Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-07
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Money may be the root of evil, but
lack of it is the full-grown tree
New York Press
When a mans wife laughs at his
| jokes they are pretty good-or else she
is.-Washington Times.
When a woman won't say anything
nice about another it's a sign she thinks
her husband does.-New York Press.
When a man wears a pink shirt and
red tie it's a sign his wife is away
visiting her mother.-New York Press.
Raisuli breaches a holy war"-not
! the first occasion of a holy war for a
most unholy se-Philadelphia Rec
| ord
Every man who gets into an argu-
ment seems to think that he is brass
| band hired not to stop.-New York
Press
A mans idea of being comfortable is
wearing something it makes his wife
mad to have him seen in.-New York
Press.
Hartman denies that he is going to
| retire from railroad affairs. His bust
| ness is retiring others.-Philadelph
Press.
The railroads may abolish Congress
sional passes, but they cannot ignore
the laws that Congress passes.-Wash-
ington Post.
The principal in a French duel has
been badly hurt. However, his antag-
Onist used an American revolver.-New
York American.
The lawyer who reads the Shah's
will to his 800 widows will need plenty
of nerve and a suit of armor.-New
York American.
1t looks as if it would be necessary
to work the block signal system on
Hartman before he can be stopped
Philadelphia Press.
The Chicago New York Air Line Is
start the road is to heat the air.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
Corey threatens to take a three
years wedding trip, but there are
hopes that he may be induced to pro-
long t.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The 907 railroad pass is good only
within State limits. This will help some
toward maintaining the State rights
doctrine.-Philadelp Inquirer.
According to expectation, an "ice
famine" has been scheduled for the
summer. The trust never disappoints
the people.-New York American.
The United States Senate is not an
idle body. When it has not other bust
ness to attract attention it can always
fall back on the Smoot case.--Chicago
| News.
Eternal vigilance and obedience to
orders is the price of railway safety,
and it must be paid even if traffic
movement is impeded-New York
Times.
Judge Gaynor intimates that the pub
lie really owns the railroads, so, if you
are not too busy, we will go out and
watch our trains go by.-New York
Herald.
Three minutes after Southern man
had been hanged a reprieve for him ar
rived. Then it sometimes is too late
to mend after ll.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Despite the fuss about alien labor on
the canal, there seems to be no rush
Of native Americans clamOrous for
picks and shovels-Philadelph
| Ledger.
Science declares that man is a mere
aggregate of soap bubbles. Now we
know at last why he is considered
such a smooth article-Philadelph
Telegraph.
Trust that poets generally will be
warned by the action of the widow
who is suing for S675OOO because an
old man wooed her in verse.-New
York Herald.
No one thinks of calling a juggler a
captain of industry that is, so long as
he juggles knives or plates. When he
| juggles railroads it's different-New
York American.
Unless reports are much exagger-
ated sanitary conditions on the 18TH
mus are now so good as to make it a
safe and pleasant winter resort-Phil-
adelphia Record.
| Until Sahara has been heard from it
will be impossible to tell exactly how
far south that cold wave on the other
side of the Atlantic actually vent
New York Tribune.
The public is taking much less in
terest in the distribution of Mrs Sage's
millions since she seems to be deter
mined to have her own way about it
Washington Post.
Looks as though the Indians were
getting the graft hunger. Here are the
Otoes of Oklahoma. who have dissolved
their tribal form of government and
have elected white man TO look after
their business-New York Globe.
A great many employees of the Post
office Department are giving up their
Jobs because they can't live on their
salaries We thought that pay was Il
minor consideration with those who
sought places under the government
New York Sun.
1t is mentioned that at some rail
way stations in the Northwest. and es-
pecialIy in North Dakota, scarcely
freight has arrived since New Years.
The railroad directors in Wall street
are too busy to attend to such trifes.-
Philadelphia Record.
1t is good TO know that the argu-
mnts of an Illinois woman who tried
to prove that women's clubs ARE detri-
mental 10 the home" We're refuted and
condemned by her club sisters. The
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