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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Orange Culture in the North.

Botanists in the employ of the United
States Department of Agriculture hope
to bring into being an orange tree which
will be as sturdy as the apple tree; an
orange tree that will not perish in the
chill of northern winter, which in De
cember will bear its wreath of snow
and in May its garlands of bloom, and
when summer comes will yield fruit as
good as that sweetened in the south
sun.
This may seem to be an unnatural
proposition, says the Technical World,
but it only seems SO. No violence upon
the laws of nature has been or will be
attempted. 1t is simply an effort to
make the citrus tree which bears the
sweet tablesorange as hardy and insen-
sftfve TO cold as the citrus tree which
bears the bitter, unedible orange. By
crossing a citrus tree which grows in
the north and which bears an unedible
fruit with the citrus tree of the south
it is sought TO beget a plant in which
will be combined the good tr1its Of
each.
Government botanists are confident
that the results of this citrus marriage
will be a scion that will grow and fruit
at a latitude midway between tha
northern limits Of the sweet and tbs
bitter orange. If this should be, there
might be orange groves in Central Vir'
ginia, Middle Kentucky, Southern Indi
ana, Southern Illinois, Central Mis-
souri, and Central Kansas. Think OF
orange groves around the homes il
Richmond, Louisville, Cincinnati, st
Louis and Kansas City.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
II Means a Rush.

Postmaster General Meyer, discussing
the new two-cent letter rate to Great
Britain, said that it would enormously
Increase the postal business
The mail bags will fill quickly when
this rate goes into effect" said Mr..
Meyer. He smiled If such a rush of
business had attended on the Nola
Chucky post Office, the old Nola Chucky
postmaster's ways would have escaped
notice.
Some years ago an old fellow was
appointed postmaster of the small vii
lage of Nola Chucky. A number of
weeks passed, and the Nola Chuckyians
and their friends began to complain
about the mails. And no wonder. The
postmaster, ii seems, had sent out no
mail since his entrance into office. An
inspector, investigating the matter,
pointed to the 100 or more dusty letters
that the postmaster had kept by him.
and said, sternly:
Why on earth, sir, didn't you let
these go?'
~ was waitin'.' said the old man,
till l got the bag full"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
On the Doctors.

Mrs. Mary G. Baker Eddy, who OF
course has no faith in medicine, told q
Western Christian Scientist At one OF
her latest audiences an anecdOte about
a friend of hers. This friend, a thin
and nervous woman, could not sleep
She visited her physician, and the man
said:
DO you eat anything just before go
ing to bed?"
'Oh, no, DOCTOR" the patient replied
Well said the physician, Just keep
pitcher of milk and some biscuit be
side you, and every night, the last
thing you do, make a light meal"
''Bnt, doctor" cried the lady, ''you
told me On no account to eat anything
before retiring"
Pooh, pooh said the doctor, that
was three months ago. Science has
made enormous strides since them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
INCOME OF TRINITY CHURCH.

Estate Derives Revenue from Dis
graceful and Unhealthy Tenemenfs.
Trinity church is the holder of one
Of the greatest estates in New York or
i'll the country. says Charles E. Rus
sell in Eyerybody's- 1t owns in the
city property worth, according to differ
cnt cstimatOrs from $39,000,000 to
$1G0, 100000. from which it draws an
enormous revenue, the amount of
which is never made public. For many
years no investigator has been able to
obtain any more definite knowledge of
these matters than that this is the
wealth of Trinity which she holds for
good purposes. How comes it that on
the east side of New York have been
built in recent years bright, clean, fire
proof and sanitary flats, in such num-
bers that certain regions have been
transformed by them, and life for those
that dwell in them has been changed
from dirtiest misery to something al
most suggestive of decency, while Trim
ity has done nothing of the kind?
How comes it that the Astor estate,
owner of hundreds of tenements, has
pursued for years one settled policy of
improvements for the benefit of the
tenants, and the Trinity tenants have
been left to shift for themselves?
The Astor estate maintains no chari-
ties, it has no missions, no hospitals, no
beds and no Sunday school extensions; ;
yet | am perfectly certain that the bal
ance of actual good in the world is in
its favor; l am perfectly certain that
to obliterate one court that breeds tu-
berculosis is better than to spend $70,-
600 year on organ music, and that to
provide a tenement with fire escapes is
better than to preach a sermon of re-
mote and genteel theology. The man
agement of the AstOr tenements indi-
.ates what even small measure of civ
iization can do in the midst of barbar-
Gus conditions; the management of the
Trinity tenements shows what callous
neglect can do to further and aggravate
barbarous conditions.
To be sure, all tenement houses are
bad, l know that; all tenement houses
are terrific indictments of the condi-
tions of grab and gain and splendor
and shame that we tolerate.
And if the tenement, speaking gener-
ally, works i'll, Trinity's tenements
must be matter of grave concern to
us all. Trinity's tenements must work
more than common i'll, for they are the
worst tenements in New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Wasted Products,

At this time a tourist through Texas
sees one peach orchard after another
overloaded with fruit. 1t is not possil
BILE to either consume it or to sell it
all fresh. In places the ground is ALI
ready covered with peaches. Now, the
only means of saving such precious
surplus is to either dry the fruit or
preserve it. The people of the South,
largely because of the great abun-
dance Of it, have always suffered Sc
rious waste at this point. 1t is the
same of the potato crop, peanut crop
and other crops. Everything of value
should be saved in some way. 1t
should be preserved for future use or
for a future demand of the market
that may be overcrowded during the
rush of the different products to the
consumers. 1t should be the desire
and the constant study of every Texan
to save the waste here or there-Dal-
las News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfulIy presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved iy physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Beware of the Big Egg.

1t is common every now and then to
read an account iii some newspaper of
one of the subscribers bringing in an
extraordinary large egg into the Office
of the editor, and the aforesaid editor
at once heralds the news as though it
was Of great public Importance. Such
eggs are important to the pOultryman,
inasmuch as they are danger signals.
They tell of an unhealthy condition Of
the hen that laid them. No strong,
healthy hen will lay either a double
yolked egg, round egg, 2 badly
shaped egg or soft-shelled egg. Some
thing is wrong with the hen that lays
anything different than regular
shaped egg. Instead of rejoicing at
these extra large eggs, there should
be cause of regret. At once the mat
ter should be investigated and the gem
eral condition of the flock should be
looked Tito. If it is found that they
all or the majority of them, are heavy,
it is well to cut down the quantity of
the carbonaceous or starchy foods and
increase the nitrogen material.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
SELF DELUSION.
Many People Deceived by Coffee.

Many People Deceived by Coffee.
We like to defend our indulgencies
and habits even though we may be con-
WINGED of their actual harmfulness.
man can convince himself that
whisky is good for him on cool morn
ing, or beer on hot summer day
when he wants the whisky or beeri
It's the same with coffee. Thousands
of people suffer headache and nervous
hess year after year but try to per-
suade themselves the cause is not cot
fee-because they like coffee.
while yet q child l commenced
using coffee and continued it" writes
a Wis. man, until I was a regular
coffee fiend. l drank it every morn
ing and in consequence had a binding
headache nearly every afternoon.
My folks thought it was coffee that
allied me, but liked it and would not
admit it was the cause of my trouble,
so | stuck to coffee and the headaches
stuck to me.
Finally, the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postum.
They made it right directions on pkg.
and told ME TO see what a difference ii
would make with my head, and during
that first week on Postum my old af-
Fiction did not bother me once. From
that day to this we have used nothing
but Postum in place of coffee-head.
aches are thing of the past and the
whole family is in fine health
Postum looks good, SMELLS good
tastes good. is good, and does good tc
the whole body" There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time TO time
They are genuine, true, and full OF
| human interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
How to Read 81 Newspaper.

To read a newspaper in comfort
without feeling called oil to swear al
the total depravityof inanimate things
get a tilted shelf or table of the prop
er height and place the paper there
on. With knife or scissors separate al
the pages, so that each may be turned
over without disturbing the rest. This
plan makes the news seem twice as
fresh and good.-New York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Hotels Worse than JaiIs.

A traveller who recently returned to
Philadelphia was narrating some of his
experiences in South America at a ban
quet of globe trOtters. He had skirted
the entire coast of South America and
had found the inns or hotels in most
sections very poor. So bad were they
in Peru, he said, that one American
who had been thrown into Jail pending
some dispute over his papers and after
his release had sought the hotel of the
town, returned the next day to the Jail
and begged that he might be taken in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Explained.

They don't care for expense here"
said the regular summer boarder at the
summer resort hotel. When you call
for lemonade they give you stalk or two
of macaroni with it instead of a straw"
Il was just wondering" observed the
new boarder. after a pause, why this
baked macaroni tastes so strongly Of
lemon Juice Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Unreasonable.

Mr.. Bluesocks (meellly)-This is the
,ourth time this week we've had timed
3eef and cabbage, Maria, and I'm just
Il little tired of it.
Mrs. BIN sure. Thomas, you're
very unreasonable. You know I've had
to correct the proof-sheets of my new
book. "One Hundred Dainty Dinners,
Lunches and Suppers.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
EXPECTANCY OF LIFE.
How Many More Years Do You
Think You VIII LiYes


Of 100000 male and female children
selected at random, nearly one-tenth
died the first month. The number liv-
ing at the end of the month was 90.396.
At the end Of the second month 1896
were living. At the end of the third.
SG.175; at the end Of the fourth, S4.72O
at the end Of the fifth, S3,571; at the
end Of the sixth, 1926, and at the
end of the first year, 1923. The next
four years reduces the number TO
G2.4fS, which shows that 1852 die be-
fore the completion Of the fifth year.
At the end of twenty-five years 49,
995 remain: at ffty-two years, 80. 3334 ;
at ffty-eight and one-half years, 25,0O0
at sixty-seven years. 10000; at seventy
six years, 10000; at eighty-one years,
5000: while between that age and 100
all but ten die.
From statistics of insurance COM
panies, it would appear that if boy
lives until he is 10 years Of age, ne
may reasonably expect TO live hfty
years longer At - he may expect TO
live 1876 years; at 90, 43 years; at %,
800 years: at 90, 35.8 years at 50, 32.2
years; at 40. 80 years; at %, 24.S
years: at 30, 2I.2 years; at 80, us
years: ar 50. 40 years; "a 90, 11.6
years: at 20. Q years at 70, 6.3 years
at 50. Is years; at 50, "a years; at
80, % years.
Girls Of 10 may expect to live forty
eight years From this time until they
are 70 their expectations are a little
less than those of a man. From 4C
to 10 a woman has a little better
chance than a man, and at 80 both may
expect to live 1915 years. Then hel
chances diminish more rapidly than q
mans until at 90 she may expect tC
live only 1.e5 years longer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Sheep as Beasts of Burden.

In the northern part of India sheep
are put to a use unthought of in Euro
pean or American countries. They are
made to serve as beasts of burden, be-
cause they are more sure-footed than
larger beasts, and the mountain paths
along the foothills of the Himalayas
are steep and difficult The load for
each sheep is from 16 to 20 pounds
The sheep are driven from village to
village, with the wool still growing, and
in each town the farmer shears as much
wool as he can sell there and loads the
sheep with the grain which he receives
in exchange. After his flock has been
sheared he turns it homeward, each
sheep having on its back a small bag
containing the purchased grain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Too Literal.

Remove the mote from thine own
eye" began the exhorter solemnly.
But" pleaded the young man he was
e1horting, Il haven't got any mote in
my eye. It's motor"-Baltimor
American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

troubles. Is that re-
lief lasting? Let Mrs.
James NJ. Long, Of
113 y. Augusta ST.,
Staunton, Va, tell
you. On January 31st,
1903, Mrs. Long
wrote: "DOan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
ha 81, urinary trnIl-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
A Gentle Hint.

Charity workers often feel great awk-
wardness in making public appeal for
funds
Few of them, declares the Washing
ton Star, can carry off that embarrass-
ment with the grace of the colored
preacher who said to his congrega-
ton:
"Brudren, All KANT preach hyah an
board in heb'n.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

bles, bearing down sensations, etc.. On
June Goth, 1907, four and one-half
years later, she said: Il haven't had
kidney trouble since. | repeat my testi-
mony."
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, 1908-08-20
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED

All the 11me-1ONereI TOT
turing Recommendations Said Sores
Would Last for Years-Perfect
Cure by CUticura.
my baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture, eczema. 1t was
all over her body, but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch
ing. l had her under the doctors
care for year and half and he
seemed to do her no good. | took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But if |
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want Of aid. But l used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice L. Dowell, Ago Easton Ave, st.
Louis, Mo-. May and 20, 1907"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Her Generosity.

He-I wish that you were poor, so
that you would he willing to marry me.
She--Evidently l am far more gen
erous than you. | wish you were rich,
SO that / might be willing to marry
you
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
Not SusnicioHs.

The Constable-Yes. your worship
the prisoner is a most suspicious char
acter. The Accused Indignantly
Its him that's suspicious. AVN no
suspicious o. onybody Punch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

cided that boycotts and strikes in a wage
war are not punishable by law, and that
employers can not demand compensation
for losses caused.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
A Bright Lad.

That's a powerful boy of your'n,
Ike" said a prominent citizen of Polk
vile, Ark
You betcha!'' proudly replied the
parent of tn prodigy. HE can swear
like pirate and the little feller's only
years old and hain't never been in
sight of the ocean in his life, neither ~
Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

SIX hundred families of weavars OF
Pajar. Spain, are reported TO be seeking
aid to emigrate TO American countries
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

The camel cannot swim. The moment
it loses its footing in a stream. it turns
on its side. and makes no effort TO save
itself from drowning
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Whether it is sunshine or rain, the
good dairy COW is always busy turning
a profit for her owner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Milk twice a day and milk at regu-
lar times if you would obtain the best
results from your herd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

FETS St. vitus. Dance and Nervous Diseases per.
j = - maRentty cured by DR.. Klnes Great Nerve
Send for FREE e2o0 trial bottle and treats.
H. KLINE, La 93l Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

And many a man is unable to keep
change in his pockets because of his
wifes small hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20
THE TIME TEST.

That Is What Proves True Merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick
est of relief from backache and kidney
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

In 1882 there was ten-hour move
ment among the shipwrights and calkers
of New England and several strikes re-
suited which proved successful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Mrs. WinsIow-s SoorHnra SYRUP for Children
teething; softens the reduces inham a.,
lars pain wind collie. rs cents q bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Trying to run a farm without ma
nure Is like trying re run an auromo-
bile without gasoline
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

The last United States census reporrs
ten women working as wheelwrights in
tLt Cp;Ii.try.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

It's the judgment of many smokers
that Lewis Single Binder sc cigar
EQUALS in quality the best 1Oc cigar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

A good brood SOW must have large
capacity for feed, because it requires
great deal of feed to keep her milk
producing machinery going.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

The furnishing of fancy farm-made
cheese affords an opportunity of max
ing great profits from the dairy if prop
erly conducted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Transplanted lettuce grows larger
than that which remains where 1t was
sown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Putting the best foot forward means
putting up a bluff. The only success
full men are those who get there with
both feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Truck crops suffer least from fungi
in seasons that open with a cool spring
and end with very hot summer, with
rainfall below the average.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Chickens in the orchard pick up
thousands of insects, worms, etc,
which would prove injurious to the
trees and fruit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

The odors in the dairy barn can
nearly all be absorbed by plenty Of dry
earth or land plaster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Starved land cannot grow good
crops. Provide the elements which the
crop needs and harvest day will be Il
day of rejoicing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Alfalfa takes tremendous amount
Of moisture out of the soil and is not
as good for an orchard as some other
less voracious plants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

An exclusive diet Of corn will prevent
hens from laying; so will an exclusive
diet of anything else.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Scab, foot rot and liver trouble and
catarrh are all induced by lack Of
thrift Lack of thrift is induced by
lack of care and lack of feed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Anything continuous soon becomes
Oonotonous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-20

Be slow about making promises F.; then
you won't have so many TO break.