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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
Music of Solomon's Temple.

The disentombing of Assyrian
sculptures and tho deciphering of
Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions
have opened new fields Of investiga,
ton in almost every department of
knowledge. Among the branches OF
science which have shared in these
discoveries, that of music has been
benefited largely. The accounts of
ancient musical instruments were
vague, and our ideas, especially of
Hebrew music, were confused, till
recently sculptures and paintings
have been brought to light which
delineate the musical instruments Of
the early oriental nations, and in a
number of eases veritable specimens
have been disentombed. Such, for
example, is an Egyptian harp found
in Thebes, with its strings yet per-
feet enough to vibrate again, after q
silence. of three thousand years.
The more recent Investigations
prove that the parent Of all known
musical science was Assyra. From
the Assyrians, the Hebrews and the
Egyptians, and, indeed, all Eastern
nations, derived their knowledge of
music. The unveiled monuments
show that in the time of Sennacherib
music was a highly cultured art, and
must have existed through genera>
tions. This polished nation used a
harp Of twenty-one strings, the frame
of which was four feet high, which
accompanied minstrel songs or was
borne in the dance. The Tyre of
tortoise-shell the double pipe, the
trumpet, drum, and bell were COM
mon. Even ofthe bagpipe represent
tations have hyen discovered, though
none Of stringed Instruments, like
the violin, played with the bow.
In all delineations Of social or wor-
shipping assemblies, musical instru-
ments very like our modern ones
have a prominent place. The He
brew music, at the time Of the Exo>
dus, was purely Egyptian; but it was
much modified subsequently by asso>
citation with Asiatic nations. In the
temple of Jerusalem, according to
the Tatnaud, stood a powerful organ,
consisting Of wind chest with ten
holes, containing ten pipes, each pipe
capable of emitting ten different
sounds by means of finger holes, SO
that hundred sounds could be pro-
duced by it. 1t was provided with
two pairs of bellows and ten keys,
SO that it could be played with the
fingers. Acco. ding to the rabbis, it
could be heard great distance from
the temple.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

COLONEL GlLI.-No handsomcr
compliment was paid to any candi-
date before .he State Convention last
week than was paid to Attorney Gen.
eral Gill. For notwithstanding the
fact that there were four other candi
dates, some Of them among the alb
lest lawyers Of the State, and WHO
for months made very active efforts
to secure the nomination, yet Of the
two hundred and forty-ninc votes
cast for the office, Col. Gill received
on the first ballot one hundred and
thpty>eight, being more than three
times the number cast for either of
the other candidates, and twenty
seven majority over all oftheir votes
together. His nomination was made
unanimous. The result is exceed
ingly gratifying to Us and to the peo~
pie OF Jefferson county, where the
Colonel has lived for thirteen years.
and during all that time borne a rep
utation without spot or blemish.-
IFateftoun Republicans
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
Incomes of Grant County Men for 1867.


We publish tins week in the Hers
AID the list OF names OF the income
tax payers in Grant County, with
their residence, surplus, and amount
of taxes paid.
The list shows that T. Bayley is the
richest man in Grant county, that
John Geiger is the next richest, that
Judge Mills is the third, aud N. II.
Virgin the fourth III ranl; Of wealth.
There are some others, usually sup
posed TO be wealthy and with known
large income, but the list proves them
to be poor men. Few Of the mer.
chants pay any income. But there is
r. +. Murphy, the lancaster Jewel
Ter and watch maker-Y man who
you'd not for kingdom play the
Ananias and Sapphira, he has given.
IN his utmost dollar, no more, no less.
We presume such men hold office IN
heaven, but in Grant county such
men are not usually popular. There
are men III Grant county with their
quarter OF a million dollars. and
whose net incomes count by tens ii
thousands, yet who pay less than The
five and ten thousand dollar men,
The man who lately boasted Of his
average wv enty dollars per day clear
income, pays not even day. profits
to sink the public debt-yet to Dis
vert the public attention from his
criminal conduct, be damns the coun-
try for its legal tenders, and for tax
ing him for supporting an "unconsti,
tutional war"
We complain OF such inequality Of
taxation and complain of Congress
for not enacting laws that would
bring wicked men square up to their
duty toward God, their country and
themselves. For it is damning in
jury to any man to demoralse hims
self; it is an injury to society for rich
men to exhibit such immortality, and
an injury to the children, yea, even
10 The children unborn who shall look
back upon the wickedness OF their
grand fathers.
The wealth of the country looks to
the upright practice OF its owners for
security and permanency. Rich mon,
if they would make their large props
erty secure in the&ands Of the poor
masses, must exhibit better honesty
than they do, else in day OF civil
discord the masses may rise and help
themselves. The country il safe il
proportion rs the rich men are ex-
emplary, upright, and true to word.
Property is only valuable because the
masses protect it, But the masses
would not render such protection but
for the few exemplary, upright and
trGthful men OF wealth There are
now scarcely enough good rich men
to save the country and merit the
protection otproperty. Sodom and
moran were lost because at best
there were hardly any righteous lead
ing men. We know the past year has
been hara upon the mercantile class
es, and thai many of them have lost
money But how happens it that so
many who have surely cleared three
thousand dollars report not u dollar?
We name them not. Reader, you
may think aad reflect, then ask, why
is il that the administered oath with
the upIitted hand, Co witnessing,
plays no part at all in causing men to
be truthful. 1t seems then that con
science and moral integrity are God
given to but few, and no salvation for
the many rich men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
Workingmen in England.

Professor Levi, in his book on "'The
Working Classes, estimate that there
are 500, 900 persons employed in Eng
land in the general and local govern
ment and defense of the country
OF this number ali but 5000 are
men. About $4,000 are dock>yard
laborers, II 900 postmen, 81, 900 po-
licemen. Nearly all the others are
soldiers or sailors, and the annual
income of the whole class amounts
to $50, 900. In the second class are
LOO, 900 domestic servants, nearly
all OF them women, whose yearly
wages amount to 295 100000 an av-
erage sum of $3.50 head per week
being included in that amount for
remuneration in the way Of main
tenance.
There are 5000 persons engage
ed in commercial ways, that is, in
the conveyance of men, animals, goods
and messages. OF these 100000 are
railway servants, $4,000 coacbmen,
cabmen and carmen, 81 900 are barge
men and watermcn, 100000 are sea-
men, 80, 900 are dock laborers, and
125, 900 are ware-housemen, messen-
gers and porters. Their entire earn
ings in a year are estimated at Sl95.-
100000.
All these classes Of working people
taken together are just as numerous
as the agricultural laborers, of whom
there are said to be about 100000
men and 100000 women and chill,
dren, earning in all s42O,000,000 a
year These and all the others are
not so numerous as the laborers in
manufacturing and mining pursuits,
numbering about 100000 men and
100000 women and children, and
receiving 81, 100000 year in
wages The entire working classes,
according to Mr.. Levi. comprise II,
900, 900 persons, of whom nearly half
are women and children, and receive
each year $4,000, 100000, in payment
for their work. The average weekly
receipts for boys and men under TWEEN.
ty, is Is. Sd, sterling; of girls and
women under twenty, Is. 19d ster>
ling; of grown up men lbs sterling,
and of grown up women lis sterling.
Skilled work people, of course, re,
ceive great deal more than that,
and common laborers proportionately
less.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
Queen Victoria and Englishmen.

The London Times says ''the time
has arrived whcu the chivalry and
loyalty OF the English people must
show themselves" 1t refers to the
prosperity OF England-a prosperity
.'more moral than material 10 ils char
acter," attained "under The auspices
OF "a sovereign whose virtues, it is
hardly too much to say, have inilla-
ted new era IN The civilization Of
the world"
The Times then goes on in the fol-
lowing strain Of warm eulogy: Her
own history has been one Of radant
peacetulness sweet simplicity, all
most divine gentleness, dutitulness
and purity. The majesty Of her
crown has never been sulied by an
unworthy er unseemly personal act
Her life has been so grandly and so
graciously righteous rs to be a law
and pattern OF life 10 all her people
She has entranced her generation by
the unobtrusive pertecticns Of her
character, When great grief fell
upon her she proved that she was on
~ human by her sensitiveness to the
blow, The widow overcame the
Queen. She retired into venerable
obscurity. The nation lavshed up
on her sympathy most pious and
most sincere. And the nation lofne
ed with al almost impatient longing
TO bring her back to the free and sa-
cred fellowship with Itself it had SO
long and'so gracefully enjoyed. Sons
time the appeal to her conscience
was almost severe in its tone; but
always was it the fruit Of holy and
an atfectionate homage.
And, then, England wondered nj
the persistency Of her retirement,
with a confidence in the integrity Of
her own nature which was ample Elk
cGse for he unusual candor Of her
confessions. She told with tears to
all the listening world her love and
regret. At this moment-this. winch
might work a mystery Of awe in even
savage beasts-comes forth the red
/ Indian OF the Press. To Haunt before
the public eyea monstrous imputa-
tion--a damnable calumHy. The libel
is its own eternal censure Reputa>
ton would but repeat the insult. The
heart Of Eng land does not shrek out
disgust or surprise; il is tranquil in a
sublime contempt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

e. The Copperheads ofOhio open
cd their campaign with the cry Of
"down with negro suffrage" and
actually expected to sweep the State
on that ism But as the contest pre-.
crosses and the fight thickens, the
leaders begin TO discover that the
opposing cry Of equal rights and ex-
act justice to all men" enlists an un~
expected number Of supporters from
their own ranks. The Columbus
Statesman, the old Democratic State
organ, perceiving the manifest drift
Of the popular current, has come
out for impartial Suffrage. Over its
ticket it has placed the sentence: con
a constitutional amendment, giving
the negroes the right to vote and
hold oflice-yes.
A few years hence any Democrat
Paper in the land will swear that its
party never opposed, but were al
ways in favor Of impartial suffrage
irrespective of race or color.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

sA-A Philadelphia paper, remark
ing upon the immigration of grown
men and women to the United States
estimates that every immigrant is
worth to the country procuring his
services at least one thousand dollars.
Setting down, then, the number of
arrivals from the old countries to new
homes here for the present year, at
300, 900 and the value Of these at 81,
900, each, and we have an aggregate
addition to the wealth and resources
of the country from this source alone
Of three hundred millions Of dollars
At this rate the public debt would be
paid in ten years by the profits Of
iinmi grafton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
s SRE VOL. 10, NO. Is.
Income Tax Payers of Grant County 70
1857

TIE following table. showing the
income tax payers with amount OF in>
come over 81, 600 per year, and the
revenue part thereof, has been fur,
nished us for print; we give the same
entire:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

Der. As a practical illustration of
the tendency towards high prices,
caused by redundancy of specie,
let the reader consider what the pur-
chasing power Of gold dollar is to,
day, compared with what it was
twenty-five or thirty years ago when
Sl2 bought cow, fifty cents a days
labor, and $500 respectable pair OF
boots. lie will then perceive how
strongly the world tends upward in
prices, as well as in morals and intel>
ligence. CHICAGO AdnGnce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

GRAssHoPPERs.- Many OF our citio
zens were greatly surprised one day
last week at the sudden appearance
Of a grand army of Grasshoppers.-
For a time the air was literally alive
with them and it was feared they
would make descent on the corn>
fields, bnt thank Providence, they
continued on in their line of march,
leaving Us unmolested. Whittier
they come We know not, and with
er they went we know not.-AtcbiSon
Co., Wis.) Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

SKILL OF A FEMALE PHYSICIAN
Elias Howe, Jr., was pronounced a
hopeless case by the best European
doctors, and he came home expecting
soon to die. Arrived at Bridgeport,
his limbs became dropsical, and his
body swelIed and put on the black
hue. Physicians pronounced him dy-
ing. Finally as last resort, a lady,
former resident of Hartford, was
mentioned, who has been for almost
twenty years a practitioner. She
was tclegraphed for, came, and after
some misgiving was permitted to I'M
dertake the case. 1t proved success
full to remarkable degree. The
dropsical effusion of the limbs yield
ed, and the black hue Of the chest
was followed by erysipelatous erup-
tons, and a general mitigation Of the
symptoms. Finally, Mr. Howe has
become strong enough for a journey
to his fathers house
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
aea. Elder swan used to say ths

aa-Elder swan used to say that
if the doctrine OF universal salvation
be true, the bible ought to read ).
wide is the gate and broad is the
way which leads to Heaven and
everybody goes there; straight is
the way and narrow is the gate that
leads to He'll, and you can't find it if
you try"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

sea-The Christian Times &. III
ness is out against base ball, because
it may be the means Of gambling.
The same might be said against
horse trotting, or steamboat travel,
yet good Christians trot horses
and travel on steamboats,. The abuse
OF a thing argues nothing against the
use of it. Even the Christian relig-
ion itself sometimes is made to work
badly, as in the case Of the man at
Milwaukee, the other day, who killed
his wife because she would not Join q
church. These things only show
the depravity of man, and prove
nothing either against base ball or
religious sects.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

nsa- From the Helena ( Montana
Herald we learn that Capt W. S.
ScIibner, formerly member Of the
Legislature from Grant county, who
served with gallantry in the 10th
Wisconsin infantry, now residing in
Montana, has been appointed aid-de>
camp and ordnance officer on the staff
of GOV. Green Clay Smith, with the
rank of Captain. The Herald says:
ale i an accomplished gentleman,
and has won many friends since his
arrival
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

sg- Wtlke's SPIRIT suggests that the
Democratic party advertise IN the
Herald for General Mcclellan. now
lost in Europe, somewhat as follows ::
"If G. B. ID, who was last seen on
board ola Cunard steamer, waving
an eternal farewell to ali ungrateful
country, will return to his afflicted
friends, all will be forgotten and
forgiven, and no questions asked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

rzar Returns from the Colorado
Territorial election which took place
on the 26th nit, show a decided Re,
publican triumph. Both branches OF
the Legislature having Republican
majority Is believed 10 establish The
tact that majority Of the people are
in favor Of a State Government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
TAFTON HOUSE /
NEW ARRANGEMENT.

q. w. II ar2eI. Proprietor.
Has leased or term Of years the wcll known t aft
House OF "Sam and heroh3 Informs the travelling pub
lie that every psins viii he taken g make all Who may
call ou him comfortable and at home
VIA careful hstler always around So ,hers will ice
no necessity fDr any enc t. "htcA up his own team
BlOonuet ton, Nag 10, 1867. 1y~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

rs Emerson says "The poor are
only they who feel poor, poverty
consists only in feeling poor But
he does not tell us how to remove
the uncomfortable feeling of poverty,
when hunger is in the bowels and
rags on the back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

BY comparing the foregoing figures
it will be seen that less than fourteen
years Of specie production, at the rate
reached in 1856, will give an amount
equal to all the coin 10 the civilized
world at the commencement of the
present century In fact gold and
silver have been increasing beyond
business demands for the last few
years at such an amazing rate, that
when we comprehend the magnitude
of the figures, we at first wonder that
prices are not already enhanced more
than they are. But there are con-
teracting influences, prominentamong
which are LIST, the increase OF BUSH
ness requiring corresponding IN
crease in the circulating medium /;
and I'd, the average annual absorp>
ton of $50, 900, 00G Of spocie by Jap
an, China and other Asiatic coun-
tries specie which will not begin to
return till that enormous vacuum is
filled. These counteracting intlu'
ences we cannot discuss in this num-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

BE~ The people Of Roxbury have
voted by four to one for annexation
to Boston, which raises the latter to
the rank of tho fourth city in the
United Statos-Brooklyn, suburb
OF New York, being the third city in
point Of population.
According TO the census Of 1860,
Boston then numbered 1854 and
RoNbury 25, 137 total, 02.977.-
There are three other considerable
suburb cities which ought to be an
nexed to Boston, rs they constitute
portions of it in every respect except
political-viz., Charlestown, Chelsea
and Cambridge.
The population of the whole Club, =
IN 1860, was rs follows
RoxburS 81
ihtrlestown ,06s
esinhiidse,..... 2, 06t
rs, So
This exceeds Brooklyn, which was
the same census 266.G61. and would
make Boston the third city iii rank
Boston, with RoXbnry annexed, will
have a formidable competitor ii Chi
ago, in 1870
Gea-Dr r. 7. Rassoli has been ap>
pointed Postmaster at Poynette,
Columbus county, lie is hard
shell Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

Is THERE ANY THING IN A DREAM2
A young man named Noble recent.
" visited Nashville, Tenn, to meet
some friends whom he had not seen
for many years. One night while
there he awoke from frightful dream
in which he saw his father killed by
an assassin. So vivid was the dream
that it was some time before the
young man could compose himself to
sleep again. He did so, however,
and the next morning told the family
with whom he was stopping Of his
dream. OF course they said it was
very queer; but nothing further was
said about the matter. On the 18th,
however, a gentlemen brought the
intelligence that the father Of young
Noble had been robbed and murder
ed on the same Monday night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
NEW BOARDING HOUSE.

Nathan's 81 store has heed rcfted up for board
ing House and Grocery Store aud is prepared 70
keep Boarders. Meals prepared at all hours.
JOHN M00LSTENH0LM
Lancaster, January S. lS66-tf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

Total.........-.......... .S5lz.oou,Vuu
or S37 900, 900 more than the annual
average for the entire eighteen years.
We have failed in our efforts TO get
reliable data as to the amount of spe>
Gle produced in all parts of the world
since Jan. |, 1866, but have collected
enough to show that the total amount
must be decided increase over that
produced in 1868, large as that was.
From careful examination OF the
best authorities we present the follow
ing table, showing the amount Gas
nearly as it can be arrived att Of cir
cnlating coin in the civilized world at
the dates mentioned, and the increase
from century t century, beginning
It'll the discovery Of America
cfRcGLAIING com IN TIE CIVILIZED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
MANSION HOUSE.

MRS. MARY HYDE & SONS, - Propriet.rs
Thankful tor thc fatterug patronage heretofore ex-
tended to the MANSION, give notice that the House
will lie we'll kept as Heretofore by tie subscribers
The Stable ON the premises is ono OF tho best in I'll
country. MARY HYDE i SONS.
Nl3-4t-l4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

A young man named Regain died
in Albany recently from having a
mole or wart on his face cut by ra-
zor while being shaved. The wart
was on the left cheek, and, while tho
whole right side was paralyzed, tho
left leg and arm became rigid, and
the face turned over the left should
err
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

FIRES IN CHlcAuo.-The Jouronl
saps that there have been a series of
fires in Chicago, commencing at /
o'clock Thursday morning from
which there had, up to noon Friday,
been loss of S105, 900. The two
largest Of these fires occurred on
State, between Lake and Waser,and
on Fourteenth street; the former de>
elroylng business property TO the
amount OF $4,000, and the latter
consuming tenement property to the
value Of about $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
I ANCASTER HOUSE.
Corner Of ,t,un ana Spring Streets.
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN
c.. Jehiel HYDE. ProDrietor

Having bought the above House and re-htted and re-
lnrui he'd t. prepared @ give every attention 10
the accommodation Of gu SIS and will provide good Ia
lie ana Glenn beds. good hostlor always on hand
Lancaster, Aug II, iS66-l0-4Ri*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
A MYSTERY ExpLAINEp.-Rey. N

A MYSTERY ExpLAINED.-Rev. Mr..
-, of Lawrence, Mass, is a bach
elor. Noticing early in the season
that one of his members, married
lady, was not at meeting for several
Sabbaths, he called to ask the reason.
AS her reply was somewhat evasive,
be surmised that she had nothing to
wear" "You arc waiting for your
spring bonnet, | suppose" Weeks
passed, but still she did not make
her appearance He therefore
thought he would call again. APPS
preaching the house he saw her sit.
ting at the open window, and bland>
ly remarked, 81 hav'nt seen you at
chnrch yet hasn't that bonnet come
yet 2" eyes, sir" she arehly replied.
''ShaIl ! show it to you z" 'If you
please" answered the wondering
pastor Holding up wee bit Of a
baby, she said, blushing, This is the
spring bonnet | was waiting for, did
| do right p
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17
GEO. WALKER,

S0TAkY PUBLIC AND LICENSED CLAIM AGENT
British Hoito@, Grant county, lrTs
N'l attend to perfecting all kinds Of legal documents
c9nYeyanees, &C., and prosecuting Claims against the
tnlted States Ter Bounty Pensions and other dues
Es-Apphcatons made direct with the Department.
Charges reasonable and made according to law 47-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-17

sG@ -
a quandary. 1t the beginning Of
this month he denounced the Italian
Kingdom, pronouncing it accused
Of God" and predicting its ruin. Be-
fore the end Of the month he is under
the necessity Of receiving the offer of
this same accursed Kingdom to pre-
vent the overthrow Of his power by
the Garibaldians.