Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-23

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Bloomington. ....... Saturday do %
Go to II. w. Wright, at Potosi, for cheap
hats, gloves and mittens
Another son of Mr.. Henry Riege's, of
PlateyIie, died on the Goth instant.
j. b. McCoy's oldest son, Charles, OF
Paueyille, died Of diphthera yesterday morn.
ing.
An the children who have died of the
prevalent diseases in Platteville this Fall were
boys.
-Tbth pun it'll from the 7Hicago Journal.
There are four fingers on each hand and
thumb more
Sill another chance to buy farm quite
close to the city of Lancaster, is offered by
Mr. Henry Suck. Read his advertisement.
--Thos Webb's sale of cattle, hogs, horses
and a sewing machine, at aucton, at British
Hollow comes off next Saturday, beginning Just
after duqcr
Our old friend Samuel Harrison placed
on our table yesterday bunch Of Russia lilac
blossoms in full bloom. They seem to have
the year by the wrong end.
Telegraphing at Lancaster Tuesday after
dinner, to Chicago for goods, and receiving
them next day before dmncr is business.
That's what We did last week.
A gentleman who lost pair of pebble
glasses, with steel frame and enc, sed in a
lin holder open at the top would like II have
the finder leave them at this office.
There will be a running race October 30
between Earnests Anna Bolyn and Wrieht's
Trouble, best two in three, for $50 ,ide on
the Pitteville Driving Association track On
the same day there will be a trotting race
between four horses,
1t j. well enough TO talk about the
coming elections. aud the return OF Grant,
but the things to look at and purchase are
those handsome new style cloakings and dress
goods just received by H. W. Wright, of Pc.
tosi
-. Weber, on Main street, east of ]. ].
o.w4ld, i now well supplied with all styles
OF boots, shoes CATERS, rubber boots, over
shoes, including ladies and misses fine and
course shoes, and rubbers, mems and boys
boots and shoes of all kinds, at prices that
can't be beat, He invites inspection. Call
and be convinced 32w2.
Here is a feat of transmitting news that
the telegraph can hardly match. When MIR.
). Hough's house was tumbling down in the
hot bla1es Wednesday night last week, his
friends desired to have him know the fact as
soon as possible. The telephone was applied
to and at O'Clock in the morning il called
Capt Beebe oul of sound sleep in his
chamber at Patteville, though the signal
was 10 story below him. He at once went
TO the hotel and carried the news TO Mr..
hough, who at once started for home and
was home before day.
Prof. Wise, the balloonist is not yet heard
from. He certainly never will be found a
living man. The name fingers as il it could
not be given up. As long as we can remem-
her any thing of public interest we remember
OF The wonderful mans attempt a. navigating
the aIr. In one OF two Of his attempts in
Pennsylvania he was rendered valuable assis-
lance by Col. VIM Pollock, father of this
Sriter lie had been imposed upon by some
chemist or druggist in Philadelphia and
through the imposition was near losing hi;
own life and disappointed a great many PEG.
pie. Col Pollock was afterwards in Philadel
phia, procured for Prof. Wise the right ma
terial ard successful ascension was made
Thslwas when canals and coaches were IN,
means of travel In later years we visited the
Professor at his home and saw him and his soI
making balloon. One evening we heard hin
and some Others, "literary iellahs" debate ths
question whether animal flesh il proper fooC
for man, before large audience in church
In his speech he told an anecdote we hav,
often heard repeated since. The great Alex.
anler stephens, of Georgia, is in the habit o.
saying that you can Judge of the intellectual.
" GA people BY the amount Of pork they con
sumo Georgia people he says were formerly
.ne most intellectual people of the South
'''' was when they were the greatest con
S'her' Of pork But latterly they use,
'g" poIk and they are degenerating. Prof.
'e illustration was that phrenologist Sc
'0oa' examining a mans head, to tell tn,
@"'enee his estimate of the subjects charac
" After passing his hands through th
"''' hair he said, "You eat great deal o
VIA 90 you not?n Yes do bat what is tina
" YOU Nothing said the phr enologlst
o' my theory is tina, man becomes assini
70 The nature and habits Of whatever h,
~ much 81, and AN looking for example
t'''e whether | am correct. oStarting witt
' 'oe'do'e Prof. Wise built up fine ar
a.. 'L'e"' n favor Of a vegetarian diet; or i
esien, that Of amiable animal
' eleany 10 habits could ONLY be rec
p .''Iended' Perhaps most people think of IN
as only reckless adyen,urer. HI
'o0 Reckless but all his lie he hoped I,
Tc aEy n's airy visions and airy fights Of prac
49, oenelt 10 mankind,an eyerv asv a.
borsc,, opened the newspapers pI.adinsI,
p,ns ~, .uA' now we shall hear soTns,hins (
sion. nc has made his last asSen