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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
SUNDAY SERMON

ing effort Of the three days battle
and it failed. Another climax was
the charge of the light brigade at
the battle of Balaklava. Every
man of the gallant 600 was a hero
though he knew at the start that
some one had Numbered.
TT
SO it was in the Judean battle of
the wilderness. The sacred historian
does not record the incidents of the
forty days struggle. We have only
the account of the climax of the
fight-the threee- fold charge upon
the son OF God. 1t was Satan's last
throw. 1t consisted IL an appeal to
appetite, an appeal to love of adj
mlratlon, an appeal to love of
power 1t was seductive in the
first case and plausible in the second
and audacious in the third. In the
first onslaught there was proposal
to confer magical power, in the
second to bestow headship of a
hierarchy, in the third to invest
with the Office of monarch Of the
world. 1t was a bayonet charge of
the lust of the flesh and the lust of
the eyes and the pride of life. But
it failed. Not a fiery arrow reached
the object of attack. Swinging the
great broadsword of the spirit in his
all conquer1ng hands the hero of
the ages with the battle-shout
ut is wr1ttenw- hurled back the
battalions of evil and drove them
routed from the field He was
tempted in all points like as we are
yet without sin.
S2S
Every man has his own battle of
the wilderness. Sooner or later he
must stand the test No bridge is
accepted until it has been tested.
No ship goes into commission until
it has a trial trip. So every man
who amounts to anything in this
world is led by the spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted and tested
and examined and proved. Samson
was young athlete able to rend a
lion asunder but the lust of the
flesh slew him and disgraced his
name forever. Ahab was attacked
through the lust of the eyes and it
led him on to murder that he might
get Naboth's vineyard. The pride
of life-a temptation to display
has cast down many wounded.
There is an unseen battle field In
every human breast. Alone and
unaided the soul faces the foes of
life that charge across that field.
There are groans and sights heard
by no human ear and there are
tears that wet the sod. There are
death grapples in the midnight.
There are battle shouts of victory
and there are supernatural angelic
cups of strengthening pressed to
the parched lips of the heroes in the
strife. The world is full of warriors
WHO look back upon their battle Of
the wilderness. as the time when
they were knighted on the field of
strife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

Sometimes when member Of the
house becomes captious, he is able
to make all sorts Of trouble to the
Inconvenience of his associates. Dur
Ing the routine proceedings of the
houses there are times when not
more that q score or so of members
are on the floor and proceedings
are carried on in a perfunctory sort
Of way. Is may be possible that
some member IS delivering u speech
and his remarks fail to command al
tendon, SO the great majority at
tend to committee business or fo
their corresponding in their rooms.
Then i is the privilege of a member
to interposa with the remark. mfr.
Speaker, I raise the point Of no
quorum present. and as q result
the members flock to the floor to be
ready for roll call This IT'D itself az
a tedious proceeding and takes no
end OF time to call the names of
three hundred and eighty-six men.
"a all important. questions, when
members are certain that they will
absent, pairs are arranged and this
stands as a vote. Practically on
only one occasion has the entire
membership Of the house been pres
ent and that was on the statehood
bill, where the opponents of the
measure under the leadership of
Congressman Babcock made the
contest so interesting that the or
ganization whips did not sleep for
night and day for a considerable IN
terval Of time. Men were brought
Continued on Page 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

Mrs. Harry Elwell returned to
her home in Cassville Thursday.
after a brief visit here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL Budworth
-Messrs. Clarence Croft, Ora
Long and Clarence Simpson left last
week for Minneapolis where they
will be employed by the Bell Tele-
phone company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
LICENSED To WE'D.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tuffiey.

Frank Benish, Castle Rock, and
Mary Benish, Muscoda.
Clemens Meyers, Deadham, Ia,
and Anna Vogt, Bloomington.
August Baumeister, and Hattie
Highlands, both Boscobel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

Congressman Davidson Of Wis
consin is given q place ON the ex-
ecutve committee OF the republican
congressional committee, so the
state viii have representation upoD
the body carrying on the coming
congressional campaign. Since the
committee was organized, former
Chairman j. Wy. Babcock has re-
CeiVed letters from all sections of
the country attasGng to his high
party standing and expressing re-
8ret that he 1elt impened to resign
the future party MANAGEMENT in an
election which promises to be ex-
ceedingly hotly contested. No bet
ter testimony could be receive
than the letters and personal ex-
pres9i0us from republicans all over
the nation, speaking in highest
terms OH Mr. Babcock's party service
ia tine past His retirement from
the commit tee is especially regretted
by the members of the present
house VINO fully appreciate his
services and know the value of his
ability as a campaign manager.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, D. c., April II II
Sunday was devoted in the house to
memorial addresses for deceased
members of congress and these Oc- 1
casions will continue for Sunday
sessions until eulogies have been
offered for all members who have
died since the last session. The
occasions fail to attract more than
passing attention from the mem
Oers generally as only the members
of the state delegation interested at
ten and the proceeding is entirely
perfunctory. The record is preserved
however, in rather an elaborate
way, as the eulogies are printed and
bound up together with photographs
and distributed to the family of the
deceased.
~
There are times when congress
does things quickly and millions of
dollars are voted in the house upon
what appears to be little or no con-
deratiOn. This however, is not
the situation, for before an ap-
preparation bill reaches the floor for
debate, it has had to pass muster be-
fore committees and subcommittee
who investigate the details of each
item. Provisions are debated at
length in committee rooms and us
ually the report is sustained.
~
The two most notable speeches
of the entire session, those that will
go far in the history making discus
sion leading to the adoption of an
adequate railway rate bill, are those
of Senator Spooner of Wisconsin
and Senator Bailey of Texas
Senator Spooner will speak again
during the week and will present, it
is claimed, masterful argument to
sustain his position that congress
has no power or constitutional right
to limit the jurisdiction of the
supreme court. Senator LaFollette
will, it is understood, deliver
speech this week on the rate bill.
~
There are occasional clashes in the
house that partake something of |
the old-time partisan intensity
when encounters between republi-
cans and democrats characterized |
practically every debate and party
lines were drawn on many measures. |
During recent sessions the house
has been more of a non-partisan |
body than ever in the history of |
the nation before. Once in while, |
however, there is a clash between
foor-leaders Payne, Grosvenor and
Dalzell on the part of the republi-
cans and Chairman Williams of the |
democratic side. When it comes to |
incisiYe tongue work in the way of |
quick witted repartee, the republi-
cans are no match for the Mississippi
leader. Practically the only man
that can cope with him, on such oc-
casiOns, is Congressman Littlefeld, |
Of Maine, who rarely gets embroiled
in the debates. There are times
when the republicans permit the
democrats to quarrel among them
selves, as was witnessed when the
quarantine bill was up for con-
sideration. This question concerned
the south almost entirely and
related to the spread and suppress
sion of yellow fever. Members
from the north kept out Of the de
bate and the southern men had the
floor for the better part of two ses-
siOns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

President Roosevelt paid his res
poets to the m 1ck rake sensa-
tionalists who have been unjustly
attacking men in public life, in a
speech delivered at the laying of
the corner stone to the new con-
gressionaI building, last Saturday.
The occasion in official circles was
made ali event and the ceremonies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

The mightiest battle that this
planet has ever witnessed was
fought somewhere amid the rocky
defiles of the wilderness of Judea
centuries ago. 1t was a fight IN
which three worlds were concerned
and ltWas continued without inter
ruption or relief for forty days and
forty nights. 1t was a battle of
giants. The battalions of evil were
led on by the commandment chief
OF the world of woe, the renegade
Lucifer, the Bendict Arnold of
spiritual wickedness in high places.
The second Adam, the represen-
tative man, the Bozrah conqueror.
the Prince of Paradise the
the object of attack. The destiny
of the race hinged on that battle.
The first Adam fell at the first
touch of Satan's onslaught and was
led a weeping captive away from
the gates of paradise. The battle
0f the wilderness was fought by the
second Adam against all the artil-
lery of hell and when it ended 1t
was found that an invincible captain
had met and overwhelmed the
hitherto unconquered forces of
darkness. The climax of the battle
OF Gettysburg was the incom-
parable charge of General Pickett
a tidal wave of gray rolling across
mile of meadow and breaking
over the blue bulwark that awaited
the onslaught. 1t was the crown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

attracted thousands Of spectators
The president raised his voice in
warning against giving heed to the
d stracting influences and efforts
of sensational writer's, holding that
the untruthful and UNJUST defamer
Of a man in pubic life was worse
than thief. In view of what seems
co be the tendency of the times,
when men in public Office are
de bounced as only the muck rake
sp 3cialists can, the presidents ut.
terances are timely. During the
pa st two years Wisconsin has been
visited by these magazine specialists
in an ATTEMPT to drag down the
name of men standing high in
p olitical and business life. When
the facts we're ascertained, there
was no basis whatever upon which
their stories we're based. This was
notably true in the charges made by
MeClure's magazine against Senator
Spooner and by the same publica-
ton in the claims that E. L. Phillip
of Milwaukee, was the recipient of
rebates from the railways. The
charges against Senator Spooner
were proven false Immediately after
their publication, and in the curl emit
number of the magazine, a retrac-
ton is published of the charges
against Philip.
~
The public building bill is still to
be considered by congress, and Wis
consin has more than a passing in
terest in this measure for under it's
provisions, a number of the cities
f the state will receive benefit.
Congressman Minor has attempted
to adequately take care of all Wis
cons1n claims, but has had a hard
time to satisfy all his colleagues
who insist upon new buildings for
some of the towns and cities of
their districts. The state however
has faired reasonably we'll in the
main, and the towns benefitting by
appropriations can thank the fact
that representative from the state
occupied a ranking place on this i'm
portant committee. This is one of
the pie counter bills and the rush to
get slice of the good things was
unusually great this year.
~
While the members with contests
on their hands are looking some
what anx1ously towards adjourn
ment day, there appears to be little
inclination to bring the session to
an early close. In many of the dis
tricts nominations have already
been made. and if the session is pro-
longed, only those who have fight
at the preliminaries will have cause
for anxiety. Some of the nomina-
tions were made along in February,
that of Congressman Brownlow of
Tennessee being made early in that
month. An early convention is by
no means an unusual thing when
the whole country is considered.
Opponents of Congressman Babcock
at empted to find fault with him
for his early convention last cleo
ton, but there are many precedents
Of still earlier conventions than the
one held at Baraboo in March last
year. The question, this year, will
all be determined at the primary
election held in September and the
calling of any convention by any
political committee is now an obse-
lete thing in Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

In every great campaign there is
! a decisive battle. Engagements
precede it and engagements follow
| 1T but the contest is practically
settled with that fight. The armies
may recruit their ranks and try con
clusions on later fields but the
historian bears record that the high
water mark of the campaign was
reached at that struggle and all
subsequent conflicts were but the
ebbing Of tie tide. So it was at
Marathon. So it was at Waterloo.
So it was at Gettysburg. So it was
at Manila. So it was at Port
Arthur. That climax of the war
breaks the backbone of opposition
and though life and vitality may
hnger long the death blow has
been struck. The ultimate result is
only question of time. This is
true in the life of every individual.
Every man born into this world is
ushered into a scene of conflict.
He is a child of destiny. Innumer-
able evils encamp around his cradle
and his birth cry is the battleshout
of new recruit. No human being
is exempt and there is no discharge
in that war. Face the foe he must
and 1t remains for him to decide
whether he will play the coward
and yield up his sword to the enemy
or brace himself for the conflicts
and take his place among the con-
querors and more than conquerors.
In the worlds broad field of battle
In the bivouac of life
Be not like dumb driven cattle
Be a hero in the strife
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
COTTON STILL BEING EXPORTED.
British Steamer Cleared Yesterday
With a Cargo and Another Vessel
Due This Week.

The British steamship David Main
land, Captain Clark, Cleared yesterday
for Bremen, Germany, with I cargo u
$3.50 bales Of cotton, the same being
valued at $4,000.
Is i general thing but very little,
If any, cotton IS shipped this late in
the season, but it looks like vessels
will be coming in all the summer for
the feecy staple. A large steamer is
due here the last of this week for
cotton. For a long time cotton re-
manned so low that many farmers
hung on to what they happened TO
have on hand, but since the price has
advanced they have begun TO turn it
loose. Receipts are quite large FOR
this season Of the year. There is not
a great deal of difference in last years
receipts AMI this year.
1t was formerly the case, at least
with a few exceptions, that very little
cotton vas exported after March. Last
year vas very much like 1t has been
this season, the shipments t foreign
ports being made throughout the en-
tire year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
IN C UOLITICS.
Mr.. BOney Names His Advisory Com
mittee-NOt known How Soon
He Will Name the Delegates to the
Different Conventions.

1t has been a question in local poll
tics since the democratic county con-
ton as to what cours MI. G. J. Boney,
who was chosen chairman, is going to
pursue in the naming of delegates to
the congressional convention. There
are certain ones who were in the ON
vention who express themselves as be-
1ieving that the Goodwin men will get a
part of the delegation and others say
they don't expect any. None of the
delegates. have been named thus far and
it is not probable that they will be
named before some time in June.
1t is understood that Mr.. Boney a
chosen his advisory committee and
these arr to help him select the dele
gates to the state, congressional, judi
cia1 and senatorial conventions. All of
those who are said to have been chosen
as delegates voted for Mr.. BOney
for chairman in the county convention
and they are, G. L. Spencer, first ward;
r. A. Parsley, second ward; J. A. Tay-
Ior, third ward; r. W. Price, fourth
ward; M. Marshburn, fifth ard and
C. w. Bishop, of Masonboro township
for the member outside of the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
is DELAYING LEGISLATION
MIR. Williams and Mi. Gardner Con-
tinue the Tactics to Hasten a Report
Of the Conference Committee on
Statehood.

Washington, May 22.-For an hour
or more today the house OF representa-
tives could not decide whether to go
into committee of the whole on the
diplomatic consular bill, Or to follow
the lead Of Mr.. Gardner, Of Massachu-
sets, and take up consideration Of the
immigration bill.
Assisted by Mr.. Williams, the nal
norty leader, Mr.. Gardner, led a mild
flibuster against taking up the COIL
sular bill, and endeavored to delay
matters by raising a number Of par
liamentary questions. Speeches were
made on a variety Of subjects, the
speakers including Mr.. Jenkins, Of
Wisconsin, on the rate bill; Mr.. Ran
dell, of Texas, who arraigned The
"house machine;' Mr.. Bannon. Of
Ohio, who urged retention OF the
tariff On raw hides; Mr.. GOulden. Of
New York, who opposed the ship sub
sidy bill; and Mr.. Maynard, Of Vir-
ginia, who spoke in favor OF the ap-
preparation for the jamestown Expo
sition.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi, the MI
nority leader, continuing the tactics
decided upon by the democrats to has
ten a report of the conference commit
tee on statehood demanded the yeas
and nays in the house of representa-
tives today on the motion of Mr.. Lit
tauer. of New York, to go into the
committee of the whole on the urgent
deficiency bill.
The vote showed a quorum, Jeas
1914, nays Is, present "a.
Mr.. Williams, continuing his OBJ
s%truction tactics, demanded the yeas
and nays on the final passage of the
bill.
The bill was passed yeas 159, nays
40.
Mr.. Williams explained to the house
that the flippant n in which the
papers spoke about the speakers way
of counting a quorum vas lot to his
liking. Far be it from me-" he said,
Ito think that there was not a quorum,
present when the speaker announced Il
quorum after one of his Characters
tic counts" He appreciated the pic
turesQueness on the situation, but the
counting of a quorum Was a serious
business and the constitution provided
that a majority of both houses must
be present to do business. He wanted
the country to know that while the
members were only boys grown tall"
that legislation was proceeding in an
orderly anda dignified manner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
aIL.nnaGiOh MARKETS.

Wednesday, May %.
COTTON-Steady. Tx.
Receipts of cotton today-1,255
bales.
Receipts this season to date
3os,a31 bales.
Receipts same day a year-533
bales
Receipts last season to same date
32S.55S bales.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-
Firm ssh.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm $3.50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Firm:
hard, $3.50: dip, $3.50: virgin, $500.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
81 cassk spirits ~turpentine.
las, barrels roSin.
IL barrels tar.
118 barrels crude t~urpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
20 casks spirits ~turpentine.
100 barrels rosin.
34S barrels tar.
SO barrels crude turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
LAST SHIPMENT OF BERRIES.
Total Number of Cars for the Entire
Season Aggregates 1928 Cars,
Which Breaks All Former Records.

Yesterday closed the strawberry sea-
son and it is not believed that there
will be any more cars The number Of
cars yesterday was seven the same
as on the previous day. This week p
carr have gone forward from the en-
tire berry belt, bringing the Total
number of cars for the entire season
up to 1923, which breaks all former
records. Mr.. G. W. Woodward esti-
mated that the number of cars would
be 1900 and he came very near
IT If he ONE as near guessing the
number each season as he did this
year and orders cars in accordance
there will be no danger Of a a Gam
ire. Most of the truckers talked like
there would be a smaller crop than
usual and as a matter of fact it IS far
larger than ever before.
No cars are ordered for today anG it
is only barely possible that there will
be any more cars of berries this week.
On Monday there were Is cars. 1t vas
expected that shipments Of beans
would be right heavy by this time, but
the dry weather has put them back 50
very few are being shipped.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
SENT TO
Two Wilmington Boys Get in Trouble
In the City of Richmond.

The following is taken from the Rich
mond Evening Journal:
"John Mohr and William Wells,
small boys. who blew into the city a
few days ago, were sent to the refor-
matory this morning by Justice Crutch-
field.
Detective Mcmahon arrested the
boys and charged them with being
runaways and suspicious characters.
A communication from J. NJ. Mohr, Of
Wilmington, N. c., was proof that the
youngsters were runaWays.
attorney Harry NJ. Smith spoke to
Justice C%rutchfield after the verdict
had been rendered, saying hat he did
not believe the court had a right to
send the boys to the reformatory I'M
less their parents had agreed to it.
Ills honor, however, said that it
was a case of either sending them to
Jail or to the reform school, and that
he preferred the latter"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
ON TIKI E ID
Site for the Hanover Seaside Club De-
cided UpOn-Work Will Begin To-
day and Building is to be Complet-
cd by July 4th.

At a meeting Of the building commit
tee of the Hanover Seaside club held
last night to decide on a location for
the new club building on the beach, it
was unanimously decided to have the
club on the ocean side of the car line
instead of on the west side. All of the
cottages and also clubs are on the
ocean side.
WoWrk on the building is to begin
today and it is the intention of the
building committee to have the club
ready to be opened by the 4th Of July.
Every effort will be made to have it
open by this time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-25
TAX ON
Bill Reported F~avOrably That Will
Greatly Increase Revenues of the
District of Columbia.

Washington, May 22.-All public
service corporations in the District Of
Columbia will be taxed II per cent on
their net earnings, in addition to the
four per cent of gross earnings paid
under the present law, if a bill order
ed reported favorably by the senate
committee ON the District of Columbia
today becomes a law. These corpor-
atiens are given the choice, however,
of eIecting 10 pay l IL per cent on
the appraised value Of all their mold
ings in lieu of other taxes It is esti-
mated that it win increase the reye-
nues of the district from these corpor-
atoms about $500, 900 annually. The
street railways, gas, electric light and
telephone companies are affected.