Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-06-18
Political Points.

St. LOUIS Globe-Democrat Secretary
Endicott, it is said, has book in press.
We advise him to keep it there.
Inter Ocean; General Strange is hunt
ing for Big Bear. If Big Bear Should
turn and begin hunting Strange, it
would not be strange.
Kansas City Journal: The man who
makes, invents, or presents new in
dustry will be public benefactor. Idle
labor demands it, and uninvested capt.
tai demands it.
indianapolis Times: The difference
between President Cleveland and Vice
President Hendricks regarding civil
service reforms seems to be this: The
latter is not hypocrite.
Philadelphia Times: The revocation
by President Cleveland of the appoint
ments of Meiere, Blackburn and Meade
within the last fortnight is very plain
general order from the frequently i'm
posed upon Executive for the fools to
sit down.
Philadelphia Times: For refusing to
leave The Constitution, of Atlanta, to
take the Office of consul to Birming-
ham, England, the proprietors of the
Ocean House at Savannah have sent
Editor Howells an immense turtle,
weighing 500 pounds.
Concord Sun: A boy, presented with
a pie to share with his sister, was told
that in cutting it he must give her the
largest part. Rejecting a moment, he
passed the pie to his sister, with the re-
mark: ''You cut it.
Republican and Leader: Secretary
Lamar is examining the Bureau of
Geological Survey, and gives it as his
opinion that some dozen men in it who
draw pay as scientists know Just
enough about geology to pound stone.
st. Paul Pioneer Press Private Sec
rotary Lamont is authority for the state
ment that new cause of removal has
been decided on that of offensive
drunkenness. Alas for the traditions of
Democracy Are all the old landmarks
to be obliterated?
Inter Ocean: Wanted, Immediately,
pasturage for two hundred or more "old
wheel horses" for which the present
administration has no use. The drink
ing must be good. Not so much differ
ence about other things. Address G..
c., Executive Office, d. c., with terms.
Chicago Herald: One S. j. Tilden, of
New York, having been sued for SIP
600 by man who put cement floor
in the Gramercy Park mansion, retorts
by suing the man for damages in the
sum of $4,000, leaving balance in S.
j. L. 5 favor of $1,000. This must be
the man who ran for President once.
Washington Critic: On street car
yesterday afternoon the reporter heard
a middle-aged lady ask younger one ::
How are you getting along?" "Oh,
was the reply, II am having Dolphin
time" "a Dolphin time WHAT is
that?" ''Oh, you see, have so many
trials" was the reply.
Chicago Herald: Shelby NJ Culloln,
one of the great Illinois Senators, is of
opinion that if the senate fails to confirm
Cleveland's appointments the men who
were removed ''will Side back into e.
flee" They will have an elegant time
doing that with man ia the White
House who will remove them as fast as
they slide.
Milwaukee Sentinel: Andrew f. Ell
more, of this state, has been in Wash
ington, attending the Boards of Chari-
ties conference. and IS reported, by the
| Washington correspondent ct The In
dianapolis Journal, as replying, when
asked his opinion of President Cleve-
land: HE reminds me of McClellen' s
term as governor of New Jersey. Nc
Clellen went in by small majority, but
he went out unanimous.
Cedarburg News (Dem.): Braggs
expression, ave love him for the enc
mics he has made has cost as more
good Democratic Irish votes in Wiscon-
sin than we care to tell. and if it had
not been that on the eve of the election
Brother Burchard had turned up with