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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Something MISSING.

In Kentucky is a quaint character
named Ezekiel Hopkins, who once
gained local fame by discovering q
piece Of broken railway line and warn
ing an excursion train in time to save
disaster. So it was decided to pre-.
sent Ezekiel with a gold watch. The
head Of the presentation committee. ap.
preaching Ezekiel with a grave bow.
said:
Mr.. Hopkins, it is the desire of the
good people Of Kentucky that YOU
shall, fn recognition of your vaIor and
merit, be presented with this watch
which they trust will ever remind yor
of their undying friendship" Without
the least emotion Ezekiel elected from
bis mouth a long stream of tobacco
Juice, took the watch from its hand.
some case, turned 1t over and over In
MS wrinkled hand, and finally asked ::
"Whar's the chain ?"-The Argonaut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
NJ A r K E S
Milwaukee, April 10, 1911


neutrality-suspicious., PIC;
prints, &c; frsts, $50 19c; seconds.
16 q lie; renovated (process), 100
lie. Dairy-Fancy, lie.
Cheese-American, full cream
Twins, 10 Il Q14c; daisies, 14A 20
15c; Young Americas, 14&c; long
horns, Is &c; low grades, 10@11c;
limburger, new, 1914 @121ac; brick,
lie; Swiss, 14015c.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh, as
to quality, 1415c; recandled, extras,
10 z q lie; seconds, 11@13c
Live Poultry, - Fowls, 161a G;
ROSTERS, Toe; springers, 1615c. Tur-
keys, fat, Ice.
Observation-Disclosures or Michigan,
on track. 500 55c.
Wheat-No. 1, northern, ESQ
SO 1ac; No. ?, northern, go csc: No.
l, durum, S4@S7c; No. 2, durum,
SO q S5c.
Barley-No. 3, 1.O1@1.O8Kc; me-
dunn, LOS @LO91z.
Corn-No, 8, yellow, 4Shc.
Oats-No. 3, white, 31h @32c;
standard, 321ac.
Cattle Butchers steers, $500
90; heifers, 1900 $50; COWS, $50
q 800; stockers and feeders, $3.50
400; calves, 6.O0@7.OO.
Hogs-Good, heavy butchers, 6.1O
" o,S9; fair to best, light, $3.50
500; pigs, 6.OO@6.35.
sheep-Lambs. 5.9O@6.4o; ewes.
4.15Q4.65.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

his balance, and disappear over the
edge of the roof One instant he was
standing there. splendid. superb; the
next, the corner Of the parapet was
empty, all that stood there was a.
broken, splintered post, and a tangle of
wires.
could not have moved at first; at
least, it seemed hours before the full
significance of the thing penetrated
my dazed brain. When | got I'D
seemed to walk, to crawl, with leaden
weights holding back my feet.
When | got to the corner I had to
catch the post for support l knew
somebody was saying: "Oh. how terri
ble!" over and over 1t was only after
ward that l knew it had been myself.
And then some other voice was say
ing: Don't be alarmed. Please, don't
be frightened. I'm all right"
l dared look over the parapet final
ly, and instead of a crushed and I'M
speakable body, there was Mr.. Harbi-
son, sitting about eight feet below me.
with his feet swinging into space and
long red scratch from the corner
VI lis CS cLStOSS LIS Cheek mere
was sort of mansard there, with win
dows, and just enough coping to keep
him from rolling off.
81 thought you had fallen-aH the
way" l gasped, trying to keep my
lips from trembling. 'I-oh. don't
dangle your feet like that"
He did not seem at all glad of his
escape. He sat there gloomily, peer
ing into the gulf beneath.
IF it wasn't so-er-messy and gen
orally unpleasant" he replied without
looking up, q would slide off and go
the rest of the way"
You are childish" I said. severely.
| See If you can get through the win
dow behind you. If you cannot. I'll
come down and unfasten it." But the
window was open, and had a chance
to sit down and gather up the scat
tered ends Of my nerves. To my sur
prise, however, when he came back
he made no effort to renew our con-
versation. He ignored me completely.
and went to work at once to repair
,, the damage to his wires, with his back
10 me-
ITO RE CnNTTNT-rD
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Character Told in GREETING,

Joseph Simms, NJ. D., in "Physiog-
nomy Illustrated" says THE man
who gives you warm, cordial, hearty
grasp, looks you straight in the face,
with pleasant, open smile, and shakes
your hand up and down, withdrawing
his after a second earnest gentle pres
sure, Is almost without an exceptions
an honest, earnest and true friend. The
man who gives you the wagging, hori-
zontal, mill hopper shake, and lets slip
your hand as IL it were greasy or
oily, will almost certainly be found to-
be a selfish, cunning and deceitful
man, ready to sell you the moment ha
can realize a dollar"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Pure Seed Business GROWING.

ruTe oeed Business Growing.
The work Of revolutionizing the
type of seed grain throughout Wiscon-
sin is being pushed by the Wisconsin
college Of agriculture with much
vigor. A unique organization to &C
complish this purpose is had in the
members ship of the Wisconsin Expe-
riment association, which now num-
bers over fifteen hundred pafd-up
members. Membership In this organi-
cation entities the holder to receive
a small assignment of the selected
and pedigreed grains that have been
developed at the college These are
grown In increased plots for the first
year, and by the second season the
grower is in position to market this
selected seed at good prices.
The introduction of this seed i'm
provement work has markedly affect
ed the types of seeds used. Mixed
and scrub varieties are now being dis
placed by these selected and pedi-
gree stocks, not only in Wisconsin,
but a large sale is made all over the
country. One member of the Expert
ment association in Dodge county re-
ported, for portion of a season only,
seed sales aggregating $4,000.
Orders have been received this last
season from China, Japan and Mexico,
the same being turned over directly
to the seed growers, as the college
does not sell any product On one
day orders for over $4,000 of seeds
passed through the college office. II
IS estimated that members of the Elk
pertinent association sold last year
not less than 100000 worth of Sc
lected seeds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
STILL IN HIS POSSESSION
Remarkable Coincidence in Sum OF
Money That Rastus Had in
His Pocket.

Rastus was On trial, charged with
stealing seven dollars and eighty-fve
cents. He pleaded not guilty, and. as
he was unab,3 to hire an attorney, the
Judge appointed Lawyer Clearem as
counsel Clearem put up a strong
plea in defense, and Rastus was ac-
quilted
Counsel and client met few min
utes later outside the court room.
Now, Rastus," said Clearem.
you know the court allows the
counsel very little for defending this
kind OF case. l worked hard for you
and got you clear. I'm entitled to
much more pay than I'm getting for
my valuable services, and you should
dig up good-sized fee Have you got
any money!"
Yes, boss replied Rastus, Il done
got seben dollahs and eighty-fiVe
cents"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Yes, as said before. II was cnves
fuI, Joy reproducing situation
sat and thought il over after
Anne's parting shot. when Leila had
fouDced downstairs. Things were
closing in; | gave the situation q
hours TO develop. At the END Of that
tine Flanagan would accuse ne open
ly OF knowing where the pearls were;
/ would explain my silly remark 10
him, and the mine would explode
under Aunt Selma
was sunk in detected reverie when
some one came on the roof. When he
was opposite the opening IN the tent.
! saw Mr.. HARRISON, and at that mo-
ment he saw me. He paused uacer-
tainly, then he made an evident effort
and came over to me
You are-better today?"
Quite well, thank you"
q am glad you find the tent use
full Does it keep of the wind?"
1T IS quite a shelter"-frigidly.
He still stood struggling for some
thing to say. Evidently nothing came
to his mind, for he lifted the cap he
was wearing. and, turning away, be-
gan tC work with the wiring OF the
roof. He was clever with tools; one
could see that If he was a profess
sional gentleman-burglar, no doubt
he needed to be- After bit, finding
it necessary to climb to the parapet,
he took off his coat, without even a
glance in my direction. and fell to
work vigorously.
One does not need to like a man to
admire him physically, any more than
one needs to like a racehorse or any
other splendid animal No one could
deny that the man on the parapet
was a splendid animal; he looked
quite big enough and strong enough to
have tossed his slender bridge across
the gulf to the next roof, without any
difficulty, and coordinate enough to
have crossed it with a flourish to
safety.
Just then there was a rending, tear
ing sound from the corner and a NUT
tered ejaculation. looked up in time
to see Mr.. HARRISON throw up his
arms. make a futile attempt to regain
gssasisssz
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
RiQhtepUs Inclination

$50 you want a divorce, do you ?"
said the lawyer, peering over his
glasses at the worried little man In
front Of him.
Yes, sir. I've stood Just about all
I can. My wife's turned suffragette
and she is never at home"
1T is pretty serious thing to break
up family, you know Don't you
think you had better try to make the
best of 1t for a while? Perhaps IT
is only a passing fad"
That's what l have been doing.
but there are some things a man
can't stand. l don't mind the cook.
ing and l haven't kicked on washing
the dishes, but I do draw the line at
running pink ribbons In my nightshirt
to try to fool the children. Success
Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Revenge After 26 Years

26 years ago." Before Gastebots
could answer Beslon fired and as his
old friend fell smashed his skull with
the butt end of the revolver. Neigh
bors who had heard the shot took the
man prisoner and handed him over to
the gendaTmes. Gastebois was taken
to a hospital, where he died. Beslon
remained quite cool.
"Twenty-six years ago." he said.
that man struck me when | was de-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Batter Up!

At ball game between two colored
teams, couple Of negroes got into
an argument as to which team had
the better second baseman.
"Yo' sholy now sees a ball playah
at second base" said the ''Snowdrift'
enthusiast
"Ah don't see nuthin' bout him dat
look lax ball playah," scornfully re.
turned the "All Wool" fan.
"Yo' doan'?"
No, ali doan'!"
why, that man he doan' do nuthin'
but play ball for a sal'ry.'
va, and when he play ball he doan'
do nuthin'!"-Success Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Chlna'a ReItoions,

To the ranging eye the fruits
brought forth by the religions Of China
dingy and neglected. countless dusty
idols portraying hideous deities in vio-
lent attitudes expressive of the worst
passions; an army Of ignorant priests
az sceptical as Roman augurs, en-
gagged in divining, exercising and fur.
Tlishing funeral ceremonies for gain
and a Iaity, superstitious and irrev.
erent, given to perfunctory kotowing
and prayer prompted by the most
practical motives.-CeDtury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

deprived of this by will. The sale OF
cigarettes and intoxicants to children
was forbidden In Man for years before
such prohibition was enforced In
England itself England has legis
lated mildly against money lenders.
The highest interest that can be
charged for loan in the Isle Of Man
Is 6 per cent, and that has been the
law for over two hundred years. And
there are many other instances in
which Manx lawmakers have adopted
progressive measures with entire sur
CASA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

A tinman named Gastebois living at
St Enogat, near Dinard, France, met
an old school comrade called Beslon
by accident some days ago. Caste
generally made much of him
Recently the two men lunched to-
gether. When after luncheon they
went into the garden Beslon suddenly
drew a revolver. You BRUTE" he said.
f'Do YOU remember wha you did to me
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
SoIons on Strike.

Legislation in the Isle of Man, on
the shore Of England, is at a stand
still because the house Of keys has
gone on strike. Manxmen can afford
to mark time, for their laws have long
been advanced. Every woman, widow
or spinster, in the Isle of Man. wheth-
er she be owner, occupier or lodger,
enjoys the parliamentary franchise.
Every widow enjoys half her husband
personal estate and has life interest
IN his real estate. and she cannot be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Cure for His Dyspepsia.

Hogan-Phwat makes We swally alb
your dinner in two minutes, GroganL
Are yez attn on a bet?
Grogan-It's for the good av ma
dyspepsy, Moike. Sure the docther
touId me to rist an hour after atm.
and how else am Oh goin' to git the
hour of rist in onless OF ate loike tina
divil?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
An UnmistakabIe Hint

Young Staylate got a delicate hint
from the young lady he was calling
on the other evening"
What was it,"
She found looking at the clock and
other familiar devices useless. so she
ordered some refreshments and her
mother sent in plate of breakfasr
food"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Saskatoon Wants ApricuIturists

In all branches. Poultry farmers, market
gardeners, dairy farmers and hog raisers
are badly required. Prices are very high;
demand great and supply trifing. This IS
your opportunity. Better write for partic-
plars to Commissioner Board of Trade.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Western Canada
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Chicago. AnriI IL 1o11

<API II 10, IJII.
Cattle-Beeves, 5.15@6.8O: west
ern steers, 4.80 05.75; stockers and
feeders, 5000 $50; COWS and heif-
ers' ESQ q $50; calves, 5.OO@6.75.
Hogs-Light, 6.25@6.65; heavy,
go q $40; rough, SIS @6.10; pigs,
6.25 @6.65.
Sheep-Native, 300@4.9O; year
nngs, 4.4O q $50; lambs, native, 500
@6.25.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Earth Makes Best Floor.

With regard to the exterior and in
terror arrangements of poultry houses,
en- floor is that the hens keep health
Ter than If there was a fitted floor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Health is the greatest of all posses
sions, and It's a maxim with me that
a hale cobbler is better man than a
sick ing-Bickerstaff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Homer-Did you ever see a mum.
my?
Trotter-Yes
Homer-What did it look like.
Trotter-Did you ever see a dried
apple?
HOmer-Yes
TTotter-Well. that's a mummy on
small scale
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

fenseless. have been waiting my CD
portunity to revenge myself and am
glad that | have done So"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
OF Course.

why are hotel bellboys called But
tons'?"
Because they're always of when
you need 'em most"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Minneapolis. April Is. 1911

Wheat-No. 1, hard, CSC; No. 1,
northern, 96@97; No. 2, northern.
"a q 96c; Corn-No. 8, yellow, 400
41Rc. Oats-No. 3, white, SIC. Rye
No. 2, 85c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Garfield Tea, Herb remedy, overcomes
constipation, Indigestion and sickheadache-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Laugh at a fool and he imagines
that you are laughing with him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20

Only a fool lets people take him in
after he has found them out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Busted

Many man goes broken Health
then wealth. Blames his mind.
says it don't work right; but all the
time it's his 6ozOsks. They don't work
liver dead and the whole system gets
clogged with poison. Nothing kills
good, clean-cut brain action like con-
stipation. CASCARETS will relieve
and cure. Try it now. as
CAsCARETS DC bog for a weeks
treatment. All druggists Biggest seller
IN the world. Million boxes a month
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
WHO IS
TO
BLAME

At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet telling all about 1t.
Address, DIR. Kilmer d Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
Compared.

CTO BE CONTINUED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

wonderful appreciation
and that in the face of that WarrenDetro Thirty
prices 1911 models advanced when the prices OF other
cars dropped?
There is only The n-Detroit 80"
is the built of its class in the world Quality
is the ideal behind the Warren 3oquality of material
quality of workmanship quality of finish The result is
that the Warren 49, stands up in service-t gives the
reliable steady service that exactng buyers demand 1t
makes good in actual service just it makes good
the race track.
So, Detroit people, who know good car when they
-and yet who do trust their eyesbu get right
down the actual facts when they buy say to by
their purchases, that the Warren Thirty the best
medium priced in the world
Don't you think that it is worth while to investigate
that has been unhestatingly Endorsed by those
who might be termed Americas Automobile Connoisseur?
Don't you think that has maintained 81 miles
an hour the worlds hardest road races-ha has
done better than mile minute the track-that
has been defeated in hill climb is the you
want?
The Warren go" has style beauty of line and finish,
power in abundance, surplus strength reliability endur
be operated low cost for fuel OIL gasoline
and tires-and looks acts and is big speedy
and comfortable Don't buy any until you have had
chance to compare it with the Warren.
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CONTINUED on Fifteenth PaGel
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Standing Stones of Orkney Islands

II one could see just the stones they
would be awe inspiring enough-these
great memorials of some forgotten Celtic
race. They extend in two circles, the
larger, the circle Of Brogar, once num-
bering sixty stones. some of them eight
cen feet high. No one knows whence the
stones came, nor when, or what stupen-
dous labor IL cost to erect them. Here
sounded the fierce prayers of Celtic and
afterward of Morse worshipers. and the
cries of sacrificial victims. The high
stone of Odin, to which doubtless the vic
tim was tied, had a round hole cut in its
center. But all those old heather cries
of hate and PAIN changed with the sof-
tening years. and for centuries lovers,
Christian. but pagan, too. called this hole
the magic ring. and. joining their hands
through 1t. plighted their troth. pledge
of love as sacred as a marriage vow
And sometimes. finding vows fallible ana
one strange custom to be nesatived by
another. they cut their vows by going
to the old church of Stenness and passing
through it. one departing by the north
door and the other by the south. That
old stone saw many a change In ZOO
years, and now, broken up by a Ferry
louper or stranger from this south, 1t
shelters the side of some stable. The other
standing stones have likewise their rela-
tons to man and animals. AT their feet
the fishermen and boatmen eat their
lunches and on their tops, from which
grow flowing beardlike lichens, the guils
rest, weary from diving in the blue lochs.
The green mound of Maeshowe, in a
green grazing field, seems at first only a
soft natural hill. with little stone square
at the bottom. But the little stone square
is low entrance into stone chamber
with three small cells branching from II.
Perhaps 1t was used by the ancient FOLK
who built ii as chapel first, and then as
a tomb Later the sacrjlegious Norsemen
broke into it and used it for their own
dead. It is house of mystery. The
very walls. covered with runes inscribed
during the ninth to the twelfth century,
are given widely different meanings by
learned men, But one inscription may well
illustrate the lot alike Of the Celts and
the Morse and the Scotch and of all OF
us: 'Ing'biorg. the fair widow! Many
though ever so naughty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Of 6fty seconds.

Of fifty seconds.
Demount a rim with q DETECTED tire
tire on a wheel. allowing one hundred
negative points for the time required
for the entire operation. allowing one
second per point.
Attempt to derange the demounting
and remounting device by tho ordinary
ice.
immense the quick, detachable rim
with inflated tire in water for q
lengthy period Of time. to be decided
Consider the adaptability Of the
Identical wheel and fittings to receive
a rim with clinched tire and tire Jugs
and rim adapted to receive detach-
able tire.
Cover with and fll all interstices OF
the rim with tire mounted and on the
wheel and the wheel fittings. securing
the rim to the wheel with cement and
allow the cement to thoroughly dry
before determining the time required to
move and replace the tire and remount
the rim on the wheel This test re-
produces the conditions Of mud and
frost met with In ordinary touring.
Initiate q tire mounted on a quick de-
tachable rim to a pressure Of ESQ
mine the lateral strength Of the rim.
Run the car with q quick detachable
rim and q Debated tire at q speed Of
thirty miles an hour for q distance OF
five miles over g prescribed route to
determine the damage sustained by the
rim.
Repeat the above test at a speed OF
ten miles per hour. These two tests
will produce the conditions existing
when the tire punctures or blows out
when the car is travelling at speed and
the case where the motorist Travelled on
the bare rim to the nearest garage to
purchase a new inner tube OF shoe.
Coat the inside Of the rim where the
tire sets with shellac, place the tire in
place on the rim and initiate before the
shellac dries. When the shellac has thor
Oughly dried. remove the tire from the
rim and determine the time required and
the number Of tools and force required
to remove the tire on the rim. This test
produces q condition similar to rusting
or williamsburg OF the tire to the rim,
usually encountered when tire has been