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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23

Book-keepers, stenographers, etc..
Clerks and statesmen. ........................14 lao
Telegraph and telephone men. SO
Carpenters and woodworkers. .165
Ta1lors and dreSSmakerS. erS..-................57 ..57
Bakers, butchers, buttermakers. .......... %
Printers, engraverS, ETC.. IL
Stationary engineers, firemen, ETC.. ST
dII 10
q 'otelkeepers, etc. .13
Liquor dealers. .19
CierSyIeH IL
Physicians and dentists. sts.....................26
JOURNALISTS .--..--. -..6
nurses, ETC.. Id
Poncemen, etc.. Il
Lumbermen
LdporeFS. .oo4
Messengers. draymen, etc....................4
servants. .2Ol
Retired farmers and capitalists .140
Since these statistics were gathered
Grand Rapids has grown considerably,
and the total 2,73S people employed
then have undoubtedly increased to
over 5000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23
Rules

No person connected with the Piano business allowed
competea cards must be in by May 7th Expert penmen
and engravers barred from the contest
We will publish the of the and all cards
open for examination and after May
9Th
In of tie the first list received will win the piano
There absolutely chance for dissatisfaction After
the close the winners card if DESIRE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23
Take This Opportunity and get
Busy at Once

We hope you win the piano Large Check which will
be promptly honored by when presented stated
above Checks good pianos purchased prior May
7th, and only check will be honored each piano.
Monthly payments accepted you already have piano,
fer in store.
carload of the "Old Reliable Kingsbury Piano will
about April %, and special factory representative
will have charge of the distribution This is the largest
shipment of high grade pianos that has been made
Grand Rapids at time by factory We will put
best pianos up against your good judgement and penan
ship and we will do absolutely agree.
A written guarantee for given with the
Piano and every piano SELL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23
Final Explanation

Use ordinary U. S. postal card.
All you have to do is to write many times you
this U. S. postal card the following words:
''Mrs. DAILY sells the old reliable
Kingsbury Piano
and mail to State somewhere your card
address and the number of times have written the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
THE FLY.

EXPERIMENTS prove that flies dissem-
mate bacteria. Further experiments
show that the diseases conveyed by
flies are of two kinds: intestinal, in
GLIDING dysentery, typhoid fever and
acute diarrhea; and pulmonary, includ-
ing tuberculosis, influenza and probably
pneumonia, diphtheria and scarlet fever.
The fly is instrumental chiefly in the
spread of intestinal troubles.
In single summer two flies can breed
"a, Az, 49,, 068, 900, 900, 900 of their kind.
says the Department of Agriculture. at
Washington. Investigation has found
thatin midsummereach femalelays about
12O eggs. which hatch in eight hours
the Iarva period lasting five DAYS and
the pupa five days, making the total
time for the development of the gener-
alton ten days. There is thus abund-
ance of time for the development of
twelve or thirteen generations in the
climate of Washington every summer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12

telephone inspector was speaking
or the telephone and some Of its royal
and imperial users.
The emperor OF Germany" he said.
"is great user OF the phone. A pe-
euiiar etiquette must he observed in
talking to him over The wire. In the
hrst place. the emperor never gives his
name. After calling a man up. he
doesn't begin with: Hello, This il
Bili' or anything OF that sort He be.
gins with the iInperisl phrase. 4 com
mand that
"All the officials of Germany know
that i command that thundered over
the phone means the kaiser Is talking
TO them. When the emperor il through
his conversation he doesn't say Good
by or That's all lie hangs up the re
ceiver and stalks away. The result of
that custom Is that the oiiicial at the
other end or the wire, no matter how
lofty he Uay he. has TO stand with the
receiver at his ear for five or six min
utes longer. not sure whether the EN-.
peror has finished or whether he is
thinking up something further to say"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
MAN A SLAVE TO DRESS.
hidieuls Prevents Him From Assert.
ing individuality.

ing individuality.
An occs sional advance note from ths
haberdasher or tailor Indicates the
presence OF the annual attempt TO add
something OF brightness and color Il
the sombcr dress OF the male sex IN
this country. Now and then some
hardy individual tries To break away
from the chains OF conyentionality
which bind mankind fast. but his eff.
tort Tails because he Is unable to get a
following.
Ihe artist pictures men OF another
egg clothed I'm bright colored garments
which appeal To the lover of the strik.
Ing. Then some one laments the I'M.
Willingness OF men OF the present day
to put on such brilliant costumes. and
suggests how much life would he
Frightened if there were more ,listinc.
lion I'm dress. But II all comes 10
pauSht. Men stick 10 the conventional
aud buy garments OF utility regardless
or picturesqueness.
The truth il. says the Chicago TrIb-
nne. that men are slaves 20 fear when
IL comes To- the subject OF clothes.
They do not like to appear odd In
dress. They shun anything that will
mark them as different from the or.
binary. There may be slight conces.
fions In the way OF bright colored
neckties or odd waistcoats. but that
is about the limit Of daring. There
are few who can AFFORD to risk repu
tation OF being loud" I'm drcss. A
Harry l.ehr may startle European
courts or Mark Twain may appear in
white evening suit. hut the everyday
ordinary folk shun such conSpicuity.
An American Traveller abroad Is often
pleased with the bright colors which
are worn by the natives OF the coun.
tries he visits He may imagine a
time when the number or immigrants
from such countries may have fnnu.
ence In lending color TO the dress Of
American men, hut he quickly notes
how the Immigrant lays aside his dis.
tinctivs garments when he comes TO
America. being unwilling to have him.
SELF marked for ridicuie or for com.
ment as something different from the
man he meets In his daily life.
1t Is apparent that women have IA,
HI the tntller Oh dress.
They watch the styles closely and seek
TO have their garments conform to
correct principles as laid down by the
dressmaker. But they are Mt liberty
to adopt any one of large number OF
hues. so that company OF them, each
dressed In faultless style, may show
the varied colors of the rainbow. The
happy woman has number OF dresses.
each with its special features. But
man Is not alone the slave Of fashion
He Is also handicapped by the fear of
rtdicule or unfavorable comment. And
SO, year by year, he sticks to his SOM
Der garments and can neither be
coaxed nor driven by an sxterna! force
TO wear anything unconventional or
particularly striking. 1t seems I'M
likely that there will ie any change
from this condition OF things unless
human nature undergoes a radical
revolution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
MESSAGE We. a 81, rui...d.

Mrs. John Battle, so well known from
one end Of the United States to the
other, was at the Willard, in Washing
ton, recently and was discussing with
q friend the eternal servant question.
Yes" she said, 'some OF them are
extremely stupid. Why, only recently
q new maid placed me In a most EN-
barrassing position. You know, every
afternoon I lie down for two hours for
my rest cure'-not that / need il at
all, for I am very spry for my eighty.
nve years. but l rest upon the orders
or my physician. This particular after
noon just after / had adjusted nv can
this maid raped on the door and said
q gentleman wished to see Mrs. John
Battle. presumed he wanted my
aughter-in-law, so said to the rnaid.
You may tell the gentleman that Mrs.
John Battle is out and that the ether
one NOW. don't say "oid Mrs. Battle"
for 1 do hate to be called that, my
DEAR 10 taking her rest cure
This Is the way. found afterward.
she had delivered the message: Mrs.
John Battle Is out and the lady that
don't want her name mentioned is be
ing rescued New York American. 4.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY.
lcoNTlNUED FROM FIRST PAGE. ]

buys nine-tenths Of our produce is una BILE
to do so and so we get no price for it.
Does any one think for moment the
railroads and rich corporations are dis
charging their men in this presidential
year to defeat Bryan and the Demo-
cratic party? Sure, if they are, tom
Watts dog" was regular Solomon to
them; the idea of turning off so, 600 or
100000 men to vote the Democratic
ticket to defeat the Democratic nomi-
nee, Bosh!
Now, gentlemen of the Congressional
Committee, the foregoing are some rea-
sons why you should be successful next
November-Nit. The people are awak-
ening; it's slow but sure. Democ-
racy is divided, you have nine points in
law (possession). We have here in
Virginia sorry state of affairs in the
Democratic party. We have great ESQ
calied) Democratic newspapers fight
ing Democracy, helping Republicans in
investigating Democrats for political
purposes, bolting the party when they
are not allowed to be the party. We
have great primary that causes Dem
ocrats TO fly at each others throats.
estranging friends, prohibiting a very
poor man from aspiring any higher
than overseer of the poor. We have
also the spectacle of New York rail.
road magnate,- contributes freely
to the Republican campaign fund-be-
ing sent to our State convention. We
also expect to have the indignity put
on us at that convention of sending un-
instructed delegates to Denver, by these
few better-than-thou fellows who are
fighting Bryan and Democracy. Yes.
gentlemen, you ought to be successful
next November as an object lesson to
these assanine so-called Democrats.
and perhaps four more years of this
Republican prosperity that we are hav-
ing today will bring the American peo-
pie To their senses. Your doctrine
reminds me of certain patent medi-
cine directions-''Take internal. ex-
ternal and eternal
Please send the $3.50 by check as soon
as convenient
AUNTY SPEC.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
SHOSHONE FALLS.
Utilization OF This Wonderful Rsgieu
Of PluAgina Watsvs.

Utilization OF This Wonderful Rsgisu
Of PluAEinE Watsvs.
With sheer drop OF 2IO feet, which
Is fifty feet greater than the height OF
Niagara, the ShOshone falls, In Idaho,
stand second among the great cata-
racts or the new world.
The region is one VI plunging waters.
Within length OF fifteen miles the
Snake river leaps down u series OF
giant steps until Ii has dropped a clean
5S3 feet.
Shoshone falls form the highest Of
these leaps. Four miles above them are
Twin falls, divided by a great, cleaving
promontory of rock
Eleven miles from Shosbone Ia an
other drop, of 139 feet this time. called
Augur falls. A hundred M - below
tsre Swan falls, and SO Il goes
The cataracts are net the only natu-
raj wonders OF this region. The canyons
are comparable only to the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado. In places they are
even deeper than the great ehasm far
Their south.
Years ago Bancroft said OF this part
OF the country, Taken altogether, 1t Is
the most grand, wonderful, romantic
and mysterious part of the domain in
closed within the federal Union"
At one time the cataract region was
set apart by the government as a na-
tionai park, but the act providing for
1t has been repealed. The enormous
water power is TO. be used for irriga-
ton.
Perhaps the beauty Of the falls will
suffer, but 5I5 square miles of sand
and sagebrush In one tract alone will
give place to rich harvests, and the
jack rabbits will move out in favor OF
million human beings who can find
homes there.
II is time for Aladdin TO go way
back and sit down. Twentieth century
engineers accomplish marvels which
make his old lamp a back number.
Take the tunnel which has been cut
through 420 feet OF solid rock and
through which an Industrial Niagara
Will generate almost unlimited power.
livery bit or machinery for the plant
and many of these bits" weigh
thousands of pOunds-was hauled by
six horse teams over thirty miles of
was lowered by ropes over the precIpi.
tous walls of the Snake river canyon.
The tunnel was blasted out, piece by
piece, from the top down, the reverse
OF the method employed In making the
great Niagara tunnel. The interior was
then concerted smoothly, SO that II
forms circular shaft fourteen feet In
diameter, piercing the solid rock at an
angle OF forty-fve degrees.
Already the knell OF sagebrush and
jack rabbits has struck In Snake river
valley. April j, 1905, the water was
turned on 10000 acres near Shoshone
falls. One hundred days later the reap
ers were at work gathering in the FIRST
crop.
The soil OF these valleys is of vol.
canic ash and will produce sixty bush.
els OF wheat to the acre. or, II you
prefer it, apples which bring 81 bush.
ell In London. With all this gain, more
over. 1t is said that the Snake river has
water enough for both purposes. 1t
can irrigate its millions OF acres and
still form a cataract to see which 10
worth going hundreds Of milss.-Nsw
York Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
BOOKS OF GREAT PRICE.

Anepg the More Recent Pahlics.
tions, Aussban's Heads List.
When they speak about expensive
books or recent publication they who
know refer to the jade books, two vol.
umes, full pages. illustrated In me-
chanical colorss costing for the edition
$500. or for the hundred copies print
eel $4,000.
But Librarian Smith OF the Avery
collection in the Columbia library says
that these books have but a minor rela-
tive value TO the Audubon bird books.
or which the library has one OF the few
whole sets known to exist together.
They. like the jade books, are full
PACED. but their Illustrations are hand
coiored, and the only thing mocha meal
about them Is their text and their bind.
Ing. They embrace some 800 full page
pictures colOred by hand from life or
still studies OF birds posed after death.
and their artistic value Is what makes
them practically priceless.
Audubon painted these pictures In
the forest aud fields. He sold them for
$1,000 u set. As lac secured orders he
made replicas OF the originals, but so
carefully and faithfully that it is i'm
possible TO tell which was the first
painting and which is the second. He
himself said that in making the picture
or a bird he not only counted precisely
the number OF feathers, but the num-
Der or differentiated colors In the plum.
age OF quill.
He sold to subscribers In England
about twenty copies and to patrons In
this country less than eight His book
or beasts was reproduced In mechanic
a. coiors. and Its excellent pictures
were for the most part done by his
children, though the bears. the prairie
wolves, the raecoons and opossums
were drawn from life and colored by
him.
IL would be difficult TO place yalu.
alton on the Audubon bird pictures In
the absence of any sale OF them which
would hx the price in recent years. but
IL Librarian Smiths estimate OF thsm
can be taken the two books could not
be purchased for a sum less than IS
200 each and perhaps under a spur of
interest, such as a possible sale would
create. for much larger sum.-New
York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
Heart to Heart
Talks.
MILK AND KINDNESS.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. isos. by Edwin A. Ny

Think OF it
II you work at the dairy farm OF
Mrs. Addie +. HOWE you must say
"Good morning to her COWS.
Eleven years ago Mrs Howie was
a Milwaukee society woman. Now she
Is the acknowledged authority on Jer-
sey cattle breeding In this country.
More than that.
She is on the staff OF the Wisconsin
Agricultural college as a lecturer. aud
students of dairy work and stock
breeding come from all over the coun.
try to attend her lectures. Eleven
years ago she was afraid to look al
cow" as she puts it
What new thing has this successful
woman contributed to the science OF
cattle breeding? Chiefly this:
She employs kindness.
Now. you would scarcely suppose
that the yield of n cows milk could be
doubled by kindness? Mrs. HOWE has
proved that to be true.
She says every stroke or petting, ev-
cry word OF love and every bit of ap-
probation and attention bestowed on a
COW will come back TO you in dollars
and cents. Put i'm affection with your
scientific feeding and promise it will
repay you"
For instances:
Mrs. Howie coaxed and caressed
twenty-five pounds and five ounces of
butter out of Sadie lie Pet, one Of her
favorites. in seven days. She sells
calves for $500 apiece, aud they are
beSpoken before they are born. And
her COWS take first prizes wherever
they are shown.
OF course you must really love your
COW II you want to double her yield
OF milk by kindness. Mrs. Howie is
in love with her pretty creatures.
Isn't the woman's theory fine?
And ii has its uses
You may lecture n brutal owner OF a
COW about being kind to all of Gods
creatures and it will never get under
his skin. But show him that he is
Cheating himself out of dollars-thats
another story.
And by analogy
IL ii pays to be kind TO COW, will
1t not pay to be kind to a horse or n
oog-or even n human being?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If YOU are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake bv
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the dav,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect OF Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures OF the most distressing cases.
Swamp Root is pleasant TO take and is
sold by all druggists i'll ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You NAV have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it.
both sent free by mail. Address, DIR. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer III this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name Swamp
Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root, aud the
address, Binghamton, N. ", on every
bottle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
THE HOOK WORM OFFICIAL

DIR. Stiles, of the Marine Hospital
Service, Washington, has made re,
port that the hook worm is a
real entity, attaching itself to the
intestines of the victims, and reduc-
ing the unfortunate possessor to a sad
condition of health. He is certain that
much of the so-called laziness that over
comes the average Southern child is
due to this malady, which in turn is due
to the habit of dirt eating. or eating
vegetables that have not been thor
oughly cleaned. The result is extreme
pailor, emaciation, tickle and depraved
appetite, with almost complete exhaus-
ton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
GREAT wIcoMico RIVER ,,yp

a. Steamer leaves Pier Light Street Wharf
nai,,inore' every Tuesday. Thursday am
saturday, Va al her per mitIiny for Osrso snd
intei heIiate landings. as folluws: Is.xs
baltimore y. M NJ la =: 10 A. M Ssmnsa,s
$50. iipers .. Hack wells s:a0. Election a.
iiups T. Heedville 4::s) Iiardin1s 6:i5 Uarya~:,
o,hIiiharhock !. ByrdLon 1:lh, q race. Point r.R
Arrive OcranS ISLE o"' ''io'
neturnihS leaves Ocran for baltimore and
terHeuiate landings, weather Ierulit in,S
s sy tM9nday. Wednesday ana FRIDAY ~
, ,,n Leave Ocran. y. m. .Kilmarnock
Ito. aface Point l:55, u. rtiton . IiarlinS y
Harveys Bio. Fleeton $50 Timbs 6. Rel yi,i =.
osn Mia o, B.ackwe Is, 6:sU, Tipers ti:I5 SAM.
SONS a. Arrlvc baltimore next moroins
Leave Jacksons Creek 1850 "A IN CrIcl a,
Hih IL. Catlis il:lb. Arrive EItchetts IL m
Leave fi:cf cts 10 a. IN CaIlis I(J:;sl Crielo,
iillI Iu;io. cksonS Creek il:l5
Does not stop on Sunda,s
saturday Trip (ouly) extends fo
monday trip (onIy) leave
~ Is Time able shows the tines at which
ooats may be expected 10 arrive AT nj a..
part iiom the several wharves but their sr-
rlVai or departure at the times sIaIed il nor
guaranteed, nor does the Company hold N +, aft
responsible Tor any delay oil any conseonencs
arising therefrom. 'ef"onse
freight received at baltimore for ah.va
points on sailing days until $3.50 d m
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen Manager
w. II. BROwN. Agent, Pier3
i. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
lsksszzE RAILWAY co.
Piankatank River Lima

s SeneauIe In effect Sunday June 18th. Iaos
RsI1ia,nera leaves Fisr3 Light Street wharf
nii,aiulore. every sunday aud Wednasia,s'
mea ,r permitting, for report ana iniayy'
nSulate landings, as follows: '"'0i
Leave baltimore n m Nil, ON
SIMPSONS s;i5. Tipers = BlackweiIs 3:al rla..'
IL =, Iinos 4;lu. RecdVille 4::al. HariinysS
Knn, ry o;i5, Grace Point 7:lO, byrdton 80;
n %s siioSa -, oclans Si5. Jackson's Greet
~; Srickett liill lisa, Calls II.sS 49,
Fltchctts l2:O u IA. '"' arrive
60 icaNS nuhrks l:n. p. IN Warehousa I.as
oonrads :, Green Point s:l5 Stsn,"as. !. 80 80
"i P,, . ArriNing at Freeport i:BO '
Mourning Stea mcr leaves Freeport for Ral
1nioIe ana intermediate landings every Toas
follows: PS'"'tihB, as
IL. Leave We Freeports a. M. Hands .:I0 STAN
bonss -. ~, Ip,een Point .:i5. Conmds 8 Ware
rouse o'n huark 10. Fitchctts 10 Calls I1sa
= riehet Hiii lO;i5.Jacksons Greek I;sJ. oerS3s'
v. N, hiimarnock i:40. Grace Point -,
nyrdIon :. Hardings = Harveys am Eiea,"n,
80 , rios Q, heedNile 5b Mia q, HIackkSels
o,s"; Ipers :. SIMPSONS s:iI. Arrive Raltimors
early next morning. '''ii"'e
NO., NOTE on account Of the change in schedule
tucic VIII De no steamer leave iialfinaors So,
urday, june 18th 1908. sat
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

III eueet saturday. March sIst. 1908
THREE TRIPS WEEKLY
Steamers leave RaItjmor,, f,,a...
TTh.,unE1 piers' Light Street. every Tiiesdsv
following points. Millers Rro,n, p IN IN. Ior the
C oWsris. i SSan, tb,1pdsks, Walnut Point
folnt, kinsalc, AGams, Piney Pojnt unoys
avn, Apeis. stones, BushwOod, ianosstar
snaris 'e' Liverpool Point, Glymont. AIex
,rI nr living in Washington early Monday
uus n snd SAT- urdsy mornings
- ave WASHINGTON. d. @ ,foo1 of eth s,raa,
,r''asS permitting. at p M, every Sntdsv
AioseS anu hursdoy for the follows poin:s..
s,1 SAdnn ,. Sl{mont. Liverpool Point RIVE
toS,n psusn"ooo' Ear casters, Stones Leonard
iown a. m, Abelis, Piney Point Adsms
~, Mundys Point, KinsaIe IL noon Coan
mIi niuhs' walnut Point. Cowaits LewIsefts
pm ,IeIs :, u: m, Grasons 8 y. IN. Hromcs'
forto BeiioH y. IN. '' "'"mc -
- Arriving in baltimore aarly rr.,
inuIsuay aud Saturday mornings S'
. Freight receiv, az Pier y lion, S,raa.
nS,i.r,nior., on Sailing days until saI n m ''
81 EPn ENSON Il HRO., Agts. Washtms,o,
hEAhDON GRIMES, Agts.' AleIsnsrJis
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
A MONEY-MAKER FOR AGENTS
1.-THE Old Worid and It's Ways"
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS RRVAN

$40 Imperial Octave Pages. PSI Su-
perb Engravings from photographs
taken by Colonel Bryan.
Recounting his trip around the world
and his visits to all nations. Greatest
book of travel ever written. Most sue
cessful seller of this generation. Four
Editions in 4 months. The agent 8
harvest. Write at once for Territory
and agents OUTFIT
. Agents Outfit Free. Send fiftv
cents to cover cost of mailing and
handling. Address,
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