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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Barrels Too Dear to Burn.

The Thanksgiving barrel burning Is
doomed. The day Is not so far distant
when barrels will not be obtainable.
Those who harvest the crops in the fall
realize more than others how difficult
it is to get barrels for the purpose. A
barrel hunter in a neighboring State
said the other day, it Is a shame for
people to break up and burn their bar
rels when they are so scarce. He said
he has chased all day for only few
barrels as a result According to this
man the making Of barrels is an indus
try which Is not followed by many, and
coopers in the cheap barrel line are be-
coming scarcer each year, and people
wanting barrels for their winter apples
have to depend upon burlap sacks or
pay double what the other receptacles
are worth. In the near future barrels,
that is, stave barrels, are going to be-
come too scarce and too dear to burn.
The scarcity of barrels promises to end
the barrel gangs. Nothing else Is like
" to do it-Norwich Conn Bulletin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

pardon me for leading you into such a
row-I'm sorry" He tried to smile
Encina laughed mockingly.
''Good-by!''
Mr.. Marshall staggered away, reeled
and, as Encina screamed. fell upon the
ground.
''Oh, you're wounded" the girl cried,
running to his side. Back the way they
had come she saw huge splashes Of
scarlet. Mr.. Marshall had tainted from
loss of blood.
When Mr.. Marshall was resting cas-
lily In Encina's pas best room, and Dr.
Burns had extracted a bullet through a
hole between the wounded mans Shout
ders, and mighty near the lungs, En-
Gina came and sat at the bedside. Her
eyes were red and becoming streaks
left by tears still remained on her
cheeks. She had done a heap of think
ing even as she cried.
Presently she sought pencil and paper
and wrote:
"Mr. Mulhall-I've decided. / choose
the man who knows where 1 am when
there's a rough house, instead Of the
chap who makes q great grandstand,
then asks, after It's all over, Where
are you stT Don't call tonight. Pm
going to sit UP with John.-Encina."-
Cincinnati Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Secret Worth Learning,

you poor man." said Mr.. Henpeck,
who was for the first time seeing the
inside Of lunatic asylum, "how long
have you been here! Can you remem-
berr
''Oh, yes; very WELL" replied the pa
tient; seven years. You see, they let
mo do pretty near as 1 Please because
I'm harmless"
"Are you marrledr'
Sure, I have a wife who used TO
throw things at me every time came
In the house."
"How sad. Do you know how she
manages to liver"
"She's getting along all right Her
brother, who Is a rich bachelor, L. tax
in care Of her. He never would give
up a cent, though, as long as I was
able to work, confound him"
And what do you do here?"
q "Sit around mostly, smokin' and
waitin' for the next meal time"
Say" said the visitor, speaking
softly, and drawing a little nearer to
the patient, 'just between ourselves,
how did you get them to send you
hare ?'-Chicago Record Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
YELLOW RACES UNITING.
Hobson Says It Is Now the White
Man Against the World.

Man Against the World.
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson,
representative in Congress from Ala
bama, says the whole world is changing
front and that we are nearing the time
when it will be the white man against
all the rest. He said:
"The japanese are proceeding to or
ganize the Chinese on military lines,
teaching them in a far-reaching prop
uganda to hate foreigners and prepare
for war. Japan is furthermore propa-
eating unrest in India, and the Japan
csc victory over Russia has shaken the
white mans prestige wherever he is
guiding the destinieS of men of other
colorS all over the world. The whole
trend of events is, therefore, toward a
contest by the yellow race, aided by
the other colored races, a struggle to
wrest from the white man his present
supremacy.
The control of the sea is the white
mans only chance for maintaining his
supremacy and his civilization, and all
than these mean.
Unfortunately, as the yellow races
are uniting, the white races are still
divided. A nation of the. white race
that controls the ocean has already
lent itself to make possible Japanese
victory over Russia, and is now lend
ing itself to make possible japanese
victory over America. As a matter of
fact, the yellow wave that is forming
is already moving eastward over the
Pacific Ocean and tapping the shores
of America, and Americas facing west
ward to check this wave is in the in
terest of all the white nations of the
earth, of the white mans supremacy,
of the perpetuation of peace"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Don't Fear Leprosy.

Jonathan Hutchinson, an eminent
Englishman, writes to the London
Times that there Is not the slightest
cause for alarm concerning the preva-
lence of leprosy In the Rhone valley In
Switzerland, which is visited by many
tourists. He says that there are more
lepers In London than In the whole of
the valais canton, and that in Norway
the number may probably be multiplied
hundredfold. Yet no one fears to
reside In London or to visit Norway,
and he says that no visitor ever con-
tracted the disease in either place. The
disease is well known to occur all along
the Mediterranean coast, and at San
Reno there has for a long time been
special accommodations provided for
leDers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applica tons, they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition Of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
\. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
FEIGNING DEATH.
Trick ResOrted to by Beasts to Shun
Their Enemies.

Trick ResOrted to by Beasts to Shun
Their Enemies.
The feigning of death by certain
animals for the purpose of deceiving
their enemies, and thus securing i'm
munity, Is one Of the greatest Of the
many evidences of their Intelligent
ratiocination. This stimulation Is not
confined to any particular family, order
or species of animal, but exists in
many, from the very lowest to the
highest. 1t is found even in the vege-
table kingdom, the well-known sensi-
tive plant being an interesting exam
pie. The action Of this plant Is pure
ly reflex, as can be proved by obser-
walton and experiment, and is, not,
therefore, process of intelligence.
An experimental, writing in Wissen
fur ALE, says that he has seen the
feigning of death in some of the low
est animals known to science. Some
time ago, while examining the inhabit-
ants of drop Of pond water under a
high-power lens, he noticed several
rhizopods busily feeding on the minute
buds Of an alga. These rhizopods sud
denly drew in their hairlike faria and
sank to the bottom, to all appearances
dead The cause was found to be the
presence of a WAREHOUSE, an animal
which feeds on these animalcula. 1t
likewise sank to the bottom, and, after
looking at the rhiZopods, swan away,
evidently regarding them as dead and
unfit for food
This was not an accidental occur
renee, for the observer has seen the
same wonderful performance twice
since. Through the agency Of what
sense, he asks, did these little creatures
discover the approach Of their enemy ?
Is it possible that they and other mi
croscopic animals have eyes and ears
50 exceedingly small that lenses Of the
very highest power cannot make them
visible, or are they possessors of senses
utterly unknown to and incapable of
being appreciated by man? Science can
neither affirm nor deny either of these
suppositions.
Most animals are slain for food by
other animals Most Of the carnivora
and insectivora prefer freshly killed
food to carrion. They will not touch
tainted meat when they can procure
fresh. Hence, when they come upon
their prey apparently dead they will
leave it alone and go in search of other
quarry, unless they are very hungry.
Tainted substances are dangerous to
get into the stomach. Certain pto-
maines render it sometimes very poi
sonous. Long years of experience have
taught this fact to animals and, there
fore, most Of them let dead or SEEM
ingly dead creatures alone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
A CATS EYES.


the chinese discovered Thefr Use
Time Indicator.
The first European TO learn of the
use of cat as time Indicator was
NJ. Hue. who in a work on the Chinese
empire tells how he was initiated into
the mystery.
NJ. Hue and a party of friends set
out to visit Chinese Christian mis-
sion settlement among the peasantry.
They met young Chinaman on the
road and TO tes. his intelligence they
asked him if he could tell them the
time. The native looked up at the sky,
but the clouds hid the sun from view,
and he couldn't read any answer there.
Suddenly he darted away to a farm
and returned in Il few moments with a
cat in his arms. Pushing up its eye
lids with his hand. he told Hue 10 look
at them, at the same time volunteer
ing the information that it was not
noon yet. While they were puzzling
over the case the boy went about his
business.
When the party reached the village,
they asked the Christian converts II
they could tell the time by a cats eyes
and how it was done. Immediately
there was d wild hunt, and all the cats
obtainable in the neighborhod were
brought before them.
The Chinese pointed ont that the pu-
pills of cats eyes were gradually mar
rover up TO - noon. when they be-
came scarcely perceptible lines drawn
perpendicularly across the eye, and
after that dilation recommended. Hue
examined the eyes of several cats and
verified what the Chinese had told him.
Chicago Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
The QuaIitY of Mercy.

A notorious mountain moonshner.
Familiarity known as "Wild Bill" was
recently tried before Federal court
in Georgia, and was adjudged guilty.
lectured the prisoner on his long Grim
inal record, and at last, informing him
that the court entertained no feeling of
anger toward him. but felt only I'M
mixed pity, sentenced him to spend six
years in the Federal prison at Atlanta.
Bill stolidly shifted the quid of to-
bacco III his mouth, and turned to leave
the court room with the marshal Once
outside, the only thing he said was
this:
We'll. | suah am glad he want mad
at me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
His Singular Inffrmity.

"What is your name, little boy?' ask
ed the teacher.
"I'll have to write it for you, ma'am, y
said the new boy, hesitatingly.
Il think not. Ny hearing is quite
good. Your name. please?
I'D rather not tell YOU
''Are you ashamed of your name?"
''No ma am, but
Then we will not waste any more
time, if you please. l am waiting"
The boys eyes rolled wildly in their
sockets and his face became contorted as
he began
-kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk Clarence J
That's my first name. The othSr is Pup
pup-pup-pup-pup-pu Perkins. / never
stutter 'cept when I'm speaking my name,
and when I'm nagged like this I'm
whole lot worse, ma'am.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
ALMOST A SOLID SORE.

Skin Disease from Birth-Fortune
spent on Her Without Beneht-
Cured Her with Cuticura.
Il have a cousin in Rockingham Co.
who once had skin disease from her
birth until she was six years of age.
Her father had spent Il fortune on her
TO get her cured and none of the treat
ments did her any good. Old DR.. -
suggested that he try the Cuticura
Remedies, which he did. When he COM
menced to use it the child was almost
a solid scab. He had used it about two
months and the child was well. /
could hardly believe she was the same
child. Her skin was as soft as baby's
without a scar on it. | have not seen
her in seventeen. years, but l have
heard from her and the last time
heard she was well. Mrs. ". T. Ingle,
Burlington. y. c.. June 16. 1905"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
FOUND A WAY


To BE Clear of the Coffee Troubles.
Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit and finally his stomach and
kidneys got in such a bad condition
that he was compelled to give up a
good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and / hardly think
there was an organ in his body that
was not affected.
81 told him / felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
ct was a struggle, because of the
powerful habit One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try it
and then it was easy to leave off coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less fire.
kidneys grew better until at last he
was a new man altogether, as result
of leaving off coffee and taking up
Postum, Then I began to drink it too.
although / was never as bad off as
my husband, l was always very nervous
and never at any time very strong,
only weighing 80 lbs. before l began
to use Postum. Now / weigh rs lbs.
and can do as much work as anyone my
size, l think.
MANY do not use Postum because
they have not taken the trouble to
make it right. l have successfully fooled
a great many persons who have drunk
it at my table. They would remark,
You must buy high grade of coffee
One young man who clerked in a gro
Gerry store was very enthusiastic about
my coffee When l told him what it
was, he said, Why, I've sold Postum
for four years, but / had no idea it
was like this. Think I'll drink Postum
hereafter"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
yille,' IN pkgs. There's Reason"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Dfsputed the PrOposition.

"All that you are, my friend said the
lecturer, singing out an elderly man sit
ting in a front seat, who appeared to bt
deeply interested. 'all that you are, | re
peat, you owe to heredity and environ
ment"
Gosh - exclaimed the elderly man
turning red with indignation, Il never
had no dealin's with that firm in my life
and l don't owe them nor nobody else &
blamed cent -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

and before one box was gone l went
through four days of intense pain, final
ly passing a stone one-half by five-six-
teenths of an inch in diameter.
haven't had a sign of kidney trouble
SINCE
Sold by all Dealers 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN TO Me.
M ISIS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main
WI St Cincinnati Ohio. writes.

M ISIS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main
lsl ST., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
LAS | have found Peruna a blessing
for a severe case of catarrh of the head
and throat which | suffered from for a
number of years, l am only too pleased
to give it my personal endorsement.
"Catarrh, such as | suffered from,
made life a burden to me, my breath
was offensive, stomach bad, and my
head stopped up so that | was usually
troubled with a headache, and although
| tried many so-called remedies, moth
ing gave me permanent relief. l was
rather discouraged with all medicines
when Peruna was suggested to me.
However, ] did buy a bottle, and be-
fore that was finished there was Q
marked change in my condition. Much
encouraged, | kept on until l was COM
piefeIy cured in a months time, and l
find that my general health is also ex-
ceIlent"
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Peruna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Peruna.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Few men in Europe have had more
striking career than the Rev. DR.. Bishop
Cabrera of the Sp nish Reformed church,
who was educated to the Catholic priest
hood, but embraced the Protestant faith
and became a voluntary exile to Gibral-
tar, when he returned to lead the Evan
gelical party after the revolution in 1868.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Ear fcnn Ii.

Former Resident-How things have
changed here in twenty years l wouldn't
know the town. What has become of
Floogus. who used to shave notes and
lend money at per cent month?
Hotel Clerk-Hes gone to his reward.
Former Resident-What Is he dead?
Hotel Clerk-Dead? Not on your life
He's president of trust company in
New York-Chicago Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
His Kick.

What is he mad about -
You know he kicked last night be-
cause he had not been given a larger
hall in which to make his speech
Yes: well?"
I'VE printed it lager hall. "-Hous-
ton Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
side Lights ON History.
he cackling of the geese had saved

The cackllng Of the geese had saved
Rome.
How notifying exclaimed the Ro-
mans. "Posterity will get the impression
that we averted destruction by following
the advice of the street corner orators -
The historians, however, have been care
full to place the credit where it properly
belongs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Chocolate is healthful and nutritious and
chocolate pies are becoming very popular.
They are easy to make IL you use OUR
PIE" Chocolate flavor. Directions on pack
age. Contains all ingredients ready for in
slant use. At grocers, 10c. Order to-day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Didn't Know.

what became Of the young man you
used to go within
az don't know"
al heard a rumor that he died"
seHe did."-Houston Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

attacks of hard pain
in the back. kidneys
and bladder and the
k i d II e V secretionS
were irreg u | arly
scanty or profuse.
Medical treatment
failed to cure him.
"At last" says Mr..
Wood, Il began using
Dnop'S Eidpnv pills
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Lewis "Single Binder" straight sc
cigar Made of ripe, mellow tobacco. so
rich in quality that many who formerly
smoked 10c cigars now smoke Lewis
Single Binder" Lewis Factory, Pc
oria. Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Consistency in Reform,

''Why wasn't Mrs. De Smythe-Pey-
ster at the meeting to take steps to
suppress the gambling evil in big
cities?''
'She couldn't come This is the day
her bridge whist club meets, and she's
American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Costly Com fort.

DO you offer your wife comfort
when she weeps?'
when she doesn't weep too often; it
usually takes a new dress to comfort
her. Houston Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
The Pe-ru-na Almanac in 100000
HnnpS

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become fixture in over eight million
homes. 1t can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure to inquire ear
". The 1908 Almanac is already pub
ilished, and the supply will soon be eX-
hausted Do not put it off. Speak for
one today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

A boy gets an orange SO dirty when
he peels it that no one but his mother
will take a bite when he tries to be
gallant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Imports into Canada in 1907 (estimat-
ed from the United States amount to
S16J, 100000, against only STS000,000
from Great Britain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Added Years..

Young Wife-TO-morrow will be my
birthday, dear.
Young Hushand-You'll be 81?
Young Wife-No; %.
Young Husband-Why, a year ago,
just before our wedding, you told me
you were only 90
Young Wife-Yes; but l have aged
rapidly since our marriage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

What an added respect a little boy
has for his sisters knowledge when
he sees her mixing his favorite kind
Of caka.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Out of an average annual loss to the
worlds shipping of Pip vessels, "a are
completely missing and never heard of
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Shake the hand of some men and
you shake a secret out Of them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING syrup for Children
teet hing; softens the gums reduces inflammation al
lays pain cures wind colo. 2j cents a bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist fcr Free Peruns
Almanac for 1903.
OF Course Not.

OF Course Not.
do you keep a seryantT
mo"
Cant you afford top
Eyes, but that's got nothing to do
with it."-Houston Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
Only One ..BRoNO oUININE.

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Look
for the signature of +. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure Il Cold in One day. 25c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
PILES CJRED IN TO IA DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles in to IA days or money refunded
H1c
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
VIRGINIA MERCHANT RID OF
VERY BIG GRAVEL STONE.

Another Remarkable Cure of Serious
Kidney Trouble.
c. L. Wood, q prominent merchant
of Fentress, Norfolk Co, Va, was Suf-
fering some months ago with frequent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

The worlds Sunday schools total at
262 900. with 26.0O0,000 attendants