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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
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In q family, IL one Of the parent
has been slightly Affected with nsan
| ity, is it probable that he children
! VIII be similarly affected, and shonll
they discard tho idea of marriage OF
that account? If they were to be-
come insane, at what age would The
symptoms be likely TO appear? Car
the hereditary influence be overcome
BY % good constitution and correct
habits?
4ns. II depends much upon the
cause Of insanity. Some people have
no predisposition To this nfrmity
but simply u susceptibility to uerv
Gus excitement; some persons become
light >headcd or aberrated if their di~
gestive system gets out Of order: 9th
ers, If their reproductive system is
deranged others if they have de-
pressed conditions Of ambition or are
troubled in property matters. Each
has his source OF eXcitability, and
the result, though It is in general de-
nominated insanity, is as different as
The faculties through which it is man
Tested A mother may lie insane
from some special cause, and her chill
dren not inherit the tendency st all
Where for severrl generations, insan.
ity has been cropping out in family,
1t would not be safe To count on OK
emption from the malady. Ia 4 fam
lily, six out OF ten might escape, but
the chances would be against them.
There are many more insane peoblc
in the world than is generally sup
posed perhaps there are not more
than five real sound sane persons in
fifty, and not more than one in
hundred who would show snch mark
cd eccentricity as TO awaken general
suspicion Of his insanity. Probably
three fourths of the Insanity OF this
age originates in an abnormal use of
the faculties the straining Of all the
powers in the pursuit Of wealth, in the
pursuit OF educ ton, and the greedy
grasping for advancement, are pro-
lifcsources Of mental breaking down;
and the bad habits. the stimuIants,
tobacco, the lust which abonnds.
tend to unhinge the minds Of persons
in a frightinl degree. Temperance
in the use OF all things allowable, and
abstinence from others, calm trast
in Providence and active religious
sympathy, free from bigotry, intol-
eranee and superstition, have a won
derful effect in raising the mind above
morbid conditions. Ambitions pes
sions, exercised under the whip and
spur of Incorporate habits, make
shipwreck Of mental soandne>s, BY
overburdcning the parts through
which the mind acts, ard our sur
Prise is excited by the endurance
shown by men In retaining their
senses so long, Notwithstanding tbs
exIesses into which they plunge
american Phreaologlcoi J0nrnal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
Tie Great Underground Railway of
London.

The Motroprlitan Railway of Lon
don VIII have, when completed. it Is
said. neither beginning nor end. II
will be entirely underground, a con-
tinous burrow, "a succession OF cover
ed ways, with troughs of various
lengths, at irregular intervals, open
to the sky for light, but more especial
" for ventilation. There are $50
trains each way daily, running at IN
tervals OF about two minutes and
half during the busiest portion Of the
day. The traffic on this road has
been treblcd in four years. In the
halt year ending June 40, 1867, the
number OF passengers carried was
II 4S8,359. The receipts are about
5000 per mile. The first portion OF
this line was opened in 1868, and it
IS rapidly approaching fiaal complies
ton. Although the road is altoe eth.
er below the surface of the streets,
every effort has been made, where
practicable and lot too expensive.
TO make the road open rather than
covered In one locality the compa.
ny purchased five costly mansions in
course of erection. They were IN.
derpInned, and now rest upon the
root OF the covered way under them
Numerous other large buildings have
been similarly underpinned. Many
difficulties are experienced and much
expense incurred in avoiding sewers
4
the uperstructures are unnsally
heavy, extra strong roofs must be
provided for the covered ways. In
length Of less than three miles OF
railway more than 100000 cnoc
yards Of earth have been removed
The rails are Of Bessemer steel, ola
little over eighty-fve pounds to the
yard. The flange is more than six
inches broad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
A Young Illinois Diplomat.

G. 4 Townsend, IN his washing
ton letter TO the Hartford Post, pay
the following handsome compliment
to q worthy young Illinoisan, while
mentioning others in our foreign dip,
lomatic service:
Among the young men at home, or
en- route, is John Hay, the late Presi,
dents secretary who halls, l believe,
from Alton Ill. Hay has had re-
markablc luck in the patronage Of
the State Department, but he owed
it originally to his talents and mair-
tanned it by his prudence. He is
about 30 years old. but does not look
to be more tnan %. He is small in
stature, of q light and rose complex,
ion. with brown hair, gold-tinted, and
clear, fine eye. He was Secretary
Of Legation and Charged Affaires in
Paris, and held also the latter rank
in Vienna. Being lively and well
bred, lie attracted attention in both
capitals and from the household of
the ountess Guicciola, to the private
office of NJ Thouvenal he was held in
pleasant request. His literary tal>
ents are OF notable grace and man
illness Mr.. Lincoln admired his poe
try and among bis associates in
France were About, Labouaye, Dore
and other bright young intelIects of
the period. 1t is in the civil service
that man like Hay would dcport
himself to distinction, if time and en- :
enlargement were permitted by the
demoralized character of our politics.
He bridgod over the space between
Motley and Watts SO well that it is
questionable whether we would not
do well to save the big salaries alto
getber, if indeed we require half our
diplomatic body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

Giants of Olden Times.

In nefqGiIi24aceNkedtures, Pro-
tSjs til S aEg88rs i 5asa
enormous lizard, Of eighty feet
From thlslthe professor inferred, as
no Twin g. specifne .Atifs "a "a 'sfnhgni-
l.saeasaaas~sssss.5sstssesy acknowledgements
which, renrfssaFf s. pas lveome de-
| generated. The verify of his posts
ton he .endeavored TO aRiorce BIZ an
allusions 10 the .Neil-known existence
of giants ia olelen- timesah,Ths. fal>
lowing is the list on WHICH. ANS sin
GUAR hypothasisais. based&4 80
The giant exhibited al ijRouan in
1880, the professor ays,nraeasured
nearly eighteen feet. III iaaT loi tia
Gorapi0s saw a girl thai WAS ten
feet high. s9esa
Tka gi,.uG GaIabra, brorghk fFam
Arabia to Rome, under ClaudIus
Caesar, was ten feet high.
Fannum, who lived in the time Of
Eugene H., measured III feet.
The Chevaiier Scrog, in his voyage
TO the Peak of TeHeritfe, found in
one OF his caverns of that mountain,
the head oS Gunich, who had sixty
teeth and was not less than fifteen
feet high.
The giant Ferregus, slam by Or
lando, nephew d Cuarienagne, was
twenty eight feet nigh.
La 1911, near St. q rman, was
found the tomb OF the gian lsorent,
who was not loss than thirty feet
high.
In 1880, near Roucn, was found a
slzeleton hose skull held bushel Of
corn, and who was nineteen feet
high.
The giant Bacart was twenty
feet hi sh his thigh bones were fouud
in f104, near the river Moder.
Ia 1928, near the castle in Dau.
phine. tomb was found 80 feet long,
l6 wide and s high, on which was
cut ia grey stone these words :--
''E ntolochus Rex" The skeleton
W, found entire 25l feet long, 10
feet across the shoulders, and feet
isefa she -brealt bone to the back
Near Palermo, in Sicily, in 1916,
was foand the skeleton Of a giant
thirty feet high, the head was tho
size Of q hogshead aud each Of his
teeth weighed five ounces.
We have no doubts that there
were giants in those days, and the
oast perhaps was moro prolific in
producing them than the present.
But the history Of giants during the
'lden time was not more remarkable
han that Of dwarts several Of whom
we're even smaller than the Thumbs
md Nuts of our own time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

FAcrs.--The following are estab-
lishei weights and measures in this
State, the weight being avoirdupois
Hundred weight is 100 lbs. a ton
is.iby custom, 1900 lbs ton by law,
2,240 lbs. bale of cotton, $50. bale
Of wood, 240 lbs barrel beef pork
200 lbs barrel -four, 1876 lbs barrel
soap. 256 lbs. barrel gunpowder, 100
lbs. ltikin of butter 90 lbs. gallon
Of honey, r.. gallon moasses IL
lbs. gallon lamp oil, 40 lbs gallon
rain water, 825 lbs. gallon proof
spirits, 40 lbs. gallon alcohol. 6.98
lbs barrel is 81! gallons; hogs
head is 63 gallons; 3 wine gallon
measure contains 23i cubic inches a
bushel 2l50.42 cubic inches.
Although the above weights are
legally established in this State, vet
custom has in some cases established
a different standard, and even in the
ahsense ct a contract, the customary
rather than the legal standard is fire.
quontly cnntormed 10 IN settlement
for sales.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

SIDEREAL~-On a clear evening
may be seen in the cas-. star Of ex-
ceeding briItiancy rising just as the
sun goes down. This bright star is
the planet Jupiter, much the largest
planet in cur solar system, being
about 10000 miles ia diameter ana
1900 times larger than our little
planet. He is now in that part Of
his orbit nearest us, being about 400.
600, 600 of miles distant, or 1870 600.
600 of miles nearer than when at his
greatest distance, which accounts
Tor his present braliancy.
| he is now IN the constellation
Fisces just south Of the ribon, OF
about fourteen degrees southeast Of
Algenib, the bright star in the south,
east corner Of the great square
of Pegasus, the winged horse of th,
muses..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

INTERESTING TO SPoRTsMEN.-Th
Steele of Paris, publishes an article
very interesting 10 sportsmen, and
states that with little care many
accidents could be avoided. Out Of
one hundred cases of iou BILE bar
relied gun bursting, ninety FIVE can
be traced to defects in the left barrel.
The reason is simply that the right Is
most frequently used and reloaded,
perhaps ten times to the left being
discharged once Every time the
right barrel is discharged the gun
powder in the left Is pclverized more
or less by the shock, which, therefore
leaves space between the charge
and wadding by settling. Natural )
when the left barrel is discharged i
frequently explodes. These acct
dents can be avoided by sending TIT
ramrod home with one or two smar
blows into the non-discharged barre
every time the other is reloaded
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
Sir John Franklin.

The great mystery of the Sir John
Franklin expedition seems about to
be solved. Our dispatches state that
by the arrival of Dir. Gould of Dub
lin, from the Arctic regions, intelli-
gence to quite late date has been
received from Capt. Halls exped-
ton. Capt Hall has ascertained de-
finitely the circumstances ofthe death
of the last two survivors of the
Franklin expedition, and in February
or March last was expecting to start
with an armed party to secure the
records left by Sir John in King
Williams Land. The new Discovers
les will reawaken the old interest in
the Arctic explorations. Sir John
Franklin's last expedition was und-
ertaken in 1915 His orders were TO
return in 1917 He was last seen by
a whaler in Bafiin's Bay, July 10th.
1915 In 1913 expeditions began to
be fitted out to search for him and
his party. and the work has continu
ed since then, with little success as
To the main object of Sir John, but
with very important results, as voy-
ages of exploration. These have
been published and read with interest
all over the civilized word. The
public will await fuller details OF
Capt. Halls discoveries with anxi
Gus interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

4 HIGH CHuRcH VIcroEY.-The
contest between the High and Low
Churchmen in the Episcopal General
Convention was substantially settled,
by the action Of the convention last
evening-in adopting tue resolutions
Of Rev. Mr.. Littlejohn, Of Brooklyn.
These resolutions, il fact, leave the
whole controversy open-settliag
nothing IN 50 far, the result
must be accepted as a High Church
victory. The Rituaiists. under this
action, or rather non action. may go
dhead and do pretty much as they
like, especially in dioeeses where
the Bishops arc in sympathy WI
them.-Net0 York Express
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

GgThe New York Times declares
that Secretary Stanton left the War
Department with his health seriously
impaired, his pecunlary resources ex-
hausted, and his professional business
broken up. even if his health would
permit him TO attend to it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

BeA~ Governor Fairchild. Of Wis.
consii, having lost his left arm in
battle, recently + esented q number
OF odd gloves TO General Stannard,
OF Vermont, wau Vas lost his right
arm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
To Housewives.

4 correspondent Of the South IVES
tern Farmer gives the following
recipe for removing rease,spots
from clothes, &c. Ho says:
Will you allow a gentleman 81.
an indefinite age, an admirer Of do
nestle economy, to tell you how to
remove grease~ pots from your mes
rinos, silks, &C., without iniuring
their color Or the cuffs and col>
lars Of your husbands coats, can al
so be cleaned in the same manner.
In short any article that may be de
sired, but it IS more particularly APP
pieabIo to@such as are made up of
wool, or Of which it forms d part,
Take the yolk of an egg, entirely
free from the white, mix it with a
little warm water, (be sure not TO
scald the egg, and with soft brush
apply the mixture, and rub ID on the
spot until the grease appears remoy>
Cd or loose. Wash Off The egg with
moderately warm water, and finally
rinse off the whole with clean cold
water. Should not all The grease Be
removed, which may arise froAA bo.
ing Oh long time, or not suliicionto
~ washed, dry and repeat tie ope-
ration
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

gA-A man who has been travelling
in Texas says It is the hottest
and the coolest, the wettcst and the
dryest, the richest and poorest, the
best ard the meanest, has the best
women and the meanest men, and
more pretty ladies', with pretty little
feet, and 10 caves to suit: more
sickness and less health, more
streams and less navigablc waters,
more corn bread and less corn, more
-four and less biscuit, more cows and
less milk and butter, more hogs and
less pork, more deer and less venison,
more chickens and less eggs, more
gold aud silver, and less money,
more negros and less labor, more Bu1
reaus and less furniture, than any
country in the United States and
where house flies live and musqui,
toes never die
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

VE-
Judge Of Circuit Court T. MILLS.
Judge Of Probate C0urt-WA. HcsioSIGlL,
Treasurer-V. I. KINNEY.
Sheriff.. p. Cox.
Register OF Deeds--JosEPH Book.
clerk OF Circuit Court. ". BtASEINa.
Clerk of Board Of SupervisoTsr H. PARSONS
On IN Of Board of Observation-Disclosures BURR.
superintendent OF Schools. 2. HUBBARD.
County Surveyor-J0EL BARBER.
District Attorney--G 9. HAzELToN, Up. o. Bosoobel.
Coroner-CHAs DIcKEY, (P. o. Dickeyville.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

GG- These terse rules arc worth re-
Wondering Pay your debts as soon
rs You get any money in your pocket.
Do without what you don't need.
Speak your mind when necessary,
hold your tongue when prudent.
Cut any acquaintance who lacks prin.
cipIe. Bear with inarmities, bui not
vice. Respect honesty: despise dua
plicity. Wear old clothes until YOU
are able TO pay fornew ones. Aim at
comfort and propriety, not fashion.
Acknowledge your ignorance, and
don't pretend to knowledge you
haven't got. Entertain vcur friends.
but not beyond Won. means.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

A GOLDEN THoUGHT.--I never
found heal tless pride ia a noble ma,
ture, nor humility IN an unworthy
mind OF all the trees, observe
that God has chosen the vine, s low
plant that creeps along the wall Of
all the beasts nc patient lamb Of
all the fowls, the patient dove
When God appeared to Moses, it was
no, in the lofty cedar, nor in the
spreading palm, mt in bush-as il
be would by these selections check
the conceited arrogance Of man
Nothing produces love like humility
nothing hate, like pride.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

HINDoo WRITING.-W Writing is a
curious art as practiccd BY the Hin>
does. They may be often seen walk
ing alone their native streets writ
ing a letter. An iron slile and a
palm leaf are the implements. In
writing neither chair nor table IS
needed, the leaf being supported on
the middle finger of the left hand and
kept steady with the Thumb ana fore
finger. The right hand does not. as
with us, move along the surface, but,
after finishing few words, the wri-
ter fixes the point Of the iron in the
last letter, and pushes the leaf from
right to left, SO that he may finish
the line. The characters are render
q legiblo by besmearing the Leaf,
which is then involved in a second.
whereupon is the address.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

s~The ex-Qucen OF Spain left Be.
bind her 10 carriages, several splen,
did Araband English horses, as well as
the finest collection of mules exta,lt
in the coach-houses and stables Of
her royal palace at Madrid. One vo-
hicle, that which annually conveyed
her Most Catholic Majesty to the
opening OF the Cortes, is margeIous
specimen Of gliding and carving, add
gorgeous are the trappipgs belonging
thereto.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

BUT-Though but is short word +,
it is nevertheless often very express
sive and forcible-has a very impor>
tant connection with what precedes
and follows it. As for example in
these passages
He thought evil against me, but
God meant it for good
1.-The rulers take counsel against
the Lord, but he shall have them in
derision."
Weeping may endure for night
but joy cometh in the morning"
They laid hands on the apostles
and put them in the common prison,
but the Lord opened the prison doors
and brought them forth
If this counsel or this work be o
man it will come to nan ght, but if i
be of God ye cannot overthrow it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

Charles Livingstone, brother Of
tue African explorer, arrived at New
ork on Wednesday from Glasgow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

BUSINESS HABITS OF THE EMPEROR
OF AUsTRIA-1'he public business of
Austrians, both in war and diploma
cy, are proverbialIy slow, does not
suffer from the neglect of the Empe-
ror. His Majesty, says correspon~
dent, is probably one of the hardest
worked sovereigns in Europe. He
is as we'll NJ in the details OF every
administrative business as any of his
officials, and. having very good
memory, he often reminds those who
work with him of former decisions
and presidents which may throw
some light on the business in hand.
Conscientious as he is. he reads
everything submitted to him CAREFUL
ly but such is his military regular
ity, thai in spite of the mass of pa
pers he has TO get through, they
never accumulate on his desk. De-
lay and trouble are often caused, but
they are mostly the fault of the red
tape officials, who are unable to see
that the old style Of Governmen MT
has passed away. The Private Chan
celery of the Emperor is answcrable
for the greatest amount of difficulty.
Formerly this department was all
powerful, for it had only to keep pa
pers back. or forget to dispatch them,
10 order to insure a delay of any
extent Its tacit refusal to reform is
gradually bringing about its ex>
tinction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

Alexander Dumas, il is said. has
written so many books that he can
not remember the titles Of all OF
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-10

Boston Colbeti, the man that
shot " lSes Booth, is preaching in
Connecticut.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-24

Asnt Judy's Magazine gives, among
others, the following essay, written by a
negro boy ten years old, pupil in a
school in Barbados. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that the subject is a "discrip-
shon of the Lyon:
"The Lyon is the King of Beests. His
Concert is The lyoness, but She is not Sc
nobel as The Lyon. If you want to see
Nobility in Beest you must 60 to the
Lyon, but you must not 60 Alone, or you
will Get ct. The Lyon has 2 Roes OF
emence Teeth, and it is TreemeDjuice tc
hear Him Rore. He has a long Tayle, and
| His Propensateys are very kannibell. The
| Lyon is menshuned in Scripsher, and the
lyon of Judy was much esteemed. He is
now distinked kept in Babylone, and
Afrikker, and the Zoolojickkals, and il
Woomwell's show of Wild Beests, where
He is domesticatted and Lets lady ride
Him, which is crate Blessing Of provi
dence, and shows the supremmicey of the
Humin Rayce."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-24
Yours respectfully,
FRANKLIN STEARNs.

GIANT PBANToMs ON THE BATTLE
GROUND OF NAsnyILLE.-Most of our
readers know the location Of three bald
headed hills-rendered 80 by the ravages
of the late verifying between the Char
lotte pike and the river, in sight of and
some two miles distant from the capitol.
The outer lines of the Federal works may
still be seen along their sides and crests,
but there are no houses, trees, or fences,
to further break the dull monotony OF
their outlines. Let any one who is de.
sirous of witnessing most startling natural
phenomenon, which throws the mirage of
the plains and the mist visions of the Scot
fish coast entirely in the shade, ascend the
central mound in direct line from the
city, on any clear day, about an hour by
sun. When half way up the declivity he
will see other hills, palpable even to grass
clumps and little stones, gradually rising
in the air, beyond the ones he is ascend
ing. If he pauses, these huge phantoms
remain stationary if he advances, they
continue to rise before him, until within
few Yards of the entertainments, when they
suddenly vanish into nothingness, like
scenes in dissolvipg view. How long
this strange freak of mist and sunlight
has held court near us it is impossible to
say, for except some superstitious whisper
ings of negroes, nothing has been definitely
known until within the past week.-Nash-
uiNe Dispatch, 18th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-24
BY Lee & Goddin, Auctioneers,
No. Is Thirteenth street.

TRUsTEE'S SALE OF TWO FRAMED
IL TENEMENT HOUSES, AND THE LOTS
ON WHICH THEY STAND, SITUATED ON
VALLEY AND RICHARD STREETS.-By
virtue of two deeds of trust executed to me
by Beverley Fowler, bearing date the 3oth day
of July, 1867, and of record in the Clerks
office Of the Hastings Court, and being re-
quested thereto by the beneficiary in said
deeds, will sell to the highest bidder, on the
premises, on THURSDAY the 9th inslant, at
O. clock p. NJ, the property above described,
having q front on Seventeenth street In the
aggregate Of about wenty-eight feet. The
houses are framed, with two rooms each.
TERMS: Cash for so much as will BIO neces-
sary to defray the expense Of executing the
trust and to pay OFF two nego table notes for
SG437 each, with interest on the same from the
Soth Of January last until paid for the bal.
ance, on such time as the said beverley FoW-
Ter may direct. ~ ~. i ,s,
/ ie IS S. - trustee,