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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Cotton and Flax in California.

1he following extract from COM
mGnlcation received by Isaac Newton,
Commissioner of Agriculture, from
California, contains some interesting
facts concerning the cultivation of
cotton and flax in that State:
In the year 1864 between four hun
dred and five hundred acres ofcotton
We're grown in the various portions
OF the anterior OF the State. All of
this cotton was planted in juno and
July, and the greater part of it by
people who had not cultivated cotton
elsewhere. 1t was planted as an ex-
pertinent, nearly two months too
late was improperly irrigated, and
IN many instances matured too late ;,
yet the quality Of cotton grown was
good, and the result of its culture
considered so satisfactory that most
OF the parties have again planted, al
most all more extensively than they
did last year. 1t seems probable that
fifteen hundred acres of cotton are
being grown this year in California.
One party writes that he believes
cotton can be raised with white labor
at less cost per pound in California
than it can be in Tennessee or any
Southern State with the exception Of
some parts of Texas. Chinese labor
can pc hired at one dollar per day,
and cotton requires hoeing but twice
after planting, as there are no stub
born weeds like the crab and other
grasses which are so prevalent in
some o. the Southern States.
Flax has been grown for seed for
at least four years past The seed
was required in limited quantities for
druggists uses, and there was no sale
of the fiper or plant. This flax was
grown 9 long the east side of the bay
OF San Francisco, where the climate
in summer contains very little mois-
ture. FLAX can however, BIO grown
almost anywhere in the interior of
the State, as it is found growing in
wild state in the foot hills Of the
Sierra Nevada. There is no doubt
in the minds of practical agricultur-
lists who have given the subject their
attentions that fax can be grown as
profitable crop in almost any section
of the State here there are mills to
work the fiber within reasonable dis
tanceS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

Dss-Those who were seriously
alarmed by the treachery of Andrew
Johnson, and the forlorn battalion of
renegadcs that have followed him,
did not consider that before every
great battle towards desert the ranks,
and that the loss of every doubtful
man is eqaal to an accession of
strength. 1t is far better that Mr..
Raymond and Gen. Dix should op-
pose the party than demoralize it
Beside this, there is in every great
organization an inert element which
only becomes active when confront
ed with apparent danger thus, the
more bitter the opposition, the more
gross the treachery to the Union
party, the more earnest and resolute
it becomes. The immense gains in
Vermont and Maine were chiefly due
to the combined action of the South,
the Copperheads. and the President,
in arousing the Indignation of the
people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Ny Policy VS.. AN ARMLEss SLEEVE

= CHANA ' d AAN IN Ml4ECS oil 4 " r..
Major {. Hipp, late Of the 37th 0.
V. L. w--o served his country during
the war and lost his arm at the bat
tie OF kenesaw, has just been remov-
ed from the postotfice at st. Mary's,
Ohio. When it was first minated
that he was about to be decapitated,
the citizens of ST. Marys got up o
petition to have him retained, and
every man in the town, regardless of
party or politics, signed it. This pc
tltlon was sent to Washington, but
all to no purpose. "My policy" had
to prevail in st. Marys, and so the
poStoffice was given to q notorious
rebel sympathiscr, named Sawyer,
who stayed at HON C during the war
trying to get up mobs to resist tho
draft in that county. He was amen
Der OF the Knights of the Golden Cir
Gle, and was the most conspicuous
Vallandigham br,.wler in all that sec
ton: Great is "my policy" for the
soldiers,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Leaks in the Household.

Mrs. Haskell, in her recently issu
ed " Household Encyclopedia,
throws together some of the small
leaks in the household, which we
copy lor a double purpose: First, to
show the men that their wives have
multitude ofcares, of little details
to look after-generally far from
items that occur in mans business
pursuits and second, to perhaps in
some cases to indicate household dc.
tails that they may not have thought
OF before
Much waste is experienced in the
boiling, etc. of meats. Unless watch
ed, the cook will throw out the wa
ter without letting it cool no take
Oft the fat, or scrape the dripping pan
into the swill pail. The grease is
useful in many ways. 1t can be
burned in lamps mixed with lard !;
or, when no pork has been boiled
with it, made into candles. When
pork has been boiled alone, it will
do to fry cakes, if cleansed. A gain,
bits Of meat are thrown out, which
would make hashed meat or hash.
The flour is sifted in wasteful man
ner, or the bread pan left with the
dough sticking to it. Pie crust is
left, and laid by to sour, instead of
making few tarts for tea, &c.
Cake batter is thrown out because
little is left. Cold buildings are con
sidered good for nothing, when often
times they can be steamed for the
next day, or, as in case of rice, made
over in other forms. Vegetables are
thrown away that would warm tor
breakfast nicely. Dish-cloths are
thrown down where mice can de-
stroy them. Soap is left in water to
dissolve, or more is used than is neo-
essary. If bath brick, whiting, rot
ten stone, etc., are used, much is
wasted uselessly. The scrub brush,
is left in water, pals scorched by the
stove, tubs and barrels left in the
sun to dry and fall apart, chamber
pals allowed to rust, tins not dried,
and ironoware rusted nice knives
used for cooking in the kitchen; sill
yer spoons are used to scrape kettles,
or forks to toast bread. Rinsings of
aud skimmings of syrup,
which mako good vinegar, are
thrown out; cream is allowed to
mould and spoil mustard to dry in
the pot, and vinegar to corrode in
the cellar tea, roasted coffee. pep
per, and spices, to stand open and
.Osc their strength. The molasses
Jug loses the cork, and the flies take
possession. Sweet meats are open
ed and forgotten. Vinegar is drawn
in a basin and allowed to stand until
both basin and vinegar is spoiled
Sugar is spilled from the barrel, cof-
fee from the sack, and tea from the
chest. Different sauces are made
too sweet, and both sauce and sugar
wasted, In many other ways
careless and inexperienced house
keeper will waste without needing
the hard earned wages of her hes
band when she really thinks-be
cause she buys no fine clothes, max
ing the old ones last, and cooks plain
lv-she is a most superior house
keeper. The next time an unthink~
ing husband is disposed to be severe
because some trifling matter has
been neglected, he should put that
in his pipe and smoke it. Rural
A1neric1u
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Round that Circle.

In almost every speech Mr.. John
son tai KS about having helped to whip
traitors on the South side of the cir
Gle, and now he is doing the same
thing for the traitors on the North
side of the circle.
That Mr.. johnson is familiar with
the eli Gle there is no doubt. In 1860
he urged ,the claims of and voted for
John G. Breckenridge. He sustained
the policy of Mr. Breckenridge, which
was well understood throughout the
South to DC the secession policy. He
then, by some motive that is moro
easily suspected than roved, deser~
ted the Breckenridge policy, and whip
ped lcarsound TO the opposite side of
the circle. and did what he could in
suppressihg secession. He remained
steadfast On this side of the circle,
insisting thai the rebel State govern
ments we;e dead, that traitors should
occupy back seats, and that treason
should be made odious, until he be-
gan the work of reconstruction with
out any constitutional authority,
when he commenced backward move
ment on his orbit. He steadily NOV
ed on to the Southern side of the cir
Gle until hls rupture with Congress,
when he found himself entirely in the
arch wherb he figured in 1860.
SO mucls fer his "circle." He has
made two revolutions in six years,
and where he will be after the fall
elections we cannot say.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
human Love.

Conscious of being loved gives
comfort and strength, and makes
trust in God a real living feeling
that influences the daily life. If
there is no love about us il all men
turn chances Of dislike upon us, and
close their hands against us, then our
hearts grow hard, and we find it diff
fcult to raise at once, without the
aid Of human steps, above earthly
pain and dcsolation to love and con
fidence in God all has tendency
to become dark above rs it is around ;
whereas love and kindness keep our
hearts open dear, loving people are
to us witnesses of the love and ten
derness of God-are his angels whom
he sends to show us that he has not
forgotten us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

CINCINNATI, September 1.-THE
Commercial this morning has the fol-
lowing despatch from Columbus:
General Grant, while in Column
bus, did not hesitate, in conversing
with those with whom he is init
mately acquainted, to express his ut,
ter disgust with the whole perform
ance of the Presidential troupe, with
which be is in company by command
OF the President, as his superior Off
Ger, but with the political aspects of
which he has not one particle of SYM
pathy. He has been excessively bor-
ed by the persistent efforts of John
Hogan and other Copperheads to
identify him with themselves of
their political prospects. While in
Cincinnati, this man Hogan propos-
ed to introduce to General Grant a
gentleman connected with the En-
qulrer, mentioning as a reason the
fact of such connection, and that the
EnqulreT was an ardent supporter OF
the General. He responded that he
had no sympathy with the Enquirer.
lie remembered it's course during the
war, and it was very obnoxious to
him. But said the persistent Ho-
gan, this is one of the editors of tho
Enquirer That, replied the Gen
cral, might have prevented me say
ing what | have, but it is out now
He complained that the Enquirer had
published a garblcd account of his
remarks in Cincinnati. The Gener-
al says that he accompanied the OK
petition feeling that the manner with
which he was invited and pressed by
the President to do so amounted to
an order from his COMMANDMENTS
Chief. He expresses extreme dis
gust with the manner in which it has
been conducted, and that he feels,
though physically strong enough, as
tired as though he had been absent
from Washington six months.
"Thcse statements are not derived
from rumor, but are entirely trust
worthy and reliable, and their publ
cation is believed by the military
and personal friends Of the General,
to be both due and acceptable to
himself.
Admiral Farragut was equally
outspokcn upon the subject, and con
demned the whole affair as unwor>
thy the political fillibustcring, Tor
which he had no taste.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
A Republican Party.

The Mobile (Ala) Nationalist, in n
survey of parties, their position and
prospects, winds up as follows:
The personal of the Republican par
ty is remarkable. In the North it
comprises within its ranks, nineteen
twentieths of the members of all
Protestant churches, excepting the
Episcopalians-and large majority
of the members OF that denomina-
ton almost the entire member
ship of all moral and benevolent as
sociations four-fitths of the literary,
professional men, &c. thrce-fourths
Of the returned soldiers very
large proportion of the prominent
business men-especially miners,
manufacturers, merchants and bank.
ers and certainly very large ms
jority of the farming population.
Ever since its formation the party
has been growing with amazing ra-
pidity, and its accessions have been
principally from the above class.
which do not change easily-and
now it controlsevery Northern State,
including Missouri. And this is a
party that Democratic papers sneer
at as radical, fanatical, incendiary.
If there ever was in the history of
the world, party that combined
larger degree Of all the best clements
of the nation, no record Of its oxis-
tence has come down to these times.
The Union party appropriating SO
largely the best element of the ma
ton, what is left for the party OPP
posed to it?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

INDIANS VS.. RAILRoADs.-The To-
peka Leader has it from the Chief of
the Potawatomie tribe that word has
been sent to the nation by disaffected
tribes on the border, that as soon as
their corn was gathered they would
take up the war trail. They are bit
ter in their opposition to the railroad
passing through their lands, and ex-
press their determination to fight
the road to the bitter end.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
A Soldiers Monument.

The county of Grant has furnish
ed most excellent example to the
patriotic people Of other counties, in
the matter of perpetuating the
names of her sons who sacrificed up
their lives during the late war She
has collected the names Of all who
thus lost their lives, and is having
them carved on a column of marble,
which is to be erected as monu-
ment to the memory of her fallen
sons A portion of the expense is
borne by voluntary contributions
while the balance is appropriated 10y
the county authorities.-ReqtStcr,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
THE MAINE ELECTION

New York, September IA spc-
cial despatch to the Tribune, dated
Columbus, Ohio, September 10, says:
I" In conversation with Governor
Cox last evening, General Grant and
Admiral Farragut declared their dis
approval Of the Presidents policy
and commended that of Congress.
Both gentlemen said substantially
that they were participants in the
Presidents campaign tour by express
instructions, and not from any in
clination on their part. The CONVEX
sations were not strictly private, for
several parties were present"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

To THE pEoPLE.-Lct it be under>
stood eyer Hwhere that Revenue As
SCISSORS Collectors and Postmasters,
hold on to ;thcir places and stand firm
politically until removed by authori-
~ and then when q new President
shall be elected in 1868, and installed
in 1869, iey the people see that the
old Possmastors, Assessors and Col
lcctors gre reappointcd for at least
four years. This will be better than
if the /; tttr were to hold on for the
remaining two years, with a sacrifice
Vt time and conscience. The follow
ing IS a good example for true men
WESTERN IAMLIN,
Capt, j. Stewart, who fought gal
lantly through the late War in be-
half Of the Union, having returned
to civil life, is n clerk in dry goods
store at Flint, Michigan. at $500 per
annum. Col, McCreery OF that place
having gone over to Johnson, and
been appointed Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the district, procured,
while in Washington, the wholly
unsolicited appointment OF Post
Master al Flint for Capt. Stewart
the salary $4,000 per annum. Col.
McCreery brought home the commits
sion and handed it to Capt. Stewart,
who instantly and indignantly rejec-
ted:it as an imputation on his per-
sonal integrity. Though no condi-
tons were| attached to the place, he
felt that hn would, if he accepted it
be at least under suspicion Of having
q sold ont !" and he preferred 5000 {
year with bis own and his neighbors
respett TO S., 500 with faint of John
sonism on his reputation. Such j
the spirit wherein the West respond
to the sed2ctions Of the tempter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Business Directory.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

post Office address, Lancaster Wis)
County Judge-WM. McGioNIGAL,
Treasurer-SAMUEL MOORE
SheTh-WM. III. elise
Clerk OF Hoard of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Y. CLIsR
Clerk of Circuit Court. w. BLANpING
Register If Deeds--JosEPH Book
Snperint endent of Schools-D GRAY PURMAN
District Attorney-G. c. HAZRLToN p. O.-I}oscolel
10. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
Spots on the Sun.

At the meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science, in Buffalo, on the 18th inst,
Professor Loomis read paper enti-
tied the physical Condition of the
Surface and Movement of the Solar
Spots" The Professor said that in
bringing forward the subject of solar
spots, he had not anything particul-
arly new to say in regard to them.
There was probably nothing new
about them. The hypothesis of
Herschel, the eminent astronomer,
had been generally accepted, that the
sun is a solid sphere, black, and emit.
ting hut little light and heat. This
black sphere surrounded by a strata
of clouds of different densities, the
inner ones being only partially lumi-
nous. The sun is known to contain
many elements which are to be found
upon our own earth, such rs iron,
nickel, sodium, magnesium, and 9th
ers which are of a very dense charae-
ter. The Professor claimed that the
spots upon the sun are not glimpses
Of the solid sphere, but, rather, views
OF the strata beneath, and less lumi
nous than the outer strata Of gas
seous formations, known as the pho
tosphere. Careful investigation had
developed the fact that these spots
on the sun are not fixed but have q
motion from east to west, with less
angular motion at the equator. The
propositions advanced by Professor
LOOMS in n measure modified the
hypothesis of Hcrschel in relation to
the density of gaseous strata around
the sun, the lines of light exhibited
at the spots, and the relative motion
Of the spot themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
AUCTIONEERS.
T LICENSED AUCTIONEER.

s. Wetmore begs TO announce to the Public that he
will be glad receive orders for the sale by auction
all descriptions Of property through the County at
the lowest possible rates orders HIM at Patch
Grove will be punctualy attended to.
Patch Grove, Feb q, 1s65-3s-tf*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
A UCTIONEER.

The subscriber residing at Paairie du Chen holds
Government License empowering him 10 sela Auction
iutifant County and neighhoring counties Hi terms
will be IN list bounds. WILLIAM CLACk.
paaire du Chen, Wis Oct. ., 1s63.-l1-tf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

VS.. The n. Y. Tribune says: at
is now understood that Victor Hugo,
when he described the Devil Fish as
Monster resembling an umbrella
without handle, with innumerable
radii stretching ont 10 grasp every thing
,citkn reach, with no blood no bones
no flesh, absorbing its victims into
its pouch, intended to pretigure the
Philadelphia convention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

MrA correspondent Of the New
York Herdld writing from Chicago
says: "Itis reported that General
Grant has said ! am Disguised
with this trip. [ am disguised at
hearing a man make speeches on the
way to his own funeral
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25

VINO WAS HE?-The Rchland
County Observer has the following
paragraph
owe arc sorry to hear that Capt.
Liscum has met with q severe stroke
of bad luck. 4 war claim agent in
Madison, collected q claim OF $500
for him from the government of back
pay, &c, and then deeamped to parts
unknown. This is a loss he can lily
afford to lose"
We should like to know who has
been playing the rascal here in this
fashion. 1t is the first we have heard
of it.-,&ate Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
DIR. G. ABRAHAM,
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN.

Having permanently located at Patch Grove 0rame
County, Wis., would respectfully nouncs for the b.k
eht OF the numerous patients that daily calling on
him from different parts of the country medical ~
sstance, that he may be found at his Office Tuesday
anu SATURDAY afternoon OF each week for
and medical aid in all the various chronic dscsses
inc human family subject to- Having praotic.i shs
Eclectic System for fourteen years "a
success he htters himself that no cannot fail 20 give
general satisfaction. rIQS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
WASHINGTON, September IA.

COLLECTION OF JOHNSON S SPEECHES.
The Republican Committee here
have made collection of the speech
es made by the President since he
left Washington, and are consider
ing the proposition to publish them
as Radical campaign document,
believing that they furnish unanswer-
able evidence of the folly and impol-
icy of sustaining Mr.. Johnson in his
warfare upon Congress and its res
toration policy.
TIE MAINE ELECTION
The Johnson men here are very
gloomy since the Maine election, and
concede that the contest is virtually
decided against them. Their cen
sures Of the weakness, lack Of dig
nifty and indiscretion of the Presi-
dent while swinging around the cir
Gle are both loud and deep, as are
also their denunciations of Mr.. Sew
ard whom they blame for persuad-
ing the President into the perpetra.
ton of such suicidal and disgraceful
forensic displays as he has been gull
ty of during the last three weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-25
PHYSICIANS.
r G. HOLMES,
Physician and Surgeon

Would respectfully tender his professional services u
the citizens Of Jamestown and vicinity Residence 4
jamestown Hotel. Ts-hms
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-04
TOLEDO MARKET.

TOLEDO, May 3, 1896.
FLoUR--Fine, S. 5O@5 rs; Supcrhne, OO@
O 25; Extra, 256l7 80; Double Extra and Fancy,
s 5o0l3 90. Rye Flour, 90.
GRA1N-Old Red Wheat 250c amber Michi-
gan old, 246c; new, 222; new white 2i6c. Corn,
5Sc. Oats, 440l45c. Rye csc.
P0RH--Mess heavy SIS; light 26 90; butts and
rumps 81 90.
BEEF--Mcss heavy SIS; do light II 90; prime
10 90.
oTAToES--Neshannock soc; Long Pink
Eyes, soc; MERGERS and Carriers, S5c Common
and Mixed, 7Oc.
TALLOW-M Mutton 9c; Beef lOc.
.BUTTER-Fresh roll S5c; in keg soc; common
25c.
EGGs-1sc.
P0ULTRY-Chickcns dressed ~ II lSl020c;
turkies 25c; ducks l4Gll5c; geese lO6l2c.
FEATHERS No. l. 70@S0c; do No. 2,
40pj50c.
GRoCERIES--Coffee- Rio 236j2sc; Java SOC:
Sugars--raw sugar ll@ltc crushed l7@l713c ;
granuatcd l7lSc; A coffee l6e y coffee l5iSc.
G coffee llIi6l5c. .Tcas--Ioung Hyson, $50
l7Se; Imperial l45@llT5c; Black S0@l50c
Japan ll50l25c Mulasses 7O@l25e. Sirups--
fair 59@60c; good 74@155; prime 9S(0lOOc
Ricc-Rangoon DC; Carolina II lh@l4c.
LUMBER-Clear $50; 2d clear $50; box S45i
stock boards S22; common boards SIS; culled dc
Sl4; fencing S2O Gull fencing $l4 flooring strips
SIS; Q do S3j; jost seantng and timber, Is feet
and under SIS; A lS-inch sawed shingles 2ji
A 2 iS-nch sawed shingles 1 %; l6-inch sawed
shingles 90 and 90; clear and second dies ed
flooring 40 90: cOmmoe dressed flooring 33 90
common dressed siding $40; I'd and clear dresset
siding S2I; dressed stock common, l2-inch, S25
dressed common boards $50; Lath so.