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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
SOME STARTLING COMPARISONS

As matter of interest connected
with any reunion of soldiers of the
Civil War, the following stastistics
are offered herewith as published in a
recent issues of The National Trib-
une:
(By Francis Trevelyan Miller in the New
York Sun. Copyright, 1913. by the Search
Light LibraryD
More than 1000 regiments from
this and other States are holding
Reunions to celebrate events of the
civil war. During these semi
centennial celebrations a soldier is
dying every 10 minutes. When these
anniversaries are over in 1915 1.-THE
semi centennial OF the surrender at
Appomattox) more than 200, 900 soldiers
now living will have fought their
last battle with death-and lost.
Ten years from now the familiar
sight of soldier of the civil war will
be almost unknown; only a few
stfagglers will be left AS you read
these lines veteran who wore the
blue or the gray is dying-15O every
"a hours, 4,500 monitor more than
$4,000 a year To-day their ages
range from slightly under 20 to
nearly 80 years.
1t is at this semi centennial period
that the American people are just
beginning to realize what that war of
so years ago meant; what those grim
patriarchs in uniforms of blue or
gray mean TO civilization.
If, as in the olden times in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
New Automobile Fuel.

The new automobile fuel appearing
on the market under the name of
motor spirit" will, according to
many automobile authorities, both in
this country and abroad, do away, for
many years at least, with the fear of
a fuel shortage that will raise prices
to a figure almost prohibitive for
many motorists The new fuel can
be sold at 3 cents a gallon less than
the present price of gasoline, and it
has an efficiency of 10 per cent more
mileage a gallon than ordinary grades
of gasoline 1t is not, however. bs.
cause the new fuel can be sold cheaper
than gasoline that it is to have such
an important bearing on the auto
fuel question, but that one hundred
gallons of crude oil may now be
depended on to yield 40 gallons of au-
tomobile fuel instead of only twenty
gallons. Formerly 100 gallons of
crude oil gave twenty gallons of
gasoline. twenty gallons of kerosene,
and sixty gallons of fuel oil. Under
the new process of refinement the
crude oil still gives the twenty gal
Ions of kerosene, while the sixty gal
Ions of fuel oil is so refined as to
give twenty gallons of motor spirit,
the remaining forty gallons being a
residue which may be sold for other
purposes. This residue is said to be
almost as valuable as was the fuel oil.
Popular Mechanics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
RECESS PLAN IS KILLED;
SENATORS SAY BEWARE
Assembly Defeats Project for Winter
Session and Upper House Mem
bers Promise Retaliation.

Madison, Wis, June 3 There
will be no recess of the Legislature
from July 10 to Jsn. 49, 1914. Tha
assembly Tuesday night, after hot
debate, by 26 to 81. nonconcurred
in the joint resolution sent over from
the senate for a six months recess,
After the vote was taken senators
intimated that the legislature was
due for two months longer session.
In answer, Assemblyman Roessler
said he would offer an amendment
calling for adjournment sine die on
June 90
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
Different Arrangements.

George Steinhoff and Verna Yan
Malta, both Of Platteville.
Hugh A. Harper. Lancaster and
Florence @. Burr, Little Grant.
Arthur l. Anderson, Linn Grove,
Ia, and Maude ]. Mayne, Platteville.
Roy ]. Bennett and Ethel NJ.
Morrow. both of Little Grant.
Frank Cootway, Greenleaf, Wis. !.
and Hilda Hirsch, Liberty.
Edgar FL. Wells, Libertyville, Ill,
and Grace j. Croker, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
JAPAN'S WAR FOOTING
COMPARED WITH OURS

Irresponsible jingoes who predict a
warlike onset by Japan see only two
facts One is that the Japanese
standing army is stronger than ours.
The other is that the Japanese navy
is stronger than any sea force we now
have in the Pacific. But there are
other facts would convict of political
lunacy any japanese statesman who
should counsel war.
The full naval balance stands:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

armies of Saul and David, of Han
nibal and Caesar. the fighting forces
of the American civil war had been
assembled on one broad plain, to
come to a decision In one mighty
battle, it would have made con-
tinuous battle line of nearly / 700
miles-a soldier to every enc and one
half yards on the Northern line and a
soldier to every four Yards in the
Southern battle line.
THE CRUCIBLE OF A GREAT PEOPLE.
The war between the States was the
crucible of great people who
tempered their principles with their
courage and blood on the points of
bayoners and sabers, at the muzzles of
guns and cannon, on land and sea.
It was the inquisitlon Of republican
institutions that lasted about 1, 800
days, with an average of nearly two
battles day, and mortality from
all causes of nearly 400 every "a
hours, nearly II every hour. or one
, every three and half minutes.
Recent Investigations show that the
total enroIlments of both the Federal
ana Confederate armies were g. 500, :
900. including enlistments, or an
approximate fighting strength of 3, 000-
600 soldiers.
Thirty armies of the magnitude of
that with which Alexander the Great
undertook to conquer the whole world
could have been gathered from the
ranks Of the American civil war.
Four armies equal to that which
Napoleon led against Moscow in his
conquest of Europe could have been
maIshalled from the soldiery in TIE
American civil war.
Three armies greater than that
under the military genius of Won
Moltke in the war of the Franco
Prussians could have been mustered
from the volunteers in the American
civil war
Thirty armies like that which
Hannibal led across the Alps against
the Romans could nave been massed
from the regiments of the American
civil war.
Julius Caesar, in leading his armies
against the forces Of Pompey in
| Spain, did not have the fighting
strength that 'Stonewall'' jackson
brought down the Shenandoah Valley
in his campaign-and the legions of
Pompey were less than those of Nc.
C1eiian.
Frederick the Great. in the be-
ginning of his seven years war, did
not marshal an army equal in strength
to the combined Americans who
gathered under Sherman and Hood in
the campaign against Atlanta, or
under Lee and Burnside at Fredericks-
burg.
William the Conqueror waged his
conquest of England with armies in
ferior in strength to Grant at Shiloh,
or Pope at Bull Run, or Bragg at
Chickamauga, or Meade at Gettysburg
Cromwell led against the Scuts an
army of less numerical strength than
those who were left dead and wounded
by Hooker at Charlottesville, or by
Rosecrans at Stone River
Wellington entered the battle of
Waterloo against the great Napoleon
with an army unequal in numbers to
that which Mcclellan carried through
the Seven Days campaign, or that of
Grant in the Wilderness, at Cold
Harbor, at Spottsylvania or in the
campaign which vanquished Lee at
Apron
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Total tonnage. .471 962, 763. 1913
Only in the class of torpedo boats,
whose radius of action is short, is the
Japanese navy superior In striking
power it is far outclassed.
Japan war debt is already crush
ing. The average laborer of Japan S.
earning 20 cents or less a day, must
work more than one month every year
to pay his family's share of the 81,
900, 600 it costs to carry" Japan 5
debt of 81, 271, 745, 600 The average
American workman at ten times the
wage, need work but a little over
half day to pay his share of the
$22. 600, 900 interest on the debt of the
United States.
The contrast between the two ma
tions in financial resource is striking
ly expressed in other terms. Our
commerce up to May 1, was 81, 254,
600, 900 in a year. Japan's in 1911
was 1895, 900, 600. Japan's per cent
bonds sell below par. Her AIS are
10 points below those of New York
City. No more money could be Dor
rowed upon such. terms in case of
war. Japan's credit would be dead.
A short and certain road to financial
ruin, ultimate defeat, political re-
volution and anarchy lies before
Japan in a war upon the United
States. Who is silly enough to be-
lieve than any japanese statesman
would care to tread it?-New York
World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
FIRST RECALL ELECTION
HELD IN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin had its first recall cleo
tion last week, at Wash burn, where
it was sought to remove Mayor
Peavey, who was attacked for rigid
enforcement of the Sunday closing
law The mayor won out, and was
reelected by a majority of 10 votes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
Probate Court

In the probate court, yesterday,
in the estate of Christian 0. John
srud, petition for administration,
Andrew Of Johnsrud was appointed
administrator, and the bond fixed at
$1,000.
Claims were heard in the estates
of Bernard W. FrankenhOf, Lucena
Smith, Karl Kroening, ]. W. Jones
and George E. Ward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
Largest County in the u. S.

San Bernardino county, California,
is the largest county in the United
States and one could place within its
20, 600 square miles the states of
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delware
and New Jersey. Bristol county,
Rhode Island, which is % square miles,
is the smallest county in the United
States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
REUNION Of VETERANS
TO Be HELD JUNE 1920
Lancaster VIII Entertain Sold
iers and Sailors Those Days
Excellent Program Prepared for the
Pleasure of the City's Guests.
Everybody Invited.

The reunion of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association of Grant county
will be held in Lancaster on Thurs
day and Friday, June 10 and 90, and
a big crowd is expected
It is now 48 years since the close of
the Civil war and such reunions as
this, in which the veterans Of 1861-65
meet to talk over the events of those
years and renew friendships such as
can only be cemented by such COM
radeship as results from camping and
marching and fighting shoulder to
shoulder together in battle can bring,
will soon exist in memory only.
We should do all we can to make
these reunions interesting and enjoy.
able. Lancaster, through its COM
mittees appointed for the purpose,
will endeavor to make this year s
gathering a pleasant and successful
one so far as it lies within their
power to do so.
There will be- no 4th of July cele-
bration in Lancaster this year and
this reunion will in a measure take
the place of such an event. We repeat
herewith the program published in
this paper last week, which will be
carried out on the two days. June 80
90.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10.
AOic fTaf of
veterans.
n:45 a. m. Reception of visitors by band and
citizens at railway station.
Noon Jntermission.
200 p. M. Band concert and martial music.
.230 D. III. Exercises at grand stand in Court
House yard.
ID SOng-Chorus
(2) Address of welcome by Mayor w.
J. Bailie
% Response by James Treloar, Presi-
dent OF Association
"a Music by drum corps
% Recitation by Paul Edwards
(6)' Vocal music
"a Address by 4. @. Me-
(S) Music by band
Evening Intermission.
1880 p. m. Band concert
500 D. m. Camp fire.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
$50 a. m. Base ball at fair grounds
1000 a. IN. Parade of veterans. ending with
the Star Spangled Banner" depicted
by school children
HUI a. m. BUSINESS meeting OF Association
at G.. A. r. hall
Noon Intermission.
1902. m. Band concert and martial music
200 p. m. Exercises at grand stand in Court
House yard
% SOng-ChOruS
% Prayer by Rev. Eastman
81 Song by male quartette
(D Recitation by Freda Wetter
(5) Song by double quartette
(6) Address by Hon. L. H. Bancroft of
RiCh1and Center
% SOng-ChoruS
(S) BenediCtion by Rev Beers
Evening Intermission.
7:30 p. m. Band concert
500 p. m. Country Club minstrel show
The minstrel show Will be q most
interesting feature. When it was
given last winter at Hatch's opera
house the demand for tickets was so
great that many were unable to see
it. although presented two evenings
The members of the club have been
prevailed on to repeat the more inter
esting portions of the show upon this
occasion and it will be rendered in
the open air, upon the court house
lawn, provided the weather is favor
able and will be something unique
and very much out of the ordinary.
1t is free to all and will take place on
Friday evening, June 20.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
MORTGAGES MUST
BE FILED PUBLICLY

Madison, Wis, June 6. The senate
concurred in the Hedding chattel
mortgage bill. The bill requires
that mortgages on STOCKS of mer-
chaudise and store fixtures be fled
publicly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Dainty snow white lingerie to suit
the taste of the most fastidious
June bride, Princess slips, combi-
nations, corset covers and gowns.
At Crichton's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

What doth it profit a man
if he handles the best merchan-
disc in the world and no one
but himself knows it?' Moral
Advertise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
a Rounhtv Youth.

'T understand your boy is leading
his class at college,
''He is, sir, and they have already
whipped the town police in six bat
ties"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

David Crichton & Co. advertise
every week in The Herald. Look
for their ad on back page.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11
Beyond all Hope.

There is hope for the man with
unsettled opinions about settled SUBJ
jects; none for the man with settled
opinions about unsettled subjects.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Fancy Southern watermelons at
Ats for Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Fresh Strawberries every day at
Ats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Top Run Cigars at All Dealers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Good time now to subscribe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

Fancy Southern Cantaloupe at Ats
for Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-11

5tfc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
MERCHANT MURDERED;
ONElMAN IS ARRESTED
]. ]. Folks, Of Phoenix City,
Ala, is Victim

Columbus, Ga, June pa. J. Folks,
a we'll known and highly esteemed mer-
chant of Phoenix City aged about 80
years, was found in his store, which
was also his dwelling, where he lived
alone, dead early this morning. His
throat had been cut and his face, hands
and arms also showed signs of some
sharp instrument.
Homer Carmack, about 81 years old,
of Phoenix City, is in the city Jail III
Columbus, where tonight, he confesse1
having had connection with the muir
der, which was committed, he says, in
order to rob the old man. Carmack
says he did not actually kill the old
man, but that he stood watch while a
man named Taylor, first name not Civ
en-, killed him and took the money aud
that they divided the money.
According to the story of Carmack,
he and Tayor cody and deliberately
planned the deed, and executed it pref
" mush as planned Early tonight Of
fcers left Columbus for Phoenix City
t. arrest Taylor.
Carmack's confession was made in
the presence of his wife. who went
Utterly during the recital.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
IN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
POLICE HAVE MYSTERY
Nineteen Year.Old Boy Made Effort
Recently.

Atlanta, Ga, June 24--In the effort
of Cleve Morrison, a 19-year-old boy,
t. poison himself, the police are deal
ing with one of the most mysterious
cases of attempted suicide that has
ever come beneath their observation.
To begin with Morrison is the young
est man who has ever tried suicide in
Atlanta. 1t is rare thing at that age.
In the second place, the boy refuses
absolutely to explain why he attempt
ed self-destruction. He took quantity
Of morphine last night, leaving noCa
saying, Good bye" to his family, but
was found before life became extinct,
and is now rapidly recovering.
Friends hint that disappointment ~
love may have had something to do
with it, while the boys father holds 10
the more prosaio view that 1t was be,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25

cause the boy was having a hard time
to get a new job.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
news OF RELATIVES
Information Of TiSOn Broth
eFS is Wanted

Relatives here in Sumter county ct
Enoch and Patrick Tison would be
pleased to have some knowledge OF
ttem from whatever sources it may
be gained. For some time the relatives
of these two brothers in this county
have no news of them. Any one who
has such knowledge will be thanked
if he will furnish a record of it.
When last heard from these brothers
or at least one Of them. Their rela-
tives in Sumter are DESTROYS of know
ing as soon as possible if they ale
still alive and to have knowledge OF
where they are now living.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
PRESIDENT
DELIVERED
ADDRESS
IN PERSON TO THE HOUSE
Urged Banking and Currency
Legislation

Washington. June 24.-Bearing :
personal plea for immediate action by
congress to revise the banking and
currency laws. that business may he
aided in meeting tariff revision, Presi-
dent Wilson for the second time went
to the house Of representatives today
and personally read his address on
the subject to both houses of congress
assembled in joint session.
Although shorn of some of the nov
city that attended his first appearance,
when he upset presidential traditions
OF more than century today's visit of
the president to congress took on a
deeper significance On his first visit
he delivered message, long anticipaJ-
ed, urging the carrying out of the
partys pledges for immediate revision
of the tariff.
His address today was an appeal to
every member Of the house and senate
to lay aside personal considerations
and sacrifice comfort and even health
if necessary to secure at once a revis-
ion and reform of the nations banking
system. Only in that way, he declar-
ed, the country could secure the bene-
fits of the tariff revision, soon to he
completed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
PICTURE SHOWS
HIT BY BOGUS NICKELS
Many Fake Nickels Have Been Receir.
ed in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, June 24.-No bull in .
china shop ever created more conster-
nation than the buffalo on Uncle Sans
nickel caused among the lady cashiers
of the local motion picture shows to-
day.
Z The girls were thrown into a mild
panic by the announcement, which
came via New Orleans, that the South
had been flooded with counterfeit buff
falo nickels.
Following this came the statement
that local bank had turned down
about twenty counterfeits taken in Sat
urday by one show, and as a result the
girls were almost afraid to accept any
nickel but the old mintage with the
Goddess of Libertys' head on it.
And the funny part of it is that it
seems now there was no ground for
the rumor at all except that the new
buffalo nickel differs slightly from the
one that was first issued. The issue
that is causing all the trouble is the
one from the Philadelphia mint, it ie
said.
There is a marked difference be-
tween these buffalo nickels and those
which were first minted at Denver. The
coins made at Denver have a small
I'd" under the "fce cents" while the
Philadelphia nickels have no mint
mark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
GOOD CROP
FOR CLUBS
MEMBERS
CROP IS BEING LAID BY
So That Excellence Of II is
Now Assured

O. vital interest both 70 the young
cora growers and 70 the farmers nj
the county as a whole is the report
,h&s Shows the acres Of the young
members OF the Slrmter Countys Boys
Corn CLUB IN the most promising cou-
dJtioa just as the time for laying BY
the crop has arrived
Mr. David Wicker. agent for the
Quilted States farm demonstration work
in Sumter coanty. has just concluded
d tour Of inspection Of the prize acres
OF the young corn growers, during
which he noted with satisfaction that
the promise Of the yield now is better
than it has been at any time. At this
time such prospects are especially
good. as the prize acres of corn are
being laid by and the crop is regarded
as practically made.
1t is expected that the yield that
wins the prize this year will be larger
than ever. The weather has not at
fected corn as it has cotton, conse-
Quently the crop of corn on the va
rious acres which are included in the
contest has grown without interrupt
ton. If the record is not broken this
year, it will surprise the young con-
testants as we'll as the farm demon
stration agent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
KNIGHTS TENPLAR.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. ii
P. o. S. OF A.

Meets on Thursday nights. Wood
mems Hall, in Cotney Bldg. All men,
bers urged to attend. Visitors well
coined. PHILO H. SMITH, Pres't.
O. D. REESE, Reed. Sec'y.
j. T. COTNEY, Financial Sec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
"The Great Annual
Dividend Payer"

That's the name given to the I'm
ion Central Life Insurance Co.
Why? Because it pays policyhold-
ers larger dividends than any
other company in the United
States
1t invests only in Real Estate first
Mortgages.
They yield IA per cent. inter-
Ast-more than any other Life"
company realizes on it's invest
ments.
It's policyholders over their large
dividends, the low cost of their
policies, mainly to these wise in
vestments.
Write for facts and comparative
figures.
Union Central Life IDS. Co.,
Lee M. HanSfOFd, General Agent
Room IS, Planters Bank Bldg.
"The Great Annual Dividend Payer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25

Hard as we may consider our mis-
fortunes, God seldom sends anything
that cannot be borne. 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25

AMERICUS CAMP, 2O9, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in Cot
hey building. All visiting Soyereigna
invited to meet with US.
G. II. BRAGG, C. c.
NIX. FORD, Clerk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-24
N II lGy
~ CONTINUED RON page one.1


from Samuel Perkins, national com
mitteeman from Washington, sat
with the executive committee and
prevented the ideas of Senator Cum
minis and the Progressives seeking
an early national convention. Many
Republicans of prominence includ-
ing former Speaker Cannon and
Representative Mckinley, manager
OF the Taft pre-convention campaign,
gathered around the room where the
committee met.
Unanimous Sentiment.
Practically unanimous sentiment
developed in favor of holding the
convention next year. The executive
committee probably will so recom-
mend to the national committee.
While a majority of the committee ex-
pressed the belief that the national
committee could change the basis of
southern representation and change
the party rules, they agree that the
weight of a party convention should
be put behind any reorganization
plans Senator Jones at first urged
an immediate convention but finally
agreed with the others for next year.
A policy of cooperation between the
national committee and
the congressional committee was
agreed upon and 1t was determined
that n campaign headquarters should
be opened in washington. This fol-
lows a plan recently adopted by the
Democrats
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-24
WHOLESALE GROCERS
Will Hold an Annual Meeting
in the Willard Hotel at
Grafton.

The semi-annual meeting of the
West Virginia Wholesale Grocer;s
Association will be held at the viii
lard hotel at Grafton on May % and
20 and representatives of nearly all
the wholesale houses of the state will
be present. The semi-annual election
of officers will be held and the usual
business of the meeting transacted.
On the second night of the meeting.
a banquet will be given at the Willard
hotel.