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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, to the

Springfield (Mass.) Republican, to the
letter Of a Vermont farmer setting
forth his entire inability to get hired
help. He had been driven into
a position where he must work him.
self to death, SO to speak, or give up
his farm, and similar cases in New
England are doubtless to be counted
by thousands. Western farmers are
making louder complaints than ever
for this cause. Ordinarily, in the re-
gion tributary to Chicago, farm hand
is paid from SIS to $18 month, with
board and lodging. This year $50 is
being offered, with extra inducements
as to hours and privileges, but the de-
sired help is not forthcoming in any
thing like the needed quantity. Some
thing more than the unattra ctiyeneSS
Of farm life at the moment enters into
the problem. The demand for labor
In manufacturing and transportation
is now at higher point probably than
at any previous time during the pres
ent period of industrial revival. Pro
Guction is taxed to it's utmost. The
great railroad companies Of the coun-
try are planning extraordinary expen-
ditures for Improvements which will
call for large amount Of extra labor,
while the congestion Of traffic is such
as to force into employment every
available hand for which room can
be found. Labor in manufacturing
and railroading is demanding higher
wages or shorter hours with excep-
tional confidence that-its place cannot
be filed and that it has but to strike
to bring employers to terms. Nor is
this all that the farmer has to contend
against In the west there has beeE
going on a speculation in farm lands
and the opening Of new tracts to set
tlement which has caused an emigra-
ton of regular farm help, tenants AMI
sons of farmers from the older to the
newer agricultural regions. The rail-
roads have been active in Forwarding
the movement, extending it southwark
toward New Orleans and nOrthwarsl
through the Dakotas into Canada-of-
IOTluS ILLUS Ou ldNOIdOlC ICAA LIS oAAtA
transporta ton thereto, moving whole
villages of people, with their house.
hold goods and farm implements, as
colonies in newly-settled sections. The
speculative spirit of the period is thus
not confined to stocks and trust CON-
binations and street railway extern
sions, but as usual at such times seizes
upon even the agricultural classes and
hurries off large numbers from estab-
lished positions into pioneer land en-
terprises elsewhere. 1t is time of
extraordinary industrial activity and
employment even for the boom period.
Labor has been taken up into the boil
ing solution as money has been taken
up and floating capital, and the labor
market is as tight as the money mar
ket in the more attractive lines of
employment, which do not include the
farm. SO the farmer must suffer most
from the situation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

kind in every line of human invention
will be shown, writes Rene Bache.
For instance, visitors will have an
opportunity to see the actual sewing
machine which was the first practical
continuance of it's kind ever construct
ed. 1t was patented in 1916 by Elias
Howe.
Equally interesting in its way is the
earliest typewriter, which was patent
ed by c. Thurber in 1872 The type
keys are set around the periphery of a
horizontal brass wheel, and, in order
to print letter, it is merely necessary
to punch one of the buttons, which
causes the type to descend through a
little tube and make a mark upon a
slip Of white paper. But the wheel has
to be freshly adjusted for each letter,
and at least five minutes would be re-
quired to write a single line The writ
ten matter looks like a telegram on
ticker tape.
The exhibition in question will in
clude a model of the first cast-iron
plow, which was patented by Charles
Newbold in 1897. Also the first screw
propeller, which was invented by Rob-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
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WILD MAN OF BORNEO.
How Barnum Got the Idea of One of
His Famous Freaks.

How Barnum Got the Idea of One of
His Famous Freaks.
JOAQUIN Miller, the California poet
and naturalist, was an Intimate friend
of P. r. Barnum. They met abroad
many years ago and kept in touch I'M
til the great Snowman died. Many
are the stories which the old poet likes
to tell Of his friend, "the great Ameri-
can humbug," and one Of them is the
true story of the greatest humbug
which Barnum ever perpetrated-the
Wild Man Of BorenO.
ut came about through Mr.. Bar
NUNS love for temperance and his
great kindness Of heart" said the poet,
in telling the story to a New York
Tribune writer "An old sailor who
had been everywhere and seen every
thing came to Barnum one afternoon
in Bridgeport, Conn, and asked him
to buy some things which he had cary
ed from wood on his last voyage across
the Pacific. He was ragged, hairy,
hungry and altogether a terrible spec
imen
"'Where have you been" asked the
Snowman.
"'Been to Borneo,' answered the old
sailor.
"'Well, you look it! Come in and
sit down. We are just going to have
supper
1.-THE sailor did come in, and after
the meal begged Barnum to lock him
up in a cage, cage with iron bars,
that ne might refrain from drinking.
Thus was the Wild Man of Borneo'
conceived, and every one who attended
a Barnum show remembers what an
object Of interest he was to the small
hove
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Fifty Millions for the Cause.

Fifty Millions for the Cause.
When Colonel Brownlow, of Tennes-
zee, introduced a bill in Congress ap-
propriating $2O,OOO,0O0 as a fund for
national aid to road improvement in
the United States, a good many people
were startled at the size Of the figures.
The amount, however, Seems very
small compared with the sum that a
single State now proposes to raise
and spend. The New York Legisla-
ture has adopted constitutional
amendment proposing to raise and
spend $5,O0O,OOO annually for ten
years, or $5O,O00,OOO in ALL This
amendment must pass the Legislature
again in 1905, and then it will 60 be-
fore the people for ratification or re-
lection. 1t can reasonably be expect
ed that the measure will meet with
popular favor. The people Of New
York have given the principle of State
aid thorough trial and the results
have been highly satisfactory.
One of the objections most loudly
urged against both State and national
aid is that it Will encourage local COM
mittees to neglect the Improvement of
their roads and depend on the State
and the Federal Government to do the
work for them. But this objection has
proven to be purely imaginary. In no
place where State aid has been tried
has any such result appeared. On the
contrary. aid from the State treasury
only stimulates local self help. 1t
arouses warm competition among the
counties and townships to secure a
share Of the State aid funds. Instead
of sitting down and folding their
hands as predicted, the local commit
tees are raising a great deal more
money under the stimulus Of State aid
than they did before.
A very important advantage that
comes from State aid is intelligent
supervision in laying out roads, Sc
lecting materials, and in methods of
construction. This may mean all the
difference between success and failure.
Every year millions of peoples hard
earned dollars are wasted, virtually
thrown away, in fruitless attempts to
patch up bad roads, to fill mud holes,
and to improve roads with unnecessary
steep grades, all because there is no
one in charge with the knowledge,
judgment and authority to do the work
as it ought to be done.
What is said of the advantage Of
State aid applies all the more forcibly
to national aid. It's effect will be far
reaching. 1t will quicken the pulse Of
the whole nation. 1t will arouse uni
versal activity. Good Roads" will be-
come the peoples watchword through
out the length and breadth Of the
land. A quarter of century Of work
under national and state aid should
give the United States the best system
of roads in the world instead of al
most the worst, as at present.
It looks now as If national aid is
bound to come in the near future. Al
ready the State Legislatures of Ala
bama, Tennessee, Wisconsin, New
Mexico, Missouri and Minnesota have
put themselves on record in it's favor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

The disappearance Of aboriginal peo-
pies before our advancing civilization
as seen in the islands of the Pacific is
being repeated in various settlements
of the far north. In twenty years the
inhabitants of Labrador have de-
creased from 10000 to $1,000. The ma
tives of southwestern Greenland now
number but 10000 and they require
assistance from the Danish govern
ment. The determination of the seal,
walrus and polar bear by whalers has
reduced the Alaskan Eskimo from per-
haps 5000 to about 500. The Eskimo
at Smiths Sound, who a dozen years
ago numbered 800, are reported by
Peary as being reduced to about 200.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Dubious.

81 get some funny compliments some
times" said music teacher, laugh
lngly.
1.-The other day 1 told the mother OF
one Of my pupils that Harold was i'm
proving in his violin playing.
els that SOP said she, in a gratified
tone; we didn't know whether lie was
improving, or whether we were just
getting used to t'"-New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

America will have nothing but kind
memories for Max O'Rell paul
B1oueN, who died in Paris recently.
We laughed with this genial humor-
list when he satirized John Bull and
His Island" and we were not offend
ed when he turned to Jonathan and
His Continent" He was an observer
without guile. He saw what was to
him the funny side of things, and in
this he appealed to the American peo-
pie more, perhaps, than any other for
eign writer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Boys who begin at the foe and work
their way to the head are not Pc
culiar to the United States. William
Crooks, M. p" is the present title OF
a man who began his career In an
English workhouse, that is, poorhouse.
Necessity drove him thare, but at the
first opportunity he got his discharge.
and began to deliver milk on regular
route. What time he could get he gave
to learning the trade of cooper, and to
school, Work and study together made
him in time a member Of the London
City Council, chairman Of the board
of guardians Of the very workhouse of
which he was once an inmate, and
now a member Of Parliament for the
division of Woolwich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Thoughtful.

Doctor-'T think you understand full
ly now the directions for these medi.
cines and this is for your dyspepsia"
Patient-"Why,;I haven't dyspepsia,
DOCTOR"
Doctor-"Oh, / know; but you will
have it when you have taken those
other medicines. It'll Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

While we are commenting on the
fact that employers and employees are
becoming strongly organized let us
not forget that the hapless consumer
is still struggling to be heard as
mass of divided units.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Alexander Selkirk.

Alexander Selkirk, who is supposed
to have been the original Robinson
Crusoe, has many living descendants,
and one of them, Andrew Alexander
Selkirk, who is now a Man of Kent.
writes to the British papers that his
father owns the house in a niche OF
which stands the statue Of Crusoe. In
it the hero of Defoe's story and Cow
per's poem once lived.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
In a OuIyer OF Rage.

First Actress-I was entirely beside
myself with rage.
Second Actress-You certainly were
Why, you quivered even in the places
YOU were upholstered.-Life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

A man found a pocketbook and re-
turned it to the owner, who accused
him Of taking 500 out Of it. This in
cident teaches that virtue is it's own
reward
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Don't envy the rich man, says Phil
osopher Roosevelt We don't. We'd
much rather be ourself than any rich
man in the world But we certainly
would like to show the rich man how
to get q run for his money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
A Broken Enga cement.

Twas in breach of promise suit the
letters all were read,
And here is what the opening words
of each epistle said:
Dear Mr.. Smith," Dear Friend"
Dear John,''
"My darling four-leaf clover"
my ownest Jack, ""Dear John. ""Dear
Sir" then
"Sir," and all was over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

DR. Barton made one Of the most i'm
portant discoveries of the century
when he told the Congregationalists
the other day that football is a
means Of grace" He has observed that
the organization Of a football team
has drawn many boys to Sabbath
school, thus supplanting in it's bene-
ficient influence the Christmas tree and
the annual Sundayschool picnic. For
these functions are good far one Sab
bath only, while the football allure
ment holds for aslong and blessed sea-
son. A New York minister secured
large attendance at Sunday school by
getting up boxing exhibitions and am
ateur prize fights, but the football idea,
while more perilous, appeals to a high
er public sentiment. If a soul can
be saved by kicking its way into the
paths Of grace, WHO so narrow and
blgoted as to protest? If boys scram-
BILE, one over another, in their anxiety
to get into the rush line Of salvation,
who shall restrain them? All hail foot
ball, the new means Of grace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
DiSCOura ging.

Lady (after singing a few rusty
notes)-Don't you think my voice
should be brought out?
Manager-No; pushed back.-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Music hath charms to soften
rock" as the saying goes 1t can do
more, for it was discovered III the
Brooklyn navy-yard not long ago that
it can move coal. At any rate, the
men put more coal on board ship in
given time when the band played live
ly music than when it did not play
at all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Because a native Interpreter got mix
ed in his translations a Belgian officer
in the Kongo Free State shot him and
then to keep. his hand in slaughtered
eighty other natives. Belgium is max
ing the name "Kongo Free State" one
Of the greatest paradoxes in Christen-
DOM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Eollies of Long Ago.

Bibbs-No man knows himself.
Gibbs-That's true. l have just beer
reading over some letters l wrote tt
my wife before we were married.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
INVENTIONS THAT MARK EPOCHS

Patent Office Preparing for a Great
Display of Models at ST. Louis Fair.
The Patent Office at Washington is
preparing for the st. Louis Fair a
novel and interesting exhibit, consist
ing OLA series of models designed to
represent ideas that have made epochs
in the industrial history Of the world.
So far as possible, the first thing Of it's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Mr.. Carnegie's plan is to make every
workman a capitalist. Then, of course,
there would be a library In every
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

BETTER hurry up with that Temple OF
Peace, and in letting the contracts ar
range for a strong iron cage to keep
the Russian bear in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

A Philadelphia genius claims to have
perfected a noiseless typewriter. We
fail to see the advantage of such a
machine If a woman is employed to
operate ik .s-,.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Pawnbrokers are planning to estab-
lish branch offices at the race tracks.
This is bringing cause and effect close
together.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

A man who is always harping on one
idea should change the tune occasion
ally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Quarantine regulations, approved by
Secretary Shaw recently, provide that
no foreignborn mosquitoes shall be adj
mitted to the United States. This Is
novel and universally acceptable
law restricting immigration. All ships
coming from yellow-fever ports must
be so thoroughly fumigated as to kill
every mosquito, and if there are any
passengers on board suffering from
yellow or malarlal fever, they must be
covered with netting SO that no mos
quitoes may have access to them. The
regulations restricting the immigration
Of mosquitoes could be supplemented
by equally stringent rules for the de-
struction Of the native product.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

college spirit" Of commendable
kind seems to have been shown in a
small Eastern city. A capitalist erect
ed, near the college campus, hand
some dormitory, intended exclusively
for rich students who could afford to
paw for luxuries and attendance. But
the collegians who patronized the place
lost prestige, and it soon became evil
dent that the capitalist had made a
bad Investment. Social exclusiveness
and vulgar display belong in Vanity
Fair. not in a democracy of learning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
Nor worried by His Mistake.

Irate Guest (No. 4S)-I didn't tell
you to wake me up at o'clock.
Bell Boy-Didn't yer? Well, mebbe
it wuz No. 84.-"Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

Attention was called in these
columns some days ago, says the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01

better be not at all than not be hon.
est. .-.-,- -'--.1.>.>--.1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
LABOR.

The Chicago federation of labor's
assessment of cents monthly against
all members of unions, to secure funds
for fighting lawsuits, was refused by
the carpenters.
j. G.. Weller, a nonunion workman,
who killed Michael Sweeney, a union
picket, was held to the grand jury in
Chicago Witnesses testified that the
defendant shot in selfdefense.
Roman Catholics cannot consistently
take the oath required by the typo
graphical and some other labor unions
according to the Rev. p. A. Baart of
st. Mary's church, Marshall Mich.
The great lake vessel captains were
notified by the union Of rule to pref
ace their orders to their crews with
please sir" Several of the steamer
lliawatha's crew deserted at Detroit
because the captain disobeyed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
LOST WILL UPHELD.
Although Testament Cannot BE Found
Its Existence Is Proved.

Racine, Wis, Sept. TN the county
courts yesterday morning it was decid.
ed that the will offered in probate.
which was claimed to be the last will
of the late William y. Johnson of Cor
liss. should be revoked because an,
other will had been drawn up in 1897,
seven years after the first will was
made. and. containing altogether differ
ent conditions. Although the second
viii has not neen found the court de-
cided that the conditions of the second
will shall govern. and that the estate.
valued at $4,000, shall be given 10
Sarah Johnson. widow Of the deceased
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
LATER.

Samuel J. Parks, the New York
walking delegate convicted of extor-
ton was released from Sing Sing OF
certificate of reasonable doubt and
was taken to New York by a deputy
sheriff.
The London Westminster Gazette
says it hears the Duke of Devonshire,
liberal unionist, lord president of the
council, will announce definitely at
the forthcoming cabinet his disagree
ment with the fiscal proposals of
Chamberlain and will them retire from
the cabinet.
At Syracuse N. Y, the early session
of the national association of letter
carriers was devoted to a spirited con-
test over seating the delegations from
New York and Chicago. Regarding
the next meeting place Minneapolis is
out of the race and it now looks as ii
Portland Oregon, would be the win.
ner, Quincy, Illinois, not being con.
sidered large enough place to afford
sufficient Accommodations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
Turkish COMPLICATIONS.

The Macedonia revolt has again
broken out In the Monastir district
one thousand Bulgarians were kllleu
in a battle at Slivovo
Turkish troops are In a panic ana
have abandoned posts along the Bur
qarian frontier. The sultan places
troops to protect Constantinople.
Americans and American interests
are endangered in Turkey. Prompt
measures are planned to protect them
rendezvous of Admiral Cottons
sauadron is not yet decided on.
The American board Of foreign mis-
sions in appealing to the president re-
gardlng affairs at Harpoot beileVes
that fanaticism has reached point
whore It Is practically beyond CON
troll.
Chicago west side residents are
complaining because parks in their d.
vision are being ruined by politicians
The cost Of maintenance Is 90 per cent
over south side parks, while practi'
cally no improvements are made.
Senator platt says Mayor Low can
not be renominated unless he an
nounces his position. The liquor deal
ers' association OF New York formally
entered politics with platform stuifed
full of epithets directed against
Mayor Low and campaign fund OF
$3.50 900 to beat him.
William G. Magelssen, vice consul at
Beirut, Syria was not killed, as at
first reported, but was shot ut by an
intending assassin, Our cruiser and
gunboat are to continue to Turkish
waters, as n demonstration believed
necessary to assure the safety Of cit.
liens there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10

what was then known as a circuit. He
continued his ministerial work at
various points over the state until
1894, when he retired after twenty
eight years in the service. His wife
died last spring at Ida Grove, Iowa.
Seven of eight children survive.
General Don Carlos Hasselteno, a
distinguished scholar and linguist, died
at his home in Denver. He was born
in New Orleans in 1926 of Spanish
parentage, His great-great-grandf
was sent by the Spanish king to Amer
lea to be governor general of the ell
tire Spanish possessions in the new
world. General Hasselteno was
graduate of Miami, Yale and Heldel-
berg universities. At the outbreak of
the civil war he entered the confeder-
ate army as a major and was soon
made a lieutenant colonel. He was
captured as a spy and sentenced to be
shot. but escaped. After the war he
studied engineering.
Rev, George Leighton is dead at his
home in Tunkahannock, Pa, at the
age of SO. In her suit five years ago
for widows share of the estate, a
woman claimed Mr. Leighton married
her to Jay Gould when the latter was
10, in small town in upper New York
state, near Rouse's Point. She had no
marriage certificate. The case hinged
on Mr.. Leightons ability to prove the
marriage. He said he could remem-
Der marrying several young couples
at the time described, but he could not
recollect either names or faces, and
had no record of the wedding.