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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06
FARM AND HOME,
THE THREE RIDERS.
TUDOR JESks N TIE CHRISTIAN UNION.

Three riders set out for the temple OF Fame,
Each booted and spurred and equipped the same
The first rode forth al rafting pace,
Like a Jockey who wins exciting race.
Inc second set out with caution. slow.
SO that, when need was, he might faster go.
The third rode steadily. quickly on,
AT quick jog trot he could reckon upon.
The first one soon broke down. of course,
He saved the saddle, but lost his horse;
The second met the regular fate.
Dallled too long. and was just too late.
The third. grleve and regret to say,
Did not get there, for he lost his way.
He thought so much of his regular trot,
That to lock at the signs he quite forgot
See how strangely things befall
Another, not thinking of Fame at all,
Who was on his way to the breadfruit tree,
To provide for his wife and children three,
Went straightway into the temple of Fame,
And innocently asked its namei
They answered him With qaiSical face
He remarked: Its most uncomfortable place.
Then he went on to the breadfruit tree,
And home to his wife and children three.
The moral? Well you can find it,
Write 1t out, for I Sha n mind it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06
A NAME FOR THE BABY.

II. y. DOuS6 III DelTOlG tree EEoSS.
From this list of names you, maybe,
Can get one to please the baby:
Agnes, Celia, Adelaide, Anna,
Blanche, Agatha, Constance, Hannah;
Ciaudine, Claudia. Barbara, Phoebe,
Elizabeth, Mabel, Frances, Hebe;
Caroline, Catherine, Eva, Cora,
Corienne, Beatrice, Lily, Flora;
Augusta, Dorothy, Doris, Helen,
Grace, Louise, Lettuce, Ellen;
Georgia, Gertrude, Ruth, Es.ella,
Julia, Rosaline, Arabella;
Lucy, Winifred, Ponia, Laura,
Eloise, Prudence, Patience, Clara;
Maria, Myrtle, May, Melvina,
Amanda, Enid, Rose, Sabina;
Antoinette, Rosalind, Ann, Cornelia,
Rosamond, Nanette, Joan, Oordelia;
Mary, Margaret, Edith, Ida,
Penelope, Emma, Aleen, Ada;
Johanna, Ophelia, Olivia, Jane,
Regina, Sarah, Sophia, Elaine;
Harriet, Louisa, Kate, Elvira,
Pauline, Paulina, Lucinda, Almira;
Hypatia, Eunice, Henrietta,
Euphemie, Sybil, Alfredetta;
Charlotte, Miilicent, Maud, Matilda,
Theresa, Adelaide, Pearl, Clotilda;
Marion, Miriam, Josephine,
Victoria, Florence, Imogene;
Virginie, Magdalene, Isabella,
Eliza. Isabel, Cinderalla;
Felicia, Alice, Gladys, Bertha,
Eleanor, Ursula. Clarissa, Martha;
Juliet, Adelina, Venus, Amelia,
Georgiana, Rosamond, Violet, Adelia;
Daisy, Ethel, Bridget, Annie,
Eve, Elizabeth, Clothilde, Fanny;
Angelica, Mercy, Angelina,
Nancy, Gwendoyln, Christina.
Arnold, Anthony, Peter, Paul,
Christopher, Isaac, Hobart, Saul;
Clement, Conrad, David, Silas,
Dennis, Richard, Francis, Cyrus;
Edmond, Edward, George, Ad9lPhus,
Edgar, Edwin, Luke, Augustus;
Ferdinand, Henry, Harry, Rudolph,
Julian, Julius, Gerald, Adoiph;
Hiram, Ebner, Kenneth, Giles,
Nathan. Reuben, Percy, Miles;
Frederick, Everard, Felix, Justin,
Eustace, Earnest, Evan, Austin;
Peleg, Owen, Grover, Victor,
Gregory, Hilary, Jacob, Hector;
Francis, Elijah, Benjamin, Thomas,
Alpbonso, Alexander, William, Morris
Augustus, Samuel, Abraham, Abram,
Arthur, Alfred, Albert, Adam;
Matthew, Mark, Ma thias, John,
Column bus, Cyril, Jonathan;
Basil, Robert, Thaddeus, Horace,
Raphael, Simon, Asa, Maurice;
Timothy, Solomon, Esau, Lewis;
Gustavus, Goddard. Harold, Lucas;
Jasper, Joseph, Allan, Elias,
Jonah, Titus, Hugh, Tobias;
Roderick, Charles, Theobald, Herman,
Roger, Roland, Rodney, Aaron;
Sebastian, Stephen. Guy, Cornelius,
Theodore, Tracy, Ralph, Theophilus;
Jacob, James, Jerome, Job, Godfrey,
Reginald, Philip, Ray Humphrey
Walter, Reynold, Randall, Joshua,
Randolph, Richard, Michael, Esau;
Patrick, Philbert, Lucian, Andrew,
Leonard, Orville, Frank, Bartholomew
Nicholas, Oliver, Martin, Godfrey,
Manuel. Daniel, Eban, Jsffrey;
Eugene, Ebenezer, Aaron, Ethelbert,
Gimon, Gilbert, Hubert. Herbert.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06

Kentucky, famous for its bellies, has
it's buds this season. too. In Louis
VILE Miss Mamie Griffiths is the pretti-
est dancer; Miss Nellie Wilder, a blonde
who plays the banjo, the greatest heir
ess, and Miss Marie Evans the bright.
est conversationalist.
Pure food associations are increas-
ing in lumber rapidly. 1t is to be
hoped that pure food is increasing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06
A Plea for Leniency.

Justice-Here you are again, Moke-
by, on charge of stealing chickens.
What have you to say.
Mokeby-I s'pose Use guilty, yo'
bonah: but finks dar's some extenuat-
in circumstances.
Justice-How's that?
Mokeby-Why, sab, when a man
what raises mems doesn't keep a dawg
at this season OBJ de year he's just
t'rowin' temptation into de footsteps
OBJ de unwary!-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06
THE DESERTED SANCTUM.
WASHINGTON CRITIC.

The paste pot sits on the table,
The cockroach passes it by;
For the cockroach knows as he comes and goes
That the paste is old and dry
The scissors lie dull and r1sted
On the table where oDce they cnpt
The best to be found in the papers round
As they snipt and snipt and snipt.
The EDITORS chair is empty,
Its arms are held out IN vain,
While It waits all day for the one away,
Who may ne'er come back again.
The sanctum sanctorumS deserted
The editor, where is ne?
Go ask the man, who's struck the plan
Of sending him over the sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06

The Burlington Wheel works, of Bur
lington, Ia, burned TO the ground. Loss,
$50, 900; partly insured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-06

When he knew himself to be alone
once more he thought he was going mad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
Written for THE EvENING STAB.
The Thread of Life.

The Thread OF Life.
Years Of the past when youth and bloom and
beauty
Flashed from the roseate sky,
Your flowers are growing old, your blossoms fruity
And falling off to die!
o, radiant scenes from lifes fair landscape ban.
ished,
Vain was your transient light!
AS ships upon the ocean so ye vanished
And sailed into the night!
Yet, Time has borne US bravely on our journey,
Till yonder looms the end,
AS champions of old We wage the tourney
Where'er our fortunes trendl
Though some have fallen in the mad arena,
Many are battling still!
Slowly We climb the summit Of the scens
To hasten down the HILL
But mid the labyrinth of wild confusion.
strenuous force We feel
Throughout the tumult to its dire conclusion,
The thread from Clotho's reel
A silken cord that leads us to Loves fountain,
rope to draw the pillow!
A cable to ascend Ambitions mountain
band about the browl
The line Of destiny our fate Is guiding
Along the winding stream!
AS DER the tide our argosies are gliding,
Their freight a Heeting dream.
Years that are gone, We miss ye and we mourn We.
Gardens where roses grow!
Wreaths of the past with wthered leaves adorn We.
Your buds but sadly blow!
Years yet to come We welcome and adore vel
Fresh are the fields we seel
Visions OF glory deck the skies before ye!
Strange skein of destiny!
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CONTINUED
81 had heard of animals and even human
beings who were totally invisible. but who still
retained their form, their palpability and all
the powers and functions of life. had heard
OF houses haunted By invisible animals; ! had
read the story Of the maiden whose cominss
her lover perceived by the parting of the tall
grain in the field Of ripe wheat through which
she passed, but whose form, although it might
be folded in his arms, yet invisible to
his sight as the summer air. 1 did not doubt
for a moment that the animal that had come to
me was one Of those strange beings. lifted
his head; it was heavy. took hold of paw
which he readily gave me; he had every attri-
butte of a real dog, except that he could no, be
seem"
Il call that perfectly horrible" said Aunt
Martha with sort of gasp
Perhaps" said the young man, ''you would
prefer that should not continue"
At this both my wife and Aunt Martha de-
ciared that he must go on. and even did not
OBJECT to hearing the rest of the story.
well, said the young man. Ajax never
came back. 1t Is generally believed that dogs
can see things which are invisible to US, and
am afraid that my faithful hound was fright
ened, perhaps to death, when he found that
the animal whose entrance into the court yard
he had perceived was a supernatural and un-
canny thing.
But if l needed a canine companion had
one, for By day or night this invisible dog never
left me. When | slept he lay on the floor by
the side OF my bed; If put down my hand /
could always feel his head. and often he would
stand up and press his nose against me- as if
TO assure me that be was there. This STIR nge
companionship continued for several DAYS, and
i became really attached to the invisible ami
maj. dis constant companionship seemed to
indicate that he had come to guard me and
that he was determined to do it thoroughly. I
felt so much confidence in his protection, al
though / knew not how it could be exerted,
that one morning decided to take a walk and,
with my hand on the head of the dog to make
sure that he was with me, strolled into the
open country.
Il had walked about a mile and was approach
ing group Of large trees. when suddenly from
behind one OF them the tall figure of a man
appeared In an instant / knew it to be Col
haldheln; his was a face which could not easily
be forgotten Without a word he raised a pistol
which he held IN his hand and fired at me. The
ball whistled over my head
II stopped short. startled and frightened
almost out of my senses. l was unarmed and
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there was no place Of refuge to which 1 could
ny. IL was plain that the man was determined
to kill me.
Quickly recoeking his pistol Kaldhein raised
it again involuntarily shrank back. expect
ing death, but before he could fire his arm sud-
denly dropped and the pistol was discharged
into the ground. Then began a strange scene.
The man shouted, kicked and beat up and
down with his arms, his pistol fell from his
hand, be sprang from side to side, he turned
around. he struggled and yelled.
Il stood astOunded. For an instant SUD-
posed the man had been overtaken bv some
sort OF fit; but in flash the truth came 70 me.
Kaldhein was being attacked by nv protector.
the invisible dog.
''Horriied by this conviction, my first i'm
pulse was to save the man, and. without know
ing what was going to do, / stepped quickly
toward him, but, stumbling over something
did not see, fell sprawling. Before l could
regain my feet saw haldheIn fall backward to
the ground, where a scene took place, so terri
bic that shall not attempt to describe it
When, with trembling steps, approached. the
man was dead The invisible dog had almost
torn him to pieces.
Il could do nothing / did not remain unon
the spot another minute, but hurried home to
the castle. As rapidly walked on felt the
dog bedside me, and, putting INV hand upon
nim, l felt that he was painting terribly, and for
three days did not leave the house.
about the end of this time was sitting in
the recent dreadful event. when the thought
struck me that the invisible dog, who was by
my side, apparently asleep, was of an unusually
powerful build to overcome so easily such a
strong man as kaldhein. 1 felt a desire to
know how large the creature really was. and,
as / had never touched any portion of his BODY
back Of his shoulders, now passed my hand
along his back. i was amazed at his length.
and when had moved my hand at least seven
feet from his head il still rested upon his BODY:
then the form Of that body began to change in
manner which terrified me, but, impelled by
horrible but irresistible curiosity, my hand
moved on.
But l no longer touched the body of dog;
the form beneath my hand was cylindrical APP
pareutly about a foot in diameter. As nv
hand moved on the diameter diminished. and
the skin Of the creature became cold and
clammy. was feeling the body of a snake,
II now had reached the open door of the
room. The body OF the snake extended
through it 1t went on to the top of the stairs;
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ton Of the bodies of serpents, this one must e1-
tend long distance down the stairs.
But had not descended more than a dozen
steps before felt SILVER keneath my hand,
and then jerk and the next moment 1t was
violently drawn upward withdrew my hand
and started to one side, and then, how. know
not, became aware that the dog part of the
creature was coming down stairs.
Il now became possessed by wild terror.
The creature must be furious that had dis
covered his real form. He had always been
careful to keep his head toward me. should
be torn to pieces as Kaldt Elm had been! Down
the stairs / dashed, across the court yard and
toward lofty old tower, which stood In one
corner of the castle. Up the winding stairs of
this ran with a speed which belongs only to a
frsntically terrified creature until I reached
| the fourth story, where l dashed through an
open doorway, slammed behind me iron
door, which shut with spring, and fell gasp
ing upon the floor.
'.In less than a minute I was aware. by a
slight rafting of the great hinges, that some
| thing was pushing against the door, but / did
not move. l knew that l was safe. The room
in which lay was prison dungeon and in It,
In the olden times. it is said. men had been left
to perish. Escape or communion with the
outer world was impossible. A little light and
air came through narrow slit near the top of
the wall, and to force the door would be i'm
possible.
Il knew the invisible dog. or whatever it
WIS. cOulu not get IN unless the door was
opened. 1 had frequently noticed that when
he entered room it was through an open door,
and l sometimes knew of his approach by see
ing an Unattached door open without visible
cause, so, feeling secure for the present. lay
and gasped and painted.
After the lapse of a few hours, however,
was seized by new terror. How was 1 ever
to get out of this horrible dungeon? Even if
made up my mind to face the dog, trusting that
he had recovered from his mOlnentary anger,
had no means of opening the door, and as to
making any one hear me knew that was i'm
possible.
Il had no hope that my servants would seek
me here. had not seen any one when l ran
into the tower, and if they should discover that
| was here in this dungeon how could they
open the door? The key in my fathers
possession. He had taken it to Vienna TO ex-
hlbit 1T as a curiosity to some of his mechanical
friends. He believed that there was not such
another key in the world. l was in the habit
of making long absences from the castle, and if
| should be looked for ! believed that the
tower would be the last place visited.
Night came on; the little light in the room
vanished and, hungry, thirsty. and almost
hopeless. fell asleep.
During the night there was most dread
full storm. The thunder roared, the lightning
flashed through the slit in the wall, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
Mrs. William Il. Vanderbilt

From the New York World.
Mrs. William K Vanderbilt comes of n VAIL
known southern family, and is one OF three
sisters, all OF whom are graceful ana accom-
plished women and all Of whom have entered
into matrimonial alliances which have corn
manded the interest of New York society. one
OF Mrs. Nanderbilt's sisters married Ferdinand
iznaga and another one the Baron de Fop-
teneiliat, a young Frenchman- The two sister
nave shown some eccentricity in their capacity
as wives which, il is understood, has given Mr..
vanderbilt considerable pain. Mrs. Yznaes
secured divorce two years ago and married
George Tiffany of Baltimore, and the Baroness
de Fontenellist has applied for q separation
from her titled spouse.
Mrs. Vanderbilt herself is devoted wife and
mother and is her husbands constant COM
panion- They have three children, and thess
accompany their parents on all their travels.
The family are said to expend o fortune every
year for their current expenses. They have
tho handsome yacht the Alva, on which they
take long voyages A part Of each year 10 spent
abroad and at the Jekyn Island club, and
besides this they have town house ct 9Th
avenue and tad street and a country house On
Long Island. Their yearly expenses are put
down ut e20o 200, and they viii be further
increased when Mr. Vanderbilt fnishe, t.
nagniAcsnt villa which he il now building -
Newport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
Meeting at Night.

The gray sea and the long black land:
ANA the yellow h lf-moon large and low.
And the startled little waves that leap
In hery ringlets from their sleep,
AS gain the cove with pushing prov,
AM quench its speed in the slushy sand.
Then mile of warm, sea-scented beach:
ihree fields 10 cross till n farm appears:
A tap at the pane, the quick. sharp scratch
ANA blue squirt OF lighted match,
anu voice less loud, through Joys and fears
lhan the two hearts beating each TO each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
The Little Copper Kettle.


The little copper kettle hung on an iron
crane above spirit lamp where society brews
tea and toddy is as much fixture of the fash.
ionable sitting room as the corner chair or the
potted palm. Whether it is used or not il ia
the duty of the parlor maid to keep the lamn
filled with alcohol and the bell-bodied kettle
and lily shaped snuffer as brightly polished as
the window pane or key latches. On cold
nights it IL not an unusual thing for the head
OF the house 70 mi. hot Scotch or toddy and
the spout kept steaming till the last guest has
departed. Aside from looking pretty the sone
Of the kettle il merry and the clouds of steam
serve to moisten the air, even if 1t does mot
cool it Mrs. Willie Astor frequently brews
chocolate in one Of these quaint little carved
kettles Of. antique brass, which stands among
the delicate china OF chocolate service In her
crimson,furnished tea room. Mrs. Pierpont
morgan has one OF biackened iron in her library
on the hearth stone, where she sometimes nrs.
parss hot lemonade. and at Mrs. Hicks Lords
afternoons the old English kettle il kept boil
ing and steaming until 1t actually swings in the
tai, slender crane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21

Thus tax was placed upon the colonies
without their consent and the money derived
from this tax was to be used for the sup
port of standing army, which in turn was
expected to enforce the payment of the tax.
Apparently no Englishman dreamed of any re-
sistance to the act and it Is said that Grenville
the minister under whom the act was passed
afterward made the statement that he would
nave staked his life on the obedience OF the
colonies to the measure. OF course however
there was decided resistance. as every Amer
lean knows. which led to the repeal of the act
IN March. l166, under the Rockingham min
lstry. The stamps themselves were hand
someiy engraved and ran in value from a half
penny up TO several pounds The two stamps
now in the museum are of the value of a half
penny and a penny. They are uncaneeled and
are two OF eight which were preserved by the
heirs OF the Hon. Welbore Ellis, who was COM
missioner of internal revenue tor Great Britain
III the year 1865. After his death they came into
the possession OF his son Welbore Ellis, ir., who
was partner in the famous banking house of
Walker, Maltby. Everett & Ellis. which failed
IN the great financial panic of 1927. These two
stamps remained in the Ellis family up to a
few years ago, when they were given to Mr.. F.
j. Walker of Newcastle-on-Tyne by his grand
father, the senior member of the above-men-
toned banking firm, who was interested in
antiques and curiosities. A short time ago the
two stamps were given by Mr.. E. J. Walker to
Mr.. John A. Brill of Philadelphia. Very soon
after the stamps came into his possession Mr..
Bril- received an offer of Gl0 from an
English collector for the two. but declined il at
once, whereupon the Englishman cabled him
an offer several times as large, which was also
declined Mr.. Brill came to the conclusion that
y the stamps were Of that much value to an
Engllshman they would be of much more in
terest to an American museum of historical
relics and he promptly presented them to the
national museum here, where they will be APP
preciated and properly preserved. They will
be installed in handsome frame, which will
have pictures aud proper legends that will help
to tell the story of the causes that led to the
American revolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
STAMPS WITH A HISTORY.
Two Rare Specimens Presented to the
National Museum.

There have lately come into the possession
of the national museum two articles which are
Of great interest to every American aud Of par
ticular value to every student of American his
tory. These are nothing more nor less than
two of the original stamps engraved in England
for use in the American colonies in accordance
with the provisions Of tie stamp act Of Feb
ruary, 1765. This was the act which caused
such an uproar among the colonies and which
was one Of the main causes of all the trouble
Immediately preceding and leading up to the
revolution. 1t was intended that the revenue
to be raised by the stamp act should come from
the sale of stamped paper and stamps which were
required to be placed upon all paper used in
commercial transactions, suits at law. publica-
tions, transfers of real estate, inheritances and
marriage licenses.
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Parting at Morning.

kour the cape of a sudden came the sea
AND the sua loo~ed over the mountains rim.
ana straight was path OF gold for him,
And the need Of a world of men for me.
ROBERT BRowSISG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
After the Ball.

From the Pttsburg Bulletin.
Mrs. Politique-"Thank Heaven, it Is overI
By the way. You danced i've times with that
odius Mrs. Bullion!'
Mr.. P.-"Yes. Iexpect to ask favors of Mr..
Bullion's bank tomorrow. By the way YOU gave
that awful little Sentpersent no less than four
waltzes"
Mrs P.-"Yes- Mrs s. gives q swell recep-
ton next month"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21

The easiest way for q good wife TO cat ALONG
pleasantly IL TO practice what her husband
breaches. Globe.
Some mems affairs don't get straishtened ont
until about the same time they do thennselyes.
Burlington Fnes Press.
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Look Forward.

"Look forward and not back
The travelled track
Bears many footstep thou vouldsx fsir ret~.c.
Press onward 70 the goal.
The homeland Of the soui
And Leave the Maynard past for Gods hand 10
-Nna II z. lxovu.