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THIS Is the season for the main sowing Of garden
ecedA, aud tt Is presumed the reader appreciates
the importance Of obtaining the need which he de-
stans to SOW from reliable sources: from good
seed only can good vegetables be obtalnet--t agN
do not Rruw On thtstlea.'' Most Of the seed ex-
posed for SAKE IN the stores Of our western e!ttes
and Villages u left there commission By 4 cInBs
Of irresponsible peddle.a- Some Of the seed may
prove Eood. bat as general rule 1t il inferior or
tnr use of hi1 Ina sna H. e4peetta u e enn. "
member therefore. that penny aaved In tie be-
ginning In purch11iIR Euch stuu Il uften MANY dol
iA1B lost IN the end. not Calculating disappointed
ho,+s- The lAnd1etha are the oldest, largest and
most reliable sees9-FrpweE1 In America, and, We
msy sa,st. say' ;1, ~ 1ns Fps!a rasf ssed f15u'
comprises TO scse all under the highest state Of
cultivation. Their seeds are warranted rs repre-
sente.l. They have fecent1! opened depot In
this ct. at No. lis East Randolph street, opposite
the D,tgEs House, under the charge Of three Of
their soung men, AeasrA Carpenter. johnson
and are experienced In tho bunnesA
, 1869-05-14

Sad Case OF DxnWnlnE-A Ghost SEM
eRtlpna
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
FuR1 WArHE, Ind, NAY IL
Two title daughters Of J. Hcklcy wcre drowned
IN q rpnd near their fathers house yesterday.
1hrit bodes were found by Mr. KIck.ey some
time after the accident Is supposed to have hap
tenet.
The ghost storJ still reoelyes the attention o.
our surerstit1ous people, who hold thkt Inc noises
we're made bJ some supernatural agencies, while
others contend that the vault u ftudczroul oi
r,ntion hT the civ authorities has failed to nnd
saJ,hine that viii cozroborate either Of the above
theories, and It etll tcmatna enHhfouded In deep
1NyHtc{Y.
, 1869-05-14
Decision in nm Important suit.

morning, altting In Court OF Common Pleas, de-
ctded two suits Of general Interest Tue cases
were against the Delhwatf, LacfaN1una 4 West
cru Railroad Company, and the LacknwannA /
Bloomington Railroad Company The clalm Of the
companies vas that their bonds, on which shc tax
was imposed, we're mostly held By residents Of
could not tax the property Of other States. The
Court decided that II the property waa projected
BY Pcnnsylyanu 1t could be made to pAy its bhart
Of taxation Judgment was rendered agninst the
former company for tes o0o and against the latter
mo. s-
, 1869-05-14
FOREIGN,
Great BffGntn.

mEvxADy JOHNSON TAxEs LAArK or TIE QUEEN.
10Sp1s, May t.
The Queen to-day accepted letter from Hon.
Rcvesdy johnson, aAking for the appointment Of
an Interview, nj which he may take formal leave
Of Fer Majesty on llts retirement from ONCE. The
Queen has appointed to norrow as the day for the
Interview. Nj. johnson will present TO the Queen
Ar. Moran, Secretary Of Legation, as "Chargt
dAna1res until the arrival Of Nj. Motley.
TIE 71NIs on TIE NE3BcIKo AIABlMA TREATY.
LONDON, May1a
The Tip,<t to-day heB An article on the rejected
AlabAms treaty, wherein 1t Is asserted that the
Government Of Great Britain IN, submitting to m
Arblltahon on the question 1t all, conceded every
thing that wns originally demanded or expected
by the American people, md everything tha. It was
possible to concede.
MTus HoCs1 OF coxxosR-
LONDON, May Midnight
In the House Of Commons tonight, Ar UtN1y,
Under Foreign SecretaI!, said Spain had declined
10 accede 10 4 new hearing In the TORNADO case.
The detailed reasons assigned BY Spain were now
under consideration Of the law Officers Of the
Crown.
Mr. Cardren, Secretary Of War, ID reply to
some intimauons which had been thrown ont,
said the government had no intention Of counter
mandlng the orders for reduction Of troops In
Canada, under existing circumstances
The Irish Church bill ws4 reported from the
commit &c. Several amendments were proposed
and the bl1l recommtsedy with the understanding
thai rote on Its third reading will be taken on
the slst Of May.
THE tB1aH QUESTION N TIE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, May 1s-Hldulght
ln1he House Of Lnr.ts, this evening, Eazi Russei,
inquired what plan the government proposed to
adopt for putting stop to the outrAges which had
laseiJ been 80 frequent in ireland. He followed
hts inquiry With BONE remarks tn which he depre-
Gated tho land scheme Of Nj. Bright Il likely
to unsetue the Irish people. lie
called upon the government to dIscountenance all
visionary plans aud state clearly what II Intended
TO do.
Eaa Granville, the Colonial Secretary, regretted
the continual recurrence, 1t the present time, to
this topic He said the government was not pre-
rared to state its policy not Was he authorized to
gve N opinion On Hr. Br1ghts plan.
Lord Derby urged IN exposition Of the minis
| testA policy and I dlsayowal of Ar. BHght's
| oplnlouR The ret.cencr Of The government Ena
| dangerous To the best tntereats Of Ireland.
After a sharp passase between Lords Derby and
| Kimberly. the dlscusA4on dropped.
| Al the close OF the session this evening" The
House Of Lords adjourned until the 9Th Of May.
l
, 1869-05-14
Window ArnAuA

The annoynnces Of spring ani summer. soch ~
ttes- moS9uttoe1 dust. etc, cAn be obFated By
usinR the wtre window scfecns manufactured BY
Evans Co, No. 9o1 Lake street. These can he
obtained II fifteen TO my cents foot. and ~ they
employ no canvassers. buyers e1n save ne com
summer houtea, tfrTftea and vet1ndahs aud land-
pc1tped scrccnB for saloons.
, 1869-05-14

The Le7al .Stx4 edition Of the LAVA Is now
ready for delivery In addition Ia al the Public
L2eA II contains talie Of contents Of nineteen
pAHes, index and the names md address oG she
officers Of the Supreme Cont Of Illinois, the ot1
ce.s Of STATE, OF the Recorders and Common F1eas
Courts: the Circuit JudEra, Circuit CferfA Prose
urerB, Sheuns and Loroncrs IN the STATE. The
Public AwH, bound In leather, viii be furnished
for TWO dollars: In pamphlet form. for one dol
lar Persons wishing the LAws sho71d send Cr.lcr
to Nsra Brndweu- No. g Washington street
, 1869-05-14

ST Lorl2 MAJ JA-TohAcco-5scady u fan rricra
COTTON Nothing dttnk
HExF-S Small sairs drrsaed 1t *e4oco
BkEAps1CTTb-Flos1F very dull: spt1ny 1uEeshne ana
r1trs Is hs16n WhcsS inaetl!c md Unclaimed. u
stfe3ly ntIoe fiji To II sCalG eo&cu 8I ~ Corn
hsa IA nafe.pg !. ses h sH,a ~. tsss In ~ s;s
f1rsT It Fl l.nsAt 4 BaEry-Nothtae doing
WHlsKEI-Firm At Fl8&c,
PAoyI1Iox4-DEh md nsatntuanf lo*tr. Hound lotf
ate wanted rductd psee b.; hless [.5Sss to =, :
@ ta!s nt.t: no1ns, Il 4 tss tGso!a5Ta a5 no IT.
nals lst tsc sholdsss; lfH9ls4e for ees1 no
s'fSF; hi onf. S6o hu whe. sAa0 bo
enTr 20 Gp oats, 90 bu rJr, 60 hogA
, 1869-05-14
ST. LOUIS.

Work Commenced on the t1lknoks
Bridge Railroad Project PuKi-
1lkt1c-Flre.
Sr. Ipr1S Nay 1A-Tbe St. Iouis Nlne4s
Rrffre Company commenced operations on the
fliiposs si:e d The t:vH Jes1e7aaJ. Boring heF1u,
Which HM BE- continued 1nil rocS fc1ehed,
rpon which to ta5 liz founnas'a q The shess
M, Ga,ssesa, Prssldept sl The Ban e!eso'
, 1869-05-14

*utctde-Rn1n-C0r
OTTAWA, Ill, N1J ls.-A German Rlst, Is yeass
OF ~, committed suicide here Last night by tak-
ing 81 Jchnine She had been IN the country onIy
one year and became hoIne-elck, but her fr1ends
did NOT deem II best to let her 20 home anttl fall
Suisky,
A heavy ind couunuous rain Is falling here. and
greatly rctards complaining. A great breadth OF
com YriU lie Dui In
, 1869-05-14
FofrlRn 1iAtkess.
HHIM1aY



1IHA4c1AI- .
LoSDos. May Il
UaIted Sfhies k$' boads. :7t.
LONDON, May IL
Consoaa for money. E1.. account. n: 4l
y: Eric. II. linote Central. Qe4. Atlantic Grtat
Wc*trIn. nv. So"
Spce In the hank al England dce7cascd ctaooo ttet-
ling during tho week.
FRAsHFpxT. May u
United StAics $50 tsonda, M.
Ep&NENC4At
LIVERPOOL, Nay l3-r lis l. N.
Flour, els 3D. Rcd wheat 3s sdAsa loo: while wheat.
r. ID. Gnfn. ~ &i
Fork. t0ls- Lard. 81 .-..
IwK1rooI. Nay Isl - p m
rr7k, lus: Lard, ST 3D.
Re4t unchanged. ..-.....
LIVERPOOL May l-Eventnk
Cotton hrsa; ntddlinf upaands, 1lsd New orirana,
Nfld: Aa]ra Of 1s-zV hAlek-
California white n htAs. y N: nd NAatern. 9. ID.
Western -four, 4la 81 Gntu-At1ed-duu. "a 81 New
oats. 9ks d kxrset. A Pras - 3D.
Potk, lpa Beef 10. Lard, 67s Sd Uheeae, 81 Bacon
~ 81
Ttl!ux. III 3D.
Turpentine. ID .-
ANTWERP. My II
Petroleum IL fr7nc
, 1869-05-14

wE1tN4mhsra ; .haae oett1, slsH5 tos seot HlA
iss letter; Nc hed dFrnly 1t ss sa!rs II ~ for
seller June and &c for ssiet AsJs Ao. fse 1ata
n,raEnany 1neh1need- Barley nnanlnal
RfrK11-F Flour. Ho Iris: heaI e2oo hu eoFn- t'oo
sa1rsKvTs- Flcus. eon h.as; wheat Lao bu. eosn.
AIp La osia, 1aQo la: baI.eJ, ~ b1
, 1869-05-14

DELrHI Ind, May 14-There xas a very large
for the purpose Of organizing company TO build
: road from Indianapolis to Chicago rtd Delphi
Delegates were In attendance from al the counties
on the line. The company Was fully Organized
and Dttectord elected. The name Of the Proposed
road IL the indianapolis Delphi Ch1eago Rail,
fnRd
, 1869-05-14

hurgiars made themselves busy block beyond,
Tbs Eeufr Of Hlnekley duuttcy, No. g MATau-
upside down. The thieves selected the artfcle1
they wanted End departed tn pe.ce. Their t,oot1
In rlIpHh Il ~~~1
, 1869-05-14

New York NEradelzns, Provision and Gro.
eerJ Markets.
sr+eial Despatch to The Chieaee Tribupe
NKW foRx. NAY II
hEL4p9TC1Tk
Flou.-Lc.< e1rntt Demand Whest. .oaeriass yeFy
dispo4ed re.lixe broken parccls, xh5eh
taken frreA! hy tIlerk C,rn and oats ver5 dhaeled
the foruef AtTa ane4ne and The lAtte1 drcrt0E
fKnFu1c@4 ....
1rNs huo$int aud rery Quitt. With the exception OF
4UGu haas natas pcFk. seirr june. n Hu.13f.
aRHtIxHl
Eofer-F1at; Rio, l&&s$fc SrxaE 4hnde eale1; ft!s
ta Frme kToer4y. beSt ground and crushed
I631sSc
, 1869-05-14

Jacksos. Mich, May 1s-last night a. Chas.
D. Knapp Charles ". casha1t and chastes Mes
the Michigan Central Pond, theft boat capslzed
and they *cre all drowned. The body OF Knapp
ir,enda of the othe1 are dragging the pond for
their bodies
, 1869-05-14
Ktnly.
"tr AEK AiAsTSH

FLORENCE, May1a
The following Ia the latest arrangement OF the
Cabinet President Of Council and Minister Of
Foreign Ahair1t General Aepahrca AtnisteT OF
Commerce. Ainghesu, Minister Of Education
Ue1gooi; Minister Of Justice, F1lP7o.
, 1869-05-14

SCRANTON, Pa, Nay 1s.-At Pittsburgh this
morning, l.6oo men and boys employed IN the
Minea At that point suspended work.
By An explosion OF nrc damp, this morning, In
the Mount Pleasant mine, this city, nre men and
one boy were badly burned, one Of the men,
named Cna1ies Stutterl probably fatally
, 1869-05-14

OTTAWA

LONDON, MAyll
Later ahv1ccs from Tehcran report That the an.
tt1ortttcS have mbdc about 600 afrrata Of PERSONS
who participated In the recent rettg gtoCS RIOT
, 1869-05-14
METEOROLOGICAL,

Meteorological record for MA1 Is, 1850, reported
BY J, G. Langguth, JE, opt.cian, No. III Randolph
strret, correspondent Of the Smithsonian Institute
The Email letters etc the Initials for the Torls
mosphefr, ~" rain, &" and - snow:"
iIee l R1r | Hind 11m Esin
, 1869-05-14

Painful D0mestic Aff1ic1kon.
CINCINNATI, May l3--On Saturday, 4 little non
Of @. Du1ant, Telegraph opef8toF Al reydk Sta
tiou, ky., fell Into ! tub Of hot water, and WAS
sea!ded to death
, 1869-05-14

DETROIT. My yl1-BHxAostuf1s-Wheat-
t9 e. y ~ 7; n aao III Fl n s1sSs1. uasa
6er Oe{a, &c for SiAt<.
NuISTrIfs-RTan, t1n.oe; eoasse rnlddntz~ ~ d
6nk. I'll o.
, 1869-05-14

AIrisnl OF the Etrst Through Train
nt sacramento.
SrR1NoT1k1p, MSS, May 1a-A despatch, dated
yesterday. from Sacramento, announces the II.
rival in ,hAt city Of the Springfield CATS, which
were the nrst to cross the continent
, 1869-05-14

We arc indebted TO Theodore F. Swan, Es2, The
obugtng Caahler Of the Collector Of Internal Reve-
nre once, for the following otnctAl report OF the
rrcelpts Of internal revenue for the month Of ArSl
, 1869-05-14

Nashville 0sltea Market.
H.mu1x Mar H-Oo&tan mASket &tn; asw MD.
&a1AE H; Sood sS4irAsI, aAc.
, 1869-05-14
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Juniper Tar Sohp-lH n certain
cur fnr charpexi hands and 6 rouzhucss OF tTtts-
t,on o! the e1tn, eczema, Ftngworm. esitEheun.
rd1nr!eA and other eutAneous tnect1onA masking
we'll na1ard Co., New YORK Sold by III drug
EtstA
, 1869-05-14

Butchers Dead Shot for Hed-RuEs.
Nov Il the eeason to commence using 1t, and
make thorough determination OF these tprment-
nrs pf py7r nlCnty rest TT It, Aud sleep In peace.
, 1869-05-14

All colds In fhr HCnd and CntnxTA
Permanently cured By Wolcotts Annthll3tnr. Pint
bottles, H. II! It y: ia South c1a1<-st, Chicago
Paper HnngtnE1 and Window
SntAts latest ssylcA. Paints, OILS Eiasa and
hY sheS a. f RrhYb 81 Randolph street
, 1869-05-14
INTERNAL REVENUE.

Collections for the Month OF April,
1864.
, 1869-05-14

The Rez1.-Al1 E9F1t-ctA2S Drug
noupee Co.sate i Co : Toilet Soaps the best.
, 1869-05-14

T osT.oN Tuesday AOHNNa. ON THE WAY
T. thuren + 70 Wabasb-a. thsnes & Aoafeest thence
Dearborn, u, and Ctstk atA. iady"s Gaskntorrd
hst 11I csntA'nn4 round laAck Nezrollt4a hnt pair
ys!l.. rhe osns q ths orne1.~ ARA COtFAx,~ =,
wEl return The s.e Tribune oee wil Be suitably n
N1t5r,t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26
E.statc OF Kelly.

SrATE Or WISCONSIN, 80 In Probate Gran, County
y Grant County Court.
In the NJ tier Of the guardianship OF John g. Kelly
Anna l. Kelly aud William q. Kelly, minor heirs Of
William Kelly. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Michael McNa-
NEE guardian OF ssd min representing among 9th
things that his aid wards seized of real
estate in the county OF Grant nd Stte OF Wisconsin
and that necessary tn the should be sold and
praying license to sell the same aud it appearing
the court, from sid petition that il Is cessAr y
port aud education Of the said minors to sell ssid
real estate.
1t Is ordered that the next OF kin 10 said wards anu
al persons interested ssd estate appear before the
Judge OF this Monday the 2d day Of February
), 1869, at one o clock z. VI at the Court House in
Ltncaste III said county tn and there TO show cause
il any there may be- why license should not be grant
the sale OF said real estate according to ht prayer
said petition
and 1t is further ordered that Il copy Of this order
shalt be published for four successive weeks prior 70
-ad day Of heating in the Grant County Herald, q
kiy spaper printed and pub shed at Lancaster
said county. BY the Court:
WM. MeG0NI0AL. Co. Judge
Dated January 9th 1862. 3-w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26
Sheriff Salenaehnn

&STATE or WISCONSIN, = Circuit Court Of Grant
= Grant county county.Wis
Thomas Hood, plaintiff, n. ". sehoB, defendant.
By virtue Of a writ of execution issued cut Of the
above named court, in favor of Thomas Hood plaintiff
and against W. Sehon defendant, to me direct ed
and delivered and for want of sufficient goods snd
ehattels Of the defendant whereon levy and by yr-
tue Of III attachment thereof heretofore made in said
action. / have by the direction OF tn plain
tiff attor eys levied upon all the right title and
interest which the said defendant had on the 18th dav
Of April, d 1865 has since acquired in and t. the
following described real estate, to-wit:
The west half Of south west quarter of Section 25 and
the west half Of the northwest quarter of Section 50
Town Range west Of the fourth principal meridian
ali IN Grant county, Wisconsin; which said real estate
will on the 24tl day Of February So9 the hour Of
10 o'clock in tie forenoon of said day offer for sale
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the
front door Of the court hous in the village Of Laucas
ter Grant county, ~isconsn Said will made to
satisfy sad judgment costs and costs accruing.
W. ii. elise Sheriff.
Dated sherits Office Lancaster. Wis. jan H. 1868
BUSHNELL CLARK, Plf Att'ya. 3.w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26

Capture of a Female C0unterfe ter

DAvENPoRT, Iowa. January Ia
On Wednesday afternoon "a woman
giving the name of Julia Britton,
was arrested in Third street house,
in this city, by detective l. J Gems
Ter, at the instance Of a merchant OF
this place for passing counterfeit
money on the previous day. The in
vcstigation showed she was the agent
for an Eastern gang of connterfeiters
She bad concealed in her baggage be
tween $1,000 and 81 500 in we'll exc
cuted national currency, and small
quantity Of material, inks, etc. A
man found in her company was dis
charged. "a there were insufficient
grounds upon which TO hold him =
She is a young woman of good AL
dress and ladylike appearance. She
recently came to this city from some
point in Wisconsin There are two
accomplice4 of hers within a day.
ride Of here, bnt she declines to open
~ state where or who tn y are She
is securely lodged in Jail No steps
are yet inaugorated for the capture
Of h,r "pals."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26
Greeley On Shakespeare.

In his "RecoIlections of a Busy
Life" Greeley thus discourses -
did Shakespeare know himself the
Intellectual prodigy that he was, and
apprehend that the lines he dashed
OFT with facile rapidly, would be
read with delighted awe and won.
der on the isles OF the southern main
far hey ond the African cape, which.
IN bis day, bounded In that direction
me known world? | find in his
writings the presence of amazing
power, but not the consciousness of
i. Nay, cannot help suspecting
that, had he known how great man
he was and is, lie would have cfrain
Ell from acting and talking often like
little one. The world has known
men who most profoundly esteem
themselves great, and justified that
consciousness in every act of their
lives. | could not have dared to ask
Michael Angelo to bnild me tavern
stable ont OF the crumbling walls Of a
desert monastery or fortress should
have covered before the glance of
his eye, a. he turned upon me with
Ihe question: do YOU think ! was
sent into the world to build stables 2"
Yet | would not have hesitated-
would you?-to ask Shakespeare to
write me an epithalium, q monody, a
pasquinado, an epigram and should
not have feared rebukc of refusal, if
he price named was sufficient For
J sec the man working and delving
from day to day. like any journey
man among us. with immense cour.
age and capacity. and consciousness
Of power, bat still working up the
ordinary playhouse rubbish into his
grand, airy, new structures, az any
skillful mason might fill up the cen,
ter Of his wall with the commonest
brick until the difference between
him and the other play wrights seems
one Of degree purely, and not of kind.
But, reading him thoughtfully, | am
arrested by passage after passage
evincing an almost divine facul y-,.
faculty in which | discern nothing OF
'he play wright hut rather the ms
piration Of the soul wrapt prophet
who looks through all things; for TO
him the universe is without opacity
and past present and future are mere
lines OF demarkation across the great
pain lying lucid and level before
him
This mans nature is riddle which
| very palpably, cannon read so ]
turn away perplexed and overmas
tered, 10 resume the thread of my
discussion If he were always an
appreciated could comprehend
though | might not accurately meas
IRE him but his starry fights and
paltry jokes, his celestial penetration
and his contemplate puns-f"rm to
gether riddle entirely TOO hard far
me. | read him | admire but i,
not know him; and all the common
tators and critics serve only 10 rem
ierdark ness more visible Ny dark
ness I freely admit, but is it not also
in some part their own ?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26

a4- What . queer people these
Sandwich Islanders are. You wonder
why they are no longer carniveroue,
and conclude the climate is so much
warmer than formerly, that it has
destroyed both appetite and energy.
This want Of activity you notice in
everything. II is no, confined TO the
people alone. The very animals are
enervated. The cats never catch rats
or mice. On the contrary, they live
together most amicsbly. Rosters
stand around on one leg all day, aud
crow ali night Hens only lay under
protest, and as few eggs as possible
Ii is a curious country in every way.
they have cats without tails, for
they would be useless appendages );
no kitten would have energy enough
TO run after her tail il she had one.
and no child born there is vigorous
ugh to pull it for her. Some of
the very birds on Hawaii have no
wings, - though nature heraoIf re-
cognized the fact that they would
never be used ii given
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26
Sheriff saie--EEeen.

GTArE OF WISCONSIN Circuit Court Of Grant conn
~ County OF Grant ! ~, Wisconsin
Anton Heeb, Plaintiff aad Appellant against John Al
brecht Defendant and Respondent.
By virtue Of writ OF execution issued out % tht
above named court agar s. the above named plain
till and in favor of the above named deendan TO me di
rected and delivered and for want of sufficient good,
and chattes Of ssid plaintiff wherein to levy have
levied upon al the right title and interest which the
said piainth had the oath day Of March, 1860,
al any time since acquired il and the following DIES
cribee real estate to-wit:
The north west quarter and Lot three ~ OF Section
one % Town two ~ Range four a. Of the fourth
principal hi ridian, in Grant county isconsin which
said real estate / will the 9th day Of January
D. 'e69. at the hour Of O'Clock in the afternoon
said day offer for sale and viii sell to the highest bid
der for cash at the front door Of the in this
village Of Lancaster, Wis,
said sale will be made 10 satisfy said udgn eost
and costs OF sale. j. = cox ~lt e.
Dated Sheriff Office Lancaster Dec "A. 1867.
j. ALLEN BAeDER, ATTY TOT Deit 29w8
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26
Odd Fellowship.

Rev. J. w. Hanson, of Dubuque, in
a lecture upon the Order of Odd
Fellows, at Waterloo Iowa, makes
he following interesting statements,
which are published in the Dubuque
Times
HE said the order was supposed 10
have originated in the days of Nero,
and was made up Of the early Chris,
tians who rescrted 10 this means of
selfprotection. Ia this country they
number 100 Lodges. 786 Eneamp>
ments, with over 100000 members.
In 1868 Zone year, they have ex-
pended in charity 500 600 in this
country, and since the organization
Of the first lodge in New York some
sixty years ago, have given for the
relief of suffering humanity over
$4,000 900. Whatever one may
think of these organizations, this
surely is a noble record"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26

fn Probate Iowa County Court In the matter of he
res'tstate Of minor heir OF john Raiber, deceased
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and pursu-
Of an order of license made in said matter the
III day Of January, A. lhu9 by the county court Of
Grant county the undersigned guardian OF Margaret
Raiber minor heir Of said deceased will Tuesd
he "a day OF February. 1853, AT o'clock in the
ternoor said day at the dwelling house prem
i~es to he Sold fer tor sale AT public veHdue the
lowing described READ estate TO Wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter of Section
fourteen, Town three, North OF Range four west in
Grant county excepting SO much has been decided
u Michael hehrer Also the undiVid ga third Of
strip 20 feet wide heretofore decided.
Terms Of Sae-One third at time Of SAFE the balance
in ana two yeats in equal installments with inter-
esl at 10 per cent. FERDINAND MARTIN
Dated az Lancaster this llth day Of January, iS69
S2w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-26

Tue OLDEST TREEs IN THE WORLD.
The G. press Of Somma, il LON
hardy Italy, is perhaps the oldest
tree on record. II is known to have
been in existence IN the time Of julius
Caesar, u years before Christ, and is
therefore At least nineteen hundred
ears old. II is one hundred aud six
feet in hight, and twenty feet IN cir
clmfete nce at one foot from the
ground. Napoleon. when LIVING down
his plan FIR the great road over the
Simplon point on one of the Alps,
diverged from straight line in order
to avoid jaring this tree The hon
orot anlqlity even greater than this
however Is claimed BY some for the
immense and venerable tree III Cal
averas county. California, which is
supposed from the number of concen-
tric circles 10 the trunk, to be 1865
years old.