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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
TO BUILD TELEPHONE LINES
Farmers in Any Community Can Con-
struct Own Communication at
Very Little Expense.

The cost of a mile Of telephone line,
exclusive Of the poles and labor which
can be supplied by the farmers them
selves, is about ST. This is a line US
in 80 poles to the mile and for the
construction of which about Y miles
of wire are required.
For a full metallic system the cost
Is about $14 per mile, and the cost Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
NEW GUARD RAIL FOR BERTH
Invention, Sadly Needed in Railroad
Trains, Recently Patented by New
York inventor.

An invention that was sadly needed
IS the guardrail for upper berths In
railway trains, patented by a New
York man Among the numerous OBJ
iections to the top berth is the oppor-
tunities for rolling out and dropping
into the aisle and the difficulties of
getting into it. Stout men and timid
women find the latter performances
trying. The invention here shown
consists Of a guard rail running the
length of the berth and just high
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
New York Journalists.

Here's man who claims to under
stand birds"
"WeH?"
Cant we feature it?"
I'VE might" replied the editor OF
the New York paper, eff it were play
ed up properly. Send him out to get
an interview with the first robin. and
let's see what he makes of it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
lime

How long have you been a widow.
Mrs. Weed?"
1T will be a year the 4th of next
month
Dear me! Is it as long as that?
How time fies!"
ooh. do you think so? Well, if you
ever have to wait a year to look pleas
ant when men offer you attentions
you'll give up the idea that time is
much of a flyer"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Esas No CITY Attorney.

Two Rivers.-F. W. Dicke, elected
city attorney, failed to qualify be
cause of being retained in several
cases against the city L. W. Led
vina, the incumbent, who would hold
over under the law, declined to
serve. The situation is said never
to have arisen in the state before.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Chicago, May II, 1912

Cattle Beeves, 6.O0@9.OO; stock
ers and feeders, 4.3O@6.75; COWS
and heifers, 2.8O@76O; calves,
5.5O08.5O.
Hogs-Light, 7.150762; heavy,
7.50@8 500; rough, 7.2O@7.75; pigs,
47506.85.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
All He Wanted Was Just Plain Eqq.

A youth entered one of the ham
andrew" cafes on Grand avenue and
ordered eggs. up or over?" asked
the man behind the counter. 81 just
want eggs" replied the prospective
diner. But dc you want them up or
over?" repeated the waiter, and again
the guest asserted that he desired
only eggs" The third time the party
of the second part insisted on his
query, whereupon the patron, with
sigh of despair, said 81 guess I'll take
a steak kansas City Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

hand or foot. My
right limb was swol-
len to twice normal
size. I looked the
picture Of death and
my case puzzled the
doctors. Kidney Sc
cTetions were highly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Emery VIII Enforce Lan.

AIadison.-Now that the weights
and measures law has been amended
by the legislature Superintendent
Emery is determined upon its strict
enforcement and has sent inseruc-
lions TO all his field men TO look
closely to that end.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
VIII Elv at State Fair.

Madison.-Lincoln Beachy, avia-
tor, has accepted the offer of the
state agricultural board and will give
a series of exhibition flights at the
1912 state fair. Beachy will receive
$500 a day for five days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Milky WAY Causes Glaciers.

Another suggested cause of glacial
periods is that they have been due to
the shifting of the milky way, such as
is known to have occurred. Assuming
that much of the earth's heat comes
from the stars, DR.. Rudolf Spitaler
finds that the change of position in re-
lation to the milky way might have
given different distribution of tenn
perature from that existing at the
present time. The stars are not only
crowded in the region of the milky
way, but many of them are Of the hot
test tYpe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
FROM THE EDITOR.

He Forgot That He Had Stomach
Talking of food, there is probably
no professional man subjected to a
greater, more wearing mental strain
than the responsible editor of a
modern newspaper.
To keep his mental faculties con-
stantly in good working order, the
editor must keep his physical powers
UP to the highest rate of efficiency.
Nothing win so quickly upset the
whole system as badly selected food
and a disordered stomach. 1t there
fore follows that he should have
right food, which can be readily as
simulated, and which furnishes true
brain nourishment.
my personal experience in the use
Of Grape-Nuts and Postum" writes
a Philadelphia editor, go exactly
agrees with your advertised claim az
to their merits that any further ex-
position in that direction would seem
to be superfuous. They have bene-
fitted me so much, however, during
the five years that I have used them
that I do not feel justified in with
holding my testimony.
general high living. with all
that the expression implies as to a
generous table, brought about indi-
geation, in my case, with restless
ness at night and lassitude in the
morning, accompanied by various
pains and distressing sensations
during working hours.
''fhe doctor diagnosed the condi-
ton as 'catarrh Of the stomach, and
prescribed various medicines, which
did me no good. / finally threw
physics to the dogs gave up tea
and coffee and heavy meat dishes,
and adopted Grape-Nuts and Postum
as the chief articles Of my diet.
ct can conscientious1y say, and I
wish to say it with all the emphasis
possible to the English language,
that they have benefited me as med
icines never did, and more than any
other food that ever came on my
table.
my experience is that the Grape
Nuts food has steadIed and strength
ened both brain and nerves to a most
positive degree. How 1t does it I
cannot say, but I know that after
breakfasting on Grape-Nuts food one
actually forgets he has a stomach.
let alone stomach trouble It is, IN
my opinion, the most beneficial as
well as the most economical food on
the market, and has absolutely no
rival" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
New Columbia County Bank.

MadisOn.-The banking commits
sioner has approved articles f.incor-
poration Of the Friesland State bank
of Friesland, Columbia county, With
a capital stock Of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
lmpoIite.

why wouldn't you put out your
tongue for the doctor this morning,
KarI?"
.'Oh, Emmy, I couldn't. l don't
know him well enough. "-FIiegende
BlaetteT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Ask Nine Royalty Exemption.

Madison.-That the royalties paid
by mines should be exempt from in
come taxation because they are de-
probation of capital, was the con-
tention of H. H. Grace, Superior, in
an argument before the tax commits,
sion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
BIGGEST Gun in World

The biggest gun in the world is a
16-inch breech-loading rifle designed
Tor the sea coast defense of the Unit
ed States and its insular possessions,
the first one completed being intended
for the Panama Canal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Increase of Population

Professor MCGEE, a noted scientist.
figures from the present rate of in
crease that in 200 years from now our
population will be over a billion, and
the total population of the world will
be twenty billion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
New Theater for Maunaoa

Waupaca.-An opera house COM
pany will be incorporated with a
capital stock of $4,000 and a new
building erected in the near future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Rinon Commandment June g.

Ripon.-Commenc exercises
at Ripon college will begin on June
s, with the presentation of George
AIDES play, The Country Gentle
man." by the senior class.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
SuppreSS ed.

Little Clarence twho has an inqufr-
ing mind)-Papa, the Forty Thieves
Mr. CallipeTs-Now, my son, you are
too young to talk poIitics.-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
MINNEAPOLIS. Nav II 1919

NIHH6apOIIs, May IT, VIZ.
Wheat-No, 1, hard, 1.18&; No.
1, northern, 1851; No. 2, northern,
1,164. Corn-No. 8, yellow, nc.
Oats-No. 8, white, SAC Rye-No
2, 9O1Ac FIax-21615.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Kills Self After Quarrel.

KendaIl-After a disagreement
with his wife. Charles Porter, car
penter, committed suicide by shoot
ing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

The man who wears a silk hat
shouldn't butt in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
A. MARVELLOUS RECOVERY.

Mrs. Ray Trusner, 80 W. 3rd St,
New Albany, Ind, says: Kidney dis
ease had rendered me a chronic in
valid. l lay in bed unable to move
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

There are times when every man
has to take a certain amount of back
talk from his conscience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Quick Action.

Cook, did you stay long in your last
placer"
81 never stays nowhere long enough
to be discharged. Is one Of these
heer fireless cookers. ''-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

"That horrible weather'-how pleasant it
really is when you are well! Garfield Tea
helps always
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

Even the absent-m1nded man may
have q good presence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

Garfield Tea keeps the liver in condition,
insuring clear head and good general health.
Drink before retiring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Folly and Wisdom.

A fool always wants to shorten
lengthen both.-Rusk1n.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Hard Luck Feared.

you should lay aside something for
a rainy day" and have the roof
leak and spoil il"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
70 K


He-My father weighed only foul
pounds at his birth
She-Good gracious! Did he live
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

Occa sionaIIy We meet a man who
would rather work for living than
get into politics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

rs their honeymoon over?"
= guess so. She's stopped sitting
up fol him when he's out late nights"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

The woman who doesn't care who
knows her age is never over twenty,
five.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Vital Statistics Of United Kingdom

vital STATISTICS Of UnIted Kingdom.
Taking the United Kingdom as a
whole. the marriage rate is about 10.5,
the birth rate 2F-3, and the death rate
1919 a thousand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
IF You Like
q Little Quiet Fun
He Forgot That He Had Stomach

Ask some pompous person if Grape.Nuts Food helps
build the brain. -
Chances you get whitening and a hiss r.n
OF denunciahon pro
Then sweety play with the learned toad. than
Ask him tell you the analysis of brain material and 90
the ysis of GrapeNus. stanty
Don't knov2 Why supposed you your opinions S1
exact kno"ed instead Of pushing out conclusion like @
would sneeze" and p a
well, your tire puncbned, let's sit down right
ike good friends and repair it" sonat
The bulky materials of brain and albumin
but these things blend without little worker known Phil
Phosphate of Potash, defined mineral salt
One authority Geohegan, shows in his analysis of brain poHo
533 per mineral salts oneha being Phophonc 6te9
Acid and Potash combined phosphate Potash 29 per cent the hT
Beauni another authority. shows Phosphonc Acid and
Potash phosphate of Potash) than oneha the total nc
mineral Salts being 1874 per total Of 0lO7 geEero
Analysis of Grape-Nu shows and Phos- ness
phoru (which join and make Phosphate of Potash mn
considerable than onehalf of all the mineral
salts in the food "rhe
DrGeo.W Carey authority the constituent elements Psrf
of the BODY says: "The gray of the brain controlled did
entirely henorganic Phosphate phosphate
of Potash This salt with albumin and by the addition of nq
creates Hd the matter OF the BRAIN OF
there trace of other salts and other organic matter sh
fluid but Potassium Phosphate the chief factor and has @ h
the power within itself attract by law Of affinity
all things needed to manufacture the elixir of life bs
Further he says "The beginning and end Of the my
matter supply the lacking principle and molecular
form exactly furnishes vegetables, fruits and Don
grain. To supply Deficiencies the only law Of cure s
Brain is made of Phosphate of Potash as the et 5E
$1,000 a
-NyRcc that than m
onehalf of all its mineral salts. Battle
Every days Of brain away little.
Suppose your kind Of food does contain Phosphate Of Potash
How are you going to rebuild today the parts of
And you don't why shouldn't proston and brain
Remember Mind does not work well a brain that e,
from lack Of nourshnent
1t is true that other food besides CrapeNus contains varying
Plain wheat and barley do. But GrapeNus there &c
And if the elements demanded by Nature, eaten,
the needed material to build from.
healthy brain important, if would do things in this
A who Mind the best and least
That part which folks believe links to the Infinite.
Mind asks healthy brain upon which and Mature has
healthy brain and day by day used up from
Natures way rebuild by the of food which supplies the
sThere's q Reason" for
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I cannot bear
! it., Marco.

amounting to ten thousand dollars,
and always cash In advance. cts
the thing" was all he deigned to
advance as his explanation. But in
each instance he stipulated that To
relli should not be told that he was
acting as his agent in these matters.
The commissions appeared to flow in
spontaneously, for Lord Jocelyn's rec
o~mmendation was accepted as the last
word in aesthetics.
IF I don't watch the chap he'll spoil
everything by eloping," he said to
himself during one of his evening
communings. "The party of the first
part will play this game off his own
bat" And thenceforward he kept the
lovers religiously apart.
One week before the date fixed
for the marriage, Jocelyn's picture
being completed and universally
praised, he surprised his father.in-
law by insisting that Torelli should
make a series of sketches of the
squires' yacht, on which the honey
moon was to be spent, that he might
send them to his father in England.
The vessel lay at anchor of Newport
"a sailing craft, with auxiliary
steam, and Jocelyn had taken up his
residence in that fashionable resort
in order to be near his betrothed, for
1t had been decided that they should
be. married there. Torelli was fur
nished with quarters in the cabin OF
the yacht, which had already been
manned and equipped for the voyage
to the Bermudas. Jocelyn had en-
gagged the captain, an old English sea-
farer Of his acquaintance, to whom
he disclosed q portion of his design.
A chaplain, also, vas secured-a COL
lege chum Of Jocelyn's. whom he had
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HALLMARKs OF MANY KINDS
Official Sign Is Guarantee Of Purity
When Placed on Articles Of
Gold and Silver.

In the beginning the hallmark was
the official stamp placed on gold and
silver articles by the Goldsmiths' CON-
pany In England. signifying their
purity. The hallmark is now STAMPED
on articles made Of gold and silver by
the assay Offices, the office for each
district having a distinct device.
The hallmark for London, for exam
pie, is a leopard's head; that of Biz
mlngham an anchor, and York i've
lions and a cross. In addition to
these devices showing where the as
say was made, there nre marks to in
dictate the degree of purity of the
metal. In gold 1t is compared with a
given standard of pure gold, a crown
and the figure 18 s1gnifying three
fourths Of pure gold. Grown ~" Is
the standard for coin of the realm.
and in England wedding rings are
usually made of this quality of gold.
For silver the purity is expressed by
the number of grains Of pure silver In.
ar ounce Of alloy. TWO qualities OF.
silver are marked-one contains IL
ounces 10 pennyweights of pure silver
to the pound troy, and this is called.
sterling; the other II ounces 2 penny
weights, which is the standard for
English coin.
The standard mark for England is q.
lire passant;" for Edinburgh q this
tie.
Besides these marks there is q la
ter called the date mark.
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mittee is that it is not honorable for
the said party Of the first part to do
any such thing" he said in conclu-
sion.
He sighed a little, for he had come
to love Evelyn just a little during
their engagement.
The question nov is, how is the
said party of the third part going to
make enough money to supply the
party of the second part with gowns,
not to speak of bread and butter"
be said fiercely to the photograph.
He went to bed and dreamed over his
problem.
The result of his cogitations was
a round of visits that he paid to as
many of the Squires' friends as he
thought would serve his purpose.
Evelyn" he said a day or two
later, q" have some good news for
you. It's about that painter fellow.
I've been talking to old Bross, the
beer magnate, and he's going to pay
him a couple Of thousand to paint
his wife and daughters"
Evelyn paled; then her eyes
flashed angrily.
why do you call that good news,
Richard" she demanded icily. what
possible interest do you suppose that
it can have for me?"
"Why-er-I thought you might be
interested to know" he answered
lamely. 1T was just a stray thought
Of mue," he stammered.
And, seeing that she was disposed
to accept his explanation, he on
tinued:
"Evie, wouldn't 1t be nice to get
him to finish my portrait here, in
this drawing room? 1t would save
your mother from making that Jour.
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Jocelyn, smiling. because OBJ
tanned them for you; likewise the
advance fees. You will need them
in the near future"
"You-you," muttered the painter,
staring at Lord Jocelyn in astonish-
ment. II cannot take them. You
would never have b%efriended me If
you knew. I must tell you some
thing. +"
flush, man! This is no time for
condolences. Don't you see that 1 have
weightier matters on my mind?" Lord
Jocelyn answered. 1T isn't the easiest
thing to get married, let me tell you
that, Torelli."
He hurried away from the insistent
artist and went up to the captain once
more.
you understand that you are to
have the anchor weighed and be
ready with steam up to cast of and
leave the harbor?" he said.
AYE, sir" the captain answered.
you will make for Jacksonville,
and on no account, unless restrained
by physical force. will you put into
land until Jacksonville is reached
a five days rum"
Lord Jocelyn," said the captain,
Il understand what orders mean.
don't pretend to understand them
that amt my business. My business
is to obey them, and that you can
reckon on my doing"
"Good-very good, said Jocelyn,
and he left the vessel and betook
himself to the Squires' mansion.
THE party of the first part hav-
ing disposed of the party of the third
part" he unused. 1T now remains only
to dispose accurately Of the party of
the second part" And, arriving %
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ney to Washington Square that she
hates SO much, and I'm sure she'd
never let you accompany me there
without her chaperonage."
He preached the plan to Mr.. and
Mrs. Squires that evening. Mrs.
Squires was at first disposed to offer
objections.
"1t isn't done," she declared en-
phatically. "Of course, some paint
ers are different; a man may be a
painter and yet be a gentleman, but
I'm told that this vermicelli fellow
came over in the steerage with a lot
Of low immigrants only a year or two
ago."
II should have liked to be painted
in these surroundings said Lord
Jocelyn meekly, looking in admira-
ton upon the Louis Quinze furniture,
embellished by Elizabethan tapes
tries.
"And think how much trouble it
would save you, mamma" Evelyn
added.
He carried his poin., and felt that
CAC uASC pO4I1Ou VI us SCu0n0 Was
satisfactorily concluded. If he could
bring Evelyn and Torelli into this
propinquity, surely he could wear
down those secret %scruples which, he
knew, would chain her to duty, save
under some o~vermastering emotion.
He contrived that the lovers should
be left to themselves for a few mo-
ments on each occasion, and, though
he was too much Of a gentleman to
evesdrop, he noted with secret salts
faction that they we're not without
effect upon the demeanor of Torell!
and his f1ancee.
After the third sitting even Mrs
Squires became enthusiastic.
Really, he's a positive genius,
she declared. watching the Likeness!
Of her future son-in-law growing upo1
the canvas. II wonder whether h,
would paint me-" she continued
glancing at her reflection in tn
glass over the mantel.
A little judicious maneuvering OF
Lord Jocelyn's part clinched tn
proposition. Torelli was to paint boil
Mr. and Mrs. Squires, for a thousan,
dollars apiece. "And cash in ad
vance," said Jocelyn, smiling. H,
: had secured for Torelli commission