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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

The indianapolis Journal wonders
how any honest Democrats can sus-
tain such leaders as George II. Pen
the Cincinnati National Banks, has
refused to pay the State tax levied on
his stock, and now owes tire State Of
Ohio $3.50. of said tax Such is
the anti-bond, anti-bank Democracy.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

i LADY entered tram at CoGn-
try station, and sat down with her
back to the locomotive. Finding her
mistake, and not wishing to ride back
ward, she asked the conductor If ne
would "be so kind as to turn the car
around He didn't DO it.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

IL reply 10 SenatorDoolittle' attack
on Gen. Grant, Senator Nye told the
story of the attack on a celebrated
New England clergyman, who met his
accusers by asking them if they had
ever seen a dog barking at the moon.
"oh, yes, they answered'with sneer.
" " ell now my friends, please tell me
If You ever heard Of dog getting near
enough TO the moon TO bite It ?"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

\ FELLOW. on being asked to write
a testimonial for patent clothes.
wrlnger. produced the following;
! bought your clothes-wringer, er,snd
am Immensely pleased with it. l
bought jag of wood =. .nIch proved to
be green and unfit to burn. | run the
whole load through Your clothes
wrlnser, and | have used the wood for
klnaEnr eyer since
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

GENERAL Meade has succeeded IN
Georgia III prying open With bayonets
the door of an empty treasury Cop
Perhead Paper.
The emptiness Of the treasury in
question might have been anticipated;
it had been for some months in charge
Of conservative Democratic officials.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

ACCEPTED.-Th Minnesota State
officers and Legislature have accepted
the invitation of the Wisconsin Leg
lslature . visit Madison at an early
day. As yet the time Of the visit
has not been fixed.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

THE gallant Gen. John Beayty's
official majority in the Eighth Ohio
District Is S29-a Republican gain Of
59r
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

The Democracy have decided to
hold their National Conr, a.ion at
Cincinnati
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-26

The Democratic party, whose re-
bellion cost us half a million lives
and FIVE thousand millions Of dollars,
want 20 be placed in power for the
sake Of eooron1gf What impu6ence
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
old Tim. winters.

In 1864 the cold was so intense that the
Thames was covered with ice sixty-one
inches thick. Almost all the birds per-
ished. ..,-. ...--. .,.te..,o- ...s, -.s.o M,
In 1851 the cold was SO excessive that
the famished wolves entered Vienna and
attacked beasts and even men. Many peo-
pie in Germany were frozen to death in
1895, and the winters of 1897 and 1899
were nearly as bad. Il sra ,s,r qsL m5
In 1903 occurred that famous winter
called, by distinction, the cold winter
All the rivers and lakes were frozen, and
even the sea for several miles from the
shore. The ground was frozen nine feet
deep. Birds and beasts were struck dead
in the fields, and men perished by thou
sands in their houses. In the South Of
France, the wine plantations were almost
all destroyed; nor have they yet recovered
from their fatal disaster. The Adriatic
sea was frozen and even the Mediterran-
can about Genoa, and the citron and
orange groves suffered extremely in the
finest parts of Italy.
In 1716 the winter was SO intense that
people travelled across the straits from
Copenhagen to the provinces of Senia, in
Sweden. '''s 'l' - -
In 1729, in Scotland, multitudes Of cat
tie and sheep were buried in the snow &.
, In 1740 the winter was scarcely inferior
to that of 1909. The snow lay ten feet
deep in Spain and Portugal. The Zuyder
Zee was frozen over, and thousands of
people went over it. And the lakes in
England froze. ...- '1,.-l.,.' - Z,
In 1754 the winter was very cold. Snow
fell in Portugal to the depth of 2S feet on
|. In1754 and 1855 the winters were very
severe and cold. In England the stron-
gest1ale, Exposed to the air in glass. was
covered inE15 minutes with ice one eighth
of an inch thick.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

The increased attention paid by agri-
culturists to-. dairy products and to the
growth of fruits and vegetables for the
city markets is noticed in report of the
United States Commissioners of, Agricul-
ture. He states that the butter of New
York in 1865, one of the several products
of the dairy, was estimated at $50, ,000,-
900; that the supply of milk was also
enormous, and the manufacture of cheese
in that State had become very important
pursuit, there being not only immense
contributions to the home market, but the
quantity exported in 1865 was SO, ,OS9,-
46S pounds, valued at $11 ,6s4, ,927.y 1t
is even said that the American cheese is
supplanting the British product in the
English market. 1t is strange that more
attention has not been paid by the Amer
lean agriculturists to the culture Of ftaits
and vegetables. The importance of the
great city markets has. been, it is true,
more and more appreciated in the Eastern
and Middle States, but it may be doubted
whether the commercial value Of the minor
products of the soil is as fully understood
and acted on as il, ought to be. There
can be no safer investment for capital and
industry than the cultivation of vegetables
and fruits for the supply of the leading
towns and cities of the, Atlantic coast.
which arc growing with such steady and
rapid progress that an increasing and enor-,
nous demand may be relied on as among
the most certain events of the future
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Origin OF: cseat ntsn.. y

Some of the greatest men the world ev-
er produced, either in ancient or modern
times were of very humble and obscure
origin. Columbus, thediscoverer of Amel
riea, was the son of a weaver, and iwea.
yer himself. Homer, the great Greek po-
ct, was beggar. Demosthenes; the Gre
clan orator, was the son of cutler. Oil
yer Cromwell was the son of brewer.
Benjamin Franklin was the son of tallow
chandler; Ferguson, the Scotch astronom-
er, was shepherd. Edmund HALEY, an
eminent English astronomer, the son of, a
soap boiler Of Shoreditch. Hogarth, the
celebrated English painter, was but an ap-
prentice to an engrayer, of pewter pots.
Virgil the Latin poet, was the son OF. a
potter; and Horace Of, shopkeeper.
Shakespeare, the greatst Of English drama
tic poets,. was the son, of. a woolstable !;
and Milton, the greatest of English epic
poets, was. the son of o money scrivener.
Pope was the son of a merchant; and DR..
Samuel johnson, of bookseller at Litch-
field Akenside, the author Of that elegant
poem, the !" Pleasures of Imagination, was
the son Of butcher at Newcastle. Robert
Burns was ploughman at Ayrshire, Scot
land !, Gray, the English poet, the son of a
money scrivner and Henry Kirk White,
Of butcher at Nottingham, England.
Bloomfield and Clifford were shoemakers
and Addison, Goldsmith, Otway and Can
ming. were sons Of clergymen. The pres
ent Lord Lyndhurst, the Chief Justice of
England. was the son of the painter Cop
ley, and. an american by birth. These
examples show that there is no state or or
condition of life, however humble or OBJ
scure, from which talent and genius may
not rise by individual exertion to. emf:
nence and distinction, Particularly is this
the case in our own country, where there
is no nobility, and no privileges conferred
by birth. 7as' Z ~, 81 i2Hf ss'P'' o 1!I
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
A Talent for coavsr.st,on.

A talent for conversation has an extra
ordinary value for the every day uses Of
life. Let any one who has the gift enter
into the social circle anywhere. How ev-
cry ones face brightens at his entrance
How soon he sets all the little wheels in
motion, encouraging the timid, calling cut
the resources of the reserved and Shy sub
sidizing the facile, and making everybody
glad and happy. To converse we'll is not
to- feaSross the CONDENSATION 1t is not to
do ALE the talking It is not necessary to
talk with brilliancy. A man may talk
with such surprising power and splendor
as to awe the rest Of the company into ST.
Hence. He should seek the art Of making
others feel quite at home with him, SO that
no matter how great his attainments or
how small may be theirs. they find it Just
as pleasant talking to him as hearing him
talk. Conversation, more than almost
anything else, requires tact and discretion.
II requires one To have most varied know
ledge, and to have it at instant disposal,
so that he can use Just as much or as little
as the occasion demands. 1t requires the
ability TO pass easily from the playful to
the serious, from books to men, from the
mere phrases of courtesy to the EXPIRES
sions Of sentiment and passion. ~ ''li7 if'
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
goritultaral Department,
isiT For The Aiddistoton Transcripts.
Winter Butter Making. .sgE q.

Messrs. Editors with your permis-
sion, / propose to furnish, from time to
time, an article or two for your sAgricul-
tpral Department. They are the results
Of my observation and experience, aud
may induce some other of your farmer
readers to % ntributes an occasional article
to the same department. If the farmers,
generally, would make public the results
Of their experience, they would increase
their stock Of knowledge, and confer great
benefit upon each other. For the present
shall confne myself to two subjects, viz y
Winter Butter making, and the Fatten-g
ing of Hogs. .i..,-.l ...-.;, -.
Winter butter making is something that
most farmers give but little attention to,
and that which is made, is generally poor,
white in color, and not very palatable,s
In winter. butter brings the highest price.
but there is not generally much Of it in
the market "a 1t can be produced, just as
good, and as plentiful, in winter as In sum
mer,g by pursuing the following directions:
In the first place, the cattle must /, be
sheltered from the weather. They, must
have comfortable sheds, and bedding Of
straw or stocks. They should have a good
supply of sugar-beets, carrots, or mangoli
wurtzel, along with their oat straw and
corn-caps, and two or three times week
they should be fed with ship-stuff, or upon
coarsely ground corn meal If the cows
have timothy and clover hay mixed, so
much the better The butter can thus be
made as sweet as it is in June, and, Of Q
fine yellow color, without the, cheating
process Of coloring it with arahetta, car
rot water, Or any thing else. The increase
of butter win pay the increased s'cost,S
while the profits will be-. an increase of
manure, fatter. cows, finer and larger
spring calves. Wheat straw is not good
as winter feed for cows 1t gives to- but
ter avery poor color, and bitter taste. :
Nothing is so good for feed as clover and
timothy, with, the above mentioned sue
culent roots, and, occasionally supply of
meal or ship-stuff Let our thrifty far
mers try it. Plant this spring, an acre or
two in roots, and no other crop will pay
you better. The common turnip is not tit
for butter making, for whenever they are
used as food for milch cows. the butter is
sure to be spoilt in favor : I'd ~ De-. ~
10 grl3iaa 21ivas ..----alaa u 5st..rti t1t tth
"A CHEAP PROCESS OF FArrENIKe Hoes,
-Cultiyate Sorguma and feed stock and
all to the hogs; they are very fond Of 1t,
and will eat it'up clean, and thrive rap
idly upon it. It is the saccharine matter
contained in the stock ri which improves,
hogs SO rapidly Much less corn is re-
quired when they are fed in this way, and
they viii fatten much quicker. i. > tl5a
-aoa D, a=Hr-st- --l..3 ~ q ARAToR.
New Castle County, Feb. 1868. q 'a.s-
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Enset OF Rusty straw on animals.

) The condition of strawknown as crust"
s'' red-rag," "red.gum," cet., is caused
by fungus called U'e1o Ru5tyo, which
form yelloyish- brown oval spots and
blotches on the leaf, stem, and chaff a.
The class of diseases produced by feed
ing on rusty straw, are of those usually
seen among animals that are poorly fed
and nourished, viz ;y marasmus.l glanders.
farcy, skin diseases, catarrhal affections,
and watery swellings Of the body and legs.
During eight months, and out of seven
hundred horses fed on rusty straw, there
were constantly from forty-fve to fifty on
the sick list; and in the month of Novem-
bors there were as manyas sixty-two cases
resulting from the same cause. Such,
then, is but a synopsis of record that
ought to open tile eyes Of farmers and
others to proper use of rusty straw. !
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Selttt noetrp,
A nuspRED YEARS FROM NOW.


q A iEuNDRED WEARS FROM NOW. p
I The surging sea Of human life sf' 's"4
Be Forever onward rolls,0w2 sal u e'itj
/ Bearing to the eternal shore no g7s3i,uins
Each day its freight Of souls; "a az, .,,,,,,
But though our bark sails bravely on,
~ Pale Death sits at the PROV, ~ . WIS
+, And few shall know we ever lived, t'Ht s4i
a hundred years from now.iii uid oa.
Oh, mighty human brotherhood, 80.
~ stifWhy lfercely war and strive, ''''f
While Gods great world has ample space %
,v For everything alive2 iig M 70 ~ ~
Broad fields, uncultured and unclaimed,
~ Are waiting for the plow, tt
Ofprogress, that shall make them bloom
A hundred years from now. fa7n ~ ~
y,,.s Al. ySv4isYu. % si& - a0iiisaar.t nj
Why should we toll SO earnestly ,r M. .,,
In iife's short narrow span, E.f
On golden stair TO climb so high '2''
ii Above our brother mani dde 9fol 2
Why blindly at an earthly shrine ,i,s..is
Our souls in homage bow? {? ts,...,.. ,.,. .,o
D Our gods win rust, ourselves be dust,
taR A hundred years from now. ihS'W f''
p 9t Htaaii d,gl 10 Gli-.iriaa- 4ft tJ
"A Why prize so much the worlds applause7
Why dread 50 much its bhme ~, -. 5- ,
a fieefing echo is its voice,
- Ofeensure or of fame; uni"" "''' '"
{ The praise that thrills tile heart, the scorn
That dyes with shame the brow, le .nei
Will be as long-forgotten dreams,
A hundred years from now.
mrs ASA HHr rt ss4ArS SAUL ant
Earth's empires rise and fall, o Time uifi
Like breakers on thy shore, ,4 b.yi...,..
They rush upon thy rocks Of doom, if
Fit. Are seen--and seen no more; ~" ~
The starry wilderness Of worlds nfI193 tg
That gem nights radiant brow, gi.la t-
Will light the skies for other eyes, -. .t....
'-' A hundred years from now.
le sadi .TpsHs b.iudGi a3fIGII -3fq9
Q, Thou, before whose sleepless eyes l,imn
The past and future stand c,f,... ..5,
An open page, like babes we cling
al To thy protecting hand u" si'H''4
Change, sorrow, death, are naught to us, ~.
III We may safely bow, lr slJe7ar5d y ba
Beneath the shadow of Thy throne, ,,.y +,
l A hundred years from now. ''' ''''-
NHN aaHaf
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

LICE ON sCATTLE.--Rub with common
lamp oil, then sprinkle fine sand over the.
cattle; this win tend to protect the calves
and grown stock from the attacks not only
of lice,s bat also Of flies and other annoy1
ances. Fatty matters of any kind are J
rerulsive 10 the lousc tribe,
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Passionate tYGrs GTrssprOofs roof . are HEiss ike medicine
given scalding hot; the patient I can cannot
take them; II we wish to do good to
those We rebuke, we should labor for
meekness Of wisdom, aud use soft words
for hard arguments. ' ''ae '''3 '''''''T7
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

miscbievous boy entered stationery
store the other day and asked the proprie-
tor what. kind of pens he sold p sAn
kinds, uwas The reply sWell, then, I'll
take three cents worth Of pig-p pens The
boy did not wait to, get them. s7'eo'ga ~ "a
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

The greatest bet ever made has been de-
cided to be the alphabet.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Two lovers. like two armies, generally
get along quietly until they are engaged.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22

Then, asking the usual questions, he
pronounced them husband and wife. The
bride, slowly sinking on her knees, raised
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Gstrafts from New Books,
The English House OF commons. d

From Old England ita Scenery, Art and People~ By
Professor james N, Hoppin Of Yale College published
by Hurd Houghton, New York, 1858.
Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
Tn. Dairy and tn. Orchard.

New Castle County, Feb. 1858.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
DENTAL NOTICE!
DIR. VIM. II. I)EFEEN MIA CHE
DENTAL SURGEON

OF Pateville has the pleasure of informing the Ci
of Lancaster and Cassvie that in the future he
will visit these places professio ALLY as follows;
Lancaster six times year, viZ the first two weeks
of every alternate month commencing with February
Cassville twice per year, viz: last two weeE in Feb
ruary and October of each year.
hope by so doing to make it benificial to myself
well as those who cannot find it convenient to visit me
at my office in Plattevile.
Keep on hand larger stock of Dental Materials
than all other Dentists in the County, and therefore
compelled to insert artificial Teeth that are
unbecoming TO the features comprehension large
too small.
Natural teeth should be filled, if possible before the
decay exposes the They be saved after but
at greater expense
ns-All persons should have their teeth examined by
skilful Dentist at least year, frequently de-
cay exists unknown to persons
Pure SulphuEC Ether given to alleviate pain In ex-
tracing Teeth if desired Unlike Nitrous 0xyde it has
proved fatal
Artificial Teeth inserted from to an entire set
All operations performed carefully and painless as
possible
During practice of eleven years among the people
OF Grant County have endeavored use only first
CLASS material and do only frst-class work well
i have succeeded leave the public TO judge
FEES MODERATE. Rooms Dennison House. Cas- g.
vile, and Mansion House, Lancaster.
Yours Truly, w. ii. DEFFENBACHER,
Platteyille, Jan. Is, 1868. Surgeon Dentist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
State Normal Schocl-Approaching Ex.
aminations..

Mr.. COVER Our school year is
fast drawing TO close. Having been
examined once during the present
term by the committee appointed for
that purpose; we supposed that our
annual examination at the close of
the year would be omitted. This.
however, will not be the case. Prof.
Allen informs us that the Board of
Normal Regents will hold their reg
ular meeting in Platteville about the
close of the term, and all the classes
of the past year will be submitted to
them for examination on the 10Th
and Both inst. On Wednesday, the
first Of July, our new building will
be dedicated. Several of our State
officials will be here, and numerous
educational men to assist in the ded-
icatory ceremonies. The public are
invited TO attend on this occasion,
and we anticipate a grand time
This is something that should in
terest all. The teachers of our state
are collected together here for mu
tual Improvement. The faculty, with
which we are favored, can rot be
excelled for the interest taken by
them. During the past two years,
no school in the west has been more
successful in creating tre teachers,
than ours. Still we are assailed by
a few who believe % the normal plan
To be failure All we ask of such is,
that they favor US with a call and
judge by our work what we are ac-
complishing, We do not ask them
to come on these days particularly
set apart for examination. but at any
time they may choose.
Mrs. A. r. Randall. All eminent
eiocutionist. is with us and will re,
main during the rest of the term
This Is rare opportunity, as Mrs. r.
is q complete mistress of her profess
ion.
| write this partly because | would
like to see Lancaste or and other parts
largely represented al our exercises
on the first
Piatteyille Wis. June 18TH 'Gs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
Fennimore Sunday Schools to Celebr ate
the Fourth-0ther Schools Invited

Mr.. CovER.-Please give notice in
the Herald that there will be San
day School celebration at Fennimore
Center. July 4th, which Ill the
Schools of Fennimorc aud vicinity
are most respectfully requested to
attend. There will be one or more
speeches, singing &c. in concert also
it will be expected of each school
that they will have one or more pie
ces to sing or some other short exer-
else, as may be determined by them
selves or Superintendent.
There will also be a Basket Dinner,
each bringing what they are willing
to eat and have eaten; be sure and
bring enough.
Schools wishing to correspond can
write to the Chairman Of Committee
The exercises will commence as near.
ly at 10 O'Clock as practicable.
Please give publicity and oblige
Committee.
s. N JONES, Chm,
ii. A. w. McNAlR.
Penuimore June 10th '6s Committee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
RELIGIOUS.

METHODIST EPIsooPAL.-Rey. C. Cook Pastor. Preach
Tag every sabbath morning commencing at haltpast
ten o'clock. Sabbath School at a. nj. Prayer meet.
ING every Thursday evening in the Church at clock
CoseREGATIosAL-Rev s. W Eaton, Pastor servi
Sabbath morning at 1880; in the evening t:30
Sabbath School Immediately after morning service
Prayer meeting at the Church every Wednesday
ing, At $50.
EPIscoPALrAS Rev. Francis Moore Rector. Divine
Service in the Chapel every Sabbath morning.
al hapast ten o'clock also in the afternoon COM
mencing at alfpast three. Sabbath School at Il III.
Bible Class in the Chapel every TUESDAY evening. COM
mencing at eight o'clock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
'art you Coming into town. Don't fail
TO call at Burr'S and see their Goods l. Prices.
To Builders
And all whom it may Concern:

Tbs undersigned board and building committee fol
Joint school district No l. of the Towns of Mt. Hope
and Mville will receive proposals from any persons
competent build their school homse said house TO be
set good foundation raised at least one foot
from the ground all sides size the ground 20
by "a feet at least 10 feet studs seats aud desks ar
ranged follows of seats and desks next to
the side wall of sufficient length TO accommodate one
person next row of seats and desks of sufficient
length to accommodate two persons; both sides ar
ragged in the way with shelves under the desks
teachers desk with drawer and seat raised least
inches from the floor; the particular arrangement Of
and desks TO be sulsct to the supervision of
the board The house be sealed the floor about
four the lathed and plastered 10 windows
and blackboard not exceeding 81 square in sur
face arranged the board direct the whole to be
finished in proper manner by the FIRST of November
next.
Money will be furnished 10 purchase materials on
being given proper security for the completion of the
house. We wish the applicant to state price and
furnish all materials also his price if ma pls are
furnished by the district Proposals will be ex. ned
the eighth OF July. Direct to John Bowen Mt De-
Grant Co. Wis
JOHN BOWEN, Clerk
A. CHILS0N. Director
5. K. SToRRS, Treasurer.
Mt Hope, June lst 1865. Iva
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16
FARM LANDS FOR SALE.

The subscriber residing two miles west of Lancaster
wishes to sell the following lands, all in Lancaster
farm of ITO acres 20 improved, 40 In timber with
DWELLING Also another farm of ITO acres same amt
improved, with DWELLING also farm of 100 acres, so
improved, 40 in timber dwelling worth 81 Soc barn.
orchard &c also 80 acres 240 prairie, 20 in timber
no improvements adapted for division into several
farms, plenty of springs.
i. SCHOOLS, mills, Price of above proper
erty SIS S+5 per acre according to improvements
EDWARD HALFERTY.
Fenuimore April 2S. 1868 Aft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-16

CAMP MEETING.-The German
Methodists will hold camp meeting
on the grounds of g. Aupperlee,
four miles south east Of Lancaster be-
ginningon Thursday, 25th June. Rev.
Mr. Cook will preach on the Sunday
following at 10 O'clock p. NJ.