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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
The WILSON STRAwBERRY.-

The WILSON STANDARDIZATION
ry Ward Beecher objurgates the
"Wilson's Seeding straw berry in a
letter to the Ledger, in which he
says:
"The vixenish berry is enough to
turn a horticultural heart against its
kind. 1t is the wickedest berry that
was ever INDUCED with liberty. 1t
has every quality of excellence, ex-
cept in the master of eating. The
vine is vigorous grower; it is very
hardy, standing up well under neg
lect, and on almost all kinds Of soil
with or without protection. 1t bears
prodigal crops of large-sized fruit,
and is unfailingly sure. But alas
it is perfect virago among straw
berries. 1t requires sugar without
stint to sweeten it, and then it will
not be appeased. Indeed its temper
is not to be soothed. 1t might live
in a sugar bowl, and be acerb and
grabbed still. Let a man eat crab
apples from the wood, and think he
is eating golden pippins let one
chew the rind Of the shattuck, and
imagine that it is an orange let one
eat cranberries and call them sugar
pIums and then let him eat Wilson s
seedlings and say Il have eaten
straw berries
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

CyrArE OF WISCONSIN, =. In Probate Grant conn
- Grant County, y court
In the matter the estate Of the minor heirs Of Viii
liam L. Fenlev, deceased,
Notice is hereby given that 10y virtue and IN pursu-
ance OF order of license made in said matter on the
tweuty.eighth day of June A. d. 1869 by the county
court Of said county the undersigned Susan Mary Fen
ley guardian of the minor heirs Of said deceased, VIII
ON Saturday the seventh day of August A. D. 1859 at
one oclock the afternoon Of said day at the mill
OF John s Feuley at Shape in the town Of jamestown
and county Of Grant offer for sale at public yeudue the
following described lands to-wit; the uudv sa one
half of fractional northwest quarter Of Section J. and
the undivided half tho south two-thiris of the west
half o. the southwest quarter of Section Gall in
Town / north, Range west, saving and excepting
therefrom the homestead right and dover interest OF
Susan NJ Fenley, widow of said deceased.
The terms of sale will be made known at the time
and nlace Of sale SUSAN NJ. FENLEN.
Dated at Janest town this "a day Of July 1859 tt4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
1l7-7-----------4
Sheriff sale Nolan.

CtTATE or WISCONSIN, - Circuit Court in and for
y Grant County. Grant Co., Wisconsin.
james Spensey, plaintiff, as. Jane f. Nolan, Mary II.
Nolan and John Nolan, defendants.
BY virtue of a Judgment of foreclosure and order
and entered in the above entitled action IN the
above named Court bearing date the Sd day March
D. 1868 and sale made hereunder on the 18th day OF
MAY 1868 and deed executed to James Spensley FOR
the premises sold. and whereas, by order OF the
Circuit Court of said county, made the 10th day OF
June, 1862 said sale and conveyance have been sci
aside and annulled and sale of the mortgaged perm
Uses ordered Therefore in pursuance of the said udg
meut and order Of SALE will by direct ion of the plain
tffs attorney offer for sale and will sell at public auc
ton to the highest bidder for cash. at the front
the court house, in the village of Lancaster Gran
county. Wis, the sth day of September 1869 at on
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, the following de
scribed real estate situate, lying and being in tn
county OF Grant and State of Wisconsin. towit Tn
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter section
number twenty three, (23), in township numbe
Eve (5), north of range number two (2) west, con
tanning forty according to government survey
80 much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy SAT
judgment costs and expenses of sale.
W. Ii. elise, Sheriff
r. L. REED, plf atty, Grant Co., Wis.
Mineral Point, Wis. Swell
Dated Sheriff Office, Lancaster Wis, July q. 1859
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
A Ride With a Lunatic.

The pleasures of riding in railway
cars in England, are wildly illustra-
ted by the following incident which
happened on q line near London
A young lady gotinto car, where
she was soon joined by gentleman
about thirty years old, whose man.
ner seemed very strange and excited.
They were alone in the car.
As soon &c the train started, this
man got up ali Of sudden, and began
by throwing his carpet bag out of
the window, saying: This carriage
is much too heavy. Come, We must
tighten it as much as possible"
He then sat down again, but jumped
up a minute after, screaming out:
'It's too heavy! It's too heavy I"
And, so saying he sent his coat out
of the window to join the carpet
bag, then away went his waistcoat,
his carvat and his shoes
He then sat down, and appeared
to be thinking profoundly. All of a
sudden he turned toward the young
girl, who was as frightened as possi-
BILE, and said
"On you" knees, Madam, on your
knees We will pray for the Duke of
Gloucester
And he knelt down.
The poor girl Immediately obeyed
him. The stranger then began pray
ing ferqently for the Duke of Glou-
cester, then for the Duke of st. AL,
bans, then for the Duke of York-in
a word, for all the dukes in Great
Britain and Ireland.
He then sat down again. The
young lady more dead then alive,
was in a corner Of the carriage, a
prey to the most profound terror.
Nevertheless, this strange person
soon began to feel less quite.
"This can't go on" he said "it is
really much too heavy much too
heavy. The train vii! soon have to
stop-it won't be able to go on
Come now, we must tighten it. One
| of US must get out. | won't SO
suppesing you jump out of the win
dow !"
And he walked resoluteIy up to
the covering girl.
But she said to him, crying:
ooh, sir, do stay for one moment
we've not yet prayed for the Duke
of Northum berland p
"You are right, we had forgotten
him. On your knees, and let's pray
for the Duke of Northumberland |"
They were still III deep prayer
when the train arrived at the station
and the young girl tainted in the arms
of some friends who were waiting
for her.
Her companion was arrested, and
soon recognized as lunatic who had
escaped from HanweIl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
SummOns--COOper.

CT4rE OF WISCONSIN, In Circuit Court in and for
- Grant County, Grant County, Wis.
In vacation of said Court, viz: July 10th, 1869 -
Summons for relief.
Carneus Cooper plaintiff, against Eunice Cooper, de-
fendant.
The Stats Of Wisconsin to b Defendant here named;
You are hereby sumu.c ned and required to answer
the complaint in this &C ton, copy OF which Is here
with served upon you, and to serve copy OF your an
swer to said complaint on the subscriber at my Office
in the village of Lancaster Wis., within twenty days
after the service hereof exclusive OF the day OF such
service and if you fail to the complaint with
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded IN the com
plant. IL. H. COLIER, I'm , All y,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dated Lancaster, Wis, July 10th, A. D. 1869.
N B.-The summons and complaint in the above en-
titled action edin the Office Of tbs Clerk OF SAID
Court, at Lancaster, Wis, July 10th, 1863.
WITS IL, r. Golfer, Plff q Atty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
Estate OF Finerty.

CNTATE OF MIscoNsIN } Probate Office,
- County Of Grant IS July Goth, A. D., 1868.
In the matter Of the proof and Probate the last Will
and testament of James Finerty, deceased, late OF
the county Of Grant.
Whereas an instrument in writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament OF James Finerty, de-
ceased late of the county of Grant, has been filed in
this office and whereas application has been made by
Michael Fnerty, praying that the same be proven and
admitted Probate according to the laws Of this State
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard before at the Probate Office in the village Of
Lancaster in said county Tuesday the 18th day Of
August, A. ID. 1862 at one O'Clock Z. NJ Of said day.
And it is further ordered that notice shall be given
to all persons interested in said will Of the time and
place of said hearing by pu LEGATION in the Grant Co.
Herald" newspaper printed in said county for three
successive weeks each week. prior TO the time Of
such hearing.
BY the Court, WIN. McGONlGAI,
Sw3 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

The English DR.. Londe says that
cholera patients have repeatedly
been seen to move their limbs after
supposed death. A French surgeon
has discovered method of ascer-
tanning for certainty whether life
has parted or not. Belladonna
dropped on the eye ball of the pat
lent will cause dilation of the eve
if lifeis not extinct. By photographs
ing the orb with a graduated lens
the slightest increase in its size can
be detected
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

A FEMALE WALKIsT.-At Adrian.
Mich, quite q sensation was created
on Thursday by Miss Gertrude Mann,
who walked on the Springbrook Park
track twenty five miles in six hours
and thirty>three minutes. She is a
young woman of the township of
Rome. She showed but little fatigue
at the end of twenty-five miles, and
wanted to go in and complete fifty
miles, but was dissuaded from her
purpose. Everybody went to see
her, Weston being among the spec
tators.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
Commissioners, Notice.

SrMs or WISCONSIN 50 In Probate, Grant County
- County OF Grant. Court.
In the matter of the estate of orrs Mccartney deed
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that We the Subscribers were
the 18th day Of July 1869, appointed and commits
toned by the Judge OF said court commissioners to
ceiys examine and adjust all claims and demands Of
all persons agaibs tbs said deceased that sxo months
from and after said day have been allowed and Unite
for creditors present their claims for examin
silO ance, and that we will on wednesday,
the 18th day of September next, and also WedHes-
day, 18th day OF January 1870 al the office of Henry
Burg as In the village OF Cassye, Grant county, Wis
from clock IL. to O'Clock p III of each day attend
the discharge Of our duties commissioners afore-
said HENRY BURGESS,
EDWARD A. KIDD
[s-w41 ALEX d, RAMSEY,
CassVille July 49, 1869 Commissioners.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
SummOns-- Wayne .

CrArR OF WISCONSIN, :, Circuit Court in an, and oI
invocation afterMarch Term 1869. Action for Divorce
Milton H. Wayne, pl antiff rs Mary Wayne, defendant
The STATE Of Wisconsin, to The Defendant here named
You are hereby summoned and required TO answer
the couplant in this action copy of which is filed
in the office Of the Clerk Of said Court and to serve
copy OF your answer said complaint on the snbscri
hers al their Office in the village of Lancaster, Grant
Co. wisconsin within twenty days after the service
hereof exclusive the day of such service, anu II You
fail to answer said complaint within the time aforesaid
the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court or
the relief demanded in the said complaint
GEO CLEMENTS0N, PITS Atty.
Residence Lancaster, Wis,
Dated July Sth, 1869. owo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

sglt is said that cup of coffee
is sure barometer, if you allow the
sugar to drop to the bottom of the
cup and watch the bubbles arise
without disturbing the coffee. If the
bubbles collect in the middle, the
weather will be fine; if they adhere
to thel cup, forming "a ring, it will
be rainy and if the bubbles separate
without assuming any fixed position
changeable weather may be expect
ed. Try it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

To YOU'VE MEN.-The only way
by which capital can increase is by
saving. If you spend as much as
you get, you will never be richer
than you are. 1t is not what man
gets, but what he saves, that consti>
tutes wealth. Go, learn the first two
rules of arithmetic learn addition
and satisfaction. Add to your pres
ent capital any amount you please
subtract the sum which you add and
tell US if the last amount will not be
the same as the first. Every man
should, every year of his life, make
some addition to his capital. You
say you get but little. Never mind /;
spend less than little; and then the
next year you VIII get more, for you
will have the profit upon the sum
you save.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
SummOnS--Druen.

CTATE Wisconsin, Circuit Court IA anu loi
- County OF Grant Grant county, Wis.
In vacation after March Term 1869 Action for Divorce
Susan l. Druen. plaintiff, rs. William H. Druen, de-
PENDANT.
The STATE Of Wisconsin to the defendant ADORE named;
You are hereby summoned and requi ed 70 answer
the complaint in this action copy owmchis nled III te
office OF the Clerk Of said Court and to serve copy OF
Your answer 70 said complaint ON the subscribers AT
tner Office in village of Lancaster Wisconsin WIN
twenty DAYS after the service hereof exclusive OF me
day OF such service and II you fail to answer the sd
coinplaint within the time aforesaid the Plalntin III
this action will apply to the court for the rele deah
ded In the said complaint. -
BUSHNELL CLAhh, flU ~ ".
Dated July 18th A. d., 1859. Lancaster WIS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
II q Z /. S
Vegetable SiCiian Hair Remover

FCery gear increases the lDOpa-
t0rity Of this CdIII06Ee Hair Prep
d1'0tiOn, 1CHich is due to merit
atone. We can assure oar old
patrons that 1T is Kept fylty atp to
its high standard, and to those
lChO haze neCeP used ii zoe can
confidently sag, that 10 is the OnIy
reliable and perfected pFep0r0-
ton to restore GRAY Or FADED
HAIR to its yOuthf'UJ cOjOr, maxi
ing at soft, JUStFOHS, and SiIke1
the Scdtp, by its use, becomes
aOItjte and clean; 1T 1eDlOUes all
erUptiOnS and ddntjl1tJ1, ana 6y
its tonic properties DFeUents the
mar from failing Ostt, as it slim
Ht0teS ana nOUriSheS the hair
glands. By its use the hair gfOtUs
thicker ana stronger. I7I badness
1T restores the capillary glands
to their normal CjgOr, and tCiU
create q neaO grOtCth eDcept IN
extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR DRESSING
eCer used, as it requires feUef
applications, and gjCeS the hair
that splendid glossy dpDe0fance
so much admired Oy all. a. "A.
Hayes, M. D., State Ass0veT Of
MGSS., says, she constituents are
pure and cGrefUlty selected for
excellent qUGttty. ana L consider.
it the BEST PREPARATION for
ats intended pa1pOSeS.' We pub
ISb u treatise on the hair, aCIticb
aCe send free Oy mail atpOn 0ppIi-
cation, t0Itich contains cOnsn3en-
dGtOry notices from cle1'gynen,
PHYSICIANS, the press, and others.
We haze made the STUDY of the
hair and its diseases q Speciality
for gears, and EnOiU that ace make
the most effective preparation for
the restoration and the preserU0-
ton of the hair, eat0nt, and SO
acknowledged by the best Medi-
cal and Chemical Authority.
Sold By all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine
COOK, coRURN & CO.
Gen'l Agents for North Western States,
81 DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL.
FOR SALE BY
w. B. BAXTER, Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03
-The latest inuentinn l. mnarha

The latest invention il garbage
whisky" The Cincinnati Chronicle
says the flag ends of radishes, onions
beets, lettuce and the hundreds of
other vegetables, q portion of which
go to the slop barrel or the garbage
boat is said to make excellent whis-
XIV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

Practical GENERosITY.-Mr. Pack
ard, at the head Of Packards Bust
mes College of New York, has made
the liberal offer to give a business
education to fifty young ladies free
Of cost, and then to find them situa-
tons. This is generosity rightly
directed, and is one among the MANY
evidences that the leading minds of
the country have some faith in
woman's capacity to conduct bust
ness concerns Of life, and be some>
thing besides the useless butterflies
of fashion, that too many of them
now are. If the opportunity thus
offered be embraced, as of course it
will, it will give fair test of the
capacity of women to acquire and
apply business education and as
"a believer in women" we are willing
to rest the cause upon the result
Er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

BENEFIT OF THE PooR.-A lot of
minstrels of western city started
out on 'tower" recently. They
went to town not far away and
advertised to give performance for
the benefit of the poor, tickets reduc,
ed TO 25 cents" The hall was cram
med full. The next morning a com
mittee for the poor called upon the
treasurer of the concern for the
amount said benefit had Melted. The
treasurer expressed establishment at
the demand 81 thought" said the
chairman of the committee, "you adj
vertsed this concert for the benefit
of the poorl" Replied the treasurer,
Didn't we put the tickets down to
% cents, so that the poor could all
come ?" The committee vanished
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

ESeward squandered a thous>
and dollars which his father gave
him to graduate with, after which be
was informed that he must paddle
his own canoe. He did.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

The whole area of the unser-
veyed lands of the united States is fif-
teen times greater than the whole
area of France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

FIREsIDE CULTURE.-Our American
homes have q great work to accom-
plish. No people, taken as whole,
have such an attachment for home
none lay such an emphasis of gener-
GUS pride and pleasure upon its adj
vantages; and none indulge in such
an outlay of thought and money to
obtain the very maximum of its COM
forts and joys. The passion for home
is the chief strength of our civiliza-
ton. 1t is growing too, but not
growing as wisely as it should; for
we are neglecting that domestic pro.
vision for the nuture of intellect,
which next to good morals, is the
surest sign of O substantial civiliza~
ton. In this respect we have degen-
Grated. aOur fathers read more,
thought more, talked more about the
Preside than we do, and thereby con-
tributed more to the real progress OF
the age than we boast of doing. =
Recently, however, a signal change
has been exhibited. The demand for
home reading has been increased, and
as respects the class of publications
designed to meet this specific want,
never did such an abundance exist
Fireside culture is evidently increas>
ing, and as this culture takes deeper
root and spreads more widely around
we may safely calculate that social
fungi, native or exotic, will be STAR
we'd out of our prolific soil.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

DoN'T Run UP SrAIRs.-Often prac-
ticed it is ruinous to health. An en-
inent physician once said to as that
he wouldn't go up stairs faster than
q walk if the house was on fire and
he had valuable property to save
and we believe he wouldn't. Much
walking up stairs is ESPECIALLY injui-
Gus to women, and frequent running
up stairs is sure ticket to heart dis,
ease.-iSpringfeld Republican.
The Sioux City, Iowa, papers
advertise for 1900 New England
girls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

THE SUNFLowER.-The sunfower.
although sighted and despised by
most people, is in reality one of the
most valuable plants that can be rails.
ed. Give it fair play and plenty of
room to develop its leaves and flow
ers, and it will become small tree,
well furnished with lateral branches
and gorgeous flowers. In some for
eign countries it's leaves are carefully
saved for fodder, and an excellent
oil is expressed from it's seeds. There
is no better feed for poultry than its
seeds, and they are very fond Of
them. The leaves are useful in the
garden for covering recently trans
planted plants, and newly sown seeds.
Its fine foliage may be used with
good effect for covering unsightly
fences and other objects offensive to
the eye of taste. The sunfower is
also said to have an extraordinary
sanitary effect, for being grown in
low, damp situations, it absorbs the
malarious exhalations which are
evolved from the soil by the heat of
the sun, and prevents ague fever and
other bilious diseases. The dried
stems may be used for kindling in
places where fuel is scarce Western
Rural.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

APPLICATION OF MANURE.-It is
better to have manure near the sur
face, as the rain can reach it. and
dissolve the soluble salts, and by
percolation carry them down to the
hungry roots of plants. Long ma
nure is not lost when deeply turned
under the pillow, but the farmer does
not secure the whole value OF his
dressing under this mode of treat
ment in any case, and in some soils
the loss is most serious one. In
the process of soap making it be-
comes necessary to set up leech.-
Now, the farmer will not attempt to
exhaust the tub of ashes of its pot
ash by forcing water into the bottom
and dipping the liquid off the top
The natural percolating or exhaust,
ing process is downwards, in accor.
dance with the laws of gravity. The
soluble alkalies and salts are driven
downwards, and in the case of a
leech we must have a vessel ready
to receive them at the bottom, and
in case Of the same substances leech.
ed from the manures SO placed that
plant roots will be at hand to absorb
them before they pass beyond their
reach.-B0ston Journal Of Chemistry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

A CURIOUS LETTER.-At a meet>
ing of the Polytechnic Association OF
the American Institute, few DAYS
ago, the chairman exhibited letter
which was certainly a curiosity
The letter and envelope were made
of sheet-iron, and yet weighed less
than the regular letter rate, one halt
ounce. The envelope measures four
and seven-eights by two and three.
fourths inches, and the letter is eight
by FIVE inches. Car, full measure.
ment with micrometer gave one
five>hundredth of an inch as the
the thickness of the sheet. Letters
have been written on sheet iron be-
fore, and an iron book of three huns
dred pages, which measured less
than one inch in thickness, was
shown at the Worlds Fair. The
book was printed with elastic type,
made especially for the purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

"0RTUM POEM" The following short "noo,,
evidently written by one whe has Just appreciation
beautiful weather, is highly expressive:
" wud not die in ortum,
With peaches ut fer eatin'
When the wavy korn Is gettn wripe.
And candidates treatin';
When sassidge meat is phryin
hickory nuts is thick
Owl who wud think of dyin'i
Or even gittin' sick I"
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17

EXTREME SENSITIvESEss None ex-
cept those who have been defeated in a
political contest can imagine how the
under dog in the fight feels when be
comes to realize his position. A few
days since an ex Governor met May or
McCoppin, and in the course of con,er
sation remarked that their society WAS
nearly full, aud they would be bigniy
gratihed to have his Honor JOIN them.
swell, yes, replied Mr.. McCoppin,
''iet me see, what society do yol refer
tori "Why, the Dead Lions, to be
sure" was the reply. Dead Jackasses,
l should say instead" relored MIR
NcCoppin, and, turning on his heel, be
strobe away S. f. Tunes.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17

A RUNAWAY wife in Indiana left the
the following poetic effusion to console
her bereaved husband:
When this you see remember me,
For I've gone off on honey mooon spree,
! loved you little. as you will agree,
But this man / love much better than
you;
Don't blame me for skedaddling with another,
l pray,
For love, irresistible, dragged me away.
And then | didn't love you well enough to
stay;
You must find another lady and endeavor to
be gay,
And when you go to bed at night, for your
FIRST love you must pray.