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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Birds Not Animals.

The Supreme Court Of the United
States has decided that birds are not
animals. This puts an end to the
ideas Of Johnson, Walker, Webster,
Worcester, and all other lexicograph-
ers, who hold that an animal is ga
living being with an organized mate
rial body, endowed with the powers
of sensation and voluntary motion"
In this meaning man is an animal;
indeed, Hamlet says that he is the
paragon Of animals A bird which
lives, which has an organized body,
which has the powers of sensation,
and which can fly through the air or
walk upon the ground, might be con-
sidered more accomplished by virtue
Of its aerial capacity than other ami
mails, But the Supreme Court says
no. Why? Because one act of Con.
gress made a duty on imported birds
and imported animals, which was re-
pealed by another, which declared
generally that living animals should
be liable to pay duty if imported
The Court now holds that inasmuch
as the former act distinguished be-
tween birds and animals the new
act, which applies to living animals
generally, cannot relate to birds.
Therefore we have the highest legal
authority for asserting that a canary
bird hopping about IN It's cage is not
Il lis ing animal, and therefore must
be a dead bird This may seem ab-
surd, but it is the law, and the law
is the perfection Of reason"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Making Asparagus Beds.

In the garden for family purposes
new asparagus beds should be made
now without delay, though any time
this month will answer. The best
plan in making these beds is to OK.
cavate the earth, whether it is soil or
not to the depth of twenty to twens
ty-four inches, remove all the dirt
except the soil, and commence to fill
up with a good layer OF horse man.
ure, press it we'll down, then q layer
of soil, add then manure again, leavN
ing the richest manure for the last
eight or ten inches. Plant two year
old roots Of the colossal variety, three
feet apart each way, with the crown
OF the roots from six to eight inches
beneath the surface.
Keep the beds clear of all weeds,
grass, etc. The plants will make
considerable growth the first season,
and the third season there will be
some spires fit to cut. The fourth
season, three years after planting,
the bed may be considered in its full
maturity. No salt should be applied
until the bed is fully established
while there is no better fertilizer than
salt for bed once fully producing a
crop, to DO applied early in April
and as soon after the fall dressing of
manuare is forked in as may be con-
venient--it is death to the young
plants. Salt destroys the weeds and
grass and must be kept from box
edging and young trees, or it will
destroy them too.-GermantoCn Teie.
graph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

STATIONS FOR SERvICE.-We are
cursed with too many stations -
Every other farmer who is blessed
with a horse colt seems to feel it his
duty to preserve the young equine
for stock purposes. lie does not stop
To consider whether the animal is
worthy to perpetuate his line
whether his blood will ennOble or de-
grade but he goes it blind. and
dreams that stud.horse surely leads
TO fame and fortune. "A a natural
result, we have cheap stations stand
ing all over the country, and the pro-
prielors Of the stations descending
TO all manner Of tricks to secure a
respectable quota of mares for each
harem. In too many places ,he farm
ers arc go penny.wise and pound
foolish as to breed to the cheapest
horses, irrespective ofmerit. If they
can get a service for S. they will
take il, and then bestow great care
upon the worthless offspring. They
degrade their mares, cheat them.
selves, and perpetuate a line Of brutes
A colt from a So stallion is not worth
raising; and so long as we do raise
the mongrels, we cannot expect to
see marked general improvement in
our stock. There is only one way
to deal with this question. No stall
lion should be permitted to stand for
mares without first having been eX-
amined by a competent board and
received certificate of merit and
been granted license to render pub.
lie service in the stud. The question
is one for legislation, and the board
of examiners should be the creation
of law. Until we adopt some radical
measure like this, we are certain to
be cursed with worthless stations,
and to mark, as the positive fruit of
these stations, the degeneracy of
equine stock, -Tuf, Field and Farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
THE HERALD.
FARM TOPICS.
Rules for the Care of Sheep.

/. Keep sheep dry under foot
with litter. This is even more nee,
essary than roofing them. Never
let them stand or lie in mud or snow.
2. Take up lamb bucks early in
the summer, and keep them up until
December 1st following. when they
may be turned out.
3. Drop or take out the lowest
bars as the sheep enter or leave q
yard, thus saving broken limbs.
A. Count every day.
3. Begin granting with the great
est care, and use the smallest guam
tity at first.
s. If a eve loses her lamb, milk
her daily for few days, and mix a
little alum with her salt.
Z. Let no hogs eat with the sheep
by any means, in the spring.
8. Give the lambs q little milk
feed in time of weaving.
9. Never frighten sheep if possi-
BILE to avoid it.
10. Sow rye for weak ones in
cold weather, if you can.
IL, Separate all weak or thin or
sick from the strong in the fall, and
give them special care.
II. If any sheep is hurt, catch it
at once and wash the wound and if
it is fly time, apply spirits of turpen-
tine daily, always wash with some
thing healing. lfa limb is broken
bind it with =, linter3 tightly, lessen
ing as the limb swell
l3 Keep num0eI Of good bells
on the sheep.
II D. not let the sheep spoil
wool with chaff or bur5.
Is Cut tag-locks in early spring
10 For soours, give puiveriz d
alum 10 wheat bran prevent by TAX
ing great care in changing dry for
green feed.
l6 If one is lame, examine the
foot, clean out between the hoof,
pare the hoof if unsound, and apply
tobacco with blue vitriol, boiled in a
little water.
19. Shear at once any sheep COM
mencing TO shed its wool, unless the
weather is too severe, and save care
fully the pelt Of any sheep that dies.
10. Have at least some good
work to refer to . This will be mon
ey in your pocket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
A NEW AND
SplendidIy-iIIustrated Edition of
FENIMORE COOPER,S
wORLD-FAMED
Leather Stocking RomanceS.

ID. APPLETON Co. announce that they have com.
monced the publication Of J. Fenmore Cooper's Nov.
els, in form designed for general popua circulation
The series will begin with the famous Leather Stock.
ing Tales, five in number which will be published In
the following order, at intervals OF about month:
|. The Last Of the mshegans.
III. The Deersayer.
III. The Pathfinder,
Nv. The Pioneers.
v. The Prairie.
This edition of the Leather Stocking Tales will
be printed in handsome octave volumes, from new
stereotype plates. Each volume superbly and fully
illustrated with entirely designs by the dis
tnguished artist f. o. G. barley, aRd bound in an at
tactive paper cover. Price, Seventy fee Cents per Vol
anne, or S315 for the complete set. The SERIES when
completed, will make, bound, elegant library
volume for which binding will furnished at
moderate price.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Spontaneous Combustion as Cause
Of Fires.


IRON the State Jourpal)
There are large class of chemical
reactions which are liable to produce
flres. We remember once having
occasion to prepare an outfit for an
expedition which required moro oil
cloth thai could be procured in time.
Heavy duck tentcloth was according
ly saturated with boiled linssed oil,
and stretched upon the grass to dry.
A shower suddealy coming up, the
oiled cloth partially wet was rolled
up, and placed in a neighboring cars
penter's shop. The next morning
the men went to the shop to spread
it out again and found it just burst
ing into flame. In u few moments
moro it would have caused a disas-
trous fire. We were called not long
since to examine a building myste-
riously set on fire. A leaking cask
of kerosene, which generated hydro.
carbon gases, which communicat-
ed with the stove took fire, was clear.
ly the cause, Kerosene should a.
ways be in perfectly tight vessels.
Linseed oil is one OF these destruc-
tive agents when it becomes spilled
on waste cotton, sawdust, or even
wood ashes. 1t has been known to
cause spontaneous combustion in a
few hours.
A can Of oil was spilled on heap
of sawdust in mill, and the sun
poured in upon it brightly part of an
afternoon. The mischief was detect
cd Just IN time, as the smoke began
to rise from the heap before the men
lift. A slow fire was found to be
creeping through the mass just where
the sun shone, which would probably
have burned down the building # lett
e. Itself Very likely this is one
;ause Of the frequent fires in saw
mills
Some bales OF cotton rags brought
nut Of storage cellar were found TO
be on fire. Oil had been spilled up
on them.
Powdered charcoal piled in heap
IS very apt to ignite of itself. A
wing in the mint at Paris once caught
fire from charcoal stored in it. So
the powder makers have sometimes
serious damage done them by this
same agent. A great conhagration
once occurred in Copenhagen,in con-
sequence Of the spontaneous firing of
a great mass Of btuminous coal in
the royal ship-yards. Fourteen hun
dred houses were destroyed.
Our late storms along the coast
have caused various fires, though it
seems hardly reasonable to accuse
water of occasioning fire. 1t is true,
however, that the high tides have
swept the waters over into the cell
lars where lime was stored, and ev-
cry one,knows how water makes lime
burn.
There are many other curious
ways in which fires originate, which
are familiar to insurance companies,
but which the general world knows
nothing about. Bat the insurance
companies undoubtedly suffer more
from spontaneous combustion-sales
by the oyer-lnsured than from any
Other class Of combustible agencies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Esinie OF Francis.

GrATE oF WISCONSIN, In Probate-Grant County
= County of Grant 5 Court
In the matter Of the estate OF Albert H. Francis de-
ceased
On reading and filing tine petition OF Margaret
Fraueis, OF Grant o. representing other things
that Albert H. Francis, late of BloOmin gtOn Grant Co
on the 10th day of January. 1872 at Grant county
died nestate leaving goods chattes aud estate within
this state and Co.. that the said petitioner is the widow
OF said deceased and praying that administration
OF said estate be to George W. Fennel, granted
IL is ordered that said petition be heard efore the
Judge OF this Court on Monday, 18th day Of April
1877 at one O'Clock 2. NJ at Lancaster in said county
ordered further that notice thereof he given 10 the
heirs of said deceased and all persons interested bY
publishing copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing in the Grant Co
herald, weekly newspaper printed and published al
Lancaster, in said county.
BY the Court, Mn. MoG0NIGAL, Co. Judge
Dated at Lancaster, March 18th, 1872. 42w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
TOR SALE

Vn account OF failing health 1 wish 10 sell nv
INNER Tools aud stock. There il one of Miles,
Lock Joint Cutter machines in the set Of tools
wiz also sell my house and two lots in Pannimora
Fennimore, February 5th. 1874 ssmsa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
She riffs saIe-Pmrington.

GTArR OF WISCONSIN, Circuit. Court ia and for
- County of Grant. Grant County.
Judgment of Foreclosure aud Sale
Joseph Walker, plaintiff VS. Amos Purington and
Plummer Purington, defendants.
BY virtue Of Judgment Of foreclosure and order
OF sale made and rendered in the above entitled action
on the 10th day OF March, 1871, and an additional
judgment in said action made aud rendered the
7th day of March, 1872, directing that sale be made
of the land mentioned therein, described as follows
to wits The half of the southwest quart err and
70 off the west side of the half of the south
west quarter Of section thirty 1907 in town seventh of
range two %, west Ia Grant Co. Wisconsin; will
the twenty-thrd dy Of April, 1872, at the hour Of
o'clock In the afternoon, at the front door Of the court
hon so in the village of Lancaster in said Grant
y, Wisconsin, sell the said described lands at public
auction TO the highest and best bidder for cash. to
satisfy said judgment, interest thereon and of
sale. WIN. e. SLOAT Sheriff
l.. J. WooLLEY, PIN & Atty. Grant county, Wis
Dated Sheriff : office, Lancaster Mar, Q, 1872. al 6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
G OOP ER'S
LEATHER STOCKING NOVELS.

"The enduring monuments of Kenmore COOPER are
his works. While the love of country continues 20
prevail his memory will exist in the hearts OF the peo
pie. So truly patriotic and American throughout
they should find place in every Americans library
--Dlniei Htbstcr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

R@- The Poland~China are said TO
be originated by cross between
what is known as the Big,boned
China and Poland. There has been
considerable controversy WITHIN the
last year in relation to the name
which this now pretty well establish
ed breed should DO called, whether
"Magie," or Poland-China. Breed
ers who havemade swine their special
study may probably be able to trace
the various crosses TO their originals;
but the characteristics of a distinct
and permanent family, being fixed,
it does not thereafter interest the
breeder for pork, except to know that
the stock is without adulteration.-
The China hog was the most impor-
tant of the original breeds in estab-
fishing crosses, but now days it is
less used, Harris says the pure
Chinese pigs are now seldom, if ever,
resorted to by English breeders
They find it moro advantageous to
resort to pure-bred boars of some of
their own established breeds Vest
ern Rural.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

Esy- Anything that will relieve or
cure headache must certainly be
something which, being known, will
be eagerly sought after by very many
people. A very simple remedy, if
DR. War burton Begbio be liable au,
thority, is turpcntine In abiding
to it's successful use, the Doctor says:
"rhe frontal headache, which is most
apt to occur after prolonged mental
effort, but may likewise be induced
by unduly sustained physical exer-
ton, cup of very strong tea often
relieves but this remedy with not a
few is perilous, for, bringing relief
from pain, it may produce general
restlessnes, and-worst of all-ban-
lsh sleep Turpentine in doses of
twenty or thirty minims, given at in
tervals of an hour or two, will not
only remove the headache, but pro-
duce, in q wonderful manner, that
soothing influence to which reference
has already been made"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Estate of Hamlet,

~ TATE OF WISCONSIN,, 60 In Probate. Grant County
- Grant County Court
March 18th, 1872
In the matter Of the estate Of Albert Hamlet dec a.
On reading and fling the petition of Ezekiel Haw-
ley, Of said county representing that w W. Watkins
the administrator of sal estate heretofore appointed
by this COnrt, has resigned and been removed from
the trust as such administrator that the estate of said
deceased is not fully administered that he is prin.
opa creditor Of said deceased and praying that tho
administration OF said estate not administered be
granted 10 Jacob scott, of said county
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before the
Judge OF this ednesday the 10th day of Anil
ID 1872 at one o'clock, z NJ, at Lancaster in said
county.
Ordered furth that notice thereof be given TO the
heirs Of said deceased and to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing in the Grant Conn
ty Herald weekly newspaper printed and published
at Lancaster in said comfy.
BY the court WIN. McGONIGAL, County Judge
Dated at Lancaster, March 18th. 1872. 42w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
sheriff.. s.le--Smitb.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, In Circuit Court In and for
- County Of Grant, ( Grant County, Wisconsin
Judgment Of foreclosure and sale.

STArE OF wisconsin, InOircnit Court in and for
- County Of Grant, : Grant County, Wisconsin.
Judgment Of foreclosure and sale.
John Zisler, plaintiff. vs. Henry Smith and Caroline
Smith, defendants
By virtue Of judgment of foreclosure and sale,
made and rendered in the above entitled action March
11th 1872. directing that sale be made of the lands
and premises therein mentioned, and described as
follows. to-wit: The north half OF the following de-
scrbed piece Of land situated in the county Of Grant
and State of Wisconsin, described follows: Com
mencing one hundred and twenty three (i23) feet
from the south east of block fourteen "a in
the village or town Of Hazel Green, in said county,
the course being north seventy five degrees 5oeast
one hundred and twenty four feet, thence north f-
teen degrees ll5o) west, one hSndred and seventy
nine 79) feet, thence south seventy I've degrees (75
west, one hundred and twenty-f0ur 2l) feet thence
south fifteen degrees tl5o) east one hundred and
seventy Q77) feet along the line with Matthew
and Edward Thempson's land, il being their south
east corner and the place of beginning, containing
about eighty rods Of land, ! will on the Eleventh.
day OF May, 1872, at the hour Of o'clock in the
afternoon at the front door of the house in thu
village Of Lancaster, in said Grant county, Wisconsin
sell said described lands to the highest bid
der for cash. to satisfy sad Judgment interest there
on ami costs of sale.
wM. L. sL0AT.
So Sheriff Grant County, Wis.
W. 2. DEWEY, Plaintiff Attorney.
Dated March 10th, 1872 43w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

s@- Nine years ago not pound of
fine wool was grown in the United
States, Great Britain, or in any coun
try except Spain. In 1874 a small
flock was sent to the Eleetor ofSaxo-
ny as a great present for the King of
Spain, whence came the entire pro-
duct of Saxony wool, of such i'm.
mense value. In 1909, during the in
vasion of Spain by the French, some
Of the valuable flocks were sold to
raise money. The American Con-
sui, Mr.. Jarvis, at Lisbon, purchased
I,4OOshead and sent them to this
country. a portion of the pure and
unmiXed Merino stock is still to be
found in Vermont at this time
Such was the origin Of the immense
hooks OF tne,wooi sheep in the Unit.
ed States at the present time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

There are no words so fine, no fiat
terry so soft, that there is not senti-
ment beyond them that il is impossi-
bic TO express at the bottom of the
heart where true love is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02

Many lose the opportunity Of saw.
ing a good thing by waiting to weigh
the matter too long. Our best i'm
pulses are too delicate to endure much
handling. Speak promptly when
you feel kindly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-21

PgRLi OF THE DRuG SToREs.-fhe New
Orleans PicGwme says: \ correspondent
makes some pertinent remarks on the unlaw-
ful licensing of uneducated druggists. As an
illustration of the vital Importance Of thor
ough knowledge Of medical chemistry to
qualify person for compounding prescrip-
tons, it may be mentioned that not long
since physician tried an experiment to sat
isfy himself as to the extent Of the danger in
CURED on account of ignorance in this re-
gard. Calling at certain drug store, he
presented the following prescription ely
drag. clor. mitis, grs. <; soda bycarb., grs
K; ammonia murias., grs. x" Saving that
be would call for the mixture in q few min
utes, he turned as if to go, when the druggist,
in an excited tone, called him back q" Doc
tor" said the latter, d" can't make up these
Ingredients for anybody to take; you must
have made a mistake" " How sop said
the doctor. " Why, don't you see that there
are here all the equivalents to constitute cor
rosiye sublimate p 4" OF course | do, " was
the answer; " but have submitted the same
prescription at dozen different places, and
YOU are the first one who has objected to
putting it up, or indicated any suspicion OF
Its deadly nature
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-21

HouT0rA1HY.-Ihe" "little pill fraternity
or the American Institute Of Homeopathy,
which is. hv the way, the Oldest national
medical society in our country, held Its ses-
sion last week in Washington. There was
large attendance Of physicians. Dr.. j +.
Talbot. of Boston, presided. The president
of the Institute delivered the opening ad-
dress. His address was an able resume Of
the progress Of homeopathy in tins country
and in Europe From it We learn that tii-
teen years ago the American Institute num-
bered but 32j members now it has over
+ 900 Then so pages contained the pro
cecdinrs-nOw from COO to 900 were required
annually. There are at present twenty.one
state societies, and upwards OF sixty district
and county societies in the United States,
and from all parts Of our country cheering
reports were received concerning the pro-
eress of this school Of medicine. The lnsti-
/ tute remained in session four days. During
this time many valuable papers were present
ed and discussed on all branches Of medical
service. The Institute declared itself in IA
vor Of Temperance and against the use of al
cohol in the following "In view Of the
great prevalence Of intemperance in the use
of alcohol, and of Its disastrous effects upon
the individual and the community, the
American Institute Of Homeopathy declares
that no medical petitioner should prescribe
alcohol without grave sense Of rcsponslb b.
ilitv that alcohol in whatever form should
be prescribed with as much care as any
powerful drug, and that the directions for its
use should be 80 framed as not to be inter
preted as a sanction for Its use when the oc-
cason which induced the prescription shall
have passed"
DR.. Kellogg, of New York, presented an
interesting table, complied from the statistics
Of the Metropolitan Beard of Health. show
ing the comparative mortality under physi-
clans Of the old and new schools ofmedicine,
practicing side by side. By this it appears
that in New York city there were during the
years 1870 and ISL, 9S4 allopathic and los
homeopathic physicians; that the allopaths
lost 80, 1876 cases by death during those years,
and the homeopaths , 2,539 in the same time
averaging 80 SO to every allopath, and Is, %
to every homeopath These statistics were
COMPLIED from the official records of the Board
of Health, and did not include coroner's cases
or deaths in hospitals
After eIecting Dr.. Small, of Chicago,
President, and DR.. McClatchey, of Philadel-
phia, Secretary, the Institute adjourned to
meet in Cleveland, June Sd, 1873.