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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
When Love Has Gone.
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The wife whose husband has grown
weary Of her has a difficult problem,
says Dorothy Dix, in the Philadelphia
Bulletin. She can not ruthlessly cut
the marriage tie and give the man
his liberty. Still, her best policy also
is to let her husband have a free rein
and a long rein. Nothing is to be
gained by tears and reproaches, and
always throwing up to the recreant
spouse his sacred duty.
Doubtless it is our duty to love the
one to whom we are married and whom
we swore so glibly at the altar always
to love and cherish, but love is not
matter of duty or volition, or even OF
determination. Love is slain OF
thousand things beyond our control-by
growth, for one thing; by man de-
veloping away from his wife; by en-
forced absence; by simple boredom; by
things that the man cannot help in
his taste and feelings, and that the
woman cannot remedy in herself.
1t is one Of the terrible experiences
of life when two people find them
selves involved in a marriage that is
nothing but bondage on the mans side,
while the woman still loves, but there
is no overt act that she can perform
that will bring back the love that is
dead. She can only wait, and so
strange is the curious bond of we'd
lock, so mystic is the tie, that the very
letters at which the man frets are
still powerful enough to draw him back
almost in spite of himself. The very
fact that woman is his wife, whether
he loves her or not, gives her a pres
tige in his eyes, a certain power and
influence over him that no other wo-
man possesses.
SO the woman who has the patience
to simply wait for her own to return
to her nearly always gets it back in
the end And sometimes it is worth
waiting and praying for, and sometimes
not But all that she can do is just to
wait.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Mineral wealth of the sourn.

About one-SeveDth of the mineral
production of the entire country comes
from the Southern States. OF btu
lainous coal, the most valuable mineral.
the South produces one-fourth, and of
iron about one-ninth Its total coal
resources amount to nearly 100000
WO.0C0 tons, or more than one-fourth
of our estimated coal reserve
OF mineral chemical materials the
South supplies more than one-half,
chiefly phosphate rock, all of which is
produced in Florida. Tennessee and
South Carolina, and nearly one-third
OF the mineral pigments. Of precious
stones the whole country produces only
S325,000 worth, with the South fur
nishing its fair share.
The showing in iron ore reserves is
quite as good: a safe minimum is
3.G00,00O,O00 tons, or nearly one-third
Of the nations total OF workable iron
ore the South contains one and one
half times as much as the famous
Lake Superior district, and this does
not include the deep lying southern
ores.
On basis of value of product the
South furnishes more than two-sev-
enths of our oil and more than one
sixth of our gas.-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Value of Grooming.

Nothing so accentuates fading love
illness as carelessness of dress. 1t is
wonderful what a little careful groom
ing will do for a woman. Let her
touch her eyebrows with vaseline to
bring out the luster, let her battle her
lips with aromatic toilet water, dust
her wan cheeks with bit of pink pow
der, have her hair dressed in a girlish,
dainty way, and To- there is the light
of inspiration and sweetness that is
most delightful and bewitching. There
are good and bad cosmetics, sane and
insane ways Of identifying. Choose
the right road, then go ahead, and you
will be amazed to find how you will
chop off a year of your life every
twelve months, instead of hitching one
on. Try it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Made a Hit.

Two men who had been friends for
years went into the restaurant business
about the same time. Both ran clean,
unpretentious. moderate-priced houses.
One made a success. the other didn't.
Il succeeded, said the lucky = one,
because 1 made a special appeal to
women. 1 always prepared dishes and
set my table in such a way that they
could get points on good housekeeping.
At every meal 1 got up some fancy
dish that women would be sure to like,
and if they wished it 1 gave them the
recipe. In a little while 1 got the
name of being good fellow.
You ought to eat at Blanks said
one woman to another. They'll make
You a present of a first-class cook book
if you eat there often enough
And that settled it. With the women
on my side success was assured. =
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question of Interest to All Careful


Persons.
Arguments on food are interesting
Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet
Oh the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought OF
eating dead meat.
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked, starchy oats
and wheat or white bread, pastry, etc,
produces serious bowel troubles, be-
cause the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digested), are over
taxed and the food ferments, producing
gas, and microbes generate in the de-
cayed food, frequently bringing On peri
tonitis apd appendicitis.
Starcfy food is absolutely essential
to the human body. Its best form is
shown in the food '-Grape-Nuts," where
sugar during the process Of its manu-
facture. In this way, the required food
is presented TO the system in a pre-d
gested form and is Immediately made
into blood and tissue, without taxing
the digestive organs
A remarkable result in neurishnent
is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly In physical and
mental strength Why in mental! Be
cause tbs food contains delicate par
ticles Of Phosphate OF Potash obtained
from the grains, and this usites with
the albumen Of all food and tke comb
nation is what nature uses TO rebuild
worn out cells In the brain. This is
scientific fact that can De easily proven
by ten days use of Grape-Nuts-
There's a Reason" Bead THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
FOUGHT IN A FOG.
Duel In Which Neither Principal
Could See the Other.

Duel In Which Neither Principal
Could See the Other.
The most laughable duel ever
fought in France was that which
took place in November, 1875 at Plessis-
Piquet between Messrs. Gambetta and
De FOurton.
Some heated words had passed be-
tween the two distinguished gentlemen
in the chamber of deputies, for which,
according to their ideas of honor, moth
ing could atone except a duel. The
men met therefore on the field at
tended by their seconds and the sur
geons.
A look over the field was enough to
convince any one present that there
would be no occasion for the doctors
services. A thick November fog hung
over the scene-so thick, indeed, that
his face. The arrangements for the
duel required that it should be fought
at thirty-five PAGES.
Nor was the fog the only circum-
batants out of sight of each other On
the way to the field NJ. de Fourton is
reported to have said:
IN. Gambetta has but one eye, and
1 am shortsighted, so the game will
be about even"
1t was, of course, rendered still more
"even' by the fog. Neither man could
see the other, and the sole danger was
to the seconds and the doctors.
Almost miraculously the two bullets
that were exchanged missed the per-
sons in attendance. Everybody's hon
or was satisfied and the whole party
went home. Gambetta said that the
affair was as near to being a skirmish
in the dark as anything he ever saw
Philadelphia Ledger
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
How Women Purify Politics.

Victoria, the capital of british Co.
lumbia, has a peculiar municipal fran
chise. Every person who pays 81
dog tax is entitled to vote in elections
for Mayor and Alderman. The system
has led to abuses. 1t has been discov-
cred that six enterprising women voted
or the strength of a single dog. Worse
still, one ingenious woman, unable to
get a real dog in time to qualify, took
out a license for a china dog on her
mantlepiece. Municipal franchise re-
form is now regarded as a question of
urgency in Victoria. and the unkind
association of dogs with mayors and
aldermen is doomed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
The New Opium Cure.

We put very little faith in the new
specific for the opium habit but its
success in the region of Singapore
equals that claimed here for Christian
Science. As a result the Importation
of opium in the Malay States has been
reduced from eighty to fifty chests a
month and thousands have been cured
The plant is climber, botanically
called Combretum sondaicum. A decoc-
ton of the plant is put into two bot
ties, into one of which is added as
much burnt opium as the patient is
accustomed to use in a day. When he
Graves opium he is given two table
spoQnfuls from the latter bottle and
as much from the other bottle replaces
it to fill the space.
This is now repeated when called
for, but no new opium is added The
patient is cured in from ten to fifteen
days. 1t looks like a plan for taper
ing off," with the assurance that the
medicine does 1.-THE Independent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Noble Du1ieS.

Several Of the English dukes have
an annual duty to perform in accord
ance with the patent of their peerages.
The Duke of Wellington commentaries
the day of the battle of Waterloo by
sending miniature reproductions of the
French and English flags to the king.
The Duke of Marlborough presents an
annual flag to King Edward on the
day of the battle of Blenheim and the
Duke of Hamilton, as hereditary keep
er of Holyrood palace, is involved in
the duty Of sending a fat buck to the
Guard of Honor on the occasion of
their yearly dinner. While writing of
these matters, it may be mentioned
that one or two peerages are in re-
ceipt of government grants in perpetu-
ity. For example, the Nelson earldom
gets $4,000 a year, and the barony
Of Rodney is in receipt of $4,000 a
year. But the annual $4,000 granted
to the baronies of Raglan and Napier
of Magdala will die with the present
holders of these titles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Point for the Traveller.

An excellent suggestion is that made
by a woman to take down the number
of railroad ticket when travelling. If
it is lost or the conductor on a certain
division takes it up by mistake there is
good proof that the ticket was bought.
An incident occurred which proves the
value Of the suggestion. The conduc-
tor on one division took up a woman's
ticket, and on the next division the
ticket was demanded. She explained
the situation and was able to give the
number of the ticket. The conductor
telegraphed back and verified the
claim, thus sparing the traveller much
trouble and inconvenience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
CARTER co. VICTORIOUS.
U. 8. Court Says 1t Is Exclusively
Entitled to Red Package for Pills.

U. 8. Court Says 1t Is Exclusively
Entitled to Red Package for Pills.
The Carter Medicine Co., of New
York, states that its exclusive right as
owner of Little Liver Pills to the red
package has just been again confirmed
by two important DEGREES of the United
States Circuit Court sitting at Trenton,
n. J. 1t says: The suit of the Carter
Medicine Co, in that court, for an in
junction restraining Camden On. j.
pill manufacturer from using a red
colOred package for his preparation is
decided in favor of the Carter Co. A
similar result occurs in a suit to en- join
a retail druggist from selling pills in
red packages. Both actions were con-
tested.
The court decides that the Carter
Medicine Co. has for many years had
the sole and exclusive right to the use
of red-colored wrappers and labels
upon small round packages of liver
pills, and says that the right was ac-
quired by the adoption of that color
more than thirty years ago, and by its
continuous use ever since. The de-
PENDANT in each case is permanently en-
joined from manufacturing or putting
up any liver pills in such red coiored
packages, ard also from selling any
pills in red packages, except the genu-
inc Carriers.
The DEGREES direct the defendants,
among other things, to deliver up to
the Carter Co.. for destruction, all in
fringing wrappers, packages, bottles,
etc. The defendants are required to
account to the complainant, and to pay
the damages found due, as we'll as to
the costs of the action"
While the Carter Medicine Com
pany's sole right to the red package
has been upheld by many previous add
publications, these decisions are consid-
cred of especial Importance, in view Of
the high character and standing of the
court which pronounced them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-

Miss Elizabeth Wynn, of No. POS
sth Avenue, New York City, writes :
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Exnadienfs in SIeeYes.

Full length tight bodice sleeves of
tucked chiffon or of lace fill in the
hiatus between the short japanese
sleeves and tie wrists in many smart
costumes. This is an economical solu
ton of the extravagant long glove
question; but it does not mean the
extinction of the elbow sleeve. Another
expedient is the adjustable half-sleeve
OF lace or tucked chiffon or net which
has an elastic at the top and which
can be put on quickly when short
gloves are used. Some of the new
gloves have come in with lace tops
which have a similar appearance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
For the Slender Woman.

The present style of dress often calls
Tor a little manipulation if the slender
woman is to appear to advantage.
Blouses that are lined can quite easily
and readily be made additionally be-
coming by the use of ruffies arranged
about the armholes. 1t is here that
the blouse is apt to sink and so lose
its perfect outline. If bias ruffles pink
ed at their edges are arranged over the
lining on the inside the difficulty will
be entirely overcome. These ruff1es
would preferably be made Of taffeta,
but if mercerized lining is used it can
be substituted with fairly good success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Preserving Youth.

Sleep is a great preserver of youth.
Eight hours at night and a short nap
during the day will do much to keep
the face free from wrinkles. Always
sleep with the bedroom window open
a few inches at the top, both in sum-
mer and winter. A daily morning
bath, tepid in winter and cold in sum-
mer, with brisk rub to follow, will
keep the skin fresh and clear Two
hours must be passed in the open air,
walking, riding or playing games. All
tight clothing must be avoided. as COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
An Anatomical PuEZle.

Behind the bridge of your nose is a
little cavity in the skull, the origin Of
which appears to be unknown. 1t
probably was a gland, consisting of
two tiny lobes, Joined together, and is
named the Sella turcica. Psychologists
believe that this is the remains of a
sixth sense, which was of practical
value to our antediluvian ancestors,
but whether it enabled them to see in
the dark in days before they possessed
fire or helped them to find their way
through trackless forests as wild
beasts can to-day or what other pur-
pose it may have served we do not
know and probably never shall know.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
The Prize Cow.

Take for yourself a well bred COW,
get her on full feed, cram and feed
and stuff and cram her for, say, year
Go to Hle trouble of washing and cur
rying and scrubbing and combing her
twice a day, get down Oh your hunk
ers, my friend, sandpaper her hoofs,
groom her legs, polish her horns and
brush her tail, and by the time show
season comes around you should have
very creditable looking show COW
Sheridan (Mo) Advance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow SOres-Grew
Worae-Parents Discouraged-Cu-
ticura Drove sores AWAY


ticura Drove sores Away.
Our little girl, one year and a half
old, was taken with eczema or that was
what the doctor called it We took her
to three doctors, but this time she was
nothing but a yellow, grpenish sore.
One morning we discovered a little vel
low pimple on one of her eyes. Doctor
No. said that we had better take her
to some eye specialist. since it was an
ulcer. SO we went to Oswego to Doctor
No. 4, and he. said the eyesight was
gone. We We're nearly discouraged. but
I thought we would try the Cuticura
Treatment, so 1 purchased set of Cuti-
cura Remedies, which cost me 81, and
in three days of daughter, who had
been sick about eight months. showed
great improvement, and in one week all
sores had disappeared. OF course it
could not restore the eyesight. but if
we had used Cuticura in time l am con-
fident that it would have saved the eve.
Mrs Frank Abbott. r. T. D. No. Q. Full
ton, Oswego Co. n. Y. Aug. II, 1906"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
To Clean Eurniture

Go over the furniture with a cloth
dipped in paraffin oil and allow it to
stand for an hour, which will loosen
the dirt. Next wash the furniture with
a suds made of pure soap and rain
water. Rub very dry with a soft
cloth and polish with a piece of white
flannel dipped in turpentine. This will
not injure a piano, but restore the
brilliant polish. Furniture gets dull
because it is dirty and needs to be
cleaned with soap and water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Hints for Young Married People.

Hints for Young Married People.
Try to be satisfied to commence on
a small scale.
Try not to make the mistake that
so many do, of trying to begin where
the parents left off.
Try being perfectly independent from
debts from the first. They are great
drawback to the newly welded.
Try buying all that is necessary to
work with skillfully.
Let ornamentation follow slowly if
needs be.
Husbands, try to remember that sim
ply because she is yours you must not
treat her as though you owned her
soul, too.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
To Shrink Wash Goods.

All washable fabrics should always
undergo a thorough shrinking before
they are cut. This is absolutely nee
essary, as a first laundering would be
likely to reduce the dress of which the
material was not shrunk beforehand to
such dimensions that it would be IN
fit for further use. To shrink wash
fabrics, they should be immersed in
hot water and hung up to dry with
out wringing them. When the mate
rails are partly dry, they are carefully
pressed under a cloth to prevent their
becoming glossy on one side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Lacfng Defeats Its Object.

The wasp waist supplies a topic Of
conversation every spring. An author
ity on dress says American girls who,
though far from being on the high
road to obesity, insist on nipping their
waist in, achieve exactly the opposite
effect from that they seek. 1t is not
only fostering a dangerous practice,
but it actually detracts from wo-
mans appearance, and, strange as it
may sound, even increases the aspect
of embonpoint, she asserts.
1t will please the fair ones to hear
that their efforts to wear the new
French corsets as Paris says they
should be worn should meet with such
golden opinions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Mrs, Sage VIII Help.

The birthplace Of Lincoln is now
pretty certain to be forever preserved
as a memorial, as Mrs. Russell Sage
has given $4,000 towards the 100000
that was necessary to complete the
memorial. The spot is at Hodgeville,
XIV. near Louisville, and the log cabin
in which Lincoln was born is to be
preserved by the Lincoln Memorial So
cietT. of which Clarence Mackay is
the treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Peril in Courtship.

There is a funny story from Des
Moines, Ia, that may result in making
more cautious young men who court
lady doctors. A young man courted in
good faith young woman physician,
but for some reason he concluded he
did not want to marry. Imagine his
surprise to receive a bill from the lady
doctor, itemizing his visits, with total
noc+ 2Se0 10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
The Age of Discretion.

Senator Dillingham;, discussing inn
migration in New York, made use OF
the phrase, ''the age of discretion
What is the age of discretion Sen.
ator?" asked one of his auditors
II should say" returned Senator Dill.
Hngham, smiling, that the age of dis
erection is reached when a young man
removes from his mantel the rich col
lection of actresses and dancing girls
photographs and substitutes the por.
trait of his rich bachelor uncle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women.

Women suffering from any form
of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out of her
vast volume of experience in treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case Her advice is free
and always helpful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

In the accompanying Illustration is
shown one of the smartest ways to
use plumes on a large hat, great
many of the newest models showing
the trimming massed in this way at
the back. Soft wide MORE ribbon is
folded about the crown of the model
illustrated, two very large ball hat
pins being thrust through the folds OF
ribbon.