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Nebraska advertiser., 1869-09-16
RepubIlcan ConYentIon.

A DaIogafe Republican Convention o. the hepuD-
ucaupary OF Nemaha County, viii be held az tne
Court House in B~rownville. az ~ O'Clock ?. d. on
SATURDAY, THE 95fh OF SEPTEMBER
naxt. 10 nominate such officers as are 70 be elected
d October following, % elect delegates 20 the Sena-
oorinl District Convention, and 20 transact such Oth-
Every ffteen republican votes for John Tane lass
O1ober are entitled % one Delegate In this cOnyen-
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

SINGULAR PHENOMENoN.-Ai letter
from Rome, Lenawee county, Mich>
igan, tells the folio wing
IA young man by the name of
Edward G. Densiow, but known as
George Denslow, aged 20 or 81 years,
and living aoout two and a half miles
northwest of Rome Center, went to
bed upon the night, Of March ID, il
his usual good health While -le ep-
ing, he dreamed that no was deaf apd
dumb, and upon waking he was horc
riiied TO fiud that he was totally un>
able 10 speak or hear. Since then,
until the evening Of the 4.h instant.
he has been absolutely and totally
deaf and dumb. A bout 6 O'clock an
the evening Of Tuesday last, the h
instant, be was returning fsoIn The
field where his father, William Dens.
low, was piuwing, when he expert,
enced an odd feeling coming over him
and was obliged to lean upon the
fence for support. Soon he thought
he heard a bird sing5 and upon look
ing around he saw the bird, and then
he knew his sense Of hearing had re-
turned. He FASTENED to the house
and as he entered the room his III 9th
err was in the act of pushing the ia
BILE across thereon, and he says the
noise occasioned was the biggest
noise he ever heard. He found also
that his speech had returned, and il
great JOY he told his mother the facts
Of his recovery. 1t need not be said
that there was rejoicing in that fam,
lily. The young man has enjoyed ex'
traordinarily good health during bis
fifty three days of silence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

STARTING IN THE WORLD Many
an hnwise parent labors bard and
lives sparingly all bis life, for the pur-
pose of leaving enough TO give his
children q start in the world, az it is
called. Setting young man afoat
with money LEFT him by his relatives,
is like tying bladders under him--he
losses his bladder and he goes to the
bottom. Teach him to swim, and he
will never need the bladder. Give
your child a sound education, and you
have done enough for him. See to
il that bis morals are pure, his mind
cultivated, and his whole nature
made subservient to the laws which
g"vara- men, and you have what will
be of more value than the wealth of
the Indies. You may have given
him start which no misfortune can
deprive him of The earlier YOU
teach him to depend upon his own
resources the better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

Fence or no Fence.

This is question fast becoming a
subject of serious reflection, and one
of vital Importance to the Western
farmer. The cost of building and
maintaining fences amounts to nearly
the price paid for the land, which il
serious draw back to the settling of
the vast prairies of our Western
States. f
We will suppose, that a substantial
fence, with the necessary repairs,
will last fifteen years, at moderate
expense of one dollar per rod With
this for basis, it would cost the
State of Iowa, to inclose its area in>
to eighty-acre farms, after allowing
four rods in width on all section lines
forpublic roads, a sum approximating
one hundred and twenty nine nils
lions of dollars for fence alone, every
fifteen years.
If TINS question were kept in agita
ton as much as some others, of less
real Importance to the body agricul-
tural, we should ere long be blessed
with statutory protection from all
kinds of stock, and farmers would
have shorter road to competence
and the State to agricultural wealth.
When it costs so much to fence
whole farms, and so little compara>
lively to inclose pastures, should not
the whole agricultural population
arise as one man and demand pros
lection from stock By law. enabling
us To dispense with the labor and ex
pense of fencing out our neighbors'
cattle, and permitting us to expend
tho same on identifying our homes
and enriching our minds and soils,
besides the gratifcation of preserving
our woods and groves of tim Der for
purposes that are absolutely essen
tial? .ssswesrqre
OF course there are men that would
be opposed to the passage Of such a
law, but we believe the friend of the
poor man and of general improve
ment will ever be found advocating
the right side of the no fence ques-
tion.-E Hamm IN Western Rural
Colo, Iooo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
An Extraordinary Man.
From the Mercer (pa.) Dispatch.

One of the most extraordinary
cases of peculiar formation in the
human body we witnessed few days
since at ConnellyIs Hotel, Mercer, in
the person of a colored man, stran>
ger. 1t is hardly correct, perhaps,
to call it d case of malformation, as
the phenomena were entirely i'm
ternal, the man presenting no unusual
appearance whatever. This person,
by some inward muscular power,
which he cannot explain, can shift
the position Of his heart at will
We went to see him, not believing
more than half that we had been
told, but were convinced in less time
than it takes to write it. He re-
quested US to satisfy ourselves that
bis heart was in the position usually
occupied by that organ Placing our
hand on his breast we could feel it,
beating distinctly He then com
mcnced series Of contortions with
bis abdomen, rolling it over and over
several times At the conclusion Of
this striking exhibition, we placed
our hand upon lump in his left side
below his waist, and there was the
heart humping away as if nothing
unusual was the matter. A few
more contortions and the risky organ
passed across the abdomen aud or
the right side kept up its work o
throwing the BIZ cd through thu
system as regularly as if in natura
position More contortions and il
travelled back home. 1t course be,
ing easily traced under the skin lii
it passed under the ribs. The mar
then commenced o sort cf rotary
motion of the bowels, apparently
turning them over several times
when we felt complete set of ribs
covering the abdomen, the regular
set being in their usual place.
Turning the bowels in the opposite
direction the false ribs disappeared
On being asked if his parents had
any more children like him, he re.
piled that he had a brother over six
feet high, who couldreduce his,statute
to something less than three feet
We believe him readily after having
witnessed the above performance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Estate OF Eardman.

GTArE OF WISCONSIN,, g In Probate Grant Count,
~ County of Grant, Court
In the matter Of the Guardianship of William Earl
man and Car,liue Eardman minor heirs of Frederick
Earduutu deceased.
On reading and iling the petition of John Ken,
ler guardian 81 said minor, representing among
things, that the said wards seized Of certain
rial estate in County OF Grant and State of Wisconsin
and that il Is NECESSARY thar all the same should be sold
and praying for license 10 sell the same and it appear
ing 70 the Court tom said petition, that il would be
the best cresI T. the sS minor hes 70 sell The salt
teal eStRte
IL IS ordered and directed that the next OF kin
20 said wars and ali pesuus iRlerested in said estate
appear hsfore She Judge Of t Court on Monday TIA,
list day Of April, A. D., lSts. al one o'clock p NJ
at the Court House ia Lancaster ia said County thpl
and there 10 show cause (if any there shalt be- why
eense shohd not he granted for the sale u said ree
estate, according 10 the prayer OF said petition
And IL Is further ordea d. that a eopy Of this oris,
shaii De punished tor four successive weeks prior
said day OF hearing IN the Grant Co. Herald wee D.
new spapG printed at Lancaster in SAID County
BY the Court, WM. MoGQNIGAL Co Judge
Dated at Lancaster the Sth day May, A. +. ls09.
Sow
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
How Much may Hang on the Nose of
a Handsome Woman. -

ge@aa vEg From Hmpers Bazar
Al man comes to Paris-or Wash
ington, if you please--with his wife,
to solicit place for himself under
the Governmeut. He is timid and
awkward she is neither deficient in
grace nor self, assurance
4'Lei ne manage this affair." says
she 10 her husband, "for if YOU in-
terfere we shall miss it,"
.Bnt--but--my dear, they say the
Secretary is q great admirer of the
sex !; and you are, SO handsome p
What does be care for my beauty
Care for il or not, you are calcu-
latings some what on its effects upon
him for your success"
al hardly gave it thought am
counting on our claims and your
talents"
II am willing for you TO go to the
Secretary, but you must leave your
charms at home.
sHow is that possible p
leave it TO me-"
ny ell &aAA$@A z A sA*
"Just let me daub the tip of your
nose with a little red paint each
time that you make visit"
We have the authority OF the re-
later of this incident for the state>
ment that the woman positively re-
used. He adds moreover, that the
most virtuous and constant wife
living would never have consented
thus to deface her beauty. asap "a
Women set a high value upon good
| looks, and we hold that they are
right, though our, admiration of q
pretty face may not equal that Of
Madame de Pompadonr, who thought
that the greatness of God is more
visable in it than the genius of New
ton. A woman's grace and beauty
more than compensate her for all hei
inferiority in strength to man. His
tory shows that she has power In
gentleness which even the mightiest
conqperors have not been able to re
sist. Pascal says: sIf the nose O.
Cleopatra had been shorter, The
whole face of the earth would have
been different. "y9He means that i
the Queen of Egypt had not beer
beautiful, she would not have sub
jected Caesar by her charms, and thu
loosened his grasp ofathe world 6
1t is not only natural for woman
| to value beauty, but proper for then
to cultivate it. 1t isia ray of divinity
thrown for brief time upon thi
world thatit may tighten its dizziness
1t should be esteemed accordingly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

s0- The Sadoga Ind Herald says
there lives near BcllvilIe, Hendricks
county, a peculiar family, man and
wife and six children, three boys and
three girls The oldest girl is about
"a years, weighs about 200 pounds, is
is a very intelligent lady, but we no
ticed one peculiar feature not com
mon among the fair sex, and that was
she had a heavy beard (minus the
moustache), which is about two inch
es long, and Of auburn color. The
beard on the chin of this lady is the
heaviest. We did not perceive any
on her throat, nothing but regular
side md chin whiskers. We are in
formed that her beard has grown
more rapidly during. the past year
The next girl is II years old, born
blind and an IDIOT the next is girl
IA, born blind. The three boys are all
Intelligent young men. The father
of this family is one of the wealthiest
men in Hendricks comfy. Is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Heads-A School Boys Composition,

Heads are of different shapes and
different sizes They are fnlf of n :
tons. Large heads do not always
hold the most. Same persons can
tell just what. man is sbysthe shape
of has head. High heads arc the
best kind q Very knowing peopie
are eollesiniong headed Ia isllow
that wont step faganything OF an
tiodyls called hot headed If he
isn't quite so bright, they cali him
soft. beaded II he won't be coaxed
nor turned. thy call him pig. head
3D. Animals have very small heads
The heads of fools slant back When
your head is cut off you are be head !
ed. Our heads are all covered with
hair, except baldheads. There are
other kinds Of heads besides 1our
heads. p
First, there are Barrel-heads.-
Second, there are Pin heads. Third,
Heads of sermons-somctlmes q min
lister used to have fifteen heads TO
one sermon. Fourth, Headwind
Fifth, Head of cattle-when asfarm
err reckons up his cows and1oXen he
calls them so many head of CATTLE
Sixth. Observation-Disclosures arc
made out of sheepskin Seventh,
Heads or tails when you toss up
pennies. Eighth, Doubleheaders--
when you let off rockets. Ninth,
come to head--like boil or a re-
bellion. Tenth, ACabbage-heads-
Ounces are called cabbageheads, and
good enough for them. Eleventh,
AT Experimentation you don't
agree Twelfth, Heads of chapters.
Thirteenth, Head him Off when you
want to stop horse, or boy. Four
teenth. Head Of the family. Fif>
teenth, A Blunderhead d Sixteenth,
The Masthead- where they send
sailors to punish them Seventeenth,
get up to The head-when you spell
the word right, Eighteenth, The
Head OF stream where il begins.
Nineteenth, Down by the head
when vessel is deep loaded at the
bows. Twentieth. fgurehead car,
we'd on a.vesseL 7 Twenty first, The
Cathead, and that's the end of a stick
of timber that q ships anchor hangs
by. Twenty second, A Headland
or cape. Twenty>third AHEAD o.
Tobacco. Twentysfourth, a Bulk
head, which is q partition in ship
Twenty fifth, &c ahead-7=but first b,
sure you are right. Our Young Folks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

~ PATE oBWIscoHsIE, In Probate Grant County
~ County OF Grant Court.
In the matter of the of Patrick Murray Is O
Grant County, deceased.
The und.lsigned, having been daily appointed com
mSssioRsrs by order Of the County Coug II Grant
County aforesaid bearing date the Sth day of March
d. 1862 with null powers TO receive, examine and ad
juSt all claims and demands Of all persons against the
above named Patrick Murray deceased and six months
iVem and after the date Of said RIDER having been al
lowed and limited for creditors present their claims
Now therefore, notioe is hereby given that the said
undersgnsd commissioners aforesaid will meet at
the house OF Solomon Lightcap, Of said commits
aoAsrs in the town of Hazel Green in Grant county
Aforesaid the 9th day Of Of June A. D. 1862 ten
O'Clock in forenoon of that day. and also the Sth
day OF September A. D. 1882 at tho same honse to re-
ssive examine, and adjust all such claims and demands
against said deceased may then be presented except
oluAms for the possession title to real estate and
claims barred by the statute OF limitations; and AL
persons baVingsny claims demands against said de-
ceased except aforesaid III reby notified pre-
sent the same with due proof of their validity the
Eaid commissioners, at the times and places aforesaid
for adjustment and allowance, be forever barred
these0f.
SOLOMON sansEa I ITGHToaf Commissioners,
Dated Fnrpsy, April 26a 1869. 4Sw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Estate of Day.

GTATr OF WISCONSIN, i. Probate Office May 18th,
- Grant County, A. D. 1869
In the matter OF the Proof and Probate of the last
will and testament of Gordon Day deceased late
Of the County Of Grant.
Whereas instrumen- in writing, purporting to he
the last will and testament Of Gordon Day de.
ceased, late of the County of Grant been filed ip
this office and whereas application has been made by
Clarinda Day, widow Of said deceased praying that
the same be proven and admitted to Probate accord
ing to the laws of this State.
Ii is ordered that said application be heard before
me at the Probate Office in the village Of Lancaster in
sod county ON Monday the l4th day Of june, A. d..
1869, at one o'clock in the afternoon of said day
And it IL further ordered that notice shall lie given
10 all persons interested III said will OF the time and
place OF said heaing 10y publication in the Grant Coun-
~ HERALD, weekly newspaper printed i'll said conn-
~ for hree successive weeks each week prior to
the time of such hearing
By the Court, VIM McGONIGAL
50w3 County InI'a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

In the matter OF the Guardianship OF George Edward
John, William H. and Susan Mary Feney, minor
heirs of William E. Fenley, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Susan NJ Fen
ey guardian of said minors, representing among eth
things that his the said wards seized of certain
real estate in the county of Grant State Of Wiscon-
sin; and that it is necessary that all of the same
should be sold and praying for license sell the
and it appearing to the Court from said petition that
would be for the best interest the said heirs
sell real estate.
1t is ordered and directed that the next of kin to
said ward and all persons interested in said estate APP
pear before the Judge Of this Court Monday the
day of June A. d. 1862 at o'clock p. NJ, 1T the
Court House in Lancaster in said County, then and
there to show f any there shall bel why license
should be granted for the sale said real estate
according to the prayer of said petition.
And II is further ordered. that copy of this order
shall he published for four successive weeks prior 10
said day Of hearing in the Grant County Herald "a
weekly newspaper printed at Lancaster in said County
By the Court, WIN. MCG0NIGAL, Co. Judge
Dated at Lancaster, the 18th day OF May A. d. 1869
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Eslnte of Finn.

SrATE OF WISCONSIN, ss In Probate. Grant coun
- Grant County, ~ Court.
In the matter Of the estate OF Benjamin Finn deceased
On reading and Cling the petition ofIhonas Maggie Al
illustrator of the estate ct Benz .mn Finn deceased
repre- enting ameng other things that he has fully ia
minisierel said estate, and praying that a time an
place re liked tor Xaudning and allowing his account
at his admin tratipn il Is ordered. that said mn
he examined by the Judge of this Court on Tue,ia,
the sth day % Juno. d l>t9. neat ensuing ~ n.
Probate office Ia Lancaster in said county a. one cae
III The afternoon Sc said day
AND q Il i'm ther ordered that notice thereof he given
O. all persons Interested By pubshinA , CO 81 thi-
order tor three successive weeks prior t. said day o
h airing, II the Grant ounty Herald a weekly news
paper printed and published at Lancaster said
5OWa By the Court WIN MoGONIGAL
Dated ut Lancaster. the 10Th day Of Nav 1869
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
ssg The 81 PaulPress SAWS "a grea

srr The 81 PauIPress saws great ,
~ pe,,i.n Il lbt 500 900 Il, res .
IN crtu imYros met lands secruiug
TO the State under III act If 1871
have now been heat ed AID THEN. III,
scripiions FORWARDED to the General
Lard Office A Washington dispatch
of Saturday says: Tie Lard Com,
missioner has submitted Ia the Sec
rotary Of the Interior. FIR approval
list of lands embracing les 600
acres, which enure To the benefit Of
the State On Minnesota. under the
eigth section of the act OF Sept 4,
lS4l, TO aid in the construction OF
works OF internal improvement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25


PROJECTION AGAINST SMALL Pox---
In recent number OF Halls Journal
of Health (the best authority in such
matters that we have any knowledge
of) the editor gives the following
general deductions from extended
and close observation, in regard to
the subject of vaccination for small
pox: y @a
/. Infantilc vaccination is an al
most perfect safeguard, until be four
teenth year
2 At the beginning of fourteen
the system = generally loses its
capability Of resistance until .bou,
tweniy.one, when many persons be
come almost ar liable to small pox
H. it they had not been vaccinated
3 This Iiabiiity- remains. in full
force until about forty two, " he'll
the susceptibility begins to decline
and continues forseven years 10 grow
leS4 aud Tess. becoming ex met Al
about tiftv the period Of life when
the general revolution of the body
begins to take place. during which
the system yieldslo decay or takes
new lease oislife,@for two or three
terms Of seven years,each. a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Summon Lyon, blanchard ,
Virgin, Barr. Parker. ct al.

CTATE OF Wisconsin . Circuit Court, Grant
- County Of Grant o County Wis.
William H. Putnam. PtointiF, against Harriet Lyon
John Lyon, Ira Lyon, Thomas 10y on, Pamela Banch-
ard and Calvin IL Blanchsrd--her husband, Huldah
f. Blanchard, and Chauncey Blanthard-her hus-
band, Mary Everett and Jerome Everett--her hus
band, Laura Bailey formerly Laura Lyon.l Noah IL
Virgin Crank Barr, ID. I, Parker, G. w. Rockwell
Josiah burlinggsme Phene Jane Burnggame
Charles naugh rty Levi tsulliford and Harriet Lyon
executrix Of the lat will ana testament OF Joseph
Lyon deceased, Defraddns
The State Of Wisconsin 70 ne ADORE named DEFENDANTS:
You are hereb Summoned and required 70 answer
the amended complaint In this action which is filed in
the ooe Of th- ERIK Of Circuit Court, the County
Of Grant. Lancaster IN said county an TO
COPY Of your answer the said amended complaint
on the sub-criber ut his office, Nos lU 2 i-eon
sin Street, Tin the Library Building) in the city o.
milwaukee within twenty ys after the service Of
this amended summons you 'usive Of the day Of
such service and If you fail to the said amend
ed complaint wi hin the time aforesaid the Plaintiff
In this action will apply the Court for the relic
demanded in the amended complaint.
Af DAVID =. 0RDWAY
Ew0 of the City of Milwaukee
Plaintiff Attorney.
Oafsd at Milwaukee, this 18th day of February s69
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
ssa The white Cloud (Kanss

ssa- The white Cloud KANSAS
Chief says the Chaplain of the Peni-
Tertiary has induced the Directors to
make an order prohibiting ali other
ministers from preaching to the con
victs. and seems determined upon en-
forcing the order. 1t further says
his manner of showing himself into
he chaplalncy was any thing but
creditable, and that che would pro-
hibit Jesus Christ from preaching in
the Penitentiary, if he thought it
would dim the greatness and glory
OF Mitchell I"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

GTATE OF Wisconsin In Probate Grant County
- County Of Grant, 90 Court
In the matter ofthe estate Of John Scott decreased
On reading aud filing the petition OF Washington
scott, Executor of the tatate OF John Scott
deceased representing among things that he has fully
administered said eetaie. and pra ing that time aud
pace be fixed for examining his count Of his admin.
i,traton.
II ordered that said account be examiaed by the
Judge Of this court On Monday tho l4th day Of Junf
next ensuing, the Probate Office in Lancaster SAFE
County
Ard Is further ordered that notice thereof be given
90 XII persons interested by publishing copy OF this
order for three successive weeks prior sal day
hearing in the Grant county Herald week newspa-
per printed and pubished at Lancaster said County
5pw3 By he Court, " NJ. MC00NlGAL. Co. Judge
Dated at Lancaster, the 18th day OF May A. u 1859
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

ne9- A Small boy at Portsmouth,,
N. H., who accidentally. fell off a
wharf aud was rescued from drown-
ing, was SO scared at the whipping
be expected, when he saw his moth,
er coming towards him, that he
throw himself three times into the
water TO drown IN preference to
meeting her angry chastisement-
Each time he was rescued with diff
Guilty, and finally she promised not
to punish him, and broke her plom~
isc the moment she reached home,
giving the boy q merciicss thrashing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25

GE- The story is told that the
young Emperor of China lately
wished TO try the virtues of opium,
and smoked pipe of it The Queen
Mother learned oft and discovered
by one of the chief eunuchs. She
ordered him to be bcheaded and
caused new proclamation against
opium TO be sent throughout the
Empire.