Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
An Aged Settler Departed.


MI Thomas Parland, aged 70 years.
Deceased was native of Stirling
shire, Scotland, and emigrated to
this county about thirty-eight years
ago, settling At first in Vermont,
then in Canada, next in Illinois, and
twelve years since removing to yrll-
vile in this county. He leaves an
aged wife and seven children, oil
grown; ason, Alexander, having serv
ed his country in the Twentieth Wis
consin, was victim at the battle OF
Prairie Grove.
E Died at Big Patch, on the 30th
of January, 1869, Mr.. Thomas Raw,
aged SO years.
MIR. Raw was born IN Yorkshire,
England; came to this country in
1885, m dc his home for a short time
at Platteville, after which he moved
with his family to the Patch where
he lived until called to the world IN,
seen. For the last fifteen years his
physical organization has been to some
extent impaired, giving out; though
during that time, he managed his
farm and endevored 70 provide for
his family He has lived to sec his
children zone son and three daugh.
ters) raised to man ana womanhood :;
LETT considerable means for their help
in future life Witness.
RosIN EED.-Inls natural pro
duet OF the prairie has quite disap-
pcared before civilization 1t il only
met with in worm fence corners
where : few feet of original prairie
nave NOT been overturned with the
prniue pillow. the 6oianists call it
ccreopS,s say il may be- grown in
cardens aad call il excellent for
saecp. III prairie i ~ longer seen
ablazo aita golJ ana foa. Prairie
flower I've only ID memory. Is the
iasscs vino once dsrcl' in err wild
osoms. some Of the blooming old
settler. may be transferred 10 gar.
dens and pepetuated, but they gen
orally die out. The subject is TO be
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JUDGING HORSES BY APPEARANCES.
i offer the following suggestions,
the result of my close observations
aud long experience if the horse be
light, sorrel or chestnut, his feet. legs
and face white, these are marks OF
kindness. If be is broad and full be-
tween the eyes, he may be depended
on as horse for being trained to any
thing; as respects such horses. the
more kindly yod treat them the bet
ter you will be treated in return Nor
will horse of this kind stand whip
if we'll fed. If you want safe horse,
avoid one that is dish faced. He
may be so far gentle as not to scare,
but he will have too much go ahead
in him to be safe with everybody
If you want "a fool, but horse with
great bottom, get q deep bay with
not white hair about him. If his
face is a little dished SO much the
worse. Let no man ride such horse
that is not an expert rider, they are
always tricky and unsafe. Ii you
want one that will never give out new
sr buy a large overgrown one. A
black horse cannot stand the heat,
nor o white one the cold. IF you
want a gentle horse, get one with
more or or less white about the mead,
he more the better. Selections thus
made are Of great docili.y and gen
.leness Exchange.
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