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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

1t would be unlawful for the Post
office Department to print the name or
address of a business firm on stamped
envelopes after June 80, 1911, if a bill
introduced by Representative Tou
Velle, Of Ohio, and reported favorably
from the House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads is passed. The
bill would discontinue the present prac-
tice of the department in doing a gen.
eral business in printing return adj
dresses on stamped envelopes.
-
The census bureau has secured ex-
ira floor space for carrying on its
work with the enumerators schedules
from all over the country. 1t now
utilities a total floor space of 10000
square feet and employs a force of
5000 clerks, who, with SEQ tabulat-
ing machines, will be employed night
and day.
One vote was lacking to make the
necessary two-thirds in the House for
the adoption of the Henry resolution
to fix the date of presidential inaugu-
rations on the last Thursday in
April.
The whole question of the franking
be investigated by the Senate Com
mittee on Post Offices, the Senate hav.
ing adopted the resolution of Senator
Stone so instructing the committee.
-
Admiral Schley states that he stud
led carefully the claims of Dr.. Cook
and came to the conclusion that he
says he sees no reason for altering his
belief.
The war department reports the ne
cessity for immediately beginning the
fertilization of the Panama canal, in
order to have the work completed by
1915. the date for finishing the con-
struction of a canal. The cost of the
armament is estimated at S14,000,0 600.
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Upon her return from Europe Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth will set
about a revival of the old French salon
in Washington This is the most am
bilious social project that Washington
has undertaken for some time.
-:
Tea. coffee and cocoa imports into
the Tinted States in 1909 amounted to
S117, 100000, against S73,000,000 in
1899.
-:
Receipts from the corporation tax
will exceed by nearly s1,000,000 Secre.
tary MacVeagh's estimate of S25,000,-
000 madS early in December.
-:
The United State forestry service
consists of a force of 5000 persons.
Ten years ago it was only ten men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

This IS the record of Tttukter Perry DdUisO. A r
liable remedy for diarrhea. dysentery and all bow
complaints. Getthe genuine. 25c, S5c and SOC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

Time was when it took nearly six
years to build battleship in private
yards in the United States; but the
construction of the Connecticut at the
government yard at Brooklyn set a
pace which has steadily accelerated.
The Mississippi, whose trials took
place as recently as October, 1907, took
forty-four months to construct. The
New Hampshire, December, 1907, was
built in thirty-six months; the North
Carolina (cruiser), January, 1908, in
thirty-six months; Michigan (battle-
ship, 1909, in thirty-four and one-half
months; the Delaware (battleship),
October, 1909, in twepty-seven months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

Receipts from the corporation tax
will exceed by nearly S1,000,000 Seere.
tary MacVeagh's estimate of $25,000,-
000 made early in December.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

Tea, coffee and cocoa imports into
the United States in 1909 amounted to
S117,OO0, 900, against S73,000,000 in
1899.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

Eighty-two mail clerks were injured
last year by engines humping into
trains standing at railroad stations, &C
cording to the report Of T. J. Masten,
chairman of the claims committee, sub
mitted at the session of the annual
convention of the Railway Mail Clerks
Association of America, held in Kansas
City He said the greatest number Of
accidents was due to collisions of
trains, 143 clerks having been hurt in
collisions last year. Two hundred diff
ferent kinds of accidents were men
toned in the report
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

One vote was lacking to make the
necessary two-thirds in the House for
the adoption of the Henry resolution
to fix the date of presidential inaugu-
rations on the last Thursday in
April.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

The United State forestry service
consists of a force of 5000 persons.
Ten years ago it was only ten men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-02

Upon her return from Europe Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth will set
about a revival of the old French salon
in Washington. This is the most am
bilious social project that Washington
has undertaken for some time.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
NEW YORK MAN NEVER KISSED
Incidental to Engagement Handsome
fastener Makes Blushing Adm's-
sion-Likes Girls.

New York.-Can a man live 40 years
In New York, with all It's pretty girls
without kissing or being kissed? Here
is one man who says he can. He
points to his own case as an In
stance, and the other day he told why.
Oin w. Hill, secretary of the Car
negie Safe Deposit company, is the
man. He is over forty. handsome, Wen
groomed, and bears all the outward
marks of a man-about-town.
But Mr.. Hill has at last fallen a
victim to Cupid's darts, and he blush
ingly admitted his engagement TO
Miss Martha Brown, daughter OF Mrs
Slater Brown of Seattle.
"The young woman is now In New
York purchasing her tr~ousseau," Mr.
Hill said, "and she expects her mother
here shortly.
"IIntil now l have been In
love with any woman, have never
kissed a woman, or even thought OF
proposing. l had intended to keep my
engagement secret until Miss Brown
mother arrived, and then let her make
the announcement, but the false re
norts that / was to marry a stenog-
rapher named Miss Brown in the EN-
ploy of the Carnegie Trust company
had to be corrected"
Mr.. Hill admitted that he liked the
girls we'll enough, but said that he be-
neyed that no man had a right to kiss
one until after marriage.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
NATURAL ACT FOR MOTHER
Women Understand That Not Hsrolsm
but Simply Love Prompted
Self Sacrifice.

A few days ago.. In q somewhat
squalid neighborhood. q house caught
fire. The flames shot quickly through
the litter on the floor and the untidy
array Of clothing on the walls. A wom-
an talking with q neighbor ran scream
ing to the house and without an In
stant's hesitation sprang through the
smoking doorway into what already
seemed an inferno. A moment later
she staggered out, her hands and
face ~blackened and blistered and her
clothing on fire. In her arms she bore
her baby, safe from harm.
The afternoon papers came out with
the story, printed under headlines ex-
tolling this mothers heroism. Men
read 1t on street cars, and as their
eyes cleaned with the stirring of the
spirit which leaps to greet noble deeds
they said: "That woman dared to do
what most men would be afraid to do"
But the mothers who read 1t at home
did not think that way. Perhaps the
danger to the baby, the wrecking OF
the home and the burns the woman
suffered brought moisture to their
eyes, but to them the act was not one
of heroism-it was simply what any
natural mother, no matter how timid,
would do under the same circum-
stances.-Cleveland Leader.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Hot Water Hatches Them in New Jer-
sey Campers improved Refrig-
erator-Doing Well.

Centerville, N. members Of the
Eureka Camping club, of Jersey City,
who are camping along the Little Nos
copeck creek, north Of this town. rel
surprised when they saw eleven young
ducklings swimming about In the pond
formed by q turn In the stream. The
presence OF the fowl puzzled the camp
ers. as no mother duck was In sight
and there Is not q farmhouse within
! nile Of the place.
The mystery Of the ducklings' APP
was explained, however,
when Barton Youngscourt returned to
camp. He had charge Of the commits
sary of the colony up to the time busi-
ness compelled him to leave for bis
home. several weeks ago. Youngscourt,
before his departure, had purchased
ii CentervilIe what were represented
to be a dozen ducks eggs. He placed
them III q basket and vet them IN the
cool edge Of the stream. he neglected
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Jerry, Equine Detective, Given Al
IoWance for Services.
Corporation, Recognizing Eighteen
Years Of Faithfulness, VIII
Make Life Easy Rest of
Animals Days.

Spokane, Wash. - Jerry, faithful
servant and one-time detective, a
been pensioned by a great express
company after serving that corpora
ton for Is years.
Jerry is not an ordinary being. I'm
like many who have fitted into the
scheme of a great business, jerry
never would work on Sunday, how
aver pressing might have been the
occasion.
Jerry is bay gelding 15h hands
high and weighs 1850 pounds. He
was foaled in 1886. Jerry's pedigree
Is not worth mentioning. He was a
work horse and served is years with
out a day off or a vacation.
Besides faithfully pulling the
wagon, Jerry has guarded the COM
pany's treasures. Several years ago
there apparently was a hold-up in the
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28


the ailing animal might have the box.
Now this was not to Jerry's liking. he
had been wronged and he knew It. he
set his slant heels to work, making
room rapidly. He was ready for the
big posts when the barn men led him
to his stall.
Jerry was pu~nctual. When the sew
en- o'clock whistle blew, he left MS
comfortable stall and calmly walked
upstairs to his wagon. backed between
the thills and waited to be h~arnessed'
He was willing to work. but he was as
willing to quit. Promptly at si1
o'clock in the evening Jerry started
for the barn. No hitching weight
would deter him. unless It had Deen
fastened to the pavement.
Jerry knew his way around town.
too. and never missed q stop. he mao
watched the city grow to 10000 popu'
lation. He saw history structures
take the place of squatty brick build
ings. but in the hustle OF develop
ment he kept up with the times.
Having earned his rest. Jerry Will
be sent into a pasture In the Spokane
valley, about five miles from the scene
OF his labor. He will run knee-deep
in clover and alfalfa with the fragrant
odors from surrounding orchards and
the perfumes of wild flowers to whet
his appetite and WOO him to sleep
when the sun has slipped behind the
western hills.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
DANGER IN LEATHER.

danger that the process may not be
completely carried out.
IN a factory a man who works at
the chronic acid bath is generally put
to work at the reducing bath too, SO
that any chronic acid in his hands
may be neutralized. II it is not he
gets chrome Sores which are very
dangerous and are difficult to cure.
Lanoline is largely used and recon.
mended now.
Chrome tanning ID generally used
for upper leather and not often for
ssoles, because when wetted it gets
very slippery.
"a large number Of tanners are now
giving up the old process for the
chrome for light leather, but 1t Is not
yet very popular with heavy manufac-
turers.
81 have heard Of continual COM
plants that 1t draws the feet badly.
Chrome tanning is the latest word
in tanning in England" the manager
of a well known Strand firm Of sad
dlers said. 1--WE only use 1t for one
particular strap on saddles which go
to South America, and then it Is so
padded that it touches neither horse
nor rider.
"The process makes leather as near
ly as possible waterproof. 1t is still
in its infancy.
IF chrome tanning is properly done
there ought to be no danger. but II
done hastily by unqualified people.
chronic acid and other chemicals are
left In the leather and r dissolved
out In the perspiration. SC that
chrome sores and other mischief
might be caused"
"Chromates In solution" said the
medical officer of health for a large
district, have a poisonous action and
also act corrosively on the skin. Chro.
mic acid is a strongly acid liquid and
In some cases the workmen preparing
It or using 1t in various processes sui.
fer severe ulcers"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
When Cuticura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired, fretted mothers is found
in a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
a gentle amounting with Cuticura Oint-
ment. This treatment, in the major
ity of cases, affords immediate relief
in the most distressing forms of itch
ing, burning, scaly, and crusted hui
mors, eczema, rashes, infammations,
irritations, and chafings, of infancy
and childhood, permits rest and sleep
to both parent and child, and points
to a speedy cure, when other remedies
fail. WORKOUT and worried parents
will find this pure, sweet and econom-
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations, and may be applied to
the youngest infants as well as chill
dren of all ages. The Cuticura Rem
edies are sold by druggists every
where. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass,
for their free 32-page Cuticura Book0n'
the care and treatment of skin and
scalp of infants. children and adults.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
COVER POSTERS OF BALLET
Members of Old Ladies' Home Resent
Billboard Pictures Of Women
ScantiIy Dressed.

W~ilkesbarre, Pa.-Opposite the Old
Ladies' home in this city is a dead
wall, which is used to advertise at
fractions at some of the local thea
ters. A billposter put VI a number Of
posters of ballet dancers clad in
gaudy and scant attire. The inmates
Of the house, who saw them from their
windows, were indignant.
They held a consultation and then
resolved on action They procured
a number of newspapers. and with
paste and pot made their way to the
opposite side of the street and covered
the lower limbs Of the dancers, and
were much pleased with their work.
One of them remarked: There
now! / guess decency will not be out
ragged"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
ON PENSION

yard In the rear of the office. Jerry's
driver proved to be the hold-up. Rob-
bling himself, he pretended to be the
victim of bandits. To carry out MS
deception the driver had fired one
shot into the wall and was about to
fire again. Just then Jerry got an
idea. He suddenly backed the wagon,
the wheel hit the revolver, turned It
and the bullet buried itself In the
drivers leg. The seeming mystery
surrounding the robbery was solved
soon a~fterward.
Eighteen years ago, when the popu-
lation Of Spokane was less than 1b,OOo
Jerry and his team mate were bought
by the company, the price paid being
5000. They made the rounds together
until 1899, when the mate died. jerry
was put between the shafts of a single
e and he made the rounds alone,
simply because he would not work
double. He neve forgot his team
mate.
Jerry became the pet of the Office
force, the favorite of merchants and
of the barn men through his intelli-
gence and ~gentleness. He always a
a box stall. Some time ago n OF
the horses in the barn became Ill.
Jerry was put in a single stall that
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Was Getting Monotonous.

A handsome woman who had been
SO unfortunate as to find occasion to
divorce not one but several husbands
was returning from Nevada. In Chi
cage she happened to meet her first
husband, for whom, by the way, she
always has entertained a real affec-
ton.
Upon my soul, if it isn't Charlie!"
exclaimed the ex-wife, cordially shak-
ing hands with the gentleman whose
name she had formerly borne. Tn
awfully glad to see you, Charlie!'
Then, after a wistful expression had
come to and been banished from her
co~untenance, she added:
"Old chap, I've often wondered
where o were and what you were
doing. It was too bad we didn't get
on better together. l hope your ex-
p~erience hasn't been as unpleasant as
mine. I'm sick and tired of mar
rying strangers!"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
SPEECHES.
FOR THANKS
Arkansas Lady Cannot Say Enough
In Praise Of Cardui, Which
Did Her ! World
Of Good.


Mena, Ark.-"I md Cardui to be all
you represent" writes Mrs. H. B.
York. Of this city. Il suffered for near
~ two years. before I tried your rem
edy. / have been 20 relieved since TAX
ing Cardui. / cannot say enough in
Its praise. It has done me a world Of
good. and / recommend Cardui to all
women"
Similar letters come to us every
day, from all over the country. telling
the same story of benefit obtained
from Cardui. the woman's tonic.
This great remedy is over so years
old, and is more in demand today than
ever. Cardui has stood the test OF
time. 1t is the standard. tonic medi-
cine, for women Of every age.
The first thought, In female all
ments.
Would you like to be well and
strong again? Then take Cardui. 1t
can't possibly harm you, and its record
Indicates that it ought to help you.
Have you poor health? Cardui has
assisted thousands of women to glow
Ing good health.
Do you lack strength? Cardui Is q
strength-building tonic for women.
Over a million women have bene-
ited by It's use. Can you think Of any
good reason why you should not
try It?
Ask your druggist. He knows.
N. B-Wlyvet to. Ladies' Advisory Dept,
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga.
Tenn, for Sb<eial Lnsfvxcfions. and o.
page book, "Home Treatment for Wom-
en-" sent In plain rap on request.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Fable Of pan Of Biscuits.

A Vassar girl married a Kansas
farmer.
Two weeks later a cyclone made the
happy pair a friendly CALL
1t cayorted around the premises,
ripping up the fences, scattering the
haystacks and playing horse with the
barn, but when it looked through the
open window it drew back in alarm.
There lay the brides first pan OF
biscuits.
Il amt feelin' very strong this
morning" murmured the cyclone.
And with another glance at the ter
rible pan it blew itself away.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Experts Opinion Is That Blood
Poisoning May Result.
Cheap Grades OF Shoes Made From
Skins Not Properly Prepared OFT
en- Cause Trouble to Their
Wearcrs.

London.-Beware of cheap boots
In their leather, if tanned by a re-
Gently utilized scientific process, there
may Turk a grave danger to health.
Blood poisoning is the danger to be
feared, and according to an experts
opinion blood poisoning in a form ex-
tremely difficult to cure.
In the north of England a s OF
blood poisoning from this cause q
just been reported, and the victim, an
inspector of the National Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
was rendered very seriously i'll.
While attending a police court wear
ing a pair of boots of the kind warned
against, he collapsed, and his skin
turned from it's natural color to Diue
and then to black.
He was taken to a hospital, and
oxygen had to be administered to re-
vive him and it was not until a week
afterwards that he was well enough
to be sent home.
Tanning leather by means of chro-
mic acid is the source of the trouble.
An analyst on the stan OF the
Leathersellers' company's Technical
college described the dangers OF this
form of tanning.
The process was invented by Prof.
Schultz in 1887, and 1t is known as
chrome tanning. At that time they
could not make it a practical success,
and it remained in the experimental
stage for many years.
IAN American firm then took 1t up
and it is now the pioneer OF the pro-
cess. The poisoning is due to chro-
mic acid, and ccurs when the tanning
is not carefully done.
1.-The skin first goes into a bath OF
chronic acid, and is then changed
from the acid to a base-bath, In which
the acid is n~eutralized by reduction
with hyposulphite. II the chrOmic
acid is thoroughly neutralized the
leather is then perfectly safe and
harmless.
But If any free chronic acid Il left
in the leather, blood poisoning may
result, and in the manufacture Of the
cheaper grades of leather there is 9
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper VIII be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages. and that ts
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
being q constitutional disease. requires a %constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Il taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
90 much faith In its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that II fats -
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address +. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
DEBUT OF ELEVEN DUCKLMGS.
to tell his companions Of this when he

to tell his companions Of this when he
was suddenly called to Jersey City.
Soon after Yo~ungscourt left camp
the Centerville Power company plant.
just above the colony was put in OPP
Grafton. The exhaust Of the power
house was turned into the stream and
the hot water raised the Temperature
Of the creek. The eggs were In the
warmest part of the current. and that
resulted in the Matching Of the eleven
ducklings that were seen for the first
time today. Youngscourt found the
basket. which contained twelve empty
shells. There also was the body Of q
chick. The twelfth egg had been that
OF q hen, and the chick Matched out Of
it was drowned before II could get to
land.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Lord,s Prayer on Coin.

New York; curious specimen of
the fine work Of a famous old Ameri-
can engraver, A. W. Overbaugh, has
come to light in a little Staten Island
town. The relic is an ancient gold
dollar, in the center of which, In a, cir
Gle one-sixth Of an inch in diameter,
Oyerbaugh engraved the Lords pray
er. The inscription cannot be see
with the naked eye, but is distinct
with the aid OF glasses. The engraving
was done on a wager.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Deadlock.

"Who is that man who has been sit
ting behind the bar day after day."
inquired the stranger in Crimson
Gulch.
That's Stage Coach Charley. He's
In a peculiar predicament- He went to
town last week and got his teeth
fixed. Then he came here, and, bein'
broke, ran up a bill on the strength Of
his seven dollars worth Of gold film.
Charley won't submit to havin' the
nuggets pried out an the proprietor
won't let him git away with the col
lateral, and there you are!"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
Che Probably Gould.

Senator La Toilette, apropos Of GER
tain scandals, said at a dinner in Mad
ison: These things recall the legisla-
tor who remarked to his wife, with a
look Of disgust: One of those land
lobbyists approached me today with
another insulting proposition
The wife, a young and pretty wom-
an, clapped her hands. oh, goodi'
she cried. Then ! can have that sable
stole, after all. can't /, dear?'"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
InfantiIe Paralysis increases.

Harrisburg, Pa.-There are 65S
cases Of infantile paralysis In IS Of
the 81 counties of Pennsylvania, &C
cording to reports received By the
state department Of health. The larg.
est number Is In Lancaster county,
where there are 1876 cases. Philadel-
phia reports 70 Isl
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
"sPOHNs.D

This is the name Of the greatest Of all
remedies for Distemper, Pink Eye, Heaves,
and the like among all ages Of horses. Sold
by Druggists, Harness Makers, or send to
the manufacturers. $50 and $l.00 a bottle.
Agents wanted. Send for free book. Spohn
Medical Co., Spec. Contagious Diseases,
Goshen, Ind.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
At the First Try.

What do you think of my dough
nuts, George?"
Dear, you are a wonder!"
do you think SO really, darling?"
II certainly do. Scientists have
been trying for years to produce artifi-
cial rubber, and here you do 1t the
first rattle out of the box"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-28
So They say.

Stranger say, my lad, what is
considered a good on these
links?
Caddie-Well, sir, most of the gents
here tries to do it in as few strokes
as they can. but it generally takes a
few more.-Scottish American.