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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
NEVER A PLEASANT FEELING
Nervousness May Affect Different Peo-
pie in Different Ways, But IL Is
Never a Welcome Visitor.

The mental state OF a person sui
fering from nerves is very much
like that of man who is wanted by
the police, or who has just heard a
rumor that the ship on which his wife
and children have sailed has been
sunk in a collision, or who has cried
fire" in a theater and been thrown
out, and knows his name has been OBJ
tanned by the reporters. Very often 1t
is a combination Of all three, with per-
haps the added sensation of a man in
doubt if he closed the safe before leaV-
ing the office.
Perhaps some sufferers will disagree
with this and say it is not like that at
all, but rather like having fallen into
a dry well, from which you can hear
the voices Of people passing near by,
but are unable to make yourself heard,
or like having accidentally shot your
neighbors only child while cleaning
revolver.
The point is that it is distinctly I'M
pleasant
Any bad quarter of an hour that you
may have experienced Of uneasiness,
anxiety, guilt, remorse or mortifica-
| ton will give you a very fair idea of
the chronic condition Of the so-called
neurasthenic. 4 good nightmare will
help.
There is nothing about this in the
| books. There the symptoms are de-
/ corihad a. tsIooc ~ 5p+a-oet Gin bi1i+v
to concentrate, . extreme depression"
| feeling of numbness IN the extremi-
| ties" etc. In a way this is true; just
as it would be true of the men referred
| to above. The man wanted by the po-
| lice would take little interest in the
shop windows, and the man who thinks
/ the ship has sunk would not get very
/ far with a letter arranging the details
/ Of a business reorganization; and as
| for the man thrown out of the theater,
4 he would probably admit, if brought to
it, that he was profoundly depressed.
/ None of these individuals would feel
that the books quite did justice to
/ their feelings. And it goes without
saying that none of them would re
spond with enthusiasm if a brisk per
son came along and said: What you
need is to get your mind off yourself"
or What you need is plenty of fresh
air and exercise"
The main thing is that the nervous
victim is suffering severe mental dis
tress. He is not simply "out of sorts"
/ Medical Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Watch Sets Speed of Men.

One of the most interesting exhibits
at the jewelers. exhibition which has
been in progress at London was a
novel watch for the use of officers hav-
ing charge Of troops on the march, an
invention of an Austrian officer.
On the face is little arm (illum-
mated by radium for night use), which
can be made to swing so many times
each minute. Thus an officer wishing
20 bring his men to a certain place
at a certain time, decides that they
must march 120 PAGES minute. He
then sets the arm to swing 120 times
a minute, sets the pace to keep time
with the beat, and SO regulates the
speed of the march.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
IN A RAIN OF SHELLS
RUSSIAN SAILOR TELLS OF HOR-
ROR OF NAVAL BATTLE,
Once Gunners Get the Range Every
thing Which the Projectiles Strike
is Destroyed, While the SpIin-
tiers Work Great Havoc.

At the battle Of ~sushima, when the
japanese destroyed the Russian feet,
Captain Semenoff was on the flagship
Suvoron, He had no definite post. and
took notes until the sinking of the yes
sci. Extracts from his story are as
follows:
The first shells flew over US. At
this range some of the long ones
turned a complete somersault. and
could be clearly seen with the naked
eye curying like SO many sticks thrown
in the air. They flew over US, max
ing a sort of wall, different to the or
binary roar.
After them came others short of us
nearer and nearer. Splinters
vhistled through the air, jingled
against the side and superstructure
Then, quite close and abreast the fore
most funnel, rose a gigantic pillar of
smoke, water and fame. saw stretch
ers being carried along the fore
bridge
Shells seemed to be pouring upon
US necessarily, one after another 1t
seemed as if these were mines, not
shells, which were striking the ships
side and falling on the deck They
burst as soon as they touched any
thing-the moment they encountered
the least impeachment in their flight
Handrails, funnel-guys, topping lifts
of the boats derr;cks, were quite suffi-
cient to cause a thoroughly efficient
burst.
"The steel plates and superstruc-
lures on the upper deck were torn to
pieces, and the splinters caused many
casualties Iron ladders were crumpled
up into rings, and guns were literally
hurled from theig mountings.
In addition to this, there was
the unusual high temperature and
liquid fame of the explosion, which
seemed to spread over everything.
actually watched a steel plate catch
fire from a burst OF course, the steel
did not burn, but the paint on it did
Such almost non-combustibIe mate
rails as hammocks and rows of boxes,
drenched with water, f1ared up in a
moment. At times it was impossible
to see anything with glasses, owing to
everything being so distorted with the
quivering, heated air.
"A man reported that the after-tur-
ret had been blown up, and almost
simultaneously there resounded above
US rumbling noise, accompanied by
the sharp clank of falling iron. Some
thing large and heavy fell with a
crash; the ships boats on the spar
deck were smashed to bits; burning
debris fell all round us. and we were
enveloped in an impenetrable smoke
The fore-bridge was struck by
numerous projectiles. Splinters of
shells, which penetrated in large guam
titles under the mushroom-shaped roof
of the conning-tower, had destroyed
all the instruments in it, and had
broken the compass, but luckily the
telegraph to one engine and the voice
tube to the other were still working"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Canvey island.

Canvey island, which is now aim
ing to usurp some of the trade of
the Thames by providing deep sea
wharyes for the unloading Of the
worlds riches, began it's career in q
somewhat peculiar fashion, says the
London Chronicle. 1t provided a
Jumping-of place FOR Danish pirates,
who boarded up the stolen wealth of
Essex until the wind was favorable
for voyage home. Canvey, should 1t
become great entrepot. will probably
lose one of its distinctions, that OF
having only one church within its
borders. Another distinction Is the
possession of house that has no like
ness anywhere else in England This
is a six-sided Dutch cottage of 1921,
built at the time when imported
Dutchmen were constructing the dams
which to this day protect the island
from slipping into the sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
SKUNK GETS THE PIPE HABIT
Unweicome Visitor Finally Is Tricked
Out of Its Cozy Quarters in
Warm Cellar.

Franklinville, N. Y.-The residence
of PhiIo ]. Simonds on First avenue
had an unwelcome visitor recently,
In the person of a skunk that came
into the cellar through an open win
dow, and entered the open furnace
door, and made his home within the
furnace and pipes for three days and
nights.
He trayersed the several pipes, and,
incredible as it may seem, he climbed
the interior of the heat pipes to the
second story. The family was in con-
slant fear, only relieved when Mr..
Skunk was finally induced by food
scattered from the inside of the fur
mace to the cellar door, to leave his
coy quarters and return to outdoor
life.
No unpleasant results came from
the unusual occurrence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
His Quail on Toast, $50,

San Rafael, Cal.-One quail on
toast, $50. This is not taken from thu
menu card of an exclusive restaurant,
as the bare statement might indicate.
Rather it is from the disbursement
side Of the ledger of Louis R. CARR
gan, a local youth who often works
whole month for the sum named.
Carrigan fired into bevy of quail
on Sixth street, hagging one bird, on
which he Toasted an hour later He
was arrested on information of wit
nesses and fined $50 for shooting quail
out CT season. Carrigan paid the fine.
found him lying on the floor where he
had fallen, after tripping on rug. He
had burst a blood vessel This, with
his age, caused his death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Ninth Arrest Breaks Jinx.

Haven't / seen you before?" asked
Municipal Judge Sheridan Fry at Chi
cago when Charles Miehle was ar
raigned on a charge of non-support.
We'll, should say you have, judge"
replied Miehle. You seem to be my
jinx. Every time I get within mile
of your court they pinch me. I've
been before you fully eight times"
That is enough" said the judge.
discharged. I am going to begin my
vacation. and if you let anybody else
try you while | am gone, I'll be mad,
Miehle. Now go get that job, and
give your wife some money or I will
come back in the middle of my vaca-
ton to attend to you"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
HIS WOODEN LEG PERSPlREs
Gums Up Skating Rink in Atlanta
Suburb Until Wearer Is
Elected.

acknowledgements James Sallough-
by's wooden leg perspired he was put
off the floor of the skating rink in a
suburb, and he is threatening to sue
the proprietor.
Salloughby's wooden leg was built
of green, unseasoned timber, hewn out
by his own loving hands, and when 1t
became overheated the gum and resin
oozed copiously on the floor and so
gummed it up that the skaters could
not skate. Thereupon the proprietor
ordered him to find another leg or an
other skating rink.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Tells Interesting Stories,

Tells interesting stories.
A little child pushed its way
through the crowds with a toy rife in
its hand. Tommy stopped down and
put the rife at a carry and kissed the
child. I shuddered at the coal-black
face, but the mother looked pleased,
and the child smiled it's delight at the
kind soldier.
He told me some interesting stories
from the front, where the Germans
put on British and French uniforms
and walk into the allies lines. They
came to village one day, and at dawn
when our men were retiring they
opened on them with machine guns
hidden in houses and sheds.
I'VE lost heavily but we are more
cautious now, and make sure they are
not wolves in sleeps clothing"
And traction engines-how do they
behave in ,action?"
We'll, there's been some casualties
among them. I'm looking for some
missing now. III one of the fights a
dozen were in danger, and half a score
of the boys went to the rescue. l had
just started the engine when the
front of the machine was blown away
by blooming shell. But we got six
Of them away"
He was really eloquent when he
talked of the bravery of the soldiers.
AN officer was telling me the 9TH
er day how they stood up in the
trenches and met the hordes of Ger
mans. He said it was the most glori-
Gus sight he had ever seen or imag-
ined. They're keen as mustard-the
boys. There's no shirkers. When a
mans got lost from his regiment he
joins another-even if it's a French
one, he won't be kept out Of the fight
ing"
And this is true-I can vouch for
the fact.
A French soldier joined in the talk
He spoke English. They have an IN
canny habit of listening and talking
to you in French for quite long time.
then suddenly breaking out into good
English.
Otherwise, All Right.
I'VE don't meet many who can talk"
said the soldier of the traction en-
CINE. Some think they can, and get
as far as saying, Good night when
it's morning, and then l think it's time
to go to bed. But they're decent folk
most of them, though I have to show
them lump of coal when l want coal
for the engine
l had an engagement for dinner,
but | asked my friend and his COM
rades to let me be their host, and the
French soldier escorted us to res
taurant on the quai.
We are said to be the most self
conscious people in the world, yet our
soldiers are without a trace of the en-
barrassment which the French call
mauvais gene. They took their places
at table just as though they dined in
a French restaurant every day of their
lives. And one of them was in his
shirt sleeves, while the other had
face the color of the coal he is al
ways seeking. l wonder if that was
the reason the French soldier disap-
peared when Wa came tt the res
taurapt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Work for Women,

Miss Theodore Butcher, head of the
Bureau Of Occupations for Trained
Women. says that there is a great de-
mand for dietists, to plan diets for
from 90 to 500 persons. She says
there are requests for all sorts of
women workers. the new rhythmic
dancing being very popular with great
demand for women who can teach it.
She says that one OF the best occupa-
tons for women is that OF secretary,
as it Is pleasant work and gives 8
wide range for the woman employed
and is generally not too strenuous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Farmer Is Old Fashioned.

Upper Brockway, AIinn.-9tephen
Adams, one of the Oldest settlers in
this section Of the country, has accom-
plished a feat which viii not soo1 be
equalIed by anv one in the whole coun-
ty, by harvesting whole crop Of
grain by the old pioneer method
Adams secured the contract from q
local farmer for harvesting the grain
with the oId-fashioned cradle-scythe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Scotch of Dsntzic

One of the largest Scottish colonies
on the continent formerly existed at
Dantzig, the valuable port which Ger
many will lose if the ancient kingdom
of Poland be reconstructed. In the
last decade of the fourteenth century
a number Of Scottish knights journeyed
to DantZig to help in the crusade of
the Teutonic. order against the Lithua-
MAN heathens, and one of the city
gates-now known as the Hohe Thor
was christened the Douglas Thor,
after Lord William Douglas, who was
slain there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
SHAME TO SHOOT; KICKS FOE
British Soldier, Emerging From Am
bush, Routs German With
Boot.

London, England-On the lighter
side of the war picture is the follow
ing anecdote. which is current at the
front, although its absolute truth is
lot vouched for. On a recent oeca-
sion, according to the story, a British
cavalry subaltern, who was cut of
from his men, hid in the edge of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
His Occupation.

Two suffragists were talking one
evening at the club over game of
billiards.
How is your husband?" the first
asked.
Slowly mending, replied the other.
oh, didn't know he was ill.," said
the first.
He isn't ILL.," the other sufragist
explained, laughing hearty. He's
slowly mending my khaki riding
breeches'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
EXERCISES AND LIVES TO 90
Fall Prevents Sullivan Living to One
Hundred, as He Tried
to Do.

Binghampton, n. Y.-After dieting
and following a regular routine of daily
exercise for 20 years in an effort to
live to be one hundred years old, Dan
feI Sullivan died here at the age of
ninety-eight, as the result of minor
accident.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
ASK the Domestic Hookworns

a Texas newspaper remarks that
men are not slaves to the dictates of
millners and dressmakers. Hoity
toity, Let as refer this statement to
the thousands Of married men who
have been enslayed by the eXasperat-
ing duties connected With the gowns
that hook up the back.'-Providence
Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

wood beside a road 1t was not long
before he saw an armed German sol
der patrolIing the road.
He could have shot the man with
out warning. but felt that it would be
akin to murder to kill him in cold
blood To instill a little of the spirit
Of combat into the affair the subaltern
crept from his cover and ran up be-
hind the Bosch as our French al
lies would call him, and gave him a
ferocious kick. Instead of showing
fight. the startled and panied Germal
gave yell and ran for life, leaving
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
gY7p0rtaFsf IN Mothers
Her Vote.

rs this where you vote?" said an
Ohio voteress to the election officer.
Yes, ma'am"
Then please cut off samples of all
the tickets and I'll take them home
anC see which l like best"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Parsniratinn Stains

Precipitation stains may be easily
removed by a solution Of oxalic acid
and water. Use proportion of one
drop of oxalic acid to 20 drops of wa
ter. Sponge the stains carefully with
this and hang the dress to dry in
the air.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Early Fairgrounds

The first public playground was es-
tablished in Boston in 1856. Since
that time the playground movement
has spread all over the country. In
1894 Chicago built her first public
playground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Rear Is Nioht Waterman

of the Eddington distillery, has pre-
pared against visit of burglars by
putting a large black bear on guard
as night Waterman. Mr.. Hanna was
presented with the bear by Massa-
chusetts friends. which, although
cub in years, weighs $50 pounds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
War STYLES.

Have you heard anything about the
fall fashions as YETI"
Not as to how the gowns will be
made. / suppose the girls are bound
to wear cartridge belts. though. =
Kansas City Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Good Definition.

One day there was fish for dinner,
and little Margie said: Mamma, do
you know what shad reminds me
Off"
No. dear" was the reply.
Well" said Margie, 1T reminds me
of a porcupine turned outside in"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
German Labor Statistics

Women employed in the textile in
dustries in Germany are in a majority
over the men, there being 10000 fe-
males as against $4,000 men. In the
clothing industry the women outnum-
Der the men, with 22S.000 to $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
American FIans in Demand.

There is a market in Europe now
for miniature American flags in the
form of silk or cotton bunting and
stickpins. American citizens there
find the flag the most convenient.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Gnnd Mood for Matches.

Aspen wood is used almost exclu-
sive1y in making matches in Sweden,
as it is easily cut and porous enough
to be readily impregnated with sui
phur or oarafin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Money for Cbristr1as

Selling guaranteed wear-proof hosi-
cry to friends & neighhors. Big Xmas
business. Wear-Proof Mills, 1900
Chestnut ST, Philadelphia, Pa.-Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Those Kind Friends

Evelyn What did everybody say
when they heard of my engagement?
Dorothy They said your fathers
failure couldn't have been as bad as
reported
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

When young man begins to at
tend church regularly it's an easy
matter to discover the female in the
case 4-s...
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Anyway, a mere man can wear his
best hat in the rain without getting
the curl out OF the feathers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Wins Big Melon on a Bet.

Vancouver, Wash.-Police officer
Henry Burgy, carrying a watermelon
weighing Is pounds, followed by A
Harrison, the grocery clerk, who sold
him the big piece of fruit, attracted
the attention of pedestrians on Main
street, and led to the report that Burgy
had visited local melon patch. The
performance" was the result of a
wager made between the pair that
Burgy could not carry the melon home,
a distance of over half a mile, with
out resting. Burgy won at the ex-
pense of a wilted collar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Amy news this morning?"
Nothing important Only about
thirty or forty thousand killed yes
terday Life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
q Esroine

Maude-Alice never passes a mirror
without looking into it.
Jack-Brave girl.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Mexican EMBARGO Lifted

There is now no embargo on the
expectation of arms and ammunition
to Mexico
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
discussion with a party of friends. ex

discussion with party of friends. ex-
pressed the belief that by following a
daily set routine in eating and living
any person could live to be centen-
arian They laughed at him. He said
he would prove it. He Immediately
swore off the use of tobacco and in
toxicants, and began eating nothing
but the plainest of foods. He walked
at least four miles daily, and was in
the outer air at least five hours every
day Yesterday he was in his usual
good spirits. He went to his room.
and his daughter heard a fall She
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

young man will turn out by noting the
time he turns in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

Some men are so constituted that
they would do anything for money,
except work for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

the subaltern laughing too hard to
shoot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
Tnere was Doubt.

D'Auber-I am a self-made man
Knocker- Dragging or apologizing?
Boston Evening Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29
DOils
BsliOUsr1eSS
Malaria
Constipation
Perhaps this case may be similar to yours

j. Fesley TiuR Of Box 6z5) Selma, Cal, prites.
Gentlenen:-I 1t gives me much pleasure TO be able
to send you testimonial, IL By its reaching soma
sufferer medicines will do much for him they
have fer At the of fourteen was troubled
great deal with malaria and biousnesg, accompanied
with the worst sort Of large bois was persuaded By
my parents who have always been strong believers In
DR.. Pierces remedies, to try the Golden Medical
Discovery. took bottle and the boiIs ali dis
appeared, but did stop bottle took three
and the malaria ali left and have had
bohs 70 this day, thanks to the Golden Medical
Discovery for my relief.
Following operation FOR appendicitis two years ego
troubled much with constipation
trying Dr. Perces Pleasant Purgative Pellets and they have
troublesome
trouble.
Ehe obtained
Medical Adviser SEND only 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-29

hears that blooming word he takes to
the side tracks where we're most like
ly to meet these blooming hooligans-
or uhlans"