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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
THE THINGS NOT SEEN.
BY DR.. Frank Crane


over, above, behind and within the
things seen are the things not seen.
and they are the most important So
much more vital are they that a great
thinker said: We look not at the
things that are seen, for the things
seen are temporal, but the things not
seen are eternal"
The house is a thing seen. but a
home is thing unseen: a brain can
be seen, mind is unseen; you can
see mothers face, but not the love
behind it, flags are seen, patriotism
unseen; you can see a body. but not
soul; a word, but not an idea:
church, but not God.
Our first crude notion is that the
things seen are real and the things
not seen are fanciful. We call those
who handle stone, wood and meat
practical, and those who deal in the
orems, sentimentists, and morals, the
oretical
Sometimes we hear one say that he
goes in for the tangible goods of life,
such as food. clothes, and money. and
he prides himself on his sound sense.
But the truth is, what is seen is
mostly illusion. The earth seems
fiat; it is round The sun appears to
revolve around us, but we revolve
around it. What we call education is
but the process of correcting the false
ideas we get from things visible by
the things invisible. The baby. who
can see as well as we, is continually
humping himself against the things
seen until he learns how to use his
1n6Qmnnf
faculties.
Behind every tangible thing look
for the intangible, which is more SOL
id and essential For it is not lust
you need, but love; not money. but
abundance, which is a spiritual sub
| stance; not clothes, but self-expres-
sion; not bread, but truth; not beau
| tiful objects, but mind that can
see beauty anywhere; not an amulet
but courage; not wine, but health and
| enthusiasm.
Why are you unhappy? Because
you are hungry. You put material
| food every day into your stomach and
you drink water, but you do not draw
into your inner man, into your real
self, the DOundleSs supplies of the
| Infinite. Love, joy, peace, mirth. and
OH LAC SOOu Vital lOIC6S are ABOUT
you, as the atmosphere is about you,
but your spirits mouth is shut tight,
because you are stupid and vain, and
think you are clever in that you will
only believe what you see.
If you would be happy, buy without
money and without price; eat and let
your soul delight itself in fairness, for
the infinite storehouse is yours, and
the humblest soul may reveI in its
unseen treasures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

Six thousand deaths from Spanish
Influenza have occurred in Samoa, ac-
cording TO Melbourne dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company.
A Paris dispatch says Crown Prince
Frederick William has renowned his
right to the crown.
The soldiers and workers council
of Leipsic has decided that German
general headquarters shall be dis
solved and Field Marshal Hindenburg
arrested. according to the Lokal An
zeiger of Berlin.
A Buenos Aires dispatch says that
the latest reports from northern
Chilli. where severe earthquake oc-
CURED Wednesday. are that ten per-
sons are dead and 100 injured ser;-
OuSly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record says:

The Record says:
Mrs: Dillman came over from
Steuben Saturday to care for her son
Donald, who is quite i'll at Mrs. Geo.
Porter's home. Donald is a student
in the school here. Later-Mrs. Dill
man is also quite i'll with pneumonia
Mrs. Grant Boorman, who was re-
ported quite i'll at Great Falls. Mont
IS conyalescent. Her husband is still
IN the S. A. T. G. at Missoula, Mont,
put expects to be mustered out this
week at Brady, that state.
Albert Ellis recently bought the
Mccarthy property in Brooklyn of
r. n. Hoskins and will rebuild the
house. Mr.. Ellis is a prosperous
farmer OF Mt. Hope. We hope that
his purchase will mean residence
here when he retires from the farm.
Frank Edwards recently bought the
]. L. Brady home in Brooklyn. and
we presume that when they get
through with the farm the Edwards
family will move to town The well
come hand will be extended when they
come for they have host Of good
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Forehand and
son went to Coatopa, Alabama, with
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. fOrehand recent
ly. Harry recently closed out his in
terests at Amberg, Wis, and with his
family will pass the winter with his
parents on a Southern plantation,
which Mr.. Forehand Sr. recently ac-
CURED, trading in his Platteville prop
erty.
EydUard coy, of M ond NFr rr,a,,1
Vorwald, died Monday morning, Dec.
End, after prolonged period of del
icate health. Edward was native of
Iowa, and came with his parents to
the south prairie several years ago
He was "a years of age-born Dec.
81, 1894. Funeral services were held
at st. Mary's church this morning,
Rev. Arentz officiating.
Major James Smith of Manila, P. l.,
is guest at the home of his sister
Mrs. Hiram Cliff. Major Smith is a
physician, and went to the Philippines
at the time of our war with the ma
tives. For strict attention to duty
he was promoted step by step until
he reached the high rank allowed a
physician-major. We are informed
also, that Dr. Smith besides his army
service has a large private practice
| in the city of Manila. His old friends
in this vicinity will be pleased to
| hear of his success.
Walter Clegg and Wesley Wood
house started last Thursday on bus
| mess trip to Mercedes, Texas. Wal
ter expects to visit sister, Mrs. Dex-
ter Wagner, at Dennison, Texas, be-
| for returning.
| Mrs. Lee Brookens received a card
from her brother, Will Brother, writ
ten at San Francisco. Will said he
was married but didn't say whether
he was on his wedding trip, or how
! long he had been a benedict
Prof and Mrs. G. M Chapman OF
Shullsburg, Arthur Chapman OF
Platteville and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hickok of Belmont, were here last
week to attend the funeral of Rob-
ert Chapman, which was held on Fri
day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told


Inc food administration at Wash
fngton removed all restrictions on
trading in corn, oats, rye and barley.
The state and navy departments at
Washington said that no American
warships were on their way to Peru
and that none had been ordered there.
The American navy will total 1921
vessels, including 40 battleships and
800 destrOyers, on July 1, 1920, accord
ing to a statement prepared by Rear
Admiral Griffin for the house naval
committee at Washington.
The war department at Washington
announced that 5000 major casualties,
including killed in action, died Of
wounds, died of disease or other
causes, severely wounded and missing,
have not yet been finally reported to
the next of kin. The arrears in minor
casualties is much larger, it was
added.
Robert S. Lovett mas resigned as
director of the railroad administra-
TONS division of capital expenditures
at Washington and will return on
January 1 to his former duties as
chairman of the executive committee
Of the Union Pacific railroad.
Secretary Baker at Washington
gave it as his personal opinion that
none Of the veteran divisions of the
American army in France will return
home before peace formally is de-
clared.
Savings approaching $12,OOO,OOO,O
are expected to be made from the $24,-
211,0O0,0O0 appropriations made dur
ing the war for the war department.
Secretary Baker at Washington gave
this estimate to the house appropria-
tons subcommittee inquiring what
part of war appropriations may be re-
turned to the treasury.
The question of permanent organiza-
ton of the army has been deferred for
consideration after the close of the
peace conference, says Secretary Ba-
ker, in his annual report at Washing
ton.
Increased charges for parlOr and
sleeping cars on all railroads under
federal control were abolished. effec-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

tive Immediately by the railroad adj
ministration at Washington.
Belgium was given another credit
Of S12,OOO,000 by the treasury at Wash
lngton, making her total loans from.
the United States $2lo,120OO0 and the
total of the allies loans So, 1876, 576, 500.
Cancellations of war contracts since
the armistice was signed were esti.
mated by Secretary Baker at Washing
ton to aggregate S2,6OO,OOO,0OO.
1t was announced at the executive
offices, said a White House statement,
that United States Fuel Administrators
Harry Garfield has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect at the pleasure
of the president and that the president
has accepted the resignation.
Secretary Baker announced at
Washington he had postponed his trip
to Europe. He said Edward r. Stet-
tinius, assistant secretary and his per-
sonal representative in France, would
return for Christmas and that they
would go together, probably in Janu-
airy, on war department business
wholly.
All restrictions of sugar for house
hold and restaurant use were removed
by the food administration at Wash
lngton. With the earlier removal Of
the wheat flour substitute rule, the or
der relieves the householder of all
compulsion in food conservation. Vol
untary conservation of all foodstuffs
continues necessary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
COUNTY HOME TRUSTEES
SUE PLATTEVILLE CITY

A suit is pending between the trus-
tees of the county home and the city
OF Platteville. The county will ask
for $4,000 for the care and treatment
of Sarah Malone, an INDECENT who had
her scalp torn off in a laundry acct
dent a number of years ago. She was
cared for at the asylum until her
death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
Foreign

A Stockholm dispatch says nine hun
dred and sixty-six victims of the anti
Jewish outbreak in Lemberg, Galicia,
have been buried, according to the
newspaper Nowy Dziennjk of Cracow.
Southern Baden is seeking incorpor-
alton in Switzerland. according to Ba-
den newspapers, says a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
II have not renounced anything and
have not signed any document what
ever" the former German crown
prince declared to a correspondent
at Oosterland.
An express train ran into and tele-
scOped g train of American materials
near Neung sur Loirs, IL miles south
west of Orleans, France. Twelve bod
les have been taken from the wreck
and identified and many others are
still in the wreckage. There were %
persons injured.
Documentary evidence Of the ex-
kaiser's guilt in urging and planning
the war has been found by the Berlin
government In its search of the inn
perial archives Of the Berlin castle, It
Is announced from Berlin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
Domestic

Domestic
The estimated value of Liberty
bonds and War Savings certificates
secured by a band of bank robbers
who looted the Leavenworth State
bank at I.eavenworth, Ind, is placed
at 100000.
Twelve men were killed and 30
others were injured in a series of four
explosions at the Du Pont Powder
works plant at Pompton Lakes, N. J.
The explosions occurred in the cap
room.
The 2.4OO Cleveland street car men
who went on strike because of the
employment of women as conductors,
since which time not car has been
operated, returned to work after they
ratified the terms their union leaders
excepted for them. The women con-
ductors are to be eliminated from the
street car service.
Three American cruisers are ex-
pected to arrive at Lima, Peru, from
San Francisco in few days.
The trust-forged shackles of capi-
talism must be tossed aside and labor
must be given fair share of the pros
perity of the country, for the get
and-grab" policy of so-called big busi-
ness has been shelved forever in the
worldwide upheaval of autOcracy, was
the warning that Charles M. Schwab
delivered at Atlantic City, N. j., to the
business men of America.
Congressman-elect Victor L. Berger,
Milwaukee Socialist, was served with
a notice of protest to being seated by
Joseph p. Carney, Democrat, on the
ground of ineligibility. Carney was
second in the race.
Increase of 10 per cent In piece
work pay for men employed at rivet-
ing, chipping and caulking, drilling
and roaming, in steel shipyards of the
Atlantic coast, Delaware river, Gulf
coast and Great Lakes steel shipyards
is given in an award by the shipbuild-
ing labor adjustment board at Wash
ington.
President Wilson, Secretary Lam
sing, Henry White and large party
of counsellors, secretaries and Ameri-
can delegates to the peace conference
sailed from New York on the United
States steamship George Washington
early Wednesday for Cherbourg.
Governor Williams of Oklahoma is
sued a proclamation officially declar.
ing that the woman suffrage amend
ment, voted on in the recent general
elections, received majority of all
the votes cast in the election, and Ii
now part of the constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
U.s. Teufonic War News

An Amsterdam dispatch says Amer
lean troops entered Mainz, one of the
principal fortresses of Germany, stu
ated on the west bank of the River
Rhine.
The behavior of American troops
aboard the steamship Persic when she
was torpedoed last September Z, is
commended in a letter from the Brit
lsh admiralty addressed to Admiral
Sims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

The government has taken ali nee
essary measures to insure the demo
aSEzation of all classes Of tbs terr!tori-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

Al reserve rarore the end OF Febru-
airy, according to the Paris L'Oeurve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

j. w. Victora, pioneer resident of
Muscoda, died Tuesday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

The estimated value of Liberty
bonds and War Savings certificates
secured by a band of bank robbers
who looted the Leavenworth State
bank at I.eavenworth, Ind, is placed
at 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

The Russian government has re-
fused to admit 100000 Russian sol
diers who have been prisoners In Ger
many and has turned them back at the
frontier, according to a Berlin dispatch
to the London Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
European Var News

Allied and American forces will tenn
porarily occupy Berlin, exercising pO-
lice supervision, according to the
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Ber-
lin, which says that an American wire
less dispatch to that effect has been
Intercepted by the Germans. The
newspaper says that Mannheim will
be similarly occupied.
Lloyd George, according to the Lon
don Daily Mail, will announce that the
British demands for cash reparatiOn
from Germany will be eight thousand
million pounds sterling and that the
French demands will be infinitely
larger.
Fifteen thousand men lost their
lives during the war due to submarine
and mine watfare, Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty, announced
at London. Altogether 2,475 merchant
men and $40 fishing vessels-a total
of 3,145 craft-were sunk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

Twelve men were killed and 50
others We're injured in series of four
explosions at the Du Pont Powder
works plant at Pompton Lakes, N. J.
The explosions occurred in the cap
room.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

Governor Williams of Oklahoma is
sued a proclamation officially declar.
ing that the woman suffrage amend
ment, voted on in the recent general
elections, received majority of ali
the votes cast in the election, and Is
now a part of the constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11

President Wilson, Secretary Lam
sing, Henry White and large party
of councillors, secretaries and Ameri-
can delegates to the peace conference
sailed from New York on the United
States steamship George Washington
early Wednesday for Cherbourg.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-03-07
Trades Needed in shipbulIdino.

Trades Needed in shipbu'Iding.
The department Of labor has provid:
Ell the following list showing the kind
Of trades most needed in shipbuilding,
end a special appeal is addressed to
men in those occupations to enroll IN
the United States Shipyard volun-
teerS:
Acetylene and electrical welders. as
bestos workers, biacksmiths, angle
smiths. drop-forge men, fange turner's,
furnace men. boilermakers, riveters,
reamers, carpenters. ship carpenters.
dock builders. clippers and calkers.
electrical workers. electricians. wire
men, crane operators. foundry work
ers. laborers (all kinds), loftsmen,
template makers, machinists and
machine hands (all sOrts). help
ers. painters, plumbers and pipe
filters. sheet metal workers, copper
smiths. shipfitters. structural iron
workers. erectors. boilers up, cement
ers and crane men.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-03-07
SHOWS WAYS OF PACKERS
Shipper From New Mexico Relates Ex'
perience With Railroads and
Cattle Buyers.

The following letter written By =
stock shipper to Capper's Weekly re-
lates an experience Of a cattle man
similar to the ones exposed at the
recent hearing at st. Paul. a part
of the letter follows:
II wish to tell you of my experience
with the Kansas City cattle market.
Last fall shipped carload Of cattle
from Newkirk, N. NJ to Kansas City,
and consigned them to a commission
company. About 9 O'Clock al night we
were SO miles from Kansas City.
Instead of carrying me on to Kansas
City so could unload my cattle, have
them fed and watered SD as to be
ready for the morning sale they FOOL
ed along all night, getting into Kansas
City the next morning at z o'clock. I
went from the caboose TO the Elk.
change Building, met my commission
man and told him my cattle were
there, then found my hotel and got
my breakfast. After breakfast went
back to the stock pens to find that the
salesman had just cut my cattle In
three different pens, "clasJed them"
as he called It. The feed man just ar
rived to throw hay into the feed rack
when the salesman brough. the Swift
& Company man to look over the cat
tie. They buyer set his price and the
deal was closed. The salesman told
the yardman to take the cattle to the
scales at once, giving them no time
to eat or drink. was charged for
the feed, anyhow.
about that time I was believing
that the packers controlled both the
railroads and the stockyards. The
railroads had put me in Kansas City
at Z O'Clock, the salesman sold my
cattle in 10 minutes after they we're
in the pens and they we're taken to
the scales without feed or water.
1.-THE packers pay . big price for .
few cattle, then. buy thousands Of
head for less than they are worth, but
you never see the small prices quot
ed In the stockyards paper.
Cuervo, N. N. w. A. SUTTON.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-03-07
GAMERS CLEAN Up
ON WAR CONTRACTS
Government Pays Higher Prices
Than Charged Regular
Trade.

A new and fragrant case of war
profiteering has just come to light in
California where the United States
vernment-directed by salaried
agents Of the Cannery trust-com-
Wandered large supply of canned
goods at price more than Is per
cent greater than the canned goods
then were selling at on the open mar
ket.
Later the United States quarter
masters department bought large
consignment Of canned goods and
here, too, the price paid was more
lar market price. The government
directed as we have stated before by
salaried agents of the California
Packing corporation interests-refus-
ed to accept lower price, although
certain independent Gamer, who was
a real patriot, protested against This
over-charge and insisted upon selling
same price he was charging private
customers. His protests were disre'
garded and he could not &c. the price
lowered, although he made trip to
the national capital for the express
purpose of exposing this profiteering.
Buyer Was interested.
When he went to Washington, D. c.,
he discovered that the man who had
outlined the governments policy in
regard to purchases Of canned goods,
was Isl a year volunteer, but that
he also was an officer of the Libby
Mcneil company and the California
company's payroll, and that his first
assistant also was in the employ of
the Libby Interests. As more than IS
per cent Of all the canned goods sup
piled to the government from Gait;
fornia were srri1k3 by the Libby
Mcneil company and the California
Packing corporation, it is not difficult
to see why the employees of this COM
pany, temporarily volunteering in the
governments service at a nominal
salary of 81 year." refused to fix 2
fair price upon what they purchased
through the government from their
own employers.
These same corporations never Ov-
erlook an opportunity to parade their
patriotism, but in this particular case
they are guilty Of conspiracy to rob
the government that borders perilous-
1y close to treason. Some of the mon
ey which is used to finance false and
unfair attacks on the National Nom
partisan league may have come from
this very source. Almost any profit
eer would think it patriotic to rob
the government and then to use part
Of his ill-gotten gains in paying some
prostitute newspaper to fight the far
mers' organizations.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-03-07
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MlLLlONAIRES GROW At
UNPRECEDENTED RATE

22,69S millionaires in 1916;
14,771 In 1915, a gain Of 7,S2s
In one year. This 10 the record
for the United States, accord
+ ina to the recent report Of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revs-
nue.. Here 10 something to
think about. From the first
settlement In America to the
year 1915 we had produced ~
~ people who possessed q
million or more Of property
rights. The figures alarmed the
dsmoeratiealIy minded in 1915.
Yet under one year Of war con-
ditions when the great mass
Of people suffered and saeri-
feed, the number Of our mil
Iionaires increased over 81 per
cent. In 1917 the number prob
ably increased at least AZ fast
as in 1o15-1sfS, and millions
have been added to the mil
lions Of those who had reached
.:,is. class previously. Can
Americans tolerate the condi-
tiors s::1s.. r71:ee this rapid corr
een.r.t:or roeei.,Ie end re-
ran "sate for Derecrssy?"
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