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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
Lancaster Institute.
TIE WINTER TERM


o. this Institute viii commence Thursday, January
2 1862 and continue fourteen weeks, Ters Of Tuition
p II term, as foliows
Preparatory Department, $500 ana $3.50
academic Department. Common English, including
Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, Penmanslhp,
&C., $0,uU
Higher English, including the Common English
with Algebra or Geometry, &c, SOU
Classical and Scientific Course, including the
Higher English with the Ancient Languages and
the Sciences Sf.OV
Music with use Of Instrument, per quarter Of ~
weeks, @lO.VV
These are the only bills charged by the Institute T.
self and payment in all is TO be made at the mid
die of each term.
No deductions will be made for any absence but halt
term, except in Of sickness.
1t will be the aim OF the Institute TO give thorough
instruction ia all the branches taught and the system
pursued will be- not so much to aid the student Ia ac
during knowledge, as in learning to think.
Decining Il absolutely necessary to the of he
student hope prompt attendance at the opening Of
the school may be secured.
ROBERT 4. DONALDSON, ABB Principal
December 10, 1861. 2oso
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NoTICEl NOTICE!!

0vngto the pressure Of the times the unders en-
Il are compelled to close our Books and sell only for
ash orready-pay and after the first day Of November,
% credit will be given, but for cash we will make Il an
Racement for all friends to trade with u.s. This,
se think, will prove better for both the buyer and
Eler. RYLAMD l. HOLLOWAY.
Lancaster Oct. 90, 1861.
P S.-A persons knowing themselves Indebted 10
q will please call and make settlement.
RYLAND & HOLLOWAY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

ESTRAY NOTICES.
TAKEN UP-HFIFERS

TAKEN UP-HFIFERS.
aSen up by the subscriber, residing or lands owned
am in the town of Millyille about the 6rst Of Janu-
" So1 one bright red heier, with white on the bel
aal Waite the end Of the tail, aged one year or
ls qSnef Is reguestedt to prove property Ray charges
10y y. '9ke said property JONATHAN HEBERLlNG.
A. Hope, JAM 8, 1862. 3l-w4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

RorRERY.7 fThe house Of Judge Brack-
cit. Town Treasurer Of Tafton, was entered
some days ago through back door by
some one who stole nearly $500, from a
desk in the. rOom.3 The Judge having paid
over the State money, what was taken be-
longed to the county, school and town
funds. He is unable to make it up at
present, except by the help Of his suretios,
Messrs. Trainer and Lyon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
Test New York Kerosene Oil at so cts.
T0 THE PUBLIC OF
Grant County g. Elsewhere!

|nRDWARE,. IRON 4 STEEL
STOVES, TlNWARE,
GLASS & PUTTY, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS,
KER OSEETB, NHPS, SO.
offer the above for cash and cash only at greatly
raced prices. MY stock of Stoves offer at lower
rees than any other dealer in Grant County. Those
Ling in Boscobel will find it to their advantage to
IN Al INV store before purchasing elsewhere. as / am
ermned to offer to cash customers, bargains that will
f. in keeping with the times.
sstore lear the Depot, nexs to the Barnett House in
N cobel. rp,N,e7e ,..sp4nr.-
Boscobe, January 1862 22-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
Hay FOR SALE
V Err Y CHE A Pi

50 nss, n Srady, residing on ne Grady Farm f5nr
s lancaster, offers several tons Of Timothy
ak Is 1 ~ CloyeE Hay for SALE very cheap Call on
AAucaster or on the promises.
N1'a', jaa, q. 1857. 80 ss-r3s
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

SAD.-E Saturday last, Mrs. Bershaba,
wife Of VIM. ]. Pendleton Of Little Grant,
the husband now serving in company F,
10th Regiment, Capt. Palmer's company,
gave birth to twins, and on the morning
thereafter the mother died. The mothe
less children number nine, the oldest Of
which is but eleven. The family possess
no property, and therefore the children are
thrown upon the mercy and keeping ofthe
relatives/ who are also very poor and I'M
able to assume the burthens Of these child
ren, unless aided from some quarter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

WEARING COTTON. local editor Of
the Dubuque Herald suggests that the
young folks show their love for the Union
and hatred of Secession by refusing to
wear cotton. We presume he wants them
to resolve to wear Northern goods or moth
ing. The male sex could get along very
well without cotton, but if the plan should
be adopted woman would be
"Robb'd of half her charms"
You wouldn't want to do that, would
you, Armstrong?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
| STRAY NOTICE.

a1a up by the subscriber, residing In the town Of
NY e on and owned BY him, in said town, on or
M .ae -9th Gay OF December, 1861. one back mare,
81 with white rings on the crown Of the hool OF
ana legs, and about three years old.
WM. HEGHBANKS.
A4sale, January O. 1902 3Iwsch Frankenfea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
TAKEN UP-CoLTl

AAea up By the sgbscribor in the town Of Fenni-
9ll January Ist sofrel mare colt, supposed to be
4.se years az past, white star ia the forehead.
~ owner oNaeys are requested to prove property,
~ saafges, and take said stray away,
NATHAN PRESTON.
January I, 1862. slg4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
MARISIH,D.

C0RKEY--HELM--In the town of Miyille on The
9Th OF January, by Michael McNamee, Esq, Mr.. John
Cofkey and Miss Anne NJ. Helm, both of Patch Grove.
MARTlN-PATTERS0N--At Hazel Green, January
Mary Jsne Patterson, both of Vinegar Hill, Illinois
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
sHAwLs 8 cLoAKs.

VIC have a very magnificent assortment OF Shawls
anu CUaks, which Cocght forty per cent less thar
their real aue.
WnIrE GOODS AND EMBROIDERlS.-10,o all
Linen Handkerchief we'll worth 10 cents, now only
cents eacA; 10000 better quality at only cents;
zoo extra at only I21s cenls go pieces White Bril-
liant from 10 up Immense stock OF swiss Nus
Inns, Jaconets, checked Camulics, dotted Swiss and
siped ditto. coo Embroidered Collars, from 81 y cents
up.
MILLINERY THE latest sty les Of Bonaets and Trim
mngt Flats and Hats Children; Showers, Ribbons,
Ruehes, &c. Bonnels trimmed aud made TO order by
the most experience uiliintrs. bonnets IRON ccats
UP.
Clothing Clothing ! Clothing
We have the largest ard bes. selected stock Of Ready.
Made UIothng ev,r brought 10 llatleNlle. we VIII
sell good cat Tor 50, AID good PAIR Of rants lVf -
A Il otuer clothing in proportvn.
word TO the economist AID 10 all who prefer GET
ting the actual value for the least amount OF mon
ey we says give call beiore purchasing elsewheres
as we know, with our unliNall,d facilities for buying
Goods cheap, together with the fact that We sell eA-
cusyey for cash, which gives us The use OF our mon
~ fast Goods sold, and believing ~ the
old adage, that "A niinble siNpence Is better than
slow shilling" Respectfully submitted
Mickey a BRO,
Next Door TO p. o.
Platterille October ia, 1861. 22ml
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

A Coop SHoT.--A week or two ago
we published an account of union soldier
who went within three hundred yards Of
Fort Pulaski and dared the rebels to fire
upon bin, which they did, cutting him in
two at the first shot. David Strong, late
prisoner at Richmond, tells an incident, re-
lated to him by person who witnessed it,
which beats that story altogether At the
battle Of Bull Run corps Of musicians
were standing on a hill about mile from
the battlefield, when one Of them, 4
drummer boy, began to make pugilistic
demonstrations towards the rebel forces,
calling upon them to throw their balls that
way. Just then rifed cannon was turn
ed upon them, and bali struck the drum
meg in the breast, tearing his heart out -
If true. this was singular coincidence, to
say the least.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
ID I IE ID

ID 1t II
SPRAGUE--In Glen Haven, Jan. IS, of Diptheria,
George A. Sprague, aged year, three months and
eighteen days. only child Of Walter A. and Maria =.
Sptague.
We have pct space for the accompanying poetic
lInes--ED.
B0OTH-Dec. 25, at the house of Samuel SwinehaIt t,
Avoes, Mr.. John Booth, nearly So years Of age
Deceased was long resident Of Grant County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,

.sckerv Hardware Glassware. Boots aud Shoes, Hats
l. Cans Clothing Gloves Mitens, Furs, Buffalo Ovef
oes Iiraefenberg's Medicine and in fact everything
Prompt short time buyers) he would like to dispose of
@ II f A j
Thanking his old patrons for their liberal patronage
The past solicts continuance for the coming year.
hoping by his punctuality in business and reasonable
wees TO receive liberal share OF custom.
invite all to call and examine my stock and prices
ndjudge for themselves. Goods warranted as repre-
SEATED. and no New York humbug.
GEO. HOWE.
II We take pleasure in showing Goods.
bee. 4, 1861. CHARLES.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

bb be has at received from New York and Boston,
and supplying the crowds that are rushing there
aly to get a chance OF an early selection from bis
Gge and well selected stock, consisting oil
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-02-05

TRIBUNE ALMANAc.-This little volume
Of facts and figures, annually issued from
the New York Tribune Office, has appear
Cd for so, and should have a place IN ev-
ery mans library. We send for dozen as
usual to supply those about who have kept
a file for many years, and sell them at 10
cents. Postmasters may remit money for
them at $l.o0 for twelve copies, and they
will come with postage prepaid. Send TO
nTbe Tribune, New York"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13

This has become an oftrepe,ated question
of late. 1t is generally conceded that it will.
An old resident of IllinoiGs, writing about the
climate, &c. says.
The climate OF rhe prairies of Central Hi
nols lS one o' great extremes. Our summers
aIe sup- VI, ,pical, like those of South Carolina,
rhu s ou- winters, though short, are sub. arctic,
me Canada. The length of our Summers,
Led their high average mean temperature,
produced, no doubt, in some degree, by the
clearness and dryness of the atmosphere of
the prairies, enables us to grow successfully
long and increasing list of the sub-tropical
annuals.
As to frosts, there is little to fear from the
lst of May until the 18th of October. Frosts
may and do come, but in nine cases out of
ten the hygrometric condition of the atnos
phere is such that on the open prairie, and
In exposed situations, they rarely do any
considerable damage. Cotton, of the kind
grown on the Yazoo bottoms in Mississippi,
growing under the observation of the writer,
IN 400 north latitude, survived the hoar frost
of the morning of the 9th of June, 1859, and
in 1859 and 1860 the matured plant did not
succumb until after the 18th of October, and
not until two weeks later in 1861. Cotton is
not so impatient of frost as is generally be-
ieved. 1t needs rich corn soil, very deep
cultivation, and under such circumstances
luxuriates under fiery sun and prolonged
drought. In acclimeting Southern seed, the
plant should be pushed by deep, clean cul-
turer and thinned out SO that no more than
two or three stalks will occupy hill, which
hills should be three and half or four feet
apart. About the lst of September from
fifty TO one hundred bolls will have developed
on each stalk. AT this time commence pinch
ing in the terminal buds, SO as to prevent
any more bolls setting, and to throw the
whole energies of the plant into perfecting
the bolls already set. Should the weather
continue warm and seasonable-that is, not
very dry-the bolls will but few of them
open till the first frost, when, at the touch of
that power, they will burst over the whole
field, into white cloud, like pile of gun
powder at spark of fire.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
NUMBER ia
A Bad Habit.

A great many husbands, especially in
the country, spend their evenings away from
home formerly at the tavern, but now at
the store, talking politics and general
business. Is this right2 Is it generous?
Has not the wife as good right to spend
her evenings abroad2 And what would
the husband think to be left alone to take
care Of the house2 Is it fair2 Did you
not promise to love your wife, and to cher
ish her2 And is this the way TO fulfill your
VOWS Home should be the pleasantest
of all places to both husband and wife.
There the evenings of both should be spent.
And this is the way to keep alive the fires
Of love, and to warm the heart with a gen
erous usefulness. Wives may not com
plain, but they feel, and deeply, the absence
of their husbands. They want their COM
pany; want their sympathy, and they
ought to have it. Especially, if there are
children in the house, should the husband
be at home. The wife, in her sphere, Ia
bors as hard as the husband in his, and
when evening comes, she and her little
ones have right to the company of the
husband and father.
And what good comes Of lounging at the
store 2 1t is habit, and a bad habit We
do not object to passing an evening OCCASION
any III Luls way Wuen III Is necessary IN
the way of business. But it is a bad sign
to see man hanging about grocery in
the evening. 1t shows that he has not the
highest ideal of life. He does not care
much for mental improvement, or the So
ciety Of women. The best husbands are
those who love their wives best, love their
company, and do the most to make them
happy. The best fathers are lovers ofhome
lovers of their children. To good hus-
band and father, absence from home is al
ways regretted. II is submitted to as a
necessity, when it can not be avoided but
the good husband and father loves his home
loves his family; delights in the circle of
domestic affection; and is never so happy
as under his own roof, and among those of
his own blood. Husbands, think of this
and if you have acquired the hobit of abb
sence from home for mere triAes; if your
evenings are lounged away at the stors.
break off at once, and acquire the habit Of
staying at homei of helping your wife, Snd
becoming her companion, and the eom-
panion of your children.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13

il, then, that our system of taxation be Just
aud equal, so that each citizen shall pay no
more nor any less than his Just proportion.
The burthens Of government, as we'll as its
blessings, should be shared by all alike.
The National Government has been Obliged
to call upon the loyal States for pecuniary
aid. This call should be responded to
promptly and cheerfully. The extent of the
call can not, with any degree of certainty, be
stated at this time; it is believed, however,
that the sum of three millions per annum
for few years will fully meet all reuuisi-
tions likely to be made upon Ohio. If this
amount should be added to the large amounts
ordinarily assessed against the people, it
could not fail to prove extremely burden
some; hence, they will expect you, while
making provision for the wants of the Ma.
tional Government, to relieve, if possible,
against the burdens now resting upon them.
This relief is TO be obtained mainly by re-
duction of salaries and per diem compensa.
tion now paid, and by the reduction of local
taxation. Both of these measures 1 urge
upon you.
The salaries now paid to the several State,
county and township officers, vary but little
from $500, 900, and, with the single exception
of State Auditor and Treasurer, they will
bear reduction of twenty five per cent
thus saving the sum of $125, 900.
The amounts levied for local purposes, for
the year 1861 were:
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
The REBELS MAKING WOODEN Shoes

THE REBELS MAKING WOODEN SHOES
The Raleigh IN. @ Standard says:
We visited, day or two since, the wooden
shoe manufactory of Messrs. Thuim & Traps,
this city. Wehad frequently heard of this
establishment, but we had no idea, until our
visit to it that it was so thorough and inter-
esting in its operations as we found it to be.
The enterprising manufacturers have in their
employment some thirty hands, aud are
turning out about one hundred pairs OF
shoes per day. The shape and size of the
shoe are first marked and sawed out, and
then it is bored and scooped out, and
fashioned at the bottom, and sand papered,
ard lined, and painted, aud topped off with
leather, and thus finished in various rooms
in the same building. Most of this work is
done by machinery driven by steam.
The wood isgum and poplar, which is we'll
steamed before the shoe is made. We under
stand that those shoes are actually lighter
than the leather brogan of the same number
and as for durability, the bottoms will last
until the next war. We learn that Messrs
Thuim & Traps, who are finishing one hun
dred pair per day, have more orders than
they can FILL
Wooden shoes are worn in the northern
part of Europe, and in some localities in this
country; but we suppose this is the first
mandatory of the sort, by machinery and
steam, which has been established.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
Foreign,

Affairs in Venice are worse than ever. A
correspondent writes:
SIT is impossible to draw darker picture
than the state of affairs here. Winter las
set I'M all commerce has ceased; those nom-
inally rich only spend the money actually
necessary for their immediate wants no su
peThuous luxuries are lavishly bestowed;
no strangers fill the hotels; but everywhere
are poverty and bankruptcy. Walk through
the Merceira at the hour when the monoto-
nous football indicates the movement of peo
pie; look into every shop, and out of hun
shOpmen how they thrive, and the bitter
sneer will only herald the words; I'VE are
all ruined.'"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13

William @. Bryant and
William Curtis Noyes head petition to the
President, which represents, among other
things:
"Thst we are admonished, and day by day
the conviction is gaining strength among us,
hat no harmony can be restored to the ma
' tion, no peace brought back to the people,
no peIpetuity secured to our Union, no per.
msnency established for our government, no
hope elected for the continuance of our
freedom, until slavery shall be wiped out Of
the land utterly and forever"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13

An ingenious New York inventor has de
vised an iron fort with ditch around it, so
eontrived as to catch the enemy's shot aud
be supplied gratuitously with ammunition
to hurl back upon the invader. He also sug-
gests a fender upon the outside of vessels,
with concsve surface of the vessel behind
it, which shall glance Off the enemy's balls
ts % feet Tom fse aide of tbe vesssi ssS WonId Id
render boarding impossible, and steam pipes
concealed in it would otherwise protect the
vessel from boarding.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
THn Louisville. Nashville Courier, of De

The Louisville Nashville Courier, of De
cember "a, has these paragraphs:
A Lincoln spy was arrested a few days
since in the neighborhood of Uniontown
His baggage was searched, and a complete
plan OF the Notifications at Bowling Green
and Randolph, Tenn, was found. II is to
be hoped that the vile miscreant will speedily
meet with just reward.
We learn froom good authority that the
Confederate Government has purchased, and
will have packed this season, no less than
three hundred thousand hogs. This is ex.
elusive Of the large numbers put up and
packed by farmers, planters and spectators,
and is enough to assure US that there will
be an abundance of pork TO supply all the
requirements of the South for the next year.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
WINCHELL, IN HIS EER,
w QUAINT AND QUlZZIOAL Dh0 LLBRIES,
Selections from the following Programme. Entire
Change of Programme ca evening
AT SMITH II NIXON s HALL, ON MONDAY
EVENING, JAN. l3.

Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Yankee and other
PEE sonatione.
New Union Debating Society OF Arkansas. Char
acters-New President, too dithdent TO be useful
who must be seen and heard to be appreciated Mrs
Door Slammer, Mr.. Barrell. Mr.. Brick, Ferocious
Fire Damp, Uncle Joe and Mrs. o. Dowdy, speakers
for the evening Union or Secession Disorder the
order OF the night lnterFuptors nole
Joe's song-VAledictory by the President.
Scissors Sharpener. Four charactera, -
stray Leaf from an Editors Life. Fiva char
acteTs. Hl'o "hoi
:, The Haunted Room; or, TIE oontraband Darkev
from Secesh. SIX chars"LI Iers e 0OH'i"'"uu D"tAo'
repds%p S, S" Yetree and his son Enan or,
TL pgH pE 'u Led Sailors. Two characters.
Ine Eop- % Court. Five characters.
ga, ,aauIJ auIJ lrishman; or, The Boxer and Dean Case.
.ol1 .nerent characters.
limitations of Public Speakers-Hon. Mike Walsh,
OF New York Hon. j. Onion, Of Weathersfeld, Ot ;
Hon. Wolf jim of Missouri. Three characters
The Old Bachelor and his Poor Relatives. Four
characters.
The Californian's Retura. Eight characters,
Landlord and Travellers. Six characters.
The DenaRerie; or, The Old Woman seeing the
Elephant. Three characters.
MyDheer johannes Nonslipenbid alcOwvenhO wven-
snautler's Travels in New York, in Search of his
Son in the East Indies, and Dutch Song, GIVE peen
Patchelor." One character.
Canal: boat Sketches. Six characters.
Erench Servant, Five characters.
Tickets, 25 cents; 10 be had at the door.
at III o'clock. ialO tt
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13
THE UNION ARMY.
A BALTIMORE sEcEsH FLAo.-The Rich

A BALTIMORE SEcEsH FLAG.-The Rich
mond Examiner has the following:
We have seen beautiful flag recently
made by true,hearted Southern ladies in
Baltimore, to be presented to the Maryland
volunteers now in Virginia. It is of Italian
silk, having blue ground, with a circle OF
stars, eleven inf fnumber, and within the cir.
Gle two stars in eclipse-Maryland and
Kentucky-united by an inscription in
gilt-"0ur Homes" It is truly a,splendid a
banner, and we predict that the Maryland
ers win fight under il as never did people
before. All honOFt 20 the noble State, as full
of faith, of congtancy, and of hope, as she
is of the most sublime heroism. The day OF
deliveranee shall come.