Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-02
Greece is about the size Of Yer

inhabitants.
The crime of incen diarism lie
greatly on the increase throughout
the country.
-Tbcre has never been o time
when there were so many visitors in
Florida as now.
An A'llnta firm has named it's
most popular brand of whiskey after
femals crusader.
The trades unions of Cleveland
are discussing the project osestablsh-
ing daily paper,
The cul isation of tobacco in
! Connecticut pr omises TO be more re>
stricted IN future.
The census of G weston, inst
completed, shows an increase OF 20,-
600 10 three years.
Several towns in Maine have
this spring elected ladies as members
of school committees.
"A Pittgburgh woman says that
900 reporters souls can dance upon
the point of a needle.
Coffee parties are the latest
form of midnight dissipation in some
of the western CT les.
"A Chicago clergyman preached
in billiard saloon on Sunday. He
made but three points.
"A woman is under medical treat.
ment at Columbus, s. c., who hasn't
fno1 nipo.a AnYuat
"A quarter of a mill on people
try to get living as public school
teachers in this country.
"A young lady in Tennessee,
weighing 80, is weighing for a
young man OF equal pretensionp.
"A blind New Hampshire man
sold his vote to a Democrat for $l5
and WAS paid in confederate money.
The Red sea would reach from
Washington to Colorado, and it is
three times as wide at Lake Ontario.
At no time within twenty years
have horses sCld at so comparative ly
cheap rates in New York as this win
ter.
"A list of the Republican news
papers of Michigan shows that TWEEN
ty mine are against imitation and eight
in f.vor OF it.
The Ohio Legislature has dec
dared that no Scratching" Of tick~
cts shall be legal hereafter, unless
done with ink.
Tho number of people who died
in Philadelphia last year woul 4 have
made procession mile long, march
ing ten abreast.
London has organized an insur-
ance company to insure single men
aud women. The policy expires
with marriages.
"A petition is in circulation in
Stockton, Cal, in favcr of introdt-
cling the study of tho Irish language
in the public schools.
Henry Ward Beecher says on
subject OF dancing: 1T is wicked
when it is wicked, and not wicked
when it is not wicked"
Goldsmith Maid is taking an air.
ing al Point Breeze Park, Philadei.
phla, where she goes into training
for the coming campaign.
The Calkins printing claim was
referred TO Board OF Com missioners
by the late Reform Legislature who
have power to settle the Il i'm.
"A Nevada City hen produced an
egg last week which was eight in
chcs around one way and six the
other, and weighed four ounces.
The New Orleans police have
decided not TO encourage Sunday
dog-fghts any more. They expect
visit from the cholera this summer.
The old abolitionists Of the
North west propose b, ling a t-anion
at Chicago ia the course of the pref
ent spring, to talk over the pleasant
memories OF old times.
Olive pearl powder is the lltcst
thing for the disfgrr' ment Of he
feminine counLenance. The brunettes
now have chance to spoil their
looks as well as be blondes.
NJ. Sumner died comparatively
poor. Public 10 Dney never stuck TO
his fingt re-. ABOUT al be bad were
his ,oks, his pictures, and q dwell
ing which was given to him.
The New York Times predicts
that within ten years Chicago viii
have a worse fire than two years ago.
she ia not careful enough With her
fire limits and lumber pilee."
Moro than one half the popuIa-
ton of the city of New York are liv~
ing in tenement houses, and this with
out taking into account the houses
that are occupied by two fam lies.
The anticipated Indian War
hangs fire. The forces of Maj. Baker
and Gen. Smith reached their desti-
nation unmoIes.ed, and Spotted Tai
instead OF attacking our troops ex-
pressed great friendliness.
Judge Meacham is now talking
Captain Jack, and EXP aiming the
causes that led TO the murder Of Gen.
Canby-and telling where the re-
sponsibility Of it lies. Hos still in
favor of the Quakers--wholly for
getting how they frightened poor
Mcclellan.
The lower house of the Mary
land L 'gisIature has defeatei local
option hquor-Iicense bill, such as has
resulted so advantageousIy in Penn
svlvania and other States. Mary
land will continue TO cling to its
Bourdonic customs and traditions.
-Methodists think about doing
away with the itinerant system,
which in the opinion of many has
ou,lived the conditions which made
it effective. It's principle use now 10
TO prevent preachers from getting
aconainted with their congregations.