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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
So sests Grin, &c.,

Grand Rapids.-The report of
Health officer Or. f. Pomainville
shows thirty births and eleven deaths
i'm Grand Rapids during the months
OF july and August
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
A. H. hEarL,aA

What did he want for that Stuff"
Thirty shiIlings."
What did you bid him."
Good morning. Manchester Guar
dian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Rural Mail Carriers HeIned

Each day brings to light something
President Taft has done for the wage
earners. On September 80, 1872. AZ, OOO
rural letter carriers received an in,
crease in salaries-an increase which
everybody admits was brought about
by the recommendation and fruitful eff
forts of President Taft.
The compensation of rural carriers
on standard routes, averaging about
% miles in length, are increased from
81, 900 to $1,10O a year, with proper
Itionate increases for rural carriers on
shorter routes. Sixteen years ago the
rural mail carriers were paid 5000 a
year. This year they receive $1,100
Thus the Republican party and Prest
dent Taft help the faithful men who
deliver mail upon rural routes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Democrats Quarrel In New ysrge,

'''~~' 80 WV
An old familiar sound of Democrats
at strife among themselves comes now
from New Jersey, a state governed by
the Democratic nominee for President
It is Professor Wilson himself de-
nounCtng former United States Sena-
tor James H. Smith, Jr., who was chief
ly responsible for Wilson's election to
the governorship. 1t seems to be a
clash Of the bosses-a fight between
the higher-ups.
In denouncing Smith, Professor Viii
son, among other things, says: I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

When all lies days are shadow daya
And all life's walks are dim,
Imagine every venture pays
And you're stiIl in the swim!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
T1ur-Line Philosophy.

However fair his world may be,
For him it viii be fairer yet,
Who strives the brighter side 20 see
And seldom does what he'll regret
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

speak with knowledge in this matter
because at every turn of my admins
tration, since I became governor,
have found his hand against the plans
Of the party-his influence working
steadily but covertIy against every
thing that has substituted hope and
pride for Encouragement and shame
in the politics of New Jersey" Next
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Ends Lie hv Shootinr-

Chippewa Falls.-Frank S. Sadek,
81 years old, 500 line employee, is
dead. He committed suicide by
shooting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Minneapolis, Sept. 21, 1912.

Minneapolis, Sept. T, 1917.
Wheat-No. /, hard, 9OAc; No.
1, northern, 87%c; No. 2, northern,
87Ac. Corn-No. 8, yellow, Tic.
Oats-No. 8, white, 301a C. Rye-No
2, 611ac. Flax-1.761a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Russia Is GROWING.

The population Of the Russian en-,
pire grows yearly by the addition OF
two and half million, persons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Blooms Second Time

Neenah.-Reinold Eisenach has
an apple tree which is blossoming for
the second time this year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
AL Allie

"They tell me that your small boys
says some unusually clever things"
Yes, yes. Did you hear his latest?"
"Sure."
"Why, you never met him"
True. But I've met a lot Of doting
fathers who invariably tell the same
old silly tales
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

Jinks-I see a judge says that
woman may bring an action for SIAN
der if, being 35 or over, she is called
an old maid
Blinks-Yes, but where is the old
maid who will admit that she's So or
over?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Fa6d Ma1:xSeQasg

curjrg proper conditions as to foodstuffs.
 Now. from impure water and milk what diseases do We contract? We get typhoid fever. cholera, dysentery and many other parasitic diseases. The germs fer these diseases are carried by flies. "You can't talk too much in public and in private about swat the fiyr
 There's one of your remedies at once These same diseases will also be caused by uncooked or unwashed fruits and veg- Eetables. Decomposed bread causes pella- gre; decomposed meat and fish give p'cmaine poison; mosquitoes give us ma laria; bed bugs are believed to convey one of the worst diseases known. and the house fly is about as menaciug as all tiese agencies put together. Dogs and cats sometimes convey diphtheria and taIeworms to human beings.
 All Seeing Eye Needed
 hus it can be seen how necessary Ell is to9use care and absolute cleanliness at ( ut everyfhing in and around our entire [tity If we would avoid contracting these ess'eases. The smoke ordinance is most important
 Stables are particular menace to a ntighborhood unless they are carefully watched fumigated and cleaned.
 Do you know that 1t is well established that fully 95 percent of house flies hatch Fin horse manure? F
 "Screens. keroslne. air. water. light and sunshine are the best antidotes. All sources of infection may be almost entirely done away with by a few simple rules of hygiene. These. as stated by the cty Fphysicians, and spread by the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Fafa Ma1xShe1fe ]


 their little charges, washerwomen. with their baskets and bundles of clothes.
 Stop and think minute. Where do the majority of these negro women ser wants and girls live? What are the sani- tary conditions of the streets, the houses the localities where they live? 4 {. ' E Their general health and welfare is just as important as that of your own family and that of your neighbors. Con- ditions affecting them will likewise offect you. gsSfS3t& Here in Birmingham we have and will always have close connecting link be- tween the shack, hut or row of negro ana poor white quarters. down in the dust and grime. and the home on the hill tcpin some way sor another.
 Lest We Forget
 "Citizens should not forget this. What a,e the main things for the general pub lie to bear in mind?" the physician paused S@ "Fut in nutshell they are said he sin ply the recognition that the four dis eases I mention. as well as others, are contracted from neishboring subjects just ia proportion as we are closely asso- cisted with them
 They are conveyed either by direct contact or by means of the air that sur rounds us. If there were city market here. well patronized, system of in srcction and sanitary supervision of some scrt could be kept over fruits, meats and vegetables.
 "fIookworm may be contracted by eat ing uncoolSed fruits and vegetables and look how the fruits and vegetables sare hrwked around our streets and sold of wagons with no sign of screens. many of trem, and caked in dirt and dust. Coh- certed effort for well appointed. well eauipred and thoroushly supervised city market will do great deal towards se-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Fara MafxStedg

pi ess, by public and private schools and |. city ordinance will be the effective means of eradicating them"
 A physician from one of the mining camps of local coal company, one of the In,le groups of sanitary experts and phy- s'cians taking part in this informal dis GU. sion. said:
 'iThe conditions you speak of as apply ing to Birmingham apply in every detail tc the mining camps here. A great deal of responsibility rests upon the camp phy- si cans as we'll as upon the companies. It is wonderful to see what has been ac- ctn,plished by some of the companies here in their camps, where an active and well directed effort is made to eradicate sources of infection.
 Results naturally show up quicker in limited area than in big place. A mine physician can get his hand in. can see changes under his own eyes. and the c. mrany can enforce rules and regula- tinns corresponding to the city ordinances in matters of hygiene public health and sanitation. And 1t all comes back to swat the fly ard soak the mosquito. Some of us are doing it, l can tell you that."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Ford MafxStefsg

 nose the troubles and get at the root of tke evils.
 That the public must be instructed in health matters is fact now being rec cgrized in every progressive city in the union.
 threaten Birmingham and the outlying suburbs, mining camps, etc. this com ing summer-just what are they, and WI at means should be taken to avoid them?
 Diseases Prevalent Here Said one local physician: Typhoid, malaria and tuberculosis are what YOU might term the Big Three of the diseases now most prevalent and likely to continue so in Birmingham unless more stringent measures are taken to eradicate their causes. If the same active and fine ST irited organization demonstrated here in fighting tuberculosis be also mar shaled against typhoid and malaria, why nc end of good could be done. Another disease frequently mentioned ans more frequently joked about is hook werm.
 Its no jol<el I can tell you that, Hook worm is prevalent throughout the Birmingham district to an astonish- iag degree. It is likely to be contracted by any one of us. just as easily as is tule erculosis, typhoid or malaria-no mat ter where we live.
 All over the city, South Highlands and North Highlands, on sunshiny days you see hundreds of colored nurses out with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
SOURCES OF INFECTION
Fly ETIIEI. ARMIES Author of the story of Coal and Iron in Alabama.

Wien social service worker was re- gently asked why progress in hygienic r;atters was so far in the rear in Bir- mir gham he said:
 ''The conditions in this city are no diff erent than in most southern cities In scme respects they are better. One is confronted everywhere in this country with curious and stubborn apathy as to hygiene on the part of the public.
 why? It is simply this. Industrial ac- tirities have absorbed people in America D such an extent that practically every other consideration has been put in the Background. Another reason is that 1t is tpe habit, or custom rather, of people n general to regard every epidemic. dis, ease and pest of every sort as a direct visitation of Providence.
 '- It is the will of God they say. and lei 1t go at that. Whereas if they all to- geiher would simply make a concerted effort to exterminate flies and mosquitoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

to cut down weeds, clean up their back yards, streets and alleys, especially during, u spring and summer months, why some of the evils so freely laid to an all klrd Providence would at least be traced to their correct analysis.
 "My Country, Right or Wrong"
 'Still another reason is a certain spe- cies of false pride. Many citizens, par ticularly in southern towns and cities re- sent the intimation that any special meas ures may be necessary to conserve the public health of their particular localities They take the suggestion, especially from an outsider. when no reflection whatever is intended, but merely statement of fact for the common good"
 During the past few weeks there has been considerable agitation in Birmng- lam on just these points referred to by this officer of the sociological conference
 Al no time perhaps in the city's history has there been so much public talk and action relating to hygienic matters as this spring, throughout Birmingham and in many of the mining camps of this dis trict.
 The prominent physicians of Birming- ham are stepping forward. This is the frs. step In the way of impressng upon the public the hygienic needs of the com nrnity
 Who but the physicians know, anyhow? {?
 They are the soldiers who mount guard a, cvnd the modern citadel, They are the req. <entin sls of our nights and days, They alone in community may diag-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Quality

and threatening every lamp post with struction. At last. after an hours furious rat they slowed up in a narrow thorough
 and Smith poked his head out of the dow
 Are We nearly there?'' he as breathlessly. The chauffeur turned in his seat shouted: Where did you want to go. sirg'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Willing Worker
From Answers.

From Answers.
 Drive like the deuce, shouted Smith, springing into the taxi.
 With a lurch the cab darted forward and away they went like lightning through tile fog. Crash! They took or the wheel of passing wagon, Hi! hi. They missed fattening out small child by two o-ninths of hair. Clang. They up- set a milk cart.e People shouted, consta- bles imputently held up their hands as the taxi dashed up one street and down another. taking corners on two wheels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

19c-All 27 and oyster white and natural colored dress linen. Smooth crash weaves-that marked 25c to 29c.
 aoc--Ss inch linens plain oyster white. crash oys- crash with black. stripes, novelty mixtures in lin and natural colors. Were 50c
 39c-S1.00 50 inch French Linens lavender and tan only. Serge weaves, finest grade all linen
 1-2c-30 inch coored linen suitings. ramie weave. Good assortment of colors. Worth 25c.
 1sc-25c ss Inch natural color lnen all pure flax; 25c regularly.
 15c-our entire line, 1sc Gaatea cloth. Hydegrade brand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

48c-4o inch Ratine lavender tan, light blue Co., penhagen and pink
 35c-1s inch French Zephyr weight ginghams in beautifully bordered styles. Small large stripes, and checks in all the best wanted colors strong soc value; yards make the dress.
 15c-An 25c voiles and voile tissue, de- signs and patterns to select from Fast color finish.
 25c-1o-4 beached sheetings, extra heavy. full 90 inch wide.
 12 1-2c-15c and 1ec white dimity Excellent quality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Bad for Chickens

From the Pittsburg Post.
 T think. dear. we may as well givt the idea of raising chickens this year
 Why? Don't you think it will b good year for chickens?'
 No. It will cost too much to them. The man next door tells me tha has joined a golf club. so he isn't II to have a garden"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

sI.ss PAIR 45xS6 embroidered pill low cases of pure liners $2.50 value. cc. Our third sale of 36 inch brown linen; 500 yards this time.
 20c 36 inch sheer or heavy weight linens, usually 39c to soc grades.
 TEN YARDS 50c
 36 inch Sea Island muslin. 71-2c regularly.
 sse 10 yard bolt. best sanitary diaper cloth; $1.00 regularly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
THREE SHEETS FOR s1.oo

 72x90 hemmed, ready for use. 50c, 75c, S1x90 seamless linene sheets. 10c AS inch white or colored oil cloth, soft, non -crackable quality. Always 25c.
 TEN YARDS 39c IS inch twilled roller toweling, Dc yard regularly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
TEN YARDS eec
S6 inch Hope and Lonsdale Mus lin. 10 yard limit to customer.
 25c OUR 35c LINEN

Huck towel or an extra heavy, and large bleached Turkish bath towel.
 5c new lot light, medium and dark calico. Standard brands.
 1sc, clearing all short lengths and full pieces; 25c white piques.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
For inc Last Monday %sMarX May Sales; &S Values That Should Make of It =s===== Record Day
w ash Goods

THE HEAD OF WASH GOODS SECTION DOING HIS PART TOWARDS A HURRICANE FINISH FOR THE MAY SALES HE'S IN HOPES THAT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS WILL COMPLETE THE BIGGEST MAY IN POINT OF SALES HAS EVER HAD, AND CERTAINLY PUTTING FORTH THE ITEMS THAT SHOULD DO THE WORK
 READ EVERY ITEM-YOU CAN'T BE THE LOSER BY so DOING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

LADIES-slooo reward: 1 positively guarantee my great successful ''Monthly remedy. safely relieves some of the longest. obstinate. abnormal eases in thtee to five days; hsrm raln or interference C. S. soulhinston Remedy Co-. Kansas Cisy. Mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

> nnnmcSu Trsassd. Qaicl relief n
 DkO .:s s:ss:s ls s:I'ss s.s a.s sss ssas, ssifs f Rivos ono1rs rolaf c to 6 deys and e6scts cure HG1 Dss R 6 onEkt9 soaa nss x A1LAxxA e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

Notice and Compare These Extreme Low Prices On Toilet Arti- cleS
 These are just a few of the prices that we have continued from our sale of Toilet Articles. Owing to the limited amount of space we are unable to mention more of them.
 Lyons tooth powder, 25c value, this sale Toe
 Sea Salt, 25c value this sale, 15c
 Peroxide, 10c size value, this sale 5c.
 Peroxide, 25c size; this sale 1oc
 Pinauds vegetal 75c value; this .aie J9c
 Pompeian massage cream. soc value; this sale ooc ..in 35c
 All soc extracts 39c oz.
 soc tourist cases, worth ooc' tnls sale @"e
 pound can Corylopsis talcum pow der ioo
 Masons baby talcum powder; regu- lar 10c value; this sale DC
 Odorless, a5c value; this sale loc Bay rum, -oe
 Cuticura soap. 95c value; this sale 17c. ? cakes to cutomer
 Colgates white clematis soap loc value; this sale oe box of Riker Dresden face powder and 1-S oz. Mary Garden Perfume; reg ular soc value all for Zoe sanitol tooth powder, 25c value tnis sale, .. yiolette Rice powder. 2bc value, this sale i' Pinaud's Loria face powder. 1sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

38 in. two toned taffetns. x3 .xxs 38 in. two toned messaliness sffts 36 In. silk serges In ribbon stripes. 38 in. Marx Gold Medal taffeta. Black
 only. Absolutely guaranteed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
A FALSE POSITION

Rumors generally believed to have
cmanated from the camps of men who
either are or have been considered as
Democratic presidential possibilities, that
MIR. Underwood, of Alabama, could not
command the support Of the North be-
cause of the fact that he is a South
crncr, are not only poppycock, pure and
simple, but they place the men of the
North in false position in the ewes
of the people of the South and tend to
revive sectional feeling which has been
buried for many years. The effects of
such rumors are nil in the North be-
cause the people Of the North know they
have not one iota Of truth, but people
i'll the South are apt to take them more
seriously, and there is where they NAV
prove harmful, not only because Of their
tendency TO cause dissatisfaction on the
part Of Southern Democrats, but be-
cause OF the effect they may have in
giving rise to sectional prejudice through
false representations of conditions which
do not exist. No Northerncr would
hesitate to support Mr.. Underwood be-
cause he comes from the South
1rgns. Albany, New York, November
%, 1911.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
~ New Leader
rom the South

The Presidents veto, of course, de-
sttrIoycd the Free List Bill, as we'll as
an INC other features of the Democratic
platform. The special session, however.
was not without far-reaching results.
It's chict accomplishments were a reor-
ganlzcd Congress and resurrected
Democratic majority under new lead
crshp., 1t also emphasized the new
part which the Southern States are now
playing in national affairs. With a
Southerner as Chief Justice, Southerner
as majority leader in Congress, and
Southcrners as prominent candidates for
the Democratic presidential nomination
-Clark, Underwood and Wilson-thc
nation is certainly more united than at
any time since the Civil War. No man
r!cJolces more over this changed stua-
ton than Underwood He is even more
interested in the solidarity Of the forty
eight States than in the union of the
DelnocratIc party."..Burton 7. Hen
drick III McClnre's Magazine, February,
1912. .
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
ABabama's
Candidate

Mr.. Underwoods service to the coun-
try during nine terms in the National
liousc II OF Representative has been most
distinguished, and has made his name a
household word in the homes of the
people: For more than 20 years he has
been in the very front of his party's
battle line, a leader from his youth, and
ever faithful to his party's principles
and candidates. No Democrat can find
flaw in his political record; no charge
OF dcsertion i'll any campaign; no ACCT
Sation OF serving special interests can
lie against him.
His congressional colleagues respect
him for his sincerity, his high sense Of
honor, his sagacity and his acknowl-
edges! ability, and this i'll itself is an
lnfalliblc proof of his merit, for none
know SO we'll the capabilities of a
statesman as those who have served
many years with him and noted his
conduct III days Of peace and those of
political storm.-Cincinnai Enquirer,
October %, 1911.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
Southern
Leaders

Naturally tho men who have led the
Democrats i'll the House of Representa-
tives so successfully under trying con-
ditlons are freely mentioned at the pres
cnt time as possible candidates for the
presidential nomination by the Demo-
cratic Convention. These leaders arc
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House,
and Oscar W. Underwood, a new and
coming man.&
Both are Southcrners, by the way, but
in my mind there is no reason in these
days of broadening views and lesseninp
prcjudices why Southerner should not
be nominated and elected to the presi-
dental chair of the United States. In
tact, there are many reasons why it
should be so."-London cable of William
Randolph Hearst in the NcGo York
american, Monday, September Is, loll.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
UNDERWOOD A UNIFYING
FORCE

The Republicans cannot agree with
his tariff views; the country, we are
sure, will never put him into the presi
dency, but assuredly he must be con-
ceded to be the ablest, the strongest, the
most influential Democrat in Congress
to-day, and he has shown O. marvellous
capacity for leadership His party asso-
ciatess stand solidly behind him, and that
could not have been said of any other
man in recent years who led the Demo-
gratis in = the House of Representatives:
The shrewd Republican politicians
who predicted that the Democrats in
the House would be split into dozen
bitterly fighting factions in less than a
month, are now amazed at Underwood's
success as a harmonizer and uni
flying force. He has succeeded where
everybody else failed; it seems likcly
that with the prestige of success he will
grow larger and more powerful as time
passes. We detest his political princi-
pies, but it would be folly to deny his
strength and capacity-The Post En-
Press, Rochester, N. Y, June II, 1911.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
UNDERWOOD THE TAN

We have been humbugged and scared
off long enough by the bogy of North
crn prejudice against Southern candi-
date. Underwood stands for Just those
things which recent Northern majori-
ties have declared they want-a rcvi-
sion of the tariff downward and the
destruction of special privilege. His
qualities of leadership have been tested
and approved In his personally he
is solid, clean and sane, with the cour-
age of fighter and the clairvoyance of
true reformer, and if the South pre-
sents him as her candidate and the party
ratifies her choice this fine, strong char
acter of new day in our annals will
catch both the sentiment and the sober
Judgment of the North. sweep awav the
last remaining debris of the dead old
war and its dead issues and carry
enough States in that section to give us
the Presidencv.-Live Oak. Fla, Demo
crat.. reprinted in the Montgomery Ad-
veyiiser, january ~, 1912.