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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

But if iron is lighter write the smaller
number here. .... Show by cross
when the nights are longer; in summer?
in winter?. ....... Give the
correct answer to this question: "Does
water run uphill. ...... and repeat
here OH. ......), unless you skip
ped the preceding question; but write
the first letter of your first name and the
last letter of your last name at the ends
of this line. .............
10. Place in the bracket preceding each
English proverb the number of the Afri-
can proverb to which the English proverb
corresponds in meaning.
ENGLISH PROVERBS.
} Married in haste, we repent at
leisure.
:. Answer fool according to his
One swallow does not make sum-
mer.
} First catch your hare
} Adding insult to injury.
{ J Curses come home to rooSt
} Distance lends enchantment to
} We can all endure the misfortunes
of others.
AFRICAN Proverbs.
l.. VIC tTee uOeS HOt MAKE IL IOItSt.
2. al nearly killed the bird" No one can
eat nearly in a stew.
3. Full-belly child says to hungry-belly
child. keep good cheer.
4. Distant firewOod is good firewood.
5. Ashes fly in the face of him who
throws them.
6. If the boy says he wants to tie the
water with string, ask him whether
he means the water in the pot or
the water in the lagoon.
Z. The grounding said: Il do not feel so
angry with the man who killed me
as with the man who dashed me on
the ground afterward.'
8. Quick loving woman means quick
not loving a woman.
Just as soon as you finish, give your
paper to the examiner SO as to get credit
for having completed the work before
time was called.
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6. Get the answers to these problems
as quickly as you can:
l. What number minus 16 equals 20?
2. A man spent 2s of his money and
had So left. How much had he at first?
3. At Is cents yard, how much
will feet of cloth cost?
4. A man bought land for 500. He
sold it for S12O, gaining SIS an acre.
How many acres were there?
5. If "a of a gallon of oil costs 0
cents, what will gallons cost?
7. Write opposites for this column, as
shown in the first three. If you can not
think of the right word in about 10 sec
ondS, go ahead to the next.
bravery-coWdrdice forcible-
friend-eneny straight
true-fdise to hold
serious after
grand to float
to win rough
to respect to bless
frequently to take
to lack exciting
apart clumsy
stormy unless
motion
8. Write in each line a fourth word
that fits the third word in that line in the
way that the second word fits the first,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

tests for efficient seamen, and Thorndike
attacked the practical problems of the
selection of persons for clerical positions;
his work perfected test which one of
the largest life insurance companies en-
ploys now for the selection of its thou
sands of clerks. Scott undertook the
almost uncanny task of determining by
series of tests, all given in one day,
whether green applicants, if sent on the
road for the tobacco company, would be
able to sell tobacco; and he succeeded in
most marvellous manner
Further, in the last two years he has
repeatedly demonstrated ability to Sc
lect from group of applicants for
selling positions those men who, later
employed and tried out have excelled in
selling The whether the goods were
tobacco, tires, silk, or what not. And he
has been able to eliminate and prevent
the employment of incompetents
The firms in whose interest he made the
tests have tried them out in every
conceivable way. They have not only
hired the applicants whom he recon-
mended, and discovered that his recon-
mendations were right they have tried to
trick the tests, if they could, by including
among the applicants certain ringers.
Uncanny Results of the Tests
FOR instance a speciality company de-
sired to add twenty-five statesmen in
one city. There We're sixty applicants
for Scott to test in a single day, all of
them strangers to him. The company had
one of its very successful statesmen appear
as an applicant, and also one salesman
who had been in the employ of the COM
pany for a long time, who had proved
failure, and who was about to be dismissed.
After the try-out, the company found that
Scott had ranked the successful salesman
very high in native ability and had recon-
mended him for employment; the failure
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as shown in the first three lines. If you
can not think of the right word in about
10 seconds, go ahead.
color--red; name-John
page-book; handle-knife
fire-burns; sOldiers-fgM
eye-see: ear
Monday-Tuesday; April
do-did; see
bird-sings: dog
hour-minute; minute
straw-hat; leather
clOud--rain; sun
hammer-tool;f dictionary
uncle-aunt; brother
dog-puppy; cat
little-leSs; much
wash-face; sweep
house-room; book
sky-blue; grass
swim-water; fly
once-one; twice
cat-fur; bird
pan-tin; table
buy--sell; come
oyster-shell; banana
8. Do what it says to do as quickly
as you can, but be careful to notice just
what it does say.
With your pencil make dot over any
one of these letters, r H j, and
comma after the longest of these three
WORDS: OOy m0ther Utf. Inen, ii CnflSt-
mas comes in March, make cross right
here. :, but if not, pass along to
the next question and tell where the sun
rises. ........ If you believe that
Edison discovered America, cross out
what you just wrote but If it was some
one else, put In number to complete
this sentence: "A horse has =. feet.
Write yes, no matter whether China is in
Africa or not. ......; and then give a
wrong answer to this question: How
many days are there in the week?".
Write any letter except O just after this
comma, and then write no if times 5
are 10. ....... Now, If Tuesday came
after Monday, make two crosses here
.......; but if not, make a circle
here. .... or else a square here. ..,.
Be sure to make three crosses between
these two names of boys: George.
... Henry. Notice these two num-
bers; g. B.. If iron Is heavier than water,
write the larger number here .....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
MAGAZINE SECTION for December 81, 1916

We wanted a salesman: there
he was. What else could ] do
but try him? Well, did; and,
not counting the mistakes still
to be reported from outlying
precincts, he's cost the COM
pany ten thousand dollars. And
x Groton"-Groton was the buyer
for the concern" Says I'm over
4 paid. If had the snap he has!
When he wants thousand yards
of goods, he can test what's
offered him. he can measure it,
weigh it, analyze it; he can know
exactly what he's got before he
n pays out any money. But me!
( I've got to take chance! What
~ test is there for men-especially
4 salesmen-but sending them out
and praying to providence"
"Other firms seem to have
found one"
"One what?"
"a test to show what men
can do"
~ "iSdlesmen?"
Statesmen among Others"
oo W soy VuCiC . u tCop III
telling whether man who comes to you
can sell goods before you let him try it?"
Exactly"
"You mean there's way could have
found out that Ennis was an idiot before
he lost us ten thousand dollars?"
"And a way you probably would have
found the man to make us ten thousand. )"
The sales-manager staggered.
whats that? How's that? When?
Where?"
An Epoch Making Discovery
THE test is a fact-a demonstrated,
proved fact, and fast becoming well
known and generally accepted. 1t pro-
vides method of selecting men by anal
,,,l - Il Co.
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Somehow, it seems to me- the presi-
dent Of the company interrupted, that
If Ennis is even half so lacking as you
say, the fact should have been somehow
discoverable. Yet some one seems to
have hired him and sent him out for u.s.
Or did he steal our samples and route
book and go out on the road for us en-
tirely on his own initiative?"
The sales-manager loosened his collar
to lessen the probability of apoplexy be-
fore he trusted himself to speak.
"You mean / hired him. Correct; and
defy you to find any one who wouldn't
have been let in as badly as / was.
never saw a would-be salesman that
looked any better-Al, anybody would
have rated him. He put up a practically
perfect line of talk about himself, and
brought satisfactory recommendation.
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TEST l

TEST l
Read the general directions before you do
anything else
General Directions:
Do what the printed directions tell you
to do.
about the examination.
Do not ask any other person who is
taking the examination any questions or
watch any one to see what he or she does.
Work as rapidly as you can pithoM
making any mistakes.
If you do make a mistake, correct it
neatly
Do first, then 2, then 3, and so on.
l. Write your name and permanent
address here.
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Instructions for 2, 3, and 4:
After each word printed below you are
to write some word according to the
further directions. Write plainly, but as
quickly as you can. 1fyOu can not think
of the right word in about 3 seconds, 90
ahead to the nert.
g. Write the Opposites of the words in
this column, as shown in the first three.
goOd--bad up
day-night smooth
up-dOwn early
long dead
soft hot
white asleep
far
3. Write words that fit the words in
this column, in the way shown in the
first three.
drink-water scold-
aSk-questiOnS win
subtract-numbers answer
sing weave
build wink
wear mend
shoot
4. Write words that tell what sort of
thing each thing named is, as shown in
the first three.
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INNS Is al
i salss smana sss
2r ran t ed. "a
congenital, bred and
brought up imbecile.
He hasn't the intelli-
gence of a tadpole with
paresis. He's not only
lost half of the best
business in Des Moines,
but he's put usin so bad
throughout the State
that it will take two
good men a year to undo
what he's done. And
on top of that he's
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An Epoch-Making Discovery

THE test is fact-a demonstrated,
proved fact, and fast becoming well
known and generally accepted. 1t pro-
vides method Of selecting men by anal
ysis, and offers plan for putting the
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5. Add IL to each of these numbers.
Write the answers as shown in the first
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
WEDNESDAY.

Henry Pribbanow, was arrested by
Officer Painter Monday for being
drunk and disorderly. This morning
in Judge Calkin's court, Pribbanow
paid fine Of S1.00 and costs.
Mrs. Matt Vandenbrook has pur-
chased six cylinder Buick touring
car
Mrs. Alice Miller Herrick is in the
city a guest at the home of her moth
ar Mrs. Dougherty on 7th street north
She expects to be here a couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Daily are moving
into one of the Den1itz houses on 4th
street south this week Mr.. Daily will
make his residence here as he will re-
present the Northwestern Life Insur-
ance company in Wood county. Their
many friends here will be glad to
know that they are to reside among
US.
G. R. Gustafson, prominent mer-
| chant of Marshfeld, and Miss Victoria
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
JURY DECIDES
LIBEL CASE
FORFONTAINE
Out % Hours. Special Verdict Con
tanned Is Questions. Give 500
Damages.

After being out % hours the jury in
The case of A. L. Fontaine versus John
F. Cooley brought in verdict for the
2laintiff and giving him 500 damages.
The jury did not have much Difficult
ty in deciding the first three questions
which had to do with the ibelous ma
ture Of the article, but became tangI-
ed when they came to the question of
damages.
The case went to the jury a few
minutes after six o'clock on Tuesday
and as early as $50 the jury had ans
wered the first three questions and
then stood to for $4,000 damages,
the jury hung at this point until the
following morning and at one time
stood 9 to for $4,000 damages. They
finally compromised on 500.
The finding Of the jury was COM
plete vindication of Mr.. Fontaine.
In his testimony Mr.. Cooley stated
that he believed from the first that it
was nothing but mistake on the part
of Mr.. Fontaine and also testified that
he had no i'll will against Mr.. Fon-
tame in publishing it.
While there were Is questions to the
verdict, it is only the first four that
are of any consequence, the others
being on other counts ond Of minor
importance. The four main questions
and their answers by the jury We're:
1. Was the article libelous in i'm
plying crime? Ans. Yes.
2. Was it libelous in holding Mr..
Fontaine up to public ridicule, con-
tempt and scorn? Ans. Yes.
8. Was the article true? Ans.
No.
4. What were the damages? Ans.
$4,000.
Goggins, Brazeau & Goggins were
the winning attorneys in the case
with T. W. Brazeau and Hugh Goggins
doing the trial work. The losing at
torneys were George L. Williams and
W. E. Wheelan.
Special comment must be made Of
the masterful and powerful argument
put to the jury by Mr.. Brazeau and
Mr.. Goggins.
Without putting any other witness
on the stand other than the plaintiff,
these attorneys won this case.
The Reporter Office has been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

A delicious supper was served after
which they all departed for their re-
| spective homes.
A baby boy arrived the 23rd to
gladden. the home of Mr.. Brickheimer
and wife.
The Vesper versus Sherry basket
ball game was played at Sherry the
23rd and resulted in a tie. Then they
played five more minutes and neither
side gained so five minutes more were
played and Sherry won.
Mrs. o. Oliver who was operated on
for tumors at Marshfeld is improving
nicely.
G. Horn transacted business at
Marshfeld the 28th.
H. Webster moved his family and
household goods onto the Natwick
farm, Tuesday where he will reside
the coming summer.
John Finup and family will move
the last of this week onto his farm in
Hansen, and DIR. Whitehorn and wife
will occupy their residence in town
during the summer.
Joe and VIII Scholten left the 10Th
for Iowa to seek employment.
Tom Oleson who is employed at
Fairchild, Wis, returned home the
9th to visit with home folks.
l IL L L.
and the following officers were NOM
inG ted: Chairman A. P. Bean, Super
visors, Geo. Ladeow and John Meyer;
Clerk, VIM. Ehlert; Treasurer, ROLAND
Murgatroyd; Assessor, VIM. Brook
man; Constable, w. H. Bean; Justice
of the Peace, F. w. Ellsworth.
The Vesper versus Grand Rapids
basket ball game which was played
here the oath was a good game, but
the best of it was a remark that was
overheard on the train on their way
out here that it would be an easy
clean up. They were badly mistaken.
The score being q to 81 in favor of
Vesper.
Harry Kerkstra has bought the S,
Smallbrook 40, and will move out
there the LIST of April
A basket ball game is billed for the
LIST of April with the Marshfeld high
school team. Vesper won the last
game with them so a good game is ex-
pected. A basket social will be held
after the game
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

John Hoffman was in Chicago this
week consulting physicians IN regard
to his health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
SUFFRAGE
Meeting At
ELKS CLUB

An enthusiastic and we'll attended
meeting of the Woman's Suffrage As
ISOLATION was held in the Elks Club
House Wednesday evening, March
29th. 1t was decided to call the or
ganization the Grand Rapids Equal
Suffrage Association.
Upon reconsideration the dues were
fixed at fifty cents.
The keynote of the address of our
president, Mrs. Witter, was Suffrage
Work in Wisconsin.
Practically nothing heretofore has
been done. It is the aim of the suf-
frage workers to gain equal suffrage
as soon as possible as this is only one
step in human progress She wanted
all the members to consider themselv-
es propagandists and to do all in their
power to enlighten their friends on
the Importance of this cause.
Mesdames Witter, Alexander, KEEL
logg, Pomainville and Miss Fitch at
tended the Conference in Milwaukee.
Mrs. H. .Whittlesey read Mrs. Alex
ander's impressions of the Conference.
The paper was both interesting and
inspiring. Mrs. Alexander had the
thoughtfulness to have a reporter take
down Mrs. Cats and Mrs Trumbull's
addresses so that we too, might en-
joy them and profit thereby.
Miss Caroline Fitch read extracts
from the former; the latter will be CIV
en- at the next meeting.
Mrs. William Kellogg told us about
the Chicago parade and st. Louis
demonstration, both to be held this
year; Mrs. Pomainville about the Mis-
sissippi Valley Conference to be held
in Minneapolis in May.
Mrs. Witter urged as many as pos
sible to attend one or all Of these E.
vents.
Mrs James Nash will prepare an ar
ticle cleaned from Mrs. Pankhurst' S
book on the Work in Great Britain for
the next meeting.
Literature was distributed and one
dozen hand books on suffrage sold.
We now have thirty-four members,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

DIR. Goddard books the doctor has
ever written. If you are a sufferer
from Appendicitis, Rupture, Gall
Stone, Collie, Goitre or Chronic dis
eases of a private nature, you should
avail yourself of his offer to send you
this vluable little book free simply
for the asking. A postal will bring
it to you in a plain wrapper. Many
so-called surgical diseases have been
proven to be durable by medical treat
ment, more safely, more easily and
cheaply by modern medical methods
than was believed possible few years
ago.
After you have read this little book
you can consult DR.. Goddard on his
monthly visits to Grand Rapids, free
of charge and have the satisfaction of
knowing that you have secured the
expert opinion Of a reputable special
ist in these matters. If you have been
advised to submit to an operation,
surely do not fail to consult him, be-
fore undergoing such an operation.
His advice may save you many weeks
Of suffering, loss oftime and expense,
possibly your life. DIR. Goddard will
be at the Witter Hotel, Grand Rapids,
all day Tuesday, Apr. II, and makes no
charges for a friendly visit. Hours 9
a. m. to p. m. Address: DR.. God
dard, 12l Wis. ST, Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
DEATH Of A.
N. PRIDE

Arson NJ. Pride of Tomahawk, for
merly resident of this city and the
husband of Miss Mamie Spafford, died
at his home in Tomahawk Monday af-
ternoon after five days illness. He
had many business and social friends
here who will be panied to learn of
his sudden death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

A farmers meeting will be held
here the 1st Of April. Prof. Otis will
be the main speaker for the occasion.
Lumber has eenreceived here, with
which a new cheese factory will be e
rected on the Natwick farm in Han
sen.
C. Goldsworthy spent several days
the past week in the southern part of
the state.
John Finup and family were pleas
antly surprised one evening last week.
when the Embroidery Club and their
husbands came to spend the evening
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
A MEDICAL BOOK FREE
By DIR. N. A. Goddard

Modern Methods
0 f tr e a t n G
Chronic Diseases
without Operation
has just come from
the pen of DR.. God
dard the Milwau-
kee Specialist and
is one of the most
interesting as we'll
as instructive little
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

Hess, also of Marshfeld, were married
this morning by Judge Frank w. CAL
kins, Geo. P. Hambrecht and Miss
Maurine Lindahl were witnesses to
the ceremony.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06
VESPER

Residents Of Vesper and vicinity are
requested to send or telephone news
items to
Mrs. Ray Bean, Correspondent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

swamped with people calling and tele-
phoning their congratulations over
winning this case against John F.
Cooley.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-10
MAKE BACK YARD ATTRACTIVE
Cost Need Not Be Great II q Little
Care Is Given to Proper
Expenditure.

Why not make the back yard just
as attractive, or even more attrac-
tive, than Is the front lawn? 1t can
easily be done and at very small ex-
pense. Instead of piles of rubbish, an
unsightly ash barrel or two, a more
unsightly garbage receiver, unsightly
clothes-line poles, ETC., take a little
time and spend q little money and
make the back yard lawn or garden
a place upon which you will like to
pass a portion of every day.
First, by an underground garbage re-
ceiver, which is sanitary, does not
take up space in the yard, keeps away
rodents, and is a permanent invest
ment. The cover operates by a sim
pie foot trip, blessing for the won.
enfolks.
Keep the ash barrels in the cellar
or under the piazza, where they may
be screened from sight
Then, instead of the clothesline
poles, bare and dirty, build a pergola
around them and cover it with climb
ing vines which will keep green all
summer; this will cost only few dol
lars. and will add hundreds of dol
lars worth to the beauty of the back
yard.
Then, IL you have two or three
shade trees there-and il you have
not, you had better have some trans
planted at once-build around each
one a rustic seat; this you can do
yourself at the expense Of only a
pound or two of nails and a few
hours of work cutting the sticks which
you will need from some nearby
grove.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-10
"CASCARETS" ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, blIiOusness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box.

wv u AN7@NhN WA
Are you keeping your bowels. liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets. or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills. Castor OIL or
Purgative Watersi
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg.
ulate the stomach. remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
In the bowels.
A CaBcaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience. and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions OF men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Biliousness. Coated
Tongue. Indigestion. Sour Stomach or
Constipation. ADV.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-10

The pannier drapery and the point
ed bodice, from the coquettish modes
Of long ago, are plainly embodied in
the fascinating frock shown here. But
1t follows it's pretty and frivolous fore
runner at considerable and safe dis
lance and has adapted instead of
adopting the original that it compli-
ments SO adroitly. The twentieth cen.
fury maid consents to the frivolity of
the seventeenth century gown but
stops at its foolishness. She has fol-
lies of her own to deal with.
The gown pictured has full under.
skirt of georgette crepe on which a
little outline embroidery in gold ap-
pears at the front, and an underbodice
and three-quarter length sleeves of
the crepe. The overskirt, of lowered
taffeta, is cut longer than the under
skirt and caught UP at two places at
zach side. Wherever required 1t is
tackled to the underskirt and it hangs
straight and full at the back, covering
the crepe skirt completely.
The crepe underbodice is almost
square at the neck and finished with