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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
LIBERALS HOLD TO THEIR
HOME RULE PROMISES
Premier Asquith Makes Il Clear That
Parliament VIII Act Upon
Irish Question.

London.-Premier AsQuith, during
the preliminary debate On home rule
in the house Of commons, again de
clared that as soon as the veto biiI'
WIS out Of the way the government
would apply itself to the task Of grant
ing a policy of full self-government to
Ireland
IN a brief speech which drew forth
vigorous cheers from the Irish and
Liberal benches, he declared that
every one voted at the general cleo
ticn in December with the full knoWl-
ecge that when the lords, the great
obstacle to the achievement Of Lib
eTEal legislation, were cleared away the
first task Of the government would be
to carry out a policy Of full self-goT-
eminent for Ireland.
I'VE never for one moment have re-
trdcted or receded from that position, .
said the premier
Mr.. Asquith remarked upon the alb
sence in the present debate of the
foolish and discreditable" election
cry Of British votes being sold for
American gold, and maintained that
the only satisfactory solution Of the
problem of the congestion of business
in the house of commons was the Gre
alton of an Irish parliament, with an
Irish executive responsible thereto,
for dealing with purely Irish affairs,
while maintaining the supremacy OF
the British parliament unimpaired.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
THAT ONE UNIVERSAL HABIT
All Mankind, at Some Time or An
other, Can Be Put in the Class
of Borrowers.

Borrowing is a universal habit.
Every one condemns borrowing and
everybody borrows. People borrow
everything, from money to pins, from
friends, acquaintances and strangers.
Probably the first case of borrowing
On record was when a rib was borrow
ed from Adam to make Eve. Since
Eve was immediately given to Adam,
1t was also the quickest repayment on
record. And Adam received interest
On the loan. Originally he had only a
rib, but afterward he had a rag and
bone and a hank of hair"
People do not draw the line at bor-
rowing retail; they want to borrow
wholesale. Thus Antony in opening
his speech to the Romans, said, Lend
me your ears" Just when the owners
had most need Of them. So the magi-
clan today says: Kindly lend me
your attention" If you go about
where men are working you will often
be requested to lend hand" and
more than one man has needed a re-
quest to Tend his influence" and
never got it back.
Strangers come up to you on the
street and ask you to let them have
the time Of day, and when a man
wants to sell you anything he general
ly begins by asking If you can spare
Rn hour.
| may have borrowed some of these
ideas. but If I have I don't know who
owns them, SO there's no use trying to
give them back-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
GOULD To RETIRE
AS ROADS CHIEF
Will Leave Missouri Pacific as
President.
TO BE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Huhn-Loeb and Rockefeller Interests
VIII Select His Successor
Fight Dating Back to
1897 Is Ended.

New York.-George J. Gould VIII
resign the presidency Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad but will accept
the Craftsmanship Of the board of d.
rectors. This fact was made public in
a statement issued by Mr.. Gould re-
garding the reported control Of the
road by other interests than himself.
Mr. Gould in his statement said
in respect to various rumors of a
souri, Pacific Railway company that
there is and will be no controversy
between controlling interests; that it
has long been his intention, known to
Mr.. Rockefeller and Messrs. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., to retire from the presi-
corporation to obtain the services of
the best equipped railroad man to
take his place.
The statement was in answer to
the many rumors of a contest for the
control of the great property, strug-
gle which the street believes has gone
against MIR. Gould after years of eff
fort
A coincidence that was not over
looked in Wall street was the an
nouncement that the interest on the
Texas and Pacific second income
bonds would be passed the directors
having reached that decision at a
meeting here.
The fight against the Gould inter
ests has been waged more or less
steadily since 1897, and his opponents
have wrested one after another COW
eted property from George Gould's
control.
The Wabash Terminal receivership
In Pittsburg was a heavy blow to
him and for some time not a few
wise. observers have been of the opin.
Ion that he was carrying a greater
burden than he could endure.
Beside the millions he put into the
fight to secure an entry into Pitts
burg, Mr. Gould spent another for
tune in building his tidewater line
through the mountains of Maryland
to the sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
MIGHT HAVE COME EARLIER
Adrirer OF Musician Must Have Felt
Truth of the Answer He
Received.

Signor Puccini, although celebrated
Ill over the world for his operas, is
still young man. On the subject Of
his early success the Italian composer
said recently in New York:
l have been very lucky. Recogni-
ton for artistic work comes so often
after one is too old to enjoy it
Il remember one of my country
men, a centenarian, who, had he died
before seventy, would never have seen
any of his operas produced. Luckily
he lived to so great an age that he re-
ceived for many years the admiration
he deserved. Naturally enough,
though, this splendid artist regretted
his years of obscurity and neglect,
and he frequently spoke bitterly of
his bad fortune.
Once, at the very end of his long
life, an Englishman entered his box
at the opera in Rome, and said re-
spectfully:
q" I have travelled all the way from
London TO see the author of my IA
vorite opera
The veteran composer, with a ma
licious smile, replied:
Well, my friend, have given you
plenty of time to get here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
Reindeer in Labrador,

The Dominion Government has
granted land to Dr. Grenfell, the mis-
Bionary-physician, to enable him to try
the experiment of breeding reindeer in
Labrador. The. original 300 deer
brought by DR.. Grenfell from Lapland
have increased to 500 and have al
ready been a boon to the people of
Labrador. The milk is being made
into cheese, which is an important ad-
dition to the food supply, but Of still
greater value is the fact that the
reindeer are able to pull four times as
much as the Tskont dogs, and will
travel and live off the country, while
the dogs have to be provided with food
at all times. It is further stated that
smoked reindeer tongues are already
In the market at very high prices,
while the soft, thick fur is in great de-
mand for motoring garments. DR..
Grenfell has just submitted a report
recommending the wholesale breeding
of reindeer in the Yukon and other
parts of the Canadian north to take
the place of the dogs for the use of the
royal northwest mounted police and
fhe trading posts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
PhotoqraphEnq Digestion.

]. CarVallo Of the Marcy institute,
Paris, France, has recently succeeded
In making cinematograph X-ray pic
lures showing the process Of diges-
ton both in warm and cold-blooded
animals.
Many attempts have been made to
produce this result, but they have
failed because of the difficulty expe-
rienced in obtaining Roentgen pic
lures with exposures lasting but
small fraction of a second, also be
cause no suitable cinematographic ap-
paratus was available for producing
the pictures.
The animals under test were fed
with an alimentaCy paste on which
was their usual food mixed with a
basis of btsmuth nitrate. The results
of these pictures have been checked by
special Investigations showing that
the pictures are true photographs of
the actual movements of the organs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
NAVAL COMMANDER MARBLE
FOUND TO BE A SUICIDE
Cause of Act Mystery-Death of War
College Official Came on Op-
Grating Table.

Newport, R. From authoritative
sources it was learned that the death
of Commander Frank Marble, Z. S N,
Of the Naval War college staff on
Tuesday was a case of suicide, and
that death was not caused by apo
plexy, as at first reported.
The inquest report was forwarded
to the navy department by Capt.
James Oliver, chief of the War col
lege staff. Those who might be able
to give a motive refuse to talk. and
the tragedy remains mystery.
Commander Marble went from his
wife's room TO the college Monday
night When Mrs. Marble awoke
Tuesday morning she went TO the col
lege library and, falling to find her
husband, instituted search that end
ed in the discovery of the Office lying
on the floor of the bathroom in a pool
Of blood. He was still living
Mrs. Marble aroused the officers,
and the commander was taken to the
Naval hospital Until the bullet mark
was found 1t was believed that the
commander had been suddenly strtck-
en- and fractured his skull in falling
to the floor. Four hours later he died
on the operating table.
Two shots were fired from a So
caliber revolver, one entering the
right lobe of the brain and the other
resting against the skull
The suicide of Commander Marble
has caused a deep sensation here.
Both he and his wife were prominent
in army, naval and social circles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
DECLARES POST INCREASE JUST.
Hitchcock Says Increase on Adver.
Using Sections Is Fair.

Washington. - Large profits as
serted to be incuring to the pub
fishers of magazines and immense
losses being sustained by the gov
eminent in the transportation of
magazines as second-class mail mat
ter at existing rates are made the
basis of a statement issued by Post
master General Hitchcock The
statement is in response to the attack
made by the magazine publishers
upon the proposed increase Of the
postage rate on the advertising pages
of the large magazines from one cent
to four cents a pound.
Mr.. Hitchcock makes it clear that
the proposed new rate does rot af-
feet newspapers of any kind, nor
does it apply to periodicals mailing
less than 1000 pounds of each issue"
Applying the increase tc the en-
tire amount of second-class nail mat
ter" continued Mr.. Hitchcock, ut
would amount to less than one cent q
pound"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
PASSES RECIPROCITY PACT.
Taft Scores Victory by Vote of 221
to o.


Washington President Taft's
reciprocity agreement with Canada
was ratified in the house through the
support Of an almost solid Demo
cratic vote. The Mccall bill carrying
the agreement into effect was passed
221 to 90.
In the final vote on the passage of
the bill 70 Republicans and 142 Demo
Gratis voted for it, and 81 Republicans
and Democrats voted against it. The
Republicans were nearly evenly dt-
vided, while the Democrats represent
ed almost an unbroken front. The
Democrats got out lat of their total
members to vote on the bill, while
the Republicans had only 166 of their
membership present. The five Demo
Gratis voting against the bill were:
Broussard, Estopinal and Pujo, Louisi-
ana Webb, North Carolina, and Ham
mond, Minnesota.
The president reiterated his views
at conference attended by number
of Republican senators. His state
ments to the three senators named
were made during the day when they
responded to a summons to come to
the White House.
1t was not the purpose of Mr.. Bur
rows to call a meeting Of the finance
committee until next week, owing to
the illness of Mr.. Hale. One result of
the conference at the White House
was the announcement by Mr.. Bur
rows that the committee would hold
special meeting Saturday to begin
consideration of the agreement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
FUR CATCH IN FAR NORTH
circumstances Such That II Is ?fetty
Sure to Ee One of Smallest
on Record.

That circumstances in the north
soint 10 one OF the smallest FUR
catchez on record is the report brought
bv travellers and traders who have
been through those districts where
the largest fur catches are usually
made.
Caribou are more plentiful this win
ter than ever before, and it is easy
for the Indians and Eskimos to kill
them and supply themselves with
meat for the winter. For this reason
these northern natives, who are nat
areiiy q lazy lot, prefer to sit around
to tramping through the snow looking
after their traps. So the caribou
meat Ia allowed to take the place Of
the bacon and other provisions they
would receive from the traders for
their furs.
Early Ia the winter rat skins were
selling for 81 per dozen at Fort Smith
and ether pslts low in proportion. and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
EBERT HUBBARD IN DANGER.
Lecturer Is Pinned Fast to Wall by
Trick Elephant.

Portland, Ore.-While attending a
reception in his honor given by the
Portland Press club, Ebert Hubbard
was attacked by a trick elephant
which had been taken up to the
club, and it was only by rare luck
that he escaped death, or at least
serious injury.
Soon after Mr.. Hubbard had seated
himself in the club he grasped the ex-
tended trunk of the animal, which
twice wrapped it around the authors
neck. Suddenly the beast lunged for
ward with trunk uplifted. The tusks
passed by Hubbard's head and pinned
him fast to the wall.
Then the trainer whipped the brute
off and Hubbard, deathly pale, but
uninjured, crept from the chair to a
place of safety.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
CAR ORDERS HIS
TROOPS TO CHINA
Will Make Military Demonstration
on Border.
NATIONS ARE NEAR TO BREAK
Free Trade in Northern Part Of Celes-
tlaI Empire and Administrative
Regulations Are Subjects
of Dispute.

st. Petersburg. - The strained re-
lahons between Russia and China
have finally resulted in decisive
action by the Russian govern
ment According to instructions NJ.
Kocotovitz, the Russian minister to
China, has presented to that govern
Znent note bearing on the treaty Of
1881, which China has seemed dig
posed to abrogate The note contains
six points and Russia insists upon
compliance on pain of complete ces-
satiop Of friendly relations.
Russia notified the governments Of
Great Britain, France and Germany
Of her intention to make military
demonstration on the Russo-Chinese
frontier owing to China's persistent
violation of the treaty of 1881.
Russian troops will be sent forth
with to the district of III. The extent
of the demonstration, 1t is added In
the diplomatic note, will depend en-
tirely upon the attitude assumed by
China.
Vital questions involved are free
trade in Mongolia, the exraterritortal
rights Of Russia in China and the es-
tablishment of a Russian consulate at
Keobdo. Mongolia
There have been rumors recently of
an intention Of Russia to bring pres
sure to bear upon China because of al
legged violations of the Russo-Chinese
treaty. That the situation was acute
however, has been denied, both by the
Chinese foreign board and the Russian
legation at Picking. 1t has been admit
ted that there were differences in the
interpretations of the international
agreement as made at st. Petersburg
and at Picking. The treaty adopted
IN 1881 expires this month and it has
been reported that China was not will
ng to renew it-at least not until Ger
ain notifications had been made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
DEFY JUDGES RULE.
banviIIe Jurors Again Exclude States
Attorney.

~SAf''''~ - - " FNSS''' A<>S'HNS 49, - .
Attorney.
Danville, Ill-After overriding the
Instructions of the presiding Judge,
again banishing the city attorney from
the jury room and rebuking the sher-
if the grand jury inquiring into The
vote frauds, assumed entire control
Of the legal machinery and declared
that the investigation would go to the
limit
The eighteen months limitation
wall thrown UP by Judge Kimbrough
was assaulted Witnesses who have
taken no part in elections since two
years ago, were summoned, detained
in the jury room for a considerable
length Of time and questioned closely.
When States Attorney Lowman
mentioned the fact that the Judge
had repeatedly called attention to the
eighteen months limitation, he was
excluded from the room, having re-
turned after being banished Tuesday
George B. Weisiger, law student,
who is a member of the jury, was
then appointed special prosecutor and
assume charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF
PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

A speedy and economical treatment
for disfiguring pimples is the follow
ing: Gently smear the face with Cuti-
cura Ointment, but do not rub Wash
off the ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water and
battle freely for some minutes. Re
peat morning and evening. At other
times use hot water and Cuticura
Soap for bathing the face as often as
agreeable. Cuticura soap and oint-
ment are equally successful for itch
ing, burning, scaly and crusted hui
mors of the skin and scalp, with loss
of hair, from infancy to age, usually
affording instant relief, when all else
fails. Send to Potter Drug & Chem
Corp, Boston, Mass, for the latest
Cuticura book on the care and treat
ment of the skin and scalp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
DAYS WORK CUT TO SIX HOURS.
Boon Is Granted Railway Mail Clerks
in Exceptional Cases.

Washington. - Official notice has
been given to clerks Of the railway
mail service that on the lines where
their work is heavy continuously for
six days each week the standard Of
the service hours shall be considered
as six hours.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
perintendent Grant of the railway mail
service expressed the opinion that a
minimum daily average of six and one
half hours road duty should be re-
quired daily, but that exceptional
cases should be considered upon their
merits, and these are cases where q
less number than this is warranted"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
NOT ACCORDING TO PROGRAM
Practical Joker Meant to Astonish
His Wife, and Doubtless
He Did,

When the first shipment of frozen
eggs arrived from Australia their ex-
IRENE hardness astonished the brok-
ers.
One man, calling at a brokers' office,
was amazed to see him taking aim at
the wall with an egg.
What the dickens are you att" he
said.
But the broker let drive, the only
result being a slight dent in the wall.
The thing being explained, the man
took couple of the eggs, put them
in mis- pocket, and left to startle his
wife. Arriving home, he waited till
the family was assembled for dinner,
and then banged an egg at the new
dado.
But the smile quickly faded from
his face. The egg had thawed.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
q Dry Wa sh.

Representative Livingston of Geor-
gia, who, disguised at the bath-tub
debate in the house recently, proposed
that a little money might be made by
renting the bath tubs out, said recent
ly, apropos Of this subject:
I'VE are now a good deal like Bill
Spriggins on zero morning.
"BilIs valet entered his bedroom
one January morning and said with a
shiver:
VIII you take your bath hot or
cold, sir?'
Thank you. said Bill; I'll take It
for granted"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
RYAN ENToMBED WITH HoNoRs.
High Church Dignitaries Are Present
at Archbishop's Funeral.

Philadelphia, Pa. - The body of
the late Archbishop Patrick John
Ryan was entombed in the crypt
beneath the high altar of the
Cathedral of SIS. Peter and Paul in
this city, following imposing funeral
services. Nearly all the prominent
figures of the Roman Catholic church
in the United States participated in
the services and hundreds of priests
from all parts of the East were pres
ent. The cathedral was filed with
$500 people and surrounding the
building on the outside was a great
concourse, who saw the solemn pro-
cesston from the church around Logan
square and back to the edifice. The
weather was cloudy and raw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
Guide for Teacher.

The teacher should not expect to
make great strides of progress every
day, but should be content if a little
growth marks each day. She should
not be satisfied unless some advance
ment is made each and every day.
The longest road is traversed step by
step. The greatest height is reached
10y a slow and steady and oft-imes
painful climb. Patience, industry, de-
termination aud constant and intelli-
gent application will master most, If
not all, difficulties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
Z Charce kIacsasa-,.

"Sey,' said the senior member Of
the publishing firm, wen have to
change the title Of that book on avia-
ton thai we're bringing out"
why? It seems to me that Con
quering the Air is striking title
and one that viii make the book sell. .
Yes: but the author has just been
Killed owing TO the fact that he and
his aeroplane fell in front Of freigh.
train"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
4AlTIANs LAYING LAND WASTE.
five Thousand Loyal Troops Use Fire
and Sword Against Rebels.

Puerto Plata, Santa Domingo
Five thousand Haitian troops, COM
handed by President Simon, are
n the northern provinces of Haiti and
with fire and sword are crushing out
he rebellion. Two thousand men cap
.ured Juana Mendez, reducing the city
o ashes. The Haitian delegate at Da-
abon advised the Dominican authori-
les of these facts and the governor
congratulated him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
POPE VICTIM OF INFLUENZA.
Physician States Pontif's Condition Il
Not at All Serious.

Rome-Pope Plus X. is suffering
rom a slight attack of influenza and
IS confined to his bed.
Doctor Petacci, his physician, said
his temperature had been 103 degrees.
The physician said the attack is not
likely to last more than a couple Of
lays. His holiness told his sisters,
who are attending him, that he ex-
pected to be better shortly.
The pope jokingly remarked that it
would not be in good taste to escape
he malady, which, seems to be af-
dieting everybody.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
IRON WORKERS GO ON STRIKE.
Employees of Lake Superior Company
Walk Out Following Wage Cut

Ashland, Wis.-Fo1lowing a cut in
wages of employees of the Lake
Superior Iron & Chemical COM
pany at Ashland, the men walked out
The company paid off the men and
announced that it will shut down in
definitely The shutdown involves
$50 men at Ashland. $50 in the woods
getting out wood for charcoal, and
will shut down the Yale mine at
Bessemer, where 200 are employed
The drop in the price of iron of the
past few months is given as the cause
of the cut in wages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-23
Moving Pictures of Insects in Fight

Moving Pictures or Insects IN Fight.
A French inventor, NJ. Bull, has
perfected a cinematograph with which
pictures of insects in flight may be
taken, and afterwards exhibited in
motion on a screen, or in a stereo-
Bcopic apparatus. AS many as 1900
images per second may be made, but
in studying the movements made by
the flying insects, as represented by
the images, the latter can be caused
to pass with relatively great delibera-
tion, so that only twelve or fifteen,
or even only two or three, succeed
one another per second. An ingen-
aous device causes the insect itself to
make an electric contact, and thus set
the apparatus in motion at the be
ginning of its flight