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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

Gov. johnson, of Minnesota, who
is competing with Mr.. Bryan for
the Democratic nomination for
president, thinks the issue of the
campaign should be the tariff and
that his party would stand good
chance to win upon that issue. 1t
is true the only Democratic presl-
dent we have had in forty years was
elected in a campaign in which the
fight conferred upon the tariff ques-
ton and the Democratic candidate.
Grover Cleveland, advocated free
trade or what practically amounted
to the same thing. but the results
were such that the people voted for
a return to the benefits of the pro-
tective policy as quickly as they
could thereafter. The people OF all
political opinions are agreed that
some changes are necessary in our
tariff schedules It could not well
be otherwise. Changing conditions
from year to year point out the
need of changing schedules, but In
the discussion and direction of af-
fairs from individual and fact1onal
and political points of view it should
be kept in mind that d very large
majority of the people of our coun-
try have some dc cided opinions for
themselves on matters that cannot
be commissioned away from them.
AS they have often demonstrated
they are in favor of the principle
of protection to American industries
as utilized in this country since the
foundation of our government and
they are in favor of the interpreta-
ton and practical application of
protection given by the Republican
party since its birth. They do not
fear changes intended to incidental
ly correct the principle Of protec
ton, but they will oppose changes
intended to weaken it or to dispose
of it. No political party can win a
National victory through opposi-
ton to the protective policy as it is
now applied. Schedules may be
revised to ao apt them to other
changes, but they must be made to
assist the purpose of protection and
not to endanger it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

ty in a radiSh is rapid growth an0
pulling it just to the minute wher
ready for use, no later. And the source
of the rapid growth is a "quick," mel
low soil
While lettuce may be sown very ear
ly in the open, every ambitious garden
er nowadays recognizes the value OF
indoor termination and transplanting
For tomatoes we use plants that were
started inside as a matter of course,
and by waiting for lettuce till it grows
from seed outside we lose large part
of a possible season.
For an early crop lettuce seeds may
be sown in a window box, hotbed,
frame or greenhouse and the young
plants transplanted to stand 2 by ?
inches apart as soon as the seed leaves
are we'll expanded. When they begin
to crowd they are transferred to their
permanent places in the open, if the
weather will permit.
Varieties of lettuce, many of pretty
equal merit, number up into the hun
dreds. Somewhat unique in this extern
sive collection is the hardy Mignonette,
a very delicious first early kind OF
comparatively recent Introduction. Dis
tinguished quality recommends Migno-
nette, for it is exceedingly sweet, ten
der and crisp. It's small size and dark
outer leaves do not present any partic-
ular attraction as far as appearance
goes. But it is quick and reliable
grower for earliest spring and for fall
sowing.
May King. one of the newer lettuces
recommended for cold frame and earli-
est outdoor growth. will produce splen-
did globular heads of unexcelled flavor.
Tender Heart. another newcomer. is
introduced as very early, very hardy,
of extra fine quality and attractive and
appetizing appearance.
Golden Queen, a small first early"
variety, is a ''butter" lettuce, color
beautiful rich golden green, quality
excellent, a favorite variety, especially
valuable to market gardeners.
Black Seeded Tennis Ball, one of the
'old reliables,'' succeeds everywhere
and at all seasons. Hardy and ex
tremely early, small, hard heading and
of delicious flavor, it is one Of the most
POPULAR Of lettuces in both private and
market gardens.
Shape seems to classify the radishes
under the varieties of globe, round or
turnip shaped, olive and oval shaped
and long or half long. with the first
two divisions rather in the ascendant
for popular use at present.
French Breakfast has long been a
standard among the best of extra early
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
AN ORDINANCE.
With Relation to Cost of Sidewalks

With Relation to Cost of Sidewalks.
OPTICAL PUBLICATION
The Common Council of the City
of Lancaster do ordain as follows:
Until the common council shall
otherwise order upon petition as
provided in Sec. 900 d. Wisconsin
Statutes 1898 (being Oh. 451, Laws
of Wisconsin of 1907 the city of
Lancaster shall pay out of the
general fund one third of the cost
of building, rebuilding or replacing
any and all sidewalks in said city.
This ordinance shall take effect
end be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed by the common council of
said city this 5th day of May, 1908.
Approved,
JOSEPH T. BENNETT, Mayor
Attest:
DAVID SCHREINER, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

successful grape and small fruit
growers in this part of the country.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Schmitt were
born two sons and five daughters
Both sons are now dead. The
daughters now survive him. They
are Miss Louise Knott, oakland,
California; Mrs. Carrie Graves.
Lathrop, California; Mrs. Amelia
Lisherness, Lancaster, and t 40 I'M
mar ried daughters, Elizabeth and
Veronica. who remain at the old
home. Mrs. Schmitt has been dead
for some six or eight years. g 60
Mr.. Schmitt was the oldest mem
her in the local camp M. W. A.,
which took part in his burial, and
had been member of the /. 0. O.
f.. in which lodge he had filled all
the official stations, for nearly fiji
ty years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
LIVINGSTON.
,cial Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Grebe Bros. are here from Ian
caster.
Mrs. VIM. Waters of Platteville,
is visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Grin Laughton.
Miss Vera Prideaux spent Satur-
day at her home IN Dodgeville.
Everett Glenn of Rewey, was a
caller Saturday.
Thomas Alcock and wife of
Arthur were here in attendance at
the F. M. church quarterly meet
ing Saturday and Sunday.
+ Prin. Carl Wilkinson spent Satur-
day in PlatteviIle.
John Jacobs has returned from
Walnut Grove, MINI.
Mr.. Stephens of Platteville has
been spending several days at the
F. w. Stephens home.
Nette and Ethel Fossb1nder of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
SPOONER ON TAFT.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel
A suggestive little observation
dropped casually by Senator Spooner
in the course of his informal talk at
the Psi Epsilon smoker given by the
New York club of the fraternity
has started some guessing and
amused comment.
Secretary Taft was the guest OF
honor; and the former senator
warmly eulogized him as a man
eminently fit to be president, and
one whom he had known better
than any man in Washington lex
cept his boss" After enumerating
Taft's merits, Mr.. Spooner, relaps
ing for a moment into soliloquy,
added thoughtfully: 81 believe he
could get along without a cabinet
and congress-if the constitution
hadn't provided these instruments
of government"
The qualifying clause is taken as
significant.
Mr. Taft. the senator considers,
''could," so far as personal capacity
is concerned, be what is collOquially
called the whole works at Washing
ton-only, as an eminent lawyer
with an inbred and trained rever-
ence for our fundamental frame and
theory of government, he would be
so beset with old fashioned scruples
about the constitutional arrange
ments which define the functions of
the executive that he would not at
tempt it.
We are not insInuating that Mr..
Spooner, IN a moment of abstrac-
ton, was mentally comparing the
temperament and tendencies of the
solid and steady going Taft with
those of his impetuous and perhaps
imperious 'boss." But 1t is good to
learn from SO eminent an authority
that our prospective president is at
once able TO carry on the govern
ment single handed, and too sub
missive to the constitution to under
take it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

kinds. Rocket radishes are recent va
riations in this type. French Breakfast
is the familiar olive shaped. red or pink
radish with white tip.
The little dark red, round radishes
under various names ind great favor,
and Golden Yellow is a new olive
shape Of fine quality.
Long Scarlet Short Top and Bright
est Scarlet White Tipped excellently
represent the long variety.
Any and all of these appetizing rel
ishes Of the well regulated table are SO
easily grown that it is a pity not to
have them fresh from the garden.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
AMATTER OF TASTE.

Lancaster has several automo-
biles. and Cassville has gasoline
launches and big river. We
wouldn't trade towns with you
even if yon'd brow in your 'home-
coming" and Lathrop's new disc ice
cream freezer. = Cassville Index.
OF course, where a person thinks
salt pork and corn pone is the real
thing he is not supposed to under
stand the delights afforded by
chicken a la Maryland, chocolate
ice cream and strawberries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO
q AROUND THE COUNTY .
q What Our Neighbors Are Doing, Reported by
The Heralds Correspondents
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Sitter, visited Saturday and Sun
day withthelr grandparents, Richard
Biddick and wife
Mr. and Mrs Jen Manlon of Cuba
City, were at Nebb's over Sunday.
Mr.. Kill of Montfort was in
town >unday.
Ned Ivey of Lancaster, was a
guest at the Andrew nome Sunday !;
you will have to ask Miss Frances
If he was a welcome one.
Mr.. John Nicholson of Miff1in, is
moving into the house vacated by
James Watson.
Mr.. Sam Griffiths Of Rewey. has
been spending several days with his
sister, Mrs. Geo. Dolphin.
The White Bros. moved Russell
Grifith's picture gallery up from
Rewey Saturday.
Mrs. T. Fl. Biddick and daughter,
Tia, drove down from MontfOrG Sat-
urday to visit Mrs. Ellen Nicholson.
Mr.. James Hudson, residing near
here, is suffering from a stroke of
paralysis.
Several people in and around our
vicinity have been losing a good
deal of stock of late; Hiram Rundel
lost a horse and D. 0. Eustice lost
his excellent mich COW.
We are pleased to note the in
creased attendance at the M. E.
Sunday school.
w. T. Cox, chairman of the State
Prohibition committee will speak in
the M. E church Thursday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Pryor arrived Friday
evening for few days visit with
friends and relatives
Win Meikle, Missionary at Japan,
has sent over a japanese opium
pipe, which is on exhibit en- at the
hotel.
Several new and popular books
have been donated to the library.
Quarterly meeting will be held
in the NJ E. church Sunday, May
II, Rev. Bird, of Fennimore, will
conduct the services.
Miss O'Dowd spent Friday even
ing with Mrs. Pierce Nicholson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson
and baby spent Sunday with Mifflin
relatives.
Rev. A. Verran of Montfort was
here Wednesday.
John w. Watson has been en-
gagged to deliver the Memorial Day
address at Lancaster.
Sam Nero is in Lancaster acting
as juror in the Sarles damage suit.
Arbor Day will be observed in
our school, by appropriate exercises.
Charles Waring Sr intends build
ing new house on his farm.
Mrs. Jack Billings is on the sick
list
W. c. livingston is in Montfort
this week.
Mrs. Tom Watson and Mrs. Ada
Livingston were in Montfort Mou-
day.
Chas. HeiffeI, cement contractor,
was a recent business caller.
Mrs. Hill and children have re
turned to their home in Oklahoma.
Lee Carlstrom and Bill Thiede
went to Madison Thursday.
Mrs. Woods aud Mrs Green left
Monday to join their husbands in
N. d.
Chas. Hill, of Montfort, was a
business caller Thursday. Q
Bible study class met on Friday
evening with Miss Andrew.
Robt. Woodward was in Montfort
Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
Good Intentions Gone Wrong.

aren't you going homer asked a
fellow club member.
Not for several days." answered
Mr.. Cumrox. I'm going to give my
family a chance to forget. You see,
mother and the girls have been trying
to educate me to an appreciation of
classical music. This afternoon /
heard a terrific racket on the piano.
So, being anxious to please, I half
closed my eyes and said, Isn't it per-
fectly beautiful?"
wasn't that all right?"
mo. 1t was the piano tuner
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
PLATTEVILLE.

4
Warren johnson is enjoying a
trip through South Dakota.
Chris SamuelsoL was in Fenni-
more Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Will Kennedy visited rela-
t1ves and friends this week in High
land and Dubuque
Mrs Jas. Henderson, and daugh
ter May went to Mineral Point We'd
nesday.
Curtis Gray was in Lacrosse the
first of the week visiting friends.
Vivian Laughton will play with
the Ludingtou, Mich baseball
team this summer. Laughton is an
old Normal player, this being his
second year in professional baseball.
Last year he played with the Men
ominee, Mich. team.
Mrs. E sic Aiken of Chicago, is
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lib1 TT.
The Whist Club met Tuesday ev
ening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Goodell. The members re
port an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Chas. Snow, who has been
seriously i'll is now thought to be re-
covering.
The formal opening OF the Y. nj.
G. A. rooms will be held Monday
evening. In the meantime however
the rooms will be open to members
from 1 until in the afternoon anu
from seven until ten in the evening.
Mrs Fred Robinson visited rela-
tives in Manitowoc this week.
Miss nellie Hanahan visited rela-
tives in Darlington this week.
Dennis Roselip was IN Milwaukee
on business this week.
The Cook mill was recently sold
to the Pittsburg Development Co.
N. M. Bushnell is in Lancaster
this week on legal business.
w. c. Hymer had business in Ed
mund Monday.
Mrs. W. II, Peck went to Milwau-
kee Tuesday. She is visiting friends
in that city.
The Normal team plays the Dodge
vile High School here today.
The following students in the Nor
NAL have secured positions for next
year: Georgia Galloway at Cumber-
land; Ned Hindes, grades In Bara-
hoo; Roy Patterson, grades in South
Wayne; Geo. Mortified, assistant
Blanchardville high school; Rosie
Allen, Frances Botsford, Bessie
Churchill and Norma Verbeck, Wau-
sau graded schools; Homer Smith,
assistant Platteville high school; W.
Burns, assistant Edgerton high
school.
| PLATTEvILLE NORMAL NOTES
The training school furnished
music for the recital Friday. The
music consisted of songs by the
fourth, seventh and eighth grades
and two selections by the training
school orchestra.
Bessie Churchill conducted sing
ing Monday afternoon.
Friday was the day for rhetoricals.
| Students were dressed to represent
the native attire of Spain, Ireland,
Finland, Wales, England Scotland,
Italy, Greece, Holland and the
United States and North American
Indians. They gave a history of
and sang the national airs of the
various nations. The arch of the
rostrum was decorated with flags
of twenty nations or more and the
U. S. flag was draped from the
balcony.
In the game between LennOx
college and P. n. S. the score stood
to 1 in honor of the latter.
In the game between Lancaster
High school and Platteville Normal,
the score stood to in favor of l..
H. S. Patterson pitched for the
Normal and Pennock for the High
school.
Monday at chapel Pres. Liv-
1pgston talked of Alfred Tennyson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
Obituary---Mrs. GOOdsell.

Mrs Isabel Goodsell (nee Oake9
was born in Montreal, March 26tb,
1926, and died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Addle Billings, at
Cobb, Wis, May 1st, 1908.
She was married to E. B. Good
sell. May goth, 1916 and settled at
Highland. This union was blessed
with eight children. Mr.. GoOdsell,
her husband, came to Highland in
1882, and was the first white settler
of that place. he was member of
the first Constitutional Convention
of Wisconsin, and also member of
the Assembly in 1865 and 1866 He
died November 18th, 1879, The
family passed through all the exper-
fences incident to pioneer life. In
many respects, Mrs. Goodsell was a
remarkable woman. She com bined
in an unusual way cheerful, play
full spirit, and a bright and rapidly
working fancy, with great penetra-
ton and sound Judgment. She was
independent in mind, averse to ar
tificial and superficial life. She Was
of warm, strong feelings, and gave
when she gave, her whole conf
dence. From early life, she was
under the influence Of chrlstlOn re
ligion, and united with the EpiscO
paIion church, where she gave ev-
idnnce CT a true, spiritual life, and
her course throughout has been IN
consistency with that profession.
The Lord Jesus was real to her In
the cares and duties of her course.
He was real to he1 in hours of
anxiety and pain, and if there be a
great blank in the hearts of loved
ones, it is not because life has been
extinguished forever, but trans
ferred to another sphere, TO an ell
ovation and purity and perfection
of which we see here but the germs
and promises. Mrs. Goodsell pos
sessed the qualities necessar to
coma titute noble and true woman
hood. She was magnanimous and
good and pure and incorruptible.
and her influence for good will live
and bless, not only those who knew
her and came in contact with her,
but souls yet unborn will be blessed
by the life which this mother lived.
She harbored no grudge and nursed
no grievance. Time will but aug
ment the greatness Of the life and
character of this truly good woman.
Five children remain to mourn the
loss Of loving mother. They are
Mrs Addie Billings, of Cobb, Wis
consin; Mrs. Mary Hoskins, Mrs.
Laura jerks, Dodgeville, Wisconsin;
E. B: Goodsell, County Judge of
Grant County, and Mrs. Frances
Thomas of Cobb, Wisconsin. All
the children we're present at her
funeral, which was held at Cobb,
Wisconsin, May Sd, at II o'clock M.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld, of Dodge
vile conducted the services. Mrs.
Grace Anderson by request sang
beautifully Face to Face" and
Never Alone" Eight of her
grandsons acted as pallbearers. The
casket and grave were sur
rounded by a profusion of flowers,
filling the air with fragrance, dis
polling the impression of gloom.
Thus on a beautiful Sabbath, when
all nature was reveling and teeming
with the hope of a resurrection in
new life, all that is mortal was con-
signed to Mother Earth to rest there
until Christ, in his own time and
way, shall call forth the body to a
resurrection of life that is immor-
tai and eternal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
Fumigatinq Nursery Stock.

All nursery stock which is under
the least suspicion of contamination
with the San Jose scale should be
fumigated, and 1t is perhaps wor1
while to fumigate in any case to give
the utmost assurance of safety to the
purchaser, suggests an authority on
this subject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
4 arm Gno
Garden
THE EARLY GARDEN.
First Dairties of the Year For Hon
Table and Market.

First Dairties of the Year For Hon
Table and Market.
BY FRANK DEVON.
Novelties may come and go, fads an
fancies wax and wane, but when eerl
gardening time arrives a few item
there are that are sure of a place OF
the programme. The veriest tyro il
gardening feels that radishes and let
tuces are never better than when pull
ed in the dewy freshness of a lat
spring Or early summer morning an
used at once Both are hardy an
thrive best in cool weather. Therefor,
the earlier they are safely grown tn
more satisfaction in them.
To secure radishes in their ideal stat
they should be sewn in rich, well tilIeC
soil. The secret of tender, crisp quail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
What Is a "stiekit Minister2"

What Is "Stickit Minister?
The sense in which ''stickit'' is ap-
piled to Dominic Sampson where he Is
called in Guy Mannering," chapter 2,
"stickit stibbler'' is entirely distinct
from that of sticking or stabbing, with
which it could never possibly be con-
founded by one familiar with the Scot
fish tongue. A "Stibbfer" was a har-
vester whose duty it was to keep in
the wake of the reapers Gn the days of
the sickle) and cut or pluck and gather
from the stubble what one and another
had left untouched. SO probationer,
or a preacher without a charge, preach
ed vicariously as he could find opportu-
nifty, and if he never received a perma-
nent appointment in the church, but
lapsed into the melancholy monotony
Of a dominie's tyranny, he was as one
that had failed or stuck-"a stickit
stibbler'' or "a stickit minister. Lon
don Notes and Queries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

''Pa, what is dilettanteT"
zone who would like to be, but never
quite succeeds. "-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09
Anaesthetios Known In Middle Ages.

Lecturing before the Association Of
Surgeons of Munich on narcotics Pro-
fessor Klein said that the process of
reducing the sensibilities of patients
with view to making operations pain
less was known and practiced in the
middle ages. Bishop Theodorus of
Chervira wrote a prescription for a
pain destroyer in the twelfth century
which contained opium, morphine and
hyascum. A medical work printed in
1850 contains the first known treatise
on inhalation, and we now inject under
the skin the soothing mixture which
in 146O was inhaled.-London Globe.
Germany's colonies are five times as
big as herself, those of France eighteen
times and Britain's ninety seYen times
bigger than herself.
The Bishop-My dear, do wish you
wouldn't sign those Home Hints"
that you are sending to the papers.
His Wife-Why not?
The Bishop-Well, l notice that in
the title of your What to Do For
Burn" the printer has left the ''r' out
Of the final word.-Puck.
The Washington times., 1908-03-21
"SKYROCKET POLICIES"
DECLARES GOV. HUGHES

KINGSTON, n. Y, March H.-Calling
the Democrats Of the country false
prophets and labelling their policies as
'skyrocket policies" Governor Hughes
spoke last night before the Ulster Coun-
" Republican Club.
In opening his remarks the govern or
laid stress upon the need for all Repub-
licans standing together in the Presi-
Dental campaign. and the demands
which will be made upon the party. IN
all things in both nation and State, -
said Governor Hughes, the party must
justify itself by good sense and by
constructive work
Following this remark he soathingiy
spoke of the prophesies which leading
Democrats had made four years ago
and eight years ago, concerning what
would happen to the country should a
Republican be elected to the Presi-
dency. In speaking Of these prophesies
he concluded:
The people have not forgotten the
absurd fallacies 20 which these false
prophets would have committed this
great nation Their record is one of
skyrOcket policies. the performers di-
Niding their l.me between setting them
of and lodging the sticks"
The Washington times., 1908-03-21
SENATOR WHYTE BURIED,
BALTIMORE IN SORROW

BALTIMORE, March H---Ah classes
in Baltimore, from the highest states
man 10 the IowIiest citizen, bowed their
heads in sorrow yesterday when funeral
services were held for Senator William
Pfnkney Whyte. More than three thou
sand persons gathered inside and out
side Of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
Church, where the services were held
and half hundred or move carriages
followed the hearse TO the cemetery.
A delegation Of United States sena-
tors came from Washington. They
went directly to the church. In the
party were Senators Paynter. Overman'
piles. owen, Johnston. Clarke. Bacon.
Warner. and SeTgeant-at-AT OF the
Senate Ransdel,
The only floral remembrance that
found Mace on the Casket was large
wreath of lilies and roses sent by Pres
fdent and Mrs Roosevelt.
II Is probable that a monument 10
senator Whyte may be erected in one
of the marks here. His wide popularity
IN official and private life made nearly
every man in Maryland his friend.