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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
The Republican Future.

Tho New York Herald is, and al
ways was queer paper. Its impul
SEES and its natural leanings are ode
mocratic." as every body knows
And yet, in its lucid moments it ii
liable to see things clearly, as in the
two Lincoln campaigns. On the fu
ture the Herald says:
In his retrenchments revenue re
forms and savings, and reduction o.
the national debt, General Grant hai
already made for himself RECORD
which is much liked by the people,
On the Fifteenth Amendment anC
the general question of equal civil
and political rights, regardless of face
or color, or of sex, we may say too
his course has been so bold, clear and
emphatic that we may safely venture
the opinion that he and the party hs
represents will at least for the pres
ent, secure almost en- mdSSe the new
African voting element of the North
and mos. likely the mass of this i'm
portGnt political balance of power in
the South. The Sou thern conserva-
tive party movement in behalf of an
utilization with the blacks, which was
so successful in Virginia last summer,
appears to have been Abandoned. In
the little State of Delaware the lead
ing Democrats have been making
some foolish efforts to get up a
"white mans party" against the
"blasted niger" and throughout
the South we find from our exchan-
ges that the democracy have turned
their attention to the denunciations
OF the Fifteenth Amendment, when,
in considering how they are to deal
with the fixed fact, they should be
cultivating the vote of Sambo.
The republicans in Congress are
any thing but q unit on the tariff
question, and this may give them
some trouble in the approaching cleo
tions. The new movement of the
labor retormers, on the other hand,
in the last New Hampshire election,
actually cut into the camp Of the de-
mocracy. So far, indeed, as cohesion
is considered, the republicans in Gen.
Grant have the advantages of an OFF,
cial loade., recognized candidate
and positive policy, while the de-
mocrats outside OF New York are
without u recognized leader or cat
didate or anything az policy hit or
miss, of opposition to the party in
power and ten. Grants administra-
ton. Such being the existing condi-
tiOns and positions Of the two par
ties, the prospect is that the next
Congress will be practically a contin-
uation NJ the present Congress, and
that tho democrats in this years
State elections will make little il any
Roadway indicating political revo-
luton in 1872. In truth, they can do
nothing short OF 8 new departure,
bold, daring, aggressive and compre-
hensive, and for this they will not,
we conclude, be prepared until they
have had still another round OF de-
mooratic defeats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
Primitive Methodist Annual Confer
ence- History Of this Religious Sect.
Correspondence Galeus Gazette.

This Conference closed it's annual
session ut Shullsburg, Lafayette
County, Wisconsin, June 9TH, 1870,
having commenced on the previous
Thursday, June I'd. This being tie
twenty-sixth annual gathering of
said Conference, it may serve as an
occasion to furnish my readers with
brief history of the rise, progress
and present position of the Primitive
Methodist Church in this star west"
In the year 1912, nine members of
the Primitive Methodist Church,
from England, including five local
preachers, came into the .neighbor-
hood of Galena, Illinois. Of those
nine persons only one survives, in
Wisconsin, and he was q delegate to
the late Conference and it must
have been very joyous to him and
his fellow representatives to have to
record in gratitude to God the fol-
lowing encouraging statistics
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

say Mr.. II. Evans, in the current
issue of the Overland Monthly, sets
forth numerous facts to prove that
California ~ improving as q gold pro-
Queer, while all the other gold yield
ing countries are either declining or
in their infancy. Hes says Africa has
not contributed Sl,0O0,OO0 annually
for the last century puts Southern
Asia at 5,000,000 New Zealand at
81, 900, 900, and Australia at $50, 000,-
000 Australian lodges which are
considered paying only yield 50 per
ton, while lodges in California which
yield from SO TO SO per ton will not
pay the cost of mining.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

p9-A religious woman who always
kept Sunday and washed o'Monday,
and in fact all the rest of the week,
as she was washer-woman by occu-
patton, bad managed to scrape up
money enough to build a snug little
house and barn in the country and
one afternoon, after she was comfor-
tally settled, there came along ter
rible tornado which tore her barn to
pieces and smashed q part of the
house. The old lady's indignation
was at first unspeakable but at last
she sobbed, "WeH. here's q pretty
piece of business. No matter,
though ; I'll pay for this I'll wash on
Sundays" Divine Providence issup-
posed to have met its match.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

QUEER SoAREs.- Henry III, OF
France, though he had driven his
enemies before him at Jarnac, trem.
bled from head to foot at the sight of
cat. When q hare crossed the
celebrated Duke D'Epernon's path,
his blood stagnated in bis VEINS
Albert, brave field marshal of
France, fell inscnsible to the ground
on discovering a sucking pig served
up at his own table. Ambrose Pare
mentions a gentleman who could not
see an eel without fainting. There
is an account of another person who
would fall into commissions at the
sight of carp. A French lady
always tainted at the sight of lob
ster. NJ. de Lanere gives an
account of man who was
so terrified at seeing a hedgehog that
for two years he imagined his bowels
were gnawed by such an ANIMAL
The same author was intimate with
very brave officer who was so
frightened at the sight of a mouse
that he never cared to look at one
unless he had sword in his hand.
The author of the Turkish Spy"
tells us that he would rather en-
counter a lion, provided he had but
weapon in his hand, than feel a
spider crawling on him in the dark.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
reA-By the great fire in CONSTANT

reA- BY the great fire in Constanti-
nople, over seven thousand buildings
of all sorts were destroyed, including
many of the best in the city. The
loss of life has greatly exceeded the
estimate made some days ago. Two
thousand five hundred persons were
burned to death or killed by falling
walls, and many more are missing.
The total loss caused by the fire is
computed at e25, 100000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
.s- The horse is like his driver, and

the dog like his master. A nervous
timorous man is almost sure to have
a skittish horse, shying at everything
unsteady, and runaway if he get 9
chance. Many COW is spoiled by
lack of patience in the mixer, and
the amount of milk depends more up
on the mixer than the pasturage .-
If a man be afraid of q horse, the ami
NAL knows it before he goes into
the stable. We have seen the
most inoffensiye in the herd 50
wrought upon by the nervousness. o.
greenhorn son OF Erin as 20 aeAeei !
ously plant her foetin his breast aha
send him rolling heels over head. A
noisy. boisterous fellow about tatten-
inc Stables will cause serious loss in
gain of flesh to the animals. So i'm,
portant is quiet TO them when they
are digesting their food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

G@-As natural result of the pro-
scription to which the Chinese have
been subjected in California, those
already in that State are advising
their oountFymen in China not to
emigrate to this country. One OF
their reasons for this advice is that
they do not meet with respect, but
are placed on level with cattle and
horses. California is evidently bad
ly in need OF little practical recon-
structiou.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
WESTERN DISTRICT

Rockford, John Sharpe.
. Platteville, William Bond, Supply.
3 Shullsburgh, Thomas Butterwick.
a Albion, Thomas Cliff.
Mineral Point and Dodgeville Union
Circuit, II. Lees and Samuel G. ID. Jackson.
Mazomanie, Joseph Hewitt.
Z Hazel Green, James Anderson.
8 Little Grant, John Shortridge.
Mifiin, Alfred Pascoe.
10 Kewanee, c. Dawson.
IL Pleasant View, John Johns, Supply.
10 Moundville-- 4o
Is Racine C. Circuit
IA Coal Valley Mission, William Jacka.
ATLANTIC DISTRICT.
Is Tamaqua, Joseph Robinson.
10 st. Clair, Samuel Horwell, Joseph
Blckerton, and one 10 be obtained.
II Brooklyn, Richard Povey.
- Mahanoy City, Charles Spoor.
10 Salem and Stubenville, George Parker.
90 New Castle, to be supplied.
In reviewing the above brief his
tory l am reminded, and perhaps my
readers will also be reminded of GER
tain characteristic sayings Of Holy
Writ, such as, ga little one shall be-
come thousand" "By whom shall
Jacob arise? For he is small p
"For who hath despised the days OF
small things
The day of. small things has been
connected, as will be seen, with the
Primitive Methodist Church, but it
is not therefore deserving of con-
tempt, or at least | think 80, and l
think so for the following reasons
First, because of its elementary
principles, which are the following,
as published in the Discipline:
l. We acknowledge Christ as the
Head of the Church, and the Word
of God, the only rule of faith and
practice.
,. Every man has an inalienable
right to private judgment in mat
tiers of religion and an equal right
to express his opinion in any way
which does not violate the laws OF
God, nor infringe on the rights OF
his fellow men. For we acknowl-
edge no distinction in men, either in
rank or color, believing that virtue
alone exalteth. |
3. We acknowledge the right of a
Christian people to make and adopt
such rules and regulations relative to
Church Polity as they may think
proper, being responsible alone to the
Great Head of the Church for the ex-
ercise of that right,
4. We conceive it to be the duty
of our ministers and members to
maintain Goodness, to oppose all
moral evil, and to labor side by side
with all Evangelical Churches,
preachinga present, free and full sal.
walton. et of
Secondly, because its constitution
al government consists of Represen.
! tatives of the people and ministers,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
Suy. W are clad that instead OF

E0s' We are glad that instead OF q
general amnesty Congress proposed
to remove the political disabilities Of
all who have shown themselves trust
worthy, some 5000 in all. This
should be the unvarying policy OF
the Government. The re-enfrancAise-
ment should DO due to personal evil
dence of loyalty, and not to any
weakness, misnamed charity, on our
part,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

nA-Annexation is being actively
urged in Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, and associations for that
purpose exist in all the large towns
and villages. Public meetings are
held, at which stirring speeches are
made, and pamphlets are openly
distributed setting forth the advant-
ages to be derived from annexation
TO this country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

No. Foreigners say that the fault
in American society is that the moth
ers and fathers do not go to balls,
parties, and social gatherings with
the young people, as it would in many
cases be a wholesome restraint on
them. In France it is only the mar
ried ladies who receive any attention,
while in this country the young girls
push themselves forward, and the
mothers stand round looking on, and
without hardly decent respect being
paid to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

local and travelling, Glass Leaders
and Stewards in Quarterly meetings,
Circuit Committees and Annual Con-
ferences the latter, that is to say,
the Annual Conference, is composed
of an equal number of Laymen and
Ministers. JOHN SHARPE,
Primitive Methodist Minister.
New Dlsgings, lafayette Co., Wis ,Junes, 1879.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

R@-The consumption Of wood in
the United States is enormous. Rail
way sleepers alone require 100000
acres of the best timber every year
The annual expenditure in wood for
railway buildings, repairs and cars,
is $3S 100000. The locomotives in
the United States oonsume annually
500 900, 900 worth Of wood. The
wood industry amounts to $500, 000,-
GOO. There are 100000 artisans in
wood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

sdrIn . sentence of thirty-fve
words "that" can be grammaticallin in
inserted eighteen times, as follows +:
ale said that that that that man
said was not that that that that one
should say, but that that that that
that man said was that that that
that man should not say" This is
good grammar, but poor rhetoric.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
malt is said that the

s@-It is said that the black orang,
or chipanzee, on being taught to
wear clothes, becomes fond of them.
1t learns to lie in bed with its head
on pillow, and pulls the clothes ov-
er itself like man. The red orang
learns to drink coffee and tea, and
grows fond of wine,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

sa-A. Georgia farmer, who for
tho last twenty years has annually
beeninformed through dreams wheth-
err the harvest would be abundant or
otherwise, announces that cotton
and corn will turn out badly this
year. In consequence, he has rented
out the greater proportion of his
land, and is cultivating little. He is
Endorsed as q responsible man ana
no visionary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

r@- The Boston Post announces
that the anatomist who has discov-
cred new muscle in the human
body has taken out patent, and no
one can use the muscle without
paying a royalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
pHETPS HOTTsE

~ y. PHELPS, proprietor, Lancaster, Wis. Having
Il furnished the three story brick hotel on
the O'd hotol corner, am prepared to accommodate
guests reasonably Rooms we'll furnished and table
we'll provided. Ample stable accommodations. xx45
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

Number OF members, June lU, 1870, 2,O2l
Net increase over 1869, 239
Travelling preachers, IL
Local preachers, l2l
Glass leaders, l04
Deaths, 81
Churches, 80
Other preaching places, 80
Parsonages, 13
Sunday schools, az
Teachers, 62i
Scholars, 1886
Number of S. g books in libraries l,794
Value of same, $3,635
Value of church property $57,370
Thus it will be seen that the nine
members that set out as Primitive
Methodists from Grant Hill, Illinois,
has reached the number-of ninety
and nine-of nine hundred and nine
yea, that mines have been multi
piled until they contain as many as
make the aggregate of two thousand
and twenty-four.
But what about the Grant Hill
which has been named? Well. it is
a plot of ground granted to the Prim-
tive Methodists by Il. b. Lcekley,
Esq, now of Galena. 1t is situated
some five miles in q northeasterly di-
rection from Galena. On this Hill is
located cemetery, whore lies John
Leekley, who was the leading spirit
of the said nine emigrants and near
to this region of the dead, and on the
same hill stands the Conference or
Correctional Church named "Clowes'
Church." which appellation points to
William Cloves, one of the founders
of the Primitive Methodist Church
in England, which Church was or
ganized in March, 1910, with but ten
to. begin with, but at the annual Con-
ference of 1869, the number of trav-
cling preachers was 943 local preach
ers, II. 1863, and members in society,
161 900.
But, to our history of the Primitive
Methodists in the west. Having or
ganized as stated above, they en-
ployed one of their number to be
their minister, and to go forth to form
o Circuit, or eeld of labor for himself
and his local brethren which field
was divided in the fall of 1848, into
Rockford or Grant Hill Circuit in
Illipois and Platteville, Shullsburgh
and Albion Circuits in Wisconsin.
In 1919 Mineral Point was consti-
tuted circuit, and in 1863 q few
circuits in Pennsylvania and New
York States joined the Conference,
which is the reason that tho Confer
ence is divided into the Western and
Atlantic Districts.
The following are the stations of
the ministers in those Districts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
COBB & LIKENS,

A Tr0RNEYS and COUNsELORS 81 Law, Mineral
IA Point Wis Practice in the courts and attic nd 10
agencies and collections in all parts OF State Special
attention TO proceedings under the u. $. Bankrupt Act
Office ia Lenaham's Block opp. the p. o. xxI3l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

n u HYnE proprietor, Lancaster, Wis, corner OF
y. Main and Spring st.. Having bought the above
house and retted aud return shed 81, prepare d
~ ave every attention 90 theaccnmrl0dation Of guests.
aud viii provide good table and clean hels. good
Hasticr 9iWrys gn hand. xXI20
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
JESSE BROOKS


=, ENERAL COLLECTING AGENT aud CONVEY,
VI ANGER, Bloomington, Wis. Titles investigated
and perfected. Collection promptly attended to-
References given when desired 2l-23
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
DH]NT AL

MY PATRONS will find by by calling at my Office
M III Roscoho lover Ruka'r Hardware store), that
IN prepared 10 insert TEETH on Rubber Base foe
ft260 b. $1,000 per sst Also those wishing Teeth on
Gold, silver, Walkers or Westons Metal will find me
ready NJ an times 20 accommodate them.
April l. 1870. 454Atf Dr. ,. Y. C0OMEs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
PLATTRvILLE HOTEL,
CARRIER HOUSE.

~ D. sTREETRR, corner Of Mineral and Second
streets, Plattoylc, Wis. Good Stabiag aud at.
ntye h0stler. Sample rOomg attached. xXI3g
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

NOTARY PUBLIC, Claim Agent, aud Agent for sew
~ oral Of the best Life and Fire Insurance Com
panes Ia the country Also Licensed Auctioneer. All
business entrusted to him will be promptly attended
10 ~ CassYillo. Wis xNIl7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

ITALIAN characterization. Geo.
p. Marsh our, present Minister to
Italy, informs us that Italian
people manifest great eagerness
TO learn all about the United States,
our soil, agricultural pursuits, indus
try, finances, etc. He is con stantly
piled with Undergraduates and letters
OF inquiry. Unquestionably here is
a good field of operations for those
States and localities which are desir-
Gus of securing emigrants. The Ital-
ians are peculiarly we'll adapted for
grape culture and many other out
door avocations which would prove
remunerative in our Southern States.
Large numbers of them would un-
questionably migrate hither were the
way prepared for them to do So
SO great is the desire for emigrants
in some of the Southern States that
lands are offered free to those who
will proceed thither and settle upon
them. We advise our Southern emf
grafton societies TO turn their atten-
ton to Italy.-Ne,o York Commercial
Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
LANcAsrER AousE.

~ CARRIER, proprietor, Boscohel. Wis. Meals pro-
vided before car time, and patrons assisted with
baggage. Promptnoss, and no delays at the Carrier
House. Stablng attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
Or. a. Il. BARBER.

SlNlE WOODHOUsE, proprietor, fsucccssor 60 liaT
- gcr) Bloomington, Wis. Rooms in good order, and
S'ol stsbling attached. xNtO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
MANSION HOUSL,
BLOOMINGTON HOTEI

by NJ HYDE 4 son, Lancaster, Wis. Good stslllng
- and No, oeu.r Horses aAa larraet, 70 let at
ytty loW rates. xxi3J
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

TToRNEYs and ooUNsELoRs at Law, Lancaster
n Wis viii practice in all State courts; will levy
and sell lands pay taxes procure land PATENTS boun
ties pensions and other claims against the Govt xxI2I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
JOSEPH MORRISON,

LICENSE AUCTION
FENNIMORE, WIS.
WIN attend and cry Sales in any part Of the county
Chaf HeB uOdpIHtu. aO4ao
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
OR. L. II. RRANCV.

UHYsICTAN AND SURGEON, Lancaster, W,soonsi
4 ONCE az the Phelps House Iyti3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
MRS ELIZABETH A LAsHER

physician and SURGEON and Pcuslon.examnius
/ Surgeon, Lancaster, WIS. Oflao over Myers
Store, xX2l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
DIR - a CLARKE

physician ANb SURGEON once at his tcsiIenc
! one mile southeast Of Jamestown, Grant count
xxl5O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21

MIS-. Ed NAbE IT =, IIthoIi LII,
UEMALE PHYSICIAN and ACCOUCHEsE, Lancsh.
ter, Wis he's practiced her profession fcr twenty
years, using no E.ercur.al medicine during which
,imc she has produced some wonderful cures Fever
Sores treated with perfect success, likewise cancers
mo cure no pay" is my practice. 5lm2