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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST,


The department of agriculture cost
s5,0O000O last year.
Philip Clare. the oldest municipal
smploye Of New York, is dead
Manhattan Island has an average of
1872 people to the acre. while London
has sixty.
At the burial of q South London
man his six dogs. draped III black, fol-
lowed the cortege.
Robert Caterson. of New York. re-
GENTLY purchased the far-famed gran
lite mountain of Texas.
3. w. Findon, a nephew of the COM
poser. is writing a new biography of
Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The latest cure for internal cancer
reported in England is :: tablespoonful
Of moIasses four or five times day.
Matilda Serao, the noted Italian nov
eliSt, has been travelling in Palestine,
and has written book about her ex-
perience.
The Rev. Or. Roland d. Grant, for
three years pastor of the First Baptist
church at Cancouver. b. c.. has re-
signed and is at present lccturing In
New England.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The accepted bid for the steel super
structure across the East river to
Blackwells island was So, 1872 S5.
The Vistician Churches of Christ,
Christian Endeavor Union, Australia
have now sixteen metropolitan and
three county societies. The aim of the
unions is to have society III every
church in Victoria
1t is estimated that while there are
50,0O0,O00 Mohammedans in India and
about 100000 Buddhists, also a small
number of Parsees, there are three
fourths of theetotal population which
adhere to the Hindu faith.
The British and Foreign Bible SOci-
ETY., whichsin few months completes
a century of work, has issued no few
er than 1S0,O0O00O copies Of the
Scriptures, which are now printed in
nearly 400 different languages. /.
In sixty years the annual per capita
consumption of whisky has gradually
decreased from 211a to IA gallons. In
forty years the consumption of beer
has increased from less than TO more
than IL gallons per capita
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

He was smoking and musing over the
ways of the world. "Odd, isn't it" he
said at last. ''how few people attain
their ideals in this world?'
"In what way?' inquired his wife
suspiciously, for she was not woman
to be caught off her guard.
WELL" he replied slowly, Il was
thinking of Wilmer when | spoke. He
had an ideal woman that he was al
ways talking about when he was in
college. She was tall and stately in his
dreams, and he seemed to have no
place in his heart for small woman,
and yet-and yet
"Well?"
''Why, he finally married a little
thing who hardly comes to his shout
der. | wonder why it was?"
perhaps, Fred she said very slow
ly and distinctly, ''he is like the major
fly of other men and was afraid to take
any one of his siZe.'
He changed the subject.-New York
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
PERSONALS.

Jacob Hassinger, Il distinguished
citizen of New Orleans, is dead. he
was proprietor of the German Ga
Zette.
Congressman Benjamin Z. Birdsall.
who succeeded eX-Speaker Henderson
in the Third Iowa district, is student
of literature and book lover.
A. r. Thatcher, of Haydenville,
Mass, has presented to Tongaloo uni
versity, Mississippi, fine collection
of minerals, some specimens being
quite rare.
Dr. James L. Lough professor of
psychology of the school of pedagogy
of New York university, has been
named as director of the summer
school.
Gen Edward S. Bragg, the famous
commander Of the old iron brigade.
writes that he is thoroughly enjoying
himself rs consul at HOngkOng, China.
The personal estate Of the late He
Der r. Bishop included manuscripts on
jade, which are to be published at IN
outlay of $4,000.
Former United States Senator James
X. Jones has announced his intention
of leaving Arkansas. He nay live III
Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

"Miniav' he beloved through the
house. ''Minta! Where in tarnation is
the girl?"
Il done seen her gittin' into de stage,
suh,'' said the colored girl.
Far up on the stage road, which
winds about Red mountain, you can
look down a bluff and see the road
twisting along below. Deming and
Minta, looking down the bluff, caught
sight of solitary horseman riding
madly along the rocky path. Deming
leaned out the window.
''Crawford's coming up the trail,'' he
shouted. Its $50 in your pocket, Ed,
if you land us at Madison Flats ahead
of him.
Dempsey let out his team until the
coach rocked and swayed, and the only
other passenger, q thin, nervous mar,
clutched the seat and gasped.
Then they heard Ed shouting to the
team. The pace slackened as he set
brakes hard. Instinctively Deming
opened the door and pushed Minta be-
fore him. AT the same moment there
was a crash, the coach toppled over.
and he found himself pinned beneath
the other passenger, who could not
move.
Minta scrambled from the dirt by the
roadside unhurt, and Dempsey cut
loose and pacified the struggling team.
Then together they ran to the coach.
Neither man within was hurt, but both
were pinned down in the coach.
An inspiration came to Ed Dempsey.
He put his face close to the wrecked
coach.
Say, in tharv' he called. "Are you
the new minister for Cedar Creek?'
II ann was the response.
'Well," said Ed, II reckon you've got
your first job right here. You're layin'
acrost the groom, an the brides here
by me, an daddy, madden n a wet hen.
is comm up the trail like thunder OH Il
cyclone. Git together, everybody
The imprisoned clergyman rose to the
occasion.
Can you manage to clasp each 9th
er's hapds?'' he asked simply.
Them with the bride on her knees in
the dirt clasping the hand of the
groom. across whom lay the officiating
clergyman>> the ceremony was per-
formed.
AS it finished Billy Crawford gal
loped up.
What in thunder does this mean -
he gaSped.
1T means said Dempsey, that you
are just in time to help me git that dog
goned coach offn your son-in-law, John
Deming, and the Rev. Mr. Written,
who performed the ceremony some
ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Value of Appreciation.

MANY men and women underestimate
the value of expressions, they take too
many things for granted, they assume
that their affection. or their gratitude,
or their sense Of obligation. is under
stood without words Such people are
often surrounded by those who, are
era wing some. expression of affection.
some word OF approval. some Kind of
recognitiolE The best work is some
times done with shut teeth and fixed
purpose in dead silence. SO tar as the
world is concerned without Il murmur
of applause or Il word of thanks: but
this is not the way in which work
Should be done among intelligent men
and women, and it is not the way in
which. as Il rule, the best work IS
evoked from the greatest number of
people. The majority OF men and
women get the best out of themselves
when they are in congenial atm0s-
phere This is particularly true OF
those finer kinds of work which ex-
pgess Individuality. quality and person
al gift.-St. Louis Republic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
A Glimpse of Tennyson.

WiIfrid Ward in problems and Per-
sons tells this illustrating Tennyson's
mixture Of baslfulness and dogmatism:
If a stranger had come to see him
the shyness and abstraction might last
longer 1 remember once going to
Harrington with q friend-a true wor-
shipper of his genius-and after the first
words of greeting he seemed to be en-
tirely in the clouds until, after long
waiting, we hit upon device to arouse
him. A picture by Edward Lear hung
in the room, and under it We're four
lines from The Palace of Art:''
One seemed all dark and red, a tract Of
sand,
And some one pacing there alone,
Who paced forever in glinmering land.
Lit with a low, large moon.
We were looking at the picture, and
/ said to my companion, Read the
lines" She read them, giving them a
kind of metricai jingle. In q moment
Tennyson, who had been standing
alone at the other side of the room,
stepped rapidly across, seized her arm
and said, Don't read them like that"
and went on with his deep, sonOrOus
voice to read, or, rather, chant. them
himself with the roll which was so we'll
known to his friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Not Quite Free.

1--WE are told that salvation is free"
said Mark Twain, but few realize the
fact as thoroughly as a good old soul
who lives near my summer home at Ell
mira. She told me not long ago that
she had enjoyed religion for fifteen
years at cost of but 10 cents. And,
she added, it wouldn't have cost that
much, but l went to a church socable
and didn't know they charged for ice
cream New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

Out of every 100000 persons who
are born in the same wear 213,OOO live
for seventy years. 100000 for eighty
wears and SS1 for ninety years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
snLEcr1oN oF coRrnIYou.
Will Resign His Place in the Cahfnef
 for the Craftsmanship.

will Resign His Place in the Cabinet
 for the Craftsmanship.
 Washington. May 16.-George D.. Cortelyou. Secretary of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor. it seems very likely now. may be selected as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
 While in no sense endeavoring to anticipate the action of the Chicago convention or that of the National Committee to be chosen at the conven- tion. President Roosevelt and leaders of the Republican party generally have canvassed for months the subject of the National Craftsmanship. From time to time the names of various promi- nent Republicans have been published in connection with the chairmanshfp. but the gossip about the matter had no hrmer basis than conjecture.
 Some time ago the name of Secre@ tary Cortelyou was suggested. It met instant favor It Is known that Mr. Cortelyou has a very close reIation- ship not only with President Roosevelt but also with party leaders through- out the country. He is regarded as be-sI ing admirably equipped for the posi- tion. possessing fine executive ability and thorough knowledge of men and affairs. If he should be elected Na-, tional Chairman he would resign his position fin the cabinet and devote his entire time to the work of the cam-' paign. In measure this would in~ volve a possible sacrifice. l
 It is asserted with emphasis that no absolute decision yet has been reached but prominent men in the councils of the Republican party have impressed on the President the desirability of Secretary Cortelyou's selection. It is reasonably certain that J. W. Blythe of Iowa. would be prominently identi- fled with the conduct of the RepublI- can campaign in the West and it is likely that he may be the vice chafr- man of the National Committee or sub- chairman in charge of the Western end of the campaign For a time he was urged by Senator Allison for the Craftsmanship. but 1t is probable he will occupy the position here indicated.
 Cornelius N. Bliss of New York. for many years Treasurer of the National Committee. will again fill that posi- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
LYNCHING MUST CEASE
KEYNOTE OF INAUGURAL ADDRESS
 OF BLANCHARD.
Strong Appeal for Liberal Con- tributionss to the Cause of
 Education.

Baton Rouge, La, May 16.-In the presence of a multitude of Louisians gathered on the grounds of the State Capitol today, Newton c. Blanchard was inaugurated as Governor. and Jared Y. Sanders as Lieutenant-Governor State troops and the naval reserves steamer Stranger participated in the ceremonies, which were opened with prayer by Episcopal Bishop David Ses- sums. Chief Justice Breaux of the Su- preme Court, administered the oath
 In his inagural address. Governor Blanchard made a strong appeal for larger appropriations and liberal and progressive legislation promoting edu- cation. He proposed a million dollar bond issue to build school houses. He recommended the refunding of the State debt of $11,00.000, now bearing interest at 4 per cent, into. long term per cent bonds; larger appropriations for the Confederate veterans; the passage of laws suppressing gambling; the bro motion of good feeling between capital and labor; the regulation of trusts, and laws in the interest of good roads. On the subject of law and order he says:
 Mob law in contravention and defi- ance of law will not be tolerated. Lynching will not be permitted under any circumstances. if 1t be possible for the military at the command of the Governor to get there in time to pre- vent them. And if they occur before the intervention of the Executive can be made effective, inquiry and investi- gation will be made and prosecution in- stituted. Sheriffs will be held to the strictest accountability under the law for the safety from mob violence of persons in their custody"
 On the negro question he says:
 The negro is here. He is a man and a citizen. He is useful and valuable in his sphere Within that sphere he must be guaranteed the equal protec- tion of the law, and his education along proper lines-mainly agricultural and industrial-is at once a duty and a necessity. He must be protected In his right to labor and to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He must be en- couraged to industry and taught habits of thrift.
 No approach toward social equality or social recognition will ever be tol- erated in Louisiana. Separate schools. separate churches. separate cars. sepa- rate places of entertainment will be en- forced. Racial distinction and integrity must be preserved. But there is room enough in this broad Southland, with proper lines of limitation and demarca- tion. for the two races to live on terms of mutual trust, mutual help good un- derstanding and concord. The South asserts its ability to handle and solve the negro question on Humanitarian lines-through one of justice and right. We brook no interference from with out. 1t Is up to the South to so handle and solve 1t as to furnish no occasion for such interference"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
coon ROADS CONVENTION.
Governor Dockery Bids Delegates Well
 come to St Louis.

Governor DOckery Bids Delegates Well
 come to St Louis.
 St. Louis. May 16.-Delegates from all parts of the United States and a number from foreign countries were present today at the opening session of the convention of the National and In- ternational Good Roads Association. The sessions will be held each day of this week. Thursday has been desig- mated as good roads day at the worlds fair.
 The gathering was called to order by W. H. Moore, President of the Good Roads Convention and Governor Cookery of Missouri. delivering the ad- dress of welcome. MT Moore review ed the work so far accomplished, and recommended that convicts. vagrants and paupers be utilized in building roads throughout the country This plan of improving highways. If carried out, he said, would be of vast benefit and materially aid the development of the country,
 A. S. Mann. yice-President of the National Good Roads Association. of Jacksonville. Fla, discussed the out look for better roads in the Southern States" After the session today the delegates visited the fair grounds and saw a practical demonstration of im- proved road building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
NoNATTENDANcE OF CHURCH.
New York Preachers Discuss the Reas-
 Ons for Mnn'a Absence.

New York, May i5.-"Mans non-attend- ance at church services and the sup posed reasons therefor" has been dis cussed by the clergymen in many New York pulpits. They ascribed the absence of men from church to lack of religious sentiment and disbelief in the orthodox religion of salvation.
 Rev. Dr.~Minot J. Savage at the Church of the Messiah. said: There are prob ably some people in the world who do not go to church because they are bad but there are more persons in whom there Is no developed re- ligious sentiment. nothing to which a re- llgious service appeals. just as there are persons with little artistic or musical appreciation.
 "A change has come over the people and 1t seems that the whole orthodox plan of salvation is now discredited.
 When making excuses about going to church people always have one point in view: What shall I get? What shall I enjoy? Shall I be pleased with the mu- sic? Shall I be thrilled with the elo- qUence? Remember that 1t is more bless ed to give than to receive, and that the attitude of a beggar all through life Is not the noblest that man can take.'
 Rev Dr. l. M. Haldeman. in the First Baptist Church. said: "The rising gen. eration is not a church-going one. This may be accounted for by the fact that this generation Is more intellectual than the previous one. but intellectually is not and ought not 10 be a bar against the church.
 Men do not believe in the Bible. They say the book contains uncertainties. As long as they will have those unnatural sentiments the church attendance by the male sex will always lag"
 pr. N. D. Hills of Plymouth Church, BI ooklyn, scathIngly rebuked the tend ency of the times to place material de- velopment and the possession of knowl- edge above morals and the obedience of laws.
 'It is always a sign of the decay of the power of a nation." he said. when we lose all interest in our sages. seers and poets who stand forth with words of warning.
 Tn 1S49 Carlyle hurled thunderbolts at Englands economic system England sco.ffed at him. He said England was making industrial machines of her men. h the very counties where Carlyle de- livered his warning the men have dete- riorated to the point where the War De- partment deems them unfit for military service"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
WOOD HEADS EXPEDITION.
Goes to Recover Bodies of Troops Slain
 By Moros.

Goes to Recover Bodies of Troops Slain
 By Moros.
 Washington. May 16.--Major General Ainsworth today received cablegrslm from General Wade, commanding in the Philippines, in reply to a message asking particulars concerning the movement against the Moros in Mindanao. General Wade's message is as follows:
 Major General Leonard Wood with 450 officers and men are en route to recover the bodies of our killed. Two of the num- be- who were previously reported killed have come in. It Is learned that two more who were reported killed are alive.
 There Is no trouble outside of Ais band. Everything quiet in Cottabato valley, people planting crops and are anxious to have Ali taken and are fur nishing assistance freely and willingly. Word from the expedition is not expected for several days. It will take the com mand six days hard marching to reach the place where the engagement of May & occurred.
 officials of the War Department hesi- tate to express any opinion about the movement of General Woods column. but 1t is evident that the Moros will be unable to resist such a force
 Some of those who are informed con- cerning the attitude of the Moros believe that they will attempt to prevent the ,ad- vance of the American soldiery. in which case there probably will be decisive encounter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
A CHANGE FOR REJOICING.
Satisfaction in Russia Over Disabling
 of Japanese Vessels.

of Japanese Vessels.
 St Petersburg, May 17.-Owing to the interruption of communication with Port Arthur, the admiralty has no in- formation of its own either regarding the blowing up of the Japanese cruiser Miyako May Is or the torpedoing and crippling of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talienwan Bay May 10 by a naptha launch in command of a young Russian naval officer.
 The admiralty officers read with in terest the Associated Press account of the former and pointed out that by no chance could the two happenings be identical since the Myako struck in daylight and the other event Is report ed as happening at night.
 The admiralty. while awaiting news of either incident, points out the feas- ibility of the launch exploit, since the equipment for sending torpedoes from small boats is an invention of the late Vice Admiral Makaroff which was utilized in the Russo-Turklsh war Whether one or two Japanese ships have been crippled, satisfaction Is ex- pressed at the admiralty that there has been some equivalent for the disasters to the Port Arthur fleet.
 The Oreal arrived today at Cronstadt, making the third battleship of the squad ron destined for the Far East which has arrived there to receive an equipment of guns The battlleship Alexander III. has already been commissioned and the bat tleship Borodoni is receiving her main battery. The Souvaroff is the only bat tleship under construction to be assigned to the Far East and she was promised for delivery last month. Batteries are being installed on the protected cruisers Jemtchung and Izmur.
 Despite this progress Admiral Rojest- versky said to the Associated Press that there would be no hurry for the voyage to the Far East and that he does not expect now to arrive in the Pacific be- fore September next at the earliest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
DEADLOCK
 IS STILL ON Threatened Re-Alignment
 Not Apparent. TALKS OF A COMPROMISE Federal Influence Fails to Start a Stampede. Hopkins Counties Stick to Yates, Though Lowden Claims He VIII Get Them When He Needs
 Them to Win.
TALKS OF A COMPROMISE

Springfield, H.. May le.--with its dead iock unbroken and with little prospect or compromise which will deliver the situation, the Illinois Republican Conven- uol LOOK recess at 5:2S o'clock this evening until 10 o'clock. tomorrow morn ing. The recess followed the twenty-ninth roll call, the result of which showed the candidates with approximately the same strength ss they had when they entered tho contes..
 The last ballot taken today gave the following results: Yates, 4sI 44o-77o; Low den. f04 8S-7.0; Deneen, 3S2 545-7T0: Ham, lin. 1lS 4N-77o; Warner. s7 44o-77o; Sher- man. 66 440-77o; Pierce, 2 44o-770.
 Proceedings are Tame.
 The conventions proceedings were com paratiNely tame today and only at one time during the session was there any great demonstration. This occurred when a glee club was Invited to the platform to sing.
 Uncle Joe" Cannon asked the audi ence to join in the chorus and led it him. self, taking commanding position on ths platform and beating time with his gavel reversed for a baton He looked like digniied old-time singing master at a country school house as he grace fully swayed his body in unison with the music and described the beats of the in- spring time with his improvised baton.
 The great audience with this inspiration before 1t sang with will and when the echoes of the chorus died away a wave of wild enthusiasm swept the immense hall. .-
 A number of conferences are in pro- gress tonight. One of them, brought about by the Federal influence in the convention, is attempting to select an outside candidate and the names of Wal ter Reeves. ex-Governor Fifer and sev- eral others have been mentioned.
 The Federal Tnfluence.
 Today the Federal influences attempted to have their men agree upon Congress- man Warner but they could not get enough votes and the threat of. HamlIn and Sherman 70 nominate Yates in the event that Warner became formidable candidate deterred them. The Yates peo- pie are claiming tonight that Senator Cullom is exerting his influence with post masters in various parts of the State to get votes away from Yates.
 The Yates and Deneen people are in con ference for the purpose of strengthening their recent alliance which Is designed to prevent the Federal influence from stampeding the convention.
 The failure of any of the Hopkins coun- that Senator Hopkins has decided to stay with Yates in the struggle although the ILowden men still insist that they will get Hopkins as soon as the latter's votes will be sufficient to settle the contest.