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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-13
But Congress Won't.
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A business man by the name of w.
ID. Boyce, of Chicago, has made the
government a proposition to take
over the national Dostofiice and run
It at a profit. Mr.. Boyce has suffi-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-13
To Grow Tea in Texas

New York. Dec. ia eonr
being formed here to grow q
large scale in Texas. Recea
tigations by botanists disel'~
feasibility OF tea-growing y
state, and though no land hn
been acquired. it is intendN
tablish a large plantation 7
neighborhood of San Antonl@
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-13

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
Vner tried to come to close quar-

owner tried to come to close quar-
tiers.
Herr Windhorn's foot caught in a net
and he slipped, whereupon the baboon
at once made a furious onslaught on
him, fastening his teeth in the collec.
tors leg. 1t was impossible to shake
off the powerful beast. In his effort
to release himself Herr Windhorn tried
to force open the jaws Of the baboon
with his hands. He was in measure
successful, but the baboon quickly fas-
tened his fangs in Herr Windhorn's
right hand, which was injured even
more extensively than the leg. The
aid, quickly became the subject of at
tack, the baboon infiicting several bites
on him, while the boatswain of the
liner was also bitten.
The beast afterward refused to be
overcome by half bottle of whisky
and dose Of opium powerful enough
to poison ten men was also given him
in a bottle of lemonade without effect.
Eventually a large grating was fixed
outside the companion way and then
by means Of display Of fruit the
brute was coaxed near it and as he
stretched an arm through the grating
to grasp an orange he was secured.
Legs and arms were at length tightly
dashed, after which the baboon attach
ed to the grating was returned to his
cage and then released. He died four
days later and Herr Windhorn says he
thinks death was due to a broken heart.
London Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
MYSTERY OF THE DEEP SEA.

Swedish Scientists Investigate the
Phenomena of Dead Water"
One of the most curious marine phe-
nomena known to seamen is that call
ed by Norwegian sailors, dead water"
which, without any visible cause, makes
vessel lose her speed and refuse to
answer her helm. The sailors only
definite knowledge of its origin, says
the Scotsman, is that it exists solely
where there is a surface layer of fresh
water resting upon the salt waters of
the sea. Several explanations have
been advanced by the captains of ships
of the effect of dead water, the COM
monest of which is that the two water
layers move in different directions. The
true explanation, however, was recent
ly found by Swedish Investigators. At
least so it would seem. from what fol
lows.
The experiment carried out was an
exceedingly pretty one. A large plate
glass tank was first mounted on a
wooden frame. The tank was then fill
ed to certain depth with salt water
and a layer OF fresh water was care
fully poured on to the surface, so that
two separate water layers were OBJ
tanned. The salt water was blackened
with liquid Chinese ink before the wa
ter layers were prepared, and in this
way the different layers were made
clearly visible. A boat model was then
towed along the tank and a silhouette
of the waves produced was obtained
by placing a white screen at short
distance behind the tank. The waves
were also photographed by flashlight
and the results showed conclusively
that waves actually were set up at
the boundary line between the two
liquids.
Further experiments were made to
verify the sudden loss of speed due to
dead water. The boat model was drawn
across the tank and the towing string
suddenly slackened when the boat was
about half way across. In cases where
the tank contained salt water only the
boat stopped gradually, moving some
boat lengths after the towing string
had been slackened. When the tank
contained a layer of fresh water rest
ing on salt water, on the other hand,
the boat slackened speed quite sudden
ly and moved only a very short dis
lance. These experiments, carried out
on small scale, prove conclusively
that the difficulties encountered within
dead water zone are really due to the
resistance experienced by the vessel In
generating invisible waves at the fresh
water-salt water boundary, although in
some particular cases the influence of
undercurrents must also, doubtless, be
taken into account
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
FIGURES ON TRADES UNIONS.
Strength of the Movement Creates
Among the Teutonic Nations

Strength of the Movement Greatest
Among the Teutonic Nations.
Statistics of trades unionism show
that there are more than 100000 wage
earners now affiliated with organiza-
tions throughout the world. OF these
approximately one-quarter are in the
United States. New York, with less
than One-fifth of the population of
France, has one-half as many trades
unionists. In this State one in nine
teen of the inhabitants is a member ef
trade or labor union; in England, one
in twenty-five; in Denmark, one in
twenty-seven; in Germany, one in thir-
ty-one; in France, one in fifty; in Aus
tria, one in eighty; in Italy, one in
125; in Hungary, one In $50, and in
Spain, enc in 325. The number Of
trades unionists and the population IN
each of the countries named are shown
in this table:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
MAY EXPECT HARD WINTER.
Climatic Disturbances Come About
beginning of Each Fifty Years.

Climatic Disturbances Come About
Beginning of Each Fifty Years.
1t is probably only coincidence.
but as far back as any record has
been kept in England severe climatic
| disturbances have come about the be-
ginning of each half century. From
he year 1904, when the Thames froZe
over, a similar phenomenon has occur
red in the first ten years of each new
century and roughly about fifty years
afterward regularly up to the present
day. One of these great winters is
mentioned both in Lorna DOone" and
in Pepy's diary and came in 1861. On
| these occasions there has generally
been a very hot summer, due presum-
ably to some important disturbances Of
the earth's surface.
The first few years of the new CEN
fury have seen some of the most
startling disturbances recorded in his
tory These include the Galveston
| flood, the Mont Pelee disaster, the San
Francisco earthquake, the similar
earthquake of Valparaiso, the recent
typhoon at Hong Kong unusual vol
canic disturbances all over the world,
the eruption of Vesuvius, the partial
destruction of Mobile and Pensacola
and the important detection of the
gulf stream in the present year to a
point considerably westward of it's
usual course. This is a good long list
nd
one.
Not the least important is the dis
turbance to the gulf stream. 1t has a
direct reference to the periodicity of
severe winters in the British islands
The stream to some extent tempers the
heat of the summer and accounts for
the humidity of the west Of Ireland
and the Hebrides, while combined with
the southwest trade wind it tempers
the winter of country which would
otherwise suffer the winter climate Of
Labrador. The past summer has been
one of the. hottest ever known in Eng
land. Football at Manchester late in
September, with temperature of 81
in the shade and 120 in the sun, has
been one OF the experiences of an abb
normal season.
Scientists tell US that these disturb
ances of the bilious earth coincide with
large development of spots on the
face of the sun. They do not profess
to know why, but authentic history re-
cords a fairly regular SUGGESTIONS Of
such disturbances. They have their
periods of rest and eliminating points
of activity We are in such a period
now and as We have so much more
! to lose than we had half a century ago
we are learning that there are other
risks to which we are subject besides
those against which we think we can
insure In days when financial fore
sight has become almost a science a
San Francisco earthquake can upset
the calculations of the wisest. No
wonder that the one unfailing topic
of conversation has always been the
weather. There is no other question
in human affairs of the like import
ance.-Wall Street Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
HIS TfPTOE HABIT.

'One habit 1 don't get over yet"
said a one time fat dweller who has
now attained to the dignity of a house,
lis that Of walking around on my toes
I'VE lived in a fat house under a
family whose floors were uncarpeted
and who used to walk around on those
bare floors hatfooted with their heavy
shoes on-tramp tramp, tramp all the
time. Over our heads it was always
laundering. and sometimes it used to
drive us pretty nearly distracted. They
were nice, well meaning people, all
right, but they just didn't think, and
we had to suffer for it
But it made me think that if their
walking around like that over US dis
turbed US so, what must our walking
around be to the people under us?
That led to my forming this tip-toe-
ing habit that still clings to me. From
going on tiptoe on the bare places
came to walking on tiptoe all around
our fiat, where we had carpets or rugs
as well, and so at last I came to walk
instinctively along the tiled floor of
the hall without.
Some of my folks laughed at me,
but l taught them at least all to walk
softly in the fiat, while with me the
tiptoe habit became confirmed.
Then fortune smiled on us rather
broadly and here we are, as you see
Us, III a house, where we could jump
on the floors if we wanted to and never
disturb anybody. But the tiptoe habit
formed in the fiat still clings to me and
frequently | find myself, as you found
me just now, walking around here on
my toes.
You wondered at it. l wonder at
myself when l find myself walking
around that way. when it comes to me
that l am tiptoeing, and my folks say
l make myself ridiculous and scandal
iZe the whole family. And still don't
seem quite to get over going around so.
It's the force of habit, you know; that's
all.
But I shall get over it all right in
time. It's an ingrained sort of habit,
but even now, and we've only been here
about six months, l find the greatest
sort of luxury in walking around the
house freely and naturally as l would
anywhere, without fear of disturbing
anybody, and I'm doing that more and
more all the time and it won't be long
before I'll be able to stop tiptoeing al
together New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
BOb's Trust x


10 OBJ: Bo-o-ob' Robert" 1t was
J00 mother calling from the back
porch, and Bob, who had beer
cooking up a perfectly glorious plan
for the afternoon, left Roy White re-
iuctantIy and went to see what his
mother wanted
Mother was standing on the porch
dressed for a walk. Bob, dear, I've
Just had word that Mrs. Holbrook has
Seen taken very i'll I must go to her
at once, she is all alone, and there il
no one to whom she can turn. You will
take care Of Rose, won't you, Bob? She
mustn't go outdoors, so | will have to
ask you to amuse her in the house.
And, Bob, do look after the kitchen
fire. please"
She was gone before Bob could an
swer, she was so anxious she did not
even say she was sorry that Bob would
have to give up his long-looked-for Sat
urday afternoon, which he could have
all to himself. All the spring there had
been so much to do about the garden
that he really hadn't had a minute to.
do as he pleased in, and now that cid
Mrs. Holbrook had to 90 and get sick
just to spoil his fun. Mother was al
ways trotting off to take care of pe0-
pie that didn't belong to her! He
wished she would consider his pleasure
sometimes. He went in and banged
the door hard. and helped himself to a
freshly baked, heavily sugared tumble
from the big trayful on the kitchen Ia
BILE.
Rose, who had had a long siege of
whooping cough-(such foolish dis
ease, Bob thought was cutting out
pictures at the dining room table. She
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
BATTLE WITH BIG BABooN.
Desperate Struggle on Shtpboard
Between Animal and Keepers.

between Animal and keepers.
An exciting story of a baboon's es-
cape from its cage on the Union-Castle
liner Comrie Castle was told when the
vessel reached Plymouth on the way
to London, with large collection of
wild animals on board. including five
wolves and eight zebras, the property
of Herr Windhorn.
Herr Windhorn, who for thirty years
has collected wild animals, which he
sells to dealers and geological gardens,
said the baboon stood feet 8 inches
In height and was very wild. About
week after leaving Cape Town 1t
broke out of its cage, but fortunately
the escape was discovered before the
animal reached the deck. For two
days, however, it was at liberty in the
hold, showing fight whenever it was
approached.
An effort to snare the baboon by
the cargo nets was found impracticable
on account of the 15-foot leaps which
the animal made whenever it was APP
preached. At length Herr Windhorn
ventured into the hold with his keeper
| and endeavored to secure the baboon,
the keeper Offering it food while the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
Alfalfa.

Experts have said that alfalfa would
only grow in certain soils and in GER
tain climates, but it has proven adapt
ability to nearly all climates and al
most all soils. There are but two soil
conditions that seem reliably against
the growth of alfalfa. The one is a soil
constantly wet; the other Is where
there is too much acidity. The latter
may be remedied by an application OF
lime and the other will require drain
age There are thousands of farms,
however, where there is no acidity and
the drainage is perfect that Will not
produce alfalfa without first having
supplied to their soil the alfalfa bac-
terra. without which the crop will fail
This is so well proven that it Is re-
parded as an established fact, and
farmers are admonished to look well
Ia # before undertaking to produce al
faIfa. Where the land is barren OF
these bacteria, alfalfa seed will indeed
terminate and grow rapidly for awhile,
but the plants will soon become weak
and turn yellow and eventually die,
having persisted for the want Of the life
giving element supplied by the bacteria.
This element is the nitrogen always
universally present in the atmosphere,
but not always present in the soil.
Indeed, nitrogen may be present in the
soil and If the alfalfa bacteria be lack
ing the alfalfa plants will not thrive
The reason for this is that the roots
of alfalfa are themselves without pow
er to gather and store nitrogen from
the air, but the bacteria, working In
connection with the roots, will gather,
secrete and store up nitrogen from the
air In quantities so great as to pro-
vide not only for the alfalfa growing,
but abundant supplies for succeeding
crops. This interesting truth about
alfalfa bacteria is known and appreci-
ated by scientists, but no man can tell
with certainty without scientific pro-
cess where such bacteria exist or where
they are neutrality-suspicious. Epito-
mist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
State News in Brief.

John Anderson and Andrew Johnson
pleaded guilty to burning d freight car
at Brentwood.
Over thirty Kentucky mountaineers
have reached Crandon to join the Forest
county colony.
The new $4,000 club house Of the Elks
at Ashland has been dedicated with inn
posing ceremonies.
Nicholas Croft, wanted at Ossian, o.,
on charge of grand larceny, was arrest
ed by the Kenosha officials in the town
of Somers.
Andrew Cawfeld, aged 10 years, one
of the oldest freight conductors on the
Dubuque division of the Milwaukee road,
was crushed to death between a freight
car and his engine in the La Crosse
yards.
In making a tackle in a football game
in Beloit Ray Murray, aged II years.
fell underneath the man with the ball
and was dragged out in an unconscious
condition. His collar and shoulder bone
were broken.
Jacob Marty of Brodhead, aged 8
years. may lose his left hand as the re-
suit of a hunting accident. Nearly all
of the bones are shattered as Marty is
believed to have had his hand over the
muzzle of his shotgun when il discharged.
He had been forbidden to 90 hunting.
Frank Currier, son of Sidney Currier
of Dakota, Wis. was brought home from
Curry with severe gunsho5 wounds in
his left hand and the side of his face.
He was standing on log with the gun
resting by his side, when che gun slipped,
struck on the hammer, and was dis
charged.
Mrs. E. J. Merritt, aged "A, of Beloit,
died from burns received a Jew days ago.
Her child was burned to death in the fire
in which she was injured.
Harry Griffith of Sheboyga1, who was
lost near Ashland unexpectedly showed
up the following afternoon. After being
lost all day he came out on the South
Shore tracks ten miles south of where he
was lost in the morninL.
Official returns from al. counties in
Wisconsin except one, and that based on
unofficial returns, give Gov. Davidson a
plurality of almost 10000. This is 3D.
900 greater than any plurality ever
given a Governor in an off year.
Fred Sigler, Milwaukee. has been ap-
pointed general freight agent of the Wis
consin Central railway to succeed Bur-
ton johnson, who resigned.
Trouble is being met near Cumberland
by the Omaha road in making a fill across
Collingwood lake. The piling was driven
through a layer of soft muI fifty or sixty
feet before ground stable enough to sup
port the temporary track was found.
At Rhinelander Arthur Rowe had his
right hand shattered and MS left arm
filled with shot as the resdlt of an acct
dental discharge of a gun while hunt
ing. Joseph Lee, his companion, was
shot in the head and may lose his sight
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
Turtle TerrOrfzes Postofflce

A big swapping turtle, which sudden
ly made its appearance in the post Of
fee at Middletown, n. Y, while the
clerks were busy asserting mail, Gre
ated a sensation which will NOT soon be
forgotten. Where the tortoise came
from is a mystery, but it is supposed
to have been in one Of the mail bags.
1t was first discovered on the floor
hurrying toward one Of the employees,
who quickly took refuge on a table.
while others Of the department gave II
a wide berth, as the turtle appeared In
an ugly mood. A colored man finally
arrived and captured the unwelcome
visitor for soup.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29

know my own dear, big Brother Bob
wouldn't go off and leave his little, sick
sister all alo-o-one. Maybe big bears
ate him. But l can't go to see cause
promised honor bright I've had time
to have whole long nap. 1 didn't
'spose a minute was so long. Did you,
Moses"
Bob tiptoed softly up behind her and
picked her up In his arms. He Rugged
her hard and cuddled her and told her
wonderful stories with animals in them
that barked and mewed and crowed
md growled, and Rose forgot all the
lonely time, and thought her big Broth
err Bob was the dearest that ever was.
And after that day she was not mis-
taken, for Bob never forgt his little
sister again.-Chicago Daily News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
Totals .......s,119,4o6 346,19s;s 44

The strength of the unions in Teuton-
ic countries is disclosed conspicuously
in the table and the English-speaking
countries show a marked pre-eminence
in this field Whether this will be re-
tanned permanently is open to question
Germany has doubled the number of
its unionists in four years Austria has
had a similar experience and the unions
of Italy and Hungary are the creation
of the last five years. Great Britain IS
the native home of trades unionis,n
and there the organized working men
have won their most notable political
SucceSSeS-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX.
Spread of Disease at HOrtOnvflle
Due to Breaking of Quarantine.

Reports from Hortonville are to the
effect that that village is experiencing
an epidemic of smallpox. According to
the report the ladies' of one Of the
churches prepared for bazaar On
Thanksgiving day. They deposited goods
to be sold at a home in which the family
later was found to have smallpox. Some
OF those who were sewing there at the
time of the discovery are said to have
broken quarantine and returned home af-
ter being exposed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
Wisconsin
State News
MANITOwoC Is WONDERING.
- III. Hartley's Visit REEVES Many
RumOrx of Railroads..

Speculation as to the possibilities 81
lnterurban or steam railroad development
as result of the visit 70 Manitowoc OF
l. ID. Hartley. manager of the Wisconsin
Northern, a new line being projected
north from Oshkosh, Mr.. Hartley, who
was formerly superintendent Of the Ash
land division of the. Northwestern, was
accompanied by party of Milwaukee,
haukauna and Oshkosh capitalists and
they visited several sections of the city
inspecting property. 1t is believed that
the trip had to do with the new Milwau-
kee-tox River line or the Wisconsin
Northern, which is reported 10 be part of
the Illinois Central and which originally
planned to come to ManitOWoc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-29
What Causes Smut in COrnf

Last year my corn was about 3 per
cent smut, says ]. y. Francis, or Ne
braska. This year One-half of 1 per
cent will cover the loss from that
source. Why it is different l have been
unable to figure out. Last year | wrote
to the Nebraska experiment station for
information on the subject. Professor
Lyon replied that no investigation on
the subject had been made. He believed
smut remained In the ground, from
year to year, and could be prevented
by rotation of crops. | have never fol-
lowed corn with corn, so that could not
make the difference in my case.
| examined two of my nelghbors'
cornfields, both on ground that was in
corn last year. They have no more
smut than l have. Last spring | treat
ed part Of my seed corn with a solu-
ton Of one pound of formaldehyde to
forty gallons of water, tile formula for
wheat smut. l see no difference be-
tween the corn from the treated and
that from the untreated seed.
Some time ago / read an article writ
ten by a farmer who says he cleaned
his corn of smut by being careful to
pick no seed corn from near where q
smutted ear had grown. He believed
smut to be carried from year to year
on the grain Perhaps the weather has
something to do with it. Last year
was a wet corn season; this year the
season has been dry one. Smut has
been increasing in my corn for severaf
years until this year, which is the frst
year have noticed a decrease.