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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10

The Democratic Club of New York, in
aiming to reorganize itself as the ma
tional Democratic Club, has decided to
support Bryan.
The Indiana Republican State platform
indorses the administration of Gov. Han
~, favors a 2-cent railroad fare law and
State control of insurance companies.
The Republican congressional committee
composed of a member or Senator from
each State, chosen at the recent caucus of
Senate and House Republicans. has elect
ed Representative James S. Sherman of
New York to be chairman, the place held
by Babcock of Wisconsin for the past
eleven years. 1t is expected that the
chairman will open headquarters at New
York. Tawney of Minnesota was chosen
vice chairman, Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey, secretary, and Mckinley of Illinois,
treasurer.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor issued from the
Washington headquarters a circular letter
defining the political policy of the fedora
ton. All members are urged to vote in a
body regardless of party that we may
elect men from our own ranks to make
new laws and administer them and to
secure an impartial judiciary. He wants
them to stand by their friends and to de-
liver a singing rebuke to men or parties
who are either Indifferent negligent or
hostile At the same time the Central
Labor Union at Washington proposed the
formation of a labor legislative commit
tee composed of Representatives from each
of the 80 central labor unions in the
.ho H. - IooI
after labor legislation in Congress.
In his latest open letter, addressed to
Senator Lodge. Frederick Upham Adams
takes the ground that the Judiciary of the
country has usurped the powers belonging
to Congress and the President under the
constitution. Consequently he character
ICES the country as judiciary. He
asks the Senator if he knows of any Su-
preme Court or federal judge who was
not formerly a corporation lawyer. Mr..
Adams takes the ground that the consti-
tuition gives to no court the right to pass
on the validity of a law passed by Con-
gress and signed by the President of the
United States.
United States Senator Berry of Arkan-
sas has decided to ask an investigation
of the vote by which Gov. JEFF Davis was
nominated TO the Senate, on the ground
that many of the Davis ballots were
fraudulent
The Vice President and Senator Plat
are said to have been the only persons
present in the Senate the other day when
Chaplain Hale. in the opening prayer,
quoted the admonition: 4 say unto you
here. love your enemies.
REInelander Waldo, the young society
man of New York who occupies the post
of deputy police commissioner. is disap-
pointing his enemies by showing a capac-
Ty for hard work in his new position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
INDUSTRY GROWS IN WEST.
Census bureau Says Oklahoma Has
Made Great Strides.

\ report prepared by the census bu-
reau for the use Of the congressional
committee on manufactures discloses
that in the percentage of increase in IN
dustries and value of products manufac-
tured five of the far Western States lead
the list. In Oklahoma in the last five
years capital invested in manufacturing
increased 3J1 per cent and the value of
the production 200 per cent, the number
of establishments 10I per cent and the
number of employees 141 per cent. Indian
Territory ranks on a par with Oklahoma,
with an increase of 200 per cent in the
value of manufat tJred materials. 213
per cent increase in capital invested and
an increase of 100 per cent in the num-
Der of establishments. Nevada, Idaho
and Utah ranked next.
There was a decrease in number of
manufacturing establishments despite an
increase in output and capital invested
in majority CT the States. due, il is
stated. to the consolidation of small enter
prises. The increase of production and
capital invested in all the States runs
from 20 to 200 percent in the five years.
In Delaware alone there is a slight de-
crease of production, but an increase in
capital invested.
The foreign commerce of the United
States during the first seven months of
the fiscal year amounted to $1752421.-
33o, according to d bulletin issued by the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
This shows a considerable increase in
both imports and exports. over the cor
responding months year ago.
In the seven months ending with Jan
uary imports have increased SI0.000.000
and exports have increased $155, 900 900.
Imports during the seven months ended
with January, 1906. were 5000. T64.:Jtj6
and exports were .0J6,656.76f The
increase in importations occurs chiefly in
manufacturers materials and finished
manufactures, while the increase in ex-
portations occurs chiefly in agricultural
products and manufactures. The bulle-
Tin says there is a marked increase in
| the expectation of breadstuffs and provis-
ions, the value If breadStuffs exported in
January and december each amounting
TO over $26.000.000. For the seven
| months ended with January provisions,
including meat and dairy products. show
ed total expectation of $134000.000,
against $10S0O0,O0O for the same period
| last wear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
BEGINNER IN THE COUNTRY.
He Is Advised to Go Slow at First
to Avoid "a Failure.

to Avoid "a Failure.
There is no better motto for the be-
ginner in amateur farming or poultry
raising than Go SLOW" says American
Homes and Gardens. The beginner i'll
these very engrossing pursuits is apt to
proceed with Il speed that sometimes
approaches that of railroad express
train He begins by purchasing a farm.
This means that in most cases he pays
more for his land than it is worth to
its preceding owner 1t means, prac-
tically, permanently locating himself in
a new and untried region, to remove
from which would entail considerable
expense, and which may be an opera
ton he will have great difficulty in ac-
complishing, especially if he must sell
his property before removing from it.
The next step will be the purchase of
a quantity of tools and material and
then, if he fancies poultry raising, a
start on as large Il scale as his means
permit.
Then the troubles begin. The min
ute directions of the various books and
periodicals he has so eagerly studied
are found to be difficult of practical
application. Unforeseen circumstances
arise with disheartening rapidity. The
season is bad, his stock sickens and
dies. he has no idea what to do and no
place where lie can obtain the neceS-
sary information. Like the gentleman
of scripture, his second state is worse
than his first, and there is no health
in it. If he can he withdrawS from
the operation, chaStened and money
less man. If he can't. his soul becomes
consumed with hate, hate for his land
his house, his fowls. his trees, his gar.
den. his fruits. his vegetables. Too
late. he realizes that the more haste
the less speed.
The newcomer to the country must
be prepared to find everything different
from what one has been accus, Jmed to
in the city. 1t would not be the coun-
try were it otherwise. One moves into
the country not only for greater space
but for the complete change of life
which is one of the inseparable charms
of country living. Yet the difference
between the two modes of life are apt
to be very great.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
REMEMBERS HIS OLD HOME.
Not Ashamed of the Humble Cot
faGe of His Roybood

tage of His Boyhood.
Your business, you say, is house
moving:"
Yes
You seem to have made a lot of
money out of it,
L have. You see l don't work the
way other house movers do. have a
plan of my own"
Lighting a 50-cent cigar, the house
mover unused a moment. Then he went
ON.
Years ago, when l was a little boy
my father used to take me on his knee
and talk to me. Johnny he would
say although You have been born in
poverty, you are smart, and you will
rise to wealth some day. But never be
ashamed of your first home. my boy
Be as proud of it as if it were Il state
ly palace.
1t was a four-roOm cottage where
we lived thenJ And when l went out
to make my way in the world, my
fathers last words were these: My
son, wherever you go. whatever you do
remember the old home. 1t will be a
star in the heavens to you in the cloud
lest night of despair
The house mover dropped a lump of
cigar ash upon Il diamond-studded tray
and continued:
Il have never forgotten my fathers
words. Wherever l have gone, what
ever | have done. l have remembered
the old home, and it has been my guild
ing star to fortune. My parents have
long departed this life. The cottage is
my most dearly treasured possession
now. In fact, it becomes more valua-
bic to me every year. | have Il friend
in the city hall. When the city is
about to open up new street or lay
out a park, l get quiet tip from my
friend, and as quickly as possible |
move my cottage to where the new
street or park is TO be-
He fiicked flake of ash from his
moleskin waistcoat.
Persecution follows my old home
wherever it goes he sighed The
street and park people have condemned
it fifty times, but | have defended it
manfully and compelled the municipal
ity to shell out handsomely every time.
| figure that my little four-room cot
tage has brought me in 100000 in the
last twenty years. House moving" he
added, is a profitable business if a
man goes at it properly. Newark
News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
Doctor Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
Lydia e Pifrkkaa7syS
Vegetable Compound

The wonderful power of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of wonankiud is not be-
cause it is a stimulant. not because il I
is palliative. but simply because it is
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts of the country BY women who I
have been cured. trained nurses whd I
have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Cons
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds of them would aclxnowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia Z. Piukham's Vegetable Conn
pound in severe cases of female ills, an
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect a cure. The follow
ing letter proves 1t.
DR.. S. c. Brigham, of Brigham
Park, Fitchburg, Mass, writes:
at gives me great pleasure to say that
have found Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
y
scribe it in my practice for female difficulties
my Oldest daughter found it very benefi-
cial fora femaletrouble some time ago, andmy
youngest daughter is now taking it Tor fe-
male weakness and is surely gaining in health
and strength
- freely advocate it as a most reliable spe-
cific in all diseases to which women are sub
ject, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with PAIN
ful or irregular periods, bloating Tor
fiatulency), weakness of organs, dis
placements, inflammation orulceration,
can be restored to perfect health and
strength by taking Lydia E. Pinllham's
Vegetable Compound If advice is
needed write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass She is daughter-in-law
of Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty
five years has been advising sick
women free of charge. No other living
person has had the benefit of a
wider experience in treating female
ills. She has guided thousands to
health. Every suffering woman should
ask for and follow her advice if she
wants to be strong and well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
Deafuess Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the dises sed portion of the ear. There is
only one way TO cure deafness. and that IS
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by IN inhamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachiar Tube. When
this tube is intiamed you have a rumhlinS
sound or imperfect hearing, aud when ii IS
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh which is nothing but an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrht
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, IIc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10

In bygone times it came to pass,
\ tall Giraffe and a dwarfish Ass,
As fellow-travelers side and side,
Were jogging through Il country wide.
The ASS was much inclined to smile
At his companions awkward style;
His great long legs to criticise,
And at his neck express surprise
In short, to spare no cruel hit
Whereby he might display his wit.
But, as they moved the region through,
The vegetation scarcer grew,
Until upon the sterile ground
But little else than stones were found,
And only on the tallest trees
Grew aught that could their hunger ease
And there with famine worn away,
The hungry Ass was forced to stay,
And watch his comrade eat the fruit
4 dozen feet above the root.
All, me-" he cried, mo more I'll chat,
Nor at your neck and figure laugh.
In truth, find now. after all.
I'd give my ears to be as tall -
ST. Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
ONLY SEVEN IN A CENTURY.
Umbrella improvements Have Not
Been Frequently Patented.

Umbrella improvements Have Not
Been Frequently Patented.
Up to Il few years ago, it is said, by
the American Inventor, only seven pat
ents ON umbrellas had been issued in
the United States in one hundred
years.
The ribs and stem of an umbrella are
generally made IL factories having a
specially of these items and are sent
thence to the real manufacturer. Here
first the man whose work it is to as
semble the parts inserts a bit of wire
into the small holes at the end of the
ribs. draws them together about the
main rod and puts on the ferrule.
In cutting the cloth seventy five
thicFnesses or thereabouts are arrang-
ed upon splitting table, at which
skilled operators work. In another
rooms are a number of girls who OPP
crate hemmiDg machines. \ thousand
yards Of hemmed goods is but days
work for one Of these girls. The ma
chimes at which they work have
After hemming the cloth is cut into
triangular pieces with a knife as be
fore, but with Il pattern laid upon it.
The next operation is the sewing Of
the triangular pieces together by ma
chinery.
The covers and the frames are now
ready to be brought together. In all
there are twenty-one places where the
cover is attached to the frame in the
average umbrella The handle is next
glued on and the umbrella is ready for
pressing and inspection.
The development of the umbrella
has been rapid in. the last few years.
We pick up even cheap one nova
days press a button and the top
spreads itself like an eagle ready for
its fight. We are going away and an
ordinary umbrella is too long to put
in our grip. We find among our as
sortment one that is meant for just such
an emergency. and which, in most ac-
commodating manner. folds up to suit
the size of our travelling bag. Other
new ones lock with key. Some
spread their shade over eight or nine
feet of territory, and manufacturers
aver that these are but a few of the
improvements which we may expect
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
Our Mountains Not So High.

According to the latest edition of Gan
nett's Dictionary of Attitudes in the
United States" many previous estimates
of mountain heights are altered. Care
full surveys indicate that these estimates
have been exaggerated. Mount Whitney
has been reduced from 1893 feet to A.
SOP feet. and Mount Williamson. in Cal
ifornia, is credited with only 1850 feet.
Mount Rainier has been cut down 1863
feet to the height of 1868 feet. This
gives its rival. Mount Shasta, the advan-
tage, with 1850 feet to its credit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
Their reIIon Emnio,e.

There are stories that are true. and
stories that ought not to be. Among
the latter, surely, is the tale of the two
politicians who drew pay in Phila.
delphia for work which was supposed
to keep them at desks in the city hall.
One day. as they rambled along q
brook in the country fishing. one of
them picked up Il stone and threw it AT
a grazing horse-a disreputable, worn
out old horse.
Hold on, Billy" said the other.
Don't shy stones at the poor chap.
He has as much right to be here as
You have. That is the commissioners
fathers borse. He's on the payroll for
that desk between yours and mine"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10

"Anyone who is willing to work can
get rich in the Republic of Panama"
said Dillwynn NJ. Hazlett to a Kansas
City Journal writer. 1T costs 10 cents
q bunch to raise bananas and there is
always sale for them at 30 cents
bunch Three crops of corn can be
raised a year and no cultivation is re-
quired. A man walks along and drops
the corn in the footprints he makes
and a native follows and covers the
corn with his big toe. That is all there
is to do until it is time to gather it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
COAL ROAD OFFICIALS oUIzzED.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pursues Its Investigations.

The interstate commerce commission
began its investigation into the operation
OF the coal railroads at Philadelphia. De
spite the manifest hostility of the railroad
officials summoned as witnesses, William
a. Glasgow, Jr., as counsel for the COM
mission, brought out admissions of the
existence of pools. 1t is shown that through
the statistical bureaus of three railway
systems agreements exist governing the
transportation and distribution of soft
COAL and fixing the division Of the coal
traffic. These arrangements have been oper
alive for ten years. although in violation
of the existing laws. Also. it was adj
mitted that by means of private car COM
panies, coal could be served at stated
times, while dealers not owning cars can
not guarantee the date on which their
coal will be delivered. Il appeared that
one road had refused to handle cars un-
less the owner had at least 800 cars in
volving an outlay of 100000. Officials
OF many railroads were shown to have
personal interests in the coal mining COM
panies. Further admissions were after
ward made, showing that the combine has
controlled and manipulated all tidewater
and line shipments of bituminous coal, as
to division of shipments, freight rates and
prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
a Trite Saying.

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DIR. Pierce's Discovery cures all blood
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10
Notes of the National Capital.

The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Julius Jacobs to be
assistant treasurer of the United States
at San Francisco, Cal.
Sir Mortimer Durand. the British am
bassador. was at the capitol making in
ouiries regarding methods of Congress. the
information being collated at the request
of the British government.
Senator Lodge denies the report that
he will offer the Philippine tariff bill as
an amendment TO the House bill removing
the tax from denatured alcohol. and also
denies that he is opposed to that measure.
For the month of March, 1906, the col
lections of internal revenue amounted to
$50. 49, 800, a gain over March, 1905, of
81. IOS. I61. For the nine months of the
present fiscal year the receipts amounted
to S1ST. 432, 81, an increase over the cor
responding period in 1905 of S11,421. 1873.
Thomas Fitzgerald, general manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad as
witness before the interstate commerce
commission in the hearing under the Till
man-Gillespie coal and oil resolution. read
q prepared statement detailing past and
present conditions of the road. He said
there had been limitation or restriction
on tonnage by the B. & o. within his
knowledge.
The Senate committee on privileges and
elections by unanimous vote has author
lied Senator Foraker to report favorably
the Tillman bill to prohibit insurance and
other corporations from contributing to
campaign funds
Secretary Root has informed the Rus
sian government that any dace after Sept.
20 next viii be convenient to the United
States for the holding of the second
Hague conference. An effort is being
made 20 secure the admission of the South
American delegates to the conference on
an equality with others by allowing their
governments to adhere formally TO the ar
bitration agreement prepared by the first
Hague conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10

Hint.

We show the duke about New York.
This" we explain, lis Wall street. =
His grace yawns.
Er-wl.ere is Brad street, dontye-
know he asks.
The ladies of the party are ...-ch ag-
itated; it is the first hint our distin-
guished guest has let fall.-Puck.