Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-26
GLEANINGS.

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Some of the most famous women oil
the world were old maids.
| The membership of the Grand Army
of the Republic is 100000.
There are four foundries in New
York City at which large bronze stat
ues can be cast.
Coffee without sugar. after rising in
The morning. is regarded as an eifectu-
al remedy for chills, fever and disor-
ders incident to malaria.
1t is estimated that within a radius
OF fifteen miles OF New York there are
QUO iawn-tennis clubs, with combined
membership exceeding 10000.
i New England manufactures 100, O00.-
600 pairs of boots and shoes annually.
The city Of Lynn alone last season
turned out product worth 500, 00O,-
| 600.
Five generations of one family, from
q patriarch one hundred years old
down to the great-great-grandda
aged three years. were recently repre-
sented In a photograph taken by an
indianapolis photographer.
| 1t may be interesting to know that
there are three political parties in Ja-
pan, the Juitos, Who are in favor of q
republic, the Kokentos, who are I'M
perialists, and the Kaishintos, whose
general principle is to be "agin the
government.
In Arizona and Northern Mexico ex-
periments are making with the castor
bean for the manufacture of oil The
estimates give 1000 plants to the acre,
which produce 600 pounds, worth $3.50.
An oil factory is contemplated at Tue
son. A. T., provided sufficient beans
! can be contracted for.
President Seeley has announced a
remarkable ten years of Smiths college
existence. Beginning with IA students.
the college now has $40 on its rolls;
and during the ten years there has
been recorded but one death among
the students and graduates, that death
resulting from an accident by drown
ing.
The Berlin Aquarium has at last ac-
compiished the difficult feat of show
ing school of live herring in its salt
water basin. These fish are so delicate
that when caught in their native ele-
ment even moments exposure to the
air will kill them. They had, there
fore, to be caught under water and be
carefully transported from the sea-
| board.
One of the peculiar incidents grow
ing out OF the trial of Cluyerius for the
murder OF Miss Madison was the dis
coyery that the French word claviers
has for one of its meanings ..key-
chains. 1t will be remembered that
the name Cluverius was invariably
pronounced Claviers by the people
from that section OF the country, and
that the finding of the watch-key was
an important link in the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence that led to his
conviction.
Miss Roundabout lives in the coun-
try. and her fathers farm extending
over several miles, part of it is rented
to colored families, who also live on it.
AS a rule, they are all thrifty people,
but one family amuses as well as an
noys the landlady's daughter by its
shiftles-ness. Not long since, when
eggs were very scarce, one of the chill
dren came TO her and asked if she
would please lend mother nlne eqqs to
maze up q dozen.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were driven into very old ap-
pie tree near Clyde. n. T., that for
years had been nearly barren Last
year it was filled with large fine APP
piles, ana now the blossoms are plenti-
nj 10 a
OF fruit. The owner believes that the
spikes restored to the tree its original
prolific qualities. and is now trying the
experiment on other trees in his or
chard. He is likely to be grieyously
disappointed
Could our grandmothers but see the
gilded roses and golden rosebuds which
adorn the fashionable headgear they
would, indeed, think things had
changed. In their time, gold, tinse
and spangles were considered sacred to
the stage, and it was thought the very
acme of bad taste to wear such things
in broad daylight. Nowadays span
giles appear on street dresses, glitter
on the aigrettes with which bonnets
are trimmed, and as for the tinsel, only
very small portion of summer bon
nets are without it.
Miss Helen Gardner is TO the female
world what Ingersoll is to the male
creation. She is feminine infidel who
is going around featuring women, tell
ing them reasons why they should not
believe in God. She is described as
being very pretty little woman. with
dark hai ha-
ripged hands. There is one serious
defect in Miss Gardeners oratory which
destroys the effect of her rhetoric, and
will doubtless cripple her efforts to de-
slroy the Creator of the universe. She
talks through her nose.
A statement is credited to Supt
Brown. of the Geological gardens in
Philadelphia. that man came to him
all the way from Nebraska to purchase
buffalo, the gardens containing fine
herd. The wouldbe purchaser, who
proved unsuccessful in his mission,
said it was serious matter, adding:
Il must get some kind of buffalo TO
take back TO Nebraska with me, for
there is whole tribe of Indians wait
ing to celebrate their national medicine
dance around him. There ain t a buff
ialo 10 be got in the West. and | have
come East especially to get one.
The other day some Denver doctors
killed a terrier by cutting its throat
ana Withdrawing its blood. They let
il remain dead fot something more
than three hours, when they proceeded
to iorcc into its system fresh blooj
drawn from a Newfoundland mas.lf
In tive " minutes from the time the
first warm blood was injected the ter
rer Silcezed, and in another half hour
was sleeping i'll warm blanket. APP
parcnliy recovering from an illness.
u two days il was running about, agd
i, u ,.e . we'll and hearty terrier rnc
TRAIN u this story is voHehed for by the
Denver cos.
When a chief dies in SitEa his wives
pass to his next heir, aud unless these
rejects parchaSe their freedom with
blankets, they are united 10 their
grandson or nephew rs Il matter OF
course. Higa-slrung Siwashes some
times scorn these legacies. and then
there is war. MI the widows rcsentng
stleh an outrage Oh decency and cstab-
listed etiquette. 1t is said. however.
that heupcekingi is too small Il word 10
describe tue WAY in wnich the wives