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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Jealous Youth Killed Two.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Jealous because
he had been sighted by a woman
twice his age, Joseph Borao, of Wilkes,
Barre shot and killed Mrs. Regina
Baraidi and Pasquale Ascarni, and
then killed himself The woman was
sitting at her home talking to Ascarni
when the youth entered, pulled his re-
volver and fired. After kicking the
bodies Borao turned the gun on him
self.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Some marriages may be failures, but
we have noticed that most widows
and widowers are anxious to try
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Bed, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated Eyelids; Nc Suarting-
lust Eve Comfort. Write for Book of he I've
by mall Free Murine Eye Remedy Co. ChicaGo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Lieutenant Reno of u. S. Navy Tells
How Nations Dispose of Ships
Taken in Battle.

Chicago-Capture of merchant yes
sells in the European war has given
rise to the question here: What hap
pens to ship taken as a prize?
Lieut.. Walter E. Reno, in charge OF
the United States navy recruiting sta
ton at West Lake street and North
Fifth avenue, supplied the answer.
The vessel is taken TO the nearest
port of the nation making the capture
and is there condemned as a prize of
war;" he said. "A prize court, usually
composed Of civilian judges familiar
with admiralty and international law,
appraises her and orders her sold.
The naval regulations of most coun-
tries provide that officers and crew
may share in the proceeds Of the sale.
This was permitted by the United
States as late as the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. In 1899, however, it was
abolished. l knew an officer who
served during that war who drew more
than three thousand dollars in prize
money. Every man on board the cap
turing ship used to share according to
his rank.
This sharing in prize money Is a
relic OF privateering. 1t probably was
abolished by this country because it
smacks so strongly Of freebooting. It
is step, however, in advance of the
privateering privilege now abolished
by civilized nations. a privateer could
prey on the enemy's commerce and
keen practically all of the loot
IF the United States were at war all
the proceeds of prizes would go to
swell the war fund. Seine of the bel
ngerent powers have this same rule.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Sheep used as beasts of burden in
northern India carry loads of 20
pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Most married men realize the differ
ence between home ties and bargain
counter ties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Ir1,norrnnt 20 Nofnara

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the ~ =
Signature of %NZAztzSx
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Never call a woman an old hen be-
cause she is set in her ways.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Riot Caused by Butchers.

No attention was paid to this re-
monstrance, and on December Is.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02

% a daddy there lived
"a family
v children, porcupines have long.
uui
'Tleymr % cruel suggested Evelyn
really mild kindly
urc Thenu quilts themselves
of They
teeth be very strong harm
quilts they
quilts air when
the usually IN FEAR
pouine had six beautiful little
thought they beautiful and
of neither his
daddy his
of little BILLY orcupne "s he
his brothers
aIwa weualo that no harm to him.
Billy
him nicely the
we'll possible and he
awuly excited loved
when rumble heard
Billy
toward them
his quilts
he with delicate little
Hs brother quickly showed Billy back
of him quilts sticking straight
looked the sharp long quilts
Of Billy without attacking iy
brother the little shiv
his brothers hfc
III lNlys needn't tell you
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
ECCENTRlCITY OF GENIUS.
In the Days That Are Gone II May
Have Been Due to Eye Strain.

IL seems that ut last genius is dis
covered not to he allied to insanity, but
that rather all its eccentricities are due
to eye strain.
Brain specialists. for instance. are az.
sorting that if Carlyle had had proper
~ adjusted glasses and good electric
light to work by instead Of skylight
over his desk. ana that illumined by
London fog much OF the time. he
would not have been such n grumblcr
and dyspcptc In fact. eve strain was
The cause of all his eccentricitieS.
All geniuScs. in fact. would have
been optimistic. says science now. il
they had only had bifocal glasses at
tie right time. The same unnormal
eycsight is given rs the cause az many
tragic paintings. That famous artist.
Turner. would never have painted the
slave ship In q storm. but would rather
have depicted the peaceful landscapes
that 50 many artists paint when their
eyes are properly fitted with glasses
Wagner. too. If he had worn the cor.
lfNi Nl'NldtltS anu utu lilu llIlt uptlN-
cd tilt to one eye rcmedied. probably
would never have written about Wal
kyrie and dragons. bat would have
written pleasant dances ana even
ragtime instead
Darwin also was another victim ot
eye strain. Doubtless he would never
have given TO the world his theory Of
evolution which stirred society up II
his eyes had been normal.
De Quincy suffered from bad eyes.
Surely he would never have taken
opium If he had had glasses. But
then. on the other hand. the world
would have missed his opium dreams.
And. after all is considered. scientists
conclude society could better dispense
with Spcctaclcs than with geniuses.-
London TitBits.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02

end has suffered the bitter conse-
ruences, is not begging the civilized
nations To contribute To her relief. She
is not only taking care of her own
widows and orphans but she is giving
shelter and support To $4,000 refugees
who have been despoiled of all their
possessions by Bulgarian looters, and
who are afraid To return to the sites Of
their ruined cities and towns lest they
lose their lives also These refugees in
clude many Turkish moslems and
Christian inhabitants of Bulgarian ter
ritory.
Wills the Greek army has respected
the lives persons and property of non
combatants, the ~ antic claims that
none of these sacred rights were re-
spected by the Bugarians. Forced
tribute was levied upon people of
means; inhabitants of towns were shot
down or driven fugitives To the open
country and their homes and places of
business were looted of all portable
property to he loaded upon trains for
to Bulgaria. Then the
buildings We're saturated with petro-
lcum and burned.
An this loot it is claimed, was gath
cred into possession of bulgarian off
GERS ana shipped to their homes. There |
was enough To relieve the distress Of |
the impoverished people if it had gone
to the public treasury, but it has been
used to enrich the officers and now
heir government is crying for help to
save it's people from starvation, while
Greece. without any spois of war. is
yrimly taking care of her own people
rnd hundreds of thousands of pauper-
zed victims of the war who have no
lain of common humanity
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
FOUR SOULS EACH.
Curious Beliefs of the Savages of West
Africa.


West African religion is particularly
generous 10 the human beings. to each
of whom it allotS several souls. four
being the usual number Only one Is
immortal. however. The others though
troublesome enough during the own
cr's life, cease to he at the same time
as the body. They are the shadow
soul the dream soul and the bush soul.
One soul seems more than many of
us can manage. but the poor African
has bad time between the four OF
them. He move" knows when some
enemy may plunge knife into his
shadow. thus causing him to sicken
and die. or when his bush soul. which
takes the form Of an animal may rush
into danger and get hurt. and as for
his dream soul that Is particularly
troublesome. rs II wanders from his
body during sleep aud runs the risk of
being caught by witch traps. when
this happens it's place is often taken
by nasty stranger spirit called
"sisa," which seems TO have no other
object but 10 cause misfortune and
sickness to the being who forms its
temporary habitation.
Most of the tribes have the idea OF
an underworld after death. neither
heaven nor he'll. but much like the ex
listing world only DINNER. Among the
Tschwi tribes this idea is well defined.
Their shadow world has "A name
sra hmandayi-and they even know the
way TO the entrance. which Is across
the Volta river This place has its
markets. IFS town and its interests. but
everything Is felt in more indlstinct
way.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
COOK WITHOUT FIRE.
New Zealand Maoris Prepare Their
Food In Natures Kitchens.

The Maoris of northern New Yea
land enjoy cooked food To n far great
er extent than other natives. but they
never bother with fire. They build
their huts on the edge of some friend
ly' geyser where they may cook In
natures kitchen. The methods of this
primitive people living in so strange
Il ncighbOrhood are described by Max
Herr in New Zealand"
On spot which superstition would
associate with death and the devil tho
huts of about 200 Maoris lie scattered
the remnant of the once warlke tribe
of Tuhourangi. 1t Is lucky that these
simple folk need no Kitchen for ma
ture has built for them the best OF all
cooking appliances and saved them
endless trouble with the stove, gas
company or coal merchant.
a pond of boiling water lies in the
middle of the settlement In this the
Maori woman puts her water kettle to
boil or hangs the wide meshed flax
bag filed with potatoes ana waits un-
I'll they are cooked. True. the potatoes
cooked in their skins taste n little of
sulphur. but that Is the right flavor for
n Maori palate-the haut govt for the
brown gourmet
For the cooking Of meats the fuma-
roles or holes through which steam
escapes from the ground. are used. A
box with wooden grating for bot
ton Is placed on the ground over the
hole. In this the Maori woman places
the meat. well covered with tin or iron
pots. An old sugar bag Is then spread
over the box. and the crude apparatus
Is left until the imprisoned steam has
cooked the joint.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
THEY PUZZLE GREAT MINDS,
Simple Words Too Profound For Hu.
man Understanding.

Simple Words Too Profound For Hu.
man Understanding.
Q.-Can there be two kinds of lnfini-
ties or two infinite spaces?
A.-Thc writer Of this question must
decide The nearest star is distant
twenty-five trilion miles Write row
Of units mil. TO the star and let
each unit represent one mile: then the
distance represented by line of Is
twenty-five trllion miles long. sub
merges all human powers of imagina
ton But write row of 222222. TWEEN.
ty-iive trillion miles long: then the
number of miles represented would be
twice as great Then write row OF
909999... equally long. and the distance
expressed would he nine times as great
as that represented by the Is
But no human can think of the dis.
lance expressed by the Is. Let the
first row Of figures extend twenty-five
trillion or fifty or Il thousand trillon
miles TO the east: then Il row could be
extended toward the west. Many mil
lions Of years would he required 10
write the long rows Suppose that
you write 9's both ways during thou
sand million years each. Then the dis.
lance in mi'eS would be thinner than
spiders thread when compared to
an infinite distance
There are possibly fifty persons now
living able 10 think one new thought
They are the mighty of the earth. and
are all transcendent mathemuticianS
Not one of these even tries to begin to
think Of in6nity or eternity. They all
know better Only the superficial
strive TO think Of the two words. so
my qucStioner must answer his own
question, for ! cannot even hope TO SO.
cure Il glimpse, lasting thousandth
part of one second. of the meaning of
one of the following list of words:
Mind. space. time. duration. infnity
eternity. beginning end. space and
electrOns.-Edgar Lucien Larkin in
New York American.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
AN OLD INDIAN LEGEND.
The Incidents That Led Up to the
NAMING OF Pouehkeepsie.

During the days when the Indians
still held SWAY ON the banks OF the
Hudson there was fierce battle be-
tween the Delaware ana the Pcquot
tribes. Tie former won, and amOnI
their captives was Il handsome yc"ns
Pequot brave. He was offered his life
If he would swear allegiance TO the
Delawa and be branded with their
tribal mark the turtle. lie refused,
and preparations were then made To
kill him. As his enemies were on the
point of doing this young Indian girl
broke into the circle and begged for
his life. She had ut one time been Il
Pequot but had been captured by the
Dclawares and forced To join their
tribe. Her appeals were so touching
that the warriors were debating the
matter when the party was attacked
by still another enemy. the Huron In
dams In the excitement the girl cut
her lovers bonds. but the two found
themselves in the midst of Il fierce bat
tie and eventually became separated.
The young warrior escaped, but the
girl was captured by Huron chief
Determined TO rescue her ut any cost,
the Pequot brave disguised himself rs
medicine man and entered the camp
of the iIurOnS. by some preteXt he
gained admission 10 the tent where the |
girl was kept prisoner, and late at
night they managed To escape I'm the |
darkness. Their flight was soon dis
covered ana pursuit began. but the |
young couple reached the river far |
enough in advance of theirpursucrs to |
embark In canoe ana push off from |
shore. They were still followed. but J
the warrior was young and strong and |
succeeded i'm getting his little craft !
safely into n cove nj the junction of
the great river and Il little stream en-
tcring into it between two high. pro
tecting banks. where they hid. and
later found Il friendly tribe
Rejoicing that the place had been
safe harbor" for the girl and her low
or i'm time OF peril, it was so designated
In the Pequot tongue, the Indian equiv
nlent being "Apa kcep-Sinck." Today.
lfter having filtered through the Dutch
and English tongues, ii is known as
Poughkeepsie.--Lad Home Journal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02

Speaking tu the DELEGATES al the
United Mine Workers. convention sat
urday. Senator Kern said ne had rc.
,e.yed MESSAGES from Nricblaap say
ng that tho miners there had mo- causa
to complain.
81 ann MOT bcro fl, rrefpJr. tnc .fp-
ycsugaGon." continued Mr.. Kern. "but
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Two Kinds of Snoba-

An interesting sense history Is that
origin, In it's earliest use, i'm 1871. mean
ing n shoemaker or cObblcr Now
there is distinction between the Eng
llsh and the American use OF snob-a
distinction due TO the influence of arts
tocratic rs compared with democratic
traditions. An English snob is Il man
who falls short of the perfect arsto-
crat through faint of democratic vul-
garity. An American snob is II man
who falls short of the perfect demo
crat through faint of aristocratic cx-
clusiveness.-New York Post.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Garrick's Wit.

David Garrick on one occasion pass
ed Tyburn as huge crowd was as
sembing to witness the execution of
criminal. "Who Is he?" asked the
great actor Of a friend who accompa-
MED him.
IL believe his name Is Vowel" was
the reply.
"Ah," said Garrick. II wonder which
Of the vowels he Is. for there are sew
eral At all events 1t is certain that 1t
is neither U nor L."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
CURIOUS HERMIT CRABS.
They Keep Housemaids, and Also Use
Sponges For Protection.


1t has been said that crabs are as
artful as ~ barrow load OF monkeys"
and no one who has read Professor
Edward Steps "AIcsSmatcs: A Book of
Strange Comprehensive In Nature"
will deny that there is considerable
truth in the remark. Amazing indeed
are some OF the revelations which the
professor makes regarding crabs
He relates, for instance. how the
common hermit crab actually keeps
hOuscmaid TO clean out his house.
When lie first starts life this particu-
lar species of crab hunts for some large
shellfsh'S shell in which he can live
at ease, rent free. He usually chooses
q large whelk shell and introduces n
large seaworm, belonging to what is
known as the "nereiS" family and
which grows TO a length of six or
eight inches. to keep the interior Of
the shell clean The crab feeds hearth
ly on sea creatures that wander care
lessly into the shell and throws the in
digestible parts of them about the
floor The nereis worm promptly con
sumes these remains ana keeps the
shell rs clean as new pin.
The artfulncSs Of this crab, too, is
strikingly illustrated by the ingenious
manner i'm which he protects himself
against the large fish which look upon
him us an excellent article of food
Sometimes he induces sponge to
grow on his Shell. Sponges in n living
condition give ont n strong odor which
is distinctly unpleasant to fish. and
even dogIiSh will not attack a crab
protected i'm this manner.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
To Move pjcturea.

People who stand their family por-
traits. against the walls while packing
and unpacking their household goods
cause n great deal Of broken glass.
scratches and dents. The first thing
to be done when moving into your new
home should he to hang the pictures
any place In order TO get them out of
the way without waiting to choose a
scheme Of arrangement This will
prevent great deal of breakage and
other damage.-New York Telegram.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Sniled kancrs.

Large papers or leaves Of books that
have become soiled from much han
ding can be put into perfect condition
If the loose dirt Is first rubbed off with
piece Of bread Then cover the spots
with blotting paper made damp with
Oxalic acid in solution. Lastly pass Il
hot iron over the blotting paper until
It dries.
To remove deep set creases I'm papers
or the leaves of book put between
two pieces of white biotting pnper-or
any unsized paper-slightly dampened.
and press with warm iron until the
page Is perfectly smooth. New York
Tribune
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
canalboat Travel Before Railroads

So prodigiously good was the eating
and drinking on board these sluggish
but most comfortable canalboats that
there are legends eXtant of an English
traveller who. coming TO Belgium for
week and travelling in one of these YES
sells, was so delighted with the fare
there that he went backward and for
ward from Client to Brugcs all the
rest of his life.-From limbs Eng
fish Eccentrics"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
STAND AGAINST RAolcALIsM.

There is gratifying evidence that
the American Federation OF Labor has
not gone entirely over to the Social
lists, Syudicalists, Anarchists and 9TH
ar revolutionary organizations and in
huences, Npidcd by the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners and the /. W. w, IN
this country, comments the Saginaw
Courier Herald quite evidently the
rank and file OF the Federation stll
believe I'm the established order under
which this republic has existed for
more than hundred Years, an order
that has made it the marvel of history
and the nearest to ihe ideal of the
common man that the world has ever
known, There are stll signs to be
seen that the Federation which is the
cosmopolitan organization of labor, has
membership that olinrs to the old
fashioned idea of private property
and private rights and that the in
diyidual is entitled 10 the possession
and enjoyment of the fruits of his en-
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
LIGHT ON BALKAN SITUATION.

atlantis the national weekly Of
Greece, is engaged in "A campaign Of
education which is intended to give the
American public a better understand
iug Of the situation in the Balkans fol-
lowing the two savage wars which have
devastated a large part Of the country.
II calls attention to the fact that
Greece, which participated in the war
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Settinu Him Riuht.

81 suppose the titled parsonage you
say you are going to marry is mention
cd in the Almanach de Gotha 2" said
the inquisitive newspaper man.
NO, indeed" retorted the lovely &C.
tress. "Of course he amt in no al.
manac. DO you think he's n joke?"--
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
lJntrustuvorthy-

I'm glad refused that man. Hes
untrustworthy."
why do you say that?"
"ue vowed he would pine away and
die If | turned him down. and now
look how fat he has grown."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journai.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Fox Hunting.

In communities where fox hunting
is considered sport catching one Is
the cardinal offense. The rule In fox
hunting Is that you may chase the
quarry. but you must not overtake It,
philadelphia Ledger.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Too Late.

"They say he is very absentminded.
"Abscntmlnded? He proposed to his
wife one night"
And did she reject him."
NO, but from her remarks he
gathered that she would had II been
possible"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Her Verdict-

Husband-You can put this down as
settled-if ever get out of IL YOU will
never catch me in matrimony again.
Wtfe-fou won't II you depend on me
Tor refercnce.-Philadclphia Ledger.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02

ln the dying throes of the Western
I'eJemuons struggle iu this district.
the guuhIc followers Who have looked
upon Meyer as their leader and have
believed the uuuutHs of the agitators
viii demand a final accounting. Meyer
naturally win be the man to whom
they viii turn when they realize their
fight is lost
Moyor himself already realizes the
usrJcssuess of the struggle, and ne is
Fastening to save himself from the
odium of defeat he wants to be able
10 tell his followers that not he nor
his Organization, bur the executive
council Of the American Federation of
Labor is responsible for the loss of the
strike. So he seeks shelter beneath
Ms charges that President Gompers
aud assooia,cs have given him no fl
umeoI assistance.
And it appears chat Mover is not
alone m this effort sirJcJ down to-.
facts. ae situation has become one
of politics i'm which .Hr reds" seem
to have the upper umI and they are
mot particular on which it is welded sol
long mss somp one else is the victim.