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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

Coon ADVICE TO You've WOMEN
Trust not to uncertain riches, but prepare
Yourself for every emergency in life. Learn
to work, and be not dependant on servants
to make yonr bread, sweep your floors and
darn your stockings Above all, do not
esteem too lightly those honorable young
men who sustain themselves and their aged
parents by the work Of their own hands,
while YOU caress aud receive into your com
pany those lazy, idle popinjays, who never
lift finger to help themselves as long as
they can keep body and soul together, and
get funds sufficient to live in fashion. If
you are wise, you will look at this subject
in the light we do; and when you are old
enough to become wives you will prefer
the honest mechanic, who with'not a cent
to commence life, to the fashionable loafer,
with a capital Of ten thousand dollars
When we hear it remarked, "a young lady
married fortune" we tremblo for her fl-
ture prosperity. Riches left to children by
wealthy parents turn out to be a curse In
stead Of blessing. Young woman, re-
member this, and instead Of sounding the
purse Of your lovers, and examining the
cut Of their coats, lcok into their habits
and their hearts. Mark if they have q
trade and can depend upon themselves; see
that they have minds which will lead them
10 look above a butterfly existence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

TnE RrGHr TINE TO SKIM MILK.--"Count-
rywoman' says, in the Rural Nev Yorker
lis when the milk begins to sour in the bot
tom Of the pans. Then the cream is all al
the surface, and should at once be removed
with as little of the milk as possible. Il
allowed to remain until the acid reaches
the cream, or to become Hick, it dimin-
ishes the cream, and impairs it in quantity.
That housewife or dair3- maid who THINKS
to obtain a greater quantity by allowing
the milk to stand beyond that time. labon
under a most egTegious mistake. Any ons
who doubts this has only 70 try it to presF
the truth of this assertion. Milk should %
looked to at least three times a day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

COMPLEMENTARY TO DoUGLAs.-Ihe
Chicago Democrat thinks that one OF the
highest compliments that could be paid to
Judge Douglas, is the fact that the notori-
Gus Caleb Gushing did not support him
but went off and joined the Disunioni'ts Of
the South. This man Gushing, is one Of
those men whom God made without any
and compensated for this de-
feet in brains. He has belonged to every
party in the United States. He was born
an Old Federalist; yillifed General Jack
son through all his administration; was
originally an Abolitionist; took an active
part in the corrupt debauch Of 1910; was q
supporter Of Tyler in Congress; and, IL
nally, turned Democrat, to GET an Office
under Gen. Pierce. He aided Douglas IN
the damning sin Of his life, therepeal Of the
Missouri Compromise; and now that Doug
las, in view Of the coming canvass Of 1860
aud perhaps conscience stricken for his
past offences, begins to look flvorably to
the moral sentiment Of the North, this
Gushing turns his back upon him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14
Is,NrIr " oRsE FOR 4 NAN, FATHEEi

1t is two years since | left off the use Of
tobacco. / only chewed little, but | die
erioy my cigar. | prided myself on ny
fine Hayanas, and might have been seer
almost any morning with cigar in my
mouth walking down Broadway in a nos1
comfortable manner.
The way it happened that | left off i
this: had little son about. six years Of
|age. He almost always hurried to be ready
to walk down with me as far as his school,
His bright ff;tcs and extended hand were al
ways welcome, aud he bounded along be
side me, chatting, as such dear little fellows
only can. The city has in it, many dirty,
uncared-for boys, whose chief delight seems
to be to pick up pieces of discarded cigars
and broken pipes, and with their hands in
their pockets, puff away in a very inelegant
manner One morning it seemed as if lit
tie Edgar and | met great many ofthese
juvenile smokers. / became Very much
disguised, and pointed them out to little
Edgar as awful warnings Of youthful delin-
quency, talked quite largely, and said the
city authorities ought to interfere and break
it up.
A little voice, soft and musical, came up
to me as | gave an extra puff from my SUI
perb Havana. A bright little face was II =
turned, and the words, "Isn'ti it worse for
a man, fatherw came to my ears. Hook
ed down on the little fellow at my side,
when his timid eye fell, and the color
mounted on his boyish cheeks. as if he fear
ed he had said something bold and unfit
ting. .'Do you think it is worse for a man
Edgar?Y / asked
''Please father, boys would not want to
smoke and chew tobacco, if men did not do
it."
Here was the answer. Threw away my
cigar, and have never touched tobacco since
in any form. M
Parents, your children see such things.
They think about them, and remember
them; and if little one with an earnest
tone asks, ssIs it not worse for man faith
er r. will you not heed his voice. Many
things has God 'hid from the wise and pru-
dent, and revealed them unto babes. Ey-
en- 30, Father; for 50 it seeneth good in thy
sight. ~" s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

i THE FARM MoRrGAGEs.-W learn that
under the pressure Of the late decision OF
the Supreme Court OF this State, the farm
mortgages are held among the brokers who
own them, at so cents on the dollar A
man that buys one now, gets it at that
price. A $3.50 mortgage on farm
worth $4,000 can be bought for s625.--
Yet the owner Of the farm must pay the
full, round face Of the mortgage, with the
amount of interest defaulted, to free itfronl
the encumbrance. This sum not one in ten
can raise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

The Crops IN THE NoRTHwEsT.-T
Especial reporter Of the N. Y. Herald write:
Jas follows:
This sensible conduct is producing it
reward. Never since the West was frs
Isettled was there SO fair a prospect of {
lbountiful harvest as there is this year. -
1.-THE weather this spring was very Oxen, and
the farmers throughout the west were ena-
bled to put in more corn than usual, and Z
VERY large breadth Of spring wheat. North
of the fortieth parallel these crops look I'M
commonly well. Another fortnight o.
three weeks Of favorable weather, without
rust or fly, aud the farmers in Iowa, Wis
consin, Northern Illinois, Michigan and
| Minnesota, will reap an average OF twenty
bushels Of wheat to the acre-yery consid-
lerably more than the greatest crop ever
raised Ii the autumn frosts be no earlier
than usual, the corn crop will be fully
twenty-five per cent. III excess OF the aver
Iage.
1t is difficult to avoid the appearance Of
Iexaggeration in describing the prairies Of
Central Illinois md Iowa at the present
time. Wheat fields spread miles npon
miles along the lines Of the railroads,-as
far as the eve can reach a dark green sea
of wheat waves IN the sunshine, promising
"a noble yield. In Iowa, especially, the
scene is Fery striking. For thirty miles
vest Of Davenport, the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, railroad pIoughs its way through an
boundless expanse Of wheat, and
vet the staple products of Iowa are corn,
beet, and pork. One is almost tempted to
wonder where mouths can be found TO con-
sumo so much food. The corn is too snort
as yet to make an imposing appearance,
but the amount Of land planted is immense.
The grass crop of Illinois is short, and that
Of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, DC, will also be
below an average.
South Of the fortieth parallel of latitude
the prospect is not so cheering. In the
belt Of country extending from SO a 81
deg. to 40 deg. forth latitude, and from
the western boundary Of Kansas to Virgin
ia, fatal drought prevailed all spring
Neither Kansas nor Missouri viii yieldany
wheat this year, and probably but little
corn. Missouri viii produce but little
hemp; in parts of Southern Illinois, where
the wheat harvest is in progress, the yield
will not generally exceed six to seven bush
Iels 10 the acre; in Tennessee and Kentucky
{also in Alabama and other parts Of the
lSouth) theicrop will also be light both in
wheat and corn. Hopes are entertained in
this central region that the recent rains
may revive the corr; but the crop cannot
he an average. The country must rely
this year upon the Northern States Of the
West, and uness some unforeseen accident
occurs, that reliance viii proye well foun-
ldeel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14
az-aIYho threw that chestnut NJ

aE. Who threw that chestnut no
answer. Again the question is repeated.
Il SIR said Charles b., d sprightly lao q
II years. No other scholar had seen the
act. Come here, said the teacher. Charles
obeyed and the master taking rod from
his desk, inflicted a severe punishment up
on the offending pupil. Nothing cod have
been more inludicious. What in nine cases
out Of ten would a pupil do if again detect
ed ID d similar fault. The moral coasagge
Of most boys Of II years Of age would not
be superior 10 the fear Of punishment and
they would be likely not only not to confess
but even to deceive. Beware Of doing any
thing which viii weaken the moral strength
d your pupils. II they need correction, let
ii be for the faults which You yourself de-
tect. An honest, manly confession should
always shield them from punishment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14


CorNc THRouGH THE MoTIoNs.---s' Wife,
bring me some cold beef" said shiftless
husbsnd, when for the first time in his life,
he discovered he was more hungry that
thirsty.
"There i no becfin the house" was the
mild reply.
"Fetch me some pork them"
"No pork, either" 7,
esWell, then, let me have some potatoes
~Not a potatoe left
Thunder and lightning get me some
bread Their"
.The breads al gone
"Well, give me knife and fork, and LEI
me 90 through the motions
The National Democratic party has re-
fused 10 bestow either cold yictuals Or bread
on Douglas, but a fraction Of the party have
donated a knife and fork with which hc
can gothrough the motions drumming for
President. Not mcrsaI Of food il left
for him in the Democratic house, but he II
content with the appearance Of the thing,
After all his airs. he gets "a empty npnl-
nation, which affords him about one-hun-
dredth part the chance Of getting into the
White House, that he has Of getting into
Abraharn's bosom! What q terrific descent
sor ~little giant y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

Eg-The Stark county (Ohio.) Repubt-
can, in a local article o.. the subject, says
that no other county in the United States,
probably, manufactured as many reapers
and mowers as Stark county. There are
four establishments two ii Canton, one in
Alliance and one in AIassillon, which, TO-
gether, manufacture almost 4 600 machines
annually, BESIDES a large number Of thresh-
ing machines separatOrs, dc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14
REMEpY FOR THE BmE OF 4 MAD Doc.

REMEDY FOR THE BITE OF 4 MAD Doc
A Saxon forester named Gastell, now Of
the venerable age Of eighty-two, unwilling
to take to the grave with him a secret Of 50
much import, has made public in the Leip-
sic Journal the means which lie has used
for fifty years, and wherewith he affirms he
has rescued many human beings and cattle
from the fearful death by hylrophobia
Take Immediately warm vinegar or tepid
water, wash the wound clear Herewith, and
then dry it: then pour upon the wound q
few drops ofmuriatic acid, because mineral
acids destroy the poison Of the salavia, BY
which means the evil effects of the latter i
nutralized
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

observation-disclosures, It will be re-
membered, owed lis election to Congress
BIZ the order issued BIZ The President % the
workpen ID the Philadelphia Navy Yard
to vote for BIN. Florence introduced d
toeSpunge the vote Of censure
which the House q Representatives passed
upon bis friend. This il Reciprocity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

EEGive d man brains and riches, and be
is a king; give him brains without riches,
and he is q slave; give him riches without
brains, and he is fool.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

a.
CHnDIsH ExAGERATToNs.- = Little child
rem are as apt to tell big stories that willn
stand close examination as older people are.
Witness the little fellow who came running
in from the barn, and cried out: ooh, ma
/ seen a live mouse, | didm "You l''''"
inquiries the mother with a searching look
mo, ma, | didn't just see him, bun heard
him squeak little"
Another of the same size got his facts
rather mixed up, when he came home and
begun: "Oh, pa, I've just seen one Of the
worstest dog fights as ever was seen or
hearn tell of in the world" "Well, my
hoy, how was itg' "Why, there was one
great big black dog, with white ears and a
brass color, and one little black and green
dog, what hadn't no men with him, and
as "Come, come, Simon, don't talk so
fast; you get everything mixed up; stop
and get breath moment eWel, / was
going to tell you how one dog with the
white ears got on one side of the meeting
house, with the yellow dog no, no. / mean
one meeting house with che yellow, green
ears, got on one side of the dog, and the
other, he-no, no, the white dog with the
yellow ear, he gave a yelp at the meeting
house. and the dog-oh, dad, / give itup.
don't believe there was any dog at ally'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14
Your obedient servant.
MEssRs. II. L. PIERCE, AND OTHERS.


The THEORY OF BRIcK.-A boy hear
ing his father say, "Twas a poor rule that
would'nl work both ways, said, if father APP
plies this rule about bis work, will test it
in my play"
So setting up row Of bricks, he tipped
over the first, which, striking the second,
caused it to fall on the third, which over
turned the fourth and SO on, until all the
bricks lay PROSTATE.
"Well," SAID the little 10y, 'each brick
has knocked down his neighbor. / only
tipped one. Now | viii raise one and see
if he will raise his neighbors. - He looked
ia vain to see them rise. .sHere father, z
said the boy, Ills a poor rule that will not
work both ways. They knock each other
down. bat will not raise each other up
"Aly son, bricks and mankind are alike
made Of clay active in knocking each other
down, but not disposed to help each other
up"
'.Father," said the boy, s.does the first
brick represent the first Aslan?p
The father replied ..When men fall,
they love company; but when they rise
they love to stand alone, Ike yonder brick,
and see others PROSTATE before them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

axE- Aunt E------was trying to persuade
little Eddy to retire At sun-down-
~ Oh see, my dean, how the little chlcky
ems goto roo tat thattime. 4,
YES, aunty," replied Eddy, "butthe old
ben always goes With them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

Memo LIFE IN THE TRoPIcs. --Trol-
lope, in his new work on Jamaica, says Of
the emancipated negro:
ale lies under the mango tree, and eats
the luscious fruit in the sun; he sends his
black urchin up for bread fruit, and be-
Hold. the family table spread. He pierces
a cocoanut, and 10 there is his beverage
He lies upon the grass, surrounded by or
anges, bananassand pineapples.
Is IL straYsees that he shbald be inactive
and lazy Is ifsnrpriising that arguments
about the blessedness of labor, Of proyi-
dence, of thrift, should fall dead upon his
ears How many of us would work, five
we're NOT Obliged to! How many Of our
fashionable oilers are there whose lives re-
ally amount to nothing more or better than
the drowsy Incidence of these tropical ne
groes? How much better is it to lol about
Newport and Saratoga in the summer, and
the saloons of New ! ork in the winter, CO.
ing nothing but yegetate, than it Is to roll
around under the mango tree, and eat CO.
lcoanuts and bread fruit all the day long
We think that Trollope's statements need
some modification; but granting them to
be true, there is a large class of Americans
who cannot with much justice criticize the
dolce far niente life Of the Jamaica negro.
OF how many men even here in this bust
ling land might truly be said that they ex-
list, but do not live p Providence journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

Ia We gyieye to see Ex-Presidentlylei
has turned fire-eater IN bis declining years
He has declared through the press, that he
Is for disunion in the event Of the election
If either Mr.. Bell 81 Mr.. Lincoln or Mr..
Douglas to the Presidency, and that IN ei-
,ber case he viii fight for q funeral He
Il particularly fierce against Mr. Bel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

The MILWAUKEE SENTINEL's Picture
OF L1NcoLN.-The New York Times has
this on the Sen6ners wood cut Of Lincoln:
"The latest pictorial indignity offered
Mr.. Lincoln IS perpetrated by the Milwau-
kee Sentinel, a paper which is avowelly
one Of his warmest supporters. This jour
nal heads its editorial columns with dia-
bolically ugly picture, and calls It Abraham
Lincoln No better plan could be adopted
for defeating that gentleman's election
Though his private character were proven
to be that Of 4 saint, few would be disposed
to vote for a man who looks like the devil
Mr.. Lincoln is BY no means handsome
man; but, his countenance is at least human.
IF he looks like the picture the Sentinel
gives, he could split rails by simply looking
1T them a friend suggests that ii that
event he could serve better purpose BY
sitting on one Of his own fences near corn
field, than by going Washington. There
have beena good many bad portraits Of
Mr. Lincoln published, but this, on the
whole, is the unkindestcu Of allm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

business cards, shines or under) one year, 50 90
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do. do. subsequent Insertions, each rs
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one-half do. Go. rs 90
one column. do. 40 90
stray notices, Insertions, ~ -l o
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Yearly al vertisers are allowed four changes.
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All kinds Of Justices Blacks Deeds, Mortgages, Chatter
Mortgages, &c, printed and FOR sale at this Office
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

re The Chicago Times, Douglas spe-
cial organ speaks Of the leading Germans
in this country in this language:
"Prefensious ranters AMI extravaqant OF
reckless reformers. who fled from tic op-
pressed States Of Europe, not daring fc
meet and combat the oppressors, are come
to indulge their oratorical propensities en-
tirelY ont Of harms way"
Tie Germans win 60, almost in body
for Lincoln and Hamlin. Hence this ma
Iignant attack BY the Douglas organ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14
MANSION HOUSE.
+ .ANCASTER HOUSE.
a.s.,a AND iNglTlNS ARRANGEMENTS.

The subscriber ha ing purchased the Tavern Stand
one square east Of the public square, below ard OPP
poslte the Herald 06ce buidingsan gone TO heavy
henSe IN reatting ano furnishing the aa supply
ing lodging and boarding accommodations for nearly
100 PERSONS also, having erected
a Large Barn and Stable
sufficient for 10 horses he now invites liberal paron
age.
Fhe terms viii be low. and the fare a. good as Al sny
place IN Lancaster Fer teams better aeeoa,n ,ia.
sions be offered in town. Good water On the nreni
ses. HARLOW a. HyDE
Lancaster. Sept. 25th 1859. I4.tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

EMANCIPATION OF THE RUSSIAN SERFs.
The Russian nobility have presented to
the Car a plan for the emancipation Of
the serfs which is presumed will be adop-
ted. The mobiles wish to give the serfs
power to lease land and make contracts for
two years, when it is hoped that they viii
be able to support themselves, and may be
released without ANY great loss to their
masters. The Czlr's pan contemplated
immediate emancipation, and the gift 70
each, from his masters tefrEory, OF sulii-
Gent land to support him. All parties are
agreed to emancipation, but the mobiles are
not wiling to give up both their lands and
their serfs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14

AMERICAN observation-disclosures or
THE REvoLuTIoS.- 1t may be a console
ton to sstuok up people" whose greatest
boast il is that they have never engaged in
any useful employment to be told Of the
following facts:
Washington was a surveyor and far
mer.
Franklin was a priatcr.
Green was a blacksmith.
Warren was physician.
Sumter was shepherd.
Roger Sherman was shoemaker.
Marion vase farmer, as was also Putnam
Allen and Stark.
Hancock was a shipping merchant.
TrumbulI was an artist.
Arnold (who, though traitor, was a
brave man and a good generals was book
seller and druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-07-14


TIE CONTEST BETWEEN BREcKENRIDGE
AND DoUGLAs. he contest between Mess
rs. Breckenridge and Douglas has 40 refer
ence whatever to the result Of the presidential
election in November. The leaders Of both
sides freely admit that question is practical
ly settled, and nothing but the legal for
inalities are necessary to complete Mr. Lin
coins success. Their struggle is for the
control Of the future organization Of the
party, and nothing more. The design is
to crush Mr.. Douglas. out entirely, and
leave him powerless hereafter. After the
4th of March next, he viii be solitary and
alone in the Senate, as Mr. Pligh has al
ready been voted iuto exile by Ohio, and
no other has espoused his cause. The
Breckenridge Executive Committee, hay-
ing abundant command Of means, aud con-
troll of the official corps throughout the
intend to organize independently
ia. eYery State, and to run an electoral tick
ct which will not be withdrawn or conn
promised BY any bargain. They are in foT
the war, and to the knife, and have Motif
ed temporizing followers in Pennsylvania,
New jersey, and New York that no fusion
or combination ticket will be accepted al
any terms. They consider any temporary
coalition as calculated to demoralze their
ultimate object, While it Is incapable Of eff
fecting any present advantage. This gen
aral 8urpnsa 7aIli soon he ssllaauAeesl II
more authoritatiyeform.