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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
Cannot Save Money by Early Pasturing

Rather than To try to save money
by turning live stock to pasture very
early in spring. it is better to provide
more feed also keep less stock. says
Prof. g. c. Humphrey of the College
of Agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin. He strongly condemns
the folly of keeping animals in half
starved condition. depending upon
spring and the following summer sea
son to make up what they have lost
during the winter.
According to Professor Humphrey,
good pasture does not come as soon
after winter as many seem to believe.
The ground must have time to become
thoroughly settled and warmed up
sufficiently for rapid growth of all
vegetation before live stock can be
pastured proftably. During this time
the grass will have made a good start
and more satisfactory and permanent
pasture will result for the whole sea
son and stock will thrive better than
can be hoped for if pasture fields are
utilized at an earlier time. The
time when pasture becomes suitable
varies with the season, the locality,
and other conditions. Ordinarily, in
southern Wisconsin good pasture
is available after the middle of May !;
for northern Wisconsin, the time
would be somewhat later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
WOMEN'S CLUBS IN SESSION
Vice-President Marshall Delivers Ad-
dress at Opening Meeting of Fed
Grafton in Washington.

Washington, April -Presi-
dent Marshall addressed the mid BIZ
ennial council Of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs when it open
ed it's sessions here tonight. Mrs. Will
liam E. Andrews, president of the Dis
trict Of Columbia branch Of the organ
ization, delivered the speech of well
come to the delegates, who came from
every section Of the country Mrs
Percy Y. Pennypacker of Texas, pres.
ident Of the federation, responded tC
the address OF welcome. Mrs Wood
row Wilson and Mrs. Thomas E. Mar
shall were present.
The real work of the council will be
begun tomorrow, when day sessions
will commence. Enterprises to be I'M
dertaken by the federation for the
next two years will be discussed and
arranged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

teresting one from Mrs. Harriet Hurst,
of Chippewa, giving encouragement
and good cheer to all of the mem bers
of the union. which was heartily en-
joyed and appreciated.
They all join with her in thankful
ness that the efforts to have saloon
at Burton were defeated. She spoke
of the good work done in Chippewa
for temperance and especially by the
men who are members OF the Nj. E.
church.
1t stands for reason that man who
holds mem bership in church of holy
and devout principles and at election
season upholds and votes for an in
stitution that causes the sin and
suffering that the saloon does, cannot
expect to have an influence for good
in community. Mrs. Mitchell read
an article by SAMANTHA Allan show
ing the danger Of drinking hard cider.
which was humorous as we'll as truth
full and one that deserves consideration
for in every failure or mistake in life
it is the cause by which it is brought
about that should be condemned.
Before the meeting closed an in
vitation from Mrs. M. A. Reed to hold
the next meeting at her home was &C.
cepted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
W. c. 7. u. NOTES.

The meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of April 18th
was held at the home of Rev, East
man and was we'll attended and an
interesting one.
Devotionals were in charge of Mrs
Mckenzie and Mrs. Stephens. The
suggestive constitution for local
unions also the results the w. G. T.
U. has been instrumental in securing
its present need its future efforts and
the customary welcome service for new
members was read by the local presi
dent.
A letter from Mrs. Mamie Beadle
of Melville, who is county superin-
tendent of medical temperance work.
was read and discussed and very in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
How David Smote the Giant.

Evangelist Billy Sunday. who
has been conducting series of revival
meetings in Wilkes barre. Pa, recent.
ly gave his version of the encounter
between David and Goliath as fol-
lows:
Saul and all of his sons except
David went off to war; they left David
at home because he was only a kid
After while David's ma got worried.
She wondered what had become of his
brothers, because they hadn't tele-
phoned to her or sent word. So she
said to David, "Dave. you go right
down there and see whether they are
all right.
So David pixies off to where the war
is, and the first morning he was
there out comes this big Goliath. a
big, strapping fellow about eleven
feet tall, who commenced to shoot off
his mouth as to what he was going to
do
Who's that big stiff putting up
that game of talk - asked David of
his brothers.
''Oh, he is the whole works; he
the head cheese of the Philistines. He
does that little stunt every day."
Say" said David. you guys
make me sick. Why lint some of
you go out and SOAK that guy2 You
let him get away with that stuff. I"
He decided to go out and tell Goliath
where to head in.
So Saul said: "You'd better take
my armor and sword. - David put
them on. but he felt like a fellow
with a hand me- down suit about four
times too big for him, so he shook
them off and went down to the brook
and picked up half dozen stones. He
put one of them in his sling. threw
it and soaked Goliath in the coco be-
tween the lamps, and he went down
for the count. David drew his sword
and chopped off his block, and the
rest of the gang skidooed.
Evangelist Billy" apparently be-
lieves the plain people want ragtime
salvation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
ATTACK MADE ON
UNDERWOOD BILL
Republicans Declare 1t Threatens
Injury to Industries.
REVERSES ECONOMIC POLICY
Report Signed by Six Members OF
Ways and Means Committee
Lauds Protective Propaganda
of Their Party.

Washington, April 21.-The Under
wood tariff revision bill is attacked in
a report signed by six Republican
members of the house ways and means
committee.
The report declared that the bill
threatens great injury to the indus
tries of the nation, and also that suf-
f1cient revenue cannot be produced if
rates are to be reduced as proposed.
Economic Policy Is Reversed.
"This bill aims at a complete rever-
sal Of the economic policy of the gov
eminent" say the Republicans. Dur
ing period of fifty years we have had
a protective tariff in this country. I'm
der it we have built up manufacturing
industries not approached by those of
any other country. The farmers have
prospered marvelously. In purchasing
power, the only true test, the wages of
our laborers have never been ap-
preached by the wages of any other
people. Under the present tariff law
this prosperity has reached the highest
crest. Every laborer willing to work
is fully employed. Even the poorest
class of laborers employed at the low
est wages have still been able to send
surplus earnings to their native coun-
tries.''
Says Tariff Bill Causes Alarm.
1t is charged that the Underwood bill
is causing great alarm in business cir
cles and cites the appeal of Governor
F'oss of Massachusetts, who asked that
the Massachusetts legislature memoir
ialize congress against it's passage. 1t
is further asserted that the Democrats
have forgotten the plank in the Balti-
more platform which promised that no
harm would be worked to legitimate
industries by tariff revision.
While these charges were being cir
culated about legislative circles, the
Democrats completed plans to rush the
Underwood measure through the house
and present it to the senate by May
H.
Will Try to Limit Debate.
To bring this about a caucus was
called for tonight, when a resolution
will be adopted to bind members to a
special rule limiting general debate to
eight days, after which it will be in
order to consider the bill under the
five-minute rule.
August l was set as the earliest pos
sible date upon which a favorable re-
port from the upper house could be
expected. The tariff bill itself was re-
INTRODUCED into the house today and
the fun ways and means committee
will have a meeting tomorrow for a
formal vote
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
GOLD MEDAL OFFERED
FOR PRIZE ESSAY
Chance For Grant County School Boy
or Girl to Win Desirable
Prize

A gold medal to the school boy on
girl between the ages of 10 or 10 who
writes the best composition, not to
exceed 800 words, on the repair and
maintenance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page,
director, Office of Public Roads.
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Washington. D. c. All
compositions must be submitted to
Mr. Page before May 10, 1918. and
the medal will be awarded as soon
thereafter as the compositions can be
graded. The composition may be
based on knowledge gained trom
books or other sources, but no quota
tions should be made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road situa-
tion of the country, it is Mr.. Pages,
belief that Ignorance on the subject
of repair and maintenance of roads is
as much the cause of their bad condI~
tinn as any other one factor. 1t is
expected that the competition will
bring about better understanding of
the subjct of repair and maintenance
in the rural districts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the dis
advantages of roads made impossible
through lack of proper maintenance
and it is expected that their interest
in the competition will stimulate
greater interest among the parents.
Bad roads have prevented doctors from
reaching the side of rural patients in
time to save their lives.
Any child between the ages men
toned, attending country school,
may complete. Only one side of the
paper must be written on each page
should be numbered. the name, age
and address of the writer and the name
and location of the school which he
or she is attending must be plainly
written at the top of the first page.
The announcement of the competition
has been sent to the superintendent of
schools in the rural districts No
further information can be obtained
from the Office of Public Roads This
announceent should be plain to every
one. and all children will thus start
on basis of equality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
Different Arrangements.

Frank Goss and Edna MANUEL,
both of Town of Harrison.
Frank A. Wilhelm, Dubuque, Ia. +,
and Catharine Digman Jamestown.
Joseph Brake, Potosi and Anna
Mary Ackermann, CassVille.
Theodore 81. Martin Mary Nauert,
both of Boscobel.
Albert N. Vogt. Glen Haven and
Bessie Keitlinger, Lancaster.
William H. Rech and Barbara E.
Casper, both of Lancaster.
Franklin Fl. Hall and Selma NJ.
Brinkman, both of Ellenboro.
William M. FrantZen. Highland
and Mary Elizabeth Goerin, Platte
vile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
VIROQUA'S TRIBUTE TO
THE GIRL FROM RECTOR'S
Opera House Manager Gives High
Praise to Show That is Com
ing Here Soon.
Viroqua, Wis, April Is, 1918.
J. D. Hatch,
Lancaster, Wis.

Viroqua, Wis, April IS, 1913
j. d. Hatch,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sir Yours at hand. In re-
gard to Girl From Rector's' will
say answering your questions. They
are good, carry special scenery and
have large cast-12 people.
This does not fully answer, for the
average good show can come up to
these requirements, my version briefly
is this:
The author of the play and plot
is genius. The company handle
their parts we'll leading lady star
and her support excellent.
Persons liking brainy comedy and
clever situations will be pleased.
An intelligent audience will get
their moneys worth plenty.
Give them all the props to make it
swell and you have a dandy show.
People all pleased and let me say,
people can read between lines of ma
tional society actions but not an
offense to the most renfned lady.
Anyone as I say with good sense will
enjoy this show. Some of course will
be too thick headed to get the wit and
good out of it.
You really could see the show
twice and enjoy it better the second
time. One of the best Informed and
intelligent men here said if he lived
a hundred years he could not forget
the play. On the whole I think the
majority of your patrons will say to
you the next day "that was some
show"
l was perhaps in the same frame of
mind you are; thought it would be a
little spicy but we were all happily
disappointed.
You can boost it and 1 hope you do
a nice business.
B. @ BROWN,
Manager Viroqua Opera House.
This show will appear at Hatch S
opera house on Tuesday evening, May
9th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
Just Step Off the Earth.

Meandering Mike heaved such a
deep sigh that his companion was
moved to ask him that the matter
was, says Pearson's Weekly.
Il was just thinking about had
roads and tbs wonders of science, "
was the answer. This earth is
spinning round faster'n a railway
train behind time
We'll, we amt fell off yet. -
mo. But think Of what conven-
fence it would be if we could have
some place to grab on to while the
land slid under our feet until the
place we wanted to go to come
along.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
NO PICKEREL FISHING
UNTIL FIRST OF JUNE
Season Will Not Open May Is, AS Was
Commonly Believed Says Deputy
Game Warden.

''The season for catching pickerel,
pike. muskellonge and sturgeon will
open on June 1 instead of May %, as
many fishermen think" said Deputy
Game Warden on his return from
Madison last week.
The new ruling was passed by
this legislature and many think it
will not go into effect until next
year. Bills of this kind are effective
as soon as printed.
The law was passed in order to
have uniform opening dates on as
many classes of fish as possible. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
Baptist Church.
Rev. c. A. Eastman, Pastor

Prayer meeting at the church
Thursday evening.
Sunday services Morning worship
10 a. m. Theme: First Things.
Evening sermon - 80 p. m.
Theme: The Gospel aud Home Max
ing
Young peoples meeting 30 p. m.
Big Grant Sunday School 2 p. IN.
The Woman's Union will meet
Wednesday afternoon of next week
with Mrs. G. A. Eastman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

An excellent program. Home
talent. Don forget the date. April
Both, s p m. at the Congregational
church. Come and bring the children
with you. Adults 25c: children 15c.
Get your tickets early from members
of the Philetairos club for their. con-
cert April Both.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
Boat Ruildinn Plant Burns

Dubuque, Ia, April 21-The build
ings and machinery of the Dubuque
Boat and Boiler works were destroyed
by fire with loss of SIS, 600. One hun
dred aud fifty men are thrown out OF
employment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

All kind of wall paper is selling at
Hatch's Drug Store. dainty bedroom
designs, with cut out borders, dining
room designs, in fact appropriate
papers for all rooms from the cheapest
TO the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23
H. II. MANSON NAMED
REVENUE COLLECTOR
Former Democratic State Central Chair
man Appointed by President Will
son to Good Job.

Washington, April II. Herbert Fl.
Manson has been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson as collector of internal
revenue or the western district of
Wisconsin.
Mr.. Manson has been prominent in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Notice. Home made candy in boxes,
10. 25, and so cents sizes on sale in
the social room after the concert April
Both, Congregational church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Sweets to the Sweet. - Home
made candy sale, Congregational
church social room, April 3Oth, after
the concert.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Bulk garden seeds and onion sets,
the same good kind you have always
bought. at Hatch's Drug Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Flower and vegetable seeds in the
bulk or by the packet. -Stratton
Greenhouse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Save your money and buy your
garden seeds in bulk at Hatch's Drug
Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-23

Seeds in the bulk, or by the packet
-Stratton s Greenhouse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-29

was being thus laid naked TO the
world. Reporters were writing II
down, perhaps the crowd would laugh
Il or whistle or hiss. Besides, candi.
dates do not remain In the convention
hall: they await the committee Of notI.
.ficatIon in some nearby saloon. He
squeezed through the mass of men
who stood on tiptoes, stretching their
'necks to see and hear the old leader
of the First ward. and fed.
The first ballot was taken-Conway
81: Underwood. 30: Simmons. the
dark horse, s: necessary to a choice,
.S5. The vote was unchanged for
itwenty.six ballots, I'LL the afternoon
had worn away, and the trucks had
,jolted of the cobblestones OF Clark
street, till the lights were flarIng and
.hot-tamale men, gamblers, beggars,
street walkers, all the denizens OF
darkness were shifting along the side
walks, till the policemen had been
changed on their beats, and Pinkerton
might watchmen were trying the doors
,of stores, till Cinnamon shuffled forth,
and Jewesses and Italian women
emerged for their evening breath OF
air, bringing 'swart and ssimy children
TO play upon the heated flags. The
hall was lighted. Just as II some Ital.
Ian festival were to be held there. The
reporters places at the table were
taken by the men who did politics for
the morning papers, themselves re-
duced at last to the necessity of TAX
Ing notes. They brought reports OF
1.-The results in other senatorial conven-
tons held about town that day-it
seemed to be assured that John Skel-
ley had carried the country towns.
Lemont, Riverside, Evanston and so
on. In certain west side districts this
man had won, in certain north side
districts that man had been success
full. 1t looked as II the old gang was
going to break back into the legisla.
ture.
And so the interest in this one re.
naming convention deepened, the
strain frightened, the crowd thickencd.
Now and then the leaders made des.
pcrate attempts TO trade. marrying
Simmons. offering him everything for
his seven votes, Simmons himself. In
his turn. tried to induce each faction
to swing its strength 10 him.
But the situation remained unchang.
ed.
Once Nolan sent for Underwood and
whispered to him. He thought he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-29

carefully the acute suspicious Of an
old politician, But Nolan mopped,
blinking inscrutably, at last putting
the damp cloth away in some mystic
rious place under the counter. The fat
Maltese cat. waiting until the mois-
ture on the bar had evaporated,
stretched herself again beside the sill.
yer urn that held the crackers and
the little cubes of cheese. Still Nolan
blinkcd in silence, like a hostile jury
with its mind made up. until at last,
in desperation. Underwood blurted out
his proposition. Nolan blinked some
more, then. half opening his blue Irish
eyes, grunted:
well, like your gall"
Underwood's spirits fell. yet he was
mot disappointed. It was, after all.
Just what he had expected. 1t served
him right for his'presumption. II moth.
ing mOre-thOugh the subdued re.
former within had limited at other rea'
sons. He hung his head. twirling his
empty glass discOnsolately. He did>not
see the light that twinkled in the blue
eyes, he had not then known how very
ready Nolan was to form any com
bination that would beat Conway and
Baldwin. especially with a reformer
like himself who had money TO spend
ION his ambitions. He had not dis.
;cerned how badly the man whom the
newspapers always cartooned with
the First ward sticking out of his vest
pocket needed reformer In his bust.
ness, as the saying is. Hence his
glad surprise when Nolan wiped his
big hand on his apron like washer.
woman and held 1t out saying:
But I'm wit ye"
Then the campaign. under Nolan's
management. in the most wonderful
Legislative district-a cosmopolitan
district. bristlinG with sociological
problems. 4 district that has fewer
homes and more saloons. more COM
merce and more sloth, more million.
aires and more paupers. and while II
confines within its boundaries the sky.
sCraners. clubs. theaters and hundred
churches OF a metropolis. still boasts
a police station with more arrests on
its blotter than any other In the world.
Night after night, with Nolan's two
candidates for the house. he spent in
saloons where candidate must treat
and distribute his cards that the boys
may size him up.
But they were balloting for perma.
nent chairman now. 1t would be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-29

test vote; It wnuld disclose his own
strength and the strength of Conway.
He looked over the red faces before
him. He saw Conway himself NOV.
ing among the delegates, snarling.
cursing, quarreiing with the friends Of
years: he saw Conveys candidate for
the house, McGlone, over In the Sec.
ond ward delegation, his coat off, q
handkerchief about his fat neck. a fun.
ing cigar between his chubby fingers,
turning on his heavy launches to re.
vile some man who was numbered
with Nolan's crowd: he saw in the
First ward delegation. Malachi Nolan.
clean.shaven. In black coat and cravat,
his iron gray hair cropped short. calm
alone OF all the others. He would
have looked the priest more than the
saloon.keeper, had he smoked his CT.
.gar differently. Now and then he sol.
EMMY raised his hand. with almost the
iberediction OF father. to still the
ciamor Of his delegation. which. with
It's twenty.one votes. was safe at all
events for Underwood.
Muldoon was Conway's man-they
would try to make the temporary or.
ganization permanent. D'Ormand was
, Underwood's candidate. And Muldoon
won. Underwood had lost the first
round.
5 The candidates for senator were to
be placed in nomination first. Under.
wood stood in the crowded doorway
and heard Conveys name presented.
Then. in the cheering, with his heart
! in his sanded throat, he heard the
chairman say:
. Are there any other nominations?
! There WAS momentary stiffness.
land then he heard u thick, strong
voice:
?! "Misther Chairman"
4; 1.-THE gentleman from the First
ward"
"Misther Chairman" the thick.
strong voice said. Il roise to place in
nomynatlon the name OF wan"
1t was the voice Of Malachi Nolan.
and Underwood suddenly remembered
that Nolan was TO place his name be.
fore the convention. He listened an
instant, but could not endure It long.
He could not endure that men should
see him in the hour when his name
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-29
BIG HANDY MAN n
WANTS TO BE ADOPTED.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. July ca
Edwin Mitchell , giving his adj
dress as the National Military
Home. Dayton. Ohio. and styling
himself "a handy thing to have
around" wants some woman to
adopt him. People have adopted
cats and dogs, but here Is a man
a years old. who saysahe loves
his pipe and tobacco and who
wants TO be adopted by. wife.
Peculiar propositions are re-
ceived by newspapers every day.
but this one Is so far out OF the
ordinary that it bears repeating.
The letter Is as follows:
Dear Mr.. Editor - VIII you
please publish this In yourIsal.i
liable paper, wish to give some
woman who can afford It an OPP.
Eortunity 10 adopt a man. l
would like some woman to adopt
me just to sit down In the even.
ines and listen TO me relate some
OF my experiences nj sea and for.
eign countries. my three days
battle ut SanJuan Hill. Cuba. and
then, I'm a very handy article to
have around. Can adapt myself
10 most anything and do not
wish any salary. But the lady
who adopts mt must give In re.
turn for my docility and faithful.
ness enough to eat and a place TO
sleep.
Now, who wants 10 adopt this
wonderful animal-the first
come. the first served"