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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

The notices of election of judicial
officers and delegates to national party
conventions on April 7th, have been
prepared by Secretary of State Frear,
and will be mailed to the various
county clerks on March 14th.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

Charles Haase, of Wausau, was
business visitor in this city Thursday
Ed, Pomainville has announced him
self as candidate for justice of the
peace.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
One Of tie
Essentials

Of the happy homes of to-day 10 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 truthfully 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 by 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.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
THEIR DEGREES OF HAPPINESS.
Marital Relations Of Rural Postmas.
tiers Not All Serene.

The chief clerk of the post office de-
partment at Washington recently sent
to all the postmasters in the country
list of questions asking for certain
information, says the New York Sun.
to be used in the preparation of the
government Blue Book. One Of the
questions in the list was, What are
your marital relations?"
The object of this particular Ques-
ton was to find out whether the post
masters are married, single, widowed
or divorced. But some of the rural
postmasters did not understand, and
many answers were received in which
the persons addressed endeavored to
give q clear and lucid explanation OF
the status of their married life. One
postmaster briefly stated that his do
nestle affairs were Fine and dandy"
Another, not so fortunate, replied:
Fairly middling," while third filled
in the blank space with two words:
"The worst"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Light from the Fixed stars.

The fixed star which, according to
the knowledge we>have, is nearest to
the earth is 100000 astronomical units
distant from us. The astronomical
unit is the mean distance of the sun
from the earth, a matter of some 3d.
600, 900 miles. Thus the nearest fixed
star is 1860. 000, 100000 miles away
Light travels at the rate of some 1885,,
900 miles per second, or 5,865, 500, 000,
900 miles year. 1t will thus be seen
that it takes over three years for
light to reach the earth from the near
est fixed star, so that If every star in
the sky were blotted out, 1t would be
over three years before we noticed
any difference. This does not, OF
course, apply to the planets in our
own solar system, such as Mercury,
Venus, Jupiter, etc.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED
All the Time-Covered with Tortur.
Ing Eczema-Doctor Said Sores
Would Last for Years-Per-
feet Cure by Cuticura.

my baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture, eczema. It 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. I had her under the doctors
care for a year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. 1 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 I used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice L. Dowell, 1859 Easton Ave-, st.
Louis, Mo-, May 2 and 20. 1907"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Obstacle to Society Fad.

Society" says the Lady's Pictorial,
lis looking for novel form of enter
tainment. Let hostesses issue invita-
lions bearing the request that every
lady shall bring her pet aversion" The
only obstacle we see in regard to our
contemporaries proposal is that SO
many ladies would have a difficulty
in getting their husbands to come
along.-Punch.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Truly Versatile Man,

In the London Sketch appears a
picture of the most versatile man."
Louis M. Elshemus, who has paint
ed 5000 pictures, written 40 novels.
written plays in English, French. Ger
man. italian, Spanish, Aarbic, San
scrit and Chinese, who has composed
100 songs, been around the world
seven times. and has a great reputa.
ton as q piemaker.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Helped Him.

A physician out west was sent for to
attend small boy who was Ill. He
left prescription and went away.
Returning a few days later, he
found the boy better.
"Yes, DOCTOR" said the boys moth
or. "the prescription did him a world
of good. l left it beside him, where
he could hold it in his hand most of
the time, and he can almost read 1t
now. You didn't mean for him to
swallow the paper, did you, doctor?"
-Harper's Weekly.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
The Old Lady Was Willing.

The delinquent subscriber who had
been "dunned'' beyond all endurance
wrote the assistant editor:
do let me know when l kin ketch
yer editor-in-chief in his Office. Every
time stop thar they tell me he's out.
What 1 want to do is to beat hell
outen him!"
The assistant editor replied:
"Come right away. His wife says
he's got both the devil and the other
place in him, and she wants you to
keep your word and beat 'em out Of
him. Come on"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
To Hold Broom.

A broom supporter made of spools
is simple and convenient device.
Srew two large empty spools high
up on the middle frame of a door,
Just far enough apart to allow the ham
die of the broom to slip in. The
broom part rests on the spools.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Nominated FOR Congress.

William H. Worden of Marion was
nominated for representative by the
democrats of the Twenty-fifth Illinois,
district In convention at Carbonate,
Ill. The nomination Is to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of George
w. Smith.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
The Alternative.

He was growing because his wife
wore waists buttoned down the back
But you know, DEAR" she said
sweetly, you wouldn't like it at all
If 1 wore one unbuttoned down the
back."-Harper's Bazaar
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
As He Understood It.

A youngster who has been living
with his grandmother in Nutley, N.
j., was brought to the city for visit
short time ago, and while here was
taken to the theater for the first time
in his life. In one of the scenes but
Ter comes on the stage and announces,
MY lord, the carriage waits"
When the little fellow returned to
his grandmother's home he started in
at once to describe to her the play he
had seen.
and then, Granny" he said, in his
excited description, a big man with
gold buttons on his coat came on the
stage and said: My God, there's a
hack outside IN. Y. Times.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Literary Hardships.

Literature is very trying, isn't 1t ?"
said one woman.
YES" answered the other "If your
book doesn't sell. you are disappoint
ed. and If it does it has to be sc
shocking that you are embarrassed. !"
Washington Star.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

This life is full of gladness, and
mayhap it is the gateway to another;
and to live well here is surely the
best preparation for a life to come
Mackay.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Old Hubby-Dear me, Ella! You
might have that dress made little
higher in the neck.
Young Wifey-I'll have it altered IL
you like, but this STUFF costs three
guineas a yard.
Old Hubby-H'm!-well, it doesn't
matter.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Wouldn't you like to try Natures mild
laxative, Garfield Tea? Headache Pow
ders and Digestive Tablets also upon re-
quest Send postcard to Garfield Tea Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Corrected.

"See how nicely she is dressed; a
woman dressed like that is credit to
her husband"
Wrong, dear; she is a debt
Houston Post.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
To Remove Kerosene.

use OF fuller's earth. Cover the stain
with q thick layer of hot fuller's earth
and let 1t remain "a hours, then brush
OF.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Do You Eat Pie2

If not you are missing half the pleasure of
life. Just order from your grocer a few
packages of "OUR-PIE" and learn how
easy it is to make Lemon, Chocolate and
CuStard pies that will please you. If your
grocer won't supply you, go to one who will.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
Academy Of Sciences.

Academy Of Sciences.
Papers covering a wide variety of
scientific subjects are to be presented
at the third annual meeting of the Ore
gon state academy of science, which
will meet at Corvallis, Ore.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

The day of fortune is like harvest
day, we must be busy when the corr
is ripe-Goethe.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
His Idea.

Casey-What is this game called
goluf that I do be readin' about?
Sullivan-Well, Mike. it's me own
belafe thot it is hockey wild college
eddication
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Over 100000 fox skins are sent
every year to the great fur markets of
Leipsic and Nijni-Novgorod.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Once in great while man actual
ly heeds his wife's advice
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININR. Look for
the signature of e. w. GROVE. Used the World
ever to Cure q Cold in One Day. Csc.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens tho gums reduces IN
ANIMATION aays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

The best remedy for wrongs done to
MS is to forget them.-Syrus.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

Sheer white goods, In fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered. this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
His EIevatine Occupation.

"You ought to be satisfied. Though
a poet, you never starved in garnet"
mo; but getting the job of running
the elevator was all that saved me"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21

BY following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-21
BETRAYED BY His LANGUAGE

"Have you any visible means of
support" asked the policeman
sternly.
Me? Yes, sab. sure has. AS q
wash lady nah wife is out of sight"
'Then she's not visible" rejoined
the policeman, and the march to the
patrol box began.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

Once he paid visit to Gladstone at Hawarden,
and as he had just got back from the Balkans.
he wore an oyercoat fashioned in those parts a
thing of cameIs hair. lined with bearskin. Glad
stone helped him on with it as he was coming
away and the following coIoquy ensued:
Where did you obtain possession Of this ex-
traordinarv garment. Nj Murray" said the
great man. i bought II. sir. in Bulgaria. I an
swered All said ne. with perfectly grave
face and falling back ? step TO look at it. !
have had much TO say OF Bulgarian atrocities OF
late years. but this Is the only Of which
have had ocular demonstration"
At the time Of his employment IN the Press
Gallery of the House Of Commons Mr.. Murray
had a curious glimpse OF DisraeH in q mood of
temporary artlessness. The House had not
risen until after sunrise and in the early sum
ner morning the journalist overlook the states
man in the street, his way home. lie thus
describes the incident:
The street was empty, and he was crawling
along. leaning heavily on his walking stick, and
clasping his left hand on the small of his back
with q gesture which bespoke him as being in
severe pain. He heard my footsteps behind him
and turned Al the second at which he
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
NEW-1ORk DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, AUGUST %. 1908

vivid and rational He possesses that truest of
an forms OF irony. which consists in literal
statement and of which you not sure whether
IL Is IRONY or nalVete. fkTe diSentangles his
lhought from the fact Skiffnllv ard So clean
that II looks almost obvious. Nobody has ever
surpassed him In the power of throwing preg-
nant Vlgor into single concentrated word Of
some pages 1t has been well said that they are
written with the point of StiIetto He uses
few OF our loud, easy words of praise or blame
ne Is not often sorry or glad he does not smile
and he does not scotd. he is seldom indignant
ana he is never surprised. He has not even our
mastering human infirmity of trying 10 persuaae
ttiS buSlneS1 IS that OF the clinical lecturer ex
planning the nature of the maladv the proper
treatment the chances Of recovery. He strips
away the nowlnS garments of convention and
commonplace: closes his will against e,-mnatfi(-
and feeling; ignores pity as an irrelevance inst
as the operating surgeon does. In the phra Sc
about Font2nelle he shows as good \ heart as
can be made out of brains. What concerns Ma
chlayeiii. the Italian critic truly SAYS. lis not
a thing being reasonable. moral. or beautiful
but that It Is Yet at the bottom of all the
confused clamor against him, people knew what
tney meant, and their instinct was not unsound
Mankind and well they know It, are far too pro-
foundly concerned in right and wrong in mercy
ana cruelty. IN justice and oppression. to favor
n teacher who even for . scientific of his
own forgets the awful difference.
Those last two sentences are significant Of
the judicial balance which Lord Morley holds
between the intellectual briIliance which he ad-
mires and the spiritual law Of which he is no
less keenly conscious reader might be pen-
tfully supplied with brains and common sense
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

..t which without apparent reason, ule
rleTc! n-yuecf is avoided Yet II i Cie-I, lioii
eoutheTl - literature that this was oole au-
os1 Calahans curse ,se-+s The then pre-
sTd blister you al o's''
st ~ opinion that -,-. -, o,-
49, @.h as unkind 6raweth SICKNESS 'oo -, nea''
The souIILi e friend rnaketh all again Clear
The @ Nol@- 4,oor5e the health faddist of the six
NO reutTry. instructs those Wto - y ii o, 10 10
.-enul - asvry the house 50 ttla1 the PLg
"o-cTe --oe,er1es may be eeST and SCUM NeeSL
aa5 - 5o--h eeSt: South eest ana souh WeeSt
s7et ,orral Of al wyndes Is 1e hi"Ste "oIs,e,
~ the ---s- so-- wherefore better Il is OF the
eva s@lT E@lo that the wyndowes DO open piayne
~ thar playne SCUM.
.t.- the Tudor builders faced their
- che rnoste worste.' as We would con-
~ -a5eotine the advice of good Master
'-l- onanes their main windows to ''piayne
hey left upon t1leir work the stamp Of
--o f-ienGliness and peace. There are
.-,-sirr country seats figured in these
s-5 among the old mOnasteries and
.be-o are edifces which. from their
..s-;,sl origin convey an impression OF
t5,- more than domestic charm. But 1t
- 9+s very doEnesticity. as has been INDICATED
= - its honest simplicity. its almost art
,.-snoe that Tudor architecture has its
- Gov tbe builders Of to-day The English
=. the period might multiply his gables,
= forth his consequence in the stained
- - his windows OF enrich his portal with
iii ca-z-inss-at bottom he was content to
-. his horse imposing only by making it
- zr6 70 leave II il all other respects 4
=s1 Il -sfned reserve
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

and still be forgiven for being taken in by
Machiavellis consummately specious demon
strations The very perfection, from a certain
point OF view. Of that method which is so
clearly summarized in the foregoing quotation,
is Of enormous power in the silent debate that
goes on between an author and his reader. How
l. one 10 withstand an argument so pitilessly
logical that II seems automatically to acquire
the sanction Of natural truth? By holding fast,
Lord Morley would say. TO the instinct Of man
kind. The most inspired Of special pleaders
does not necessarily speak with conclusive
authority
This critic is VIGOROUSLY no sentinentalist, and
he has no Illusions about modern morality
il is sometimes strained 10 suit the uses Of
statecraft. Though humor is never an instTu-
ment conspicuous in his hands he has seen too
much and read too much 10 look at Machiavelli
from a great height. 1T is WELL he dryly OBJ
serves. TO take care lest in blaming AIachia
velli for openly prescribing hypocrisy, men do
not slip unperceiyed into something like hypoc-
risy Of their own" He has difficulty in cit
ing instances which would prove nightly en-
barrassing 10 the apologist for latter-day
methods who sought to sweep the old Italian
aside with a pious wave of the hand But Lord
Morley has too sharp a sense of proportion to
be undrlly detained by this phase Of the sub
lest The ultimate Interchangeable truth is clear
enough he knows, and his argument is founded
upon i as upon rock. If, as Lord Acton sald'
AIachiaveIH ''is not q vanishing type but
constant and contemporary influence that he
maintains is simply because ENERGY, force,
Will violence, still keep alive in the world their
resistance to the control Of justice and con-
science humanity and right" Step by step,
with Unanswerable force, he shows the ten
dency of mankind to range itself on the side OF
the angels We are not to be ulisled by Machia-
yeIlf's skill in building up his political hypoth-
esis. no matter how firmly he seems TO found
IT on human experience. We are to remember
that like most Of those who take pride In
seeing human nature as it is, MachiayeIn saw
only half Of it" We are not living in his world
Times have come and gone since MachiaVelh
wrote down his deep truths but in the great
cycles of human change he can have no place
among the strong thinkers, the orators, the
writer's who have elevated the conception OF
the state, have hurnanized the methods and
rnaxius Of government, have raised citizenship
IN be a partnership in every virtue and In all
re-fectiou'" Let Il be noted, too that this Is
the Judgment Of man Of letters VINO has Deen
lifelong participant in political AFFAIRS
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
THE L4URFLS.

To the woods Wen go no longer; the la.-e-s are
laid low
The Cupids by their founts of stcne, the Maids
in q row,
Watch the waters in the sunshine, each wave
with diamonds hemmed,
Which once in silent streamlets from their urns
were wont to flow.
covert low
Hears the hunters horn and treTb!es. 70 the
woods we may not go.
Where of old the merry children went running
to and fro,
None watching save the lilies, eGCh With
heavens own tears Degemmed
They have left the iaurelS IyinS-the waving
grass they NOW.
To the woods We'll go no longer, The lauT"ls are
laid low.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
LITERARY NOTES.

American political life and especially society
in Washington will be reflected in couple OF
volumes which Duffield & Co have IN press
These will contain The Letters Of Mrs. James
@. Blaine" edited by Harriet S. Blaine Beale.
They VIII cover the period from 1875 to 1890
Nine. Modjeskas Memories and Impressions"
will be published in two volumes. The first
deals with her life in Poland and will embrace
reCOllections of PadeTewski, the De Reszkes,
SienkiewicZ and other notabilities In the sec
ond she will treat of her American experiences,
beginning with her arrival here years ago as
member of a group of Poles hopeful of estab-
fishing a new Utopia in California
Sir Hubert Parry the English composer, has
written exhaustive book Johann Sebastian
Bach. 1t is at once biography and critical
and historical study Of the great mans life
work. In this country il will bear the imprint
of G. 2. Putnam s Sons.
In the just published "Recollections" of David
Christie Murray there is a letter of George Mer-
edith's which gives a hint of his attitude toward
his profession-and its rewards Let author
ship have the distinction of an exemption from
rank and title he wrote. II claim none" Muir
ray by the way, has amusing stories Of
political well as literary eontemp oraries.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

became aware Of me he drew himself 70 his full
height, and stepped with the assumed gait
of man in full possession of health and
strength. He twirled his walking stick quite
gay1y. and he maintained that attitude until
had passed him by.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

The novel by Mr.. Justin Mccarthy which
the Harpers publishing, is called The
Dukes Motto" 1t is a cloak and SWORD tale.
the scenes Of which are set in old Franz and
Spain.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

A volume the last days of the Secon6 En-
pire has Just been published in Paris volume
which gives some valuable "reminiscences q a
period whose history has not yet been t-IiE re
lated. The work has been compiled from the
papers left by Baron Verly. colonel OF the cent
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

Two books on art are promised for the autumn
season by Longmans. Green & Co. One called
THE Mistress Art, will present a set OF lectures
on architecture by Mfr Reginald Bloomfield. at
ready well known as writer on the histOry Hf
English renaissance. In the other, Painting in
the Far East" Mr. Laurence Binyon gives an
introduction to the pictorial art of China and
Japan, accompanying his essay with a number
of illustrations.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-31
LODGES.

Masonic meets ist Friday night in saA| J. K. York. W. M.: Dale Wilson. sers.a1
 Woodmen of the Worid-M Meets d ' "Wednesday nights in each month. G.Rl [. C.; bio Lewis. clerk.
 Knigbts of Pythias meets every Mbuss R. r. Hamby. C. C.: r. F. Chappcll. K. d Odd Fellows meets every Tuesday nl D. Wilson. N. G.; Alex Vaughn. SecretI
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets lsl Thursday nights in each month. Alex protector. B. ]. Daniels. Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Workmen.-nsd second and fourth Thursday nights Ia shaw. Nj. w.. Jim White. Recorder.
 Nevada County Medical Society meets 1 day night n each month. Dr. Wm. ", hl ident. Dr. J. 5. Chastain. secretary.
 Rebekah Lodge No. 236 meets every third Wednesday night in eachmonth, N Monson. Noble Grand. Alex Vaughan. $
Daily picayune., 1908-10-31

The most pitiable folks in the world, it seems to me, are those whose chief aim and end in life seems to be the shooting of poi soned arrows; they are never so happy as when making some. body else miserable. Havn't you seen their faces light up with glee as they approach their victim with certain aim and leave the cruel barb to rankle in a fellow creatures heart? They are warts, nothing but warts upon humanity the ugly parts that even the Great Phy- sician seems powerless to re- move.