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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
Property Exemution Laws.

The changes incident to progress
ia all things beget demand for laws
to correspond. We remember well
n l849-5O, the party OF action in
Wisconsin. at that time the demo
cratic party and especially the Sec
tion of that party then known a.
free sellers. carried through the leg
islaturc the humane exemption laws
which to this day grace our statutes
The wings, then Boosting the name
and idea OF conservatives, or party of
inaction opposed these laws exemp.
ting O lot or forty acre farm from
forced sale for debt. We except a
section of the whig party then also
known as woollys, or free-soilers,
who with the free soil democrats ad-
vocated at that day such schisms as
land Limitation, exemption of landed
and personal estate from forced sale
for debt, &c. The merchants those
days were extremely set against
these exemption laws, and threatens
ed to leave tue state on account of
them. These reform laws were es>
pecially designed for family protec-
ton, and TO encourage that class Of
men with families who had been
deeply involved in debt in the old
states and bad removed west to
make new beginnings in the world.
This class were being watched right
along by hawk eyes and whenever
accommodating q cow or horse ahead
along came the constable or sheriff
with transcript executions. OF this
class very many have long since paid
up all debts or compromised with all
creditors and squared up honorably
Late years no complaints are
heard against our property exemp-
ton laws. The merchants are do
inr better on account of them, and
none ofthe old bugaboo dangers en-
tertained by the conservatives have
been realized. Indeed, conserva,
Ii IN Itself long since became an out
cast and vagabond
But there should DO made some
discriminating changes in our ex-
emption laws TO correspond with al
tered circumstances Men having
no families should not be allowed tC
take up so much shelter beneath tht
property exemption principle as mer
with families. Such should be Gu
off from exemption privilege design
ed especially tor families of womel
and children The bachelor il bu
half finished and can only requir,
half the legal protection of the mar
fully rounded and surrounded will
thoidols Of "a father aud citizen
Again the sewing and knitting ma
chimes Of families ought to be cover
cd 10y legal exemption So alsj
many other things not known for
merry as property. We commen'
this subject to the new Legislature
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

LEGAL DECIsIoN.-M Marcus w. Glib
son, said TO have been an atheist, com
mitted suicide in the state of New
York, and the American Mutual Life
Insurance Company refus ed to pay 3
policy held by his widow. The low
CT court decided against the compa.
~, and the Court of Appeals confirm
ed the decision, holding that the pol
icy was not invaIidated by the act
Of suicide, and that the fact of his
atheism, by which the company at
tempted to prove that bis suicide was
premedilatcd, he not having the fear
of God before him, was irrelevant,
thus establishing the principle that a
life insurance policy is not of neces>
sity invaidated by the suicide OF the
insured person or in other words.
that though man be suspected OF
having committed suicide, his wife
and children are not therefore TO be
deprived OF the amount Of his insur-
anco, whether he was Christian or
heather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
Labor in Social Science.

The people, even 10 these rugged
lead mines and bill sioping farms OF
Grant Cannty, are aroused concerns
ing questions of social reform, espe>
cially in the matter Of so raising up
the young rs to insure stability and
good character 10 the next adult zen
GRAFTON.
Great emphasis IS being given to
labor How to work and willing
ness TO work on the farm, in the
shop, anywhere, are the great topics
for discussion. Education must
mean, not how to shirk labor. but
how to direct il to the best results,
&c.
1t is clearly seen that boys, merely
educated at school and in college
without training at any regular
physical pursuit, must fail in life and
meet a sad end. Up stairs is al
ready filled with educated talent, and
but few more can wedge in. But
the farm is to be supplied with edu-
Gated laborers, and hardly one in a
hundred at college notes his intend,
ed life pursuit "a farmer" The
boys prepare for the law, banking,
neutrality-suspicious. which
must soon rank below the farm be-
cause over crowded. There are too
many in the professions so many
that the labor Of the country cannot
support them. Social science says,
knock over all this genteel idleness
by reducing it below the labor pur>
suits. Educate labor and it will rise
above the professions in beinAmore
profitable and more honorable, be-
sides insuring longer life and greater
happiness.
The present tendency of educated
society is to vitiate it. Already
most intelligent families are failing
by raising up sons and daughters
who seem worthless, and the evil
promises TO vastly increase. The
villages are filed with educated loaf,
ers who should have been trained to
work, and SO trained would now be
useful TO themselves and TO society
Young men seem TO lack religious
training. Many attend church from
habit or are attracted there by
company, by dress, by anything else
than religious motive. Not one in
twenty of our young men puts on
Christ and lives spiritually in the
church. The like is out Of fashion,
much as the church panders to fash
ion as means Of winning the yo~pg
But tho churches err in SO abandon
ing Christ by putting on the world,
and the people know it, and they at
to- t their kno Wedge by passing on
the other sido of the church. We Of
ten hear it said the people are
well schooled, but lack the great ba
ais OF. .stability and morality which
is Christ, and sooner or later they
plunge into immoral habits Radi
cal religion, or salvation by grace
through faith, being hardly popula'
is but mildly taught. And what tc
human understanding is more popu'
lar-general rational'zing themes, i.
rcsorted to in the pulpit and in tbt
family. Tue beauties Of Beecher
ism have taken the place Of the BIZ
bic yoke, The result is, whirlpool
Of immortality is about us, and ",
hardly know the way to escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
WHEN rur pREs,nrNr,.Y F,vcro,

WHEN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
MEEr.- The electors chosen in each
State meet at the capitals Of their
respective States on the first We'd
nesday IN December They vote by
distinct ballots for President and
Vice President, and send the result.
carefully sealed, by special mes
seugor, who will deliver il to Hon.
Benz + Wade, President of the
Senate. TIE Senate and flouse hav
ing hxed q day for Joint convention,
will assemble together il the House.
Mr. Wade will open the certificates,
count the votes, and announce that
Ulysses S. Grant is elected President
and Schuyler Colfax Vice President
OF the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

A BAD REcoRD.-Govcrnor Sew
mour carries soven States, but the
following is the dishonorable record
which will nave 10 be recorded by
the historian Two States, New
York and New Jersey, by fraudulent
votes LouisianS and Georgia, by
terrorism exercised over the Union
voters Kentucky, Maryland and
delaware by the votes of returned
confederate soldiers. liz tho days of
Jackson this would have been con-
sidered as frightful record for the
democranc party. But in the days
OF seymour and Blair, It is the best
record they can offer in their strur-
gle against Grant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

Gram OF WISCONSIN, g.. IN Probate, Grant County
- Grant County, Goart NOV. Term 1855.
In the OF Estate of I'm Crnbtree deceased
Present YIN. McGoniga Jud
On this 18th day Of November D 1895 upon reading
and Ming the petition Of Alice Crabtree of Lancaster
Grant county, Wis. stating that John Crabree, Of Ian
caster ID the county Uf Crnt, and State of WISCONSIN,
diod intestate about the sth day Of November,
A. d. 1873. and PRAYING that she he appointed Adj
mini~trator OF the estate ol the said Decd.
1t is ordered that said application he heard before
the Judge Of this court, "a the Probate Office in
Lancaster, in said count, ON Tuesday the Sth day OF
December A . $685. AT clock in the afternoon OF
said day;
And il is further ordered that notice of said applicd-
tion and hearing be given to ali persons int rested by
publication OF copy this order for hree successive
weeks, in each week, in the Grant County Herald
~ newspaper printed Lancaster, in said
ty, prior to sad day OF hearing.
BY the Court WM. McGGNlGAL
2iw3 County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

w- The total vote
cast by the t h + e e
States of Pennsylvania
Ohio and Indiana, at
the October election,
reached the enormous
figure of 1,5l2, O94.-
The same States, at
teh Presidential cleo
ton in 1864, cast only
1924 0S4 votes, so that
i'll four years the mum
Der has increased 1885,
010.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
MILWAUKEE. Nov. y.

The returns from most of the
counties in the State, witt estimates
from those not yet returned, indicate
that Grants majority in Wisconsin
is over 1000, which exceeds ev
erybody's anticipations.
The Legislature will stand Sen
ate-RepublicaLs, 10; Democrats,
II. House, Republicans, 6S; Dem>
ocrats, 32. Republican majority on
Joint ballot, Al.
The official vote of Mil waukee
city is, for Grant, 6,181 for Sey-
mour. 9,074. Mitchell, for Congress-
received 31l more votes than Sey>
mour for President.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
EtEcrroN IN RIcuLANp County,

ELECTION IN RICHLAND COUNTY
With few changes, the figures we
gave last week OF the vote of several
towns in this county were correct.
We append the official canvass.
Grant, it will DO seen, has SIT MAORI
ty. Our total vote for Presidential
Electors is 272r against 2,048 for
Governor last year,-an increase of
nearly one-third in the vote, while
our republican gain is 237, or nearly
one half. Republican majority last
year was but $50 Richidn4 County
ReDublican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
VERNON CoUNrY.-This coun

VERNON CoUNTY.-This county
gave Grant 2, PAS, Seymour CPL. Re
publican majority 1927. Every
town in the county went republican.
The Ceasor says that "the wild cat
savings banks are voted down by
2, 100 majority" We also rotice that
other counties have also voted against
these institutions, from which it must
ne inferred that the people are set
against banks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

SAUK CoUNTY.-Grant's majority
in Sank is 1896, being several hun
dreds greater than was expected
The majority last year was l, 121. In
Sank as elsewhere the most popular
names on the republican ticket were
the Grant and Colfax electors. The
Baraboo Republic of that county is
highly pleased with results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
Hoop Poles Wanted!

Tie subscribers wishes to purchase lU',us0 Hoop
Poles, winch they VIII pay - % per U0V delivered
nt the Ia N u .Alnes r. Rhodes, mile west from
Lancaster lengtA Of poles o. be Inqulce az tho
store OF no a Baxter.
IRA NJ II L. howe.
Lancaster, Nov 10Th, 1s0s. 24w.v
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

DEMOCRATIC TEsTIMoNY.-Gen
Harrison c. Hobart, was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor in this
State in 1859, and again 1865. He
has been on duty the past year in
Louisiana. He was home in this
State at the election, and voted for
Grant and Colfax. Gen. Hobart
says it needs only short expert
ence of residence in the South to
shake Democracy out of any North
ern man,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

esa.- The Metropolitan Underground
Railway, OF London, when finished,
wilt form complete circnit OF the
city. Ii is described - continuous
burYow. a succession OF covered ways.
with troughs of various lengths, at
irregular intervals. open to the sky
for light, but more especially for ven
tilation. There are $50 trains each
way daily; running at intervals OF
about two minutes and half during
the busiest portion Of the day. The
traffic on the road. il is reported, has
trebled in four years. In the halt
year ending June 30, 1867, the mum
Der Of passengers carried was i 4S8
358 The receipts about s. 600 per
mile. The first portion Of this line
was opened in 1868. and il is rapidly
approaching final completion. Al
though the road ii Altogether below
the surface of the street, every effort
has been made, where practicable
and not too expensive, TO make the
road open rather than covered In
one locality the company purchased
five costly mansions in the course Of
erection. They were underpinned,
anG now rest Upon the roof Of the
covered way under them. Numer>
GUS other large buildings have been
similarly underpinned. Many diff
culties are experienced, and much cx'
pense incurred, in avoiding sewers
and gas and water mains. Where
the superstructures are unusually
heavy, extra strong roofs must be
provided for the covered ways. In
length of less than three miles OF
railway more than 100000 cubic
yards OF earth have been removed.
Bessemer steel, of little over eighty
five pounds to the yard. The fange
is more than six inches broad
An old gentleman, at Madison,
Recently remarked: | have had ten
sons grown, and all Of EN- voted the
dimocratic ticket but one he had
spilled him by giving him an edication,
and 80 he is a republican and votes
agin the dimOcrats.
The three hundred applications
for office received by Gen. Grant
since his election have all been burns
ed by his order. He says such mat
ters are premature. This shows
him TO be quite unmanagcable.
We notice that the citizens Of
Dubuque, Iowa, are taking measures
for the relief of the suffering people of
tue portions of Switzerland desolated
by the recent floods.
The republican tickets for Con-
gressmer and Electors in South ar
Gina bore ''the strange device" Of an
eagle soaring in the air with carpet
bag in its talons.
Col. G. N. Butts, State Senator
elect from the Vernon and La Crosse
district probably has larger MAORI.
ty than any of his colleagues. twill
exceed $500
Any person wishing to see the
nam moth cave need not 20 to Ken
lucky. To look at the Chicago De-
mocracy to-day is all that is needed
to see it.
Some Pennsylvania canvassers re-
rejected the vote of a young man who
became of age at ! O'clock in the
evening, November 3. He finally
made them take it.
One of the papers contains az al
advertisement: Lost. y large black
silk umbrella, belonging 10 gentle,
man with curious covered ivory
head"
-All England that wears stock
ings is alarmed at the discovery that,
IN the process of dying certain co..
Tors, the fabric is changed into gun.
cotton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

Ha.GRANT's majority IN Lafayette
County is So. 1t was hardly ex-
pected that Lafayette would go re-
publican. Now if the republican
party will keep on working there
will be no more democratic rule in
that county. No part of The State
has been under worse or more ex,
pensive rule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
NOTICE.

All persons rg hereby cautioacG 70 puiciiase a
certain plosiscry note i5sneJ given W w
Lord dated shay 9th, iNoo, Tor Oa--sarne given or
Up roots which did nt an grow. not a fourth Of then
though PAID - 90 Tor setting them: consiicr
had ..et ut received TO- the note and detertuin-
ed to not pay it EDMUND PENDLGTON.
Little GfaIh, Nov. 18th. 1865 z4w5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
Ncm A0uertIsrmcnts.
Farm for Sale.

The subscriber wishes sell his farm of 100 OF
land living in tie town OF Patch Grove and is the farm
formerly owned and occupied by George Ballentihe.-
The farm has good house on it finished from cellar to
roof with wood Ii use and cistern attached; a barn
TOXIC feet with stabug and room for root cellar the
whole size of the barn; there toll house corn house
and hen horse; there is number OF good springs Of
Mater one is near the house, there is 200 rods
stone wall on the farm and good quarry containing
stones enough fence the farm orchard, ana one
OF best groves of about 80 OF timber that
on Bakes Prairie the rest Prairie land under high
state cultivation VIII also sell 50 of timber
land lying one nilr frtm the northeast corner OF the
above descr bed farm said lot is well timbeFel and Wa
tered ] Will ell the timber lot with the farm, or
viii sell the IA without the timber lot as any one
wanting the farm desire and at reasonable prices
Persons wishing to purchase and learn the terms u
SALE viii please cali o Ills subscriber his residence
ROBERT ii. SLOAN.
Patch Grove Nov isth lsGS 24tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

nss-The Minneapolis (Minnesota)
Ttbsne says: "rhe speculative de-
mand for cranberries is very large
this season, and deprives our home
market of the usual bountiful supply
They readily command from So to
SO % per bpshel, and even at those
figures bat few can be obtained for
for the retail trade. Hundreds OF
barrels have been shipped east by a
number of firms, and they are still
going at the rate of fifty to seventy
five barrels per day"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
The French Spy System.

TIE political police of Paris con-
aists Of five hundred and forty agents,
from all countries and OF both sexes
Many Of them are Corsicans, the in
habilants Of the little isle developing
q remarkable talent for indulging III
poli.ics The cordial hatred which
every Partisan cherishes for The pro-
tession makes it rather necessary
tina Foreigners should De encouraged
to enter iuip H. Their chief is the
Count &c q Grange. who himself is
sahiect t. The orders ai the Project
Piett, mentioned in former article.
lie is a Willy gracious and treacher-
GUS man Of the world o. course, ii
imme nsc value TO the muintena &c of
and Empire. hlambers 81 the corps
are 4 ssemlnated a. thorDu thly over
the globe face "a the )e-utta used
70 be, and Gre ~ minute and faithful
in their reports. / ley send ill a.
regular intervals accounts Of the
opinions and doings Of political refu-
gees, and Of diplomats, north, south,
east, and west in Paris, 40 quarter
Is without at least q dozen at aIl
hours Of the day and night; and, IN,
der the guise OF friendship, they Of
ten endcavor to gain ones confidence,
only 10 deceive and have him arres-
ted. If necessary 10 their 0 wn ag>
grandizement, or the Governments
tancied security four O'clock in the
morniar is the popular hour with
these gentlemen for their calls
They open your bed curtains, com
mand You 10 put on your clothes and
90 with them, and you may have
been locked up month before you
were arrested for some trivial emark
in store or hotel. The pay Of the
subaiterns is 500 monthly, in gold,
either in France or abroad. When
the Emperor has decided upon leav-
ing Tor any point outside of Paris or
his Emp J, number Of these agents
are sent ahead to manufacture opin>
ion, and to prepare the way for dem
onstrations Of enthusiasm. In such
cases all their extra expenses are
paid by the Government. SO it is no
Hoba1l tubt all Tue lLEllS Vi DDG ~ IL
poleon's journeys foot up round
sum.
About fifty of these mouchards are
stationed at New York and WASH
ington, and some of them have ac-
cess to the best houses in the metrop,
oils and capital. The Corsicans are
Soi,disdnt Italian music teachers or
linguistic professors. And these in
trude for their thievish purposes al
most anywhere they wish. They
usually have wife in almost every
city they have inhabited, and are az
irredeemably vicious as men can be.
Now and then one has entered the
business after long course Of crime
in his own country. France is the
European refuge for all such rubbish,
and turns it to the best account.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

CoLD WEATHER IN ENGLAND.-Th
present autumn has been unusually
cold in England. The fields in the
neighborhood Of London were white
with frost on the morning of the l9t
ult, and the air was intensely cold.
At eight o'clock the thermometer was
as low as thirty>'hree degrees The
Manchester papers report that the
mountains in the immediate vicinity
of Kendall were covered on the 18th
ult., with thick coating of snow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
Q. W. LOGGY.

N . CARH PUB TC-
Couy syaecer aud collecting gent. viii attend 20 all
business il, this lac that may De entrusted 10 him.
2o-2tyl FGNNIMoRE CENTER WIS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
asrThe LAFAYETTE County Union

sW-The Lafayette County Union
announces the death, on the 10th Of
October, at his residence in White
Oak Springs, of j. w. Black stone
senior, at the advanced age OFF, years.
Judge Blackstone was one of the
early pioneers of Wisconsin, and oc-
cupied the position of Judge of one of
our Courts whilo Wisconsin was
Territorial condition. He was man
of fine ability, and was universally
respected and beloved.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

The aggregate majority Of the
New England States for Grant is
lot, 600, which is 1000 more than
for Lincoln in 1864, and 10000 more
than for Lincoln in 1860.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

It is stated by respectable au-
thority that there are SOC religious
newspapers and other periodicals
published in the United States. OF
these so are set down as Baptist, 81
Methodist 30 Presbyterian, 20 Luth
eran, 26 Episcopal. "a Catholic, 16
Congregational, IL Univerralist, and
aud the remainder scattered among
the smaller societies The marked
Improvement in the power of the re-
Iigious press Of the country is one of
the most cheering signs Of the times,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

esA-A letter from Gerritt Smith TO
General Grant is published. Mr..
NTH hopes that the new admnis,
tration will be ''signaized by its corr
dial recognition OF the equal rights of
all races Of meH; by its downright
and effective assertion that no man
looses rights by being born in a skin
of one colo instead OF another. aud
by Its faithful, warm hearted and
successful cndeavors to rid our coun-
try flhis low and brutal antagonism
of races.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

TA Mendon, (Vt.,D clergyman
accepted an invitation to ball in
that town on condition that be be
allowed TO deliver sermon, which
be did, at midnight, to an audience
of dancers, who listened attentively
to his denunciation of that pastime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17
ssa The French police are great

sa-The French police are greatly
puzzled to prevent the introduction
Of Les Laa,ernes into France. Re-
Gently they opened several large
packing cases that contained plaster
busts of Napoleon ILL.,, which, when
broken, were found to be filled with
copies of the obnoxious sheet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

CARPENTER The Dodgeville Chron-
icle favors Matt. II. Carpenter for U.
S. Senator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-17

The ten Northern States give
Grant 2s4, 900 majority.