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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Presidents Tribute TO Wife

which the presidents private apart
ment had been fitted up, and after
the business in hand was out Of the
way I commented on the furnishings
and decorations, Yenturing to say that,
now that he was at last in the White
House, he must have some sense Of
pride in the fact that he was presi-
dent Of the United States; that he
must have some concrete idea Of what
it all meant to be the head Of so
great a country.
For a moment General Arthur did
not answer me. Then, slowly, he
turned and stood looking at a por-
trait which hung upon the wall It
was a splendid likeness of Mrs. Ar
thur, and it was the one domestic
adornment of his New York house
which he had insisted on bringing to
Washington with him, and hanging
where, in his private moments, he
could easily look at it.
For several minutes he gazed low
2zg3y, longingly, at the picture. Then
he turned to me:
Howard he said, slowly, simply
and yet impressively, you say it is a
great thing to be president and oc-
cupy the Write House. But I have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Hunter Back From Minnesota Thinks
It's Like Real War-Game Un-
usually Plentiful.

New York-Capt Cushman A. Rice,
nephew of the late Senator Cushman
K. Davis got back the other day from
northern Minnesota, where he has
been on a shooting trip, and re-
ported that deer, bear and par
tridges are unusually plentiful In
that part of the country, but
there are few wild duck. Captain
Rice, who is on his way to bis
plantation in Cuba, would have re-
NAMED longer up there but he says
it IS extremely dangerous, owing to
the number of persons in the country
who are out to shoot something, and
who are not over particular as to
what it Is they are aiming at
1--WE were about the first to go on
hunting trip in that part of the
world in automobiles" said Captain
| Rice. ct was a very enjoyable trip,
but so many persons were killed by
| mistake for deer that we decided 1t
was not a safe region to be in. l
| was told that no fewer than 40 per-
sons have been killed In that way
this year. One man whom I knew
| was found by his friends on the
snow. He had a bullet through his
lung, but lived long enough to tell
how he had got It. He was going
through the woods when, as he came
| to a clearing, he saw some distance
away a short, thick-set man raise his
rife and point at him. He yelled but
not in time. The shooter, he said,
did not stop to offer him any assist
! ance, but as soon as he realized what
he had done, ran off as hard as he
could go.
Lots of persons wear bits Of red
in their hats when travelling through
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
GIVES HOBBLE SKIRT PARTY
Hostess Makes Women Guests Try
Virginia Reel and Three Fall in
Heap-Ail Men Are Barred.

New York-Curious SWANS of Glen
wood, L. l., who we're anxious to see
how their young women friends would
look at a hobble skirt party given
by Miss Lillian Hahn were barred
from the Hahn home by the hostess
own orders.
Several tried to gain admittance
to the house while the party was in
progress, but the hostess stationed
two women at the front door, with
orders to repel all attempts at en-
trance by any man.
Miss Hahn, who is socially promi-
nent sent out invitations to her hob
BILE skirt party a few days ago. She
furnished games for her guests until
they had become accustomed to traV-
cling from ono side of the room to
the other in their skirts. Then
dancing commenced.
Young men who gathered outside
the house, waiting to accompany the
guests home, say they heard many
thud, accompanied by laughter. When
the music of the Virginia reel was
heard one youth peeped through
window and saw three young women
lying on the floor in a heap.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
An UnsoLUed Political Enigma

this statement on conversation l
had with Mr.. Starin several years
after Garf1eId's death.
Mr.. Starin," I said, did you ever
know that 1t was suggested to Presi-
dent Garfield, after the designations of
Senators Conkling and Plat and the
confirmation by the senate Of Judge
Robertson as collector of the port of
New York, that an ideal way out of
the difficulty would have been the ap-
pointment of you as the collector of
the port of New York and the nomina-
ton Of Judge Robertson as United
| States district Attorney"
mo, I never heard that" Mr.. Starfn
| replied. Garfield and 1 were always
warm personal friends. My seat,
| when I was in congress, was next to
him. When l found that General
Grant could not be nominated for
president in 1880, I vas very much
| pleased when General Garfield was.
But I never heard that anybody had
| said 10 him what you now repeat to
| me-"
Well" I replied, president Gar
field was told that if he had appointed
you collector of the port the entire
! factional trouble between the Stall
| warts and the Half-breeds would have
! ended, and when he heard this he was
| silent for a mome1t and then replied:
| I never thought of Starin; I wish
/ had"
THAT was an extraordinary, l be-
| lieve unequaled, irony of fate" said
Mr.. Starin. See all the consequences
| it has led to. For one thing, it IN
doubtedly paved the way for the cleo
| ton of Grover Cleveland as president
| 81 have sometimes heard it said
! that General Garfield was persuaded
| by Blaine to nominate Judge Robert
| son for collector. Blaine, know, felt
very grateful to Robertson, because
Robertson, through his leadership of
| the bolt in the New York delegation
at the convention of 1880, prevented
the nomination of Grant.
But if Blaine did urge that nominar
! ton it was a fatal mistake for him to
make You may remember that, al
though there were several incidents
which caused Blaine to lose the cleo
toral vote of the state of New York in
1884, yet the chief cause of his defeat
wan the knifing of him by the friends
| of Senator Conkling in the Utica
| (New York; district.
| These friends were firmly persuad-
| ed that it was Blaine who induced
| Garfield to nominate Robertson for
| collector OF the port. They bided their
! time, and when Blaine became the Re-
| publican candidate for president, they
| determined to show their resentment
at the polls. Had Blaine received the
normal Republican vote in Oneida
| county, New York, he would have OBJ
tanned the electoral vote Of New York
| state. Therefore, in the nomination
! of Judge Robertson for collector of
| the port lay the real cause for the de-
feat of Blaine for president in 1851
and I happen to know that Judge Rob
! ertson was ambitious solely to be ap
| pointed United States district attor
ney, an office without much political
power"
And J. Stanley Brown is the only
| living man who knows whether or not
it be true that Blaine persuaded Gar
field to nominate Judge Robertson
! for collector of the port of New York.
(Copynght, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. Al
| Rights Reserved.l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
SKIRTACED

in those days." admitted Prof. James
H. Breasted, Psychologist at the Uni
verstty Of Chicago.
The custom gained such hold by the
Egyptian race that they hobbled their
dead by swathing them in bandages.
The ladies whose pictures show the
tight skirts lie at the Field museum,
hobbled even In death.
Mummy coats and tube" dresses
are to become new fashions At least
this is the word that comes from the
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manu-
facturers' association. straight lines"
will be feature of spring garments
In tailored suits the jackets will be
shorter, measuring twenty-six inches
or less.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Word Revealed Cor1kLing VIII

the box itself, so the only thing to do
was to attempt to work out the COM
bination. If l remember correctly, we
first tried the combination of letters
that spell the word Grant Roscoe,
you know, was a great Grant admirer,
and we felt he might have taken that
name as his combination. But we
were wrong.
Then word after word we tried
Roscoe was one, Conkling was an
other, Utica, where the senator lived,
was q third All the family names
were called into use enc after an
other. Still no encouragement-a
Iutely none-and we were about
ready to make up our minds to break
the leck, after all, when one of the
ladies present offered a suggestion.
Uncle she said, was very fond
of the word Rome. Don't all of you
remember how he used to roll it out
with great delight in that deep, rich
voice of his? I have heard him say
It thus many and many time-and
she gave a fair imitation of the way
Roscoe used to pronounce the word.
And she went on, have heard
Uncle say, oh, so many times, that he
thought in the word Rome was to be
found the finest combination of VOW
els and consonants IN any word in the
English language. am sure he took
the word Rome that he was so fond
of for the combination. Try it, please
AT once we adopted the suggestion.
AS the letter r was found there came
faint click from the lock Care
fully, we turned to 90 and another
click resulted. An appeal to m pro
duced a like result, and when finally
the last letter of the word that Roscoe
had delighted in saying was indicated,
behold! the lock yielded, the little
steel box opened and lying along with
in it was the will we had been search
ing for so long"
Also on the authority of Col. Fred
erick Conkling, I am able to state
that his distinguished brother
achievements as an orator and as a
great master of the English tongue
were due as much to intense applica-
| ton as to native gifts Colonel Conk-
| ling had an intimate knowledge of his
! brothers methods, and on this knowl-
edge he based his statement
/ Copyright. 1910, by E. J. Edwards. AL
/ Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29

Roscoe Conkling, for IA years
years United States senator from
New York, and during that period one
on the leaders in the national councils
of the Republican party, died as the
result OF exposure in the great New
York blizzard of 1883. Not until aft
er his funeral was over was the pub
lie aware that Mr. Conkling had been
much Weather than it had common
ly believed His law practice, once
resumed, had proved most profit
able and yet, seven years before his
death, when he wanted to leave Wash
ington for New York, following his
resignation from the senate, he was
so poor that he actually had to borrow
the necessary car fare from Chamber
lain, the famous hotel and restaurant
man Of the national capital.
Since the estate left by the former
senator had a value of several hun
dred thousand dollars, it became ne
cessaEy for the immediate members
of his family to seach as soon as prac-
ticable after his death for a will It
was naturally presumed that Mr..
Conkling had left will; he was a
man Of most methUdical habits, and
he surely knew that his estate was of
considerable value. Yet, search
where they would, the family were
unable to locate any sign of a docu-
ment making testamentary DISPOSE
tion Of the estate.
AT last" said the late Col. Freder-
ick A. Conkling, the senator's broth
or, who also was a very brilliant man
and for many years a lawyer of con-
siderable note in New York state,
some one of the family happened to
remember that we had not yet looked
into a small steel chest, or box, which
had belonged to Roscoe. This box
had q combination lock which bore
the letters of the alphabet instead of
numbers, and through the proper con-
junction of some of those letters the
box would open. Yet nowhere were
We able to find a record of the com
tbination
1T was deemed expedient to break
the lock, or tamper in any way with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Green Manurino HELPS the Soil

The blowing under of green crops,
like peas, oats, clover, alfalfa and
other grasses, is, next to a liberal use
of barnyard manure, the most ap-
proved method of renewing a depleted
soil and of maintaining the fertility
of newer land. Where this is prac-
tised, as at the Minnesota experiment
station, in connection with rotation
of crops, there need be no fear of any
deterioration in the soil. Indeed, if a
sufficiency of live stock is kept, and
the products of the farm mainly trans
formed into beef, mutton and poultry
before being sold, the land will grow
siYe year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
New NEWS =
OF YESTERDAY
.Ay r. ~ EOzzNX<N~

felt every moment that I have been
here, as l have looked upon the por-
trait of my wife, how much meaning
there is in the poem Heine's you
know so well. All,
What for me is all the blooming
If I bloom myself alone"
he repeated, in German, looking ten
derby at the portrait Of Mrs. Arthur,
while a tone Of infinite tenderness
came into his voice. Then, a moment
later, he added:
Howard, that is the way 1 feel
and have felt ever since I entered the
White House. And that is the way I
will feel until I depart from it."
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29

Miss Baldwin admits that she had
popped the question" They hurried
to the minister, but fou,. that II
cense was necessary, and they lost
three days seeking one. Mr. Roqovoy
said he would not break his contract
with the hotel When the season ends
the couple will go abroad
During the last seven years RoQo-
voy has Travelled all over Europe. He
was the favorite musician at the Rus
sian court, and the czar decorated him
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and
King Alfonso of Spain, it Is said, pre-
scented him with jewels. Coming to
America last year Roqovoy was q
member for q time of the White
House orchestra He has been playing
at the Frontenac hotel for two sea
sons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Salt In Manure.

Salt added to fresh manure when in
large heaps in the field four quarts per
cord would not improve it. 1t would
take up moisture and would tend to
prevent heating, but nothing could be
gained under the circumstances, while
the salt itself does more harm than
good to some crops. If salt is to be
tried better way would be to
sprinkle little in the manure cutters
to soak up the liquid manure that
might otherwise so to waste. But IN
der any conditions not more than 200
to 300 pounds of salt should be used
to the acre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
kAI2EI::z A.: !, ~.
MOI IS =

A farm with bad roads is worse of
than a farm with bad weather
Sun is a fine thing for hogs and
chickens, but it isn't good for grind
stones.
Now that the general field work is
over, keep the manure spreader in
daily use
A lighted lantern held between the
feet under the robes means comfort
on a cold day.
Instead of being an injury good
crop of aftergrass is an advantage for
the following crop.
Corn fodder is one of the greatest
feeds we have 1t is easily handled
and yields good returns.
Seed corn should always be stored
in the ear It should never be put into
boxes, barrels or sacks.
In the cereals, barley has been found
to REQUIRE the shortest time for fxa-
ton of type and oats the longest.
Whether the corn is bought or Sc
lected from the field, it should be
placed in dry, well-ventflated quarters.
A roll of tar paper and bunch of
,ath applied with care will add greatly
to the warmth of cold barn or house.
There is really very little food value
in ground corn cob The cob itself is
most all crude fiber and indigestible.
There are many methods Of storing
seed corn, but in all cases the place
of storing must be dry and well ven
tilated.
, The ordinary run Of wheat screen
ings has a feeding value not to be neg,
Iected in this season Of short feed and
high prices.
Alfalfa is making good in the states
east Of the Mississippi and the farm
ers find that it is not so difficult to
raise after all
When potatoes and apples are stored
in a cellar look at them every few
days all winter and see that the ven
tilation is Just right
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
WINDOW GARDEN FOR WINTER
Simple Greenhouse May Be Utilized
for Raising Early Plants Like
Cabbage, Tomatoes, Etc.

The drawing shown herewith illus
trates simple greenhouse that any
one handy with tools can easily make.
It consists of ordinary window-sash
fastened together on three sides and
to the sides and sill of the window.
The roof is also a sash. It is loose
and hinged at the top. It may be
raised to any desired height, serving
as Ventilator to the growing plants.
The best results are to be had from
a south or southeast window.
The cut illustrates a window OF
four lights, 28x40 inches.
The shelves are IS inches apart,
In shorter windows the shelves may
be closer, or fewer in number.
Sufficient heat may be supplied from
the living room, or wherever there is
constant fire during the winter.
This is where the plants of early
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Mothers Serious Mistake

when 1 was a general, Snd she said:
What a ridiculous child you are!
You'll never make a soldieri"
And she told the pater about it, and
he laughed, too. You don't know how
that upset me. I know that 1 was q
silly little child and that 1 was talking
awful rot, but I don't think they need
have ridiculed me like that. Anyway
after little bit, both Clifford and I
couldn't help feeling that it wasn't
good enough. We left off saying any
thing to the mater or the pater about
what we wanted to be. Then we be-
gan to keep our own counsel about
what we were actually doing.
And now we've got into regular
habit of minding our own business
and only telling the mater things t5at
are really necessary. know it hvrts
her. but I can't help it now. And dS3l't
you think it's not altogether my fa.;lt :?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
AROUSE INTEREST IN GAELIC

social conditions of the people gen
orally.
In Ireland the movement has re-
ceived the approval and cooperation
OF leading men politically and intel
lectually. clergy and teachers. Gaelic
is now taught in over three thousand
schools.
A preliminary announcement by
Mr. MacColum says: There is a
widespread interest in the Gaelic
movement in the United States, but
so far the work here has not been
definitely organized. I should say
there are 100000 speakers Of Irish
in New York alone.
THE Gaelic league aims at the in
tellectual independence Of Ireland IT
aims at sustaining Irish nationality
IN the natural order, that is, preserv-
ing all those traditions, charecteris
tics, customs and ideals which dis
tinguish one nation from another"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Russia,s Sherlock Holmes.

The nearest approach to Sherlock
Holmes that Russia ever had, M. Ra.
chkOzski, a former head of the secret
police in Russia and agent of the Rus
sian police in Paris, had died sudden
ly in the government of Vitebsk He
was a consummate detective, and at
one time held all the threads of Rus
sian and international anarchism in
his hands. Under his regime the serv-
ices of the famous spy Azeff were
acquired. He, too, obtained the serv-
ices of Father Gapon, whose murder
was brought about by Azeff, who
feared in Gapon dangerous rival. Nj
RackksVsh narrowly escaped the
same fate as Canon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Loses the Confidence of Her Children
by Ridiculing Their
Ambitions.

The mater was talking to my aunt
the other day. l happened to over
hear what thye were saying = l
couldn't help it. The mater was COM
planning because Clifford and l don't
tell her things, don't confde in her
what were doing and what we're go
ing to do and what we want to do.
It's quite true. We don't! But
don't think it's our fault. I believe
it is due to another of the matters
mistakes. When We were kids, Of
course, We had all sorts of mighty
ideas. Clifford meant to be president
of the United States. And I intended
TO carve out career with my sword
and be a major genera at least. The
sort of rot, you know, that you do
talk when you're silly little thing!
Well, tfe mater used to laugh at US.
remember quite distinctly once I
said something about what 1 would do
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Killed 4ooPound Bear.

Altoona PA 400-pound bear was
killed with No shot by Clarence
Ravens Of Tyrone, Pennsylvania
railroad brakeman, the other day,
near Snow Shoe 1t is the biggest
bear ever killed in this locality with
such small shot. Ravens was hunt
ing for small game, when he was con-
fronted by Bruin. They were only a
few feet apart, and he let go both
barrels, but the short range made the
small shot more effective than a ball,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Tools for the Farmer.

Are all the tools, from screwdriver
to thrashing machine, snugly housed
for the winter? They should be. but
if not it is not too late to bring them
in yet. Better do it now.
One Of the best tools a farmer can
have is a good riveter for mending
leather straps of all kinds. One of
these will save a good many trips to
town and maybe more than one run
away
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Whistles for the Blind.

Cleveland, O.-Bind persons in
Cleveland are to be supplied with
whistles to summon policemen at
street crossings.
This innovation was decided upon
by Chief KohIer at the instance Of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
The whistles viii be especially
constructed so as to be easily recog
nized by the police.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
ATTACHING WIRE TO POSTS
Numerous Methods of Fastening
Fencing to Concrete-simple and
Cheap Way Illustrated.

There are numerous methods of at
taching wire fencing to concrete
posts. Some makers place staples or
wire loops in the green concrete; 9TH
ers make holes in the posts The
former method is not desirable be
cause the fastener cannot be located
exactly where the wire of the fencing
will come when the post is set in the
ground; then, too, the fastener will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
ON MOVE TO DODGE BULLETS

that country, but it seems to do no
good. In Wisconsin they have a law
which makes you wear q scarlet cap
when shooting in the forests, but In
spite of that l was told that fully 40
persons had been killed in the stata
by mistake for animals"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
A Helpless Proprietor.

why don't you sell that old mule
of yours?'
We'll, suh," replied Uncle Ras
berry, L jes' doesn' dare. 1 hasn' de
face to sell him to one O. de neigh.
bors, an he wouldn' last fob a drive
long enough to sell i'm to a stranger
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Possibly a Good Bargain.

"In some parts Of Africa" dilated
the returned explorer. zone can buy
a wife for half a pint of common glass
beads
Well" replied the fussy old bach
elor, mo doubt a good wife is worth
that much. "-Lippincot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Good Cover Crop.

Melilotus (sweet clover), which is
found growing luxuriantly by the road
side, has been found to be a good
cover crop as well as an excellent one
to precede the seeding with alfalfa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
Spreading Manure.

A pretty good jag of manure will
collect around almost any farm every
night in winter, and if it is hauled out
and spread on the fields the following
morning there viii be a great saving
IN time. labor and fertilizing elements