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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-25

ihe majority OF the vote Of Falls Church, Fair
TAX county, Is said to have been for the Union
Notwithstanding the considerable number of pro,
Union citizens Of that precinct who have been
driven out OF Virginia In the last six weeks.
The vote at Barre.t,s Cross Road, RI ayvy,.
vile Fairfax county, was 81 for secession and &c
Iof tne Unlon-5o OF the latter being native born
Nlrginians WIN
Mt. Charles H. Upton received ten votes Of
Balls Cross Dads for the Compress NJ the Irnitsd
states me vote upon the secession q question was
for the Union 70, for Secession 80
Az Occaquan, Prince William county, the vote
was ABOUT ~ for disunion to 60 for the Union
Many OF the most active Unionists of the precinct
6ac previously been driven away, and two small
dlsunionist horse companies from other porti on.
OF the same county voted there
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19
$50 \ YEAR.

good bye and told them I had to go,
and then knocked the ashes from my
pipe. The powder ignited, and daz-
z)ing blaze ot'hre shotacross, around and
all over the room, filing the cabin with
suttocating smoke. Before it cleared
away, hurled a chair thro' the window,
sprang ont and departed, leaving them
to their own reflections. You know the
lest"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19
Fact, F8ncy and Fun.
a Saw that wants Re-Settinc-L

FacG, F8ncY ana Fun.
A Saw that wants Re-setting-&r-
kansaw.
The drunkard's cup too much
The hic-cup.
The Christian Duty of Military
BlunderS.-Resignation.
According to the articles of war,
1t is death to stop cannon ball.
A chap 'sout west says woman
is "a thing Of beauty and 4 ja,c-ey for
ever!"
The girls say that the times are 50
hard that the young men cannot pay
their addresses.
-Ifyou cannot have friends without
continually cultlvating them the crop
may not be worth the trouble.
Happiness must arise from our own
temper and actions, and not immedi-
ately from any external conditions.
Water isn't a fashionable beyer-
age for drinking yo ur friends health,
but It IS a capital one for drinking your
own.
Stand not in too much awe of opin-
ion. The strength of criticism lies on
ly III the weakness Of the thing crit
cised.
An advertisement in anewspaper,
is like circle In the water, continually
spreading itself. Throw in your rocks
and try it.
1t is impossible to make people un-
derstand their ignorance for it requires
knowledge to perceive it, and he that
can perceive it hath it not.
"A young fellow fond of talking,
remarked, Il am no prophet" "True,"
replied young lady present, "no pro-
fit to yourself or any one else.'
Our customs and habits are like the.
rHts in the roads-the wheels of life set
tie into them, and we jog along through
the mire, because it is too nuch trouble
to get out Of them.
OHc8r-AoW, thelAy what are YOU
waiting for; 49,. why the devil don't
You fire ?
Bach,cooGs Volunteer, echo has
ahot turkey, same. .)-Ho4d on, Cap'nv
[ II Get two or three o them fellers in
range, d'rectIy!
Gen. nc Clellan having asked one
of the soldiers, at Washington, if he re-
the SABBATH day, the lad re-
Piled that he remembered one at Bull
Run very well, and he thought he
should never forget It. The general
went home and wrote his special Or
der
"A Massachusetts soldier who pass
ed through the city of New York a
few weeks since, was asked how many
regiments Massachusetts would send =
His reply was :-''She Will send reg
imcnt . week for six months, and il"
that does not do, she will come her
self"
-"Grand father" saits saucy little,
imp, the other day, show old are you 2"
The old gentleman, who had been g.
soldier in the war Of the Revolution
and was much under the ordinary size.
took the child between bis knees, and
patting him On the head with all the
fondness Of second childhood, said:
''My poor boy, ! am ninety-fve years
old :" and then commenced to amuse
the lad with some Of the incidents in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19
rzN~

APOLOGIzINCI TO THE LoRD-A COR
respondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette
sends from Logansport an extract from
prayer made on Fast Day, in one Of
the churches If that place, sin the pres
ence Of a large congregation, by gen
tIeman OF creditable attainments, beth
literary and moral ;''-"Oh, Lord, had
the East done as tire Hoosier State m
furnishing men to put down this rebela
ion, we would not be under the nccess-
itv OF calling on Gbee."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19

enough to recognize Tiger. His coun-
tenance changed from an expression OF
| triumph and gaiety 20 one Of dissap-
pointment, modification and surprise
most ludicrous
Dick, as we have seen, was very ab-
sent-minded. Although he glanced at
the Major from beneath his eyebrows,
he did not appear to observe the singu-
lar change in his countenance.
'''TwaS a good shot" he said, in an
enthusiastic tone. "You'rc lucky to-
day, Major. The bounty, and the
price Of his skin, viii make quite a
/ pile"
''By Jonas - repeated the astonish-
ed Major, in 3 voice which seemed to
come all the way up from his boots
1t was so deep AID expressive. "By
Jonas"
"WeII, Major, yon make as much
fuss over it as if it was an elephant y
'>But-Iook I never smade such q
bIunder before i'll all my life It's
it's a DOG -
MY dog!" thundered Dick, feign-
W. ho&1 ,,his+i;n, st Cow +ba 1Yy4 ia1f
hour. How coH{N YOU make such
mistake, Maior? ?-how could you >
Shoot dog for wolf, my dog, too,
that don't look more like wolf than u
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19
Artemus Ward Sees Prince Napoleon

I r = II Is :.
IoI tne p"PUIS o1 la'e, :, noou9t 5;,aI mSu iI'S :;
C '"el5SeIIeS IlIao s,l0 S1nu4; 4;1 I'i T;vo =
@ 0Io. "" ~ Ine oo''' @ q! y 5 s'l'' nnn,,, la,v
W. IlIGn NolUS - SpIi>JI ~ 'Cr',.s E,.,i
" 90SI"'' 10 ~ {. ''o'I ,I i'i''5I 49,. 81
I4l I,le olo wings ol 'oSVo'l " III a.. ,l!,O ,'
'! eos'"I - 9e1' now iro" rm 9o'. ~ '.I',
ms ili"'lcel haS PI0oIE l"lIGl1 lIi1o 'ne
haI'oS OF sum !, oe"ler III zno h1'!o IloSe: ~
VINO Ca" sen i'' l.es5't- " d! . nooou} y
pe"iS 70 O0 SoIh Io"Il" 0"ll'i ~, ~ ~ a" }
P"Eucolar EXTENT no" days | ne reg
l'll'hJ OF Wh9nl was hurne5' 5' nll5'1y I y
G0hcIooqeo -heE was oP'Ier ao1Pteu "S
nome cards. "ElcIl accounts Ior your
not hearIn OF me, ear th1S, W1ere tne
o@WlS Is the th'oAeSf, and Whcre 'ne
cannon doth Iore. but rs q Ame1c0h
cItIzon, 1 shall never cease TO ADMIRE
the mastery advance OF our troops
mace on " aShin4tun from ouh r"n' 4
snort time ago. II was wei Gun. l
spoke to m! VIE about 1t ut the time
Ny Wlte sad 1t WAS well dun.
1t h"yln, there4, BIN determined 70
perfect baIdinsviIle at all hazards, and
rs there was no apprehenShunS OF any
lmmcJIt danger, thaWt | wood 90 orr
onto pleasure tower. Accordingly
| put on a clean Billed Shirt, and start
ed for " Washington. [ went there to
see the Prints Napoleon, and not to
see the place which, I viii here take
occashun to ab&arve, is about as unin-
tere>tin9 q locality as there is this side
Of }. DAYis'S futur home, If he ever
does die, and where, I reckon, they'll
make it so warm for him that he'll sigh
for his summer close. 1t is easy enutf
30 see why Il man goes to the poor hous
or the pcnitenshunary. It's becaws he
cant help it. But why he shool VOL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19

"A little boy being asked in Sunday
School ssWhatis the chief end Of man 20
answcred--The end what's got the
head on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-10-19

ALL NONSENSE ell, Cuffy, >
said clergyman to his colored ser
want, ''what are you doing in meeting
this morning?" ?"
Doing, masSa? ? I was taking notes" "
You taking notes." exclaimed the
divine.
"Sartin, Massa all the gemmen takes
notes.
E'Wen, let me see your notes"
Guilty produced bis sheet of paper,
and his master found it scrawled all
over with all sorts Of marks and lines,
as though dozen spiders dipped i'll
ink and marched over it.
"Why, this is all nonsense, Cufy."
Oats what | thought all the time
you was preaching, massa."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
a VERY BIC Isng.


We have before US a circular Of hand
bin headed Japanese Wheat" emanating
from parties at st. Louis, who aver that 1t
"t1uch expense" they have secured guam
titq Of it, that cit natures in about 20 days
less time than oats, can be grown in any
part of the country with little care or ex-
pense that sit is unlike other whett in
every respect, except it makes very fine
achite Roar'-"is a most remarkable grain
to stand drouth, and has grown the last
season, by actual measurement, at the rate
of 800 bushels per acref" These parties
profess to "kaoV from actual experience
that it will average from 100 to $50 bush
els per acre as a field crop, and yield fod-
der at the rate Of three to five tons that is
equally as good for any kind Of stock as
the best timothy or clover hay, etc, ETC.,
ad iRfnitun,, almost. These possessors of
this wonderful wheat propose TO send BY
mail, postpaid, "a sufficient amount from
which can be grown the following year at
seast 800 to 400 bushels"-all for one dol
lar in gold or currency.
We venture to assert that that bug ID al
together too Big and huns too loudly
We may be regarded as foolish for allud-
ing to the matter, but the truth is, these
circulars are going into the hands of thou
sands Of men who do not ready viii con
sent to send dollar for something Of this
kind which will not only benefit, but actu-
ally shake their faith in humanity, while
they have no dollars to pay for a paper
that watches over and seeks to promote
their interests.
Reader, if you have received any such
bill or circular as above described, we tell
ron what we would do, were we farmer
and in your place We seould not send a
dollar for japanese or any other kind Of
wheat about which such stories are told
and we would caution our neighbors against
doing SO. We tell you that somebody in
ST. Louis is hard up and is trying to "raise
the wind" BY dipping those who do not
take agricultural papers.-Pfairie Far
paer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
THE HERALD.
ar1ianisrn.

The Prairie du Chen Courier affirns
that the following anecdotes Of a Wisconsin
doctor, were recently told by couple Of
abe peoples servants, comfortably seated by
a comfortable fire, who were peculiarly and
auricularly known tothe editor Of the atore-
mentioned paper:
SHERIFF as to the code that
governs the practice Of Physicians heFe-a-
bouts, | don't claim much knowledge, Int
sup I.orthn we have doctors who employ
novel remedies, and no mistake. Now
there was Jake D. upon the Kickapoo, he
cut his foot badly, and called in Dr. So So,
to staunch the bleeding. The doctor pre-
scribed ensetic. Jake was vomited until he
tainted, and then the blood would cease to
fow-of course. After a little Jake would
revive, the blood beginning to flow freely,
and DR." would put down another dose Of
emetic, and Jake would faint again. These
fainting spells the eDr" called Jfts." FL
naily exhausted from loss Of blood, Jake
tainted for good-died. The Doctor wait
cd quite long time, at last turned round
to the dead mans friends with a startled
look and exclaimed, 'what confounded
queer tit htat is"
JuDGE-" Yes, recollect something
about that-the whole affair came up be-
fore the Grand Jury. lie is the same man
that Dr. What-do-y ou-calI-him asked in to
advise with. 1t seems that Dir. w. had a
very sick child under his care afflicted with
some chronic disease, and hearing that Dr.
$3.50 lceRd cure anything, he called bin
in for counsel. S. came stumping into the
house Immediately inquring in his gruif
voice, whats the matter with the child q
Dr. w. began to state his reasons for call
ing in aid saying the case was difficult
one and that he was not thoroughly post
ed in the knowledge of Anatomy
f0h,' interrupted Dr. S. "tho child has
got the -dnatomy has it! aehy I can cure
Ltat al fego hours
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
western Culture Of FLAX.

A correspondent Of the Burlington
Hawkeye, gives the following interesting
item relating to the culture OF flax in JEFF
ferson Co, Iowa;
The crop pays well; average, about ten
bushels to the acre on good ground proper
~ cultivated. Some crops haze yielded
fifteen and twenty bushels to the acre
The fax straw IS harvested and threshed
like wheat The yield Of straw is form
one to two tons PEI acre, about the same as
hay. There has been raised this reason
two hundred ions Of fax straw in the vicn-
ity of Fairfield. II sells at SIS per ton, de-
livered at the warehouse Of Mr.. NJ. Sim
mons. About two months ago Mr. Sim
mons obtained from the East, Randars
Break and Buster, and thus opened mar
ket for flax straw which had heretofore
been considered worthless. The cost Of
both machines i $1,000 They are run
by horse power, one horse each, and are
tended by man and boy The straw
is run through the break aud the huten
through the duster, then baled in 500 lb.
bales, and shipped to Boston. He has
shipped about tire tons Of linten. One
break Will work up one ton Of straw q day,
Mr. Simmons Is making arrangements q
Nse the straw on a more extensive scale
another year The flax cotton il manu-
featured into fabrics in Boston. mixed with
cotton to make shirlings and prints, mixed
with wool to make jeans. cassinets, DC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
a Lesson for School Boys
and Girls.


Not long since, IL certain neigbbor
hood, man was wandering in search OF
He called at a respectable
farmers house, and told his enand.
"What is your name?" asked tie
man.
"Jonathan Gilman" was the reply.
jonathan Gilman the same one who
lived near here when boy
1.-The same, sir"
II will not employ YOU"
Poor Jonathan, surprised at such re-
ply, passed on to the next farmers, but
che same reply was given. He soon came
in sight Of an old school house. "Ah,"
said he, q understand it now; | was a
school boy here once, but what kind of a
school boy9 Lazy and disobedient. And
am new in a measure reformed,
they all think me to be the same kind of a
man as was boy. O! that had done
my duty when at school; then again could
/ dwell pleasantly in the land Of my birth.
School boys and girls, please remember
that your schoolmates viii be likely to look
upon you in manhood or womanhood as
they did in youth. Then in your school
DAYS prepare for noble men and women
Saltie BoaSall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07

A CURlous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
our young readers may like to try the fol
lowing curious experiment which we tiud
described in an exchange: Place on a sheet
Of white paper a piece Of blue silk. about
four inches in diameter. in the sunshine;
cover the centre Of this with piece Of yell
low silk about three inches in diameter
and the center of this with piece Of pink
silk about two inches in diameter; and the
centre Of the pink silk again cover with
another circle Of green six and, with circle 4
indigo about half an inch III diame' s; II
the centre Of the whole make black dot
with pen. Then look steadily for min
ute on this central spot, and, closing your
eyes, hold your hand about an inch distant
before them, and yoa viii appear to see the
most distinct circle ofeolors that Imagination
can conceive. which eolors will appear not
only different from the colors Of the
six. but viii keep perpetualiy changing.
NIwaukee HGSs0asia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
Tree PedaIers.

At late meeting Of farmers heid at
Bloomington, Ills, resolution was offered
to recommend the Legislature Of that State
to enact a law for taxing fruit tree peddlers
representing foreign or unknown nurseries,
the tax to be sufficiently high 10 stop them.
The resolution was oted down, as it was
believed necessary to school the fools BY
dear experience rather than protect them
by laws. Men who would not read mast
he cheated out Of their money, and the
peddlers have as good right to it as other
knaves. 1t was affirmed at the meeting
that not an apple tree in ten Of those sent
to Illinois from distant nurseries ever
amounted to anything; hey are defective
in kind and health, while the grating
method Of propagating kinds is unnatural
and failure as practised IN eastern nur-
series.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
Big Words.

Big words are great fayorites with people
Of small IDEAS and weak conceptions.
They are often sometimes employed BY men
Of mind, when they wish to use language
that may best conceal their thoughts
With few exceptions, how ever, illiterate
and half educated persons Use more "big
words" than people Of thoro lgh education.
1t is a very common but very GORGEOUS
mistake to suppose the long words are
more genteel than short ones-just as the
same sort Of people imagine high colors
and fashy figures improve the style Of
dress. They are the kind Of folks who
don't begin, but always commence. =
They don't live, but reside" They don't
90 to bed, but mysterioualy ''retire." They
don't eat and drink, but "paItake ofrefresh-
ments" They are never sick, but are sex
tremely indisposed." And instead Of dy-
inc at last, they "decease." The strength
Of the English language is in the short
chiefly monosyllables Of Saxon de
rivation-and people who are in earnest
seldom use any other. Love, hate, anger,
grief, JOY, express themselves in short words
and direct sentences; while cunning, false
hood and afectation delight in what Horace
calls "ger5a sesqppedatio' words foot
and a half" long.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
EXEcUToRS sALE-BULLMAs Es

TATE.
County Court Grant County, Wisconsin. 10 PROBATE.
In tie matter Of the estate Of David Buman, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby gven that by virtue AMI IN pursu-
ance OF an order Of license ade in the said ma YER en-
The oath day OF January, 1861 by the County Court OF
said county, tne undersigned executors Of the last VIII
and testament Of said deceased, VIII on Thursday The
18th day Of February, A. D. 1861, at one O'Clock ~ ne
afternoon Of said day, in front Of the City Hotel ~ the
village Of Potoe in said county, offer for sale A public
vendue the following described lands, 20 wlts The
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of section
one IN two q NORTH OF range three ~ wes
in said Grant county. The terms Of sae 10 De iaue
known at the time and place of sale.
Dated January 24th, ls0l.
JOHN T0BlN, lFxacnfe,a
s3.4t MICHAEL LAWLER, ''A'sF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07

The men Of muscle had a trial in Chi
cago on Monday night Of last week al
Bryant's Hall. Dir. Winship was on
hand, but it seems was beaten. The Iri-
June says:
DR.. Winship lifted nine kegs of nails,
weighing 1000 pounds Next, with har-
ness on shoulders, he raised l,5l7 pounds.
William Thompson, Of the Chicago Gym
nasium, did The same. The latter then
went on adding weights and lifting, with
harness on shoulder and hips, until the
numbers stood successfully 1880, 1886,
1876, 1886, 1886, 2,036, 2,1o6-a very
remarkable lift, the latter, to be sure
Then Thompson swung the 100 pound
dumb bell, and Curtis did the same, and
DR.. Winship lifted it himself with his little
finger; and Thompson experimental with
an l65 pound dumb-bell; and Winship
shouldered 900 pound barrel Of -four,
and put it down carefully; and Curtis
pushed 100 pounds in each hand with the
pulley, and then $50 pounds in each hand,
and then laying down on his back, put up
10 pounds in each hand.
But the great feat Of the evening was
the great lift Of Thompson, and the judges
SO considered it, in the award Of the $500
prize to him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
LEGAL.
SHERIFF'S SALE-DAY.

State Of Wisconsin, County Of Grant, s.. Judgment
ordering Sale Of land Ien- james MOORE palnti,
rs. William e. paw defendant. Circuit Court IN and
for Grant County, Wis onsin.
BY virtue OF judgment aud order o. SAFE issued OUT
of the above named court in the above entitled cause
bearing the 9th Of October A. u loo ~ iayor q
tie above named plaintiff and against ne above nance
deeidant and ny the direction OF the plMnstn atsor
hour O'Clock A. Nj Of said day, " The 'front.' door u
the Court House in the village Of lancaster IN Grant
county, Wisconsin, offer fol- safe ~ fuoie aueu- au
viii sell TO lie highest and bort bidder. for cash ~
hand Tie following described real estate to wit: Tue
west half Of southeast aarter d section No. eleven
township No. eight ~ nofth OF range No. nf ~
west in Grant county Wisconsin. SAID premises are
ordered sold ia satisfaction OF judgment OF hen
upon said land, amounting in this case y te sun, y
one hundred and ory-two aud g10otA oollafss soses
with interest aud Costs. 49, ao,
Dated Sheriff Once, Lancaster, January 29h isol'
}. b. MOORE, Sheriff Grant 20 Wis.
Mills & Mckee, Plaintiffs Attorneys. a5-3in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
Porllous Situation Of. Child

PoriIous Situation OF a Child.
On Wednesday morning, small child,
about seven years Of age, was discovered
opposite the city floating down the river in
a skif. Mr.. Henry Heron went to the
rescue, and succeeded in bringing the little
one safely to the shore. The child proved
to be bright little lad, who stated that he
lived up the river, about three miles distant
from the city; that he had been sent for a
pail Of water, and, in order to obtain it, had
cone ont to the stern Of boat which but
lightly touched the shore. His motion in
dipping up the water disconnected the boat
from the shore, and before the lad was
aware Of his danger, he lad floated some
distance down the river. His cries were
not heard, and nobody came to bis assis-
lance, until Mr.. Heron rescued him from
his perilous situation In the boat was
found pail half full Of water, which cor
roborated the statement of the child. The
little fellow was cold and blue, and seemed
to suffer considerably from exposure. lie
was taken to a neighboring house, aud
kindly cared for. In short time, however,
the anxious father made his appearance,
and was rejoiced to find his son alive
Missouri Democrat.