Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-01
Editorial Notes.

A general 10 per cent. advance in
wages of mill hands went into effect
in New England last week, $4,000
workers being benefited.
The cut of the dress coat is derived
from the old hunting coat whose tails
were divided, the front cut away and
buttons sewed on the back to hold up
the tails. The reason why the serv-
ant is dressed in the conventional
evening costume also is because in
the old days it was his prerogative to
wear out the old hunting coats of his
master.
Instead of using consular positions
as plums for political benchmen, the
system should be adjusted as planned
to secure good service for merit. and
promotion as regard of zeal and in
telligence in the charge OF duty.
The president of the Illinois Steel
company says that the old rules by
which poor boys worked their way up
the ladder Of success are obsolete be-
cause they applied to the times when
things were worked out by the rule
of thumb whereas today applied sci
ence and technical skill are necessi-
ties. Specialization is the key that
opens the door to high position in the
present day.
Chicago manufacturers have organ
lied the National Reciprocity League
in order to develope reciprocal trade
relations with foreign nations. They
hold that our manufacturing capacity
is greater than the needs OF the home
market and that world market must
be made by concessions to other ma
tons.
A prominent business man of Birm-
ingham, Ala. has just donated 5000
to Tuskegee Industrial Institute for
colored people, this being the largest
contribution yet received from a
Southern white man.
The question of Roosevelt or Hanna
for 1904 is not as important as the
election of Republican House OF
Representatives in 1902.
The u. S. consul at Batum, the GEN.
ter of the Russian oil fields, reports
that the cost of producing oil there is
considerably greater than in the U.
S. There are more wastetul labor
methods and the government exacts
aheavy royalty. There is now but
little profit in the Russian industry
and the operators are discouraged at
the low prices maintained by the
American Oil company.
During the recent smallpox scare.
in this country there were 22,26S
cases reported in one week against
9,4O6 for the corresponding week OF
last year, there being about 80 deaths
per 900 cases this year and IA per
1000 in 1901.
The u. S. North Atlantic Squadron
visited st. Thomas recently and the
officers were cordially greeted by the
representatives of the Danish govern
ment Many pleasant expressions OF
friendship between Denmark and the
United States were exchanged at a
banquet.
The postal receipts for March from
the fifty largest offices in the country
show net increase of 10 per cent.
over the corresponding time last year,
which indicates that there may be no
postal deficit this year. The removal
of many ''fake" periodicals from the
second class privilege together with
an increase of first-c class mail has arg
umented the net revenues.
Nine Viennese noblemen were fined
$500 each and permanently banlshed
from Australia on account of a gamb-
ling matter in which one man lost
100000
Robert j. Wynne, the recently ap-
pointed first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, was prominent Washington
newspaper correspondent and presi-
dent of the famous Gridiron club.
The bill granting pension to Mrs.
Mckinley became law last week.
The amount is $4,000 a year aud
while there was some slight show of
opposition the general sentiment that
it was he country's duty to see that
the widows of our presidents should
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