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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
HELPING OUR
CITY EXP AND

There is so much bad in the best
of us, and so much good in the worst
of US, that it hardly behooves any
of us, to talk about the rest of us. .
These few words carry with them
quite lesson if We would but prop
erly consider them. Do not be a
chronic fault finder, continually re-
gistering objections to this, that and
the other thing.
If you have a legitimate kick, file
it; but don't go around looking for
trouble.
Man who is forever casting about
in hope of discovering something that
Is not exactly right will probably fine
more or less at which he can grum-
Bile, but in doing so he fails to bring
about remedy.
This applies to every walk of life,
and particularly in the conduct of a
city. If you are not satisfied with
the manner in which your city is be-
ing conducted, the remedy lies at the
polls.
There are always plenty of good
men willing to take on the response
b1lity of running the government, -
and you can do your share toward
getting them into office. If they show
ability, keep them there, and what is
more, help them to make good by do
ing everything in your power to aid
them in producing the right sort of
government. There is much in our
town for which all the people should
be thankful, and of which they should
be proud.
If a relative comes to see you, tell
him what fine place it is. Do not
lay stress on what a city this would
have been if so and so hadn't happen
ed, or if so and so hadn't been elect
ed, or if so and so could be done with
the industries and various lines of
business conducted within the city.
Show every stranger you are happy
and contented as indeed you should
rightly be, and if you possess it, you
will soon find that "sour grapes"
feeling wearing off, and you will be
in position to meet and greet your
fellow man and be welcomed by him,
instead of avoided more or less as is
the case at the present time.
Cheerfully point out to your fellow
man that you at least have conf
dence in the future of our town no
matter who happens to be elected,
and the first thing you know you will
find others preaching the same doc
trine, and the result will be aston
ishing.
OF course it's easier to kick for
some people, because they're used to
it, but they can be lifted out of the
rut, and it will be a task worth while
Some people never smile, having
been told in their early youth of the
great danger of lockiaw.
The future of any city depends
entirely upon its own people not the
ones who live in other places, and
our town ten years hence will be eX-
actly what it's people make it. You
can do your share, and should do it.
Let all get well into the campaign
for better and greater city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
WALTER PARKER, CHAIR
MAN PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

The National Drainage Congress
which assemblies in second annual
session at New Orleans, April 1913,
is expected to give great impetus to
the movement to drain and develop
the 100000 acres of fertile wet
lands in the United States, and TO
the regulation of the flow of the ma
vigable rivers through it's advocacy
of the enactment, by the federal con-
gress, Of the Newland's River Regu-
lation Bill 1t is conservatively esti-
mated that the drainage and cultiva-
ton of the low lands Of the country
would increase the value of the an
nual food production of the United
States by more than three billion dol.
lars. all of which would come back
to the people in the shape of lower
cost of living. The National Drain
age Congress advocates federal as
sistance only to the extent Of re-
gulating the rivers, solving the in
terstate problems, and supplying AIDE
quate outlets for the drainage of all
sections. 1t does not advocate the
doing of the local work of drainage
by the federal government. In Lou
isiana, the state legislature has soly-
ed the local problems through the
enactment of a practical drainage
district law, and the Louisiana low
lands are now being drained and de-
veloped through the sale of Drain
age District public improvement bond
The Louisiana plan will be explain
ed to the delegates to the Nation
al Drainage Congress as a practical
method which all wet land states may
adopt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
THE SPRING
PILGRIMAGE To
WASHINGTON

The month of March, during which
old Father Time is in one of his most
grouchy moods through all the North
is a particularly popular date for a
visit to the national capitol Par
ties of school and college pupils for
the radius of a thousand miles feast
their eyes on the capitoPs impress
sive architecture
Still more interesting is the chance
to look into the faces of famous
statesmen. As a rough old charac-
ter once expressed it, you learn that
Every man is about alike when he
gets his jacket off
Tourists visiting Washington for the
first time commonly expect a chance
to shake hands with the president.
They get a letter from their congress
men to the presidents secretary and
expect that gentleman to stop the
wheels of the nation for five minutes
while he learns the state of politi
cal opinion of North Jay.
When they are dealt with by the
secretary to the president, their pride
has a jar. Afterward when they
have to enter the White Houses
side entrance on a basement level,
and ordinarily only see the East room
they feel as if our government We're
rapidly assuming monarchial charac-
teristics. They go back and com
plain that Mr. Taft made us come
IN through his cellar door
Washington latest marvel is the
new Union station. Americans used
to treat railway station architecture
ally much as they did a warehouse
for storing iron and steel. But these
magnificent arches, dignified with
quotations from Scripture and poetry
add the touch of reverence to our
commercialism. The echoing hush of
the vast waiting room is Like the
awe inspired as you enter Cologne ca
thedral
Perhaps the most picturesque sight
in Washington, consists of the tour
lists and their eccentricities. The
other day, in the National Museum
picture gallery, in the aittle room
where are concentrated their finest
masterpieces, including Corot, two
Millets, Troyon, a Ruysdael, etc,
there blew in a typical force of bar
barians.
These amt hand painted" pronoun
ced their leader, as she brushed out
of sight a group of pictures that
would probably bring $3,O00,0OO be
cause they're covered with glass!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
POLO GAME

The Coliseum team of Fond du Lac
will play game of Polo, in the A
musement hall roller rink on Thursday
evening, March %, against a local
team Of this city. This game is for
the championship of Central Wiscon-
sin The Fond du Lac team has
beaten all teams in this section ex-
cept the one in Grand Rapids. This
promises to be an exciting game.
The game will be called at 9:15 and
skating will take place prior and
after the game until II O'Clock. Ad-
mission 15c for spectators. Skating
15c. Please bear in mind the time
and place of this game. Large bills
are being distributed announcing this
game.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
ADVERTISING is NEWS

In these days when newspaper ad-
vertisements are considered in GER
tain sense a part of the news, when
they are read more widely than ever
before, the merchant who presents
the news" of his business every day
in the advertising columns of a news
paper has an immense advantage over
all others.-Ex-Gov. William L. Dou-
glas, Mass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
PERE MARQUETTE
19 DAMAGED

MANITOWOC, Wis, March b
Carferry Pere Marquette No. 19 ran
on the clay bottom on South Point
half way between here and Sheboygan
last night, and sustained punctur-
ed plate below the boilers forward.
She was released by No. 20, and
brought into port here leaking
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
FIRST BADGER
NEWSP Err
University of Wisconsin Course
in Journalism and State His
toricaI Society Cooperate in
interesting Display of Early
American and Foreign News
papers.

MADISON, Wis, March 1.-THE
first newspaper ever published in
Wisconsin, THE Green Bay Intelli-
gencer' printed at Nayarino, now
Green Bay, Dec. II, 1888, is one of
the interesting features of a large
exhibit of early American and for
eign newspapers now being made in
the museum of the historical library
by the State Historical Society and
the Course in Journalism of the u
University of Wisconsin.
Another early Wisconsin newspa-
per in the exhibit is the Belmont
Gazette, published at Belmont, To-
wa county, when that was the CAPT
toll of Wisconsin Territory, previous
to the selection of Madison.
The first number of the Milwaukee
Advertiser, July IA, 1886, and the
first volume of the Milwaukee Senti-
mel, 1S45, show the beginnings of
journalism in the Wisconsin metro
polls.
Portraits of Wisconsin newspaper
men, of whom the historical socie-
ty is now making collection, as
well as samples of old type, compos-
ing sticks, and other interesting re
lies of the early newspapers and
printing offices, are being added as
| fast as they are received.
| Over 200 foreign newspapers from
the collection of the course in jour
nalIsm, include some from such out
of-the-way places as the Island of St.
Helena, Java, Ceylon, Mauritius, Bias
otoland, Sierre Leone, Surinam, the
Isle of Pines, Cyprus and Burma
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
Miss Hattie Brandenburg of Chica-

Miss Hattie Brandenburg of Chica-
go, arrived in the city Thursday even
ing. Miss Brandenburg, who is an
expert milliner, viii have charge of
the millinery department at the Stein
berg store.
FOR SALE-TWo, four room cot
tages, big bargains. Enquire of G. R.
Schuman, Baker and 18th st. 5td-wtf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21

Joseph Wheir Jr. has closed a deal
with VIM. Bohmsach for half inter
est in his livery business on the west
side Mr.. Bohmsach will have charge
of the livery business and in this man
ner relieve Mr.. Wheir of the respon-
siblity of looking after this business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21

The Klean EN- Up Kids were not
in the kondition that Kounts-the
kwality of their kontentfon was not
conducive to kontinued success
kwit your kidding. Kali the roll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
GOING TO TAKE A VACATION

Now IS the time 10 begin saving the summer vacation
and the way to save money that you will have it when
you want IS TO deposit regularly in the bank Rv svs
temauc saving begun now you will accumulate good
balance IN the bank draw for your summer Trip OF
outing More than that you will probably have snug
sum LETT drawing interest which gives that satisfied
and independent feeling
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21
Wood County National Bank
Grand Rapids, Wis.

Cab7taI SI0o, 10000 Surplus SIoo,o 10000
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07
Marvin Morris
Contractor
and Builder
Plans and Specifications
Furnished on all Glasses
OF Buildings.
FRANKLIN, LA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
j. D. Simms, Hudson & Sons,
VS.. Alexander Crawford, Sr.,
ct al. No. 13.24S.
BY virtue of writ of fieri facias is
sued out of the Honorable 23rd Judicial
District Court in and for the Parish of
St. Mary, State of Louisiana, and tn
me directed in the above numbered and
entitled suit, two-thirds (2-3) of he ap-
praised value not having been offered at
the sale on the 18th day of August
1912 | will offer for sale on the last anil
highest bidder for whatever it will
bring, on twelve (l2) months credit,
the purchaser being required to furnish
good and joint security, to bear interest
from the day of adjudication at the rate
of eight per centum (S) per annum, at
the principal front door of the Court
House in the Town of Franklin. Parish
of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, A. D., 1912,
between the hours of II o'clock a. M,
and O. clock p. M, the following des-
scrlbed property, tO-wit:
One o. bay mare mule and one (D
black mare mule.
w. T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary, La,
July %, 1919.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07

For Japanese lanterns call on
MEL MCNEIL.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07
An Open Letter.
FRANKLIN, La, Aug. %, 1912.

FRANKLIN, La, Aug. %, 1912.
Mr.. 7. Mercer Norman, Franklin, La.
My Dear Mr.. Moorman:-I beg to
acknowledge receipt of draft in the
sum of SlS4.O0. of the Fidelity &
Casualty Co., of New York, being in
full settlement of my claim for the ac
cidental drowning of my son, under
my personal Disability Policy, which
in addition covers all of my children,
as we'll as my beneficiary.
| desire to thank you for the prompt
attention given to this matter, and to
state that my proof was signed on the
18th. of August, and draft was i'm
mediately paid by the Company, on
receipt of properly signed claim
blank.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Il. d. ETIE.
In connection with the above
settlement it is worthy of note to
state that under any other Dis
ability Policy, Mr.. Etie would
have received no Indemnity for
the loss of his child, as the Fidelity
& Casualty is the only Company
that covers assured's entire FAM
lily, and this is by no means the
only feature wherein the F. 4 Z.
exceIls all other Disability policies.
For further particulars call or
w;ite 10 I Mercer Norman, who
ie agent fpr the Pari h Of ST.
Mary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
RESIDENCES IMPROVED
ON SIXTEENTH STREET
Additions to Henderson
HouSes-0ne to Be Occu-
pied by Mrs. Field.

Construction work is nearing compile
ton on an important addition to the
large residence at the northwest corner
taken under lease and will be occupied
this winter by Mrs. Marshall Field of
Chicago. The residence, which is one Of
several at the end OF the 10th street hill
owned by former Senator JOHN B. Hen
derson, is being enlarged so that it may
better meet the needs Of the prospective
occupant in Ter social plans for the en-
suing season. In the addition, which is
being placed on the north side of the
house, SO that it becomes a part of the
10th street frontage, the architect. G..
Oakley Totten. jr., has followed the Ital-
ian renaissance style of the house. John
H. Nolan. builder, has the contract for
the construction work.
While the addition is two stories in
of the main portion of the louise, and this
will be large music room. or ballroom,
with a gallery occupying one end. This
will be on the second floor level and be-
low it. on the first floor. will be two re-
ception rooms. When it is completed the
addition will have cost approximately
$50, 900
Senator Henderson also has had built in
the present season an addition to another
of Els houses located about a block
farther north on 18th street. This addi-
ton was placed on the rear of the resi-
dence in question, and 1t affords space
for a library and several file rooms so
needs of an embassy or legation. 1t is
expected 1t will be taken under ease ny
one of the foreign ministers stationed in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
Gardening in London.
m the London Chronicle

from the LONDON CnrOnlCie.
Garden allotments in the Walworth
road come somewhat among the unex-
pected. Yet they are to be seen. They
are described as the church army gar
den allotments. and plots are free to
workingmen. The plots are under
cultivation. and broad beans. scarlet
runners, peas. and flowers are doing
their best to reward the heroic culti-
vators.
This revival Of local interest in gar
dens-one of the healthiest signs OF
the times-is a reminder that the
neighb orhood of Walworth was for
merly celebrated for it's gardens
Standard books on gardening a CEN
fury ago were the work of celebrated
Walworth florists. People came from
afar to see the tulips in the gardens Of
Walworth enthusiasts. and local grown
best houses. Even today a Southwark
councillor takes pride in sporting in
his buttonhole every day a fresh rose
picked from his Walworth garden
Perhaps the greatest triumph of
London gardening is achieved by a
woman who has her salad and vegeta-
bles with a few flowers all the year
round from the back garden which
most people would devote to cat
walk in despair. She produces let
tuces, and tomatoes and celery In due
season. together with eggs tfor the
fowls can peck and lay). and she is
ing her own wine. This is all in a
back garden in the Kings road-the
business end OF it close to the Chelsea
town hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
HIGHWAY GROUND BROKEN.
Californians Start Work on Great
State Boulevard.

The first ground for the $4,000. 600 Cal
ifornia state highway was broken on Ell
Canine Real at a point few miles north
Of Burlingame, August {. The event was
celebrated by barbecue under the
auspices Of the San Mateo County Devel-
opment Association, at which the dele
gates to the Pacific Coast Highway Con-
gress were special guests of honor. The
breaking Of ground for the new boule-
ward has an important bearing on the
meeting of the highway congress. as the
delegates convened for the purpose OF
launching a scheme to build a highway
from Vancouver. B. c., to San Diego.
The state highway is only part of their
scheme. The delegates. composed of lead
ing men of British Columbia, Oregon.
Washington and California, came to the
convention in $50 automobiles. Among
the San Francisco men Interested In the
entertainment of the good roads enthusi-
asts and who are cooperating with the
association in formulating plans for the
San Mateo County day are Leslie +.
Burks, George Cameron. A. G. Briggs. J.
4. Marsh, w. II. Hughson and Percy q.
Walker The work that commenced Au-
gust will be the building of stretch
of road six and four-tenths miles long
running along the course of the present
FL Canine Real from South San Fran
cisco to BurIingame. In San Mateo
county the state highway will follow I'll
Canine Real, but the contracts for the
other portions of the work have not yet
been awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
Mast Trees.
From Harper's Weekly


In the provincial charter of 1891, under
which the Plymouth colony and the pro-
vince of Maine were united with Massa-
chusetts, 1t was provided that all trees of
the diameter of twenty-four inches and
upward twelve inches from the ground
growing upon land not heretofore granted
to any private person should be reserved
to the crown for the furnishing of masts
for the royal navy.
A surveyor general Of woods was APP
pointed to see that this provision of the
charter was carried into effect Near the
coast all white pines of suitable dimen-
sions were marked with the broad
arrow'-three cuts through the bark with
an ak, like the track Of a crow. This was
the kings mark.
Long after the revolution had obliter-
ated the royal authority men who had
been taught in boyhood to respect the
kings mark hesitated to cut such trees.
'bed it, to prevent it's breaking. This
was done by cutting the small growth
and placing the small trees across the
hollow, so that there should be no strain
upon one section more than upon another
when the monster pine struck'th ground.
The mast was hauled out of the woods
on one strong sled. whether in winter or
summer. and so many oxen were required
that the hind pair were often choked in
crossing hollow, being hung up in their
yoke by the pulling Of those ahead of
them.
A mast-hauling was a great event and
everybody within walking distance came
to see it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
PLAN WATER SYSTEM.
Commission Would Supply ALI Cities
of Western New York.

Richard W. Sherman of Utica. chief
engineer of the state conservation COM
mission and brother of Vice President
sherman. with three other engineers of
the commission. have been in Batavia, ".
". investigating a scheme which the
state has for supplying all the cities and
villages in the western section of New
York state east OF the Niagara river and
west of Rochester and including Niagara
Falls. with pure. clear water. 1t IS prob
able that a storage reservoir will be To-
Gated at Linden which VIII hold sufficient
water TO supply 100000 people. About 100
miles OF pipe line from Linden would pass
through Batavia and reach al! places in the
section considered. The water in the Lit
tie Tonawanda creek al Linden is al.
spring fed
Chief Engineer Sherman said the charge
10 each municipality would be adjusted
10 the relative cost Of supplying water 10
each. but on a basis of approximately
what the cost would he To the state. In
other words. the charge would be regu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-24
TO Law MUNICIPAL BUILDING
CORNER STONE ON LABOR DAY
Hyattsvile Citizens Preparing for Celebration
Next Month Other Improve
ments in Progress.

opened recently for the erection of con-
crete culverts as follows: Double box cul-
vert at Glendale on the Pennsylvania
railroad, arch culvert on Groom road
near Upper Marlboro and arch cul-
vert and spillway at Mt. Airy farm, west
of Duleys station on the Chesapeake
Beach railway. Bids were also received
for the removal from the bed of the
Eastern branch near Berwyn of two
large concrete abutments, which have
been undermined, and the reconstruction
of one abutment and the replacing of the
Supers tructure of the bridge over the
Eastern branch at Berwyn.
At the last session of the Maryland
legislature a bill, introduced and fathered
by Delegate Oliver S. Metzerott, republi-
can, representing Prince Georges county
sioners of Prince Georges county to issue
bonds for the erection of schoolhouSes
in Riverdale and Brentwood.
The bill provided for an issue of Sl2OV
for the two schools. and imposed the duty
upon the school commissioner of raising
the money with which to pay the inter.
est and create a sinking fund. The schoo
commissioners, it is understood, decline
to issue the bonds upon the ground, 1t Is
claimed, that they have no funds from
which to pay the interest ana Othel
charges.
1t is understood that the patrons OF
the school at Brentwood propose to file
an application with the court at Upper
Marlboro praying for mandamus com
pelling the school commissioners to carry
out the provisions of the law. This ap-
plication will probably be heard early
next week, and the court will probably
call upon the school commissioners to
show cause why they should not issue
the bonds A new schoolhouse will be
erected this fall in East Hyattsviile. the
cite having already been selected adjoin-
ing the Hyattsville pumping station. The
money for this building was appropriated
by the county commissioners several
months ago.