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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Too Mild.

There are distinctions without differ
ences, also differences without distiuc-
lions. A small man, noted for his econ
omy In speaking truth. demonstrated
the fact. After long and exasperating
career of prevarication, chance brought
him up standing against a bigger indi-
vidual, who has the courage of his con-
victions, also a nice sense Of discrim-
ination In the use of language. He said
things to the little man-things that
made him writhe and turn purple In
the face. But the worst Of it all was"
whined the little man to his confdante
later, che never once called me liar
said I was nothing but miserable lit
tie story teller" Success Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

B. e. TILLMAN. cOllCn Luz lhC
market and corn for his hogs and
mules. Also he has 1900 peach trees
and several acres of grapes.
Every morning when at home the
fire-eater of the Senate puts On COM
forta BILE, baggy clothes and rides over
the plantation overseeing and direct
ing. He keeps everything well in hand,
and the prosperous look of the place
shows that he knows his business.
He gives much personal attention to
his flowers, which are surpassed prob
ably by no private garden in the south.
A lover Of roses, he has more than 10
varieties, which he tends with the ut
most care. Crimson ramblers and
Marechal Niels riot around the big,
white house. Thousands of bulbs line
the walks and drives. Lilies, violets,
and all manner of potted plants ill
large dollhouse. A grove of eyergreens
and shrubbery about the house is of
the Senator's own cultivation. When,
year or two ago, a late frost laid low
lot of his plants he was almost in
conSolable
When the family is at home the
Tillman place is the center of more or
less entertainment The young peo-
pie have their friends and the neigh
bors drop in; so do the politicians, as
matter Of course. To them all he
is Uncle Ben," and all are welcome.
One of the greatest fayorites is
"Aunt Kittie," the colored cook, who
has endeared herself to the family by
many years of exceptional service. Re
turning from a lecturing trip last sum-
mer, sick of hotel fare, the Senator
made her promise never to leave him
while he lived or she could WELD a
waffle iron.
In the Tillman stables is a beautiful
team of Kentucky thoroughbreds which
the Senator presented to his wife few
years ago. They are named Joe Black
burn and Joe Bailey, and the first time
Mrs. Tillman rode behind them they
ran away. Aunt Kittie's'' husband,
Joe" who has been with the family
80 years. Is their custodian.
From his labors among his flowers
the Senator often rests on the broad
piazza in the long vacation season. A
fine library is at hand, and Tillman
is passionately fond Of the poets.
Should he take to correspondence, it
is likely to relate to the Clemson Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College, at
Calhoun's old home, Fort Hill, or to
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College for Women at Rock Hill, an
institution which bids fair to lead all
similar schools in the South. His agi-
tation for industrial and technical edu-
cation was responsible for the estab-
lishment of both these colleges. He re-
CARDS them as his proudest achieve
ments and maintains the deepest inter-
est in their welfare.
| Surrounded by his family, his
| friends, his flowers and his books
Farmer Tillman Is far removed from
the screaming, denouncing Senator Till
man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

now. This can be done fairly accu
rately by examining their teeth. OF
course, the care and management and
feed modify things to some extent, but
until the sheep is years old its aga
can be very nearly estimated At or
near the age of 1 year the two middls
permanent incisors appear These can
be distinguished from the lamb teeth
by their shape and size, the lamb teeth
being smaller with narrower crowns
At 2 years Of age, or thereabouts, the
second pair, one tooth on each side of
the first pair, comes in. At years of
age the third pair, one tooth on each
side of the second pair, appear; and
when the sheep is 4 years old it has a
full mouth of teeth, four pairs of in.
cisors. 1t is needless to say that ths
sheep does not have incisors, front
teeth, in the upper jaw. When sheep
has a full mouth it is safe to say that
1t Is at least or years of age, after
which its age can only be guessed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

DR.. Griffith, the noted authority on
the diseases of children, cries out
against the fashion of taking babies
ont into the cold with their arms and
legs bare, and declares that the chill
ing of these members may be respon-
sible for the dysentery or pneumonia
which the child develops. He does not
believe in the modern idea of harden
ing" the child by thus exposing it.
DR.. Griffith tells mothers many inter-
esting things in his book, and one may
be of interest to the mothers of little
girls who are inclined to freckle. He
recommends a benzoin or borax and
acetic acid mixture as harmless and
n cure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

RUN BY PEDALS. attachmentfOr sew
ing machines, whereby the operator can
have the full benefit of balmy breezes
while running the machine. The attach
ment is extremely simple, the fan being
pivoted on a bracket secured to the
back Of the machine. The end Of the
handle OF the fan connects by rod to the
treadle. As the latter is worked up and
down the fan Is forced to do likewise,
directing the breeze directly at the oper-
ator. The bracket supporting the fan is
adjustable and can be clamped to the
table in any position desired. This SIM
pie accessory would undoubtedly be
welcomed by the thousands Of girls OPP
Grating sewing machines in factories,
where conditions are not Of the best.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Apples Packed I'm Oats.

There is no better way to preserve
apples for long keeping IL an ordi-
nary house cellar than to pack them
In oats. Choose none but the perfect
fruit Of your choicest varieties. See
that each apple is sound clear through.
Put a layer of oats in a clean bar
rel and on this a single layer of ap-
pies 50 laid in that they hardly touch
one another Add another layer Of
oats, then appla 3 again and continue
until the barrel Is full when 1t can be
headed up. Barrels packed in this
way should be left in the barn or in
some tight outbuilding until the ap-
proach Of winter weather. It will take
a low temperature to injure them.
When there is danger of their freezing
move the barrels into the cellar and
leave them until wanted
The secret of their keeping is that
the oats absorb any excess of moisture
and keep the apples in an even tenn
perature Even if one apple should
rot 1t would not affect It's nearest
neighbor. When the apples are taken
out for use the oats can be fed to
poultry or other stock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Sffu Her Maiden Initials.

Wedding presents are still most
properly marked with the brides maid
en- initials, Notwithstanding current Va
carries to use the initials of the
bridegroom.
No" said jcweler, I'VE observe no
tendency TO change this established
custom. Now and then some one pre-
fers to have the brides future initials
engraved. This has always been done
to very slight extent. 1t marks ne
new fancy. But. with few exceptions
W. still mark all wedding presents with
tie maiden initials of the bride; and
this is still, for anything we know to
the contrary. generally conceded to be
the correct mode."s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
The New Woman.

Since woman is just now altogether
in the limelight-as far as print goes,
at any rate-idle eyes oft find the mis-
chief which our fOrefatherS (and
mothers) allotted to idle hands. GER
tain clever man, who runs ahead of
most of his fellows with what passes
for the torch of truth, makes the fol-
lowing interesting statements:
In man there is generally some of the
good of the child; in woman some Of
the bad.
Conventionality is the woman's con-
science.
The men who love woman seldom
love women: those who love women sell
dom love woman.
The new woman in nutshell: She
loves men and hates man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

A wool grower sending wool to mar
ket in a heavy, dirty condition, leav-
ing anything in the fleece to make
more weight, and expecting to get more
money, is greatly mistaken. Buyers
estimate the value of the clip by the
net yield Of clean wool
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
OPENS INHERITANCE TAX FIGHT.

Racine County Supervisors Pass Res
olutions CondemninE Present Law.
Racine county has commenced the fight
for an amendment of chapter A of the
laws of 1903 of Wisconsin. which provides
for the taxation of inheritanccs and leg
acies, wherein the State receives 80 per
cent and the counties ) per cent of the
taxes. A resolution, condemning the law
as unfair and unjust, was adopted, also
recommending that copy Of the resolu-
ton be sent to every county judge and
county board in the State, also to legis-
lators, asking for the amendment of the
law, so that the counties receive 20 per
cent of the tax and the State 10 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
To Measure Corn I'm Crib.

1t Is usual to calculate a bushel Of
ear corn in the Grip as two and one
half cubic feet in volume In Profess
sor G. S. Plumb's book ON Indian
Corn Culture" he gives this rule for
measuring corn in the crib: Multiply
the length, breadth and height of the
crib together in feet to obtain the cubic
feet of space it contains. Multiply this
product by 4, strike off the right-hand
figure, and the result will be the num-
Der of shelled bushels"
1t will be observed that this rule
really figures two and one-half cubic
feet of the ear corn as equal to a
bushel, says A. NJ. Ten Eyck in Kan
sas bulletin 147 on Indian Corn" II
is only approximately correct to cal
culate the number of bushels of corn
in the crib in this way. If the corn Is
dry and sound, IL will usually pay the
seller to weigh the corn rather than to
sell it by measure.
If the corn is shelled, Afty-six pounds
is a legal bushel, but with ear corn
the weights figured for a bushel vary
according to the dryness OF the corn.
1t is usual to allow seventy pounds Of
ears for a bushel of shelled corn If the
corn is dry and sound, but when
husked and hauled from the field corn
often contains a high percentage of
moisture, and the weight required for
a hushel often varies at husklnp time
and during the fall and early winter
from seventy-fiye to eighty or ninety
pounds. Doubtless, also, II new corn
Is sold In the crib by measure it would
be fair to allow to 10 per cent greater
volume for the measured bushel, say
two and f1ve-eights to two and three
quarter cubic feet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Health and Beauty Hints.

A half lemon rubbed on the hands
will remove all stains.
Dried orange peel allowed to burn
in a room will leave a pleasant fresh
odor.
In cases of excessive and painful
sunburn lemon juice will allay the irri-
tation right away.
Salt has both cleansing and healing
power, and is, therefore, an excellent
application for superficial ulcers.
Mechanical massage will reduce the
chin and there is a little device that
comes for the correction of a double
chin.
When you feel a fit of the "blues"
coming on, hunt up Mark Twain or
others of his ilk and dispel it with a
hearty laugh.
There are various causes for the
circles under the eyes. Loss of sleep,
worry, constitutional troubles, ETC. Try
to discover the cause and treat the
cause.
Women who go through the world
looking always on the dark side, miss
ing the sunshine scattered along their
way, taking no part in the little pleas
antries of life are rarely good to look
upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

ticles of everyday wear than the make
lace and embroider. Learn all you can,
of course, but use judgment in taking
advantage of knowledge. The wife OF a
bank president is justified in spending
her time at lace making, because she
can afford to hire others to look after
her home duties, but a workingman's
wife has a thousand calls for her time
and a host Of homely tasks requiring
immediate attention. Certainly her
home should be simple, and her time
and skill are needed in plain sewing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Took Hand for Rabbit.

Reaching his gloved hand through a
cavity in hollow log into which he
had crawled after a rabbit, Fred Hol-
comb, son of farmer residing near Mon
ticello, had a member nearly blown to
bits, a companion, Robert Wild, firing at
the hand which, in his excitement, he
took for the escaping bunny. Wild was
standing at some little distance, but the
Holcomb boys hand was riddled with
shot ard amputation may be necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

face out of an unhealthy body is as i'm
possible as it would be for an architect
to build his foundation OF bed OF
sand. Before you Try your beauty ex-
ercises to reduce the hips md waist
and to fill out the hollows OF the neck,
stop and think if you have the ply
steal foundations to build on. If you
find you are anaemic, exhausted and
tired, postpone the beauty exercises and
spend your time resting and getting
strong. Sleep as much as you can, take
long walks, drink lots of water and do
not eat many sweets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
MORSE CASE DROPPED.

Sensational Action Is NoIIed Owing
to Statute of Limitations.
The case of the State against former
District Attorney Roy L. Morse, CO.
defendant with Bernard Sheridan in the
conspiracy case that caused such SEN
So ton in Fond du Lac early in the fall,
has been nolled. The action could not be
tried owing to the statute of limitation
and the district attorney on the opening
of court filed reasons for the dismissal
of the action. 1t is now expected that the
action against Bernard Sheridan will also
be nolled
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Wisconsin
State News
BURGLAR MAKES ESCAPE.
Fired on Four Men, Who Ran Away

Fired on Four Men, Who Ran Away
and Crook Disappeared.
Five men. who surrounded the post
office at East Marinette, were not enough
to capture the lone burglar who was at
tempting to rob the safe. Police Officer
Dalton discovered the man at work and
went to summon help. No other police
men being available, he impressed into
service two citizens and two fremen.
They We're on watch at the front of the
building, when Dalton went to the rear
door and called on the burglar to sur
render. Instead of surrendering, how
ever, the burglar crashed through the
front window and into the street. He
fired twice and the four men on guard
ran. The burglar disappeared in an al
ley and was seen no more. Officer Dali
ton, reappearing on the scene, mistook
one of the fleeing guardsmen for the burg
lar and fired at but did not hit him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
KILLED IN THE WOODS.
Three Deer Hunters Meet Probable
Death Through Accident.


Edwin Nelson, a boy, while hunting
deer near Merrill, in climbing over a log,
pulled his gun after him. The trigger
caught and it was discharged, wounding
the boy. He is not expected to recover.
Philip Coyle, aged p years, 4 well-known
citizen, accidentally killed himself in the
woods near Raddison. He was crawling
over a windfall, dragging a rife after
him, when brush struck the trigger and
discharged the weapon. Coyle was car
ried to his cabin by his companions and
expired shortly afterward. Arthur John
son, aged II years, was shot in an eye by
stray bullet in the woods near Menom-
onie and it has been impossible to remove
the bullet which is impedded in the sur
face of the brain. 1t is not believed the
boy will live
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
BALL HIT NEAR HEART.
MuscOda Man Wounded While Try
ing to Melt Bullets in Rifle.

While trying to heat a rife barrel so
as to remove bullets that filed up the
bore, Louis Rohevetz of Muscoda was ac-
cidentally shot, the bullet entering his
body an inch below the heart. He may
die. 1t developed later that the barrel
had been filled with powder during pre-
vious attempt to clean it. The powder
exploding, forced the wedged bullets out
the butt end of the rifle barrel which
Rohevitz was holding against him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28

DRIES The HAIR. IOuF hours, De-
ing consumed in the process. With the
aid Of the comb shown here the hair
can be dried in less than half an hour.
In the handle is a metallic tube, which
extends to the end of the comb. With
in the handle is a small battery for
electricity, the latter circulating
through the tube to the teeth of the
comb. The teeth are perforated to
allow the heat thus generated to es-
cape and enter the hair when the comb
is being used. A heating element is
placed with the tube to properly hold
and distribute the heat. 1t is surpris-
ing how quickly the hair can be dried
with the aid of this comb. The heat is
forced close to the scalp, the most
difficult and the hardest part of the
hair to dry thoroughly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
How to Walk Gracefully.

There is now a "hipless" walk, aa
to walk in the old way. The new man.
ner of progression is described in this
way: with each step you must give
q little forward kick. The knee is
lifted and the toe is brought forward,
pointing downward; then the step is
taken. 1t will require some hours to be-
come handy with your feet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
The Piano.

If a good piano receives proper care
its value increases With use. 1t be-
comes more mellow, more responsive
and richer even in appearance. Avoid
placing piano near the window, as
the varying temperatures which neces-
sarily exist in such position are in
furious to the strings. Be careful, too,
that you do not have one end of the
instrument near fire and the other
end near window or door, When 4
room has become very cold do not heat
it too quickly, but increase the heat
gradually.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
A Pushing Line.

A party Of travelling men In a Chi
cago hotel were one day Boosting Of the
business done by their respective firms,
when one Of the drummers said:
mo house in the country, I am proud
to say, has more men and women
pushing its line of goods than mine"
What do you sell?' he was asked
"Baby carriages !" shouted the drum
mer, as he fed from the room.-Suc-
cess Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
MOVING POTATO CROP.
Shipment of Tubers from Salt Belt
Will Be Large.

Shipment of Tubers from Salt Belt
VIII Be Large.
Interesting crop reports have been re-
ceived at the general offices OF the Wis
consin Central road, cating that while
the Wisconsin potato crop is not as heavy
as usual, the quality is excellent in the
potato sections along the line of the
Central. The annual shipments of the
tubers has begun, and the Central is
sending all the cars it can spare to the
potato counties to be loaded for Chicago,
st. Louis, New Orleans and other points.
Wisconsin annually furnishes thousands
of cars of potatoes for the other States.
The corn crop is said to be we'll ma
tured along the Central's lines. The gen
eral crop conditions along the road are
reported to be satisfactory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
p.,noxinr the odor of Paint.

Place a vessel of lighted charcoal
in the middle of the room and throw
two or three handfuls of juniper ber-
ries on it. Shut the doors. windows
and all means of ventilation for about
twenty-four hours, and the smell will
be entirely gone. This process. says
Popular Mechanics. will not injure cur
tains, carpets or Furnishings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Detection of Sewer Gas.

The American Analysis gives the
following test for the detection in an
apartment of sewer gas: Saturate
unglazed paper with a solution of one
troy ounce of pure acetate of lead in
eight fluid ounces of rain water; let
it partially dry, then expose in the
room suspected of containing sewer
gas. The presence of gas in any con-
siderable quantity soon blackens the
fest DaDer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Students Find Lost Children.

Eddie Young, aged 9, and Myrtle
Zweck, aged 4, strayed from home in
Beaver Dam and their absence being dis
covered, hundreds joined in a search for
the little wanderers. Two students of
Wayland academy came upon the children
asleep by the side of the railroad track
shortly after o'clock in the morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Every one an old Friend.

The Wife-What luck?
The Husband (wearily)-None what
ever.
The Wife-Were there no servants
In the intelligence Office?
The husband (sadly)-Lots Of them.
but they had all worked for Us before.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
In Eo11atte Kills First Deer

Word has been received that Senator
La Toilette has killed his first deer. With
Speaker II. L. Ekern, ex-Speaker 1. L.
Lenroot and half dozen others the Sena-
tor has been hunting at Tamarack camp,
fifteen miles from Scion Springs. The
whole party had bagged eleven deer up
to the other night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Facing for the Hat.

1t is one of the fads of fall to have
the facing of your hat match your hair
The bandeau is also the color of the
hair. and the little putting of maline
covering the bandeau is likewise a close
match to the couture. This is par.
ticularly becoming fad. for it does away
with the sharp outline between the hat
and the hair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
Burns Eyes Out of Socket.

Emil Wach. employed as a car repair
err by the Northwestern in Manitowoc,
was using acid from a bottle when it ex-
ploded and the acid was thrown into his
eyes, literally burning the optics from
the head. 1t is doubtful that the man
will SIIrvive
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-28
FREES 5 IN LAND FRAUD CASE.
Judge Sanborn Rules in Favor of
Wisconsin Men Held in Colorado.

United States Judge 4. L. Sanborn,
sitting in Milwaukee in the haoeas corpus
cases against several Wisconsin persons
against whom indictments were returned
by the federal grand jury charging con-
spiracy to defraud the government out Of
valuable coal lands in Colorado. rendered
decision discharging those connected
with the Wisconsin Coal Mining Company
and holding two connected with the Fed
eral Coal and Iron Company. The names
of those discharged are James NJ. Pere-
les, Thomas ]. Pereles. Charles f. Hun
ter, Guy d. Golf and II. NJ. benjamin, all
of Milwaukee. The two men held are
Elias Arnold and Chauncey L. Jones.