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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
A Worlds Convention of Women.

A call has been issued for a Cos
mopolitan Women's Convention, to
bo held in Berlin, Prussia, on the 9th
and 9th of November next, under
the patronage of society in that
city, whose head is the Grown Prin>
cess OF Prussia. The object of the
convention is not to urge woman 8
political rights, but to discuss how
"to develope and encourage wom-
ans capacity for labor, and for earn.
ing her living in various spheres. -
The call enumerates what tho Asso-
citation has done in Berlin, from
which it appears that the woman's
cause is practically fully as far adj
vanced in Germany as in the United
States. They have established a
commercial scientific college a
practical commercial school a school
for painting and drawing school
for teaching stenography work.
ing woman's home, and bureau for
the employment of women, all of
which are represented as in a flour
ishing condition.
The subjects to be discussive at
the convention will be as follows:
|. How to form regular official
communication between the existing
association.
2 How to form the industrial,
science and art schools.
3. How to for cooperative as
soeiations for women's labor, with
credit institutions, giving the same
advantages to women as have been
given to men by their largo and now
international workingmen' associa-
ton.
An invitation is extented to Amer
lean societies to send delegates
Mrs. Horace Mann, of Cambridge,
Mass, is interesting herself in the
success of the Convention, and will
furnish any desired information. In
the call she says:
There are many articles quito PEI
culiar TO America and not known in
Germany. And if American ladies
would DO interested sufficiently in
this subject to send, in Theoretically
sealed boxes, specimens of the vari-
GUS bread, biscuits, canned fruits,
such as wild grapes, squashes, toma-
toes, black bean soup, dried and cam
died fruits also such articles as
breakfast mops, picture frames, the
fixtures and implements belonging
to sewing machines, and thousand
little inventions of American lngen>
uity for house, kitchen and clothing
not known to the Old World, and
which Immediately attract the atten-
ton of foreigners, great benefit
might be done to their industry and
to kindly relation on both sides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
The Great Commercial Strife-West
VS.. East.

In our various trade articles we
have had occasion frequently to al
Jude to tho commercial rivalry be-
teen the great West and the great
East, in the lines Of manufacturing
and merchandising at Wholesale
This competition has been increasing
for years, till at last the East has be,
gun to realize the results, in the
retarded growth of her general busi>
ness; while at the same time she
saw her old customer the great West
not only increasing in consumptive
power, but also in productive resour,
ces, and to the dismay of the great
East, demonstrate theIability to sup,
ply very large portion of her wants
and also gives promise, of a condition
of things a. no far distant day, which
will enable her to bid farewell to the
Atlantic States, as source of supply
and set up for herself, as manufac-
turer and wholesaler, for her own
Empire west of the Alleghanies.
We have watched the increase of
western manufacturing and western
wholesaleing, with some degree of
anxiety for the past five years
The belief has at last been forced up
on us, that we are not supplying half
the proportion of consumers there
to-day, that we were in 1860, and if
we continue to thus lose to an in
creaslng extent per year our hold up
on Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, De.
troit, Milwaukee and other large and
rapidly growing cities, we shall show
a most pitiable list of accounts on
our business ledgers at the end of the
next decade. To hold on where we
are, if we cannot get back what we
have lost, should be our great aim
and effort. This is only to be done
by instituting a sharp and earnest
competition such u competition as
has not yet been organized cons
petition which will enable the whole
sale buyers to land his purchases at
any western city, at less cost than
he can possibly get them from the
wholesalers of his own locality. Our
Eastern manufactures must throw
down the gauntlet to their sturdy
opponents OF the West, and wage q
a conflict dire and desperate or grad
ually and steadily and most surely,
will Western customers be lost to us,
and our transactions narrow down
to the basis of third rate producing
and merchandising section.-Hide
and Leather Interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
s0y>A writer in The Ne,c York IT.

sog-A writer in The Neac York Tn
June insists; and gives figures for the
statement, that the population ofNew
York city has either been vastly ov-
erestimated or is decreasing. Peo-
pie are 10 the habit Of reckoning the
population of from 100000 to L.
100000. In l. 60 the census made in
over see, 900, but The Tribune statis-
tician, estimating from the death
rate of 1868, questions whether tho
city has now oyer 100000 inhabi-
tants. Ifhis figures be correct, the
population of Philadelphia is larger
than that of New York. Every
year, the tendency is increasing for
business men to leave the city with
their families, and settle down in
Westchester county, Connecticut,
and New Jersey, going into their
offices by the cars, which fact ac>
counts, to large degree, for the fall
ing off of the population.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

THE INCOME TAx.-The income
tax is regarded with great horror by
many who care not to think Of the
business of it. We grant it needs
amendment, modification, improve
ment but tho principle of the tax is
just it was established in England
three hundred years ago. Let us
take the case of the largest income
return in the United States-Mr. A.
Il. Stewart, whose income was over
100000 in 1868, and on this he
paid $4,000. This is very large
tax; but then, he had a very large
income. Now repeal the income
tax, and tell us what Mr.. A. L, Stew
art pays of taxes to the support of
the government which protects our
lives and property 1.-The has hous-
es and stores the tenants pay the
taxes. He buys goods at home and
imports them from abroad. The
purchasers pay him the cost of the
goods, all charges for freight, insur-
ance, carriage &c, and profit besides
But when Mr.. s. ascertains how
much he has received during the
year over and above all expenses,
taxes, &C., then the government re-
quires of him five per cent. on his
profits. and he pays it. Otherwise
be would not pay more to the gov
ernment than some of his servants.
Let us amend tie income tax law
but not repeal 1.-THE Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

WORDS OF CoUNsEL.-In his adj
dress to Odd Fellow Lodges, Grand
Master Ryan has the following:
Many Lodges err in putting down
their admission fees to the lowest
limit authorized by the constitution
No Subordinate Lodge should charge
less than $40 initiation fec, and SO
each for the five degrees. On the
other hand it is not wise to place the
dues much higher than the minimum,
say So per term. Every Lodge
should have an available fund on
hand invested in real estate or pros
ductive security, calculating on the
receipt for dues to pay incidental ex-
penses and ordinary demands for re.
lief. This fund cannot be readily
obtained except by placing the ad-
mission and advancement fees at
higher rates than are usually charg>
ed by country Lodges to ''raise their
prices" as above indicated and that
city Lodges make them still higher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
Throwing the Wedding Shoe.

The brother of childless.man was
bound to marry his widow; or at
least, he had the refusal of her. ana
she could not marry again until her
late husbands brother had formerly
rejected her. The ceremony sby
which this rejection was performed
Cook place in public, and is mention.
Gu III Deut. xxv.5-10. If the broth
eI refused her she was obliged to
loose ms snoe from off his foot, and
spit minis taee," or, as some Hebraists
translate it, esprit before his face -
His giving up the shoe was symbol
that he abandoned all dominion over
her, and her splitting before him was
| defiance and an assertion ofindepend.
enco. The practice is still further IL
lusrated by tho story of Ruth, whose
nearest kinsman refused to marry
her and redeem her Inheritance
He was, therefore, publicly called
upon to do so by Boaz, and he pub>
licly refused. The Bible adds, "as it
was the custom in Israel concerning
changing, that man plucked off his
shoe and delivered it to his neighbour"
the kinsman plucked off his shoe and
delivered it to Boaz as q renunciation
OF Ruth, and Of mis- right of marriage
to bcr. These ceremonies were evil
IDENTIFY not unknown to the early
Christians, for when the Emperor
vladimir made proposals of marriage
to the daughter of Raguald, she re-
fused him, saying she would not take
off her shoes to the son of slave
Gregory of Tours, writing of espous--
ais, says, "the bridegroom having Civ
en- ring to the fancee, presents her
with SHOE" Michelet in his "Life
of Luther" says that the Reformer
was at the wedding Of Jean LUTTE,
and after supper he conducted the
BRIDE to bed. He then told the brides
groom that, according to common
custom, he ought to be master in his
own house when his wife was not
there, and for symbol he took off
the husbands shoe and put it upon
the head of tho bed, "afn gull prit
ainsi la dannation ct gouUernement. =
In some parts Of the East it was an
early custom to carry slipper
before a newly married couple as a
token of the brides subsection to her
husband. AT q Jewish wedding at
Rabat the bridegroom struck the
bride with his shoe, as sign Of his
authority and supremacy. 1t has
long been a custom in England, Scot.
land, and elsewhere, to throw an old
shoe over or at bride and brides
groom upon their leaving the church
or the parental home after their
wedding. Sometimes it is thrown
when they start for the church, and
occasionally the shoe is taken from
the left foot. The usual saying is,
that it is thrown FOR luck but possi-
bly, it originally was meant to be a
sign Of the remuneration Of domiRion
and authority over the bride by her
father or guardian. One author
however, suggests that the hurting
Of shoe was first intended to be a
sham assault on the person carrying
off the woman, and is relic of the
old custom of opposition to the cap
ture of a bride.-THe Wedding Day
IN all Aqes and Countries. By E. j,
Wood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
fay- During a recent balloon ascen

s0- During a recent balloon ascen-
sion at Memphis some interesting
phenomena were noted. The high
est altitude attained was 6,670 feet,
at which elevation the temperature
was so degrees Fab. The balloon
assembled always.in.a whirling motion
from right to left, while descending
it turned from left to right. Four
good English lever watches were
taken up, two of which stopped at
the height of two miles. A very de-
licate pocket compass completely de-
polarized, and though it has since
beenIgradually regaining its polarity,
it is still worthless. The acronaut
was confirmed dyspeptic before he
began ballooning, but several voy-
ages have effected radical cure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM
TENNESSEE, "A private dispatch re-
ceived by a prominent Tennessee
politician at Washington, foreshad-
ows the election of Andrew Johnson
as United States Senator from that
State, without doubt. The dispatch
states that majority Of the Con-
sentative members-elect are already
pledged to the support of Johnson,
and adds that the prominent candi-
date against him for the Conserva-
tive support is Col. Bailie Peyton.
1t also states that measures have been
taken to secure Peyton's withdrawal
from the canvass, and that the Rad.
icals arc divided in opinion regarding
their candidate. 1t is not improba,
BILE, however, that they will run
Stokes, their defeated candidate for
Governor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
How the Japanese Women Battle.

A correspondent of the New York
World, who has been visiting Yoko-
hama, describes a visit to one of
the native bath houses there:
Here, open to the street, as usual,
we found the place to be q large
square room, with the floor raised
two feet from the ground, and par>
tition about two feet high, running
through the center. On one side of
room, in the costume of Mother Eve
before she studied pomology, were
collected 80 to 20 women and girls,
and on the other side, perhaps thir-
ty men and boys, clad in q curtailed
pattern of the famous Georgia Maj
or's airy suit, but that even the shirt
collar and spurs were wanting. The
old Joke about wet nurse in a bath
house was here partially realized.
Some dozen native dryads, whom
| took to be the owners of the lava.
tory temple, were securing the dark
haired, rosy naiads with large bunch
es of paper, while others poured
water over them from we'll in the
center of the room by means of
wooden dippers with long handles.
The ceaseless din and chattering of
the nymphs under the process was
absolutely deafening. Far from
feeling any sense of shame by the
presence of their own countrymen,
who were enjoying the bath in come
pany, they gave not the slightest
thought or attention to the number
of foreigners who were looking on.
Perhaps, like the poets chivalrous
defense OF Lady Godiva, / ought to
say that they were clothed in uncon-
seriousness of immodesty, it being a
custom to which they are habituat-
ed from infancy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

na-The methodists are making
preparations to receive and entertain
about 10000 persons at the sing
Sing On. Y.) camp meeting, which
will be opened on the 10Th instant.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE The
Legislature is comprised of 92 Demo-
Gratis aad 8 Republicans, in the lower
house, and in the Senate 3S Demo-
Gratis and Republicans.
EFAt a recent temperance cele-
bration, little lad appeared in the
procession bearing flag on which
was inscribed the following: "All's
right when daddy's sober.
The. Florida Legislature.sat only
three weeks at it's late extra session.
The members have a yearly salary,
rnd not per diem pay, which ac-
counts for the milk in the eocoanut
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

MEMS CLoTHEs.-Lydia Maria
Child notes the fact that striking
change has taken place in the coss
tunes of men. There has been an
increasing tendency to simple colors
and convenient forms, until at the
present time their dress is universally
unostentatious and useful. This is
doubtless owing to nearer and nearer
approaches in equality among man-
kind. Privileged classes, who lived
on the toll of others, are disappearing.
The complicated toggery worn by
the old nobility would be too incon-
venientf for merchants, manufacturers,
mechanics. and others who have work
to do in the world. Men now pride
themselves on spending their wealth
on colleges, railroads, steamers, and
other public improvements rather
than upon personal decoration. Fin
cry is considered decidedly unman-
nerly And as women become invest.
ed with larger responsibilities. and
become conscious OF living for more
extensive usefulness, will they not
shake off the tyranny Of fashion and
learn to combine gracefulness with
simplicity and convenience IL their
costumes? L believe SO; for there
is the same human nature in men
and women, similar Influences will
produce similar results in both.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

OF the thirty-six articles compris-
ed in the schedule, much the largest
proportion represent Injuries, of
which women are the principal con-
sumers. At the same time, the ar
ticles of utility are a mere fraction
of the whole. Thus. taking the year
1866, ten articles comprised an ag>
gregate value Of S104, 104,312. But
this sum must have been doubled
when the consumers paid their ac>
counts. AS an illustration of the
whole list we give the following:
The reported value of merinoes, bonn
bazines and Grape was not less than
$39, 222 500 silks absorbed $780,
1913; shawls, S3,832,5O5 kid gloves,
81, 046,800 flowers and artificial
feathers. $2,549,035 fancy goods,
s. 605, OBS; buttons and trimmings,
$8,701 ,273 laces, 81, 478,620 jewelry
and'precious stones, 81, 1921 ,023 mis-
cellaneous dry goods, l6,548,276
No wonder, after such an exhibit as
this, that we have to balance our ac>
count with Europe by the shipment
of bonds and stocks to the value of
over one hundred millions yearly.
But the question will force itself up
on US, how long can we continue to
run in debt at this rate, and succeed
in staving off the inevitable day of
reckoning ? Chicago Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

TENNEssEE.-Additional election
returns indicate that Senter's ma
jority may reach $4,000 But few
counties give majority for Stokes.
AS far as heard from tho State Sen.
ate stands Conserv atives Is major
ity of Conservative Republicans, 4
with five districts to hear FROM
House, Republican Conservatives,
46 majority of Conservative Repub-
licans, 4 Stokes, republican 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

These fourteen millions constitute
one-seventh of the entire Protestant
population.of the globe. But if to
these are added the fourteen millions
OF the United Evangelical Church of
Russia and the German States, which
is Presbyterian in form, it would give
them total of twenty eight millions
i. O., numerical superiority over
any Of the Protestant forms of rolity
and belief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

TENNESSEE SENAToR.-A careful
canvass Of the Legislature elect of
Tennessee, shows that the old line
Democrats will support Andrew
Johnson for United States Senator,
the old line Wings will nominate
Bailie Peyton, and the Republicans
will likely unite on Stokes. 1t is
thought that the balance of power
will be held by the wings, who will
support any conservative Republican
in preference to Johnson.
EH- London has Church of st.
Judas Iscariot," which has neither
creed, priest, or title, and obeys con.
science.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

BUNDY.-J. NJ. Bundy, Esq, for
merry one of the editors of the Nils
waukee Sentinel, from Rock county,
in this State, and graduate of Beloit
College, has been appointed Editor
mischief of the New York evening
Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

s@- Hon. Judah 2. Benjamin, late
OF the Confederate Cabinet, but now
of England, has, after two years ex-
perience at the British bar, been
made Queens Counsel, an honor all
most without precedent in the
promptitude of its bestowal. Aside
from making him senior counsel in
whatever cases he may be employed,
the promotion will considerably add
to his emoluments. Being on the
Liverpool and Manchester circuit,
he viii be retained in commercial
litigations of Importance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

s@- The following, from tho Wau-
pun Leader, is most applicable to. this
village: at is q sorrowful sightsto
see the large number of small boys
that are permitted to run around
our streets at night. The evil infu-
ences these youths are subjected to,
and the injurious habits and associa-
tions formed in thus being allowed to
lounge about, will be of no benefit to
any body in after life, but will fit
many of them for the Reform School
and State Prison. Parents and guar.
dams are highly censurable in this
matter, and it is their duty to them>
selves and to the community to keep
these young boys out OF the streets
at night"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

sG-A French writer states that
butchers meat may be preserved in
hot weather by placing it in large
earthen jars, putting clean, heavy
stones upon it, and covering it with
skim milk. The milk will become
sour, of course, but may afterwards
serve as food for pigs, and tie meat
will be found to have kept its natur-
al primitive freshness, after eight or
ten days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

RAnd old minister, while one
day pursuing his studies, was sud>
denly Interrupted by his wife asking
him the question-one which has
puzzled the oldest divines, 'Do you
think We shall know each other in
heaven ?" Without moments
hesitation, he said: "To be sure
shall we be bigger fools than we are
here ?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

sD~A New Jersey horse thief,
convicted of fifteen horse thefts, was
lately sentenced ten years apiece Tor
them-total, one hundred and fifty
years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
fN-It il said that Coporol n NJ

f0rlt is said that General G.. M.
Dodge, of Iowa, has been rendered
the portfolio of War as the continued
i'll health of General Rawlins pre-
vents him from filling that Cabinet
position any longer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
LANCASTER HOUSE.

Corner Of Main and Spring streets)
Lancaster, Wis.
c. JEuIEL HYDE, PROPRIETOR.
Having bought the above House and reftted and re-
furnished ii, am prepared to give every attention to
tine accommodation ol CUES t., and will provide good
table and clean beds. A good hoster always on hand
1S-2Ttf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24

sss- The numerical strength of the
Presbyterian Church in the world is
stated by the Protestant 0hurchmGn
IA follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
HOTELS.
CARRIER HOUSE.

Boscobe1, Wis,
7. CARRIER, PROPRIETOR.
Meals provided before Car time and Patrons assisted
with baggage Promptness and delays at the Carrier
uonEa. Stnhing attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
w. B. CLARE

N OTART PUBLIC
Deeds and other land conveyaHces drawn and &C
knowledged Prompt attention given to the prepare
on Of Mortgages Bonds, ana all legal instruments.
20-3ltf PATCH GROVE, WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
BLOOMINGTON HOTEL.

Bloomington Wis.
SINE woODHOUsE, PROPRIETOR
(Successer to Harger)
Good stablng attached and the rooms In good order
wolff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
NOTARlES PUBLIC.
ALEXANDER IVEY,

NOTARY PUBLIC,
Deeds, Mortgages and other Land Conveyanciag. and
Pension papers executed according to law Blanks OF
all kinds kept on hand. 48tf
BRITISH HOLLOW, WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
j. 81. SNECLODE.

NOTARY PUBLIC.
Will make out Deeds. Mort cages, and others papers
conAeyancing lands, bounty claims back pay and PEN
s0ns applied for under U. s. Laws.
POSI- CAsSVILLE, WIS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24
Foreign Luxuries.

Our importation of luxurious arti-
Giles from Europe are frightfully ex~
cessive compared with our real abil-
ity to consume them. The last con>
sular report of Mr.. Nicolay, dated
Paris, April 20, 1868, exhibits in tab
ular form the commercial movement
thence to the United States during
the period extending from July l,
1864, to Dec. p, 1868. The grand
total for the FIVE and half years is
$737 ,839, 821, made up as follows: