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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Make Believe War.

It is sometimes said of emotional
people that they pay out lot Of en-
ergy in mere make believe-that is,
they indulge in high thinking and
"take it out in posing" Just now we
see a great deal Of warlike parade
and demonstration all over the world,
and it will be godsend if the nations
engaged in this way are simply "tak-
ing it out" in make believes. This
country is sending around the world
the greatest fleet that ever made the
voyage. So far the public can only
guess as to the why and the where
fore of the record breaking cruise,
but nevertheless q thrill Of citation
and satisfaction has run over the land.
By the time the ships get back home
probably everybody will. be glad to
see them go quietly to their old sta
lions without ever firing a shot in
real war. So we have the sensation
Of a demonstration Of power without
killing any one.
Recently Great Britain assembled
the record fleet for any single sea.
Previously Germany had paraded ff-
ty-two warships in the same waters,
and Great Britain brought out almost
six times as many. The German ships
engaged In naval evolutions, and the
Britons carried on a mimic war game.
September is the date fixed by Ger
many for q war show on land which
will make our recent military displays
look like holiday amusements. The
kaiser will mobilize his entire force on
the French border for exercise" The
whole world will sit up and take no
tice Of the equipment and efficiency
Of this mighty military power and
think of the things that must happen
if ever the German emperor changes
the frolic into a fight. Perhaps some
Of the nations interested in these dis
plays Of preparedness will take warn
ing and be the more willing to make
arbitration treaties with possible enc
mics. If so, the demonstrations are
worth all they cost. Besides, they fur
nish a vent for mischievous lingo
blood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Railroad Rates.
blood.

The question of putting up rates or
keeping them low must eventually be
settled for the railroads by the pub
lie, which has the last word in these
matters. Rates in the end will prob
ably be determined not by what rail-
road officials and railroad stockhold-
ers would like to do, but by what the
conditions of business will permit
them to do and still have the rail-
roads.
If the business interests of the coun.
try cannot stand an advance. of rates,
as some of the railway heads and ais
shippers contend, then the i railroads
cannot afford to persist in maintain.
ing an advance. The railroads need
booming business and full cars and
not stagnant business and empty cars.
II the men who are expected to pay
the freight can't pay it they won't
ship goods, for in the end # all comes
out of the consumer, and, to go 20 the
crux of the argument, consumers don't
have to be consumers if they don't
want to.
One stock argument of the railroads
that the rates fixed years ago do not
pay now because wages and other ex-
penses are heavier has been punctured
by one Of the chief shippers Of the
country. He says that with the rise in
the cost Of labor and commodities the
roads have actually added to their
rate receipts by cutting OFF rebates.
Sometimes the rates now collected in
full were cut so per cent under the
old system. Every practical man
knows that there has been in the past
a great deal of rate fixing in order to
"get business" Perhaps uniform
rate can now be made which will get
business and not Kill it. All the
facts OF both sides should be fairly
presented to the public by the rail
road and the shippers and be consid-
cred with equal fairness by the pub
lie. which first, last and always ''pays
the freight"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

The Herald has been up against sew
eral kinds of hard luck in its mechan-
ical department the past three weeks.
Two different sets of mixing rollers on
our newspaper press were injured and
rendered unfit for use during the hot
test days. and yesterday when our fine
new folding machine arrived it was
too large to go through any door in
the building and uecessitated tearing
out a portion of the hallway and two
doorways TO get it into the press room.
1t is now installed and doing business
however, and is one of the most COM
plete and up-to-date folding machines,
for both newspaper and book work that
can be found in any Office in Wiscon-
sin, aside from the big Offices in the
principal cities. Our press is also in
condition again and we are in hoTes
the hoodoo has at last been put to
flight. The last three or four editions
of the Herald have been printed on
the Teller press, which was kindly
placed at our disposal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
France and Fourteen,

SO far as France is concerned, It is
the number fourteen that has played a
conspicuous and portentous part in her
history On May IA, 1854, the Rue. de
la Ferronnierre was enlarged by order
of Henri H., and four times fourteen
years later Henri w. was assassinated
there by Ravaillac-namely, on May
IA, 1910. Henri had lived four times
fourteen years, fourteen weeks and
four times fourteen days-that is. fifty
six years and five months Then Hen
ris son, Louis Kill, died May IA,
1913, the same day and month as his
father And 1913 added together
equals fourteen, just as 1858. the year
of the birth of Henri ". equals four
teen. Louis XIV. assembled the throne
1913, which, added together, equals
fourteen, and similarly the year of his
death Q715) equals fourteen.-London
p. II. o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Won In Spite of His LAWYER.

A once we'll known attorney used to
tell a good story on himself. He had
been retained to defend a counterfefter
and advised him to plead guilty. His
client did so, and as there was in the
mind of the court fixed idea that If
prisoner pleads guilty he does so be-
cause he has no attorney the judge
asked him why he made that plea.
Because my lawyer told me to-"
did he give you any reason for it?
eyes. He told me would have no
show before this Judge"
The court fared up and ordered
plea of not guilty to be entered, and
the counterfefter was acquitted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
uncle Sam and Foreign war.


Mongers of war rumors seize upon
trifles in order to launch their specu-
lations. Thus the German emperOr's
recent remark, LET them come on;
we are ready" is made to serve as
challenge to Europe. 1t is said that
France took the remark seriously, and
some of her military authorities were
prompt to declare that France is ready
If the menace is meant for her. Fol
lowing the impulsive emperors words,
one Of the German experts, General
Blume, published through the general
staff of the empire some figures as to
the probable cost of great European
war in money and in men. General
Blume takes the war between Russia
and Japan as basis and thinks that
a war between Germany and another
European power would cost that coun-
try $1,500,000,O00 year as long as it
lasted. He assumes that it would be
terrific struggle and that Germany
would call to the field upward Of
100000 men.
The cost of a great war to Germany
through the paralysis Of commerce,
General Blume figures, would be great
er than that for war expenditures by
about $1,O00,O00,0O0 annually. At least
he concludes, and so the trade and in
dustry of four leading nations would
be blighted. Ultimately the United
States would be depended upon for
the worlds storehouse, and the world
supremacy of this power must result
Perhaps this is hint to the powers
not to fight and turn over the COM
MERGE of the earth to the one power
they all fear.
Whatever the feeding Of the masses
of France over the prospect of war
with Germany, the military publicists
Of the country are not alarmed. France
is ready and has no reason to fear
For one thing, the French bank upon
the support of England in the event
Of war with Germany. The nation
is in every way better prepared for
contest with its old foe than it was in
1870, and to quote recent remark
by General Zurlinden, former minis
ter of war, "At present war with
France would be for any nation an adj
venture of the most serious risk, Of
the most multiplex difficulty and dam
ger, even If we were isolated" Ger
many and France have enjoyed long
peace in which to recover from the
waste of war. Perhaps the talk Of
their public men as to readiness is
quite as significant as their protesta-
lions of desire for peace
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Our Sailors stand by the Service.

Admiral Evans remark that the
strength Of our navy must be found
in it's men and not in it's armor was
evidently not the wall Of a pessimist
who feared that the service was going
to the dogs. 1t was predicted about
the time that the feet sailed from the
Atlantic that numerous assertions
would result from the long voyage,
for the service was becoming unpop-
ular and that many men enlisted on
the eve Of the cruise simply to get
transportation and keep until they
reached new fields of adventure. Since
the fleet left Hampton Roads last De-
cember the assertions have been only
693, or about per cent. After long
frolic in the harbor Of San Francisco
the absentees reported when the ships
sailed away were only 129 out of
roster of nearly 1900. 1t is believed
that not more than a fourth Of these
absentees were bona fde deserters.
The majority of the young men who
enlisted for the cruise probably sized
up the advantages Of the trip around
the world before they took the leap.
1t is a good schooling for men in any
walk of life. Incidentally the expert
ence is one of discipline from which
no real man shirks. When the native
thin skin of the recruit is a bit tough
ened, bowling to the iron hand of mill
tary discipline is but small price to
pay for the chance to make a world
voyage and see strange lands and
strange people. When these thou
sands of sailors drop back into civil
life they will not only be the better
citizens for their experience, but more
successful as individuals. Their wan
derlust or travel fever will have run
it's course, and as fast as they buckle
down to home work other youths of
the same class and rugged fiber will
replace them at the guns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Kept Them All on EDGE.

One Of the favortte devices Of Lord
Nelson when ships were cruising in
company was to signal to a given
craft that Lieutenant Smith or Staff
Engineer Brown or Captain of Ma
rines Jones was to take charge, on the
assumption That all his superior Of
fioers on board had been put out Of
action. The author of Trafalgar Re-
fought says that the result was very
good, for no one knew when he might
be called upon to take command, and
every one therefore made a point Of
trying to make himself fit to carry
out the duty should it ever be assigned
to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Industrial Arbitration.

Canada's new law for the fuvestiga-
ton of disputes between employer and
employed seems to be success in ac-
tual operation, according to am ex-
pert of the bureau of commerce and
labor who has locked into the work.
ings Of the act. The dominant mo-
tive of the law is to prevent strikes
or Iockouts that seriously and direct
ly affect public welfare and for this
reason the act applies Only to indus
tries known as public utilities, such
as railways and lighting plants and
coal mines.
The name of the Canadian law, sin
dustrfaI disputes investigation ACT"
suggests IT'S scope and character, but
In spite Of the things it does not do
In the way Of compulsion the actual
operation Of the system seems to be
satisfactory. 1t does not prohibit
strikes and Iockouts, merely provides
for boards Of Cancellation and inTes-
ttgation upon the request of one of the
parties to the dispute. Meanwhile the
work must go ON just the same or the
party responsible for the cessation in
ours; a penalty. The results Of every
investigation are made public, and re-
lance. is placed upon the power OF,
well Informed public opinion to pre-
vent or. shorten disturbances. Friends
Of this law assert that since it came
into existence In March, 1907, dis
putes that would have resulted In
strikes or lockouts have been settled
tout OF COURT because the parties in
volved were unwilling to face tnvestt-
CATION and publicity. Three-fourths'
Of the applications for boards under
the law during the first year CANA
from workmen. Yet the employers
favor the law, some of them going
further and advocating an Amendments
which would make the awards of the
investigating boards acting under this
law binding upon both parties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
The Milwakuee journal is throwing

The Milwaukee Journal is throwing
q few fits because the newspapers and
the people of Wisconsin do no get
more excited over the senatorial CON-
test. Senator Stephenson is the
largest stakeholder in the Milwaukee
Free Press, a rival newspaper of the
Journal. The Journal has nothing
but hard words for the senator and
feels greatly agitated because every
body does not follows its example and
snarl at Uncle Ike. . Sad isn't it !?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

Thereby announce myself can
didate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the Office of sheriff of
GRAFT county. To those who do
not know me will say / was born
on farm, in the town of Hazel
Green, In 1851, and have voted the
Repablican ticket ever since E be-
came 8 voter. I have been constable
and local Deputy Sheriff for hayears
last past. JOHN SHELL1AM,
Platteville, wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

The. paragrapher's joke about break
fast food made of sawdust may have
some stufing'in it after all. Germany
turns out immense quantities of saw
dust "four," which is shipped in bags
like meal and is quoted in the market
at $3.50 to $3.50 per ton. 1t is sup
posed to be used in the manufacture
Of explosives and of cheap plotting
paper. Perhaps it all goes that way
and again perhaps not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress Third District.

I hereby announce Hy candidacy
for the nomination for member of
congress on the Republican ticket
before the primaries to- be held next
September and earnestly solicit your
support. Should I be- nominated
and elected I will use. my best eff
forts for the best interests of the
district and state. Respectfully,
ATLEY. PETERSON.
Soldiers Grove, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

/ hereby announce shat l am a
candidate for the noaalnation for
member of congress on the Republi-
can ticket, before the primaries to
be held Sept. 1, 1908. Ii nominated
and elected, assure you that J. will
do my utmost to faithfully serve the
people of this district Your sup
port at the primary will be greatly
appreciated. Respectfully yours,
D. 0. MAHONEY,
Wiroqua, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Selfish Etiquette.

Some rules in an old book on ETH
quette seem to encourage a practice
commonly called Cooking out for No.
l." Here are two of them:
When cake is passed do not finger
each piece, but with a quick glance Sc
lect the best.
Never refuse to taste of a dish be-
cause you are unfamiliar with it or
you will lose the taste of many deli
cacy while others profit by your absti-
nence, to your lasting regret.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

The whole country will watch the
political situation in New York state.
where present indications point to an
uncertainty whether Hughes can Sc
cure the denomination for governor that
he has expressed willingness and even
a desire to receive, believing that his
policies are needed for the good of the
state. Gov. Hughes is man Of strong
convictions and a good fighter for
those convictions. He has done much
to promote better conditions in his
state. but by his determined fight
against race track gambling has in
Cured the opposition of an element that
is now opposing him, an element so
large in the large clues that it may
cost him the nomination. He has
made it clear that if he takes the
Office he will do so from a sense of
public duty and at great pecuniary
loss to himself, as he is eminent IN
his profession as lawyer and enjoys
a very large practice. But he simply
says that if the people want him and
say so through the regular medium OF
the party convention, which will
occur Sept. IA, he will run, but that
no will not accept an Independent
nomination. Mr.. Flghes is big
mar AZ every way. The best interests
of the state will be served by his re-
election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

A lot of mighty cheap fap-doodle
is being published by some newspapers
concerning the senatorial situation in
this state. Senator Stephenson, who
was elected two years ago to serve out
the unexpired term of Senator Spooner
in the United States senate is being
mathematical because he is a rich
man, and is now pronounced menace
to the state by the men who were urg-
ing him for the position two years ago.
At least two of the other candidates
for his seat are also wealthy men. but
these papers keep dIscreetly silent
upon this point. 1t costs a snug sum
of money to conduct senatorial cam
paign. If poor man is candidate
he has to spend somebody else's
money. Senator Stephenson is credit
ed with having furnished most of the
money to conduct Senator LaFollette's
campaign when he was a candidate
and his wealth was considered to be
a pretty nice thing then by the people
who are fighting him now Consistency
is jewel easily lost sight of in
political campaigns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
TARIFF REVISION IN 10000.

"The tariff will be revised.
Whether the Republicans or the
Democrats will do the revising is like
ly to be the predominating issue OF
the campaign. hope that the Re-
publicans will be able to meet in
special session Immediately after the
November election and proceed to that
duty" There is nothing especially
sensational in these words by the late
Senator Allison, who was chairman
of the Finance Committee in his
branch, and the father of Congress.
Right here, however, it is we'll to say
that the Democrats will not do the revis
ing The Senate will remain Republi-
can. regardless altogether of how the
election on November goes. In the
improbable event of the election of
Democratic president and House of
representatives this year there will
be no tariff revision. A tariff bill
framed by Democratic House under
Bryan would receive the same treat
ment from the Republican Senate
that the Mills bill got from that body
In Cleveland's first term. 1t would
be hung up there, and new measure
would be framed by that chamber.
That would be the end tor that Con.
gress. The two branches would not
be able to, get together, and Mr..
Bryan could get no chance to sign or
veto tariff bill. -
Revision sentiment is strong in the
Republican party, especially through
out the West, but the date which is
named for revision is impossible.
There would not be the faintest
chance to get this work done in the
short time between the election and
March 4. Within the memory of
living men no general overhauling of
the schedules has taken place
in such a short time as this would
allow. The Dingley tariff Of 1897,
the act which is still on the statute
book. was signed by the president four
and third months after the extra
session began in which it was passed,
and in pushing the bill through in
that time Speaker Reed held up all
other sorts of work, so that Congress
could give its entire time to the tariff.
In tariff revision that speed broke all
the records for all the days since the
Republican paryt was founded. But
only four months will elapse between
the election this year and the OK
piration of the present Congress, and
in these four months the governments
supply bills and other routine Iegisla-
tion will have to be enacted, and
this work alone keeps Congress
busy during all the short
session In the present case some of
the preliminary work of revision will
be done by the committees of each
House which will be engaged during
the recess in making their inquiry
into the workings of the tariff. But
the Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee who were re
elected in the canvass of 1896 did
similar ground breaking work between
the election that year and the opening
of the extra session on March 10
following. On the first day of that
session Speaker Reed announced the
new Ways and Means Committee, so
that it started Immediately to work.
And these are among the reasons for
the record breaking speed which was
made at that time in dealing with the
no,,ooo~O&
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
Gvarv nresidantiaI 20,

every presidential campaign pro-
,duces some paramount" issue
put forth by Mr.. Bryan which is
expected to scare the people and in
duce them to cut loose from their
political moorings and vote for ga
change. Twelvs years ago it was
to avenge 1.-THE crime of '7S" and
provide for the free coinage OF silver
: at the ratio of 10 to 1. Four years
later it was the danger of i'm
perialism". Now it is the encroach-
ment of '"the interests. /" which the
Roosevelt administration has been
yaliantly lighting for the past five
years-the same policies that Mr..
Taft is pledged to continue if elected.
1T should need no argument to con-
vince any reasonable man that Mr..
Taft would be in a much better posi-
tion to carry out these policies having
S a republican senate and congress to
co operate with him, than would Mr..
Bryan, were he in the presidential
chair. with senate and house re-
pubIican. There is little if any doubt
of Mr.. Taft's election to the presi-
dency and his record as we'll as his
pledges in his speech of acceptance
give promise that he will give the
people one Of the best administra-
Eions it has ever had.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

1 hereby announce that I am a
candidate for the Office of District
Attorney of Grant County on the
Republican ticket, subject to the
will of the voters at the September
primaries. S. E. SMALLEY.
Cuba City, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
0u+snoken..

Mrs. Garrus0us-I was outspoken ~
my sentiments at the club this after
noon. Her Husband-I cans beiieve
you. Who outspoke you, my dearf-
London Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

/ hereby announce myself can
Ididate for the Republican nom1na-
ton for the Office of District At
torney at the September primaries.
Having practisea law IN Grant
county for the past fourteen years,
| ought to be qualified by expert
ence to fill the office acceptably.
GEO. B. CLEMENTSON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

To think that Jules Verne died only
a couple of years ago and here is the
United States army asking for $1,000
600 to expend in military airships!
A great deal of verne's romancing has
turned out to be pointers for prosaic
fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12
COUNTY CLERK.

Iwish to announce to tie voters
of Grant county that will be a
candidate for the Republican NOM
.ination for the Office of county clerk,
subject to the action Of the Sep
:tember primaries.
PHIL HOTTENSTEIN,
Harrison Township.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

City conceit was taken down peg
when the Indian prince said of New
York's Hottest skyscraper: cit is not
really high. In my country there is a
mountain $4,000 feet high rising at my
feet"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

Walter Wellman, the we'll known
Washington correspondent, who four
flushed on his proposed air ship
journey to the north pole last year
says he is going to try it again next
year. Walter, you listen like" 8
bluffer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-12

l hereby announce myself candi
date for the Republican nomination
for the office of District Attorney.
HARRY e. CARTHEW,
Lancaster, wis.