Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09

ward and boat houses, piers and
consisted of eight men and about ten
women.
We communicated the joke to two
Hollanders, a ScOtchman and a Span
lard from Jamaica And finally we
agreed that if we were ladies we hop
ed we were perfect" ones.
But the old guide never changed
when she announced that "the gentle
men could contribute for the benefit
of herself and the driver" The men,
finally recognized, came across in a
substantial manner.
The Wembley exposition was next. l
went there Saturday. AS a worlds fair
it is a positive dud. AS an empire ex-
hibit and trade show it does very well
for a day The Cudda and Australian
exhibits are by far the best but all the
colonies, dominions, and dependencies
are represented.
American Negro As Hindu.
We facetiously addressed an I'M
pressive dark-skinned savage in tur-
ban, motive military outfit and holding
a gun as George" Hello, George.
George" replied with morning boss. "
Which shows that the American dark
/ ey can adapt himself and land on
his feet in a job anywhere, even to
taking the part of lion in circus.
4 Nearly all the darkeys on the grounds
are Georges"
Wembley is worth seeing-Once.
The midway, or amusement center is
poor-spirited affair. The grounds
( ont
! trying to find the gate | came in. Had
/ to find it as my return ticket was good
back to London only from that gate.
4 Finally did find it after much wander
/ ing. My Spaniard friend was lost al
so He was within a stones throw OF
! his gate when he hired ricksha man
| to pull him there. Was pulled 100 feet
and charged two crowns for the ride.
! Oh, how they gyp YOU.
Sunday I took in the celebrated
"Petticoat Lane" Auction of every
thing conceivable The fair is run on
/ " on Sundays in an east side section.
The tradition is that they rob you
when they sell you and steal the par
/ eel on the way out, | made small
purchase and the tradition worked all
right. At least when | thought to
| look for it, it was gone.
LOndoners expect us to be amazed
at lots of things, and to Oblige we try
| to appear impressed. However, Petit
| coat Lane with its hundreds of carts
and stalls selling everything under the
sun. has nothing on the Maxwell street
market in Chicago.
| Visited the national art gallery on
| Trafalgar Square and the Tate gallery
/ further up the Thames, Sunday after
noon. The first is multiplicity OF
| old masters. The second some real
modern art by far more interesting.
/ EX-SOldier RapS Royalty.
| But what interested me more than
either gallery was Socialist speech
/ being delivered at the base of Lord
/ Nelson's monument on Trafalgar to a
/ large crowd The speaker, an eX-ser-
! vice man, had his audience with him
as frequent cries of Hear, Hear! in
Dictated. And how these orators dc
pour it into the titled heads, the arts
/ tocracy and the capitalists. Telling
points, too. although my views are al
variance. But they say what they
/ think and the police pay no attention
except to keep order. Speeches sucf
as I have heard here and at Edin-
/ burgh would never be tolerated a
home. But free speech is a big thlns
! in England. They believe in lettlns
people blow themselves off instead OF
| holding down the safety valve, and the
empire goes steadily on. But shak!
here and there. Some day this coun-
try will see a new deal and a lot Of
dead wood aristocrary will get it where
/ the chicken got the axe. At least as
/ far as sinecures are concerned.
DOff Hats at War Memorial.
Near the war office and in the cen
ter of the street is a war memorial II
gray granite Not expensive but II
/ fine taste AS citizens pass by the!
doff their hats for a moment. Yer!
reverent and fine, that. Sunday there
were numerous floral tributes arount
the cenotaph. All bore inscription:
and copied two. One said: "HaydeI
| Coles. killed in action August s. 1918
loveing memory from mother and dad
] Eva. hurry and Jack Sleep on, be
loved. until we meet again.
The other said, In loving memory
of my dear brother, killed Aug. p
1918. Age q. The Path of Duty Was
the Way to Glory
Both simple and fine tributes.
Today is Monday, but not wash day
For you. maybe, but not for me.
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