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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

\ writer ia tho Scientific ImerloaR
thus classically eluoidates his theory
of vegetable intelligence. 1T Is .
Literary rcuriosity to say The least
If the oyster fastened on the rock
can feel, why not the rose or the con-
volvulus, or the great oak tree that
is fast rooted in the ground? OF the
glow OF the sunshine, or the fresh
ness OF the rain and the air, are they
not pleased recipients Whooan tell
OR who shall deny, and give good
reason for his ncrcdulity Who,
however learned he may be, can de-
eide where animal life ends, and
where vegetable life begins? What,
for instance, is u sponge? And if, as
LinnRus says, plants have no feeling,
what makes the mimosa, or sensitive
plant, shrink 50 timidly from the
slightest touch, and apparently with
such pain and terror from q ruder
blow2 Whether | am scientifically
and philosophically right or wrong, |
take pleasure in believing that the
possession of life, whether animal or
vegetable, faculty Of sensation that
administers TO it's happiness, and that
may consequently administer to its
suffering. For, pleasure and pain are
twins, and the one is not attainabe
without liability to the other. The
idea is not new to poetry, though not
accepted by science. 1t blooms and
sparkles in the graceful mythology OF
Rome and all who remember the
Dryads and Hamadryads the lovers
of Apollo for Laura, Daphne and Ac-
anthe; or who at school or college
have poured over the metaphors OF
Ovid will readily admit. The Orien-
tai poets Of India and Persia delight
ed to animate the trees and flowers
and according to HATH, the rose an.
preciates the tender melodies Of hei
lover, the nightingale. Greek super
sition endowed the Anteopa Man
dragora with all the sensations of al
animal, and believed that it shriekeC
with pain when it's roots were wrest
ed from the ground.
Science may laugh at such notions
but science, though a very learned
and great body, does not yet know
everything. Her eldersistcr, poetry
often secs further and deeper into
things than she does. Did mo-
Shakespeare, in the 'Tempest," fore
shadow the possibility Of the electric
telegram more than two hundred
years before Wheatsono Did no
DR.. Erasmus Darwin, long in advanc,
of James Watt and Robert Stephen
son, predict the steamship and the 10
comotivo? Did not Coleridge in tn
Ancient Mariner, explain the mad
rs operandi of the then unsuspecte,
atmospheric railway
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28
SuMmORs--SmitIi.
f,~.rv an w,soo,ts,y ! Circuit Court, in and fol
&C. co,' Grant Co. Wis-In vacation
~ h' N"uH9' after March Term 1870

~ oi"n' '0un'y' after March Term, 1870
Action on contract: property attached
John olingtr plaintif, Matthias Smith, deft.
The Stat Of Wisconsin, TO the Defendants dbope named
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action which was filed In the
office Of the Clerk of said Court at Lancaster
Wis, on the Sth day Of june A. d. 1870 and to serve
a copy of your answer to said complaint the sub
scrbers at their Office in the village of Lancaster
Wis., within 20 days after the service hereof exclusive
of the day of such service; and IL you fail TO answer
the said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiff in this action will take Judgment a ganst Won
for the Of nineteen hundred dollars besides The
costs and expenses of this action.
BARBER 4 CLEbiENTsON
Dated June T. 1870. Two Plaintiff b Attornevs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

sas-Th9 New Orleans Times thinks
the first object Of the Dental Con-
vention, about to sit in that city.
should be to examine into the condi-
ton Of the mouth of the Mississippi
no trifling matter, since the river
has seven mouths, all full OF snags
and stumps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

Es There is a journal in Paris
published in the Japanese language.
IL IS in the shape of memorandum
book without backs, aud is edited by
NJ. Rosmy, a professor of Oriental
languages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

SD- In order to amuse the children,
a lady was engaged in reading from
the Bible the story of David and Co
liah, and coming to the passage in
which Golah so boastingly and def
antly dared the young stripping. a
little chap, almost in the first trow-
sers, said :--"Sister, skip that-skip
that he's blowing. want to know
which liked"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

S@rrho Loss Of Lire says: "More
duarels arise between brothers, be-
tween sisters, between hired girls, be-
tween school girls, between clerks
in stores, between apprentices, be-
tween husbands and wives, owing to
electrical changes through which
their systems 50 by lodging togeth-
er, night after night, under the same
bed clothes, than by any other disturb
ing cause. There is nothing that
will so derange the nervous system
of person who is elminativo in ner-
vous force as to lie all night in bed
with person who is absorbent in
nervous force"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

s@-Dr. Hall says sponge beds al e
healthy. We know a man who has
sponged beds, and even sponged his
meals, for FIVE years, and he isn't so
very healthy-except at meal times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28
Attachment WaddIe.

~ TATH OF WIsCONslN,1
- County of Grant, ss In Justices Court
Town of Lancaster.
70 JAMES G. WADDLE.
You are hereby notified that warrant Of attach.
ment has been ssred against you and your property
attached TO satisfy the demand Of George Howe
a IN o n ng to Fifty-seven Dollars. Now
unless you shall appear before Addison Burr, Justice
OF the Peace in and for said county. his Office
tOwnf on the 5th day of July, A. ID. 1870, at
O'Clock in the afternoon, judgment will be rendered
against you and your property sold TO pay the debt
GEORGE HOWE, Plaintiff.
Dated this l It'll day of June, 1870. 2w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

s1r Brigham Young, having be-
come tired of the many false reports
circulated about him, says that he Is
aged sixty-Rine, and has sixteen wiz
es and forty-nine children only.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28

GIVE Coon For EvIL.-"When
was little girl" says a lady, 81
learned a good lesson. One frosty
morning ! was looking out Of win
dow into my fathers farm yard,
where stood many cows, oxen, and
horses, waiting for drink. The morn
ing was very cold, the animals stood
meek and quiet, till one Of the cows
wanted to move and tried to turn
round. In trying to do this she hit
against her neighbor whereupon
that one kicked, and hit the one next
to her. In five minutes the late
peaceful congregation of animals was
in great turmoil, furiously kicking
and buttiDg each other. Ny mother
laughed and said, See what comes of
kicking when you are hit Just so
have | seen one cross word set q
whole family by the ears After
wards if my brothers or myself were
cross or irritable she would say,
Take care, my children, remember
how the fight in the straw yard be-
gan never give back a kick for q
hit, and You will save yourself and
others a great deal of trouble"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28
"A Pneumatic Tube Four Hundred Miles
Long.

The following extract describes the
operation of pneumatic tube be-
tween Glasgow and London. Prob
ably few of oar readers aware of the
existence Of the process by which
messages and packages are almost in
simultaneously transmitted between
these two cities:
~ had occasion to send telegram
to London the other day, and in
few minutes received a reply which
led me to suppose that serious err
or had been committed by my agents,
involving many thousand pounds. |
Immediately went to the telegraph
office, and asked to see my message.
The clerk said, 1--WE can't show it to
you, as we have sent it to London
But l replied, you must have my
original paper here | wish to see
that He again said, No, we have
not got it it is in the Post Office at
London What do you mean 2 l
asked. Pray let me see the paper |
left here half an hour ago WELL
said he, st you must see it, we will
get it back iii II few minutes, but, il
Is now in London He rang bell,
and in five minutes or SO, produced
my message rolled up in pasteboard.
1t seems that for some months
there has existed pneumatic tele-
graph betwixt Glasgow and London,
and the cther principal cities of the
Kingdom, which consists of an iron
tube, into which the messages are
thrown, and sent to their destination.
inquired if might see message
sent. ooh, yes, come round here
lie slipped a number of papers into a
pasteboard scroll. popped it into the
tube and made q signal | put my
ear TO the tube and heard q slight
rumbling noise for seventeen seconds,
when a bell rang beside me, indicat-
ing that the scroll had arrived at the
general Post Office, four hundred
miles off. 1t almost took my breath
away to think of it. If i could only
60 to Boston with the same relative
speed, you might count on my pass
ing an evening every week
at No. l2l Beacon street, and re-
turning home to sleep. Who knows
but we may be conveyed in this mar
velous manner before many years +?
Perhaps you are aware that there
has been large tube between the
General Post Office in London, and
the stations in Euston square, in OPP
Grafton for number of years. The
mail bags for the north are all sent
by this conveyance, so that the Post
Office receives letters up to a few
moments before the train leaves,
three miles off. Transit takes less
than two seconds Surely this is an
| age of wonders"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES

FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES.
Those who are at this time taking
every occasion to refer to the agsis-
lance rendered to America by France
in the Revolution, should take the
trouble to understand the facts. The
French Bourbons-the elder and
younger branches of the family-have
shown their friendship for this coun
try in both of our great wars, that of
l776 and that Of 1861. Louis XVI.
sent us military assistance in the war
of the Revolution, and two Of the
Orleans Princes served in our army in
the war against the rebellion. But to
the Napoleonic dynasty as represented
in the First and Second Empires, we
cannot say we are much indebted
Napoleon l. sold US Louisiana for a
good round price, because he couldn't
help 1t; and Napoleon Ill, during
the late war, made repeated and deter
mined attempts to form a military
alliance against Us. for our destruction.
The Bourbons befriended us, and we
must not lose sight of the fact Ma
polaon tried to destroy us and we have
not forgotten it. Why should we feel
very grateful to Napoleon for the
services rendered US by th2 Bourbon
family, which ne has always persecu-
ted !? -Ne10 York Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
MURDER OF & FIFTH AVENUE
MILLIONAIRE.

New York, July 29.-Benj. Nath
an, prominent banker, brother-in- law
of Judge Cardozo, was murdered last
night by robbers, in his own house,
opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
There is great excitement ia the Stock
Board, Of which he was prominent
member, and the Board offers $4,000
reward for the nlurderers. Indeed
the murder has created an excitement
almost oqualing tsat OF the DurdelI
tragedy. Though bis servant and son
slept near him, nothing was known Of
the murder until Mr. Nathan was
found dead in pool Of blood. TWAS
then discovered that his head was
covered with wounds inflicted, with a
ship carpenters iron tool known as the
dog" The face was discolored and
swollen the night shirt saturated with
blood and the body and legs smeared
with it. The door and walls Of the
room were also covered with blood, as
though there had been desperate
struggle. The bones of two or three
fingers Of the right hand were fractur-
ed, indicating that deceased had clutch
ed his assassin and been struck violent
ly to make him loosen his hold The
wounds number nine, and the skull, in
all parts, is completely shattered. No
arrests have been made, and there is
not, as yet, the slightest clue to the
perpetrator of this crime. 1t is gener-
ally believed that robbery only was in
tended, but the robber being taken by
surprise by Mr.. Nathan, beat him to
death. The murderer, it is further
believed, concealed himself in the
house yesterday, as all the doors and
windows were found secure this morn
ing except the front door, through
which escape was made. Mr.. Nathan
was Sc years old, and understood to be
worth $4,000, 600, A coroner's jury
has been impaneled for the inquest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
FIN KLE & LIZ ON
IMPROVED
Sewing Machines,
The Best Efor Family use. Simple
and Most Durable.

These Machines are SIMPLE,
SILENT and POSITIVE make the
LOCK STITCH I; use STRAIGHT,
SHORT NEEDLE run easily and
smoothly, and do large range of work,
and with their late Improvements and
complete and perfect attachments, are
unquestionably the best for all kinds
Of family sewing.
The Needle being straight and self
setting, much of the perpIexity and
trouble usual to beginners, or inexpe-
rienced operators, is avoided, as the
Needle cannot be set wrong
The Finkle & Lyon improved Ma
chimes have taken First Premiums at
nearly every Fair where exhibited,
and at the Minnesota State Fair, Octo-
Der 1st, 1869, "Highest Premiuu1"
and ''Silver Medal for best Family
Sewing Machine It has only to be
known to be appreciated.
ggN Each Improved Machine is sent out
complete without extra charge) with new
style Hemmer. Quiter and Braider, extra
needle Plate, Screwdriver, Oiler, Bottle O
Oil, IL Assorted Needles, 6 Bobbins, Gauge
and Screw, Wrench and Instruction Bool-.
Responsible Agents are wanted in
every city and town in Wisconsin, tc
whom the most liberal terms are offer
| a1 #tss
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
GAIL HAMILTON ON 'LOTHAIR

Gail Hamilton has handled Cloth
air, "the novel Of Disraeli, NJ p, the
Hebrew Premier, with the same irrev-
erent freedom with which she treated
poor old DR.. John foods weaking,
half dozen years ago. Hear her:
If Lothian were the production Of
Yankee, SO that we were free TO pro-
nounce an opinion, we should say that,
WITH the exception of an occasional
pithy and pungent sentence, it is
dreamy, vapid and favorless, to the
last degree. We should say that this
Yankees hero was a mllk-sop, was a
stick, was all things wooden and in
siped, that his men are saved from be-
ing puppets only by being snobs; that
his women are almost without excep-
ton matter too soft lasting mark to
bear, and best distinguished by black,
brown, or fair that his style is at
once stiff and sloyenly ; that his sar-
casm has no merit but malice, and his
praise no merit at all that his love is
without passion, his enthusiasm being
| absorbed in his millinery that til e
story is rambling, inchoherent, inartis-
tic, and dull. In one word, we should
assure our Yankee, with Yankee shrewd-
ness, that his novel would not sell, and
would do him small credit if it did sell +;
that he might possibly, with care and
pains taking, write, respectable essays,
or keep hotel, and would certainly do
we'll in the dress making or house fur
nishing line; but that storytelling of
such sort would prove his certain ruin
in this world, and an extremely hazard
Gus venture for the next But Mr..
Disraeli is not a Yankee. Nor is there
anything in his book which should in
duce Us to fasten upon him the impos-
ing epithet. He is, however, an NJ P,
and was Premieryand he has made a
hundred thousand dollars by his book.
We therefore die and give no sign"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
STATE TEACHERS CERTIFI-
GATES.

In accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 100 of the General Laws
of 1852 the Annual Examination for
State Teachers Certificates will be
held at Madison, commencing on Wed
nesday Aug 10, 8 A. NJ. All per-
sons proposing to be candidates, will
notify the State Superintendent i'm
mediately.
Applicants for State Certificate are
required to comply with the following
terms and conditions
/ To furnish satisfactory evidence
Of a good moral character.
2. To furnish satisfactory evidence
of having taught, with success. not
less than three years, at least one
of which shall have been in this
State.
3. TO pass a thorough examination
in photography, reading, penmanship,
mental and written arithmetic, Eng
lish grammar, modern geography in
all its departments, history of the
United States, algebra, natural philos-
ophY. 6 ometry, and theory and prac-
tice Of teaching.
4. To pass a Satisfactory examin-
alton in the elementary principles of
physiology, botany, zoology, chemistry,
geology, political economy and mental
philosophy.
5. 70 pass a satisfactory exam ina
ton in the constitution and organiza-
ton of the government of the United
States and OF the State of Wisconsin,
and IN the school laws Of this State,
SO far as they relate to the rights and
duties Of teachers.
A, State Certificate entities the hol
der to teach in any public school in
the State, and will be valid during
life, unless revoked for incompetency
or immortality.
It is the object of the law to recog-
nize and honor those experienced and
successful teachers who have given
character to their profession, and to
furnish to young teachers a proper
incentive to honorable ezertion.
4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN ND

REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN INDI-
ANA.-The Republicans opened their
campaign in Indianapolis Thursday
night, by mass meeting at tie
academy Of Music, at which Coy. Ba-
ker presided Speeches were made by
Lieut.. Gov. Cumback, Senator Morton,
Gen. Coburn, Member of Congress, and
others. Senator Morton reviewed the
condition Of the State and National
finances, showing the State TO be almost
entirel y free. from Indebtedness and a
surplus on hand more than sufficient to
pay all outstanding bonds Referring
to the foreign war, he said, in the late
rebellion in this country, Germany has
stretched forth her hands in sympathy
with US; that large portion Of cur
armies were Germans, and that the Re
publican party now sympathized with
Prussia in her present contest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

GRAND RE- UNIoN-We uuderstand
that extensive preparations are being
made for the reception of the soldiers
Of Wisconsin at the grand re-unioncof
all the troops of the State to be held in
Milwaukee on on The 26th of Septem-
Der. 1t is expected that folly 10000
will be present on this grand occasion,
and magnificent time will be realized.
All soldiers are invited. Let all the old
veterans report themselves at this
gathering.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

Senator Carpenter, in arecent speech
gave utteranoe to the following senti-
ments
GA man is a man, no matter where
he was born, no matter what may be
the color of his skin, and is entitled to
be treated like a man, and to enjoy the
rights, privileges powers and immuni-
ties Of man under any government
which PROCESSES to be founded upon
the principle that all men are created
equal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

ENGLISH NEUTRALITY. England is
dealing out some Of her strict neutral
ity towards Prussia. Pretending to be
neutral with strong symptoms Of sym
pathy for Prussia in her struggle with
France. England is furnishing the
French with coal for their navy, and
ammunition for their army, "for con
sideration," of course. For all this
the Prusians are denouncing England
in round terms, and the feeling is get
ting to be quite strong.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

No EXTRA SESSION. after the
late adjournment Of Congress 1t was
thought that the President would call
an extra session, out of necessity, to
pass various war measures, which
might be deemed necessary, IA view of
the European complications, and was
strongly importuned to do so. But it
is reported that he has no present in
tention of complying with this demand,
and it is not believed that Congress
will come together again till the usual
time in December, unless there should
be state Of affairs that cannot now be
foreseen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

AND now, right here we want to en-
ter our objections to ithe pernicious
practice Of butting up the location of
our public institutions to the highest
bidder. The State took $50. 600 from
the debt-ridden city f Madison toward
building the new capital It has levied
contributions of $50, 900 to $50, coo
on some half dozen points as a condit-
lon,of locating a normal. shool at each
Of the points named, and now it ae
cepts site from Oshkosh for an asylum
at a cost Of $4,000. The State of
Wisconsin, with property amounting to
$500, GOO, 600, is tbie to pays, for what
il wants in the way of sites for public
Institutions, and is belittling ard con-
temptiously mean to be continually
accepting gifts or brides from. local.,
ties as condition precedent to the To-
cation of some public institution in
their midst.-Portoge Register.
When here, the Commissioners wish
ed to have our citizens understand
they were on no begging expedition !;
that the state was able to pay for its
own location and they were not au,
thorized to enter into any arrangement
for a site, no matter on what terms Of
fered, that was not an eminenly fit
one, and fulfilling Of tie require
ments of the law all of. which posit
ions seemed to be entirely ignored
when the Commissioners at length To-
Gated the Asylum where they did
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

It is reported that the Rev. Robert
Laird Collier was rendered the position
Of Secretary with $1,000 year, by
Gen, Sheridan, on the departure for
Washington, en- route TO Europe in
behalf Of the United States govern
meRt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

Susan B. Anthony says that the
Revolution has involved her $40, 600
in debt. She complains that only two
of the wealthy women who have ex-
pressed sympathy with the cause of
woman's rights ever gave cent to aid
her in her efforts to establish woman S
rights newspaper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

Behold how a little leaven leaven-
the the whole lump. A noted salera-
tus maker Of New York, subscribed
1000 to the PrusFian cause, and other
manufacturers are raising" the sum
with jealous emulation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

Why INSULT THE GERMANS p
The New York World, Chicago Times
and other prominent Democratic pa
pers, from the day news came that war
had been declared between France and
Prussia, have heaped abuse and insult
upon the Germans. Why is this !?
" hat justice is there insit7 We are
unable to see any thing but The basest
injustice and ingratitude in such con,
duct. The more SO when we look up
on the good conduct of the Germans
in our late war; Come TO think Of it,
we guess that is why Democratic pa
pers speak SO contemptuously of the
Germans. A writer in the Chicago
Times Of last Wednesday, has most
dastardly attack on the Germans He
speaks Of them as worthless soldiers,
towards, etc., etc. We AXE issue with
any man or paper that makes such a
charge, and 50 will every honest So
der who witnessed the conduct of Ger
man soldiers Ia cur late war. Tie
Germans fought as well in that war as
did the Am orleans or any other nation
atty, and the American papers that
speaks of them as worthless, coWardly
soldiers, speaks what should bring the
blush Of shame to its editor. Fond
t2u Lac Commonwealth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03

No less than five OF the greatest
American statesmen were born IN the
same year-lIsz bauleI Webster
John @. Calhoun, Thomas IL. Benton
1ar6l Van bugeH and Lewis taa4