Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-17
MISCELLANY.

In Pennsylvania they call half
mourning "Pittsburg sunshine"
"A man has been found in Wilton
Con-, who declines Post Cfice.
The total banking capital Of the
United States isS353 9l7 47O.
The snow is now fifteen ipcbes
deep 10 many parts of Vermont.
The Boston fire has hardly inter.
tered at all with the holiday retail
trade.
England has sent over 3 600 pee.
pie to Brigham Young since last Jan.
uary.
Three Vermont hotels have LADY
clerks, and they clerk 20 the satisiac-
ton fthe public.
The courteous Waterford Bank
robbers offer to allow the gu fferers
ten per cent. and call it square.
DIR. Ludwig Beecher is convinc
ed that monkeys are only mems
cousins, not their grandfathers.
"A young subscriber war Is to
know II IL is better to hide your
savings or save your hidipgs.
The Government tax on banks
and brokers Of the United States
raises less than $500, 900 revenue.
Washington, anticipating the ar
rival of Laura Far, il organizing a
powerful Husband Protective Uuion,
The first American Thanksgiving
was held after the gathering of an
abundant harvest, in the year 1923.
Several States are now making
efforts TO have two.thirds of the
jury 8 opinion constitute the verdict.
When you go to drown yours
self, always pull off your clothes
they may fit your wife's second hue
band.
The Burlingame (Kan) Chronicle
offers to take anything from Texas
steer to string Of onions on su bscrip.
ton.
Between the years 1910 and
1872 no fewer than 1900 public
officials of France have became de-
ranged.
Over seven tons of obscene liz.
erature have beenseized and DESTROY
ed in New York during the past few
months.
The latest and most Trustworthy
estimate of the insurance loss by
the Boston fire places it at over
$50 ,O00,00
The Pullman sleeping cars are
now being provided with safes
wherein travellers can deposit their
vauables.
"A youth Of Atchison. Kansas
drank two quarts of raw whisky on
a wager, and his epitaph runs: HE
smiled and died"
There is, says The .LoaisUiUf
Courier Journal, zone comfort left us
anyhow. We all know how to beat
Grant next time Wen nominate
him."
The white of an egg is said to
be specific for fish bones sticking
in the throat. 1t is to be wallowed
raw, and will carry down bono
easily and certainly.
Daniel Drew is said to have lost
S2,500,000 by the recent furry in
Wall street; Henry n Smith "a
600, 600. Jay Gould tricked his
former partner and Drew into these
losses.
-Pennsylvania proposes to amend
her Constitution so az TO prohibit
her Judges from INDUCING in graf.
ultious rides upon railways, and TO
permit her juries to render valid
verdict by two-thirds majority.
The present season on the lakee
has been decidedly disastrous one
Over one hundred vessels were either
destroyed or stranded. The loss of
life amounts to sixtysone, while the
value OF the property foots up $780,
900.
The New York World states
that justifable homicide is now held
TO include 1.-THE care of every man
who kills any other man on account
OF any woman, and Of every woman
who kills any man on any account
whatever"
Some people may not know that
the tobacco men, the gift balls, the
mortar and peste, the big shoe, and
other symbolic signs of tradesmen,
are relics Of time when the public
was so ignorant that lettered signs
were useless.
Michigan has a law making it a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine and
prisonment, TO aim a frearm at
any person, whether it be loaded or
not, and if harm come ofsuch an act,
the perpetrator is responsible GRIM
inally and pecuniarily.
"A $1,000 judgment has been Sc
cured against loose.tonguod indi-
vidual in Hlmholt county Iowa com.
pIetely cleaning him ont as to
worldly goods, and reducing him to
beggary. Ho said something that
wasn't SO, about q young lady.
Emperor William, BY the crea.
tion Of twenty-five new Peers, has
taken the first step toward the de.
struction Of the majority in the Up
per House of the Prussian Parlia.
ment, which in the last session de-
feated the Reform bill introduced bv
the Government.
New Hampshire has the oldes,
constitution OF any State 10 the
Union, having adopted it in 1892
but now a move is on foot to amend
it. Ore Of its obnoxious provisions.
the result of the bigotry prevalent
three quarters of q century ago, pro.
hibits Catholics from holding office.
A youth wanted to commit sui
eide at Alamo, Ind, last week. He
had Just got himself nicely swung up
to a raftor, aud was beginning 20 see