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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Newlin Haines, of the Atlantic City
Hotel Mems Association, was talking
about the odd rules that prevail i'll
many of the cheaper restaurants and
cafes.
For instance" he said, 81 go In and
order oysters, salad, and dessert. and
-et a napkin; but the man next to me,
I,ccause he has only ordered pie and
milk, cant have a napkin on any ac'
count
4 guest here last summer gave me
The best example of these absurd rul-
ings ard differentiations that l have
heard yet.
The man said that he entered q
lunch cafe in London, an ornate place
with a counter where some of the pa
irons stood, and with number of lit
Tie tables where others sat
The man gave a small order, and
| took Il seat at one of the tables.
"Thereupon waiter hurried to him
Beg pardon, SIR he said, but buns
can't sit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

The world has awakened to the neeu
Of greater beauty in the home, and the
revival of decorative arts and crafts,
under the enthusiasm Of William Nor
ris and John Ruskin, has been an In
centtve to inventive minds to create
furnishings of both beauty and utility.
1t should be borne in mind that excess
i've ornamentation or decoration In a
homo is indicative Of poor taste, and
poor taste, unfortunately, has too often
entailed a wasteful expenditure that
has added nothing to ease and COM
fort, which are the things to be de-
sired.
OF all the handicrafts, probably that
Of tns woodworker stands first in I'm
porta ice, not only because of more gen
ei'al utility, but for the reason that 1t
forms the basis of many other arts and
crafts.
The arts and crafts furniture com
blDes unique design with disability and
clever arrangement. The little econo-
mias Of space which are shown in this
popular furniture are in reality labor
saving devices.-Montreal Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

may seem useless to disagree with the majority, but it
is well enough to put yourself record in view of the
time when people will to their and the
evil.
We have yet to learn what evil is 1t is much easier to
understand good The great trouble however, our
not pausing to consider We allow other people to
the pace and put the labels things We let them tell
what is good and what is bad, and try to accept
their judgment 1 often think that is one reason why
women dress so rdiculously Each waits for somebody
else to lead the opposition and the result is nobody does
It, and all meekly subside into sort of fashionable
slavery.
There is very fine of distinction in moral ques
TONS and most people lacking in it. Hence the 81
gantic amount of immortality among The immoral
publications and the decidedly immoral tendencies of
modern entertainments The nudity of women in pic
and the stage the decline of the stage into what
the abhorred variety show the lack of appre
citation Of the really good the prostitution of religion the
disintegraon of the family, and the lack domestic
qualities in modern All of these immoral
ties though haven't mind enough real
lie it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Made of Ebony.

a Massachusetts gentleman met a col
ored man who had recently worked
for him, and into whose family, says
the Boston Herald, a girl baby had
come shortly before.
What have you named herr" asked
Mr. Green, on being told by the father
Of the addition to his family.
Oats what we can't eide on" wac
the reply. Il wants her name Clara
and my ole woman wants it Nettie"
We'll, then" suggested Mr. Green,
why don't you call her Clarinet?'
Il declare, Marse Green" said the
colored man admiringly. dat is purifier
dan either of EN-"
Meeting his colored friend several
weeks later, Mr. Green was amused to
hear him say, Yves named her Clari-
net"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

IDENTITY expected that IN a few months
time that coveted and laudable distinc-
ton will revert to the British mercan-
tile marine.
AS an illustration of the immense
size Of the new steamer, it may be men
toned that down each of her four huge
tunnels two passenger locomotives
could run abreast. Excluding the hold,
of course, she has eight decks, and has
accommodation for $50 first, 500 sec
ond, and 1900 steerage passengers, while
her crew will number SG0-a total of
$3.50 persons. The vessel has four pro-
peIlers driven by turbines. The boilers
are twenty-five In number, with 1872
furnaces. She will be lit by 1850 cleo
trio lights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
ANARCHY'S DEADLY BOMBS.
They Are Regarded az the Terr"l

They Are Regarded az the Terr"r
of Modern Civilization.
The attempt upon the lives of the
King and Queen Of Spain and the dis
covery of a plot in Italy against the
King Of that country emphasize the
pernicious activity of anarchists 1t
is estimated that at the present time
there must be thousands of bombs in
Russia alone-all intended for the reap
ing of a bloody harvest. These bombs
are about the size of an orange, and
they were at first-until the authorities
awoke to the fact-impOrted into Rus
STA inside oranges, the contents of the
fruit having been, Of course, carefully
removed
Nowadays the making of bombs is
a simple matter Anyone who has the
slightest mechanical skill can make an
ordinary hand-grenade bomb, provided
he has the shell. In this shell are plac-
ed, beside the explosive. old nails, links
of chains, jagged pieces of metal, or
binary bullets and a detonator cap.
When thrown against a hard substance
the shell explodes with sufficient VIC
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
odd Recurrence of Digits.

TThe most remarkable arrangement
of numbers that l know Of" said To-
cal business college man who takes a
delight in solving curious problems and
digging, up mathematical oddities, lis
the combination of the six figures Of
1422.S57. Multiply this number by
and the answer is 2S5, ia, by 3 and the
answer is 42S,571, by 4 and the answer
is ST., 42S, by and the answer is ia
2S5. by and the answer IS oj7, 10.
Each answer contains exactly the same
digits as the original sum and. to cap
the climax, multiply the number by Z
and up comes the answer 800 999."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
FACTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA.
Has Been the Theater of Displays of
Volcanic Energy.

Volcanic Energy.
There is no better established fact in
the history of earth than that Califor-
Ma in ages past has been the theater
Of some of the most tremendous dis
plays of volcanic energy. There are
square miles of lava beds in the north
mountains composed entirely of stones
innunerable remnants of craters and
cones miles of hills that look to this
day like waves of arrested lava covered
with thin skin of soil, where no tree
grows; to say nothing of the tale told
in the layers of rock that may be seen
on many a bare mountainside writes
Gertrude Atherton in Harper's Weekly.
We have in the north-and not To
mention the hundreds of small and
nameless cones-three great peaks
Diablo. st. Helena and Shasta-that
are believed to have been active vol
canoes in the unwritten period of Cali
fornia's long and energetic story. Re
garding Shasta there is 10 manner of
doubt. and during the earthquake l
wondered if she were in eruption; for
only a month before persons in her
neighborhood were much alarmed at
the phenomenon of snow melting on
one Of her tanks as quickly as it fell.
4 year before the eruption of Pelee.
supposed to be extinct, and of the vol
cano on st. Vincent, 1 was in the West
Indies. and heard constant talk of tie
island of Monserrat which had shaken
for four months almost without pause.
Last winter-within 4 brief period
there were siXty-two distinct tremors in
this part of California-some thirteen
months before the strange CONFUSION
of April Is.
May 1t not be that our lava tides are
rising again? The splitting asunder of
the Santa Cruz mountains and the So
brante hills, as unusual an accompani-
ment as the earthquake itself, may be
result of the bulge of the crawling
monster in the channels beneath. Shas-
ia is its natural destination. Should
this be SO, and this uneasy mass vomit
itself through the volcano far in the
north, might it not mean the future
peace of San Francisco? True, she
might have her old tremors, but they
have not hurt her-not even the great
earthquake of 1868, which was nearly
twice as long as our last, aud was fol-
lowed by several weeks of constant and
considerable vibrations. If this last
and most malefc CONFUSION in her
known history were caused by return
ing volcanic forces, the opened lid of
the northern pot would at least pre-
serve her from another disastrous shak-
ing up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
GREAT PASSENGER SHIP.

The Lusitania, now ION the stocks"
on the Tyne, is the most wonderful ere
alton Of the shipbuilder and marine en-
glneer ever yet evolved, aud will pres
emily be plying regularly between Liv-
erpool and New York. The total cost
of the vessel is S6,50O,000. The LUsi-
tania is expected to reduce the Queens
town to Sandy Hook voyage to four
and half days.
Here are some comparative figures:
FIT. FIT. Knots.
Great Eastern ESQ SO $4,000 Is
Kaiser Wilhelm II 7O6 72A 10000 % u
Lusitania ........7S5 Sc $4,000 %
If the Lusitania was placed on end
she would be more than twice as high
as st. Pauls Cathedral, which has
height of 365 feet
The horsepower of the Lusitania Is
something stupendous, being 6S,000-
over &C per cent in excess of that of
the Kaiser Wilhelm. For the past nine
years Germany has held the Blue
Riband OF the Atlantic, but it is conf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

literature thousand years before Russian conquer
indestructble Poland buried in the
eighteenth century Germany, Russia and Austria were
constituted keepers of the tomb already the senti
nes exceedingly do fear and quake an omin-
stirring within the sepucher. and knows but
the Russian revolution may be the angel of the
ton.
Out of the welter of blind and bloody anarchy into
which Russia is drifting. peace and order may come
After unexamped slaughter of human beings by
inc and sword Russia will emerge In or less
recognizable shape and slowly begin to find her new
place in the community of nations If the Russia
should militarism abandon fond dream of
reconsructng her navy and abolish the monsrous pro-
ectve tariff which has choked the life of her peas
antry then the world may witness recuperaton
and of development such parallel the industrial
progress of the United States after the Civil War
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
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IN THE HONEYMOON
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c. HEY were racing along the coun-
try road at very nearly the top
= speed of the machine. The No
vember full moon shone down frostily
upon them and the county constables
who were supposed to be on the watch
for violators OF the speed regulations
were dreaming under their comfortable
coyerlets of possible earnings from the
apportionments of fines. The circum-
stances could not have been more con-
duciye to the settlement of the ques-
ton that had been standing between
them ever since he had determined
chat she was the one girl in all the
world for him, and she had exhibited a
coy reluctance to give him the definite
answer.
They had covered a dozen miles
since he had made his last remark,
which related to nothing more impOr-
tant than the perfection Of the wealth
er, and his keen enjoyment of the
particularly, as he yentured to
say. in such congeniaI companionship.
At that she had stiffened herself up IN
heg seat by his sde-it was a small
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

harmless in its action and results, but
at the same time will afford an amuse
ment and entertainment to fellow
members. On the feet of the prOspec
tive members there is placed a pair OF
metallic SOled shoes. In a convenient
spot in the lodge room are placed two
parallel metal tracks, the latter con
Meeting with a suitable electrical bat
terry. After being blindfolded the mem
Der is guided to the tracks to receive
the full benefit Of the electricity. The
shock is sufficient to cause the victim
to perform stunts to the editication OF
the spectators.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
DEAR LITTLE FACE.

Dear little face so full of trust
That now is all believing,
Dear little face that some day must
Find life filled with deceiving,
Dear little face that draws to mine
Nor dreams of dreaded danger,
Would l could keep you to the end
To disappointment stranger.
Dear little face that asks to know
The mystery of living,
Dear little face that years will show
That life was made for giving,
Dear little face where lines will grow
And deepen with life's sadness,
Would ! could keep you from the low,
Replacing grief with gladness
Dear little face, how can you meet
4 world, strong men defying?
Dear little one, why must you hear
The sorrowing and crying?
Dear little FACET dare not dream
But, praying here above you,
! draw you closer in my arms
God knows how well l love you!
Midland Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
FsERS r smf1iE P)E.I.

to the dire results prophesed By the gist
nestle life has not been disturbed The married
people who quarrel politics who are bound
to quarrel something Where the agreed or
where the husbands influence predominates they vote
alike Where the wife thinks and decides for herself
she generally strong enough have her judgment re-
spected by her husband Homes have been neglected
The time spent in recording vote every three years
a negligible quantity. Political women certainly spend
some considerable share of their time in public work.
But with them it is not nearly absorbing and
destructive of home life the round of
gayetes. Politics is regarded by many of them a
efectual of philanthropy than charity
yet proved
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
LION LAZY AND LAMBIIkE.
Young EngIishmnn Has Surpris-
ing Experience In Nigeria.

Young EnGIishmnn Has a Surpris-
Ing Experience In Nigeria.
That the lion Is not always the roar
ing, tearing beast of legendary descrip-
ton may be seen in the following ex
tract from the diary of a young En-
glishman who is at present serving his
country in Northern Nigeria:
L had just topped a long incline and
was walking my pony, when, on COM
ing around a corner of the road, hidden
by some trees, l saw, seventy yards in
trent of me, basking in the sun on an
open patch of burned grass, a magnifi-
cent full-grown lion. The sun was not
strong, and he was very, very laZily
Ticking his tail from side to side. He
had Il short name and his eyes were
lovely amber red in the weak sunlight
My first sensation was one of aston
ishment profound amazement and de-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Thrifty Swiss.

Little Switzerland sets a good exam.
pie by her relatively large foreign sales
For every man, woman and child, she
sends away in manufactured goods the
value of SO per annum. This is ten
times as much for each inhabitant as
the corresponding export trade Of the
United States.
If America were as active as the in.
land republic her exports Of this kind
would be nearly S4,O0000O,0O0 or as
much as the foreign business in manu-
features of the entire Engineer
ing Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
For Initiating Candidates Into L


For Initiating Candidates Into the
Secret Societies.
Practically every society or lodge
has a different secret initiation of can
didates of some form best adapted to
its ideas. In the smaller lodges the
initiation is very simple, but in the
larger and more influential societies
the ritual prescribed is often very elab-
crate. An Illinois inventor suggests
the employment of electricity in initia-
ton programs by the use of a special
apparatus he has devised and patent
ed. 1t is guaranteed to be strictly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02


The agitation already had given birth to womens
political societies. These increased until there
in every town Importance Some of these societies
united to send members the womens national council
sort of unrecognized and sefeected parliament,
ing annually the chief centers and discussing in
detail an extensive program of reform The subjects
discussed may serve to show what direction political
women are likely take. Many concerned with their
own sexreguations shop girls labor the
independence of women, and equality of wages when
both sexes are doing equal work Other subjects deal
with childrenespecaly their education and the
of poor and destitute children They have proclaimed
themselves peace society.
The increased political activity has not led
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

graph and hang it up where must look at it when
rise in the morning This would be a reminder of what
expecting ourselves to do all day Whenever
backsde into the bad ways of doing things suppose we
go look at the photograph just reminder that we
to look best when folks gaze upon the mani
mate countenance-and then, perhaps we'll experience
mental twnge of truth that animate countenance
puts up its worst appearance when forget live up
to our photograph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Ience to blow down a house. Many Of
the bombs turned out by anarchists are
OF crude make. Others are quite elab-
crate, for there are many skilled chem
lists in the ranks of the red brethren.
The picture of the anarchist in his
workshop, reproduced from the Illus
trated London News, Is more than a
fanciful one. It represents an actual
condition and one that Is a menace to
modern society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

This" said the inventor, 'is my
new steam dredge for river and harbor
work"
"Ahi I observe you call 1t The Poll
tician,'" said the capitalist. II sup
pose your idea in that is to court favor
with the powers that be-
No, 1 call it The Politician Simply
because it throws mud philadelphia
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

and q ! g n / t a + les
from all over the
world. 1t culmin-
ated on the closing
day in the presen-
tation 60 the repub-
lie Of France Of a
gold medal struck
by CO m N a n d of
Congress as a token
of American graft
tude for the aid
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

By direction of President Roosevelt
orders have been issued that violations
of the eight-hour law by contractors on
public buildings shall be reported by
army and navy officers or other gov
eminent officers detailed to take charge
of such buildings. These reports will
be turned over to the Department OF
Justice, that prosecutions may follow.
Labor organizations have reported
many violations of the law to the Pres
ident, who had Commissioner of Labor
Neill investigate them. He found the
law being freely violated, and it was
decided to get the cooperation of the
army and navy officers to check the
practice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02


to
which
tell
meI leaving the his country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

your fiance, the doctor, seems to be
very absent minded"
He is. Whenever he takes my hand
instead of squeezing it he feels my
pulse" boston Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
DRIFTING TOWARD EVIL.
p~ .Lsief Y. Strauss.

People thing comparatively little
of morality. It is thus that abuses
grow. Things are done that one dis
approves of, but he sees that other
people are not criticising, that they
seem to be commended by the ma
jorlty, SO he quietly goes ahead,
neither praising nor condemning.
The truth is, each is waiting for the
other to denounce the evil, and so it
wakes strong and f1ourishes. l think
it is our duty TO speak out clearly
Mhar 1xa thiral- thinnrS GRO ys-r.or,c-. Il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
LIVE UP TO YOUR POSE.
By William Wesley.

If every person would try to live up to his
Tor her photograph things would go better by
much more than half There would be vastly
less reason for bitterness in social rivalry, and
resentment in professional ambition; vastly
less reason for matrimonial revolt and domestic
chickering's; vastly less reason for the breaking
/ of friendships and recurrent acrid results
SUPPOSE we frame our "pleasantest" photo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION WILL REsHAPE WORLD.
By w. T. Stead.

The French revolution dominated the nine
teenth century. VIII the Russian revolution
dominate the TWENTIETH AS the Japanese
was the prologue of the Russian revolution, 50
the Russian revolution may be the prologue TO
the reshaping of the world.
The most Immediately pressing question is
whether the Russian revolution will lead to the
resurrection of Poland. The Poles, who had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
WILL WOMEN VOTE AS HUSBANDS VISIT
By Edith S. CrosSn1an.

1t must be admitted that large number, per-
haps the majority of women, in England, still
vote under the influence of their husbands or
fathers. Perhaps this is not altogether an evil.
But there is a considerable minority, which
gradually is increasing, which thinks and acts
for itself The franchise has been a political
education for women and has reused them to
an interest which they could not feel while it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Ought to Be.

This is a very cheerful light you
lave in your house." remarkes sAa Wis
itor.
Yes" said the owner. I'VE burn
laughing gas -Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Two Good Reasons.

Gocfer-In speaking Of your auto
mobile why do you always refer to It
Ia the feminine gender, as she?
Shoofer-Well, the auto Is so hard
to manage and so blamed expensive -
Brooklyn Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

A surplus of S26,187, $50 is shown by
the Treasury Departments statement
of the governments financial transac.
lions during the fiscal year ending
June 30. The receipts were $J94,591,-
ia, being sol, 49O,S55 more than in the
prior year The increase is in customs
and internal revenues. The expendi-
lures for army, navy. pensions, interest.
civil and miscellaneous We're compare
lively lower than during 1904-05. but
were more than offset by the increased
expenditures of $23,5O4,1S9 for public
works, including the Panama canal dis.
bursement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
A Hard Sian.

"Ah!" exclaimed Miss Patience
Come, whom Mr.. Staylate had been
boring with silly conundrums, that re-
minds me of the best thing going"
whats that?" he asked.
a man who has stayed too long. -
Catholic Standard and Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

There are some mothers who think
the baby's father doesn't love it because
he refuses to let 1t smear molasses
candy on his clothes.