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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-09
Essays for Young Men.

On the Errsrs and Abuses incident to Yonth D
Early, Manhood, with the humane vie OF treatment
and cure, sent ~ mail free Of carge, ADDRESS
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box r.. Philadelphia,
Pa. febIs d5w3m
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-09

Thirty Years Experience in the
Treatment of Chronic and Sexual
Diseases.-A Physiological View of Mari
age. = The Cheapest Book Ever Published, con-
tanning nearly 100 pages and 1876 hne Plates and En-
cravings ofths Anatomy of the Human Organs in .
. ate OF Health and Disease, and Treatise carly
Errors. its Deplorable Consequences upon Mind and
Body, with the authors plan OF treatment the only
rational and successful mode Of cure. as shown by
this report ofcases treated. truthful adviser TO
married and those contemplating marriage who en-
terrain doubts OF their physical condition Sent free
of postage to any address receipt OF s5 cents
stamps or postal currency. by add reseing DIR. LA
author may be eonsu ted upon any OF the diseases
upon which his book treats, either person ally by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Shah Grant County be Divided /?

Mr. Gov En- Shall Grant County
he divided ? Strange idea isn't it i?
And coming too from one who has
always heretofore opposed division
Of the County.
It IL not very strange that men
should change their views General
Scott-deeply imbued with native
Americanism, suddenly fell in love
with the Irish brogue; General Cass
in his Detroit speech declared that
great change had come over the
public mind the writer of this was
once q democrat, but now he is a rad
zeal republican, All men are liable
70 change their views. | will now
drop this part Of the subject and pro-
coed to give my reasons for fagoring
u division of the County.
LIST. Thriving business villages will
most certainly increase the value of
adjacent lands, They also increase
the demand for labor, and IN increaeo
of wages will Of necessity follow m
increased demand.
End. If Grant County should b..
divided into two or three cnuatie~
there would be ono or two nav
three new County Stats to build ap.
This would furnish an imm aas+.
amount Of work TOR mechanics all
laborors, and thousands If acres 81
land 10 the present limits Of ha
County would double in value.
3D.. 1t would bring III" govcrmon.
al affairs Of the county nearer to the
people, this of itself would be desira,
bic, as it would give the people bet
ter opportunity tossee how their SER
wants transacted their business, to-
gether with many more advantages
which, if enumerated here would
make this article quite too long for
publication.
am well aware Of the fact that
am striking an unpopular chord, but
can't help that | opposed all for
mer attempts to divide, because
believed that the time had not come
when such thing would be desira-
bic but the people and wealth of
The county have so increased, that we
believe the greatest good TO the great
est number demands such division.
| know that speak the sentiments
Of great many Of the voters of
Grant County when | say that it
snald be better for the people to d.
vide he county
Shplii 9nv 4an fit 70 differ with
q" - hes views | am willing to
.c!tn1 b N Ii fmy ability,
Trough th press - i. 3tAnp.
Lee us i,p6 III. M 50 lira IN The
face f3r c,n it N l@t q.
Mount anpe, rsoh is, 1859
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
The Platteville and Calamine Railroad

The Platteville Fitness reports the
proceedings OF Railroad meeting
held IN that village on the 9th ut
The Committee reported that abou,
one bali of the road bed from Bel
mont to PlAt,eville is graded The
Company has paid out on all accounts
except iron, about $4,000, are n
debt 81 600, making the total amount
expended thus far, except for rails,
SOB, 900: OF this amount $40 900
was realized from the town of Platte
vile, So, 900 from Lima, S31, 900 from
individuals, and the balance from
Mineral Point Railroad Company
The amount necessary to complete
the road TO Pl2tteville, excepting the
iron, rs near as could be ascrtained
by the Committee is fifty thousand
dollars. On motion, it was voted
that an election be held on the Sec
ond Tuesday Of April, for the purpose
ofvoting upon the question Of grant
ing the aid requested. The Commits
tee reported that the depot has been
definitely located at the head Of Vir,
gins Mill Pond, on the lands of Isaac
Alcock aud Henry Sphinx, and near
the east end of Main Street, in the viii
lago Of Platteville. Mr.. Robbins,
President of the road, left for Detroit
last Monday, to see Mr.. Boecher, ana
obtain from him written agreement
to the effect that if they 60 on and
complete the grading, etc, of the re-
naming eight miles, he will furnish
the iron
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Fires and Causes of Fires-Who are
Guilty of Fires and Thefts.

The report of Fire aud Police
Commissioners, of Chicago, for the
year ending March 81, 1869, deyel-
opes the following interesting facts
No. of fires during the year, 405
amount of loss, $500, 1863; amount in.
sured, $463, 248.
The causes of fries were as fol-
lows: Accidental, II; carelessness,
l73; children playing with matches,
6; defective Fireplace, 3 defective
chimney, 45; foul chimney 5 fire,
works, L gas explosion, gasoline
explosion, | incendiarism, AZ lamp
explosion, 10; lightning, 2; over
heating oven or kiln, Z +; spontaneous
combustion, 10; unknown, rs; total
405.
The value Of stolen property dur
ing the year was $l95 1853 number
Of arrests for same, 23.043; IT which
IS 100 were males 934 w.re tc>
mates an 6 923 yere married l5,-
100 Vsr -t,ge; i a. ia i,a4lly
IT b Sc are i.r the'' az l0liJ vs
VA re 4184; Arcao4 1871:
B - n.aa- 10; 10, Ca.
Hed 159; % AZ g3,b IS !,
Fre 20; a Il ; 006; Han
sae 81 II 825 todiaa- ,.
ltalfa Is; i ,oral- ?; N3r9r~
Ell, 395 2. Sa3ta z35.
Sra 293, 5ptai.t~ 3 S@i-s ,
Weisu 10 rcai % 043
We cite especial attention 10 the
fact that nearly throo toarihs of he
thieves We're unmarried From the
report il also appears that out OF The
p, O43 thieves 1929 were between
the ares Of 20 and 80 years Also
the greatest number Of fires occurred
during the month Of March.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Gov. Falrchild Of w sconsiu.

From the Washington Express, March g.
We announced a day or two since
the arrival ia this citv Of thu gentle
man, amongst other strangers Of dis
tinction We were al, the time i'm :
PEELED by many kind rbcolections, rs
well as by sense OF Justice 10 g brave
<and ionest man, TO speak more at
length Of his eminent private worth
and public services
Few men Of his aye have had a
more oveutfuI experience, and none
more perfectly illustrate the virtues
Of energy and perseverance as exhib-
i',d in the better phases Of American
biz and character \ simple and
hl9ei reference to some Of the leading
events Of his career affords ample
proof Of the truth Of this suggestion
Here sketch of the military and
evil services Of Gen. and Gov Fair
child, as published recently in the
Republican, i given)
lie is here, we understand, in obeo
dience Il /. resolution Of the Wiscon-
sin legislatures to promote the mer-
itorous prQjec Of uniting the g eat
Northern ia!. with the " ssissippi'
river, by the way # Fox and Wis
consin rivers
In the very prim4 81 life. possessed
OF a quick intoli ,ence and vigorous
intellect, joined to TIE most undoubt-
ed integrity and marked executive
ability, it seems pits that his sor-
vices should not be mad available to
hecountry in some adequate position
Of trust, instead Of such professional
Office beggars as we see "rtwdng the
pnrlias ofpower.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
.S sES Vol. 20, NO. IS.
Economy in Cows.

1t does not pay any man, much
less poor man, to purchase or keep
an inferior COW. One may think
that if he mas COW that keeps eas>
lily, and gives milk enough for the
family, he is doing pretty well in the
dairy line. Such cow may have
cost him only $40, A small family
will get along very well on three or
four pounds of butter per week and
two quarts of milk per day to use
besides the necessary cream for tea
and coffee. A forty-dolIar cow may
supply this, and the owner think
himself fortunate. But is he doing
the best he can on the capita inves
ted in the COW and her food 1t
costs nearly as much to keen such
COW as to keep one worth $50, and
the latter should make at least eight
pounds Of butter per week besides
supplying milk and cream in abun
dance
Suppose then there were four
pounds out Of the eighty dollar COW
{" ~eli, a an avesage Of thirty cents
per 7 pnni-'his will give IN six
mpnlb~ s2S so for butter sold. For
three months more she will weld
Surplus Of two pounds per week for
eale. swelling the cash receipts 10
SIS 90 For one month more she
yli sappIy the family On the 9th
n hand the toriy-dollar COW viii
-apply he family with butter dur.
ing about eight months, and for two
months more will only afford milk
aud cream. During these two months
four pounds q butter per week must
be purchased at an average Of forty
cents per pound, costing in the ag-
gregate s12 80 This added to she
surplus for the eighty dollar COW
gives a deficiency on the inferior all.
imal of S48 80-in round numbers we
will call it $50 90, as the difference
will be considerably moro than made
up by surplus Of milk for the pig.
Now, as it is expensive keeping
COW when the owner has all his feed
to purchase, can ho afford to keep an
inferior one? Would not a superior
animal pay her own cost in surplus
for sale
Take another estimate. Il is said
that the average yield Of COWS, kept
for family use, is not more than J.,
500 quarts Of milk per annuln. At
5 cents per quart this amount of milk
is worth 500. 4 good Ayrshire or
Shorthorn may be purchased that
will give at least 1000 quarts per an
mum, which, at 5 cents per quart, is
worth $500. If the inferior COW
would supply the family, the super
Tor one would yield 1900 quarts for
sale, which viii bring in any little
town 5 ents per quart, making q to-
tai Of Sl10 clear gain. The extra
cost Of keeping superior animal
might cut down this profit to $40.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

Priests MARRY IN ITALY.-The
question Of priestly celibacy has
come np once in Naples, and the
right OF priests TO marry is now rec
adjudicata in Italy, outside the
States Of the Church. The tribunal
Of Salerdo forbade a young priest to
take wife, whereupon he appealed
10 the Neapoleon courts, and the
result was in bis favor. 4 similar
decision was rendered two years ago
in Genoa. 1t seems strange enough
that just at the moment that some
Anglican extremists and meditating
the solitary vow, the priesthood Of
the older Romanist countries are
throwing it overheard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

$751; The Galena gazette saws Of
Benjamin H. Campbell, who has just
been appointed United State Marshal
for Northern Illinois, by President
Grant, that there is, perhaps, no man
IL the country better known IN COM
mercial circles Ia the river towns of
the Mississippi He was for many
years a leading merchant Of GaIena,
when Galena was leading CONNER
cial city, and heavy stakeholder in
various packet lines In 1885 he
removed 10 Galena, and engaged as
clerk in the store of Campbell &
Morehouse-a firm composed Of his
brother, Mr.. George w. Campbell,
now Of Chicago, and the late Cap
tain d. b. Morehouse. He soon be-
came q mem Der of the firm, but after.
wards sold out, and established him-
self in the Wholesale grocery and
forwarding and commission business,
with Captain Orrin Smith as a part
ncr Hon. j r, Jores, whom Mr..
Campbell succeeds in office, and
whose wife is sister to Mrs. Camp
bell, for short time, clerk ia the
house, and afterwards became a mem.
Der Of The firm. In 1856 Mr.. Camp
bell sold out, and retired from the
mercantile business. While a mor>
chant, be earned high reputation as
= prompt and successful business
man, and amassed handsome for
tune He is father-in-law to Gener.
al Babcock, of General Grants staff,
and for many years has been on terms
Of intimacy with General Grant
The subject of his appointment has
mover been mentioned between the
President and Mr.. Campbell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Slaves and Free Labor.

The New Orleans TimeS, Demo-
cratic journal, contains the following
significant admission in regard to
slavery and the planting interest
An intelligent planter from Red
River, vino employs a large number
Of operatives, informed us few
days since that the pr ,spects of cot
ton planters in his region, and in
fact, throughout the State are quite
flattering, and he undertakes to pro-
diet future Of prosperity for the
South, greater than we have ever
enjoyed before.
The reason assigned by our plan
ter for this prospective prosperity is,
strange to say, not the magnitude of
the last crop, but the abolition OF
slavery Mt the South and the inagur-
alton offreo labor A few years ago,
at least, this would have been strange
doctrine in the mouth of planter
who looked to his own interests
We we're generally. of opinion, here,
that the relations Of the two races
were just what they should b., as
TAR as the interests, well being and
advancement of both races, were in
volved. And so in many respects
they were. But one great evil, not
moral, nor political, but, 50 to
speak, a financial one, resulted from
the institution of slavery. IT induc>
ed the planter to cultivate too much
land in order to raise large crops,
and 20 purchase, from year to year,
more negroes, under the mistaken
idea, that negroes constituted the
most reliable and productive capital
IN which money could be invested.
"War and the abolition Of slavery
have dissipated that fallacy never to
be entertained again. We have now
at length discovered that the con
tinued purchase Of negroes, whenev-
er new crop came in, for which
there was perfect tur0re throughout
the South, was most exaausting
process, and what with the fiuctua.
ton in their value, often reduced the
planter to bankruptcy, or left his
estate insolvent. Under the new
regime he may amaSS money with
every new crop which he may safely
invest, or employ It in the improve
m4nj 81 his lands, the education Of
lis children and The Increase 81 ai-
domestic comforts
Another reason foY this prnspen~
tive prosperity is TO be fouod ia che
fact that we have Just nov, - az
speak, turned over new leaf Ga.
Of this Reorganization Of society we
have, "a it were, commenced d new
history, and the South, with its vast
resources and unc"uquorablo energy,
- placed anew upon its mottle.
II will be seen, especially from the
last classes, that hus early the MS
d0m ana justice OF "a tioai reooustrle
ton rs wei as of emanci patton, ia
confessed Before many months 81
who donoGace it as infamous will bo
forced 10 make the same admission,
only still more explicitly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

sea-The man who can "whip his
weight in wildcats" has been found
in Sullivan county, New York. The
other day, while hunting, he crawled
into cave, and was suddenly attack
ed by two grown cats and four large
kittens. A desperate fight ensued,
in which the bold fellow succeeded
in killing the party of felines. His
whole body was frightfulIy lacerat-
ed and his wardrobe, at the end of
encounter, consisted Of one suspen-
der half vest, one pantaloon leg,
no shirt to speak of, and a pair OF
boots that wouldn't "shed dew. p
His name is Jonas Brooks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Of What Genus and Species.

There is an old story Of toll~gat e
keeper who had two assess, by his
schedule, the rates for gypSoy car
AVIAN Of street showmen and who
saw clearly that ''asses is 'osses and
goats is sheep, and monkeys and
women is men but that ere" said
he, pointing to bear in a garbage
cart, drawn b. Two dogs in harness !;
what is it p The same question
has arisen concerning veIoclpede at
toll bridge in England. The COL
Ice or, after long deIiberation, deci~
ded that the word "whcelbarlow"
was the only one ia his list which
conld be so constructed as to embrace
the animal ridden, and charged it
twopenco accordingly. The rider
appealed to magistrate, who, for
anght we know. is still considering
ne question The natural history Of
he velocipedo must, therefore, be
considerations unsettled until the de-
cIsi9n comes. But, since an unruly
one kicked a clergyman to death IN
Paris, ast after Lamartine's funeral,
it may be thought desirable to lay,
at least, quite as heavy tax upon
all such violent and dangerous ami
mails as upon horses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
The Gid IS Mason. .

= s aph gs1~ ueea sUiug the
round, 81 5ha newspapers f,r he iast
week or two. notlciug The death OF
Captain ] l~oph Mel~a,t. L short Time
* Il, Z i. Pennsy Ivania. Ii says:
Captain Ietcaif was in the ninety
fifth year of his age, and was the old
at IN mber Of the Masonic order in
th", United States" We must cor
ret his paragraph. Old IS Captain
MetcaIf was, aud he was certainly %
very old man, he was not the Oldest
Mason in this century. Our respects
"a fellow-citizen, William Hamlin,
who has numbered nearly ninety
seven years and who is still alive and
well is Z Master Mason, having en-
tered the mystic order early in the
present country. w may be mis-
taken, but we believe that Mr.. Ham
lin has been for some years the old
est living Mason in the United States,
perhaps n The world Mr. Hamlin
is now in his ninety seventh wear.
and he has been member of Mount
Vernon Lodge sixty five years. He
is still hale and hearty for !. man who
has nearly completed bis century.
and he may be found any day al III
quiet shop on South Water re,
busy with c1mpasses and qaaiaaa.
and engaged in tnos9 phjiDS tpn3ett
pursuits and investigations wntcn
have always been the pleasure and
business Of bis Iifs.-[ Proeiieaee
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

sea-The placing of Montponsier
upon the Spanish throne is said t.
be another triumph Of Bsmark over
Napoleon, who is SO bitterly hostile
10 the Orleans family that during
our late war he complained OF two
pcinces Of that family being made
staff officers in the Federal service.
If We are on the verge of a great
European war Spain will affiliate
with Prussia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

PRosPEcrs FOR SUGAR.-The Bar
ton Rouge (La.) Adr0cdte zays:-
STEADY and quietly is the advance
OF small farmers into the cultivation
OF cane. In very few years the
country between the Amite and
Mississippi rivers will produce ansag-
gregateo Of thousands.of hogsheads, all
the results of the enterprise and in
dustry of the farmers on small tracts
OF land. Scattered around at intervals
at the present time are places with
twenty, thirty, and forty acres of
cane planted. These will yield an
average of from twenty to sixty
hogsheads Of sugar next fall, and
bring great profit to the cultivators.
The trae policy of every farmer, on
high lands or low lands, is to get in
some portion of his land in Sugar
Cane. Ifpot grown to be manufac-
ture1 into sugar and molasses, the
product always bears high prices,
and he cane is fine food for stock
In another year here should not be
~ - ''Aif y. u u ~ tittEC III l1tSb
l4p ileIa1l tpp4 Nlich a more or less
qaan.lt> Il O. e is no. growing"
REDi~i :lBuriy GrtENtrIoyAL Gun
RENcY. II 81 Uplted
y ats- Ssua AK S3)3 ~ 900 #
currency teom Ny q nj and DIS
tribu.ing il IN W .tern All outh
err ; ates. L is jn~ bdl. aud
should have passed long before this
Of course New Eiyltai will Ieel he
blow, and Senator Sprague w,s par
ticuiarty gloomy ii ais prophecies OF
rnin which il to result from lhe bill.
Rhode Isiand has more than she is
entieied 70. aud must yield up some
OF her profits in banking. This is
The shoe which pinches Senator
Sprague. The New England banks
are allowed the Neriod of one year to
withdraw their excess of currency
1 M,iloaukee EUeninQ Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

asa-In one of the Rhode Island
towns through which swept recent
revival wave, there dwells father
and three sons, all of whom has long
voted the Democratic ticket. But at
the last election, the father brought
but one son with him, aud to queries
about the others said, with a mourn
full head>shake. "They don't vote
with US any more they've experienN
ced religion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

ag-The Chicago Post says the re-
ligIons society known as Quakers, or
Friends, will prosper the present
year as never before. Converts will
be very numerous, and very earnest.
Grant has determined to take his In.
dian Agents wholly from the society
of Friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

@ Fred, Douglas has been earn
estly solicited to accept the Office of
Minister Resident TO Hayti, but has
respectfully declined it, upon the
twofold ground that he can not af-
ford to take it, and prefers to dwell
in the land Of his birth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

eA- Many Virginians are exceeding.
ly anxious to have virginia recog~
nlzed as State at once, but the gem
eral impression seems to be that the
"Old Dominion" will not spoil if left
out in the cold till next winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

3ssa, Longstrect has been confirmed
rs Surveyor of Customs, at New Or
leans, by p to 10. This is in res
ponset to the Invocation, "Let us have
peace" The Representatives from
Alabama said that L IN sire rs
course had done more than all other
influences to procure the econstruc-
ton Of that State
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

Put two persons in the same
bedroom one of whom has the tooth
ache and the other in love, and IL
will be found that the person with
the toothaehe will go TO sleep first.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

The Supreme Conrt Of the Units
ed States has decided that the State
of Massachusetts, has the power to tax
the shares of National banks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

sSs- About TWO hundred clerks
We're dismissed rom the Treasury
Department Thursday Their places
viii not be filled. The Secretary is
convinced that good many persons
are on theTay rolls that are not need
ed. 1t il very probable that further
dismissaIs will be made next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

Hundreds Of the soldiers of the
regular army stationed in Dacotah
are married to Indian women. These
women, it is said, make faithful and
Industrious wives. The soldiers rare
IL descrt them-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13

Coon HAMS. After hams have
been smoked take them down, and
thoroughly rub the flesh part with
molasses then Immediately apply
ground or powdered pepper by
sprinkling as much as will stick to
the, molasses, then they must be
hung up again to dry. Hams treated
in this manner will keep perfectly
sweet for two or three years, This
must be done before the lily deposits
It's eggs, for after that is done moth
ing will stop their ravages.-Caro-
Eina FQrnler.