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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
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BENiTHE BOOSTER,
The Parker post., 1914-08-29

It is not in the big acts and deeds
that we need to be most watchful:
it is in those small, secret. ery-day
doings of life that the wreck1ng
shoals are hidden-Mary Rowland.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Lord North's Witty Reply.

When he was i'll his doctor asked
him what he felt. What | have not
felt for long time" said North; my
ribs" He was, indeed, what used to
be termed a man of full habit, and
could make a jest of it. In the house
an angry opponent once rallied at him
as that thing, minister" North
rose unperturbed. well, to be sure, -
said he, patting his ample sides, 81 am
an unwieldy thing; the honorable
member, therefore, when he called me
thing said what was true, and l can
not be angry with him. But when he
added that thing, minister he call
ed me that thing of all things he him
self wished most to be; and therefore
l took it as compliment" In his
blind age he met an old antagonist
who was similarly afflicted: "Ah, Col.
Barre, said he, Il am persuaded there
are not two men living who would be
more happy to see each other" Well
might Gibson say ''If they turned out
Lord North tomorrow they would still
leave him one Of the best companions
In the kingdom"
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WILD
Something Hard to Define, but All
Lovers of Nature Will Have knoW-
edge of What 1t Means.

The wild! What is that that it
should so impress the heart Of man; !;
that it should have lured me all the
days of my life, like music, a solace
and an enchantment? 1t is beautiful
in it's way, as in a very different way
cultivation is beautiful, but this alone
does not explain its influence. There
is spirit OF the wild, with which the
spirit of man acknowledges a relation
ship as old as the race; and if the con-
ditiOns Of his evolution from primitive
man have, in the course of ages, sep
arated him farther and farther from
that original affinity with nature and
made him wanderer from the father
land, that bond will never become
wholly thing Of the past. 1t still
haunts and will haunt-a dim, mex
plicable, subconsciOus memory of a
long buried past. 1t is natural then,
that in the presence of any bit of
wild landscape, or a patch Of virgin
forest, some minds should experience
with thrill half return to an origi-
nal state-with a thrill, indeed. There
Is wilderness motif heard in an in
ner ear by these men, as Siegfried
heard the Valhalla motif 1t rules
their stars, as might the wanderlust
or the passion for music or art
From North and South" by Stanton
Davis Kirkham.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Eastern Fanaticism.

A French statistician wrote to the
vail of Aleppo and asked these four
questions: What are your imports
What is the water supply? What is
the birth rate? The death rate?" The
vail replied: "It is impossible for any
one to know the number Of camels
that kneel in the markets Of Aleppo.
The water supply is sufficient. No
one ever died of thirst in Aleppo The
mind of Allah alone knows how many
children shall be born in this vast
city in any given time AS to the
death rate, who would venture to as
certain this, for it Is revealed only to
the angels of death who shall be
taken and who shall be left. 0 son
Of the west, cease your idle and pre-
sumptuous questionings, and know
that things are not revealed to the
children Of men!'
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
GOOD FEED FOR LIVE STOCK
Peanut She'll and Skins of the Kernels
Considered of Much Value by
German Breeders.

Peanut shells and the red skins
mand in Germany for stock feeding.
When ground they are known gener-
ally as bran" The shells, says
consular report, contain 57.8 per cent.
Of cellulose and have scarcely any
nutritive value. Bran of this kind has
been on the German market 20 years
The material is mixed with other
feeds of higher value, and notably is
used in the composition of molasses
feeds to give them body. A more gen
uine peanut bran is composed of the
red inner skin of the kernels to which
attach fragments of the kernels This
material averages from IA to 18 per
cent. of fat In the trade these skins
include a percentage of shells also
amounting, so it is asserted, to from
20 to 30 per cent. The shell material
comes from the inside Of the envelope
and is believed to contain some fat
All grades Of peanut bran are ground
and have the appearance of ordinary
bran. At present fine Marseilles bran
$l1,42 tom, No peanut bran is be-
ing imported from the United States
at present, although it might be, as
it enters Germany without duty
In the hand book of the union of
agriculture experiment stations in Ger
many attention is called to the fact
that the finer grades of peanut bran
by no means are composed principally
of the red inner skin, but consist
chiefly of shell. According to Emmer-
ling, the fine meal of commerce con-
tains maximum of 5.65 per cent of
fat, instead Of IA to 18 per cent EN-
merling adds that true peanut bran,
consisting of ground red skins, con
tains from 9,3 to 1872 per cent of fat,
and an average fatty content of 1919
per cent. True peanut BRAN" he
says, sis a serviceable secondary stock
food"
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
ONE WHO DESERVES TRIBUTE
Stenographer Hammering Out Die
tated Paragraphs, Times Her Eff
cheney to Our Limitations.

Who else knows us half so we'll?
She has heard all that we have said
and then made notes of it. She has
read our incoming letters. She knows
who pleads with us for help and what
We do about it. Do We write frankly
or evasively, she follows the straight
hewed line or the curve of our devious
ness. Are we courteous only to the
powerful or is our treatment even to
all who come seeking? The woman
at our elbow, hammering out our para
graphs, is a clear eyed witness Over
the telephone voices drift in from the
world, and the tone of each is caught
and judged before our presence is
acknowledged. She knows whether
our friends are worthy Is the home
happy? She knows it, She notes all
our tricks Of person. Our good temper
our clean speech, fly further than we
guess. She is familiar with the stale
phrases we scatter over the thousand
routine letters, and is gladdened when
we light up the languid page with an
unspClled turn. She is aware when
we have tumbled out from a laden
desk to worlds series ball game
She, too, would enjoy great players
versatility, but she wades through our
debris till twilight She could keep
our tardy correspondence up to the
minute, but she has to time her eff.
cheney to our limitations. Never out
pacing us, she is as loyal in the back
ground as our shadow. Golfers
Weekly.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
INSANITY IN ROYAL FAMILIES
Unreason Seems to Be the Rule Rather
Than the Exception Among Occu-
pants of European Thrones.

We have to go very far back in the
life of the deposed King Otto of Ba,
varia to find any illusions to him
which show him otherwise than as a
lunatic. But as boy he is quoted to
have been at pains to be cheerful and
agreeable, while his elder brother Lud-
wig sulked They were brought up
on a severe system of economy, be,
ing allowed only so cents week. The
story used to be told that Prince Otto.
hearing that sound teeth we're a sale
able commodity, went to dentists
and offered to have his own extracted
for consideration.
The deposition Of King Otto brings
reminder that the Bavarian is not the
only royal family in Germany with a
touch of insanity. King Otto's mother
was Princess Marie of Prussia, closely
Of the old kaiser, and granduncle OF
the present emperor-who lost his
reason in 1857, and for four years had
to be superseded by the prince OF
Prussia as regent-just as George w.
OF England, for the same reason acted
for several years in the same capacity
to his insane father. In neither case,
however, was there a deposition as
now in Bavaria, as both the periods of
regency were so short. Long before
the official declaration of his infirmity
Frederick Williams fantastical senti
mentality had amounted almost to in.
sanity.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Representative.

banks, canals and laterals OF the irri-
gated sections, keeping down John
son grass and other weeds, at less
expense than when cut by hand and
utilizing what had been hitherto an
entirely waste product.
Recent government Investigations
prove that the sheep is a valuable
scavenger on the farms of the cOun'
try, being able to make use of much
forage, grass and weeds which would
otherwise be wasted.
The sheep is probably the Oldest OF
all domestic animals, in sacred HIS
tory it was the most venerated OF
all, and in our present day agricul-
ture it is one of the most valuable
Arizona StOckman.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Pat Fooled Them.

'Phat'll that go for?" inquired the
hOrny-handed son of Erin, as he
handed stamped addressed envelope
across the counter to the postofice
clerk
Somewhat puzzled by the hgtness
of the package, the official politely
asked the Irishman if by any chance
he had forgotten to inclose the letter,
Pat laughed.
Faith, now" he said, "an' it's only
a thrick av mine to get aven wild
them wild suffragets that's spoilin'
all the letters in the pillar-box
I'm just postin' the envelope, an de-
liverin' the letter meself!"
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
VALUE OF ARIZONA SHEEP.

There are according to the U, S.
department of agriculture over
1000, 900 sheep in Arizona, with a
farm valuation of $5,764 900; the WOO
clip is over 100000 pounds annually
which with the present high price OF
wool brings into the state one million
dollars each year.
Only six states of the union have
made gains in the number of sheep
during the past year, and OF these
Arizona has made by far the largest
increase-31 900 over the year pre-
yious.
In valuation and as wealth producer
the sheep rank next to range cattle
in Arizona.
Range sheep breeding in Arizona
is one OF the well established in
dustries which is bringing in money
from eastern markets, and under in
telhgent management pays we'll on
the investment.
The sheep breeders of Arizona are
progressive, and each year are i'm
porting large numbers of flock head
ers of the best blood
Within the past few years a new
use has been found for sheep in Ari-
zona, in grazing them on the ditch
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Salesman's Requisite.

To the salesman the possession of
the innate power Of quick adaptations
to all situations is of prime impor-
tance. 1t is an indispensable to his
success. Lost sale after lost sale, in
an almost unbroken chain OF success
sion, is the common consequence of
its absence from the mental compost
ton. From its nature it is beyond
acquiring, and the unfortunate who
lacks it has only the recourse of Sc
curing a calling which practically
alienates him from immediate contact
with his kind
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Simple Remedies.

For sick headache apply a hot-wa
ter bottle to head and one ON stom
ach This gives relief in a short time
For tired and aching feet put two
tablespoonfuls Of salt in two quarts
of hot water, when cool add two ta
blespoons of alcohol or camphor. Let
feet soak in this for Is minutes. This
is also good for sore throat. Dip com
press in the warm MIXTURE and bind
on throat.
For burns, use butter; 1t takes the
nre out quickly For cuts peroxide
will stop bleeding.
For colds take a cup Of milk and
add a level teaspoonful of red pep
per: stir well and drink very quickly
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
Noted Author Busy at 81.

Theodore Watts-Dunton, poet, essay
list. author of many books, and noted
for his contributions to the Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, Is working away al,
most as hard as ever, though he is now
eighty-one years old. At present he In
engaged on a volume of collected es-
says, He is interested in an absorb.
ing degree in current affairs, not only
in the commonwealth of letters, but in
the wider world of science in most Of
its branches and international poll,
tics,
The Parker post., 1914-08-29
City-Owned Buses.

The public omnibus service of Ber-
lin is in the hands Of one company
At the end of 1912 it was operating "a
horse lines, with 460 busses and 5000
horses, and ten autobus lines with 800
busses. The system is an extended
one, covering a large part of greater
Berlin.
The Parker post., 1914-08-29

What we deem too trivial and com
mon to be of any consequence, may In
reality make or mar our success
The Parker post., 1914-08-29

Firmly fix in your mind the model
you desire to gain. then strive to at
tain it with both heart and brain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
t TOUCHING TRIBUTE
Is Paid to DR.. CT. Stafford at The
Iowa Conference.

OF honors paid an Oskaloosa gentle.
man the Fort Madison Evening Dem
ocrat' of Saturday says: .'S
Towards the close OF this morn
ings business session OF the confer
ence there was touching and yet
pleasing diversion when a neat sur
prise tribute was given Rev. c.. l..
Stafford, of Oskaloosa, superintend-
ent OF the Oskaloosa district, whose
retirement from the superintendency
marks the present conference. Six
years is the usual limit of superin
tendency and Rev. Stafford's sixth
annual report was given TINS a.. liz.
AT the close of its reading the hand
clapping was extraordinary enough to
represent in itself an expression OF
esteem from the entire assembly.
Again applause was provoked when
the beaming bishop asked the super
intendeht to the rotunda, stating in
so doing that ne believed he express
ed the sentiment OF the assembly In
honoriug the Oskaloosa man and his
work by inviting him to seat on the
platform for the remainder of the
conference.
1t was apparent that the platform
invitation had been pre-arranged as
Rev. W. H. Perdew, OF Newton, which
Is in the Oskaloosa district, was on
his feet asking for recognition be-
fore the superintendent had accepted
the bishops honor Without more
adieu Rev. Perdew launched In TO his
remarks of tribute, as a representa-.
tive Of the pastors Of the district ex-
planning the ties which bound the pas
tors and! their official during the last
six years, the esteem in which Rev.
Stafford had been held, the regret at
his. departure. The speakers re.
marks verged to presentation Vpeech
and he passed UP to the platform
large bouquet Of beautiful roses. sym
bolicai of the abstract qualities OF
which the tribute treated Again the
applause followed, but the Newton
continued, this time ADDRESSING his re.
marks chiefly to the audience, re
counting at length the works and hon.
ors credited to Rev. Stafford, which
we're numerous and enViable, ending
this time with the presentation of a
handful of gold. 81 d
ne objective of the honor faltered
perceptbly as he arose to acknowl-
edgement. Proper control of words
had failed him at the time he most
needed them, he said, and remarked
that one OF the happiest' moments of
tlis life was accompanied by one of
his greatest regrets, In that his bet.
ter three. foprths" was unable to be
present and share the honor which
she was SO much responsible for. Neat
as had been the presentation, the IN
cident was given a. softer and more
impressive close by the simple words
OF response. 'a--" go.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
In the District Court

Of the State of Iowa, In and for Ms
haska County, October Term, 1914.
In Re the Application OF A. o. Holt
for Permit to Sell Intoxicating LII.
quorS as a Registered Pharmacist
Notice Of Application for a Permit.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that A. o.
Holt, registered pharmacist; No,
1920, doing business under the name
of Blakeslee Drug Company, a cor.
poration, will make application to the
District Court of Mahaska County,
Iowa, for a permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors as a registered pharmacist,
said business TO be carried on in the
building located on the middle one
third Q-3) of lot eight 49,, In block
twenty (2O), o. P. Oskaloosa, Iowa,
known as 121 South Market street.
That a petition asking for. said per
NIT will be on file In the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Ma!
baska County Iowa, on or before the
Gath day of September. 1914. that said
petition, will come on for hearing at
the October term, 1914, of said Dis.
trict Court OF Mahaska County, Iowa,
which win commence on the 9Th day
OF October, 1914, and be held at the
Court House at Oskalooss, Iowa.
8w3. .,~, d.. A. o. HOLT.
49,. ,....... --H o.. AUDlicant
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
ALLIES TO FIGHT TO END
England, france and Russia4 VIII
Stick Together Until Terms
Are Met.

London, Sept. Russia, Great
Britain and France signed an agree
ment that none OF the three would
make peace without the consent Of all
three nations. The agreement fol-
lows: Z
"The undersigned, duly authorized
thereto by their respective govern
ments. hereby declare as follows: The
British, French and Russian govern
ments mutually engage not to conclude
peace separately during the present
war. The three governments agree
that when the terms OF peace come
to be discussed no one OF the: allies
will demand conditions. OF peace with
out the previous agreement Of each
OF the other allies. 80 ,'.t ~ 4
TN faith whereof, the undersigned
have signed this declaration and have
afixed thereto their seals. .
Done at London in tripiicate this
nth day Of September, nineteen hun
dred and fourteen. ~
aE 81. GRAY,
British secretary for foreign affalrs.)
- PAUL CABfBON,
(French ambassador to Great Britain
{ ~ sBtN ciSENDoRF,
tRussian ambassador TO Great Brit
AIM" Ii
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
In The District Court

of the State of Iowa, in and for Ma
haska County, October Term. 1914.
In the Matter OF the Application of
Charles c. Pike, for Permit-Notice:
. To Whom it may Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the APP
plication of Charles G. Pike for a
permit to buy, keep and sell -intoxi-
eating liquors as a registered phar.
macist will be on file in the office Of
the Clerk of the District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa. on or before
the Gath day of September, 1914, and
that said application will come ON for
hearing in the District Court of Ma
haska County, Iowa, at the October
1914 term thereof, which will com!
mence on the 5th day of October, 1914.
that said applicant asks that a permit
to sell intoxicating liquors ais a regis
tered pharmacist, according to law,
snail be granted to said applicant,
who is conducting business in a
building located on the east one.third
&c. 1.3) of lot No. five (5), in block
No. twelve 12), o. p, Oskaloo5a,
Iowa, known as No. 119 High avenue
West, where said business IS TO be
conducted II said application Is
granted.
8W3. Charles c. Pike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
No Clue 10 Missing Party.

Muscatine, Sept, 3. = Despite per
sistent effors, which are being made
to establish some trace of the party
of ten Muscatine shelters who disap-
peared en- route home from Pearl Isl
land near Dubuque, not single clue
has been discovered which might give
q suggestion as to their fate. Sever
al articles found along the river bank
near Davenport would, Indicate that a
boat had sunk near there; but further
than, this no verifcation has been
secured Of the reported drowning OF
the ten.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
PERMIT

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Mahaska County
october Term, 1914,
In Re the Application Of
Thomas II. Williams for Permit
to sell Intoxicating Liquors as a Reg.
istered Pharmacist.
TO. WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that Thorn.
as II, Williams, a Registered Phar
macist, No. 1888, doing business un.
der the mamie Of the Williams Drug
Company, a corporation, will make
Mahaska County, Iowa, for a permit
to sell intoxicating liquors as a
pharmacist said business to be car.
ried on on:
Tie South West Quarter IS, W.
~ of the South East Quarter Is.
II. ~ Of Section Thirty.three
1881, Jefferson Township, Mahas-
ka County, Iowa, being also
known as Lot Nine (9), Gaines
Addition to Buxton. Iowa.
That petition asking for said per.
NIT will be on file in the Office OF the
Clerk OF the District Court of Mahas.
ka County, Iowa, ON or before the
24th day OF September, 1914, and
that said petition will come on for
hearing at the October Term, 1914,
of said District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa which will commence
on the 9TH day~o October, 1914, and
be held at the court house at oska.
loosa, Iowa.
thomas II. Williams
8wS. Applicant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10

fore to be borne by all The old alb.
Surd method of furnishing the family
OF the criminal and society, as well
as himself, for his crime is, as far as
possible, soon to be abandoned to
the relief of the tax payer, after the
necessary initial expense is incurred.
The humanitaranism and conscience
OF the State is finding expression in
ner laws as never before. Will MI
Hamilton stop oil this progress and
forward march of the people to better
things? A new day has dawned in the
desire of the people to have better
and greater State, more beautiful
towns and cities and more inviting
and beautiful grounds surrounding
their great public buildings and those
that are to be in the near and distant
years. The work of our educational
institutions has been rapidly in.
creasing, the attendance doubling
within the years mentioned in the
statement. The cost has therefore
necessarily increased. The people
should, with unyielding resolve, de
termine that there shall be no back.
ward stepS-that there shall be pro.
gression and not retrogression In
Iowa.
There should, indeed, be no ex
traVagance and loss the economy
that makes false estimate of value
or sees not ahead the sure, rich re
turn in both money, better conditions
and State distinguished in all the
elements that make great people.
This can all be realized and not a
dollar taken from the people without
giving them a full dollars worth OF
more, of value in return. Public af
fairs should be so managed as al.
ways to bring about such a result.
Some Extra Disburse msnts.
Following is list of items OF dis
bursements making up, for the most
part, the excess over the previous bi
ennial period. 1t will be noticed that
some of them are for new work In
auguratsd at educational institutions
and most of the others are expenses
incident only to the present. Will Mr.
Hamilton, as the business and eco
nomic candidate" indicate which item
he would strike out? He is presented
as the man who will reduce taxes
VIII he be kind enough to make 3
specific statement and tell the people
where lie will begin? The state lev.
Is lower than u has been for thirteen
years before, Can be begin there? q
all taxes levied. probably sixteer
times as much is levied in local CON
munities as by the State. Does he, q
do the people, imagine that he car
secure the repeal Of the laws, insist
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR A
RE RMlT

. ..-..-.. Permit, - ....I.
In the District. Court of the State ot
Iowa, In and for Mahaska County
October Term, 1914. go.
In Re the Application Of
B. f. Cooper for a Permit to Sell
Intoxicating liquors as a Registered
Pharmacist. ,. a.. ..-.....
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the ap,
plication of the undersigned B. +.
Cooper. a Registered Pharmacist,
No. 1910, doing business in his own
name in JEFFERSON township, Mahas.
ka County. Iowa, praying for a permit
to buy, keep and, sell Intoxicating
liquors in q store building located on
Lot No. Two ~ of Sub Diyis.
ion of Lot No. Six (6l Of the
South West Quarter. Is. w, "
of the South East Quarter g.. Z.
~ Of section No. Thirty three
@ (33) Township No. Sevehty-four
Gag North OF Range No. Seventeen
Q7) West of the 5th P. M, Jef-..
ferson Township, Mahaska Coun-.
ty, Iowa;
viii be on file in the office OF the
Clerk of the District Court Of Mahas.
ka County, Iowa, on or before the Gath
day Of September, 1914, and that
said cause will come on for hearing
at the October Term, 1914, Of said
Court, to be held at Oskaloosa, Iowa
on the 9Th. day of Octob.
or, 1914.
SW3. B. II. Cooper.