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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CANDIDATE FOR REGISTER OF
DEEDS,

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of Register
Of Deeds on the Republican ticket
to be voted for at the September
primaries.
E. E. Ames.
10td-2tw Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY TREAS
URER.

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of County
Treasurer on the Democratic Ticket
subject to the good will of the PEG
pie.
Yours respectfully,
3td-2tw John Cypress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
IL Your Wheels
Are Loose

you're IN a bad fix, which won't
better by neglecting them. Bring
EN- round right away and let US
attend to the matter, which we
will do at a price that won't
break you as quickly as you
may have a breakdown if you
put off giving the proper atten-
ton to your wagon and its
wheels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25

To be paid for at the rate of five
cents per counted line, by Bert Nc
Lees, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CANDIDATE FOR REGISTER OF
DEEDS.

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of regis
ter of deeds at the coming election
in September.
Henry Ebbe,
DIV Town of Lincoln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25

To be paid for at the rate of five
cents per counted line by Henry Eb,
be, town of Lincoln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY cLERI

I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Clerk
on the Republican ticket subject to
the September primaries.
Bert McLees
4td-4tw. Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25

WANT ADS BRING RESULTS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25

10td-2tW
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-18

in the northumberland shot
put.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-18
90
Light Food

A working man having been
taken i'll, his wife was given in7
structions by the doctor to keep
him quiet and to give him only
light food. "Do not let him get
excited" the doctor said, "and if
he seems restless and feverish you
must put thermometer under
his arm and tell me when 1 call
tomorrow what temperature it re-
cords"
When the medical man called
the next morning he was sur
prised to find that the patient was
much worse. did you take his
temperature last night as l asked
your" he inquired. EYES," said
the woman. 81 put the barometer
under his arm just as you said,
and it went round to dry, so |
gave him some beerp
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-18
Pat Mcdonald.

Pat Mcdonald, the New York
policeman Familiarity known as
babe" surprised athletic sharps
by beating Ralph, Rose in the
best hand" shotput, breaking all
records. He was second:to Rose
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-18

A greengrocer's boy called to
the mate of a vessel lying in dock
and the mate gruffly inquired
what he wanted. give got some
vegetables for the ship" was the
reply. "AIl right. You need not
come aboard; throw them up one
at a time, said the mate, as he
stood ready to- receive them.
Look out!" shouted the lad, as
he threw dried pea on board.
1--WE got a sackful of these?,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
STOLEN GEMS WORTH
$4,000 RECOVERED
New York Police Locate Them
In Vault Of Colonial Trust
Company.

New York. May 23-Jewelry and dia-
monds valued at $50. OOO We're found bs
the police in a safe deposit vault of
the Harlem branch of the Colonial
Trust company. which was rented by
Bert Curtis, the alleged burglar of the
Beau Brummell" type, who was ar
rested Sunday. Curtis. who refused to
make a statement, accompanied the
police to the Colonial Trust company,
where scores Of men and women whose
homes had been robbed within the last
year had gathered to identify the hid
den plumber.
II bought that junk from another
man. Curtis said as the detectives re-
moved the five packages from the
strong box. Il paid $500 for h whole
bunch of It,"
In Investigating the career of Curtis
detectives found that he a visited the
Metropolitan opera house at least one
night a week and had spent most of
his evenings in the expensive restau-
rants In Broadway and in the most cx-
elusive hotels. Several wealthy men
and m including. j. p. Morgan,
ir.. reported losses by robbery recently,
and they have been asked to assist In
the identiRcations OF the jewelry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
NOISELESS WORLD is
DREAM OF BIOLOGIST

gross. his matter of noise will be- one
of the most prominent for discussion.
1T is commended that the hustle and
plstle of city life. the footing OF whis-
ties. the roar of trains and other
noises are taking it's toll from the
health of the community. The ear is
becoming abnormal and blunted. The
sensitive mechanism of hearing. in an
effort to exclude the never ending an
noNancc. is thickening.
Gradually the roar of the city works
upon the nerves and brain. producing
irritation and exhaustion. Nervous
prostration. Il disease of cities. is ono
result. deafness is another. and suf-
fering to the weak and convaiescent
is still another.
Noise" says DR.. Blake. ..is bar
barous. Its presence in a community
points t" barbarism. If VIC pretend to
Il higher civilization. something m,,sf
be done to prevent it. The question of
noise is Il question of economies. be-
cause the presence Of Unnecessary
noise is as much an indication of a
waste of energy as the heating of u
bearing in Il machine"
At the congress next Angus; WAYS
and means of making the world more
iioiseless will be gone into in fun de-
. tail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
Dr.. Blake. Of Harvard, Says
Noise, AT Least Loud Noise,
Is Useless.
suRWvALs OF sAvAGERY

Cambridge. Mass.-Special: Science
is planning Il comparatively noiseless
world. Il world in which clamor ana
clangor are reduced to q minimum.
Men of learning. such as Dr.. Clarence,
John Blake. professor OF GEOLOGY at
Harvard medical school. declare that
there is absolutely 40 reason why there
should not be such Il world in existence
if the citizens OF this and other sup
posedly civilized countries can be
weaned away from the survivals of
savagery. Noise. at least loud noise,
he says. is needless.
When some 200 distinguished ply
sicians and savants from all parts of
Europe md America gather in the halls
of Harvard Medical school next Au-
gust at the International biological con-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
"l.m.y" Become. Good Slang.


The act OF j. Bruce lsmay in leaving
the steamship Titanic in the recent dis
aster when the boat struck an iceberg.
has added to the vocabulary OF many In
~dianapOlis people.
In an Indiana avenue barroom the other
evening two negroes became incolved in \
quarrel over some trivial matter. and 1t
soon appeared that unless some one i'm
terfcred. there might be serious trouble.
A xolicitous friend pulled one CT the quar-
Celing men to one side.
Say. niggah. All done seed dat yallah
ma fondiy fingerin' a big 80 u Ill while
fore YOU come in heah, an you bettah
take a III slip o advice and tes gently
'Ismay' outcn his heah place while the
.Ismayin' is good
The pupils OF No. 10 schoo! have been
very much Interested in watching the de-
velopments OF the buds on the trees In the
vicinity into leaflets. One Of the trees
wns obxerved to burst it's buds earlier
thar the remainder and to make much
more rapid progress in taking on its spring
We've got a special name for that
tree explained one Of the larger boys.
eve coll II an Ismay tree because 1t was
enc Of the first to leaf"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
STONE IS CHOSEN HEAD
OF THE BROTHERHOOD

Harrisburg. Pa, May 2e-Warren 8.
Stone. az cleveland. grand chief Il the
B~rotherhOod OF Locomotive Engineers
since 1908, was re-electsd for six years.
But one ballot was taken and Stone
had. % many OF the 7S1 votes cast that
the electiOn was made unanimous. MI.
Stone was elected n 1903 to NIL the un-
exnired term Of p. N. Arthur and was
for four year terms In =
and 1905, his election today being the
nrot for u six yenr term.
Tho convention fixed Thursday al
the time for acting on the Insurance
features Of the order. which are 10 Oe
coSni6erably changed. according to tho
speesehts plans. 5
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
Keeping Open the tiorizon.

II is bad TO lose a grip or business bat It
is Il RACED to lose a grip on life. Many
men and women who find life turned stale
just when they ought to be- IN their prime
are paying tie Inevitable penalty for cal
louSing their hearts with seltfshness and
greed. or burning ont their souls and
bodies with vice: hut LIES dull brown
taste is not confined To passengers on the
Champagne Limited. Many men of ex-
emplarS lives. who work faithfully in
fruitful fields OF c%ndeavor, find in the
hour of victory hat their zest IS gone.
Many wise and prudent men who have
been preparing Tor the rainy day sudden
~ find their carefully built shelter dry i'm
deed-morc m0notonous and desolate than
the rain itself. MANY excellent women,
wnen the Hush of youth has passed. in
stead OF matilring into enduring. increas-
ing usefulness and serenity. become like
unto 81 house left %.lesolate. Whether work
he drudgery or delight, too exclusive APP
p-cation to it naturally tends to narrow
the horizon. The merchant finds him
self surrounded hy dry goods, dry-goods
talk. and dry-yooas people until the walls
OF his store are the. boundaries OF his
world. The scientist who puts his soul
and heart and brain into the pursuit Of
the beetle finds in time that every point
of the compaS ends In II beetle. The So
clety woman who finds ali her interest IN
one class and IN one set of events and
modes OF living secs and feels little OF the
vast and palpitating current of human life
above and below aud around her. The
nerves and hfain and muscles grow weary
of mOnotOny. However Intensely we aoplv
ourselves. we should keep our eyes on the
distant hills and the crimson, sunset.
There should always be kept open a path
that runs away to the west or o&st or
north or south. 10 AN entirely new hori.
xOn. to some 0tlsc; work one loves. Ia
nppN M hop - ,sl~y el,n .>,~..pl, A.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
STARVING GIRLS ERROR
WINS FAME FOR HER
Great French Coincidence Tells
How She Found a Good
Friend in Stranger.

PARIS-Maris. DuSclauZas, probably
Tile greatest comic actress ever seen on
Inc French stage. old AN amazing story
NJ h"t early struggles to AN interview
rr. VIII" called on her shortly before her
death.
She went ON the stage when her par
snts died. and when is years old had
M'eh four years i'm the profession with
out being able to command moro than
"nnug'i salary tn keep her from starry
ing.
surrounded by temptations and thor
nighlN discouraged. n thought seri-
allsiy of suicide and in this contempla-
ton she went over "A few letters and
trinkets left by her parents. 1t was
then shs f"unda letter addressed TO her
and written by her father ON his death
bed. II read:
My Dear Marie: If you arc eyer dcs-
lcrate and need Il friend, go To Prof.
II. in Paris. Tell him YOU are my
daughter. and he will help YOU. for he
is my friend"
With this letter she hurried to Paris.
learned the address of Prof. u. and vas
told by the concierge that he lived on
the third floor. Entering the apart
ment. she said:
My name is Armand. You were my
fathers friend. ann starving"
The friend OF her father called his
wifi" and they talked to the girl.
s'tfHeu she MAS an actress ana needed
AN engagement. \ note WAS written to
the most influential manager in Paris.
clothing was provided for the girl and
sIm. WAS installed i'm a comfortable
kuimc.
Then it occurred to her that She had
not presented her fathers note. which
she proceeded To do. Her b%cncfactor
hooked it over and said:
MY dear child. it is Providence that
sent you here. This note is for Prof.
H., who lives on the floor above 1 am
charles Lccocu. tho composer"
Not long after the girl rescued by
fate appeared in I."coci's LA File de
Madame Ans"t." and helped to make
The production Il retaining SucccSs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
We winaie.. Ones.

When saw in the vaults of the azure ard
sun.
Like blooms from their fields astray.
On painter wings that uttered and spun.
Two golden butterflies play
Two flames by an airy love made one
In the heart OF the day
The longed for a mate and the gift OF
wings.
Till cursed the clasp Of the mar, tho.
cl:ngs
To twlart my lust for the sky,
And the mOurnful hunger of wi,v,ess
things
For the visions that die.
Herman scheffausr l n Iiarper's Weekly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
Gandcr and PiekereI.

a Wisconsin g:,naes WAS sn upset
ny experiments made upon and
through him by a m~iSch"violls boy
tina for :, long time he would not go
The gander's determination ia alb
stain from water as IL means of bath
ing grew out of the following circum-
stances:
The boy thought he wonld tie n
fishing line to the gandef's leg and
with a hook properly baited turn the
bird out into tho water. The bait was
i: frog.
Tho gander went into the min pond.
where he swami around for half an
hour. turning "flip-flaps'' and diving
for food. Suddenly he felt a pull at
his leg and looked AS surprised as
the lone fisherman" when he caught
~ whale.
The gander concluded that there
WAS something the matter. and he
looked tn ascertain n cause. The
p%iclserci on the hook gave several
jerks. W'hereupon the gander decided
that he wanted to go home.
He at once started for shore, bnt
tn. pickercl Oh the hook wanted to go
tile other way. The gander seemed
frightened mt first. The he evinced
sings OF anger and tried tn fly to
shore, hut the picllcrcl pulled him
back.
work he had eve done. the gander
ca,nc ashore dragging "A six-pound
pickcrcl up the bank.
The boy 100 off the pickerel and
haited the hook with another frog.
He tried to induce the gander to go
in for another swim. but no amount
of persuasion could get the bird to
do so. He simply could not be driven
in. For many weeks the gandcr would
not go into the water. lie would pro
cced with the rest of his lock to the
waters edge. but there he would stop
lie would seem to be arguing with
them With reference TO the DANCE,
they We're counting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

One OF the most recent applications
of electricity which has come to our
notice is that for ripcning cheese. The
use of electricity for maturing various
articles OF consumption such as wines
and alcohlic liquors Is not new, but
Mr.. Cookies method of applying an
alternating current of two amperes and
10000 volts for the purpose Of ripen-
ing cheese appears to be so. The treat
ment as described in Cosmos IL con-
tinued for "a hours, md Is said to ef-
feet in this short time q complete
ripening OF tho cheese.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

Unusual is the case OF Leo Y. Hast
ings. who Is suing the New Orleans,
Natalbany 4 Natchez railroad for
100000 damages. A graduate OF Trim
lty college. Ireland, and an athlete of
International reputation, he came to
this country to learn railroading from
Tho bottom up. While flagman on q
log train in louisiana he was caught
between two cars which he was coup
ling. and az . result he IL q hopeless
pexalytic. His claim Is based on the
assumption that q brilliant career has
been blighted,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

The portraits of Captain Amundsen
show a certain likeness to DR.. Nansen.
Both have in q marked degree the long
narrow skull Of the Vikings. It is a
curious circumstance that the seafar-
Ing races. whether on the Baltic or on
h Mediterranean. have this type of
head. while the inlanders OF Europe are
predcminantly OF The broad headed
Alpine sort. But 1t will hardly do to
make Observation-Disclosures the cause Of
seanlanship. as some enthusiasts have
done. for the Japanese. who are round
headed. take readily to the sea.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

In the reign Of terror In France when
men never saw the SUI set without
dozens Of murders having been COM
mitted In the course Of the day, there
was one man who was more blood
thirsty than all the others. This man
was Marat. Even his %sanguinary as
soclates Stunned him, and 1t was
day soon after Marat caused the sweet
heart OF Charlotte COrday to be be-
headed. 1t 30. enraged and emboldened.
the young woman that she went to
h home of Marat and stabbed him
to death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

the Infection. \ car drew up behind am
other at Illinois and Washington streets a
FEW days ago. three or four minutes be-
mind time.
Tell that motorman Of yours I am in "a
hurry" called the motorman of the rear.
car to the conductor in front. and for
him to get the j. h. Ismay on him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
From Puck.

Crimson Rambler--Taken Off yer
winter underwear yet. i:ill:
BAckdOor E~fn-Fartiy: took or =
sopr mat yesterday. hut I'm stil. wrar-
IS tsso yards q rag carpet
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
a Politicians Footprints.

From the Kansas City Journal.
DO You think i:cln leave any foot
prints on the sands OF time? -
He ought to leave q good many.
He's always side stopping"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

Under the headline Many Men of
Many Minds" q Paris paper refers to
the last Wills Of two of It's citizens.
One. Pere Hyacinthe I4oyson, who died
last month. requested that ministers Of
the various faiths attend his funeral
and that they appear at that function
In their cleriAl robes. The other Pa
risSan said. II want no priest to say
tho usual things at my funeral. which
must not take place in q church, but
Il . priest wishes to speak on that DC
caslon In the garb of q citizen and
without any church Insignia let it
be donc.'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

Tho latest addition to the list of hu-
mar disease which are spread through
tho fundamentally OF biting insects
according to tho Lancet. kala-azar,
Or black fever. n the propagation is
y bedbug. The disease Is found most
often In India, and there. under the
direction of European scientists, war is
being made on the bug. This incrim-
nation OF the bedbug." says an Eng
!isn army surgeon. affords another
instance OF the Importance OF cleanli-
ness IN dwellings alH the need of wag-
ing constant warfare against biting in
sects. more particularly on those which
rely upon man for sustenance."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

An outdoor pulpit to cost $4,000 has
. given to the new cathedral OF st.
John h Divine by Miss Olivia L.
Phelps-Stokes in memory # her sis
ter, Caroline. An outdoor pulpit is a
we'll as Of Grace church In New York
city and the experience OF soap box"
orators has been that there are lots
OF people who will listen to preaching
In the open air who couldn't be per-
suaded to 60 inside and sit at the feet
OF anybody: There is the best possible
precedent for the adoption. or revival
OF outdoor preaching by the Christian
church.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

The British admiralty has postponed
Meet exercises for very much smaller
10, Of course, a national concern. but
80 are the railways, n the knowl-
edge hat the third home fleet Will be
burning on Il daily average for the
next three weeks enough coal to run
300 express trains, two miles a day
VII! make n tax payer think that the
fuel would have been much better ex-
pended In that way. A King Edward
eats 100 o q day. while exercising
and three times as much IL hard
pressed. The Cornish Rivera or Wild
1rashman, cal run 100 miles on two
tons.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

II you have any o that has been
ecorched by IRE. eaten by acid or nib
bled by mousie. and you send 1t to
Uncle Sam, he will turn it over to
Mrs. A. b. Brown. who will decide as
20 tts genuineness. n upon her de-
ciston depends whether o get new
bills in exchange. Counterfeiters
times burn none and sen 1t in for
resumption. but shrewd Mrs. Brown
detects the fraud. After tho San
Francisco earthquake much money was
found that had been damaged, and to
tho ordinary person the denomination
was not recognizable. but after Mrs.
Brown q worked over 1t, Uncle Sam
sent nice crisp bills to the persons to
whom the mutilated money belonged.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-16

spoon Of -four and stir about with a
fork while the four browns. Pour in
a cup aud a half of cold milk, con-
tinue stirring until thick and smooth;
pepper but do not salt. Minced green
peppers may be added to this while 1t
is cooking II their favor is liked.
Corned beef and potato cakes-Chop
two cups of cold boiled corned beef
in a bowl and season with pepper, add
mashed potato TO equal the amount OF
meat and one egg beaten. roll into a
loaf Or shape into cakes and fry
brown; r with young beets dressed
With butter fat.
Tea Mufins-These take their name.
not because they are so much enjoyed
with a cup of tea as might be sup
posed, but because they may be mixed
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and baked
by tea time. Use the best fresh yeast.
sift twice one quart of flour, put into
ii n cup of fresh yeast. one gill OF
fresh cream. one large spoonful Of melt
ed butted, one teaspoon of sugar, one
half teaspoon of salt and then add
enough milk to make a stiff batter and
beat in four eggs and continue beating
until the mixture is full of bubbles:
let 1t rise to double its bulk and bake
in muffin rings in a quick oven.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-16
:. Daily Fashion Talks =.
BY MAY MANTON
A NEW AND ATTRACTIVE
COAT.

Cutaway coats are exceedingly smart
this season. This one is made novel
and distinctive by the unusual collar
and cuffs. In the illustration these are
made of satin and the coat is made
of a mixed mateial. The effect Is ex-
cellent, but for trimming portions are
used a variety of fabric. The ratine,
or agaric cloth, which closely resem-
bles fine Turkish toweling, is much
liked, and satin, t~affeta, broadcloth
and velvet all are in use. Every sea-
sonable suiting material is adapted to
the coat itself. The seams all extend
to the shoulders and give slender be-
coming lines. The coat is cut with
front and side-fronts, back and side
backs. The collar Is Joined to the
front and neck edges and the fronts
are faced and rolled over to form the
revers. The cuffs are arranged under
the edges of the sleeves which are
stitched to position. The closing can
be made with buttons and buttonholes.
with buttons and hoops or with but
tons and braid ornaments, as liked.
For the medium size will be required
Az yards of material 81, 2ss yards SO,
"a yards A or 81 inches wide with q
yard Of satin.
The pattern, No. 1876, is cut in sizes
from "a to AZ bust, and will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion depart
ment of this paper, on receipt of ten
cents.