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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-26
Surprise Party.

Mrs. w. Black, of Racine, who
is a guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Reinhert Sr., was rendered
a surprise party on Thursday after
noon by about twenty five of her
lady frierds. The afternoon was yer
pleasantly spent in playing cards, so
cial converse, etc. At five O'Clock,
a three course dinner was served The
guests all departed for their homes
reporting most delightful after
noon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-26

Miss Kathryn Hackbach, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hackbarth of
he town of Sigel, and Milton A.Gum1
Of Sigel, will take place ON Thanks
giving day, at Vesper.
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Nt/ZLE AND LEASH.
commissioner Goidwatcr Upheld 10y
city Apartment DwcIIrr.

To rHE Enron OF THE SuN-Sir: I
am one OF thOsr unnatural mortals who
do not crave the ownership OF "a dog Like
wise, ! am city dwrll.r. an apartment
dwell"r, and OF necessity must submit to
living in quarters more confined than
those enjoyed by the suburhauite II
has never occurred 10 me that my home
could Ice made more liVahlc, or lovable.
II | shared It's limited space with one or
more o; the various breeds OF the dog
fancier's creation. Indeed, my unnatural
desire for pure air. as pure as circum-
stances will permit makes me refrain
from introducing into my home an cie-
ment Of contamination which has FOR !ts
excuse desire To- possess something
upon which To- bestow a part ~ ones af-
fect!ons. there being so little In the world
that Is worthy OF ones affections.
Now | do not believe that there are
many mortals who begrudge the dog
owners the JOY OF their pets. or VINO
wish TO deprive them az their right to
live with them, sleep with them. eat with
them. fondlc and kiss them To thelr
hearts content. In contemplating "A re-
adjustment of my own feelings in the
matter however, | find that. - be uH-
mitted TO the inner shrine OF this fraternal
order of CANNES | must reveal no an
tipathy whatever toward these dem
onstrations OF love Of dumb animals.
hut must indulge IN some of them myself
] have many times In my life bctricuioi
or defended. a dumb brute. and IN one In
stance would have been severely rluhh-i
for so doing but for the Timely appear
ance Of an officer OF the law. Eut my
kindly feeling toward animals has never
led me To ignore the fact that while their
ways are not my ways and they may he
clean as animals go. still they are animals
No amount OF care and attention can FREQ
them from their physical characteristics
and bahifs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24
The Observation-Disclosures.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. julius
HSmau asks u THE sun; What has
become OF tLe unti'vivlsectionl sInge the
grand explosion In Europe took place."
Being persons OF wide sympathirs the
lV!sectunists are now right to the
front IN gifts to the Red Cross and other
relief funds for the war sufferers. : rb-
scriptiuns in large numbers from anti
viv.sectionists In sums from $1,000 down
have been announced In the newspapers
Many OF those who gave their time ana
money 10 the recent successful Red Cross
benefit at Newport were anti-vivscction-
lists. Many who Inconvenience them
selves coming 10 the city to march In the
peace parade We're ti-viVis-ctiouists
and two American Observation-Disclosures liv-
ing near Parts are reported TO have given
their chateauN to be used as hospitals
In England the -vlvisrctionists are
not only giving their time and money but
their sons. | may mention the Earl and
Countess Of plymouth. the death NJ whose
son at the front has recently been an
nouncrd. :. ". PARKER
GREENwICH. Conn. September 90
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General Lorrs BoTuA, former Bocr
commander. and now Premier OF the
Union of South Africa, will command the
operations against the Germans In South
west Africa. General BoTifA said he had
taken the command because he believed
1t to be his duty.--Cdpe TOuH despatch
LOUIS BorHA, son OF one of the "Voor-
trekkers." is still a youngSter as men OF
the veldt go in South Africa. being only
hfty-two. But he began to fight as a
boy. his baptism OF fire occurring in "a
desperate campaign waged by the
burghers for their homes against saw
ages. He was under forty when he
defeated Sir REDvERs RULER at Spion
kop, soon after becoming commander
in chief OF the Bocr forces. Lotis
BoTHA has genius for vcldt campaign
ing and doubtless passion for 1t when
his blood Is up. The Germans in South
west Africa are b. be cummiserated in
having To deal with Louis BoTHA in
stead Of CHRISTIAN BEYER. who had com
FUNCTIONS about lighting them. There
has probably never before been an In
stance Of the Premier of great COM
monwealth taking the field from a
sense OF duty LOUIS BoTHA's sense Of
duty when It inspires him to put on
uniform II terribly effective.
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eports showing twenty-five farmers

reports showing twenty-five farmers
present at Fort Lee Ferry, greensboro
Bridge and Harlem Bridge. These fig.
ures are obviously worthless In their
contradictions. and indicate that moth
Ing has yet been learned of the opera
ton Of II superficially attractive scheme
to Justify the expenditure OF a consld.
cradle sum on It's extension.
Under such circumstances Comptrol-
Ter PBENDERGAsT and President Nc
ANENY deserve support In putting the
brakes of their conservatism on the
too quick commitment of the city TO
heavy appropriations. 1t must he borne
In mind that the money It Is proposed
10 spend on n doubtful experiment Is
collected in large part from men again
whom new opposition Is to be set up
President Marks bellttles this; he says
that the rent paying shop keepers have
always 10 meet the rivalry Of the buck.
sters. and that "even subsidy might
not be out of order to bring the farmer
directly TO our homes without the neces.
slty Of middlemau." We do not he.
lieve that this suggestion will find
ready response among the thoughtful.
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Permanent Stars and Subsidies for
Temporary Markets.

Borough President MARKS has asked
for 500, 900 Of the taxpayers money to
pay the salaries of managers for the
temporary free markets. The markets
are an experiment, but there Is not II
man in New York who will not recOg'
nize immediately the permanence of an
appropriation intended tn pay the sal
aries of ~ chief. $1,000 deputy chief
$1,000; eight employees AT 81, 500 each ;
four AT $1,000; two messrng at
$1,000, aud one stenographcr at 81 200"
While this request Is under consider
alton Mr., MARKS wants To have the
temporary ma rkets designated AS pub
lie markets 80 that part Of the fund OF
$4,000 available for improving such
establishments may he spent on them
His enthusiasm Is persuasive and In.
fectlous; but as n matter of fact, who
knows whether these trading places are
Of any real use 10 the town? Two re-
ports ~ the number OF tradcsmen using
the markets on September Is gave these
results:
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SHAME AND TO4D.


To THE Editor OF THE SrN-Sir. In
the peaceful sunlight of last SUNDAY
morning discovered on my unpretentious
home lawn patch garter snake get
ting away with" a tuad The getting
away WAS ngurltiye only. because his
snakeship had undertaken a contract that
rendered him incapable OF advance or
retreat
My first impulse was to rescue the
toad, bue contemplation convinced me of
IN" imppssihlity of such a move without
killing the snake and leaving the toad
helpless Crippl" to perish in slower
misery. Nhereupon | reflected that this
was but an instance of that inscruta BILE
order of nature that provides subsistence
for the creatures " the universe, one
upon the other, the toad probably being
at that moment filed to replction with his
natural insectiyorous food. Then, in my
role uI superior being. man, glngerly re-
moved the tragedy to the other side CT
the fence.
All this however. served somehow 10
intensity my appreciation OF what is now
going forward I'm Europe and to empha-
size the hopelessness Of Interference with
the fttrful order Of things. even though
he who would interfere may hold himself
superior j. W r.
NEW York, September "a
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The Finder Of Missing Friends.

Since II has not always been the for
tune Of THE Sun to approve the work
Of Mr.. BRYAN in the State Department,
we have the greater pleasure in giving
cordial praise to the courtesy. the pa
thence aud the success with which that
Department has helped many thou
sands of Americans to trace their
friends in Europe. lost In the tangle Of
mobilization and war,
The helpful Impulse and activity AZ
Washington have been shared by the
agents, diplomatic and consular, OF the
Department 4 good work has been
done better than well and 1t should he
recorded and remembered gratefully
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24
4 New Voice.

One Of the current plays of foreign
origin has proved interesting to the
observers of the theatre in this coun.
try in that II suggests a tendency which
has been for Il generation without rep
rcscntation on the French stage. The
playwrlghts " France have for the
past thirty years been sharply divided
into two classes The followers OF
EUGfNE SCRIBE became the followers
Of NiCToRiEN SARDoU. or they threw
themselves with enthusiasm into the
camp of the authors who opposed the
well made play. Thus 1t became ques-
ton OF the form or the material The
critics OF the old formula departed
So far from the rules that they almost
cea sod TO write In the medium OF the
theatre at all.
II Is always TO he said in their de-
fence that the rigidity OF rule which
Is characteristic Of the later phase OF
NICToRIEN SARpot', and Is To he seen now
in the work of HENRY BERNSTEIN, had
begun 10 have n suffocatlng efYect on
character and humanity In the drama.
The mechanics of the dramatsts had
means 10 an end. They seemed TO he
produced for their own sake.
The result on the other side was even
less satisfactory. The French play.
wrights who followed what they took
to be- the lesson OF Henrik InsEN, and
attempted to transfer 10 the stage
medium which could not possibly ever
Justify itself there, have done more 10
rob the French theatre Of It's former
prepondcrance than any other inhu
encc. On the other hand. the world
was growing weary Of the too obvious
technical brlliancy Of the Journalists.
Nobody ever succeeded In combining
the two qualities 80 well as EMILE
AUGIrR, who shared with DUMAS and
SARDor the supremacy Of the theatre
In France during the Second Empire
But no successor seemed likely to arise
70 this writer. who was also Il Satirist,
moralist and a painter " character
highly true to life. Before school OF
his imltators could come into existence
the Influence Of IBsrS travelled out Of
Norway 10 poison the Theatre world.
Now IN LUcIEN NrPory. who wrote
"T.es Petits." there IL again the feeling
Of AuGIER There Is life tempered with
reflection. and there is ns a firm frame
for the authors work the dramatic
structure based on the recognition Of an
art ana It's limitations. The French
theatre has not produced in years So
promising figure as this author of
two plays, who 10y restoring the spirit
Of AUGIFR 10 the dramatists Of the day |
may accomplish n great service for the
literature Of his country.
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lie would Sacrince Ills First wtc's ReIa
tions; Gar and Kaiser. Their People.

To THE EniToR oF TIVE SuN-Sir. Tho
Car and the Kaiser are humorists. al.
though they may not be aware OF II. Says
the witty Car:
I will enter Berlin ~ ~ cost, m. .very
soldier in the eupIro
A,d -. o,,,,ai,,, .,.,,. ,,,,,,
sr,,J,. ' '
,'.,
WI" nov give up Berlin until have not
.'''" 'e'' W ue'e"u H.
inns leads m" To reflect that IN" world
has never witnessed so much devotion and
s"Ii-Stcrlnce, 80 much love for their sub
y-'ts as IL personiiied In their Imperial
MaJeSti.s Nicholas and Wilhelm.
ASIDE from the absurdity Of the above
sentences from the imperial addresses. the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24

parently little disturbed by the assaults
made upon It. Its personnel remains
dlstasteful 10 the President. and the
best efforts Of his followers fail to i'm.
pair Its efficiency. 1t Is largely indie
pendent of Washington and Trenton.
selfcontaincd and impervious to the
Kind Of attack that has hitherto been
made on II.
Essex county continues an island Of
reactionary Democracy bounded on all
sides by the sea OF progressive VIII
son Democracy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24

From NE CHibertsoH ,Nebl Bdnpev
r. L Divine went to McCook Friday 10
take In the chautauqua and hear the band
lie visited some Of his old friends and his
brother and then came to Culbertaon. where
his wife met him sunday and brought him
home.
II was mistake in last weeks paper
about r. r Ruhcrts and family visiting
their daughter, as they did not get there
tlll week later,
Mabel aud Ruth Cox stopped over nigh,
With the Davis girls on account or the rain
Saturday evening, then they went to Sun
day school together the next day
W g FaIrrhili called on Jess Rodgers
"wednesday evening.
J. W. Roberts wishes to buy team Of
youns mules
Nrs Rvmcr treated the carrier TO a fne
melon Monday.
Mrs. Bodeman called on Grandma
Thomas SUNDAY afternoon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24
The War Of Dogs and Flras

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuH--SF. II Is
well established and sad knowledge that
feas congregate at the base OF dog 5
tail and thus are inaccessible to the teeth
OF all but cultured contortionists OF the
species, our chaotic streets present many
views OF the wrNched creatures in har-
rowing gyratious IN pursC of the pests
The new dog muzz!ng ordinance now
in operation has inspired me 10 the in
vention OF device which will enable the
animals to reach the most remote portion
OF their anatomy. This device for which
AVE filed an application for patent
consists Of an ordinary wire muzzle from
which project two tines or forks by
which the otherwise unfortunate animal
may happily dislodge the ieas.
poG GoNE.
NEW York. September rs
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EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION.
It's Highest Form In the scandinayia
Countries, Holland and belgium.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sfr. THr
SIN ~ to he heartily congratulated upon
the enlightened articles which have ap-
p'ared in Its editorial columns on the sig
hihcance Of the birth and infant mortality
rates Of the different European nations.
Back OF all the hurlyburly i'm Europe lies
pressure from high rate Of natural In
crease.
VI Is Interesting to observe the elements
which are to be found together in a ma
tIon. Russia. Prussia and Austria with
a cast IRON military system have despotic
government. a backward womauhoOd and
a terrific waste OF child life. The infant
mortality rate Of Russia is not known,
but it is known to lie high that Of Aus
tr'a is 2O5 n thousand and Of Germany
10
The conditions which kill the weakling
stuliify the normal child. while the infant
mortality rat" is the most significant Zig
urr To- study ia order to gauge nations
degree of civilization.
The CnlI ghteucd scandinavian races
with their enfranchised women can put
IN" empires to shame with an infant
mortality rate as low as ~ II thousand.
Tho really happy. peaceful. prosperous
and civilized nations of Europe are the
small scandinavian natlunalities, with
Holland and Belgium. In these countries
government rests on an extended fran
chIsc IN some on universal suffrage for
men ana women
Intermediary In freedom. prosperity
and enlightenment come France and Eng
land. In those countries, as now In Italy.
Il would lie Impossible for the diploma
lists to declare war without real national
support France with her stationary pop
uation Is the wealthicst nation OF the
world IN all respects that matter for her
wealth ~ We'll distributed. II has been
pointed out IN THE SUH that with the
lowest birth rate OF Europe France was
only able 10 save half as many infants as
Norway, which also has n low birth rate
In France women have not been encour-
aged to Interest themselves seriously In
public matters. while in Norway they are
fully enfranchised citizens
Yet the spread OF the democratic spirit
IN France and England In the last two
decades had put those countries far
ahead of Russia. Prussia and Austria in
freedom from IN" military system. con-
scquentiy In personal freedom and all
that makes lifo worth living
il would seem. then, that the wounds
OF the nations are to be healed by democ-
racy and ever more democracy No peo-
pie can AFFORD to be sluggish In the at
tention they pay to public affairs or
sccpt.cal as to the value OF politics The
dip.oma'lstS can so TX the unheeding ma
ton that she may be- destroyed
Especially does q behoove women 10
wake W and become real guardians OF
public welfare, for left alone BOYS will
play at soldiers and bring destruction I'm /
their train.
Surely this next generation is going to
put into the problems ~ social structure
some Of the hard thinking the last gener-
alton put into the practical" sciences
EVA WARD.
NEW YORK September %
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ART AND LIFE.
An Unbiased Mind on tho Pressure
ENerted by Germany.

To THE Editor OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Germans are being generally denounced
for destroying art galleries, libraries and
cathedrals. France. Belgium and England
are violently protesting against the SO
called vandalism"
The Germans have also killed and
wounded thousands OF human beings.
thereby making many more thousands Of
people miserable and unhappy. and against
TINS these nations make no protest
Let us assume that the Germans are
destroying all of these art treasures pur-
posely. Isn't 1t more human, to destroy
art treasures than to pro'ong the war.
looking for peace through the slow method
or Killing off and starving millions Of
human beings? Are works OF art more
valuable than human lives? Would not
the fathers and mothers. the wives and
children, the brothers and sisters prefer
to have their cathedrals destroyed rather
than their relatives?
Would not France and England have
done the same n they could have forced
the hsht into German territory?
According TO the so-called white pa
pers' the Kaiser asked Russia 10 stop
modifying on the German frontier. TO
this Russia made no reply, and England
was apparently unable to stop Russia
and unwilling 10 stop France. and finally
invited Japan into the fight
To an unbiased mind Il looks as though
Germany has something which the other
nations wanted. and Germany knew Il. and
the Germans were forced 10 prot"c, them
selves. Under these circumstances isn't
nation which Is being attacked on all
sides Justified In bringing pressure 10 hear
on its enemies by the destruction of their
most cherished works of artT
our own Generals in the civil war
boosted OF the havoc they made while
marching through Georgia and the Vir-
ginia Valley History shows that this
has always been SO. and II will be so as
long az man Is what ne Is
.. H. Gt'pEBRoD.
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In Representative IIAMILL's renoml-
nation IN the Twelfth New Jersey dis
trict, President WILSON'S Panama Ca.
nal policy was brought 10 n test, aud
the Democrats stood by II. Mr.. HAM
ILLS defeat was sought on the ground
that he had supported the Admlnistra-
ton programme, and while a consid-
cradle vote was east against him, his
position was sustained. Thus Mr..
WILSON Is entitled TO special sensa-
ton Of qualification over this incident
IN n campaign which brought success
10 his followers everywhere except in
Essex county.
Supreme in Newark, the Democratic
machine Mr. WILSON'S friends would
most like 10 see smashed continues on
its way, controlling the county and ap-
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To TUE EDITOR oF TuE SUH--Sr. I some
times read In the daily papers Of death
caused by bleeding al the nose Here is d
cure discovered by me and not known or
practiHed by any physician. | am an Old
shipmaster have tried It In number of
cases and never knew II to fail. Il Is very
simple; any one can perform the operation
Place the patient In "a sitting position or
propped up In bed, and with the forehnger
press gently In the hollow OF the throat
Just above the breast bone and the bleeding
Will gradually cease.
To avoid bleeding at the nose, especially
In the case OF children, get large bead
the size OF a large marble, put It on u silk
or woo'l.n string and tie II around the
neck 80 that the bead hangs In the hollow
OF the throat and wear II night and DAY
AMOS SMITH
sArLoss sNro HARBoA September 70.
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r. TIE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir.
notice in your editorial article this morn
ing entitled "Supcrimperative Necessity
OF Economy, Municipal state and Ma
Nonal." this sentence:
The country manufacturer and distribut or
az large
would Ike 20 ask II the word dis
tr.butor' is spelled right in its npplica-
ton to one who wants 10 distribute? The
standard Dictionary SAYS;
Distrihutor--A distributing machine.
pistril.iter--Onc who or that which dis
tributes
In the produce trade many people mis-
spell the word distributor" and use the
"o' In California number OF organiza-
tons Incorporated by spelling IL that way
and consequently that would be correct.
There are wagons lettored I'm the produce
trade In which the word distributor" is
spelled with an co." claim that this
Is not spelled correctly and was much
surprised to see that spelling in your
editorial article. II 8. PRESTON.
NEW YORK. September 81.
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sidewalk Talks.

To Tnr EDITOR nv THE SuN---S,r. Your
corrospon lent who Justly complains OF street
nu!sances, people not passing on the right
side Of each other, the carrying OF sign
boards, Sc, might have added one more
mon impeding the pror<ess Of pedestrian.
by standing and talking when they meet.
sometimes almost driving ladies OF the
sidewalk In London II two persons meet
in a busy thoroughfsre and stop to talk a
vigliant bobby will Immediately reaues,
them 10 move on, please Why not In
Sew York? w y
ARrIsGroN y. J., September "a
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Major Bigeiow's Memoir,

To THE EDITOR oP THE SUN-Sir: In
TIVE SUN OF September 10 Mr., Frank n.
Nzetelly. referring 10 my remarkable
letter OF September To-" INDUCES In some
personal criticism which ] pass over a.
irrelevant. Coming to the subject In
hand, ne asks II I have forgotten the
Samoan incident OF isSs. what happened
IN Manila Bay In lS9S, and tho Lueders
affair In Hayti In 1897. No. | remember
them, hut this does not impair my mcm-
DRY for events of greater Importance In
which Germany was not involved.
JoHN BIGEIow.
HtGulANp FALLS September 20.
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In nineteen words senator Henry
CABoT LODGE states the whole case:
Either Germany Will dictate the terms
OF peace or the allies. There will be no
half way about it
VIII premature chemists and ana
teur peace patchers please observe and
preserve?
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SandaIs and Nandairttes.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SUN-Sir. In
reference to the destruction OF certain art
treasures In England some months ago |
would ask: II certain actions Of an
army in hostile country indicate bar
barIanism, what culture do similar acts
Of vandalism Indicate when perpctrated
by women in their own country?
EMu. TRUNK
BRooKLyN September %
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Another Insult 10 Germany.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir.
notice in your estlmable paper that the
American Congress Is contemplating an
additional tax OF 81 a barrel on beer.
hope your good paper will protest against
this additional insult Ia Germany. We
are "a peace loving nation. but should
be bold enough to do this
thing they must expect from our Kaiser
an ultimatum. r J. Won HALLowEG.
NEW YORK, September 20