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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
THE SUPERFLUOUS WOMAN.
The Opinions of Various Weu-known
People as to Her Identity.
Who the sllperAuo11s women are is /

Who the superhuous women are is large
ly matter of opinion:
Emily Faithful says the governess.
Mrs. Kendall says the wives who sQuan-
der their husbands earnings on fippery
and waste their affections on lapdog.
Rev. c. II. Parkhurst of the Madison
Square Presby terrain church considers the
unprecedented girl waste of good ma
terial.
According to the gracious and suave
Charles Dudley Warner, the supuerfuous
women are those who have a better I'M
Outstanding of logarithms than the ethics
Of the griddIe and oven,
To the Grand Old Man the "shrieking
sisterhoCd is undeniably superhuous,
President Of Charities Blake, can find no
reason in philosophy or economy for the
existence Of woman who can neither
keep house nor produce the money to pay
substitute
The superhuous women says the
lovely MOdie8ka, ARE those disconnected
who. not knowing how to be womanly,
attempt to be manly and end in being
manish.
Colonel Ingersol thinks 1.-The superfuous
woman Is her own adviser. She will not
be idealized OF idolized. Man, in his
admiration, puts her on a pedestal and
fastens a railing about her to keep her
from the communicating touch Of the
crowd, and she jumps down, creeps from
the security and sanctity of the inclosure
and is gone.
The restless spirit of the age may have
something to do with the crushing of our
idols, but you can't make the thinking,
reasoning, rational world believe that
there is a sweeter, better place on earth
than home, or a more lovely jewel in it
than the wife and mother.
Tie gallant colonel declined to be more
specific Now, the noble thing for this
army of martyrs, who are not mothers,
home-keepers or producers; WHO do not
keep their husbands love; who are not
equal to the management of the kitchen
and nursery; who have lost their grip on
things generally; who cannot sew, cook,
darn, trim hats. advise, train, govern or
charm, whose fancies run to the IL sta
ton literature. gum, lapdogs, manishness,
matiness and missions-the only grand
thing for her to do is to select some easy
method of extinction, and make way for
the protectors of home industries and home
interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
aumDer OF small rivers

HuiiiOO1 VI Slliall rivers.
They kept along a. arm OF the Kolima
which does not unite with the principal
course OF the river until it has formed a low
and marshy island, on the southern shore OF
which is situated the ostrog of Ni;ni-Kol-
1msk. Nearly hundred miles further on
the kolima divides itself anew into two
arms. The fugitives followed the right
arm, which is over five miles wide, and which
is called the kamennaya-kolima a little
further still is found third arm which. with
the two Others forms the mouth Of the Koli-
ma. This mouth Of the huge Asiatic stream
covers altogether a space more than sixty
miles in width.
On the fourth day. Yegor saw youn'
deer that had lost its way. It was the sea
son when these animals emigrate in herds
from the frozen regions of the north to more
temperate countries. The hair of the deel
Is OF a reddish brown, but it is not rare to
see white deer all the year round. Yegor
who had restrained Wab, always ready to
leap forward, admired the graceful bearing
and light step of the young deer. The deel
is much more elegant than the stag It is
distinguished from the latter by having
shorter and slenderer legs, a less robust
body, and a less elongated neck. When it
is alone and one is in the direction opposite
to the wind, one can easily approach it,
COR these animals, always frisky and prone
to play, are neither tricky nor wicked.
The young fawns. which people raise on
goats milk, tame very quickly and follow
their masters with the fidelity and docility
of a dog.
AS they were in need of provisions to
continue the journey, Yegor shot the young
deer and carried away the best parts of its
flesh.
IT. IL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
TO be eontinued.(
THE CREOLES OF TO-DAY.
The Rare Beauty Of Their Women Still
PTeserved-How They Take Life

@AAO AasAS A1caOty Oh AneIE W omen sui
Preserved-How They Take Life.
One OF the most marked traits of the
creole temperament is buoyancy. They
know how to enjoy. They carry lightly
that yoke Oh labor that seems to press so
heavily upon English speaking peoples.
The wisdom Of inhaling the perfume of
the moment > is known to them They
go forth on a gala day to push little
annoymces aside with d laugh and a Jest;
In d crowd they are gay and good natured.
both men and maldens are passionateiy
fond OF dancing, and even the warmest
weather does not make their enthusiasm
nag. The love Of music is deep-rooted in
their natures; 1t Is to be questioned
whether they could live without it. Poor
indeed must be that creole who foregoes the
Sunday opera matinee, and no pinching or
Stlnt1ng Is deemed too severe if that pleas
ure Is III view.
In personal appearance the creoles are a
| good-loOklng race. The men are usually
good-looklng, sometimes strikingly hand
some, IN the brunette type, and, though
short of stature, they are broad shouldered
and muscular. At her best, the creole girl
is irresistibly pretty, the dark wonder of her
great, long-lashed, liquid eyes further en-
HANGED by storm cloud of hair about a
low, smooth brow, brilliant white teeth,
! delicately molded features and a clear
| olive complexion.
Her figure is lissome and rounded: SUP
pie and slender, without angularity or at
| tenuation, and her hands and feet are
small and dainty. Now and then strain
OF Andalusian blood produces milk
white blonde with violet eyes and SHIN
mering golden hair, doubly piquant among
her darker sisters.
Though the rigidity of the old system
Of chaperonage has somewhat relaxed, the
creole girl is not allowed as much freedom
as her American friends, and in many re-
spects she is more unsophisticated. For
making for fun, for the men of her
race do not think it honorable to indulge
in such questionable testing. If one OF
them pays certain marked attentions to a
young lady, it is understood that he wish
es to make her his wife. Such matters are
looked upon seriously, and the rupture Of
an engagement is most compromising tC
| q girl.
| The creole damseI ii not tailor made by
any means. When money is not plentiful
she is her own modiste with very charm
ing results, for her garments are coquet-
tlshly feminine and become her as its gay
plumage becomes tropical bird. Fem
lnine!--that is the keynote to her char
acter. She still believes that it is woman S
duty to be pretty and pleasing above al
things, and her family do their best tC
shelter from her coarse influences. Per-
haps from this springs the creole prejud
ice against public schools. It will be re-
membered that, even they are poor, they
strain point and send their children to
| private seminaries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
TIE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
THE STARS.
CHAMBER : JOURNAL.

deep
key:
And still unknown, and beautiful they keep.
The silent courses of eternity.
W hat are their memories of creations DAYS.
When startled choaS, from its kingdom hurled.
First knew its master, and with glad amaze
They lang the birth-Song of our trembling
worlds
What have they looked on since, with patient
eyes.
While million years uncounted rolled away'
W no claims antiquity for man that dies,
Before such records OF the past as they:
Can they TO man the ystery explain,
The why, the whence, of his uncertain state,
Unlock the riddle that he reads in vain
And. clear the tangled problem of his fate?
Can they fashion TO the future give,
And tell the whittier of mans anxious quest?
Make life less than WEAKNESS to live,
Or stay the hazard of his wild unrest?
Oh! stars! what midnight message do We bear,
To minds grown weary with the years in
crease?
The wistful eyes that watch You shining there,
Look out of troubled hearts that know not
peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
CHAPTER XXII.-THE POLAR REGIONS.

Ladlslas returned neither that day, nor
the next, nor the succeeding days.
Yegor, M. Lafeur, ard even Nadege
whose hope had held out the longest, now
felt convinced that the child, lost amid the
icy solitude, without food and exposed K
the attacks of bears and wolves, could no.
have escaped death. Yegors heart was
filed with sadness whenever he thought Of
the little Pole.
He had nothing, however, with which to
reproach himself. He had done all that1ay
IN the power of man to recover him. To de
lay further would have been to imperil not
only his own life but also those of Nadege
and NJ. Lafeur, for which he held himself
responsible.
The fugitves encamped several times up
on the banks of the kolima, the course OF
which they were following like a conducting
thread.
As they advanced towards the Arctic
Ocean, the shores Of the river, until thee
rocky and even steep, grew lower. The
country became more and more level, and
soon the glance embraced but a toundra
stretching as far as the eye could reach TO-
wards the sea and traversed by very great
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
JAMES NJ. WILSON ARRESTED
The Insurance Company swindIer PulIad
in at Last

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Oct, 10. = Under.
Sheriff hurry McInerny lodged in iail
here one of the most noted swindlers in
the southwest. He goes by the name of
James NJ. Wilson, alias Mathews. alias
Holly, alias Madison, and his peculiar vo-
cation has been to swindle life insurance
companies. His first venture was in
Arkansas, some years ago, when he
6lew up cottage In which he lived.
Ine explosion occurred prematurelv. and
as result he was severely injured and
now wears a large silver plate on the top
OF his head. His supposed body was
found IN the wreck and buried by the
sorroK wing widow, who recovered the
amount of his life insurance policy. In
1868 ne located In Don Ana county. n. NJ.
with his wife, who is beautiful
young woman, and immediately
took out life insurance policy for IS. 900
In tie New York Mutual Insurance COM
pany and an additional accident policy for
sloOOO. A few months after receiving
the policies a fishing excursion was or
gained on the Rio Grande, and Wilson
was reported drowned A search for the
body resulted in finding the CORPSE,
which was buried. The suspicious of the
insurance companies were arou.ed.
and an investigation commenced when
Wilson S wife and other confederates be-
came alarmed and fed the country. Large
rewards We're offered for his arrest. and
some OF the best detectives in the country
started In search of him. During re-
cent visit to Jerome, Under Sheriff Nc
lnery identified Wilson there and made
the arrest. Wilson admits his
ldentltv but claims To bava
fallen out of the boat on the Rio
Grande accidentally and foGted a long dis
lance down the stream before reaching the
shore: Having had a quarrel previously
with his wife he thought it would be a
good way to ayenge himself by pretending
to be drowned. Wher found he was liv-
ing in gulch some distance from camp.
He will be taken to New Mexico today
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
VARY the Routing.

It is not wise for housekeeper to insist
that hHr rules and regulations must never
be changed. System and order are e8-
sential, even indispensable for the besI
results; nevertheless, the law of the house.
hold should not be like law of the Medes
and Persians, which altereth not" Dur
ing the sultry and uncomfortable days OF
August and early September, variations
from the usual routine will often be most
acceptable to all concerned.
If the family be not too large, an occa-
slonal dinner on the shady lawn, with hot
dishes IN the minority, will be pleasant
and satisfactory change. Or, if there be
children in the family have picnic in a
neighboring grove or on some shady hill
side and spend the whole day out doors,
taking time to appreciate the beauties
which nature has provided for your de-
light
Wise mothers insist on having their
children go to bed early; but this is a rule
that may be safely modified in OF weather.
To send child off to bed at exactly The
same minute in August as In January,
seems trihe unreasonable; especially if
the room is over-heated, close and uncom-
Portable, as most sleeping rooms seem, be-
fore dark IN not weather. The little ones
are almost sure to toss and tumble, grow
nervous and fretful, before grateful sleep
comes to their relief Hence if it can be
managed, it Is much better to have the
children take nap in the middle Of the
day. Then. as the sun sinks IN the west,
let them enjoy the cooling breeze and the
refreshing shade, while you see that blind
of the sleeping room are thrown open. Ii
the heat be extreme. block of ice left to
melt In the WASN'T bowl will do much to-
though the children start to bed an hour
later than usual, they will very likely be
asleep quite as early.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
MRS. CLEVELAND IN MASSACHU.
SETS.
She Occupies the Residence of Joseph j eff
ferson the Great Actor.

she Occupies the Residence of Joseph JEFF
ferson the Great Actor.
WAREHAM, Mass, Oct. 10.-Mrs Grover
Cleveland has been reign;ng supreme, but
almost alone, since Wednesday, at Joseph
Jefferson summer palace on ButtermiIk
Bay. She came with her maid and took
possession of the elegant cottage four days
after Mr.. Jefferson and his family left
for New York, where he is rehearsing pre-
paratory to opening his dramatic season
week after next. Mrs Symonds, Mr.. JEFF
ferson's housekeeper, and only a few
train men and a limited few about Buzz
yards Bay Station were aware of her
presence. She departed tonight for New
York via the Old Colony Gall River line,
going as quietly as she came. During her
stay Mrs. Cleveland inspected Tudor
Haven, Mr.. Cleveland's recent purchase
and made such suggestions about the I'M
provements to be made as to accord with
her desires for the cottage she is to occupy
early next season. The Cleveland car
riages have arrived, and are stored at the
little stable at the Haven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
DIES OF LOCKJAW.
Frank Neverth, of the La Crosse Knitting
Works Meets Horrible Fate

LA CROSSE, Wis, Oct. 1O.-Frank Ne
verth, employed In the La Crosse Knit
ting works, ran a nail in his foot about
week ago. He kept at work and thought
no more about it until II o'clock yesterday
when he began to feel sharp pains in the
back of his neck and head. He was soon
complete Y overcome, and conveye d to his
home on Seventh and Adams streets, and
a physician Immediately summoned, The
medical men examined the patient, and
told his friends nothing could be done for
him, and before morning the young man
was dead, having died in the fearful
agonies Of convulsEon, during which the
combined strength of two men was re-
quired to hold him in his bed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
SCIENTIFIC GLEANINGS.

1t is proposed that permanent record
be made of the song of birds by means OF
the photograph. This done, says "a
correspondent, 1.-The song could be repro
duced leisurerely and scored by a COM
petent musician. Thus art and nature
would 60 hand in hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16

A RUSSIAN STORY.

Those who live in the vicinity of the Bay
Of Castries consume a great quantity Of
vary large and fine oysters. We know that
sAe Russians visited the AMOR, for the first
ZINE, only in 1913; but, about ten years
Eater, they succeeded in obtaining from the
Chinese the cession of all the regions stretch
ing from the left bank of the river to the
previous boundary of Siberia, gaining by this
1Fectification" of the frontiers an immense
IND rich territory.
ivan, who had grown weary of the life Of
3 colonist, had deserted. He often men
aIOned to his companions this curious cir
samstance; upon the shores of the great
Asiatfc river, the animals of the cold cOun-
tries meet those Of the burning regions of
fhe south. The reindeer there becomes the
Prey of the Bengal tiger, and the wild boar
and the badger live, side by side, with the
hare Of the pole and the glutton.
KOscheyine, the Russian, had escaped
from the mines of Nertchinsk, following the
course of the AmOor in the hope of being re-
ee4Ved by the native population established
gn its banks. He succeeded in passing all
the Chinese posts in a small boat, keeping
along the left shore of the stream, living
upon the produce Of his carabine and en-
during great priVations; at last he reached
8he Sea of Olzhotsk where he counted upon
Ending an asylum on board some ship In
shis, he was unsuccessful; then, all chance
Ct safety having vanished, he retraced his
steps, resolved to return to the mines, where,
nevertheless a severe punishment awaited
aim, rather than die Of Indebtedness and
hunger. But, after having secured the
country for some time, he had met the band
az gold-robbers and had enrolled himself in
It's ranks.
When the bandits had satisfied their hun
ger, they loaded the fire with wood, and
wrapped themselves in the warmest and
largest coverings they possessed to sleep in
the open air.
The night gave promise Of being quiet,
when, suddenly, cries were heard-cries of
terror uttered by a child
The men around the camp fire seized their
weapons, and half raised themselves; soon
they heard the snow cracking beneath the
hoof5 of reindeer harnessed to a little
Sledge, and saw behind this sledge a pack
of wolves hurrying along, bowling and men
2cing.
AS the sledge approached the bivouac,
Che intimidated wolves slaclzened theirpace.
The child, beside himself with fear cried
out necessarily. When the reindeer STOP
ped, the poor little being fell inanimate into
She arms of Dimitri and Koschevine who
had gone to his aid, while old Ephraim, his
Tunguse companion Ayaram, the Lamoute
and the Koriak fired numerous murderous
ARROWS at the wolves and frightened them
with discharges of firearms.
The inanimate child half dead with terror
,,,.l, ,O1l 7 trI,
The Lamoute saw his state of exhaustion
and taking from bag a piece of frozen
mares milk he broke some fragments from
81 with a Ratchet and placed them in cop
per pan over the fire.
The milk, speedily boiling and foaming,
was presented to the lad. The first drops
Introduced into his mouth restored him tc
consciousness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16

The rapidity with which flies pass
through the air is not likely to be appre-
ciated by those who see only with what
apparent ease they do it. Flies will keep
up with fast horse, and that, too, with
out lighting on him. In an open express
car, through which the wind blows, they
hold their places, flying this way and
that without hitting against the sides.
They must, therefore, go faster than
horse or car. Give man speed like this
proportional to his size, and going
around the world be matter Of only a
few hours.
A very fine church was recently built in
one of our wealthiest suburbs. A we'll
known gentlemen wished to put in a me-
mortal window to his pioneer ancestors.
The subject was that of Ruth cleaning in
the fields Of Boar 1t was beautifully ex-
ecuted by New York artists. The window
was gem. But the gentleman was not
quite satisfied with the sheaf that Ruth
was bearing under her arm. He wrote to
the New York artist, and said that every
thing was all beautiful. but he did not
like the sheaf of wheat. People would
never take that for sheaf of wheat. The
artist replied promptly: Il believe we
are told in the Scriptures that Ruth CLEAN
ed in the barley fields of Boaz. She would
not need to be carrying a sheaf of wheat -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16
TO RECOVER HALF A MILLION.
George T. Rawson VIII Sue His Uncle to
Recover q Fortune.

CHICAGO, Oct. 8.-George 7. Rawson,
the nephew of the millionaire banker
Stephen W. Rawson. says he proposes to
brink suit against his uncle for the recov-
cry of abont half million dollars. He
alleges that his uncle profted undu y when
acting as executor of the estate of the com
plainant's father. Banker Rawson as
serts that the matter is blackmal and
that he will fight it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16

maintaining the same distance, lessening OF
increasing its pace according to the speed
of the sledge. But u second wolf that
noticed on the top of small hill joined the
other. 4 few minutes afterwards, on look
ing in their direction I counted three of
them! Then there were four, then five.
then six, then eight, then ten, then twelve,
and then twenty. l dare not look again. ]
could no longer count them, so largely had
their number increased! But l urged on
my reindeer, exciting it by every possible
means. At last, I saw from long distance
the fire of your encampment. HOPED to find
beside that fire-but, no matter! Youhave,
indeed, saved my life, my friends, and I am
very grateful to you!"
The young lad spoke with an assurance
that delighted these fierce men, deprived of
all family joys. They set before the child
the best provisions they possessed-their
dainties, so to speak.
Where are you going?" asked Dimitri of
him
The chief of the brigands had mild and
intelligent countenance which pleased Lad
islas.
Nevertheless, he hesitated to reply
You can speak" said Dimitri, taking the
lad d little aside. You have nothing to
fear from me, despite my array of sabres
and pistols. belong to an honest family.
and my father, who died but recently, left
behind him a reputation for rectitude At
Moscow, everybody knows Yernac's worth. u
This name struck the lad.
at knew, bearing that name" said he
'the chief of police OF Yakoutsk"
1.-THE chief Of police? Well, child, he was
my father"
And he is dead I" cried Ladislas alarmed
for Nadege and Yegor. But only three
days ago he was still with u.s."
'How?-With yOu!-With whom?"
with my adopted sister and the man wht
is going to marry her-and with M Lafieur
Do you not know M. Lafeur, the dancing
master?"
Il left my father for dead very far from
here, near the forest Of Ostrovoye, at the
foot Of the Verlzho-Yansk Mountains" sale
the chief of the bandits
well, it was just there we met him, re.
vived him, disinterred him-hoW SHALL ex.
press it,"
"DiSinterred him, child?"
ooh! it is a strange story! Lookl this
revolver belonged to him."
My father alive!" murmured Dimitri
overcome with surprise; and an irresistible
desire to see him again in life and obtair
his pardon took possession of him. DO vol
know" resumed he, lowering his voice.
''where we can rejoin him--as well as youl
friends?"
Eyes" said the lad; gin the vicinity Of
Niini-Kolimsl,, near the frontier Of the coun.
try Of the TchOuktchis."
mot another word, " said Yermac's son
''In moment when all are asleep, ] vii
tell you what we will do to again see before
long your friends-and my father!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16

Uranium is now classed among the rare
metals On account of its electrical re-
sistance it is peculiarly adapted for use In
electrical insulation.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-28

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