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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-30
Relation of Alcohol to Social Service.

Relation OF Alcohol to Social Service.
But beyond personal and economic
considerations lies the welfare of so.
ciety. The world is astir with striv.
ings toward social uplift. Kindll.
ness and helpfulness were never mord
regnant than to-day. Yet upon every
hand we come upon the subtle In.
iuence Of alcohol as 1t contributes to
social misery and blunts the indi-
viduals sense of social responsibility
so that he Is careless of the effects Of
his own actions upon his family, upon
public order, or upon the welfare Of
the,race.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-30

Prohibition reduced the internal
revenue LIQUOR tax receipts to 3134,-
100000 for the year ending Tune 30i
a. compared with S140,0Q0.000 the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-30

France has an aeronautical club
Tor women.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
MAKING A TIGER SIT DOWN.
Methods Used to Train the Beast
for show business,

for show Business.
Fifteen feet of slack rope were per
mftted the animal as the trainer direct
cd him once more to the seat and once
more he failed to understand. Then
the order to hoist was given, and, as
the men pulled, the tiger felt the collar
tighten about his neck. His head grad
ually was lifted up. until his forelegs
left the ground and he pranced on his
hind paws. With the fear of strangu-
latiOn and the instinct Of self-preser-
walton his brain became a mental mud
puddle. He beat the air with his fore
paws, whirled, sQuirmed and wriggled,
in a vain effort to get out of the collar
that clutched his throat. Every move
ment of his body brought him nearer
to the seat over which hung the block
and tackle. When he reached it an
assistant grabbed his tail through the
bars of the cage and pulled him toward
the little stool, while the trainer
punched him against it with the iron
bar.
Swing him clear of the ground" ne
called. We'll make him take that
seat. All together now" and as the
men laid their combined weight on the
rope, the big cat was hOisted until his
hind legs dangled two feet above the
floor, dancing a madman's jig. The
helpless, choking brute fought the use
less fight of a fish out of water. Had
not the muscles over his throat been
like solid rubber tires he would have
strangled as he curled his body into a
coil, trying to escape the weight that
hung from his own neck.
With much pushing and hauling the
struggling beast finally was landed on
the seat; but the moment he felt sup.
port under his feet he leaped for the
floor. lie was met by the trainer, who
walloped the sore, sensitive nose with
the hickory handle of his whip, and
followed this up by firing the burning
powder of a blank cartridge straight
into the nOStril. The tiger turned to
run. but the trainer yelled, Lift him,
boys and as the crew threw their
weight on the rope the beasts head and
fore legs were yanked from the ground
and he pranced along for a few steps
with only the claws of his hind feet
| touching the boards. When the mo.
mentum of his own body had carried
him clear of the floor, he swung back.
suspended in the air, more like life
less tiger skin than a blood filed beast
of flesh and sinew-Everybody'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
WISCONSIN SOLONS.
Women Win Suffrage Vote.

Advocates of woman'S suffrage
scored heavily on the bachelors of the
Senate the other day when they sue
ceeded in quietly putting through the
Stout suffrage bill in that body while
the unmarried members were deceived
10 various parts of the capital by the
fair advocates of the bill and their
allies on one preteXt or another. The
measure provides that the question of
extending the elective franchise TO
women shall be submitted to the voters
for approval or disapproval at the gem
eral election next year. When the
alarm was finally sounded and the
bachelors rushed back to the Senate
chamber they found that the bill had
been passed. Then. not wishing to
show their hand. they went to SEN
ator Bird, one of the few married
members opposed to the bill, and in
duced him to give notice that he would
move a reconsideration of the vote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
University After Money.

Representatives of the University of
Wisconsin came out boldly with their
requests for tremendous appropriations
from the State at joint hearing re-
Gently before the claims and the edu-
cation committees. President c. r. Van
Hise of the State University was the
chief speaker, and he elaborated as
usual upon the great plans for the
State institution One of the chief ar
guments by Prof. Van Hise was on the
bill to increase the tax for the univer-
sity from 81 to 3-S of a mill. This
would overcome the trouble of past
years when the university has gone
deeply into debt and become financially
involved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
A BRAVE DEED HoNoRED.
Fire Recalls the Deed of Heroine
Whose Memory Was Revered.

Fire Recalls the Deed of n Heroine
Whose Memory Was Revered.
The exciting scene enacted at the
burning of an hotel at Aberavon, Eng
land, the other day, when a domestic
servant risked her own life and mel
with severe injuries in saving a babe
from a terrible death, recalls a similar
but far more tragic case which stirred
all England to pity and admiration
some twenty-three years ago, says .
London newspaper.
The heroine of this latter episode
was one Alice Ayres. She was en-
ployed as servant to a Mr.. Chandler,
who kept an oil and color shop in the
borough.
Fire broke out at dead of night, and
in a few minutes the lower part of the
house was 4 mass of flames. Mr. and
Mrs. Chandler and one of their chill
dren were suffocated and burned to
death in their bedroom, although Alice
ran down to try and rouse them. Her
room was above theirs. on the third
floor. In 1t. beside herself. were the
three other Chandler children the old
est little more than baby. The brave
girl first threw out bed, then dropped
the little ones on it one at a time, al
though she herself was burning all the
while. Then she jumped herself.
Next day she lay dying in Guys hos
pital and nation mourned. Queen
Victoria sent one of her ladies in
waiting especially to inquire after her.
Bulletins were issued hourly, as from
the death chamber of a monarch
After death the hospital authorities
refused TO allow her body to be placed
in the ordinary mortuary, but set aside
| a special room for it, which was soon
| nearly filed with floral emblems from
all parts of the kingdom, estimated to
be worth fully $1,000 Twelve fire
men bore her to her grave and more
than 10000 people attended the funer.
| al in Isleworth cemetery, where is 8
| magnificent obelisk erected by public
subscription in memory of ''the bravesi
deed that was ever done"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Paint manufacturers Protest.

Representatives of Milwaukee and
Chicago paint manufacturing firms APP
peared before the Assembly committee
on dairy and food in opposition to the
passage of the Onstad bill requiring
the labelling of white leads. paints,
mixed paints, and similar compounds
with the percentage o. the ingredients
State Dairy and Food Commissioner J.
Q. Emery and DR.. Fisher, state chem
ist. spoke for the bill. while Luding-
ton Patton of the Patton Paint Com
pany, Mr.. Zummach of the Hecht <
Zummach Company and NJ. O'Neill of
the O'Neill Paint and Oil Company of
Milwaukee, spoke agains+ the measure.
The paint manufacturers claimed that
it would drive them out of business to
diyulge their chemical analysis. as the
less reliable firms would benefit by re-
producing their recipes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08

have her sign the bill o sale. She
didn't know nothin about bills o sale.
Camb would call her an hand her Il
pen an tell her to sign an she'd sign.
"Finerly there come time when
she took notion that she wanted a
new cook stove. She had right good
one that Camb's mother had given her
for q weddin' present. The oven wus
trifie burned out an one or two O.
the lids had got broke an there wus a
crack or two acrost the top that inter
fered with the draft, but it wus a
right good stove, all the same, an
Camb put his foot right down.
You mix you up some salt an
ashes an plaster up them cracks if
you don't like them he says AS
fur's the lids bein' broke is concerned
| don't see why you can't keep a kittle
on one hole all the time an make the
other lid do. Mex time l go to town
I'll bring a piece O. sheet iron to put
in the oven an | reckon you'll make
out to use it a few years longer
We'll, she took on about it con-
sid'rable. The more she thought about
1t the more she wanted a new stove
and hated the idee o maxim out with
the old one. Finerly, one day a neigh
Dor woman came in an Mrs. Strobe
told her all about it.
why don't you pluck up sperrit
an git it anyway says the neighbor
woman.
whats the use o pluckin' up sper
rit if you can't pluck up no money {?
says Mrs. STROBE. STROBE won't give
me none
~ heered that all the property WIS
in your name says the neighDor. %
course if it hain't you CANT do moth
in, but if it is l don't see nothin' tC
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
TRY TO GUST DIR" TILL.
Medical Association viii Start Ac-
ton Against Plaster Specialist.

The medical association comprising in
its membership the regular physicians of
Polk. Barron. Burnett and Washburn
Counties is going after DR. John TIL,
the specialist of Almena. who purports
to cure all the aches and pains human
flesh is heir to, with sundry OintmentS,
the composition and construction of
which is secret known to him alone. A
committee has been appointed to inves-
tigate the subject ana get legal advice.
1t is planned to start with criminal pro
ceedings. alleging violating of the State
law which prohibits the practice of medi-
cine without IA license. Failing in this,
the committee, it is said vii try some
sort of civil action. ST, Croix County
authorities have been appealed to for as
ciStorca
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
HOLD CHURCH MEETINGS.
BaptistS and Lutherans Coming TO
Fond du Lac in June.

Announcement has been made that
church meetings, which will bring several
hundred people TO the city, will be held
in Fond du Lac in June. Arrangements
for the meetings are now being made.
Rev. III. c. Miller will call meeting of
me program committee TO arrange Tor
the Winnebago Baptist Association to be
held the first week in June. The meet
ing will last for three days and will be
in charge of Moderator DIR. ]. W. Baii,y
of Oshkosh. The association has Il
membership of eighteen churches. The
annual convention of the Eastern Wis
consin Organization of the Young People
of the Iowa synod of the Emanuel Lu-
theran Church will be held the latter part
of June. 1t is expected that there will
be about $50 delegates in attendance at
this convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
DEAD MAN ON BUMPERS.
Train Pulls Into La Crosse with
Body Dangling Between Coaches.

When the body of a man dangling e
twctn two ears. passenger train on the
burlington road passed through La
Crosse the other morning. The passen-
gers on the train were unaware of the
meaning of the shouts of the people who
saw the body. The body was not discov-
cred by the train crew until the train
reached the north side Letters in the
mans pocket gave his name as Charles
Iattel of New York City. He was about
2S years old. 1t is not known when or
how the accident happened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
WOULD KEEP POLITICS OUT.
Farmers Suggest Regulations for
Sfafe Highway Funds.


At the final roundup in Mondovi of
farmers institutes resolutions were adopt
ed to be forwarded TO the State depart
mentS urging that the law extending
State aid in the building of highways he
80 drawn that the control of the funds
Will be kept outside of politics and that
no one town will benefit at the expense
of another: that bulletin be prepared
giving information on dairy barn santa
ton that the control OF farmers insti-
tutes be placed in commission repre-
senting the various agricultural interests
Of the State: that an appropriation he
made for the Wisconsin, Livestock Breed
ers' Association: that the law compel
ing the inspection of commercial feed
stufs be neither repealed or moderated.
Towns are urged 10 avail themselves of
the aid Of the highway division of the
geological and natural history survey in
the building of highways and bridges.
and Congress t. pass a parcels post act.
Those present also went on record As
fayoring cooperative crea merieS. farm
erS' Insurance companies. cooperation
in the buying and selling of seed grains.
building and filing silos. and in every
other possible way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
SIGNS OF AGE.

So, / am growing old, you say;
! walk in a decrepit way;
My hair is absolutely gray
And growing thinner;
My books are all the stupid KIND
That entertain a senile mind;
And somehow | am disinclined
To dress for dinner.
smoke a pipe most of the time;
! hate to walk too far or climb;
In fact, summed up completely, I'm
A true back number.
] read my morning paper twice
I'm always offering advice
Amusement serves but to entice
My wits to slumber.
hare to leave my home at night;
I rise almost before tbs light;
/ must confess | am not quite
SO young and sporty
! cut my coupons twice a year
Of course you do not call that queer
OF course not Come to think, my dear
YOU too, are forty
-Junian Durand, in New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Accents Kelly Amemdme nt :.

The joint committee on transporta-
ton has decided to accept City At
torney John T. Kelly's amendment TO
the Berner bill 1884, which will in
clude street railways among the pub
lie utilities which must give up their
franchises and come under indeter-
inmate permits. If the amendment is
adopted every public utility in the
state will be obliged to operate under
an indeterminate permit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
A Model Divorce Law.

The Legislature probably will pass a
bill which may be taken as a model for
other States in the efforts of the Ma
tiOnal Bar Association to secure uni
form divorce laws. The bill was framed
by the national committee on uniform
divorce legislation and was turned over
to Circuit Judge Orren T. Williams. of
Milwaukee, for review. THE bill linn
its the number of causes of divorce to
four" said Judge Williams, INSTEAD OF
seven in this State. Cruelty is among
the four and must be physical mistreat-
ment."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Relates to Milwaukee Salaries

The Assembly Judiciary committee
recommended the Kallaher bill per-
tanning to the compensation and sal
aries of the register of deeds of Mil
waukee County and his assistants.
The bill gives the county board the
power to determine salaries which are
to be paid monthly instead of quarter
" and also increases some of the fees
which are to go to the county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Racine Democrat withuraNys

NJ. NJ. Secor is out of the race for
mayor of Racine on the Dtlocratic tick
ct He issued a card. in which ne states
that his health will not permit him to ac-
cept the nomination for any office. and
that he may be obliged to take trip
south. This. leaves the field clear for A.
J. Horlick, Republican nominee, with the
exception of the Social Democrats.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Art Bill Is Passed.

The Dorner art commission bill,
which relates only to Milwaukee, was
passed by the Assembly. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a COM
mission which shall have supervision
of the purchase by the city of works
of art. Even when private organiza-
tions make gifts of monuments or
statues this commission is to have the
last word and if the gift is not artistic
according to its decision, the gift may
be refused.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Spring Hunters Win.

Sportsmen have won in their fight for
the privilege of hunting ducks for ten
days in the early spring. At hearing
the other day Henry F. Cochems and
several others argued for the privilege
before the joint committees on fish ana
game. Later it was announced that
the committees would report favorable
a bill giving the hunters a chance 10
ply their avocation for a brief ten days
in April 1t is believed that this short
period of hunting will not work for the
humiliation of species.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
UNCONSCIOUS ON TRACK.
Marinette Police Believe VIM. Rob-
erts Was Victim of Robbers.

In an unconscious condition. William
Roberts. aged 20 years. was found on
the tracks of the northwestern Railroad
near peShtigo. I e man had his skull
fractured and large cash in his side.
Either of the injuries may prove fatal,
The local authorities believe the young
man was the victim of hoId-up and he
was placed on the track to hide the crime
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
GAYLORD Saves Measure.

Senator Gaylord saved his resou-
ton for the employment of unemployed
persons. 1t was recommended for in
definite postponement, but was laid
over for future consideration at his
request. The resolution provides for
the employment by the board Of pub
lie works of men who are out of work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Committee for County Option.

After hearings at which 800 persons
were on hand either to speak. listen.
talk to members or lend the influence
of their presence for or against the
Marsh county option bill, it was admit
ted by Senator George +. Page of Mil
waukee. chairman of the Senate State
affairs committee, that the committee
held majority in favor of the meas
ure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Electricity Direct from sun

An inventor by the name Of George :.
Cove of Boston claims 10 have solved the
problem of storing up the suns rays and
converting them into electricity. lie *
his home and shop by a simple apparatus
on the roof. No wires or connections Of
any sort enter his house. and yet the in
candescent lights burn brightly day and
night He says the apparatus can be
made for 500. and if encased in glass
will last ten years without repairs or at
+antiOn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
TO RAISE SUGAR BETS.
Farmers of Fond du Lac County
Find Industry Profitable.

This year the farmers of South Byron
Campbellsport and Ripon will devote their
attention to the raising of sugar beets.
Several hundred acres of land will be
cultivated for this purpose as the sugar
beet company at MenomOnee Falls has
agreed to take the entire crop. Accord
ing to the agreement the farmers are to
cultivate the land and supply the teams
and the company will furnish the labor
for harvesting the crop and transporting
it, Last year the farmers at Campbels
port tried the beet industry and it proved
so profitable that those in other parts of
the county have taken it up this year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Lost Money Easily Found.

While Harry Richards, an aged man,
was carrying $1,000 to the La Crosse
National Bank the money slipped out of
his pockets and was lost. BY a stroke
of good fortune, Mr.. Richards. with the
assistance of Humane Officer Barry.
found the envelope containing the money
lying in pool of water in the street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Rnffed Bail Long kilIing

Hit in the face by batted ball TWEEN
ty-fve years ago, Joshua Dixon of
Stroudsburg, Pa. received an injury
which ended in his death. Following the
bruise a pinple appeared. Three years
later there were signs of a generous
growth. that increased in its scope and
severity until his hour of passing away.
He was a great sufferer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
FINDS STOLEN MONEY.
Section Foreman at New London Re-
covers $1,000 Taken from store.

Ole Stramberg. section foreman for
the Green Bay and W estern Railway ar
New London, found. in pile of ties. a
purse containing $1,000 in checks and
notes which was stolen from the Graef
store al Hortouyille several months ago
The purse was foun, neatly concealed
among the ties when the pile was torn
down for track repairing. The identity
of the robbers OF the Graef store has
been a mystery since the robbery early
last year. Chief Lucek believes that the
band of tramps whose mysterious fight
last summer. near where the purse was
found. caused q riot call TO be sent in,
were the robbers of tine Graef store and
were fighting over division of the booty
or were in a misunderstanding as to the
location. The purse is intact. Some of
the notes are for sums as high as 5000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
PsychOInc.icuI .InurnaI Issued

special issue of the Psychological
bulletin. devoted to child and education
psychology at home and abroad. has just
been issued in Madison. 1t is edited by
Prof. NJ. V. O'Shea of the university.
who wrote the Introductory article on
Progress in Child and Educational Psy-
GEOLOGY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Life saved by Thick Hair.

Miss Hazel Dearhamme-, who has a
local reputation as a horse breaker. was
thrown from her sulky in Beloit when
the spirited animal she was driving fell.
She struck on her head on the pavement,
but owing to her heavy hair. she sustain
ed no serious injury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Bigamist Goes to Prison,

In Madison. Edward H. Bower found
guilty of a statutory offense, was SEN
te-ced to two and a half years in the
State prison. During the trial he adj
mitted he had been married twice with
out going through the formality of Sc
curing divorces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Sausage Of Bad Horse Meat.

J. J. Schmidt. Chicago butcher, was
found guilty of using diseased horse flesh
in the manufacture of sausage. This is
the first conviction under the State law.
which imposes fine of $1,000. a years
Imprisonment in the county Jail. or both.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Paroied Boy Is Arrested.

Matt Smith. II years old, out on parole
from the Wisconsin industrial school, was
arrested and lodged in Jail on charge of
being the leader of a gang of boy bur-
glars who recently robbed half a dozen
West Side stores in Racine. including
meat market, laundry and dry goods
store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Contractor Backs Out.

L. Thorson of Westby. who was the
lowest bidder for the building of the
CashtoE municipal building, has backed
out of the contract and the trustees of
the village are holding the $1,000 forfeit
money which each contractor was required
to deposit