Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-24

Another instance of fellow feeling.
General Beauregard is writing book
of his campaign. 1t will not be very
large volume.
English ladies of fashion part their
hair on one side of the head. So do
baldheaded men.
A Chicago constable has captured a
bulldog. As a rule it is the bulldog who
makes the capture.
Ninety million postage stamps are
sold in this county annually. The spit
wasted is not computable.
The stallion race at Rochester. New
York, was won by Santa Claus. He
must have trotted like Old Nick.
A Montreal Judge has condemned
Weis beer as an intoxicant. The Court
had plainly been out with the boys.
The Republican State committee will
meet about the middle OF september to
organize the congressional canvass.
What is to become of the Greenback-
ers? The future notes of the United
States will have the back done brown.
A $4,000 dress is said to be visible
occasionally at a Saratoga hotel. Some
editors wife tfor holiday, probably.
Secretary Folger is pleased to claim
relationship with Ben. Franklin. I'm
fortunately Mr.. Franklin can not be
heard from.
A bogus Oscar Wilde has made his
appearance. 1t was hardly known be-
fore to what depths deprayed human
nature could go.
The Maryland Legislature says what
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander and provides for lashing wife
heaters accordingly.
The survivors of the Arctic catas-
trophies have arrived in st. Petersburg
and are expected to reach this country
in about two weeks.
A Council Bluffs man has taken out a
! license for his seventh wife. Council
Bluffs ought to be able to start a ccme-
terry almost any time.
The English have occupied the Suez
canal and De Lesseps has gone into a
genuine French outburst of indignant
fury in consequence.
The Prohibitionists of the Seventh dis
trict have nominated B. +. Parker for
Congress. Parker is almost too good
q fellow to be sacrificed
A city contemporary asks ''where are
our policemen's noses'' A more per-
tinent question after reading its contents
would be, where are the policemen.
Mr.. Morton, minister to France, has
been made q doctor of Laws" He
can settle most anywhere in the western
states and find an excellent practice.
The Philadelphia "Herdic" cab bust
ness has collapsed. 1t is useless to ex-
pect people to patronise cabs that per-
sist in carrying no more than load.
am afraid my goose is cooked Even
two newspapers, both dailies, will not
save me- ] had an idea a Star Route
was some other kind of an animal
Brady.
The Alexandria Germans have taken
a firm grip on Times scalp lock and pc
tition the German government to claim
compensation for the damages sustained
by them.
Lord Dufferin is reported to have
pumped pasha. Later accounts seem
to show that Mr.. Dufferin's irrigatine
operations were not eminently success
full.
Two Arkansas editors recently in.
dulged in street brawl. As neither
were hurt the suppUsition that the en-
counter was accidental can hardly be
entertained.
Ben Butler has been nominated fol-
Governor by the Massachusetts Green
hackers. Mr.. Buffers obliquity of Wis
ion does not prevent his seeing an office
when it is offered.
! Howgate obstinately refuses to make
himself visible. His discourtesy has
greatly grieved the government officials
and any knowledge of his whereabouts
would be thankfully received.
Difficulties are found in increasing
the fast mail service in accordance with
the law recently passed by congress,
owing to some of the connecting links
of roads refusing to make the change OF
time necessary.
The Milwaukee Trades Assembly will
take part in the coming campaign as ;
seperate party, casting their votes fol-
the fellow that pleases them best Al
they hold the balance of power eandi
dates in the fourth Congressional dis
trict may as well hunt up the gooC
lno;nfS IN labor organizations