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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
THE FOOL AND THE GUN.
est. Louis Starr

est. Louis Starr
The man who reached under his pill
low for a revolver and shot his brother
who was walking about their mutual
bedroom in the dark, has an Opportun-
ity now to reflect upon the compare
tive value of being prepared to fight
burglars and the danger of shooting
an innocent person. Many persons
who have revolvers on the theory that
they must protect themselves from
burglars would not lose as much as
the revolver cost if the burglars came.
A revolver is a menace to the owner
and his friends more than to burglars.
1t is about as dangerous in the house
as a bottle of poison without label.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
THE LURE OF SPRING.

(By Helen M. Richardson.)
Lo, Spring is coming! how the cattle
sniff
The balmy air!
List the impatient stamping Of their
feet,
The mute despair
With which they watch the close shut
stable door
That bars them in;
Voicing their disapproval by low
moo
And gentle whin.
Then note the robins jubilant refrain,
The bluebird's call;
The bIackbird's whistle from the
marshes, and
Above them all,
The song sparrow a-quiver with the
JOY
That thrills it when
It hears Springs rustling garments
trailing through
The field and glen.
IT'S not humanity alone sends forth
It's note OF praise
For unlocked streams, for fields in
verdure clad,
For length'ning days.
From sanctioned stalls and hoOf-
beats demand release;
For Natures thrall
That lures to field and wood and linn
pid stream
Is felt by all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
WILD DUCKS.
Logging a spear.

I heard the wild ducks passing in
the night,
From shadowy skies their call came
dimly down,
And the soft magic of their yearning
flight.
Swift the dull spaces Of the sleeping
town.
Into my chamber came the breath of
spring,
Pregnant with promise from awaken
ing buds,
Into my heart came fancies, billOwing,
With the glad rythm Of sun-Ioosened
floods
saw the wind-blown crocus on the
hills,
With the fresh starring Of anemones,
Heard the wild laughter that the
brown brook trills,
Under the shelter of low-stooping
trees.
A car changed distinctly across the
way
A drowsy Waterman walked with sud
den fright,
AS the dim court a soft enchantment
lay;
I heard the wild ducks passing in
the night.
Rose Henderson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
THE MIDDLE AGE.

There comes a clear day when one
realizes that clothes are to keep the
weather off you, that food is to give
you health, that home is shelter and
inspiration; that aside from being
clean and inoffensive, ones personal
appearance does not signify very
much; that the main thing in life
is to be going along toward the goal
of your ideals. That isn't getting old,
it's getting sense. From then on time
is not master, but friend Golfers
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Seed corn men have been reaping big harry
est this season with varieties selling from So
bushel to nearly any price you want to pay. 1t
seems regrettable that so much OF this corn
comes from the outside when our own farmers
might be raising it-and reaping the profits.
Can't we develop a seed corn industry IN Grant
county? Even should it be only local, we would
be ahead at that.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
(COurier-J Ournal.)

(COurier-JOurnaL)
Where is the girl Of the oId-fashiOned
chorus?
Vanished we fear.
Stately and fair she paraded before us
Logging spear.
Now at the show doth the tired bust
ness tOiler
See an array
Mostly made up of the "fapper" and
"brOiler"
Dancing away.
While we old fellows can't say that
they bore us,
Memory holds dear
Still the girl of the old-fashioned Choir
Logging a spear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
THE STILL SMALL VOICE.

The most potent and benefcent
forces are stillest. The strength of
a sentence is not it's adjectives, but in
it's verbs and nouns, and the strength
Of men and of nations is in their
calm, sane meditative moments. In
a time of noise and hurry and mater
ialism like ours, the gospel of the still
small voice is always seasOnable.-
John Burroughs, in the Atlantic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
AN EXTREMELY WEAK PRESIDENT.
(Mineral Point Tribune.)

OIineral Point Tribune.)
The Democratic party has tried and found want
ing It's history matter of record, and the chapter
closing will add nothing it's laurels The future
historian will write President Wilson down of the
weakest presidents that honored with seat
the white said that kept the
out of No president could have less He has
been scker for the enforcement of international law
high protect a few fOOlhardy Americans who
cOurted DANGER regardless of national welfare.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
HE THAT LOVETH A BOOK.

He that loveth a book will never be
without faithful friend, a whole
some counselor, a cheerful companion
an effectual comforter. BY study, by
reading, by thinking, one may limo
Gently divert and pleasantly entertain
himself, as in all weathers, so in all
fOrtunes.-Isaac Barrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
TOO BLASTED "PUSSEY."

(TOpeka Capital)
Grand Exalted Ruler James r. Nicholson, of Boston, at
Es gathering declared that that order is strong for
preparedness The grand exalted ruler went to
that the 100000 Eks in the United States redblOod
ed citizens" and he knew they too proud to fight
in in defense of the honor of the nation" That
may all be- but matter how redblooded aren't the Eks
fat and short-winded to fight?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
OUR CLEVER NEIGHBOR.
(Platteville News }

(Plattevllle NeWSD
Learn to say I'll take grape juice"
A camel go eight days without drinking That's
nothing-just watch PlatteviIle after July 1.
Who wants go back to the good old times when there
daily papers railroad service Plattevle
off from both for few days of the floods
which made people realize little the present day
advantages We might too know little how the citizens
the part of Grant County situated, who do
have railroad service at any time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Sank County Democrat again raises it's shrill
voice against the Herald and, while endeavOring
to castigate us, reaches an attenuated hand
around and pats itself on the back. The Demo-
crat calls full attention to how much it loves the
common" man and asks US ali to consider what
a wonderful little paper it really is. Now, the
Democrat knows just as well as we know that a
caucus system of selecting candidates, such as
we have in vogue all over Wisconsin towns and
villages, is the very best method for selecting
the best officials. The people in a township
know quite well who is best able to serve them
as clerk or chairman, and select that man by
what is practically the old convention method.
The Herald had nothing local in mind in calling
attention to the defects of primary method of
selecting officials, although the Democrat man
knows (being no foOl) that the larger cities are
literally cursed with a long primary ballot bear
ing, in some cases several hundred names, none
Of whom is familiar to the voter. AS the result
the voter casts his ballot for either ""Tom Dick
OF Harry without knowing anything about any
of them One has only to attend a council or
county board meeting in Chicago, to see the re
suit The same thing applies on the judicial bal
lot where 80 per cent of the voters simply vote
blind on the candidates. Justice seems to work
out pretty well i'm Wisconsin in selecting an eff
fcient and able judge, but there is nothing about
the method that makes it so. Wouldn't it be
better for the state bar to make recommends
tons on several candidates to the voters? There
is, we contend, every chance for a decidedly
mediocre" man to attain an office for which he
has no fitness under the primary system and an
excellent opportunity for the smooth politician
to gain an office he has no fitness for. The Dem
Ocrat of course, knows what we mean by medic
Gre" although in order to draw attention to it
self it delivers lengthy effusion. It knows that
some men are better fitted than others to be
town clerks treasurers county officials, congress
men, presidents, farmers, merchants, and even
editors 1t knows that man can rise above
mediocrity even in crossing sweeping and that
the community is constantly seeking for it's best
citizens Next!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
WISDONT'S CHILD.

Folly and failure roost the same perch.
A bad man is far less dangerous than cunning
Great men have many friends-and many enemies.
Bliss with the honeymoon; after that comes the
blister.
It's easier to induce two hearts to beat than it is
to induce mouths to that way.
Although the dignifed may know much, he has
to be very careful of what little he does know.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

A Dodgeville Chinaman, named Charley
Wong, was molested by mischievOus boys until
his patience became exhausted and he took a
shot at the young rascals with a revolver. No
damage was done as the celestial was bad shot,
but he evidently believed in preparedness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
BUT CAN WE ACHIEVE IT!

Oshkosh Northwestern)
If "straws show which the political wind is blow
ing this Minnesota straw ballot is indeed significant It
certainly reveals Republican thinking
strongly of Roosevelt and apparently preparing
themselves heroic mood" which Mr.. Roosevelt
must precede his acceptance of another nomination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
WANTED-A HUSBAND.

A Galveston widow says that she
knows one or two places where she
could get a husband, but what she has
always wanted is a white satin opera
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
NOT "PANNING" OUR REPRESENTATIVES,.
(Chetek Alert.)

But what's the of talking any further. Everybody
this country for it's protection.
The best thing do is notice the members
spneess crew representing Wisconsin that unless
adequate deenses provided for at this session they
will not go back to another one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Most married women belong to a
society for the suppression of some
thing or other, even though it may on
ly be husbands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
WAIT FOR THE MILLENNIUM.
CWausau Record-Herald.)


the present congress could find philosophers
stone which would its love of pork into love
Of country, would be the most patriotic body of men
ever assembled earth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
WE ALL HAVE 'ElT.
New London Press. J

There are two classes of people in every town The
loses opportunity to better their own cond
ton in all legitimate ways the time advance
the interests Of the community as whole. The other
class-we they just the other class, and that's ALL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
A WONDERFUL PROPHET.

lacrosse Leader-Press)
"The Republican nominee for the presidency" says
Golfers "will be Hughes Roosevelt, third man."
Anybody might guess that well. It's cnch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
JUST WHY, INDEED.
(Oshkosh Northwestern.)

Oshkosh Northwestern)
We told that marriages are made in heaven"
which leads facetOUs exchange to remark that heaven
only knows why some marriages are made at all"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

1t always amuses a woman when
she sees a man posing as a wise guy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Local politics were pretty hot, but judging
from the exchanges, other places were similarly
affected. Human nature being the same the
world over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

The Villa expedition is getting somewhat in
to the class of "a stern chase"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

A man who buys a blind horse
should consult an oculist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Well know that spring has really come whel
we get that first mess Of bacon and greens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

We never have much use for people
who are smarter than we are.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

While we are wondering what might have
happened if Teddy had been president, we have
completely forgotten our narrow escape with
Champ Clark
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

If you didn't vote last Tuesday, be sure and
vote the next election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Planting season soon. Don't forget that sweet
corn acreage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Don't forget Cleanup Day next Saturday
April Is. Clean-Up-C Cleanup.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Election being over we hope nothing will IN
terfere with putting in the corn crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Print paper soaring, but nothing too good for
the Herald family, and at $3.50 year the
same to all. Read this issue carefully and tell
your friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Clean reading and clean advertising this week
that merits your careful perusal. Live mer-
chants tell you message Of faith in their wares
and belief in our community as q good place to
live in and do business in. Come to Lancaster!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

The print paper situation is causing much wor-
ry among all publishers who really wonder what
is going to happen to the industry. There must
be some way out and even though print paper
reaches two or three times its present high
price, we must keep on publishing. The Heralds
advice to its brethren is to maintain or improve
the standards, eliminate all waste and do away
entirely with bad accounts, and free list. A sub
scriber who can't or won't pay for his paper is of
little value to an advertiser and by getting out
your honest-to-go goodness best you can keep the
gilt edge kind and gain others. Printers are up
against proposition that requires sagacity and
keen business ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

We said we'd make it sixteen pages if we had
TO, and By Jing here she is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12
OLD-FASHIONED CHORUS.

Chaplin in Pittgburgh Dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-12

Congratulations, Governor!
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21
The Only Way Great Britain
Gould Declare a Complete
Lawful Blockade of Germany

mental SeashOre line. so indented
with bays and crowded with islands
that when their shore lines are
added we have 10000 miles. Can
YOU hem in such territory as that?
You talk of putting wall of fire
around S5OOCO square miles so sit
uated. How absurd
Yet 1T was done. Every month saw
it made tighter. according as the fed
eral government was able to increase
the number of vessels forming great
Gordon. But up to the very last the
blockade so Justly celebrated was bro
ken again and again by the equally
celebrated blockade runners The rec
ords state that the federal blockadcrs
brought in during the war !. .149 prizes,
of which 21O We're steamships. There
were $50 vessels burned, sunk. driven
on shore or otherwise destroyed. max
ing total of 1,5O4 vessels of all class
cs. The value of these vessels and
their cargocs. according to a low esti-
mate, was S31 100000. To capture
them 800 miles of coast. With 200
and caryoes loaded had to be bottled
up.
But what of the value of the cotton
the blockade runners took from the
southern states to the English looms Of
Manchester and Lancashire up to the
time they had to shut down? And Of
the car=oes of "hardware," as the arms
and ammunition carried We're innocent
ly called? Steam presses reduced the
cotton to the smallest possible bulk. so
that the long, narrow blockade runners
We're able to carry from COO to 1,2OO
bales of 500 or 600 pounds each. Some
times there We're three tiers Of bales on
the upper decks. \ clear profit of $50
600 each way was not unusual. The
owners could afford to have vessel
captured after one or two trips. 1t was
estimated that of the siXty-six block
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21
ROMANCE OF THE BAHAMAS.
Life In Nassau Was Once "PurpIe
Prince!y Thinu,"

During the American war between
the states Nassau OF the Bahamas was
very much Oh the tongues of men. as
the ueNll-maN-carc emporium of contra
band cotton. whereby hangs many II
daShing sea story. some of which YOU
can still hear from the lips of the men
who took part in them.
The whole history of the Bahamas,
since Columbus made his first lanlfall
in he western seas on Watliny's is
land. has been IL fantastic record of
desperate opl'ortuniSm. The prose of
"lcgitimatc' business has seldom dull
cd the edge of precariouS prosperity on
these oerclirt islands. whose very eN-
istencc still seems at the 9r,ldginy mer-
cy Of the sea.
I;urcanecring. Wrccliny and blockade
runnin%-no more tedious employ than
these masculine professions occupied
the BallanianS for generations, and SO
long as there were merchant men to be
boarded or ScuttlcG. rich caryors TO he
harvested from the white fan"pu reefs
or cotton to he run to Wilmington at n
profit OF SlOOOW the trip life i'm Mas
Sal WAS Il purple princcly thing. and
even he shoeblackS in Bay street play
ed pitch and toss with goll.-Kicharu
lie Galliennc in IIarrerS Magazine.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21
British Football Scandal.

\ sensation has been caused in foot
ball circles in the north of England by
a report issued by the commission OF
the English Football association on the
result Of the game between Liverpool
aud Manchester United, which was
decided last April. The report shows
that the game was prearranged be
tween the players for the purpose OF
betting and winning money. The COM
mittee found that sums of money had
changed hands on the result of the
game and that the players profited con-
siderably. The football association has
permanently suspended four Liverpool
players-Sheldon, Purcell. Miller and
F'airfoul-and three Manchester United
PROFESSIONALISM. Tulmbull. West and
Whalley-from taking part in playing
football or football management, and
they are also barred from entering any
football ground in England in the
future.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21
Braves Promise to Behave.

The Boston Nationals. whose "kicll-
ing" tactics on the baseball field during
the past season We're criticised in some
quarters, will improve its manners
next year If President James +. Gaff-
ney has his way. In a letter mailed
recently to every one of the Braves
under contract the club executive an
nounces his determination that the
conduct of the team shall be above
criticism.'
Umpire batting is thing of the
past. 1t is a detriment to the winning
of pennants." he said, continuing, "Ev-
cry player who is fined by an umpire
next season must pay his own fine, and
no player under suspension will receive
salary during that period"
President Gatfney assured the play
ers that he would back them to the
limit if they We're right and the UNI
pire wrong, but he expressed the belief
that the umpires would treat the play
ers properly if met in the same spirit.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21

only in the gospels and points to an
early stage in Christian theology. But
it sealed Stephens fate. An exalted
Jesus was the most blatant blasphemy
to these leaders who had rejected and
crucitied him.
Verses .1-1a.-The first martyr.
Such words were too blaSphcmous to
enter the ears of these pous preates,
so they cried OUT and stopped their
ears and rushed upon Stephen "and
cast him out of the city, 1t was
"Witlout the camp that the penalty
FOR blaSDhcmy must be suffered, and
the legal forms We're carefully observed
by this mob. Yet the whole matter
was illegal, for when they stoned him
they were acting in violation Of the
Roman law and without due sentence
of death having been pronounced. But
Pontius Iilatc, the Roman governor,
who was recalled soon after, was in
such a prccarious position in .Ierusu-
lem that he was forced to wink ut
many violent acts on the part of the
native authorities. The Jewish re-
quircments We're observed, however.
AS commanded in such cases. 1.-THE wit
ncSSes' took a prominent part in the
stonng. They laid down their" outer
'SarmentS ut the feet of Il young man."
This Is the point at which Saul.
known as the Apostle Paul. enters the
record. He was about thirty years Of
age at the time and Il prominent mem
Der Of the synagogue of the CiIicians.
since he had been born in TnrSus. Il
city of Cilcia. 1t is probable that
Luke. his travelling companion, obtain
ed this story from him. SO they
stoned stephen, calling upon the Lord"
and by his very prayer proving that
the divinity of Jesus was already cS-
tabliShed in the church. And, like his
Master, Stephen died praying for his
enemies. 1T is with Il beautiful con-
| trast to the tumnlt of the preceding
! verses that Luke writes "he fell asleep.
| Saul was consentilg sure touch of
autobiography, since no other could
| know what was passing in his heart.
Verses lb-3.-Thc expanding church.
| "The blood of the martyrs is the seed
| of the church, 1t has been true since
I the first marytr went to his crOWning,
but the sowing has been accomplished
in unlikely ways. In this case the
death of stephen WAS the signal for IA
| great prosecutions" which drove from
Jerusalem all classes in the church.
Into the regions of .Iudea and Suma-
ria" they went. where Christ had told
them to 20. but where it took the fear
of death to drive them. but Saul
laid waste the church." The whole
| verse indicates that he made Il syS-
tematic business of it ana sought to
stamp it out while it was in its infan-
cy. From this great sin he could never
afterWarl entirely free his thoughts.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-04-21
Chinese Architecture.

The monuments of China are among
the most conspicuous in the world
Interpreted broadly they range from Il
coin or an oracle bone to the Great
wall. China has more than 1000 i'm
portant specimens of the payoda an
original form of tower architecture UNI
surpassed for beauty by amy similar
kind of structure. The Porcelain tower
ut Nnnking deserved to be ranged with
the wonders of the world, and for
reasons which made it the superior OF
the SO called seven wonders. Chinese
sculpture has never been surpassed.
and there is no evidence i'm mundane
art to show that it ever will be. There
is Il single fragment in the Metropolis
tan museum in New YOrk-a stone
head of the Tang pcriod-whoSe gran
deur of plastic mastery since it's al,-
ncarancc has conferred distinction upon
the sculpture of the worlu.-.IOurIul of
the American ASiutic AsSociation