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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Grand Rppids Wis, July 6. 1915.
The Council met in regular SEES
sion on the 9th day Of July, 1915.
Present dermen Smith, Beyer,
schDabeI Geogan, HaIyorsen GetzIaff
PIil-ase, Lukaseski GiImaster, Witrock
Mueller, Jackson, Bmneboese ana
jeffrey.
Reading of the minutes OF the
Reading OF the minutes of the last
previous meeting was on motion and
by unanimous vote of the Council
dispensed with and the minutes APP
proved.
The following report of the Board
OF Public Works was on motion and
by a unanimous vote OF the Coun-
ell the clerk calling the roll adopt
ed.
Grand Rapids, Wis, June Is, 1915.
The Board of Public Works met
PURSUANT to published notice. Pres
ent, J. A. Cohen, Christ Getzlaff, F.
H. Jackson and }. J. Jeffrey.
There was but one bid for the work
of putting in water works and sewer
in Wickham's Addition, that of w.
T. Jones, and the Board by a unani-
nous vote decided to reject the said
bid and that the city would under
take the work itself.
After appraising the benefits and
damages that would accrue to the
property affected IN said Wickham's
Addition by reason OF this sewer
and water works the $ aid Board of
Public Works assessed the benefits
to abutting property at % cents per
lineaI foot and the damages as no
thing to amy of the property.
The said board remained in SEES
sion during the day and there We're
no comp laints from any one regard
ing the above assessment OF any 9th
er assessment made by the board of
uuItc Works.
J. 4. Cohen.
Christ Getzlaff.
T.. II. Jackson.
j. j Jeffrey.
The petition Tor an arc light on tn
corner OF Oak street and 18th street
was reported ON Iayorably by the
General Busneiss Committee and
the council by a vote OF Is for and
one against accepted the report OF
the committee and the said light was
ordered in.
The License Committee reported ia
YOrably on the application Of Henry
II. Knoll to run q saloon at 100 LIST
avenue north and the said report
was adopted and ratified by q unani-
nous vote of the council.
The following is a financial state
nlent Of the condition OF the Electric
Light Plant for the tive months end
ing July LIST, 1915.
Grand Rapids, Wis, July l, 1915.
Statement OF Condition Of Grand
RAPIDS Electro Plant. Five Months
Ending June SOth. 1915.
Paid Grand Rapids Electric Com
pany .... ................- 9o-soSo y
Bond Issue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UUV'oO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

5oys.-
. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hirsth.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred VolIert.
10 lr. ana Mrs. Clarence Emmes.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parry.
TO Mr. and Mrs. Zach Lansdowne
Cleveland, Ohio.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ". Smith.
10 MIR. ana Mrs. Earl Price.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Mike JinsGi.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sickles.
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo SydoW.
Girls
To 1Ir. and Mrs. Emile W. Beck.
10 Mr.. and Mrs. August Iadwig.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitrock.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. 5Nels Myers.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
CITY HEALTH
REPORT Fur JUNE

The report Of Dr.. F. X. Pomain-
vile, City Health Officer. for the
month OF June shows that there
we're Is marriages, three deaths and
20 births during that month. The
births are equally divided between
boys and girls there being ten each.
There IS only enc case OF conta-
goUs disease in the city andtbat Is
a case OF dipbtheria.
The report in detail follows:
BIRTHS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

Earnings over and above op-
Grating ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e.. StSoz-Io
Depreciation 3 per cent on
SS2596. 81, five months ..S1720,7 IS
Interest 6 per cent on prin-
cipal $S259661 months. 2064.10
Net earnings ............-. Sl067.2S
Total plant indebtedness. $4,000 90
Net earnings .............SI 067. rs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

George Smith of Port Arthur, Can
aQa is in the city visiting with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08
SS596.6l

Paid Out of Earnings 5 Months.
Note. Citizens Natl Bank Sll4z.10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

TRY A WANT AID
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-08

1,,,,,- INN, an Bonds ....... $4,000
Accrued interest on Bonds zI4.oI
our note, Citizens National
,,,,,- ........ ll42.1O
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-21
Wbv We Seldom BREATHE Really PUFEzAllR

eject upon the health or interfere:
with comfort
What the system seems to require II
q constant change OF air
The presence Of water vapor always
causes Inconvenience and sometimes
entails suffering This. we are told.
Is because it so blankets as as topre-
vent the Necessary change OF air upon
our bodies
stagnant air. especially Il It Is
xarm, gives rise to much discomfort
IT is depressing It is positively de-
bnitating
on the other hand. dry. cool air.
Kept in continuous motion, IS both
wholesome and bracfnE
Santtartans are very rapidly COM
ing to the conclusion that within very
wide limits It Is not the chemical con-
stituency OF the air we breathe which
establishes Its who1esomenesss and
fnvigorating qualities. It IS fits tenn
perature. its degree OF moisture and
aboye sII. perhaps, its circulation
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rHAT the ant engages IN 1nush-
room growing on'comparatively a
4 large scale is the rather aston
1shing statement OF 50 wen-lnown an
entornologist as Petch.
It long has been known that Ger
tain varieties OF these insects are
partial to fungous growths as articles
OF DIET The black ant OF ceylon.
for Instance. which makes its home
IN hollow trees. loves to feed upon
the nchens which are to be found in
labundance right at its door. 50 to
speak
But these rchens grow spontane-
ously. and without any efforts at cul-
tivation on the part OF the consumers
Tt Is eaten wherever Nature chances
to produce It
The ants which Petch describes. on
the contrary, actually plant and cult
vate the crop which serves them as
food They are white in color. build
their nests underground and tnvart-
ably IN sections where a particular
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more or less disputed point nc nc
Crusaders claim to have brought It
to western Europe: Others say thar thar
It came from theGreelzs and Romans.
whose brides were entirely enveioped
during the ceremony In flaming yell
low ven The fact renains. however
that Mary Tudor on her marriage TO
James. OF Scotland wore the drst
welding ven on record In western
Europe. and during the retEn OF
George M. both wells and wreaths
were worn over flowing hair
An the wedding were made
of myrtle and olive leaves with
co1ored aowers, until orange blossoms
were introduced by the saracens---
worn as enb1ems, OF fecundtty. (
The rousseau gift Of Jewels from
bridegroom to bride has taken the,
place Of the dow-purse. which. IN
days Of old. was the w1fe's first m
stalment OF pin money Matrons OF
honor were an Anglo-Saxon custom
as were. also. bridesmaids. men at.
tendants. flower girls and pages
The period Of the so-called honey
moon varies in different lands from
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-21

EAsHoNABLE peruqter re-
Gently Observed that the hatr
~ Of women. Judged by oo-
sevatiou exclusively among the very
smart set. is becoming zaore and 1.
ncore scant In growth And this IN
spite 0. the many supposed aids %
The growth and beauty Of 'wonan's
erown,nx glory. The hair has SOFT
ness. lustre, but the growth Is NOT
vigorous, being more Of the hot
house. order. 50 to speak
Then another quasi-rneddca1 a an
.hor8ty opines that In the develop
rnent Of asrace Of women neurasthen-
.Ics-as result Of the wear and tear
Of high speed civilizatson on the
aerves-evenrually women VIII %
bald,
It would seem. Therefore that the
safe plan would be to look Carefully
to tie health of the nerves and: thus
defy eventual badness The lazy
who Is the particular object Of inter
est IN this picture, it readily win be
seen cannot be included In this well
intended advice She Is buxom ma
tron with nerves Of steel exuberaoat
of health and with splendid digestion
And-this should place her In the
han Of tame for al tme!-she Is not
afraid OF mice
This remarkable quality OF fenetn-
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TT sounds paradoxtcal- but but. w:n nsl9-s
some air is not necessarily pure
10. rebreathe air may be entirely
healthfuL The presence OF q certain
amount OF noxious gas: In the air we
5nhale does not yitiate tt
Take the gas carbon dioxid. for M
stance. In sufficient quantities It IS
fatal IT'S presence IN the air has al
ways been regarded as unwholesonae-.
And yet. according to the latest out
stvfngs OF science there IS a aa,,s
carbon diodd IN the lungs In the
so-cal1ed alveoIar air. the air which which.
"a retained In the lungs for oxygen
and carbon dtoxtd change. there Is
about per cent Of the latter
indeed. we are told that 1t y this THIS
deadly Eas which really regulates our
Z the amount q carbon diosid in
+he retained air. falls below percent
the breathing Immediately becomes
slower Until the gas is replenished-
IF the amount is increased above the
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ME Endz of the Fight:

his endeavor is either SO to twist his
neck about that Of his adversary that
he su1ocates him: to suHocate him
by pressing the neck between the
knees. or to crush him between the.
knees. And to see one Of these
beasts at last succumb In death IS
one Of tie most oddly impressive
spectacles that It IS possible TO I'M.
agine
our pictures are from SNAPSHOTS
made during one OF these fights. the
first showing the meeting. as the:
bumped knights come together In
the first savage rush: the other the
defeat. Of one OF the combatants
The camel, stin on an-fours.
achieved the deadly neck-hold, and
his rival, spent In strength. winded
and slowed in action. has Just gone to
his knees his head and neck touching
the earth and his huge bulk soon to
follow. And the prize for which.
they battled Is nowhere n>sight! {
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-21
VulcanIzing RUBBER
with Ultra Violet LIGHT

ZEE very latest and. perhaps, the
most important discovery with
reference to the Ultraviolet uEhr
rays Is that through their agency all
sorts Of repairs may be Effected upon
any kind ofrubbe- They vulcanize.re-
sulting IN an a1togeneous soldering
that resfsts heat or any mechanical
action. What is more with them.
interior vulcanizato that long and
delfcats operation Necessary under
existing methods-no longer re-
CURED. :
Prof. 3Dastre Of the Paris Academy
OF Science. who has discovered the
process, is Of The opinion that Il
amounts to something like a revo1u-
ton in the methods OF repair for RUB
Der tires, rubber cloths. balloon en-
velopes and all dbres and articles
made Of rubber
The process IS quite simple Sui
pf1ur is added to a solution OF rubber
and the mixture exposed to the rays
of ultraviolet Under their indu-
ence the sulphur Is precipitated and
separated Into It's constituent mole
culea. Almost simultaneously tie
rubber molecules vulcanfzed by the
action Of the sulphur are combined
again. The so1uttonis then permitted
to eyaporate until It is resolved into
a perfectly insolylble pelncle. and the
work Is done
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their compass points to the south.
they say west-north instead Of forth
west and east-south, instead Of south
east
Chinese soldiers wear quilted petit
coats, satin boots and bead neck
laces and carry umbrellas and fans.
They go to night attack with.
Lanterns. being more afraid of the
dark than Of the enemy and mount
horses on the right side Their visit
ing cards are about four feet long
and painted red
Children In school sit with hacks
to the teacher and study lessons.
aloud They believe the stomach IS
the seat Of understanding. a married
woman when young and pretty IS a
slave and when old and vithered is
the most respected and beloved mem
Der Of the family.
The most valued piece OF furniture
In a Chinese household IS a handsome
camphor wood coffin, which is kept
IN the best room. They are fond OF
fireworks, but display them In the
day time a, Chinese soldier Is apt
to run away in time OF danger and
then Kill himself to avoid punishment
According to traditional custom IL
you seriously offend a Chinarnan IN
stead Of killing you he would be
likely to XIII himself on your doof-
step
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.JEANNETTE YOUNG NORION

one week IN 30 days; but IN many
cases. with loving cultivation. It has
beer Known to last until death %
us part -
The throwing of old shoes after the
brides CARRIAGES a sign Of the cast
ing or of fr1vonty upon assumin me
new maternal dignity The rice
throwing over the couple Is the home
IL symbol Increase and MULTIPLY
The traditional yellow garter and old
blue bow are still tenacious OF their
hold. while every BRIDE studies the
Sky anx1ously on her wedding morn morn
ing to be sure the sun shines approvaL
The real wedding cake is not 1 Tut
cake. at an. but is made OF almond
paste. several small cakes being held
together with sugar icing.
Monday forswea1th
Tuesday forEhea1th:
wednesday best OF all: 49,
Thursday for crosses;
Friday Tor losses,
And Saturday no luck at all
so runs the Jingle, but. as all signs
may fan on occasion. do not let the
bride feel bad Il she Is forced to
choose one OF the or days.
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June bride is quite too much
absorbed In her own affairs to
Il consider tradition. but brides OF
other days have an interest. neverthe-
less. for the spectator who may oc-
,casiona11y wonder why formulas OF
marriage are as they are
Wedding customs have varied with
changing periods but the wedding ring
has always been used Its earliest
form was IRON. then. In turn. copper,
brass, leather. sedge and adanants
and. after this, the PRECIOUS metals
The first record OF its use ISM Cen.
esis W The old Gimna1 ring was
cunninEly fitted IN two sections. so.
that one went to the bride and the.
other to the bridegroom: and 1t Is
often copied for modern brides.
The ring finger has always remained
the same 1T was chosen for two rea-
sons, one that. as the least active
finger. It was the safest to wear the
ring on, and the other. for the send-
neatal reason that It is supposed to
contain blood vein that connected
directly with the heart
The origin Of the wedding vel Is a
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Why We All Are DEAF
TO Certain SOUNDS
and Why Many Are
MUSIC DEAF F.

indicates a musical Temperament and
shows whether one has a taste or
talent for music.
There is 'musicar'' ear and an,
unmusical ear Their distinctive
characteristics are shown IN the ac-
.companytng illustrations. The. mu-
steal ear is symmetrical and grace
ful IN the curvature OF its outline. IN.
cJined to be broadly rounded at the
top with an evenly-dedned rim. It
Is generally placed forward and out
ward, instead OF nat against the head.
Musicians have ears Of this type
with a tendency to broadness across
the centre and top. Singers general.
- have ears Of similar outline but
long and narrow.
The unnusica1 ear IS angular u,
shape. inc1ininE to a sharp point at
the top as well as at the 1one. This
POINT is brought to our attention by
Newberry O. Norwood. American OBJ
server OF men and things. who de-
clares that the evangelist, Billy
Sunday, has just such an ear. the
sharp pointed top Of which is evil
dent in all OF his photographs facing
the camera and those snapped at
three -quarte< face
"Satyr-1ilee point" IS the way Nj
Norwood characterizes It: but wheth-
er the ear OF the redoubtab1e revival
tst Is musical or not It might be In
discreet to venture a guess. for MI
sunday is entirely able to speak for
himself. But. II you ever have an
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81 had never heard before that the
camel Is bel1icose animal" re-
marked one OF the listeners am
wondering. therefore, what causes a
camel to 20 into a duel to the death
finish What IS It r
The one eternal cause responded
the e1plorer-.ethe woman tns the
CASE ::
$50 lady amels aSe coouettish: !"
laushed the other.
mo, they are not was the ems,
phatfc response. -It IS the mystert-
Gus power OF sex-attraction that
makes the gallants give battle for 2
lady. which the victor does not nee
easarU win. And regard it as
FATHER a scurvy trick to, lure Two
males to epdeavor each 20 do the
other to death
These camel fights" explained the
the Arabs. especially those OF south-
travel1er. -are very popular among
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w YHTHER or not you have a
VX/ .-mus1cal ear you cannot
Wv detect a sound unless it lasts
more than one-fortteta OF a second.
no matter how loud it may be. al
though practice may enable the ea-
20 catch sti1 shorter one. There
are many sounds that the ear cannot
detect. 80 scientists tel as. while the
less exact and more imaginative per
sons call these undetected notes in-
dications OF divine harmonfes-
some ears are more acutely at
tuned than others and can pick out
these ordinarily ''inaudib1e sounds"
Just as some eyes can see colors that
are Invisible to other eyes Which
brings US to realization Of what a
wonderful apparatus the human ear
is and the Interesting process through
which sound Vibrations go in being
taken into our consciousness bring
ing their story OF human emotions Of
Earring dl<sonances and OF EXQUISITE
har1noniesl
Some ears have no affinity for mu-
sic-they are blind to harmony, 80 to
speak-whtle Others seem created for
the appreciattve reception OF music
AND. says an English observer. the
musical ear and the unnusica1 earare
easily recoenfzed and classified by
the external formation. It is not nee
essary to study the artistic tastes Of
friends to discover whether they
have an ear for music. says the aural
savant. The shape OF the ear clearly
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Tie Unmusical Ear-Pointed at

that they do not affect the ear Re-
cent experfmenters ind that both the
number Of Vibrations and the dura-
lion OF the sound influence its audi
bflity-probab1y the latter more than
the former. Apparently no ordinary
sound can be heard unless It lasts
longer than one-fortieth oe second.
no matter how loud 1t may be. all
though practice may enable the ear
to catch one that Is stin shorter
A French writer draws attention to
the fact that Savart, in 1880. at
tempted to find out whether a very
small number OF successive vfbra-
tons. or even a single vibration,
would be sufficient to produce a rec
ognlzab1e sound. Others after him
took up the same question. but all do
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shorter and shorter time The
sound Is produced near 2 naieropnone
situated near the interupting scssatn-
der. The operator Who identities the
sound listens Al; q te9ephonel n ad 1:
tane room
The results. OF numerous experl-
raents show that the number OF.
vibrations Necessary TO enable g
sound to be heaId IS not consta Il
varies from two TO forty OF 1 tassE' =.
What is constant IS rather the doFsl-3
ton OF tho sound. which must ss'e az az
least oae-Sortieth Of a second ~ %
der that the sound may be idsla1saneeso-
This Is apparently the s s11s1l1111es
time required by the auditory Or o.sLlas
to adapt themselves to a sound 1a1aA1
strikes them This period conss11u
a sort OF physiological constant
Dr.. Gtanfranceschi. however. vas =
able to recognize certain sounds OK
much shorter duration-less tt1 lerss 3.
hundredth OF secoad. but It sno QUO
he said that these sounds were very
familiar ones. such as the voice OF q
singer who had assisted him for sew.
eral wears IN his studies OF the vowel
sounds. In this case his ear had pc.
come habituated by practice to rec
ornize given sound more quickly
when sung by another voice. the
same sounds required for tdeneinca-s
4fon a longer tine. OF the usual order
OF magnitude It should also DO s sl1'1
that the Blaserna interrupter. rum
Wing at i've to SIX revolutions Per
second. makes a noise at each reSo oa.-
ton, and a repetition OF this kno -
naturally capable OF faciheaetnE
greatly the Identification Of the noe note
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Beginning of a Camel Duel.

ga camel Is brought into the open
space In some mud vtllage and sees
there a possible mate. and he is tiled
with wistfu1 ardor. expressing his
feelings much after the fashion that
q young swain whom the bard de-
ptcts as Signing like fuuaee'-only
the beast does It IN the most ap-
proved camel fashion. plus an inten-
:sity Of, which you would scarcely i'm.
5aSine him capable And. Ia the midst
OF his alteration. he is led away to his
stable with the love call running Ike
ere through his blood.
8 -Then another camel gentleman is
led out and goes through the same
process And, when again the two
are brought TO the precious spot.
each .sayasely resents the presence OF
.he other. There IS fight without
loss Of time fight Tor their Lady
love
--You who have not seen one OF
these odd combats can have no idea
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y CAMELS Can Kill Without BITING

Of the grotesdue fascinatfon Of It
The clumsy, awkward movements Of
the. adversaries. inspired. however,
with q terrible energy. 1mpresses one
with the relentlessness Of the con-,
n5ct. It Is not the flashing rapidity
of a fight between cat beasts. but
there Is something largely impressive
about 1.-THE inevitabllity Of death
TT is curious that when fighting,
the camel does not bite his opponent:
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crn Tunisia AS a rule the camel is a
lover OF peace. patient, hard-worl<-
ing beast, and, through normal tenn
perament and lack OF symmetry, is
scarcely to be associated with the
gaIlantry that would lead him into
the Lists OF a tourney Of love But at
mating time, this peaceful beast be-
comes decidedly aggressive And
this is. the period when the Arabs
take the advantage Of the poor beast.
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r s. 5 II n. ssss:
given new interest to the curiously
opposite views Of this people to the
manners and customs Of our :wn
civilization.
We. stand feet to feet IN almost
everything. Their night is our day
Our mourning color is black. theirs
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rnusrroom-1iISe fungus Is abundant
It Is but a little while, Of course.
until the fungi in their nests begin to
laneuish ana disappear before the in
roads made upon them They would
soon perish entirely but for the re-
markable instinct Of the ants. which
forthwith start In Intellectually to
renew the supply.
They take little pieces of-the droop-
Ing fungi and convey them to the
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Is white. Their boats are drawn by
men and their carriages are moved
by means OF sails Old men dy kites
and boys look on, With them the.
seat Of honor IS at the left hand
and they keep the hat on as sign
of4respect-
we drink tea hot and wine cold
Their tea Is cold and their wine hot
Their surname Is first the needle OF
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crop appears regularly from time to
time. enabling the entire colony to
draw the larger part OF its supplies
from its own garden
Mushroom growing IS a fine art
among human husbandmen. only a
with success Itwou1d seem. there
fore. that the gardener as well as the
s1uggard might dnd it to his advan-=
tage to Ego to the ant