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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17

frst-class fighting nation, II is not neg
lecting its fields Of rice, genge, millet
and muji, its groves of mulberry and
bamboo, Its priceless plots of tea and
mitsumata shrubs, and its multi-mil-
lion gardens OF berries, vegetables,
fruits and flowers. The thousands Of
patriots that have marched TO the
front have not thinned the ranks or
the mightier hosts tilling the soil.
Thirty million farmers are gathering
ample harvests In the diminutive fields
Of Japan.
Husbandry Dlgnified.
.sFor twenty-five centuries the Sun
rise n0yereigns have dignitied hus-
bandry as the most important ana
mcst honorable industrial calling IN
the empire, and now more imam sixty
per cent OF the Mikado's subjects till
with incompatible skill the limited
soil Of his islands
"The same dlligent genius that ena-
bles landscape gardener In Japan to
compass within few square yards or
land forest, bridge-spanned stream,
q waterfall and lake, a chain OF ter
raced hills, gardens and chrysanthe-
mums, hyacinths, peonies and pinks, a
heetlinR crag crowned with dwarfed
confer, and through all the dainty
park meanderlng paths, with here a
shrine and there a dainty summer
house, has made 1t possible for the far
mers OF the empire to build up on less
than nineteen thousand square miles
OF arabic land the most remarkable
agricultural nation the world has
known. IL ell the tillable acres of
Japan were merged into one field, a
man In an automobile, travelling at the
Tate OF CITY miles an hour, could skirt
the entire perimeter OF arabic Japan
IN eleven hours. Upon this narrow
freehold Japan has reared nation OF
imperial power, which Is determined
TO enjoy commercial prominence over
all the world of wealth and oppCTtll-
nifty from Siberia to Siam and already.
by the force Of arms. is driving from
the shores Of Asia the greatest mon
archy Of Europe,
Roots IN the Soil.
The secret or the success Of the Iit-
tie Daybreak Kingdom has been a
mystery to many students OF nations.
Patriotism deeB not explain the riddle
81 its strength, neither cen eemmerea,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17
PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
six years.
Over one Tn GU . a n d
C1aimsallowed through us dur
ing the last six months. Dis.
ability Age and In
Gre a . . pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Widows claims speciality.
Usually granted within 90
days if placed with us irnmedi-
ately on soldiers death. Fees
fixed by law and payable out of
allowed pension. A successful
experience of IS years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest ref
erences furnished. Local Magis-
trates pecu niari1y
benefited by sending Us
claims.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17

/ y For, in fact, they are undevel0ped.
! We have, as yet, hardly more than
ticSled the earth over this immense
area.
Our Own Country.
When we compare Japan, with its
dense population, its wealth, its rev.
enues, its trade and commerce, its
national strength, with any section OF
our own country equal to 1t in area
and natural resources, we are amazed
at the great possibilities of future de-
velopment in our own country.
The entire population of Japan is
about forty-fiYe million, of which
thirty million is a farming population,
and this vast population of thirty mil
lon farmers and their families Is sus-
tanned on nineteen thousand square
miles of irrigated land. There is no
agriculture I'm Japan but irrigated
agriculture. They have learned that
water is the greatest fertilizer known
to nature, and save and utilize 1t with
the same care that they use every
other available process for the fertili-
zation Of their fields.
Nineteen thousand square miles Is
an area about one hundred and thirty
five miles square, and In a square in a
corner of the State of Illinois, the com
parative size of which to the rest of
the State is shown on the accompany
ing map, is sustained a nation which,
to the amazement Of all other peoples
on the earth, has sprung to the front
as one Of the great world powers.
Source of Power.
And the Home Acre farms or gar
dens-the rural homes Of Japan-are
the source Of that national power.
Commenting on this, the author of
the article in the August 1904 Book
lovers Magazine, quoted from above,
says in that article
From what it's advanced agricult-
ure has made its plains to yield, Japan
has fed and clothed and educated it's
masses. fast nearing the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17
BuiIdIng q Strong Citlzenshlp.

OF course, many will hold up their
hands and say this is impossible.
England finds it impossible, rs the
result of her system of great landed
estates, to provide her people with
homes on the land, and in conse.
quence her ruin, as nation is only n
question of comparatively brief
time.
Japan, on the contrary. put forth
her hand and solved the very problem
which, to England, seems impossible.
and behold the results in her strength
and power as nation.
1t Is only a question with us. as n
people, whether we will follow the
lead of Japan, and profit by her les
sons, or follow the lead of England
and share IN her eventual ruin.
Inc influences which are DESTROYING
England are at work steadily and in
sidiously in this nation, aud though
1t will take longer for them to work
our ruin, 1t Is sure to come il we do
not md way to root the great
majority or our people to the land in
homes or their own, as Japan has
uohe, ana as we can do, unless we
are as blind and as impotent in deal
ing WIN our national problems as
seems 70 be the fate of England.
In tine carrying out Of this great
patriotic purpose Of building yr9pg
citizenship by building rural homes
on the land, we are. at the same
time, doing that which will create
the greatest possible commercial
prosperity, and develop TO the high.
est attainable point, not only the re-.
sources of the Middle West. but OF
our entire country.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17

entity in the way Of it is a mere Gus
tom or habit, easily modified.
The terms of school of all city
schools should be changed. There
should be a short winter term, dur
ing which the time should be given t.
instruction from the books and III
handicraft within doors
There should be a summer term OF
equal length during which the schools
would be transferred to the suburbs,
and work in summer school gardens.
The children should be taken back
and forth to these summer school gar
dens at public expense, as they are
now taken to and from the CONSOLE
dated rural schools on the trolley
lines in some of the New England
states.
The vacation, which would not need
be so long, should be divided between n
spring vacation and fall vacation.
intervening between the winter CITY
erm and the country summer term OF
each school.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17

For, in fact, they are undevel0ped
We have, as yet, hardly more than
tickled the earth over this immense
area.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-17

The secret or the success Of the ht-
tie Daybreak Kingdom has been a
mystery 10 many students OF nations.
Patriotism does not explain the riddle
ef Its strength, neither eaa eemmeres,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Good for all Ills.

If you have the blues read the
twentyseventh psalm.
It your pocketbook is empty read
the thirtyseventh psalm.
If people seem unkind read the
fifteenth chapter of John.
If you are all out of sorts read the
twelfth chapter of Hebrews.
If you find the world growing
small and yourself great read the
nineteenth psalm.
If you are loosing confidence in
men read the thirteenth chapter of
First Corinthians.
If you are discouraged about your
work read the hundreth and twenty
sixth psalm.
# you cannot have your own way
in everything keep silent and read
the third chapter of James.
Read the Herald twice week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
NOVELS MUST GO.
Dime Literature is TabOOed on
Northwestern Trains.

Paper backed novels, | ette
known as dime literature" are to
be tabooed on Northwestern trains.
Orders soon will be issued pro-
hlbiting the sale of this class of
reading matter, as has been done
by the big roads in the east. The
Pennsylvania adopted this course
on all their trains, so the announce
ment will not come as shock to
the news agents who have been
handling the novels for years past.
Officials who have abolished Sun
day excursions and who run as few
trains as possible on Sunday, be-
lieve that the wild-eyed detective
stories breed crime and as many
Of these books deal with railway
life, holdups, murders, wrecks and
other schemes to rob trains, the
companies feel justified in SUPPRESS
ing the sale of such literature from
the 'newsies, who are considered
such a nuisance by some railroad
companies that the boys have been
altogether prohibited from the
trains.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Bicyclists Scarce.

The lack of interest in bicycling
in Lancaster is more noticeable the
present summer than ever before.
With the exception of the use of
wheels by children the bicycle
as a means of recreation appears to
have fallen entirely into disuse. 1t
is still somewhat in evidence and is
used by few persons IN going to
and from their work, but this il
nearly the limit of it's use at the
present time
The automobiles have not dis
placed the bicycle as a means of
creation in this vicinity, because
the automobiles are so high priced
as to be within the reach of COM
parativelY few persons, but it is
nevertheless true that with the
coming in of the automombile the
bicycle seems to have gone out as
means of recreation. This is true
not only in Lancaster but generally
over the country. The bicycle seems
to have had it's day for the time be-
ing, the same as was the case with
roller skating some years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Entire Train of Lum Der.

The shipment of SO cars of hard
wood lumber is not an every day
occurrence over the St. Paul road
to Chicago. A special train of this
kind passed through Boscobel from
La Fargo Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
estimated that leach car contained
Is, 200 feet of selected hardwood
lumber, and was shipped by
Birmingham & Young Co. of Madi-
son, this state. In addition to the
50 cars of lumber, the train had a
caboose and passenger coach for the
accommodation of the La Fargo cor
net band and men accompanying
the same. At all stations along the
road the band played several Sc
lectlons of fine music. From Wau-
zeka it took two engines, hand
somely decorated with flags and
bunting, to make good time TO it's
destination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
What Happened to Bill |

around the corner. Then Bill threw
up his hands and one of the Casey
boys let him into the house and
helped him off with his picture
frame so that he could go to bed"
But we were speaking of Japan
and Russia some 40 or so miles
back" I suggested.
well, the idea is just this he
answered, as he socked his elbow
into the piece of pie on the window
sill, 1.-The idea is just this, that if
Old Bill had been born an oriental
dynasty, instead of a mild-eyed
American citizen with weak knees
and a predisposition to bushy
whiskers and bad luck, his name
would have been Corea. Yes sir, he
would have been the Hon. Bill j.
Corea and instead of the Hogans
and Caseys it would have been these
here Japs and Russians Gavin in his
sky light and sweeping off his front
lawn with his PROSTATE personality.
Nations are just like men, and
they'll do about the same thin G you
or | or most anybody else would do
If we had some Teller up in a corner
where he couldn't squeal for assist
ance. This here Corea is a little,
hollow chested country where the
farmers, I guess, raise polar bears
and icycles mostly and the chief
potentate reigns by the power of
divine right and cast iron scepter
with rust on it that he cracks his
subjects on the head with, whether
they really demand it or not. And
Russia and Japan are going to con-
gregate sooner or latter in Bills
front yard and for awhile the at
mosphere will be full of everything
from Japanese coat-tails to Russian
corsonants that have been knocked
out of place, and then, after the
smoke has cleared away and the
other powers have raised their
hands in diplomatic horror but not
jumped in where they'd get hit
much, you'll find this here Bill J.
Corea in on the bed, yellin' for help
with his hat showed clear down to
his shoulders and his feet over the
dash board.''
He then offered dill pickle and a
section of pie to a babe in arms
across the aisle and left the train
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Killed at Sinslnawa.

Henry Hupman, farmer resid-
ing about three miles northwest of
S1nsinawa, met accidental death
last Thursday, dying instantly. He
had just returned home and see
ing something he wanted to shoot,
he went into the house and reached
for 2-calibre rifle, which togeth-
er with two other weapons were
standing back of door. He took
hold of the muzzle and in drawing
it out the trigger either caught on
one of the other guns or on the
casting of the door, the charge
striking him as above stated. He
was a member of the Catholic
Knights and carried $4,000 insur-
ance. He leaves a wife to mourn
his death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

There is a gentleman here pre-
pairing to get up an opera with
local talent. Queen Esther" is the
one selected Our young folks are
promising to take right hold of it.
Joe Hoffman and Miss Anr a
Stockert were over from Lancaster
Sunday
Billy Garner was up from Glen
Haven Sunday.
James Sprague has constructed
large woodshed on his garden lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crabtree of
Flandreau, S. D., are in town on
business.
Al. Wagner, who has lived in
Dennison, Texas, for nineteen years,
is with relatives and friends in
Grant County. He says that Texas
good state.
Mrs. Walter Taylor is visiting
her sister Sophia Anstey in Omaha,
Neb.
Elgie Ryan is here from Tulare,
Calf, for visit with relatives and
friends. Reported that Elgie re-
turns not alone to the Pacific slope
about Sept. 1.
Mrs. Pierce Patterson returned
from Milwaukee Sunday with her
baby daughter, whose eyesight has
not been restored. The physicians
there hold out some hope for
future treatment.
Chris Roberts of Davenport,
Iowa, is visiting at the home of his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Israel
Roberts. Chris is employed in a
shoe store in that city.
R. N. Hoskins goes to Oshkosh
next Monday to take a special ten
days course in undertaking and
embalmlng.
S rect Commissioner Hinch is ex..
tending the permanent road on Mill
street north from L. Abraham's
gate for about sixty rods toward
the fair ground. This will take it
almost to the fair ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Ole Gambled.

Ole Olson, 'lumberjack," walk
ed into Ashland Thursday carrying
1,750 pairs of gloves and mittens,
1,175 pairs of socks and S3 pounds
of tobacco. He offered the goods for
sale at about one-fourth of their
true value and was arrested on
suspicion.
He protested to the police that he
came into possession Of the goods
honestly, and when pressed he de.
clared he won the articles at poker
in the lumber camps.
Olson said he had been in the
woods many months. The lumber
jacks received no money while in
the woods, but were expected to
wait until they returned to town
for their pay. At the company
''store" in the woods, the man
could get such articles as they de-
sired, however, having them
charged against their time. Ac-
cordlngly the men used merchan-
disc instead of checks in their
games.
Olson said he had been playing in
good luck and in one game, where
socks were the stakes, he won 1,750
pairs of hosiery on three aces. The
other man held trio of kings. In
a game for m1ttens, Olson said the
limit was high and in three hou1s
of play he had mittens enough to
supply regiment of soldiers.
His story sounded reasonable and
he was released to go and leash in
his checks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

A travelling man in Dubuque
went into a saloon the other day
AMI began to play one of the slot
ma chimes. The stranger played one
OF the larger machines, which paid
in quarters. He put a quarter in the
80 section and won. Then he put
another quarter in the same section
and won another tenner. The shock
Of winning two tens straight
proved too much and the ''gay and
festive travelling man" fell to the
floor in an appolectic fit. For some
minutes it was thought that he
would die but he finally recovered
sufficiently to go to his room at the
hotel. 1t seems strange, but some
people never could stand prosperity.
With good weather the cement
sidewalk about the court house
square will be completed this week.
The walks leading to the building
will then be built and the grounds
gra led to the walk. 1t will then be
one OF the most beautiful court
house squares in Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

The counties of Dane, Sank and
Columbia in Wisconsin have a
unique organization known as the
Smith family association which
meets annually on the banks of some
picturesque lake or stream within
the border of the above named
counties for a grand reunion. There
are Smiths by marriage and Smiths
by birth at this clan gathering
which possesses the characteristics
of an inter- county fair, minus the
merry go-roupd and sweet cider
vendors. The first picnic Of the
Smith family was held at Devils
Lake in 1884, which was attended
by only thirty-twO Smiths, but now
there are several hundred in the
association. At these gatherings
the coffee is always boiled by a
Smith, the butter churned by a
Smith, the strawberries are picked
from a Smith garden and the golden
cream poured over them is from
Smith COWS MIXED by sweet-faced
Smith girls. Every commodity at
this picnic is produced by Smith
and enjoyed by Smith.
-Delos Edwards expects a jockey
named Ferguson here today or to-
morrow to take charge Of his
running horse, Paddy Kelly hav-
ing been released. Ferguson has
ridden in this circuit before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Among the Mines and Miners.

The air drills were put in opera
ton at the Phoenix mine Saturday.
The mall was given a trial Monday.
The machinery has been idle for a
number of months causing the gigs
to leak. Indications are that the
plant will run smoothly and be in
full operation the last of the week.
Considerable interest has been CEN
tered upon this mine. Practical
mining men all express the opinion
that the property is good one.
Mr.. Samuel Hlldreth was instant
ly killed while at work in the "Old
Mine" at Linden Friday. A stone
weighing several tons fell on him
crushing him fearfully. He was
timber-man of the mine and was
about to put in a ''sett" under the
stone that fell.
Some ore has been struck on the
Champion property, west of the
Enterprise. This is the same as the
Old Level range which was the first
lead diggings at Platteville, which
Major Rountree purchased from a
Mr.. Metcalf. 100000 pounds of
lead were taken from this property
and were smelted in baked clay
furnaces, which at that time were
the only means of smelling the
lead. Log furnaces were also used.
These furnaces became cracked, alb
sorbing lead After improve d
methods were made for smelling,
an Englishman came through this
section and purchased all the old
furnaces, putting men at work
clearing up the earth which had OBJ
sorbed the lead, and resmeIting,
making an immense fortune.
A big chunk of jack weighing a.
bout $500 pounds has been taken
out of the Trego mine.
1t is stated the American Zinc,
Lead and Smelling company he S
$500 tons of British Columbia zinc
ore in it's bins which it imported
duty free and which has displaced
just that much of Jasper county
ore, at distinct loss to every mine
operator. The work Of having this
erroneous ruling, allowing the i'm
portation of zine ores from British
Columbia and Mexico free of duty,
reversed should be pushed with the
utmost vigor. 1t is even more i'm
portant to this district than the
Normal School. The ruling is
wrong in principal and wrong in
construction of the law. The law
contemplates that importers shall
pay duty on all barred commodities
imported and why ores containing,
say per cent of lead and three per
cent of zinc, shall be admitted by
paying a duty only on the per-
cent of lead which it contains and
allow the zinc which it contains to
be brought in free when there IS ?
duty on both ores, is certainly
wrong in every way. The question
naturally arises why not charge
duty on both the lead and zinc con-
tanned in these foreign ones? No
doubt this will be the resu b, the
time the next congress gets through
with the revision of the law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
A Rooseveltian Family.

Census takers have found what
is believed to be the largest family
in the state IN the posterity of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Verkuilen of Little
Chute. They are the parents of
twenty-seven children, all but three
of whom are living.
The father is 81 years and the
mother So. They were married June
1, 1875, and among their offspring
are three pairs of twins. Of the
twenty-four children still liv-
ing twelve are boys.
Five of the children are mar
ried and the oldest son is the father
of five children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Where The Girls Are.

Maude is in the garden
Cull1ng pretty flowers;
Grace is in the hammock
Dreaming by the hours.
Kate is by the brookside
Where it's nice and cool;
(Kate is rather jaded
From the grind of school. J
Nell is in the parlor
Just to snatch a nap;
Eva's on the front porch
Flirting with a chap.
Fannie's in the orchard
May is in the grove
AND
Mothers in the kitchen
With a red
Hot stove
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

A new law passed by the
last legislature will throw all the
undertakers out of business who are
not licensed enbalmers. There are
but two licensed in the county. The
rest will all be obliged to 90 to
school for a term at least. Thode
Sherman went from Sitter Sunday.
The instructions and examinations
will be given at Oshkosh.
The wedding of Miss Martha
Baxter, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. c.. Fl. Baxter, to E. J. Bennett
of Maquon, took place at the beau
tiful Baxter home in the fast ward
Monday at 10 a. M, Rev. Ralph
officiating. 1t was of the quite I'M
ostentatious order, only relatives
and few friends being present.
The happy couple will reside at
Maquon. The best wishes of all 90
with them.
The Lancaster H. S. baseball
team, reinforced by four out, lie
players, will play Linden at Liv-
ingston Aug. 10th, for a purse of
$500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Birthday Picnic.

Two score or more of relatives
friends and neighbors planned and
successfully carried out a surprise
party in honor of Mrs. Conrad
Vesperman Sunday. 1t was her
53rd birthday.
Among those present were
several families from Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
Notice.

The members of w. r. G.. No.
AZ are requested to meet at the G..
A. hall on Saturday, August 9Th,
at 3p. m. for the purpose of tran
sacting business connected with the
sociable which was appointed to be
held Aug. 10. MRS. D. G. ABRAMS,
Pres.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

Mrs. A. Wayne and two sons
took their departure yesterday for
a visit with relatives at Chetek.
The daily tribune., 1905-10-05

The inactivity Of the Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels causes the refuse matter to remain
In the system, which, coming In contact
with the different acids of the body,
forms uric acid to be absorbed by the
blood and distributed to the different
joints and muscles, producing tho pains,
Inflammation and other distressing symp-
toms OF Rheumatism. The wandering
pains OF the disease remind the sufferer
that the poison Is still in the blood and
he should lose no time In getting it out.
9. 3; s. neutralizes the acid and makes
tRs blood rich and pure. It tones up
eyefy organ and cures the disease perma-