Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-04

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If it is not an earthquake it is
typhoon- Press.
Pittsburg maintains its gay ascend
ency as center of metropolitan i'm
Philadelphia Record.
Not even the stancheSt vessel of the
navy is safe in the attempt TO cut
across Philadelphia Ledger.
It looks as if the public will soon be
getting rough-house baseball and draw
ing-room prize fights.-New York Amer
lean.
Cuba had better be good, or the Pearl
Of the Antilles will have to 90 on the
string with some other islands-New
York American.
Its often the man who most loudly
deploreS brutality that stands longest
in front of the bulletin boardS.-New
York American.
The Cuban rebels may do Il little
sduirming, but who wouldn't with Bill
Taft sitting on them Philadelphia
North American.
\ typhoon in the China Sea and Il
deep fall of snow on Pixies Peak-but
the elements remain kind to Coney ISL
and.-New York World.
There is spice of humor in the
spectacle of the Spanish editors who
are telling 'uS how to manage the Gu
bans.-Philadelph Ledger,
Before adopting the American mill
tary uniform the Russian army would
best shave with something besides
shears.-New York Commercial
Banker Stensland will not only have
to face the music, but it will be of Il
quality to suggest that he do some live
ly dancing.-Philadelph Ledger.
Japan is buying a whaling fleet. 1t
would probably be hard to convince the
surviving Russian admirals that she
needs another.-New York Commercial.
Cuban instruction and an American
prize fight are very much alike. A few
blows are preceded and followed by in
terminable interyiews.-New York Her.
aid.
One of these days somebody is going
to make himself popular by starting
a movement in favor of simplified
Chinese laundry checks.-Washingto
Post.
Revolt is said to he brewing in five
South American republics. Why don't
they unite and term the function an
international picnic?-Philadelph
Ledger.
The time appears to be coming when
the only rich man worth noticing will
be one who can cross the continent ON
his own alroads.-Philadelph IN
quirer.
The law as to the new spelling in
Government offices is not like the laws
of the Modes and Persians. 1t may be
revised if it does not take New
York Tribune.
Unless both sides subscribe to a
strict enforcement of the curfew law,
some of those Cuban belligerents may
yet meet with serious njury.-New Or
leans Times-Democrat
China is to have new constitution,
but it's custodians should be careful
that the Dowager Empress doesn't see
it first. She might need it in her bust
ness.-New York Herald
John d. Rockefeller says "the aver
age American struggles too much' 1t
appears, then, that the Standard had
81,
all.-Philadelphia Ledger.
They are moving down the Jews in
Poland with artillery again. 1t is a
CHASTITY harvest. Is the Gar deaf to
the rumble of the cannon in the throne
room New York World.
An Ohio genius has invented device
to prevent women from stepping off
cars backward. Thus does perfidious
man strike another blow at the liber-
ties of the gentler seX.-Philadelphia
North American.
Under a recent London ordinance, a
man caught throwing a banana skin
on tie pavement is liable to a fine of
40 shillings. 1t is to be hoped that the
law will not slip up in its execution
New York Tribune.
Kenosha (Wis.) Humane Society has
forced the passage of an ordinance MAX
ing four hours a days work for mon
keys employed by organ grinders, and
this, of course, will necessitate the en-
ployment of more monkeys New York
Herald.
Hongkong has been called ''the freest
of free ports" 1t is now to have rival
in Manila, which, as result of the en-
lightened policy of the Philippine Com
mission, will have a chance to regain
its old-time commercial supremacy
New York Tribune.