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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-10-07
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-10-07
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-10-07
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Degeneracy Of Potatoes.

Mr. John Periam in late lecture
on potatoes before the Illinois Indus.
trial University said
! have already stated that the po-
tato required a cool and unequal eli
mate. Michigan and Wisconsin are
celebrated for their fine crops Of po-
tatoes so are Maine and Nova SEQ.
tia, because ofthcir favorable climate.
1t seems TO he law of nature that
more Q refine, either the animal or
plant, the more eusceptibleit becomes
TO climatic and other changes tho
more we refine, the more delicate be
comes the tissue-the higher we feed
the more likely to engorge, and with
engagement come rupture, disease
and death. We have forced the po~
tatoe, by high feeding and extreme
culture, into excessive growth I'M
der certain atmospheric or other
conditions. engagement ensues, the
cellular tissue is ruptured, the vita
ted sap decomposes, fungi attack it,
and unless arrested by other changes
favorable to the normal condition oil
the condition of theb plant, finally
ends in its complete destruction OF
partial disorganization, so that in
stead of the dry, mealy potato, we
have the soggy, waxy and watery
one. And to>day there is not in the
United States a potatoe that com
bines the good qualities Of the Mer,
Ger potato for early variety +; or for &
late variety, the Pinkeye of thirty
years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
EsfaIe OF McKelyeY.

- County of Grant, - Conrt
In the matter OF the Guardianship of John Henry and
deceased. $3.50 'i0iAoi'ey
On reading and filing the petition of Josephine Web
pei GUARDIAN OF said minors representing AMONG other
things, that her the said ward are se1sJ ~ ti
real estate IN County of Grant and State Of Wisconsin
ana that II Is necessary that the same should be sold
ana praying Tor license TO sell the same and il
ing 70 inc Court from said petition that it would he for
the dement, to the said minor heirs to sell the said zeal
~ ls orueIed and directed that the next of kin
10 sad wards and all persons Interested in said estate
appear before the Judge of this Court on Monday the
ia gay Of February A. D. 1859 at one o'clock ~ ~
at he Court House In Lancaster in said County then
and there to show (f any there shall bei whx
license should not be granted for the sale of said real
osIate, according 10 the prayer of said petition
ana IL Is further ordered, that copy Of this order
snail be published for four successive weeks prior ia
sald day OF hearing in the Grant Co Herald weekly
newspaper printed at Lancaster in said County 37w4
BY the Court, VIM. McGONIGAI 60 Jnige
Dated az Lancaster the 9th day Of February A. 1888
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Sheriff > ae--si,essielh.

~ TATE OF WISCONSIN Circuit Court of Grant Co
~ "rbht county. ) Wisconsin.
Samuel Merriek as. James Sheffield
by virtue Of a writ Of execution issued out of the
above named court in favor ofSamuel Merrick pl ain
an ana against James Sheffield, defendant to me d.
rected and delivered and for want of sufficient goods
ana chattes Of the said defendant wherein to levy
nave by direction of plaintiff attorney levied upon All
the right title and interest which the said defendant
mad on the I'd day Of October A D. 1865 or he's since
acquired IN and to the following described rea estate
t0-Wit:
Inc southwest quarter Of the southeast quarter
less one-haf acre. in section twenty. nine (29 town
wo range two (2) west Of the fourth principal me-
ridian, in Grant county Wisconsin which said reo1
estate VIII on the 10th day of March, A. d. 1869 at
~ clock, in the forenoon of said day offer for sale
ana VIII sell to the highest bidder cash at the front
door OF the Court House, in the village of Lancaster
urant county Wisconsin. Said sale will will be made
to satisfy said judgment, costs and accruing
W. II. elise, sheriff.
Dated Sheriff Office, Lancaster, Wis, Jan. 26 1869
j. ALLEN BARBER, plaintiff Atty. 34-w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

ssy-The Italian Government, it is
said, now proposes to adopt a new at
titude with respect to Rome, and to
ignore, as far as possible, the exists
ence Of both the city and the Pope,
which governs it. The Vatican has
wind Of the intention, and is much
annoyed in anticipation All attempts
to arrange fr endly terms will hence.
forward be abandoned as utterly use
less. on account Of the immobility of
the Papal counselors The Italian
Government will try to do without
Rome in every way, and to await
events. So far as it is possible, they
will taboo the small piece of the Pc
ninsular still condemned to Papal
rule. They will leave it to its priests
and It's mercenaries, its Zouaves and
Antibians, its French Division, its
dealers in pictures and mosiacs.--
Henceforward the Papal States are to
be considered non existent as an in
dependent Power, and to be thought
of only as q dependency of France.
To avoid the passage through them
and various delays and inconyenien-
ces it entails upon persons journey
ing between the north and south OF
the Kingdom, the Italian Government
intends to bring in bill authorizing
the construction of railway from
Florence to Naples, outside of the
Roman frontier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

BRoUGHAM AND THE BLUR&Lord
Brougham was at his chateau at Can
mes when the first introduction of the
daguerreotype process took place
there, and an accomplished neighbor
proposed to take view of the chats
eau, with group Of guests in the
balcony. The artist explained the
necessity of perfect immobility. lie
only asked that bis lordship and
friends would keep perfectly still
''for five seconds" his lordship We
hemently promised that be would
not stir. He moved about too soon,
however, and the consequence was, a
blur whore Lord Brougham should
be; and so stands the daguerreotype
view to this hour. There is some-
thing mournfully typical in this. In
the picture of our century, as taken
from the life by history, this very
man should have been a central fig
IRE, but now, owing to his want of
steadfastness, there will be forever a
blur where Brougham should have
been.-Hdrriet Mdrtinedu.
Eg- A correspondent of the Mem
asha wis., Times relates a case
where young man cnt bis foot bad
~ with an ak, and all efforts to Stop
the flow of blood had failed, and he
bad nearly bled to death, when a
kind ueighbor applied puff ball"
TO the wound-which he had preserv-
ed for such emergencies--and the
flow of blood was Immediately stop>
ped, and bis life saved.
BesA.A party OF hunters bad fear
ful encounter with full>grown
American lion, near the Belt Range OF
mountains in Montana, one day last
month. The animal received seven
teen bullets before he succumed. He
measured eight feet from nose to tip
OF tail, and was nearly four feet high.
Thocontest was desperate and pro
tracted, and several Of the hunters
received ugly wounds.
Bag Two hundred and eighty-iour
wives and seventy-six husbands filed
petitions for divorce in Chicago last
year.
Cicero gave expression to very
beautiful thought when he said, Il 90
from life as from an inn, not as from
home"
DR. Miller, the murderer Of
Wright at Prairie du Chen, has beer
returned to the Crawford county jail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Estate of Xerha
GTATE WISCONSIN. In Probate c,ra,. co,,u...
~ county Vi orahI } Court.

connt mtSSoNs!S SIS In Probate Grant County
~ county Vi ofaht, } Court.
In the matter of the estate of John Zerba deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Calvin IT Rlap.
administrator setting forth the amount of nar
sonar estate that has to his hands and the disno
soh thereof: the amount of debts outsta ndin0
su deceased and description of all the real estate
Ol wch SAID decd died seized condition and vaIua
"a the respective portions thereof and prayinc fhot
incense De to him granted to sell all tho Real Estate NJ
sSu deceased except the homestead and it appearing
W sala petlon, that there is cot sufficient personal
IN the hands Of the said Administrator to nav
su oee' and that is necessary in order TO nav The
s@e 70 sell part OF said real estate it il therefora
veereu that all pesons interested in said estate
osioTe tne Judge Of this Court Monday the 22d day
81 MaFeh a. D. 1862 at one O'Clock P NJ at the Court
use III Lancaster in said County, then and there to
om csuse (lI any there be) why license should not
e granted to saio Calvin II. Blanchard Administrator
petition. us " 'e prayer % S4lu
ana 1t Is further ordered, that copy of this order
tS Te pupshed for four successive weeks prior to
u nay OF nearing. in the Grant County Herald a
eeAig newspaper printed and published at Lancaster
~ sdu county and personally served ON all persons in
esteu IN sad estate residing in said County at least
i"uIteen Gays before said day of hearing Blvd
~ by the Court, VIM. McG0NIGAL, Co. Judge.
Ded at Lancaster the 4th day Of February A. D. 1859
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS, &C.-The
Commissioner Of Agriculture is over
whelmed with applications from all
sections OF the country for seeds,
vines, plants, &C., the result of an
erroneous impression that the former
system Of a general ard miscellane--
GUS distribution of common garden
seeds would be continued. 1t would
be well for the public to be correctly
informed upon the subject at once.
Owing to the very small sum of
money appropriated by the last Con-
gress "for the parchase and distri>
button OF seeds, cereals, &C." being
less than one fifth OF the amount APP
propriated by the preceding Con-
gress, it will be impossible to make
any general distribution as hereto>
fore. The very limited amount of
seed purchased have been selected in
Europe with special care as TO new
variety and superior quality, and will
be distributed through members of
Congress, State ,and county agricul>
tural organizations, and monthly
statistical correspondents of the De-
partment, and not through miscel-
laneous and unknown channels. 1t is,
therefore, useless to apply individually
to the Observation-Disclosures Repab'
lie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

FAILURE OF TnE "RocK RIVER. -
The Crock River" Insurance Compa-
ny Of this city, after having been in
operation some nine or ten years, has
at last given up the ghost, closing its
doors. and leaving its Office, furniture
and books, in the possession of our
worthy Sheriff, Major Flynn, who ads
vertises a sale Of the property on
Saturday next. To speak plainly,
this Company, for long time past,
has not possessed the full confidence
of our citizens, whose distrust, and
often positive hatred of Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies, appears to be
shared by the whole Norshw est
The Company, in its failure, is shown
to be "a mere shell, just what Insurance
Journals have long asserted of it, but
which its officers have always stoutIy
denied.-Rockford Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Estate of Lewis.

STsTE OF WISCONSIN, 8. La Probate Grant coun-
~ Souhty OF urant. } ty Court
In the matter of the Estate OF James Lewis deceased
On reading and fling the petition OF Moses D. Lewis
Of Grant county representing among other things that
James Lewis late of Grant County on the 18th dsy Of
February A. ID. 1867, at Patch Grove died intes tate
leaving goods chattes and estate within this State and
that the said petitioner is principal creditor of said
deceased and praying that administration of said
be to him gran. I'd
1t ordered that said pet ton be heard before the
Judge OF this court Tuesday ths 9th day Of March
A. D. 1862 at one O'Clock P. NJ, at Lancaster in said
County.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given to the
ners OF said deceased and 70 all persons interested by
publishing copy OF this ORDER for three successive
weeks prior to said day Of hearing in the Grant County
herald weekly newspaper printed and published at
Lancaster in said County.
By the Court, NM, NcGoNlGAI
o'wS County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Estate of Holloway.

- TATE or WISCONSIN,, = In Probate Grant count,
~ county o. urant. ) Court.
On reading and filing the petition Of William r. Dew.
ey Admins traitor setting forth the amount of person
al estate that has come 10 his hands and disposition
thereof the amount OF debts outstanding against said
deceased, and description Of all the real estate Of
Wnlch said deceased died seized and the condition and
value # the respective portions thereof and prayne
that license be granted 70 sell all the real estate OF said
yohn Holloway, deceased, for the payment of his
Debts anu Il appearing by said Petition that there
Is not sufficient personal estate ia the hands OF the
said Administrator to pay said debts and that is ne
cesaay in order to pay the same sell all OF said real
estate
IL Is ordered that all persons interested in said
tate appear before the Judge ofthis court on Tuesday
the sth day 81 March, A. ID. 1862 az one o'clock p NJ
AT me Court House inLancaster in said county, then
and there TO show cause ii any there may he WHY H.
cense should not he granted the said William Dew
ey administrator 10 sell said real estate according 70
the prayer Ct said petition.
Aud 1t Is further ordered that copy Of this order
sh3i De published for four successive weeks prior 10
said day Of hearing, in the Grant County Herald.
weekly newspaper printed and published at Lancaster
m SAID county, and personally served on all persons
interested IN said estate residing in said county m
least fourteen days before said day of heariae
by the court VI. MeG0NlGAL, Co. Judge
Dated January I'D, 1869. S6y4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

TATE OF WISCONSIN, - Probate Office, February Is.
~ ofant county, A II. 1869
In the matter of the Proof and Probate of the last
WIN and testament Of Leonhart Johnson deceased
late of the County of Grant
whereas, an instrument in writing purporting to be
the last will and testament of Leonhart johnson de-
ceasea late OF the County of Grant has been filed in
this ofice and whereas application has been made hI
Loucia johnson, widow of said deceased PRAYING that
the same be proven and admitted to Probafa accord,
ing to the laws of this State
1t is ordered that said application be heard before
me at the Probate Office in the village of Lancaster in
sad county on Tuesday the 9th day of March. A. D
1869, at one O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day
And ii ia further ordered that notice shall la given
10 all persons interested in said will of the time and
pace OF SAID ing by publication in the Grant Coun
" HERALD, weekly newspaper printed in said conn-
ior three successive weeks each week prior TO
the time of such hearing
BY the Court, WM McGoNIGAL
0i"o County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

THE WONDERS OF MODERN CHEMIs.
TRY.-AbOnt one hundred tons Of
guano from Sombrera, in the West
Indies, was reshipped at Southamp-
ton, last month, for Bennington, to
assist in the manufacture Of Iucifer
matches. Mixed with sulphuric acid,
this guano is converted into an ex>
cellent manure. If instead of being
made into manure, the phosphoric
acid is extracted from it, the extract
is made to form the igniting property
OF lucifer matches. Thus the mate
rial that raises the food Of man and
beast, lights the cigar 1t builds up
the hay>rick and wheat stack, and
helps to form the instrument with
which the incendiary burns them
down. Wealthy farmers and street
Arabs, who sell half>penny boxes of
lucifer matches, are often dependent
on the exertions Of sea birds who fro
quent desert rock in the West In
dies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

- County of Grant. 50 Court
In the matter of the estate of Thomas McIver decd
On res ing and filing the petition of Adea McIyer NJ
Gra7t co nty representing, among other things that
Ihomas Mclver late of Grant county, the LIST day of
February, A. d. 1869, at Boscobel, died intestate
leaving goods, chattels and estate within this State
ana that the said petitioner is widow of the said
deceased and praying that administration of said estate
be TO her granted
Ihereiore It IS ordered that said petition be heard
before the Judge of this Court on Tuesday the 9th a
Of March, A. d. 1862 at one o'clock P. NJ. at Lancaster
in said county
nd it is further ordered that notice thereof be civ
en- TO the heirs of said deceased and to all in
teresed by publishing copy of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
6rant County HERALD, weekly newspaper printed in
Lancaster in said county
BY the Court, WM McGONIGAL
oiwS County Judge.
Dated at Lancaster, the 18th day ofFeb. A. D. 1Seo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

Horace Greeley on Boys.

Horace Greeley Iectured to the
New York new sboys last Sunday
night. He said AS the result of
many years experience, he believed
that man hadn't ought to 20 poor
all his life, and unless poverty was
the result of misfortune, il was un-
unsuitable He believed everybody
before him could be rich and ought
10 be rich. 1t was honesty and in.
d0stfy, said Mr. Greeley, that gave
Mr.. Astor his Success, and il is the
patient, plodding, careful, industri.
ous men that succeed. Stephen Cir
ard was another example ofindustry
and perseverance. He advised the
, boys to begin by saving ten cents,
and adding as often IS possible, and
the boy who should save one hun
dred dollars by the time he was
twenty years old, would pretty
surely be rich man. He told the
boys men get rich by doing right,
and not by doing wrong. Men who
sold rum or kept gambling houses
didn't get rich generally, and none Of
them were ever able to found a IL.
brary like Mr.. Astor, or endow col
lege like Girard. Tie believed one
thing essential to get rich was TO be
an honest man The most of the
men who had got rich since he had
been in New York were honest men.
All the thieves in Now York had new
er acquired as much wealth as John
Jacob Astor, Mr.. Greeley spoke on
the evils of being without a trade,
and related his own experience and
satisfaction with having followed out
an impulse which he formed at ten
years of age to be q printer He
would have every boy before him
learn q trade or become farmer
He concluded by speaking Of the
grand opportunities afforded in this
country for mechanics, and especial,
~ for farmers under the Homestead
law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
ssaEllsssnna--sfr,ilIi.

=, TATE ~, on WISCONSIN Circuit Court In and :or
- County Of Grant. 3 Grant County, Wis.
In vacation after September General Term. 1865.
James Hopkins plaintiff, against Eugene b. Smith doft
me N@te Of Wisconsin TO the defendant here nan,ed;
You are hereby summoned and required 10 answer
tne complaint IN this action, which was fled in the
ono Of The clerk OF ths Circuit Court for Grant
County aforesaid on the 10th day of January A, D.
loo' ana TO serve copy of your answer 10 the said
complaint on the subscriber at hts office in the vii
rage OF FalTpay Wisconsin within twenty days after
the service hereof exclusive fthc day such service
anu II you tail 10 answer the complaint aforesaid
within the time aforesaid ths Plaintiff in This action
VIII apply to the Court for Il relief demanded ia The
complaint W
- witness the Honorable Joseph Mills. Judge Of the
Cfcult Court for Grant County ooresad Mt the coprt
ho9se ~ Lancaster, this l4th day OF January 1889.
:. MERRcK, Attest: III FTNEp
attorney ior II H. CerlS 4lreuit Court
&gV6 Grant ~ I,n+, ~,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
sheriff saie--Gul,iford etar.

GrATE OF WISCONSIN, :. Circuit Court in and for
- Grant County. Grant Co., Wisconsin.
Thomas Morse, admir- of Daniel Morse deceased u.s.
John Guliford, Mary Gulliford his wife, Levi Gulii.
ford ank Silas Walker.
By virtue of judgment of foreclosure and order OF
sale, rendered and made in the above entitled action
dated list September, A D. 1865 and by direction OF
palntlh attorney. will offer for sale and will sell
at public yendue to the highest bidder for cash at the
front door Of the Court House, in the village of Lam
caster Wis, ON The 10th day of March, 1869 at 10 o.
CLOCK IN the forenoon Of said day. the following de-
cribed real estate, to Wit:
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section thrty-tour t4 the south half of northeast
ana quarter Of northwest quai ter and the
northwest quarter of southeast quarter and north
east of southwest quarter Of section twenty seven 2)
all IN town seven, range three, west of the fourth
prlncpal moridan, in Grant county, Wisconsin. Said
sale Will be made 10 satisfy said Judgment enterest
costs and costs Of sale W. H. elise Sheriff
> ALLEN B4RBDR plaintiffs attorney. S4-w6
Dated Sheriff Office, Lancaster, Wis, jan Goth 1869
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

"A young man asked an old man
for his daughter in marriage. The
answer was AGO into the orchard
aud bring in number of apples.
Give me 0ne-half the whole number
and the mother half OF the balance
and half an apple over, and to the
daughter one-half of the remainder
and half an apple over, and have one
left to yourself, without cutting an
apple and then, if she is willing, you
can have her," He solved the ques~
ton. How many did he bring?