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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
FAIRY TALE FOR GROWN UPS.

Here's a fairy tale for grown folks.
Once upon a time a son was born to
king and queen of a powerful coun-
try. All the good fairies came to the
christening to bestow some quality
upon the l'ttle prince. Finally there
came a fairy WHO wished to endow
the future ruler with discomfort. .
This made the king angry and he had
her banished from the palace. The
young prince grew into manhood
promising ruler. But upon ascension
to the throne, his country began to
lag behind. A search for the reason
showed that the cause lay III the alb
solute satisfaction CT the young rul-
er with present methods and ways of
doingthingc. He never reached out
for improvements because things suit
ed him as they were. The good fairy
banished from the palace by the faith
er took with her the sons greatest
establishment Dissatisfaction is
the greatest trait one can possess
provided it is directed into construct
i've improvements. A man will stay
young and active just so LONG as he
is never entirely content with Eis
place in life, and strives through hon
est, honorable means to better it
N. E. A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
MARRIED FOLKS, READ THIS.

Listen, you married folks who seem
to feel that one of the happiest things
about being married is to have some
one you care for around the house
to speak harshly with:
Once upon a time there lived a man
and wife who, though they had been
happily married for twenty-five wears.
never said a harsh word nor a hastv
word to each other! In all these
years neither heard the other make a
single disparaging remark concern
ing the picking of lemons in the gard
en- OF love or marriage being alotterv
with all the numbers blanksi Even
when the household bills mounted to
unexpected heights, even when hubby
forgot his overshoes and contracted a
cold and crouch, even when the
children failed in school and the els
tern went dry and the plumbing
sprang leak, there were no harsh
words, no upbraidings, nor anything
of that kind
Think of it-no rough speech when
wiley refused to longer let hubby
keep the moths out of the carpets bv
sprinkling cigar ashes on them. no
rough speech when hubby stayed up
late with sick friend and came home
with stray poker chips in his pockets
no rough words under any circum-
stances! Who was this couple? Well.
married folks, you're pretty wise
no doubt you've already guessed it:
This man and wife of whom we speak
are deaf and dumb!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
THOS. L. BASS LETTER.
France, 2-27-1e

France, 2-27-l9
Dear Sister:
Received your letter a few days ago
and was glad to hear from you and
to hear that you folks were getting
along all right after the flu. This
leaves me feeling fine. l would like
to be with you but I don't think I will
be back for while, but it might not
be so very long, at least I hope not.
Vera said that if I didn't hurry and
get back I wouldn't get any Potosi
beer to drink. Well if the states are
dry it won't bother me any. Those
pictures were quite nice. Little Anime
sure has grown some and Guy looks
like an old farmer all right. think
that is what I'll be when / get back.
am getting so / like this country
quite well except the rain. We have
got trucks now instead of horses so
that we can make our own trips and
we get to see more country that way
and one has little more fun out of
army life. We are having warm
weather now to what we had few
weeks ago although it never did get
very cold here and if it ever quits
raining I won't care so much. | would
like to see more of the country while
I am over here. I have been in the
kitchen three days and worked hard
or what I call hard. Say tell that
old man of yours if his arm is not
sore he might write a few lines to
me.
Thomas L. Bass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
THE WIDE WORLD

Washington dispatch from Hoov-
er says that paper is being used in
Europe to wrap newborn babies in
owing to scarcity of CLOTH
%
Kansas City-Adelaide O'Dowd, 1G
years, lived in a coma for 70 days and
then died. Typhoid fever was a pri-
mary illness degenerating into sleep
ing sickness.
Washington - Drastic restrictions
will prevent the importation of Ger
man dyes in the future. This is pro-
Jected to protect the American dye in
dustry, born out of war needs.
o
WaShingtOn-The medical depart
ment announces 3,O34 major amputa-
ton cases Of which 2,3OS were arm and
leg cases. The remaining 72S were
hands and feet or toes and fingers.
Paris-France will need 40 900 Am
er1can tractors within the next few
years. France is thoroughly Guilt
waited but most of the work has been
by hand. Labor shortage makes ma
chine cultivation imperative.
%
New YOrk-Mrs. Mary Kirkpatrick,
wife OF a Socialist agitator, has re-
nounced the party because a girl do
ing strike picket duty assaulted her.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick says that she is
through"
%
WaShingtOn-The department. Of la
Dor announces that a general build
ing boom is under way in this conn
try. February building permits in
creased "a per cent over November
last. Bank clearings have been So
100000 a month greater than for cor
responding periods in 1918.
Observation-Disclosures B. Wheeler.
general counsel for the American an
tl-saloon league, says that the brew
ers will fail in their attempt to sell
beer of low alcoholic content. He
cites numerous court decisions on
the subject to bear out his contention
which is based on action by dry
states on alcoholic content.
o.
lBerlin-Gen. Hoffman, one of the
many military experts in Germany
states that few first-class decisions
could deal permanently with the Rus
sian Bolshevist movement. The Boil
shevist troops are largely composed
OF Chinese who came into Russia as
laborers and were forced into the
army. with the occupation of Pet
rograd and Moscow the Lenine re-
gime would collapse" Gen. Hoffman
said.
New YOrk-Str Frederick Maurice
OF the British government, character
led the German threat of passive re-
slstance as bluff but says that the
peace treaty must be promptly com
pleted to save the starving people of
Europe from utter anrihil&tion. Maur-
ice says that German resistance would
mean trouble for the allies and ruin
for them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

Washington The air service is
asking for $4,000 men as a permanent
organization. Artisans are especially
wanted
War Department The war Office is
sending out $50 checks to $4,000 dis
charged soldiers every day. Failure
of the soldiers to properly fill out
blanks has hanpered the department
in its work.
New YOrk-Chairman Peck of the
Industrial board states that cheap
er food is almost certain in the near
future. Peak says that Hoover's
statement in regard to $3.50 wheat
was misunderstood. The billion dol
lar grain appropriation protects the
consumer.
New YOrk-John H. Fowler, a
waiter, is held under $4,000 bail. He
is charged with perjury to obtain
damages. He is able to appear in
court partially paralyed after fake
accident. His gains from this occu-
patton are said to be $4,000 mulcted
from various dupes.
DetrOit-Seized liquor wort. $780,
900 has been collected recently and
is awaiting orders from Washington
for disposal. $3,O00,000 worth of
'redeye" has been seized by the
Michigan authorities since the state
went dry. The government is of the
opinion that the liquor may be re-
sold even in dry territory, dispatch
states.
Marinette, Wis.-Corp. A1va Bud
long, home from overseas, relates
that he was wounded in the Argonne
fighting and spent some weeks in the
prison hospital at Stuttgart He owes
a sound arm to the kindness and wis
dom of a German doctor who per-
formed a remarkable operation and
saved Budlong from paralysis.
%
LOndOn-That the Venus of Milo is
hopelessly out of date, judged by
modern standards, is the opinion of
Lewis Banner, well-known artist
If | were asked to define my type
of beauty, my choice would go to the
woman with the tip-tilted nose, full
Tipped mouth, rather on the largish
size, good figure should be slight
and willowy and legs rather long"
says Banner. "But the beauty of to-
day has big pull over Venus, as the
modern devices of millinery and the
are OF the dressmaker enables her to
fix herself up in the most attractive
STYLE"
New YOrk-Jeremiah O'Leary, r.
ish agitator, was released on $4,000
bail after spending nine months in
federal prison. O'Leary was asked
if he intended to continue his fight
for Irish freedom and emphaticaIly
stated that he would not. O'Leary
will rest for while and then prac-
tice law for living. He says the
work he did paid him nothing and
that he needs money for self-support.
Two indictments await O'Leary. one
is conspiracy to commit treason and
the other conspiracy to violate the
espionage law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

| sit by the wayside On fallen tree,
and gaze along the road
that stretches before me to Tchi-L;
This morning
the blue satin of my shoes glistened
like steel,
and one could see the black-embroid-
cred traceries;
but now my shoes are covered with
dust.
When I set out
the sun was laughing in the sky,
the butterflies lowered around me,
and I counted the white daisies,
scattered through the grass
like handfuls of pearls.
It is evening now,
and there are no daisies.
Swallows dart by swiftly at my feet:
crows are calling each other to rest,
and laborers are entering the villages
near by,
with their plaits wrapped around their
heads.
But for me there are many miles to
go;
I will compose poem,
as full Of sadness as my lonely neart,
and with a rhythm so difficult
that the road to Tchi-Li will seem too
short. -Tin-Tun Ling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

The military authorities at Berlin
began disarming the Empress Angus
ia regiment, which had become infect
ed with Spartacan ideas. The regi-
ment, which repeatedly had shown it.
self untrustworthy, resisted an at
tempt to convert it into unit of the
national defense force.
A Korean battalion of DEATH" con-
sisting of 600 men, fully armed, has
crossed the Tumankang river from
Manchuria into Korea, pledged not to
return until Korea is free, a cable dis
patch says.
The bolsheviki delivered an attack
on the Archangel front without artil-
lery preparation during the last forty
eight hours, but were beaten off with a
fair amount of losses, according to
news received at London. The allies
losses were slight
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
Foreign

The Italian transport Umbria, with
1000 officers and soldiers on board,
bound from Venice to Tripoli, has
struck a mine and sunk, according to
adviceS from Bari, Italy, quoting
newspapers of that CITY, Several on
board were killed and 100 injured.
The American and allied troops In
the ice-bound areas of the Archangel
region are in grave danger. This is the
word from the war Office at London.
The government has decided to pro-
claim a state Of siege in the Ruhr In
dustrial district. according to a Der.
liz dispatch. Troops are advancing to
this region to protect the plants and
their workers from the terrorists.
Several hundred persons were killed
in further rioting at Frankfurt-on-the-
Main Tuesday, according to a Copen.
hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company. The hotels were plum
dered.
The newspaper Vetcherno Listy of
Agram, Jugo Slavia, according to
wireless dispatch from Rome, an.
nounces that the dynasty of Kara.
feorgevitch has been deposed and re.
public proclaimed.
The Finnish government has resign.
ed in consequence of its defeat at the
recent election, it is announced In a
dispatch received from Helsingfors.
-
King Albert of Belgium, who arrived
at Paris from Brussels by airplane
paid a visit to President Wilson.
A Stockholm dispatch says the popu
lations' of the Lithuanian towns OF
Sumilichais. Trakai and Landvarva
/ revolted against the bolsheviki on
March %. Tho halsheyik troops were
disarmed and many of them killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
HERD OF BUFFALO
CHANGES OWNERS

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-A large herd OF
American buffalo has been purchas-
ed by VIM. Clayton of Thermopolis
Wyoming, from w. D. Turner of Fort
Garland, Colo. The herd contains
about 225 animals and sold for ap-
proximately $4,000. 1t is the inten-
ton of the purchaser to dispose OF
the buffalo Id small groups to public
parks and geological gardens.
The herd was started by General
Palmer of Colorado Springs, Colo,
who desired to preserve a represent
alive collection of the animals. Mr.
Turner later secured the original
herd and improved it by introducing
new blood from Canadian herds. No
sentimentalism attaches to Mr.. Clay
tons acquisition of the herd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
WISCONSIN AID WAR ORPHANS.

The state of Wisconsin ranks sec
ond among all the states in the num-
Der of French war orphans adopted
during the last quarter of 1918-lead-
ing all states except New York-oc-
cording to the February bulletin OF
the Fatherless Children in France.
Figures for various leading states
are as follows: New York, 2,139 or
phans adopted; Wisconsin, 1899;
Ohio, 1,721; Illinois, 1920; Califor-
MIA, $50. The western district of the
state of which Madison is the head
quarters, adopted 1,095 war orphans.
The eastern district which centers in
Milwaukee, adopted 9O4. The city of
Madison adopted 934 as compared
with 500 adopted in Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
FLU KILLS FATHER
MOTHER LEFT WITH SIX.

M. j. Ryan tells a sorrowful tale
of the work of the influenza. Mr.. Ry-
an has been away from Prairie for
three weeks getting another renter
on his farm near Soldiers Grove.
The latter part of February Frank
King renter of the Ryan farm for
three years changed from regular
work clothes to lighter suit to take
boy to Madison for an operation for
removal of appendix. Mr.. King
caught cold, got the flu and died in a
few days, aged 3d.
His death left a widow and six
children. They have moved to Reads
town with her folks. Luckily King
had $4,000 in the Woodmen.-Prairie
du Chen Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
Washington

Reconsideration by congress of ali
antitrust legislation is recommended
by the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States at Washington as the
result of a referendum vote of its af-
filiated trade and commercial organi-
cations.
The war risk bureau now is issu-
ing checks for allotments allowances,
insurance and compensation in the
same months that they fall due. An
nOuncement was made. at Washington
that 1,062,566 checks were mailed in
March, representing $50, ,323.05.
Since the bureaus establishment,
nearly $419OO0,000 has been paid out.
No advices have reached the war
department at Washington from the
Archangel section direct or from Eu-
rome rejecting the serious situation of
the American and British forces in
north Russia pictured in reports pub
lished in newspapers.
Discharges of enlisted men from the
army for the week of March % bring
the grand total of discharges of en-
listed personnel to 1,447,714. says a
Washington dispatch.
In formally advising General Per-
Shing that $4,000 volunteers are being
enlisted here to replace an equal num-
Der Of men in his army who want to
come home, the war department at
Washington has directed the command
er in chief to return promptly for dis
charge selected meritoriOus cases as
he receives these volunteer replace
ments.
Figures made public by the war de-
parment at Washington show that
from the signing of the armistice to
March %, 1,535,471 Of the 3,670,888 of
ficers and men under arms when the
war ended had been discharged from
the service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
Over Bones of Failures.

Epitaphs in the Cemetery of Failure:
He lacked tact; worry killed him; he
was too sensitive; he couldn't say
mo-; he did not find his place; q
little success paralyzed him; he did
not care how he looked; he did not
guard his weak point; he was too
proud to take advice; he did not fall
in love with his work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
Personal

Isaac Van Domlin, grand master Of
the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows in Minnesota died at Rochester
MINI. He recently underwent an op-
Grafton there.
Robert David Lewis, vice president
of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco COM
pany, died at hospital at st. Louis
following an operation for appendi-
citis. He was seventy-two years old.
4 =
Queen Victoria underwent a slight
operation. An announcement from
Mes1rid said that the operation was
successful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
seek 10 Retain youthfuIness.

AS approve youth that has some
thing of the old man in him, so am
no less pleased with an old man that
has something of the youth. He that
follows this rule may be old in body
hut never can be so in mind-Cicerc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
Peace Notes

The council of four at Paris has
virtually decided, according to infor-
nation from French sources, that the
left bank of the Rhine will be neu-
tralized until Germany has paid the
indemnities fixed by the peace confer
ence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

MadisOn-By vote of 10 to 9 the
senate killed the Olson amendment to
the whey buttei law after long de-
bate and Senator Roethe Immediately
offered another substitute amendment
to remove the label from the whey
butter. Senator Bennett objected to
introduction of the substitute and the
motion will be argued at another date
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

A Paris dispatch says Herr Man
gold, chief burgomaster of Sarrebruck-
en-, in occupied Germany southwest of
Treves, has been removed from office
by order of Marshal Foch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

An Avoca farmer at a recent stock
sale received $1S5 each for grade
Holsteins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European Var News

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

The first 5000 of the homecoming
Yankee division arrived at Boston on
the transport Mount Vernon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
ON THE ROAD TO TCHI-LL.

I sit by the wayside On a fallen tree,
and gaze along the road
that stretches before me to Tchi-L;
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30

yearly .ncyclopcdias and also the two
books by Prof. John H. Finley, one o:
tho country Is greatest educators and
"a product Of our VILLAGE and its school,
where lhc foundation for the great
work carried on by Prof Finley Was
laid. .Mte Ioglc could not have
chosen tnH more 6uing books for the
school The are a Pilgrim in PaIcS-
tine" and The French in the Hearts
o. America"
Miss cora Schecrcr Of Bloomington
Ill.,, WAS lookiD2 after business AFFAIRS
here last week.
Mrs. A. IIJbhs. daughter Miss Clara,
Mrs. Dora Baker and 9 +. Hibhs at.
tended the Macon fair on Thursday.
Miss Estcla Grctcncord motored to
ONO City last Tuesday
Tho first ice of the season was re-
ported mere Friday morning. sept -.
Mrs Harriet Patterson Of Ottawa
has hccu spending several days with
her sou James and family On Thurs
day she attended a meeting OF the
| WOman's Guild,
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Shapand have
| returned from Mcrinso, H., whore
/ thcE spent q week with their daugh
ter, Mrs Mabel Johnson. and family
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
GOSSIP 1xO;UR
'oORRESpO NDCXS
fMAT Nay OQ MAY NOT lNTLRCST
y A- WI
@@%
RANSOM.

Alfret Kanulh. ore OF PcrshinH's
and-pirked men aud resident OF
anson. H.. is on his way home. IT,
nded in New York on the eyiathan
18th General Persliing sept. $, pa.
ided in New York as one of the com.
Daite regiment on the l9th and in
Iashington, H. G., the next day. He
as sent TO Camp Grant on the 10th
nd will 70 to lronton, Ohio TO Join
Is wife Mr. and Mrs. kanuh expect
return Ia Ransom III the near fG-
ire. Mr.. kanuth has the distinction
being chosen rs the neatest sol
Ter in the An Division Alfred has
,any friends Ia this vicinity.
Earl Iundy arrived home from over
cas- Friday evening. Also word was
eceived by T. T. Mciulyre that his
on William had landed in the States
Misses Kathryn German and Allie
'asey, who are attending school al
It. Xayier's, Ottawa, spent tn week
nd with their respective parents
Allen Rcdmann was taken TO the
hospital Monday, where he underwent
IN operation for appendicitis.
The teachers Of Our public school
accompanied by the pupils, attended
he fair at Macon Tuesday.
G.. Evetts of Marseillcs is visitlnl
With Harold Wrieh.
Miss NJ keclcy Of Odoll Is a guest
If Miss Ella Ryan.
Miss Sanders of Chicago spent tn,
week with Miss T.. GeschWnd
Mrs. Rose Bakel o. Dahlgrcen, H..
Is visiting her son Joe.
Miss Elizabeth Erug OF Chicae.
spent the week with her lister Mr..
q. A. TraInor
Lois Whctzel of Peoria is yistna
her grandmother, Mr. Il. McColm.
Miss Cochran OF Chicago is Il guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Casey.
Mr. AMI Mrs. } ". Transeau lcit
Thursday fer Marius. Iowa. to wish
Mr. ana Mrs T. Herbert
j Etzel spent h week end I'm Oa
wego, H., with his family.
Mrs. clio H. Gond0f and daughter
Charlotte are visiting relatives in Chi
cage
Miss p Timmins Of CHICAGO is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs William Tran
seau.
Mrs. Connolly ana daughter of OF
tava spent a few days this week Nl'i
her mother, Nh. MulvihitI
Rev. c. Martin OF B0nucld urrachc,
at the Evangelical Church las. sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. g. 7. Bosley. Mrs
Marie Gordon and children. Nj an,
Mrs. Joe BoSley and son autocd t.
Roberts, III, Saturday to spend few
day with Mrs. Bo8loys brother
Thomas Reardon.
The teachers of this vicinity hel.
their first meeting Saturday. Sept. u
under the supervision Of Prof Billing
William II, II Brown was Satur
day Chicago pa 3cng,".
W +. Iioltz md ! mily au.ocd f.
Taluca. III, - ,urda 70 spend fh
week ith relatives
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30

FOR SALE Can or write FOR partiCu-
lars about pure-bred and registered
COWS and hci'cfs at the price OF COM
mon grade cows carload coming 10
Ottawa soon and selling at cost; no
profit to us; years time to response
Bile persons to complete payment; a
calf club being formed NATIONAL
CITY BANK. Ottawa, Illinois.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
FREEDOM

visited at the Clyde Cody home part
of last week.
Fay Cody and Alien Bernard OF
Serena, spent the week end with
friends in Pontiac and Loda, Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Rowlcc and Mr..
and Mrs, Lawrence Ward of Pitts.
Vile, Wisconsin,, are guests of friends
here
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Hickman has been seriously
'sick but is better.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
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