Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

Moody for his cabinet, a man with a
two-syllabled name, has broken the
s'spell" that chung around Gage,
Griggs. Long, Hay, Root, Shaw, Knox
and Payne.
A cash girl in a dry-goods store at
Sedalia, Mo-, lit a match to search
for a penny she had dropped, and be-
fore the flame was out it had de-
stroyed 500, 900 worth of property.
The bill introduced in congress by
Representative Adams of Pennsyl-
vania which provides tor the reorgan-
ization of the consular service on a
merit system basis, has the support
of all the large associations of bust
ness men in the United States and it
is hoped hat it will receive favorable
action.
The Baldwin locomotive works.
which has been in existence over half
a century, last week celebrated the
| completion of it's 20, 00Oth locomotive.
The products of this factory traverse
darkest Africa, startle the pyramids
and have penetrated to the Holy City.
Mr.. Nixon missed the democratic
nomination for Vice-President last
time because he was a ship builder
and favored ship subsidy. Now Mr..
Bryan is having pleasant talks with
this subsidy democrat who favors the
contentious of Senators Hanna and
Frye.
With American ships in all foreign
harbors will come American CONNER
cial agents and American financial
agencies and we will be able to GARY
our to that point warranted
by American excellence of production.
All this can be accomplished by the
ship subsidy bill and the $1,000, 900
it will cost the government is very
small compared to the advantages
that will accrue to American capital
and labor.
When one gets to the bottom of the
..consent of the governed" talk it is
largely rubbish. We do not ask the
consent OF paupers, criminals and I'M
beetles, but that is beside the question.
How about the democrats who have
disfranchised the negroes in some
southern states without the consent
of the governed?
The prominent members of the
Democratic National committee, MI.
Bryan's receptiveness to the contrary
Notwithstanding, say that they have
given him two chances to demonstrate
his worth and that they are now on
the lookout for another and q better
demonstration.
An insurgent proclamation has
been found in the Philippines
which says the United States is in the
midst of a civil war; that the coal
miners have risen against the govern.
ment and in a battle at Chicago L.
600 soldiers were killed; that Pres.
Roosevelt vas to be deposed and
CDR" Bryan proclaimed president
March 4; that Russia had declared
war against the United States and
that Germany would furnish arms
and ammunition to the Filipinos If
they would only hold out.
When Colonel Bryan has put. a
quietus on the p%lutocratic democrats
of the east and Mr.. Hill has done the
same to the populistic democrats of
the west what a fine country this will
be-.
A billion does not strike the aver
age mind as a very great number IN
this day of billion dollar trusts, yet a
German scientist has computed that
at 1910 a. M, April 20, a billion min
utes will have elapsed since the birth
of Christ.
The schools of Sorbech, Austria,
have adopted a singular fad-to teach
every pupil to play chess.
The many accounts of %''annual din
ners' make us wonder what kind of
people they are who can get along
on one dinner a year.
More patents were granted by the
U. S. Patent office during the week
ending Mar. II, to New York, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois,
Ohio and New Jersey than to all the
othor ctotoc and tarritOriaS combined. |