Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-06-09


Would you not be looking round tC
see il Dr. pMmmer was not on one
corner and DR.. Pattou on anot her
both eager 10 report that ColIyer hao
been talking toa woman Of the town
Coliver | fear you wonld +"
POPULATION OF the EARrm.-In
the first volume OF DR.. Behm's Geo.
graphical Annual, lately published
1t GGtha there is an interesting
article or he population of the
earth This was estimated by Busch
ing in 1887. nj 1000, 900, 900 by Fa
bi And Stein in lS00, at 900, 900,
900 by HorScheimann in 1898. ut
So, 900, 600 BIZ Dctericin 10 1858.
al l,28S, 600, 900 and by kolb in
1865. 1t 1920, 900, 900. DR.. Benin
estimates it at l.350O0O,000 Asia,
1876, 900 900 Australia and Poly>
nesia. $3.50, 600 Africa, l88, 00O,-
900 America, 1860, 900 At the
same time ne acknowledged that it
is impossible 10 arrive at anything
more than AN approximation Of The
population in Asia aud Africa, there
being no sensus or other accurate
means OF ascertaining the number Of
inhabitants of those continents.
PISA Eight Episcopalian clergymen
Of Newark, N. j. !, have memorializcd
the Methodist General Conference in
cession at Chicago to consider the
practicability of a union OF the Prot
estant Episcopal with the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The memorial
was referred to committee Of five.
The Newark Daily Adtertiser says !:
. We learn from one Of the signers
to the above call that this was in
tended as a step looking 10 friendly
Interchange OF thought upon the
question OF organic reunion. The
recommendation is made in the com
munication sent. that the Conference
appoint Committee Of Bishops ar d
Presbyters TO confer with Il similar
Committee OF the. Episcopal Church,
which would undoubtedly be ap-
pointed to facet them ut the next
General p f. Convention in Octo>
Der. Among the subscribers were
Rev. Drs. Meier Smith, and McMurdy
and Rev. Mr.. Goodwin.
ODDS AND ENDs.-New mich cows
should be carded daily. They like it,
and it pays.
The potato Is an absorber ofpotash.
Therefore wood ashes are a good ma
nuro for it.
Put few live fish into wells if angle
worms infest them.
II the roots Of trees are dipped into
water just before planting, the earth
that adheres 10 them will give
immediate support 10 the small IL
bers
j Johnson says farmers must give
special attention Ia sheep and cattle
keeping if they want TO make grain
growing profitable.
Some one says If salt is kept be-
fore a horse ia the stable, he will
not gnaw his manger. A trial will
tell.
Calcined plaster i as good fertil-
izsr as the uncalcined, but it is usu-
ally wasted after It's use in the arts.
sGs- \ correspondent writing from
Paris in regard TO the change Of
fashion in that city, says
Short dresses are about To succeed
long ones, and this revolution de-
lights the seamstresses, but troubles
beyond measures every woman in
Europe with big feet, and there are
many OF them. This last occur
renee, which, like the Republic, is as
yet but a threat, and like it, is good
or bad, hoped for or feared, is the
great theme of the day. They do
not speak Of it much, because they
dare not, but it busies many pretty
heads more than they would like to
say-short or long dresses.
LADY FscoRTs.-The ladies Of Chi
cago are trespassing upon that mons
sensical fashion which requires every
lady to have male escort when
present at any public place of amuse-
mcnt or even at church. Tue new
mode is for any lady to go in COM
pany with some other lady to ali
sorts OF respectable shows, churches
and the like, and in all such eases
gentlemen are expected to respect
and protect such ladies In all eases
ladies 50 mutually escorting each
other are to ray their own bills like
men.
sen- Or new phase OF fashion, the
London Court journal diseourses as
follows Short tunics, immense