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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Oats an Exhausting Crop.

1t cannot be maintained that the
crop of oats does not exhaus. and
impoverish the soil for common
sense as we'll as science teaches us
that every crop that is removed di-
vests the soil OF rs much grainform>
ing material as was consumed in the
production of the crop. Therefore,
if soil be wet or badly cultivated,
and it yields only small crop Of oats
of course the land will be impover-
ished but little. But if the crop be
bountiful one, it is clear that more
Of the transforming material will be
distracted from the soil than was
taken up in the production Of only Il
small crop. The oat crop will not
absorb much cf the material that
would render it productive for a
cron of barley, or wheat, or Indian
Germ. For this reason, some soils
that have been well 2igh ruined for
raising oats, have produced excellent
crops of barley and wheat, after hav,
ing been summers allowed. Such
instances occurred, however, on good
wheat land, and not on such ground
as was well adapted to oats.
In some sections Of the country
oats are sowed for many successive
seasons, under the impression that a
crop of this kind Of grain will ex-
haust the fertility Of tho land less,
and at the same time yield more
profit than any other cereal, all of
which is nearly correct. Neverthe-
less, oats or any other crop will ex>
haust the fertility of the soil.-N Y.
Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Seymour as a Sneak.

General Paine, member..of Congress
from the first district of the State. in
his recent speech at Milwaukee,
brings to light the following bit of
history:
when the news of the fall of Sum-
ter was received in this city, Cover
Tor Seymour was stopping at the
Newhall House. The city, on re-
ceipt of the news, was abIaze with
Indignation, and Democrats and Re-
publicans alike burned to ayenge
the insult that had been offered to
our flag. A meeting of business
men, irrespective of party, was held
at the Chamber of Commerce. and
stirring addresses were made. Ev-
cry voice was for war. Some one
mentioned that Governor Seymour
was in town, and it was at once re-
solved TO have a speech from him.
One OF our most highly respected
citizens-a personal acquaintance of
Seymour's-hastened to inform him
of the intended call He was found
in the ladies parlor of the hotel, re-
ceiyed the Milwaukee gentleman
most cordially, and represented him.
self in the best of health. But when
informed that the crowd would pres
entity call upon him for a speech, be
promptly replied that he should not
respond. But you must, said his
friend. The crowd will not take no
for an answer Il shall not do it,
said Seymour. i don't know yet
how this thing is going to turn, and
L shall not speak You must tell the
crowd that lam sick and cannot res
pond. The Milwaukcean refused to
tell this falsehood, and turned and
left the great statesman Shortly
after, another of bis acquaintances
also gentleman of high standing in
this community, waited upon him
with the same errand. He found
Seymour in his room, sick, and was
fairly deceived by his counterfeit i'll
ness, and left him. Shortly after
ward, u committee of gentlemen cal
led upon the Governor. and fairly
dragged him out upon the balcony
He simply thanked the crowd TO
the compliment, and excused himsel
from speaking on the score of sick
ness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Hops.

Wetake, from our exchanges, the
following additional information, in
regard to tie hop crop:
The Baraboo Reptile, of the 9th in
slant, has the following:
"rhe past two days have been
showery OF moist and warm, and
have developed lice in immense num-
bers. The reports we receive arc so
unsatisfactory that we are unable to
speak with any certainty as to the
extent Of the damage that will be in
ficted. We hear OF q number of
yards that will be wholly or in part
abandoned. The determined effort
of the buyers TO break down prices
and the greatest cost of harvesting,
will influence growers TO leave un-
picked those yards that are worst
infected and least productive. The
harvest progresses steadily, though
pickers, contrary TO general anticl-
pations, are averaging less than in
former years, the majority falling un
der two boxes a day. No buyers
have yet entered the field, nor have
we heard of a single sale at home.
Less than forty bales have thus far
been shipped from this immediate 10
cality, but some 200 bales will be
shipped during the week, mostly as
samples. AT Reedsburg twenty
cents has been offered This is
lower figure than any of the buyers
here have carried TO enter the mar
kct on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

DIsGUsrED.-At Memphis the
democrats hold club meetings at
which the blacks are Speakers
Lately one of these negro orators
made an able address which was or
dered printed, whereupon the rebel
editor, Albert Pike, deolines and in
disgust quits the editing business.
In his final goodbye he says:
!" We are free now, and, as an in
dividual, shall speak what we think
without fear, favor or affectation.
We shall never speak unless able
to do SO and shall always do it re
luctantly F; but when we do speak
no man, or number Of men, shall
dictate what we shall say. We
shall not speak upon stand or plat
form where negro sits swelling in
the bloom of his majestic self impor-
lance, expecting his speech to be re
ported in the Aralanche, and be de-
clarcs an orator superior to many of
another color. When negro speak
er is sandwiehed between two white
ones, to teach white men and white
women political truths, it will not be
the entertainment TO which we have
been invited
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
jamestown Resolutions.

The following firm aud patriotic
resolutions were adopted at a late
meeting held at jamestown, ~ this
county:
Rescued That we, the Republic
cans of the town OF jamestown,
strongly imbued with the genuine
principles of our party do accept the
Republican Platform framed at Chr
cago as a true compendium OF repub.
lican faith and doctrine and welheart.
lily endorse the same in all its length
and breadth.
Resolued That in our opinion,
much OF the financial disorder Of the
country arises from want OF faith and
confidence in the honesty of the gov
eminent and people that we be-
lieve the integrity OF the govern
menS should be above suspicion and
that whatever diversity of opinion
there may be abont The letter Of the
law under which our governmental
Indebtedness accrued, the spirit Of
that law emphatiealiy demands that
the contracts between the govern
ment and its creditors should be con-
s,rued as both parties were known
TO understood Them AT the time the
contracts were made.
Resotued, That " spurn with
loathing every proposition that
looks toward reputation il any
form whatever
Resolued That the democratic par
y by having used every means and
device for a series Of years to destroy
the Union has uot thereby proved
itself state conserva;or oil thc polit,
zeal rights of the people. aud that TO
iutrust that party with political pow
| er, would be about as sensible, as Ter
the lamb which had been rescued BY
the shepherd from the fanss OF the
wolf. 10 spurn It's deliver and cast
itself at the feet Of its would >be de-
stroyer.
ReSolued, That General Ulysses
Grant, aided by Providence and the
Republican party, having proved vie
torious over the combined efforts aud
wicked devices Of earth, bell and
the democratic party to destroy the
union, has thereby given the best as.
surance that under his guiding hand
order, prosperity and peace in their
full fruitlon, will be again speedily
restored to all sections of our COM
mon country, and we hereby pledge
ourselves 10 use every honest and
honorable effort to bring about q
consumation so devoutly to be wish
ed by electing him President of the
United States.
ReSolUed, That we have the fullest
faith and confidence in the ability
integrity and sound adherence TO re
publican doctrines of Amasa Cobb
our candidate for Congress, and W,
will do all in our power to secure hi
election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Hopes for the Lost Cause-Down with
the Radicals.

LII we are successful in the APP
preaching contest we shall regain all
that we have lost in the +" Lost
Cause" We shall be freemen once
more. We shall have country.
We shall be able to reverse the iron
rule which has been imposed upon
us, and turning that iron into brands
OF fire, hurl them back on the heads
of the fagitious wretches who have
inflicted SO many foul and fragrant
wrongs on our bleeding country
Once more to the breach then--yet
once more And when the cloud
shall have cleared away from the
flaming field, our flag-the grand old
Confederate flag-will be seen in all
its glory, streaming like the thunder
bolt against the wind. Let us then
rally once more around the dear old
flag, which we have followed so Oft
en- toglory and to victory. Lei US
plant our standard in the midst of
the field, and let us once more raise
the war cry, He who doubts is
damned, he who dallies is a dartard.
- Mobile Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Mary Jane and the Grecian Bend.
Yuba Dam, the racy correspondent
,Auisv,lIa nnnrio,

Yuba Dam, the racy correspondent
Louisville Courier, writes:
Mary Jane has got it; that fashions
able curvature of the spine called the
"Grecian bend" She caught it at
Saratoga, where she had been on ex-
hibition during the season. She bad
returned, however, bringing with her
several large trunks full of second
hand clothing. G., garments which
she has worn once.
As ! was passing dry goods store
on Fourth street, Mary Jane was com.
ing out of the door. She was pitch
ing forward at such q rate that I
thought sho was about to fall into
my arms. | held out those imp.e>
ments of industry accordingly. She
didn't tall worth cent. Regarding
not the example set by our first par
ents, she maintained her curviliniar
form, and, placing the tip of q gloved
fore finger on my outstretched palm,
she said, in the fashionable drawl of
a Fifth Avenoodle,
cav, Yubaw, is it you? Dcloited. :"
She picked up that Internal accent
and language at Saratoga also.
"Why, Jennie, dear, this is an un.
expected pleasure. Grabbing both
the little hands and rolling them to-
gether.) l was not looking for you
for some weeks. You are i'll. / am
sorry. Shall assist you to your car
riage p
She looked something like the hall
Of parenthesis, but more like an in
terrogation point. was certain that
she had been eating unripe fruit, and
was suffering from cramp collie, and
wondered why she did not go home
and take something. But she said
"Neva was betaw in my loife. /
was fawced to lave that sweet place,
because | had absolutely nothing to
weaw."
Nothing to wear Why what
has become of all your clothes ? Did
you have fire, or did you exchange
them for flower vases and plaster
Paris statuettes OF the Apostles ?"
"Haw stupid l had worn all my
dresses once, and its nawt the stoyle
to appear in the same appawrel twice.
"Confound the style But ! am
glad you came home, if you did come
almost naked, and SO changed that it
is difficult to realize that it is you
You are among friends now, and [
hope you will shortly recover your
speech and your figure"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
PAsSmore against Cobb for Congress.

). II. +. Passmore, of Green
County, is the democratic nominee
for Congress in this Third District.
He came TO the state year or two
since, and is said to be young and
smart. Upon his nomination he at
once challenged Cobb, who accepted
and the two are TO canvass the Dis
triot in Company. The times and
places of their speaking will be an
nounced.
Gen. Cobbs announcements for
speaking in Grant County are all
Withdrawn for the present on ao
CONT of the above arrangement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
reA- In di snensing the Peabody Ee

sea-In dispensing the Peabody Ed.
ucational Fund at the South, DR.
Sears adopts the plan of visiting the
various city governments and offering
to furnish two-fifths of the amount
required for instruction, provided a
free school system is adopted. This
plan has generally met with symps-
thy and co operation, and lift is faith.
fully carried out, the fund will be
economically expended in securing
for the desolated States of the South
a system of universal education, with
out which universal suffrage will in
evitably prove curse instead of q
blessing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Estate of GOttcg.aII.

CSr4TE OF WISCONSIN, ! . Ia Probate. Grant conn
- County Of Graut. g ~ Court. Sept. term, 6s
In the matter ofthe Estate Of Christian Gctchail eecd
Present, VIM McGOngal, Judge
On this l4th day of September, 1868, upon reading
and filing the petition ofJosep Kerclenbush, Of e. ant
County stating that Christian G0ttuhall recently died
interstate 10 Virginia City Nevada that he is creditor
of said deceased and that said deceased LETT estate With
In said County, AVID praying that letters oil Al
mipstration on said estate he issued unto him
Therefore it ordered that said application be heard
bef re the Judge Of this Court at the Prbate Office In
the village Lancaster in said county Tuesday, the
9th day Of October A. d. 1885, at O'Clock in the af-
ternoon Of said day.
Aud it is further ordered that notice OF said applicar
ton and hearing be given to all persons Interested in
the said estate by p % / i ii ng copy OF this
order for three successive weeks, in each week,
in the Grant County Herald, weekly newspaper PRINT
ed at Lancaster said county, prior to said day Of
hearing.
BY the Court, VA MoGoNIGAL,
15-w3 County Jud. O..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

CHANCES IN THE WEsT.-Lucius
Fairchild writes from Madison, Wis
consin, to Peter Cooper as follows;
''There is no need of able bodied men
and women suffering the pinching
lifelong poverty while in all the
young Western States there are
millions of acres yet unsold, their
generous soil and delightful location
offering homes and fortunes to any
who will come and take. The man
who comes West with no other capt.
tai than health, and Willingness to
work, can locate a farm under the
Homestead laws" By oue years
labor be can lay aside money enough
to buy tools and team. In three
years, with average crops he can
build good frame house and barn,
aud have plenty garner and store
such instances we see by scores in
every township in all the newly
settled parts of the West. In our in
land cities and villages, which are
growing with marvellous rapidity. is
q constant demand for the labor of
mechanics and laborers ofevery kind;
compared with the prices of liVi ing,
they are paid high wages, and in a
very short time they can cave enough
from their earnings to buy snug home.
steads pleasantly and BEAUTIFULLY
situated, and affording their children
the benefit of excellent schools
None who are blessed with health
need remain poor among US. The
the vast resources of this fertile re
gion have as yet but begun to be |
developed. Notwithstanding the
great tide of emigration from
the Eastern States and foreign
countries, which has for years
been pouring in upon US, the West is
still comparatively sparsely settled,
and in every branch ofindustry there
is yet abundance of room
That strange fascination which
draws to and holds in the Eastern
cities poor suffering population, to
live in squalor, is dispelled when
once the victims of it become settlers
in the West. It is rare, indeed, that
the Western settler returns eastward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
u. S. Auction Sale.

Notice is hereby given that will Saturday Sept
26th 1868 my office in the village of Potosi at
o'clock p sell at public auction copper boiler and
copper still worm l will also sell at auction in the
village of Cassville at o'clock +. NJ OF Monday,
Sept % 1865, mash tubs iron boiler, seuter tub,
copper still worm, copper connecting pipes. The
above property. being declared fortified TO the United
States under Section 25 In:err Revenue Law appro-
we'd Jus i3 1865. l5tI r. SEAT0N,
potosi Sept. :, 6s. Dep Col. Div 3 Dist Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
Canvass Opened in Grant County.

Hon. G. W. Hazelton, OF Columbus,
and o. Il. Waldo, of Milwaukee are
announced to speak this Tuesday
evening In Lancaster, and on Wed>
nesdsy evening of this week at
Plattev'lle. They are among the
aelest spekears in the State. Men of
Ill parties and opinions will wish 70
hear these eloquent speakers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
nrockery, Glass Ware, Stone H'are,
you cW GJld at A. e z. A. Burr'S.
sa- Charles Dickens once said

Egf-CnafIeS DICKENS OHcc Salu
" There is nothing-no, nothing
beautiful and good that dies ard is
forgotten. An infant, prattling
child, dying in its cradle, will live
again in the better thoughts Of those
who loved it, and play its part,
though its body be burned to ashes
or buricI in the deepest sea. There
is not an angel added to the hosts of
heaven but does its blessed work on
earth in those who loved it here.
Dead Oh, il the good deeds Of hu-
man creatures could be traced to
their &c roe, how beautiful would
even death appear for how much
charity, mercy ana purified affec
tlon would b seen 10 have their
growth in dusty graves"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
STRAY SHEEP.

Taken up by the Subscriber residing four miles south
OF the age of Lancaster lands owned and occupied
by him. the 18th nst two coarse wool buck sheep,
one quite large, no visible marks the slnal
marked with split in the right They nor
confined within stone wall, there being other
closure my premises that wi 4 hold them. The own
er is requested 10 prove property, pay charges and
take them away. +. II. BONHAM,
Lancaster Sept. 14th, 1868. lava
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
ANOTHER FARM FOR SALE.

My farm of 24o acres situated in Clifton ten miles
north from piatteville and three miles sonh % Anna
ton is off i. COR sale, 300 in cultivation 30 IN choice
timber large frame dwelling. rock smoke and milk
house good barn with basement, other OFT buildings
good water orchard Of 500 trees prin ipay bearing
ali well fenced, and land called first qua ty. On the
farm a good dwelling for tenant School in half q
mile Terms. for cash mostly, $500. offer the farm
thus cheap because | the money for buying
property elsewhere correspond.ngiy "a zap. The build
ings alone cost me 81 900 JACOB WIRE.
Clifton, Sept. l4th, 1865. IL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

FIRE IN ROCKFORD The flax fac>
tory in Rockford was burned on Sat-
urday last loss $4,000. This was
the largest and most complete estab-
lishment of the kind in the western
country. By the accident a large
number of hands are thrown out of
employment, besides farmers from q
wide region of country, were finding
a market for their lax straw, which
otherwise was thrown away as worth
less.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

E Photographs (say the Hartford
POST are announced of Governor
Seymour at Home" Why not, as
we have got shakespeare aud His
Friends and F." Irving and His
Friends" give US seymour and his
Friends" with blazing:orphan asy-
lum in the background
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

sxg~ John Alexander has a farm Of
$4,000 acres in Champaign county,
Ill. +; he has 1000 cattle and 5000
acres Of corn. a Mr. Sailivant las
farm of 40 600 acrrs IN Ford county,
In Benton county, Iowa, there is a
farm of %, 900 acres il has forty.two
miles OF board fence, aud seventy
miles OF Usage orange hedge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

sw Maine voted for state officers
and Congressman, on Monday. Last
September the republican majority
was below 10000 All ears will be
open to catch the glorious tidi ngs of
80, 900 majority for the republican
ticket. Anything less than that will
disappoint US. Now listen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

@On Jan. /, 1865, when the
Washington National Lteuigencer
changed proprietors, Mr. Thomas
Donohre, who for fifty wears had
been the chief bookkeeper, retired
Before leaving, however, he obtained
the old sign board of the Office, and
had it made into q coffin for him>
self
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

ES- Henry Ward Beecher puts the
question straight in the following ex.
tract which we quote from recent
letter written by him: Since all
the men who sought to destroy the
Government are rallying around
Seymour, it is fit that ali the men
who stood up for the Union should
gather about Grant 1t is an honor
that will not happen twice in man 5
life time to have chance to vote for
such a man as Grant. No young
man can well afford to throw away
Lis chance Even if done, it ought
to be in favor of some better man
than he who, through all the years
from 1860 to 1865, studied how to
help Southern treason without incur-
ring the risks and pains of over, and
courageous reasonable acts"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
DEMOCRATIC GO. CONVENTION.

Democratic County Convention for Grant county
will b. held at the Court House. in the village of
easter. Tuesday the 18th day of October 1863 at
the hour Of IL o'clock NJ of said day. for the purpose
Of dominating candidates for the several county offices
70 be supported at the ensuing election and for the
transaction Of such other business may be deemed
sxpsdient.
Zach town in said county will be entitled to del
sgate for every so votes cast at thelast general election
and also delegate for any fraction over Is.
Primary msetings in the several for selecting
such delegates hereby called 10 be held at the
places Cor holding town meetings therein Saturday
ths 10th day Of October next the hour of o'clock
p, NJ, unless Town Committees should call town
mssttug . different day.
n. II. VIRGIN Chm,
NELSON DEWEY,
o. b. PHELPS,
ALBERT EMERY
o. p KNOWLTON,
IEv4 County Central Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

From MAINE.-A despatch SAYS
that the republican majority in Maine
yesterday, on the State ticket, is es-
timated at 10000, which is larger
than at any former election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
STRAY Heller.

Broke into the enclosure and taken up by the sub
scrber section 10. in the town OF Clifton, about
the 10th of September two old red heifer with
little white the belly. The owner is requested TO
prove property, pay charges, anu taHss s~hy
HUGH LIVINGSTON.
Sept. 14th, 1893 I5w4"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15
ssy.A German editor asserts th.

ssyA German editor asserts that
new metal has been discovered, the
component parts Ct which are water,
glass and copper . Il Is Of deep
orange hue, can be melted and cast,
wrought under the hammer and roll
led. Files will not scratch it. 1t is
translucent. and capable of b ing
wrought into ornaments OF rare
beauty"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-15

s@. George Wilkes, in the last New
York Spirit of the Times, gives this
advice to a friend who wants to
"hedge" bets on the Presidential
election: "a subscriber who desires
to bet on the election of Grant to the
extent of s., 600, inquiries of us wheth-
er we can give him some point on
the Their side by which he can safe
ly hedge in other words, make
some counter bet which will, in
some sort, protect his money
Our friend is too prudent. We would
not advise him 10 hedge at all, but if
he wants to make his betting as near>
ly sure thing as possible, we would
advise him, after laying out his S.
900 on Grant to invest about 500 in
buying Confederate bonds. He can
secure about $4,000 worth of them
for about the sura we name, aud if
Seymour and Blair should be elected
they would soon be worth fifty cents
on the dollar"