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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

war aHs of uhiea r. h~caafe master and
tesf!-f a1thOLt sltal
'tiui let IS nct forsei the glorious dis
tanrriea via when the u9efrDrsalEs q n1en,s
the FAIR sssterhood Of American ffties hs4s
hcaured his ltfe and memory Wi-h All
that riches ard sculpture ran Go 70 render
the sdlhce worthy Of the man. uptn site
uGEurE assed for nagu5flcenca has rhfs
monument been reared by New YORK = a
perpetual record Of hts IIiustrio1s deeds.
Ia the certainty that Is tine "a sses around
u viii assemble with gratitude ard rev
erence and generation men Of all chimes
races and nationalities New York holds
in her keeping the precious dus. Of the
silent soldier: bat his achfeEene1itS-E :
ne and his brave comrades wrought for
nankinG-are n keepfrg of 79fa1 90 Of
American citizens, who viii guard the sa-
cred heritage forever and forevermores
~ eae conclusion Of the presidents al
tfesa Col Fred Grant advanced and shook
Rim warmly by the hand. The two men
stood IN the foreground Of The wonderful
i5eture th@ spectators applauded
The orator Of the Day.
The Star Spangfed Hammer was played
BY the bana, after which Gen. Horace Por-
ter was introduced by the mayor. The or
atoF o. the day was accorded a warm re-
ceptlon. More discreet than the president
Gen. Porter Kept his hat on while sreak-
ing. Re read MS address from typewriter
manuscript
Gen. Porter spoke at length IN The ner
sonality Of Gen. Grant. his career as
soldier, and his great service to the coun-
try as president. graphically contra sting
the condition OF the government at the
time Of hts first inauguration with that
at the completion Of his second term, and
reciting the obstacles which he overcame.
In closing MS address Gen Porter said.
He reached the highest pinnacle of hu-
man distinction. Men have dwelt upon
hts achievements till they know all by
heart The record of his deeds rises to the
sublimity of an epoch. The story of his
life is worth the contemplation of ages.
He needs no eulogists; his services attest
his greatness; he did his duty and trusted
TO history FOR his need of praise The
more history discusses him, the more bril-
liant becomes the luster of his name. He
was natural leader; he was born 10 COM
mand. No one can rob him of single
laurel. No one can lessen the measure of
his renown. He hcaored the age in which
we live, and future generations win &c
Hlumined by the brightness of hts fame.
The Hallelujah chorus from Handles
Messiah and the doxology were sung, and
this concluded the ceremonies at the
speakers stand. The president and other
officials and the distinguished guests then
retired TO the tent in the rear of the tomb,
where an elaborate luncheon was served.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

That more liberal policy in che
management Of the Pension Bureau
will be pursued by Commissioner
Evans is evident from the following
extract from a special Of his delivered
on Grants birthday. "In my official
position lind myself confronted by
grave responsibilities But | want to
say. | shall endeavor To DO my duty
to the Old soldiers. | am not here to
rend spies out through the land to
see how can prevent giving pensions
to old soldiers I simply want the
government to do its duty by the old
soldiers. the men who saved this ma
ton. want to grant - them such
pensions as the aw allows We DO
not want any hair splitting over
these pension cases, but at the same
time we do not want 70 let the ma
chine run away with us As public
servant shat strive to do nay duty
by the govern nent and my old com
rades. with a fun appreciation Of the
responsibilities involved IN the per-
folmance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06
At GRANTS SHRINE.
Columbia Dedieates. To. Tomb OF
Her Solder Hero.
President Mckinley ana Gen. Porter
Address the Vast MuItitude-sfx-
- thousand Persons rake
Part in the Parade.

New York. April 2s-when the sun ross
ever fair Manhattan on The day Of DAYS
IN her history OF patriotic pegeants he
found cloudless dome awaiting hirr
Flags there we're by the hundreds II thou
sands. from the huge emblem with It's .
feet OF ~ and % OF hoist 10 the tiny en-
blem which decorated the collars Of tic
truck horses flags IN the great thorough
fares and IN the narrowest alleys: from
tenement windows and on the stats If
public buildings. from the stalls Of street
vendors and the facades OF mighty nos
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

The Pennsylvania Labor Bureau re-
ports 100, 600 more men at work in
that state than there were before the
election OF Mckinley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

The new cigarette law imposes a
fine Of s. to $25 upon any dealer who
sells cigarettes or cigarette papers to
a minor. As minors are the largest
users Of cigarettes the law will great
y lessen cigarette smoking, it it is en-
forced Like so many laws Of its
kind however it will probably be a
dead letter because no one will feel
sufficient interest to see that viola
tions are prosecuted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

John Wanamaker pays a man 5000
a month to edit his advertising, and
pays $50, 600 a month for the adyer-
tising, but finds that il pays we'll
For the ten days preceding Christmas
his trade was 81 900, 600. Mr.. Wanna
maker says that advertising is the
leverage that raised up his store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

Magnificent Pageant That Traverses
Kew York Streets

With mlneary promptltude and perfect
discipline the land parade started from
Twenty-fourth street and Madison avenue
on the minute-at 1880 O'Clock Maj. Gen.
Granville NJ. Dodge. followed by staff OF
celebrated soldiers, led the column, the mil
next.
The veteran Gen. Merritt, one Of the
worlds famous leaders of cavalry. COM
handing the division of the Atlantic the
first division and the natty West Pointers,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

Editor Roethe has won high
place in the esteem OF public men this
winter by the efficient aud faithful
performance Of the duties OF senate
book-keper. There is nothing too
good for Henry and we are pleased to
note his success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

The long senatorial contest in Ken
lucky closed April 2sth by the cleo
ton Of VIM. Deboe, the first repub-
lican ever sent from Kentucky to the
United States senate The struggle
for election has lasted through two
sessions Of the Legislature and has
cost the state more than 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

1t is said that VIM. J. Deboe. the
newly elected senator from Kentucky
was never known 10 take a drink Of
whiskey, and that he uses neither to-
bacco nor profane language. No
wonder it took a long time to elect
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06
Stock Men Take Notice.

The undersigned having 10 acres
Of bottom pasture, will pasture stock
for responsible parties Tor the season
Call % or address John McMabop.
Lancaster. Wis. 10-19
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

The firm Of Richter & Sons, Mil
waukee have made a voluntary assign
ment The failure is.due to the coli
lapse Of the Wisconsin Beet Sugar
Company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-06

The business portion of St. Augustine,
IL. was destroyed by ire.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
Steel Rails for India.

BALTIMORE, July lathe Britt
steamship City of Dundee yesterday
commenced loading $500 tons of steel
rails at the Maryland Steel Works,
Sparrows Point, for Calcutta, British
India. The order is for 1000 tons, and
the other $500 tons will be loaded in a
few days in the British steamship
Westminster.
The above tells the tale of American
shipping. These vessels upon which
these steel rails are being exported had
to be sent for and brought from Eng
land because we have no ships. When
we have no ships it is useless to talk
about much foreign trade. Our peo-
pie may be inclined TO doubt this
statement, and wonder why II we are
SO great a nation we do not have ships
of our own. The reason is that our
tariff laws make it impossible for our
merchs nts to own ships. We cannot
compete with other nations as our
laws stand. Ships are Improbable to
us, and when improbable of course
disappear. If we had vessels to take
these rails to India, they could bring
back no cargo on account of our tariff
laws, hence the cost of bringing back
an empty ship destroys the chance OF
one of our ships going to those ports
with our rails. This is true of all for
eign ports, so we have no merchant
marine for this reason. Our wheat
shipped from the Pacific coast to Chi
ma and Japan goes entirely in ships OF
those countries. When will we change
SO desperate condition
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15

ELKINs, W. VA, July 1.-THE West
Virginia Central aud Pittsburg Rail
road, the main Northern outlet of
which to seaboard is via Cumberland,
is negotiating for new outlet to the
North and West affording it a shorter
line to the lakes than it now has to the
seaboard. The main factor in the new
route will be the Altoona and Beech
Creek Railroad, which was recently re-
organized and is now about to be i'm
proved and extended, connecting with
both the Beech Creek system and the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg. The
surveys for the change of alignment
and grades on the Altoona and Beech
Creek are now being made.
The West Virginia Central is very
anxious for a new and shorter outlet
to tidewater, and since all hope of Sc
curing the Ches. and Ohio canal for a
roadbed has passed away the owners
of the road, Senator Elkins being one
of the leading spirits, have been look
ing after another outlet. Senator Cor
man. ex Senator Henry &. Davis and
r. G. Kerens. of st. Louis, are among
the leading stockholders. Senator
Elkins is quoted as saying that he new
er did look upon the canal route as
feasible on account of the frequent
floods.-Baltimor Sun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15

Since McKinIey's Inauguration over
100 banks and b Banking houses have
closed their doors, over 1909 business
houses have assigned. about 90 rail-
roads have gone into the hands of re-
ceivers, and as to the number of farm
ers and laborers who have been driven
to the wall by having mortgages on
their property foreclosed and the
property taken from them, no accurate
estimate can be had, but they are
legion. These figures coupled with
the present strike are calculated to
make one inquire what the next plague
is to be, and is this prosperity
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
Electric Road to Highland.

The Highland Recorder has put the
following very apt questions in its
issue of last week:
Could an electric line be used to car
nv freight as we'll as passengers Would
this road benefit Staunton in any way?
Would it be possible to interest the
Staunton Street Car Company in such
a line? Would an electric line that
length over the grades it would have
to be made, be at all practicables
There is no trouble about an electric
line carrying every class OF freight
Highland has to send out. Iron ore,
lumber, cattle, sheep, horses, hay and
everything else. There is no trouble
about an electric road being able to do
this over the grades of the Staunton
and Parkersburg pike in winter and
summer. A road laid with 30 pound
rails would stand the strain, and Mon
terey ought to be reached from Staun-
ton at furtherest in three hours, over
the grades mentioned.
But this would cost money. Would
Highland be willing to assist in any
such enterprise? If SO the plan might
be made feasible.
We find many northern roads throw
| ing away steam and taking to electric
tricity. The Pennsylvania R. r. has
for some time been operating branches
| by electricity. The New York & New
Haven is running it's main line with
electricity, and making as fast time as
any steam road. It is only question
of time in our opinion when the great
trunk lines will be operated that way
Since the discovery of the use of the
third rail, doing away with the over
head trolley, a great step has beer
made in electric railroading. But 6
line built over the turnpike would
necessarily be slow. Fifteen miles pei
hour would be the best that could bt
expected as the road would be crooked
and no straight, level stretches owe
which to make time. Yet such lint
would be very useful, and if the PEG
pie of that county do not believe tina
electric cars can climb any grade be
tween here and Montery, they should
be convinced by coming here and tax
ing look. We hope this matter ma!
be pushed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
Mr.. Bryan In Canada.
Our "Feudal Lords"

In his journey through Canada, Mr..
Bryan touched at most of the impor
tant points in the older provinces, and
people. His Canadian meetings ap-
pear to have been we'll attended. To
the society which brought him to Can
ada ie due the thanks of those who had
the pleasure of listening to the eloquent
apostle Of bimetalism. That it was a
pleasure scarce any one who heard him
will deny. 1t is not necessary to agree
with a speaker to recognize the dialetic
skill, eloquence, and humor with which
he presents his ideas. 1t is not at all
likely that Mr.. Bryan made many con-
verts in Canada, but there was a gen
eral agreement by those who heard
him that the case was as we'll put as
it was possible to put 1t. The spirit
which pervaded his addresses was ad-
mirable in every respect. The great
majority of hearers were doubtless
agreeably surprised by Mr.. Bryan's
style of speech. We are accustomed to
associate spreadeagleism with the ora
tory in vogue among our neighbors,
and every once in a while a speech
made in congress gains currency and
we are confirmed in this view. Mr..
Bryan is far removed from this type Of
''sound and fury, signifying nothing"
He pays his auditors the compliment
of treating them as if they were sane.
His arguments and illustrations are
addressed to rational beings. There
was nothing inflated or grandiose in
his address from beginning to end
There was indeed a fine restraint and
good taste that proclaimed the literary
conscience combined with rare good
judgment. The references to his op-
ponents were gentlemaniy. although
at times ironical. His humor. his
pathos, and his rhetoric were not exag-
gerated. His smile is infectious, his
eye and whole manner bright and
vigilant, his sympathies quick, and he
has quiet self confidence that puts
his auditors thoroughly at ease. TO
those who do not believe in his doc
trines it ia natural to question his sin
certify. All that can be said is that he
has the aspect of sincere man.
Toronto lCanada) Globe (Lib.)
The above article coming as 1t does
from a paper opposed to bimetallism,
from source where the man and the
measure were met with the GOODNESS
incident to our English brother, and
the chilly climate OF Canada, gives in
a pronounced degree a rebuke to those
who have for better argument charac-
terized Bryan as 1.-THE windy orator
from Nebraska" the boy orator of the
Platte" 1.-THE man of bluster instead Of
brains" the candidate who conducted
q canvas OF "mouth," and every other
epithet touching his manner of speech,
calculated to bring him into ridicule,
and at the came time denounced him
and lis followers SIS anarchists socialists
and regulators. with view to lower
him morally. One need scarcely ex-
pect fair estimate to be made OF the
man where political feeling runs high,
but in the absence Of any motive to
praise, and from 81 press in sympathy
nowhere with Bryan or his cause the
above description of him shows how
he aprea~ 10 the really unpreju iir,f,
mind, aus. t.se naunei Of man That hs
II,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS.

The Cincinnati Price-C Current of last
Thursday says
The week has been one of much
high temperature in the central re-
gions, and also of considerable mois-
ture. widely distributed. Under these
conditions there has been rapid
growth of corn, and the crop is being
regarded with increasing confidence as
to results. The fact remains, however,
that large part of the planting is still
of uneven growth, which is not fa-
vorable condition. 1t is nevertheless
satisfactory to observe the tendency of
the crop to overcome the drawbacks
which attended it's start.
Wheat harvesting has been progress.
ing, and is approaching the northern
sections of the winter grain area. Con.
siderable of threshing has been done
| in southern portions of Indiana, etc.,
and southwark The advices quite
generally imply that the yield is ex
ceeding expectations, and that the
quality is unusually good. There il
very. little movement of new wheat az
yet, although the indications suggest
that there will shortly be liberal offer
ings. At the moment there is such q
difference between the producers and
dealers as TO prices that trading Is be
ing retarded.
In other particulars, concerning
prominent crops, there is little OF a new
characteristic. The oats crop, while
quite irregular, as previously noted
appears to promise fair results in the
aggregate. The clover hay crop II
large, and timothy hay Of good averag,
j - nty IL
weedy. Potatoes indicate an abundant
yield. Large fruit crops, in q genera
way.
| The past week has been attended
with holiday conditions and adjourn
ments of the exchanges, but the inter
est in wheat does not seem to be lag
cling, and prices at the close are per
ceptibly higher than week ago a.
Chicago. OF course the near future o.
the market will greatly depend upoI
harvest conditions and results and tn,
Willingness of farmers to let the graiI
go at such bids as are made. Th
chances do not favor a confident viev
that prices are to be essentially lowe
than now current.
The feature of the week is the shap
: ing of the corn market to higher pc
; sition. the September price at Chicago
closing 81 higher than week ago.
Il September wheat at Chicago close,
5c below the highest point of tn
week, 24c above the lowest point, ant
15c higher than week ago.
Corn at Chicago Tor September clos
ed &c below the highest point of tn
week, 2sc above the lowest point an(
21c higher than week ago
| Wheat receipts at primary market
were /. 444, 900 bushels for the weel
against 1,565.OO0 the preceding weel
and 2, 136, 900 last year.
Corn receipts were 2, $50. 900 bushels
against 3,138,OOO the preceding week
J and 2,078. 900 last year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
Original Matter.

The Argus will not let us alone. 1t
is after us again this week. Now here
is what it in part says:
If what fills space in the argus is
not at all valuable, we wonder that it
has number of times been reprinted
in the SPECTATOR AND INDICATOR
and not credited. but palmed off upon
the public as matter original with it.
The Argus has often been harping
on this theme. and accusing other pa
pers of appropriating it's news without
crediting it. We have never made such
accusations about news we print. We
recognize that news Is public property
and that it belongs to every
newspaper and individual in the land.
So when our exchanges come we search
them for news and do not feel that we
have been guilty Of lanceny when we
find news and fit it to our columns, and
we accuse no one of larceny who does
the same. But when our friend makes
such plea before the public as the
one above, he should come with clean
hands.
Now let us see what the Argus does.
Take the ARGUS of this week. date
July 10, the very paper in which the
above accusation is found, and run
down its local columns and we find
Injury to Mr.. J. W. Goode. modified
from another paper. not credited
Father Payne's preaching in the Va
Penitentiary, taken from another pa
per, not credited. Maj. ]. Ogden Muir
rays book, taken from another paper
not credited. Death of M. P. Murray
freight conductor on Shenandoah Val
ley road, clipped aoord for aoord from
another paper, not credited. Injury
to VIM. Pilson modified from another
paper, not credited. would be trair
wreckers," copied aDord for aoord from
another paper, MT credited. "A
Bright mind gives .aay." copied wore
for word from another paper, not cred
tied. This same item, word for wore
except the head line, is in the SPEcTA
ToR-VINDICAToR of last week. Nov
does the argus want any more cita
tions9 If so we have few others ant
will produce them if necessity requires
Let it be understood that we maxi
no complaint of this, but we do grow
little tired of being accused of Illicit!
appropriating news belonging t.
others, by a paper claiming to b.
the owner OF all the news, when an e1
animation of it's own columns In on
single issue discloses the facts we hav'
mentioned above. Hereafter, let's no
hear any more of the 'palming off OF
the public" business. nor about tn
"thorn in the side" It isusually vel
for us to take the beam out of our owl
eye, before worrying about the moa
in the eye OF our neighbor.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-07-15
CAMPAIGN OFFER.

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