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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

granted to Jean Theson the privilege
Of employing a little four-wheel car
riage set in motion without any horses,
but merely by two men seated" The
supposition, In the absence Of detailed
drawings, Is that the men seated"
propelled the vehicle by strenuous leg
work
Sir Isaac Newton Is said to have in
vented a steam carriage after others
had conceived the idea Of propelling
vehicles by steam power. The devel-
opment along this line followed close
ly that of the steam railroad. The
latter, however, appeared so much
more feasible to the inventors that 1t
was followed and the steam carriage
Idea thrown into the background. New
toms idea was not original fundamen-
tally, 1t is said, but copied after the
original steam engine of Hero of Alex
andria. who broke into the steamer
CINE business about 200 B. C. New
toms model was propelled by the reac-
tionary force. or kick. of a jet Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

a bushel of grain will make four
and one-half gallons of spirits or TWEEN
ty-seven gallons of beer.
The Argentine Legislature is con-
sidering the construction of under
ground railways for Buenos Ayres.
1t is just being realized that the
Trans-S Siberian Railroad was a poor
job from an engineering standpoint.
Nearly two-thirds of the crime in
London is perpetrated between p. m.
on Saturdays and a. m. on Mon
days.
Sir Isaac Newton wrote a preface to
his 'Principia" at 50, while Sir Will
liam Herschelt, when over so, swept
the heavens with a true range OF Wis
ion
Spyro Matsouka of Athens, Greece,
poet and lecturer, who has been tour
ing America for six months, is serious
~ i'll at the Presbyterian Hospital, in
New York
A lock of Napoleon's hair, cut by his
servant on May 81, 1911, at the Hotel
de LORI, Brussels, was sold recently
for 81 at Stevens auction rooms, Cow
ent Garden, London.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
GRATEFUL CHINAMEN.


One of the Chinaman's most engag
ing peculiarities is his strong sense of
gratitude, which is not merely person
al, but racial So, at least, the Rt. Rev.
John Sheepshanks says in his book, "A
Bishop in the Rough" In 1860 he was
a young missionary stationed at Fort
Hope, British Columbia, and he came
much in contact with Cinnamon.
On board the river steamboat there
was a Chinaman with whom | con-
versed, and who was much astonished
at my acquaintance with the religions
OF China, and inquired my name. It
appears that he mentioned the circum-
stance to his fellow countryman with
whom he was to lodge, and it happened
that this man had been for a few
months at New Westminster, and I
had taught him to read. So he set to
work to find out where was staying,
and presently brought me an offering
of very handsome purse and brace
let of sandalwood. Right glad he was
to see me, and we shook hands and
nodded and grinned at each other
heartily.
The next day I called upon him at
his store, and he served up refresh
ments for me- The Cinnamon are not
only personally grateful for benefits or
kindness received, but they have a
racial gratitude Because | did my
best to teach a few Cinnamon at New
Westminster, and was of course cour-
teous and kind to them, was always
most kindly and Hospitality received
by Cinnamon throughout the colony.
When I visited Victoria I was well
coined by Chinese storekeepers there,
and invited to partake of refreshments
wherever | called.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

teracted by the load on the carriage.
The engine was directly behind the
boiler and consisted of two 13-inch
single-acting cylinders. The move
ment of the piston was transmitted
to the axle of the driving wheel by two
ratchet wheels The engine could be
reversed at will. There was a steer
Ing gear, and the vehicle proved its
capacity for carrying a load of two
and one-half tons at speed of three
miles an hour. Napoleon Bonaparte
caused the appointment Of commits
sion Of the institute to investigate
the invention, but the revolution sud
denly put an effectuai check on the
further development Of the automobile.
1t is interesting to note that in the
matter Of the production of a prac-
icaI automobile France led the world
in the eighteenth century, as she now
leads the world in the building of
racing machines of tremendous power.
DR. John Robinson is said to have
suggested to James Watt, the reputed
inventor of the steam engine, in 1859,
the idea of building a steam-propelled
carriage. Watt, apparently. did not
take kindly to the suggestion. for he
did not adopt It; but in 1884 he him
self patented a steam carriage.
Legs Tried on Machines.
The first American inventors to
tackle the steam-propelled vehicle prob
lem were Oliver Evans of Maryland in
1887, and Nathaniel Read of Massachu-
sets in 1890.
Richard Trevithick of England In
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

commercial traveller In the seat op-
posite through her lorgnette. Before
seating herself she opened the carriage
window, and sent it down with bang
At Hilsdon Cross another woman came
In.
She had fluffy hair, and an appeal
ing look In her blue eyes. She sat
down and glanced at the open window
and shivered pathetically; then she
looked at the commercial traveller.
II shall be frozen to DEATH" cried
the fluffy haired lady.
eff this window is closed, I shall
suffocatei" cried the other woman
The porter opened his mouth. He
started to raise the window Then
he retreated. Dazed, he turned appeal
ingly to the commercial traveller
Both the women also turned to the
commercial traveller That gentleman
rose, passed by the ladies, opened the
door to the platform, and went out.
followed by the porter.
"And what. SIR" said the porter,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
SAYINGS OF SAGES.

Much may be said on both Sides
Fielding.
The heart will break, yet broken live
on. @. Adams.
Keeps clean hearth and a clear fire
for me.-Tennyson.
Integrity without knowledge is weak
and useless.-Johnson
No man knows so well where the
shoe pinches as he who wears it.-Lin-
coin.
How swift the shuttle flies that
Weaves thy shroud!-Young.
Where there is a mother in the
house matters speed well.-A. Bronson
Alcott.
The bell never rings of itself; unless
some one handles or moves it, it is
dumb-Plautus.
Anger may repast with thee for an
hour, but not repose with thee for a
night. The countenance of anger is
hatred; the continuance of hatred
turns malice. The anger is not war
rantable which hath seen two suns
Quarles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

For every S250,000 spent on engl-
neering it is estimated that man is
killed.
In German cities food prices are
now about as high as in the United
States.
There are 270 active volcanoes in the
world, many of them being compare
lively small.
Only about one out of every thou
sand married couples live to celebrate
its golden wedding.
Coolies in Borneo are indentured
at SIS to $50 a year, with board and
clothing.
Lavender and rose perfumes are
credited with the virtue of being mi
crobe killers.
Travelling cranes are now equipped
with scales, so that the load may be
weighed in transit.
Lucknow boasts of the largest room
in the world without columns. 1t is
built of a kind of concrete.
IN the forty years, 1868 to 1908, Jap
ans yearly foreign trade increased
from s13,O00,0O0 to s407 100000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
SPLTNTERS.

Game laws-Poker rules.
Big income-ship entering the har-
bor
Too many people judge the world by
their own breadth.
Lots of people will help you spend,
but few viii help you dig.
You want to be sure of your foot
ing before you climb too high.
The increase in the price of leather
has made shoes pinch more than ever.
AS ruiz, there is altogether too
much competition for the consolation
prize.
You can't blame the chfropodist
for being fond of looking at corn
fields
This is glorious country, for there
is always something in it to complain
about
Distance may lend enchantment,
but the front row at the theater is
still popular.
Benners-A woman is always chang
ing her mind. Jenners-Not when she
decides that she wants a new gown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Meyerbeer and Thunder.

Meyerbeer, like Handel, composed
best in a thunderstorm. He had a
room made at the top of his house
with glass roof and sides, 50 that he
might enjoy these conditions to the
full whenever they presented them
selves. It is said that no beast of the
field, no raven or nightjar, could scent
the approach of a storm more uner-
ringly than Meyerbeer, and nothing
was allowed to interfere with his soli-
tary enjoyment of it when it arrived
Wherever he was he would leave at
the first premonitory rumble
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

ty to greatly lengthen the useful life
Of the battle ship. Many obsoIescent
ships, because of their powerful armor
and armament, would be perfectly well
able to stand up in the first fighting
line, if they only possessed the requi-
site speed and maneuvering quality:
and if it should be found practicable
TO utilize them in the way suggested
by Commodore Beehler their powerful
guns and heavy protection would rem
der them most formidable when
mounted as part of the permanent
Notifications of our sea coast de-
lenses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
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he would be the
the Of the Fagin
youthful criminals
u calln
their
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
AUTOS OF OLD DAYS
Of MANY ODD KINDS
Coiled Spring Vehicle One of the
First Efforts at HorseIess
Carriage.
MACHINES THAT HAD LEGS
France Has Honor of First Using
Steam ccessfully-Amer-
isa's Pioneers.

Early in the dawn of human intelli-
gence there came the dream Of unre-
strtcted, individual locomotion. It was
toward the end of the thirteenth CEN
fury. says r. T. Sloss in his Book of
the Automobile" that the learned
Franciscan friar. Roger Bacon, wrote:
I'VE will be able to propel carriages
with incredible speed without the as
sistance of any animal" At the same
time he predicted the coming of the
steamship and the flying machine. The
scientific character of Bacon's imag-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

would you say as 'ow 1 should do,
sir?''
ITS quite simple" said the COM
mercial traveller. Leave the window
as it is, open. till one lady is frozen
to death; then close it and suffocate
the other. I'm going forward for the
rest Of the trip
Your working hours have been re-
duced to eight Then for heavens
sake. work eight hours!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
steam escaping from a nozzle in the
Early Work in France.

In 1859 Nicholas Joseph Cugnot,
with state funds placed at his disposal
by the Due de Choiseul, constructed
steam gun carriage and the following
year he produced an improved auto
which is still preserved in Paris. The
machine had but three wheels, the
boiler overhanging in front on the
theory that its weight would be coup-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Experience Necessary.

Why do you advertise for an ex-
perienced boy to work in a drug
store?" asked a customer Il should
not think experience would be neces-
sary for an errand boy
That's where you're mistaken" re-
piled the druggist. I want boy who
has eaten his fill of candy and ice
cream somewhere else. Detroit Free
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

Caught on narrow trestle of the
Cotton Belt Railroad near Robroy,
Ark, with his wife and two other per-
sons, Frederick G. Zeisler, construc-
ton engineer, threw his wife from the
trestle and then met almost instant
death under the wheels of a train,
Henry Dobson of Leavenworth, Kan.
and his wife were also struck by the
engine, and badly hurt. Mrs. Zeisler
escaped with only slight bruises.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Good Advice.

jack had proposed and been &C
cepted when the lights suddenly went
out.
Dick-What did she do?
Jack-Suggested that we keep it
dark-Lippincott's-.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
ThOuEhtIess.

Eyes, George said Mrs Golightly,
argumentatively but if, as you say,
it's so difficult to get food to the men
in lighthouses in the winter why do
they bnild them in such out-of-the-
way, dangerous places ?''-Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

1902 patented a steam carriage that
was a distinct advance over previous
efforts.
By this time it came to be believed
that ordinary wheels were insufficient
to secure traction, and mechanical legs
were devised as propellers. The Cor
don machine, patented in 1924, was a
six-legged affair, the pedals being OPP
Grated by steam. Goldworthy Durney
about the same time produced a steam
carriage which used legs as auxil-
iaries. The steam coach patented by
Walter Hancock and named the "Au-
topsy" was placed In commission, with
four others, between Stratford and
Paddington in 1885 and did a. lively
passenger business. The more recent
development of the automobile Is bet
ter known. In 1886 Charles E. Duryea
conceived the notion of propelling a
carriage with a gasoline engine, and
two years later partially produced a
light buggy driven by two horse
power engine. His first complete We
hicle was brought out in 1892.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
His Nacatfon.

Mourner Ito widower (-You seem
TO be enjoying the walk.
Widower-Certainly. When one is
in business it is mighty hard to get
away for a day-Pele Mele.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Sail Wagons of Holland.

About the same time probably the
general utilization OF the winds of
heaven in the windmtlls of Holland
suggested the idea of sail wagons"
used to some extent On the fat plains
Of that country. These were called
"seylende windwagen," and consisted
of the rigging of a ship attached to
wheeled platforms.
In 1914 patent of Louis XIV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
So Foolish.

she is neglecting her game of
bridge dreadfully"
why is she doing that?"
Some silly excuse. Says the chill
dren need her, l believe. Pittsburg
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Letting Him KNOW.

Fortune Hunter-Fd like to make
the acquaintance of that Miss Gold
bag. I'm told she's got $4,000 a year
and no incumbrance
Candid Friend-And, what's more,
she's not looking for one.-Scraps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
Hard IN Deal

Wigg-How do you get along with
old Crusty? Don't you find him hard
to deal with? Wagg-As hard as a
wornout pack of cards.-Philadelph
Record.
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and has day for the last sixteen
n shopping district
Chicagoans i
everyone
call housekeeper A
the She
being Mayor a small
Chicago is divided into thrtve wards
o all
thirtyfve
Tarring sealing
said Mrs talked
knows no" to clean cupbods isn't just the
down
Until became
This simply a
my
a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
The Porter'S DfIemma

The porter was greatly perplexed.
AT High Polsover, says a writer In
London Opinion. lady with lorgn-
cite entered the train. She was a
middle aged, tall. angular, tailor-made
woman. and she looked sternly at the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

Er
the Chicago Reeorderald There are today many Fagins
pulsve graphically depicted story
Ean howev have progressed with the times While many Of them
the lack inbred morality and the increasing
their field operations is much wider
greater and acquired with less risk detection than when the original
Fagn first hit his decbe scheme of making the world him
No faint use trn to do the right thing when the
line
typical years
you viii ind in the districts that breeds the tenement He deormed
umpy and that of the he cried
though he had been arrested before
With doged air he eyed the magistrate
dom anything yer honor I've been straight for ryin be
good an help mother kid when they first pnched didn't
know nohn The Fagns got mey did an made me bad but
That's enough a
hard never had chance makes
hard The piece won't
There bitterness simply passive submission She truly
schools Of crime As mere child he was taught to pick pockets and this
Almost
large city,
pupils be
punishment
them if they The
address that would possible
hann loafng
places where is likely
poss sisrs1 s most terrifying 0ahs Of secrecy gives them lessons
what
duty Of the Fagn to dispose of it his fence he realizes
comparatively small
youths that commit the actual
to
light by the police Their investigations
cities Another thing for the
the
boys who learn reading and spelling writing
attend the mysterious
school
Der dozen pupils
With the police assistants
One Fasn with originality his
which
N of
dozen handbags
were then placed about level
pms placed IN the strips the slightest of
the with instructions
tue and then close 1t
Ing the contents of the other of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

Candor is one of the principal in
gradients in the troubIe-maker' com
position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09

nation has been completely indicated
In the ocean liners and the swift
flying automobiles and partially so in
the recent efforts of Santos-Dumont
and others.
The horseless carriage first took tan
gible form in the seventeenth century,
when Johann Haustach of Nuremberg
rontrived vehicle propelled by huge
coiled spring, the action being on the
principle Of clockwork. Haustach was
known as "a manufacturer of chariots,
going by spring and making 1000
PAGES an hour" The spring was con-
trolled by lever in the hands of the
chauffeur, and, in the absence of a
steering device, the chariot could be
propelled only in straight line. Haus-
tach seems to have paid no more at
tention to the ornamentation of the
body of his vehicle than to It's pro-
DulsiOn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-09
ROUTING DIRT FROM CHICAGOS STREETS
IS ONLY HOUSEKEEPING ON A HUGE SCALE

IMAGINE modishly dressed getting down from
electric carriage dirty
tarring of paving strip the laying of sidewalk the
cleaning of stopped And imagine the doing
the and stone laying cleaning following
the womans instructions without
s1Zha
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
lFLUEaCE OF THE MOTHER
cll to Remember That She is Ever
Model Of Behavior 10 tho
Children.

Il is hard for % Young mother. who
b not set overcome the wayward
tdcncics Of her own youthful nature.
U realize the influence she oNcrts
OR her little one. She is constantly
Eroundcd By critical initaturs who
py her morals and manners
rs the mother IL. 20 are her SONS
M daughters II a family NJ children
% blessed with an Intelligent moth
g who ls dainty and refined In her
nnncr, aud does not consider u nee.
cary TO be- one woman In the draw
Y room and Am entirely different per
n In her everyday life. but who Is "a
To mother and always % tender.
0rmlnr woman. she will invariably
~ her habits NJ speech and perfect
nnncrs repeated In her children.
treat, rough men and noisy. busy
Ns will always tone down their
uccs and step quietly and try TO be-
prc mann,rly when she stops To
80 them a Kind word aud pleasant
allie. For true woman viii never
N TO say and do an the kind. pleas
al things she can that Will iu any
w help Tn litt up ami cheer those
Nosc lives are shaded with caro- and
I u. Tho mother of today rules the
Nrld Of tomorrow
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
A LITTLE TOO PRIMITIVE
Shower Bath Arrangement Something
Of a Shock TO the
Partie ipant.

August Belmont. at dinner In Sara.
toga, praised the seaside towns OF
New England
but some NJ them" he added ARE
a little too primitive remember n
story about the primitive town Of
Rockford. Rockford had rough bath.
ing establishment. with shower bath.
You stood In your bathhouse and
pulled n rope and dcluge Of cool wa.
ter descended from the ceiling.
Well, n lady visitor stood one day
In her bathhouse. ready for the show.
er. She pulled the rope aud braced
herself. but no shower followed. She
gave the rope another tug. when tho
gruff voice Of the sailor proprietor Of
the establishment sounded from aloft.
Stand pint more To nor.east.
num- II said, " yc want To get the
full force
And the horrIncd lady looking up.
saw the old sailor frownlng impa.
tiontly through hole In the ceiling
and tiltlng barrel Of sea water for
the shower"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
Simple Espedient.

An American student at German
university tells Of professor who
was reading aloud In classroom pa.
ners on a celebrated living German
novelist, who had been written by
the members Of the class. After read.
ing one he commented upon lts cx.
cellonce. You show an exact com.
prohcnRion Of the matter" he said.
addressing the student who had writ.
ten the paper; tell us what method
you used"
oh" replied the student. Il Just
wrote to x. stating what wanted
10 know. AMI that was what he sent
back"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14

% THE EDITOR We want 10 hear
hin people who would appreciate Sc
ginE q fruit DAIRY Or poultry farm In
= Kuhn irrigated tract m Sacramento
lllcy, California. at hair the true value
ut water right IN state Low mantle
inee cost Work COSTING millions now
~ water right included In price Ten
hnthH growing season Ten tons alfalfa
2 acre Splendid dairy conditions bOo
ms earn flnl month ut better Oranges
mons, grapr fruit ngs English Nainuia
~ hourlnd other fruits. nuts, N-ge.
blca and flowers grow here. Gardens
INTER ana summer Charming place "a
~. Very hralthful Who wants such \
knee Land selling fast Work Tor ey.
ghndy Write US Tor enthusiasm. " L.
BLISTER a Co 80 Ia sale IT. Chi.
20. or $40 Fourth Ave. r1ttsburE Pa
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
The Privilege Of Man.

y. +. Yoakum. chairman Of the exc.
alive board Of the Frisco system Of
nlroadg. on one occasion took TO task
syoung man In his employ who had
mOunced his intention Of marrying
The youth In question was drawing
tsmall salary, and Noakum rcmon.
sated with him on the ground that
! could not aiIord TO marry and that
h wife would have to suffer great
nvations.
oh" said the young man, u guess
be got as much right to staryc wo
mn to death as any other man has
Popular Magazine
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-14
Sherman Not So Particular.

Chicago. --vice.Prosident sherman
and United States Senator LorImer
will SIT al the same banquet here uc.
tober ~, when local Knights Of Colum.
bus will celebrate Columbus day. The
feast will be spread in the gold room
Of the Congress hotel where the Ham
iltOn club dinner took pace some
weeks ago and Theodore Roosevelt de.
cl'ned 60 attend unless the clubs In.
itaton 10 Senator Lorimer was with.
--u-m.