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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

of peace and good will and relief from
despotism and religious liberty-in the
blood-drenched realm of Abdul Hamid.
For it is only in 1876 that similar
new era" was joyously acclaimed
throughout Turkey, when this same
Abdul Hamid proclaimed. soon after
his ascension to the lettering throne,
that 1.-The welfare of the Turkish empire
lies wholly in the full and sincere ap-
plication of the constitution" 1t con-
tanned the same high-sounding ring of
sincerity as his recent utterance to the
effect that "all in the nation are mem
berS of the committee of union and
progress, and [ am their president. Let
us live together and make the country
prosperous"
Among the new leaders is Prince
Sabaheddine, son of Sultan Murad ",
who was deposed. Whether the new
era" is only another cunning ruse on
the Sultan's part time alone will reveal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Baby at 23 Begins to Grow,

Mildred Hart of London. England. who
although % years old, has the develop
ment of child of ., has at last begun to
grow by the aid of a physician who in
October last diagnosed the case and dis
covered the absence of the thyroid secre-
ton. He has been administering 1919
grains of the extract of the thyroid
glands, daily, since, with the result that
the girl has grown 21@ inches taller, has
cut several new teeth and has developed
a ferocious appetite. which she had never
shown before. The most wonderful change
is said to be in her mental condition. She
has become extraordinarily loquacious. US
ing a vocabulary she could not possibly
have developed in two months showing
that she had unconsciously listened to
and stored up words without the power
TO use them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
American POmpeii FOund

The annual report of Secretary VOL
colt of the Smithsonian institution tells
OF the unearthing of a second Pompeii at
Casa Grande, Ariz. Under a special an
preparation of Congress, DR.. ]. Walter
tewkes made excavations of prehistoric
city, the largest structure uncovered dur
ing the year being building 200 feet
long, with eleven rooms, the massive
Wills lncloslng plaza. In the central
room there Is a seat called by the Pima
indians the Seat of Montezuma. Secre-
tary Wolcott also reports the additisn
during the year of 100000 specimens re-
latlng to many branches of science The
most important loan addition is the
American flag, 30 feet square which float
ed over Fort McHenry during the war
of 1872 and which was the inspiration
for the writing of THE Star-Spangled
Banner by Francis Key.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

What is said to be the most deadly
hand grenade ever invented has been sent
TO the Army Arsenal at Manila for trial.
1t is the invention of Lieut.. w. S. Mapes
of the Twenty-fifth infantry, New York
er by birth, and if it proves a success ii
will make one American soldier equal to
forty men. The grenade resembles a stick
of dynamite about 9 inches long, and is
so constructed that it is perfectly safe to
carry. 1t is so light that one man can
carry several of them. When ready for
use, the soldier swings the instrument
about his head in a circle by means of two
tapes, and then hurls it toward the enc
my. When it strikes the ground it ex-
plodes with great violence scattering its
bullets and pieces of metal parallel with
and near the ground. Lieut. Mapes is
the man who invented the pOncho boat,
which is made of a poncho. two shelter
tent poles, one shelter tent, a Logging lace,
four rifles and two blankets. 1t will float
the entire equipment of four men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
May Be No Consumption Germ

EhA long-held assumption that many
forms of disease are the result of specific
germs, or bacilli, which are invariable in
character. is now challenged by Dr. II.
Edwin Lewis of New York in an impor-
tant article for American Medicine. lie
questions the whole germ theory as be-
ing in any sense exact science, and quotes
approvingly Prof. Lehman, the famous
German bacteriolOgist, who believes that
there are no fixed varieties of bacteria but
that one variety shades off into or can
be converted into others-aS. for instance,
the typhus and diphtheria germ are con-
vertible the one into the other Dr. Lewis
says that heterogeneous represent many
distinct species, and that each family
is divided into many varieties subject to
evolutional tendencies That is. there is
nor one fixed consumption germ. but many
germs of the same family. any one of
Which may cause the disease. but each
differing from the other This raises the
Old query: Does the germ cause the dis
ease or the disease cause the germ?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
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The Russian Duma voted by a large
ma ority to continue the increase in pen
siGnS to army officers authorized during
the Russo-Japanese war.
1t was reported at Berlin that Austia-
Hungary was prepared TO pay Turkey
S20,000.000 as compensation for the an
nexation of Herzegovina and Bosnia, the
transaction only awaiting necessary for
malities.
The course adopted recently by the
Indian authorities to cause the arrest
swiftly and mysteriously. of all natives
suspected of revolutionary activities is
having a good effect on the unrest of
the population.
The importation into or the transit
through Belgium of cattle, sheep or pigs
from the United States has been pro-
hibited until further notice. This action
is taken because of the foot and mouth
disease in America.
In Paris a Franco-American commit
tee has been formed to take charge of
the erection in Paris of monument to
the memory of Horace Wells. Hartford
Conn, dentist, to whom is accredited the
discovery of laughing gas.
Emperor Nicholas has approved the
proposed construction of a memorial
church to the sailors who persisted in
the Russo-Japanese war and a commit
tee has been formed. headed by the Queen
of Greece. to collect funds
The insurance litigation growing out
of the fire that followed the recent earth
quake in Jamaica has been settled. all
the companies agreeing to accept liabil-
!ty and to pay all claims. The total
amount is about S3000.00O plus $4,000
costs.
The Dalai Lama of Tibet, who has been
wandering for four years over Manchuria
and northern China. left Pekin on his
journey back to LhasSa, where in future
he will be regarded as a mere ecclasias-
tic. pledged to support whatever reforms
China desires to carry out in his country.
Efforts of the Chinese government to
put down the boycott against Japanese
goods have caused serious riots in Hong
kong and other large cities.
The French government is alarmed at
the increasing number of balloons man
ned by German officers, which have been
| making descents in France recently, and
has been making diplomatic representa-
tions to Berlin on this subject
Olga Stein. who was arrested in New
York last March and later taken to Rus
STA following extradition proceedings. is
on trial in St. Petersburg. charged with
| forgery and embezzlement. Her victims
are said TO have lost over S150.00O.
The report was abroad early in the
| week that President Castro of Venezuela,
who is in a Berlin hospital under treat
ment, has ordered 10000 Mauser rifles
| from the Loew Company of Berlin. and
| is negotia ting with three German build
ers for two battleships and four fast
cruisers 1t was said also that he intends
| ordering artillery from the Krupps and
| will engage German officers to reorgan-
| ize the Venezuelan army and to establish
a navy.
NJ Matter. the public prosecutor. in
| presenting his conclusion TO the Paris
court in the suit involving the custody Of
| the Castellane children, recommended that
| the children be given to the mother.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
To Ladies' Only.

The wish to be beautiful is predomi-
nant in every woman, and none can say
she does not care whether she is beauti-
full or not. DR.. L. Felir GOudud'S
Oriental Cream, or Magical Bedutifer,
ELECTS clear, transparent complexion,
free from Tan, Freckles. or Moth Patches,
and so closely initiating nature as to defy
detection 1t has the highest medical tes-
timony as well as professional celebrities,
and on its own merits it has become one
of the largest and a popular speciality in
the trade FERD. I. HOPKINS, Sole Pro
prietor, 81 Great Jones Street, New York.
For sale by all Druggists and Fancy
Goods Dealers throughout the United
States, Canadas, and Europe. No. 8.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
They Did Not Need to work

A stout, splendidly ''rObed' woman
sat talking to a friend. Her husband
had just come into Il considerable for
tune and. like many other Americans.
had begun farming in au amateur way.
In their case however. ii mattered it
tie whether crops were good or bad.
\ writer in Harper's Monthly tells the
story.
Yes" the lady remarked ''since
Johns uncle died we have a nice coun-
try house, horses, cows, pigs, hens,
and"
THAT must be charming" broke in
the other. You can have all the fresh
eggs you want every day"
''Oh. WELL" hastily interrupted the
first speaker. ''of course the hens can
lay if they like to, but in our position
it isn't at all necessary"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
FIRST CITY TO USE GAsLIGHT
"Lishthouse" Was Built in 1902 I,
Illuminate Richmond Xa

'Lishthouse" Was Built in 1902 to
Illuminate Richmond, Va.
The old stone house is the oldest
structure in Richmond. Va. and in its
glory it entertained many noted people.
says the Boston Post. Here George
Washington had his headquarters here
Lafayette lived for a time and james
Monroe was at one time its tenant.
A favorite meeting place for the lead
ers of the South. it became known as
the political capitol of Richmond. It
still contains many relics of its noted
occupants.
A curious bit of forgotten history
was enacted near the old house in
1902. There came to Richmond one
Henfrey in that year. and he announced
to the citizens that he could pour fame
from a teakettle instead of steam or
water. He showed the astonished citi-
Zens this feat. and as a result was
asked TO see what he could do toward
lighting the city
He erected near the old stone house
an octagonal tower of brick with Il
large lantern with many jets on the
top. Here he proceeded to generate
gas in kind of still in the basement.
and conducted it by a pipe to the
burners. The experiment was wonder
fully successful. and Richmond thus
had the distinction of being the fist
city in America to use gas lighting.
Henfrey failed in one thing, as cleo
freight pioneers failed later. He ex-
pected that his lighthouse" would il
Illuminate the whole city. This was not
accomplished and the novelty wore off.
and finally Henfrey's tower was aban-
doned.
Half century later gas came into
general use, and Richmond. which re-
fused TO support the pioneer. was
forced to adopt gas lighting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
ST. PIERRE TODAY.
No Effort to Build City Where 5000
Persons Persisted.

No Effort to Build City Where IS, 900
Persons Perished.
1t is now nearly eight years since
Mont Pelee woke from its sleep of
centuries and by single explosion de-
StrOyed the city of st. Pierre. killing
all it's $4,000 inhabitants except one
and of its stone buildings leaving
standing only few shattered walls.
There has been no effort to rebuild.
The city is to-day what it was the day
after the explosion. The mountain has
recovered its former condition of quiet,
but the people are afraid of it. The
tropical jungle is gradually establishing
itself on the deserted area.
Eminent authorities believe that in
time there will be a new town on the
old site. for the situation demands it,
but it may never be as large as the old
one. \ new st. Pierre would be in less
danger than the old one even should
the mountain again erupt. Formerly
the crater was so shaped that when an
explosion occurred the full charge was
sent with fatal accuracy directly upon
the city. Now the force would be very
much divided and the town would have
q good chance of escaping entirely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Eggs Harrp-

One evening a solid looking citizen,
carrying basket, bought a ticket and
started to enter the opera house in a
Long Island town. Just as he was
going in the cover of the basket I'M
accountably slipped off. revealing two
dozen eggs.
Hey said the ticket taker This
isn't Easter. Where you going with
them eggs?"
None o y'r business Here's 10Y
ticket, all paid for an reglr," declared
the citizen.
We'll. there don't any eggs 90 in
side while I'm here" said the ticket
taker, and then the other saw the rea-
son his burden was suspected and
roared with laughter.
He left the eggs in charge of the
man at the box office and entered. and
he enjoyed every moment of the show.
When it was over, the manager re-
turned the eggs to him and said
Il was afraid you might put your
foot into the basket while you were
applauding"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
THEN AND NOW.
Complete Recovery from Coffee ii

Complete Recovery from Coffee Ills.
About nine years ago my daughter,
from coffee drinking, was on the verge
of nervous prostration," writes Louis
vile lady. ''She was confined for the
most part to her home.
When she attempted a trip down
town she was often brought home in a
cab and would be Frustrated for days
afterwards.
''On the advice of her physician she
gave up coffee and tea. drank Postum,
and ate Grape-Nuts for breakfast.
''She liked Postum from the very be-
ginning and we soon saw improvement.
To-day she is in perfect health, the
mother of five children, all of whom are
fond Of Postum.
''She has recovered, is a member of
three charity organizations and a club,
holding an office in each. We give
Postum and Grape-Nuts the credit for
her recovery"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
Vile" in pigs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to
time. They are genuine, true, and
full of human interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
UNCLE SAM STANDS SECOND.
Year Book Shows Naval Strength of
the World Powers.

the World Powers.
Our navy stands second among those
Of the great world powers at the pres
ent time. according TO the Navy Year
Book. prepared by Pitman pulsifer.
clerk TO the Senate navy committee
Germany follows third. while France
has dropped TO fourth place. and Japan
is fifth.
The Year Book" will show that
Great Britain has siXty-One hrst-claSs
battleships. with a tonnage of 910.330 !;
the United States thirty-One. with Il
tonnage of 449,796; Germany. thirty
one. with a tonnage of 414.4S6; France.
twenty-siX, with a tonnage of 35TT. 49,.
and Japan, fifteen, with Il tonnage OF
23333 .444I4
Including armored cruisers also, how
ever, France ranks Germany. her navy
tonnage of both battleships and armor-
ed cruisers being 573,364, while that of
Germany is only 5+S,254. The tonnage
of the United States battleships and
armored cruisers is 607.241. That of
Great Britain is 1.395, $50
France takes precedence of both the
United States and Germany if the tom
mage Of all the vessels in the navy. in
Guiding submarines. torpedo boats, and
so forth. is counted. All told, France
has 5Fi vessels TO the credit of her
navy, their total tonnage being SOL
1SS, while the total tonnage of the en-
tire German navy is 693-599. that of
the United States no, 46S, and that of
Japan 444,9 O3.
The book says that Japan is doing
little ship building, the only vessels
now in course of construction being two
battleShips.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
The Bite of a Dog.

Il want to say a few words about
hydrophobia. said a physician. When
an animal bites through clothing there
is little or no danger of infection. The
virus is on the teeth Of the animal and
when the person bitten has received
the wound through a layer of clothing
there is little danger.
The virus on the teeth is left in the
clothing and is not communicated to
the person bitten. Rabid dogs or other
animals are not like reptiles. They
have no hollow teeth through which
poison may be communicated 1t must
be introduced directly into the system
of the victim
Therefore. when a supposedly rabid
dog bites a person, if the bite is not on
an exposed part of the body he should
have no fear Washington Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Ask your Druggist for 9 Free
Peruna Almanac for 1909.
Looking Back Upon the Present.

LOOKING back upon the Present.
We who are used to flight can hardly
realize the crawling life of men before
the twentieth century. They were
bound to roads and railroads. They
could not ride direct to any given spot.
They were confined by roads and rail
roads, and they were hurried race
that chafed at these restraints. In
agine, then, this race suddenly relieved
of such veXatiOus barriers. entering
into a new realm, as free as the sea,
and reaching all men alike, so that
every mans farm or factory was a
harbOr from which he could sal as
directly as the wind would let him
to any spot iii the world; and, bear
i'll mind, from the first with rapidity
that eGualed that of the ordinary rail
road trains of the day and surpassed
any speed permitted by law to pri-
vate vehicles on their crooked roads.
1t was indeed this advantage of speed
which encouraged as much as anything
else the commercial development of the
Success Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
POYderIy Playing Nagrant.

In expressing his approval of the pro-
posed New York farm colonies for va
grants. Commissioner of Immigration
Powderly tells how for years he has
made it his practice when in New York
to take his place in the bread line and
talk with the men about him. In the
main he found the man thus seeking char
ity to be "a bum. Slovenly. indolent,
shiftlcSs and ambitionless, on whom the
food is wasted" Says Powderly such
men should not be fed by the hand of
charity it is food wasted. You are only
feeding the flame that burns up manhood.
Don't feed them: let them feed themselves
on a farm provided by the State. Give
each man his task and let each man know
that he must earn his bread
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
The Sugar We Eat in Year.

More than half his weight in sugar is
what the average. American eats in a
year, according to the estimate made by
the Bureau of Statistics. The total con
sumption of sugar in 1907 was 1882
665,975 pounds, OF this amount 213
per cent was of home production and III
per cent was brought from our insular
possessions, the remaining 81 per cent
coming from foreign countries. At the
same time we exported 43,000.000 pounds
For the first time the production of beet
sugar in the United States exceeded that
of cane sugar. The product of the latter
was 54400O,000 pounds and of the former
967,O00.000 pounds. The worlds produc-
ton of sugar has nearly doubled in the
last twenty years. the total for last year
being 100000 pounds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

Beneath the moon prosaic day
Becomes fairyland. Her ray
Throws DER the world a gauzy screen,
Revealing beauties in a scene
Whose faults but girlish suns betray.
| love to tread a woodland way,
Some hand in mine-oh. Maud or May
For nothing's ever heard or seen
Beneath the moon.
How sweet to reap the yea or nay
From maiden lips. nor feel dismay
10 think perhaps your hearts own
queen
Beneath the sun is not sixteen.
For one may dance, yet never pay
Beneath the moon.
Yale Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

Psruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen Il can cheerfully recon-
mend Peruna as an effective cure for
coughs and colds
You are authorized to use my photo
with testimonial in any publication
Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase.
so4 Tenth ST., Washington, d. c.
Gould Not Smell Nor Hear.
Mrs. A. L. Wetzel, 1923 Ohio ST., Terre
Haute. Ind, writes:
When l began to take your medicine
/ could not smell, nor hear church
bell ring. Now l can both smell and
hear.
When l began your treatment my
head was terrible. l had buzzing and
chirping noises in my head
L followed your advice faithfully and
took Peruna as you told me. Now
might say l am well.
Il want to go and visit my mother
and see the doctor who said | was not
long for this world. | will tell him it
was Peruna that cured me-"
Peruna is manufactured by The
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Now Tooth Filling Method

Several New York dentists are expert
menting with new methcd of making
GOLD filings which will 10 away with the
tedious pounding now thought necessary
A wax impression of III" tooth is taEen
after the cavity has been prepared for
filling. the hole plugged wj,h gotta percha
and the patient sent on his @ay. Thn
wax impression is then poised on a slen-
de- brass rod and surr0"rtipa with s
plaster casting. When this sets the roll
* withdrawn, and the wax melted and
run out of the hole left by he rcd. Molten
gold is now poured into lie mould. The
filling thus made is cPmented into the
tooth to be filled, the pros AZ taking CAV
Il few minutes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Bees and Their Baskets

Every bee carries his market basket
around his hind legs. Any one ex-
amining the baby of a bee through a
microscope will observe that on the
hind legs of the creature there is a
fringe of stiff hairs on the surface, the
hairs approaching each other at the
tips, so as to form a sort Of cage This
is the bees basket, and into it. after
a successful journey. he will cram
enough pollen to last him for two or
three days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Gray and the EIe~y.

Thomas Gray kept the elegy by him
for nine years before he gave It to the
world. He polished away at it all those
years as lapidary polishes a gem, and
the result was he made it a gem. In
his whole life he wrote comparatively
little. and when asked why he had
written so little he replied. Because
of the exertion it costs in the labor of
cOmpOsitiOn."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Proyident Life Changes Hands.

The purchase of the controlling inter
est in the Provident Savings Life Assur-
ance Society from the Kentucky syndicate
which acquired it last summer by Judge
Nash lockwood of Saratoga, \. Y. is
of considerable popular interest because
it is said to mean an overhauling of the
company in such way as to give all
the policy holders representation in fu-
ture. Commissioner of Insurance Ritten-
house of Colorado is to be the new presi-
dent after Jan. 1. The headquarters viii
remain at New York.