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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Home office, Century Building,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Incentive for Living.

If a man is an invalid, and wishes
to live, give him an engrossing task
to perform. This is the lesson of tie
last months of General Grants life.
according to Mark Twain, as quoted
in Harper's Magazine After the gen.
eral finished his memoirs, Mark Twain
writes, ''the lack of any strong inter-
est to employ his mind enabled the
tedious WEAKNESS to kill him. [ think
his book kept him alive several
months
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
STRANDED LINER Is RELEASED
Steamship Amerika Suffers No Dam
age From Grounding Outside of
New York Harbor.

New York. Jan 6.-After three
barge loads of her heavy freight had
been removed the steamship Amerika
of the Hamburg-American line, which
went aground in the channel Saturday
morning, was pulled off at high water
by several tugs assisted by her own
powerful engines. The Amerika with
a passenger list of 800 and crew of
800, proceeded on her way to Bremen.
The vessel was not damaged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Evident.

'This car" said the demonstration,
lis almost human. Perhaps you have
noticed" "Yes, I have" said Binks,
dryly. ct reminds me of several men
I know-been smoking ever since we
left the garage, and the last hill we
climbed it pulled like a porpoise.
Haven't you something less human
and more generally satisfactory ?"-
Harper's Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
So. GOO Fire in Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Jan. 6.-The
most disastrous fire in Fond du Lac
] five years occurred when a blaze
of mysterious origin caused the loss
of $4,000 to the plant of Boex Hol.
man Candy company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
DANVILLE, ILL, HAS BIG FIRE
Four Buildings in Business District
Are Destroyed and TWO Others
Badly Damaged.

Danville, H., JaA. Granville was
visited by one of the worst fires it
has experienced in many years. One
large brick building and three
frame structures, situated in the bust
ness district, were consumed and two
other buildings badly damaged and
for a time it looked as more buildings
would be burned before the flames
were stayed. The loss is placed at
$4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08

Clear Mind.
To clear the mind of life's OBSCURE
ties-tkat is to live.-F. P. Savinieu.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
XIV

Copyright 1919 by Herbert oulck)
FROM time TO time the terrors OF the world have
been aroused at the dreadful thought OF the Mongo
Ian race In arms against the rest OF us ON
the Good Ship Earth. AS the barriers between nation
and nation and continent and continent become worn
thin by science In eliminating time distance and
the strangeness OF people to people. this fear
again ana again rise TO disturb We
through space embarked with these yellow millions
on thls huge ar-ship and doomed to sail with them
willy-nilly, as long Earth shall last
Let us look the problem in the face. How many Of
them are there? Chinese. Koreans and Japanese.
with their ringing outposts 600, 900 000a third OF
all Passengers
Are they strong people weak; intelligent
stupid good passengers, bad? They strong
people. They are intelligent. AS to whether not
they are good or bad depends what the
future shall bring forth.
In the MAN, they are backward in all that makes
up full and complex human life They very
poor. and II beliefs to the validity of
sciences and arts and literatures necessary evil
dences OF enlightenment, and steps toward II
rect they are, except for few thousand OF them UNI
enlightened.
AS they are poor and miserable. expects find
them multiplying with great rapidity-and do SO
find them. They breed like rabbits The four hun
dred millions of Chinese have birth rate OF nifty to
sixty thousand per annum.
The yellow terror. to us OF the western world has
usually taken the form OF fear OF these numberess
millions In against the white race Joined per-
haps by the browns and blacks OF India and Africa
Just now the white race seems to have convinced
itself that while the Japanese nvincble soldiers
the rest OF the yellows are hopeless from military
viewpoint And with the belief that the Chinese viii
fight goes the conviction that the Japanese have
lost the confidence Of China and thus have forfeited
their prospect Of becoming the military teachers OF
the Monaghan
Both these optimistic ideas fallacies
based on merely temporary and surface facts Ten
years hence may the Japanese and Chinese cheek
by fowl and ten years are an instant only. There
is doubt that any power controlling China and
possessed Of money TO soldiers can recruit them
In any number Of millions desired from the sturdy
nOwery
done by Chinese soldiers properly trained we'll paid
and adequately ofcered, show that such an army Is
quite capable Of subjugating the Eurasan continent
an any of the old-tme migrations westward from
China, of yellow men in arms.
There Is more reason fear the yellow in
arms now than before. Japan has mastered our
arts and sciences. China is the way to pass
through the same sort OF awakening. The Yellow
PERIL therefore, has what the Mohammedan peril
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP EARTH
lSeuen Rsvus efHumanuy. No. 5--7Ae1 YeAoy Peril
BY HERBERT QUICA

'lacks-knowedge OF the modern game war. finance.
science and exploitation
But the military threat In the yellow race Is not
It's most fearful portent, dauntng II is Its great
est danger to the rest OF the world lies In the demands
on the earths surface by the yellow men, by
OK their tremendous rate Of multiplication. They are
IKE gas In closed vesselenlarge the vessel. and
the gas fills 1t Immediately. The Chinese already
In constant state of famine from mere pressure OF
population on the power OF the land to it, There
are many unused opportunities for supporting popu-
iaton, but the moment the disable land is increased
by square mile, the awful birth rate will people II
In moment OF the nations life and the case Is
bad before The case OF Japan throws light on
this. by bringing into all lands having a slope
OF less than fifteen degrees farms may be provided
10 accommodate the population for the empire until
II reaches soI423SS, instead of the present 81 .742
3sS without further crowding The new lands will
not be as good the Old but maybe IL will be pos
oe TO better the Nipponese farming practices. splen-
ana as they are so az To make the enlarged area sup
port as many people to the mile present
cultivated area does
But by the time this land can be reclaimed the
people will be bred to MI II up There are people
10 every cultivated acre In Japan W. The average
farm in Japan is 20 acres and supports q fraction
less than nine people.
This means that long their birth rate keeps
up the yellow race must either find lands,
remain miserable. They will continue murder
thelr girl babies They VIII still be able to
think of nothing but food They still carry the
excrement from latrines. mud from canal bottoms
forest leaves from mountain tops. and dung from
roads TO fertiliae their lands They Hive Hives
stopped to the service of the rice 1.-The
upward-looking and the light" And they must con-
time looking out over the world the lands Of
Australia OF New Zealand OF California. OF Mexico.
and South America with longing and with need--a
need which must bring perhaps the greatest
the world has seen. when they try to supply them
This pressure OF population on land Is the real and
portentous yellow Peril.
And there little hope OF any let-up in the
birth rate for generations to come. The ordinary
tendency OF poor and benghted peoples to spawn IL
intensified by the beliefs OF the yeows-and beliefs
have to do with birth rates than does the Spen-
cerian factor Of plenty OF food The ancestor
worshiper must have son to offer sacrifices to the
gods. or he cannot be happy In the spirit world So
he thinks They breed here that they may not be
lost hereafter. So long this pernicious belief
siss, be that there will be in the world
Yellow Peril--a Peril that may AL the with
armadas, crimson the with blood, and send
hosts greater than those OF Attila to the hearts
of Europe and America. Enlightment must come
danger will remain
See Mondays Times for announcement Of the next
article In this great series
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

few from dealer tn
Whole
tn stuffed
he punked it, a cheer Kermit
splinthers they home know
well Tafth dones
administration accomplished
Just please. Hills wild
pulled tn Wan hundred
moes he
in
smoie O that's
think tn dvrs
mac Casey?"
Must be mi ionsa
smashed tn record av
a round trip election day.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

AN plunked .
his
ippines
Wasn't that question
"Th' rr
Teddy could Bill tn
globe tn other Bill Bill tn
world smooth a billiard
He much
houdn destination
whore abnt monded him
ticket
House who ould
Teddy that
down he t
splnters mintioned
Some In" said Unmindu which
grocer nusd
Finally Teddy
BILL widou
tn thing hand him.
mansion.
began t look as though Bill had look in
i'm
q Teddy
hand a good
man be- dure In
yell at In was
9Th wasn't thin
Teddy stharted.
n a IN viii Teddy
him how tn
loike
plumber
r whin Parker.
gave pointers o range.
an evsrythn
wild 1t. till mornn q
starch In 1t. he needed
.
convinced that he what
people m mond their business
thatso that
ats cactus trick
what stharsd tn thrp Afy Teddy
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

betther OF wit'out the drink. any.
way"
Elmer Nelson. six years old, OF
Harlem, knows his rights, and he
knows what the police department II
for
Lieut.. Ward. on desk duty at the
West One Hundred and Fffty-second.
st. station. heard q shifting noise
about D. m. one recent evening. and.
peerfng over the desk. he discovere0
Eimes and the sniffie.
Queried as to who he was and why
he wept. Elmer gave his name ana
address. and said his father had put
him out of the house. He wanted q
policeman to go with him and compei
his said parent to restore his don't.
ciliary rights. That isn't what Elmer
said. but 1t was what he wanted.
HIM" said Lieut.. Ward. much
amused. "as a citizen and q taxpayer,
you want what's coming to you. /
suppose"
Il don't pay nothing" replied n.
mer, "but l want my home"
A policeman accompanied Elmer to-
the apartment house of which his
father Is janitor. aFther was anxi.
ously searching for Elmer. When hs
sa wthe policeman and heard what
Elmer had done. he was amazed.
The little rascal got my watch ana
took It to pieces" he explained.
When found 1t. yelled to him Get
out Of herev and suppose he thought
| meant It."
Elmer accepted his parents apol
ogy and dismissed the policeman with
few words of thanks.
They were both of the chorus. No.
rushed up to No. 2 at Broadway
and Forty-fifth-st. "Oh, dearie" abe
gasped. I'm SO sorry to have kept
you waiting half an hour, but I sim.
ply couldn't help 1t. I've been having
long talk with the manager of the
company.
The other regarded her icily. Ana
suppose" she replied. when you
had got all through, he said NO.
didn't he?"
Which broke date and dislocateo
q friendship.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
tsn-V gfaJi nv IT.

said because isn't There
office afther he'd
roll Taft be DIFF
patriot
Casey, it. that his experience
ought make n
oke tell it,"
Casey
a
politics
himself
Teddy
koind a Bill
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

.renesans accent on the last syl.
liable, not renaysans, and Salome gets
her last syllable pronounced.
Poets are filled with the divine
"afnaytus." not the divine "afhatus.'
The ruler OF Japan 10 the mikado.
with the accent on the second syl-
liable, as all serious minded studsnts
of Gilbert and Sullivan know. and
never the mickadoo.
Gibberish IL pronounced with q
hard &. and not 'jibberish." and the
word 6accid 10 "flaksid," not "dasid.
Amateur is "amaturr. not ANA
toor" or "amachoor."
The antipodes-Australia. you
knows pronounced "antipodeez."
When the wind soughs through
the branches II ''sows." never ''su Us. y
A faucet Is q "fawcst," not "fas-
set."
These are only q few examples.
The book contains 1000 words which
are commonly mispronouncsd and
5000 proper names which are fro
quently improperly spoken. A little
study of II will enable you to bawl
out almost any Of your friendS fire.
besides tending to improve
your own vocabulary.
Careless and slipshod enunciation
among presumably cultured people. ("
the author says. ''is probably more
common In the United States than In
my other country in the world. A
Frsnchman II proud Of his speech
md treats II a. q fine art. while IN
American regards his speech with In
Inference or contempt"
Probably he is right, - he IL Pm.
D. and the author Of . book on
American literature. At any rate. .
gtudy Of his little book II likely 70
,rove beneficial to any OF us.--Kan-
- City Star.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

Ars either and neither pronounced
seseAsr~ ana ''nssthsr'' or "syether'
ana 'snsythsrf" This question.
much disputed, II answered In favor
oe ssoother'' and ''neethsr" by Julian
~. Absrnafhy IN useful little book
nnt1tled 'ACofrect Pronunciation, =
~ puhlisAed ~ Charles p. Merrill.
G4 New York. Not . single modern
Gtee5cnaxy gives ''syether'' the pre-
1oroncov says the little book. and
Goo0 "a to quote Richard Grant
0Fh1to. who says ''eyether" n an AT
eo0katlcn, and . second rate British
olDDetlon at that. which should rate
ugltiah alIoctat1on at that Which
Shpuld hold the '.systAsr' advocates
= Whilo.
~ now about the word vase.
~ pronouAesd s'vacs.. whether IL
eDmss from the 10-cent store or T1f-
ehnrss, ''vass'' II wrong. says the
49,, ana ''vswx' II vulgar. An
SeAee tally for u old-fashionsd folks.
n purAaDe you've been confused By
h6nS1ng people talk about rice" and
unl1ng out afterward that they
Int the noun "riss." Well, they
1870 wrong. too. A straw vote OF
~ boGt modern dictionaries hands
~ preforsncs TO ''riss" - the proper
rooounciation.
Another word that II frequently |
nanpronouneed II depot. It should
~ ''despo," not "deppo" or "daypo."
Our old friend Jean Vatican. Of
touSse, II properly "Zhan valxhan."
ma the great state Of Kansas IL pro-
nouAcsd % though the nrst . were
~ The folks who insist on making |
q at nro oil TO the bad.
J. p1erpoot Morgan 10 ''nnnan-
oooe.s not Q "fynansesr."
The rUnaimance 10 pronounced |
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

The Governor of Virginia. at time
hen washington as a mere youth
yentured to demonstrate against the
injustice of a certain decree, turned
fiercely upon the young man and In
CURED:
And who the dickens are you. str?'
With q cold but courteous bow. the
young virginian. drawing himself I'D
10 his proud height, frigidly replied: :
Nobody In particular just now. but
for the future. sir. somebody In gen.
eral." :
The naughty emphasis on the word
general, 1t IL said. sent cold chill
running up and down the governors
spine. which 1t required seven mint
tulips and six bottles OF por! To- re-
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
NETWORK.
LETTER.xs$tSaaa

NEW YORK. March 1.-The bar
tender in a small but well-patronized
cafe on the edge of the white light
district was giving the glassware its
early morning polish when one OF his
customer sentered. rather unsteadily.
I'm feelin' awful bad this mornin'
Davy," he said, do We think drink
would do me good?"
"Sure!" responded Davy. 1T would
be the best thing In the wrurruld fer
ye!"
The wabbly one heaved a sigh.
I'm busted, Davy," he said.
"Ah. WELL" replied Qavy, as he be-
gan to scour another tumbler, "ye're
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
GROWING YOUR MELON SELLING
YOUR MELON EATING YOUR MELON

Yoaknm chairman of the board Of the Frisco railway
gives example showing where money when buy
thing raised the and sold the grocery
he tells which shipped from Oklahoma
town to st. Paul
The farmer raised the melons furnished the seed fertilizer work and
hauled them Ave miles to and got for his load Of 1850
nslena $50 for the carload.
The railroad Paul and IA cents
ior carrying each melon, or $7S
TUxi-t1 get melons raised and carried to St. Pau-$l31
sold the melons retailers for 1915 $SA
than and railroad received
The retailers sold the melons at 80 cents per melon
paid for them and nearly
produce the melons and haul them 600 mles;
axd than times what the farmer got for them
any average city family can't afford to eat
watesMe]on in watermelon hmei
And the foo the bill in the way when he Buys p
milk butter other farm product through the agency
q the commission and retailers
ths xmeu cooperative selling organization, and the city
f coepa buying club the Oklahoma melon grower could nave
asa double his price, or cen yet the city would have
retn his melon for : d what he did have to
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

Dusiness-lfke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right Tines Pylnting Co., Is
John R--st- Pm. Main iles or City 3SSS
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
HERE COMES FEDERAL FIRST
AID TO PROHIBITION STATES

Mighty Webb bill which yesterday
Stte President Taft probably
\ A. b passed BY the house
The Webb bill prohibits shipment of intoxicating liquor
ats into another when intended be received sold
lawn Of the state into which such shipment is made.
men, cattle sheep" Webb stopped
lines they threaten bring diseases them stop
Intoxicating liquors."
This surely looks like federal first aid to dry states
prevents sale within
the federal authorities Importation other
would certainly look like hard times fer the demon
eglations effects going closely
watched body who have little faith attempts
1t prohibition that federal aid and this Webb bill
step in that direction.
b the way you attitude of William Howard Taft
n this matteri
the fate departure until
got BY Bill
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01

Buslness-1ike Printing. No fuss ana
no feathers. The plain. neat kind thai
looks right. Times PP1uting c.. IL
John r st Pm Main 1898 or CITY lass.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
The Difference.

Bud-what Is the difference be-
tween an ordinary coed and q college
widow?
Weiser. One stays four years and
the other stays for years.
The Detroit times., 1913-03-01
I 5li((|,s'R6ea&!;;H||nc RocEBfx
XuMR He Mstiiifo
d%V4U eddy andt no Accomplishments Of
S,VEY The Outgoing Administration WW
BY TOM MAY

YlE mkt Tuesday tn day Taft
w gets his pa-ape
s1a reheciyey "oi wonder If he
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
NOTICE OF DELAYED ANNUAL
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that the annua,
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Lucky
Boy Gold Mining company for tho year
1913 (Which meeting should have been
held on tho first Monday In May, 1913.
but which has never been heidi. is here
oy called and win be held In the office
OF the company. In the directors room OF
Mccormick * Co. bankers. In the Nc
Cornick building. Sal, Lake City, Utah.
on Friday. november IS. 1919, at 10
q clock a. IN. Of said day.
This meeting IS called for the purpose
OF electins a board or directors and Of
.icers 10 serve the company until the
annual stockholders meeting IN 1914, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. also for the purpose OF consid- :
.ring and acting upon a proposal 10 give
an option or a bond and lease upon all
OF the company prol.Jrty. or 10 sell ali
OF the company property. or otherwise
20 dispose OF all OF the company's prop
erty IN such way aa The stockholders NAV
deem best. and also for the purpose OF
trarsactinE any and all other business
which may properly come before the
stockholders.
Dated October 20. 1913
r. Z. CONELY.
Secretary. Lucky Boy Gold Mining Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

District or Utah
On this .2oth day OF November A. n.
1913. on reading the foregoing petition
II IS ordered by the court that a hearing
Ie had upon tlic same on the 9Th da Y
- December 4. -. 1919. before said court
al salt Lake CITY. in said district at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon; and that notice
thereof be published in The Salt Lake
Tribune. newspaper printed in said
District and that all known creditors and
other persons IN interest may appear at
ne said time and place and show cause,
II any they have. why the prayer OF the
aid petitioner should not be granted
And II IL further ordered by the court.
tIat The clerk shall send b. mail to all
known creditors copies OF said petition
nd this order. addressed 10 them AT their
places OF residence as stated
Witness the Honorable John A. Mar
shall. judge Of the sdld district court.
and the seal thereof. at salt Lake CITY
In said district, on the 10Th dav OF No
Nember 4. -. 1919.
Attest: JERROLD Il. IsETCHER
tSedI OF court Clerk
By Margaret B. Connen Deputy Clerk.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Gemlni
Mining company will be held at the office
OF the company, room 723 Kesrns build
ing, on Monday. the lat day OF Decem-
ber. 1912. at o'clock p. M. for the cleo
iion OF directors for the ensuing year.
and for the transaction OF such other
meeting.
JAMES Z. BERKELEY Secretary.
Dated November 9th. 1919. hl27z
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United states for the district OF Utah.
In the matter OF Ernest 7. Gibson,
tanl.rupL-No 1891 in bankruptcy
Petition for discharge.
To the Honorable John A Marshall.
Judge OF the district court OF the United
states FOR the district OF Utah
Ernest y. Gibson OF Bingham, in the
county Of SAT- Lake and state OF Utah.
iu said district. respectfully represents
That on the 30th day OF April last past,
he was duly adJudged bankrupt under
The acts OF congress relating TO bank
ruptcy that he has duly surrendered all
lis property and rights Of property, and
has fully complied with all the require
fneuts OF said acts and of the orders OF
the court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
cecreed by the court TO have full dis
rhar rye from all debts proyable against
ATS estntc under said bankrupt acts eN-
ccpt such debts as are excepted by law
from such discharge
Dated this md day of June A. u. 1918.
ERNEST T. GIBSON
Bankrupt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
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Vacuum Cleaners

ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANERS SOLD
and rented. s1.25 per day and up. Bates,
Hyland 1886. s3465
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
GROCERY SPECIALS
NURSING

->~>>~~~<~~~S7---@-<>-
k-APE.kIeNCED TRAINED NURSE
viii care FOR patients in her own home.
clean and sanitary. 1890 South 9TH East.
Hylnud 261S-J. gl444
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21

AGENTS IN EVERY CITY In UTAH;
big commission speciality Call be-
tween and s:3o q. m. at 1925 Kearns
bldg, hIS23
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eoYs-IF YOU DON'T BUY FROM US
we both lose money. ROWE'S Clothes
shop-for boys-Walker Bank building;
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

EBER w HALL. UNDERTAKER AND
embalmer 16i So. West Temple. Pnone
SOC. ds
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
DIED

UULL-In this city. November 20, 1913,
Edwin w Hull aged 5S years. Body
AT the funeral parlors OF Bber w HAL.
Funeral notice later.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21

WANTEp-MOItE HELPERS, NO MAJ
ter whether he or she may be clerk,
factory workman, street car man or
housewife. we want persons who are Will
ling to help get Information 10 their
friends. ncighbors or fellow workinen re-
gardinG the Demonstration Farm. west OF
Call on secretary. State Reclam ma ton Co )
600 Boyd Park Bldg hl971