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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
BEAR QUEERLY BUILT
EXPERT TELLS ABOUT STRUC-
TURE OF THE ANIMAL.
Nature Evidently Had Distinct Idea
in Mind When 1t Produced
Bruin in Such a Radical
Form

I was long curious TO know" said
a Pike county, Pennsylvania, bear
expert, why it was that the bear has
that peculiarly clumsy and apparently
painful gait, hut l never found any
one who could give me a satisfactory
explanation of it, so I went out and
killed bear to find out for myself.
The reason was very simple one.
I found, in the first place, that the
bear has no clavicles in the shoulder
to keep the shoulder bones steadily
apart, as is usual in animals, and con-
sequently when the bear moves his
forelegs the shoulder blades work or
slide loosely on the sides.
Then, again, the bear has the ankle
joints of his hind legs plumb on the
ground, or rather as parts of the hind
feet. That peculiar structure gives the
first joint of the hind legs bend in
the opposite direction from that which
it has in the legs of other animals.
This loose and queer rigging of the
joints of the legs and shoulders of the
bear gives him that odd wabble or
shuttle with which he makes his way
along, although clumsy and retarding
as that gait appears, it can produce a
speed and agility on occasion that is
surprising. The broad base which the
foot of the bear forms, moreover, gives
the animal steady and secure foot
ing, no matter what the appearance
may be to the contrary.
THE unique position of the hind
ankle joints as to the formation Of the
hind feet is what enables the bear to
rise to his feet with such facility, and
to maintain a secure position standing
erect, while he uses his forepaws in
grasping or striking with his we'll
known readiness and effectiveness.
THE absence of clavicles in the
shoulders is what gives the bear the
great hugging or COMPRISING power
in his forelegs, which is of the great
oct service TO him in climbing and in
dealing with his foes. In fact, if he
had the shoulder formation character
lstlc OF other animals he could not
climb tree at all, for he could not &C
complish it by his claws as the cat and
squirrel and raccoon and other animals
Of arboreal habit do, nor would the
bear dog need to stand in fear of that
terrible embrace of his"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Activities of Women.

There is one wage earning woman tc
three wage-earning men in New York
state.
When a woman loses her husband
by death in Korea she is forbidden
from marrying again.
Mrs Estelle L. Lindsay is running
for the legislature in California on the
Socialist ticket.
In British Columbia women teachers
only are allowed to take the household
economics lectures.
The British Red Cross society has
over $4,000 nurses enrolled, of which
over two-thirds are women.
Canadian husbands desiring to go to
war must first get the wife's consent
before being enlisted.
The dowageT empress of Russia has
given complete field ambulance unit
for the French troops.
The women Of Nagasaki, Japan,
work side by side with the men coaling
steamers that come into that port.
Women are being put to work in col
lieries in Germany, assuring that coun-
try plenty of coal.
The women Of Servia as well as
those of Montenegro bear arms the
same as men during the time Of war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
PEOPLE DID SOME THINKING
Of Course This Is Fable But 1t Is
Possible That Such a Thing
May Happen.

A certain people were much given
to deploring war War, they kept in
sisting, was poor business.
Their king heard them, but he
didn't take them seriously. The very
first chance be got he picked a quar-
rel with a neighboring power, and
that done he lifted up his voice in the
old way
THE fatherland is in danger!" he
cried THE honor of the nation is
assailed! My children, be patriots!
But they couldn't see him. Not on
your life!" they made answer. You
can fool all the people some of the
time and some of the people all Of
the time, but you cannot fool all the
people all the time!"
Whereupon the king made haste to
patch up his quarrel and was very
careful forever after not to pick an
other.
This fable teaches that we have still
some distance to go before universal
peace can be anything but a joke
New York Evening Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

universal. At a recent contest of fields
sown not later than June, 1912, there
were prizes awarded in all districts in
Saskatchewan. The quality was ex-
cellent. In Alberta it will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
the growing of alfalfa is quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land for it.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his re-
turA from trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contribution:
III dream again of fields of grain
that stretch from sky to sky,
And the little prairie hamlets, where
the cars go roaring by,
Wooden hamlets as I saw them-noble
cities still to be
To girdle stately Canada with gems
from sea to sea;
Mother of mighty manhood, Land Of
glamour and of hope,
From the eastward sea-swept Islands
to the sunny Western slope"
1t is the inspiration that led Sir
Conan Doyle to pen the above that
has led the many Americans that are
now in Western Canada to make their
home Observation-Disclosures.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

fully up to the average. The por-
tons referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed with conditions that put
them into a more enviable condition
than the districts first referred to.
Fortunately in most places where lack
Of precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this is the
first of a number of years that 1t
has happened, and the farmers are
in a position to withstand a partial
failure. Throughout all of Manitoba,
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion of Alberta conditions are
good. The raising of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing an important
part in the success of the West
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
and the product of the dairy and
the Dreaming, he is placing himself
in an excellent financial position. 1t
Is expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains of all kinds will be
largely in excess of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had, there is no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
to get their land ready in good time,
and pursuing more definite methods
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

You want a coy home, a free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require change. There is
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get a home in Western Canada and
freedom, where your ambitions can be
fulfilled. If the Prairie Provinces are
full of Successful Farmers, why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
you got brains, experience, courage?
Then prove what these are capable
of when put on trial. 1t is encourag-
ing to know that there is one country
in the world where poverty is no bar
rier to wealth!
Besides the grains spoken of, all
kinds of grasses do well in Western
Canada. At one of the fairs held a
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
OF the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, it will soon become
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

1871, the sale Of the stalls at auction
was held by James BECKER. the most
eminent auctfoneer OF his day. The
butchers boycotted the sale. A cigar
dealer, it is said, who did not know of
the plan, bid for and bought the first
stall offered. He was dragged by an
angry crowd to the river and thrown
III. The bids for the other stalls did
not come up to the stipulated price,
and the sale was abandoned, thus scor-
Ing the first victory for the butchers
over the city.
Inc members Of the common coun-
Gil tnen met the butchers to discuss
the matter, and, although all OF the
restrictions were not removed, easier
terms were made for the butchers.
and at the next sale in the city hall,
on January 3, 1892, all Of the stalls
were sold for a total of s1S.S65.
George Manoit paid the highest price,
S455, for the stall at the Fulton and
South street corner. Later a number
Of small fruit and vegetable stalls
were SOLD for thirty to sixty dollars
apiece. In describing the opening
day, January %, one of the daily pa
pers said:
"The Fulton market is the most spa
c1ous and costly one in the country
On the opening day it was ornamented
with the handsomest exhibition of
beef, mutton, pork, ETC., ever present
ed to the public
A few months later a premium ex-
hibit for the best butter brought to the
market was held there by the agri-
cultural society. Mrs. Commodore
Morris of the celebrated Morris fam
lily Of Morrisania won the first prize,
silver pitcher, valued at SIS. Mrs.
Edward Leveridge of Newton, L. L.,
got the second prize, a silver milk
pitcher, valued at ten dollars, and
Mrs. Ray of Westchester won the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Durable Snow.

1t was in the smoker of the limited,
and the Yankee was talking of Joe
Knowles, the Boston artist, who took
to the woods without food or clothing
and lived there for some weeks, by way
of proving that nature is an adequate
provider. The man from the 500 was
skeptical
Well said he, maybe he might
do that in Maine, but out here where
we have weather he never could have
done it. Why, man, I've seen good
shedding cut here in August"
The Pine Tree man never blinked,
but replied: Nothing wonderful about
that! Why, up Pennington, Me-, way,
where Joe and I come from, they new
er think of using the snow until it's
two years old"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Broad Is the WAY.

The major met Uncle Jim coming
home from the county fair. Uncle
Jim's mode of progress was such as TO
command attention. He tackled from
one side of the road to the other until
brought up short by hitting the fence
and each tack netted him about five
feet homeward. The major refined up.
Jim, you black rascal, you're drunk
again. commented the major. It's q
long way home-you1l never get there
in this fix"
Vas, suh," answered Jim thickly,
anchoring to post, "it amt dat dis
heah roads SO long. suh-but eff dey
jes ain made it so broad, sah,'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
bird prize. . silver cup, valued at five

third prize, q silver cup, valued at five
dollars.
In 1928 the common council received
one Of the most singular petitions
ever presented to that body from Ezra
Frost, the deputy clerk in charge of
the market Mr.. Frost received $500
a year and his living rooms on the
upper floor. His duties consisted in
watching the market until ten o'clock
at night, and a few months later he
was required to watch the market all
day Sunday until the same hour. He
was strict churchman. and in his pc
tfuoa he told the city fathers that he
would have to resign if not relieved
from me duty of watching the market
on Sundays He opened his petition
with the words: How can I do such
work on the first day of the week and
sin against God?"
The members of the common coun.
ell solved the problem by accepting
Ezra Frost's resignation.
Man Who Introduced White Bait.
About forty years ago the old struc-
ture was replaced by the present
building, costing over 100000. II
1911 it was damaged by a serious fire.
Repairs were made, but year later
a more disastrous fire broke out in the
tower at Fulton and South streets and
damaged the entire Fulton street side.
The aged Waterman, Charles Fulton,
was burned to death. His name sug-
gested descent from Robert Fulton
and his friends had succeeded in ma
king the old man believe it. From the
effects Of this last fire the market
never recovered. and lack of attention
has brought the old building to its
present ruinous condition.
One of the best known of the many
men who contributed to the fame and
popularity Of Fulton market was the
late Eugene ]. Blackford. Every one
who knew anything about fish knew
Blackford. The business he built I'D
is still going on at the same stand
and under the same name, although
no member of the Blackford family is
connected with it. Mr.. Blackford was
for years one of the fish commission
ers Of the state and before he died, in
1904, it was said that he had supplied
more hotels and clubs with fine fish
than any other dealer in the country.
He was chiefly instrumental in intro
ducing into the New York market the
white bait, red snappers and pompano.
He assisted in establishing the hatch.
ing station at Cold Spring Harbor, l..
l., for fresh and sea water fish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Evidently Knew Him.

At recent public meeting of retir-
ing councillors in a certain ward in
country town. one of the speakers was
boasting that he could bring, an argu-
ment to pint as quick as any 9TH
er man.
On hearing this, one of the audience
who was acquainted with the speaker
shouted out:
Aye, man, and We can bring a quart
tae pint guild bit quicker. London
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
PARROTS Conmeut

A little while ago Jones managed to
get good record of his parrots cries
on a cylinder. By way of experiment
he set 1t going while Poll was in the
room,
Pretty Poll! Scratch a Poll! Give
me a bit of sugar. uncle!" whirled the
machine.
The parrot looked scared. Il want
some sugar, some sugar." came from
the gramophone.
Great Sc0tt!" screeched Polly, as
she looked down the trumpet. What
a beak for sweet stuff "-London
Ideas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
An Immense Help.

The beautiful duchess of Marlbor-
ough, at tea at Marble house in New
port, praised the toilets of Baltimore
girl.
she dresses exquisitely." said the
duchess, who, dressing exquisitely her
self. is an admirable Judge, Her hats,
her shoes, her coiffure-it's all ex-
Quisite.
And I like to see her take such
pains with her appearance" the
duchess added. 1T is wise. For a girl
can't help her looks, but her looks can
helm her"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
WESTERN CANADA'S
GRAIN CROP FOR 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE WILL
BE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS.

The yield Of wheat in Western Cana
da for 1914 is now safely estimated at
135 million bushels. This is not as
large as in 1913 but for various rea-
sons viii net the farmer considerably
more money. Had it not been for
drought that struck some portions Of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
there would have been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been a year Of IN
precedented prosperity. In a large
district Of the country the crops are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Mollie-I think billiards is an aw-
fully foolish game
Chollie-But you forget that the
balls kiss and the players sometimes
hug the cushion.
But just imagine person wasting
time on a game where only billiard
balls kiss and all that the players some
times hug is cushion"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

but that the war will take long time,
Germanys economic danger is that the
English feet will prevent the importa-
ton OF cotton, silk, copper, oil, lead,
leather, rubber and other raw materi-
ais which are necessary to the continu-
apce of Germany's Industrial life and
that therefore she viii be compelled to
close her factories
Already the number of unemployed
is immense. If it is not possible to
help this army Of starving people Il
will become a greater danger than the
danger OF the military army's defeat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Two Souls With But, Etc.

Two cyclists met and made much
over each other.
AS they turned away, each muir
INJURED softly to himself:
Poor deluded soul, It's all I can
do to tolerate that fellow, but what
can l do? It's absolutely pathetic the
way he clings to me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Letters of Dying Soldiers.

Paris.-The American embassy at
Paris is daily in receipt Of letters
written by dying soldiers,
One Is from a German aTt.atoT, Uho
had fallen into the hands of the
French. This mar |Tote:
"Good-by, dear father and mother.
My leg has been crushed. The Freneh
officers are very kind.
postscript to this letter added By
a French officer reads:
AT this point the brave fellow died !;
please forward this to his parents"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
KILLED NURSE AND HIMSELF
Charles Rouff, Chauffeur, Used
Weapon While Detectives Awaited
Outside to Arrest Him.

New York. - While detectives
watched from across the street and
others stood on the doorsteps, waiting
to arrest him, on q charge of grand
larceny, Charles Rouff, q New York
city chauffeur, shot and killed Mrs.
Emily Russell. a hospital nurse Then
as the detectives broke into the place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Served Potent Stuff.

"Grayce Valsingham of the Variety
gave coming-out party last night af-
ter the show in honor of her daughter.
known on the stage as Dotty GOGGLES"
Was the affair q SUGGEST"
4 presume so. A great many who
went were unable to come out without
assistance"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Quite d Problem.

Summer has its inconvenience
Il don't get you"
4 was just thinking of the vestless
man who tried to carry a lead pencil,
a fountain pen. his watch and his CT
gars in the top pocket of his coat. -
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Boston "1eehr Gets $3.50. ooo.

Boston.-By decision of the 81
preme court, the Institute OF Technol-
ogy will receive bequest of $3.50, 600
made by the late Charles II. Pratt, a
lawyer of this city, to found a school
for naval architecture and marine en-.
gineering.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
FEAR INDUSTRIAL BREAKDOWN
Socialist Organ Says Army of Starving
Is Greater Danger Than Army of
Soldiers to Germany.

Copenhagen.-Tbe Berlin Vor-
waerts, the Socialist organ, takes a
pessimistie view of the German situA-
ton as far as the economic position is
concerned.
The greatest danger" it says, is
not that Germany may be defeated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
a Quick Sale.

Tn selling q patented floor mop,
madam" said the agent The lady
next door said she couldn't associate
you with any sort of a mop but mop
of purchased hair, but-ahem!-of
course"
The cat! Give me two"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Not Wanted.

THAT captive We took last week"
said the trusty lieutenant, says she
positively cannot drink condensed
milk in her coffee"
Turn her loose!" roared the brig
and chief. shes no captive. She's
a summer boarder"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
ExpertIY Speakinq.

rs that your daughter singin' p
asked Dugan, the plumber.
1T is" replied Mr. Dolan. The
teacher says her register is some
think wonderful"
Register, is it! l sounds more like
a safety valvei"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Dauohters ExoerIence.

Mrs. Nurich, did your daughter get
home2"
Eyes. 1t was just disgraceful She
went over there TO try to get into the
peerage, and, instead, she came home
in the steerage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Does Not Blush unseen.

The old-fashioned girl who used to
be ashamed to blush, now has a
daughter who has to stop in front OF
every mirror she sees and add a lit.
tie color to her cheeks.-Cincinnau
Enquirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
PROVING the Claim.

Mrs. Bluff can make her husband
do anything"
What makes you think so?"
why, her friend Mrs Barker lost
her trunk in Germany and Mrs. Bluff
has just sent her husband down town
10 cable the kaiser full description. .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
BriCht PROSPECTS.

He-Your father is going to retire
from business as soon as we are mar.
ried. l understand. He must have a
good deal of property.
She-No; but he thinks you have.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Different Sorts,

The farmer and the comic opera
director training a chorus are en-
gagged in similar labors."
How do you make that out?"
Aren't they both raising chick
ens?''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy 10 take
Do not grippe. Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

TheFe is today in storage in the
United States 26S, 7S6,070 gallons of
whisky, an increase of nearly so per
cent in ten years,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

he shot himself. dying before he could
be removed to hospital
Rouff and Mrs. Russell had been
lovers and were engaged to be mar
ried. Mrs. Russell had her trousseau
all ready, but the day before the we'd
ding Rout disappeared and married
another woman About four months
ago he returned and sought to renew
their engagement, claiming he had
obtained a divorce.
Mrs Russell agreed to marry him If
the divorce proved to be true and was
waiting for Rou1 in her apartments at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

do you believe in love at first
sight?"
NO. But l know 1t happens, II
that's what you want TO know"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Butter made from Pasteurized cream
will keep almost indefinitely if proper
ly packed and stored
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Moreover Also,

Did the new play get across?"
Did it get cross? Well, it got the
double cross"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

Rouchefoucauld said that there are
no pleasant marriages. But he had
not tried them all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

the time of the shooting. She was
dressed as though for trip and had
sos with her, as well as many dia-
mond rings and other valuable Jew.
elrY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Youthful Distinction.

ooh, yes, we are SO pleased with
him! Just think! He's the latest in
his whole Paris LIE Rire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
Safely Over IL.

Yes, I have nice home in the
-uburbs."
Raise chickens, do your"
No, / passed that stage two years
ago."