Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
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There are 10000 millionaires In the
world. and over half Of them live in
this country.
There is an estate Of ten thousand
acres on the Delaware river which is
used solely for the study of bird life.
Lullington Church, near Eastbourne,
England, is said to be the smallest
church in England; perhaps there is
none smaller in the world. It seats
eight persons.
A Spanish journalist declares that
sunstroke Is almost unknown in his
country, and that it only occurs in the
northern regions where people do not
know how to take care Of themselves.
The biggest cannon ball ever made
weighs 1900 pounds, and was manu-
featured at the Krupp works at Essen,
Germany, for Russia. The gun to fire
it is naturally also the largest in the
world. It is at Cronstadt Each shot
fired from it costs $1,000.
Competent statisticians declare that
twenty-five acres Of land are neces-
sary to sustain one man on fresh meat
The same space Of land, if devoted to
wheat culture, would feed forty-two
people; if to oats, Lightweight; pota-
toes. Indian corn and rice, 176, and if
to the plantain or banana, over 5000
people.
j. 7. Stewart, an eccentric herb
gatherer, while searching for roots and
herbs for big concerns by whom he is
employed, found in Montgomery Coun-
ty, Ohio, small specimen Of a bush
called camel's mint. He says it is the
kind Of mint that Noah took into the
ark to administer to the camels when
they became i'll. He says it is pecu-
liar to the plains Of Asia, and in all his
experience never before found it on
this hemisphere.
Dresden has developed a curious
idea. The public baths of that city
will shortly receive an addition that is
probably without parallel. The new
annex will consist exclusively Of bath
ing establishments for dogs, organized
Oh the strictest lines of class distinc-
ton. There will be first, second and
third class, subdivided into swimming
and single washtubs. 1t is even grave
ly stated that there will be a hair
dressing department.
It is an interesting commentary on
the extravaganza Of the times that
manufacturer of stage properties
makes when, in speaking of the pass
ing of papier-mache food for stage use,
he says: II know Of one comedy with
a banquet scene in the second act
where bottle of real champagne and
a real lobster salad are used at every
performance. This comedy has been
played one thousand times in the last
three years, at an expense for food and
drink alone of $4,000. One papier-
mache champagne bottle and one pa
pier-mache salad-worth about So
would have saved all that money"
Alabama's senators are both over so
years DID, The term Of Senator Nor
gan expires in 1907, when he will be,
if living, SO years old. Senator Pet
tus' term expires two years later, and
he is now nearly 81 years old. Ala
bamas legislature meets only once ev-
cry four years. After next years leg
islature there will be no session until
1910. Next years legislature will,
therefore, elect two senators. AS far
as known General Morgan and General
Pettus desire and expect reelection.
Suppose they are reelected. At the
end Of their new terms Gf they live
that long, General Morgan will be 80
and General Pettus "a.