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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
Death of a very Aged Man.


Hon. James S. Campbell, father of
DR.. Augustus Campbell, of Dunleith,
died at his home. at Cherry Valley,
Otsego Co, N. Y, on the 23rd ult.,
in tho 9Sth year of his age.
There were many extraordinary
events in the career of this aged and
respected man. When his golden
wedding was celebrated, somo two
years ago, we published some Of the
incidents OF his life. From the fu-
neral sermon, which is published in
full, in the Cooperstown Republican
and Democrat, we gather that the
homestead where he died is on the
very ground where he himself was
born, where his father was born, and
whore his grandfather, in the very
infancy of the New World, felled the
trees Of the primeyal forests. Six
generations in the same line have
troijca the soil of the old homestead,
acc the places has never changed
han except from father To son since
tnc folds were tho hunting ground
Of the savage His father died at
the age Of Sc and his grandfather at
50 His wife died about one year
ago, aged 90. After tie war of
the Revolution he met the
first President, George Washington,
who tarried at his fathers house, and
last rear be went TO Albany to meet
Prcb'dent Grant, to whom BIO men
toned the circumstance Of having
talked with the first aud last Presi-
dent. He has been for many years
the only survivor of the Indian Mas
sacre in ITS. lie was carried away
captive by the Indians, and was the
only survivor Of the captivity. He
was Judge Of the Court of Common
Pleas for fifteen years, and was a
highly esteemed citizen The Coon
ersLowu Bcpgblcun closes a sAe.C..
Of his life as follows:
lie was at the time Of his death,
older than the government. He was
born q subject Of George III. He
was four years old when the Declar-
alton Of independence was made.
lie vas Sin years old when Cherry
Valley was destroyed by the Indians.
tie was carried away captive by the
Indians and was prisoner with
them for nearly two years, SO that
he was q surviving prisoner of the
Revolution. He was adopted into
the Indian family Of Williams, in
Canada-the rcputed father of the
late Eleazer Williams being his fos-
ter brother. In his later years when
it was claimed that Williams was the
Dauphin Of France, be would laugh
and say, if that were so, as be was
his uncle, he was nearly connected
with the Royal family. At the time
of bis birth Cherry Valley was in tho
county Of Albany-so that he lived
in the counties of Albany, Tyron,
Montgomery and Otsego, and yet
never changed his residence. All his
children except one survive him
Among his children are the Rev. DIR.
A. T. Campbell, Samne b. Campbell
of Castloton, John Campbell OF New
York and DIR. Augustus Campbell Of
Illinois. At a patriarchal age he
was gathered 60 his fathers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
The Human Face.

Rev. IF. McClelland thus eloquent
ly writes of the human face:
A wise man can read most of your
private history in your face. Only
think Of it Here is little patch Of
white surface, nine inches long and
six wide, and yet the whole POSSIBLE
ity OF human feeling and purpose re-
side in it. There is the brow, some
times clear and upright, rejecting
back heavens blue gaze, sometimes
lowering and clouded with conscious
unrest. There is the cheek, some
times tinged and glowing with pleas
ure, sometimes blanched with indig-
nation. There is the eye, that chief
est tell-tale Of human nature, some
times yelled with softness and pity,
some ines mirrored with incarnate
good, then kindled with fires of pas
sion or sharpened like a dagger with
hate and malice. There il every
line and feature clothed with moral
expression. A mans face is the
front Of his house. One in looking
at it is sure to SEQ the kind Of inhab-
itants no keeps within. AT the doors
and at the windows the inmates show
them selves, both angels and demons.
No concealment can keep them long
out of sight. There are faces that
domineer and faces that devour-fa-
ces that magnetic and faces that no
pei. Some are sinister, some truth
ful, some pleading some frowning,
some full of faith, others Of doubt
and melancholy, some on which peace
lights like holy dove, and others
SCARED and furrowed with the storms
of passion Mans face is tho bullc-
tin board Of his heart and OF his life.
Oh, it IS q very glory to watch this
human tace-this dial-plate Of the
soul-whon men meet 70 grasp hands
aaa ate c-ans, tasu -al So. graz
Der is theerei vary ing beauty of The
landscape with its lights and shades,
its hillsand fields, its mountains and
rivers, than are the sublime movings
of the soul on the face Of man
movings that are now joyous, now
afflicted now softened now impassion-
ed now struggling to conceal pang
or rapture. IT'S silent orchestra,
thrilling in undertone with the rich
est, fullest, and saddest music of the
human heart.
Ola the expressions possible to
the countcnance we think the most
significant and distinctive is laughter.
Laughter can mean pleasure, or
mockery, or applause, or sorrow, or
triumph, or dispair 1t expresses
what the speech cannot. 1t is
the flower that blooms on the dry,
hard stem Of our social talk. Dull
were the life in which there were no
laughter, and as bad, too, | fear
Men of guilt don't often laugh, or if
they do, It's laugh that searches
and sears them to the very quick
But with most men it's the childish
rompings of the spirit within, the ri
otous outbreak Of pleasure, and de-
light and sy npathy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

Ra- Hon. Horace Rublse, our Min
lister to Bcrne, writes to Mr. Wash.
burne n favor Of the establishment
OF % telegraph system by the Govern
ment, and thus speaks OF the work
ing Of tho system in Switzerland:
"lt seems to me that the results Of
the governmental administration Of
the telegraph in Switzerland are such
as 10 afford very strong encourage
ment 10 the system in the United
States. The cost Of message OF
twenty words-date, address and
signature are counted-from any sta
ton in Switzerland to another is
something less than ten cents. This
n ight be doubled or trebled in the
United Ssdiea. and sill il would fall
mach tciJW Jhe rates bow exact, a
there by tb9 pCyatu corporations.
O. course The amount Il telegraph
lpg done would ue much greater here.
N RIUteo says
cone ching, ri least, is certain--it
is improper for the government to
undertake the delivery OF letters
and newspapers if it is improper for
it to undertake the administration OF
the telegraph. The principal involv-
ed in the two cases is identical; and
those who oppose the postal telegraph
should demand the abolition Of the
Government Postofice,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

ST. THOMAS OUT or THE WAY.-A
Washington dispatch Of the 18th, to
the Tribune says:
The ST. Thomas treaty expired to-
day by limitation, and from this time,
therefore, ceases to be one Of the
questions Of public discussion. Sec
rotary Seward began negotiating for
the purchase Of the Danish West In
dia Islands, January Z, 1865, but re-
ceiyed no encouragement from Dem
mark, 80 that it was July II, 1866,
before he put his proposition into
writing. The Danish Government
never wanted to sell, but our persist
oncy finally got them into the bar
gain, and the treaty, at seven and q
half millions of dollars for St. Thorn
as and st. John, was signed October
24 ), 1857. IL has been twice renewed,
was never formally considered by
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee till this winter, and was re-
ported against about month ago,
on rhc general ground Of opposition
to outside territorial acquisition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

SAD CASE or PoIsoNING.-The La
Crosse Leader tells of a very distress
ing case of poisoning, at Lewis VAL
ley. A Norwegian named lsaacson
dug and ate some roots which he sup
posed TO be horseradish, but which
proved to be wild parsnips, and be
died in twenty minutes after eating
it. A little girl who barely tasted Of
it, was only saved by prompt medi-
cal attendance. Isaacson's family
are now on their way across the
ocean, to join him in the home he
had made for them, aud when arriv-
ing here will find in place Of a well
coming husband and father, a newly
made grave.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

n4-Loigh Hunt thus gracefully
describes the sensation OF drifting
away into the realm of sleep:
at is delicate moment, certainly,
that of being we'll nestled in bed,
feeling that you shall drop gently
10 sleep. The good is to come, not
past the limbs have been just tired
enough to render the remaining in
Que position delightful; the labor of
the day is done. A gentle failure of
perception comes creeping over one
the spirit of consciousness disengages
itself more and more with slow and
huahing degrees, like mother de-
taching her hand from the that other
sleeping child. The mind seems to
have a balmy lid closing over it, like
the eye It's closing, It's closing, It's
closed. The mysterious spirit has
gone 10 take It's airy rounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
Anecdotes of President Lincoln

President Lincoln once said tina /
the best story he ever read in the pa
pers Of himself was this
Two Quakeresses were travelling
on the railroad, and were heard dis
sussing the probable termination of
the war. 81 think" said the first,
shat Jefferson will succeed" "Why
does thee think so ?" asked the 9th
er. Because Jefferson is praying
man" "And SO is Abraham a pray
ing man." objected the second. Eyes ;
but the Lord will think Abraham is
joking" the first replied, conclusive
~.
Among some anecdotes, said to be
new, that have just been furnished
to the hdessadent by personal ac-
quaintaEco Of President Lincoln, is
this:
One evening, during the last win
ter of the Presidents life, when ex-
tremely busy, and weary as well, af-
ter the many duties of the day, he
was called to the reception room to
zee Mr.. Speed, then Attorney Gener-
al The latter had called to intro
duee friend and, seeing the weary
look on the Presidents face, he at
once began to apologize for inter-
rupting him. 81 am very sorry"
said Mr.. Speed every sorry Mr.. Pres
ident, to disturb you" "Speed," he
replied, "you remind me Of story
of Henry Ward Beecher. One Sun
day, as lac was going to preach. he
saw some boys playing marbles in
the street. He stopped and looked
at tbem hard, Boys, be said pres
eneiy-' boys, I'm scared scared.
'fhan why Ia b--I don't you run ?
answered the boys If you are 50
sorry, Speed why did you come ?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

THE AMERICAN NAvY.-Mr. Wash
burn, Of Wisconsin, in a speech in
the House last week, commended
the action Of Secretary Welles in re-
viving the allowance to naval officers
that were in existence prior to 1885.
As TO the condition of the navy, he
said the ships of the navy did no
credit to the country either at home
or abroad. The position of the navy
was most humiliating, the war ships
OF the United States being the deris-
ion of the world. Referring to the
commercial iron steamships of En-
gland, he said by them what little
American commerce there was left
could be swept from the ocean in
thirty days. He thought it well to
consider whether the United States
might not wisely diyret q part of
the money now spent for the navy
in encouraging the building of a class
OF ships that would be useful ia peace
and war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

@~Political life has moro Of out
ward Importance, religious life is ho-
lier, but literary life is the most hui
name of all the avOoations. It is to
the professions what pastoral occu-
pations arc to the trades. Politics
and religion both have something to
do with institutions. A mechanical
man can play part in them not very
well, but passably well. But the lit
erary man is sheer humanity, with
nothing to help him but his thought
fitness and sensibility. He is the
unfelled tree, not the timber framed
into the ship of state or carved into
ecclesiastic grace. He lives as Ma
ture lives, putting on the splendor Of
green when the air is sunny, and of
crystal when the blasts sweep by
and while his roots reach down into
the earth, there rises nothing above
him but the heavens. Past expert
ence shows that he may be harsh,
prejudiced, and unhappy; but it shows
also that the richest human juices are
within him, and that not only the
most peculiar and most sensitive,
but also the most highly endowed
characters are named in the list OF
authors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

a9r Massachusetts proposes to APP
point a Commissioner of Lunacy and
Pauperism, to have q general super
vision OF persons confined for either
OF these causes in the State institu-
tions. He is to make visits at least
once month to the hospitals, with
out notice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

LAUGHING, AN INDEX TO CHARAcT-
ERA Paris paper, Tie Horoscope,
gives rules for new art Of reading
the character of a person by his sty 10
of laughing. We are told that "Ha,
ha," indicates that the laughter is
frank, tickle, fond of noise and ner-
vous. Phlegmatic and melancholy
people laugh thus: Gle, he, &C.
When you hear man laugh "Ho, no"
betokens generous sentiments and
firmncss in his actions, but, it is adj
ded, beware Of a woman who uses
this vowel in her laughing. "He, he,
he" is the laugh of children and in
nocent persons, and denotes nature
piable, devoted, but timid and irres-
olute. Blondes also laugh thus but
we are warned that such are not all
Innocent. Avoid like the plague all
who laugh ''Hu, hu." They are ava
riuious, hypocritical, misantbroplc
and take pleasure in nothing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

THE CAT SHEEP. Some years
ago, when | was pastor Of a church
in -, l took occasion one evening
to attend love-feast in the Metho-
dist church of that place. As is their
custom on such occasions, one after
another rose, and gave his or her ex-
perience. After timo, q man in
humble circumstances, small in stat
ure, and with very effeminate,
squeaking voice, rose to give in q
piece of his experience, which was
done in the following manner:
Brethren, | have been member
of this Methodist church for many
years have seen hard times my
family has been much afflicted; but
| have fo, the first time in my life
TO sec my pastor or any Of the true-
tees of this church, cross tho tbresh-
old of my door"
No sooner had he uttered this part
Of his experience, than he was sud
denly interrupted by one of the
trustees. an aged man, who rose and
said in a firm, loud voice: "My dear
brother, you must put the devil be-
hind you" On taking his seat, the
pastor in charge quickly rose, and al
so replied to the little man as fol-
lows "My dear brother, you must
remember that we shepherds are
sent to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel" Whereupon the little man
rose again, and in answer, said in u
very loud tone: ayes, and if had
been fat one, you would have found
me long ago"
The effect upon the audience can
be better imagined than expressed
Lutheran Observer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

E% Mrs. Mary Somerville, the lady
naturalist of England, now in her
eighty-ninth year, has just corrected
the proofs of the sixth edition of her
physical Geography" and is prepar-
ing second edition of her recent
work on "MicroscopicaI and Molecul-
ar Science
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
Assuming that the present poup

assuming lnat the present poupu-
latl0n, in round numbers, is 40 000,-
000and that the public debt is 50 500,-
900, 900, the amount per capita il
S62 20. But if the debt were to re-
main, only the interest being paid,
the division por capita in 1880 would
be SAB; in 1890, $22 in 1900, $3.50.
Thus in thirty years, according to the
present ratio Of increase, division
OF tho dett among 106,0O0,000 Of
people. would make it for each indi-
vidaal only 23.56. And by q gradu-
al reduction the people would feel
none of tho present burdens Of tax
alton, while the amount divided by
the population would not be more
than $40 for each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

PRINTER's Observation-Disclosures
get an exemption plnm Of $500
from tho Wisconsin Legislature.
The bill was started by Mr.. Kershaw
in the Senate and backed by Mr..
Giesse in the Assembly. The amount
exempted will cover any young
printing office in the country. The
bill was warmly supported by Mr.
Williams Of Rock county. The law
is just. Carpenters tools, farmers
implements, drsymens' horse and
cart, doctors medicine case. lawyers
library and ministers bibles are ex-
empted, and why not the necessary
press and type of the country editor !?
The printer is in no sense a private
pauper, but public benefaclor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

E1rThe Mobile Register suggested
some time since the annexation of
that city to Mississippi. The Legis-
lature of Mississippi looks upon the
proposition with favor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

sweat heart to one of the st. Louis
hotels for dinner. Goldfish balls were
on the table, but as the youth had
never seen the article, he supposed
they wero dough-nuts, and handed
one to his companion. After break
ing his own open, he carefully exam
iDed it, smelt OF it, and said, "Maltil-
Ga, don't eat that dough-nut-thero's
something dead in this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

N This is called q Colorado ro-
nance: Seven minors, exploring the
mountains, found an enormous chunk
of gold. They fought for it's posses
sion till all were killed but one. ~
was too heavy for him to carry on
so he sat down by it and starved to
death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

re- Mrs. Barnum. speaking of
crossing the Plains, mentions the fact
of strong, muscular men becoming
exhausted, and nervous women driv-
ing the teams to the end Of the jour-
ney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
PHELPS MnEIsE.

81 y. PHELPS, proprietor, Lancaster Wis. Having
T.. furnished the now thrse story brick hotel on
tks cid hotel corner, am prepared 20 accommodate
Eussta reasonably. Rooms vol furnished and table
veil pcoyidsi Anrle stabls AeeommodatLons. Nx46
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

NOTARY PUBLIC, Claim Agent and Agent FOR sey
~ erai n the best iiie and Fire Insurance Conn
panieF in the country Also LieauBod Auctioneer. An
tusnoss entrusted to him win be promptly attended
% 80 Caavo. Ws. xxii7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
The MCFARLAND TRIAL.-The the
DRY of the Mcfarland defence is this /;

Mac was angry.
Anger is species OF insanity.
Therefore Mac was insane.
Being insane he is guil,less of crime.
Being guiltless, he should be acquitted
Such nonsense passes for law in
this country, and will until the use
of the pistol becomes so frequent as
to neeessitate a more robust and
healthy public opinion.-La Crosse
Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

ssT General Robert E. Lee has in
formed an emigration agent that
"Englishmen need fear no hostility
in Virginia"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

4 TToRNBYs and co UNsELoRs at Law, Lancaster,
N Wiz. viii practice In all state courts; will levy
aud sell lands pay taxes, procure land patents, bonn
tie pensions aud other claims against the Govt xx2l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
LANc AaTER HOusE.

iU GARNER, proprietor Boaeobol, Wis. Meals pro-
vided before car time, and patrons assisted with
baggage. Promptnosg and no delays at tho Carrier
hause. siabling attached
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

New APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.-The
bill introduced by Gen. Paine, Of this
State, relative TO tho reapportion-
ment OF members Of tho House Of
Representatives, was reported 10
tho houseMonday, somewhat amend
cd. L. was violently opposed by
Eastern members, and advocated by
those from the West. 1t is believed
that if it passes the representation Of
the Eastern States will DO consider
ably cut down, and that OF tho West
increased, hence the opposition by
Eastern meu. The bill passed by q
large majority. 1t provides that at
ter March 3, 1871, the House Of Rep
resentatives shall be composed Of 275
members. Members from the new
States coming in shall be additional
to this number Any State whose
representation shall be decreased by
the new apportionment shall not be
affected thereby in the Forty-second
Congress. Any State entitled to adj
ditional representation shall send
them as Members at Large TO the
Forty-second Congress. Afterwards,
the number is to be cut down to 275
by leaving out the surplus Of mem
bers from States not entitled to ad-
ditional representation under the
new apportionment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

n HYDE proprietor Lancaster, Wis corner Of
We Main and Spring 40. Having bought the above
h1uso ana re'itted and refurnishsd IT, am prepared
% give ey0ry attention % the accom- mediation Of guests
and will provide eOod teLl0 end eileen beds. good
hoz.ler always on hand sXi3O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

ClARRTER HOTrsp

y ~ g. D. sTREETEB, corner OF Minolel aue Second
- streets, Platteyle, MS. Coed Stabllng and at
eetiYe hostisr sample rooms attached. xx.39
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03
The Burial Place Of Books.

from the Washington Chronicle April l6thl
1rea ca no httie sensation by the an
nouncement that be had discovered
somewhere in the Capitol an officer,
denominated superintendent Of the
crypt, who, from time immemorial,
had kept watch and ward over a
part of the basement which had been
set apart for the remains of General
Washington, but had never been used
as such receptacle.
Mr.. Jenckes, the other day, in in
Producing bill to amend the patent
and copyright laws, made revela-
ton, which, to literary men, will be
no less curious and startling. He
has discovered that in the Depart
ment of the Interior there is sepul-
chre in which forty THOUSAND books
are entombed. The room in which
they are stored is accessible only by
clamberng up narrow staircase,
and over m archway. The room
has no daylight and if the hooks are
to be examined it must be by candle
light.
These books have been consigned
to this literary tomb as result
of the provisions of thes copy
right laws now in force. This law
requires that q person wishing TO
procure q copyright must send
copy of his book to the clerk's office.
The books thus transmitted have been
deposited in the lumber room above
described, where many of them still
remain in the original packages.
The bill proposed by Mr.. Jcnckes
enacts that books copyrighted shall
be sent to the Library of Congress,
and that the vast amount of Ameri-
can literature now stored away in
the recesses of the Interior Depart
ment shall be transferred to the same
place. The provision is good one,
and authors, publishers and readers
will be pleased to see it pass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-03

There are 1f6 different religious
denominations in Great Britain.