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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Nearly anything will do for an
tissue in a presidential campign.
The publicity Of campaign cOntribu-
tions before election, instead of after,
which Mr.. Bryan attempted to show
was a tremendously important thing
in the contest just ended, was most
~ buster and bombast. Mr.. Bryan s
committee treasurer published his re-
port before election and the republi-
can treasurer published his just after.
How many people have made or will
make an analytical examination of
the lists ? In both cases there were a
few large contributions, but the bulk
OF the two funds came from widely
diversified sources. In Mr.. Taft s
case his brother William contributed
an aggregate of $16O. 600. made In
sums of several thousand dollars at
a time, whenever the treasury got so
low there was no money to pay the
legitimate expenses of the cam
paign.
1t takes lot Of money to meet the
necessary expenses of q presidential
campaign, no matter how honestly,
carefully and economically it may be
conducted. If there should be law
compelling the names of contributors
to be published before the election,
any large contribution would be
seized upon as basis for showing Cur
rupt intention on the part of the con-
tributor. But like any other law,
there would be numerous ways of
covering up actual conditions. Sup
pose under such law any person
wanted II contribute $50. 600 to either
campain fund. What would be easier
than to offer il under the names of
twenty five different persons con-
tributing 50, 900 each 1t was charged
from several sources during the cam
paign just closed that the democratic
national committee had $500, 600 re-
ceived from Standard Oil sources.
Whether this was true or not we dc
not know. but if true no such item
ever appeared, of course. in the demo
cratic treasurer s report. And we are
skeptical enough to think it wouldn,
have to. 1t could be like the travel
ing mans suit of clothes, his
monthly expense account: Entered
as extra livery, bus fares, etc. "YoU
don't see it, but il is there just the
same. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

stood that the rate was the same as it
has heretofore been for election
notices-so much per inch instead of
so much per hundred words, The
county clerk. district attorney and
others supposed such to be the case
Publishers generally supposed so and
made theil bills at that rate as they
nave done heretofore. The Teller,
Fennimore Times, The Herald, Platte
Vile Witness and Muscoda Democrat
all presented bills on this basis, as the
law has provided for in the past, and
even as the present law provides for
notices of general election.
Before the Record S contest came up
The Herald had not looked up the law
in the case, but after doing so was
convinced that the committee could
do nothing other than to cut the bills
in accordance to the statutory provi-
sions. We think, however that the
law is very unjust and should be
changed.
But pow mark the sequel: The
week preceding election the bloom
ington Record and thee other papers
in the county we're given for publica-
tion a notice of the general cleo
tion." which occupied one page of
space. This was set up and printed
in The Teller Office and furnished for
d nominal sum to the other papers,
in supplement form. 1t was folded
and circulated in one issue of each
of the four papers and they each pre-
ssnted a bill and received $75
from the county for such service.
Why? Simply because the law, pre-
sumably by an oversight, reads that
such notices for primary election"
shall be paid by the folio but for
general elections" by the square.
Common sense and common honesty
should demand that they all be COM
puted on the same basis. The Record
in one instance receives 81. 40 fol
publishing a notice of considerably
more than half page, in two issues.
1t then receives SO for ublishing a
one-page notice in one issue, but il
doesn't boast of saving the county any
thing on the latter charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
FUTURE OF CUBA.

The American troops will be with
drawn from Cuba two months hence.
It is predicted that within two years
they will return 10 stay. This is not
safe prediction That the recent
elections were conducted without dis
order is of course not conclusive, in
asmuch as the American troops were
there to suppress disorder if it should
make it's appearance. But Gen.
Gomez, the newly elected president,
is undoubtedly the popular choice for
the position, he having received three
out of every five votes cast. He was
the leader of the revolution against
the Palma government two years ago
aud his election in the face of this
fact indicates that the latter govern
ment never had the affections of the
people. Gomez, the leader of the
revolution against Spain, is beyond
the suspicion of conspiring with any
interest to surrender the independence
of Cuba. If trouble starts under his
administration it will ba through the
efforts of others selfishly interested in
procuring annexation to the United
States. We should not desire this
unless the Cubans come to us willing
ly and as the result of plebescite
fairly conducted 1t is question
not of what would be best for Cuba
but of what the Cubans desire. If
they have a sentiment in favor of
preserving their own nationality,
even with the knowledge that an
nexation would be to their COM
mercial advantage as we'll as ours, it
is natural one and should not be
disregaIded except for cause affecting
our own safety in some important
particular. Dubuque Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

There is nothing of the coy maiden
about Mr.. Bryan. He says if it
should become necessary, for the in
terests of the people and the demo-
cratic party, he will again become a
candidate for the presidency, and that
should the Legislature of Nebraska
see fit to choose him for United States
senator, he will accept the position
with pleasure. In other words Mr.
Bryan thinks the Office should seek
the man but if he learns that any
office is seeking him he will not get
on the court house roof nor climb any
tall trees to escape being caught.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
Saving MONEY" FOR THE COUNTY

The Bloomington Record last week
called attention to the fact that il
charged the county $l1 40 for the
printing Of notice of certificate OF
nominations at the September prim
aries. and that other papers in the
county had made illegal charges for
the same publication, their charge be-
ing considerably higher than that of
the Record, which claims TO have
thus saved the county 1894 so The
Record grandiloquently adds that it
does not charge the other papers
with attempt at graft, but that the
other publishers could easily have
made out their bills correctly had
they looked up the law" etc The
Record throws out its chest and as
sumes that it has done something
great, but it might 60 farther and ex-
plain the facts in the case. The bill
for which the Record charged 81 40
was for a notice occupying consider
ably more that half d page of space.
whiIh the law commonly provides
shall be charged for "by the square, -
which is one inch of space in one
column This is the only fair and
equitable manner in which such
notices can be charged for. The Re
cord however, had contest. to es
tablish the validity of its bill, and
employed an attorney TO present its
case before the committee on claims
The attorney discovered that the new
election law provides that such pub
locations for notices pertaining to
primary elections shall be charged
BY THE FOLIO-that is 100 words,
which is the rate provided for the
usual legal notices, set commonly in
the smallest type in an Office, without
display, which would have made the
advertisement IN question occupy
about one third the space it did &C.
cupy in the style it was ordered print
ed. The Record accordingly made
out its bill by the folio;" the others
made theirs ''by the square, which
figured up for the two weeks to about
500.
The committee conceded that by
the inch or square appeared to be the
equitable manner for charging for the
notices, but as the law reads differ
emily, all they could do was count
it by the folio which was done,
and each bill cut down to 81. 40.
This law establishing rates that
shall be charged for printing notices
of primary election is a new one and
we believe it was commonly under
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

Does the Bloomington Record think
that 81 40 is proper compensation
to newspaper publisher for printing
a 81 column legal advertisement two
weeks? If so, does the Record man
think he was getting more than he
was entitled to when he drew $75
from the comfy for printing similar
advertisement, occupying six columns
of space, for one week2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
At a special session of the Iowa

At a special session of the Iowa
legislature last week, Gov. A. B.
Cummins won the long coveted honor
of being chosen United States Senator.
to serve out the unexpired term of the
late Senator Allison. This made
vacant the Office of governor, to
which position Lieut.. Gov. Warren
Garst was promoted. He will there
fore be governor Of Iowa until the
newly elected governor is sworn in,
in January.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

in London last summer. met defeat
in the renewal Of that race in his
own city last week. 1t will be re-
membered that in last summer S race
the famous Italian runner, Dorando
Pietri, was ahead until just at the
finish of the distance, 26 miles 3S3
yards, when he fell from exhaustion
and was helped across the line, but he
was declared to pe disqualified and
the race was won by Hayes, who was
the second man in. in the New York
contest both men were again entered
and the Italian was victor, winning
by about sixty yards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02
PAPER BULLETS
A Few Random Shots
taken from the State Press


Yes, the state Of New York has
some senatorial timber-and also
some senatorial lumber. Milwaukee
Sentinel
Mr.. Shonts is in luck. He is the
grandfather Of duke. and with no
Sou in law incumbrance milwaukee
Sentinel.
The open season is now on and the
hunter is provided with a gun that
carries a mile. This fact explains
why a man is now occasionally shot
for a squirrel. superior Telegram.
And it might not De bed idea
if the people were to elect few dis
Interested persons to represent them
at the tariff hearings. milwaukee
News
All! Senator Beverage has just in
do1sed the bible. 1t is all right,
after all. milwaukee Sentinel.
Statistics urge more strongly than
arguments can the necessity of teach.
ing every boy trade SO that in case
of misfortune to the family he may
be able to support himself honestly
More than ninety per cent Of the
young men in our reformatorles have
never learned a trade. -Marinette
Eagle-Star.
State Chairman Edmonds of the re-
publican state central committee has
made his financial report. 1t is
much like that of the bride who was
instructed by her husband to keep an
account .of the household expenses.
He gave her an account book and
fifty dollar bill. A few days later
he asked her how she was getting on
with her bookkeeping and she brought
him the book. On one side was the
enrry Received $50 from Jack. On
the other side was a counter entity ::
"Spent it ALL - Mr.. Edmonds makes
about the same kind of report. He
says he received certain amount of
money and spent it all. His books
balance and there is nothing left to
quarrel about Fond du Lac Re-
porter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, remarks that the result of the
recent election was brought about by
"a concentration of unusually un-
fortunate circumstances. And St.
Louis paper tritely remarks that in
all of Mr.. Bryan's battles Mr.. Clark
has always, up to election day, mis-
taken concatention for a grand
triumph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

The publication of campaign con-
tributions after an election will at
tract little notice. Their publica-
tion during a campaign can be used
as club to extort subscriptions or as
a basis for slanderous misrepresenta-
ton. st Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-02

Johnny Hayes, of New York city,
who won the Olympic Marathon race
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
His One Yarn.

-FOUR men who at one time or m.
otner had enjoyed the hospitality of
one Canadian camp were talking
around an open fire in a club the
otner night about the taciturnity of
the average Canadian guide. The ex-
perience meeting had been opened by
one man who had been telling Of two
days he spent with a native woodman
IN pursuit OF a moose, and who in all
that time had only spoken once, and
then he dropped the undeniable fact
that their way through the forest was
a damned bad trail"
That's what 1 like about Jim Nc
Donald" interjected one of the listen
ers. You remember Jim?" The others
allowed" they did right well. Now.
ne tells you the kind of stories like
to hear when I am in the woods. The
last time was up to the governors q
camp he, told me bully yarn about
being caught out on the lake one even
ing last winter without even a knife,
and he got the best of three
"F4ve-four-six," broke in the lis.
teners. And they all grinned. It
seems Jim had told each one the tale,
embroidering on facts in the story
and increasing the number of wolves
that had pursued him with each re,
rjtal.
We'll" remarked the man who had
started to tell the yarn, I'm no ma
,ure student. and I don't care about
the mere detail of facts. When I'm
In the woods like to hear MY guide
.alk. even II he is a harmless liar"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
Modern Surgical Ritual.

The scene at an operating table In
one Of our hospitals now would make
one OF the old masters of surgery
stare. The operator himself and all
his stan are dressed like the old holy
priests of Solomon's Temple, wearing
white caps and gowns, with the nurses
standing around like priestesses all in
spotless white, while everyone about
the table has gone through az many
ablutions as BELTS the occasion of a
bloody sacrifice under the auspices of
the Immaculate Goddess of Cleanli.
ness. A minute and elaborate ritual
has been observed Of sterilizing every.
thing-towels, threads, needles. for.
ceps, instruments, and what not.
while the floor itself Is made OF glass
or glazed tiles, rather than Of wood.
The surgeon himself does not venture
to cut the victim tillhe has put on his
stefilized gloves, because he cannot
possibly clean his own fingers enough
Should any onlooker take his hand
out OF his pocket to reach for the gan.
Ing wound, he would be elected in.
stanter for spelling the whole per-
formance with his defiling touch
Everybody's Magazine. ... ...
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
Took Advantage Of Cars Hobby.

Peter the Great particularly delight.
i ed In drawing teeth, and he strictly
snjoined his servants to send for him
when anything of that sort was to be
done. One day his favorite valet de
shambre seemed very melancholy;
the czar asked him what was the mat
ter. "Oh, your majesty" said the man,
my wife is suffering the greatest
agony from tootha.he, and she OBJ.
stinately refuses to have the tooth
taken out" III that is ALL" said Peter
we will soon cure It.; take me to her
at once" When they arrived, the won.
an declared that she was not suffering
at all; there was nothing the matter
with her. THAT is the way she talks,
your majesty. said the valet; "she is
suffering tortures. :" Hold her head
and hands," said the czar; II will
have 1t out in a moment" Anc he in.
stantly pulled out the Indicated tooth
with great idexterfty, amid profuse
thanks from the husband. What was
Peters Indignation. to discover a little
later that his valet had used him as an
execut!oner to punish his wife, who
had never had an unsound tooth In her
head,-'-San FranciAco Argonant.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
FRIGHT soBERED MR.. RouNpER
Late Home Goer UnduIy Alarmed by
Suspicious Character.

He climbed of the car out in East
Cleveland the other night, or, to he
exact, the other morning, and proceed.
ed toward his modest little home
down pretty side street.
AS soon as he reached the sidewalk
ne tried to walk along the edge and
ascertain If he was still able to navl.
gate along a straight line.
I'm tn only man that wuz In the
bunch t'night that en- walksh straight's
that,' he muttered to himself, with
pardonable pride when he found that
re could move along first-rate.
moment la:er he saw a suspi.
nlous-looking man following him.
'''""That fellesh goin' t. try Il rob
num- he mute: ed. He felt In his
trousers pocket and found only
crumpled two-dollar bill, but it was
all he had left after the evenings enter
tainment, and he didn't want to
lose 1t.
Then he reflected that probably the
stranger following him wasn't think,
ng of robbing him at all. But to
make suie that they didn't have any
fouble he crossed the Str eet. A min
ate later he looked about The man
behind him had crossed over. too.
Once again the man with the two
dollar bill crossed the street. He
mated to look around for a time, lest
Ills fears be substantIated. When he
lid turn his head his pursuer was
not far behind him. He had crossed
The street again.
The man ahead clutched tightly his
:Wa-dollar bill, dear to him because j.
was ali that remained of what had
been a roll the size Of a blacksmiths
forearm, and started to cross over
,nce more, for he happened to thinA
;hat he lived on the other side Of
The street anyhow, but he hadn't
reached the middle Of the sttreet
When he looked back and noted that
dis pursuer was also crossing over
He stopped right there, pulled out
his two.doliar bill and watch and held
them out toward the man behind him.
Here's all I've got, old man." says
he, now perfectly sobered by his
fright. Take 1t, but lemme alone.
MY Wife's worried about me anyway,
and IL | go into the house with my
lace bunged up ri get thrown out"
why, you darn fool!" grunted the
other man as ne brushed on by, I'm
the man that goes around to turn out
The street lights" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
JUST A. LITTLE NEAR-sloHTEp.
Time for Business Man to Admit He
Needed Glasses.

Getting a little near-sighted, a lit.
lie near-sighted; times telling on him
the way it did on poor old Bob Fitz.
simmons" remarked John A. Gill, re-
ferring facetiously to his friend, Carl
ton G. Crane. in. the office of the New
York Central in the Flood building
Had him down at Palo Alto for the
carnival the other day Moving along
through the sidewalk crowds I missed
him. Turned back. There he was
standing, trying to look over the heads
Of the crowd.
Come on said; lets go see the
bronco busting 49,.
'Shi'a4he warned, 1921, ,325. 329;
{ I'm counting 'em; gods, what a pro.
cession, 346, 352--'
Il looked across the street and
caught a glimpse between two build
Fings Of the sight that interested him
; -Four hunderd and eleven he an
nounced, and the little devils were
riding around like wild Indians
tWere those all professors kids?'
"'Come, come, Carlton 1 said, you
must wear glasses. That was only
the merry-go:round.' San Francisco
Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
ALL FOND OF MAKING NOISE,
IT'S tl'e Way of Mankind to Seek to
Create an Impression.

Lincoln" said Mr.. MacGilkamby,
told a story about little steamboat
running on the Wabash river with a
whistle so big that when the captain
blew 1t he had to tie up to the bank
Tor an hour or two to get up steam
enough to go on. He had only a little
boat, but he wanted to make as much
noise as anybody on the river. And
Isn't 1t SO, in way, with our friends
the automobilists? II You don't see
1t you can't tell by the sotrnd Of tks
horn whether the machine coming is
a veritable battle ship of Car with a
limousine body and with IA extra
tires clamped to tt and with hampers
Eand 'hasketsxstrappsdt ito 1t all over
and with seven trunks ON. the roof, "A
regular house on wheels driven by
lo0 horsepower engine; or a rickety
little secondhand two horsepower
runabout. for the floppy little runabout
Z is altogether likely to carry bigger
and louder horn than the majestic
touring car. And still, are steamboat
men and automobilists the only people
that like to put up big front? Don't
we all Of us, big and little, like to
make all the noise we can in the
world 2" ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
TREASURES IN LONDON BANKS.
sultan Of Morocco Has $4,000, 900
Worth of Jewels There.

Afdul-Azi-, sultan of Morocco, Is
taking no chances of losing his per-
sonal 1ewelry in the course of one of
the frequently recurring disturbances
In his CO. 'ry. Locked up in the
vaults OF a ank near Charing Cross,
London, the jewels. valued at $5,00O,.
600, eve guarded night and day. They
occ' space less than the size
OF q .ushel basket and lie about thirty
feet below the level of the Strand q.
Not far away. in the same vault,
are several million pounds worth Of
unclaimed jewelry. some Of which was
deposited there during the French
revolution. 'rench people, fearful Of
being robb IN the reign Of terror,
secretly conveyed their possessions to
London and vast quantity has been
left uncalled for. The bank authorities
have failed in every effort to locate
the original owners heirs.
An offer of s1,25o,00o as a loan on
the sultan's jewelry has been made,
but the sultan is anxious to raise
much more than that.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
REMEDIES FOR ALL DISEASES,
But No Particular cure-Ali for Every
Malady.

Every disease has it's remedy, and
In t. Sc :ch for that remedy hun
dreds OF cults Of medicine have sprung
up. One man pins his faith in minute
loses of powerful drugs; anothe:
walks b.. efoot over wet grass; an
other eats raw fruit and grain, one IS
confident that mud taths induce
health. and stin another urges us to
chew each mouthful of food at least
30 times before swallowing. No
doubt, every one of these cures" is
or benefit to some form of disease.
The mistake of followers of the treat.
mentS is fr thinking their particular
remedy cure-a!l for every malady.
There are no universal remedies. In
deed, every type Of disease must re-
celVe special attention and be treated
fafter the fashion long experience and
study have taught the medical profess
sion Is best adapted to the case. Ger.
tain Ills respond quickly to drugs, the
virtues OF which are sometimes won
dertully effective. Others need moth
Ing put fresh air; still others a change
OF climate. and a variety of diseases
need no drugs and no journeys to the
: mountains, but are best relieved by
simple dfeung.-Leslie's Weekly
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-06
plans ! 81 oame Pre,erx..

Henry Carnegie Phipps, whose en-.
gagement to Mss Gladys Mills was
recently announced, is planning to
have one Of the largest game pre-
serves on Long Island. 1t was for that
ultimate purpose that he purchased
the old Dun estate between Hemp.
stead and Wantagh.
The young people, who will prob.
ably be married the first week in De-
cember, are to live on beautiful new
eSTke near Westbury, where Mr..
Nspsa ,bas allied himself with the
Meadow Brook set.
In the art Of riding to hounds few
excel Miss Mills, who, by the way,
was one Of those to finish with the
men OF the field the other day at the
hunt OF the Meadow Brook club, on
which occasion Paul Rainey acted as
M. r. H., and when Scott Cameron
and G. CasweIl came croppers, but
were not seriously hurt.