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TIE POLITICAL RELICS OF TIE REBELLION
Whether the President in his message will re-
pe1t his former recommendations in favor OF q
general amnesty, or the removal Of all political
disabilities imposed BY the Fourteenth Amend
mont has ceased, in one sense, to be Of anv in
portance, because the number to which euc., act
"ill nov apply is very small. After the Cincin-
nati Convention, and just before the adjourn
nent Of Congress, bill WAS passed removing
political disabilities from all except 'fSenators
End Representatives Of the Thirty-sixth and
Iiirty-se7enth Congresses, officers in tie judi
cia1, military, and naval service of the United
States, heads Of Departments and foreign Min
Listers ct the United states." This language Was
considered ambiguous at the time, but the proper
construction unquestionably retains under dis
ability al those who were in the military OF judi
o2al service in 1e60-1, and who left tho same to
ea!o part in tho Rebellion.
The number of persons belonging to these
glasses now living has been greatly reduced by
Heath, and OF the survivors but few, if eny,
hare political aspirations. 4 correspondent OF
The Louisville Cou7ier-Jou7nnl furnishes a List
Of the exceptions. In the list Of disfraachised
Senators are Fitzpatrick Of Alabama, always q
retiring man, now of an advanced age, and G. G.
Clay, who has long been victim of bad health,
End who lives in retirement in his State. Robert
". Johnson, Of Arkansas, has abandoned poll
hcs and is practising law at Washington City.
falce and MALLORY, OF Florida, hare never taken
IN ~;
President of small railroad in Florida, and tho
otacr is practising law at Pensacola. Iverson, Of
Georgia, is now g very old man, and has not
been heard of; and, while Toombs is as great
:oa-er as ever, and still refuses to surrender, he
has no following in Georgia, where new gen.
eration las come to voting age since he was
great man. OF the Louisiana Senators, SIdcll
Is dead and Benjamin Inns become naturalized
rs citizen of Great Britain, and is practising
faw in London.
Jcif. Davis is President of the South Caro-
ina Life Insurance Company, and the salary is
his Only income: He is not an aEpirant for polit-
zeal honors under any State or the Federal Gov
Hrnnent. His ambition is to live as the Presl-
dent of the dcfunct Confederacy. Albert 6.
Brown, the other Senator from Mississippi, has
been earnest in his efforts to reconcile the white
Rnd negro populations Of the State, but has no
political Aspirations. Hammond, Of South Caro-
Gna,-tle autLcr Of the famous "Mudsill" |
ep;het,- lis dead; Chesnut, the other Senator, is
living. Nicholson, Of Tennessee, has already
beea p2rdoned, and is now Chief Justice of Ten
pcssee. Trusten Polk, Of Missouri, is living
quietly in that State. Wigfall, Of Tezas, is |
, 1872-12-01
BUSINESS NOTICES.


Tho letter Of Mr- Steele, published in TIE
TRIBUNE yesterday, Tas timely response to the
question, "What is it that the county proposes
TO buy from the owners of the abstract books ?"
EIr. Steele states fact which will enlighten
thousands Of persons who have had rather con-
fused notions Of what these books contain. The
general impression has been. that when man .n-.
p;edf for abstract Of ttlo the paper he received
was transcript Of the entries in the books Of
the several establishments but this is not the
fact These entries are mere minutes, in which
they state that On certain date a conveyed to B
certain land for certain sum, as by
deed recorded on certain pages OF the
public records. When an abstract is asked for,
the entries enabled the ebstract-maker to refer
to the original record, and furnish thecefron
tbs papers known as abstracts. So far as these
several firms have retained and nosr have copies
Of the abstracts furnished their customers, such,
copies have considerable valuo, but the other
entries, which arc merely references to public
records which no longer exist, hare but an in
considerable value. They show but in very few
cases any Of the minute particulars OF the con-
Teyances to which they refer, and are nei thor
evidence themselves nor do they tend to estab-
IEn any facts.
This fact is Of the greatest importance. There
rra probably in this city, held by various persons,
abstracts showing the title to nearly every foot
Of land in the county. The owners Of
these papers Will gladly consent to
hare these papers recorded. All the banks in
suranco companies, and all other institutions
which loaned money On real estate, have COM
plete abstracts of title down to the fire. Each
oae Of these abstracts embraces not only the
the owner Of the abstract, but to large amounts
OF other land. Nearly all the large owners Of
real estate have complete abstracts, not only Of
the title to the land they now OWL, but to all
they have ever owned # the county Will make
provision for recording all these papers free of
expense to the oWnerE there viii, within very
few months, be upon record ss full and as COM
pleta chain Of title to al tho property in the
city End county aE can possibly be shown By all the
books Of al tho abstract men. To record these pa-
pezsUiu notccst10perc OF price demanded |
by the abstract men for their books. Thousands |
rf citizens have, moreover, their original deeds,
n1 certified copies Of deedB. and I'll these may be
Recorded. end ell will tend to make arocord OF
greater valuo than can be had by the re-
eording Of ell the books and papers Of the alb
stract men. # the County Commissioners will
II Eite this action by the holders OF these alb
stracts, and provide for their recording at th7
puilic expense, we. are confident there will be
al Immediate and general response.
, 1872-12-01

Happy is the land which possesses such r1aeis-
trates as Yen Of Hang-Yang, in the Province
Of Hupeh.
1--we had Yen in Chicago, would it be nec-
cssary to have Society for the Suppression OF
Crlme? The crime Of infanticide is not En- un-
common ono IN america. At times it reaches
such proportions that the community becomes
Startled, whereupon the moralists write essayB
and the ministers preach sermons against it,
but still the crime goes On unchecked and un-
punished. Whero is the American Yen to utter
"No mercy will be shown. Lot all tremblin11v
obey. Do not t1isoboy."
, 1872-12-01

The report on the Criminal and Private I,naa-
tic Asylun1s in Ireland shows that there lca
been decided increase Of insane people, though
the population OF the country has decreased
during the last few years. In 1876 there YES :
population Of s,175 124, while the census Of 1871
showed population Of only {, ,:o2 ,75o, or . do
crease Of 2,772,365. But the insane people Of
1876 only numbered u 1897, while those Of 1871
numbered 1887, OF 2n increase Of $50. It is
thought that the difference may be accounted
Tor IN part by the more complete system for
making up the statistics; which can now scarcelr
escape any number Of the afflicted, while the
means for collecting information was forcer1=-
very untrustHorthy.
, 1872-12-01

The recent nitro-glycerine e1p1oRibn near
fon8efs, n T., exhibits in s strong light the.
tremendous powers Of that agent as sh explo-
sire, and the singular ignorance Of human na-.
ture displayed by those who had left tie nitro.
g1ycenne on tho scene Of the catastr bphe, It
mad been placed, in cans protected By wooden
boxes, On tia line OF q proposed railroad, and
Inc place va. surrounded by board fence, On,
each side Of which was this notice:
pASGERt paSGgn!! DASc1En!If
the co,tanta teH2t you to touch Or 90
tne contents OF the enclosure. 1t is nitro gl5ceriae
Women, men Of 70 years Of aga or upwards.
retired veterans Of tho arnny, or heroes of ths
navy, would hare been as greatly startled at
meeting such sign in the open folds as vas the
ola lady, seTeral miles away, who. rushing out Of
1er house On hearing tha explosion, sew . board
descending with part Of The above Inscription.
hanger! danser! =" and, supposing it q SUPER
natural aign, tainted instantly. But to alla7
boyish curiosity, and induce the adventurous.
splIlt OF youth to pass On without blowing itself.
into the tops Of tho not verv adjacent fores.
trees, the inscription On the enclosure should
hare been:
RAFE! SAFE! AFB1
me only substance in these Is cold water T1y
Or the enclosure might hare been still more Of
fectually labelled:
TRACTS TRACTS TRACTS!
Ihess cans ARE full Of p.oas reL.ctoas r4toY
f1sau! 4t may save your immortal sou1t
IN other case tho four boys, Doaaelly, Terr.
CellaSee, and Hi, together with tho nitro-o1v.
cer1ne, would have been saved The-o isac
tain stage IN ifo when youth seek daa1or 81
as ducks tako to water. II thav ara
TO BE- rcpaled, it must be By some indication th.t
en- effort is being made to lead them into tha
path OF safety The next depositors of cans Of
4 tro-giyeerine will do we'll, therefore, to mari,
hem with duo regard to the principles OF hu-
nan nature.
, 1872-12-01
Tho R1nyor OF WJ23do-te. mi.r..
E1oPcs EytEh a Eos,ng Girl. -.

EloPcs With q Eos3ng Girl.
From the Eetroit Free Press Mar. @.
Thomas Jewell. Of Wyandotta, Was ALWAYS con
sidered jewel CT q citizen, and, siuce last
Bpring, has filed the Office Of aIeTor to era~v-
body's satisfaction. Eo is mn OF temrerafo
habits, vas looked upon as Cd exemplary chris
tian. and had tho full confidence Of his foiIoy-
toWnsmen. Living in the sa1la village was
young lady Of IS, named COLLEEN, who is Possessed
Of considerable property, and had upward OF
s., 600 in money in tho bcnk. No one hal ever
observed that Miss CsLen and the nayor had
anything further than speaking acauaint-
ence, but it is now charged that lie BETRAYED
her, and that they Layo Eeon on terms o;
close intimacy for year past. The A[a7or
has G wifo and six children, which
fact prevented any suspicion. Hiss Co!len drew
her money from the bank the other day and left
fo- Detroit, to make Eomc purchases. The next
train coming this wcy broaGLt tho Mayor, who
excused Lis absence from homo On tia piea OF
business. It WAS not known for q day or two
that the two hed planned an elopeEeat. but they
are known to have met here, to have proceeded
East al H2a2 and wife, and to be somewhere in
New England together Parties were hc-a yes-
terday to see if they couldn't get q clue to tho
runawayB. They report that neE5 las nearly
killed Jewc!ps wife, who is G line and highly
respected woman. It is also stated that Jewell
Has rather forced into the elopenent, as the
girl was in q condition which would hare result
cd in an oppose before many weeks. There il o
good deal Of excitement in Wyan1otto over the
affair, as I'll the parties stacG high in society.
The friends Of the girl propose to arrest Jewell
Il they cao trace ulm.
, 1872-12-01

The winter Of 1873 had been intensely cold. er5
the zee formed Oh Lake Eric was vc.= lick. This
vas "a sloosened around the shores by tne wa.n da7s
Of early spI1ng During the day stiff easteriv>
wind moved the whols field up The lake. AEont
sundown the wind chopped suddenly a-o7,.,d rn5
blew gale from tie west. This Brought tTe
vast tract of ice down n again with such Henea-
and the outlet, SO that the outflow Of tbe 7Tata1
was very greatly impeded. OF course it onIg
needed very short space Of time for the faIls
to drain OF the watar below Black Rock. Tie
morning at Niagara, wo found that our rver ras sas
1'ea neasly haf gone; The American channel
The British channel looEed lI'Aos os tSon:5 sesef,
1t had been sn3itten with a. quick ctI-
from the head Of Goat Island, and ont into the
Canadian rapids, tic water was gone, as it vas
also from the lower end of Goat Island. ont he
yo9d the towe1: The rocks were bare, black and
almost to q moan. The scene was desolate, and
but for its novelty and the certainty that it.
would change before many hours, would have
been gloomy and eaddening. Every person who
Jet OF water winch shoots up out Of the water
about forty rods south Of the outer Sister
IN the great rapids, called, with singular cor.
6adiction Of terms, tha sLeaping Rock'' The:
cFteG IF Goat aFoyS 1sad buggy from the head
end near to that Jet. With log 1t cart
and four horses he dad drawn from The
outside Of the outer island stick Of pine
timber, hewed twelve inches square and forty
feet long. From the top of the middle island
was drawn still larger stick, hewed On one side.
and sixty feet long. There ero few places on.
the globe where person would be less ILolr to
so numbering than in the rapids Of Niagara, lust
above the brink Of the Horseshoe fall. All tie
people Of the neighborhood we're abroad explor-
ing recesses and cavities that had never before
been exposed to mortal eyes. Tie writer went
some distance up the shore OF the river. Large
fields at the muddy bottom lay bare. The si3-
gular syncopo Of the waters lasted Ill the da7.
and night closed over tha strange scene. But Il
the morning our river Was restored in al its
strangth, beauty, and majesty, and ne we're glad
to welcome its swelling tide once more.-4ol-
ley's Niagara.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

A YOUNG COLORED GIRL WISHES TO TRAVEL
a. with family as nurse or to wait ON lady Address
:. s.. Orange. N. j.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

vNANTED--A FIRST CLASS CYLINDER PRESSMANs
w In job printing Office in this city; to expert
enced man liberal salary will be paid. Address. with
name wages and reference, in confidence, Il. b. NJ box
Ill herald oficr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

yNANTED--A FIRST RATE STARCHER AND IRONER
w on ladies' new collars and cuffs steady work good
nay one who understands dry laundrying. Address
FAINTER, Herald office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

A GENTEEL YOUNG WOMAN, ONE SPEAKING
IA French preferred who lives with her relations.
spend the day out as ladies' maid and travel July
meet with desirable position Call at Ga Thomas St
z
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

TIPHOLSTERESS WANTED-ONE ACCUSTOMED TO
~ cutting and fitting slip for furniture; good
wages and steady work. Apply to B. l.. SOLOMON &
SONS, 657 and $50 Broadway New York. .-Ts-.-.-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

1C0 WEST 18TH ST., BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH
fAO avs two flight of stairs up, front-An honest
correct woman To do housekeeping washing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

WANrED-WIRE DRAWERS; ~ TO 30 GOOD MEN
w steel plates for ripping and drawing number wire
steady work given Apply to the NEW HAVEN WIRE
COMPANY New Haven, Conn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

THOROUGHLY COMPETENT ENGLISH LADY
"A from Loldon. England as housckceper in hotel or
9entlcmans family London and American experience;
1rrt class reference Address LONDON box li6 Herald
Uptown Branch Office, 1265 Broadway
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28

A LADY DESIRES POSITION AS COMPANION
n would take charge Of gentlemans house, any
Address Miss L. A. b. Herald Uptown Branch office, LEX
Broadway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06
What to do in Emergencies.

If person falls in a fit, and begins
to snore loudly, with very red face,
it is apoplexy. Let him be seated
80 as to favor the blood going down
ward, away from the head apply
cold cloths to the head, or cushions
of equal quantities of snow or
pounded ice and common salt. If
the person is perfectly still, face
pale, and there is no pereeptiole
breathing, it is fl OF fainting. Do
not touch him, except to loosen the
clothing; then keep off five or ten
feet distant, SO as TO allow the air TO
come in make no noise, and there
will very soon be calm, quiet return
to consciousness and life, for it is
only momentary cessation of the
circulation Of the blood to the head.
But suppose there is very violent
motion of the hands and feet, and
all sorts of bodily contortions, it is
epilepsy. Let the man comfort until
he is tired you can't hold him still
all your efforts only tend to aggravate
the trouble and to exhaust the
strength ; all that ought to be done
is to keep the unfortunate from hurt
ing himself. There is no fot suffer
ing, for 90 soon as he comes to he
will tell you that he remembers
nothing whatever of what has pa, sed
appears to be the only calm aud self
possessed person in the whole crowd,
and is apparently well as before the
occurrence. Dizziness often comes
instantaneously. and we begin TO
reel before we know it. Shut the
eyes, whether you are walking
along the street, looking over Il
precipice, ascending ladder, or
climbing to ships masthead the
fear or dizziness disappears instantly
if you look upward. Halls Journal
Of Health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06

TIE ECONOMY OF COOKING Food
When wheat straw is termented by
means of green, moist vegetable
matter, as fresh clover or grass
placed in layers amongst it, its
Quality as feed is much improved.
1t is found that the process not only
renders more soluble the fibre Of the
straw, but actually converts parts Of
il into starch, sugar and gum. Acs
curate experiments--accoIdiug 10
Professor VoeIker, in Transactions
Of Royal Agricultural Society of
England, 187l-have proved that
the iermenting process enabled City
per cent. of tho vegetable fibre to
become soluble, while Of the UMPIRE
pared straw only twenty-six per
cent. is soluble. When chaff of
straw is steamed in an ordinary
feed-chest. under pressure Of fifteen
pounds per inch, and allowed to cool
gradually, the same effect is produce
ed, and one ton is equal in nutriment
to two tons unsteamed Besides, by
mixing with it meal of any kind, or
bran, the flavor is diffused amongst
the mass and it is rendered much
moro paIatable. In this way, even
wheat straw may DO used as fodder,
and great saving effected = Hearth
and Home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06
Estate of wilson.

~ TATE OF WIscoNsIN, 81. In PROBATE. Grant County
> Grant County. Court
In the matter the estate of rem wilson deceased
On reading anu iiiug the petition of Euuis NJ will.
son. late Of Grant county, representing among other
things, that 0rren Wilson. late 81 Bloomington,
Grant comfy on the 18th day OF January, A d. 1872
at Bloomington died in tate leaving goods chatte
and within this state and county and hat
said petitioner is the widow OF said deceased, and
praying that administration Of said estate be to her
granted
IL is ordered that said petition be heard before the
Judge Of this Court, Wednesday the 18th day OF
February A d. 1871 at O'Clock r. NJ. at Lancas-
tor, in said unity.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given to the
heirs Of said deceased and TO all persons crested by
publishing copy Of this order for three successive
weeks prior said day 81 hearing 10 the Grant Coun-
ty Herald weekly newspaper printed and published
At Lancaster, in said county
By the Court. VIM. McG0NIGAL, Co. Judge.
Dated at Lancaster, January Is, lSs2 33w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06
White and Early Rose Potatoes.
Correspondence OF the Western Farmerl

Correspondence OF the Western Rarmerl
Having seen different and conflict,
log statements in your paper relativ {
To the productiveness and quality OF
the White Rose potato, l will tell
you what | know about farming
as far as the White Rose potato is
concerned. Last spring | obtained
from Mr.. Young ten pounds OF seed,
which | planted in l40 hills, about
June 10. The ground on which they
were planted was newly plowed the
first time the year before and corn
was planted on the sod No manure
or other fertilizers was used. They
were planted 3! feet apart each way.
They were plowed twice each way
with double shovel plow, and hoed
twice. The yield was 10 bushels of
as handsome, smooth potatoes as |
ever saw, qualify A No. l.
One-half acre of Early Rose plant
ed on an adjoining piece Of ground,
with same cultivation, produced 175
bushels, decidedly the best yield that
| ever had any personal knowledge
of. The bugs did no injury to either
variety. consider the White Rose
late variety | do not think they
were fully matured when they were
dug on Sept. 20. | noticed pecu-
liarity about the Early Rose, which
was, that the vines in nearly one
fourth of the hills died suddenly
before the potatoes were grown, and
such hills did not produce more than
onc-half as much "a others.
In conclusion | will say, consider
the White Rose the prince of pota-
toes. Another man calls it the prince
of humbugs. How will those who
know nothing about it, or the parties
who disagree relative to its merits,
decide the question
JOSEPH ATHERToN,
BRIDGEPORT. Crawford Co Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06
ESlaIe of Rice.

CTATE o. WISCONSIN, Probate Office, I
> County of Grant. Lancaster Jan. IS, 1871. s
In the matter Of the Proof and Probate Of the Last
viii and Testament Of Nancy A. Rice deceased
late Of he county Of drant.
Whereas E strument in writing, purporting to be
the last will aud testament OF Nancy Rice, decd
late Of the County of Grant has been fled in this
office; and whereas application has been made by
George McPh praying that the same be proven and
admit TO Probate according TO the laws Of this state
Therefore It'll ordered that said application be heard
before me- at the Probate ONCE in the village
OF Lancaster, Ia said County, Wednesday, the 18th
day Of February, A, D.. 1872, at o'clock p NJ
And it is further ordered that notice shall be given
10 all persons interested in said Will Of the time aud
place Of sid hearing by publication in the Grant
Comfy Herald, newspaper printed IN said county,
for three successive week, each week prior TO
said time OF such hearing
BY the Court. WIN. McGoNIGAL, Co Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-06
Estate of Taft.
CTAIE or WISCONSIN,, S. In Probate Grant cOo
y Grant County. Court.

y TATE or Wisconsin,, .. In Probate, 6rant County
y Grant County. Court.
IN the matter Of the estatt OF Delos W. TAFT deceased
On reading fling the petition of Mary Taft adj
mhistratrx or said estate, setting forth the
of personal estate that has hands and the
disposition thereof; the debts outstanding
against said deceased and description Of all the real
estate Of which said deceased died seized and the
diton aud value OF the respective portions thereof;
and praying that ceuse be 10 hergranted to sell all OF
the real estate Of said deceased for pay Of his
debts and the expenses of admins "a alton, and il
appearing by said petition, that there IL not
sufficient personal estate ia the hands of the said
Mary Tat administrative q said estate 10 pay said
debts and that it IL necessary ia order to pay the
same, 70 sell all OF said real estate;
i is ths eore ordered, that all interested in
said estate appear before the Judge Of this ourt on
Wednesday, the 2sth day OF February, A. d. 1874 at
O'Clock, 2. NJ, at the court house l. Lancaster
in said county, then and there b. show il any
there be, why license should be granted TO said
Administrative, sell said real estate according TO
the prayer OF said petition.
Aud II IL further ordered, that copy of this order
shall be published for four successive weeks prior TO
said day OF hearing, ia the Grant County Herald,
weekly Newspaper published at Lancaster, In said
county aud personally served all persons interest
ed IN sal estate, residing in said county, at least
fourteen days before said day of hearing
By the Court. VIM. MoGONlGAL
County Judge
Dated Lancaster, January u.s. 1872 33wI