Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-31
miscellaneous Items.

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Where there's will, there's a
way and, according to the Probats
courts, often very bad way.
Two leading newspapers in Port
land, Me-, are engaged in a protected
quarrel about misplaced comma. There
seems to be no other point to it.
"A boy in Illinois, few days ago,
laid train of powder through the kitch-
en- and then fired it,. just to scare ma.--
He hasn't been able to sit down with
any comfort since.
General Hersey and OK Governor
Arson Z. Morrill, are, named for the
gubernatorial nomination in Maine.
| The biggest shoes for women made
in Philadelphia market 60 to Utah; the
smallest are ordered from Havana.
AT a meeting of the board of di,
rectors of the Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway Company, it was unanimously
resolved to postpone the building of a
bridge at McGrsgor and Prairie du Chen
indefinitely.
The Lumbermen in Maine contend
that the recent fall in gold has made a
difference of SLIGO per thousand in ia
vor of Canada lumber, and adding in
terest on money and freight to this, there
appears a difference of 1922 against
lumber grown in the States.
Rev. E. Watson. presiding elder Of
the Saratoga. Methodist District, prayed,
few evenings ago, for the New York
Legislature, (which seemed disposed to
repeal even the ten commandments"
"A man died in Trenton N. j., the
other day, who refused to allow his pam
falcons to be removed during his sick
ness. After his death the l.nings were
found to contain over $4,000.
"A Louisiana planter delighted his
hands last week by pa ying them in sill
yer quarters. One old negro exclaimed !:
"Federit money come and don gone, and
greenbacks is played out, but dis is the
stuff that rats can't chaw. De old time
is como agin, hoo ray!" And then he
went away and buried his money.
"A package Of phamplets contain
ing the proceedings of the Austrian
Gewerb Vercin, posted by the secretary
of that association on the 9TH of August,
lS49, was received at Washington on
Saturday last, by the Commissioner of
the Patent Office, to whom it was adj.
dressed. The papers were yellow with
age, but in good state of preservation.
The Democratic paper at Eugene,
Oregon, walls thus: "How long, Oh
God, how long shall the eyes of the
white people of the United States be
closed 10 the hellish iuiquities of their
oppressors? When will the spirit of
Tell and Winkelreid rise like PhGnix
from the ashes of our liberties, and swear
on their blades, if necessary, that Amer
lea shall be q White mans Conntry?"
The fist Universalist sermon ever
preached in this country was delivered
at place near the present village of
Good Luck, N. j., Sept. 80, 1870, by
John Murray, who had been converted
from Methodism by the preaching of
James Rely, of London. The first
regular society of Universalists was or
ganizsd at Gloucester, Mass, where the
centenary celebration will be held next
September.
We learn from the Walworth coun-
iy Independent,iha three cheese factories
are now being built in Walworth county
-ons at Elkhorn, one at Whitewater,
and one at East Troy. These factories
will probably use the milk of 500 cows
next season.
The Oshkosh Owls. Journal says:
Twenty nine years ago we saw snow
on the ground a foot deep the 9TH of
July. And again 20 years ago. We
crossed Lake Winnebago in steamboat
the lst day of March,
An English gentleman gave a dis
charged domestic the following 'charac
ter: The bearer has been in my house
year-minus IL months. During that
time she has shown herself diligent-at
the house door; frugal-in work; mind
ful-of herself; prompt-in excuses !;
friendly--towards men,. faiihful-to her
lovers; and honest--when every thing
had vanished