Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
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Senator Spooner in Madison Pre-
pairing for Congress.
HE RECEIVES MANY VISITORS
Administration Men Adopting the
Smooth Shaver Face-Girl Life
in State University.

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remain here until congress opens, about
Nov. TO- Then he will be absent all
winter and so cannot be an active fac
tor in the campaign waging in this
state He has an office not Is feet
from the law offices of Gov LaFOllette,
and here, with his indispensable Sec
rotary, Mr.. Reed, the senator is busy
Strengthening up his private affairs,
meeting friends, and especially poll
ticians, who come from all over the
state to talk with him. AS everyone
knows, Senator Spooner is not much of
a talker for the newspapers, but he is
free with his friends. Lawyer like, he
has been studying copies of recent leg
islation enacted or attempted, and
while others have been threshing curb
stone opinions, Senator Spooner's con-
versation throws new light on the
strength and weakness of it all. 1t
is needless to say that he does not
relish state administration methods,
and the governors discussions of Wis
consin, especially on the platforms of
other states, the senator regards as de-
tractive and unfortunate. He is busy
with national questions, which will
come up for discussion in congress.
The question of the personnel of the
Wisconsin delegation to the national
Republican convention is a matter that
apparently does not concern him, any
way; he has never strained to secure
honors, and the hustling will probably
be done by others.
Smooth Faces Popular.
Has Governor LaFollette's example
become conta gious? Some years ago
he wore moustache; his earlier pic
lures all show it, But since he has
been governor he wears his face de-
void of all whiskers and now it is all
most the administration mark. Judge
Stevens fell in line some year or two
ago; Ernest H. Warner has cut his
moustache; Judge Bancroft, ditto, and
of late Mr.. Chynoweth, who is regarded
as large part of the brains of the adj
ministration, and Secretary Houser,
who is strong with the farmers, have
shaved their faces as smooth as a
baby's.
Our Girls in the University.
The broad, democratic spirit of the
University of Wisconsin is especially
exemplitied in the life of the young
women. The object of the self-govern
ment association, of which all univer-
sity women are members, is to promote
a unity of spirit among women. In
the business and social functions Of
this association, as we'll as in the Y. w.
G. A. and the literary societies, the
daughters of the rich and poor work
together and stand on the most pleas
ant relations. The number of friends
a girl makes who comes to the univer-
sity of Wisconsin does not depend up
on the length of her fathers bank ac-
count A gracious personality, tidi-
ness in dress and loyalty to all univer-
sity work are factors in the makeup
of the successful college girl.
Young People on the Farm.
Why do young people leave the
farm? A contributor to HOardS Dairy
man attempts to answer the question
by saying that young people want to
get off the farm as soon AS possible
and move to some town where they
live without work. Just think of it!
The young people on the farm work
harder than the laboring boys and
girls OF the city! One Madison man
remarked just the other day that he
drove into the country about s o'clock
in the morning and found the farm
folk Just doing their chores How
does this stand with working young
men in the city. He goes to his duties
in most cases with the blow of the
whistle at o'clock. He tolls, with
only brief intermission, until in the
evening, and often his work is not fin
ished until far into the night. What
is it, them that draws the rural youth
to the metropolis? 1t seems to be an
itching for the better advantages af- |
forded by city life. To many young
people life OH the farm seems dull
when the busy city cousin comes up in !
their mind. Others are obliged to leave
the old homestead 60 earn their own
living In this day of modern ma
chinery on the farm, work is lightened
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by long hours of toll. Their life is ma
tural one-close to nature.
Crops OF Some.
The crops have turned out better |
than the timid ones prophesied. Corn
runs 81 per cent of full crop in those
districts where good results are usually |
obtained and 60 per cent elsewhere. |
Wisconsin is not a corn state, and the |
producer will be able to use the plant !
for fodder in the dairy, for which pur |
pose a large amount of corn is annual |
ly planted in this state.
Mr.. True states that in the counties |
which produce the major portion of |
Wisconsin's crop of potatoes the crop
will be 70 per cent of full, while in
the other counties, where the soil |
under the best of meteorological condi- |
tons is not as favorable to the growth |
of the tubers as the soil of the we'll |