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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

room enough left for the new post
Office, which Mr.. Heller will build as
soon as the bank is completed. The
buildings will be twins, so to speak,
as they are to be of the same size,
22x32, and both have large plate
glass window in it, and be fitted out
in modern style. These two new
buildings will certainly be credit to
the hustling town of Woodman and to
Mr.. Heller's public enterprise.
Three of Len SCOTS fine horses
have acted strangely lately, showing
evidence of having been poisoned on
some kind of ragweed. DR.. lockwood,
who was called in, had DR.. Slosson,
of the state veterinary department out
to make an examination. The latter
found the animals free from all con-
tagious or infectious diseases but was
unable to determine just what form
Of ragweed poison the horses had con
tracted.
A fine nine-pound baby girl was
born Sept. q to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Bradley of Dubuque. The Times feels
especially interested in the welfare of
the little miss as her mother, former
ly Miss Emma Kraemer, was one of
our valued helpers for several years.
Our hearty congratulations to the hap
Ply parents.
J. r. Purnell last week sold his res
idence and five acres of land, in the
north part of town, to VIM. Kasper
of Liberty, who takes possession in
November; consideration $500. The
Parnell's may decide to build new
home in the spring, just at present
they are looking for a place to rent.
The Center Lumber Co. has leased
the ground back of Monroe & Nc
Kichans store and will begin the cree
ton of a new warehouse building at
once. The structure will be 4Ox40,
two stories, with grain bins above and
will be easily accessible from the rail-
road
Contractor Henry Ruchti, besides
finishing his own house, only begun,
has contracted to build new residence
es yet this fall for August Brandt and
Halle Horton. Looks like he would
have his hands full before cold wealth
er sets in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
FENNIMORE TINES TOPICS.

Mrs. Anne D. Roach, mother of
Frank and William Roach of this city,
passed away yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the home of her son, Will
liam. She was in her 88th year, hav-
ing been born March 20, 1929 Up to
a short time ago she had been in fair
health, but the past few weeks she
began to fail rapidly. Besides her
two sons, here, she is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Asa Thomas Of Lone
Wolf, Oklahoma Short funeral serv-
ices will be held Thursday morning
at o'clock at the home Of Mr.. VIM.
Roach, with whom she had made her
home the past year. The body will
be taken to Ridgeway for burial in
the cemetery on the old Roach home
stead, between Ridgeway and Barne-
weld, and her remains laid at rest be
side her departed husband, killed in
battle during the civil war in Febru-
airy, 1866.
Fred w. Heller is rushing the work
on the new bank building at Wood
man The site is on the lots just west
! of the M. Kelley store, and there is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
CROSSING THE BAR ALL ALONE

There is an awful side to the life of
ia man whose whole being has been
wrecked by the use of alcohol, a pitt
full side, a tragic side Life holds
nothing for the chronic inebriate,
nothing but sorrow and shame and
constant craving for his drug. The
following written by the steward of
the Iowa State Inebriate hospital,
tells something Of this sad side and
Of the ingratitude of children.
Zone day Franklin Edwards was
committed to the hospital for Ineb-
rates. The fact of his commitment
was proof enough that, like many
thousands both living and dead, he
had, to some extent at least, bowed at
the altar Of King Alcohol Whether
or not as a fact he was an habitual
drinker of intoxicants, no one will
ever know.
His wife was an inmate Of the
state hospital for insane at Mount
Pleasant, and so Mr.. Edwards paths
wound around the rocky points down
the sloping hills leading to the val
ley of silence.
''This old man had, through weary
days drawn from the swamp of toll,
some property, the value of which is
entirely without bearing in this sad
] case. This old man lOnged and longed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.
ed Howe's Monthly.l

Orators talk and writer's publish,
but it all resolves itself into this:
Only a few of those who are indus
trious and fair fail to succeed, while
only few of those who are idle and
vicious fail to score a failure. But
every man who practices fairness, po-
likeness and industry should remem-
Der that he must use with these sim
pie virtues all the common sense and
information he can beg or borrow
Then he will have a philosophy Of life
that has never been excelled since
Time began, nor can it be excelled in
the future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

to go home. But it seemed that those
of his family to whom he had given
so much of toll and care, even his
own life blood, were deaf to his cries
when in the silent watches of the
night he called and called to his boys,
to whom he had given the fruits of
his toll. But they never came. When
they did not come at his call to be
with him when the phantom boat left
the shore, he offered and begged to
give his poor soul to God. Then in
that strange place alone-alOne so far
as kindred ties and dear sweet good
byes are known-this poor old man
crossed over the bar" and to him
was revealed the awful mystery of
death.
Still the boys did not come. They
empty house of life back to the
home land to crumble and decay amid
the scenes of his struggles and toll.
So a local minister standing by the
coffin talked with God about this old
man, his life and his going away; and
yet the only purpose THAT SOleulH uOuI
can ever serve is a a timely warning
to the living. And then the hospital
authorities digged a grave over in a
lonely spot where no flowers save
Gods own planting ever grew; where
no friendly path reveals the footprints
of one who mourns; and down there
under the trees and twisted, gnarled
and dried brown grass, Franklin Ed
wards sleeps, dead of a broken heart.
The great God who made the world
so full of beauty and love and hate
and sin-he alone can tell which of
the evils, intemperance or ingratitude,
bring to the human race the most OF
tears and heartaches, and grief, and
sorrow and pain.-A. B. McCown."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
PLATTEVILLE PERSONALS.
(Platteville JOurnaI.)


The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Horn and Mr.. John Helker occurred
at the Horn residence last Tuesday at
1890 o'clock, Rev. Weber of the First
English Lutheran church, performing
the ceremony. Only the immediate
family were present
Several sheds at the stockyards
caught fire about 1880 p. m, Monday
An alarm was Immediately turned in
and the fire easily controlled before
much damage was done. The sheds
were full Of cattle, but they were TAX
en- out before any were lost. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
r. w. Brown celebrated his Saith
birthday on Monday and he is as we'll
and strong appearing as a man TWEEN
ty years younger. He says he would
be pretty spry lad were it not for
some grips he has from rheumatism
Anyway, everyone is glad he is so well
and happy and wishes for him many
more such years
At the regular meeting of the coun-
Gil last night the following tax levy
was adopted:
Hydrant rental for water
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
Garden of Eden Contains No
Evidence of Legendary Paradise
(By Edmund CandIer.)
British Press Representative
With the ExpeditiOnary Force LIN
NToCOnfamia

British Press Representative
With the ExpeditiOnary Force In
Mesoptamia.
Qurnah, June, 1916.-It is the old
est country in the world, but you will
find little or nothing that is old in it
within $50 miles of the sea. On the
Euphrates side Ur of the Chaldeans
has left some perceptible fluctuations
in the mud. Up the Tigris the Arch
of Ctesiphon is the only monument OF
antiquity that stands. Ezra's tomb is
not really Ezra's tomb, and the Garden
of Eden, if there is any truth in leg
end, is changed beyond recognition
Five Of us-a padre, a doctor, q regi-
mental officer, supply and transport
man and myself-ought to know, for
we were mOored to the Tree of KnOwl-
edge Of Good and Evil for the greater
part of the last week in June. We
were all bound for Nasiriyeh, on the
Euphrates, and waited-at first ex-
pectantly, afterwards with little hope
for a problematical general in whose
existence we had ceased to believe.
To spend the longest day of the year
in the best place should be the hedon-
1sts's economic ideal, yet here we
were on June 81 in the Seat of Bliss
sparing no consideration for our first
parents who were driven out by the
Angel with the Flaming Sword, rather
feeling great pity for ourselves.
Qurnah, Kurnah, or Gornah, as it is
variously called, the reputed Sumeri-
an Paradise, lies at the junction of the
'Tigris and the old channel of the Eu-
pirates. The new channel flows into
the Shat-al-Arab at Garmat Ali, few
miles above Basra, but it is the old
channel that serves for our line of
communication with the Euphrates
force. The water is clear and slug
with as Norfolk river. There seems
to be no current at all. The muddy
stream of the Tigris receives no puri-
fication from it, but simply holds it
back where it impinges, leaving a
clear margin The two streams bare
1y mix.
The Invisible Serpent.
The palm tree and the fig leaf were
Ghe only paradisical things we found
in Eden. Even the serpent was invis-
BILE, though his works remain and the
knowledge of evil thrives preposter-
~oHsly. Man is still chastised in this
spot, and we had reason to be thank
full that the longest day was followed
by the shortest night. Our pajamas
began to sweat before we put them on.
They were wet, not with dew, but with
the Precipitation of the night, the exu-
edations of the palm groves.
We neither slept nor were we thor
noughly awake. We flung open our
mosquito curtains and threw off our
pajama Jackets, for the air seemed too
heavy for insects. But the hour of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

A most distressing accident occur
red yesterday afternoon about two
O'Clock, which caused the death Of the
two and one half year old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mann, who re-
sides on Siemers street. Mr.. Mann
had taken the body Of his automobile
off and had placed it on props for
painting, and had retired to the house
The children were playing about it.,
and this little one had craWled under
the car. The companions called for
him to come out, and in doing so, he
struck one Of the props and the car
fell on the child killing him. The aw-
full tragedy took place at the home,
and the frantic neighbors called a
physician at once, but life was ex-
tinct when he arrived.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

Money may make the mare go, but
it takes more than that to start
stubborn mule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

Ever notice how you appreciate the
company of people who admire you.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

schooner and cargo Of opium If you were shown that my scheme would work?' asked the smuggIer.
 T would" said Gard But you must remember that l am a business man who has made his stake by strict iy business methods must be shown
 This was the first step toward the formation of q smuggling syndicate that labored along in its preparation for birth and died tragiCally
 Gard here insisted on proving to Pc terson his commercial reliability and financial standing He had long be- lore prepared the papers fer just such an occasion. He had credentials, and letters of credit. and certificates of de- posit and bank books without end. The smuggler had had no idea of the wealth of the man he had been cuIu- vatiug. The backing was without end. if he but won this mans confidence.
 So he took the finaucier iii tow. with the idea of first showing him the source of supply of opium and of Chi uamen In the presence of Card he got quotations on opium from Sing Foo and from Fun Ken al five dollars for a can the size of a pot of salmon IL was shown that there WAS opium 10 be had practically without end.
 And the Chinamen themse14es' He was told that there were always five hundred of them in Jamaica. ready to make the run into the states. When these were gone there were as many more on the way. In fact. there was all China 10 draw from Every China man who came was member of an association That membership Was to cost him six hundred dollars. He need not pay in advance as sach mon as Sing Foo stood back of tn assoc.a. ton and furnished the capital Nhcu- eyer Chinaman got into the Emitted States he went to work He Was able to earn at least twelve dollars week Half of this went to the association, until the six hundred dollar fee was paid The association was wiling 10 spend a total of four hundred dollars 10 get Chinaman into the country It's minimum profit was two hundred dollars a man The stream flowed constantly. We're not Sing Foo and Fun Ken the richest Chiuamen in the f,,rihi,,ap
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

The supposed d1ancier declared him self satisfied of the abundance ot the supply ot He#e= elI,Is fer profitable sHaF1I..e Eat he wanted 10 ..e same or tHa money actually m.ta. Wu.s.qH Peterson and Ilayot agreed ttat hg she4ld haye complete G,meHstTaHau.
 There was then a Norwegian bark in port and her captain had agreed to talo aboard twelve Oricuta,s lie Was bound for Norfolk Peterson and Flayot had made arrangements v8.h him. and Sins Foo was I ady with his men In the daad If night Gard accompanied the two Americans as they pushed off two wellladen boats from the foot of deserted street in Kingston. He saw the men go aboard He went deep into the bow of the ship with them and saw them nailed Up in a nook behind a wall that seemed to be the end Of the vessel He saw a Chinaman who had come aboard as the representative of Sing Foo pass the captain eighteen -Allitl AA llA Riltf BullNAl th hOAl4A bAlAN' He went back to Chinatown with Pc terson and Flavot and saw them draw their bonus of fifty dollars for each Chinaman that had thus been dis posed of
 The capitalist declared himself con vinced so far as the Chinamen were concerned. How could he be shown profits in opium?
 Opium, said Peterson. "is the one sure way of making easy money. If you are ready for a little run back to the ates, l will show you all the de- tails"
 The special ag1nt assured the snug gler that he wQild be as pleased in making a run b ok to the mainland as in loafing in ie Hotel Myrtlebank,
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

haye to get moro than two CIT three boxes past for II 10 amount to ans thing
 "lt you had trim ltsle schooner and someone to show 5ep aaa to get her past Che authorities. and shc Was loaded with opium to lhe eunWa'es, yen would not have to mako a tr.H every other week to keep in ciearette money. would you?'
 "OhyiousR not." asseuyod the "capi taHst."
 And you may have noticed all thcse idle Chuameu about SAs Ioo place" continued the smugelor
 Somebody is going to get one hum. drod and fifty dollars apiece for run ming those fellows into the states They are crossing in steady stream and getting past l. is but around the corner of Cuba and a hundred inlcts inviting Twenty of tho Chiuks can live in a space as biz as a dog house. and they feed themselves, It's clear profit The little schooner could carry score or so of them every trip"
 Tt looks like a good proposition on paper" said Gard "If II could be demonstrated. II would easily get a packer. But the trouble with all such schemes is that they are good on pa per. but they cant be actually shown upon the basis that a business man with money demands.
 But this ono can be shown" urged the smuggler
 That is the way you fellows with fancy schemes always talk" argued Gard. You can make all the money in the world if you only had the back ing Then a man with the money comes along and says show me You always fall down on the showing"
 Would you put up the price of
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

until the negro went aboard, actually carried out the stuff and was followed to his principal There was slip in Philadelphia. however. the captain got suspicious and the opium was thrown into the river
 Two months passed in this way All the time Gard and Peterson were becoming more intimate One day the supposed retired glass manufacturer confessed to the smuggler that he had once made some easy money by back ing some men who had q system of beating the bedrooms This, he said. was in Nicksburg. Miss. The pool rooms in that city got their returns on the Memphis races on q loop that was relayod out of New Orleans That is. the results were teleEraphed from Memphis to New Orleans and from there relayed 10 the smaller cit ies on a telegraphic loop This caused q delay of about four minutes The men whom Gard had backed had es- tablished communication by telephone between Memphis and Nicksburg and got the returns in time 10 put down bets ahead of the receipt of the pool rooms information Thus they made the cleanup.
 This not merely paved the way to similar condolences on the part of Peterson. but gave him to understand that Gard s morals were none too puri- tanical. and that he might be induced to back other questionable enterprises
 Peterson evidently thought this matter over thoroughly before acting, for it was three days before he touched on the subject. Then he said:
 T could show a man of your sort an investment that would pay him hum dred per cent every month. if he were looking for a chance to make money
 "Well. am not looking for such a chance" said Gard. but if one should drop into my lap | might tie q string to it"
 Do you know anything about the opium busiaess?" asked the snug gler
 Not q thing" said Gard
 Well. can of opium can be bought for five dollars in Jamaica. and sold for twenty-seven fifty in Philadelphia
 That's pretty good profit. said the special agent, "but a man would
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14
manlike Teeth of Ancien. Ape.

Prof. A. C. Thacher, an eminent British geologist, in an article in Sci ence Progress, mentions the recen discovery of the jaw of m ape which has teeth more closely resembling hu man teeth than do those of the chim panzee and ourang-outang, mans near est relatives in the animal world.
 In these animals, and in all other living species of the ape, the cuspidi are much larger and longer than 1T man. But in this ancient ape, whici lived, according to geologists, hundred, of thousands of years ago, the cuspldi were small, like those of man. Thii is regarded as an indication that tn, development of the cuspid teeth o, apes resulted from the necessity fol their use in tearing off husks of nut and for like purposes.
The Dermott news., 1916-09-14

Sc, also, was one of the most com. plete and successful cases of roping that any of the government agents had ever attempted carried to sue. cessful termination
 Peterson and Flayot were conyicted and sent to prison The other men were eventually liberated, because 1t could not be shown that they had act. ua]ly committed the crime of snug. gling Their complicity in a conspir. acy To smuggle at some time in the future did not sufficiently impress the jury as to result in conviction. But the acquitted men will be so closely watched that their opportunities for wrongdoing will. in the future. be few
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-27
CANDIDATES ARE NECK AND NECK

Dave Trwilliger, one of the best known residents of the territory. is at present in Cordoya He made a trip down the Yukon river late in the sum. mer, and visited Marshall shortly be fore SulZer arrived there, and states positively that the total population of Marshall at that time was seven in habitants. all of whom were not white people Scattered on the surrounding creeks he estimated that there Were not more than a hundred people. 1T this statement is true. and We have no reason to doubt it. the boast of the Democrats that from 200 to 300 votes would be boiled at Marshall, and Sul- ger would get most of them, is either a ease of bolstering a political cause or foOling themselves.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-27
LABOR HARD III I IN AUSTRIA BY
 THE WAR

VIENNA, Nov. 27. - The war has hit the trades and organized labor of Austria d blow that is almost stunning. The total membership has been re- duced to 177l33 from 415,195, the figure in 1913; thirty of the fifty-two organizations that are banded to- gether in the so-called imperial com mission" have less than a thousand members apiece now; and the income of about half of the associations have been so reduced that they were eX- ceeded by expenditures.
 The reduction in the membership of the unions not only applies to men, some 200OO0 of whom have been called to the colors, but to women as we'll, of whom 40 per cent of the old number have left the organizations, Some trades, such as roosers and ps- per box makers, now have only 26 and 15 members left. The big metal workers and textile trades have now only 3S,O0O and 29,O0O members left
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-27
BELIEVE ALLIES WILL RETREAT
 TO BELGIUM

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 27. -- Accord ing to information gleaned from sev- eral hundred refugees from the occu- pied regions of northern France, who have been passing through Holland, the Germans have prepared positions far behind their present front. They are. it is said, reckoning more and more on the possibility of a retreat to the Belgian frontier. The positions near Maubeuge and Hautmont are even more formidable than those north of Lille The old forts are de- serted, for, taking full account Of the new methods of warfare. the Germans have constructed a network of trench es, and great earthen caverns made with the aid Of reinforced concrete and iron.