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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

You can't attract much attention by
finishing in the first division. If you
want people to notice you. you must
be a pennant winner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Milwaukee county receives $47,568;
Dane, $15,584.17; Fond du Lac, So
150.78; Sheboygan, $8,O6242; Wal
worth, $7.232.13; Waukesha, 701403;
Winnebago, $7,056.81.
Iron county had the least number Of
auto vehicles and received only
s248.36.
This distribution is for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Weioht of Ore Cars.

The weight of ore cars descending
a mine in South Africa is used to pro-
duce power by pulling cable wound
around a drum that drives dynamo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
Proof Positive

White--Is Brown an optimist?
Black-Just now he isl He has
just put in his garden seeds!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

A waterproof match box has been
invented that will float when dropped
into water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

know as much about Ty Cobb's bat
ting average as the lowest paid Office
boy in your establishment" New
York World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
LIGHT ENOUGH.

Cholly-I never GO near the water.
Hiss Pert; I'm afraid of sinking.
Miss Pert-You needn't be. Your
head would always stay up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Have you ever noticed that the
chap who boasts is always waiting for
someone to give him a boost?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
The Terrible Turk

There are no old maids in Turkey.
No wonder, then, that country has so
many unhappy men--Detroit Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Electricity was first used in a mine
IN 1879, when a Scotch colliery was
lighted with it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Once in a great while woman gets
so angry at her husband that she re-
fuses to talk back.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

ANY Of US could draw the salary OF
a ten-thousand- dollar-a-year job.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

About one-eleventh of the area of
Africa, some 100000 square miles,
still awaits exploration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

The man who marries a widow does
not make a mistake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

A woman with small feet may be
vain, but she walks on her pride.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
MOTHER OF
SCHOOL GIRL.
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re-
stored Her Daugh-
ters Health.

Plover, Iowa. From a small child
my Is year old daughter had female
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Peculiar Customs of Firms.

The Finn is the most highly priced
servant in Russia, because, in con-
trast with the Russian peasant, he
will not steal. In Finland, or among
Firms, the Russians say, it is never
necessary to make use of a lock and
key. The Russians and Firms dis
play the same love for getting drunk
and for going to church. The peas
ants of both races are admirably reg
ular in their pursuit of these pleas
ures. Moreover, the Finn and the Rus
sian are alike superstitious. The head
of the newborn child is thrust into the
open door of the stove in order that
its family's hearth spirit may become
acquainted with it. Now and again
this introduction has been fatal to the
baby. The peasant Firms also be-
ieve that the dead member of the
family fingers in the household AZ
days before taking it's final departure
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Difference In BaciIli.

It was stated in a paper read be-
fore the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
that human tubercle bacilli possibly
vary in virulence in different patients.
Ten bacilli have been found sufficient
to infect guinea pig in some in
stances, and in others 100 have been
found necessary. Immunity in ami
mails may be obtained by the injection
of increasing numbers OF tubercle ba-
cilli, beginning with one or two and
cautiously increasing the number from
a culture, the minimum fatal dose OF
which Is about 100, or by the injec,
ton of. say, 100 or 200 bacilli of q
virulent culture to cause local lesion
which can be cut out, preliminary pre-
cautions having been taken to prevent
The spread of infection.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Star Is Lost.

In recent communication to pAs.
tronomie, M. Raymond of Antilles re-
ported that he was nc longer able
to see the companion Of Alpha Can
cri, which he had previously observed,
and asked to have his observation YER
flied at institutions equipped with
large telescopes. The object has since
been sought in vain with the 31.5 re-
Hector of the observatory of Mar
settles. 1t will be interesting to learn
whether still more powerful tele
scopes can detect it. The companion
in question has heretofore been de
scribed as star of the eleventh Oh
twelfth magnitude, distant about elev
en- seconds from the primary. M. Ray
mond also notes an apparent change
of color between the time the binary
was first observed by Herschel in 1921
and his own observations of 1909 an(
1910.-Scientific American.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Oriuin of Grain as Measure.

The grain, as a measure Of weight,
has it's name from being originally the
weight of a grain of wheat. A statute
passed in England in 1866 ordained
that 32 grains of wheat. taken from
the middle of the ear and well dried,
should make pennyweight, IL Of
which should make an ounce, while
IL ounces were to make pound.
The pound, therefore, consisted of
$50 grains. But several centuries
later the pennyweight was divided into
"a grains. which makes the troy
pound $3.50 grains. The pennyweight
was the exact weight of silver pen
Iy. The standard grain was pre-
scribed by act of parliament in the
-eign of George ".
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS.

Work has commenced on the new
-four mill at Havre, Mont. 1t will have
a capacity of so barrels a day.
The new flour mill being erected
at Three Forks, Mont, will be owned
and operated by M. L. Greenwood.
The West Coast Lumber Manufac
turers' association will hold it's next
Der 20.
The Root Cereal Mills Co. has Sc
cured a site for it's new mill at Butte
and work will be commenced on the
construction in the near future.
The Treasure State Mills Co. has
been incorporated at Butte with cap
ital stock of $250,00o by Theo F. B.
Kipp and others. Butte is to be the
principal place of business and the OBJ
ject of the company is to manufacture
cereals, etc.
Montana produced 33,s0O,000 bush
els of wheat, according to the final es-
innate OF the department of agricul-
ture. This is 100000 bushels more
than the preliminary estimate, and
lo,uou,Ooo DuSHSlS HlolS lpah lho hhoi
estimate of 1914.
New and reduced rates on wheat
and -four to southern points will take
effect February /. The present tariff
| of 7715 cents from Inland Empire
points to New Orleans will be reduced
to 60 cents per hundredweight, ant
| existing rates of IS cents on the same
commodities to Memphis, Tenn, will
be lowered to IS cents.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
EVIDENTLY A HOPELESS CASE
Obstinate Man Determined Not to Ad.
NIT That the Dictagraph Had
Helped Him.

A certain young man of Columbus
who is so hard of hearing that he oft
times carries little dictagraph in
strument with him to help him follow
the conversation of his friends, was
among some of his rural relatives last
week. There happened to be farmer
in the vicinity who had not heard a
word for years. The Columbus man
vas introduced to him and referred
TO his little instrument which helped
deaf persons. and offered to demon
strate it to him.
II can't hear through those things.
have tried them all and none of them
are any good" he said.
Put this up to your ear and try 1t,
anyhow" suggested the visitor. The
farmer hesitated a while and then put
one end of the instrument to his ear
To the surprise of the Columbus man
the deaf farmer replied, when asked
in tone hardly above whisper
Can you hear what l say?"
Nope, l can't hear word. These
things don't do me any good"
would you acknowledge it If they
would help your" was then asked him
in still lower tone of voice, and the
answer came back promptly: Ger
tainly would. but can't hear a wore
you say"
The Columbus man put the instru
ment back in his pocket and said tt
his rural friend, "a hopeless case."-
Columbus Dispatch
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31

The Railway Age Gazette says its
Equipment and Supplies column Is be-
ginning to look like good old times"
In the issue Of October % orders for
no less than 90 locomotives, $500
freight cars and 74,500 tons Of rails
were reported, making the third week
in October the best thus far this year
with the exception of the third week
in May, when the Pennsylvania placed
its order for so engines and 16,145 cars
But in the issue Of October 30 the rec
ord of the week before was shaded
into insigniflcance. There were re
ported orders for lit locomotives, ~,
$50 cars Counting only the orders
since confirmed) and 10000 tons O
rails, emitting the Pennsylvania or
der for IFS, 900 tons of rails. Orders
for new locomotives reported in thu
two issues had total value of ap
proximately $s,oOO,0OO; for passenge
cars, $24O,0oO for freight cars, nearl.
$20,000,0 900, and for rails (includin,
the Pennsylvania order), $S,000,000
a total of $40, 100000 in contracts TO
rails and new equipment awarded II
two weeks, says Bradstreets.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT

A movement has been inaugurated
at Prosser, Wash, for an extensive
paving district in that place. The
matter is being backed by the local
commercial club
Horner & Medium of Grandview,
Wash, have let the contract for the
installation of cannery machinery in
their warehouse. Work of assembling
the plant will begin about February 1.
Prosser, Wash, is making pre-
liminary survey of the Yakima river
with the object of installing munich
pal light and power plant. The avail
able site would require dam 525 feet
long.
State highway contracts aggregating
more than 100000 have been award.
ed by the state highway commission
Work will be commenced early next
year, as soon as weather conditions
permit operations. The contracts let
are as follows: Inland Empire high
| way, Pullman to Cotton, nine miles
construction, G. l.. Stickler, Daven
port, $23, 1897 80; Inland Empire high
way, Rosalia to Oakesdale, nine miles
construction, General Construction
Co., Spokane, $21 ,64645; Inland EN-
pire highway, Touchet to Wallula, nine
and one-half miles construction, G. l.
Stickler, Davenport, $22,639; INLAND
Empire highway, Kiona-Richland, /:
miles construction, II. l.. Wilson
| Walla Walla, $16,945.S5; Sunset high
way, Wenatchee-Orondo surfacins
with gravel, II miles, S. G. Kinder
Bridgeport, $7,56S.50.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
WAY TO lNCLOSE STAMPS
improperly Placed in Letter They Are
Apt to Be Source of Irritation
to the Recipient.

It Is actually astonishing the num-
Ter of persons, even those who are in
business, who do not know how prop.
erly to inclose a postage stamp in a
letter. The stamp is inclosed to bring
an immediate reply. and the intention
of the writer is good; but many times
the wrong way of doing the thing is
the cause of no little annoyance at
the other end of the line.
When busy man opens a letter
and finds a stamp pasted tightly to
the sheet he may be excused If he be-
comes irritated. The letter is often
unanswered, the stamp wasted or the
party's time taken up in removing the
tamp ard applying paste to hold 1t
IN the envelope sent containing the
reply.
Here is one way to inclose stamp:
Moisten a spot about the size of a
pea in the center of the stamp and
press it to a blank space on the let.
ter sheet. When the party addressed
removes the stamp he can lift 1t from
any edge. and that will cause the GEN.
ter to release instantly without injury
to the bit Of paper. If one corner is
pasted down it often tears in remov.
ing, and according to the ruling OF
the department, the postage stamp is
worthless if any portion is torn or cut
away. .
Another way to inclose a single
stamp, OF two or three stamps, in
fact, is to cut little slit in the cor
ner of the letter, taking pains that
this is not done where it will be fold
ed as the letter is made ready to &C
in the envelope. If the Sits are prop
erly made the stamps can be tucked
in and will remain safely in that pc
sition.
But for a large number of stamp!
it is better to put them in a small en-
velope, which is inclosed in the en-
velope containing the letter.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

Chicago.
Hogs-NIarket dull, sc to 10c under
yesterdays average. Bulk, $4,000
$40; light, $5.50@6.25; mixed, $1,000
Gas; heavy, s6.o5@6.50; rough, $605
@6.15; pigs, $4.25@5.25.
Cattle-Market firm. Native beef
steers, $5.S0@10.25; western steers,
$6.20@s.20; cows and heifers, S6.50@
$50: calves, $6.25@9.65.
Sheep-Market firm. Wethers, $6.1O
@6.sO; lambs, $6.S5Q9.50.
Wheat-No. red, $1.231a @1.24; No.
red, $1.o5@1.os; No. 2 hard, $1.22A
@1.25; No. hard, $1.15R @1,1934.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, old, 75c; No. A
yellow, new, 6sQ6ohc; No. A white
new, 67c.
Oats-No. white, 41k@42Ac;
standard, 49, @44c.
Rye-No. 2, 96Ac.
Barley-61@69c.
Timothy-$5@7.75.
Clover-$10@19, mostly $3.50.
Butter-Unchanged.
Eggs-Unsettled. Firsts, 2s@2SHc
ordinary tirsts, 261a@27c; at mark
cases included. 22@2skc.
Raw sugar easy. Centrifugal. Assoc
molasses, 4.12c. Refined quiet.
Spot cotton quiet. Middiing w
lands, 12.O5c.
Coffee-Spot, quiet; Rio No. Z, 7sc
Santos No. 4, &c.
San Francisco.
| Butter-Fresh extras, 27c.
| Eggs-Fresh extras, 401ac; pullets
311ac.
| Portland.
Cattle - Market steady. Steers
choice, $7.25@7.50; good, $7@7.25; me
dium$6 60@7; COWS, choice, $5.25G
SIS; good, $5@5.25; medium, $4.75Q
5; heifers, choice, $5.50Q6; good, SAT
Q5; bulls, choice, $3.5O@4.5o; stag:
choice, $5@5.25.
Hogs-Market lower. Prime ligh
$6@6.10; prime strong weights, $5.S
@6.05; good to prime mixed, $500
SIS; rough heavy packing, $4.s5@5
pigs and skips, $5@5.25.
Sheep-Market steady. Choice sprin
lambs, $7.25@7.60; common sprin
lambs, $6.25@6.50; choice yearlin
wethers, $6.25@6.75; old wethers, $50
6.25; choice light ewes, $5,25@5.5C
: good ewes, $4.75@5.25; common heav
ewes. $4.25@4.75.
Tacoma.
Wheat = Bluestem, orc, fortyfol
CSC; club, 93c; red fife, 90c.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Germany Calls Out the Gold.

Berlin.-The Reichsbank is taking
measures to secure all gold deposited
in safety deposit vaults since the war
began. Circulars have been sent to
all banks throughout the empire urg-
ing them to serve notice on the rent
ers of space in safety deposit vaults
since the outbreak of the war that
rent arrangements will be discontin-
ued with the present term unless the
patrons sign declaration that the
yault drawers contain no gold. Banks
ire now sending out notification to
customers and enclosing forms for
making declarations of the gold con-
tanned in their vault drawers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31

are no tomatoes on the market at
present.
Wheat-Considerabl animation has
been given to the local wheat market
during the week by the shaving OF
rates to the Atlantic seaboard, there
by opening an avenue for the ship
ment of grain to eastern terminals.
As result of this situation, a large
volume of wheat has been shipped
east at prices from to 2 cents above
those prevailing at Pacific coast
points. The blockade that has pre-
vailed at Pacific coast terminals has
not been relieved to any great extent
and, as a result, very little grain is
going that way. In the matter OF
quotations, based on Pacific coast
prices, the market is about &c above
| that of last week. Bluestem is quoted
at SIC, club SAC and red Russian soc
Flour-There has been no change
as to prices in the flour market dur
| ing the week on the products of the 10
cal mills, but some grades Of Mon
tana hard wheat -four handled here
have advanced acc per barrel. The
same condition that had prevailed fol
some time with regard to the trent
of prices still causes distributive OPP
erations to hold at very conservative
proportion.
Feed-The strength to the alfalf;
market has been further accentuate'
this week by another advance of 81
making the figure SIS per ton. Fee,
wheat mas also been advanced from
$50 to $32 per ton. Other lines ar
holding firm at previous quotations
with good distributive business.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
LACK Of WORKMAN
ENGLAND'S PLIGHT
LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS TO THE
TRADE UNIONlSTS TO AID
AMMUNITION OUTPUT.
WAR IS LOS ST, IF THEYssD0 NOT
viii Have to Tell British Soldiers to
Quit if Workers Fail to Change
Their Union Regulations, or
Send to America.

London.-David Lloyd-George, minis
ter of munitions, addressed a meeting
of some 5000 trade unionists and work
shop stewards at Glasgow on the inn
perative need of dilution by skilled
and unskilled labor
Mr.. Lloyd-George explained he had
come to submit proposals on the &C
ceptance of which depended not only
victory, but the saving of numberlesS
lives. 1t was impossible for him to re-
port through parliament to the British
army that skilled workmen refused to
suspend their rules to save their fell
low workmen on the battlefield, he de-
clared, and added that he refused to
believe that British workmen were
less patriotic than the French, whose
devotion and self-sacrifice had enabled
France successfully to withstand the
terrible machine which with the aid OF
German workmen had scored great
victory over the Russians. Time was
vital, and help must be given without
delay, the minister of munitions said
in closing.
Might Depend on America.
In his appeal to the workmen Mr..
Lloyd-George said:
EITHER we must tell the soldiers
that we are sorry that we can not get
the guns to enable them to win
throughout 1916, owing to the trade
union regulations, or we must tell
them that if they manage to hold out
for another year perhaps American
workmen will help us get sufficient
supply for 1917.
Another alternative is that We
might tell the kaiser frankly that we
can not go on. He might let us Off
with the annexation of Belgium, with.
the payment of indemnity and with a
British colony or two, but he certainly
would demand that Great Britain sur
render her command of the sea and
Great Britain then would be as COM
pletely at the mercy Of Prussian
despotism as Belgium is today"
Don't T rust Union Leaders.
; The minister of munitions scheme
to amend the trade union regulations
was proposed by committee, includ-
ing seven trade uniOnists.
I'VE don't trust trade union lead
ers," several voices in the audience
cried.
Whom do you trust?" Mr.. Lloyd
George demanded, and the voices re-
:. piled, Nobody"
Mr.. Lloyd-(ieorge then proceeded to
= explain how the national gun and
munitions factories were being estab-
!, lished throughout the united kingdom,
and that $4,000 skilled workmen were
required.
= You won't get them, some one
in the meeting declared.
Il come here and face 5000 Glasgow
trade unionists," the minister shouted
in reply. will that gentleman ven
ture to go To Flanders and face 30O(
d British soldiers in the trenches?"
/ Prolonged cheers followed this de
g mand of the speaker.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Was Miehtiest Hunter of the West.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-A. H. Huston. 70
years of age, pioneer ranchman OF
the Saratoga valley of Wyoming, who
died several days ago at Santa Mo-
MICA, Cal, probably was the mlghtlest
hunter the west has known. 1t is es-
timated from fragmentary records or
his performances that he killed 30O
bear, 1000 buffalo, 100 mountain lions.
200 mountain sheep, hundreds of ante.
lope, elk and deer and relatively i'm
mense number of wolves, wildcats, coy
otes and other varmints. No man ever
saw him miss a shot, and old Jim Ba-
ker, the famous outlaw, and other from
tier characters, said that he was the
most unerring marksman and the
quickest man with a gun they ever
had seen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
FURIOUS STORMS
ATLANTIC COAST
NUMBER OF LIVES LOST IN NEW
YORK CITY ON SUNDAY
MORNING.
GALE go MILES, AN HOUR
Property Damage Will Be Great
Heavy Snow in PhiIadeiphia-Gale
With Snow and Rain at Boston,
Damage Electrical Works.

New York.-A weird storm of rain,
hail and snow, accompanied by thun-
der and lightning and gale that
reached maximum velocity of 80
miles an hour, descended from the
northwest early Sunday as the after
math of Christmas fog. 1t indirectly
caused seven deaths in this city, car
ried down telegraph wires, damaged
shipping, crippled railroad traffic, and
caused considerable property damage.
The phenomenon of thunder and
lightning in the midst of driving snow
awakened New Workers at the height
of the storm about 7 o'clock in the
morning.
The weather bureau reported total
precipitation of So inches, of which
2.8 was snow.
Woman Dies on Way to Church.
The deaths in the city resulting
from the gale all occurred while the
binding snowstorm was at it's height
A woman collapsed and died in the
street while battling against the gale
on her way to church. A fireman was
fatally injured while responding to an
alarm. Another woman was run over
by a street car.
A flagman at Tottenville, Slater
Island, was blown in front of trair
and killed instantly.
A bicyclist ran into an automobile al
Mineola and was fatally injured.
An aged man fell on an icy pave
ment in Newark and died.
A barge sprang a leak and sank l;
miles east of Ambrose lightship
Seven Erie railroad barges loaded
with automobiles, sank in the Eas
river.
Two Die near Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.-Two men lost thei
lives in drifts and considerable dam
age was done to property by snow
storm which swept over this state.
7O-Mile Gale at Boston.
Boston.-A gale which carried snoN
and rain at a velocity of 70 miles a.
hour, damaged electric wire circuits
leveled chimneys, unroofed building
and uprooted trees in this city an
many other parts of New England.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
At "a, Father OF Al, WEEDS.

father of Al children, 33 of whom are
living, was married Christmas Day in
Cabool, Mo-, to Mrs. M. Macon, SO. Da-
Wis previously had been married three
times. He has been in good health and
declared he was getting lonesome.
Twenty children of Davis and more
than a hundred of his grandchildren
attended the ceremony.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-31
Business Good on G. N.

With the monthly earnings state
ment of the Great Northern for Octo-
Der showing the largest gross earnings
in any one month in the history of
the company, came preliminary state.
ment showing November to have been
the most prosperous November in the
history of the company.