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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
1RoTECTIoNIsT FARMERS.
They Object to Free Trade In Cana
dian Firm Products


The farmers of Iowa are practically
all protectionists. They have been
made rich on account of the high price
of farm produce. The high price OF
farm produce came as a result Of the
prosperity attending the American
workshop. All these conditions are
made possible by the protective tariff.
The farmers Of Iowa are especially OPP
posed TO letting the farm products or
Canada into the American market with
out the payment of duty. 1t is easy
enough to say that it would do no harm
TO let the Canadian farmer trade with
us on an equality. But it must be re-
membered that what the Canadian
farmer lacks is a customer 70 buy his
products. The American farmer is in
possession of the customer Give the
Canadian farmer the American custom
er and the American farmer will lose
him. Somebody on this side of the line
| must give up customer if the Cana
dian gains him. Besides there are 49,
| 100000 of American customers who are
nearer to the Canadian producer than
| they are to the American producer
Therefore. under free admission of Ca
madam products 100000 of Ameri-
cans would buy Canadian products and
the American farmers products would
be shipped TO Europe as a part of the
surplus.
The best policy for the American peo-
pie is one of protection. unadulterated
and unalloyed. Protection will have to
prevail in our country to avoid going
to the industrial level of the old world,
Socialism is impossible. 1t it wild,
impractical dream. But we can keep
American industrial conditions high and
thus help every man who tolls When
the farmer feeds the American working
man and the working man manufac-
lures something for the farmer, we have
system of cooperation that is helpful
to both. The Republican party is prom
Using to revise the tariff. The party is
giving ear to the hue and cry for
changes in the schedules. We have
faith, however. that the revision will
be made by protectionists, and not by
free traders or by those who do not
more than half way believe in a tariff
-Des Moines Capital
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

159S-Henry ". of France promulgated
the Edict of Nantes.
163S-English sattlers arrived at New
Haven. Conn.
1746-The English under the Duke of
Cumberland defeated the Scottish
rebels headed by the young Pretender
at the battle of Culloden, near In
verneSS.
1749-British warship Pembroke wrecked
near Porto Novo, with loss of $50 of
her crew.
1Io5-Dr. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
of the English Language" published.
1193-First newspaper in what is now
the Province of Ontario issued at
Newark (Niagara).
1S03-The Bank of France established.
1S15-Commodor Decatur of the United
States navy captured two Algerian
vessels and 600 prisoners
1S29-British Parliament passed the
Roman Catholic relief bill.
1S55-Emperor and Empress of the
French arrived in England to visit
Queen Victoria.
1S5S-Dr Simon Bernard acquitted of
conspiracy against the life of Louis
Napoleon.
seized Harper's
Ferry.
1S62-France declared war against the
Mexican government.
1S65-Battle of Columbus, last conflict
p of the Civil War, fought east of the
Mississippi river. :. Union flag re-
placed on Fort Sumter
1S6S-British troops under Sir Robert
Napier took Magdala, a strongly for
titled place in Abyssinia.
1S74-Body of Livingstone, the explorer,
inferred in Westminster Abbey.
1S91-Treaty for the delimitaton of the
British and Italian spheres of inlu
ence in East Africa signed at Rome.
1900-Troops sent to Cornell Dam, West
chester county, n. Y, to quell
strike of Italian laborers. Paris
International Exposition opened.
l904-Attempted assassination of Premier
Maura of Spain.
1905-Morocco rejected the French re-
form demand
19O7-National Arbitration and Peace
Congress opened in New York. -. An
earthquake destroyed Chilpancingo
and Chilapa, towns of Mexico, with
great loss of life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
DOUGH.

Dough is made out of wheat, real
estate, oil. literature and magazine ar
ticles. But dough made of wheat IS no
stickier than any other. Dough is tie
prior fact to bread, motor cars, steam
yachts and collections of old books. 1t
is the staff of high life. 1t embitters
matrimony and purveys the lovely
scandals we read about. 1t gets girls
sent off to college and fitted to be some
thing more spectacular than mere wives
and mothers. 1t curSeth them that &c
in for it. but not unto the third and
fourth generations. We are too good
spenders for that. 1t is from dough
that the dowdy, the dull and the d)tty
derive distinction otherwise denied
pucE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Danger in Flowers.

Several cases of serious heart failure
due to the presence of hyacinths in liv-
ing rooms have been recorded recently.
The latest instance was that of a
healthy young girl in Bromley, Kent,
England, who after sitting for couple
of hours in a room in which there were
several pots of these flowers began to
feel somewhat faint. Two hours later,
after she had gone home. she fell into
deep sleep. Her doctor stated that
the defective heart action, leading to
the insufficient supply of blood on the
brain, which caused the fainting, was
due to the effect of the hyacinth scent
on the nerves which regulate the hearts
action
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
WHY Should IfS

"He is madly infatuated with two
beautiful girls and his wife knows it,"
Poor, miserable, broken-nearted
woman
why poor, miserable and broke1l-
heartedw
Doesn't his love for the girls make
her miserablew
'Of course not. the girls are their
daughters Houston Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

This design is especially recommend
ed either for cloth or linen, the model
being of white chiffon broadcloth,
trimmed with white cloth buttons and
narrow black rims and black and white
satin as finish about the guimps. The
skirt is very odd in its arrangement
of buttons and simulated buttonholes,
which open over a narrow front panel
in the center of the front The skirt
was made with sweep all around and
a decided train, and was finished about
the bottom with a deep hem and rows
of machine stitching. The bodice had
form" of the broadcloth, tandem
broidered in a simple design. and piped
with the cloth, and there was a little
buttoned vest over a chemisette of lace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Passing of the BoIerO.

The jacket has altogether replaced
the bolero The latter's death knell
was sounded long ago. Nothing was
prettier or more coquettish than the
bolero, and nothing ever enjoyed more
popularity in the world of dress. That
was proved by its long life; women re-
fused to have their couturfers make
anything else for them. For five years
it influenced Paris cuts. That is long
time. for even when things are known
as a great success they rarely do more
than lapse from one season into
another.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

One hears with interest of certain ar
tistic evening eonfections, arranged on
strictly classical lines, that depend
wholly for the final touch on large bar
barrie ornaments that ostensibly hold to-
gether the draperies of the corsage. In
the construction of these beautiful bar
barities enamel plays large part, since
their raison d'etre alone depends on
color. picked out with great blister and
baroque pearls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Ugly Nails

The ugliest nails can be improved
by taking the trouble daily to push
back the hard skin that grows at the
base of the nails. This should be done
after the hands have been washed in
warm soap and water and are still
moist. \ soft towel is the best thing
TO use for the purpose, or an ivory or
bone implement, such as is sold in man
;ar,ra SatS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Faith in WomanLind.

One of the magazines is setting forth
feminine failures. why American
Marriages FaiI' and why American
Mothers Fair have been the questions
thus far discussed. The titles beg the
question. Every one who keeps his
eyes open and who is not hopeless
pessimist knows that only small pro
portion of American women do fail as
wives or mothers.
That the failures are much in the
popular eye is true. The woman OF
fashion and the woman in public life
court attention, and both are some
times conspicuous for their lack Of the
virtues ON which the family rests.
There is third class CT women equally
selfish-the women who live in hotels
by preference, and who regard their
husbands as the mere makers OF money
for their easy spending. All three OF
these classes put together make total
relatively small. Meantime, on both
sides of city streets and country roads
live thousands of strong, tender, wise
women, who are working at their tasks
with courage and intelligence. From
the writer's window can be seen the
windows of not less than five homes
within which are growing up families
Of children, all trained to ways of cour-
tesy, industry, patriotism, reverence.
The oyerdressed child of 6, alone in
a hotel dining-room, ordering "deviled
crabs and pink ice-cream' for dinner,
is truly an awful warning. The need
for wise mothering is so great that it
is well that our voices should cry aloud
and spare not in the demand for it.
The dignity of motherhood and the
glory of patriotism ought to be made
clear to every soul in our country
Meantime we must not be tempted,
even for rhetorical effect into disre-
gard of the great throng of wise wives
and mothers who stream steadily along
the ways of American life, making
cheer and leaving noble memories be-
hind them as they go.-Youths Com
panion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Giving,

If you have something to give you
will be wanted. And this is not true
of money alone. One who sees the hui
morous side, and can help others to
see ii. brings his welcome with him.
A sympathetic nature. responding readi-
ly to every appeal, rejoicing in the joy
Of Others and grieving in their grief,
brings bounty with it. Only the self
engrossed nave nothing to give away,
says Home Chat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
"aNed Floors.

In the long run it pays better to have
the floor waxed than painted. Rewax-
ing a floor is an easier task than hay
ing it repainted or revarnished. Worn
spots can be waXed, but if the floor
has been painted or vanished, and
worn spots appear, the entire floor
must be scraped and revarnished or
reprinted. or the floor will have a
blotched appearance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Leap-Year Worries.

Jack-What's the matter, old man?
You look worried.
Tcm-Oh, Miss Faintheart keeps me
guessing. She hasn't proposed yet.
Jack-But you told me you didn't IN
tend to marry her.
Tom-And | don't. But, after all the
time I've wasted on her, l think she
might at least give me chance to re-
fuse her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Tn Making In Flannel.

When making up flannel garments
for a little child it is an excellent plan
to first of all wash the piece of flannel
before cutting out the garment. Near
ly ali fannel-even the very best makes
has an unpleasant knack of shrink
ing. and it is exceedingly annoying
after the trouble Of making up to find
that the garment has shrunk and be-
come too tight after very few visits
to the washtub In any case it is wise
to make a flannel garment loose, to
allow for any such contingency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

The accompanying cut shows a very
graceful model for an evening or car
riage wrap for summer wear. The
original garment was made of white
rajah pongee, and was unlined, but
chiffon broadcloth makes up in such a
style to great advantage, and is very
smart even when very plainly trim
med, the band of lace or embroidery
being omitted, if desired. The white
pongee wrap had a little rundown
rever of black velvet outlined with
inch-wde fiat silver braid and silver
cord The insertion about the lower
part of the upper cape was of very
heavy white lace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
To Mend a Torn Garment

When silk or cloth garment is torn
procure a few threads of the warn of
the goods and darn as you would A
stocking. If you have no pieces from
which this may be obtained PERHAPS
there is a straight edge on one of the
seams from which a few threads NAV
be taken. In this way the repair is
made of exactly the same shade as the
cloth.-The Delineator
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

miles to attend these variously helpful

miles to attend these varfously helpful
meetings, no amount of bad weather
keeping them away, and from lectures
by expert lecturers and the charging
of their acquaintance with literature,
they have learned in many instances
how scientifically TO carry on some of
the industries Of the home and farm,
and how TO make money by new pro-
cesses, says Vogue. The higher inter
ests of life. such as art, books, pic
lures, fit furnishings and the proper
training of their children are also
brought to their attention. and all of
these subjects. so far removed from
the deadening grind of the isolated
woman's life, help to tighten her bur-
dens and make her more capable as
housekeeper and better qualified help
mate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
To Strengthen the Hair.

This hair wash is very strengthen
ing: One ounce of tincture of canthar-
ides, one ounce and a half of olive oil,
one ounce of rosemary; shake all well
together and apply to the roots of the
hair with small sponge once a week.
till the grease has sunk into the skin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
DfsgustingIy Mean.

Smith is mighty mean man,
say" exclaimed Jenkins, warmly.
why, what has Smith ever done
to your" asked Blenkinsop, surprised
Bet me five pounds 1 couldn't hit a
door with a revolver at five PAGES,
said Jenkins. Tainted me into tax.
ing him up. Got me to put up the
money. Measured off the five PAGES in
the presence of witnesses. Gave me a
loaded revolver. and then set the door
open edgewise. Royal Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Not Realistic.

Mrs. Suburb Cat the theater) II
thought this was supposed to be q
realistic play?
Suburb-And so it is, my dear.
Mrs. Suburb-But 1t isn't Six
months Is supposed to elapse between
the first and second acts.
Suburb-Well, what of it?
Mrs Suburb-What Of tt Why
they still have the same cook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Queer Idea of Beauty,

Some of the native women of Aus
tralia have a queer idea of beauty.
They cut themselves with shells, keep
the wounds open for long time, and
when they heal huge scars are the re-
suit These scars are deemed highly
ornamental.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Respect More Essential Than Love.

Respect More Essential THRU Love-
The most essential thing in marriage
is respect. II is above love, above COM
patibility, above even the priceless
sense of humor. Respect will make
even appalling intimacy endurable,
and will bring one through the most
trying disagreements, with no bruise
on the soul, whatever wounds there
NAV be in the heart Therefore, men
and women, never. never marry any
one you don't really respect, however
passionately you may love.-The Grand
Mana7iDo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Stubb-All the world likes to see a
man marry and settle down.
Penn-Except in the case of foreign
nsblemen. Then their creditors like to
see them marry rich American girls
and settle up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Marking Linens.

Curling irons are quite an acceptable
substitute for a flatiron when marking
linens. After marking the articles heat
the irons, but not hot enough to scorch,
and press each mark between the irons
A number of linens can be marked
without relocating the iron very often.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
E 3 2aa a;S9}a2pNlO[Hl[3[S]

en- make the condition worse than ma
ture intended, for, unless the flesh at
the sides has something by which to
hold, it will fall away with fat effect,
broadening the tips perceptibly This
is fact that should always be borne
in mind by amateur manicures, or the
damage they will do can never be re-
paired.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

ments. DR.. Nandor Klug of Buda
Pesth now reports these antiferments
not to be found, but that the mucir
trio mucous membrane resists the di
gestive action of the trypsin and the
gastric juice. The digestive organs
therefore, protect themselves by the
mucin they secrete
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Acme of Cleverneaa,

Singleton suppose your wife is a
clever woman?
Wedderly-You bet she is! Why, she
| actually makes me believe that she
| knows less than l do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
SfarchinC Clothing.

For starching muslins, ginghams,
etc, dissolve piece of alum the size
of a filbert for every pint of starch.
By following this hint you preserve the
bright colors of the fabric long time.
This hint is especially useful for
dresses, and the cost is most triiing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Betwixt and Between,

is he well to do?'
Not exactly. His affairs are what
should describe as being at the lone
some stage. He is neither rich enough
to be sought after nor poor enough to
have TO hustle Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Its Prosnecta rao

Critic-This play of yours is like a
gloomy day.
Manager-In what respect?
Critic-It is overcast = Baltimore
American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Intermittent Devotion.

Mrs. Passer-That's right. my boy,
I'm glad to see you taking the baby
for walk. Do you do it often?
WilIie-No. mum, not very. Y'see
it amt every day dat she gets a
nickel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Worth While women,s Clubs,

From reading classes conducted by a
cultured philanthropist in this State
have grown women's clubs, and wom-
ems institutes for country communities.
The farmers wives and daughters come
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Sfoyeuine Hat for Women

Stovepipe hats for
women are the latest
idea imported from
London and Paris.
The right color for
them will be green.
and the favorite ma
terial satin An os-
trich plume makes
still another differ
ence from the mas
culine hat. The prop
er name for it given
in the foreign fash
lie Botticelli hat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Preferable.

'Do you favor an early adjourn
ment:' asked one member of Congress.
yes" answered the other. at is
better to let your constituents criticize
the things you left undone than the
mistakes you made. Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Stomach Protects Itself

The reason why the stomach and in
testines do not digest themselves was
once thought by Weinland, German
experimental, to be that they defend
themselves by antienzymes. or antifer-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
independence OF the Ears.

DR.. Z. Larroque reports to the
French Academy of Sciences that his
studies of the action of sounds upon
the human ears prove that the auditory
apparatus of each ear operates indie
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Job may have displayed great pa
thence, but it is not written in the book
that he ever had to wear a saw-edged
collar."-Detroit Fee Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Onions for SIeep.

a small onion eaten raw before re-
firing will often result in a restful
sleep, as onions are excellent nerve
sootherS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
His Great Sacrifice.

"And you promise TO give up club
life altogether when we are married ~
Absolutely, darling
.How many do you belong to-"
"Only one, the Bachelors club
Boston Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Ice one and half inches thick Will
support a man; IS inches thick will
support railway train.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

1t is by cutting their nails too far
down at the sides in an endeavor to
taper the fingers ends that many WON
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Thomas A. Edison, the noted electri-
clan and inventor, is extremely fond
of music.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

pendently of the other. This appears
to have a bearing upon the question
whether loss of hearing by one ear ex-
ercises an injurious effect upon its
mate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

Louisiana has a steel sawmill with
capacity of 100000 feet day, which
is said to be the largest in this coun-
try.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
CHAPTER ZZuI

whats the matterf" asked one of the
two men as Walter came up.
II go. lost in the woods, and passed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
Finger Nail Tip.

ion journals is the Botticelli hat.