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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-15
ESTATE-WILLIAMs.

STATE of Wisconsin, County Court ofGrant County
In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the May Term
Of the County Court be held 10 and for said Coun
IT, st the court house IN the city Of Lancaster, In
said county, on the first Tuesday Of May, A. d.
1850 the following matter will be heard and con
sidere5: The application Of Bridget Williams for
the appointment Of an administrator Of the estate OF
Thomas Williams late ~ the Town Of Hazel Green
in said county, deceased.
By order OF the Court
WM. McG0NIGAL, Judge
Dated March 81 st. 1850. 5w5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-15
SUMMONs-BREwrs, ct al.

Circuit Court, Grant County Charles Vincent Plain
| tia. ys. Richard Brewer Zen. ard Richard Brew
er, Jr., defendants.
The State OF Wisconsin to the said Defendants and
Zach one of them:
You are hereby summoped to appear within
twenty days after service Of this summons, exciu-
siye ofthe day Of service, and defend the above
titled action the Court aforesaid; and In OF
your falizrs 80 to DO Judgment will be rendered
ags1nst you according TO the demand Of the com
plant ; Of which copy is herewith served upon
you. JOHN sTAHEL,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
52ws P. 0. Address: Boscobel, Grant County, Wis.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Religious Mania.
to CO..

The Petersburg (Va.) Neps makes men
ton of a singular mania among the colored
people of the Cockade City. Religious
revivals of the most exciting character have
been going on in the churches for some time
past, and the colored people generally have
become so 'enthused'' that in many cases
their condition approaches that of lunacy.
The same disorder broke out in Kentucky a
few years ago, and was called by the medi-
cal men "the Kentucky jerks" The Nc'cs
says: YESTERDAY morning the streets in the
upper portion Of the city were resonant
with shouts. groans, and mumbled prayers.
About midday, in front of the Harrison
street coiored school, a scene took place
which deies description. Perhaps one hum
bred children, from eight to fifteen years of
age, were mingled in crowd of dancing,
bowling humanity-all repeating the same
formula, all making the same wild gestures,
all using the same tone of voice. The giddy
mass surged hither and yon. while teachers
vainly commanded, entreated and implored
the enthused children TO come to their
studies but they might as well have talked
TO the wild waves of the sea when the storm
King held his court. Higher and higher
rose the tumult, till physical exhaustion
brought relief, alike to the perplexed teach
Frs and wearied children
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
The Man to Live Long.

He has Il proper and well-proporsioned
stature, without, however, being too tall
He is rather of middle size, and somewhat
thick-set. His complexion is not toe ford :;
at any rate, too much ruddiness in youth is
seldom sign of longevity. His hair ap-
proaches rather to the fair than to the black.
His skin is strong, but not rough His
head is not too big; he has large veins in
the extremities; his shoulders are round
rather than fiat; his neck is not too long :;
his abdomen does not project; his hands are
large bat not deeply cleft. His foot is rather
thick than long, and his legs are firm and
round. lie hes broad, arched chest, a
strong voice, and the faculty Of retaining his
breath for a long time without difficulty.
There is harmony in all his parts. His senses
are good, but not too delicate his pulse is
slow and regular His stomach is excellent;
his appetite good and digestion easy. The
joys of the table are to him of import
ance; they tune his mind to serenity, and
his soul partakes in the pleasure which they
communicate. He does not eat merely for
the sake of eating, but each meal is an hour
of daily festivity He eats slowly and has
not too much thirst, the latter being always
a sign Of rapid self-consumption. He is
serene, loquacious, active, susceptible of joy,
love and hope, bat in>ensible to the impress
sions of hatred. anger and ayarice. His
passion never becomes violent or destructive.
f ever he gives way to anger, he expert
ences rather useful glow of warmth, an
artificial and gentle fever, without an over
flowing of the bile. He is fond also of en-
ployment, particularly calm meditation and
agreeable speculations. He is an optimist,
friend to nature and domestic felicity He
has no thirst after honor or riches, and ban
ishes all thoughts of tomorrow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
THE TWO SIDES OF THE FACE.

We should expect the convex cast of one
side Of the face to fit, line to line, into the
concave cast Of the other; but it is doubt
full if there is to be anywhere found one
single head of this ideal perfection. Mel
Their the contour Of the checks, nor the lines
Of the countenance, are the same on both
sides, and they are all the less so because
every one unconsciously tends to perform
many unilateral facial movements, which
in time cause divergence between the two
sides of the face. Besides, the head, pro-
jecting as it does freely into the air, is more
dependent than we imagine on wind and
weather. Suppose person were to sit con-
stantly at window, turning one side to the
cooler atmosphere out-of-doors, and the 9TH
er toward hot stove-the result would be
a two-fold growth of the facial muscles.
One side Of the face might become rounded
the other fat or concave; and, though such
faces are not unfrequent, we do not notice
the anomaly, simply because we are accus-
toned to it. In the Lapp we have a good
illustration Of this unequal development.
Just as the trees of his native land are
stnnted, so, too, his features become mon
strous, irregular, and one-sided /; thefrontal
bones are forced, as though by spasm, down
on the maxillaries. producing the most sim
gular combinations and contortions Of the
features. A not uncommon form of asym-
metry, in more favored lands, is the pres
ence of dimple on one cheek, while the
other has no such indentation, or but a
very faint one. In such cases the face has
as it were, summer and awinter side, just
like the apple, which is round and rudy on
it's summer side, but on the shade side fat
tened and wan.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
A DEADLY SPRING.

A writer in Californian newspaper
says: About half mile over mountain
from Bartlett Springs there is what is
called the Gas Spring. This is probably
the greatest curiosity Of the mountains.
The water is ice-cold, but bubbling and
foaming as if it boiled, and the greatest
wonder is the inevitable destruction of life
produced by inhaling the gas. No live
thing is to be found within circuit Of
one hundred yards of the spring. The
very birds, if they happen to fly over it,
drop dead. We experimental with lizard
on its destructive properties by holding it
asfew feet above the water; it stretched
dead in two minutes. It will kill human
being in twenty minutes. We stood over
it about FIVE minutes, when a dull, heavy,
aching sensation crept over Us, and our
eyes began to swim. The gas which es-
capes here is the rankest kind of carbonic,
hence its sure destruction of life : also
Of quenching of fame instantaneously.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
HOME EDUCATION.

There is a popular fallacy that, without
the advantage of good schools, education
cannot be obtained. But let it be remem-
bered that many great and good men and
women Of the age were, and are, almost
wholly self-educated. Education, as we
understand the very comprehensive term, is
not merely the highest development Of the
intellectual faculties; an acquaintance
with the arts and sciences. "Train up a
child in the way he should CO." is the di-
vine injunction. The moral as well as the
intellectual must be regarded. Impress
sions traced upon hearing and mind in
childhood.are rarely obliterated, but re-
main with US through life, Strengthening
and deepening with our years; exerting
an evil or a..salutary influence over all our
actions. How important, therefore, that
only the best Of influences be brought to
bear upon the youthful mind. What has
the great and good Watts expressed with
regard to this same education of youth p
"Their future character as social and moral
beings will be greatly influenced by the
manner in which they are taught from an
early period to regulate their emotions,
by directing them to adequate and worthy
objects, and controlling them by greatprin-
ciples of wisdom and virtue"
Children naturally regard their parents
as their superiors, and readily accept and
imbibe theirIviews; and it would appear
that to them the great Giver had entrusted
the important responsibility of moulding
the useful and susceptible mind. Parti-
cularly is it the duty Of mothers to attend
to the moral and intellectual development
of their children. It is to be lamented
that as class they are not better fitted to
conduct the education of their own offspring
De Stael said, eff you would ensure the
happiness Of France, instruct the mothers
of the French people" And the noble
expression is alike applicable to our own ma
ton. If we would but adopt such plan,
| what glorious improvement there would
be in the affairs of our land what diminu-
ton Of vice!
There are those among us, young men
and women with whom adverse fortune has
dealt roughly - whose aspirations have
been fettered and oppressed by the CALLING
chains of adversity-who would gladly &C
cept opportunities for instruction whose
hearts crave the priceless boon Of educa-
ton; but their respective occupations, en-
crossing the whole Of their time during
the day, do not permit them the leisure to
improve themselves as they desire to do.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
PRIDE AT FUNERALS.

Gerrit Smith was in receipt Of an annual
income of, say, a hundred thousand dollars,
he died in the city of New York his family
placed his remains in "a plain black walnut
case, utterly devoid Of ornament Here is
a family possessing wealth and refined
taste. If there was ever in this absurd
and ridiculous world an occasion when pro-
priety and the fitness Of things forbids dis
play, show, sham, it is when we are about
to part forever, in this world, with one we
have loved and esteemed. Yet how few Of
our village people wouldfeel satisfied with
the simple posies placed upon the coffin Of
a deceased child by the hands of sincere at
lection? If there be not wreaths, and
crosses, and crowns, in all the most expen-
siye flowers Of the season, there isa suspi-
cion of slight; to say nothing of theaccount
in the newspapers which cost so much wear
and tear of conscience to the tolerably hon
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Drevity and Business.

1fyou have anything to say, say il at once
and leave compliments to leisure hours.
What would you think Of the man who
would now begin business letter with all
the antiquated formalitieS, such as - take
my pen in hand to inform you that we are
all enjoying a very good degree of health,
except myself, who has been affected with
rheumatic; and send this hoping it may
find you enjoying the same blessing" &C.?
Ifyou have anything to say, especially to
the public, say it quickly and as briefly as
respectable language will permit. People
don't read long stories, nowadays; they
want something fresh, crisp, sharp, and to
the point, something that makes them say,
swell that man is wide awake, he's up to
the age, and going ahead: III give him q
CALI Brevity is not only the soul Of wit,
but it is also the life of business.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Curious Facts.

If tallow candle be placed in gun and
shot at door, it will 60 through without
sustaining any injury and if musket ball
DO fred into the water, it will not only re-
bound, but be fattened as if fired against q
substance. A musket ball may be fired
through pane Of glass, making hole the
size of the ball, without cracking the glass !;
if the glass is suspended by a string it will
make no difference, and the string will not
vibrate. In the Arctic regions when the
thermometer is below zero, persons. can con-
verse more than a mile distant. DR.. Jami-
son asserts that he heard every word Of a
sermon at distance of two miles. A
mother has been distinctly heard talking to
her child, on still day, across water mile
wide. These facts illustrate the veracity of
the proverb that truth is stranger than
fiction"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Uncle Ben's Mistake.

A planter in Virginia, being dressed for
some special occasion, said to Uncle Ben, an
old family servant: g Uncle Ben, how do l
look?" Why you looks splendid, marster !;
splendid. Why, you looks as bold as, as
lion." what do you know about lion
You never saw one why, yes, | did,
marster; Use often seed lion; ofen''
" Where, Uncle Ben?'' "Why down on
Master Johnson's plantation they's got q
lion. and you seed him, too; know you
has, Why, you old goose. you, that is
not lion, it is a jackass, and they have
named him Lion "Well I don't care
about dat don't care for dat You look
just like him
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

The crowd outside the court room was
greatly disappointed at the result of the
Tichbdfne trial. A reporter for the Daily
Neaos ran to cab, and said, ''Drive me to
the Daily Ne,os Office" "What's the SEN
tence?" asked the cab driver. Fourteen
years. hard labor" 'Then I'll see your
ID neck broke before I'll drive you any,
where This little dialogue is characteris-
tic of the crowd. 1t was a crowd of people
who had gradually come to consider the
Tichborne case fight between butcher
and the aristocracy, and whose mental con-
fusion was too great for them to consider
what that hypothesis involved.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
A Curious Uniformity.

One Of the most wonderful things in the
world is the uniformity fapparent accidents.
Thus in Great Britain, where the statistics
are much better preserved than in this
country, the total number Of deaths by
human violence in 1870 was I6 ,953 in 1869
it was l6,497 it was 1865 in 1868 Is,
s66 in 1867; 16, 915 in 1866 II. ST. in 1865,
and 7,OlS in 1864. Not only that, but the
same uniformity extends to the manner. in
which the victims met their deaths. How
are we to account for this uniformity, ez-
cept upon the principle that i'll the divine
economy of Nature there is no such thing
as an accident or an exception to ordinary
laws by which the whole universe is
governed?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Simple Method Of Sharpening Razcrs.

1t has long been known that the simplest
method Of sharpening razor is to put it
for half an hour in water to which one
twentieth of its weight of muriatic or sui
phuric acid has been added, then lightly
wipe it off, and, after few hours, set it on
a hone. The acid here supplies the place
of milestone by corroding the whole sur
face uniformly, so that nothing further than
a smooth polish is necessary. The process
never Injuries good blades, while badly hard
ened ones are frequently improved by it,
although the cause of this improvement re-
mains unexplained
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
A Shrewd Father.

About q year ago, if remember rightly,
q story went the rounds which credited that
ingenious gentleman, the Western man with
having successfully carried out one of the
most original of plans for getting his daugh-
tiers comfortably settled in life, without any
cost whatever to himself. lie had large
and expensive family. Three out of four
of the daughters were manageable. They
were very pretty girls, and had many adj
mirers. The father permitted them to
receive attentions from the most eligible
young men, and to all outward appearances
seemed perfectly content to part with his
treasures until asked to do 50. Each de-
mand for consent was the signal for an out
burst of feeling that ended in the sudden
exit of the applicant The lovers, however,
were not to be prevented from attaining
happiness by what they believed to be the
within of selfish father. They eloped,
were married and forgiven. The real state
of the case was, the father could no, afford
to buy three suitable outfits, and pay the ez-
pense of three feasts. Not seeing any pros
pect in the immediate future Of being better
able to do so, after ranSacking his brain to
find a way out Of the difficulty, he at last
concluded to frown on the young people,
and take the chances of what migA. follow.
The Opponents didn' cost him L cent the
expense Of outfits and weddings waS saved;
and his reputation for liberality did not
suffer in the least, and his neiohiors con-
tinued in ignorance Of the actual condition
Of his exchequer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Somewhat Condensed.

A French chemist is said to have con-
densed the body of his wife into the space
of an ordinary seal, and had her highly pol
ished and set in a ring. lie made nice
income by betting with lapidaries and others
that they could not tell the material of the
set in three guesses, and, after pocketing
the money, would burst into tears, and say
" 1t is my dear, dead wife. wear her On
my finger to keep alive pleasant remembrsn-
ces of her.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
sickness in distant city, you would have

sickness in distant city, you would have
heard from me before"
Mrs. Harmon, as she saw the will, fully
realized her situation; she had always
known that her marriage could not stand
the test of law, but had felt safe, as it had
never before been disputed; she saw it
was worse than hopeless to dispute the
will, and even her widows dover was
spirited away as if by magic.
Fred drove backIto the city with his old
nurse in half bewilderod state of mind,
and it was some time before he could
really understand the change in his pros
poets.
Wewill leave the reader to imagine the
rest, and only add that old Katie is again
housekeeper in the beautiful home on the
banks of the Hudson, and finds kind
mistress in the new Mrs. Harmon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28
Something Still to Do.

Though the day has nearly passed,
Sit not down with folded hands,
Labor while the hours shall last
While shall flow LIES golden sands;
Life is changeful-ever brief
Oh! improve each fleeting span,
Turn, each day, some brighter leaf,
Measure time by deeds to mani
Know'st thou not some burdened soul,
Fettered by disease and pam?
Point TO him the heavenly goal
Bid him rise and strive again;
Know'st thou not dropping heart,
Sinking meath misfortune's blight
Go, and friendships warmth impart-
Give to him ray Of light!
We are not TO know the way,
God shall work life's problem out
Let lis labor while We may,
Trusting him, nor have q doubt;
And with love for all mankind.
Resting not till life be through
Let us work, when we shall find
Something still for us to do!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

'"IF," advertised a philosophical victim,
"the person who took fancy to my over
coat was Influenced by the weather, then all
is serene; but if he did so from commercial
considerations, l am ready to enter into
financial negotiations for its return.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

AT party in Kentucky, recently, some
young married women were present with
their babies, and some wicked wags found
an opportunity to change the dresses Ct
those little ones during the evening. The
result was a bad mixing up of families
which it took several days to straighten
ont
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

est reporter. A few such examples as this
exhibited by the family Of Gerrit Smith,
will do something to repress afashion which
has immeasurably outgrown all warrant for
its being.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

HARVARD has raised over s., 900 for boat
ing this year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

ADVOCATES of improved husbandry-
Old maids.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-11
He Couldn't Help LcaGgI,.

81 had my misgivings, boss" the waiter
said to the landlord, whe was questioning
him about his conduct toward the tall gen.
tleman in blue clothes, who sat at the door.
81 had my suspicious when he sat down dat
he was carrying noah whisky dan was good
for i'm, but he was perfectly quiet and be-
haved himself we'll enough, an didn't pay
no attention to it entwell he picked up a
baked potato and hole it car'fully over the
aig glass Wild his left hand, and begun to
hit de end of de potato wild his spoon. He
hit it right hard three or four times, an den
he whack it once or twice on de aige of de
plate, and, lookin' solemn as an owl all de
time, he call me up to him and say as p'lite
and dignifed as President, 'Wattah,' he
say, Il wish you would jest fix dis billed aig
for me, if you please; Use lorse good deal
of sleep las night, and I'm little narvous
dis mornin',' he says. An I know hadn't
done ought for to laugh, boss, but hope to
die if conld help it, The landlord did not
discharge him under the circumstances.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-11
Eastern and European Markets.


New YORK, Nov. 10.-Money active at 3@
5 per cent, closing at $685. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4@6 per cent.
Sterling exchange, bankers bills dull at
81. s0s4. Sight exchange on New York
S4.S2%,
Governments steady. Railroad bonds in
good demand but irregular. State securities
fairly active; Virginia Is and deferred ad-
Vanced.s
StOcks-The stock market opened weak and
in the early dealings speculation declined Ia
~ per cent, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
Louisville & Nashville and Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis leading in the decline.
At the first board strong tone prevailed and
an advance of I@2 per cent. was recorded,
followed by decline of 1s@l11a per cent, and
in the final dealings by an advance of L@1L
per cent, and the market closed strong with
az upward tendency, on belief that Gould was
buying.
Tbs trensactions aggregated $4,000 shares, Of
which 1000 were Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
1,6 Chicago Alton; ,iDo Central Pacific
$4,000 Delaware. Lackawsnna & western; 1000 Del
aware Hudson, 1900 Denver & Rio Grande; 81, OOO
Erie; 5000 Hannibal & st. Joe; a2c0 st. Louis &
Iron Mountain; zoe Missouri, Kansas & Texas
l2.000 Lake Shore; IA 900 Michigan Central 1900
Chicago Il Northwestern: 1850 Nashville, Chatta-
nooga st. Louis; l6 600 New Jersey Central: l0GC0
New York Central; LOO Northern Pacific; 5000 Ohio
Mississippi; $4,000 Ontario & Western: 13COO Pa
cific Mall 25,fG0 Philadelphia 4 Reading; 1900
Chicago, Milwaukee 1. ST. Paul 2 $40 st. Paul Oma-
ha; S,4G0 Union Pacific; A, 001 Wabash. st Louis
Pacific 900 Western Union; 1900 Chicago, Co.
lnmbus & Indiana Central and 1000 Lake Erie &
Western.