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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-14
ROADS AND RELIGION.
Better Highways VIII Increase the
Church Attendance.

Better Highways VIII Increase the
Church Attendance.
At the national good roads congress
Bishop Fallows said:
Good roads are closely allied to re-
ligion. Good roads In the country dis
tricts would not only increase the
church attendance, but would improve
the general moral tone Of the commu-
nifty. 1t Is work that Is worthy of
the assistance Of all the churches In
the country"
That is good gospel A mans ideas
and purposes are always bettered by
fair surroundings Order neatness,
usefulness, constitute a sort Of high
plane Of thinking. Given the charac-
ter Of the material conditions of a
community and you can almost tell
how 1t will vote or in what numbers
it will 60 to church. A dirty gutter is
an obscene story. A deep mudhole in
a country road Is nest of profanity.
A miserable. old, broken down hogpen
near by is scandal in the neighbor-
hood. A mans thoughts are largely
what his surroundings make them. II
they are ragged, filthy and disordered
SO is his thinking.
So in making good roads, parks, side
wall and cutters the tone Of public
sentiment is elevated, and it can then
be counted upon to support the true
progress of community. A bad out
look pulls man down like bad com
partnership. Ohio State Journal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-14

Is profuse bleeding which causes the
farmer to become scared, when there
Is no cause for any alarm. The sim
plest way when possible La to apply o
pack OF cotton or clean white cloth
and cover With a long clean bandage
to stop all dropping OF blood
II the wound Is In q place where II
can not be bandaged, then make .
hook Of piece OF wire or a crochet
needle; make this red hot allow to
cool and pull out the bleeding vessels
ord tie WITH aIor. white thrAad
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-14
a Tac:tful Hint.

II hope you appreciate the fact, sir,
that in marrying my daughter you
marry large hearted, generous grip"
II do, sir, and ] hope she inherits
those qualities from her father
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-11-14

Sd Hickory Flitched Lumber lengths
in multiples Of three feet--large or small
quantities. See L L. BENNETT,
BeliDgton. W. Va.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
MONKEY TURNS ON SCIENCE
FIees From Doctors Preparing to Give
Him Infantile Paralysis and
Escapes Pursuers.

New York-An intelligent monkey
sat in his cage in one of the Iaborato-
ries at Cornell Medical college, watch
ing doctors at work under the direc-
ton Of DR.. Arthur Throw. They were
preparing a saline solution containing
sweepings from a room that had shell
tered a case Oh 'nfantile paralysis. 1t
is possible that he suspected their in
tention Of injecting the filtered solu-
ton into his spine. At all events, he
could be heard for surprising dis
lance as he voiced his feelings.
Finally the filtration was finished,
and the attendants opened the cage
The monkey bounded out, leaped to
the window and vanished by the way
of the fve-inch coping between the
first and second story window. Work
men passing by along Twenty-eighth
street were treated to an unusual ex-
hibition of Similar antics, continued
by the truant, who was dead to the
coaxings from the window.
Then travelling west on the coping,
he came to the space between the col
lege building and the Manhattan
brass works. This space is used for
coal, and it is closed by an iron fence.
The monkey tried flying leap and
succeeded in escaping the spikes, but
he found the fence uncomfortable
For his next leap he took the startled
shoulders of one Michael O'Brien, who
was working in the inclosure Then,
before the mans hands could close
upon him, he jumped for the coal pit
and disappeared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
HOW TAFT VIEWS HIS OWN
NOMINATION

The following expresses tbe views
of President Taft following the
receipt of news Of the ending of the
republican national convention:
A national convention of one Of
the great parties is ordinarily i'm
portant only as a preliminary to a
national campaign for the election Of
president. The Chicago convention
just ended is much more than this and
is in itself preconvention mpaign
presenting a crisis more threatening
and issues more important than those
of the election campaign which is to
follow between the two great national
parties.
The question here at stake is
Whistler the Republican party was to
change its attitude as the chief con-
servator in the nation of constitu-
tional guarantees of life. liberty and
property and all other rights declared
sacred in the bill of rights, by
abandoning the principle of the
absolute independence of the judiciary
essential to the maintenance of those
rights. The campaign carried on to
sieze the Republican party and make
il the instrument of reckless ambition
and Unsettling of the fundamental
principles of ouI government was SO
sudden and unexpected that time was
not given clearly to snow to the people
and the party the dangers which con
fronted them
It was sought to break the wise
and valuable tradition against giving
more than two terms to any one man
in the presidency and the danger from
it's breach could not be measured.
Tbs Importance of the great victory
which has been achieved cannot be
over estimated All over the country
patriotic people tonight are breathing
more freely that a most serious
menace to our republican institutions
mas been averted.
1t is not necessary tonight to
speak of the result in November or of
the issues which will arise between
the Republican and Democratic parties
in the presidential campaign 10 fol
low. 1t will be time enough to do
that after the action Of the Balti-
more convention. It is enough now
to say that whatever may happen IN
November great victory for the
Republican party and the United
States has already been won. Tie
party remains as a great and powerful
organization for carrying out its
patriotic principles as an agency of
the real progress in the development
az the nation along the constitutional
lines upon which it was constructed
and has ever been maintained, and its
future opportunity FOR usefulness
is great as its achievement in the
past =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

of the revolt against him, and ends by
trying to dominate his party in his
own way and for bis own benefit.
either by getting Office or exercising
power without it to advance his own
ends.
The old boss was apt to keep be-
hind the scenes and direct things by
pulling wires and issuing orders tn
mis- underlings who worked the ma
chine. TIE new boss is a talker,
writer and man Of magnetism. He
occupies the middle of the stage and
keeps in the limeiight. He appears
as the champion of the people against
the old kind Of boss and against the
interests with which he is allied.
He appeals to ignorance. to passion
and TO prejudice, as we'll as TO the
spirit of freedom and independence,
and he gets following which is not
organized into a powerful machine,
but is animated by some common
sentiment or devoted to some popular
cause and people look to him to 90
things. But when it comes to
getting and controlling delegates and
appearing in conventions. he seems to
become as dictatorial and as devoted
to selfish designs or carrying his own
ends as the other kind. He is as
much an obstacle to freedom and
independent e Of action and as deter
mined TO rule or ruin as those whom
he would dislodge. He may have
higher purposes better motives and
nobler sentiments, but he is equally
boss, bent upon having his own
way with the party he claims to
represent. This kind used to be
called deinagogues. Dubuque Times
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
TWO KINDS OF BOSSES.

A new kind of boss appears to have
developed in our politics this year.
There is the old order Of political boss
who works year IN and year out to
build up the party organization and
fasten his grip upon it until some
shock comes to throw it off, when he
sets laboriously at work to renew it,
OF falls discredited by failure to be
followed by a persistent and hard
working successor to the task of con
trolling the machine. A boss Of this
type may or may not hold Office, but
he leads laborious days, attends to
business all tha time. He seeks to
gather adherents by dispensing favors
and rewards and exercises power in
public affairs whether he hold Office
or not, He aims at controlling
votes to secure patronage, and uses
patronage for controlling votes, thus
playing both hands in the game to
win, and, depending mainly upon
party fidelity TO the organized ma
chine for success.
This kind Of boss goes to con-
MENTIONS with delegates whose cleo
ton he has secured and whose action
he directs, and if he can hold them
together he has power for bargain
with other delegations that may
formidable. But this kind Of boss
as become grasping and dictatorial
and has got himself disliked he
is selfish and arrogant and in a
way ne is venal and corrupt He
mas fallen into discrodit and disfavo r
with all but his sycophants and
minions and there are gratifying signs
that this day is passing. He is being
fought valianty by the new kind of
boss, who begins as a popular leader
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
WORK IN ENGLAND
Sunay School Worker Closes Tour and
Finds the Movement
Progressing.

London. = Marion Lawrance, the
American Sunday school leader,
brought to a close his British tour. 1t
nad lasted since September, when he
left Chicago.
The object of this tour was five
fold: To inspire and strengthen the
interest in Sunday school work, to
consider practical Sunday school prob
lens Of the day, to emphasize the Sun
day school as the church's best evan
gelistic force, and to call attention to
it's work as a missionary force and as
a medium for the cultivation of the
spirit of international brotherhood and
peace.
Mr. Lawrance considers the position
Of the English Sunday school move
ment to be satisfactory. When asked
whether he considered the American
child brighter than the English, Mr.
Lawrance replied:
mo, children are children the world
over"
Fris aphorisms have a directness
that appealed to Sunday school lead
ers throughout the kingdom.
ut is all very well" he says, ito at
tract children to Sunday schools; but
you must make it worth their while to
remain inside. You can fool chickens
by offering them sawdust once or
twice, but not for a longer time.
IF you go fishing, and the fish will
not bite, you don't throw stones at
them. You just change your bait"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

There is more activity in Demo-
cratic circles this campaign than
usual, the internal strife that has
rent the Republican party Of late
seeming to have created the hope that
there may really be chance for a
Democratic victory. In consequence
there is more or less contest just at
present over the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor. Tbs two open
and avowed candidates are A. J.
Schmitz, WHO made the race against
Gov. McGovarn two years ago, and
Judge John G Karel, OF Milwaukee.
with John Awkward making signals
on the side and orr own jim Murphy
of PIatteville prominently looming
up as a dark horse The convention
will be held in Milwaukee tomorrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

The genuine white hope did not
materialize in the championship fight
which took place on July at Las
Vegas between the big black
champion, Jack johnson. and Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman It was
60 have been a 45 round contest but
was stopped by the police ia the 9th
round Flynn was so clearly out
Classed that he was simply toy in
the hands of JonhnsUn wto apparently
could have terminated the battle"
at any time he wanted TO- Time
after time FLYNN jumped off MS feet
in the clinches attempting to butt the
big negro under the jaw with his
head, though repeatedly warned by
the referee that he would disqualify
him if he did not stop it. The warn
ings had no perceptihle effect, Flynn
seeming to be perfectly willing to be
disqualified, WoIgast got the deci-
sion against Rivers. the Mexican, in
the lightweight contest at Los
Angeles the same day, with claims
Of foul being made on both sides
But little interest was taken in either
event except in the extra sporty pug
class. The public has but little use
for the prize fight game nowadays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Office Holders All the Same.

"Once holders are not different"
says the Billville Banner. once in
side, they never answer the knock OF
the man with a warrant to dislodge
'em. They consider the office pub
lie trust, and they trust that they'll
hold it forever. Sometimes there is a
funeral, but every obituary notice be-
gins: Faithful to the last, he died at
his post No matter how small the
salary, it would be easier to remove a
mountain than to pry 'em loOse!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

The Washington Post thinks il
Col Bryan would state the size of his
bank account, he too, might class in
with the predatory rich like Bryan
and Morgan whom he so causticalIy
scored in the Baltimore convention.
Mr.. Bryan has made himself a mil
lionaire through the prominence he
obtained in politics. Whereas many
men enter political life because they
have money to spend to obtain power,
he entered the field and obtained
power with which to make money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
NSTATE oil Thomas Raker. deceased.

ESTATE of Thomas Baker. deceased.
IL State of Wisconsin. County Court OF
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court. to be held in and
for said county. at the Court house. in the
City Of Lancaster. in said county. on the
5th Tuesday of July, A. D., 1912, being the
30th day OF July 1912 at the hour of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered.
The application of Martha I. Baker for
the appointment of an administrator of the
estate of Thomas Baker, late of the town
of BeetOwn in said county. deceased.
BY order Of the court,
Z. B. GOODSELB, County Judge.
Dated July 1st 1912.
S. H. Taylor. Atty for Petitioner.
lst ms July 3D. last ms. July r.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
When Cards Came 10 ENGLAND.

Card playing as a pastime was N
troduced into England early in the sew
enteenth century. In 1643 law was
passed in London forbidding the i'm,
portation of playing cards. It became
a fashionable court amusement in the
reign of Henry VII. Whist, in its pres
ent stage, was not played until about
1850. Some famous games were
played shortly after that time in the
Crown Coffee House in London
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Time When She Would Be Boss.

At a long row Of seaside bathing
rooms, an important young man walk
ed up to the door of one Of the COM
partments, and, knocking at the same,
testify inquired: when in thunder
are you going to get those trousers
on?" There was a faint giggle, and
a silvery voice replied: when I get
married, I suppose" The young man
tainted. He had mistaken the door,
Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Worlds Good Things For All.

Along all our pathways sweet flow
ers are blossoming, if we will only
stop to pluck them and smell theiZ
fragrance. IN every meadow birds are
warbling, calling to their mates and
soaring into the blue, if we only stop
our grumbling long enough to hear
them.-Minot J. Savage, d. ID.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Let Reason Control Enotions.

The mind must be controlled before
the emotions can be. A man can never
be philosopher until he can control
his emotions. Emotions, like hope, are
stronger than reason, as are some 9th
ers, but such emotions will never go
very wild if reason is virtually active.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Iconociasts.

Now they say the game of golf orig
mated III Holland. Oh, go on with the
cruel work Of despoiation. The dudle-
sack has already been awarded to Ger
many and probably an Italian will be
along directly and claim the haggis
while Greek walks off with the kits.
New York Evening Telegram.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Test ~ Genius

OF course, it is unfortunate that
corner in pearls should have doubled
their price, but most Of US don't worry
nearly so much about that as about
the unpromising prospect of success
in our efforts to make the winter and
the coal pile come out even.-Indian-
apolis News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
MONEY TOLOAN.

Money TO loan on first class real
estate security. Office in the Baxter
block with the law firm of Brown,
Brennan & Carthew.
49ctf CHAS. KLARMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
COUNTY TREASURER.

hereby announce myselfa candidate for
the office of Treasurer for Grant County,
Wisconsin. Subject to the will of the Re-
publican voters at the September primaries.
Very Respectfully,
w. @. LIVINGSTON
Livingston, Wis, May 21th 1912.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
captured.

The hotel proprietors in the two
national convention cities can take a
good long vacation to have bully time
while they count up their profits.
Deadlocks bring no grief to the land
lords.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Uncle PennYwise Saws:

Style changes. In the old days a
murderer always ate a hearty break
fast of ham and eggs just before go
ing to the gallows, but now he smokes
a cigarette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

Having concluded to enter the field as
Republican candidate for sheriff I take this
means of making the fact known to my
friends as well as the voters OF Grant county
in general. At the primary elections to be
held in September 1 hope to receive your
support w. B. DYER, Lancaster, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Paid Advertisements
Political Announcements

will be a candidate for the republican
nomination for sheriff of Grant County, sub
ject to the decision of the voters at the
September primaries, and respectfully soli-
cit your support.
GEO. @. MCCARTHY, Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

That was vicious kick the ''houn
dawg" got, just when ne thought he
had the good juicy bone as good as
captured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
FOR CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.

FOR CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of CLERK of the Circuit Court
on the Republican ticket. subject to the will
of the voters at the primary election Sep
TENDER next. Yours respectfully.
GEO w. BARROWS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
Examega of jewelers. skill.

A skillfuI French jeweler has made
a perfect watch and set it inside a
pearl but little more than hall an
inch in diameter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

President Taft seems to be eternal
ly fated for discord and trouble with
the mem bers of his cabinet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

"This shade" said st. Peter, afraid is
That he's going to be put with the
ladies;
He thinks his ma-in-law's there,
And that's why he doth swear.
II she is, why then, Heaven Is
Hades!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

Our want ads. brings results.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
BETHEL.

Miss Edna Hutchens visited at the
Ain Ballinger home last Tuesday.
Mrs. F. Feivor and children return
ed home from Iowa Saturday.
Mrs. T. S. Carpenter visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Lee
last Tuesday.
o. S. Ballinger ana George Stowe, Sr.,
made business trip to Baraboo last
Thursday.
Thomas Good visited at his home
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Ballinger went to
Minnesota last Thursday to visit her
brother, James, and family She 7ex-
poets to go to South Dakota to visit
her sister, Mrs. l.. Reeves, and
family.
Frank Feivor and family and Mrs.
Mason end Mrs. E. Sinclair visited
a. the Sam Karsetter home last Sum
day.
Guy Thompson began working for
George Wickersham Monday.
Floyd Good visited at the home of
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nash Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
WASHINGTON.

George Ward an old and respected
citizen died at his home June 10, at
the age of IS years, after lingering
illness of about two years. Funeral
services were held at the u. B. church
at Lime Ridge last Thursday. Rev.
Clifford of Reedsburg officiated. He
was taken to Reedsburg for burial.
His family expect to locate at Reeds
burg in the near future. He leaves a
wife, son, Floyd, and daughter, Grace,
and brother. Those who attended
the funeral from away were Thomas
and Charles Borum, Barron, nephews
of the deceased, Mrs. William Daniels,
Fred Reitman, Mr.. Hopper, William
and Clark Townsend and daughters,
Reedsburg; Mrs. Kilbourn, son Linus,
Ironton; Josiah Ward, Avoca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Powell went
fishing at Cazenovia one day last
week.
Mrs. Ray Grover will entertain the
r. N. next Wednesday afternoon.
Will Chapman who is in Milwau-
kee for medical treatment is getting
along nicely.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
ALLEGES ANOTHER WIFE

Once more Prof r. Travers Allen,
Who is now held in the county
Jail pending his trial in circuit
QUIT on charge that be enticed
Lydie Nelson, st. Paul girl,
from her home for immoral
purposes with the pretease that she
was to be the leading lady in theatre
:al company he was organizing, is made
re defendant i'll lawsuit, says the
"a Crosse Tribune. This time Ber-
lima Allen, his wife, or possibly one OF
lis wives, is bringing suit to dissolve
me marriage which she says was per-
formed in st. Paul May 6, 1912. The
motive Of suit was flied in the office of
the circuit court this morning by Ma
honey and Schubert, the attorneys
for the Young woman.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
KILBOURN.

Mrs. Fanny Fisherman of Chicago
arrived in Kilbonrn Saturday. She
will visit couple of weeks with her
sisters, Mrs. Frank Gibson, here and
Mrs. Lutte Reynolds near Reedsburg
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flickner and
children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Flickner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Van Alstine in Plainville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Dame and
Miss Julia Dame of Fairfield were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Eggle.
ston last Saturday.
Miss Ruth NARROW is visiting with
her aunt near Milwaukee.
Miss Rose Newell of Fairfield spent
Friday and Saturday with her sister,
Mrs. Martin Gibson.
Misses Edna and Ethel Harris are
home from their schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Reber of Dell
Prairie visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. q. Gibson.
Mrs. Eva Flock who has been
spending week with friends in this
village, has returned to her home in
Plainville.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
LELAND.

Will Born and Joe Young transact
ed business in Baraboo Thursday.
Mrs. John Klnzler of Sumpter spent
Friday with her mother, Mrs. G.
Buelow.
Mrs. Mellenten is having her house
painted. Aug. Buelow is doing the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Paulinske and
children and Mrs. Rose visited Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Simon.
Quite few from here took in the
dance at Denzer.
Mrs. Albert Guetzkow and daugh-
ter, Cora, of Leland were shoppin G in
Prairie du Sac Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Born of Irish
Valley and Alvin Cooper of Plain
were in Baraboo Saturday.
Jesse Cooper returned to his home in
Reedsburg after few days visit in
Plain. Clara Beck accompanied him
and will visit at the Cooper home for
week.
Mrs. Mellenten and M. Fargen have
had telephones put in their homes.