Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
Editorial N otes.


the nations of the earth and the peo-
pie will naturally side with the party
that opposes national dishonor.
Pennsylvania railroad official test
ed the effect of Sunday work on gangs
of men and found decided falling off
in the amount of work done by those
who worked seven days as compared
TO those who had day of rest. He
holds that Sunday rest pays as an
economic principle aside from any
question of religion.
The conception that the consolida-
ton of wealth means boarding rather
than the effective organization OF ef-
fort is fallacy that partisanship is
trying to instill into the minds of the
unthinking.
OF seventy-fve boys who took the
recent examinations for the Annapc-
lis Naval Academy thirty-eight have
passed, the largest percentage of sue
cesstul candidates so far recorded.
Lewis Nixon resigned from New
York's political ring because, as he
said, II cannot retain my self respect
and still remain the leader of Tam
many" He has regained the respect
of the country.
The battleship Kearsarge has just
held the record breaking target prac-
tice of the world Her 13inch guns
hit the mark seven out of eleven
times, firing while steaming at half
speed, the target being only forty five
feet long, one mile away.
Intelligence, industry, honesty and
thrift produce wealth., and the wealthy
mans chief duty is to use his money
where it will do the greatest good to
the greatest number. The founding
of great industry serves such pur-
pose as we'll as the founding Of Ii
brary or college.
A New York newspaper has com
piled a list of l, 437 different ''cures"
for rheumatism, all recommended as
certain by their users. The moral OF
this tabulation is that this disease
still battles medical skill of ali kinds.
Boss Croker says that the only
trouble with Nixon was that the place
was too big for him. There are 9TH
ers who will reverse the positions of
the two parts of Mr.. Croker's state
ment.
Injuries to the human heart, long
considered fatal, are now successfully
treated and some surgeons have even
gone SO far as to say that they are no
worse than any other muscular
wound, the danger being the same in
both cases, that of bleeding to death.
It is claimed the heart can be operat-
ed upon with less danger than any
other internal organs.
1e
The legitimate effort of corpora
tions to effect economies of manage
ment to decrease the cost of produc-
ton works a public benefit And if
trusts make prices high and profits
inordinate the competition of other
corporations will be sure leyeller
and safety valve.
Long distance telephony is limited
to certain degree by business con-
siderations. New York is at the height
OF it's business day when Manila, for
instance, is asleep. Although it is
said that conversation over such
distance may be possible it will be
limited to those portions of the globe
near enough together to have the
same business day.
Charles nj. Schwab will establish
summer country home near the sea
shore for the poor cnlloren Vi NeW
York City and he intimates that 1t
will be greater source of pride to
him than all his industrial achieve
ments.
The Barnum & Bailey circus IS
finding life rather hard in France. At
three towns where the crowds were
twice too large for the big tents the
disappointed ones outside cat the
ropes, stoned the performers. and
were so riotous that the show had to
leave town.
President Roosevelt's common
sense dispensing with red-tape lately
condemned by the democrats had a
perfect vindication when he promptly