufficient snow for their business and
iealnsters complain of hard sleighing.--
Wagons will now 60 as easy as sleds be-
tween here anl Stevens Point.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
ANOTHER GnsAr MINERAL D~lscovEnY.-

ANOTHER GREAT Mineral DIscovERY.-
We learned yesterday by word from Mrs
P. Marsden. andssalso from gentlemen who
visited the ground. that they have just
struck a very large body of mineral at
s'Marslen's Diggings," about three miles
from this city, and which from present ap-
~pearances bids fair TO equal any discovery
that has been heretofore there made
The mineral lays lower than any before
there, is nearly on a level with the
bed Of the stream known As "Sinall Pox."
Tie gentleman informed US, that when
he saw It, they were drifting through a
solid BODY of mineral four feet thick
sTGalena Advertiser, Jan. I'll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

HENRY A. WlsE AM. THE PREslDENoYs
The Fredricksburgh (Va) Gazette thinks
that Gov. Wise has ruined bis chances for
the Presidency, by his recent over issue of
messages. Il says: IF he writes four
messages as Governor Of the State in 1857,
As President Of thirty-four States in 80,
he would unquestionably write hun
ired and tAirty-sir messages. The pos
of such unparalleled pro'ivity will
forever preclude him from the Pfesiden-
t,,D
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
premoaitoiy syntoms of the Presidential ElecS
From the n. Y. Courier and Enquirer.

Washington, Monday, Dec. %. .
An agreeable social and political BAN
quot was given by Francis 2. Blair, at his
residence of Silver Spring, on Friday last,
to Hon. N. P. Banks, Preston King, Judge
~Frumbull, Senator Doolittle Of Wisconsin,
F. P. Blair, Jr., ard many other profn:-
nent members of the Republican party in
Congress. Is e6 a. !,
Important political inca ures are often
conceived and arranged at these festive
meetings. 1t was at Silver Spring, in the
winter and spring of 1856, that the nomi-
nation Of Colonel Fremont was settled.
Parties are forming their plans already for,
1860, which is but two years distant. The
preliminary movements of the republicans
are Of most public interest, because they
are the party which viii succeed in 1866.
Col. Benton says that the chasn in the,
Democratic narty cannot possibly be closed
or abridged, aud that the Republicans can
only defeat themselves bv gross mistakes.
The Republican candidate for 1860 will be
taken from the circle of these names; Mr..
Seward, Col. Fremont, Governor Banks,
Governor Chase, Governor Bissell.
Senator Douglas or Governor Walker
will probably be the candidate for the Barn
burners or Free Soil Democracy. ind
President Buchanan will necessarily be re-
nominated by the administration parity
The latter result will be brought about by
the smothered rivalry of Messrs. Use and
Hunter, and the struggle for ~ascendency
between jefferson Davis and Robert
Toonlbs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

81 a taking match lately came off at
New Orleans for five dollars aside. 1t
continued for thirteen hours, the rivals be-
ing a F~renchman and a Kentuckian. The
bystanders aud Judges were talked to sleep,
aud when they awoke in the morning they
found the Frenehman dead and the Ken
tnckian whispering IN his ear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

Mo0UMEST TO Dir. KANE.-The Free
masons Of New York propose to erect a
monument in honor of Dir. Kans-a snow
peak of immense height--in the park Of
The Cooper Institute, to be Of white mar.
bic, Of irregular shape, with four tablets
in the base, approximately inscribed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
A Sea-sHck Lover.

The f~,IIou;ng lat,e, ,,r,,.t;nr % b.ve
:.
'eeA 'ou"u i" oo'' on !" soyage iro'h
San Francisco to New lofksis supposed To
be the last adieu of a lover at sea to his
aporata at
my Da,te" 'aea."e are ~"
GOWN! a. iesstso We iuss mai liipI'',
n,e' sefsi soo", apu ei.e h SUI se"tlo'e''
.. Yises = ! - ny n'I'e oio'e' oe"
,is 'a'ui s''oAo ep'> M NF'es's u' sea.u
! 'ee' very queer having eo,no 'fsaA'ast'
q my supper having gone TIE "fo"S wa
! ne waves = fol:lh ~hoantalns NJ any . II
uSin stuafu aas'Sss PofA a1a ''oiaSSss ueu
" Y sefl5SS l ieei sefy Saa | s.oea hke
to take MI hat and 60 ashore. he cap
am Is very kind heaftea' ana am so soi1
sieil s'u.h'hick ! ma. nc 70 s,ways ofoef-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

~ TToUssHoLD MEAsUREs.-As ell fA;ni.
lies are not provided with scales and
weights, referring to ingredients in general
use by every housewife, the following may
be usefut:-Wheat hour, pound is one
quart; Andianimeal, one pound and two
ounces is n quart; butter, when soft,
one pound and one ounce is one quart
white sugar, powdered, one pound and one
ounce is one quart; best brown sugar, one
pound and two ounces is one quart; eggs,
average size, tea eggs one pound sixteen
large table spoonsfal are half a pint'eight
are one gill, four half a gill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

.E De Lolme, says, liberty consists in
this, .That every man while he respects
the persons of Others, and allows them quiz
ssly to enjoy the produce Of bis "
industry, and that his person b also se~
.nra.r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
Spor on lie SuN.-A correspondent

Spor on rIiE SUN,--A correspondent o
the Charleston Courier says: s1
"a large spot recently made its appear
.ance on the surface. Of the sup. 1t Is 49,.
900 miles in diameter, Of rather a TRAN.
gular figure, along the borders Of the pc.
'numbra, within which are four OF FIVE largs
%nuicle, and several smaller in the form Of
dots aud lines. The diameter of the spot
being five times that OF the earth, It's sur
face must be more than six times tn
whole surface of the earth, or fifteen times
greater than the habitable portion Of t4l
Globe"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

EN=EEF 81 EAH NJ A= " q -
PR-oGHEssIvE DEMocRAcY.-In lS47,
the democratic party were IN favor OF the
prohibition Of slavery III the territories.-
in 1920 they abandoned prohibitation aud
took the ground that slavery could notex-
list anywhere except byoyirtue of local law.
In 1854, they repealed the prohibitation
of slavery north of $500 and established
the doctrine of non intervention by Con-
gress with slavery in the States and Ter
Iritories. In 1851, by virtue of the bred
scott decision and Buchanan's Sllliman
letter. non-intervention becomes a very
weak Interpretation Of their present posi-
ton. Now, pure and unadalterated De
mocracy means that under the Constliu-
lion it is the duty Of Congress, the Presi
ldent and the whole people, aided by the
IU. S. army aud the Federal Judiciary, ts
sustain ami support slavery throughout al
The States and Territories of the Culon
This, we presame, may be, considered de-
moeracs gone to seed.-[B.anch County
Journalx IS $50 500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

Tar AeAIN.-A clergyman, who was
consoIing a young widow on the death Of
her husband, remarked that "he was one
Of the few. Such a jewel of Christian;
vol cannot find his equal, you well know
To which the sobb;ng fair % replied, with
an almost broken heart, II do not expect
to but | will try"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

T#E MISSEsorA DELEa AT1os-SAIf
OF sFoRr CRAwFoRD.-The Prairie du
Chen Leader of the 4th inst, contains the
following items
The Congressional Delegation fromMin-
nesota-with the exceptions OF Messrs
Rice, Becker-numeroasly escorted BY
their friends, passed through our city du-
ring the early part of the week, on theh
way to Washington. The gentleman
named remained over for a few days
ISenator Rice to attend to the sale of lands
belonging to the Fort Crawford Reserva-
ton.
At the sale, some dissatisfaction, as we
Iearn existed, owing the shortness Of notice
@Igiven to the settlers, and the fact thai
while ~purporting to sell the land for gov
ernment price, a dollar and a half an acre
was charged b vthose disposing Of il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
~ Robert j. Walker, the late Cove

~ Robert j. Walker, the late Cover
nor of Kansas, was born in 1901, and is
therefore f~f,y-six years old. His native
place was Northumberland, PENNSYLVANIA.
His father had served in the Revolutiona-
rY war, and had held several high offices
in that State. Robert j. Walker gradu
ated from the University of Pen isylvania
in 1919, and was admitted TO the bar at
Pittsburg in 1921. He vas a prominent
actor in the campaign Of 1924, in favor OF
Gen. Jackson as President. He moved to
Mississippi in 1926, where he still contin
ued a supporter of Gen. Jackson. He
was elected Senator from that state in
In1845 he was appointed by
President Polk Secretary Of tie Treasury.
Since that time he has been 4. manager Of
the great Pacific Railroad scheme and nj
merous land and railroad specuIations.-
Says an exchange: ain person Mr.. Walker
Is Il small, bald headed, busting liatle maa,
with large self-esteeun, sharp eyes and ner-
vous temperament. He is a ready writer,
and with his uncommon energy and elias
ITCHY of mind and body. is calculated to
pass in the world for all he is WORTH
TBoston Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

RIorsaT DuBuaUE-ONE Man KsILgp,
Two MORTALITY WOUNDED, AND Twenty
OTHERS INJcaED.-A Bloody riot occur
red al West Dubuque onNewYear's night
at a German ball that was in progress at
West Brewery Hall. It Gems that a par
ty Of drunken men forced their way into
the hall at a late iroar, and disturbed the
ball with their boisterous conduct. 1t was
Determined TO expel them from the hall.
when a terrible fight ensued, in which glas
ses, chairs AMI every other movable thing
within reach were employed on both sides.
One man named Gaiuer was shot deal,
and two of his brothers were afterwards IA
tally wounded. Twenty Of the persons
were seriously injured during The fracus.
One,1an mad his nose severed from his face
Al large number of persons have been ar
rested, and the Coronsr's Investigation is
in progress = .vaisgs syss i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16

10 wagon loads Of pumpkins grown i'll
the corn lot, and los OF gasdea yeg9ta-
bIes.
NorE.-1 have no land set apart .or
tame hay. Pork, will make mp as mntli
rs Mr.. Kneeland. 1 never took account
] of butter and eggs, but in these | viii
/ yield to him. About work, | rented Is
acres to a neighbor for wheat. he bal
ance, myself and oae hired man worked
in good order, aud lad to wait three days
right in harvest for my wheat to rlpen. We
made in i days work at harvest COZ bush.
els Of wheat but my women took the rake
and hel ed US so.ne days about i 10 >
hours. never pail It cent Faf extra bar
ve,tiog, except for exchanged work, which
we have returned by helping them sire@h.
Yours traly, JACOB BAuaaARrGa,
Fennimore, Grant Co.,Jan. I'd, 1858.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
Eead-Yiead OF 1885,

E4ead-YaesO OF 1S05s t9
The following is taken from the St.
Louis Republican: sar
Lead. in common with most other com
inodities, experienced this season a consid-
cradle diminution, and particularly during
the fall, and in so much of the winter as is
passed, manufacturers made no purchases
of moment. We have no data by which
we can reckon, or even estimate approx
mately, the yield for this year of the up
sper Illinois mines. Formerly, their entire
product came direct 10 this city, but, since
the opening of railway communications
from that section East, has diverted Sc
large a portion from our wharf, it has not
been possible to ascertain the amount
turned out with anything like percision.-
The yield is assumed however, to be fully
as large as shat of last season, which was
considered to be under an average oae.-
For the coming year it is anticipated that
those mines will be worked more thor
oughly than usual, for the reason that Ia
Dor is abundant and the closing Of facto-
fies, and the suspension aud curtailment
Of work on so many railroads and public
highways, are directing members Of uuoc-
cupied hands to the mining districts fol
employment. The diminution in the Ga
lena trade, referred TO- however, will be
more than supplied from our ample re-
sources. Mining operations in Missouri
this year are larger than ever, and new
enterprises are being projected with a GER
tail,ty Of successful competition, which viii
add annually to our supplies OF this metal
The Newton County Mines, in the sonth
west part of the State, even in the prasen'
Imperfect state of operations there, give
~employment to two thousand men, an(
woik there is Susceptible of almost indefi
mite enlargement. Many other loca|itie,
throughout the mineral districts Of Missouri
could be specified, which go as far to show
The enormous extent of our resources.
Receipts in pigs at this port for 1851
and succeeding years, are as follows:
1851 1852 1853 1885,
- ~ ~ -~
5o3,751 400, sl4a442,2ls soe,727j
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
5o3,751 4o9,3I4a442,2ls 3oe,72
3i5,677 g 2lo,3s4 10000

The Pacific Railroad returns of the a.
bove amount, 37,s47 pigs, against l4,e2s
for 1856. q ..ro isaa atG 3.t6fq 81 e
Stock in hand at the close amount TO
$4,000 pigs, more than double the a
mount in store at the same time last
season. Zoe 500 05H
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-16
Later frozaa tai

NJ. LOuio. "ou- Q. -
The Republican, has Just received letters
from Fort Kearney, goth ult.. stating that
Cox johnson was at Fort Bridger, Nov
.ember 26, and Col. Cooke, with the whole
command had also arrived. Grass wss al
burned, and the animals were dying al
the fatesof 100 peroday.s s sngiss
The Mormons were fortifying all tbs
passes leading to, lie city.
Jesse Jones, agent for Major and Russell
was released and sent to Col. Johnson,
camp. In passing through different can
ons he was blindfolded to prevent him
from obtaining knowledge of their owe
fnents. Yffe
Another letter, dated Col. Cookies con
mand, while en- route, makes no mention
Of being molested by Mormons.