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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
Americans Dying Out.

The census of the State of New
York for 1865 discloses some curious
facta upon this subject. The method
of taking this census was different
from all others in this respect, that
it was taken by families The cen
sns reported in 1865 total of $780,,
93l amilies-196. S02 families living
without children, 148, 208 with only
one child. 40, 572 with two. and 107,
342 with three children. Here is al
most one fourth of all the families in
the State in which not a single child
was found and in 592, 924 families
more than three fourths-there was,
on an average, only small fraction
over one child in each family. In an
swer to the inquiry put to every wo-
man who was or had beed married
Gin all 842, $500, how many children
she had had, whether present or abb
sent, living or dead, there were 49,
252 women who responded that they
never had lad child, 124,317 only
one child, 123,319 two, and 106, 324
three children. Here were find 115,-
252 women who were or had been
married-almost one seventh of all
who never bore single child, and
| All, fillmore than one~half Of all
who will average less than one child
and seven thenths to each woman.
These figures include both the foreign
and American classes, but large pro-
portion applies to the strictly Amer,
lean. If the law settled by mortu-
airy statistics, that two-fifths of all
children born die before reaching
adult, be applied to the above facts
it will appear that on an average on.
ly about one child to each woman
ever reaches mature age, that is, on
| ly one>half of the original stock il
supplied as far as these women (471,
772) are concerned. The whole pop
ulation of the State of New York il
composed, in its descent, Of such mix
ed races that it is impossible to draw
the exact line between what may b,
considered American and what fore
ign but the compiler Of the censu
DIR. Franklin B. Hough-becam,
convinced that there is at the presen
time no natural increase IN the pop
ulation among the families descend
ed from the early settlers of the State
From an examination of the table
in the census report this general fac
is evident throughout the State
namely, that the married women 0
foreign origin have much the larges
families. For instance, in the coun
ty of New York, reporting almos
one half of its population as foreign
we find this statement: While min
hundred and sixty-fve American
women have each ten children an,
upward, there were twenty eigh
hundred and fifty foreign womel
having each ten children and up
ward, making three times as many
-HarperS Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
Communicated.
Railroad Meeting at Fennimore Center.


B The railroad meeting ut Fennimore
Center, held February Goth, 1869,
notwithstanding the very unfavor,
able weather. was very largely at
tended /; most of the towns along the
line OF the proposed road being re-
presented.
The meeting was called to order
by I'll. A. " McNair, and on motion
5. n. Jones was appointed chairman,
and Joseph Allen of Clifton secretary;
d. Il. Parker, I'll. Eastman, w. w
Fields, and Joseph Allen were APP
pointed a committee on resolutions.
Railroad advantages and prospects
were thoroughly discussed by the
meeting. The action of the towns
interested canvassed, when it was
UNANIMOUSLY agreed that the time for
action had arrived, and that the
necessary steps be Immediately taken
to induce railroad men and capitalists
to embark ia the enterprise. A bill
had been already introduced into the
Legislature to secure the necessary
charter. A general opinion prevailed
throughout the meeting that the
most practical route would be along
the ridge from Belmont station to
WingvilIe, thence west along The
military ridge TO Fennimore Center
and the Mississippi connection with
McGregor, Iowa.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following preamble and
resolution which was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted by the meeting
! WHEREAS, The several towns along
the line of the proposed Military
Ridge Railway" have by resolution
passed at their several primary meets
ings been UNANIMOUSLY in favor OF
furnishing aid by taxation and other-
wise for building said road and
WHEREAS, We believe said road
should commence at some point on the
Mineral Point, or Platlevilie and
Calamine Railway, thence north and
westerly along the line Of the milit-
airy ridge to some point on the Mis-
sissippi river therefore,
RESOLVED, That committee Of three
be elected by this meeting for the
purpose of consulting with railroad
men and capitalists for the further
ance Of the above railroad enterprise;
and also to confer with any city au-
thorties Interested in the building Of
this road and to obtain such legis~
lation as may be deemed necessary.
The meeting appointed the follows
ing named persons such committee.
D. I. Parker, II. Eastman, W. w
Field.
On motion il was resolved that the
proceedings of this meeting be pub
llshed in the Grant County Herald
and Boscobel Journal. On motion
the meeting adjourned.
s. N. JONES, Chairman.
= JOSEPH ALLEN, Secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

The Spanish press, regardless of
party, urge the Provisional Govern
nent to preserve the friendship Of
the United States.
The Provisional Government of
Spain rendered its resignation to the
Cortes on Monday, Prim stated
that the Bourbon dynasty was never
again to ascend the Spanish throne.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
retiring Government. The House,
by a large majority, gave Serrano
full executive powers, and granted
him the authority necessary to re-
construct the Ministry. The Repub
lican members Of the House voted
solid against the proposition. Dulce
will be recalled from Cuba, to be
succeeded by Caballero de Roda.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

A BIC DAYS WoRK.-You can im-
agine the rapidity with which busi
ness is being disposed Of if | tell you
that in the assembly, yesterday, the
committee of the whole managed
nearly seventy>three bills. VIM.
Pitt Dewey was in the chair, and by
the rapid manner in which he passed
off the general file he shortened the
session and proportionately reduced
the expenses by several days The
Dewey family has reputation in
Wisconsin. Governor Nelson Dew
ey was the first governor of the
state, and he ran the young common
wealth with all its new, growing and
expensive interests. at the rate of
SIS. 600 year, which now amoun>
to a million. w. p. Dewey, in adj
dition to being a good chairman of
the committee of the whole, is one
of the most faithful members on the
floor; always in his place, devoted to
the interests of his constituents Op
posed to wasting time in adjourn
ments and festivities, and voting
against useless and unnecessary ex>
penditures of 4nil,caukee
NeWS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

A MAN HIS Own GRANDFATHER
The following has been transla ed for
the New Haven Register:
A European friend of mine related
the following story: | married a
widow, who had a grown up daugh-
ter. My father visited our house
very often, fell in love with my step.
daughter, and married her So my
father became my son-in-law, and
my step-daughter my mother, be-
cause she was my fathers wife
Some time afterwards my wife got
son--he was my fathers brother
in law, and my uncle, for he was the
brother of my step>mother.
Ny fathers wife, /. e. my step
daugter, had also son, be was OF
course my brother. and in the means
time my grandchild, for he was the
son Of my daughter.
My wife was my grandmother, be-
cause she was my mothers mother
| was my wife's husband and grand
child at the same time. And as the
husband Of a persons grandmother
is his grandfather, was my own
grandfather
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

CHILDREN BY ADoPTIoN.-The
Massachusetts Supreme Court has
recently made a decision upon the
right of parent to reclaim the GUS
tody of his child. In the absence of
of the father, who was sailor, the
mother died, aud the child, being of
tender age and destitute, was placed
liz the care of respectable family,
to be brought up as their own. When
the child was nine years old, the faith
er appeared and endeavored TO assert
his claims. On the hearing of the
writ of habeas corpus, the full court
refused to take the child away from
liz parents by adoption, holding that
where by misfortune or accident a
father has left his child destitute and
dependant upon charity, and the
child has been permitted to form new
relations in life so deep and strong as
to change its whole nature and char
acter, the child should be considered
as emancipated by the father and he
cannot assert his legal right to its
custody.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
nssu The Michigan Lunatic Asylum

na- The Michigan Lunatic Asylum
is provided with green house, at
which there are..at::all times flowers 10
fill bloom Some of the severest ca
SEES of insanity in men brought to the
Institution in irons, and manifesting
the most violent symptoms of this
most terrible disorder, have been
suddenly calmed down to condition
bordering on salty by the presenta>
ion of a banquet gathered from the
green house. Music is know to pos
sess the power of calming the most
violent lunatic. Between music and
flowers, it would appear taat ali ca
SEES of raving madness can be mods
fed and ameiiorated, if not thor
oughly cured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

KENTUCKY JUSTICE. kentucky
possesses what Democrats deem q
great blessing-a white mans gov
eminent. There negroes are taxed
to educate white children, and are
compelled to pay an extraordinary
poll tax to support paupers, yet are
not allowed any portion of the pub
lie moneys as means to instruct
their own offspring, just inheritlng
American freedom. But the greatest
evidence of that STATES blunted sense
of Justice and of due regard for right,
is to be found in the recent refusal of
her Legislature to remove the dsa-
bilities of witnesses to crime-disa-
bilities imposed by law on account
of color, and refused by vote of II
to 3 in the Senate, 45 to Is in the
House.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

THE BILL IEGALIZING GOLD Con,
TRACTs.-The House, by vote 55
years to 1872 nays, refused to lay on
the table Mr.. Scheneck's bill to
strengthen the public credit and le-
galize gold!contracts. Aseparate vote
will be demanded on each section Of
the bill. The last section relative to
gold contracts may fail, as many
members deem it unnecessary in
view of the recent decision of the Su.
preme Court, but the first section of
the bill, declaring that the debt must
be paid in coin, will be passed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
sea Weston. the greatest bore .

e@ Weston, the greatest bore OF
the century has vanihsed from pub
lie prominence this time, we trust,
for good For two years, now, he
has been first class nuisance, and
nobody can tell how long be would
have persisted il obtruding himself
before community, had not the press
pretty unanimously concluded to
drop a person who preferred cultiva
ting his legs to his brains. His last
walking feat has come 10 an end at
Buffalo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
household FURNTTU
DISSOLUTION Ar BEET0WN.
s.amAert to C0nliDue i'm Trade.

Notice hereby given that the copartnershp here
tofore existing between + d. Lambert and II. Gaylord
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The books
and accounts are left at the store for collection
T. D LAMBERT.
Feb IS 1869 II. GAYLORD.
woul1 respectfully return thanks to the citizens Of
Beetown and vicinity for their liberal patronage dur
ing the past year. will continue the busint IT,
eli stand and those wishing to purchase cheap ior
cash will do well To give call.
S9nl3 T. D LAMBERT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

STAMPS AND LoAN.-Mr. w. F.
Dewey has checked on the Lancas>
ter Bank for the amount OF his post
age stamps, $500, and ordered the
money distributed among the sever
al Lancaster sabbath schools. The
generous donation we learn will in
sure most Of them new libraries in
the spring. We also notice that Mr..
Dewey's bill authorizing q loan Of
S15, 900 from the state school fund to
aid in the erection Of a new public
school house at Lancaster to replace
the one destroyed last year, has pas
sed the senate and assembly and has
no doubt become law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
re-At a late meeting of the oflict

EE-At a late meeting of the ofici-
al board of Asbury Methodist Epis.
copal Church, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
it was "resolved that the use of any>
thing containing Intoxicating props
critics in the celebration OF the Lords
Supper, is perversion of that SOL
emn ordinance, and ought to be
abandoned forever and that the
unfermented juice of the grape ought
to be use d but if that cannot be
had, and we are forced TO substitute
something else. then pure water is a
thousand times better than the viii
famous compounds furnished by our
drug stores under the name of wine"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
NJn IHuIIt aLCU.
Vigilance Committee-Notice.

Mr.. Cover We, the members Of
the vigilance committee of the town
Of Fennimore deemed it our duty to
make known to the citizens of Giant
county, that we have enrolled our
selves as a body 10 protect The lives
and property OF each other against
theft and all other misdemeanors.
In looking at the thefts perpetra-
ted In the short circuit OF u few miles
in our neighborhood, we thought it
high time to try do something to stem
the torrent of crime, 1t will be re.
membered that one David X. May,
who near two years ago stole Mr..
Tenants horse and was sentenced
for two years in the pententiary, but
who through the instrumentality of
some interested persons was set at
liberty before the expiration of his
term, came back into this neighbour
hood and stayed around with bis
associates until the Fall, when little
by little be worked himself into Mr..
Tenants family who for the sake of
peace and quietness allowed him TO
stay and he was treated as one Of the
family. On the 28th of January,
when Mr.. and Mrs Tenant were alb,
sent, he went into the bedroom, bolt
ed the door against the children, broke
open the cupboard and then the mons
ey box took the contents amounts
ing to upwards of fifty dollars and
left for parts unknown.
We have taken out a standing war;
rant against the said David r. May
and deposited the same in the hands
of the president of this association,
and should he ever return he will be
arrested and brought to justice.
By order of Committee.
Mt Marc Isf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the District
School Board and building committee of School DIST
No l. in the town of Cassville until April LIST 1863 for
building addition to The school house in said Dist
and for some alteration TO be made in the old school
house The addition to be a stone basement and two
stories Of brick 30x45 feet Bids viii be received seps
rate, to Wit: forTock work. brick work. carpenter work
and pastering Each furnishing the material used II
his line ard scaffong for the whole lob inclusive
of the uTnshing of all materials The Board and Com
mittee reeryng to themselves the privilege to reject
all bids il in their estimation exorbitant For pans
and specifications Otto Reinke Dist clerk
JOHN II SNECL0DE
NELSON DEWEY
OTTO REINKE
G0JTYRIED PRIOR
: c SCHULZ.
Dist b i and Building Con
CassYille, March lst, 1862 s9w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

MEAsLEs.-Them measles are making
periodical, visit to nearly every
neighborhood. The treatment is we'll
known, and is simple enough with
children. The disease is dangerous
to grown persons, but less so to
youths and to infants seldom if ever
hurtful with reasonable care. For
merly there existed and to some ex>
tent, still exists most unwise senti>
ment, that ''m0therS shculd not expose
their infants to tie measles, ,cho0pinq
cough and Kindred disorders, but all the
better if tie little ones tale the like whtle
rery young." Thousands have suffer
ed death later in life from such
motherly false notion of duty to ev>
cry FIVE saved thereby. Every moth
err having nursing babe should car
ry 1T to the measles and whooping
cough the first opportunity By do>
ing so nothing but saffron tea is re-
CURED TO bring out the measles, and
then some extra care to prevent tn.
king coId especially some days after
the measles have appeared on the
skin. The measles destroy the outs
or skin, and G new one has to form
instead. The danger is in taking
cold before q new skin has fully ma
tured, which may be in three days,
week or longer after the appearance
Of measles. The deaths Of adults are
always caused by taking cold before
this new skin has been formed, and
then neglect TO treat such colds with
the greatest prOmptness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

"A colporteur was arrested few
weeks ago in Illinois, at the instance
ofpersons unfriendly to his Christian
work, and arraigned before the U. S.
District Court as violator of the
revenue laws, in "peddling' without
paying for license. The Court de-
cided in his favor, on the ground that
the sale of religious publications,
not for profit but for benevolence,
was within the exception made by
the law, and did not make him a
''peddler."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
s@~A young Bostonian comm,

sas~ A young Bostonian commeri>
cial agent was recently tried and
condemned by a mock court of sales
men in St. Louis, for selling goods
without license. He took every
thing in earnest, all legal forms were
observed, and the defense was con.
Quoted with serious vigor. He had
even been arrested by mock officers
in uniform. He was finally sentenc-
cd to stand treat, much to his aston
ishment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
Guardian Sale-Kellv

In Probate, Iowa County Court In the matter or he
real estate Of William Kelly deceased
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and in pprsp.
anee Of an order OF license made said matter on the
Sd day OF February A. d. 1862 by the county court If
Grant county the undersigned guardian of John b
heily, Anna Il. Kelly and William g Kelly minor
March, 1862 at one O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day, at the dwelling house of Michael McNamee in the
the following described real estate to-wit:
The northwest quarter of the northeast or after Of
section -, IN Town 6, north of Range west in the
county of Grant and State of Wisconsin
The terms of sale will be made known NJ Tho tins.
and place of SALE MICuAFr NJ a. .ts nj 1t'~
3qW3 '' 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02


RIGHT PRACTloE.-lt requires in
an editor some bravery aud manli>
ness to publicly print correction Of
his own wrong doing. We cite an
instance OF such manly bravery !:
Recently there appeared in the - IT.
ness an edit oral reciting q wonder
FIJI cure and most highfatutin indorse,
ment of one DR.. DeBeque. But the
next week correspondent of the
Witness published over his own
name denial that such cure had
been effected by said man DeBeque.
Whereupon the Witness comes down
and acknowledges that said remark
able editorial was handed in for
print, and printed as written and
paid for by said MISUNDERSTANDING
that the editorial was a fraud, the
Witness editor and DeBeque the re
sponsible parties, and the confding
public deeply injured by the cruel
wrong.
Dr. DeBeque called on us also with
his ready made editorial, announcing
the dwtuleSt cures and successes, but
we at once answered we could not
insert the like in the Herald for all
the money he could command fur
Their, that we could advertise for him
at regular rates, and call attention
to his advertisement, which he final
" accepted. In the conversation
DeBeque said, Il hardly ever meet
an editor who refuses to insert my
notices as editorials" We hope the
Witness is cured forever, and that
hencetortb the editorials appearing
in that paper will be designed for the
truth, and not as mere hired puffs
written out by struggling doctors
and the like. We honor the Wit,
neSe for the final exposure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

a6-It is stated that seven thou
sand Spencer, Sharp and REMINGTON
rifles have been sent to Cuba and
several ships loaded with ammuni-
ton, clothing, and a quantity of
white cloth, resembling sail cloth or
light tuck, have been dispatched to
Cuba, and landed in the Central De-
partment, having escaped the vigi,
lance of the Spanish coast squad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

say~A man in New Orleans took
out an accident insurance policy be-
fore starting on a journey, and hap
pened to be killed by railroad acct
dent. The widow, armed with the
newspaper report in which his name
was mentioned among the killed,
presented herself at the office of the
company, but was informed that
more definite proof would be neces~
sary. why, Of course he's dead
said the bereaved lady. "That is
possible, said the polite official "and,
my dear madam, | am very sorry for
it," Yer sorry, are you, sorry p
"Of course ! am; | sincerely sym
pathize with you in your bereave>
ment." EYES," exclaimed the excl
tede and bereaved lady "that's al
ways the way with you men you
are mighty polite about every thing
else, but whenever poor woman
gets chance to make little money
your only sorry" And the indig-
nant lady left the room in search OF
additional proof
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

An ingenious mechanic in Phil
adelphia has invented pile.driver,
which by the use of q very small
charge of purcussion powder, driv-
ing force about eight times that of a
falling weight, is given, while the
weight at the same time is driven
up the rack by the explosion, where
it is caught and held ready, for anoth-
er fall and explosion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

Ey The course pursued by Matt.
IL. Carpenter since his election to
the United States Senate is com,
mented on and approved by nearly
all of the Republican Press of the
State. The manly stand he has ia
ken on the temperance question re-
fleets lasting honors upon him. We
hasten to take back everything we
have ever said against Matt. Carpen
ter, and we don't ask him to assist
us in getting an Office, either. -Er
chances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02

The Assembly, has concurrei in
the Senate bill appropriating S25, 600
TO the State Reform School, and pas
sed the bill to establish an institute
for the education of idiotic and i'm
beetle children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
ssa- The Republicans

sg-The Republicans will have
fifty>six members Of the next United
States Senate, in place of fifty -four
in the present body, and one hundred
and thirty>four members of the
House, in place OF one hundred and
seventy six, with twenty to be elect
ed to the latter body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
nn- The Hon. John Wentworth ha.

nR- The Hon. John Wentworth has
written a history of the Wentworth
family, which it is said will be prin>
ted in elegant style, in two volumes.
at a cost Of about SIS 000 1t COM
mences with Reginald Wentworth,
OF England; eight hundred years ago,
and closes with Reginald Wentworth,
infant son ofColonel Frank G. Went
worth, OF Portsmouth, n. II,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-02
e4TJames Gordon Bennett has 3

eE- James Gordon Bennett has ap
propriated $4,000 for the benefit of
the Herald club, which is composed
OF employees OF the Herald, and is q
mutual benefit association. Mr.. B.
in this follows the example of Geo,
W.Childs, OF the Philadelphia Ledger.