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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

sS-The Milwaukee Sentinel says
The proposition to create a new
Indian Territory causes variety of
opinions among the various tribes
One of the two leading orators of the
Cnerokees is said to favor, the other
to oppose, the measures. The tribes
at present gathered together in the
Indian country, with the hope of
effecting their civilization, number
about ffty-Swo thousand souls, of
which the two leading nations are
the Cherokees, IA, 1000, and the Creeks
10000. The Cherokees are most
advanced in civilization, but fail to
accomplish much while hampered by
the feuds Of the savage tribes by
which they are surrounded. The
removal of all tribal distinctions, by
banding them under common terri
torial government, seems the only
way of removing their troubles and
starting them on the road to better
days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

s@- Ex-senator Doolittle is we'd
ded to the 'passive policy" and
thinks it is the only salvation for the
Democratic party.The Senator him
self would doubtless like to take the
party leadership under the possum
banner, and ia evidently trimming his
sails for that purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

e~The Chicago Post says that
the sum now contributed for the re-.
lief of the suffering in Chicago is am
Fly sufficient to meet their nee e,si.
tiles, and no further donations are
required.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
cEMr. Graham. the cbamnion ,

cEMr. Graham, the champion of
the temperance billin the legislature,
states that the petitions aud remon
strances for and against the measure
number about 1000 signatures
each at the present time. He thinks
that nine.tenths of those remonstrat-
Ing are Germans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The Special Committee. consisting of
Alex Graham, of Rock, Hon. J. b.
Cory, Of Grant, and Hon. G.. w. Al
den, Of Door counties, TO whom was
referred the temperance bill, has
made a report, and the Assembly
ordered twenty FIVE hundred copies
of the report and bill published in
pamphlet form
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
ssg.On Thursday Of this week .

sS-On Thursday Of this week
convention Of Irish Catholics who
favor total abstinence will be held in
Baltimore. An immense gathering
is expected. The temperance reform
is working vigorously throughout
this denomination, and reports from
sll parts Of the country give an
encouraging exhibit Of the number
Of total abstinence societies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

RS- The Amnesty bill which passed
the House failed in the Senate for
lack of the requisite two-thirds vote.
1t is alleged that the opposition was
mainly to the bill, not to amnesty,
and that tho attachment of Summers
civil right amendment secured its
defeat. The amendment arrayed
against the bill number of the
leading Senators including Messrs
Carpenter, Trumbull and Logan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
Union Republican State Convention
poo., ~ RKyunucAS srAfn cENLEAL COMMITTEE
Madison, Wis Feb. 5th, 1872.

poo,, no RKyunucAS srATn cENLEAL COMMITTEE,
NO'-- MADISON, Wis Feb. 5th, 1872.
s,s,s Convention OF Delegates representing the
Unon Republican Party OF wisconsin p ssreoS 0N"'N
10 meet =, the Capitol in Madison, At IL u on
"wednesday, March l3, le1@;
for the purpose Of placing 10 nomination 40
'Lst Electors 20 be supported by the party y.
The next Presidential election: and also 10 sse'
tMsBY, sssga}rSse q ssss% HsdYi S iT
Zach Saats aud IsseBlbiy Distriet will be entitled
% two del egates In the Convention
EW kEYES, Chm, Madison.
FRANK LELAND. Ekhorn.
~ BLAIR, Milwaukee
JE0 BENNETT. J tnssvile.
Ut M0AK Watertown
OBTH0MAs, Prairie du Chen,
JOHN COVER, Lancaster.
IA RAKkR. Waupun.
JH JONES shsboygan.
I'm PAINE, Oshkosh.
Ell BROWNE, Wsupaca.
Fam FIFIELD, Os:eoIa.
fPLEIsCHER, La Crosse
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
Observation-Disclosures washbur

Observation-Disclosures Washburne
has received instructions from his
Government to negotiate postal
treaty with France. The Patrie be-
lieves that negotiations between
France and England relative to the
commercial treaty win be resumed ,
and that they will likely lead to
a friendly revision Of the existing
tariff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
a Supplementarv Examination

for the benefit of those who unable 10 attend
OF the regular examinations viii be held at Ian
caster, Friday ana ssturd' y, May 1Th and 18th
The exannati m will commence at each of the
places named above at 10 O'Clock A NJ of he arst
day. full and prompt attendance Is desired and
each one should bring pen INK and Joolscdp paper
Also Second and Fourth Readers Of he series Dtsst IN
IN their ricinity Teachers may attend in any dis
tiet most convenient
We expect to hold Teachers Insttu ies Of at least
one weeks duration at Hazel Green, Boscobel and
Bloomingt some time during the summer proper
notice of which will be given.
We ho:s that every teacher In our county wi at
tend an Institute before commencing 10 teach merit
fall. "A nor EORn
County Superintond, at Of Sch ,ois
bloomington, February Is. 1871
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

&IATk OF WISCONSIN, Circuit Court In and for
dfant county IS Grant County.
Cyrus Sargent, p aintif versus William p stenbon
son, do fendant
The State of WIsconsin to Ae defendant here san,ed
fou are hereby summoned and required TO Ansver
the complaint IN this action which will be hsd In tha
ONCE OF the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of said county
al the court house the village Of Laacastey
In said county, and TO serve q cow ~
your answer 10 said complaint on the Subscribers,
At heir Office In the village OF lancaster Grant ountv
Wis., within 20 days after the service hereof eTcusys
OF the day Of such service and II you fail TO answe
the said complaint within the time aforesaid tho
Plaintiff IN this action will take dgment Against Won
for the sum OF one hundred and sixty dollars and in
terest tn reon from March 9Th 1888 at the rate of
seven per ctnt per annum and for interest on inter-
est not paid annually. At rate less the sum Of
seventy two dollars paid thereon February r. 1854
and hty dollars paid thereon January Is, 1858, and
also for the costs Of this action.
BUSHNELL 4 CLARK
Plaintiff . Attorneys, Lancaster, Wis
Dated February /, 1872 3Sw6
The complaint in the above entitled action was filed
in the office Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Grant
county, Wisconsin. February 10, 1879
BUSHNELL CLARK, Pla's Atrys
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS
For the Spring of 1872.

The Spring Examinations Of Teachers for Grant
County viii be held as follows;
At CassViiie for the towns of Cassville aud Water
loo Friday aud Saturday March 9Th and 10th
At Patch Grove for the towns of Patch Grove wya-
lusing, Mount Hope and Mllville, Monday and Tues.
day, March 18th aud 18th.
At Bloomington, for the towns Of Bloomington
Beetowu aud Glen Haven, Friday and Saturday, Mar
22d and 23d
At MusCoda, for the towns Of Muscoda, Blue River
and Watters'own, Tuesday and Wednesday, March
2eth and 9th.
AT Boscobel, for the towns Of Boscoboi. Hickory
GrcYe, Marion and Woodman, Thursday and Friday,
March 2sth and 10Th
At Fennmore, for the towns OF Pennimore, Wing
willie and Liberty, Monday and Tuesday, April lat
aud I'd.
At Lancaster for the towns Of Lancaster Little
Grant, Elenboro and Clifton, tn arsday and Friday
April 4th aud 5th.
At Potos, for the towns Of Potosi Harrison and
Paris, Tuesday and Wednesday, pril 9th and 10th.
At Georgetown, for the towns Of smelser, Hazel
Green and jamestown, Friday and saturday, April
18th and 18th.
At Platteville for the towns Of PiattsvilIe and
Lima, Monday and Tuesday, April 10Th and 10th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

Plaintiff 3 Attorneys, Lancaster, wis
TO Advertisers.-All persons who
contemplate making contracts with newspapers for
the 1nsert N of Adyertts ementa thould nand 70
al PARK ROW N Y

ana are possessed Of unequaled ac titles for secur
she 10 ertion Of advertisements in all Newspapers al
Periodicals ut lowest rates 3stf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
Republican Union County Convention,
Grant County.

To the end that Grant County may be fully repre-
septed 10 the Repub lean Union State Convention ap
80 10 AaId Md.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20
TAKE NOTICE.

WErMoRE, Proprietor, Patch Grove. Wis
y. Meals at all hours. Good Stsbiing attached
I'D attentive hostler 1888
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-20

Sparta wants a city charter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
Counting i'm Siberia.

WHEN once the young beau among the
Korakas becomes infatuated, he makes
known his passion to the father of his
"affinitv and expresses his desire to strive
for her hand. A kind of contract is i'm
mediately entered into, by which the
young man binds himself to the father as
a servant for a term OF years, ut the
expiration of which time he can have the
pleasure of learning whether the daughter
will have him or not. In this manner, if
the father be the happy possessor of IA
beautiful daughter, he may have half Il
dozen men ready to do his bidding at one
time. When the term of servitude
expires, one of the larger youths is select
ed, and all the old women of the place,
armed with sticks and pieces of seal
thongs. are stationed III the pologs sus-
pended around the room. The daughter
then appears, thicklv clad in skin gar
ments, followed by her lover, when Il race
ensues around the Enclosure, the con
testants lodging about among the p"logs
To win his bride he must overtake her,
and leave the print of his nail upon her
person before she can he rescued by the
old women, who, during the race, impede
the lover as much as possible by beating
him with sticks, and tripping hun by
Selling his legs as he PUSHES by them. The
advantage is all with the girl, and If she
does not wish to become the wife Of the
pursuer she can avoid him without diff
Guilty. On the contrary, if she likes him,
she manages to stumble, or makes known
her wishes to the old women, who then
only make show of impeding her pur-
sucr. Sometimes the lover is so dcspcr
ately smitten, that just after being fuilcd,
he returns to the father and binds him
self for another period of years for the
privilege of making another trial.-L"h-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
The Republican Party.

WE extract. as follows from the speech
OF Judge Matthews on accepting the po-
sltlon of temporary Chairman of the Ma
tional Liberal Republican Convention:
Parties gentlemen, in this country cannot
live on their reputation. 1t was remarked
by Sir Walter Raleigh, | believe, in reference
to the pride of ancestry, that those who
boosted most of their progenitors were like
the plant which he had discovered in Ameri-
ca. 1 he best part was under ground. Laugh
ter. 1t is not because the Republican party
has done good things that it deserves to live,
but only as it shows a present ability to con-
tinue the work of reform by the application
OF the same principles with which it achieved
its past success [Applause-l 1t is because
those who have succeeded in obtaining con
troll of its organization and machinery for d;-
verting it from its legitimate objects and
purposes that We are here to day to call back
those who have wandered, and to recall those
who are willing to work with us to restore
principles to their proper primacy; and now,
gentlemen, one of the deep and earnest con-
victions which has spread, universally al
most, through the hearts of the American
people, and ont of which this movement orig
mates, is this: That the war of the rebellion
has ended and that peace has come lap
plauscl, and that the war has ended
so ought military rule and military princi-
pies pie Cries of good, good, and loud
is arbitrary; SO ought everything
that corrupts, everything that keeps
alive and fans the embers of the dying and
ought be dead past. The cry came up
four years ago and it was thought to be an
suspicious omen-the coming of that time
which we have looked for in vain, when it
was said, Let us have peace; but we have
not had peace. Look at the South to-day.
What spectacle we have. The example of
so-called civil governments bankrupting the
communities they affect to represent power
usurped by strangers and not conferred by
the voice of the people, and not for the pur-
pose of restoring the prosperity of these
battle-grazed fields, but for corruptly en-
riching the men who think that power and
office belong to them as property. And so,
gentlemen, in every department of the Gov
eminent the slow poison of corruption, only
not sufficiently slow, seems to have prevail
ed the whole civil and political administra-
ton from the head to the foot. 1t is because
with pain, with reluctance,
with sorrow and regret see and know and
experience this condition of public affairs
that they have felt that they could no longer
afford the responsibility of partnership in
such a wrong. But it was their duty to
head and lead the column out in order to
restore all the blessings of good govern
ment, sound government, just government,
honest government. [Applanse.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
TERMS: $500 per Annum.
NO. 10.

these accusations, however, are merely
matters of detail Those who distrust the
Administration have an underly ing
ground of complaint. which it would re
quire great deal to remove. 1t has often
been repeated, but repetition does not
weaken its force. 1t is, that when Gen.
Grant was elected, four years ago, it was
the popular belief and understanding that
he would bend all his energies to the
work of purifying the Government, of re-
deeming it from the corruption into
which it has fallen, of assisting those
whose object it is to make political life in
America once more respectable and hon
orable. Instead of doing this he allied
himself with the very men whose names
are by-words throughout the country for
those vices which he professed his desire
to root out; he has lent his warm assist
ance to petty factions, warning not for
any political object, but fer the control of
plumber, and he now demands his re-elec-
ton on the strength of these services to
the country. Atlantic Monthly far My.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
Disguised with Grant.

THE replies of the friends of the Ad-
minisrration TO the charges made against
the President have been from the first
considered merely as replies, singularly
ineffective. The official reply to the
charge of nepotism was that, instead of
having appointed twenty four relatives to
office, the President had only appointed
twelve. But the difficulty with this meth
cd of meeting the accusation was that it
did not go far enough. Obviously the
question was not whether the number of
these appointments had been exaggerated,
but what the proportion was between the
whole number of appointments actually
made and the whole number of relatives.
If the President has 1000 relatives clam
orous for office, the appointment of twelve
Gt may possibly have been eleven) was not
very large. On the other hand, if he has
only thirteen relatives who seek offices
and are eligible under the Constitution, the
appointment of twelve shows a different
spirit To have made its reply complete,
the official organ in New York ought to
publish not only complete list of all
the relatives of the President and Mrs
Grant, but at the same time furnish full in
formation on the other points we have
indicated. To the most serious charge of
all, that of these family appointees several
were incompetent to discharge the duties
of their offices in fit and honest manner,
one af them being the notorious Casey,
of New Orleans, no reply has
been made. The country has as yet been
spared hearing by way of official answer
that these indecent appointments were
not in reality four in number, as had been
reported, but only three. In the second
place, the charge that, in the face of re-
peated circumstances, the President has
allowed an obscure and impudent adven-
turer to amass a fortune by systematic
system of plumber, under the protection
of the authorities of the Government, it
was replied that the General-Order system
would soon be modified. And it has been
modified, and no one knows to-day
whether Leet retains the control of it or
not. To the charge that the President
took no interest in the most important
political question of the day-that of
Civil-Service reform-it was replied that
IA board of eminent men had been APP
pointed to consider the subject, and that
the President would be guided by their
conclusions. Their report was made and
adopted by the President, and great
flourish of trumpets was made over this
reform, which might quite as easily have
been introduced three years before; and
it had hardly been adopted when it was
announced that the rules would be TEN
porarily suspended whenever the Admin
istration thought proper. And lastly, to
the charge of presenttaking, the reply
made is, that the whole matter was
talked over in 1867 by Colonel
Forney, Mr. Justice Carter and
Senator Thayer and General Grants
Chief of-StaF and it was decided that, MS
Gen Grant had saved the rich great
deal during the war, it was only fair that
he should get some of it himself. All
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
Jefferson on NepOtism.

The various papers who regard it as
something hardly less than treason to
criticise the conduct of an Admlnistra-
ton or the action of the President, FIRE
quently seek to repel the force of facts by
asserting that 1.-The best Presidents of the
United States, Washington, Madison, and
jefferson, were abused just as much as
Grant, and with about as much reason"
This kind of remark is the usual answer
given to the allegation that it is indecor
GUS in President to quarter an army of
relatives upon the public service. When
Jefferson was elected President, a nephew
of his was recommended to him for an
important office. jefferson wrote to the
young man, suggesting the indelicacy
of the case, and stating his intention to
appoint no relatives. The young man
replied, fully indorsing the Presidents
view. Jefferson at once wrote the fol
lowing letter
DEAR SIR: have TO acknowledge the receipt
of yours of March A. and to express TO you the de-
and honorable point it Covered. The resoiution
which you SO properly approve had long been
made to believe that the appointment of relative
is made on the ground OF merit alone, uninflu-
with appreciation. offices the disposal of which
they intrust to their President for public purposes,
divided out as family property. 1t is
true that this places the relations of the President
in worse situation than if he were stranger, but
the public good, which cannot be effected if its
confidence be lost, requires this sacrifice. Per
haps too. il is compensated by sharing the public
esteem. 1 could not be satisfied until l assured
you of the increased esteem with which this trans.
action fills me for you. Accept my affectionate ex
pressions of il. TIL. JEFFERSON.
If anything like this has been written
by President Grant, let it be produced to
his credit. Compare this letter, which
was fully adhered to by Jefferson aud all
the subsequent Presidents, with the al
most iptermina ble list of relatives of the
President holding office under the present
Administration, and it will be seen that
the abuse of Jefferson was not for nepo-
tism. He did not divide out the Civil
Service as Family property" The rela
tives of the present President are not of
that sacrificing disposition recommended
by Mr.. Jefferson.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
Youths Department.
HipPI COL UCKY.
BY GEORGE CoOPEI

BY GEORGE COOPER.
Happy Go-Lucky has cheeks rosy red.
Zen Times day he will stand on his head;
Happy Go-Lucky is br mful Of fun
| y IN the morning soon a. the Gun.
Sli ing ON banisters. all the way down,
lIay1n2 al circus aud humping his crown.
" hen h. has shocked all The touse With alright,
ON he goes, screaming with re;,uirh delight. -
IlppyGo-Lucky once climbed up tree,
Just To 10 round and what he cold see.
Crack went the bough! such "a terrible fall.
Didn't hurt Happy Go-Lucky at all!
May be The faiIie-, with come potent charm,
Be ause he's cheerful have kept him from harm.
Mother so wishes that he would be still
Only for once: bnt The rogue never will.
Happy-G Lucky runs ont IN the streets
Asks in 10 dinner each heggar he meets;
Happy Go Lucky-now. just think Of that
Tied granny speetacles on the poor caiI
" hen he knows Eiother il going To scold,
UD he trots gravely, in tears. am told:
Then he " i'll HIS her and hing her with JOY.
Any one got such all out and ont hoy?
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11

A Boston physician testified at trial
'eccntlv, that seven cases of smallpox
lad come under his observation this win
er, where the patients had before had
he disease, the results Of the former at
acks being distinctly marked.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11
Poetry.
= = . = =
GIVE DE THE HAND.

BY cNslsS H,RSABY.
CUE - the hand thai is kind. warm and ready;
Give me the clasp that is calm true aud steady;
GiyepR Lhe hand ba5 vhl never deceive me; 4
Give the grasp that aye may believe thee.
Soft is the palm Of the delicate woman;
Hard il the hand of the rough, sturdy yeoman;
Soft palm hard hanl III nA;ltters not-neyer! -
Give me the grasp that is friendly forever.
Give the hand that is true : a brother:
Gixe nue. the baud thar has harmed not another;
4iye me the hand that ha. never forswore II,
Give me the grasp that may adore it.
Lovely the palm of the fair. blue-veincd maiden;
Horny the hand of the workman o Laden;
Lovely or ugly. il matters not-neverl
Give me the grasp thar j. friendly forever
Give me the grasp that ia honest and hearty,
Free a. the breeze and unshackled w partv-
Let friendship give me the grasp that becomes her,
Close As the tyiIe -the yiUe of the summer
Give me the hand that il true as a brother:
Give me the hand that has wronged not another;
Soft palm or hard hand II matters nut-ncveri
Give me the grasp that Is friendly forever
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11

Ear trumpets of wonderful con
struction, by which sounds can be heard
at the distance of a mile, are to be shown
at the Vienna Exposition.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11

A girl ten years old, residing at Meri-
den, Conn, who has not soul above
buttons, has accumulated 2,O21 of them,
forming IL string eleven feet long.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-11

The old saddler worked away at his
contract, early and late, and took so much
trouble that each saddle was indeed fur
nished ''as per sample" Seven hundred
and fifty saddles take a good deal of work
and leather and work and leather have
to be paid for.
Pilkerton was too proud to unburden
himself to Moses, Macbeth & Co, and it
would have been of little use had he done
so. He followed well-known CUSTOM
and made use of a little paper instrument ::
he, in the slang of Mr.. Reach Stoker,
" flew a kite" drawing upon his old friend
Manscll, who was n g warm man, so far
as a few hundreds can make one warm
for "value received" yIr Mansell car
ried out the fiction like man and a
brother tradesnan: some " gentlemen"
in the city discounted the bill, and Pill
kerton was furnished with cash Still,
although the bootmaker had obliged his
early friend with the use of his name,
Pilkerion did not think it any more
proper that the bootmaker's son should
marry his daughter.