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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
WrestIer's Chest on H -Clinging Coat
and Peg-Top Trousers Are
Among Latest Styles.

Chicago.-Well tailored men of the
coming fall will be narrow of shoulder
and broad of chest, and the present
type of wide shouldered but anaemic
fclothing store athlete" will have van
lshed from the realm of the elite
Exhibits at the fashion show, which
was held recently at the Coliseum in
this city, presaged the passing of the
artificial wide shoulder and bore evil
dence that superfuous cloth in future
will be lavished On the chest.
There were all sorts of natty novel
ties at the fashion show, novelties In
tended to become staples by men who
are afraid the average citizen will
cling too long to his old clothes.
Crowds of men, anxious to keep in
touch with the proper thing" wan
dered through the Coliseum and decid-
ed that more changes in male attire
have been planned for the coming
season than have been offered in
many years.
The overcoat of 'the man who
knows" will be loose and baggy. The
latest thing N keep-warm clothing is
called a -greatcoat." Any size will
fit any one fairly we'll, but is guaran-
teed not to fit any individual perfectly.
The coat will bear the ulster collar of
last winter, only more so.
The straight front" close fitting
collar has been placed on the black
list and its most favored successor is
one that looks somewhat like the Eliz-
abethan rutland appears to be a lit
tie roagh on the neck
: Flowing ties, long decried as evil
denee of Ebert Hubbardism, have
come into their own. Their only rival
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Another Steals Pie Off Table, While
Others Take Nuts Away From
Squirrels.

La Fayette, Ind.-An unusual theft
was committed at the picnic grounds
at Tecumseh Trail, near this city.
Mrs. Frank Morris and Mrs. John
Thompson of Lebanon, with Mrs. Nor
ris' two sons. aged s and IL, were
senated at table on a bluff overlook
ing the Wabash river eating luncheon,
when a large bluejay darted down
from sycamore tree and Selling a
straw hat from the older boys head
Jew away with it
The members of the party were so
bewildered they scarcely knew what
had happened. The boy cried bitterly
when he saw the bird flying away with
his headgear.
A few minutes before the hat was
taken a bluejay had swooped down
from tree and stolen a piece of pie
off the table.
The lads hat was large one, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
KEEPING II Dry,

An old woman of a wealthy New
Jersey family was going visiting. The
coachman, who had not been in this
country long, had just been equipped
with a new uniform and a new silk
hat. Before they had gone far it be-
gan to sprinkle, and the old woman
told the coachman to fasten down the
side curtains of the wagonette.
He drove up to a hitching post be-
side the road and, dismounting. hung
his new hat on the post, and began to
fasten the curtains.
The old woman noticed his bare head
and asked him where his hat was
"Oi took it off me head, mum, so as
it wouldn't get wet" the coachman re-
piled
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
CANARY BIRD HANGS ITSELF
Mate Dies and Deliberately
Commits Suicide.

Seaford, Del-Grieving over the
death of another bird, which had been
its singing mate for over two years, a
canary owned by Mrs. Martin Ham
mond, who lives near here, committed
suicide by hanging herself in the top
of his cage.
The little bird had made several at
itempts to end its life, but was always
discovered in time. It's method was
to fly to the top of the cage and push
its head between the metal bars and
then drop its feet.
Thinking the little songstef had
grown tired of confinement, the cage
door was opened, but the bird refused
to come out and afterward would not
eat
Its last attempt to end all was not
discovered until too late to save its
life The canary was beautiful
songster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
BLUEJAY ROBS BOY OF HAT

weighed almost as much as the bird
that carried it away.
The bluejays at the Trail and at
the Soldiers home at the top of the
nil are unusually bold this year. The
aged soldiers and widows feed peanuts
to the pet squirrels about the grounds,
and the bluejays, from their lofty
perches in the oak trees dart to the
ground and take the nuts away from
the squirrels.
Sometimes the squirrels, when they
have eaten all the peanuts they desire,
bury them in the ground. The blue
avs carefully watch the operation and
then fly down, scratch up the earth
and carry away the peanuts
The picnic party watched the blue
jay fly away with the hat, and as it
scared aloft another bird, evidently
an accomplice, met it and they flew
away together. Persons who doubt
the truth of the story may obtain
afidavits from those who saw the
incidents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
WIDE SHOULDERS ARE TO GO

for popular favor is vari-colored tie,
which displays an amazing set of con-
trasts when knotted fourth hand
Black waistcoats must be worn with
dress suits; riding habit must be of
a solid color, and the dressing gown
must be of Chanticler pattern. These
are other edicts of the powers that be
in clothesdom as laid down at the
fashion show.
The narrow shouldered business suit,
in addition to its burly chest, will be
remarkable for the exceeding close
ness of its fit around the hips. Peg
top trousers, gripping the shoe tops
tightly, will be worn as the accom-
panying neither garments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
SIMPLE STATEMENT OF FACT
Mr.. johnson Unable to See Where In
Any Way He Had "Put His
Foot in It."

It is common to deplore the lack Of
humor in a person. Yet the very
want of it may save certain amount
of embarrassment, as was the case
on a certain occasion with President
johnson. He was one day." says a
writer in Harper's Magazine, visit
ing my mother, and a friend, Mrs.
Knox, a widow, came in. She had
known Mr.. Johnson some years be-
fore, when he was member of the
Legislature but they had not met since
then.
After mutual recognition, Mr..
johnson said: How Is Mr.. Knox? l
have not seen him lately
He has been dead six years. said
Mrs. Knox.
81 thought l hadn't seen him on
the street. said Mr.. Johnson.
When Mrs. Knox left, my mother
said, laughing: That was a funny mis-
take of yours about Mr. Knox
What mistake did l make? said
Johnson. I said hadn't seen him on
the street, and l hadn't"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
And They Wondered!

Judge Nicholas Longworth, who used
to sit on Ohio's supreme bench, looked
unpaturally grave, and a neighbor, in
recognition of his facial depression,
named a pet owl Judge Longworth."
1t was the very next day that an ex-
cited maid broke up his wife's garden
party. "Oh, madam" said she. Ma
dam! Judge Longworth has laid an
egg"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
DairIes in United States.

The dairy population of the United
States is about q, 100000, or one COW
to every five people. The average
yield, according to official figures, is
only about $500 pounds a year, or
roughly, five quarts day on the av-
GRACE. 1t is figured that each person
in the country eats about 20 pounds of
butter each year. Very little butter
is imported Each person takes only
four pounds of cheese of the domestic
product. Condensed milk is a some
what localized industry. About three
fourths of it comes from New York
and Illinois, where more than half of
the condensers are located. The year
ly output is about 250,000,000 pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Phonoqraph Wills Valid

ST. tersburg.-Russian jurists are
favorable to the validity OF wills made
by phonograph. Experts in hand writ
ing practically declare that the skill
of forgers renders the discovery al
most impossible, and the jurists be.
lieve that a will registered by phono-
graph will prove method of avoid
ing fraud
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
MeDAIRY
CARE OF SEPARATOR CREAM
Much Depends on Manner and Method
OF CooIinq-Iliustratio Shows
Satisfactory Way.

For the last five or six years. there
Is nothing that has come up oftener
or been discussed at greater length at
our dairy meetings than the quality OF
our hand sepasator cream. Our dairy
association made a separate class for
butter made from this cream, not ask
Ing the butter maker to compete with
the whole milk creamery. This article
ls not written with view ct cham
p1oning the cause of the hand separa-
to manufacture but to try and help
the man who has found the separa-
tor on the farm best suited to his con-
ditions, writes W. G. Barney, Iowa
state food and dairy commissioner, in
Homestead.
We have been told so frequently
that we must wash our machines and
keep them clean that l need not call
your attention to this fact. l would
like 10 ask If you would expect but
ter maker In a whole milk creamery
to produce high class article If he
did not keep his machine in sanitary
condition. 1t is my belief that much
improvement may be made in quality
by better care of the cream after It
is separated In talking with a gov
eminent expert who makes Chicago
his headquarters, he asked if | were
aware of the fact that there were
large number of hand separator cream
creameries in western Wisconsin along
the river that were turning out just
as good an article of butter as were
the whole milk creameries in eastern
Wisconsin. | asked him how he &C
counted for this. His answer was,
that in the billy country along the riv
er springs were numerous and that
the cream can was set into the spring
and cooled down and then not mixed
with the next skimming until that had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
A New Version.

Lawyers have a peculiar system of
abbreviation, such words as trustees,
executors being. cut down to trees,
exors, and admors. This practise led
to an amusing slip on the part of a
solicitor, who, somewhat late in life,
abandoned his profession and entered
the church A few Sundays after his
ordination he startled his congrega-
ton while reading the lesson by deliv-
ering one of the passages as follows:
Il see men as trustees walking"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Aeroplane for Freight.

Douglass, Ariz.-Dr ]. ]. P. Arm
strong has contracted with A. M.
Williams, an aviator of this city, to
convey placer mining machinery from
Douglass to property in the Chi
huahua mountains, Mexico. The dis
lance is about three hundred miles.
The machinery is such that 1t can be
carried only in one hundred pound
lots. Williams owns and operates a
monoplane. This is probably the
first contract made calling for the
commercial use of a heavier-than-air
machine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Tests of Cows.

In testing several breeds of cows the
Virginia experiment station found that
in profits on milk the Holsteins led
with s492 per individual per month ;
the grades were second with s427. The
most profitable COW was MIXED q
months, gave 12,49S.4 pounds of milk
and 52424 pounds of butter. The
profit on the milk was s20105. and on
the butter $41.51
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
a |IS:s2z It'll

The Best, Most Thorough and COM
plete Business and Shorthand course
obtainable in the u. S. Board So. up.
Limited number of places to earn
board to early applicants. Write to-
day. 1000 calls annually for Office help
all graduates placed. Send for cata-
logue. o. A. Hoffman,, Prest, 22S
3rd ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Care of Calves.

Young calves should be kept dry,
and under no circumstances should
they be allowed to remain out during
rainy weather. Keep them in barn
or stable, and provide plenty of dry
bedding. If allowed to get wet theirfeed
will have to be increased, as their
coats become rough and they cease to
grow. Calves must be kept in thirty.
healthy condition at al times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
RELIEVE SUFFERING OF cow.
Device Invented to Remove Obstacles
From Animals Throat-Con1-
prises Pair of Arms.

The device shown in the illustra.
ton is intended to relieve the suffer
ing Of an animal that has become
choked by a potato, apple, or some
such obstruction in the throat, says
Scientific American. 1t comprises a
pair of arms terminating in slightly
concave surfaces which are pressed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
The Summer Girl

How'd you like to be engaged to a
millionaire"
Il was engaged to one all last sum-
mer, and he seldom spent a dime.
want to be engaged to a young man
who is down here for two weeks with
about $500 in his roll"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
One Side Enough.

Senator William Alden Smith tells
of an Irish justice of the peace out
in Michigan. In trial the evidence
was ali in and the plaintiffs attorney
had made long and very eloquent
argument, when the lawyer acting for
the defense arose.
What are you doing?" asked the
justice, as the lawyer began.
Going to present our side Of the
case"
4 don't want to hear both sides ar
gued. 1t has a tindency to confuse
the coort. -Washingtonian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Mosquitoes Turn on Foes

Orange, Tex.-Oil drilling Operations
and other outdoor work in localities
alCng this section of the gulf coast
have been suspended temporarily on
account of the yoracious swarms of
mosquitoes which prey upon the men.
The pest Is the worst ever known in
the lowlands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
FOR BETTER CARE OF MILK.
Pail So Constructed That Falling Dust
Will Be Excluded to Very
Great Extent.

The Illustration shows a stream of
milk entering pail, SO constructed
that falling dust will be excluded to
ia greater extent than If the entire top
!of the can were uncovered. Bacteria
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

ride" on dust particles-they cannot
Epropel themselves through the air, but
must depend on outside agencies to
travel from place to place. The small
fer the opening in milk pail the bet
ter is that paii
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

I suffered terribly
with backaches, head
aches, nervous and
dizzy spells. The
K i d n e Y secretions
were unnatural and
gave me great trou-
bic. One day I sud
denly fell to the
floor, where l lay for
a long time uncon-
ccioI,C l'brop 1Op.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

Commercial orcharding requires
fancy fruits and those who do not
grow fruits of good quality do not
usually find the business profitable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

tors who treated me diagnosed my
case as paralysis and said they could
do nothing more for me. As last
resort, l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and was permanently cured. I
am stronger than before in years"
Remember the name-Doans.
For sale by all dealers so cents
box. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Included Her

why did she get angry at the
stranger in town."
She asked him if he had seen her
daughter and he answered that he
had seen all the sights of the place"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

Fruit ripens best when it is placed
In cool, dark cellars. When fruit is
thoroughly ripe when picked it should
not be exposed to sunlight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

If rank weeds are to be plowed I'M
der it is much better to hoe them
first and allow them to wilt in the
sun for a day or two.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

The incubator's work is done when
the chickens are Matched, but the
mother hen does not stop until the
chicks are weaned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take.
Do not grippe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

At a rough estimate there are over
thirty or more millions of hens in this
country, and ell as busy as that many
bees, producing egg wealth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
important to Mothers

There can be no greater mistake
than to suppose that the man with
100000 is million times happier
than the man with one dollar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

! A woman may or NAV not try TO
avoid muddy crossings; it all depends
upon her understanding
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

A good watch dog in an isolated
community often prevents depreda-
tons upon poultry by oppossums,
minks and skunks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

Good intentions are always hot
stuff; that is why they are used for
paving material in a certain locality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

Mrs. Winslow-s Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces f..
nammation. allays pain wind collie. 25c bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
Gould Not Do Without IL.

Kindly send US one dozen boxes of
ELLEN'S NEW DISCOVERY powders
We are all out of it at present, SO kindly
send possible. We cannot afford to
do without it as it is the finest thing we have
ever used in our sta bles-J. A. Mahlstedt Lum-
Der & Coal Co, New Rochelle, n. Y. Equally
good for your horses. Write
w. ]. SUTTON SAT Third st. Milwaukee Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

Better nagless vile than a horse
less carriage
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

The lamb that plays around a mint
bed tempts fate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

EEsz&w &Ak@H-
REPRESENTATION a man marries
he keeps his wife in dresses, hats,
shoes-in fact, everything she needs.
What does a wife keep her husband
IN?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18

It~IIIOVS OUsIaCI6 FTU1H OUWs THTUsE
against the throat on opposite sides
just below the obstacle and then
drawn upward along the esophagus,
forcing the obstacle toward the mouth.
The evening world., 1910-12-15
Here's the Way to
Settle That Row
BY Ebert Hubbard Jenkins

NO l guess III have 10 rite a piece bout this. ere pistol totn' that's
g&n N In title old n. Y. Likewise In Kentucky n other suburban
points reached via o the Pennsy tubes
l see that -four young men st to squabbhn' In the street Tuesday
- norma III Harlem way a n In W or three shakes o a lambs tail
to quote a perfectly polite phrase which Is ute a fayorte O. my nIes-
here wS one dad mar on the pavement n three Twin ones mperi OF
down the street m tytn' to got away from the shadow o he death chair.
Well, then l see in another place where. down lin Paris. Kentucky. ome folks
who are described a $ followers O a late judge are bn' killed at the rate o.
me a month"
Seem to have got down to a kind o. a system. Amt they? One a month"
Sounds Ike a gas bill or a rem collector or an instalment on a tanAn' machine.
l don't see why they cal the felers that's dom IN shootin'" followers" o.
he Judge, though. Seems more ike as II the zone u month chaps are more
in the "folowin' I" Nne, considern hat they seem to be gtun nearer where the
judge is han the onest that's areful to stay at the butt ends o. the shootn'i irons
However. Kentucky's some ways off. a N maybe l don't git a right UNDER
standin' o. this" fonowin " usneS However, l seem to get the or a
month" sensed 'bui right. I guess.
Really amt 1T foolish FOR us-any o. us-to talk bout helm civilized, IS
long as there's this Kim o thing gdn on? Amt 1t? think it is-yes, a n s
does my uncle too
Is 1t alwus gMn to De so hat a nan en- git a IA n prime himself fr a
shootin' bee n mighty sight easier thar he en- git some poison to kill the jat-
tors harmful an Unnecessary cat with?
seems to me tina there a GOO deal to III said in favo o. he Iishman's
shilayly tpraps yu thnk amt splt hat right tut that's the way II sounds
an I've seen 1t spetm more "a n there's letters In ir-wen. anyway, what
I'm tryin' to git at is Nat we've GOT to have scrapin. let's hav II with
an occasional "bn' from a fist
srosin' now, that stead Q the story sayin, suddenly a shot was fired"
1t had said, hat suddenly a big fist Topped NJ an down went a mn with a
smash that cd a been heard half a bock-eh? Might haveb been m blood
split all ght-maybe a 1T o work for the hospitals; nut a dead nan-no!
M then that Partisan feud. I'm thinkin a fcud would die out pretty quck
month" march to the cemetery
Say. CAN'T this easyp aym ~ buyin' tan consequent gun ISND be
stopped? My hee Is not to let he things be sold. Hold em down to soldiers an
the police. n then wiiders a n orphans wouldn't be ute so requent An
we've got all We really need II em NOW. amt we?
My uncle thinks we have.
The evening world., 1910-12-15
Give and Take Vim: n s.n ny a q%S By Ethelyn Huston

ton. Look beyond the glories OF the
world. Their puppies are cotton-backed
and they are for sale In the market
place.
Look to the wide spaces, where shine
the kindly eyes of plying gods. where
poets laugh and love and pray, where
life's swamp fires grow dim and the
stars are sweet and sure.
For with us all It is 1.-The dance OF the
m~arlonettes." Why not pause and look
back of the little painted wooden grin?
VIII you find a heart there upon which
your " may lean? VIII you find in
telect there whose might has split the
solar ray?" VIII you find loyalty there
when the chasm gapes at your feet and
the heavens grow black? II not. why
crook your knee to them?
Better be a "cup bearer" to the i'm
mortal great, Better forget ourselves
and the stage clatter of the worlds
trumperies and shams and become Of
the Brotherhood OF the Indifferent.
Then you will taste the sweetness OF
freedom. Then You will order the false
to stand out Of your sunshine. Then
you viii people your little world with
the score who love n are loyal.
knowing yourself rich for that score.
And when wcarled you Will turn to 1,
gratefully as to s,ill pools n sleeping
meadows-"where the skies bend dowr
to the earth and the lilies are kissed
by the stars"