Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-09
PEN and Scissors.
Miss Hazlett swims like a fish

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Tea has been grown in Ken
lucky.
Where, oh, where is Tweed of
Tammany2
Kate Field is said to be good
pistol shot.
| Brazilian turtles weigh seven
hundred pounds.
The English Parliament meets
on 23d of January.
The narrow gauge railroad in
Colorado pays well.
Iowa has raised bale of cotton
of excellent quality.
1t is now proposed to weigh gas
instead OF measuring it.
There are said to be $4,000 diff
ferent shades in ribbons.
Diamonds have increased in vala
ne in the last twenty years.
Russia has recently organized
fifteen thousand public schools.
Women edit five daily and fours
teen weekly papers in Germany.
Women now manage most of the
public libraries in Massachusetts.
Dexter is said to have trotted
mile in 2:14, at private trial recent
ly.
There are twenty-seven railroad
tunnels in New York and New Eng
land.
The prospect for heavy winters
business in numbering is very fiat
tering.
"A brass band composed of twen-
ty women is being organized in Gin.
cinnati
"A young girl named Carrie Sain
is the acting Adjutant General of
Kansas.
Hogs Weighing from 600 to 800
pounds are becoming common in
this state.
Three millions of dollars in let
ters came last year to the dead let
ter Office.
Three Of the United States Sens
ators are between seventy and
eighty years old.
The Now York Central Rail.
road Company will lay their third
track next summer.
Portland is Mortified at the spec
tacle of twenty women drunk on the
streets on Christmas.
"A Columbus dog wears collar
bearing the inscription al believe
in Darwin's theory
The difficulty between Spain
and Hayti, concerning the steamer
Hornet, has been settled.
Halls Attic expedition is now
enjoying the pleasure of dog sleigh
rides within the frigid zone.
There are but seven toll-gates
left in all Canada, the others having
been abolished by the people.
Winnie Ream has saved money
enough to buy twenty thousand
dollar house and lot in Washington.
Two Indians have been ordain-
ed clergymen of the Episcopal
Church IN Dakota during the past
year.
The first daily newspaper in
Virginia was printed in 1880, and it's
subscription price was fifty dollars
per annum.
"A lady of Newburyport, Mass,
has earned with her sewing machine
in twelve years $6,01825, without
paying cent for repairs
When diamond is exposed to
the intense heat produced by the
voltaic battery, it becomes fused and
resembles piece of coke.
The tobacco manufactures of
the United States number 1923, Of
which North Carolina has 205, Vir,
ginia 282, and Missouri l02.
The first edition OF the Bible ev-
er printed was printed in Metz, in
1440. Mr.. Lenox, of New York,
has one of the eighteen copies.
What record of human folly,
superstition and ignorance q paper
would be that should contain all the
contributions sent to the editor
M. THEIRS, President of the
French Republic, promises that relig-
ious equality shall be maintained
throughout the nation he now rules
The work Of revising the Bible
is proceeding industriously in Eng
land. A large number of bishops,
archdeacons, and deacons are assist
ing.
"A Southern California paper adj
vertises for ga young freckled-faced
man that won't back down, with
pair of saddle-bags, pistol and bowie-
knife, to collect for this office. A
large salary will be paid"
"A delegation of ladies known as
the Daughters of Cuba have inter-
viewed the President, Secretay Fish,
Senator Sumner, and Representative
Banks upon Cuban affairs, apparent
ly with satisfactory results.
Further efforts are being made
by the Government to cut down the
expenses. The latest move in this
line is by Revenue Commissioner
Douglas, who purposes to dispense
with all surveyors Of distilleries.
"A California scientist declares
that he has prolonged his life by
sleeping with bis finger tips touching
his toes. and has invented machine
to hold the body in that position
when in repose. He assumes that
the vital electric currents, instead of
running off and being wasted, are
thus kept in an even circumfow.
"WERE there no bounteous future
beyond the grave, it would be mad
dening thought that love and death
are inseparable as sun and shadow.
Lutte Taylor.