Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-13
re- The late DR.. Noah Webster, au

re- The late DR.. Noah Webster, aui
e thor of the "American Dictionary and
is numerous other inportsnt works, when he
i Jeanne to de- in the eighty fifth year of his
age, spoke of his long life as one OF. uni.
= form enjoyment, because filed up at every
n stage With active labor for some valaabls
l. end as q.
HAUNTED HousE.-TheFe is enc haunt
ed house in Ohioi A law suit recently
came off in Marion county, which ,estab-
fishes the fact A. rented house of B.
: for one year. He left It in few weeks,
: stating that it was haunted, and unfit to
: live in. B. sued for. the. years rent, but
: A. proved that the house was haunted and
beat him. 49,,
Gy During the last 10 years the city
of London alones has written and mailed
: 1899, AGO more letters than all the Uni
ted States in the same time. -
/ The people Of England writeon an aver
age 90 letters each, per annun,. while the
leverage III the, United States is but g.
being 4 to J against Us. -
] EY-"You ought to marry" sNever."
Il know good girl for you" "Let me
alone.'' "But perhaps you don't know her;
she is young" ''Ther she is sly" "Beau-
tiful" 1.-THE more dangerous" "Of good
family" 'Then she is proud" "She is
tender hearted" "Then she is jealous
"She has talents" ssTo kill me-" Sand
one hundred pounds" "IU take herr
AN ApoIcerT.-A Western editor, hav,
ing an eye upon a rival city probably, took
occasion to vent his opinion, when another
editor replied, and drew out the following
neat apology: SIN the mean time, if we
have said anything that we are sorry for
about your city charter, we are glad of
it," :,
ANOTHER FREAK OF TRApE.-One Of
the most remarkable freaks Of trade that
we have seen this season is recorded by
the Galena ADVERTISER as follows:
/ HAY FROM BospoN.--A quantity OF
pressed hay was recently shipped from Bos-
ton to Charleston, thence to Memphis,
thence to St. Louis. A portion was bret
up by the w. H. Denny, and when last
heard from, was on its way to st. Paul.
WA gentleman who has occasion to
! walk With two ladies with. pne umbrella,
should always go in the middle, as that
secures a dry coat to himself, aud is show
ing no par:iality TO either Of the ladies.
Why is a hungry boy, looking at
the pudding in cook shop window, like a
wild horses Because he would be all the
better if he had bit in his mouth.
gsyrT The attacks of the slanderer are
like the bits Of mud dashed on you by
passing cart. If you attempt to rub them
\ off, you leave stain; let them dry, and
they arc easily effaced. 80
gg When we desire or solicit anything,
our minds rnn wholly on the good sides,
or circumstances of it; when it is OBJ
tanned, our minds run only on the bad
ones. /
E When young fellow hugs and
kisses a child, the caresses are all meant for
the little fellows sister, who is seventeen
years old. @ h 0Fa +
w Counterfeit Elves. on the CONNER
cial Bark Of Racine, Wis, are in circula-
ton. So says the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
Of Sat .rday last. Il, ~ gslvg
wA Michigan paper says that a town
in that State had but one spauper, and not
knowing how to get rid Of him, elected
him to the Legislature.
Gy-One of the most remarkable facts
lin the life of sailor, has occurred in the
life of Sethro Coffin, now a resident OF
Nantucket. During seventeen VOYAGES in
Ethe whale fishery, occupying thirty-nine
years, Captain Coffin never witnessed
burial at sea.
), wA little bark will make a rope, but
lit takes a large pile Of wood TO make
fcord. as a
! Ny-ssJohn," said a master to his head
apprentice, as he was about starting on a..
short journey, "you must occupy my place
while am gone"
"Thank you, sir" demurely replied
John, ''but I'd rather sleep with the boys"
Z
i RYAN Agricultural Society in Vet-
j mont offer beautiful silk dress to tho
maker of She best loaf Of breud-the COM
petitors to be unmarried and the judges to
consist Of bachelors and widows;
METhe St. Louis Evening NeWs says
that Mclean, who killed Pratt, the Nor.
mon preacher, succeeded in rescuing his
children from the hands Of their faithless
I mother -. :. / -
\ Gg During the great Spring food in
! Albany almost ever ything was washed a..
5 way that was in reach of the water, save
a sswater lot" belonging to one of the ed
eIitors of that City, who accounts for the
safety of the lot from the fact that there
was heavy mortgage on it.
/ nw Good is stronger than evil. A sim
,'Iole really good man in an i'll place is like q.
: little yeast in gallon Of dough; it can
! leaven the mass.
Il EH Eliza Cook said, in her Journal,
Il bopasf ontv hacouca hCyf.