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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

rock. Looking at the boulder from be
hind, one wonders how It remains in
its position at all, for it appears to be
in the act of slipping off into the
chasm below The movement is rem
dered perceptible by fixing a bent
stick under the rock, when the stick
can be seen to bend and straighten
slightly as the boulder is shaken by
the wind 1t is said by the Burmese
that the boulder is only kept in its
place by the hair of Buddha buried I'M
der the shrine
People from all parts of the country
come annually in the month of March
to worship at this pagoda. The jour
hey necessitates a tramp of 20 miles
at least, of which ten miles is a very
stiff climb, the path sometimes trav-
ersing narrow lodges of rock with
steep precipices down each side, but
the Journey does not seem to deter
numbers of both sexes and ali ages
from undertaking the pilgrimage. 1t
is the custom of the Burmese to re-
main on top of the hill for three days,
where they are accommodated in enor-
nous flat-roofed grass huts covering
every available spot on the hilltop.
Every devotee purchases q small piece
of gold leaf which he pastes on the
boulder or the pagoda, and either by
this means or by some general scheme
the whole of the boulder and of the
pagoda have been covered with gold
leaf.
On the little platform by the pa
CODA is a row of large bells. near each
Of which is hung a horn. The ground
must be first hit with the horn so as
to summon the spirits of the earth,
and the hell Is then sfrucIx In order
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Anne CAGES Beau


Girls, look quick,'" Gail sprang
from her chair and ran to the window.
Isn't that Anne Gage going by? 1t
is, as | live. Anne! Annei" she
called, humping upon the window
with all her might Then she few to
the front door and flung it wide open.
Anne turned and her absorbed face
frightened with a smile She had not
before been aware that her attention
was being demanded. And Anne was
always so quick to hear and see!
"Oh, Is that you, Calf" she ex-
claimed. She came slowly up the
steps, hold out her hand. There
was gentle abstraction in her man
ner. dreaminess in her face, a con-
scious reserve in her voice that Gail
noticed without being able to define,
and which was new to her Certainly,
Anne's three months of absence had
changed her perceptibly.
I'm so glad to see you" Gail said.
kissing her little breathlessly. Il
did not look for you so soon. When
did you Gomez"
"Oh, we came yesterday, father and
1. But it is no sooner than we ex-
pected to come" She followed Gail
into the parlor. where Fanny Leal,
who was always cold, and Hilda
Mains, who could never be happy at
any distance from Fanny, were hover
ing over the radiator and eagerly
awaiting her entrance.
ooh, Anne!" They both kissed her
rapturously.
And you wrote me only two letters
in all those three MONTHS Fanny re-
minded her reproachfully.
you wrote me only once, Anne, -
Hilda took up the complaint. and
Gail says you treated her almost as
badly. Such snippy letters too! Moth
ing to them but beginning and end
ing"
We'll, now! By the beginning you
knew I was alive and well, and by
the ending you knew l loved you in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
ELEPHANT STEALS A RING

Alice, the well-known elephant of
the Bronx Zoo at New York, got into
trouble the other day; but whether
she will be arrested like any other
common malefactor remains to be
seen. While visitor named Miss
Elizabeth Morrell was surreptitious1y
feeding Alice, the animals eager
trunk detached the diamond ring from
her finger.
A search did not discover the ring
and it is presumed that Alice swal-
lowed 1t under the impression it was
particularly hard shelled peanut.
Alice is esteemed to be worth more
than the ring, so that it is unlikely
there will be any interesting surgical
operation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
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If the orchard Is made pasture for
hogs or sheep the trees will be in
jured sooner or later.
Strawberry rows should be AZ
inches apart and the plants set "a
inches apart in the rows.
1t does not nay to plant crops in
the peach orchard. Some people do
it, but we believe it is a bad prac-
tise.
Apple pickers should remember
that the least puncture to the skin
of an apple results sooner or later in
a rotten spot.
Remember that rows which run
north and south allow the suns rays
to reach both sides of the plant-a
disttnt advantage.
There are now 100000 acres of
planted trees in central Kansas,
where at one time it was thought
trees could not be grown.
The bruise on an apple may not
at once develop into rot but it will
make a brown spot which disfgures
arr lessons the value of the fruit
Oregon experiment station has
.ded that the scab in the prunes
which is more or less troublesome to
them is caused by the weather and not
by fungus growth.
In very dry weather fruit-buds are
formed quite early, and in case Of a
wet fall, immature fruit-buds some
times change into Ieaf-buds. Most
small fruits form their fruit-buds in
the spring.
1t is practicable to grow strawber-
ries IN the center of the space between
the rows Of trees in an orchard, pro-
vided the orchard is not shaded. 1t
would be wise, however, not to plant
more than three rows Of strawberries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
No Cause for SiIo Waste

If the silo is properly made and
silage properly fed, there need not be
a bushel of waste The corn Is cut
up in half-inch lengths while it is yet
succulent, and even the harder parts
of the stalks become soft by the heat
and juices of the other parts, and con-
sequentlyi all become palatable food.
The cows will clean up the last YES
tige of every feed. The succulence of
the feed keeps the cows in good con-
dition. The palatability of it gives
them good appetite, and the rich
ness of it does away with having to
buy much concentrated feed stuff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
SNAKE HELPS HATCH EGGS

Three little chicks belonging to w.
B. McCracken of Long Beach, Cal,
have pecked their way into the world
after an unusual experience. For
thirteen days the mother hen had
been busfly attending to her setting
duties when hungry snake drove
her from the nest and gorged itself
with three eggs. The snake fingered
about the premises and McCracken
shot it. Wondering at its odd proper
lions, he performed an operation and
found the eggs. They were placed
back under the hen and at the end
of the regulation time were Matched.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

George G. Densmore of Mount lobe,
Conn, sent the six-year-old daughter
of New York butcher, George Hol-
den, to the barnyard for a milk pail
The child got the pail, and running to
Densmore said: See the big worm
caught"
In the pail was a red adder, the
deadliest serpent of New England. It
had struck the girl On the arm, but a
bracelet stopped the blow. Densmore
killed the reptile. Not twenty feet
away he came upon the mate, rush
Ing to the rescue, and killed 1t also.
Densmore says: at will soon get to
where we lobe folks must choose be-
tween adders and summer boarders.
We shall certainly not be able to keep
both happily"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

out and snip off bunch of grapes OF
other fruit as easily as he could pluck
a flower, the blade biting through the
stems in twinkling. With one hand
he can do work that would otherwise
take two, or he can wear a cutter on
each hand and do two mems work
Another advantage of tlis device is
that the fruit is not bruised by drop
ping into a bag, as is the case when ii
is cut by a long-handIed shears. One
man on s-epladder can strip an arbor
in a short time Uithout losing a grape
except those that fall from being over
ripe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding the Morning Cup.

ooh how hard it was to part with
coffee, but the continued trouble with
constipation and belching was such
that l inally brought myself to leave
it off
Then the question was, what should
we use for the morning drink? Tea
was worse for us than coffee; choeo-
late and cocoa were soon tired Of;
milk was not liked very well, and hot
water we could not endure.
About two years ago we struck
upon Postum and have never been
without 1t since.
I'VE have seven children. Our baby
now eighteen months old would not
take milk, so we tried Postum and
found she liked 1t and it agreed with
her perfectly. She is today, and has
been, one of the healthiest babies In
the State
IT use about two-thirds Postum and
one-third milk and teaspoon OF sugar.
and put 1t into her bottle. If you could
have seen her eyes sparkle and hear
her say good" today when l gave 1t
to her, you would believe me that
she likes it.
eff l was matron of an infants
home, every child would be raised on
Postum. Many of my friends say.
You are looking SO welln reply, I
am well: / drink Postum. | have no
more trouble with constipation, and
know that l owe my good health to
God and Postum.
81 am writing this letter because I
want to tell you how much good
Postum has done US, but If you knew
how 1 shrink from publicity, you
would not publish this letter, at least
not over my name"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Melville, in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf 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, 1910-07-21
DRAGGED TO DEATH BY FISH

Emilio Maxi, a six-year-old boy,
was dragged overheard by a large fish
he had hooked off Mobiles Point, near
ROckport, Mass, ard drowned before
aid could reach him. The boy slipped
away from his home with his fishing
gear and crawled out over the rocks
and cast his line. No one witnessed
just what happened when the big fish
bit, but his mother, missing the little
boy, started search The little fell
low was found dead in the water at
the base of the rocks. The fish line
was entangled around his hand, and
tugging at the other end was huge
''old England bake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
GRAPE CUTTER is EXCELLENT
Fastens to Thumb and Enables Person
TO Remove Bunches Without
Bruising the Fruit.

Every once in awhile some ingenious
little device will be invented which
prompts us to wonder why we did not
think of it ourselves. Such Is the cut
ter-thimble for gathering grapes and
other fruit and berries, devised by a
California man. This cutter-thimble
consists of blade curved to fit over
the top of the thumb and with an at
tachment that holds it firmly in place.
Equipped with this a man can reach
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
AVERAGE Pick of Apples.

How many barrels of apples can a
man pick in a day? Much depends
upon whether the trees are well
loaded, high or low headed, or wheth-
er the fruit is plentiful or scattering.
You will find some men will pick
twice as much fruit as other men
From five to twenty barrels of fruit
per day is considered an average
days work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
SURPRISE FOR PlCKPOCKET

A pickpocket had an unpleasant sur
prise in Paris the other day when he
opened reticule which he had
snatched from lady.
He pulled out pair of handouts,
and at the same time a heavy hand
was laid on his collar and he was ar
rested.
The reticuIe was the property of
the wife of a detective. She had been
acting as a decoy for her husband,
who was close behind her waiting to
pounce on the unlucky thief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Why She .ouldn't Accept.

Telephone operators who plug wrong
numbers or get the wires crossed
sometimes are responsible for very
embarrassing situations. as was ex-
emplifed by broker
The broker called up his home
number and said to the person On the
other end of the wire:
Hello. dear, is that your"
Yes. I've been thinking about you
all morning l want you to come down
town and meet me for lunch and well
go to a show this afternoon"
We'll, that would be very NICE" re-
piled the person on the other end.
and / should dearly love to do so.
but my husband is home and I'm
afraid he'd object. Don't you think
you've got the wrong NUMBER"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Didn't Care for Expenses

They were seated at the breakfast
table
John, DEAR" said the young wife.
this Is my birthday"
I'm glad you mentioned it, darling"
rejoined her husband. "Ill buy you a
present the first thing when l get
downtown"
Well" she said, 81 hope you won't
get any cheap 98-cent affair.""
"Of course l won't" he replied.
"Why, I would be ashamed to present
you with anything that cost less than
a dollar"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Reward,

The less you require looking after,
the more able you are to stand alone
and complete your tasks, the greater
your reward. Then If you cannot only
do your work, but direct intelligently
and effectively the efforts of others.
your reward is in exact ratio, and the
mere people you direct, and the higher
the intelligence you can rightly lend,
the more valuable is your life-EIbert
Hubbard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
INJURIOUS TO FRUIT TREES
Destructive Scale Insect Pest Attack
Ali Kinds of Plants-San Jose
Most Injurious.

Scale insects attack all kinds of
plants, including grasses, but are espe-
cially Injurious to fruit trees. The
more common injurious species in
this country are San Jose scale, oyster
shell, bark louise, security scale, purple
scale, white scale, red scale, mealy
bugs, etc. The San Jose scale is per-
haps the commonest variety. This in
sect attacks all fruits. On badly infest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Doan's Kidney Pills
at once. They are
especially for sick
kidneys.
Ted Hiatt, Oswe-
go, Kans., says: For
many years l suf-
fered from kidney
disorders. | was
treated by specialists
in Kansas City and
Chicago, was told I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Unsatisfa Glory.

"Arabella," said the anxious mother,
what in the world did you and Mr.
Derox find to talk about last night?
1t was buzz. buzz, The entire eve.
ming"
"Oh, We were talking about trusts
and combines, mamma" replied Ara
bella, merrily, but the conversation
was not at all satisfactory to me-"
why not?" queried the mother.
talked about all the combines he
could think of except the matrimonial
combine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Water for Plants.

If the season is a dry one some OF
the plants in the garden will have to
be watered if you want flowers from
them This is especially true Of the
dahlia. Use enough water to pen.
citrate all the soil in which their roots
grow, and see that it is kept moist
Watering today and neglected for a
week to come isn't the proper thing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

clusters Of red lemon-shaped peri
of the canker. These may be seen
with the naked eye. They contain
numerous tWo-celled spores borne in
sacs.
All cankered limbs should be de-
stroyed. Wounds should be thorough
ly coated with Bordeaux or paint
Spraying will serve to disinfect the
smaller wounds produced by insects
and hail storms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
His Claim to Prominence.

At a social gathering a certain man,
intent on knowing every one, was in
troduced to Senator Julius c. Burrows
Of Michigan.
1.-THE name Burrows is very famiI-
that you are a man of some promf-
hence"
YES" replied Senator Burrows, "I
am the man that died at first just
before Casey came to bat in that cele-
brated bail game in Mudville. Sue
cess Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Importance of Deep Breathing.

Nervousness can be cured by form
ing the habit of breathing deep and
long, and one medical authority pre-
scribes it in his schedules for nervous
women. All singers are invariably
high-chested and free from colds or
chronic coughing spells. It is because
they have learned to breathe from the
waist instead of the top of the lungs.
as the majority of people do To
breathe deeply is to stimulate the
heart and circulation It means a full
high chest and broad shoulders. It
means practical immunity from the
dangers incurred by exposure. It
means a good carriage and well-poised
head And best of all. it means per-
feet physical health
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Separate Pasture for Calves

Calves raised by hand on skim milk
should be given a separate pasture
from the producing calves. Although
they may not try to suck the cows,
yet they will bother them and keep
them from eating and resting as much
as they should.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Mixers Neat and Clean.

Those who do milking should be
neat and clean in Iyss son. Before milk
ing they should w4sn their hands with
soap and they should thoroughly dry
them. The finger nails should always
be clean AS little dust as possible
should be stirred up. Dust from moldy
hay will float around and fall into the
milk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

had an abscess of the kidneys and an
operation was advised. thereupoR
began the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and gradually improved. Soon an op-
Grafton was unnecessary as my kid
neys were we'll"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
HE LIVED IN THE CITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
WEAK KIDNEYS WEAKEN THE
WHOLE BODY.

No chain is stronger than its weak
est link. No man is stronger than his
kidneys. Oyerwork, colds, strains, etc.
weaken the kidneys and the whole
body suffers. Don't neglect the slight
est kidney ailment. Begin using
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

The pagoda seen in the illustration
stands on the edge of a hill about
$500 feet in height near the town of
Kyaikto, Lower Burma, and is built
On a large boulder which itself rests
loosely on the edge of a projecting
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
NOTHING Doinu.

Miss Millyuns, Angelina he plead
ed. could you, oh, could you marry a
poor, penniless chap like me?"
Sure l could replied the fair An
geline, coIdly, but let me inform you
right here and now that I'm not go
ing to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
The New Literary Field.

who's that Millionaire with the big
touring car and the two extra tires?"
That's Tennyson Binks. He's the
fellow who invents the personal and
private memoirs Of the worlds great
feather weights"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
In Doubt.

"How's your garden gettfr- along?"
81 can't tell. If those green things
that are up are radishes, it's great, but
if they're weeds it's going to be a
failure"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

to summon the spirits of the air. The
spirits of the earth and of the air are
then supposed to have had their atten-
ton drawn to the words about to be
uttered by the worshiper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Specialization.

Doctor-What can l do for you?
Patient have cut my index finger.
Doctor-Very sorry; but am a spe-
cialist on the middle finger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

father carried her home, secured a
team, and drove to the nearest hos
pital
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Papa-Why can't we see the moon
In the daytime?
Jimmie-Cause they don't light 1t
up until after dark.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
How IL Hammered

Mifkins-You say Clarkson is under
obligations to you?
Bifkins-Yes. l once let him do me
a favor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-28
NO REASON FOR DOUBT
A Statement of Facts Backed by a
Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee complete relief to
all sufferers from constipation. In
every case where we fail we will
supply the medicine free.
Rexall Orderlies are a gentle, eff
fective, dependable and safe bowel
regulator, strengthened and tonic.
They reestablish natures functions
in a quiet, easy way. They do not
cause any inconvenience, gripping or
nausea. They are 60 pleasant to
take and work so easily that they
may be taken by any one at any
time They thoroughly tone up the
whole system to healthy activity.
Rexall Orderlies are unsurpass-
able and ideal for the use of chill
dren, old folks and delicate persons.
We cannot too highly recommend
them to all sufferers from any form
of constipation and it's attendant
evils. Two sizes, 10c and Csc Re-
member, you can obtain Rexall Rem
edies in this community only at our
store-The Rexall Store. Owl Phar-
macy, Wenatchee, Wash.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-28
OrinOcO Cases Comes Up.

The Hague, Oct. 2S.-Following
the preliminary exchange of briefs
last month the international court
of arbitration met today to begin
the hearing of arguments in the Or
inOco claims case in dispute between
the United States and Venezuela.
The claim is that of the OrinOcO
Steamship company, an American
corporation, against the Venezuelan
government for more than 81, 400
900 for the alleged arbitrary des-
tructiOn of certain exclusive privi-
leges by the government of former
President Castro. The claim was
originally submitted to the Ameri-
can-Venezuelan mixed commission
in 1908, which tribunal awarded the
company about $4,000 damages.
The question for the internatlonai
court to decide is whether the award
of the mixed commission is valid.
and if it is not. to what sum the
claimants are entitled.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-28
Begins Its Sessions in Toronto.

Toronto, Oct. 2S.-Two thousand
delegates representing almost every
portion of the United States and
Canada filled Massey Hall today at
the opening of the thirty-seventh
international convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations.
The initial session, devoted mostly to
the exchange of greetings, was
marked by a display of great en-
thusiasm. Business sessions inter-
spersed with features of entertain
ment will keep the delegates busy
during the next three days. An in
ternational athletic meet and dem
OnstratiOn of physical work will be
held tomorrow afternoon and on
Sunday a notable program of relig-
ious exercises will be carried out.