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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-12
KANSAS MORE I'D THAN OTHER
STATES BECAUSE IT IS DIR
Article Ayers 1t Has Low Death
Rate--It Has more Panpers. Too.

Recently the HagerstoWn Mail pub
lished sample article on Kansas that
was read with surprise By many. It
was stated that the death rate In that
State was low because It was : dry
State.
1t stated that the people lived we'll
and 80 were we'll OF and were pros
porous. Figures we're given.
Nov for the diverse side. IL
sounds well to say that people live
long because they are dry. How
about prosperity and insanity?
Kansas is richer In panpers than
any other wet state in its vicinity. II
Is also richer In insanity.
That shows how little dependence
can be placed In such statistics as
revealed In by NJ. ]. v. Deacon OF that
State. When faced with the evidence
as shown In the United States census
bureau he had no excuse to Offer
It Is fact. that Court expenses in
Kansas run per capita more than ad-
jacent wet States Mr.. Deacon when
faced with that had no excuse 10 Of
fer.
As to pauperism. the Census Bull
letin 100 "Paupers and Almahouse.
$780, shows dry Kansas. 735 and
wet. Minnesota, With 100000 more
population, 1877
Coming to insanity, the census
says:
Kansas has 2,912 insane patients in
her institutions at the beginning of
1910. and admitted Dos during hat
year. Nebraska, her next door vet"
neighbor, had | 900 at the beginning
and admitted to her institution al
during the year, Census Bulletin
119B. On the two counts prohibition
Kansas had 900 more insane than
license Nebraska.
As 10 criminality. the report shows
that wet States show to much bet
ter advantage than certain dry. ones
The number of prisoners and Juvenile
delin4nents IN specified States Il Civ
en- n follows for 1910:
Prohibition States
Kansas, 1.97l; Georgia. 5,07S. Ok
lahoma. ,Ggs.
License States
Nebraska. 7s9; Ohio. a.979: ATkan-
sas, 1861.
The statement says thai Ohio"
with double The population Of Georgia,
has but 900 more prisoners and inYen-
lie deiinqnents than thai prohibition
State
The statement Of the I. $. census
continues;
OF the 6,g04 murderera confined In
The United States for grave homicide.
2,094 we're In the fourteen States now
known as prohibition showing the per
centase of the population listed as
church members In the States named:
Prohibition STATES
Per cent
Oklahoma ...=....==. ..z=....z#= 1872
Kansas ....z...... .,...z4.,..z 2s.4
Maine 49,. .....= .....=....zz eos
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-12

The vet States Hhow much heIteri
Ohio. 293: Wisconsin. az. LOUISIANA
500. California, 81
When Mfr. Deacon read that b did
not repeat his statement that Kansas
had more deaths because Il waa dry.
he said. statistics do not eouuz
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-12
IlangerollNAdsI.

She says am dull"
"Y0u should craeE few joke oc-
casionally SIX be- 10 marry you. or
something Ire that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
WHY BOYS LEAVE THE FARM

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside an Ohio contributor makes
the following interesting explanation
of why so many boys leave the farm
''Let me try to show that the faith
ers are to blame for keeping in the
rut that runs back to the days when
all work was done by hand.
'The trees were chopped and clear
ed by hand and the land prepared for
seeding with the old-fashioned crude
tools, the crops planted, cultivated
and harvested in the same way.
"These ancestral farmers were COM
PEELED to work fifteen hours or more
each day while doing this pioneering,
and the same fifteen hour-a-day grind
has been handed down from genera
ton to generation ever since.
''This plan of doing two days work
in one will no longer be tolerated by
farm boys when they come to know
that the mason, the carpenter, the
plumber and shopmen work but little
more than half of the farm day.
$50, too, are the mothers to blame.
Their sons must become teachers,
clerks, statesmen, or Office men-jobs
that will allow white hands, fine
clothes, and a spruce, Gifted appear
ance. Also, the girls are too often
advised by their mothers to marry city
fellows.
Don't do it any more, mothers! If
you could follow your boy for month
after he reaches the city you would
shed tears of regret the rest of your
life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
THE TERM OF LIFE

A rule which holds fairly true
among the higher mammals is that an
animal lives for five times as long as it
requires for it's muscular system to
reach its full development. The dog is
fully developed at between and 8
years of age, and lives Is years; the
horse reaches his prime not later than
5, and if he escapes overwork and i'll
usage lives to be 25 years and even
80. In fact the rule seems to be an
understatement of animal expectation
Of life, rather than an overstatement.
The one conspicuous exception is
man, who seldom reaches his full mus
cular strength before he is 25 and
counts himself living on borrowed
time if he passes the age Of 70. If
man were as well circumstanced in
this matter as the horse, dog or cat,
his average term of life would vary
from 10 to 125 years, says the Chica-
go Journal.
To state the case thus badly makes
it sound fantastic, yet if there is any
reason why human beings should not
be as tenacious of life as other higher
mammals, science has failed to dis
cover that reason. Only the other day
the retiring president Of the American
Medical association said that the adop-
ton of few simple rules of commun-
ity hygiene would raise the average
expectation of life from az years, as at
present, to IS years, and his trained
and critical audience agreed with him
What, then, may we expect when sci
ence turns it's attention to building up
Individual vitality as we'll as to check
ing the spread of contagious disease
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

The spring election is only fou1
months away and people are begin
ming to cast around for candidates for
the city Offices, or at least, they are
wondering who will run
In an interview with Mayor J. A
Cohen. he said that he was willing to
retire as Mayor provided good man
was selected to run for the office. If
Mr. Cohen is urged to run, there is
every reason to believe that he will be
candidate
Mayor Cohen has given the city
first class business administration and
there is a good deal of credit due him
for accomplishing what he has in his
two terms Of Office. Several paved
streets, a uniformed police force, an
excellent supply of good drinking
water are only few of the numer-
Gus things of benefit to the city that
have been accomplished while he was
mayor.
Who will succeed him? It is a seri-
Gus question and one that should re-
quire some thought before answering
Already there are people who whis-
| per the name of a man to succeed
Mayor Cohen. The man mentioned is
very able man, a person who has had
considerable experience as a presiding
officer, a person who has made an en-
viable record as a public official and
who is considered reliable business
man and one who would give the city
| his attention and look after its inter-
ests. Charles E. Briere, city attorney
eX-district attorney, is the man men
toned to carry on the good work of
building up Grand Rapids. Mr. Briere
has not been interviewed on the sub
ject, as yet, whether or not he would
accept the nomination is not known
He has purposely been ignored in plac-
ing his name before the public as those
who wish to see him run are taking
this means Of inducing him to accept
the nomination. 1t is also understood
that he would be very agreeable to
the present Mayor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
WISCONSIN
WINTERS AND
BIG CROPS
If We Didn't Have the One We
Wouldn't Have the Other.

Now is the time we are inclined to
listen with more than usual willing
ness to the talk about the "balmy
southern climes," where it never gets
cold-and almost wish we were there
But they have weevils and ticks
down there and we don't want them
We don't have these pests because it
gets cold in the winter.
Down there the soil tends contin-
ually to compact and the plants have
to live on the soil above the plow-
line-or, to help the plants they use
subsoil pillow to loosen the earth to
a lower depth. It costs money to do
that and even then the plants are not
well fed. We don't have to do that
because the frosts of the winters
loosen the soil to great depth.
There is no doubt that the winter
freezes in Wisconsin account in a
large measure for our large crops.
There are other effects of the cold
weather in producing big crops that
we will not stop to discuss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
"Now tell the trl1th Mr. farmer

sNow tell the truth, Mr.. farmer.
Are you giving the boy the oppor-
tunity you might? Remember this is
the twentieth century, not the eigh-
teenth. Couldn't you make life lit
tie more pleasant?
"Have little more sociability, give
your sons a share, let them do some
of the business. I know a farmer
who never would let his boys work
the team, They used the hoes. There
were four of them, and they all left
home before they were eighteen. Make
the boys conhdents, ask their advice
Make farming interesting, dignifed
and honorable"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

urday when they gave their annual
New Years ball.
Nothing better has ever been given
in the city.
The dancing started at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and continued until 6
o'clock when the guests repaired to the
basement where delicious refreshments
were served. The spacious dining
room was prettily decorated with the
Elks' colors, purple and white and the
entire company was seated at once.
The Elks' orchestra discoursed sweet
music during the supper hour
Following the supper, the guests re
turned to the ball room where a great
treat was in store for them. Mrs
Charlott Lynn Campbell Grand Rapids
noted dramatic soprano, assisted by
several of her most advanced pupils
and chorus gave a song recital. The
recital was opened and closed with
solos by Mrs. Campbell which showed
her clear and powerful soprano tc
splendid advantage, her taking of the
high G in the 'Saneto Maria, being
especially worthy of note.
Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD, Miss Daisy
Thornton and Carlton Stamm were tn,
other soloists who assisted at the re
cital, which was very interesting en-
tertainment. The recital showed clea.
| ly the benefits attainable by proper
vocal instruction upon naturally goot
voices.
| After the recital was over, dancins
was resumed until II o'clock when tn
ball room was darkened and Otto Roe
MUS, state president Of the Elks CAV
| the II o'clock toast in his usual i'm
pressive manner. Dancing was resun
ed and continued without interruption
until II o'clock when the greeting of
Happy New Year" was passed aroun
and all went home delighted with tn
social affair which was without ex
ception the most enjoyable and deligh
full ball ever given by the Elks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
l. E.GAL- g
SUMMONS.

State of Wisconsin, Portage County
in Circuit Court.
George Hooper, Plaintiff VS.. George
Wilson, Charles Wuestneck, Dolly
Bankenbusch, nee Wuestneck, Mary
Van Ert, nee Wuestneck, Bert Wuest-
aeck, Frank Wuestneck, Jr., Louis
Wuestneck, Earl Wuestneck and
Frank Wuestneck, ST., defendants
Summons
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN: TO
THE SAID DEFENDANTS George
Wilson and Mary Van Ert. ....
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after serv-
ice of this summons, exclusive of the
day of service: and in case of your
failure so to do judgment will be rem
Tered against you according to the
demand of the complaint; of which
copy IS herewith served upon you.
d. D. CONWAY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address, Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin. 6tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
BANQUET And
INSTALLATION

At special meeting of Rainbow
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, We'd
nesday evening, at the Masonic Tenn
pie there was. erved, at six o'clock
banquet to about sixty people. The
banquet was everything that could be
asked for and faultlessly served and
those who were present speak of it in
the highest terms Following the ban
quet, w. L. Atwood Worthy Patron,
gave an excellent talk on the subject
"What the Eastern Star Means to the
Masonic Order" His address was
right to the point, and very pleasing.
He was followed by Sister Mrs. Geo.
R. Gardner, on the subject of "The
Growth Of the Eastern Star in the
United States" Mrs. Gardner being
Past Grand Matron of the state of
Wisconsin was in a splendid position
in giving fine history of the order.
| This order is fifty years old and the
| first one was organized by Robert
| Morris. The order has membership
in Wisconsin of $4,000. Her talk was
very interesting and greatly enjoyed.
She was followed by Mrs W. G. Mer-
rill, the retiring Worthy Matron of
Rainbow Chapter and her subject was
"Our Eastern Star" Her remarks
were quite lengthy and made up of
many good suggestions and ideas for
the good of the orIer. Her address
was received with cordial enthusiasm
The banquet and remarks were follow
ed by the installation of the newly
elected officers for the ensuing year
Brother W. G. Fisher acted as install
ling officer and Brother Lacy Horton
acted as Marshal. They carried out
the service faultlessly and it proved
very impressive. The following off.
GERS were installed:
w. M.-Sister Mae Fuller
w. P.-Brother w. L. Atwood.
Associate M.-Sister Sarah Searls
Treasurer-Sister Ida Atwood.
Conductress-Siste Kate Parrish.
| Associate Con.-Sister Inez Reichel
Esther-Sister Lucille Church.
Martha-Sister Kate Fisher.
Electa-Sister Mae FRANKLIN.
Chaplin-Sister Sadie Kruger
Organist-Sister Alice Merrill.
| Marshal-Sister Jessie Parrish.
Manchester Lottie Chambers.
Standardization Ira Purdy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
EERIFLES FROM
j. 5. REVIVE
TARGE7PRAC7ICE

WASHINGTON, D. C.-At present
time there is an unprecedented revival
throughout the country of rifle shoot
ing, brought about by the enactment
of law by congress last year authoriz
ing the free issue of rifles and amuni-
ton to rifle clubs organized by civil
ians.
Under this act ten citizens IN any
locality can organize themselves into
a government rifle club and adopt by
laws approved by the secretary of war.
The club then affiliates with the ma
tional Rifle Association of America
and is issued by the war department
one new Krag rifle for every five
members of the club and 12O rounds
of ammunition to each member annually
for use on the rifle range.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
Factory SEEKS
new LOCATION

A communication received in the
city from a shoe manufacturing con-
cern asks what the prospects are for
establishing a factory in this city.
The letter is hand written and the
people behind the business want funds.
It is another case of wanting financial
assistance. The secretary of the NJ.
and NJ A. will make a thorough inves-
tigation into the merits of the PROPOSE
ton, but the probability is that the
proposition will be turned down.
The secretary of the N. and M. A. is
constantly in communication with pro-
motors and business men who are look
ing for location, but in nearly every
case, the people are asking financial
aid or the proposition is one that could
not be handled here.
The fact is there are any number of
opportunities offered the city of Grand
Rapids to secure additional n1anufac-
turing or business concerns-in most
cases. the desire to come here is
strong, provided, the city furnish the
desired capital and take on some
thing which has yet to secure mar
ket
It is not lack of opportunity that
keeps manufacturing concerns from
locating here, but careful investiga-
ticn into the merits of the proposition
on the part of the secretary. Very few
OF them get past the second letter
stage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
death Of MRS.
HELENECAVE
From Mondays Daily.

trom Mondays Daily.
In the death of Mrs. Helene Guerin
Cave, Grand Rapids loses one of their
oldest and highly respected citizens
Mrs. Caves life is a part of the history
Of Grand Rapids, as she is che among
the oldest settlers. About i've weeks
ago she went to Riverview Hospital to
be treated on account of an accident
that had befallen her while living at
her home on third street n. Shortly
after her arrival there she appeared
to be better and was improving. About
two weeks ago she began to fail and
the last four days of her life she was
in very poor health and finally passed
away Saturday night at 8:15 o'clock.
Her sisters and brother-in-law were
with her when the end came. She was
conscious up to the last. She was re-
signed to her fate and was willing to
go to her reward.
The funeral service will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at two-thirty o.
clock from the Masonic Temple on the
west side. j. w. Fitch, Christian
Science reader will officiate. Burial
will take place in Forest Hill cemetery
Her obituary will appear in full in
later ISSUE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

Reports from Grand Rapids merch-
ants correspond with reports from all
over the country and are in effect that
the holiday trade Of 1915 was the best
holiday trade they have had in years.
And there is good reason to believe
that the splendid holiday trade is a
forerunner of the excellent business
conditions that are to prevail through
out 1916. The wise merchant will plan
to secure his full share of this trade
and will use newspaper space literally
as an essential part of his campaign
for business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
Baby's Skin Troubles

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will
quickly yield to the soothing and heal
rig qualities of DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. No matter where located,
how bad or long standing Dr. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment will remove every
race of the ailment. 1t will restore
The skin to its natural softness and
purity. Don't let your child suffer-
ion't be embarrassed by having your
child's face disfgured with blemishes
Or ugly scars. Use Dr. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment. It's guaranteed. No
cure, no pay. 50caat your Druggist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

No one is obliged to live where he is
not suited. If one hasn't an encour-
aging word for the business enter
prise and institutions of his town, he
should shut up and $50 way back and
sit down" If things don't suit you,
move where they will, A GROWER
and sorehead in a town is an enter
prise killer every time. 1t would pay
town to donate HIM S. and tell him
to move.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
Many People Don't Know

A sluggish liver can cause a person
an awful lot of misery. Spells of dir
ziness, headaches, constipation and bill
iousness are sure signs that your liver
needs help. Take DIR. Kings New Life
Pills and see how they help tone up the
whole system. Fine for the stomach
too. Aids digestion. Purifes the
blood and clears the complexion. Only
Csc. at your druggist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
ENGINEERING STAFFS
TO BE MERGED

Madison, Wis, Dec. 30-Formatior
Of the state engineering department
as required by the 1915 Legislature
will take place Jan. /, according to
John G. D. Mack, state engineer. Mr.
Mack has already made the most i'm
portant appointments and today he
issued an order providing for the
merging of the engineering staff of
the state highway and the state rail
road commissions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

When you pull down the town in
which is your home, you are pulling
down yourself, and when you build
up you are building up yourself and
your neighbor. Try and Danish from
your mind the mistaken idea that all
good things are away off in some other
locality. Give your town all the praise
1t can legitimately bear 1t certainly
will do you no harm and will cost you
nothing; and above all patronize your
home institutions, including the print
ing office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
BILLY
SUNDAY
DOCTRINES

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 30.-With the
consent Of Cardinal Gibbons the pray
er meeting committee Of the "Billy'
Sunday campaign management will
send letter to the Catholic clergy
Of the city asking their cooperation
in prayer for the success of the
Sunday campaign IN Baltimore. The
cardinal said he wa glad t. approve
Mr.. Sundays soundness of doctrine in
certain great truths neglected by very
many modern churches, and stated he
had no objection to the suggested let
ter being addressed to..the clergy of
his church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

Many Town and Village Boards Pre-.
pairing to Take Advantage
of New Law.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 30.-Under a
new law passed by the last legislature
town and village boards and common
councils of cities may, by two-thirds
vote, extend the time for the payment
of taxes without the usual 2 per cent
penalty from Feb. 1 to March 1. It was
reported to the state treasurer that
councils were preparing to extend the
many town and village boards and city
time for the payment of taxes until
March 1. The new law will not inter-
fere with the payment of state taxes
by the different counties to the state
treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
How To Cure Colds

Avoid exposure and drafts. Eat
right. Take DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry. 1t is prepared from Pine Tar
healing balsams and mild laxatives. DR.
Kings New Discovery kills and ex-
pels the cold germs, scothes the If
ritated throat and allays inflammation.
Search as you will, you cannot find
better cough and cold remedy. It's use
over IS years is guarantee of salts
faction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06

Both Henry Ford and the Divine
Sarah" are much better, according to
the latest reports. All of which
should relieve any feelings of anxiety
over the two distinguished personages
who have been much in the limelight
of late and whose obituaries some
thousands of editors had been warned
to have "handy" for immediate use,
when needed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-06
TOBACCO DEALERS BUSY

Stoughtoh, Wis, Dec: 30.-Tobacco
dealers are busy, even through the
holiday season, contracting 1915 tobac-
20 at various prices. The best which is
very scarce, brings as high as Is cents
pound and the poorest quality as
nigh as 6 y cents.