Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-11-01
TTHE HERALD.
Odd Origins.


driver of asses. Mehemit Ali was
barber. The Emperor of Morocco
was a pawnbroker. Bernadotte, King
of Sweden. was a surgeon in the gar
rison of Martinique when the English
tooi that island. Madame Berna-
dotte was washerwoman Of Paris.
Napoleon, a descendant of an obscure
family Of Corsica, was major when
he married Josephine, the daughter
Of tobacconist Creole Of Martinique.
Franklin was a printer. President
Boyer was q mulatto barber. Pres-
ident John Tyler was q captain OF
militia. Oliver Cromwell was for
merlv n brewer. President Polk was
originally an inn-keeper. The step
father Of Isabella, Queen OF SPAN,
husband of Queen Christina and
brothcr-in-lam Of the King OF Ma
plcs was once bar-keeper OF coffee
room. General Espartero was q
vostry clerk. King Christophe, of
Hayti, was . slave Of st. Kits
Bolivar was q druggist. Gen. Paez
was a cow-kecpor. Nasco do Cana
was a sailor. Aston, the richest man
in the New World, before he became
the proprietor of the Astor House,
used TO sell apples through the
streets Of New York. Joseph Bona
parte, before his arrival at New York,
with all the silver, gold and jewels Of
the crown Of Spain that he was able
TO take with him from that country,
was the King Of Spain, etc Louis
Philippe was teacher Of the French
tongue in Switzerland, Boston and
Havana. Catharine, the Empress Of
of Russia, was camp gr{Sette. Gin
cinnatus was blowing his vineyard
whom the dictatorship Of Rome was
offered to him. a governor Of the
island Of Madeira was tailor and
minister Of lame in Portugal was q
dealer in bottles Of Madeira wine -
There are at present in Portugal and
Spain, several dukes, marquiscs,
counts, viscounts, and barons, who
formerly were cooks, tailors, BARRIERS,
cobbers, sweepers, and mulattoes -
These few but remarkable facts Of
ancient and modern history, are
enough for proving that men and
women from the lowest class OF So
ciety have attained power, eminence
and even thrones crowns and affairs.
ssy- lord Lawrence, lute Governor
General Of India, is reported in tho
Eagi,h independent rs saying the fol-
loWng encouraging things OF Ameri-
can missions in that country
have known the American mis-
siouares in India for upward OF thjr-
~ years and know that the inAu-
ence which they possess, in those
parts Of India with which they have
been mainly occupied, has been Of u
remarkable character | will give
one illustration Of that Fifteen
years ago the American missionaries
began TO set mp schools in the town
of Lahore, aud within q year or two
they bad gathered together couple
Of hundred scholars. When loft
the Punjaub, in 1859, tho schools then
contained 500 scholars when ! re-
turned to India ~ encouragement,
! found tAat the number had increas-
ca TO 800.
GREELEY oNTHE WOMAN QUESTION
Tho Hon. Horace Greeley deliver
Ga lecture in Wheeling, W. Va, Q
few days ago, on the woman Ques
ton" The Register says: "Horaco's
position is, in our view, sensible and
sound. lie holds that woman has &
perfect right 70 vote, if she will agree
To assume all the responsibilities that
follow The assumption Of the fran
chisc, but that all the instincts OF
woman's nature arc against such an
assumption. The woman question,
as heunderstands it, IL q more extend
cd sphere of labor for woman, and q
consequent increase Of compensation
for her work. lie is most orthodox
on the sanctity Of tho marriage rca-
ton, and holds that the marriage tic
can only be served by death. There
was nota person in tho hall, We Judge,
but was delighted and enlightened by
the lecture"