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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
MAKE MONEY WITHOUT BOSS.


SIX Chicago BARRIERS Try Co-oDera-
tive scheme successfully.
Six Chicago BARRIERS. all iirSt-ciasS
men, decided recently that they could
live without being shackled by Il
boss" They dubbed together, started
4 shop. and are making good These
six men determined TO try cooperation
instead of working for fixed W. ges
They had made from $12 to S1T week
working for bosses. Sometimes their
earnings fell below SD, but seldom
went above ST.. They had worked on
regular salaries. on commission. and
they decided to take Il chance. Not one
OF the six had enough money to start
barber shop of his own and hire the
others. They decided TO pool their re
sources, and by 50 doing they secured
\ lease of good stand and furnished
it. The receipts 80 into common
fund. reserve is kept 10 meet rent,
light and other expenses, and at the
enc Of the week the receipts are divid
ed THUS far, according to the men.
the cooperative scheme has beea 4
success Not only do they make more
money per man out of each shave or
hair cut. but they find, so they say,
that the general public will patronlze
them rather than shop owned by 4
boss. Each man feels that he is kelN-
Inc sae man who shaveS him 10 get
along in the world. Besides that, the
Interest of The BARRIERS themselves IS in
the wsrk, and they ''hustle" for trade.
ard dc their best work on each custom
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

This is the time of year when the
family grocer's platform scales are
made to work overtime by the return
ing vacati0nists. Thin women want to
see how much they have gained" and
stout women how much they have sue
ceeded in losing" by their summers
holiday And this is also the time of
year when the scalemaker's ears must
Jingle at the kind and unkind things
said Of his wares.
The things a stout woman Will say
about a poor, defenseless set of scales
would spoil the temper of the steel in
the balance if it wasn't so Indifferent
to such things. And the manner in
which a fat woman will deceive her
self about the difference in her weight,
with heavy clothes on to protect her
self against the cold of a mountain re-
sort. and the lighter ones she dOnS
when she strikes the heat of the city,
is one of the constantly recurring evil
dences of the eternal feminine vanity.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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by the fact that a child is a child tbs

by the fact that child is a child thS
world over
'Isa-kee! Isa-kee.''
1t is a queer sound when you hear
it for the first time A Chinaman
comes struggling along the road carry
ing two heavy pals, swung at the ends
of bamboo poles, bawling in long, IA
sal tones, "Isa-kee. Isa-kee,'
Presently a crowd of little boys col
lects about him. purchasing with avid
ity the strengthening ess-denomina-
ted ''isa-kee." The vender collects the
coppers offered in payment, and places
them in small Ieathern purse tied
about his waist with q bit of string,
there to lie III company with little
rank tobacco or opium.
"Isa-kee" is the Chinaman's repro
duction of the English ice-cream. al
though there is little resemblance be-
tween the commodity he disposes of
with such extraordinary rapidity and
the fashionable delicacy Of Europe.
The preparation is apparently n con-
coction of dirty water, half-frozen
slush and sugar. Being cold and sweet,
ii is a fayorite of native children, and
the ice-cream merchant usually does "a
roaring trade. 1t is amusing to hear
the little ones eXclaim, as they eager
ly swallow the frozen fluid, How it
burns -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Cuticura.

In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by CUticura.
My little son, when about wear
and half old began TO have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms, then on other parts
of his body, and then one came on his
chest, worse than the others. At the
end of about year and a half of suf-
fering he grew so bad l had to tie his
hands in cloths at night TO keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got TO be a mere skele-
ton and was hardly able to walk l
sent TO the drug store and got a cake
of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuticura
Ointment, and at the end of about two
months the sores were all Well He
has never had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rene
dies my precious child would have
died from these terrible sores. l used
only one cake of Soap and about three
boxes of Cuticura Ointment. Mrs. Egg
bert Sheldon, r. f. D. No. l, Woodvilie,
Conn, April %, 1905.
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En- hoping he will become ii regular

CT, hoping he will become regular
l:aTrCn.
The boss share of a shop is about
half the total receipts. out of when he
must Fay expenses. The expenses of
this six-chair shop, including the small
wage paid the porter, amount 10 about
SO Il month. The boss share from the
shop would have been over $40
month, according to one months re-
CeptS in the cooperative place. BY
eliminating the boss the men figure
that they are dividing between them.
selves 500 Il month that he would
nave received. Besides that. they are
Increasing the business and gaining
in trade steadily, and that in stand
which never has been Il great money
maker
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;ut who" remarked D'Auburon. may

but VINO, remarked ID Auburon, may
not be in Paris at all: but may perhaps
be in Rio Janeiro, for all we know to the
contrary. You must not forget that in
these days of lightning express trains,
and ocean greyhounds, one can travel
good way in three ENTHUSIASTICALLY if
one has money IN ones pocket"
Philip Graham never left Paris" an
swered the detective, ''of that l feel con-
WINGED. A man who could escape from
Toulon is too smart fellow not TO
know he is safest when he remains right
at home. Besides, when he committed
this murder he was in a condition OF
financial desperation. He did not have
plenty Of money, as you seem to suppose"
How do you know that?'
1T has since transpired that Madame
Roupell had, besides the loose bank
notes found in her escretoire, a consid-
cradle sum of money in her chamber.
That sum of money disappeared on the
night of the murder. l believe that mur-
derer was Philip Graham. l believe he
took that money. believe, if we wait
long enough, he will come forward and
declare himself, for the purpose Of claim
ing his share Of Madame RoupelIs prop
erty."
We'll, why not wait bit and give him
a chance?'
Because, si1npleton, justice won't
wait. If we don't prove she's altogether
wrong. she'll have Charles Van Lith's
head under the ak of her guillotine be-
fore two more months are passed. It
would be a poor satisfaction for his
friends if we failed to avert such a calam-
ity, and brought in our evidence in time
only to prove that the government had
killed an innocent man. The next step
will be to call on Madame La Seur. 1t
is not unlikely that Philip Graham, after
his escape from Toulon, went to see her."
Ito be continued.)
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One employer who insists that all his
statesmen shall be either Americans or
Englishmen gives this reason for his
partially to those two natiOnalities:
They can talk" he said, while
walking. A Frenchman, a German. OF
an italian cannot do that. The minute
those people begin to say anything thar
requires thought they have to stand
still or sit down. My men frequently
Overtake possible customers in the
street. BY employing Americans and
EngIishmen L get men who, through
their ability to talk while walking, can
make a sale and cover territory at the
same time"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
CHAPTER XIX.

"A comparison of this portrait with
the miniature in the locket," remarked
NJ. Cassagne, now convinces me beyond
a doubt that Philip La Seur and Philip
Graham are one and the same person.
His Bertillon measurements, which l
have carefully noted down, are at pres
ent of but little use to US, but as means
of Identification should we hereafter sue
coed in running him to earth they may
prove invaluable. Beyond any question
whatever, we may now assume that Philip
Graham is in some way connected with
the murder of Madame Roupell.''
Charles DAuburon stared at his friend
in SPECIFICS surprise as he uttered these
words.
Il think your experience of yesterday
must have turned your head" he said,
at last. There has been no commuta
ton of Philip La Seur's sentence. Being
still a prisoner at Toulon, how is it pos
sible for him TO have been connected with
the mystery of Vileneuve? My dear
friend, l beg of you not to think any
more of this case to-day. You need a
rest. You have been taxing your brain
too much
And you, my dear Charles Tetorted
Casa ne, have been taxing your brain
too little. You think that because there
is no Communication of sentence recorded in
the case of this Philip La Seur that he
is still in the custody of the prison Off
Gals at Toulon?"
Most decidedly"
We'll, Philip La Seur broke prison
nearly five years ago, and he has never
yet been retaken."
Impossible. escape from Toulon pris-
on! l will not believe it. 1t is the most
strongly fortified of any penal establish
ment in France"
Perhaps; but here is a convincing
proof of it Look at this foot note, copied
from the register of Monsieur Lablanche ::
Escaped from Toulor,' and under it ev-
cry year since is marked This prisoner
is still at large Besides that" added
NJ. Cassagne. laughing, 1.-The project re-
lated the history of this particular pris-
oner to my supposed wife, Madame Cres-
son. as one of the most daring escapes
on record
We'll. of course that settles it." ex-
claimed D'Auburon. No, l don't want
any more proof. You overwhelm me as
it is. But what is the next step which
you propose to take?"
u now intend TO find" replied NJ.
Cassagne, with the utmost elaboration,
Philip La Seur, alias Philip Graham,
late of Toulon, and who may be, while
we are talking, at the present moment, in
Paris, and only waiting for this murder
to blow over to come forward and claim
his share of his aupt's fortune
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SiameSe HOkey-I'OISey.

\ touch of appetite (Which makes
all the world akin is manifest in the
streets of Bangkok as well as in the
thoroughfares of an American city
The picture of the crowd of Siamese
urchins given by Carl Book in TEN
pies and Elephants is SO like that of
a parcel of ragamuffins following the
hokey-pokey cart that one is impressed
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after all" said Hi Tragerdy, di-
dactically. Death is the star TRACE
diam
Il don't know replied Lowe Come
dy. Il always think of him as low
COMEDIAN mere mimic-because he's
always taking some one Off.''-Phila-
delphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Women in the Postal Service

One of the signs of growth in our
postal system appears in the employ
ment of women. Up to 1862 women
had never been employed in the serv-
ice. Then they were admitted to the
dead letter office-eight of them. Now
of the 1,195 employees in the depart
ment in Washington 800 are women,
and there are in the whole country
27,6OO women employed, generally in
the stamp delivery or money order
offices, and receiving salaries running
from S400 to S1,700 a year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an nfiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is ntiamed you have Il rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and VIII, 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal cOndi-
ton hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness caused by catarrn)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
,ure. Send for circulars, free.
L. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold ny Druggists, Toe
Take Enll's Family Pills for consultation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

dizzy spells. For ten years | could not
do homework, and for two years did
not get out of the house. The kidney
secretions were irregular, and doctors
We're not helping me- Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me quick relief, and final
~ cured me- They saved my life
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents box
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, y. Y.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard.
London. w. c., July G. IS
Victor Lablanche. Esq, Project of Pc
lice, Paris. France:
Dear S1r-This will introduce to you
Mr.. George Russell. friend of mine.
who with his wife intends making a
pleasure trip on the continent.
ANY courtesy that you can extend to
Mr.. Russell during his visit in Paris will
be highly appreciated by me.
Yours very truly.
JAMES T. HENDERSON,
''Supt. Police"
That's about perfect" soliloquised the
detective. because it transgresses every
known rule of French letter writing, and
that alone stamps it as English The
Esquire is particularly good. English
men, even of education. are perpetually
making that mistake when addressing
letters to this country. Paris, France
also is not bad. NJ Henderson would
doubtless be careful lest his friend Mr.
Russell should present it at Paris, Ken
lucky, or Paris, Texas"
The project of police had hardly time
to place himself in the digni6ed attitude
in which it was his custom to receive his
callers next morning, when the door
swung open. and q gentleman, istak-
ably English and carrying in his gloved
hands a tall silk hat, and the inevitable
umbPella of the rain-aiilicted Briton. en-
tered the apartment. He was accom-
panied by lady whose grace OF carriage
and really handsome face, accentuated if
anything in the eyes of the Frenchman
the villainous fit of all her garments.
There should be law passed to COM
pei such people to employ Partisan dress
makers. But even then they would never
look like our women was his inward
comment. as he arose, and with the po-
likeness Of his race bowed low as he re-
ceived his visitors.
Monsieur lie project, l presume" said
the gentleman, in French which was sim
ply execrable. Il have the honor of ad-
dressing Monsieur Lablanche, the project
OF the Partisan police:'
Il am he. monsieur"
Permit me to present you to my wife,
Madame Russell-Monsieur Victor La
Blanche
The Frenchman bowed more CALAMITY
than ever. Really, Notwithstanding their
gaucheries, these English women were
quite charming. In fact, the project was
agreeably surprised with his visitors. The
Englishman's manner was perfect. With
his native dignity was blended delight
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

fifteen years | was a
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me terri
bly,. Every turn or
move caused sharp,
shooting pains. My
eyesight w a s poor.
dark spots appeared
hpfnrn me and | had
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4 Terrible Thnumhf

II want to be loved for myself" eX-
claimed the romantic heireSs.
My dear lady rejoined Baron Flu
cash apprehensively, lis there any pos
sibility of this being a case of mistaken
identity? "-WashingtO Star.
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Much the Same.

Travers-Yes, l met your brother
when l was in Arizona. He's a road
agent, l believe.
Easterly-Sir. do you mean to insult
me? Ny brother is real estate agent
Travers-Oh, l beg pardon, but 1
knew it was something Hike that.
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NnfhinD NexN tn Him

Tommy" asked the teacher, do you
know the meaning of the phrase, mirabile
dictu'?'
'Yesm," he answered; sit means
Thank you
where did you get that idea?
Its what mamma says whenever papa
gives her any money"
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That awnshoD Interest.

Don't you think there is a great
deal of human interest in the pawn
Scribbles.
ION the contrary" rejoined Criticus,
1.-The interest in a pawnshop is inhu
man"
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Feminine EROtfsm,

HIM consulted a fortune teller to-
day and she told me that l was in love
with pretty girl. but she would never
marry me. 1t looks like l am up
against it
She-Oh, not necessarily. No fortune
teller is authorized to speak for me.
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During That Trim.

Mississippi Valley Man with enthu-
asml Well. Mr.. President. what do you
think Of our grand old river now?
The President (wiping his glasses and
looking AT it again Its bully. But
don't you think the water might be i'm
proved little by boiling it?-Chicago
Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
4 SIixhI Jolt.

by the way said Borem, I've got
something to say to you"
Have you really got something TO.
say" queried Knox. 'or do you merely
want TO talk, as usual?
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Accounted For.

why do people always seem to feel
sad when they think of the days of
their YOUTH"
1T was in the days of their youth
that most of them got married.
Houston Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

Lewis Single Binder straight SC
cigar. Made by hand of ripe. thoroughly
cured tobacco, which insures a rich, salts
flying smoke. You pay 10c for cigars not
so good. Lewis Factory. Peoria, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

The snake-nut tree Is a native Of
British Guiana The kernel of the nut
bears a marvellous resemblance to a
coiled snake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

Ladoga is the largest fresh-water
lake in Europe Its area is 1000 square
miles. Seventy rivers run into Lake
Ladoga.
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EHT c St vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
] y Permanently Cured by DR.. Kline Great
Send Free se trial bottle and treatise
DR. H. H.. KLINE. Id s3l Arch Street Philadelphia, Pa
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Glass has been used successfully by
French criminals to counterfeit silver
coins. 1t is heavily electroplated.
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"Blowhard says his vacation cost
him 5000
We'll, Blowhard was seeing double
good part of the time kansas
City Star.
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Judging by the Name.

Bill hear they're playing piece
in which several prominent New York
politicians figure?
Jim-Yes, The Man of the Hour it
is called
''Oh. is that it? | thought it was
The Great Divide '-Yonkers States
man.
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TEN YEARS OF PAIN.

Unable to Do Even Homework BE-
cause of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clin-
ton street, Napoleon. Ohio. says: "Eor
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EabricRtOrS.

$50 you don't care to take poets and
artists as boarders?" said the long
haired chap on the station platform at
Frog Hollow.
No, sirree,'' replied Farmer Hard
apple. with much vigor. They are all
nature fakerS.''
Mature fakers?"
Eyes, the worst kind. When they
step off the train, by gosh, they take
deep breaths, roll their eyes and tell
you that they can just live on the blue
skies and the green hills"
What then?"
what then? Why, after they have
been here a week, instead of living
on blue skies and green hills they eat
just twice as much good solid food as
all the other boarderS put together"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
testh hing softens the gums reduces inflammation al
lays pain, cures wind collie. y cents bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17
Human slavery in Egypt.

1t is only four years or so since the
law governing slavery in Egypt has
been strictly enforced, although it was
passed during the early occupancy by
the English of the valley of the Nile
Even now it is not easy to keep track
of the natives, especially in the upper
part of Egypt and the desert, in their
dealings in slavery. for there is a sort
of Free Masonry secrecy among them,
and the slaves held are too ignorant
or too frightened to make known their
state. 1t is said that, in spite of the
strictest surveillance, children are now
often bought and sold by native trad
ers Life has always been held cheap
in Egypt, and it is naturally difficult
for the natives to observe all at once
a law the edicts of which are entirely
contrary to the teachings of their fore
fathers, and also of their religion; and
it will undoubtedly take more than one
generation of English control to con-
vince these Oriental people that slav-
cry is not only unlawful, but also
wrong
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-17

The deepest gold mine in the world is
at Bendigo. in Australia.
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Nan-Jack seems to be considerably
devoted to me. don't you think?
Fan-Yes; he seems to be considering
whether to be devoted to you or not. &
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England has an organization for the
promotion of goat culture.
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The Old Mans Experience.
Hes the boy after your own heart,
isn't he?"
Not much," replied the old man.
Hes the boy after my pocletbook -
Atlanta Constitution.