Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-22
Personal Pot POurri.

Postmaster Gen. James goes Jan. l.
Patti will be thirty-nine in February
Pity Patti.
George Elliot's grave is kept always
heaped up with flowers.
Weston the pedestrian has given up
walking and gone into temperance.
DR.. Claiming was the author of the
phrase "when lam mad weigh ton"
Atlantis notes (musical possess a
financial value of twenty-six cents each.
After her marriage Clara Louise KEEL
log will reside in New Hartford, Connec-
ticut.
Mr.. w. l. Howell is suffering from
nervous exhaustion induced by over
work.
CASTELAR,, the celebrated Spanish states
man, commenced his career by writing
novels.
King Oscar of Sweden has completed
new play in five acts, called the "The
Castle of Kronberg.'
Mr.. Oscar Wilde wants 5000 a night
for a series of esthetic lectures. a view
of Oscar himself is worth half that.
b. Gratz Brown, who enjoyed brief
noteriety as the tail to the Greeley kite,
still INDUCES in Presidential castle-build-
ing.
Congressman Pound is a member of
the committee to settle the expenses in
cident to the illness and burial of Presi-
dent Garfield.
Mr. Henry Mosler, of Cincinnati, is
the only American Artist whose pictures
have the honor of being hung in the
Luxembourg palace.
Gilbert and Sullivan promise new
opera by April A slight variation from
the Pinafore-P Patience style
would be acceptable.
J.B Mccoy, of Platteville, has secured
a position in the internal revenue SER
vice with headquarters at Chicago, saws
the Times of that city.
DR.. King, formerly Assistant Physi-
clan at the State Hospital for the Insane,
has rendered his resignation and DR..
Buckmaster has been appointed in his
place.
A portrait of Ex-President Theirs will
be the frontispiece of the January Cen
fury. The same journal will also con-
tain full page portrait of Queen
Marguerite of Italy.
Bancroft the historian devotes several
hours day to his History of the United
States. He is assisted by two aman-
uenseS and a secretary, all of whom
have been with him several years.
Miss Florence Cory receives salary
of $1,000 a year for making designs for
carpet factory, in addition to her posi-
ton in the recently started Woman's
Institute of Technical Design, in New
York.
The Shah of Persia wishes to buy the
Princess of Wales, whose winning man.
ners and beauty captivated his eastern
highness. The Shah is liberal, money is
no object, the Prince is invited to name
his price.
Miss Kate Kane, Of Milwaukee. has
been admitted to practice in the
supreme court at Madison. Miss Kane
is the second lady lawyer to whom this
right has been granted, Miss Lavina
Goodell being the other.
Frank Hatton, of the Burlington
Hawkeye, once printed his paper on
white satin as compliment to General
| Grant. He is now Assistant Postmas-
ter General. So much for being wise in
ones generation.
The leading article III the North
America Review for Janury will be upon
The Moral Responsibility of the In
sane" Five distinguished American
authorities will take part in the discus
sion of this question
Prof. j. b. Logue, principal of the
Montfort school, has been attending to
business out Of his usual line, at Rich
land Center. The Republican and OBJ
server mentions that Miss Florence
Pennel will hereafter sign herself Mrs.
j. b. Logue.