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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
MARRY TOO YOUNG
New York Judge Declares War
on Hasty Marriages.
Declares Mating of Children Is Sin
Against Humanity and Should
Be Stopped at Once by
New Laws.

New York.-sIt is a recognized fact
hat at least rs per cent of the hasty
marriages made between young peo-
pie result unhappily. Nearly so per
cent end in the divorce courts and
more would if such a course could be
Afforded
Judge R. c. Cornell of the domestic
relations court has not only been
making a study of the cases of young
married people who come before him
but has been waging war against
hasty marriages.
1T is getting so nowadays" said
the judge, that a boy of 10 may
marry a girl Of 16 and the authorizes
are none the wiser until about a year
afterWard, when the young couple.
tired Of playing keeping house., come
to this court for aid.
This condition of affairs is not
only reflection on the parents and
their Iaxity in caring for their chill
dren. but it is also a disgrace to the
city government, and I believe that
unless it is stopped the city will be so
oVerrun with families, poor and dis
contented, that $t viii be the laughing
stock of the country.
There is a remedy for this, and
one that should be put in force. In
the first place no marriage should be
made between young people unless
their ages are attested by some rela-
tive or guardian. This may seem a
little matter but it is an important
one, as any one who sits in this court
will realize. There is a great differ
! ence in the girl of Is and of Is or 20.
The girl of Is is nothing more than
a child and it is sin to let these
marriages go on. Many marriages are
taking place between children of Is
and 10 who lie to get marriage Ii
| censes.
The parents or guardians should
be made to swear to the ages, and
understanding what an oath means
should be duly impressed with the
consequences If they commit perjury
In many such cases the marriage
would not be made if it's comtempIa
ton were made public. Those inter
ested in the good Of the young people
would prevent it. But the secrecy
that is possible now makes rash and
hasty marriages of mere children
easy. 1t would be an excellent thing
If law was passed making it neces
Eary for the contemplated marriage tc
be published a month in advance OF
the time of the wedding.
Such a law would guard the chill
dren in two ways. It would make
possible the interference of the par
ent or guardian If the marriage was
iliadvised and it would also give the
foolish children month in which to
| think over the situation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
The Gallant Correspondent.

Nine. Sarah Bernhard, in an inter
view in Reno, praised her Reno audi
ences.
They are the most brilliant and the
most intelligent" she said, that you
can imagine. The women's jewels
glittered, and the mems wit shone."
Nine. Bernhard laughed gaily.
zone Of these men was presented to
me-" she said, between the acts. He
lad been, by-the-way, correspondent
in eight suits. Well, his compliments
were so glowing that at last cried:
"But, monsieur, remember, I am 65
years old!"
Madame" he replied, TO me you
are just 90 For I, scared as I am by
scandal, am too charitable ever to
believe more than half what I hear &"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Mascot of Dubuque Can't Stand
Fresh Water Waves.
Work of Repairing War Vessel Be
fastened to Shorten Misery of
Famous Feline-Was on
BattIeship Oregon.

Chicago.-"Blue" arrived in Chi
cago late the other night. Blue is
just a cat. He never won ribbon
at a cat show, yet he is one Of the
most famous felines in the world.
Any one who has been in the Amer
lean navy since Spanish ships fur
nished targets for Dewey at Manila
bay knows what q prize Blue is. In
fact, superstitious tars attribute Amer
lean success in that episode largely
to Blue.
This famous cat was brought to
Chicago aboard the United States
gunboat Dubuque. The Dubuque will
relieve the Nashville as a training
ship for the naval reserves. The
Nashville is to be oyerhauled before
the crew Of the Dubuque takes charge.
The work is to be done faster than
any similar amount of labor was ever
performed in the American navy.
Why?
Because Blue is sick. This is the
first time in his long life that he has
been on fresh water. The changed
motion is too much for him. Sailors
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
MONSTER OF THE DEEP SEA
Some Strange Living Creatures That
Inhabit the Dark Abysses of
the Ocean.

The ocean water at depths of a mile
or more is so dense, and its pressure
is so great, that glass bottles forced
| down into it are crushed to powder
and tubes of metal are twisted and
| fattened out of shape. Yet living
creatures inhabit these dense and
| heavy depths. From the underworld
| Of the sea, where the pressure is two
and a half tons to the square inch,
! the explorers dredges bring up curl
Gus fishes, with bodies constructed
with special reference to this environ
ment Of weight.
Their bony and muscular systems
are not fully developed; the bones are
/ permeated with pores and assures.
The caIcareous matter is at mini
mum, and the bones of the vertebrae
are Joined together so loosely that the
| larger fishes often fall apart while
being lifted out of the water. The
muscles are all thin, and the connec-
tive tissue seem almost wanting. Yet
these fishes are able to dart about
and capture their prey.
1t is another interesting fact that
no light penetrates these ocean
| abysses-all below 1900 feet being
total darkness-and this necessitates
another adaptation of the deep-sea in
habitants. They carry lanterns.
Many of these deep-sea fish have spe-
cial organs upon their sides and
heads that are known to possess a
luminous quality.
One of the largest of these deep
sea torch bearers is a fish six feet
/ long, with tail dorsal fin extending
nearly the entire length of the body.
Along the sides of the body is a
| double row of luminous scales. One
Of the most ferocious of these deep
sea forms has mouth full of teeth
that protrude in a most formidable
manner. The fms are all tipped with
flaming spots, while along the dorsal
surface extends a row of spots that
! appear like so many windows through
which light is shining
The little fishes called Bombay
| ducks" are luminous over their entire
surface, and when numbers are col
Iected together they present an as
| tonishing spectacle. Another species
has a jaw so arranged that it can
| seize fish twice its size and easily
swallow them. It's stomach has the
| elastic quality of india rubber. It
stretches to enormous proportions,
and appears like great transparent
balloon hanging under the fish, and
| containing its prey.
The last expedition sent out by the
prince Of Monaco brought to light
| some remarkable forms The dredge
off Morocco brought up from a depth
! OF one and half miles a fish that
| appeared to be all head or mouth 1t
! was of small size, and the length of
| the mouth was about four-fifths of the
entire body; so that if the body had
| been severed behind the head it and
| two or three like it could have been
| slowed away in its capacious pouch.
1t probably moves very slowly, scoop
Ing mud and ooze into its mouth. sift-
ing out the animal parts and reject.
| ing the rest.-Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
MAKES ITS OWN WIG.

There is a small crab found upon
the English coast that is SO afraid
of his enemies that he has found out,
or has perhaps been taught, a clever
way to hide himself. The writer once
saw one of these crabs which was
kept as pet, and he was lucky
enough to visit him when he was in
the very act of making his wig. The
crab first tore off a piece of green
ribbon-like seaWeed with his pincers
and put one end in his mouth.
This he sucked and nibbled and
moistened with some kind Of glue
that hardens under water, and then
he pressed the sticky end upon his
back. By and by his broad back was
covered with a regular green and
waving wig so that as he craWled
about he looked like a bunch of sea-
weed in gentle motion. We must
suppose that he makes a very sweet
mouthful for a hungry fish, and that
he makes the wig to preserve him
from being gobbled up. From time
to time the wig requires repairing,
of course
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
On the Punishment If cbiIdra,

Parents should remember that every
distressing, hlood-curdling story told
to child, every superstitious fear in
st1lled into its young life, and their
mental attitude toward the child, their
whole treatment Of it, are simply max
ing photographic records in its ma
ture which will be reproduced with
scientific eXactness in it's future life
says Orison SWEET Marden in Success
Magazine
Whatever you do, never punish a
child when it is suffering with fear
1t is a cruel thing to punish children
the way most mothers do, anyway
but to punish a child when it is al
ready quivering with terror, and es-
pecfally when you are angry, is ter
ribIe
The same principle applies to pun
fishing children in school, especially
when they are suffering with sensitive
fear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
No Time to ScoId.

A western physician has two chill
dren. Ernest and Alice, aged nine and
eleven, respectively. Recently the
doctor and his wife made a weekend
trip to the country, leaving the chill
dren at home with the servants. They
were to return Monday night on a
train due at 10 o'clock The children
wanted to meet them at the depot, and
of course received very definite in
structions not to do so.
When the parents arrived at 1870,
their train being an hour and a half
late, they were surprised to find Err
nest and Alice waiting for them, and
all alone. The mother rushed forword
to expOstulate, but was cut off by the
shrfll voice of Alice crying, Hurry
up, mother. Don't stop to talk. The
taxi's up to $3.50 already! -Harper's
Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
DUTY ON OLD DECK OF CARDS
German Customs Officers Find Dog
cared Pack in Travellers Suit
case-Thfngs Made Warm.

London.-Americans who have re-
turned here from a trip to Germany
are of opinion that the inspectors of
the New York custom house can take
lessons in making travellers uncom-
Portable from their brethren in Ger
many.
Jacob Heilborn, who has just re-
turned from a trip to the Fatherland,
tells Of trying experience. Not con-
tent to accept his declaration that he
had nothing dutiable, the inspectors
emptied out his suit cases and made
things very warm for him when they
came across a. dog-eared pack of play
ing cards
Heilborn told them he had carried
the pack for years, as it is his GUS
tom when he cannot find a congenial
companion upon whom to unload his
fund of good stories to play solitaire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
FAMILY TREASURE HUNT.

Some people don't believe in banks.
One of these was James T. Burge Of
Springfield, Mo, an inventory of
whose estate, valued at $6O,68O, was
filed the other day. Most Of the prop
erty is cash and notes, and was found,
after much searching by members of
the family, secreted behind door
jambs, inside secret table drawers
and beneath false desk tops. The
gold, which he had boarded for many
years filled a water bucket.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

The little market town of Tatters-
hall near Boston in Lincolnshire can
boast of many objects of historic in
terest both in the town itself and in
the surrounding neighborhood. Not
the least interesting of these is the
picturesque old castle, around which
are woven many romantic stories of
CromweIlian days. The castle was
rebuilt in the fifteenth century by
the lord high treasurer, Cromwell,
and contains a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fireplace, an exact replica of which
is reproduced in the houses of par
lament 1t suffered considerably in
the civil war about the time that
Gainsborough and Lincoln fell into
the hands of the royalists, who were
routed by Oliver Cromwell, ''the Lord
Of the Fens," in 1913 Tattershall
can boast of a very fine park con-
tanning two Roman camps, to which
many visitors are attracted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
DIAMONDS IN TEETH TAXED

An unusual incident happened at
Baltimore the other day. A lone pas
senger On a fruit steamer, which ar
rived from Port Antonio, Jamaica, was
Mr.. Robert Ginsberg, who has been
making a commercial trip to the 18TH
mus of Panama. All his front teeth
were studded with diamonds of IL
karats and heavy gold settings. Mr..
Ginsberg, carrying a fortune in his
customs authorities upon articles that
he thought could be imported free u
charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Kisses Worth the Price.

Elizabeth, N. J.-Kisses at $13.25
per are rather expensive. This is
what Dominick Pugi1ese Of Rosene
thought after facing Judge Rosa in
court and paying that sum on a
charge of disorderly conduct com
mitted when he seized Miss Margaret
Hudson, daughter of j. s. Hudson,
and placed an ardent kiss on her lips.
Il will give you SO, judge said
Pugilese, land no more"
The judge was determined, however,
having passed the age of romance,
and the fine was upheld. at was
worth it, anyway" said the osculator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

emitted sparks on its way through the
forest. Consequently the examining
magistrate of Bordeaux was instruct
ed to arrest the engine, and duly arm
ed with a warrant he went forth and
read the warrant in front of the
throbbing monster and arrested it on
a charge of arson. He then wheel
cuffed tin other words, put the
seals on it-without any resistance
from the prisoner. The locomotive has
now to stand trial before a jury of
experts, who will decide whether the
accused party is in proper working
order, and whether or not it is guilty
of transgression of the regulations
laid down with regard to the working
Of railway engines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
ICE CHEAP IN PERSIA.

The fact that ice is plentiful and
cheap makes living ; : Persia more
pleasant than it would otherwise be,
and the fact that it can be obtained
at all is indicative Of the ingenuity
of the people Of the country. The
ground is so porous that water per-
coIates through quickly. There are
therefore few rivers or lakes from
which ice can be obtained, and it is
seldom so cold in any par of Persia
that ice of a thickness suitable for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
King Pleads for Ex-Wife

although another is queen of Saxony.
With much difficulty the king ar
ranged for an interview with ninety
year-old Regent Luitpold, who now,
feeble and senile, happens to be in
Lindau. The desired permission was
granted and the former crown prin-
cess of Saxony will soon enter on a
new chapter in her adventurous ca
reer, this time as a private Individual
in a small and quiet town not far
from where she once sWayed Euro
pean court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Went Up Twenty Points.

During the recent hot spell broker
was complaining to a friend of the
dull trading. Business" he said.
what can one do in the way of bust
ness with the mercury standing at
1902"
Dol" replied his friend. Great
Scott, man; it's the chance of a life
time to sell mercury. Boston Even
ing Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
BEES SWARM IN HER BONNET

4 singular circumstance occurred
recently at Avon, N. Y. A Mrs. Baker
was in her garden, when suddenly
she heard a buzzing in the air, and
upon looking up saw a swarm of
bees coming directly toward her. She
stood still and the whole swarm
alighted on her sun bonnet With due
presence of mind Mrs. Baker removed
the bonnet, placed it on a stick, took
the bees to hive and secured them
without assistance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
FRECKLES ARE HIS PETS.

To indulge his unusual pastime of
raising freckles, DR.. Harold Clifford,
an Omaha oculist, has become g
'freckle farmer" and transfers patches
of skin with the little brown spots from
one part of his body to the other.
FreckIes are his pets and he likes
to graft them in fancy designs about
his body. He told the Nebraska Medi-
cal association he had been expert
menting with them since 1901, and that
with only few freckles and
his razor he could have a perfectly
lovely time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
INTERCOLLEGIATE FOR A PEST
Reputed Truthful Correspondent of
Allentown, Pa, Tells How Cater
pillars Are Exterminated.

Reading, PA local newspaper
prints the following from its Allen
town correspondent, whose reputation
for truth and accuracy is first class:
"Elihu Batdorf, Quarryman, Iiv-
ing near Breinigsville, claims to have
solved the caterpillar question. The
other day he happened to spill q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

are said to be most excellent, the
fruit grown on the north side of the
wall being equal to that grown on the
south SIDE and even smoother. Good
results have also been obtained in
the case Of peaches and apples. The
principal objection made to the glass
wall, says the Scientific American, is
that it does not store up heat like a
masonry wall to keep the plants
warm at night; during the day time
the heat is nearly equal on both sides
of the wall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
CHEAP HOMES FOR WORKERS
London Tries Unique Experiment
With Laborers If Successful
Scheme VIII Be Extended.

London. - Municipal houses for
workmen for S25 cash down is the
latest London county council scheme.
The experiment, Colonel Boscawen
told the Daily Mirror, is to be tried
with twenty houses first, and if it
proves successful it will be extended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

packing would form under the direct
rays of the sun. The Persian obtains
his ice by making a shallow pool and
building a high wall which will pro-
tect it from the sun. A thin layer
Of ice will form; this he floods at
night with water, and so he goes on
adding inch to inch until he can cut
block of considerable thickness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
GLASS WALLS FOR FRUIT.

Fruit culturists abroad have re-
Gently essayed the use Of fruit walls
of glass instead of masonry, with in
teresting results. With q glass wall
the same kinds of fruit can be grown
on both the north and south sides.
The results in the case Of pear trees
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Snexpe cted.

Suddenly the umpire called time.
Jaw, what's the matter!" demand
ed the catcher.
Somebody in the grand stand ap-
plauded me-" he said, wiping the
binding tears from his eyes, "and 1
wasn't prepared for that &.
Play BALL"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
FOUND IN THE BIBLE.

The Bible contains 3,566,4S letters,
S10,697 words, 31,175 verses, 1,189
chapters and Sc books. The longest
chapter is the 10th Psalm; the
shortest and middle chapter the 117th
Psalm. The middle verse is the Sth
of the 11Sth Psalm. The longest
name is in the eighth chapter of
Isaiah
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

The total number of medical stu
dents in the universities of Germany
during the winter semester 1910 to
1911, was 1,156, being an increase Of
81 as compared with the correspond
ing period Of the academic year 1909
to 1910. Of the number 496 were
women.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

There's nothing in my play to
bring blush in anybody's cheek"
said the author.
We'll" replied the producer, bring
the manuscript around when you get
it finished"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

The orator spoke about the things
he had not said. the things he did
not believe, and the things he would
not do.
''That fellow" observed the sailor,
sis talking at the rate of about 80
nots an hour."-Jndge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Knows How to Use It.

Man with the squint-Haye you any
safety appliances on your auto?
Man with the goggles-Yes, there's
a speedometer-the little jigmaree,
you know, that tells how fast you're
going That's saved me many a fine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
AN ENGINE GETS ARRESTED

A sensational arrest has been made
at Bordeaux. France. A short time
ego several acres Of forest were laid
waste by q fierce fire. Enquiries led
the authorities to believe that the
guilty party was a locomotive which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

ert. One theory advanced with re-
spect to the singing" of these sands
is that it is due to an exceedingly thin
film of gas that covers the grains
Gathered and removed from the des-
ert, the sands lose their vocal prop
critics
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
"HELL0" GIRL HAD LISTENED
Charming Army Woman, With Apart
ments in Fashionable House,
Loses Woman Friend.

New York.-Untfl recently a charm
ing army woman, who lives in one Of
the fashionable apartment houses not
far from the Army and Navy club,
was the best of friends with the oper-
ator at the telephone switchboard
downstairs. Now all this is changed.
Over the telephone an acquaintance
was telling the army woman of some
recent Washington happenings. BET
ter leave the rest of the story until
see you," she suggeste when the con-
versation drifted into details.
81 am afraid the telephone girl is
listening to what you say" she eau
toned little later in the story. You
had better be careful" Still the con-
versation was unbroken. Really"
broke in the army woman a little lat
er, Il feel that I must tell you that I
am sure the girl at the telephone
board is listening and you must stop"
When the army woman next went
down stairs the young woman at the
telephone desk declined to answer the
cheerful good evening"
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wishes, surrender his lease, assign or
sell it.
Another important housing scheme,
the creation Of a garden suburb on
the councils Tottenham estate, is also
under consideration, but for this, said
Colonel Boscawen, parliamentary pow
ers will have to be obtained.
1t is proposed to build on the es-
tate middle class houses with rents
running up to $3.50 a year, but at pres
ent the council has only power to
build working class dwellings.
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reasoned that pure nitroglycerin
would be rather expensive for the
destruction Of caterpillars, but found
that a mixture with water would
accomplish satisfactory results.
Spraying a tree with this mixture,
which costs only few cents, rids it
of caterpillars in a few minutes.
cit is found, too, that the shock
Of the explosions effectually destroys
all Of the other pests on the tree Mr.
Batdorf has applied for a patent, and
is organizing company to exploit his
discovery"