Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-06-12

tries or waters, If they are waters, from
a commercial standpoint
This is not the question" answered
for the third time Major nonellan. "A
power wants TO purchase with money
large part of the globe which, by its
geographical situation, seems 10 belong
especially to England to Russia,
said Colonel Karkof: TO Holland, said
JACQUES Jansen; ITO Sweden-Norway,"
said Jan Harald; ito Denmark" said
Eric Baldenak.
The FIVE delegates jumped to their
feet and il seemed as if the council
would turn to harsh words, when Dean
Toodrink tried TO interfere the first
time. Gentlemen" said he, in tone
Of reconciliation, this is not the ques-
ton, following the expression of my
chief" Of which he made such frequent
use. LAS long as il has been decided
that the Northern regions are going 10
be sold at auction, they VIII naturally
belong to such representative who will
make the highest bid for same AS long
as Sweden, Norway, Russia, Denmark,
Holland and England have given large
credits to their delegates would il not be
best for these nations to form a syndi-
cate and raise sum Of money against
which America could not make bid. ="
The delegates looked at each other. II
was possible that Dean Toodrink had
found the missing link syndicate
at present it is heard everywhere.
Every thing is syndicate nowadays, what
one drinks, what one eats, what one
reads. what one sleeps on Nothing is
more modern, in politics as well as
/ business, than trust Butan objection
was started. or rather an explanation
was needed, and Jacques Jansen tried 10
1 find out the sentiments Of his colleagues
/ by saying and afterwards?a Yes, after
1 the purchase Of the region ny the syndi
4 cate. then what? hut it seems to me
that England, said she Major, in a
rough voice; and Russia" said the
/ Colonel. with nostrils terribly dilated;
land Holland, said the counselor; las
God has given Denmark TO the Danish"
observed Eric Baldenak. Excuse me;
there is only one country" interrupted
Dean Toodrink, which has been given
by our Lord, and that Is the world. ="
And why?' said the Swedish delegate.
Did not the poet say:
Deus nobis haec otia fecit'"
said this merryman, in translating ac-
eording TO Lis fashion the close of the
sixth verso Of the first eclogue Of Virgil.
All began to laugh except Major Donel-
Ian. who stopped for the second time
the discussion which threatened to
finish badly.
Then Dean Toodrink said: do not
quarrel, gentlemen. What good will il
do us2 Let us rather form syndicate. >"
And afterwards" asked Jan Harald.
Afterwards answered Dean Too
drink. Nothing more simple, gentle
men. After you shall have bought the
Polar domain it viii remain undivided
among us or will be divided after aregu-
/ lar indemnity to one Of the States which
have been purchasers. But our pur-
pose would have been already obtained,
which is to save it from the representa-
tive of America
This proposition did some good, at
least for the present moment. As very
soon the delegates would not fail to
fight with each other, and pull each
olilei ha4 VIZ 'ii''o = "liJ ~ pui'
1t would he at the moment when II was
necessary to elect final buyer of this
immoyable region, 50 much disputed
and so useless.
In all cases, eleyerly remarked
Dean Toodrink, ''the United States will
be entirely out OF the question.
1t seems to me very sensible SAID
Eric Baldenak.
Very handy, SAID Colonel harkof.
Right, said Jan harald.
Mean, SAID Jacq res Jansen.
Very English, said Major l)onelian.
Zach one had given ms oplnIon, mop
ing to convince ms colleagues.
Then, gentlemen. i is perfectly IN
/ derstood that if NC form syndicate the
rights Of each State viii be absolutely
reserved for the future. IT is
understood There was only 70 be found
out what credit the different delegates
had received from their governments.
II was supposed that the whole when
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