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in Partisan tOilettes, and handsome car
riages and automobiles whizz by. On
nibuses are labeled with the names Of
various hotels, such as 1.-The Lion of
the Desert" The Panther" THE
Beautiful Englishwoman." Moorish
ladies of high degree, faces half cover
ed, shrouded in white, ride on donkeys
led by coal black Nubians. A slave girl
swings along, posing a water jar upon
her head.
The native city Is higher up the hill
side 1t has Moorish cafes where men
sit cross-legged, smoking long pipes OF
kief, little shops where native tailors
work with gold and silver threads on
colored cloth. The streets are SO mar
row that a camel could not enter them,
and arms outstretched touch either
side. The residences have no windows
only peepholes by the door, and bus
for the street noises and the people
passing, the place would seem llfeless~
prison city Of blank walls. Some Of
the roads are paved, but others are
nothing more than stairways that lead
up, up, Unfortunately. Occasionally
arches span the way, with rooms above
them.
The whole city has Deen built with
view to shutting out the heat Of the
African sun. Each successive story OF
house projects beyond the one below
it, the projection being supported by
inclined props that rest against the
wall. The sky is thus pretty well shut
out, and progress resembles journeying
in a covered passage. The swarthy ma
tives wear white turbans, the Jews are
brightly CARRIED, and have silver but
tons on their blue gray jackets. The
Arabs wear burnouses. Boys leave their
shoes in a row outside of the school
house, and heelless slippers ornament
the entrance to the mosques.
Altogether, AIgiers is an odd city.
full of interest. In tailor shops, where
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
Told in q Few liues.

The indictments against Postmaster
Fred Greiner of Buffalo, charging brib-
cry, have been dismissed.
The Emperor of Japan will personally
invest Baron Komura with the anbassa-
dorship to the court of ST. James.
Mrs, Charlotte Leethem, propretress of
hotel and lodging house at Little Rock.
Ark, was found murdered in her room.
Theophilus Zurbrugg, wealthy PhiIa-
delphian, has hired detectives to trace the
writer Of an anonymous letter threatening
him with death unless he handed over
$4,000.
Parmely Webb Herrick, son of former
Gov. Herriek Of Ohio, and Miss Agnes
Blackwell of st. Louis we're married in
that city the other night.
While playing along the banks of Pond
run at Parkersburg, w. Va. Wallace
Wilson, aged s, son of II. S. Wilson,
wealthy timber man, and BENIN Stephens,
aged 10, son of Mrs. Sarah Stephens,
were drowned.
The National Cash Register Company
at Dayton, Ohio, reduced the hours Of
its 1000 employees to ffty-four per week.
General Manager Chalmers also agreed
to pay part of the expenses of all en-
ployes and their families on ten days
outing at Michigan City in August.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
Wisconsin
State News
WEALTH TAX NETS MILLIONS.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision
Proves Far Retching.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision
Proves Far Reiching.
WelI-known Milwaukee lawyers deem
the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme
Court which upheld the Inheritance tax
law as one of the most far-reaching that
has been given in the United States. They
declare the decision shows the way open
for the adoption of President Rooseyelt's
suggestion that fortunes swollen bevond
all healthy limits be taxed. The State
of Wisconsin will recover about $780,
900 in back Inheritance taxes under the
decision, besides similar amount from
the railroads on ad valorem tax. An
other important decision established the
right of the State to fix rates to be
charged by public service corporations in
the State. The Madison Gas and Elec-
trio Company, it was decided, did not
have TO produce its books so that the city
might determine the reaSonablenesS of the
companys charges. The cart then clear
ly stated that it is within the province of
the State to determine the maximum
rates. In it's opinion the Supreme Court
upholds the absolute constitutionality of
the inheritance tax law. The court ad-
mits the natural right of Inheritance and
the right to will property. 1t holds, how
ever, that the constitution does not limit
the Legislatures power of taxation to
property alone. 1t was not intended to
prohibit the taxing of mortgages and oc-
equations. The constitutional require
ment of uniform taxation" it is main
tanned by the court-in case it applies
at all to excise taxation-means only the
general equality" of the constitution In
other words, there must be no unjust dis
elimination. The progressive tax upon in
heritance, it is pointed out, is similar to
the progressive tax, which as early as
1876 the Legislature imposed upon rail-
road earnings
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
How to RP.ise GOsIings.

After the goslings leave the nest let
them remain with the mother goose two
or three days, but feed them. When
they appear to be strong enough Sto
take care Of themselves, separate them
from the mother goose, letting them
run in a pen where there is grass.
They should be prevented from wan
dering away. At night they should be
put in a box and covered up, so they
will keep warm, but they must have
some air or they will smother. They
should never be allowed to get wet
with dew or rain; therefore they
should be turned out late IL the morn
ing, and after they are strong enough
they may be allowed to run at large.
Give them plenty of water and feed
them morning and night with corn
bread cooked as you would for your
own eating, but it will be better If
made very greasy with some cayenne
pepper to produce heat. If properly at
tended to as above stated they will be
easily raised, and will get very fat
The grease in the bread will kill the
poison in the vegetation they eat, and
onions and lettuce are also fine feed
for them. l had thirty-six, and they
began to die one or two a day, until
| lost ten and l began to care for them
as | have here stated and none of them
have died since then. | send this for
publication for the benefit of those who
raise geese.-B. /. White
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
State News in Brief.

A municipal lighting plant will be erect
ed and operated by the city of Kenosha.
Prof Pearson and Prof. Porter of the
faculty of Beloit college will retire on
Carnegie fund pensions.
Seventeen Indians at the White Rapids
settlement on the Menominee river are
suffering with smallpox.
Supervisor J. II. Hildebrand has an
nounced that the valuation of Appleton
would be increased S1,000,000, one-tenth
of the valuation of last year.
Capt. Charles Bodemer has been reliey
ed from the command of Company G in
Sheboygan pending investigation of the
charge that he deserted his wife and child.
The Gibbs store in Mellen was broken
into AT about 3 o'clock on a recent morn
ing by robbers, who took about S15 worth
of shoes, watches. chains, rings, charms,
cutlery, etc.
Mrs. Noble Watson of Kaukauna was
electrocuted while in her cellar. She was
holding an electric lamp attached to a
wire and short circuit was established.
George Riggs. aged 81 years, of Salem,
was instantly killed BY falling from the
roof of a barn. Riggs struck on a ce-
ment sidewalk. He is survived by
widow.
John Black, Joseph Black and August
Anderson who were indicted with num-
Der of Oshkosh business men in connec-
ton with recent land frauds in Oregon,
were discharged by Court Commissioner
Dillet at Shawano.
Milwaukee housewives have decided to
bring in Chinese servants in an attempt
to solve the servant problem.
Prof Fletcher of River Falls was
drowned in the Chippewa river at Hol-
combe by the capsizing Of a boat.
Jens Tonneson. aged Sc, veteran OF
the Civil War and for over 30 years
resident of St. Croix county, is dead at
the home of his niece, Mrs. Andrew Har-
ris. in Hudson.
The body of Prof A. h Fletcher of
the River Falls normal school was found
floating in the river at Cornell by a boy.
A reward of $3.50 for its recovery caused
a diligent search.
Canar & Wards hardware store in
Mondovi was robbed of $3.50 several
revolvers and knives, and the safe was
opened. 1uZleE DIOtueIS SalOOH was also
robbed of So and revolver.
James z. Nolan of Manitowoc, who
was sentenced to two years at Waupun
for embezzlemant, may not go until an OPP
Grafton is performed on him. Nolan is
suffering from Gamer of the tongue.
Roy O'Dea of Monroe is dead in ST.
Paul as the result of a beating he re-
ceived in a box car near st. Paul several
days ago. O'Dea was robbed of S14 az
the time and if his assailant can be found
he will be charged with murder. There
is no clue, however.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

to the beginning of the sub-tropics of
Florida and Texas. Seven hundred
thousand people are there duplicating
the life that is going on in Illinois and
Indiana. The soil they cultivate is red
and not brown. TheirAhouses, their
towns, their schools are newer. But in
nothing else Go their surroundings diff
fer from those of their former homes
in the Middle West except that a pro-
founder beauty characterizes the scenes
they look upon.
There are no drones. Everyone is
busy New land is being broken. New
buildings are going up New trolley
lines are starting. Thriving towns have
sprung up everywhere. Oklahoma City
has the air of metropolis. Lawton
Ardmore, Shawnee, Enid, Guthrie, the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
WHITE LADY.
N@N~N~

70 ORSES rarely forget either q
sI6I benefit or an unkindness. Nj.
-S Shurtleff had a beautiful mare,
White Lady, a high-spirited and SEN
sitive creature Ben, her groom, had
never treated her roughly or given her
a cross word, and White Lady knew
his step and would whinny with de-
light when she heard it.
Mr. Shurtleff sent Ben one day TO
Craigie, a lonely little railway station
In the midst Of the moors. When Ben
came out of the office he was amazed
not to find White Lady where he had
left her Gypsy Tim, rough, dark
looking fellow, had mounted her to
try her speed over the moors. White
Lady had never been handled so rough
ly before She reared and plunged
with fright.
Get Off" said Ben, turning white
with anger. lie was not more than
Is and small for his age.
Tim answered sneeringly:
you ne quiet I'm just trying her
a bit III tame her for you"
Ben seized him by the arm, though
he was twice as big as himself, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

capital, and other Oklahoma towns
have their commercial clubs, their
spirit of cooperation, their hustle.
Okmulgee, South McAlester, COalgate
Chickasha, Tulsa, Muskogee and doz-
ems of other towns In Indian Territory
are a-quiver with industry. Many of
them did not exist five years ago, and
the largest ones have doubled their
population since then
Oklahoma, which it is proposed to
combine with Indian Territory In a new
State, will make a magnificent com
mGnwealtb. There are fully 100000
white inhabitants in the two Terri.
tories. Oklahoma has more than 7OO.-
900 whites, with fewer than $1,000 In
dians. There are 100000 people in In
dian Territory, of whom a quarter are
Indians. So that while the new State
will face an Indian problem, it will
not be a hard one. One NAV ride
through Oklahoma, says a writer In the
Worlds Work, stopping off at town
after town without ever seeing an In
dian. In Indian Territory an Indian
shack or tepee is occasionally visible
from the railroad, with it's dweliers
loafing about; but you recognize no
Indians in the towns, and the railroad
stations. If you do see one in town
you have to be told that he is an In
dian, for he is probably a half-breed
or quarter-breed, well-dressed and com
petent-looking, not distinguishable from
the white men with whom he mingles
There will always be Indians in the
State of Oklahoma, as there are In
dams in Maine in Wisconsin, In New
York, but the States constitution will
be made by representatives of 1000. 900
white men, and it will be a white mans
State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
THE HILLS o. SKYE.

There's a ship lies off Dunvegan,
An she longs to spread her wings,
An through a. the day she beckons,
An through a. the night she sings:
"Come ava, ava, my darIin',
Come ava wi me and fly
To a land that's fairer, kinder
Than the moors ard hills o Skye"
Oh, my heart. Ny weary heart!
There's ne'er a day goes by
But it turns name to Dunyegan
By the storm-beat hills o Skye.
/ hae wandered miles gu many,
l hae marked fu' many a change,
I hae won me gear in plenty
In this land sac fair, but strange;
Yet at times a spell is on me,
I'm Q boy once again-to rim
On the hills aboon Dunvegan-
An the kind sea shuts me in.
Oh, my heart My weary hearth
There's ne'er a day goes By
But it turns hame to Dunvegan
By the storm-beat hills 0 Skye.
-Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

1t is a most dangerous practice for
a boy or any other person to stand I'M
mediately behind a horse that is haul
ing up the hay fork loaded with a big
Load of hay. Should anything give way,
as a breaking OF singletree, before
the load has reached the carrier, there
is liable to be an accident.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
WANT TANEs on REBATES.
state of Wisconsin May Sue Rail-
roads for Millions


roads for Millions
Wisconsin soon may sue the various
railroads of the State for back taxes on
rebates, under the ad valorem act, now
that the Supreme Court has decided the
law constitutional. According TO Attor-
ney General Sturdevant the taxes on re-
bates during the last six years footS up
to 81, 100000. But the STATE may insti-
tute suits covering a larger period. In
such event several millions may be re-
covered TO the State treasury. Following
the decision of the Supreme Court sus-
tanning the ad valorem law-though the
imposition of $4,000 fines on each of
four roads was reversed-it is expected
by the State officials that there will be a
rush by railroad companies to pay their
back taxes Should the companies do this
about a dozen suits against them will be
dismissed. For a number of years the
railroads deducted their rebates from their
gross earnings, and paid license tax only
on the remainder. The State is suing for
taxes on the amount deducted. The Su-
preme Courts decision also sustained an
act passed by the Legislature in May,
1905, imposing an interest rate of 10
per cent on taxes withheld by railroads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

In a speech made at the White House
to twenty city and state civil service
officials, President Roosevelt said that
after having had experience in nearly
al branches of government, he was in
clined more and more to feel that the
observance in letter and spirit of the
civil service law was the first requisite
in obtaining clean, decent, efficient gov
ernmental service in any branch or bu-
reau of the government Political APP
pointments, he said, while seemingly
necessary in some cases, nearly always
brought bad results. He said that ex-
ceptions would have to be made in the
case of promotions to insure best re-
suits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
LongfeIIow Estate Change. Hands.

The famous Longfeilow estate in By
field, which had been in possession Of
the family for more than 200 years, has
been divided and sold. The house is
now occupied by Charles LongfelIow,
eighth in the line of descent.
Notwithstanding assertions to the
contrary, it has always been declared
by the Byffeld Longfellows that the
poem, ''The Village Blacksmith" was
written by Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low in recognition of the smithy which
once stood on this very site, and was
conducted by Stephen Longfellow, the
second of the name, who was born in
1856. Other famous poems were writ
ten there.-Newbury Mass Dispatcb
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

The great Rock of Gibraltar, on Eu-
ropa point, looks lion-like in It's soil
tary majesty. The town proper climbs
the mountains lower slope All about
it are turbaned Moors, who walk along
proudly, with the slow, but swinging.
kingly tread Of desert tribes. There
is the sound of bagpipas, and the fam
Gus Black Watch march by. They are
tall, handsome Highlqnders, and i'm
pressive because Of the plaid. The
most formidable parts Of the defenses
of Gibraltar are invisible. There are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
cut off the last nope of Frank S. Komp,
former president of the Kenosha State
bank, to escape prison. The court hand
ed down decision affirming the decisions
Of the lower court by which Komp had
been found guilty of perjury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

1t is not enough to test the seed corn
as a whole. 1t should be thoroughly
tested according to the most approved
methods. The planter should also be
tested Doing these things properly ac-
tually tests the farmer himself, and if
he stands the test the crop usually does.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

Gophers may be destroyed by poison
better than by traps. The latte~ is a
slow way to get them. In clover mead
ow or elsewhere poison seems to appeal
to me as the better way. Bisulphide
of carbon is effectual, but is more ex-
pensive than poison. A well-known
remedy consists in dissolving one ounce
of strychnia sulphate in one pint of
boiling water, add one pint Of thick
sugar syrup and stir. Preserve in
close vessel This quantity is sufficient
to poison a half bushel of shelled corn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
Weeds for Swine.

One good way to get rid of weeds
on the farm is to cut or pull them UP
and feed them to the hogs. Kept in con-
fnement, these animals will seldom fail
&c relish them, it being part of their
nature to live on green stuff and roots.
Any kind of weeds, not poisonous, may
be given them, and also garden sauce,
such as waste cabbages, lettuce plants
that have gone to seed, radishes too old
for sale, culls of beets, carrots. turnips
and the like, including unstable apples
and potatoes. Even tomato culls will,
as rule, be eagerly devoured. And
what lot of good it will seem to do
the porkers. They certainly will be
benefited thereby, and, if any part of
ones farm is infested with weeds diff
cult to eradicate, the proper way to
do it is to fence the spot off and turn
pigs into the lot. Kept there long
enough, they will clean out the unde
sirable vegetation, and at the same
time thoroughly pulYerize and greatly
enrich the ground.--Fred o. sbley, in
Agricultural Epitornist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
1ylA}aHHE .1'';
GOSSIP
o~NN%~~oON0~

During the last fiscal year there were
6.533 assertions from the United States
army, an increase of ego over the pre-
ceding year, and amounting to 110T per
cent of the entire enlisted strength.
That is to say, of every nine soldiers
enlisted. one deserts. No other army
in the world equals that. although no
other soldier in the world is better paid,
better housed and better fed than the
American soldier. The Inspector Cen
eral gives as one of the reasons for the
numerous assertions that no beer can be
had in the post exchanges, and he adds
that the best judgment of the army is
that If the exchanges were to furnish
the soldier with light beer under the
supervision of the commanding officer,
1t would result in greater contentment
and in minimizing the crime OF deser-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
SOUND CANADA THIsTLE's END.
Spraying Land with Iron SuIphate
Enund to Kill Weeds

According to the showing of extensive
experiments made under the supervision
of the Agricultural Department of the
University of Wisconsin, sulphate of iron
sprinkled over the growing crops of farms
in the vicinity of Kenosha will prove to
be the farmers salvation from the de-
structive effects of the Canada thistle and
wild mustard. The importation of a
spraying machine from Germany has
made it possible to spray an acre of land
at net cost of 30 cents
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
KABAT'S VICTIM BURIED.
Charred Bones of Murdered Farmer
Laid TO Rest at Snyderyille.

A remarkable and pathetic scene was
witnessed in the funeral which was held
for Michael NJ McCarty, the murdered
Kaukauna farmer, by Rev. E. De Witt
of the Wrightstown church, of which Nc
Carly was a member. His aged father,
broken down by grief, was the principal
mourner at the ceremony. Several rela-
tiyes from other places also attended
these remarkable services over the few
scattering rem MS, rescued from the burn
ed log heaps where the body had been
thrown by Wenzel E. Kabat in hopes to
hide his crime. The burial was made at
the Sniderville cemetery, in the family
lot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

The government has found it nee
essary to issue a warning to the public
against persons who represent them
selves as agents and canyassers for the
maps of the Geological Survey. AS is
generally known, they are by far the
best that are to be had of the country
mapped, because they are not only ac-
curately drawn, but are on a large
scale. They are sold by the govern
ment for five cents sheet. The bogus
agents charge two dollars. 1t should
be noted, however, that the govern
ment does authoIize certain booksellers
and stationers to sell the atlas sheet
maps at slight advance over the gov
eminent price. to pay them for the
trouble of keeping and handling
them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
Live Wire Burns Woman Black.

Mrs Noble Watson was electrocuted
at her home in Kaukauna. She went to
the basement to inspect an incubator and
the socket of an electric bulb attached to
the end of an extension wire touch ed her.
She was dead when found a few moments
later by her husband. One arm and por-
lions of her body were burned black. Her
clothing from the waist up was consumed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05

they embroider clothing, the workman
uses his great toe to hold the thread
which is twisted around it. In another
hole in the wall is a shoemaker, seated
on a dirty mat, and stitching away in
leisurely fashion on red and yellow
footgear for Moorish women. Almost
next door, in the tiniest of tiny shops
is a fruit and flower dealer, who claims
to be a descendant of Ali, son-in-law Of
the prophet, While here and there in
coffee houses a chorus of sad voices
sing THE Lament Of Grenada"