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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

drawn-up figure I'VE must be good
friends, you and /, Audrey" she said,
gIiblly. Let US seal that bargain with
a kiss
Constance Fraser's delicate face flush
ed This was not what she had expected :;
her generous, noble heart was deeply
touched and she trembled visibly
Thank you. dear Sheiia," was all she
said; but she gave the girl a look OF
unutterable gratitude. You have al
ways been kind to me- II should
like TO think you and my Audrey were
friends"
Sheila stood silent for moment. then
laughing softly. she pressed her lips to
Audrey's cheek.
There, 1t is donei" she said. And
now for the latest news of poor Jack
Andrew had stood motionless all
through this little scene; but her mothers
hand felt the trembIe that ran through
well all that her child was suffering. As
the door closed on Sheila. and they were
alone once more, she wrapped her arms
round the slight figure
My darling." she said, in tones of the
deepest tenderness.
Audrey gave a little cry. and turning,
chung to her new-found comforter and
protector.
''Oh. mother, mother she whispered,
brokenly: land II love him so, What
shall | do if he dies:"
Then, with those loving arms still
about her. she wept out the story of her
simple love. 1t was an old and new
story; and though her heart was torn
with anguish at this calamity that had
befallen her beloved. the girls sorrow was
inexpressibly soothed by the remem-
brance that the heart she leaned on now
beat only for her, and would be hers
henceforth and to the end.
ITO he continued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

The upper house of the Austrian, or
Cisleithan, reichsrath has accepted with
out amendment the bill establishing uni
vcrsal suffrage, which previously had been
passed by the House of Representatives.
London papers reported that James
Bryce had refused a peerage and would
90 to the United States as ambassador
without changing his name, and thus be
the first plain citizen to represent his
country at Washington.
Just as it came from the French Cham
Der of Deputies, the new church and state
separation act was finally passed by the
Senate. 100 to 100 This was directed
against those churchmen who had re-
fused to accept the original separation
law of 1905, and all clergy who refused
under orders from the Pope to give over
possession of their residences and church
properties to the state do so on penalty
Of losing pensions. While the priests have
disregarded the law providing for re-
ligious associations, the laity have made
the necessary declarations to protect the
churches and other places of worship
1t is presumed that the other ecclesi-
astical buildings will be rented to the
bishops and priests at a nominal figure,
just as the clergy who have said most
without making a legal declaration to
hold a public meeting have had only
nominal fines imposed upon them.
The French minister of finance has
ordered the minis to substitute on all
j coin the words liberty, equality and fra
ternity" for the old device God protect
France" Minister of Education BRAND
a. 81 II,
possession of by the state would be de-
voted to educational and museum pur-
poses, the seminary of st. Sulpice at
Paris becoming part of the Luxembourg
museum. The expelled sisters OF the AS
sumptionists order left Paris for Bel
GUM, in the midst of throng of sym
pathizers, who shouted: Down with the
Free Masons."
Following the announcement that the
ministers of war and marine would cease
to have a separate existence, it became
known that the Gar would III future be-
come the personal president of the coun-
eli of imperial defense. This will have
the effect of taking the whole question of
summary courts-martial out of the scope
of the douma's authority. 1t definitely
forbids the coming douma from raising
the question of political convictions, on
which the mass of the people have been
aroused to passionate feeling. The policy
shows that the Gar still relies upon his
army rather than upon the liberal re-
formers.
The War Department has issued a
statement contradicting the reports of the
Cuban uprising. Gov. Magoon says that
the present situation is full of hope, and
that he does not expect to have to deal
with public uprising.
The boycott of American goods in
China is reported to be spreading again,
owing to the failure of the United States
government to modify the Chinese exclu-
sion act One Thousand prominent mer-
chants attended mass meeting at Hong
kong and adopted resolutions favorins
boycott, urging newspapers to refuse
American advertisements and to dissuade
laborers from working on the Panama
canal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

away. Why. YOU look FORTY ;"

away. Why, you look forty :"
How little did poor Constance think.
as she JOurneyed to London with her
father. that at that very time Frank
Anstruther was reading the account of
bcr death. not only in a newspaper, but
in loving. tenderly indited letter from
his brother Roderick. who had hit on this
idea Of separating Frank from his wife
as being the best. If he had limited at
anything else, Frank would have rushed
back to England at once, but with Con-
stance Gead and buried, what was there
to bring him back?
ROderick's shrewdness was verified :;
Frank never came home. And when the
London season was a. its height and
Constance GascOigne was winning fresh
laurels for her beauty and wit. the news
arrived OF an outbreak of fever in Bur
nah, and Frank Anstruther's name was
among the dead. They called him hero
they sent home accounts of his courage
sclf-sacrifce. and bravery, and Con.
stances heart turned with a despairing
yearning agony to the man she had loved
SO well. and she longed to be buried with
him, shut out of the world forever She
saw Roderick as little as she could. It
was from his lips that she learned of ner
child's death; the woman who had taken
it had reported always how delicate it
was. and the end, always expected, had
come at last.
Then it was that Roderick spoke: that
he showed himself in his colors. lie
pleaded for her love; he told her how he
had adored her ever since their child
hoods days; how he had given place to
Frank against his longing, and entreat-
ed her to forget all and become his WIFE
When he left her that day Roderick
knew his plan had failed come what
might, Constance would never be his wife.
To lend aid to his final coup he had lied
to her about her child He knew that
it lived, although if neglect and poverty
could have killed it the poor little thing
had its share. Stung to the quick with
the bitter words that came from Con-
stances lips at his offering of love. he
determined she should never be told the
truth. He had one interview with the
woman who had charge of the child. and
after giving her a large sum of money
and sworn her to secrecy, he went out of
England. and was lost 10 the world that
knew him forever. He had lived for one
thing only during the space of four years,
and when he knew he had lost his tri-
umph. he cast the dust off his shoes and
vanished.
Then came the time of George Fraser's
wooing. the miserable hopeless time when
Constance learned that her hand was the
price of silence over her fathers dis
honor and dishonesty. The rest we know
up TO the day that Audrey came to Din
glewood maid to Sheila Fraser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
loss MINIS Fault, Not Hogs.

Because people fail in the swine
business is nothing against the bust
ness. People fail in other lines of en-
deavor and we think nothing of it; we
take it as a matter of course. Failures
should only make us more careful and
should be warning to those who
would enter the field heedlessly, with
out due consideration. simply because
of the fact that they are dissatisfied
with til.;i. present position or station
In life and have read where some one
has made good money at it. The swine
business is no place for 'get-rich-quick"
people. 1t takes earnest, intelligent
and persistent endeavor to make swine
pay, the same as it does anything else
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
True Bill with 1872 Counts Returned
Against Chicago Banker.

Against Chicago Banker.
John r. Walsh was the subject of a
sweeping Indictment returned in the fed
eral court at Chicago charging misapprO-
pTiation of funds of the Chicago Ma
to the time of it's failure in December,
1905. The indictment was voted by the
special grand jury which was called to
consider the Chicago National failure
1t contains 1S2 counts covering ninety
two transactions involving $2,634.S17.77
of the banks funds The true bill was
received in court by United States Dis
trict Judge A. B. Anderson of Indianapo-
lis. who fixed the amount of Mr. Walsh's
bond at $4,000.
Imprisonment is the penalty provided
for the crimes charged in the Indictment
there being no provision for a discretion
airy fine. The penitentiary term provided
is five to ten years each of the 1872
counts, possible sentence that would run
hundreds of years beyond the end of Mr.
WalSh's natural life.
The Indictment, which is drawn under
section 300 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States. charges Mr.. Walsh
with being responsible for startling con-
dit tons in the Chicago National bank. and
the unusual number of counts is the re-
suit of the governments intention to frus-
tate, if possible. any technical objections
by meeting the eventualities of variations
in proof when the case comes to trial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
The Exneriment Farm,

While much of the cutlery against the
free distribution of garden seeds among
the farmers of the country by the De
partment of Agriculture has been in
temperate and undeserved, the purpose
for which this distribution was instf-
tuted would be better accomplished by
the model farm which the department
proposes to establish in the several con-
gressional districts. OF course, the
only rational object of the seed distri-
button is the propagation of new and
valuable plants in soils and climates
suited to them. In a happy lucky
way this is done to a certain extent
by the present distribution. 1t would
be much better and more certainly done
by TIE prooosad model farms. on which
agricultural experts could. by syste-
matte experiment. develop the plants
and varieties of plants that will -four
ish best in each locality. The introduc-
ton by the department of durum or
macaroni wheat, of which many bushels
are now grown in the arid regions Of
the West. is a sample of what may be
accomplished in this way.
The development Of most valuable
long staple cotton by several years of
experiment on Mississippi planta-
ton is another example. With similar
experiments going forward in every
congressional district, and ultimately
>: -r,aJIo. ooopra nhicaI 6ivicio,S +boro
is no telling what possibilities may vet
be discovered in the crop-producing soil
of he United States. Especially in
the southwest this sort of investigation
is almost an unexplored field. This
magnificent domain is richly productive
now. When all its resources Of soil
and climate are fully known it will Be
the garden spot of the world.-St.
Louis Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Bone Black.

Bone black, sometimes called bone
charcoal" is produced when bones are
subjected to dry distillation out of con-
tact with the air. BY this process prac-
tically all the water, fat and nitrogen
are removed, leaving a material which
consists chiefly of insoluble phosphate
of lime and charcoal. This product
is exte- Ely used at sugar refineries
for removing the coloring matter from
raw sugars. After being used several
times it becomes useless for refining
purposes and is then sold as fertilizer,
says Virginia report 1t contains about
80 per cent of phosphoric acid. AS this
consists chiefly of insoluble phosphate
OF lime mixed with carbon, it does not
deCompOse readily in the soil, and is,
therefore, of little value when used di
rectly as a fertilizing material. 1t is
chiefly used for making dissolved bone
black.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

so high above the level of the city that
serious consequences We're considered
unavoidable.
ShawneetOwn lies in an elbow of the
Ohio River and protected by a dixie on
the east and south from the water.
When the river is in flood the surface
of the water is from six to eight feet
above the street level in the lower part
of the town.
During the previous flood the lower
part of the town was under water for
several Gays and a heavy property loss
was the result. The bikes were repair
ed after this calamity and it was be-
lieved that they could withstand any
stage of water which might prevail in
the river.
Flood conditions were reported all
over eastern Kentucky.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Saves Treasury S1O,OOO,OOO.

That duties must be paid on imported
goods by weight at date of entry is the
rule established by decision of the high
est court. instead of at the time of with
drawal from bonded warehouse. In the
case of such goods as tobacco, hides, wool,
sugar. etc. that absorb moisture, con-
siderable difference in weight often oc-
ours between the dates of arrival and
withdrawal, and it is estimated that du-
ties already collected amounting to S10,-
100000 are saved to the treasury by this
II
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
A Dog md the Cow.

s Nebraska dairyman once tested the
milk of a COW after she had been
chased into her stall by large two
legged fool and a small four-legged
dog. The Babcock test showed a per-
centage of butterfat OF 2.3.
The next morning the same COW test
ed Al. and a week later. when the cow
was calm and the dog chained up the
test ran up to 60 per cent of butter
fat. Is any moral necessary? You
don't have to eat all Of an egg to
baow if it is bad.
Does not this dog-and-cow Incident
show that. laying aside all htnane mo-
tives. the ''gentling of cows, TO Dor
row an expression from tie range
cowboy. pays the biggest kind OF divi-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Decision for Tbree-Cept Fares.

The street railway monopoly of Cleve-
land. Ohio. was virtually put out of bust
ness by the decision of the United States
Supreme Court that the Cleveland EIec-
trio Company does not hold perpetual
franchises. Although the franchise of the
Forest City corporation, or municipal
line, is also rendered invalid. its rival
is to have no rights except those that may
be granted. and it goes without saying
that the municipality headed by Mayor
Johnson will grant the necessary fran
chises exclusively TO the city owned cor
poration. unless the opposition company
accepts his ultimatum of 3-cent fare.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Easy Enough.

Growells-.I certainly do have the
worst of luck.
Howells-Well, you can change all
that.
Growells-How?
Howells-Make the best of it.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

her. Cablegrams, telegr:ms, special de-
livery letters. all are intercepted.
At her country home any one seeking
an audience with her must run a long
gauntlet of guards. and in the end, nine
times out of ten, will never see her. Sec
retaries form the outer bulwark OF the
vail of defense Getting past them. one
encounters her lawyers, her physicians,
and even her clergyman, all of whom
unite in shielding her from visitors who
might prove importunate. Personal free
dom she enjoys but little. 1t is said
that she has come to suspect even num-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Sure to Tumble.

Gussie-But, deah boy, if the rich
man refused to give you the hand of
his daughter l don't see whyyou should
persist in giving him tips on the
races?
Reggy-Sb. l want him to go as
broke as l am and then perhaps when
we are on the same level he won't
have such strong objection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
MADE PRISONER By WEALTH.
Mrs. Sage Has to BE Guarded Aeainst
the MendicRnfa.

Mrs. Russell Sage has been obliged to
abandon temporarily her New York CITY
house and remain in strict seclusion at
her Long Island home-driven to shelter
by the army of mendicants besetting her.
as we'll as the throngs of the merely
curious, anxious to gaze upon one of the
richest women in the world Personally
she is inaccessible TO acquaintance and
stranger alike; only few of her most
intimate friends break through the hui
man Gordon with which she has surround
ed herself Nearly all her mail goes to
her town house in New York. where it
is looked after by corps of secretaries.
Not even personal communications reach
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Broke Up His Dreams.

Stubb-Great Scott, man, what IS
tie matter with you?
Penn-I-I fell over a cellar door last
night.
Stubb-But you look as though you
had been dubbed. Cellar doors don't
club people.
Pennies, but there was police
man sleeping on the cellar door.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
CoIorado Tax Invalid.

Colorado's annual tax of cents thou
sand dollars of the capital stock Of for
eign corporations doing business in that
State was held invalid By the United
States Supreme Court the court being
divided five to four. The test case was
brought by the American Smelling and
Refining Company of New Jersey. or
Smelling Trust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

James B. Connolly, the wel-known au
thor of sea stories, has enlisted in the
navy for two years, on the suggestion of
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Connolly was
drafted for duty as a clerk on the battle
ship Alabama. 1t is expected that he
will do for the American navy what Kin
ling has done for the British army.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

Der of old friends of mercenary motives,
and that not a few have proved them
selves mere fortune seekers.
In the seclusion of her country home
she lives the life of recluse, virtually
seldom going beyond the gates. Great
wealth has brought its disadvantages as
we'll as its 0nn0rtunitipS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Sure Thing.

Gunner-And you say that tall man
is playing for the heart of the beauti-
full Boston heiress. What chance has
he? Why, she has heart of ice.
Guyer-Oh, he'll capture her all
right. He is an official of the ice
trust
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

that because is a woman's reason
and it is about all the reason she has, "
YES" rejoined the pretty widow,
Its about all the reason she has for
marrying a man."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
A Success.

''Snarlsby says its his ambition to be
great discoverer."
HE is already. He can find more
fault than any one in the community"
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
And Hide Her finishes

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is
limelight used in a theater for?
Pa-To show up the whitewash on
the Soubrette, my son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

dends? Treat the cow as though she
were a lady. You don't need to beat
her to agitate her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

In spite Of the serious earthquake in
Valparaiso last year was a prosperous
enc for Chile in general. Banks. mines,
manufactures and business generally
fonrished-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
Often So.


He-Marriage is a pottery
She-You mean lottery. don't you?
He-No, 1 mean pottery: place
for making family jars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

troll of man. but his conduct is in his
ous pow~r Beaumont
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

As n rule ewes do not return maxi
mum profits after they are 6 years old.
bur of course there are exceptions to
all rules.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24
S~-S-A~S.@.@

Sugar beets are stated to De worth
So per ton for sheep feed when fed in
proper quantities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

A writer in magazine attributes
the scarcity of hired help on farms to
the fact hat competition is confined
alone to single men. If there were
more accommodations for men with
families there would be many men who
do not have means enough to rent who
vould make the best of hired help on
farms. Some of the best help l ever
had on my farm have been men with
families and for whom 1 furnished
house TO live in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

Why are there so many common cat
tle:' Just because it requires less eff
fort to produce the common kind. The
scrub bull and the grade bull are re
sponsible for the common kind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

As a top dressing for clover, lime
produces the best results. especially
where the clover has had a heavy
stand for two or more seasons. Land
that is fed heavily every year with
helped by a dressing of lime. Some
times the soil is so rich but congested
with unassimilated food that dressing
of lime for one season without any
fertilizer is the best thing for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

The several systems of curing and
bsling hay are worthy of our closest
attention and study. Bright hay prop
erly baled brings 50 to 81 per ton more
money than the average of the stuff
sold on the markets of the Southwest.
We must get away from average hay
in this case-avoid average quality
just as we do average yields.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

1t is estimated that 100000 eggs
are consumed every day in the United
States and yet there are people who
fear the poultry business will be over
uopp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

The proper time to begin to handle
a colt is the first time you see it. The
sooner you begin to teach it submits
sion and gain its confidence the better
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

The number Of farms in the United
States in 1850 was 100000, with $780,
100000 acres under cultivation, year
ly product of S2,5OO,OOO, 900, and a total
farm property value of $4,OOO.OO0,OO0.
Now the farms number 100000, with
S41 100000 acres cultivated, a yearly
product of $4,000, 100000. total farm
property value of $23,000,00O, 1000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-24

The greatest milking record known is
that of a New Zealand farmer and mis-
wife. who MIXED seventy-two cows
every night and morning, without any
help. Both the man and his wife We're
stout and robust They must have been
inferior COWS, or they could not have
gotten through with them all twice in
day.