Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-13
What Wasn't 100 Years Ago.
From the Toledo Blade

One hundred years ago, wedding
tours were not fashionable
One hundred years ago, Bill Allen
was a youthful Granger
One hundred years ago, the gin
best known was not the cotton gin.
One hundred years ago, there were
no Pacific Railroad subsidies.
One hundred years ago, men did
not die of Presidential maggots in
the brain.
One hundred years ago, there were
no Confederate Generals in Congress-
One hundred years ago, farmers
did not cut their legs off with now
ing machines.
One hundred years ago, our
mothers did not worry over disor-
dered sewing machines
One hundred years ago, horses
which could trot mile in 2:14 were
somewhat scarce.
One hundred years ago, there was
no fast mail train between New York
and Chicago.
One hundred years ago, there were
no disputes about the impoliteness of
l.:
One hundred years ago, people did
not enjoy the inestimable pleasure
of growing about gas bills.
One hundred years ago, "crooked'
whisky was not known. Our fore
fathers took theirs straight
One hundred years ago, University
boat clubs were not entered at pool
sales like fighting cocks in a pit.
One hundred years ago, every
young man was not an applicant for
position as clerk or bookkeeper.
One hundred years ago, false teeth
were not considered very much pre-
ferabie to the original grinders.
One hundred years ago, time and
tide waited for nobody, and now
nobody waits for other time or tide
One hundred years ago, kerosene
lamps did not explode and assist
women to shuttle off their mortal
coil.
One hundred years ago, men did
not commit suicide by going up in
balloons and coming down without
them.
One hundred years ago, it was not
considered injurious to the health or
morals of pupils to read the Bible in
the schools,
One hundred years ago, there was
no steam on canals-even the driver
on the tow-path didn't steam up in
those days
One hundred years ago, there was
no Turkish harems at Salt Lake, and
no Ann Elias suing for the nine,
teenth part of a divorce.
One hundred years ago, England
was not very far behind the United
States in all that goes to make a
nation powerful and progressive.
One hundred years ago, the great
cry heard throughout all this section
of country, was not for "zwei glass
lager beer"
One hundred years ago, Susan B.
did not remain in Kansas
to avoid taking the stand as a wit
ness in the Brooklyn scandal
business.
One hundred years ago, young
woman did not lose caste by wetting
her hands in dish-water or rubbing
The skin off her knuckles on wash
board.
One hundred years ago, the physi-
clan who could not draw every form
If disease from the system by tap
ping large vein in the arm, was not
much of doctor. {
Ono hundred years ago, wounded
patriots were not driven from the
public soup-houses to maze room for
men who took up arms against the
lation's life.
One hundred years ago, there was
10 Boss Tweed to steal the funds of !
New York city with one hand and F
lold the reins Of the Democratic s
,arty with the other ii
One hundred years ago, the pro- 81
uaer carried his surplus products to a,
narket on his horse, the products t.
eing placed in one end of the bag II
nd the jug in the other end ii
One hundred years ago, our fathers re
id notlight their pipes with matches,
ut carried fire in their pockets in
be shape Of piece Of punk. piece
f steeI, and flint, r
One hundred years ago, public L
ficer or other citizen could not
teal enough to make the act respec-
able and insure himself prominent
osition in the "frst circles" an
One hundred years ago there
-ere no real black negroes in Con-
ress none DARKER than the New sh
rleans Democratic Congressman su
ere admitted TO the first circles.