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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

minds, fresh and strong, thinking thoughts to-
day. just his obsolete thought fresh thoughts
in his day
Such q public does not understand that the con
stanty renewed intellect of nation is yeasting with
ideas, born of conditions; and he thinks that
all questions really 10 questions all, and
would dismiss them altogether if he could Public
take their stand public questions while those
questions up for decision after they
The public who has views is more dangerous
than the demagogue. The man who pleasing gen
eralities instead of taking definite positions public
questions is either a coward deceiver Of peo
pie and usually he is both Never in history there
such day for young in public life that which
has dawned. There is much be done than
there before, many hands needed for
that work than before-clean hands, strong hands,
trained hands American public life is crying aloud for
who honest, industrious and equipped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

to be supplied without handle and Of a
size somewhat smaller than the STAN
dards and then for some reason this
special lot of eggs was left on the
manufacturers hands But they were
not wasted.
In the course Of time there came in
hatpfn manufacturer who wanted to
leave an order for few thousand hat
pin knobs. to be made in specified shape
and dimensions. Besides making regu-
larry great variety Of things the
turned goods makers also turn wood
in any shape that may be required to
order.
And then the salesman recalled that
little lot of understood handleless darn
ing eggs, which proved to be exactly
what the hatpin man wanted, and he
took the lot. And so finally they came
to be made up, not as darning eggs.
with fancy handle, but the knobs of
hatpins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

When female person doesn't want
to get married, she is already.
A man can cut down his smoking II
he's sick abel and thinks he's dying.
The way woman manages q man
is by making him think he manages
her.
The first essential to being a great
man is for him to have no doubt about
It himself.
The reason woman says the baby
never cries at night is she believes it
is never going to do it again.
1t makes woman very proud to
think how smart the children would he
if the school teachers only knew how
TO teach them.
What satisfaction a woman gets ont
of her husbands garden is how often
she can catch him pretending to know
things about 1T.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

d'Orange into the Rue Victor Hugo. The
little black carriage of Father Damien
was approaching, and. gripped by sud
den idea, Constable halted il, saying to
the elder spirit of the parish. whom ne
aad met at the plantation house: Father.
take this two thousand francs and use
ii for the maintenance of the homeless
refugees in Fort de France. | shall see
that more funds get to you to-day
4 little way further, another carriage
approached, one of the public conveyances
of the city this time. Behind the driver
doomed the head and shoulders of white
rnan-hard head and broad shoulders
the sight of whom struck the music from
the brain Of Constable. as a knife that is
slashed across the strings of harp. Both
vehicles stopped abruptly.
well. I've got you" the broad indivld-
ual remarked cheerfully. Where's the
other fellow?"
Let il be known that the man whom
Constable now faced was the same ener-
getic person who occasioned discord on
the Brooklyn pier, just as the Madame
swung blithely forth into the harbor.
Constable was thinking very rapidly. He
felt prepared to commit murder rather
than have his plans for the morning
thrust aside.
The other feIlow?" he repeated gent
ly.
1.-THE man hidden in your cabin when
you cleared. His name is Nicholas Stem
bridge if you don't happen to know" the
stranger said, with some Impotence
Where is hep
Where you saw him last" Constable
said, with sudden cordiality; "and l want
to state that I'm glad to see you-that
isl he added doubtfully, ''if you've come
to take him away. If you've looked me
up, you'll have found that I'm usually
ready to pay in money, hide, or liberty,
for the mistakes l make"
ITO be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

pleasures Of seeing the 3 40 go
through, but little confidential chat
on the joys of the band practice. l
figure that 1 am qualified to speak on
the subject, not on,y because my ia
Their was leader Of the band and the
only man in town who could solve the
mysteries Of an E fiat cornet, but also
because 1 qualified as a member of the
band myself, having with some diff
Guilty mastered the alto horn,
81 had a uniform with just as much
gold braid on it as fathers had, and
when the louisville Cornet Band
went over to the county seat to play at
the Fourth of July celebration 1 walked
at the head of the parade and was the
envy Of all the small boys Of my size In
the place.
Il said the baud practiced in the
village council ROOM. That shows how
important the band appeared in the
eyes of the village.
The council room had two cells at
one end, that were never used except
the time when fifteen tramps were
rounded up IN the neighborhood fol-
lowing the robbing of clothing store
in nearby town. The band instru-
ments could, accordingly, be left in the
cells with perfect safety, where they
shared quarters with the polling
booths.
when Thursday night rolled around
the citizens of the town assembled
In front Of the calaboose. as the Town
Hall was called. They had to go early
because the band practice always drew
lot of farmer boys in town, and the
few seats in the council room were at
a premium.
Along about o'clock the band
would also begin to congregate, and
shortly afterward each man would try
lunged tuba player entered into the
contest with the snare drummer which
could make the most impression on
the community and a few others play
ers Joined in by running the scale, usu-
ally In a far from perfect manner, the
harmony wasn't any better than some
of Wagner's effects.
at never feazed the citizens assem-
bled inside and outside the calaboose,
though, and when the rehearsal finally
got under way 1t wasn't possible to get
even standing room within fifteen
yards Of the place Sometimes the re-
hearsal lasted until along on to mid
night, but do you suppose any small
boy got tired and sneaked OF home to
bed before the lights were put out +?
He didn't unless he went ut parental
orders.
-You couldn't find one OF the citi-
gems who would admit that there was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
A Memory Test,

A professor of mnemonics had gone
to lecture at or near Canterbury. Aft
er the lecture was finished he had to
wait for his London train. It was a
most comfortless day, and he retired
to an inn for shelter and refreshment
To pass the time he began to exhibit
his feats of memory to the yokeIs in
the inn parlor, and one and all were
thunderstruck except the waiter. There
is always one skeptic in every COM
munion, whether Of saints or sinners
Do what be would he could not miti-
gate the acrid smile Of acid incredulity
of that glorified potmanl In the midst
of one of his most difficult feats the
whistle sounded Of the "Only train TO
London tonight" and he rushed off to
catch it He caught it at the station,
and his reputation caught ii in the inn
parlor, for the waiter, coming in with
some ordered refreshments and finding
him gone, pointed to the corner where
he had been sitting and exclaimed,
"Silly 'umibug, he's forgot his UNI
brella Young Man
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Flights OF Bell AeropIaue.

Several trials of the new tetrahedron
aeroplane have been conducted by f. W.
Baldwin at Hammondsport, ~ Y, under
the direction of its inventor. DIR. Alex
ander Graham Bell. On the first day
the airship Travelled a distance of 275
feet in the air, at an elevation of II feet,
in three seconds The White Wing, as
the ship is called, appeared to be under
perfect control and could have gone far
Their. Next day, however, the second
of two short flights ended in an accident
After being a second in the air. Lieut.
Selfridge, who was steering, lost control
of the front plane and the ship plunged
to the earth, breaking the rudder wheel.
During both of these ascents the rain
was falling, but did not interfere with
the power of the air craft. The motor
used is the 3O-horse power Curtis eight
cylinder, V type, which was used in -le
Ormond record auto races. The White
Wing was expected to make a long flight
in few days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
NEARLY 300 DIE AT SEA.
Typhoon Destroys Pearling Fleet
in Australian Waters.

The Canadian-Australian liner Manu-.
ka arrived at Victoria, B. c., bringing
news of the destruction of the pearlins
fleet in typhoon off Western Austria
liza, causing the loss of 270 lives. twenty
OF the victims being whites.
The disaster to the fleet of pearling
luggers occurred near Thursday Island.
typhoon striking the feet as it was
starting for the pearling grounds. scat
tering the vessels, wrecking some and
driving others ashore. About twenty
Australian pearlers were lost.
Survivors reported narrowing experi-
ences, some being picked up in the last
stages of exhaustion after having cut
away their masts and while clinging to
the wrecked hulls. Sharks followed.
waiting for the exhausted men to dron
from the wreckage. Many were res
cued by the steamer Parro, sent from
Broome as relief vessel. The bodies
of some of the victims were eaten by
sharks. The beach near Broome pre-
sented a terrible sight, covered with
Wreckage and bodies
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
LoW-DoWN TRICK ON A THIEF.
Reformed JaiIbird Explains How He
Lost Faith In Mankind.

"a short while before 1 reformed"
said the man who spent much of his
early life in jail, to New York Sun
writer, Il had an experience that
shook my faith in human nature. Co
ing uptown one night in the 9th ave-
nue. elevated train l extracted from a
mans pocket q letter and $50. l
hadn't wanted the letter, but it was so
tangled up with the bills that 1
couldn't help taking it too. After 1
once got it out of the mans pocket I
couldn't very well put it back, so 1
kept it. Unfortunately I read it.
ut was a pathetic letter. Even
heart of stone couldn't hold out against
an appeal Of that kind. 1t had been
written by a woman who evidently
had some claim on the man. She was
in deep trouble. The letter related in
touching simplicity a story of sickness,
want and death. The writer implored
the man to aid her and her family,
and it was clear that the $50 1 had
relieved him of had been scraped to-
gether to send to her.
"Well, with that $50 in my pocket
and that womans letter ON my mind I
of my existence. l hadn't much of
conscience left, but what little bit I
had was hard at work. Even when I
dropped off to sleep l was tormented
Jraor nS Of thot Moor rvOpoan Ru
morning the strain had told on me. I
couldn't stand to keep that money in
my possession another hour.
"The mans address was on the let
ter and l wrote to him, inclOsing the
$50 and the letter that had brought me
to that softened state. 1 did even
more than that. l inclosed So of my
own. l told the man that | was about
as low as they make 'em, but 1 wasn't
low enough to keep money that had
been meant for those poor souls.
"For obvious reasons l did not give
my name and address. 1 was salts
fed with doing good. l did not want
to be thanked. I wanted no notoriety
On account of my obscure position it
was impossible for the man to COM
municate with me if he had wished to
do so. However, l did hear from him
again, just a week before I went out
of business for good. 1t was what I
heard then that made me doubt all
mankind.
Il learned that that letter was
kind of financial preserver. The man
always carried it wrapped up with
whatever cash he happened to have
on hand. A sister-in-law of his out in
Indiana wrote fresh copy and mail
ed it to him every week so it would
always look nice and new and prevent
suspicion of its being a fake. You
see, that fellow reckoned the chances
were 10 to / on even the most harden
ed jail bird being melted by that ap-
peal and returning the money. He
guessed right, to. Is it any wonder
that / have been cynical since then?
To see a nice, respectable man stoop
to such trickery is enough to sour the
most trusting disposition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Creative,

A certain man coming from abroad
was taken up by the smart set.
well make a lion Of him. quoth
upon reflect upon u.s."
But the man was too little. It takes
much material to make a lion
''Then We'll make monkey Of him."
said the smart set, determined to have
some exercise for their creative genius
Nor was the world the worse OF.
For, after all, it is the contribution 20
the gayety Of nations that is especially
needed-puck
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Novel Use for Wooden Eggs.

One of the innumerable things that
the manufacturers of turned wood
goods make is the darning egg, for use
in darning stockings
These eggs are commonly provided
each with a handle Of the same kind Of
wood, which screws into one end, says
the New York Sun. A while ago there
was received at the New York office of
turned goods manufacturing concern
ALI order for a couple Of cases, some
thousands in number, of darning eggs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Saved nv the Trolley.

Knox-Saw Green and his wife at
the opera last night. 1 can't see where
their enjoyment came in, as neither of
them knows the difference between
symphony and sonata.
Blox-well, 1 ought to be ashamed
to confess my ignorance, but I'm in the
same boat. By the way, what is the
difference?
KnoX-Why er - sonata, you
know-er-I mean symphony is
say, there's my car, old man; see you
later
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

has been waved aside pagan superstition Reincar
nation is found be interviewer with the texture
all schools of philosophy and all systems of religion 1t
imbedded in every scripture and forms the
stone O daily life. In India now, in the
elder days. every peasant recognizes unQueston
that he has been many times reborn EARTH
prepares himself for coming rebirth rebrth is
active factor in his daily life.
When realize the grandose scheme of human
evolution then that what call sin is only ig-
nerance lack of experience youth of the unfolding
There is height of splendor into which may not
grow he truly is God incarnate upon EARTH and
Chrss the but the fair first fruits of the
universal human harvest which the future shall dis
close Power of brain, strength of WILL deftness
GER nobility of character-they all of
ing; make the garments that wear. Not one Of
the miserable waits of foulest sums but shall by
repeated births rise to perfect manhood to manifested
divinity Such is the promise contained in the word
reincarnation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

another band anywhere in the world
as good as the Jonesville organization,
and was convinced at the time that
there wasn't either. I've heard bigger
and better bands since then, but l am
convinced that every member recalls
of the delights Of youth. Utica Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
THE VILLAGE BAND,
Its Delights Are Unknown to Boys
and Girls Brought Up in Cities.

AeS arc UNKNOWN
and Girls Brought Up in Cities.
when l was a little shaver and
didn't have anything to do in the day
time but go down and see that the
3 40 train got in all right and had no.
where else to go at night except on
Thursday. when the Jonesville Cornet
Band met in the village council room
for weekly practice, 1 used to envy
the city chaps and think l was having
a pretty rotten time of it," said the
man from the little prairie town in
Illinois that has never made up the
decrease in population caused by his
removal TO the city. "Now that l can
see how city boys really do spend their
young days, 1 feel like giving three
cheers for my youth.
''This is not an Informal talk on the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
The Main Trouble.

Wise-Oh, give US rest for awhile,
won't you? Doubley-Weil, every fell
low has a right to his opinion, and
Wise-Yes, but the trouble is that he
can't be made to realize that there may
be q wrong to it-Indianapolis NeVA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
THE YOUNG MAN IN PUBLIC LIFE
By United States Senator Albert j. Beyer

The man who stopped thinking
decades ago and who therefore be-
lieves that all questions are spurious
except those about which be was
thinking in his prime bur which
have been settled long age, cannot
even grasp the meaning Of public
life to-day. Indeed, the latter is
real obstacle to the solving ef our
present-day problems.
Such a man forgets that every
year full million young mez and
t-nlr11cr r.-.n.,-.r, cnrnna Of LOO u-i,o.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
A Good Boy.

Mr.. RyIy-Why are yez decoratin'
Mrs. Murphy?
Mrs. Msrphy-Me by Denny is COM
In home the day.
Mr. Ryly-I fought it wuz for foiye
years he wuz STINT up?
Mrs. Murphy-He WIZ; but he got a
year off for good behayvure.
Mr.. Ryly-An' sure, it must be a
great comfort for ye to have good BY
Ioike that-Tit-Bits
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Debt. Were outIawed.

Goodley-They're in reduced circum-
stances, of course but their family is
an old one and proud, even if they have
lots of debts. They date back to the
earliest colonial times.
Cutting-The debts, you mean? I
don't doubt that-Philadelph Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
aENCARNATIoN-ITs MEANING AND PROOFS.

To many people the round of reincarnation
carries with it an ideal alien. almost gro
tesque. Even men who in their youth studied
the humanities' and were familiar with the
many illusions to it In Greek and Roman
authors, never regarded is serious the belief
on which the greatest classical authors based
their views of life and framed their canons
of morality However deem their reyerence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

Buenos Aires has population Of
100000. of which about so per cent
is foreign, the Italians forming about
60 per cent Of the foreign population.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

that elaboration must be cautiously applied That
the plan which has built UP this continent govern
which believe is better than any other the
world We should not change it except after long
and careful consideration.
Foundations securely laid should not be uprooSed in
excitement. Plans conceived in the study should
overrued in the stable The best is good for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
SANITY BEFORE PROSPERITY.
By Ex-Goy. Black of New York,

This is splendid country. Not one in his
tory has equaled it in its past achievements
or iii the glory of its future promise But it
must turn in its headlong pace and rega ther
its scattered senses if it would realize the
wonderful future which its past accomplish
ments foretel.
Government is a system which must be
carefully thought out and the results even
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11
Puxzles the Small Row.

The small boy is apt to wonder why
a young man has the shoulders of his
coat padded instead of the seat of his
trousers.-Philadelph Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-11

A man who yeils at the top of hie
voice seldom wins an ar1umeut
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19
TAKES ISSUE WITH LIBRARIAN
ON PRoNOUNCING LOS ANGELES

LOa ANGELES, June 1S.-[Editor
Herald: While City Librarian Lum-
mis- is an acknowledged authority on
matters pertaining to the "land of to-
morrow and, as such, must neces-
sarily be considered worthy to speak
ex cathedra in regard to the pronun-
citation of the Spanish words which are
used as the name of this city-Los An
geles-would you permit a tenderfoot
to mildly question the correctness of
his proposed official pronunciation of
LOS Angeles? For proper under
standing of the natter it should be re-
membered that the name of this city
is, in Spanish, the plural form of the
word angel. In that language "a"
has always the sound of the English
word "ah." The letter "g" is never
jellied, but, followed by sc" or ~ is
almost invariably given the sound of
the English "h," as in hail" Pre-
coded by IN" the syllable is given a
strong suggestion of the English ing"
In my recollection of the pronunciation
of Los Angeles" by natives of Cali
fornia and Mexico there is in the end
ing of the first syllable of angeles"
the suggestion of the English ing"
and the second syllable is broadly or
harshly ''hail." This makes the name
of this city Loce Ahng-hail-ace. The
combination of the nasal and the aspi-
rated "g'' is difficult one for English
speaking people.
But why should there be an Official
pronunciation of the name Of our city?
Unlike the Spanish the American
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-19
OCEAN YACHT RACE

vt SHOULD be understood that the
San Pedro Honolulu yacht race is
n far more than a sporting event."
although as a sporting event 1t is de-
cidedly remarkable and even sensa-
tional. But besides testing the mettle
and seamanship of the gallant yachts
men who will take part in the race,
and putting to the proof the speed and
strength of some of the most highly
praised yachts, 1t will focus the atten-
ton of the civilized world on the har-
Dor of San Pedro and advertise the
fact that Southern California possesses
one of the finest seaports on the globe,
secure, spacious and accessible. We
may be pardoned if we extend some
professional advice to the committee
men and others who are paying special
attention to the publicity aspect of
San Pedro harbor and the yacht race.
There are many maritime and shipping
papers published on the island of Brit
ain, and the daily papers in the great
seaports, especially Glasgow in Scot
land and Liverpool in England, give
much space and attention to harbors
and harbor affairs. Publicity in the
British maritime journals would be the
quickest and in all probability the sur
est way of attracting the attention of
British shipping firms TO San Pedro,
and would bring number of vessels
to the harbor. British shipowners and
consignors who control large per-
centage of the carrying trade OF the
world, don't know abort San Pedro
barber, or they would soon begin to
take advantage of it. "Trade follows
the flag" is a practical motto, but
trade follows publicity" is equally
practical. and it is important that pub
licity should be obtained in the mari
tsrne centers of civilization. where, in
rood old fashioned cQlloquial phrase,
Fit viii do most good."