Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-12
Pen and SCISSORS.
! Minnesota has 3, 900 spiritualists,

yers IN Sacramento ia blind.
--Louis Kossuthis living ia a re.
tired manner at Turin, Italy.
| Nevada claims the ability to sup
ply the entire world with salt.
| There were, sixty deaths from
smallpox in Cincinnati last week.
The value of farms in Ohfo is es-
tmated at over billion of dollars.
Two negroes have been admit
ted to practice in the Kentucky
Courts.
There are nineteen colored men
in the Georgia House and four in the
Senate.
1t costs Spain 1000 a year to
hold Cuba, and she hasn't got much
OF hold either.
Mrs. Woodruff has at last frank
ly avowed her free love principle in
public speech.
The Government proposes to
spend 81 ,000,000 for land and SO, 000,.
600 for buildings at Chicago.
The first white woman who
came to Dubuque-a widow named
Lawrence-resides there now.
1t is proposed in the Illinois Iegis-
ature to appoint comm issioners for
the suppression of Canada thistles.
California boasts the largest
orchard in the world. 1t contains
426 acres, and over $4,000 fruit trees.
The total amount of "consoience
money" received by the United
States Treasurer since 1863 is $l27,-
600,
The question of transferring the
Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment will again be agitated in Con-
grcss.
The Darlington Republican is out
with portrait of President Gran.
and an editorial strongly favoring his
denomination.
Smallpox is on the increase in
Chicago. The papers report the
houses-street and number-in which
smallpox developes itself.
The largest cotton mill 10 the
world will commence operations in
Norwich, Conn, 10 few weeks. It's
capacity is 100000 spindles.
The naval force of the North
Atlantic squadron recently ordered
to Cuban waters, consists of ten war
steamers. mounting 70 guns.
If the Democracy want really
"passive" candidate for the Presiden-
cy, let us recommend General McCle-
Ian. He Is Enthusiastically passive.
The national debt was reduced
$3,462, 0S0 IS during the month of
November. Total reduction since
the lst of last March, $72, 456, 579.07.
-Unrestrained speeches in denun.
citation of the monarcbical govern
ment of England, now are coming in
TO vogue in several sections of that
country.
The young ladies of Waterville,
Me-, having recently organized an
anti-tobacco society, the young men
of that town have organized an anti
corset society.
Russia teaches her soldiers to
build railways, as we'll as to destroy
them--making railway construction
specific branch Of her regular mill
tary education.
Horace Greeley says he is not
candidate for President, but would
not decline the nomination if tender,
cd him. We don't know of anybody
else who would.
President Grant has evinced his
respect for the man of color by ap-
pointing Henry Whitlaw steward of
the White House, and being his bonds
man for $4,000.
Eight medical students of
Havana, Cuba, have been tried by
court-martial, convicted, and shot,
for having violated the grave of
Spanish officer.
Anarchy prevails throughout the
entire Republic of Mexico. The mill
tary situation remains unchanged,
though both parties are evidently
preparing lot Struggle.
Every year--so it ia estimated
the United States sends 10000 Of
her citizens to visit Europe. They
spend there the pretty little sum of
$3.50, 100000, says an English jour-
nal.
--Deak, the celebrated Hungarian
statesman, said recently to Vienna
newspaper correspondent that he did
not know Of any book he valued
more than Buckles "History of Civil
ization."
Prince Alexis last week visited
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, be
ing received by battalion of marines
on entering the grounds. A salute
of twenty-one guns was fired on the
parade ground by battalion of ca.
diets.
"A rural editor has lost faith in
the luck Of horaeshoes. He picked
one up last week and nailed it over
his door That morning he received
three duns and seven "stops" by
mail and man called with a revolver
to ask who wrote that article.
"a girl Of the period" comments
thus upon Mormonism slow alb
surd-four or five wives for one man
when tho fact is each woman in these
times ought to have four five hus-
bands. 1t would take about that
number to support her decently."
Darwin having, to his own sat
isfaction, answered the question,
Whence came L? would il not be
wise for him now, in his old age, to
turn away from his ancestral mon-
key, become christian, and consider
the more pertinent question, With
or go I2
Bismarck is reported recently to
have EXPRESSED more desire to meet
ond 4ail, With General Sherman than