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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
First Aid.

A Washington doctor was recently
called to his telephone by a colored
woman formerly in the service of his
wife In great agitation the darky ad-
vised the physician that her youngest
child was in a bad way.
What seems to be the trouble?" ask
ed the doctor.
doc, she done swallered a whole
bottle of ink"
I'll be over there in short while
to see her" said the medico. In the
meantime have you done anything for
herr
Il done give her three pieces O. blot
tin paper doc" said the negress doubt
fully-Harper' Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
LITTLE EVERYDAY MISERIES.
Some Things that Could Be Done
AWAY with.

tAat SooAN nS DoAS
Away with.
Makers of lead pencils delight to
cover them with a hard, unyielding
paint that will turn the edge Of a knife
blade and make sharpening a task
dangerous to the fingers and destruct-
for this apparently unnecessary addi-
ton to life's petty annoyances is that
the pencil manufacturers are interested
in the sale of patent pencil sharpeners,
on which a good profit must be made,
says the New York Sun.
But the proprietors of most articles
that are sold in tin boxes are not like
" to be interested in the vending Of
nail files and scissors, although most
Of them put on the market receptacles
so ingeniously contriyed as to be I'M
openable except at high expense of
finger nails. Possibly the druggists
influence the selection of tin boxes, ex-
pecting, and justly, too, great indirect
gain therefrom 1t may be that the
large and constantly growing tribe of
manicure girls has something to do
with it. The druggists are not respOn-
sible for cigar bands, however. The
smoking public has been taught that
cigars are belted with gaudy circlets
in order that each make may be dis
tinguished from the others. This is
not the case. Bands are put On cigars
for the purpose of tearing the wrap
pers when the time comes to remove
them. Fastidious smokers dislike
broken wrappers. For this reason the
trade forces them to smoke rolls of the
weed that must be smashed if one has
objections to the smell and taste of
paper and printing inks.
A majority of the race of inventors
must be engaged in perfecting new and
wonderful shoppers for bottles In a
happy time now long past man with
Il jackknife or woman with a hair
pin might attack any cork with fair
prospect of success. Not so to-day. If
the particular instrument intended for
removing the patent top from a mod
ern bottle be mislaid, 20 other tool can
be used to fulfill its Office If the non
Reliable bottle has not arrived, the
non-openable bottle is surely close at
hand. The old-style cork is too easily
removed to remain in use much longer.
The world is full of patented but
tons that require no sewing and tear
the material to which they are fasten-
ed with a thorOughness and ease I'M
known to the old style. Metal hooks
that bend out and come undone or bend
in and cannot be used are part of
mans dress where buttons once were
used They add not incOnsiderably to
the discomforts of life A popular
practice among shoelace makers leaves
the metal tips attached to the material
in such a way as to be disengaged al
most before the knot is tied Profan-
ity and expense result and the lace
factories run overtime. This is com
prehensible. Some one makes money
out of it, Why, though, do fashioners
of hardware delight to construct hinges.
knobs. plates and the like with sharp.
projecting and who'll: useless parts
that serve no other purpose than the
destruction Of ones clothing? Can
they be In league with the clothing
trade. as all men believe the laundry
owners to be in partnership with the
shirt makers?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
RaNenOus Rats.

IT is estimated that the rat does
$50,0OO,OOO worth of damage a year in
England. In d slaughterhOuse near
Paris rats in a single night picked to
the bone the carcasses of thirtv-five
horses. There is very little that they
will not eat; eggs, young birds and an
imals are among the dainties which
they snap up in the ordinary course
of business, But when pressed by
hunger they will eat anything through
which they can drive their terrible
teeth. Rat will eat rat The idea that
a trapped rat will bite off an impris-
oned leg and so escape is now said to
be wrong; it is the other rats which
do the biting. They eat the captive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
BABY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE.

Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Re-
lieve Him-But Cuticura Remedies
Speedy, Permanent Cure.
Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old We applied to
several doctors and hospitals, each of
which gave us something different,
every time, but nothing brought relief
At last, one of our friends recommend
ed to US Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted Since then
we have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, costing in all $1.25.
c. +. Kara, 343 East Goth Street, New
York, March 80 1906"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
PLEASANT SUMMER.
Right Food tie Cause.
A wis. woman says:

A Wis. woman says:
L was run down and weak. troubled
with nervousness and headache for the
last six years. The least excitement
would make me nervous and cause Sc
we're headache.
This summer l have been eating
Grape Nuts regularly and feel better
than for the six years past.
II am not troubled with headache
and nervousness. and weigh more than
I ever have before in my life. 1 gained
> lbs in one week.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book, THE Road
to Wellville." in pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
His Occunstipu.

Directory Canvasser-And what is
your husbands occupation, Mrs. Gala
han?
Mrs. Callahan-Sure, an it's a shovel
engineer he do be.
Directory CanvasSer-Oh, you mean
he's civil engineer?
Mrs. Callahan-Faith, an Oh reckon
Oi'm afther KNOWN pfwat Oh name.
He shovelS coal in tn furnace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Wise Bfddy.

When the traditional hen was about
to cross the traditional road the wise
goose laughed uproariously.
Tell me. Biddy," chuckled the wise
goose, why does the hen cross the
road?"
Because she is not goose to stand
in the road and get run over" retorted
the hen.
And ten minutes later, when the
goose picked himself out of the mud
and shook the gasoline out of his
broken feathers, he was a sadder but
wiser bird.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Si00 Reward SI00.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure In
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Satarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
Dollars for any case that ii fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take uaIrs Family Pills for consultation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
BY MISADVENTURE
F. r A ~ K 3 A r r E T T
A@oooGGSoso -

one to deal with, but not nearly so tough
as ! am l tried to be polite, but fear
| insulted her. She certainly said |
did. and went into the library to know if
her brother-in-law would tolerate such
want of respect on the part Of a mere at
torney; and the question being put direct
ly to Flexmore whether she or l were to
leave that house at once and forever, he
replied that he felt convinced, taking all
things into consideration, that he could
better afford to lose her than me.
After that there was nothing for the
indignant widow to do but to pack up
and pack of-which she did, happily, be-
fore her fury gave place to more pruden-
tial considerations
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Good Advice from Rusi.in.

1t was John Ruskin who wrote: 81
would urge upon every young woman
TO obtain rs soon as she can, by the
severest economy, restricted, ser
viccable, and steadily-however slowly
through life; making her little library,
of all the furniture in the room, the
most studied and decorative piece ;
every volume having its assigned place,
like Il little statue in its niche"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Corrected.

1t was on a street car in the city of
Washington Two colored women in
cheaply gorgeous sp4endor were talking
and one CHANGED to mention Il Mr..
"JnkS" in her conversation.
Excuse me-" said the other woman,
but his name is not 'Jinks.' 1t is Mr..
'Jenks.
oh. | sees said the other woman
complaisantly, Il guess that you puts
de access on de pronoun. '-Lippin-
colts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Guarded.

Il understand that some hunters ran
across Il wild man out in your vicin-
ity?"
Yes
Aren't YOU afraid of him?'
who come out and shoot his tame
ducks. Houston Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
A Queer Fad.

Greening-Prof. Bughouse certainly
has 4 queer fad.
Browning is it?
Greening-He is making a collection
Of the different species of mosquitoes.
Browning Most people are
more interested in lodging the uncol-
lected ones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
4 Rpfrpr scheme.

''That house | have taken from you,
said the dissatisfied tenant, lis horri-
bly, drafty. When l am sitting in the
middle of the room my hair blows all
over my head. Can't you do something
for the windowS?"
Don't YOU think, sir replied the
house agent suavely. 1t would BE easier
and cheaper for you to get your hair
cut?"-Philadelpha Inquirer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
March Of ProHresn

Gunner-The arctic atmosphere is
unusually healthy. They say the Eski-
mos never have a cough.
Guyer-Oh, just wait until civiliza-
ton begins TO march toward the pole.
Gunner-H'mI Do you think civiliZa-
ton will make the Eskimos cough?
Guyer-Yes, cough up"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
How Figures May Lie.

Nan-Uow old do you suppose Miss
Wellalong is?
Fam can only guess from what l
heard her telling the preacher the other
day. She said she had lived here for
twenty-odd years.
[ Nan-Ah. ha! That means forty. She
has lived here for twenty even years, as
well
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Plenty of the Dust.

Owner-They say that town consta-
BILE is mighty sharp about catching
SpeederS. Do you think we might man
age TO fool him?
Chauffeur think l could manage
TO throw dust in his eyes.-Baltimore
American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
More Than Pleased.

'Weally, l detest slang" said Reggy
Boreall.
''Oh, joy, laughed the pretty girl
with the box of fudge.
There it goes again. If you say
oh, joy again l shall go straight home,
l WEAKLY shall"
e'Oh, joy, Oh. joyi Oh, joy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

when you mention the town of Osh-
kosh,' said the man with the incipient
bald spot on the apex of his cranial dome,
You touch sensitive chord l once
had a sweetheart there"
Are you sentimental over her yet,
you old reprobate?" asked the man with
the dubious nose.
Why not you insolent dunderhead?
Sizes the sweetheart | married.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
His Divided Allegiance.

THE young man that's calling on you
now. Dora, is an agreeable change from
the others"
How"
Gle doesn't turn down the gas in the
parlor"
why, mamma. he works for the gas
company. Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Scarcity of Tragedians.

Miss Sue Brette-Quick-growing veg
citation is a great trouble to railway
companies in South Australia Some
$4,000 year is paid for removing
weeds from the roadway.
Mr.. Foote Lighte-Suppose there are
hardly enough actors over there TO keep
EN- tramped down?-Yonkers States
man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

and the kidney secretions were much
disordered. | thought l would not live
long. but since using Doan's Kidney
Pills l am a different woman, can do
my own work and have no fear of
those troubles returning"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

NM ga uslu ~
sit in a chair day
after day unable to
move about on &C
count of rheumatic
pains in my back,
hips and legs. l was
short of breath and
my heart would
fl u t ter after the
least eXertion. | had
d Ivy spells and
bearing down pains
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Ono He Knew.

Let me see said Ascum. there's a
sort of gem called 'bloodstone,' isn't
there"
give it up" replied Dunn. the bill
collector, but l often hear of THE stone
You can't get any blood out Of
Philadelphia Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Her DOIefuI Song.

Mrs. Wrenter had spent the day in
running around with glib tongued agents
who had eligible apartments to rent.
Nothing but sharps and flats ~ she
sighed as she gave up the search.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
TouEh Subject.

Elderly Customer-Miss Cincy. when
you make those goo-goo eyes at a young
man you generally fetch him, don't you?
Lunch Counter Girl with a killing
glance1 Yes-and the old ones too, Mr.
N-nllnr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
A Sneed Record.

He ran through his money in one
year"
How did he do it?'
With an automobile. Pittsburg
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Fi1iaI Obedience.

Harold" she murmured in his ear,
mamma says | mustn't encourage you 10
come here so often, and | have to do as
she tells me. of course, but you don't
need any encouragement-do you, DEAR"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

No Arctic explorers have ever had
colds until they returned to civiliza
ton. Then, one and all, they are
Frustrated by severe influenza.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

The telephone has not reached the point
of a domestic convenience in France. 1t
is but little used by the public generally.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

Glass bathtubs are coming into general
use in Germany. They are cheaper and
more slightly than those of porcelain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

Envelopes were first used in 1889. Be
fore that time one simply folded ones
letter together and fixed it with sealing
wax
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
TIED TO A CHAIR.

Unable to Move About on Account
of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Anna Beebe, River and Monroe
CT Mimi brJ to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
SAG onner NJ Lewis, @Sinp,e Binder

straight sc cigar, costs more than other
brands. but this price gives the dealer a
fair proft-and the smoker a better
cigar Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teething; sofens tbs gums reduces Inflammation, al
lays pain cures wind collie. % cents bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Paw Declares Himself.

Paw" asked Tommy, what do they
pay the President of the United StatesF
Fifty thousand dollars a year" an
swered Mr.. Tucker
How long does he hold the job!'
Not more than eight years-with my
consent, Tommy. | can tell you that right
now
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

- -. . St Dance ana all Nervous Diseases
- Permanently Cured by DR. Kline s Great
Send for Free &c trial bottle and treatise
DR. ii. KLINE, Id 93i Arch Street. Philadelphia Pa
In Norway you cannot vote unless you
have been vaccinated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14
Grandfather's Cure for
Constipation

They don't Purge, GRIPPE, nor upset
your Stomach" because they don't act like
Physics
They don't flush out your Bowels and
lntestines with costly waste of Digestive
Juice, as Salts, Castor OIL Calomel, Jalap,
or Aperient Waters always do.
No-Cascarets strengthen and stimulate
the Bowel Muscles, that line the Food
passages and that tighten up when food
touches them, thus driving the food to Its
finish.
A Cascaret acts on your Bowel Muscles
as if you had just sawed q cord Of wood. or
walked ten miles.
Cascarets move the Food Naturally.
digesting it without waste of tomonow's
Gastric Juice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-14

The thin, flat, Ten-Cent Box is nnade
to fit your Vest pocket, or MY Lady's'
Purse. Druggists-lo Cents Box.
Garry it constantly with you and take a
Cascaret whenever you suspect you need
one.
Be very careful to get the genuine
made only by the Sterling Remedy Com
pany, and never sold in bulk. Every tab
let stamped "CCC." no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
CHAPTER XII.
Nemesis. at Work.

Wingrave was present that evening at
a reception given by the prime minister
to some distinguished foreign guests. He
had scarcely exchanged the usual courte
sizes with his host and hostess before
Lady Ruth. leaning over from a little
group. whispered in his ear.
please take me away. I am bored. I
want to talk to you.
He paused at once. Lady Ruth nodded
to her friends.
Mr.. Wingrave is going to take me to
hear Melba sing" she said. See you all
again, suppose, at Hereford House,
They made slow progress through the
! crowded rooms. Once or twice Wingrave
fancied that his companion hung a little
desire to talk. She even answered re-
mark of his in a monosyllable. Only
when they passed the marchioness, on
the arm of one of the foreign guests in
whose honor the reception was given, she
seemed to SILVER a little. and her grasp
upon his arm was frightened Once, in a
block, she was forced to speak to some
acquaintances. and during those few
seconds Wingrave studied her curiously.
She was absolutely colorlesS, and her
strange, brilliant eyes seemed to have
lost all their fire. Her, gown was black,
and the decorations of her hair were
black, except for single diamond
There was something almost spectral
about her appearance. She walked stiftiy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
CHAPTER z.
81 Am Misanthropos, and Hate Man
kind"

Wingrave had just come in from an early
gallop. Ills pale cheeks were slightly flush
ed and his eyes We're bright. He had been
riding hard to escape from disconcerting
thoughts. He looked in at the study and
found Aynesworth with a mass of cor
respondence before him.
Anything Important" he asked.
Not yet" Aynesworth answered. THE
letters marked private 1 have sent up to
your room. By the bye. there was some
thing l wanted to tell YOU"
Wingrave closed the door.
"Wen?e he said.
II was up in the gallery of the Opera
House last niG4s," Aynesworth said, with
a--person who saw you only once, soon
after first came to you-before America.
You were some distance away and yet-my
friend recognized you"
Wingrave shrugged hrs shoulders.
THAT, of course. Is possible he answer
ed. 1t really does not matter so very
much. unless they knew meas Wingrave
, Seton,"
My friend" Aynesworth said, "recog-
nized you as Sir Wingrave Seton
Wingrave frowned thoughtfully for a
moment.
Who was it?" he asked
"A most unlikely person." Aynesworth
remarked smiling. DO you remember,
when we went down to Tredowen just be-
fore left for America, a little, long
legged black-frocked child, whom we met
in the gardens-the organists daughter, you
know?
what of herr" Wingrave asked.
1T she who was with me-" Agnes
worth remarked. 1T was she who saw you
in the box with the Machioness of West
chester"
Aynesworth was puzzled by the intent
ness with which Wingrave was regarding
him. Impenetrable though the man was,
| Aynesworth. who had not yet lost his
early trick of studying him closely. knew
that for some reason or other his in
| telligence had proved disturbing.
| Have you then-kept up your acquaint-
ance with this child?" he demanded.
| Aynesworth shook his head.
She is not a child any ieHger, but very
| beautiful young woman" he said Il met
| her again quite by accident. She is up in
London. studying art at the studio of an
| old friend of mine, who has class of girls
1 called to see him the other afternoon and
recognized her.
Your acquaintance" Wingrave remark
| ed. has progressed rapidly If she accepts
| your escort-to the gallery of the Operar'
1t was scarcely like that" Aynesworth
| explained. Il met her and Mrs. Tresfar-
win on the way there and asked to be al
| lowed to accompany them. Mrs. Tresfar-
win was once your housekeeper, l think
| at Tredowen."
And did you solve the mystery of this
| relation of her father, who turned up sc
| opportuney?" Wingrave asked.
| Aynesworth shook his head.
! she told me nothing about him. he
| answered.
| Wingrave passed on to his own room
| His breakfast was on the table awaiting
! MIN and little pile OF letters and news
| papers stood by his plate. His servant, his
| head groom and his chauffeur were there
/ TO receive their orders for the morning
| About him were all the evidences of his
| well-ordered life. He sent both the mer
| AWAY and locked the door. 1t was hall
an hour before he touched either his break
\ fast or his letters. "a
| He lunched at Westchester House. In