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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

which it later did. This may mean the
establishment of practical method
of intercommunication between the old
world and the new at speed hitherto
unattained.
Alcock, as we know, achieved a much
higher record of speed in his nonstop
fight, but it was made by aeroplane.
And this method of locomotion across
the Atlantic will not for long time
produce very practical results.
But with the balloon it is otherwise.
There are many ways in which this
method of communication would be
of practical value, and these are the
things which make for international
understandings, and for peace.
The day in question was, therefore, a
momentous one. Yet the airship was
overlooked in newspaper headlines in
all of the large towns, because Messrs.
Willard, Dempsey and others claimed
the space-two extremely healthy and
husky gentlemen who stayed at home
when their country was in need of
fighters.
When our daily press gives up it's
space to detailed accounts Of a prize
fight which is of no practical value to
our country, and relegates to obscurity
transatlantic flight which promises
to become epochal throughout the
world, it indicates that we in America
are living in an age that is slightly
dislocated in it's sense of proportion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
classify each group under one Of

Go classify each group under one Of
them,
For example. There are socialists
who say that all men are born equal.
This is lunacy. We are not. Some
men are born transcendent genuises.
Some are born imbeciles. 1t is not
the fault of the imbeciles, but the two
classes are not equal. That is, unless
the word equal" means something It
has never yet meant.
One man has the manual dexterity
to make a first-class paper hanger.
Unless man can hang certain num-
Der Of rolls a day he can not qualify
for the union. 1t isn't as easy as it
seems. Some men try for long time
to learn it, and never succeed. They
can only qualify as pushing wheel
borrow. 1t is unfortunate, but we are
not all born equal.
Many socialists admit this, but de-
clare that we should all be given equal
opportunities of learning This is
good sense And if this is socialism
we take off our hat to that part of it.
We have not yet attained to this
contamination, but we ought to try
by legislation. Many mans best
faculties remain undeveloped because
he has to earn living at very early
age. He has no time to train these
dormant faculties, and is therefore at
disadvantage in competing with the
rich mans son.
It is unquestionably an advanta ge
to have rich father, and there is nc
sense in taking that advantage away
That is bolshevism. Give everybody
the same advantage in education; il
is simply matter of taxation. There
is many a brilliant intellect which, un
der present conditions, never works a
full pressure for the benefit of man
kind.
The truth of the matter is, that We
are still lacking a sane and sensible
creed. If the best in all parties coul'
be grouped into one new creed W.
might come somewhere near to tn
point of Utopia. But it will never b,
done in the life of the present gene
ration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
MEN AND WOMEN SLOW UP

Nowadays many persons wrongful
~ attribute backache, rheumatic pains
sore, swollen, aching joints and mus
cles and that always tired" feeling to
oncoming age when the real cause is
kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills
help the kidneys throw out of the
blood the impurities that cause these
symptoms. Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Mothers, be patient. Do not wound
a child; remember it has a tender
heart, and who can bear to see the
culver of the baby lips, or hear the
sobs of infant sorrow, even after sleep
has shut down the tear washed lids
"lf we knew the baby fingers,
Pressed against the window pane.
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow,
Never trouble us again,
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow,
Would the print of rosy fingers
Yex US then, as they do now?n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

accordance with the petition of said
municipality, filed with said Commits
sion on the 18th day of June, Nineteen
Hundred and Nineteen, and the stat
ute in such case made and provided,
Let notice be given by publication in
the Grand Rapids Leader and the
Grand Rapids Reporter, Newspapers
published in said city of Grand Rap
ids, ten days prior to said hearing.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this
nineteenth day of July, A. D. Nineteen
Hundred and Nineteen.
Wisconsin Highway Commission
By w. D. Hotchkiss,
Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
WHY Pershing and March?


General Pershing and General March
is only temporary, and unless the same
is made permanent before September
80 they will revert to their former
rank in the regular army. Pershing
is only a major general in the regular
army.
Now the president asks congress to
make the temporary rankof these two
officers permanent, but makes no eff
fort to reward any of the numerous
other general officers who performed
conspicuous service in France.
Congress should take no action on
this request at the present time. The
public would like to know why all of
the glory is to be given to Pershing
and March, and why other generals
are quietly ignored in the distribution
| of rewards. IS 3
In addition to this, for months there
| have been ugly rumors floating around
concerning conditions in the A. E. F
| The public would first like to know
whether these rumors are false or
| true.
The American soldier did not return
from France with crouch. He is
| too good an American for that. But
he is doing some plain talking, and
some of that talking has an ugly
sound
It is not our purpose to offer any
criticism upon General Pershing or
General March They are entitled to
every ounce of credit that is justly due
them.
But just how much is due them?
That the public today does not know,
and neither do the president or the
members of congress. The story of
the A. E. F. has not yet been told.
Here is one incident, which as yet
we have failed to see in print, altho
it is a matter of official record.
A certain major general received a
letter from the chief of staff of the A
merican Expeditionary Forces, 'by
command of General Pershing," in |
which the major general was taken to
task for the condition of three villages |
in France in which it was stated his |
troops had been operating. 1t was
charged in the letter that the villages |
were in filthy and disgraceful condi-
ton, and the division commander was |
practically told that he was incapable |
of properly commanding his division. |
The letter concluded with this SEN
tence: "You will acknowledge receipt |
of this communication without expla
nation and without comment"
AND AT NO TINE HAD ANY u
NIT OF THAT DIVISION EVER
BEEN IN EITHER OF THE VILLAG-
Es MENTIONED, OR EVEN WITH
IN MILES OF THEM.
Yet the division commander was
forbidden to even explain that his
troops had never occupied those VII
lagos.
This is official history, and is even
testified to by the French officer in
charge of that area.
The vilest of murderers are given
the opportunity of self defense. Yet
here is a major general Of the army
charged with grave offense, found
guilty without hearing, and forbid
den to offer any defense whatever-l
although his troops had never been in
the territory.
Again we state that this is rot a
criticism of any officer. It is simply
a statement Of fact.
But as statement of fact it IS quite
sufficient to warrant the public in ex-
pecting congress to let the whole story
of the A. E. F. be told before any de-
finite action is taken on the comforting
Of permanent rank upon any officer.
Those who are much together grow!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

And now, Mr.. President, we suggest
a league of industry that will prevent
these eternal scraps between capital
and labor and restore something like
public confidence in our commercial
system. Let's clean our own house
while we are about it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

No, the Ohio landlord who volun-
tarily reduced the rent of his tenants
is not candidate for public office or
matrimony. He is just living in the
wrong age-an age in which the Gold
en- Rule has been kicked into the dis
card and forgotten, while greed and
avarice have taken its place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Just to show that we are dead
game sport, we invite every delinquent
subscriber to walk right into our sane
tum without knocking and cough up
the dough. Well have a wheelbarTow
on hand to cart home the loot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
Relative Values.

On certain day a short while ago
it became highly probable that diri-
gible balloon travelling to this country
wo,.ld complete its trip successfully,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Crossing the Atlantic by airship now
causes about as much excitement as
the laying of it's first egg by your IA
vorite pulIet 4s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Don't spend all of your time swat
ting the fly. Hand the Bolshevist few
while you are about it-for the good
of your country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Germany has ratified and the world
is gratifed. Exchange. And no one
is satisfied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

If the league of nations don't begin
leaguing soon the allies will be scrap
ping among themselves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Nothing but masculine respectable
ity and feminine modesty is ever out
of the ordinary these days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

The thief who steals your peace of
mind is meaner than the one who
steals your property.
Memories Of what we learn thru
bitterness and sorrow may not always
be held in regret.
The newspaper man certainly has it
on all other tradesmen or professional
men when he is the victim of pick
pocket, because he invariably carries
his money in other peoples pockets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
Thursday, July 81, 1919.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

An exchange heads its funny columr
"Hit or Miss" 1t is usually miss
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

The Lord builded wisely, after all.
The homely man invariably has enough
brains to offset his facial defects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Those who are much together grow.
singularly alike as time goes on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

Entered at the postoffice at Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, as second class
matter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31

A. L. FONTAINE, Owner and Pub
Usher
$1O0 a. Year, Strictly in Advance
Prices for advertising and job work
made known on application at the Of
flee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
NOTICE.!

A strong National Bank, under the
direct SUPERVISION anpd examination of
the United States Government, with
ample Capital and Surplus and the ex-
perience gained through AZ years con-
tinuous banking service, is a good
bank with which to do your business.
Such bank is the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER

Established Nov. %, 1857.
The mirror., 1919-10-16
Things

Sometimes when am at tea with you
l catch my breath
At thought that is old as the world is old
And more bitter than death.
1t is that the spoon that you just laid down
And the cup that you hold
May be here shining and insolent
When you are still and cold.
Your careless note that laid away
May leap to my eyes like fame
When the world has almost forgotten your
Or the sound of your name.
The golden Virgin da Vinci drew
May smile on over my head
And daffodils nod in the silver vase
When you-are dead.
So let moth and dust corrupt and thieves
Break through and shal be glad
Because of the hatred bear to things
Instead Of the love had.
For life seems only shuddering breath,
A smothered, desperate cry.
And things have terrible permanence
When people die.
-Alins Kslssr
The mirror., 1919-10-16
Americanizing the Foreign
Born
rContinued from page II

| Continued from page II
promised not to turn q deaf ear to their
petition, and said that, if necessary, he was
prepared to learn the gentle art himself, so
that he might teach it to them.
Baseball, dances, camping trips to near
by spots, such as Bear Mountain, have
been planned by these foreigners without q
word of suggestion or advice from the dir
ectors, except when it was definitely asked
for. All their activities have been started
on their own initiative. Kept contented
during their leisure hours, through their
own efforts. the attitude of these men to-
ward the country of their adoption is rapid
ly changing
attitude among hosts of the foreign born
toward their adopted county. When DR..
de Porte first got in touch with returned
soldiers she felt they were in bad way"
''Preliminary, to organizing the unit he
canvassed all the ex-service men in the dis
trict with the idea of getting generally ac-
quainted. He found that pretty generally
there were bitter feelings against the Gov
eminent. Some had what appeared to be
real grievances, others were merely inf1u-
enced by some one else's attitude. Among
others there was Antonio, called Tony by
his friends. This young Italian did not
press his claim TO exemption on being
drafted because he thought the Government
would take care of his mother, whose sole
support he was. He returned to find that
she had died of influenza and had suffered
from want during his absence, because the
Government had sent her no money.
The grudge that this young soldier felt
toward this country probably infected manv
others.
''Instead of arguing with those who ex-
press dissatisfaction, DR.. de Porte invites
them to get together with others and come
to the club and talk things over. There is
never any hint at suppression. The Tomp-
kins Square idea seems to be to let the peo-
pie themselves work things out; it is op-
posed to the idea of exercising control. 1t
makes no attempt to have English forceful-
ly displace the native tongue or to change
the habits and customs which these people
bring with them from European countries.
On the contrary, it believe that by bringing
them in touch with that which is truly
American they will find out for themselves
where their habits are at fault, discover
where they are lacking, and set about rem
edying the fault and supplying the def
cheney. All roads still lead to Rome, as
the classes in English quickly and spontan-
eously asked for in the Tompxins Square
unit would seem to prove"
The mirror., 1919-10-16
Danny's Sluggers Slug Locals
CONTINUED from page ii

back pretty strong and were making things
rather interesting when very peculiar and
unavoidable accident occurred to the um-
pire, causing quite delay in the game.
Jam the first man up got safely on by
H9y's error and by the ball going wild he
was advanced to second on the same.
Hick struck out. Lohr hit grounder that
Mcpherson ielded perfectly, and jam who
was racing to third was tagged out by Nc
Pherson. Then in trying to complete
double play, Mcpherson in making a rum
ming throw to first, threw the ball low,
hitting the umpire in the back of the head,
knocking him down and completely out
for some little time. However, after he
was given little breathing spell he was
able to collect himself together and finish
the game. Wolf was finally thrown out
Mcpherson to ]. Schell. During the re-
mainder of the game the visitors were held
scoreless. And the locals in the last half of
the ninth tried to start ninth inning rally.
Lohr led off with base hit and Wolf got
safely on by Donahues error. Bud struck
out and liver went out on fly to Peulen
and Wells famed the air three times COM
pleting The third out and ending the game.
Cayou who worked upon the mound for
the visitors was in good form but the VIC
tory he obtained was principally due to the
support he had behind him, although his
Teammates are charged up to total of
seven errors, he himself making one of
them. However only in one instance was
any of these errors of the costly variety. He
allowed seven safe hits, struck out six men
and passed two on balls.
Wolf who did the pitching for the locals
had very good showing to his credit.
Nine hits were off his deliveries and only
two of these were for additional bases. He
struck out three men and passed three on
balls
The mirror., 1919-10-16
October

Now, like Aladdin of the days of old,
October robes the weeds in purple gowns;
He sprinkles all the sterile fields with gold,
And all the rustic trees wear royal
crowns.
The struggling fences all are interlaced
With pink and purple morning-glory
blooms;
The starry asters glorify the waste,
While grasses stand on guard with pixies
and plumes.
The sunset, like vast vermilion food,
splashes its giant glowing waves on high,
The forest flames with blazes red as blood,
A conaagration sweeping to the sky.
Author Uskn0acn
The mirror., 1919-10-16
Turn Smoke and Dust
Into Money
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
is possible to deal with varied conditions
and to abate nuisances that bid fair to cause
the shutdown or removal of costly plants.
In dealing with dust alone, the first di-
rect effort along this line had to do with a
Portland plant near Riverside, Cal. An
electrical treater was installed there a few
years ago by way of experiment, aad a
couple of years later was collecting some
thing like hundred tons of dust daily.
Prior to that the dust had been scattered
broadcast and settled upon the groves of ad
jacent orange growers, leading to extensive
litigation. Analysis of the recovered dust
disclosed the presence of an appreciable
percentage of potash, but this attracted no
marked attention at the time. Since then,
particularly now that it is no longer posi-
BILE for US to get potash from our prime
source, Germany, this element so essential
to balanced plantfood is in great demand.
Last year the plant at Riverside started
full blast to actually create dust as its first
concern in order to recover the potash
which previously had been only by-pro-
duct in the manufacture of cement.
This is certainly a romantic develop.
ment of modern industry, where an appar-
atus installed for the purpose of saving the
life of the factory turns out to be the CEN
ter of operations around which the entire
plant is adjusted. In other words, the ce-
ment becomes for the once the by-product
and the profits on the potash furnish an am
pie revenue, while the cement is just so
much additional gain.
Anyone at all familiar with the average
cement plant and the gray powdered ap-
pearance of the nearby territory can real
ize the boon that would be conferred by
the general adoption of electrical preciplta-
tors not only in preventing the escape of the
dust but in savicg the potash which is so
much desired.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the
whole story of Doctor Cottrell's success is
tina fact that he has presented to Smithsoni-
an institute at Washington all of his valu-
able patents relating to the electrical pre-
cipitation of dust, smoke and fumes. The
purpose of this muni6cence on his part was
that any profits resulting from the practi-
cal application of the patents should 60 to
the upbuilding of fsnd to aid in the ad-
vancement of scientific research. In short.
to help genius and to develop inventions
where the needful financial aid might other
wise be lacking.
The mirror., 1919-10-16
K0 MI C kL FPS

A small boy of the Jewish persuasion who
was playing at the end of the pier. fell into
the sea, and was only rescued after great
difficulty by an intrepid swimmer, who
dived off the end of the pier and succeeded
in getting the boy into q rowboat.
Half an hour afterwards, much exhausted
by his effort, the rescuer was walking off
the pier when man came up and tapped
him on the shoulder.
care you the man who saved my son
lkev's lifef' he said.
EYES," answered the much-exhausted
hero.
s'Then," said the Hebrew in indignant
tones, ''v'ere's his capl'
Mrs. Newlywed went to the grocery
store to do her morning marketing. She
was determined that the grocer, whom she
thought inclined to treat her with less re-
spect than he ought, should not take ad-
vantage of her youth and inexperience.
''These eggs are dreadfully small" she
said critically.
81 know it," he answered. "But that's
the kind the farmer brings me. They. are
just fresh from the country this morning."
eyes," said the bride, Chats the
trouble with those farmers. They're so
anxious to get their eggs sold that they take
them off the nest too soon!''
Whether the following excerpt from the
Williamsville IN. d. Item is bona fde
apology, or only the work of the office
humorist, it has originality:
''We wish to apologize to Mrs. Orville
Overholt. In our paper last week we had
as a headline Mrs. Overholt's Big Feet
The word we ought to have used is French
word, pronounced the same way, but
spelled 'fete.' 1t means a.. celebration, and
is considered very tony word.''
A rather different meaning from the one
conveyed was intended by the old lady who
said to her friends:
''No man was better calculated to Judge
of pork than my poor husband was. He
knew what good hogs were, for he had been
brought up with 'em from his childhood -
Commanding Oficer-Rastus, here is
your honorable discharge. You ought to
be proud of it.
Rastus-'Deed All am, captain. Why,
in civil life when All was discharged All
was jes' plain fired.
The mirror., 1919-10-16
Modesty of Soldiers

Modesty is a characteristic of the British
soldier. Perhaps there is little affection
sometimes about the modesty, for the man
who tells about his own exploits is guilty of
s'bad form," and that is heinous offense.
Here is story heard in an English
hospital. There was a considerable rum
pus one day when it was discovered that
money left lying on an attendants desk
had disappeared. Neither the doctors nor
the nurses we're suspected; the thief must
have been one of the men. A strict watch
was kept to see if any of the wounded SOL
dier. had more money than they could be
expected to have.
At last a suspicion fell upon a Scotch
soldier who most carefully guarded purse
under his pillow. The nurse tried to man.
euver a peep into that purse, but the High
lander wouldn't minister to her inquisitive-
ness. Besides, his manner was confused.
So the matron went to him. She told him
that. unfortunately, some people thought
he had taken the money, and therefore she
would like to see what was in his purse.
He stammered and objected.
'But," said the matron, 81 am told that
whenever you think you are not being OBJ
served you take the purse and look at the
money you have in it. Of course we do not
want to use force, but if you don't want
people to think wrong of you you'd better
let me see it,
The Scotch soldier sulked for a moment.
''There you are. - he said at last, pushing
the purse toward her, "though what's in it
belongs to me and has got nothing to do
with anybody but myself
The matron opened the purse. Within it
was the Victoria Cross.
-Harper's Magazine.