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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
CHAPTER <.
Marta's First Glimpse of War.


AS Marta and the children came to
the door of the chapel after the reci-
tation of the oath. she saw the civil
population moving along the street in
the direction of the range. There was
nothing for Marta to do but start
homeward. The thought that her
mother was alone made her hasten at
a pace much more rapid than the pro-
cession Of people. whose talk and ex-
carnations formed a monotone audi
BILE in it's nearness. despite the contfnu-
Gus rifie-fire, now broken By the pound
ing of the guns.
It's all done to beat the Grays, isn't
it. Miss Galland? They are trying to
take our land, said Jacky Werther
as Marta parted from him.
Eyes, it is done to beat the Grays."
she answered. Good luck, Jacky!"
Yes, yes, to beat the Grays! The
same idea-the fighting nature, the
brute nature of man-animated both
sides. Had the Browns really tried for
peace? Had they, in the spirit of her
OATH appealed to justice and reason?
Why hadn't their premier before all
the world said to the premier of the
Grays, as one honest, friendly neigh
Dor to another over a matter of dis
pute:
1--WE do not want war. We know
you outnumber US, but we know you
would not take advantage of that. If
we are wrong we will make amends;
if you are wrong we know that you
will. Let US not play tricks in secret
to gain points, we civilized nations,
but be frank with each other Let US
not try to irritate each other or to in
fiuence our people, but to realize how
much we have in common and that
our only purpose is common progress
and hannineSs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
LOCATION OF POULTRY HOUSE
Select Site Having WelI-Drained
and Handy for Women.

The first consideration in building
a poultry house is location. 1t is of
greatest importance to select a site
having well-drained SOIL next to hav-
ing convenient location. The poui-
try house may be nearer the resi-
dence than the livestock barns, and
as women have large share in the
management Of the flock on the
average farm, it should be SO loca-
ted 1t is undesirable to build the
poultry house near granaries, cribs
or barns which may furnish har-
Dor for rats and other vermin which
prey on poultry a sunny location
we'll sheltered from the north winds
is highly desirable whenever it is pos
sible to obtain it without sacrificing
ground drainage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

you cannot do so. No aspect of life
can be separated from the rest and
understood even in any small degree
without some knowledge of the rest
OF life No part of life stands alone.
Every phenomenon OF life is the re-
suit, not Of one or two causes alone,
but Of the interaction of innumerabIe
causes. To get near the understand
ing Of only one item you must be able
to estimate more or less truly all the
forces that make life, and the objec-
tive Of life. As with the eddy of a
river, to estimate it you must know
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Jimmy Atkins Plan.

During General Frenchs' retirement
on Paris, British officer overheard
the following dialogue between Tom
my and Jimmy Atkins:
Said Tommy: Wen beat the beg
gars nearer Paris and finally rout
them"
"Shure," replied Jimmy, "phwy not
lick thin here an save thin an US
the devil of a long k?"-Boston
Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

also give OF tarry vapors, which con-
dense and help to gather the carbon
particles into fakes or 'smuts'
For the burning of these gases as
they are evolved from the coal, three
conditions must exist: Air must be
supplied above the fuel bed, the
temperature must be high enough to
insure ignition, and there must be
time or space for combustion before
the mixing currents of gas and air are
cooled by flowing into or among the
tubes of the boiler
Firing coal in large quantities pro-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

may be moved along to any desired
point under the travelling fork. When
the load is dropped from the latter
the angle of the platform is changed
to one which will direct the hay to any
point where the level may be lower
than that of the surroundings. An ar
rangement of this character enables
one man to accomplish the same
amount of work usually done by sew
eral
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
SCATTERING HAY OVER LOFT
AS foooer Falls From Forks Device,
Recently Patented, Places II
Just Where Wanted.

An invention which will interest the
farmer is shown herewith, the subject
OF recent patent granted by the
United States patent Office 1t is the
general custom to fill the barn by
means of forks travelling overhead the
length of the structure, but when the
load is discharged the efforts of sew.
eraI men are required to scatter the
hay to the sides and away from the
center in order that the barn may be
filed
The principal feature of the device
consists of fitting platform which
is secured to the timbers entering into
the construction of the barn so that it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Reminded Her of Yosemite

through the Straits of Gibraltar, and,
of course, the whole passenger list
was out on deck, staring at the old
rock. Our boat didn't stop at Gibral
tar-we just went slowly through the
straits, and looked out and up.
THE woman from California was
beside me, leaning against the rail,
looking at Gibraltar, and Algeciras.
and beyond to the headlands of Spain.
She was nightly impressed by the
rock.
It's magnificent she said. It's
wonderful! And what do you think?
If half close my eyes, so that | ont
get quite all of it, I can just imagine
that l am back home in the Yosemite
valleyI'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
FOR ELIMINATION OF SMOKE
Firing Must Be Systematic and Prop
erIy Dore If Best Results Are
TO Be Attained.

Smoke is caused by failure TO burn
the combustible gases that arise when
fuel is exposed TO the fame. The edi-
tor of Power describes these gases as
a complex mixture of various hydro
carbons, from some of which carbon
separates on cooling in the form of
lampbIack or SCOT The smoker fuels
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

not merely tie eddy but much also
Of the river, its volume and its speed,
the density Of its water, the confgur-
alton Of its banks and its general di-
rection. The observation OF the eddy
only would lead you into the widest
fallacies.-H- Fielding-Hall, in tbs At.
laptie
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

the dark-colored organic substances
which result from the decay of vege-
table matter are called. The value
of vegetable matter in the soil is not
apt to be overestimated, for the
humus produced from it increases the
water-holding capacity of the soil and
improves the texture, so that the soil
is less inclined to bake. Also it's i'm
portance in connection with different
kinds of necessary bacteria is very
great.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
The IJnity of iTe

There is nothing, I think, that
brings home to one more conclusively
the unity of life, and therefore the
unity of knowledge Of that life, than
the attempt to study any particular
subject by itself and confne yourself
to it alone. You find very soon that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Compound to me and I tried it at once
and found much relief. After that I
had no pains at all and could do inv
housework and shopping the same
as always. For years / have praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
$40 W. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of Life is one of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co. confidential, Lynn.
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

the content of nitrogen and humus,
which are abundant in the rich soil
but deficient in poor SOIL
Fortunately there is a family of
plants that is able to get nitrogen
from the air through the aid of bac-
terra which live in their roots. This
family is known as legumes. Those Of
most Importance are as follows: Red
clover, alsike clover, white clover,
crimson clover, Japan clover, alfalfa,
sweet clover, cowpeas, soy beans,
garden beans and peas, and vetches.
On the roots of all kinds of legumes
are found small growths resembling
warts, which are called nodules. These
nodules are produced by exceedingly
small forms of plant life which can be
seen only by the aid of a powerful
microscope. These bacteria take plant
food of the various kinds needed from
the root sap of the plants in which
they live and in turn they supply the
plant with more or less nitrogen,
which they have the power to get from
the air. If legume be grown in a soil
which does not contain these bacteria
it can only make use Of the soil supply
of nitrogen, like other plants, such as
corn or wheat. Thus the proper hac-
terra must be supplied before the
legume can be grown successfully
One of the chief soil constituents
which are well known to decrease
under usual cultivation is humus, as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Fruit on Every Farm.

No farm should be without fruit A
farmer who has a taste for fruit
growing and land suitable for it
should have his orchards of such
fruits as his local market calls for
and of such varieties as succeed best
in his locality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Left Fatal Evidence

A burglar who broke into an anti
quary's shop in Paris has been iden-
tined by means Of a strip of skin torn
from his ear by the broken glass of
a showcase. The piece of skin was
preserved in a bottle of spirits. and
1t fitted on to a fresh scar on the
mans left ear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Mo HiohbroWs Wanted.

Magazine Editor-No, we cannot &C
cept this story.
Agent-But the author is a man who
has acquired a great reputation.
NJ. Eyes, but only in literature
Boston Evening Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Command Hfahest Price.

To command the highest market
prices hogs should be well fattened,
uniform in size and color, in shape
to attract the buyers and in every de-
tail up 10 market requirements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
MRS. THOMSON
TELLS WOMEN
How She Was Helped During
Change of Life by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Philadelphia, Pa am just Sugars
of age and during Change of Life | suf-

fered for six years
terribly. | tried sew
eral doctors but none
seemed to give me
any relief. Every
month the painswere
intense in both sides,
and m a d e m e so
weak that | had to
go to bed. At last
a friend recommen-
ded Lydia E. Pink
hams Vana%akl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Not q Handsome Man.

He-They say, dear, that people who
live together get in time to look ex-
actly alike.
She-Then you may consider my re-
fusal final-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

supply nor combustion space is great
enough for its burning. Therefore coal
should be put on in small quantities at
frequent intervals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

There is nitrogen in snow, but some
Of US would like to receive it as gift
in some other form.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

A competent young widow can be
just as much interested in a man as IL
he was really interesting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

the situation and found himself raven
ously hungry, for the strain of the last
u hours had burned up tissue. He
took a biscuit out of his knapsack and
began nibbling it, as became a true
rodent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Queen Eleanore Of Bulgaria has
served in two wars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
No Danger.

Gracious goodness, There's Reg
inald fallen overheard"
Don't worry about him His head
will float"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Success in Vineyard.

Pruning is the keynote Of success in
z vineyard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

the content of nitrogen and humus,
which are abundant in the rich soil
but deficient in Door soil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Good hickory ashes are. said to be
excellent for expelling worms from
the bowels of young horses. Give a
couple of tablespoonfuls twice a week
n their feed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

The poorest sheep or The whole lot
may be the one that bears the best
lamb. Some such mother sheep give
all there is in them to their lambs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29

DETROIT. Oct. 2s.-"our present
civilization is only thin veneer. The
European war shows that. We are
slowly getting better
In this brief analysis, Thomas A.
Edison, inventor, made public his
IDEAS with regard to war and civiliza-
ton. He sat before glowing log
fire and submitted to his first inter-
view since arriving in Detroit.
Eventually. Mr.. Edison said all
countries will be republics. AS an
afterthought he added:
"And republics don't care for fight.
ing"
European democracy must purge
itself of parasitic institutions. Mr..
Edison declared I'VE must get rid
Of monarchies, or such as are repre-
sented by Germany and Russia. In
Germany there are about $4,000 men
who run the country. These are mil
itary officers, and they represent the
social system of the land"
Mr.. Edison declared that In his
opinion the United States should es-
tablish a strong coast defense and be
prepared for any emergency. Sub
marines, he said, could be used to
great advantage In coast defense.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison and their SOL.
Charles, left Detroit late last nigh,
for Cleveland. From there they will
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
WARDEN ADMITS
SULLIVAN WENT
ON MOTOR TRIPS
Sing Sing Head, Under Suspen-
sion, Tells Governors lnves-
tigator So at Probe.

OSSINING, ~. Y, Oct. 2e-T. J
Mccormick, warden of Sing Sing
prison, now under suspension. ad.
mitted today that David A. Sullivan
now serving a sentence in Sing Sing
prison for the part he played in
wrecl5ing the Union Bank of Brook
Ign. had frequently been outside the
prison on automobile rides.
Mr. McCormicks admission was
made on the witness stand In the
investigation started here today by
Stephen c. Baldwin, of Brooklyn,
Governor Glynn's special commits
sicner. Mccormick testified that Sui
Ivan had been detailed to drive the
automobile and that the detail was
in line with Mccormick policy of
having all work done by prisoners
wherever possible.
According to statements declared
to have been made to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Goldstein, OF Brook
Ign, while in Albany yesterday, Sui
Ivan had enjoyed 'iberties before I'M
heard of in the prisons history. He
is said to have motored where he
pleased, TO have visited Broadway
restaurants here and to have con-
Quoted business affairs of the fai ed
Brooklyn bank, whose deposltors are
lighting to recover their lost savings.
This last phase of Sullivan's case
is the subject Of inquiry by the
Kings county grand jury.
Coming on the eve of State and
congressional elections, the charges
against Warden Mccormick have
created a sensation throughout the
State. The situation In Sing Sing
will be the attack OF politicians as a
feature In all campaigning for the
remainder OF the week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
END INDIGESTION
OR STOMACHPA|N
IN FIVE MINUTES
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs
feel fine.

Time it, In five mir.+es ali stu,..-
ach stress will go No indigestion.
heartburn, sourness or belchng of
gas, acid, or quotations of undigest-
ed food, no dizziness, boating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most
certain Indigestion remedy in the
whole world, and besides it is harm
less
Millions of men and women now
eat their favorite foods without fear
they ksow Pape's Diapepsin will
save them from any stomach misery.
Please, for your sake get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserable-life is too short-you are
not here long, so make your stay
agreeable. Eat what you like and
digest It: enjoy 1t, without dread OF
rebe lion La the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway Should one of the
family eat something which don
agree with them, or in case of an at
tack of Indigestion. dyspepsia gas
tritis or stomach arrangement at day
time or during the night, 1t is handy
to give the quickest, surest relief
known.-Advertisem
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs
United Press Correspondent.

] PARIS, Oct. 20 (by mail to New
York)-The headlong chase after the
almighty dollar mas not killed the
Americans desire for adventure. Had
you gone with me last night and
slipped through a line of bayonet-
bristled pickets for the mess with
the foreign legion. you would UNDER
stand what I mean.
At the regimental canteen I saw
at one table an American doctor, for
merly on the staff of Bellevue Hos
pital New York. Wall Street clerk,
the brother of one of the best-known
American fiction writer's. a graduate
of Trinity College. Hartford. and q
lad from Syracuse. In the regimen
tai kitchen I saw John. a sleek,
round-faced American, presiding at
soup pot and passing and sass
ing the fat Dutchman who used to
be chef on the New Zealand. These
men are privates. They enlisted In
the famous Foreign Legion for diff
ferent reasons. but adventure was
the real lure for all.
The brother of the author had a
business of SO 900 and left it to go
into the legion. Today he leaves for
the front with seventy pounds IN mis-
back and gun on his shoulder, but
he goes willingly. At the Bourse de
Commerce, he has an office. A STEM
ographer was left there. but his busi-
ness must mark time until he re-
turns.
Adventures from Everywhere.
By the aid OF two friendly SER
geants l was struggled into the
army canteen, and there surrounded
by adventures from every quarter
of the globe-Switzerland Spain.
Portugal, Greece, Turkey and even
Japan and China. had dinner with
well-bred men and boys from the
United States, men who had led only
sheltered lives, who had gone to col
lege and taken degrees.
Across the table sat Bonnell, the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
MISUNDERSTANDING AMERICANS
At THE FRONT IN FOREIGN LEGION
College Graduates, Wall Street Clerks Travellers and Profess
sionaI Men Leave Work Behind to Enlist Volunteers.
Accustomed Ease, Under go Hardshps Army Routine.

Wall street clerk. He is college
man. His manners are gentle as a
girls. His language is as pure; he
never swears. His face Redeemed
under naive bushes when he talked
of himself. BonnelPs cap was much
too small and his coat collar so
large that he was in danger of dis
appearing through It.
Very tall and very slender, Bon
nelPs coat was held in folds about
him by his belt, for French uni
forms are made on only one scale.
If a man is six feet two he should
weigh 300 pounds, according to
Gaelic standards Bonnell weighs
about half that.
DR.. Ellie Gaine, graduate of the
New York University, said he en-
listed for an IDEAL and that is true
democracy.
Halter Of Autoeracy.
IF tell you something of myself
perhaps you will understand better"
he added. 81 was born in Smyrna,
Turkey. MY father was Portuguese,
my mother French. My first school
ing was in Constantinople. l took
my degree in Paris, and then went
to the United States. I have always
hated autocracy, mllIlarlsm anu an
else"
Medical stores are not all they
should be In the army DR.. Ham
buys out of his own pocket the medi-
cines he needs for his department.
Each man 1 talked to had some
ideal plus love of adventure. 1t
sounded strange to hear these men
talking of culture among the worlds
most desperate men. for 1t must not
be believed that all the sold 'ers Of the
foreign legion are of as high stan
dard as the men from the Tn TED
States.
Before leaving saw John, the cook.
I asked him why he had joined.
"Gawd knowsl" he said rolling his
ewes. 'I sho' don't. An all dis Niger
wants ter know right now is how's he
gwine t git out.
what / read about de war in de
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
Road Work Cheaper by Day
Labor Than Contract, He Says

MILWAUKEE,. Oct 29--"For the
average road job 1t is cheaper to do
the work under the day-labor system
than under the contract system. !"
said A. r. Hirst. chief engineer Of
the Wisconsin Highway Commission,
In addressing today's session of the
Northwestern Road Congress on the
subject of DAY Labor VS.. the Con-
tract System of Road Building"
Better results are obtained with
much less friction and much less
chance of litigation" he continued.
"The ordinary class of laborers. un-
der the day-labor system. are better
workmen and deliver more for their
money than do the men employed by
contractors" he said.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
German Generals, Disgraced,
Shot, Unconfirmed Report
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. ga news agency
dispatch from Petrograd. which is
unconflrmed from any source. says
that German officer, who was taken
prisoner declares that the three Ger
man generals responsible for the
disaster to the German arms at Au-
gustoff, were court-martialled and
shot.
The officer, according to this story,
showed a copy of a general order by
the emperor, expressing the most In
tense Indignation over the surrender
of Augustoff and ordering the recap
ture OF the position under a penalty
of death.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29
LongfaIIow House Dedicated

PORTLAND. Me-, Oct. 29.-The
house in which Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow was born was dedicated
today under the auspices of the Inter-
national Longfellow Society as a me-
mortal to the poet. Arthur c. jack
son, of Chicago. president of the So
ciety, delivered an address. The build
ing, which for years was used as a
tenement house, has been restored as
nearly as possible to its original con-
dition.