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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Interesting Historical Incidents.

The following interesting incident
showing that Abraham Lincoln
Zachary Taylor, Jefferson Davis and
Robert Anderson were in the Black
Hawk War, was stated in a recent
address before the Historical Society
of Chicago, by Hon. Isaac N. Arm
old:
"In 1872, John Dixon kept the
ferry across Rock River, and the
latch-s string of his hospitable home
was never drawn in agains. the
stranger, Tho Black Hawk war
was pending. and settlers and whole
families had been killed and soalped
upon the prairie. The National
Government sent General Scott,
with some regular troops to Chicago,
and to these we're added some com
panies Of Illinois volunteers, called
out by Governor Reynolds to aid in
protecting the settlers and chastising
the Indians.
Among the regulars who met on
the banks Of Rock River, at tho
crossing then called Dixons Ferry,
under the immediate command of
General Atkinson, were Lieutenant
Colonel Zachary Taylor subsequently
President Of the United States; Lieu
tenant Robert Anderson, the hero of
Fort Sumpter Lieutenant Jefferson
Davis, and priUdte Abraham Lincoln,
OF Captain Hes Company of Illinois
Mounted Rangers. These facts
received from John Dixon, hale
man of more than eighty years, still
living. Anderson and Davis were
young lieutenants, Just from West
Point, and Lincoln was a tall and
boyish looking young man Of TWEEN
ty-two. So far as know, our fellow
citizen, Gurdon S. Hubbard is the
only living citizen in Chicago who
was engaged in this expedition
against Black Hawk.
When Major Anderson visited
Washington, after his evacuation Of
Fort Sumpter, he called 81 the White
House to pay his respects to the
President. After the Chief Magis-
trate had expressed his thanks to
Anderson for bis conduct in South
Carolina, Mr. Lincoln said
Major, do you remember Of ever
meeting me before :" No, replied
Anderson, / have no recollection Of
ever having had that pleasure.
My memory ia better thar yours
said Lincoln You mustered me
into the United States service, rs
high private Of Illinois volunteers. at
Dlxon's Ferry in the Black Hawk
War.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
The Wisconsin University -Letter from
President Chadbourne.

| EDITORS STATE JOURNAL IL sup
pose it is generally known that m,
official connection with the Univer
sity will cease with the present term
But l feel deep interest in it's wei
fare, and there fore think it proper to-
me now to correct some statement
that have been made in the papers
during the last few months, A gem
eral statement will correct wha,
must have been said under misappre
hension of the facts. ae fa
1. Women can study anything
taught in the University, with Just
as good facilities as men have. They
now occupy the best building which il
not what's oughtto be- Otherbuild-
ings ought TO be provided, and that
one given up to gentlemen.
2. The policy of the University is
to leave the course of study as near
ly optional as possible for all adj
vanced students SO that the courses.
except in The College Of Letters,
were intended to be such as to give
wide range of optional studies; and
the number of optional studies will be
increased as means permit.
3. The Faculties Of each college
are simply those instructors to whom
the special direction of that college
is given but all the Professors teach
In either college, as their services are
required.
4. No STUDENT is required to attend
any religious exercise of any kind.
All that he is held responsible for is
good order and diligent use of his
time. Bat it is duo to the students
to say that there is as good an at :
tendance on chapel exercises as /
have ever seen secured by q oompul-
sorry system of marks. s
Few can understand the difficulties
in conducting an Institution where
so many things are demanded that
arc directly opposed to each other.
1t has been the aim TO 50 conduct tho
University as to make it q safe and
prof table place for every young man
and woman in the State-certain
there is here no idea of inequality of
rights and privileges. | know this
10 bo in accordance with the views
of the Regents, who have laborcd to
secure the best results with the
means at their command. There is
here the foundation for University
that may be of great use to the State
and my hope is that the differences
of opinion which must always exist
in regard to the management Of such
an institution, will not continue to
increase the difficulties and add to
the burdens of those who administer
its affairs. For the time hat | re.
main here, shall be most happy to
meet here any persons interested in
the University, to show them exact,
ly what is doing, to answer all ques-
tons and make all explanations
which they may desire. | Lave no
time to do such work by writing.
I. A. CHADBoURNE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Communication of the Puritans.

The so-called prohibitionists in
Massachusetts have taken a new
tack in regard to strong drink and
its effects upon the morals of the
people, and present appearances in.
dictate that if tn Senatorial branch
of the Legislature "stick" to its pres
ent position, the day is not far dis
tant when the Irish national drink
will be outlawed by the favoritc leu,
tonic beverage, lager beer. The
House liquor bill, which passed the
other day, prohibited everything in
the Intoxicating line and graeiously
allowed the sale of cider, but mot to
be drank on the premises When
the bill reached the Senate it was
amended so as to allow the sale of
lager beer The debate in that body
on tho question was an interesting
and instructive one, and some plain
facts were told. Several Senators
agowed that three quarters Of the
people Of Massachusetts INDUCED
more or less in Intoxicating drink
andsmany essays were delivered al
lowing that the prohibitory law of
two years ago bad been imperative
and unconstitutional, and that the
best thing that could be done was
to dr0wn Puritanism in vat Of lager
beer. Strong temperance men and
avowed prohibitionists took the
ground that lager beer was not in
toxicating and that its universal use
would make the people happier than
they now are. 1t seemed as though
two thirds of the Senators had been
reading carefully the lyrics of Hans
Brietman, or that they had received
new light on the subject of ''lager"
from some of orr honest Germans
whose capacity for slowing away
large quantities Of the beverage is
wonderful. But when the real truth
of the matter is told, the sudden ac-
ton of the prohibitionists on the SUBJ
ject may be traced to the destructive
effect an arbitrary enactment would
have upon the dominant party next
fall. The "Prohibitory law So
called. is based on no principle what
ever. The Senate has also taken an,
other step toward liberalism In or
der to be consistent with itself, it
proposes to exempt ale and other
malt liquors from the catalogue Of
drinks. So the rural districts may
revel in its cider; the cities and large
towns will worship King lager.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

sy> ermont loses largely by The
emigration of her native population
According to the United States cen :
sus the gain in population in the State
from 1850 to 1860 was only ninety
seven annually. During that period
no less than 74,765 Of her inhabit-
ants emigrated to other States and
Territories, while only a43, 1913 came
to Vermont from other States. II
this rate Of depletion be continued
and thsre is no reason for expecting
any changes, the next census will
show that the State has suffered
positive decrease of population
Since the ar native births havelin-
creased and foreign decreased, SO
that the foreign element is unlikely
to outnumber the American. sa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Love for Study.
From The Z enosha rsl.sra.t.

from the kenoSha Telegraph.
Without fear of opposition, we
make the assertion that the most
important thing, in an educational
point Of view, for child to acquire,
is love for study. E. a desire for
further knowledge. fit be possess
ed, nothing less than positive mis-
fortune can prevent him from storing
his mind with practical and scientific
information.
In this particular there is much
error il judgement shown by those
ia whose hands the instruction Of
the young is placed. Too often we
see great labor bestowed upon q pu-
pill by his teacher, exacting from him
correct replies To questions asked,
and thorough analytical explanation
Of principles involved the rupil in
the meantime, manifesting the
strongest distaste for the particular
branch under consideration, while
the teacher makes not the slightest
effort to awaken love for it,
Too often We are witnesses of u
f"9S e'HAo'tA' VI eihiO, i~Voi, EI@ClOuCC
and money thrown away absolutely
thrown away-by fond but mistaken
parents, IN The attempt to give y mu-
steal education TO a daughter who has
neither love for, nor an apprecia-
ton of music.
1t is not an uncommon thing for
parents and teacher to persevre term
after term in the fruitless effort TO
make good mathematical scholar
out Of one to whom tho study is. and
from the nature OF the youth, always
must be distastefu.
1t is unnecessary to say, that in
all eases similar TO those mentioned,
there is much more teaching than
learning. That the thorough disci-
pline to which the student is subject,
is in most instances of some benefit
to him, there can be no doubt but
that the result is not commensurate
with the labor involved is manifest
TO all. fa1a &
Now, to be able to instill love of
study in the minds of his pupils, q
teacher must possess that love him-
self Like begets like" Thus it
is that the studious teacher has stu
dious pupils; the energetic teacher,
energetic pupils, the pleasant and
polite teacher, pleasant and polite
pupils.
A multitude of other duties, i'll
health, physical deformity and pow
erty, are but minor distractions in
the path that leads up the chill of
Science" a student has overcome
the great obstacle, when he has ac-
quired an mperishable love for study.
The lives of such men as Franklin,
Stephenson, Farady, Hugh Miller,
and Elihugh Burritt, attest to the
truth of our statement. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

sss- A project is on foot for turn,
ing the waters of the great lakes in
to the Mississippi river by means of
a mammoth ship canal, of con,
templated width of one thousand feet,
aud with an average depth Of sixty.
With tho fall that can be secured be-
tween Chicago and the mouth of the
canal at point on the Mississippi,
which the Directors do not reveal
for prudential reason Speculative,
it is claimed that the entire drainage
OF the lakes can be made by this
artificial means, lessening Niagara
Falls to about one tenth It's present
volume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

sg-The following passage, from
the works of Louis Napoleon, paris
edition, vol III, page 352), is print
on the title page OF nearly all the
anti Bonapartistic works which have
recently been issued in Paris: "Ev-
cry citizen OF a republic should desire
to be free, and liberty is but an emp
ty word if "a man cannot express bis
thoughts and views freely in writing.
If publicity were interfered with IN
one canton, (of Switzerland il would
carry its Information and its benefits
into another and the canton that
would exclude it would be none the
safer. for that matter, from its at,
tacks. Freedom of the press, there
fore, should be general"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

sagTwo miserable, cowardly
wretches, placed distractions on the
track between Ames and Ontario.
Iowa, on the Chicago and North
western Railroad, with the intention
OF throwing the eastern BOUND pass
enger train off the track. The night
Waterman of the track was knocked
down by these miscreants, his AK Ia
ken away from him. and his lamp ex
tinguished, and allowed to depart
upon the promise that he would leave
the track. Instead Of so doing he
circled around and signalled the
train, and saved it from wreck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

Gs-It is stated that arrangements
have been made, at the junction of
the Union Pacific and Central Paci,
tic Railroads, by which, when tho
last rail has been placed in position,
some important parsonage connected
with the enterprise, will drive the
last spikes which fasten the rail to
the sleepcrs. The telegraph line will
be connected with the hawmer in
such way that each blow till open
and close the circuit on the wires
between New York and San Fran
cisco. Notice will be given on the
line when all is ready, and when the
performance takes place each stroke
of the sledge will be made manifest
in every telegraph office on the line
between the Atlantic and Pacific
wonderful and appropriate ending to
great undertaking. Thereoniy re
mains one more milo of track to be
laid. h ne
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

sA-Judge Curtis, of the New York
Marine court, in deciding in favor OF
a chemist receiving for his labor the
pay he deemed it worth, said 1.-The
time for starving professional men OF
learning and talent has passed away,
and it is the duty OF courts and jnrics
to compensate intellectual labor lib
orally"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
The Society of Women.

Ihaekeray says: ''One of the
great benefits 2 young man may dc.
rive from woman's society is that he
is bound to be respectful to them.
The habit is OF great good to your
moral man, depend upon it. Our ed
ucation makes as the most ominent>
" selfish men in the world. We
fight for ourselves; we push for our
selves we cut the best slices cut of
the joint at club dinners for our
selves we yawn for ourselves, and
light our pipes, and say we won't 20
out; we prefer ourselves and our ease;
and the greatest good that comes to
a man from women's society is that
he has to think Of somebody besides
himsclf-somebody to whom he i,
bound to be constantly attentive and
respectful. ertainly | don't want
my dear Bob to associate with those
of the other sex whom he doesn't
and can't respect that is worse than
billiards worse than tavern brandy
and water and worse than smoking
selhshness at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

Ges- Rachel Robinson, oolored
woman known in Yergennes, Va,
for half a century as 'Old Rachel"
died there on Monday last at the
great age of 104 years. The Mayor
of that city remembers a collection
taken up for her AZ years ago on
account Of her needy age. She was
about ten years old when the revolu.
tion began, and recollected many
things of that period when she lived
at Arlington, Va. She thought she
was q native of Africa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

EGYPT RIsING.-Egypt is moving
toward complete independence of the
Turkish Government. Egypt, the
original seat of learning, the fountain
of supply to the Hebrews and the
Greeks, will again be master of her,
self. The period Of recuperation
from her fall has been long enough
to propose new birth of empire
As civilization started in the East,
why may it not, after making the
circuit of the globe, receive a new
baptism at the ancient fountain, and
start on second mission round the
world2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
say-A suit against two physician

cara suit against two physicians
for q piece of stupid malpractice is
on trial in Worcester, Mass, David
III. Maynard, of Clinton put himself
into the hands Of Drs. Benditt and
Symonds, of that town, to have o
stiff finger cut off. They gave him
chloroform and took off q good fing-
er, and he wants SIS, 900 damages
for it. All tho Doctors urge is that
chloroform stiffencd all Of Maynard !
fingers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

Bay The alabama" treaty excite
ment in England Is causing down.
ward tendency in our Government
securities, and furry in the gold
and stock market in New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Too Much Marriage Rather than Too
Much Divorce-Sensible Talk by the
Liberal Christian.

The Liberal Christian makes the
following sensible and well-timcd re-
marks upon tho subject of marrying
and unmarrying
at is.notin the facility with which
people get divorced, but in the facility
with which they get married, that
the mischief inheres. 1t is not in the
unmarrying but the marrying-the
marrying without proper ooneidera-
ton, marrying from wrong motives,
with false views and unfounded ex~
pectations, marrying without know
ing who or what-that causes all the
disturbance. And there is altogcth-
er too much Of such marrying. Mar
rage is thing of quality and degree.
A marriage Of the blood is usually q
short-lived affair, while marriage OF
the brain or of the heart is lifelong.
When man and woman marry all
over and clean through, every facul-
ty and sentiment Of each finding its
complement and counterpart in the
other, separation is impossible. But
when they are only half married
when only third part Of them is
married, when they are married only
in their instincts, or their magma
tons or their fortunes, the unmarried
part Of them is very apt to get un~
easy and rebel, and they find Bed
lam whore they look for Elysium
There is ait ether too much urg-
ing, and coaxi7s, ana alluring young
people into the most important and
sacred Of all human relations before
they arc prepared for its responsible
tiles OF moved to assume its burdens
and by those who ought to know
better aud act with moro considera,
ton We make too much OF aarry-
ing and being married., until it II
thought by many people somewhat
Of disgrace for woman to pass
through life alone when, in fact, the
life Of many single woman is poet
ry, romance, rapture even, in compar
ison with many wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

TO- The British Government has
instructed Comma dore Phiimore TO
demand from the Spanish authorities
in Cuba the restoration of the Mary
Lowell, and an apology for her seiz-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

New York State has prohibited
the disfguring of rocks and other
scenery by painted advertisements
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

eg-On looking over the papers of
q wealthy lady who lately. died in
New York, a paper was discovered
stating that two pots of money were
buried in the cellar. On unearthing
them, one was found to be filled with
greenbacks, the whole amounting to
to three hundred thousand dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

49, Emigration to the United
States from all parts Of Germany
especially from Prussia-is to be
larger this year than ever before
The emigration from ireland will also
be immense this year. Thousands of
young Irish people are now waiting
at Cork and Queenstown to take
passage on the ovorcrowded steam
ers. This in spite of extra steamers
that have been put on the various
lines for the accommodations of the
extra demand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

seg> The German astronomer Maed.
Ter mas measured the height Of 1893
mountains in the moon. Twenty
two of these are higher than Mont
Blanc, which is within q few feet OF
being three miles high six are above
10000 feet. Tho highest observed
mountain in the moon is 24,844 feet
high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
McSPADEN g. WALKER.
BANKERS AND DEALERS

IN FOREIGN DOMESTIC EXCHANGE,
Boscobel, Wis.
Agents fcr Montreal Ocean Steamship Co. Allan Line.
Bills Of Exchange furnished the principal cities Of
Englasd, ireland. Scotlsnd and the continent.
Business relating the above will be promptly at
tended TO. Government Bonds bought and sold or
converted at reasonable rates Money loaned.
19-39tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

The Erie Canal is now generally
ready for navigation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

asa The colored man Lane, who
poisoned five wives, and was hung
III Pittsburg the other day for the
last job, comforted himselfand friends
the night before with saying, "By
this time tomorrow night | shall be
in heaven with tho angels" He
said that be gave his.life, .cheerfully
in atonement for his sins. His ex>
ecution is described by one of the re-
porters as some ofthe best conducted
and decorous that ever took place in
the county" a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

rsa- The Tribune says that Attor-
ney General Hoar "has this advante
age over his predecessor-he is able
to put his opinion of the eight hour
law into one>tenth the space, and to
make it clear enough for astute law
yers, with proper care to find out
which side he is on. The law itself
is at the best but q blind piece of
work, and Mr.. Evarts displayed
great skill in making it worse, by
protracted and bewildering explana-
TONS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

say An amendment to the Spanish
Constitution to forever excludc lea
bella and her children from the throne
of Spain was adopted. The proposi>
ton to exclude all Bourbons was de
feated. This makes it impossible
that the Duke de Montspensier will
yet get the Crown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
HOTELS.
CARRIER HOUSE,
BoHcobeI. Wis

Bo~cobeI. Wis,
4. CARRIRR, PROPRIETOR
Meals provided before Car time and Patrons assisted
With baggage Promptness and delays the Carrier
House. Stabling attached
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

nea-About half OF the town of Hell
ena, Montana, was burned Tuesday
night. Ninety eight business houses
and about forty residences were des>
troyed. Loss estimated at 500, 600.
The houseless people are encamped
on the hills overlooking the town.
and are in a pitiable state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11


Tho following officers are to be
elected this fall in Iowa: Governor,
Liutenant Governor, Judge Supreme
Court, Superintendent of Public ms
truction, and Members of the Gen
eral Assembly.
"A Washington correspondent
says the blossoms on the trees
'1ook like green kid gloves on pref
y little fingers"
A cat at Walcott, Iowa, thC
property Of Mr.. Keferstein, has Sc
upon six duck eggs, and hatched then
all.
The rain storms still continue il
Alabama, and much damage has beer
done. Cotton ard corn will-have tC
be replapted.
Frank Swift and James Boyle
rode on velocipedes from oyracus'
to Rochester, distance or ninety
miles, in five hours.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

ss-The press rooms in Harper
establishments contain 30 Adams
presses for book printing, and eight
cylinder presses. Ninety six men
and women are employed in the
press rooms alone. One hundred
and seventy six are employed in the
bindery. The totai number of en-
ployees foots up FIVE hundred and two
one third of whom are women. So
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
LANCASTER HOUSE.

Corner OF Main and Spring streets)
Lancaster, Wis.
c. JEHIEL HYDE, PROPRIETOR.
Having bought the above House and re fted and re-
furnished it, am prepared give every attention
the accommodation of guests and will provide good
table aud clean beds good hostler always on hand
1S-27tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
NOTARlEs PUBLIC.
ALEXANDER way
j. H. SNECLODE,

NOTARY PUBLIC,
y i'll make ont Deeds, Mortga and others papers
oonAeysncing lands bounty claims back pay and sen
sisns applied for under L. ). Laws.
2oSl CAssVILLE, WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
BLOOMINGTON HOTEL.

Bloomi nPtOn WIS.
SINE wooDHoUsE, PROPRIETOR.
Successor to Hrger)
Good stsbling attached and the rooms in good order
wolff