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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
THE LURE OF THE CATALOGUE

Amazing Growth of Big City Concerns
That Drain the Country of Money
Which Should Be Spent at Home.
How the Evil May Be combated.
In MaxwelPs Talisman are the fol-
lowing remarks on the mail order bust
ness by Richard Hamilton Byrd:
It is recognized fact that the retail
business Of the country villages and
the large towns, for that matter, is be-
ing destroyed. Year by year the once
prosperous merchants are being forced
to the wall-driven out by the mail or
der business. And this is taking place
in face Of the fact that the population
and purchasing power of the country
districts are ever on the increase.
What is the matter?
The mail order houses are drawing
the cash retail trade from it's natural
channels to the cities.
The growth of this octopus has been
phenomenal. From a jellylike idea
without form-an experiment fifteen
years ago, it has grown to proportions
that threaten the determination of the
retail country merchant
An idea of the way the money of
the people is being drawn into this
mail order trade can be had from the
reports of some of these houses.
A certain mail order house of Chi
cago which began with a few thou
sand dollars fifteen years ago now
carries a capital stock Of $5,OOO,0O0
and has arranged to increase that
stock to $4O,0OO,OOO. 1t does a bust
ness of $5,00O,0OO a month and earns
net profit of 100000 year.
Like the patent medicine business,
the mail order business depends on
the gullibility of the general public.
Thousands of people every week send
In their hard earned cash to some mail
order house in payment for goods that
could have been bought cheaper at
their home store.
Why do they do it? 1t is owing
partially to the desire Of the average
person to be humbugged and partially
to the effect of persistent advertising.
The mail order house sends out its at
tractive literature to every family in
the country. In this literature, COM
posed of well illustrated catalogues
and cheap magazines known as mail
order papers, the goods are set out in
the most attractive manner. 1t is
tempting bait, and the fish bite.
All of these millions come out Of the
legitimate trade of the country mer-
chant, the man who has invested his
capital, built himself home and been
active in building up the town, with
the expectation that he would be al
lowed to do legitimate business in
legitimate way. He is entitled to the
trade Of his town and the country adj
jacent He pays his taxes and con-
tributes to the support of the commu-
nifty. That community owes him a
reciprocal duty-the duty to give him
the preference of trade, everything
else being equal. This is the theory
Of all organized civilized communi-
ties. beginning with the family and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
An Example Worth FOLLOWING.


The Country Club Of Ware County
was recently organized at Waycross,
Ca, for the purpose Of securing an or
ganized movement for improvements,
says the Good Roads Magazine. Each
member of the club pledged himself
to plant 210 trees Of some sort so that
they will take root this winter and
have them ready for transplanting
along the public road closest to his
home next fall. Among the members
is Judge Warren Lott, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, and
he has promised that the county will
have. the trees planted next fall by the
gang and replant those that die each
year. It is figured that 210 trees will
plant a mile on both sides Of the road.
John w. Greer Of Waycross has been
pushing the movement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
A Different Case.

"What's the matter, old MANI"
ooh, an old uncle Of mine is coming
up from the country to visit me. He's
one Of the greenest old guys in seven
states. 1 suppose he'll make me the
Iaughingstock of everybody that knows
me-"
cit isn't your Uncle Henry, who was
up here last year, is it?"
eyes"
"You didn't seem to be afraid that
he'd make a laughingstock Of you
then"
81 know, but he's gone and lost all
his money."-Cbicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
E arm Qn0
Garden
THE SUGAR BEET,

Breeding of Pedigree Strains of Seed
Now Success.
Sugar beet plants examined by the
North Dakota station at maturity. or
1873 days after planting the seed, pre-
scented a deep root extending almost
perpendicularly downward into the
ground, the lower part being quite
small and threadlike and reaching to
a depth of more than three feet, and
the lateral roots starting four or five.
inches from the surface, with but lit
tie root development IN the upper six
inches of the SOIL The greatest amount
of branching and fibrous growth of
beet roots took place in the space be-
tween. eight and fourteen inches In
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
Farm Fences.

Every foot of land must be so fenced
that at the proper time the horses, cat
tie, sheep and pigs can be turned in.
Millions of dollars worth Of fine nutri-
tious fodder goes to waste in the I'M
fenced fields of our farms every year
which if it could be used would pro-
duce many a bright dollar to jingle in
the farmers pocket or make long fig
ures in his bank account, says Farm
and Fireside.
At certain times Of the year all the
stock should have the entire range OF
the farm and give the old pasture
rest. 1t is wonderful what can be done
in the way of fertilization by turning
a flock Of sheep or a herd OF catte
into field Of stubble or of standing
corn fodder. The men who have tried
it speak well Of the results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

house of William Butler. a close friend
He was practically the same as one OF
the family. Sarah Richard was g
younger sister OF Mrs Butler
In the summer of 1910 when Lincoln
was thirty-oEe years Of age. be made
a proposal of marriage to Sarah. The
girl was then only sixteen. Years after
Lincoln's death this lady long mar
ried and resident of western state
reluctantly admitted to ar Herndon
that Lincoln had proposed to her. add
ing that sIlt coul1 scarcely see what
good it could do history =
Being nearly twice as old as the girl,
no doubt Lincoln considered himself
quite an ancient person. At any rate,
he seems to have taken that view of
himself in talking to Sarah about mar
rage He recalled to. her the Bible
story of the marriage of the patriarch
Abraham to Sarah This he urged as
an argument for another union of
Abraham and Sarah.
''Niy reason for declining bis pro
posal," wrete the lady, twas the wide
difference in our ages. had given the
subject of matrimony very little if any
thought. l entertained the highest
regard for Mr.. Lincoln. He seemed al.
most like an older brother, being, as II
were, one of my sisters family"
Thus Sarah Richard, with her decli-
nation of the proposal, seems to have
passed forever out Of the life of the
future president. His regard for he1
seems to have been little more than a
passing fancy.
Possibly Lincoln may have intimated
to Herndon something concGS@=:a~ his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

well, l don't GIVE ME THAT PEN.
believe shooting will do the boy any
good. Give me that pen"
Time and again Lincoln issued par
dons to private soldiers who were to
be shot for some offense against mill
tary discipline. One of his biogra-
pliers. who spent six months with him
in the White House. has said that it is
q great pity that Lincoln could not
have had an additional secretary whose
sole duty should have been to make
note of the appeals for soldier pardons
and the presidents action thereon from
day to day. These incidents would
have made a priceless volume. But
many such incidents have been pre-
served. which illustrate the Unborn
kindness and tenderness of Abraham
Lincoln. Sometimes these incidents
had an amusing side owing to the pres
ident's habit of saying funny things
when he was doing serious things.
An elderly woman induced the IA
NOUS Thad Stevens to go with her
to the president and plead for the life
of her son, who had been court mar
tailed and condemned. Mr.. Stevens
strongly recommended the pardon. stat
ing that he knew all the facts. NLin-
coin issued the pardon. As they walk
ed down the hall the happy old lady
said to Stevens. II knew it was
cOpperhead lier'
"What do you refer to, MADAME"
''Why, they told me he was an ugly
locking mai. He is the handsomest
man / ever saw in my life!'
A young man in a New York regl-
ment had deserted two Or three times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22


behave l shall have to put you in pris-
on for their sins.'
A correspondent of a New York
newspaper related that once Lincoln
turned to him and said after granting
a pardon to young soldier condemned
TO death, his mother having pleaded
for mercy in person, Perhaps / have
done wrong, but at all events ! have
made that poor woman happy"
One Of the last official acts Of Abra-
ham Lincoln-some claim that 1t was
his very last-was to write a pardon
for a Confederate in Missouri who
some months before had gone north
through the Federal lines to see his
family and upon trying to get back to
his command had been captured and
condemned as a spy. r. A. DOW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

GRAMS. ties and thrown
into prison at st. Louis and at Alton,
Ill. Some were to be shot for deser-
ton or as spies, others were condemn
ed to long terms of Imprisonment,
while still others were simply in jail
without much prospect Of trial. Sena-
tor Henderson. who knew each case
fairly well, divided his pardon appli-
cations into three lists. In the first
list he placed the names of those as to
whose innocence he was practically as
Sured. The second list was made up
of those whom he believed it would
be safe and proper under the circum-
stances to turn loose. Those who in
his opinion should be kept in Jail he
put in the third list. He presented the
first list to Lincoln, who asked. in some
surprise, if Henderson wished him to
turn loose all these people at once"
Henderson replied that he did and he
thought it ought to be done.
81 have no time to examine the evil
dence," said Lincoln. ST am constant
ly reproached for my too abundant
charity, and what would be said if
should turn loose so many sinners at
once?"
After further argument Henderson
induced Lincoln to pardon the whole
bunch of applicants, he promising to
be personally responsible for their fu-
ture good behavior.
''Thank you, Mr.. President" the Mis-
souri, senator said, "but have another
list here"
Il hope you are not going to make
me let loose another lot"
"Yes. l am not so sure about the
merits of this lot, but it is safer to err
on the side of mercy
"But, you know, 1 am charged with
making too many mistakes on the side
of mercy" protested the president
''The war is nearly over" replied
Henderson. Mercy is and must be,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

HO11O1'H together W u
not in use and so can be packed out of
the way, says a writer in New Eng
land Homestead.
1t is made of boards cut in strips,
the two horizontal boards at the top
being hinged together.
While In use the legs are kept apart
by long hook, as indicated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

When inally re-
captured he tried
to poison his
guards. He was
condemned to
death. TWAS dis
covered that the
boy had been of
unsound mind.
His mother went
to Stanton, who
positively refus-
ed to hear her.
She went to Lin
coin. who told
her that he ac-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

COPPEkHEAD LIE! quiesced in STAN
toms view, the case being SO aggra-
waited. Finally at u o'clock Of the
night before the execution was to take
place the mother induced a United
States senator to go to the president
and make a last appeal on the ground
OF the boys insanity. Lincoln was in
bed.
''The boy is insane, and it would be
MURDER" the senator said. I'VE dc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
The Girl
Who Rejected
Lincoln.

~ NE of Abraham Lincoln's love
affairs of which but little has
been written was known
~ vaguely to William II. Hern-
don. his law partner at Springfield and
one of his biographers. Mr.. Herndon
has chronicled in an extended footnote
in his biography about all that is
known concerning this instance Of Lin
coins loYemaking The girls name
was Sarah Richard
For years prior to his marriage to
Mary Todd, Lincoln had lived in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

occasion TO call
upon the presi-
dent in March,
1865, regarding
a considerable
number of par
dons for which
his constituents
had requested
him to apply. In
Missouri during
the war m a n y
men had been
arrested by the
Federal author
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
Why ST siqhed.

ct wonder why Debow & Brown
Don't paint their store?" ST Jenkins
sighed.
"They'd do it sure If in the town
They took the proper sort of pride"
Then Silas straightway went and mailed
An order to a city store,
And that's why D. & B. have failed
To please him on the painting score.
IT. Sapp, Jr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

liking for Miss Richard, for the biog-
rapher states that ''for many years be
had reason to believe that the girl had
been the recipient of attentions at the
hands of Mr.. lincoln
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
Warm Water For Cows.

A practical farmer says that his
COWS produce more milk when pro-
vided with warm water during cold
weather, the principal cause in shrink
age of milk being that ice cold wateS
interferes with the digestion of food
azheyeas walm water promotes 1t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

operations, such
a S pport is
found necessary.
This little horse
is an improve
ment over the or
binary stiff affair
in that it shuts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

The cheapest protein feeds In 1905
=. the New Jersey experiment station
were buckwheat middlings, malt
sprouts, dried brewers grains, high
grade distiIlers' grains and cottonseed
meal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
A FoIdinq Support.

On the farm there is continual use
for such ''horse'' as is shown il the
cut, Not only when doing little jobs
of carpentering, but also in many other
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

after all, the pol
icy of peace"
Mr.. Lincoln re-
marked that he
guessed that
Henderson was
right, where
upon the latter
said he was
sure he was and
the esident
on ght to sign
the pardon list.
"Well, I'll be
d u I'm e d if 1
DON'T" said Lin
coin, taking up
his pen. Now,
Henderson, If
these men dOnk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
Spikinq Her Guns.

"John, I think it was real mean of
you to-
John laid down his paper and, turn
ing to his wife, said YEARLY: Before
you say any more, my dear, admit
that 1 am selfish, cruel, heartless and
mercenary. I am devoted to my club
dislike my home, stay out late at night
do not consider your feelings, do not
realize what hard LOT you have In life
and get an the pleasure can myself
Now, go ahead"
But there was nothing more to say
Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

49, the preSlQenC quite mug
nantly when protesting against some
pardon or contemplated pardon. Now
and then when he found that Lincoln
was positively determined and he
could not have his way-which was, in
fact, the way of law in time of war
the secretary would boil over with dis
gust and rush out of the presence of
his superior. Mr.. Stanton's notion of
military necessity was identical with
that of the sternest general in the field,
while Mr.. Lincoln always took COM
mon sense view of every such situation
and tempered justice with mercy.
Soldiers tried and condemned by
court martial for desertion, sleeping on
sentinel duty or other military crimes
or derelictions never failed to find
friend in the White House if any of
their relatives or sympathizers could
manage to see the president. The course
of many soldiers doom or deliverance
ran thus: Court martial condemned,
Stanton approved. Lincoln pardoned.
Mr.. Lincoln was seldom able to resist
the pitiful plea of woman in behalf
shot at daybreak next morning, and If
the woman carried her baby into the
White House the infant had quite as
much effect upon the tender heart of
the president as baby in court has on
a jury trying a man for murder.
One evening Congressman Kellogg
received a dispatch to the effect that
soldier boy from his own town in New
York was to be shot the next day on
conviction of a serious misdemeanor.
kellogg rushed to Secretary Stanton,
who was like adamant. Then he rush
ed to President Lincoln, who had gone
to bed, but the congressman managed
to get into the executive bedchamber.
Lincoln and Kellogg had been in con-
gress together and were old friends.
''This boy must not be shot, Mr..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

)wIN NJ. STANTON, Lin
coins grim and iron heart
ed secretary of war. fire.
quently had harsh clashes
with his chief because of
the tender hearted presi-
dents inclination to par
don condemned or i'm
prisoned soldiers when
ever he could find the
slightest justification for
such clemency either In
military regulations or or
binary human mercy. At
times, it is related. STAN
ton would talk back" to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

President. Why.
he is an old
eig b Dor of
mine. | can't al
low him to be
shotT" cried Kel-
logg.
Lincoln was
still in bed. Aft
er briefly consid-
ering the matter
in his own mind
he said:s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

Jones-Does your wife ever go through
your pockets when you are asleep?
Smith-Yes; she seems to think I'm an
all night baTk.-Town Topics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22

Copyright. 1908. by American Press Association.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
Notice.


By Instructions from the State
School Commissioner there will
be held on the 18th. and 10 of Decem,
Der an examination for teachers
who may desire to teach in, the
public schools of this Ben Hill Co.
All teachers now teachingunder
licenses that may expire before
next July and all who are now
teaching under permits shall be
required to stand said examination
or forfeit the time already made
in any public school work.
The said examination will be
held at the eAice of G. s. G. 5 story
building. The time shall be 8 o.
clock a. m. when the questions will
be opened and no allowance of
time shall be made for applicants
who may come in late. No appli-
cant who shall fail to be present
the first day shall be allowed to
partake of the examination at-all.
r. J. Prentiss,
156-2t G. s. G. B. IT. Co.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
Big Dollar Dinner By
Business League
I. At'lee-Grant

At meeting ofthe Board ofman.
ayers of the Fitzgerald Business
League this morning, it was decide
ed to have a dollar dinner for the
members and their guests at the
Lee. Grant Hotel on the evening of
Dec. ~.
Invitations will sent out to the
members of the League today or
tomorrow, Inviting them to this
dinner and a committee of five has
been appointed to make arrange
ments for the dinner and invite the
guests.
The guests Of the Occas ion vii
be the mayors and editors Of the
surrounding towns and a few new
ly arrived citizens of Fitzgerald.
Each member who attends the
Edinne1tis expected to pay one dol.
lar for mss cover and it is expected
that the: League will arrange for
the cost of the specially invited
guests. .,,,.. u
The dipnaris intended to mem
orialize, first the closing Of the
present regime of the League and
the beginning Of the new regime
which has been launched on the
committee basis. And second it
is expected to celebrate the start
on theinew city and county improve.
ments, both. the city and county
having arranged to begin work on
those improvements early in the
new year.
The committee on arrangements
is composed of President McFad.
den Vice President Bowen, Secrc-
tary Greer, Mayor J. G. Knapp,
Editor Mercer, and Mr.. J. e. Tur-
ner~ - ia
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
SherifRs7 Sale.

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
Will be sold on the ffst Tuesday In January
next, at public cutlery at the court house in
said county. within tho legal hours of sale.
to the highest bidder for cash, certain prop
erty, of which the following is full and COM
plete description: Lot number twesty or.
in square number six, l6l, in block numbe r
six (6).in the City of. Fitzgerald, Ga said
county. according to the recorded p at OF
said city. Said property levied ON as the
property of Mrs. Pattie Geanie. to satisfy IN
execution issued from tine ltfstice Court Of
said county in favor of Mrs. Lizzie acCormic
against Mrs. Pattie Geanie.
Saidlevy- made and entered by J. H Cana
penter, L. G.. + said county. This the lsA
day of December. 1t0s.
W. Il. FOUNTAIN, SHERIFF.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
Pastor.

In spite of the continual down
pour of rain Friday. afternoon,
nearly the entire number of invit
ed guests attended the beautiful
reception given by Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Griffin in honor of her two sis
tiers, Mrs. w j.. Josey, of Ameri-
Gus and Mrs. Frank r. Schuessler,
of Lafayette, Ala, between three
and five. $50. ..a
The guests were received at the
door by Mrs. William Rogers,
while in the reception rooms were
Mrs. Griffin and her two guests.
In this room the decorations were
in pink, lovely roses in this color
being combined with green foliage
also the candle shades were in pink
and gseen. In the dining room the
the decorations were in red, the
round mahogany table having for
a centerpiece a lace center cover
over red satin on which rested a
massive bowl of. fine red roses.
Tea and delicious sandwiches were
served by Mrs. James M. McDon
aid and Miss Margaret Harris, and
little Misses Miriam Rogers and
Sarah Mcdonald served sailed al.
monds and bonbons, the dishes
being tied with large bows of red
satin ribbon. On each guest was
pinned a holiday souvenir III red.
Every detail-of the affair was
marked by the charm which al.
ways characterizes Mrs. Griffin's
social functions, and more than
fifty guests called during the after
noon. -. .
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
156-2t

A letter from G. w. Smith at
Jacksonville Florida, 10 his broth
er here states that he will be in
Fitzgerald next week. He has
been some time in Jacksonville
and it is quite possible that he will
be able to make the trip to Fitz-
gerald where his friends will he
glad to greet him.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-12
Knight. Of. Pythias Elect
Officers.

Unity Lodge mo. Sc X. OFF.
elected officers fer the ensuing year
Thursday evening as follows:
l.. Leyins c. C.,
n. n. Stephens y. G.
W. a.. Green. P...4
M. J. Morris, NJ, of W.
D. p, Adams, I..G. s
j.. B. Russely O.7eA.
ia. Jones, X. Of R. and s.
H BEunner, NJ. of F.
.J.I. Campbell N. of Ex.
F. L. Bigham NJ. at A.
j. d. Dorminey, Trustee, 5 years,