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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

The attitude of men in public life
who have reached exalted positions to-
ward the office Of vice president is
lamentable. Tradition and possibly
superstition may have something to do
with the reluctance of senators and
governors to take the second place on
the national ticket. While the career of
Theodore Roosevelt has been pointed
to as evidence that times have changed
and that men of prominence political
IL are now more than willing to ac-
cept the candidacy for vice president,
the facts do not bear out the assump-
ton.
Naturally when men of the right cal
iber who are active in public life feel
disinclined to stand for this important
Office the mind turns to those outside
didate. 1t is often said that good ma
terial for presidents abouhds every
where. But the head of the ticket
must be more than a man fit for the
office. He must be an available lead
er. With the vice president personal
popularity. and all that. is of less i'm
portance. Men comparatively I'M
known to the voters at large have
often held second place on the win
ming ticket. No doubt. the reluctance
of nominating convention to go out
side for a vice president is due in
part to the influence of active pOliti-
clans, who are slow to concede that
governing ability is not confined to a
few professionals. An outsider is
even made to feel that he would be an
intruder should he attempt to bring
private ideals into the public service.
What the experience of Roosevelt in
the office of vice president teaches is
that the second Office is of great inn
portance and that it is worth while
to search for the right man in and out
of the ranks of the Officeholding class.
Recently the law was changed in or
der to provide for the presidential sue
cessi0n, and it is now possible for an
outsider whose qualifications have
been gained wholly in private affairs
to be called to the executive chair
from seat in the cabinet. A place
open to cabinet officer freshly pro,
noted from private citizen should also
be open to a private citizen of the
SAND type arriving by way of the vice
presidency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
China Takes to Railroading.


Recently the imperial ministry at
Pekin announced that the Chinese
government would as soon as practica-
BILE construct a network of railways
to tap all the rich provinces of the en-
pire and place all China and its mar
velouS resources in direct touch with
the markets of the world. This means
not only a revolution for the COM
merce of China, but a novelty in the
way of railroad development. 1t is as
though the congested regions OF west
ern Europe were still dependent upon
wagon communication and should be
suddenly blessed with great trunk
lines connecting the great cities and
trade centers, with branches tapping
the interior Most all of the railroad
building of this continent has been in
advance of population and traffic. Chi
ma has hundreds of millions of people,
teeming soil, busy factories and crowd
ed stOrehouses waiting to be set NOV
ing by the wizard Progress. In other
words, future development in the land
of the Celestials will not be along the
lines of great railways, for the devel-
opment is now a permanent fact. The
net result will be much like that when
one of our OvertaXed lines adds anoth-
er track or electriies its service to In
crease it's traffic capacity.
In many parts of China the railway
will parallel the old camel routes,
where trade has been growing up for
centuries. There will be north and
south central line to connect Pekin
with Canton, east and west lines ex-
tending from the Siberian railway to
the borders of Chinese Turkestan, and
also a southern extension across Tibet
to meet the British roads in India.
Only a few years ago the Chinese
looked upon the locomotive as an in
fernal invention of the foreign devil"
Even now it is declared by the minis
try that the roads viii be Built by do
nestle resources and foreign capital
need not apply. At the same time the
foreigner may congratulate China
upon this new spirit Of enterprise. NO
nation can remain so completely iso-
lated as to be without interest to its
contemporaries. and the coming of the
railway age in China is certain to
puncture many wide gap in that ia
nous Chinese wall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
The Outside of the Platter.

This is the season when the city
people spread themselves over the
country to live, as they profess, to-
tally different life from that forced
upon them by city conditions. The
country can guarantee them fresh air.
and plenty of 1t, but it cannot provide
them with the will to make the right
use of their holiday opportunity. And
it is perhaps worth while to inquire
whether these people who seek the
country for benefit take along the
vices which the police and the moral
teachers of cities condemn or the vir-
tues which those same moral teachers,
and likewise the police. are busy all
winter long TO protect. Offhand the
city dweller will deplore gambling and
all that pertains TO lie in the city
dives. To be consistent when he goes
to the country. where he does not have
to come in contact with these evils, he
should avoid the dives and stick close
to the water wagon In point of fact,
it often seems that people take their
vacation for q prolonged revelry in
the things it is either difficult or dis
reputable to indulge in at home. Many
a lakeside and hillside hotel is turned
into a gambling house, and if there is
no open bar there is never a thirst
that cannot be quenched while the city
guests hold sway.
The facility with which the city
bred man and also the city woman,
too, take TO card playing for money
and to other forms of indulgence un-
der public ban while in the country
leads to the suspicion that notwith-
standing a vigilant police ard Jealous
preachers there are very unOrthodox
doings about town on the long winter
nights. One of the boosted achieve
ments of the city spolice is that they
protect the unwary from professional
wrongdoers. 1t is a little singular
that the ''unwary" should show them
selves adopts in every kind of game
when safe from the eyes of their
guardians. Cities cannot be asked to
police the country. but unless the term
"clean city is a hypocritical boast
they should abolish entirely those evil
propensities they now stife for the
time and then let loose upon the coun-
try.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Better Times.

The condition of our domestic COM
MERGE during the opening month for
general activities. April. showed but
few signs of actual promise. There
was an increase in shipments In most
items over those for the earlier months
of the year. but only the lumber and
the anthracite coal trade indicated
marked improvement. Anthracite coal
shipments from the eastern territory
for the month were the largest of any
April on record and approximating
closely the largest monthly shipments
known in the history of the trade.
April shipments of lumber from the
Mississippi and Wisconsin valleys and
on the Pacific coast showed improve
ment over the earlier months of the
yeaS, and the building trade generally
started well. except in few large
cities. where the stagnation this year
may be traced to local causes, notably
New York, Philadelphia and San Fran
cisco
As spring advanced the mercantile
industry began to recover, whole
salers increased their orders, and man
ufacturers began to take back many
If not all of their laid or hands. A
quickenirg of demand was early no
ticed in the dry goods trade. and the
condition estimate" for crops. giving
a hopeful outlook for harvest, helped
TO stimulate confidence that any activ-
tiles reported We're not spasmOdic in
nature. but were likely to be sustain
ed. To recover normal conditions
within few weeks or months was
noe to be expected. Still. encourag-
ing signs are many. and they are not
based upon artificial booms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
PeriIs of Peace on the warshfps.

PerilS OF Peace on the WaFSh1ps.
That the accident on board the bat
tleship Tennessee was not more de-
structive Of life is said to be due solely
to the wonderful discipline of our
sailors and notably to the heroism of
the men in the engine room when the
explosion occurred. Fatal accidents
have been numerous on our warships
in the past ten years. Other navies
are not exempt; but, even though acct
dents are OF frequent occurrence and
all classes of vessels in all the navies
Of the world are hit, the stereotyped
explanation of investigating boards
and others. unavoidable does not
Seem consistent. all things considered.
We expend millions in fitting up a
first class navy. and if the theories Of
the designers OF the modern types of
vessels are worth backing so munifi-
Gently the ships should not prove all
but self destructive
The best kind of ammunition hoist
for execution in battle is still an
open question. Perhaps accidents due
to defe in this feature of the mod
ern D are inevitable during ex-
pertinent But bursting gun breaches
and exploding boiler tubes are not
novelties, and it would seem that, no
matter how far and how rapidly Il
high priced gun will shoot, it has no
place in warshfp if it won't hold to-
gether under al kinds of tests. Tia
same case holds good against high
speed engines that won't stand the
strain. At the bottom of the trouble
there must be poor metal or careless
handling or worthless testing and in
spectiOn, with perhaps two or more of
these elements in combination.
If the machinery of the navy were
always working against time. like that
OF private owners. there would be
more reasonable excuse for accidents.
But there is ample leisure for eXami-
nation. for repair ana also means for
reconstruction whenever any part of a
war vessel is found below the stand
ard. The government pays we'll 70.
all work, and any inferior work put in
is a fraud. 1t pays also for insurins
the safety and the lives of its sailors
as well as for efficiency in the vessels
fighting and steaming apparatus. And.
alas, it pays just rs much for sham
bling. loose and incompetent inspec-
ton of warship equipment as it does
for the kind of inspection that mates
good"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
The Careful Scots.

A Scot and his wife came to London,
and the worthy pair were in hundred
fears concerning the diabolical ingenui-
ty of London thieves.
AS they took their first walk down
the Strand the husband whispered of
a sudden hoarsely in her ears. Janet,
wumman, hast thou got thy teeth
feexed feermly in thy gpms?"
Ma, na," she answered; "A'm no
Eich fule! I've left 'em safely lOckit
ava in the portmontyr' = London
Chronicle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
COVER NMENT LAND OPENING
TRIP COUNTY, S. D.

The Government opening of Trip
Co. lands will probably occur about
October Ist, when million acres will
be thrown open TO settlement, includ-
ing some of the finest agricultural
lands in the West The Rosebud ex-
tension of the Chicago & North West
ern Ry. is the only railroad line TO
these lands See that your tickets
read. to Dallas, the terminus Of the
North Western, half mile from the
reservation border. United States
Land Office will probably be located
here Send for free description pamph
let's giving all details about the land
and how, to secure q quarter section
of it; free\on application to any c. q
N. w. ticket agent. ~ 55w-3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Why She Was Anxious.

he had been out for a days fishing.
ard as he proudly displayed the con-
1ents Of his basket to his wife she ex-
claimed:
"Oh. John. aren't they beauties. But
I've been so anxious for the last hour,
dear
"Foolish little one said John caress-
ingly. Why, what could have hap
pened to me?"
'Oh. ! didn't worry about you, love,
but it grew SO late | was afraid that
before you got back to town the fish
shops would all be shut. Spare Mo
ments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Mechanically lasting love may be
stated as follows: One man plus one
woman plus common interest equals
true love.
The United States Leading the World.
Great Britain's production of coal in
1907 was 267, S2S 276 long tons, or 299,-
900, $50 short tons. and Great Britain is
the second coal producing country of
the world. The coal production of the
United States in 1907 exceeded by $780,
4SO.373 short tons. or more than go per
cent, that of the British isles. 1t was
more than double that of Germany and
was equal to 40 per cent of the total
coal production of the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Within one week recently news dis
patches reported a locomotive engineer
dead at the throttle from apopleXy,
another falling unconscious from the
cab and third killed by a projecting
rock as he leaned from the cab win
dow Fortunately the trains went
through MI right, but each incident
furnished new argument for the
presence of n third man on every en-
CINE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
THE NEW COLORADO SPECIAL
ELECTRIC LIGHTED.
G. 2. TUFFL

Leaves Chicago daily 10 100 a. M,
for Denver, through without change
Only one night enroute; Pullman
drawing room sleeping cars. free
reclining chair cars and observation
parlor cars. All meals IN dining
cars a la carte.
$50 90 for round trip, Chicago to
Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
daily until September 30th, via Chi
cago Union Pacific & North Western
line. Correspondingly low rates from
all points. Two trains daily. For
full particulars apply 70 any agent
The North Western line 55-w3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

To the man who can't take his coat
off without sneezing one Of the
phenomena of the times is the thin,
ETHEREAL girl who viii ride out the
coolest of breezes while wearing a
peekabOo waist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
DRS. BREWER & son.

The son of the above firm will be
for consultation at the Hotel Wright
in this city in Wednesday, July Goth.
Consultations free.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

The man who won $4,000 on a bet
that there would be eighteen rainy
days in May ought to be happy every
day in the year. whether it rainP or
shines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
His Chance.

The journalist handed in at West
End post Office a telegram to his wife
in which, from force of habit, he had
marked his sentences with little
crosses in place of full stops DO
you want all these kisses transmit
ted?" asked the girl behind the coun-
ter. You know you'll have to pay
for each as a word" "No, III take up
those crosses as change" said the
journalist, sweetly.-London Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Brought Humble FLOWER Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsfeld's love for the hum
ole primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Before the war U. S. Grant was a
disappointed applicant for the Office of
county engineer 1t would be interest
ing to know what happened to the
lucky man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Perhaps Secretary Root chooses life
on NIuldoon's wrestling farm during
vacation for the same reason that
Roosevelt pitches hay at Oyster Bay
to keep in touch with strenuous do-
inOS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Loneon,s Water Supply.

London did not have an adequate
water supply till 1906. Two-thirds of
it comes from the Thames, the rest
from artesian wells.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Mrs. Humphry Ward says that the
style of the popular novel is an lin
sane style" But there must be a lit
tie method in the madness Of the
writer whose popular novel gets into
the best seller class.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley 5
Kidney Remedy will stop the ir-
regularities and cure any case of
kidney or bladder trouble that is not
beyond the reach of medicine.
J. T. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

An optimist is a man who believes
that ultimately all icemen will use
scales that tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
What a BIessinq!

Smith-What q blessing children are!
Jones siasticallyl-Aren't they!
Now that my wife ssas two to look.
after she has no ti,N@ to play the
piaao.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

The best move for the unWholesome
moving pictures to make is to move
on out of sight :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

In the accidents on our waTships the
sailors show up well. Pity the stuff
the ships are made Of can't stand
every test as web!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

A very practical question of the day
IS. VIII the steel used to REINFORCE
concrete in construction rust?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

Even the Merry Widow hat is
sometimes less popular than the NOR
tarboard of the sweet girl graduate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
A "Sure Thing" Bet.

Those who are unsportsmanlike
enough to bet on sure thing might
try this: A bets that. B cannot endure
a piece Of ice on his arm for two min
u.es. A to select a place between the
fingers and the elbow. B bares his
arm, and A puts lump of ice on the
pulse in the wrist In forty-one Sec
onds usually the pain becomes so great
that B gives it up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

The expert canoeist' is still dem
onstrating on the quick reduction Of
the population.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Impartial and UndiscoverabIe.

Rome has many English visitors just
now One English lady. interested IL
the little boys who deliver the wares
of the pastry cooks, said to little fel
low who had brought her some cakes,
"Ah. | suppose you get the benefit o.
me of these cakes yourself some
urs?"
What does madam mean?" asked
tAe boy
You eat a cake now and then?'
Eat them? Oh, no. madam; shat
would not do. | only lick EN- as ]
come along - ondOn Taller
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Printing of Primary Ballots.

Notice is hereby gwen that the
contract for printing the ballots for
the primary election in Grant county
will be let by bid to the lowest res
ponsible bidder. Particulars con
corning same, as provided in Section
Al of the Laws of Wisconsin for 1907,
may be learned upon application at
the county clerk Office
C. E. TUFFLEY
County Clerk of Grant County.
Dated Lancaster. Wis July, 25, 1908
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

A home is an oasis in the desert Of
life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
The Pleasures of Hope.

This poem on May Day. said the
editor. lis not at all BAD"
The attic poet flushed with delight
But. since we have enough material
on hand to last US for the next ten
years. am obliged to decline it,
The poet still smiled hopefully.
'But. sir" he said, ''you will require
something for the eleventh year,
New York Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
The Plot.

Doctor think I shall have to call
in some other physicians for consulta-
ton. Patient-Thats right. Go ahead.
Get as many accomplices as you can
London Telegraph
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For President
WILLIAM H. TAFT of Ohio.
For Vice President
JAMES ;. SHERMAN of New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01
Emmanuel Church.
Rev. Myron c. Argus, Rector.

Aug End, Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
AeetyIene Shells For German Navy.

Experiments are now being carried
out on German warships with acety-
lene shells, which, it is believed, will
take the place Of the electric search
light used hitherto by warships. These
shells contain calcium carbide, and the
water can reach it through a tube. The
shells are fired by gun built specially
for the purpose. On being fired the
shell goes under water and then rises
to the surface, and the action of the
water upon the calcium carbide pro-
duces the acetylene light Each shell
is said to have 5000 candle power and
will burn for three hours. The great
drawback of the ordinary searchlight
is that, although 1t affords some pro-
lection from the unobserved approach
of torpedo boats, it yet makes the war
ship using it an excellent target. The
new acetylene shell referred to will
have the great advantage of lighting
up a given space, while the vessel that
fires 1t will be left in darkness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
W0MEN'S PIE EATING CONTEST
Required by Rules Not to Use Knife
or Fork or Hands.

The latest fad among the women of
Red Bank, n. j., is pie biting. 1t was
started by the Daughters of Liberty Of
the Highlands and is spreading rapid
ly to other women's clubs and organi-
cations in Red Bank. Several prizes
already offered and won by quick pie
eaters are handsome, and their pos
SCISSORS are exceedingly proud of them.
The fad threatens to put bridge whist
in second place.
1t is not an easy task which is set
for the contestants. The plan is to get
big. juicy pie, preferably one filed
with blackberries or huckleberries.
The pie is quartered, and the pieces
are placed on separate plates. At
prearranged signal four women begin
race 20 see which can eat her piece
Of pie first What makes It particu-
larly exciting is the fact that no con-
testant is permitted to touch the pie
with her hand or with knife or fork.
She must do everything with her
mouth and nose. If the pie slips off
the plate she must push 1t back with
the tip of her nose and then tackle 1t
once more with her lips and teeth. By
the time she is through with it the
juice of the blackberry or huckleberry
pie is distributed over her face. The
other women and the men who are
permitted to witness the contests lend
encouragement by good natured badi-
mage and laughter.
The contest may be engaged in by
any number of women if there are
enough pies. Thus far there has been
no dearth of women eager to decorate
their faces with blackberry and hue
kleberry Juice and to run the risk Of
throwing their digestive organs out Of
gear in the effort to win vases, cut
glass bowls, chatting dishes and other
prizes offered.