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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
MOTHERS

Should be ever on the watch for symp-
toms of Worms in their children. These
pests undermine strength and vitality.
A child with Worms is pa.c, sickly and
cross, has dark rings unuer the eyes, bad
continually, starts in the sleep, grinds
the teeth while sleeping. The wogst pay
about this disorder is that children at
fected by Worms fall easy victims to
Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, Measles and
other diseases fatal to child life. A rem
edy for Worms; one that is absolutely
sure of results is Whites Cream Vermi-
fuge. It destroys and removes worms
and intestinal parasites of all kinds. A
few doses removes the cause of the
trouble, and there is an immediate i'm
provement In a few days the sickly,
pale and irritable child is transformed
into a rosy healthy, vigorous Cherub,
full of life, vim and cheerfulness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
STARTS MUCH TROUBLE

If all people knew that neglect of
constipation would result in severe
Indigestion, yellow jaundiee or viru-
lent liver trouble they would soon
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills, and
end it. Its the only safe way.
Best for hiIiousness, headache, dys-
pepsia, chills and debility. 25o at
druggists.
Have you visited the Cash Store
for lowest prices? Junkersfeld &
Son.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
FIIIJ ZoCl' PCT DUIIIt'
James =. ga lard Prop. st. Louis Mo.
LEHMAN'S PHARMACY
A HOUSEHOLD MEDICINE

HOUSEHOLD MEDICINE
That stops coughs quickly and cures
colds is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. Mrs. Anna Pelzer,
1926 Jefferson ST., So. Omaha,
Neb., says; 81 can recommend
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
as a sure cure for coughs and colds.
1t cured my daughter of bad cold
and my nerghbor, Mrs. Benson,
cured herself and her whole family
with Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound Everyone in our neighbor,
hood speaks highly of it."-Palacc
Drug Store,
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
COUGHING AT NIGHT

Means loss of sleep which is bad
fOrgeryone. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound stops the cough at
once relieves the tickling and dry.
ness in the throat and heals the in.
llamed membranes. Prevents cold
deveoping into bronchitis or pneu-
monh. Keep always in the house.
Refue substitutes, Palace Drug
Store
TALKED AT COLD STEEL
go couldn't let doctor cut my
foot Of, said II. d. Ely, Bantam,
Ohio, "although a horrible ulcer
had been the plague of my life for
four years. Instead | nsed Buck.
lens Arnica Salve, and my foot
soon completely cured" Heals
burns, boiles, sores, bruises, eczema,
pimples, corns, surest pile cure 25c
at all druggists.
In severe cases of sore lungs, you
need an internal and external rem
edy. Buy the dollar size Billiards.
Horehound Syrup, you get two rem
edies for the price of one. With
every dollar bottle there is free
Herrlck's Red Pepper Porous Plas'
ter for the chest. Sold By Lehman's
Pharmacy.
81 am pleased to recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
the best thing l know Of and safest
remedy for coughs, colds and bron-
chial trouble" writes Mrs. l.. b.
Arnold of Denver, Colo. "We
have used it repeatedly and it has
never failed to give relief" Fol
sale by all dealers.
A MAIL CARRIERS LOAD
Seems heavier when he has a weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred
Duehren, Mail Carrier at Atchlson,
Kan says; 81 have been bothered
with kidney and bladder trouble
and had severe pain across my
back. Whenever l carried a heavy
load of mail, my kidney trouble in
creased. Some time ago, | started
taking Foley kidney Pills and since
taking them have gotten entirely
., =, l;Jnou trOuh hlp and
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17

WANTEp-Three or four gentle
men boarders. Location convenient
to business part of town. Rates
reasonable. Mrs. SALLlE JoyE,.
Aft.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17

Chilblains, frosted feet or hands,
can be cured with one or two appli-
cations of Billiards. Snow Liniment.
1t quickly relieves itching or tender.
ness of the flesh. Price 25c, SOC
and SI.0O per bottle. Sold by
Lehman's Pharmacy.
For coughing, dryness and tick
ling in the throat, hoarseness and
all coughs and colds, take Foley's
Honey ard Tar Compound. Con-
tains no Opiates.-Palace Drug
Store.
For pains in the side OF chest
damPen a piece of flannel with
Chambrrlain's Llniment and bind it
on over the seat of pain. There is
nothing better. For sale. by all
dealers
BACKAChE, HEADACHE, NERVOUS.
NESS
and rhe1amatism, both in men and
women, mean kidney trouble. Do
not allow it to progress beyond the
reach of medicine but stop it prompt
ly with Foley Kidney Pills. They
regulate the action of the urinary
organs. Tonic in action, quick in
uIts.-Palace Drug Store.
81 do not believe there Is, anv
other medicine so good for hopping
cough as Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy,'' writes Mrs, Francis Turpin,
Junction City, Ore. This remedy
is also unsurpassed for colds and
Group. For sale by all dealers.
There is little danger from a cold
or from an attack of the grip except
when followed by pneumonia, and
this never happens when Chamber
lam's Cough Remedy is used. This
remedy has won its great reputation
and extensive sale by its remarkable
cures Of colds and grip and can be
relSed upon with implicit conf
dence. For sale by all dealers.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
DOCTORS FAILED.
RESTORED BY PERUNA.
Catarrh of the Lungs
Threatened Her Life.

Miss Nlnette Porter, Braintree, Yer
wont, writes: II have been cured by
PeNIzNa
i had several henOrrhages Of the
lW1ER The doctors did not help me
IEDch and wouldnEver have cured me,
Il saw a testimonial in a Peruna
ahEsznac of a case similar to mine, and
L commenced using it,
4 was not able to wait on myself
when began using it, | gained very
sS0wly at first, but could see that 1t
,Say helping me.
amer l had taken It awhile COM
renCed TO raise up a stringy sticky
substance from my lungs This grew
IesE and less in quantity as l con-
tiuue6 the treatment
= grew more Heshy than had been
for long time, and now call myself
well"
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
A FATHERS VENGEANCE

would have fallen on anyone who
attacked the son of Peter Bondy, of
South lockwood, Mich, but he
was powerleSs before attacks of Kid.
ney trouble. "DOctors could not
help him." be wrote, $50 at last he
gave him Electric Bitters and he
improved wonderfully from taking
six bottles. Its the best Kidney
medicine | ever saw" Backache,
tired feeling, nervousness, loss of
appetite, warn of kidney troabe
that may end in dropsy, diabetes or
bright's disease. Beware: Take
Electric Bitters and be safe. Every
bottle guaranteed. SOC at all drug
gists.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-17
SAVED MANY FROM DEATH

w. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark, he.
Ileves he has saved many lives in
his % years of experience in the
drug business, "What | aIwags
like to do," he writes, "is to recon.
mend DR.. Kings New Discovery
tor weak, sore lungs, hard colds,
hoarsencss, obstinate coughs, la.
grippe, Group, asthma or other
bronchial affection, for | feel spro
that a number of my ncighbors are
alive and well today because thew
took my advice to use it. I homes;
ly believe Its the best THROAT md
lung medicine that's made" Easy
to prove he's right. Get A trial.
bottle free, or regular soc or SI.on
bottle Guaranteed by all drup.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Collapse of Great Editor

whether he heard me. Then l ven
tured to ask few questions about his
health l thought heard one or two
faint monosyllables in reply. as
though he were answering me with
half-conscious expressions. And not
once, in all the time l was there, did
he look at me. or, in fact, look any
where except blankly upon the news
paper
He seemed to me to be living
dead man. That is the best expression
can use to decide his condition. Ger
tainly he seemed like a man whose
intellect was clouded. l don't believe
that he knew vino it was who stood
before him. / don't believe he hardly
knew that anyone stood there.
TT was the most painful and pitiful
spectacle that l have ever seen. OF
course. there was nothing for me to
do but carefully and courteously to re-
tire l said Good day. but no re-
spouse came. l closed the door, and
Horace Greeley passed out of my sight
forever. That afternoon he went to
his home and collapsed completely In
the course of two weeks he passed.
away"
Copyright 1910. by f. J. Edwards. ALI
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
A CHURCH FOR SWEETHEARTS

A novel plan is that of Rev John
Thompson, pastor of Methodist
church in Wheaton, H., to induce
young sweethearting couples to do
their counting in the church pews, in
stead of repairing to Objectionable
ice-cream parlors, etc. He will allow
young people to stay late, with big
room and piano in part Of the church
and 100 pews in which they can sit
at their ease.
There is no better place in the
world for young persons to do their
counting in than a church. said the
pastor. Il believe in matchmaking
that is, the right kind of matchma-
king. / think that every church
should make provision for upright
young men and good young women to
meet, and should arrange matters SO
that they could fall in love with each
other
This talk about dinners at lobster
palaces expensive seats at theaters
and other places is a mistake. A
good girl, who really loves a man,
does not want to see him make fool
of himself when he is counting her
any more than she wants to see him
do so after they are married.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
MINERS TRYING EXPERIENCE

To have been almost buried alive
and forced to keep in one position for
20 hours on end was the trying
experience of George Hill, a miner,
at Peak Hill, n. S. w. Hill with two
others, had to put in a shot, which
caused a slide. He was carried along
with the earth into an old working.
His mates got down and succeeded in
removing seven feet of earth from
his head, but they found it dangerous
to continue, as the earth was liable
to come in and smother them. They
decided to put in a drive at the back
of the $50 foot level. After II hours
OF hard work they opened the
wall at his head. 1t then took three
hours to remove the debris away to
get him out, the greatest care having
to be exercised to prevent the loose
stuff smOthering him rope was
attached to Hill. and at last he was
pulled out amidst the hearty cheers of
his fellow-miners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
INDIAN LEGEND OF CREATION

Among the traditions handed down
from generation to generation Is the
creation of the world. l will try to
give an account of what has been
told by the old people of my tribe
At one time this earth of ours was
uninhabited and covered with water
to an unknown depth. Upon the sur
face Of this vast ocean f1oated a pipe,
which served as sort Of boat for the
Great Spirit.
He had in his possession duck,
beaver and a turtle, which were his
only companions. The Great Spirit
knew there was clay at the bottom of
this vast sea, whose depth was be-
yond the Imagination.
He asked the turtle to dive down to
the bottom of the sea and bring him
some clay The turtle did as he was
directed, and at a certain length of
time reappeared upon the surface
without any clay, for he was unable
to reach the bottom. The beaver was
the next to go down with determine
ton to succeed, only to come up to
the surface empty-handed as the tur-
tie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
MARKS ANGER OF EMPEROR

There stands in Pekin, China,
handsome arch of native style of archi-
lecture which marks the spot on
which Baron Won Kettler was assas-
sinated on June 20, 1900 The inscrip-
ton ttranslated) reads: This monu-
ment has been erected by order of the
Emperor of China to the memory of
the Imperial German minister, Che
Waller Clemens Won Kettler, who, on
this spot, was done to death by the
villainous hand of murderer, on June
20, 1900. In everlasting memory 81
his name. In continual acknowledg.
ment of the anger Of the German EN-
peror for this atrocity. AS warning
to all"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
PEELED HIS WAY OVER OCEAN

There are a variety of ways of work.
ing ones passage on shipboard, but
the plan adopted by c. Pullman, of ST.
Louis, doubtless establishes a prece-
dent MI. Pullman, young man Of
education, crossed the Atlantic in the
first cabin with some $4,000 in cash
to meet the expenses of short So
journ in Europe. He had neglected
to secure his return passage. His liv-
ing expense in London and Paris
proved higher than anticipated, and
the Atlantic presented a formidable
barrier to his return home. Mr.. Pull
man was obliged to forego the lux
uries of first cabin, second, or even
third cabin, and finally shipped as
peeler of potatoes on the President
Lincoln. By crossing in first cabin
and returning in the scullery, Mr..
Pullman doubtless established a new
sea record of it's kind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Member Of Staff of Smithsonian Insti-
tute Tells Stories In Proof Of Birds
Ability to Understand.

The crow is not exactly a popular
bird, but he is an intelligent crea-
ture, and shares with his cousin, the
raven, and the parrot, the ability to
initiate human speech. Mr.. Nelson R.
Wood, a member of the staff of the
Smithsonian Institute, tells these sto-
ries in proof of the crows intelli-
gence:
One old fellow used to delight in
taking the cover of a blacking-box to
the top of an old board which stood
against the house, and getting in it,
slide to the bottom. He found pleas
ure in that at all times.
One of my Jacks used to like his
bread soaked One day he saw box
cover. He took it, turned it over and
put his bread in 1t. Then carrying it
to his trough, he put it under the
water for a second and proceeded to
eat It,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
How Returning Gold Seekers Tried
and Executed TWO of Their Com
rades in Nicaragua for Rob
bling Others.

In the spring of 1853" said Mr..
Dudley Jones, now Of Little Rock,
Ark, the California argonaut whose
experiences 1 have been recounting, Il
again started out from New York for
the gold field via the Vanderbilt route
across Nicaragua. In due time We ar
rived at the Atlantic port of Greytown
late one afternoon, and on disembaTk-
ing found that a large body Of passen-
gers, east bound across Nicaragua,
had preceded US into the town by a
few hours and were even then holding
trial over three of their fellow pas
Bengers who had been caught robbing
others Of gold dust. A fourth man
was to havs been tried, but he had es-
capped into the jungle back of the
town
The trial took place in an old
adobe warehouse. 1t was held by the
people and in the name Of the people
without regard to the Mosquito gov
eminent. It was a formal trial, IS
regular as any trial, except that there
had been no election of court officers.
And 1t ended in the three culprits be
ing condemned to death.
The next morning our boat sent a
large delegation to swell the crowd Of
homeWard bound passengers that gath
cred to carry out and witness the ex-
ecution Of the sentence. A scaffold
had been erected a few rods from the
warehouse, where the prisoners had
been guarded all night. Suspended
from cross beam were three nooses,
and on the ground below were three
collins
At the appointed hour, the three
condemned men, dressed in white, but
no whittier than their faces, were
marched out under a strong guard be-
tween crowds of spectators. They
were led directly beneath the galloWs,
when there was some talk between
prisoners and guard, which I could not
hear. This over with, one man was
promptly swung of, followed imme-
diately by the middle man Then, for
some reason that I never learned, the
third prisoner was marched back
through the silent crowd, and after
being stripped was tied over an old
cannon that happened to be there and
given 90 lashes. The natives took no
part in the proceeding except to bury
the dead
That evening we entered the small
boats that were to take us up the
first stage of the San Juan river, when
we would be transferred to the steam
er that would take us the rest of the
way up the stream and across Lake
Managua to the point where the IL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Memories of Argonaut Days

mile cross country road to the Pacific
began.
Eventually we reached the port Of
San Juan del Sur, and took passage
for the last leg of the trip on the lit
tie steamer Pacific. This Is days
passage up the coast stands in my
memory as the worst Is days Of my
life. It was too sickening to attempt
to describe. We started from New
York with about 800 able-bodied pas
sengers. We lost none on the At
lantic, nor on the San Juan river. but
the exposure to the soaking tropical
rains at night and the burning sun
by day that was our portion on the
journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cif1c left scarcely an able-bodied man
among us by the time we reached the
Pacific.
Arrived at San Juan del Sur. quite
a number of the 800 were too i'll to go
on board the little steamer, and so
stayed in the miserable little town,
where there was nothing but the
barest shelter. Many passengers had
to be carried on board the boat. Be
fore We had been 48 hours at sea fully
half our number was Frustrated with
fever, and from that time never a day
passed that there were not several
to slide off the plank 1t was so fire.
Quent an occurrence that it attract
ed no attention.
"By the time we touched at Acapul-
CO. where we buried those who died
that day, there were not enough well
persons on board to care for the sick
The weather was delightful and the
ocean like a mill pond; otherwise, it
would have been still worse, as both
decks were so crowded with the sick
from stem to stern that only narrow
paths were left to walk in 1t must
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
How Charles W. GODDARD Found Hor-
ace Greeley Utterly Broken Down
Soon After His Defeat for
the Presidency.

One of the most intimate personal
and political friends In al New York
that Horace Greeley ever had was
Charles w GODDARD. who was Repub-
lican of much influence in Civil war
days and, under the administration of
Governor Fenton, captain of the port
of New York. In the late sixties of
the last century Mr.. GODDARD became
candidate for congress, and when Mr..
Greeley was appealed to to address
political meeting in support of his
friend he responded with alacrity.
Moreover, Mr. GODDARD was probably
the last of the personal friends of the
great editor, outside the immediate
members of the Greeley family and of
the Tribune staff, who saw him alive.
The story of that meeting Mr.. GODDARD
gave to Mr.. Henry c. Wilson of Bos-
ton. his brother-tn-law, who was one
of the most intimate of the friends of
Joseph Jefferson, the actor.
TT was a few days after Greeley
had been defeated for the presidency,
Mr. GODDARD said. Il was anxious to
pay friendly call upon him. felt
sure that he would be glad to see me,
and l thought I might be able to say
something which would cheer him up,
for | had heard that he was some
what respondent over his defeat-that
he was no longer the Horace Greeley
whom we had all known for thirty
years, but a broken-hearted old man.
Il climbed the flight of stairs lead
ing to Mr.. Greeley's room in the Trtb-
une building, not knowing whether |
would find him in or not. | knocked
two or three times on the door of his
room. There was no response. Then l
knocked louder, when I heard faint,
mufled voice, saying, Come in
u opened the door and stepped over
the threshold There I paused, for l
was appalled, at the sight which was
before me- At his desk sat Horace
Greeley. There were the familiar
Greeley features. but not the familiar
Greeley expression. He seemed to be
in a stupefied condition. He held a
fully spread out newspaper before
him. but he held it as though this
we're a matter of habit. His eyes were
fixed blsnkly upon the paper, He did
not look up at me, although 1 spoke
kindly to him in greeting; l doubt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Intelligence of the Grow

AS to "a crows ability to talk, some
will and others will never learn. The
first of the four birds l have had re-
Gently was a wonderful talker. I'm
like the parrot, his conversation
seemed intelligent. rather than sim
ply initiative. For instance, If said
to him. Hello, jack" he would an
swer, 'Hello!" and not put on the
Jack as so many parrots do when
one says, Hello, Polly"
But he could initiate me also He
found that when any one called and
said, Hello, Wood" my reply was a
low ''Helloi" He tried In every way
to initiate that low tone of mine, and
finally succeeded. He would go over
to his water-trough and with his head
in the air would cry, Hello, Wood :"
Then down would go his head in the
trough, and out would come the
Hello" just like mine.-Youth's
Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

When the ducks turn came 1t stay
ed at the bottom longer than the 9th
ers. 1t appeared upon the surface
with a small amount Of clay in its
mouth. The Great Culprit took the
clay and threw it in different direc-
tons. A vast area of dry land was
formed.
He next created the sun and the
moon, which gave light to the world.
A man and woman were next Great
ed, from which all the Indians are de-
scended. He gave the sacred pipe to
the man and instructed him concern
ing its care. until the end Of the
world
The pipe is made of wood, but it is
so hard and solid that many think it
is made of stone It is held sacred by
the Arapahoes to this day, and they
claim that If the laws concerning its
care are violated it will bring a de-
structive flood to the people on earth.
They consider themselves Gods chos-
en- people and they claim the Indians
and white people were created sep
arately.-Moses Friday (Arapahoe),
in the Red Man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
IN OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS
French Boy Caused Merriment by
Taking the Order of the Court
Too Literally.

A droll incident is reported as hay-
ing taken place in one of the pro-
vincial appeal courts in France. a
boy, about II, was summoned to give
evidence, and his appearance was such
as to move the whole court to laughter
He wore a long redingote, peculiar to
the Basque country, and immense
boots. His trousers, collar and hat
were unquestionably those of a man.
The court was convulsed, and the
president asked the boy how he dared
to treat the court in such manner
The boy seemed as surprised as the
president, and taking out the citation
from his pocket, read the formula in
viting him, Comparative dams les at
flares de son pere." (To appear in
his fathers suit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Distinguished Historian, While Visiting
America, Planned a Romance Of
the Regicides Who Escaped
to This Country.

In the early seventies of the last
century James Anthony Froude visited
the United States. The interest occa-
stoned by the coming of this distin-
guished English historian, this master
Of English style and of descriptive
writing, and educator, was surpassed
only by the interest caused by the
visits here of Dickens and Thackeray,
and, possibly, of Tyndall, who was not
only one of the foremost men of sci
ence of his time, but also very popu-
lar lecturer upon scientific subjects.
Professor Froude, to call him by his