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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

CE Charles Read enjoys peculiar
distinction among authors. There is
not, probably. another writer Of fic
ton in the world, whose work would
have such a popular value in this
country as to induce a large publish
ing house to produce it in install
ments three weeks after the same
chapters have been published by an
other We saw this done in the case
of Dickens edwin Brood" for
which Messrs James r Osgood C
Co. made an arrangement, similar to
that under which they are now pubs
fishing "a Terrible Temptation" ;
but, after Dickens, Charles Read is
alone equal to supplying such in
ducement. 1t is no less creditable to
the literary morality than to the en-
terprise Of the h. use of James r.
Osgood & Co, that those publishers
offer a standing rebuke to the pre-
vailing American sin Of piracy. By
paying Mr.. Read large sum for the
advance sheets of his new novel. they
afford an honest remuneration to the
author, and at the same time are able
to present it to the American public
fresh and three weeks 10 advance of
it's arrival in this country in any 9TH
er form. There is no doubt that this
enterprise pays; for, aside from the
public appreciation Of fair dealing,
Mr.. Reads fiction excites so raven
Gus an appetite 10 its readers that no
one who gets it fresh in EUery Sat
urddy will be content to await its
slower piratical publication else.
where
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25
The Views Of One Who has been
There.

Ono of tho editors Of the Baltimore
american, Mr.. Fulton, accompanied
the San Domingo Commission on its
tour of inspection to the Island of
Delight. Since his return he has
been enthusiastic in his advocacy OF
annexation. On Monday last a double
loaded leader appeared in his paper,
setting forth the advantages of the
Island, and appealing to Mr.. Sumner
to forego his opposition. Annex
San Domingo, says the american
make Frod Douglass its first Terrific
rial Governor, and the freemen Of
the South will have an harbor of ref
uge where they will be safe from the
prosecutions Of the Ku Kiux. We
give the last paragraph of this very
interesting article:
We, therefore, say to Mr. Sumner
give the colored man Santa Domingo
give him place to emigrate to
lot him have q chance with the white
man Sin the race of life" OF all
Gods heritage to man, there is mono
more gloriously beautiful than this
island of the sea. In climate, soil
and production, it greatly excels
Cuba, and is far more desirable, for
the reason that it is but slightly pop
ulated. There is room here, and TO
spare, for millions Of emigrants, who
would soon draw from its fields and
mountain sides sufficient coffee and
sugar to supply the whole Union,
and tobacco that would rival that of
HAVANA. Singular as it may seem,
no pillow has ever cast furrow on it's
soil, and it stands forth as virgin
earth ready for the husbandman. In
reading the Bible account of Adams
fall, we have all imagined what the
Garden Of Eden must have been, in
which man could live without toll,
or in which be could obtain his bread
without the sweat of his brow. Ger
tainly if there is any such spot now
on earth tho island of oanto Domingo
comes nearer it than any other yet
discovered. Mr.. Sumner, let US have
this beautiful island for the colored
man, as a haven TO which he can fly
from his prosecutors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25
sG- The remains of J ohm G. Calhoun

ES ne remains or j onn u. CalhOun
were exhumed at Charleston, S. c.,
on Saturday morning last, AMI replac-
ed in the vault where they originally
reposed. The Ne,cs says: 1T will
be remembered, by the chosen few,
that on the night preceding the
evacuation of Morris island by the
Confederate forces, the bones of Cal
houn were taken from their vault,
for obvious reasons, and were laid in
st Philips church-yard, to the east
of the venerable church. There the
remains of the greatest statesman
have rested in peace during these six
eventful years. The rector, assistant
rector and the vestrymen of ST.
Philips were present at the disinter-
ment, and followed the coffin as il
was borne to the old vault, west of
the church."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Eas- The GAINESVILLE Gazette says
"Tobacco-raising is attracting the
attention of many of the farmers in
this and adjoining counties, and il
has already been entered into extern
sively by few, We hear ofpersons
who have cleared 800 and S125 per
acre from a single crop, and gen.
tlemap in a position to know the
facts informs us that not less than
$4,000 was paid In this city by
Eastern buyers for last years crop
OF tobacco grown in this vicinity"
Now, then. we presume every farm
es viii pitch into tabacco as they
did into hops and-fail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

A Coon THING Our attention
has been called to a new book for
children just published, by j S.
Goodman & Co, of Chicago, H., and
to be sold by agents only, entitled.
bright Side Stories" GEMS of BEAU
TY IN PROSE-, POETRY AND Picture
1t is really magnificent collection
Of Juvenile Literature Under the
guise of pleasant stories-just long
enough to bold the attention of the
young reader unweariedly 10 the
end, as much valuable information
is gained as would require many
weeks of hard study, from culinary
textbooks.
These beautiful "Gems" of Prose.
Poetry and Picture, have been gath
cred with discriminating hand, and
no child can read them without be-
coming wiser, better and happier.
A child's book is a new feature in
the subscription book trade, and
opens no new field of usefulness
TO agents.
We cannot doubt that both pub
fishers and agents will reap rich
harvest, as every parent will cord
tally welcome such wholesome men.
tai and moral food for their children
and we presume agents will find that
parents generally are more ready to
purchase cool books for their child
rem than fer themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

"A journal devo to the cause
OF women, proposes that a Magdalen
asylum be opened for depraved men,
where they would live under ban. be
poorly fed, and after a certain time.
II signs of reformation appeared
placed in families, always, however,
bearing about the brand of their
degradation, as a wholesome and
just punishment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

sA- The Tribune OF Chicago defends
the Southern Ku-Klux as PERSISTENT
" as it's more consistent rival, the
Times. After drawing its support
from the Republican party for years,
this renegade journal is now doing
all it can to injure its former friends
Already the mes begins to manifest
jealous disposition at its rivalry,
but it has little to fear. The Tribune
has lost the respect of the Republic
ans in the Northwest, without gain
ing the confidence, respect or esteem
of the Democratic party, aud as an
independent sheet it has permitted
the Republican to so Tar outstrip its
old fogyism, as to loose ell hopes of
making Roadway as rival of that
lively little sheet. No paper ia the
country had tried harder to iniure
the Republican party than the Trib-
une, bat its over anxiety to destroy
its friends. has detea ed It's purposes,
and 1t has finally succeeded in becom-
ing the worst hated paper in the
Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Mr.. GREELEY's RELIGIOUS FAITH
Inquiry having been made as to
the doctrinal opinions of Mr.. Greeley
he answers with reference to the two
points, -the rank in being of Jesus OF
Nazareth, and future punishment
In regard to the former. having sta.
ted that he regarded Jesus as the
"Son of God" and Saviour of man
kind" he says:
81 certainly meant, in making my
statement, to set fourth my belief
that the Son of God was more than
man, though less than the self exis-
tent Author ofthe universe"
In regard to the latter he says:
| believe that Gods government
is and must be "the same yesterday
to-day, and forever )" and that,
wherever sin has existed, does exist,
or shall exist, there will punishment
be inflicted And, az many close
this life impenitent, and stepped in
sin, / cannot doubt that they receive
punishment in future state of being.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Ssy~J. Q. Dickinson, murdered in
Florida, April 3, by the Ku-Klux, for
no offence but that of being Repub-
liean and office-holder, is the last
leading Republican in the county in
which sixty Republicans have been
murdered in two years
In Mississippi, counting the
forty victims killed at Meridian. it
is estimated by Tribune correspon-
dent that one hundred people have
been killed by the skulking coward
ly Ku.Klux in March.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

THANKSGIVING. ALI Odd Fellows
should know that the r w. Grand
Lodge of the United States has de-
creed that the Goth of the present
month shall be set apart and observ-
ed by the members of the /. o. o. F.
throughout the country as a day of
general Thanksgiving in grateful re-
cognition and acknowledgement of
the goodnes of God in the preserva.
tion and prosperity of the order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

AROUND THE WoRLD.-In these
modern days any one may successful
ly rival Captain Cook, and without
much trouble or any great outlay of
time or money. Taking Liverpool
as his starting point, his route will
be as follows: From Liverpool to
New York, in nine days, 1900 miles;
New York to Chicago, 80 hours, 800
miles Chicago to San Francisco, 5
days and hours, 2,440 miles; San
Francisco to Yokohama, 20 days, f.
700 miles Yokohama to Hong Kong,
6 days, 1000 miles Hong Kong to
Calcutta, IA days, $500 miles; Cal
cutta to Bombay, by Calcutta and
Northern India Railroad, 2 days,
1900 miles; Bombay 10 Cairo, IL
days, 1900 miles Cairo to Alexan-
dria, by Suez Canal, 5 hours, 100
miles Alexandria to Marseilles,
days, 1900 miles Marseilles to
Calais by rail, 80 hours, els miles
Calais to Liverpool, IL hours, 800
miles Making a total distance of
23,765 miles, traversed in II days
and 10 hours. Thus has steam re-
duced a perilous and uncertain jour
ney of years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

naF- Last winter the Legislature OF
Minnesota passed an act providing
that counties shall pay an annual pre-
MUM of SO for each half mile of trees
along the roadside, the trees not to
be over one rod apart and the same
for each acre of cultivated trees
The bounty to begin when the tree s
shall have been painted three years,
and continue ten years, provided the
trees are kept alive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

s@-The widow of John Brown
lives in Humboldt County, Cal, with
her son Salmon. and her daughters
Sarah and Ellen. Anne, who was
with her father at Harper's Ferry,
is married in California. The two
sons, John and Jason. live in Ohio,
Owen in Pa, and Ruth remains at
the old place in North Elba.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25


EO-The democracy of American
Courts was quite well illustrated,
last Friday, in this village. His
Honor, Judge Mills, was on the Sc
cond days hearing of referees re-
port, and the arguments thereon, of
a case from Iowa county. The case
was q complicated and tedious
one. 1t was shortly after open
ing court in the moraing, and the
fetid atmosphere Of the fine brick
court house, generated from the
rough oaken floor and other agreea-
BILE attachments, had not been dis
PEELED by the fire in the highly poll
ished stove. So the Judge and all
hands were close 10y the fire, in the
prosecution II their business. To
accommodate himself to crcumstan-
ces, the seat Of justice had been
changed from back TO front Of roo m,
and the Judge was perched upon a
high desk stool, with his back close
to the stove Moses NJ Strong, one
Of the attorneys in the case, was
making fine argumentative and
rhetorical effort, addressed to the
Judge. The entire audience was
comprised OF the Sheriff, Clerk Of the
Court, two or three attorneys, and
one or two others. -RichldRd Repub
l{cdH.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

COLLECTING THE REvENUE.-A
comparative statement of the expen-
ses of collecting the revenue for
March, April and May, 1870, with
the same months this year, shows a
saving of over 100000. Commits.
sioner Pleasanton thinks it can be
still further reduced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

TREASURER INNER,-General
Spinner has recovered from his late
serious illness. He has been tender
ed the South American mission, with
the view of recruiting his health,
but declined. The suggestion was
subsequently made by the President
and concurred in by Secretary Bout
well and other members of the Cab
met, that his presence and advice in
Europe in connection with the new
loan would be Of great value to the
government. Accordingly, General
Spinner has consented to visit Eu-
rope on that business, intending to
be absent several months, and will
visit the principal cities, including
London, Franktort-on-the Main. Vi
emma and Berlin. lie will leave
this country toward the last of the
present month. Assistant Secretary
Richardson will also visit Europe on
similar business, after tho new bonds
shall have been prepared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Es An eastern editor is bothering
9ls head over the following problem !:
1T dogs with 10 legs can catch 20
RABBITS with 81 legs in fourteen min
utes, how many legs must the same
rabbits have to get away from 8 dogs
with 32 legs, in Ia minutes, allowing
365 days in the year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Ees- The Michigan Legislature
passed liquor law last week. whose
results will DO looked for with great
interest 1t is passed on the prin-
ciple that liquor is not valuable
consideration in contract and that
therefore any money paid for it can
be recovered by an action at law by
wife, parent, child or guardian at
any time, with damages. The lessor
of property used for liquor seller
purposes is held equally responsible
with the liquor selling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Why THEY FELL.-A committee ap-
pointed by the st. Louis board of
health to examine the workings of
the ''social evil" law, report that the
sanitary condition of fallen women
has been greatly improved under the
operation of the law. Ofthe women
registered, 702 became prostitutes
from choice; 101, because they were
seduced; 81, because their husbands
treated them badly, and 81 from me-
cessity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

seaYThe GALAXY for May is an un-
usually good and sprightly number.
1t contains fine portrait Of Don Pr
att, the humorously acute newspaper
correspondent. who now conducts the
"Cluh- Room" department of this
magazine. Three chapters OF Justin
McCarthy's "Lady Judith" are given
Something about the campaigns Of
Lee is furnished "Cupido" by Bay
ard Taylor is Of course very good
poem. Junius Henri Browne writes
in his best vein upon Women and
their Rights @sthetically, The Sci
entitic Miscellany department is full;
current literature is ably reviewed;
the new Club-Room is brilliantly
lighted, and the "Nebule" well,
they are Is usual inimitable, and a
great deal brighter than their name
would Indicate Send 80 cts. for a
specimen number, to Sheldon & Co f,
No. ca Broadway, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

SUICIDE IN GALENA.-Galena, Apr.
18.-John Rid, aged nineteen
years, clerk in Chambers drygoods
store, committed suicide in grove
near this city, yesterday. by taking
laudanum, and afterwards shooting
himself through the heart with re-
volver. His body was found this
morning, and in bis pocket was
found a written statement that he
possessed bad heart, and it was
better for the world be should die.
He stated emphatically that no one
was 10 blame for the act but himself.
He was a young man of the strictest
moral department. and good habits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

EEWe learn. just as our forms
are making ready for the press, that
the Hon. }. Allen Barber, NJ. c., has
this afternoon returned from Wash.
iDgton,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE
The President has issued a procla.
nation converting the Senate in ex-
ira session on the 10Th of Nav
for the consideration OF executive
business, mainly it is supposed to
take action on the arrangement of
our difficulties with England expect.
ed to be made by the High Commits
sion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

The CRoPs.-As far as can be learn
ed, crops generally are looking we'll
throughout the Comfy. Farmers.
confident OF better prices in wheat,
have soNn more Of this grain than
for several years. In many fields it
is already from 3 to 4 inches high
Its thought the fruit crop of this re-
gion was not injured by the cold and
frost of early April.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25
ra-It is a curious fact among our

tA-It is curious fact among our
hat and cap manufacturers that diff
ferent localities use different sizes of
hats and caps as standard sizes
Boston and the Eastern States use
the smallest sizes; New York and
the Middle States use the medium to
the largest sizes, and Chicago and
the Western States require the larg-
est sizes. Goods manufactured for
one market cannot be sold for the
other, only in exceptional cases. The
South use shape peculiar to them
selves and of a large size.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

S@- Paris is being bombarded, and
shells have fallen in the streets of
the city. Theirs in circular takes
hopeful view of the prospect Of
suppressiug the insurgents. GER
many will not interfere in the Kill
kenny fight in France, so long as
France fulfls the conditions of the
treaty of peace agreed upon between
the two nations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

-Ex-Congressman James f. VIII
son is named by some of the Iowa
papers as a good Rep. candidate for
the next Presidency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

Don Piatt is to be Mark Twain's
successor on the humorous depart
ment of the GALAXY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

s~Scarlet fever and the measles
lately killed eight young people in
one home, near Buffalo, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25
Ku Klux Bill.

The last act Of Congress was the
most important of the session for the
needs of the countryside passage of
the Ku Klux bill. This bill provides
for the protection of the loyal people
and officers of the Government in the
South, against the violence and out
RACES of secret organizations OF as
sassins, known as Ku Klux. 1t just
" terms the acts Of these outlaws as
rebellions against the State and gem
eral Government, and authorizes the
President, for the purpose of quelling
such uprisings, TO use the military
forces OF the nation, should the Gov
errors Of the States in instruction
fail to suppress them. He may sus-
pend the writ Of hdJeGS corpus, if in
his judgment the act will contribute
to restore order. The conference of
such an extraordinary power upon the
President is, however, limited to the
end Of second session of tie present
Congress, when, it is hoped, through
the operation Of the new Jaw, order
may once be- restored and loyal
respect shown for the laws Of the
country. We have no fears that
Gen. Grant, in his fearless, yet mild
and equal administration Of the laws.
will abuse this great power conferred
upon him, but will exercise it in the
interests of peace and the establish
meut Of order.
The democracy North and South
have bitterly opposed the passage of
the act, terming it unconstitutional
and a usurpation OF the rights of
of States. They as unitedly labored
for the passage of a general amnesty
bill that would have granted pardons
by the wholesale to the Ku Klux
and ex-rebel leaders Of the South.
They would offer thom protection of
their red>handed work, instead in
standing by the Government in its
efforts to establish order and re-
spoct for It's laws. Senator Sumner,
of whom the democracy have Of late
been loud in their praises, in speak
ing upon this bill few days ago in
the u. S. Senate used the following
language:
"Mr, Sumner asserted that it was
the right and duty Of the nation to
provide protection whore life, liberty
or the property Of individual citizens
were imperiled, especially where as in
the case OF the freedmen that individ-
ual citizen has been a friend of the
Government. That fearful outrages
had been perpetrated in the South
could not be denied, and the power
Of Congress was ample. No cry OF
"contralism" or "imperialism" could
detor him. lie was for centralism
of liberty and Imperialism Of equal
rights. Once the nation served sIa-
very in the interest oft state rights
now it must serve liberty, even to
the denial of State rights"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25

nA- 1t is now impossible to make a
burglar. proof safe.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-18
Obltnarp.
In Menorfan.

W. EDMUND O'LONNOR.-All that we expect oil
death the end OF earthly tell and the beginning oi
eternal rest. Why then, should we grieve for those
who die n the Lord and who carry their lives
with them as JOY forever. And yet 1t Is the part
OF nature to mourn the ties that are near and dear
to US, and difficult to temper the melancholy sug-
gestions OF humanity.
The deceased was well known In this commu-
nifty; loved by those who knew him best, and re.
spected by all for the modest virtue, tried tnteg
rity, manly spirit and cultivated Intelligence that
Illustrated and adorned the even tenor OF his way.
Born on the soil OF the State he was reared under
every advantage that afluence could command,
and through the most eventful period OF our his
tory lived as he died, without stain as without
and reputation. The earliest duty OF his manhood
was 10 the armed service OF his State, and In the
rst COD ict he vndlcated that fine instinct Of gal
lantry and devotion which, wherever he moved,
was the crown jewel OF his Life. Following the
fortunes OF the war he contracted In It's hardships
the seeds OF his last Illness and his death. though
untimely, was not sudden. Slowly, calmly and
consciously he laid down this mortality and cor
rupton. Day By day he sought the holiest conso-
lations Of religion, and when the hour came with
ts message he feelingly yet willingly exchanged
the dim light OF this carewor1 day for the beatac
vision OF another home. II he deepy shared In
the patriotic misfortunes Of his country, he was
greatly blessed In peaceful and happy dea'h.
Few fall asleep refreshed with so much hope, and
vet we are sometimes sad because the tender
grace OF the life that Is dead will never come back
fl rid verse, for like shaft OF Parlan marble his
private character, pure In life and yet purer In
death, rises above his grave, at once It's humbest
and nobleSt ornament and guard
TT is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh, 1t
prof eth nothing" A FRIEND.