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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
"SENCE MY MARY WENT AWAY

Yes sir, you should jest have seen her-seen her
long and silky hair,
Shinin' like shock o. sunbeams, wavln IN the
While her cheeks seemed bloomin' roses, and her
fingers-don't you know,
They were white as maple branches, "rappeo
around by winters snow
Ewes SO big an blue and honest, allus gain into
mine;
An a heart that never faltered, whether rain or
shine,
Cheerful words for every body, smilin' all the
livelong day:
Do you wonder that I'm lonely, sence my Mary
went away?
remember how we used to, on them sunny after
moons,
Stroll together through the woodland, listenin to
the pleasant tunes
Played BY little jolly breezes, foolin' 'mong the
tree-tops high;
An she thought. that river yynder was strip OF
fallen sky. ,
Course it's only my odd fancy, anyhow, it strikes
me So
That things now amt half as CHEEKY as they were
year ago:
The trees are green, it's mighty sartain, but to me
they're ever gray, -
An the birds seem kinder silent, sence my mary
went away.
Why the pathway down the valley, where we wan
dered hand in hand;
Is today sorter gloomy one can't quite under
Then the crick which giggled softly, shook itself
an run along, -
Now goes slippin' past the willers with an awful
solemn song
Them old hills, too-eh? you're goin? Sorry to
have kept you hero,
Good-bye-strange the air looks misty-may be
why, twas jesta tear.
Like as not you think me foolish, but don't smile
at what / say,
For 1 feel o, God! so lonesome, sence my Mary
went away.
Herbert Bashford in Texas SiftIngs-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
MIR. AND MRS. BOWSER.
BY MRS. B0WSER.
Detroit Free Press.

=
Well. the long agony is over and I have
got my Christmas present. Naturally
enough. | hoped and expected, but for rea-
sons to be hereafter explained | could not
certainly count on anything until it was
handed out to me. No one must get the
idea that Mr.. Bowser and | quarrel We
simply have our pecullarlties, same as the
average husband and wife. On the 9th
of last December, two days after Christ
mas, Mr.. Bowser wanted to put up brack-
ct in the sitting-room, and he called to me
to bring him the corkscrew.
Have you lost your head?' he demand
ed as | handed 1t to him.
mo. sir
Didn't you hear me say gimlet?''
You said corkscrew.
Never"
Yes you did, Mr.. Bowser," said the
cook. who had luckily overheard him.
Don't | know the difference between a
corkscrew and screwdriver?
"a minute ago you said gimlet, Mr.
Bowser What is it you really want
"a corkscrew, gimlet, screw-driver, pin
GERS, milestone, brush-broom, brace and
bit, or what %
L want to inform you he replied, as
he flung the bracket under the lounge
Il want to inform you In letters six feet
high that I'll be Internally smashed to
squash if | get you a Christmas present
next year,
Mr.. Bowser!''
Il won't, even if you get down on your
knees to me!'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
SOME BIG BRIDGES.
Engineering Feats That the Ancients Would
Have Thought Impossible.
San Francisco Chronicle.

The inventors of phrases have much eXer-
cised their ingenuity of late in coming a
proper title for the present age, and to the
list of labels already made there may sure
ly be added that of the Age of Big Bridges.
The Brooklyn bridge led the way, then
that across the Firth of Forth, next the
project to join the shore of the English
channel, and now congress has been asked
to grant a company of engineers and
capitalists the right to span the Hudson
from New York to New Jersey.
1t is claimed that this will be the big
gest bridge in TIE world, the engineering
standard being the length of span and not
the length of the whole structure. Thus,
while the English channel is twerty miles
wide at the point to be bridged, the long
est span of the contemplated great link be-
tween England and France is to be but
LOO feet, while the span of the North
river bridge is to be 1850 feet. A better
idea of the boldness of this enormous leap
may be gathered from the fact, in compar-
ison. that the river span of the Brooklyn
bridge is | ,495 feet, while that at Niagara
is bit l 1858 feet. The height of this giant
span from the river is to be $50 feet, or
fifteen feet higher than the Brooklyn.
This will leave the river practically unob-
structed.
The dispatch does not say so in so many
words, but there is very fair internal evil
dence that the bridge is to be of the suspen-
sion order of construction-the most grace
full form of all bridges. 1t is to be built OF
steel and steel wire, materials now so much
cheaper than they were at the time the
Brooklyn bridge was built that the proba-
bility is that the air passage over the North
river will be completed at no greater if not
at less cost (s0. 100000 than was that
over the East river. One important factor
in this probability is the fact that the New
York New Jersey bridge is to be open for
traffic in seven years from the date of fran
chise. while fifteen years elapsed before the
New Brooklyn bridge was complet-
ed
The enterprise is undoubtedly a good
commercial one, as the success of the
Brooklyn bridge has proved; and perhaps
by the time the Jersey bridge is in good
running order the spirit of boldness may
| have made its way so far west that we may
begin to seriously discuss the feasibility Of
a similar connection between San francisco
and Oakland
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
SPANKED BY HIS WIFE.
The Story That is Told at the Expense of
Member of Congress.

A curious story is told at the Capitol at
the expense of a member Of Congress, who,
while ofssno small caliber intellectually has
not been blessed with an abundance of
avoirdupois, says the Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Tribune. He
has a wife who is much taller than he is,
and who also is we'll known to her children
as strict disiplinarian. One evening, so
the story goes, she heard noise in the
nursery after bedtime. She promptly
seized her slipper and started for the scene
of the uproar. Just as she reached the door
the children extinguished the light.
Stretching out her hand she captured one
of the boys, and to Judge from the outcries
he made the spanking was thoroughly
effective But the mother was somewhat
surprised at the conduct of the second suf-
ferer. Instead of sobbing, he yelled pro-
testations in a strong voice, and at last
swore roundly. The mother, astonished,
jumped up, and letting him fall from her
knee to the floor, exclaimed tenderly:
SIS that you, hubby?'
Overwhelmed with confusion, he admit
ted that it was her hubby she had been
spanking. After they had retired amid
the muffied laughter of the children, who
were trying to restrain it by stuffing pill
lows into their mouths, explanations fol-
lowed He, too, had heard the noise, and
with the same object in view as his wife
had gone to the nursery, where he had been
caught by his spouse.
Hereafter he vows that he will allow
his wife to discipline the children
unaided.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

is an American, also. 1t is very hard to
die so, miss-so great distance from one 8
people, and with no kind friends
''You are right" Margaret answered,
gravely. 1T is indeed hard. Ny father
spoke yesterday of going in to see the
gentleman. He is out just at present, but
if l may will go in now.
After moments absence the doctor re-
turned and conducted Margaret into the
room. The curtains were closely drawn,
and coming from the light into the dark
ness she was blinded for moment. Not
so with the sick man. Looking up to greet
his visitor he uttered sharp cry and the
one word "Margie.
Margaret stood as if stunned and then,
advancing rapidly to the bed, she kneeled
down beside it and buried her face in the
pillows. The poor doctor with confused
look, turn ed and hastily left the room.
There was a moments stiffness, broken
only by Margaret low sobbing. The form
before her seemed to be the wreck of a
once strong and beautiful manhood. The
sick man was Arthur Carlson. He raised
his thin, wasted hand and tenderly strokad
the bright locks on the pillow beside him.
Poor little Maggie he said family,
Then, Margaret never knew how, she for
got everything connected with the past; she
only remembered that the man lying there
sick unto death, was her husband. Atlast
the proud spirit was humbled, and she con-
fessed what she had kept so jealouslv
guarded in her own breast for so long
20, Arthur" she cried in her agony, 80,
my husband, only forgot the past, and try
to live for the future. God helping me, 1
will yet win your love-
The white face on the pillow lit up like
the countenance of the dying who see
heavenly visions. The excitement of the
moment gave Arthur back his strength.
Raising himself ON bis elbow he lifted the
bright head beside him until he could
ment they read the mistake of those years
each had misunderstood ''Great God! is
it possible--'' but the momentary
strength forsook the frame of the sick
man and he fell back on his pillow like one
dead.
The doctor still much confused, had
waited in the hall, from which he was
now swiftly summoned to the sick room.
{ For many days the Pickering fame of
lie burned low, DuI IL was req from tne
fountain of love in the breast which now
SO often pillowed the wearay head: The
kind doctor worked md watched as he had
never done before, and he and the little
landlady held many whispered cOnsulta-
ton in the hall about the turn which
affairs had taken.
At last death conquered. But it was
not for many weeks-not until Arthur was
strong enough to ride out by the sparkling
blue sea-did the two speak of the past.
Then, when they had put it away forever,
Arthur drew his wife to him very tender
ly and said: Our love was born so long
ago that it almost had no beginning, and
now, thank God, it will never know an
andinnpn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
A GIRL MACHINIST.
A Young Lady Who Has Completed Four
Years Apprenticeship to That Trade.


Miss Nellie Patterson, one of the pref
tiest girls in the village of Mount Carmel,
says Connecticut paper, has just complet-
ed a four years apprenticeship to the ma
chinist's trade. To-day she is working at
the lathe and wise III the factory of the
Mount Carmel Belt company, and there
ism t a mechanic in the whole shop who
can do better job or in less time than the
fair young workwoman. Four years ago.
when Miss Nellie began to think of the
means whereby she must earn her living,
she looked over the whole field of woman s
work. Among the trades or occupations
which the pushing women of this country
have made their own there was none she
especially liked. She was a bright girl,
with great deal of Yankee cleverness and
considerable ingenuity and inventiveness.
The remark was maze by friend that she
was so fond of inver IONS she ought to be-
come machinist rhe seed thus idly
sown took root, and she applied for place
as an apprentice. For the last four years
she has worked faithfully, and few days
ago her time expired, and she is now a
fuli-hedged mach MIST She is able to
block up piece of work on the planer or
turn up an arbor ON the lathe. She uses
the drill or handles the file as we'll as any
man in the shop. Her speciality, however,
is tool-making, and to this she proposes to
devote herself. She can also draw plans,
figure out Dimensions, and from the work
ing drawings she can make anything. She
is not afraid of the grease and CRIME of the
shop, and her beauty is not In the least
marred by a long swi pc of dirt across her
dimpled cheek or a spot of Oil on her nose.
Her hands GRO not &C white as those of
some of her sisters, but they are by no
means large, though they are very strong.
She is great favorite with her fellow
workmen and is the pride of the little
country village.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
A TENNYsONIAN ROMANCE
Discovery of Peculiar Interest to Admir-.
ers of the Great English Poet.

Somewhere in the region which Mr..
Walters has called Tennyson Land. the
Rev. Charles Yield, of Nottingham, has
made discovery which cannot fail to be
of special interest to the Poet Laureate's
admirers. 1t is nothing less than little
romance of the poets early days, vouched
for. not by idle rumor but by a copy of
a poetical tribute to ''his mistress eye
brow" which is believed to be now
brought to light for the first time The
youthful poet, so runs the legend, was in
love with young lady of the name of
Bradshaw, and expressed his feeling to-
wards her in the following lines:
Because she bore the iron name
OF him who doomed his king to die,
l deemed her one of harsher frame,
And looks that awe the passer-by,
But found maiden tender, shy,
With fair bnle eyes and passing sweet
And longed to kiss her hands and lie
A thousand Summers at her feet.
The reader who hungers for further in
formation about Miss Bradshaw may take
his choice among the Lilians, Claribels,
Isabels, Margarets, Rosalinds. Marianas,
and Eleanores of the "Juvenilia," or at
least among the fair blue-eyed" mem
bers of the list, who are, we regret to say,
in a decided minority. Mr.. Yield, how
ever. can tell us something. One day
while young Mr.. Tennyson was out driv-
ing with Miss Bradshaw, her mother, and
three other young ladies, some one of
them asked the time. On this Tennyson
took out his watch. Whereupon Miss
Bradshaw leaned over little, and her
worshipper exclaimed Don t." Why,
am | not to look?" asked the young lady;
to which Tennyson replied, No, it would
stop to look at you
This being one of those naively ingen-
uous replies which love-sick youths delight
to address to the object of their passion,
the authenticity of the anecdote ought not
to be rashly questioned. Mr.. Yields story
and verses which were communicated to
the members of the Nottingham Literary
Club are, we believe, derived from mem
Der of the Bradshaw family, now resident
in Motifs, at no great distance from the
western border of Lincolnshire in which
Lord Tennyson spent his early years. -
Kenton News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

The story of a plucky four-y ear-old baby
comes from Oskaloosa, Iowa. 1t is the
child of Mrs. Wilson and, while playing
about deep we'll covered by loose boards,
fell in. The well is thirty feet deep and
contained ten feet of water. The mother
saw the child fall and, frantically grabbing
a clothes-line, lowered it into the well.
The child graspel the line, but of course
could not hold ON tight enough to be drawn
out, so the mother tied her end above.
''Will pet hold ON tight till mamma
runs for papa?' tremblingly cried the
mother to her little one. "'Es," came a
brave little sob from below. The mother
hurried away and soon returned with the
father and several other man, who after
much difficulty rescued the child from its
chilly bath The child was almost uncon-
scious from cold when taken out, but had
bravely chung to the clothes-line all the
time, holding its head above water. The
happy mother Rugged her rescued one and
wept for joy, while the assembled crowd
threw up their hats and cheered in acknow-
ledgment of the baby's grit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

that emery skunk of an Adams has popped
at me- and I'll be--if don't hev his
scalp befo' he kin git away!"
He advanced to the bushes, lodged
about for minute and fired, but Adams
was on the run and was not hit.-Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

The largest motor plant in the world is
located at Valparaiso, Chill. The plant
will be centrally located to supply the
manufacturers of the city. The plant
cost s125,Ooo and has a total capacity of
500 horse power. Huyler, the famous
confectioner of New York, has installed
a 60 horse power electric motor for run
ming the machinery throughout the fac
tOry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

Not ExatIy Biblical.
| was following a rough and rugged
road running along the French Broad
river in Eastern Tennessee when a man
with rife in his hand stepped into the
trail ahead of me with ''howdy, stran-
ger?'' | saluted in return, and he looked
cautiously up and down the road and
around him and queried:
''See anything of any man with COON
skin ina cap p, On?'
Haven't seen old Adams back thar
anywhere cunning for me?"
No. Are you out for a shoot? ?"
wall. old Adams is cunning for me,
and | am cunning for he. We doan'
snuggle (agree) on a mewi trade"
The day was warm and [ was tired,
and so | sat down on rock and asked
him to sit beside me, and then | began to
talk to him about the enormity OF the
offense of holding life so lightly. / told
him that such cunning excursions
were no more or less than murder, and
that such conduct was more betting
wild Africans than Tennessee white men.
Then why does he'un do it?'' he
queried.
And why do you do it?" I retorted.
But let he 'un come to me and own up
and ask to be friends?"
But why don't you 60 to him?"
We had talked for half an hour and he
was coming to my way of thinking.
You read the Bible don't you?'' l
asked.
''Sartin.
''What does the Bible say about shoot
ing down fellow-man in cold blood?'
At that instant his cap flew off. fame
bazed out from the bushes opposite US, and
the snap of rife came to our ears.
1T says!' yelled the man, as he sprang
up and leaped into the road-''it says
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

Two years now passed away and the
following winter found Judge Thurston and
his daughter under the gentle skies of Flor
ence. The Judge was suffering In health !;
which some said was due to Margaret 5
unlucky marriage. However that was, the
two were very dear to each other and were
rare Y seen apart.
Several days after their arrival in Flor
ence, Margaret met her landlady in TIE
hall. who. with a tray in her hand was
Just coming out of the room opposite.
Stopping to inquire if any one was i'll, the
kind but gossipy little landlady began to
tell in broken Italian, of the young for
eigner who had come to her a few weeks
before. and who, shortly after had been
taken i'll with fever. and now was very i'll
indeed. She said the young man had no
friends, and that the good doctor often
came away looking very grave indeed.
After that day many dainty banquet or
basket of luscious fruit found its way to
the sick man, while the landlady often
told the young gentleman of the tall, sad
faced lady who had sent the gifts. One
day, as the same lady stepped out of he1
room prepared for drive, she met the
doctor returning from visit to his patient
The doctor advanced toward her hesitat-
ingly.
''You are an American. miss?' he said
at last.
''Yes, sir.
Margaret answered so pleasantly that
the doctor continued with more assurance
at the same time waving with his hand tc
the room he had just left.
There is young gentleman in there
J miss, who is not long for this world. He
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

Sir Peter Coates. of the well-known
lhread making firm of J, { P. Coates, died
ct London Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
THE
RUNS

Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibuled Draw
ing Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches OF
latest design, between Chicago and Milwaukee
and st. Paul and Minneapolis
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ing Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches OF
latest design, between Chicago and Milwaukee
and Ashland and Duluth.
Through Pullman Vestibuled Drawing
Room and Colonist Sleepers via the North.
erD Pacific Railroad between Chicago and
Portland, Ore.
Convenient Trains and from Eastern,
Western, Northern, and Central Wisconsin points,
afording unequalled service to and from Wan
kesha Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah.
Menasha, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
Hurley, Wis, and Ironwood and Bessemer,
Mich.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations, time
tables and other information, apply to Agents OF
the line to Ticket Agents anywhere in the
United States or Canada.
s. r. AINSLIE, II. C. BARLOW,
General Manager Gen Traffic Mgr.
LOUIS ECKSTEIN,
Asst Gen'l Passr and Tkt Agent.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-21
BE Visits Several Smaller Cities in
Pennsylvania

CLEARFIELD, Pa. Sept 20--The train
bearing the presidential party reached Al
toona at 1890 o'clock and made a short
stop to enable Mr.. and Mrs Halford "a
take the Chicago limited for Washington.
| The station was crowded with people auV-
ious 70 see the president. but they were
not allowed inside the gates.
The next stop was az Tyrone, where the
station was thIonged with people mostly
laborng men. bearing badges. and they
Cheered the president almost continuously
until the train moved of. The president
came out on the rear platform and shook
hands with several hundred persons The
McLaren post g. A X surrounded the
presidents carriage and escorted the party
through the city.
At Houtzdale a crowd numbering nearly
two thousand persons lined both sides of
the route taken and greeted the visitors
with frequent cheers. a large BODY o.
boys dressed in zouave costumes formed
one portion Of the line. opposite them were
a number of school girls, who threw fOw-
ers into the carriage containing the presi
dent and Mrs. Harrison. The procession
finally stopped under an Evergreen arch
near the station, ard the president Wa
escorted 20 the grand station. Brief
speeches Of welcome we're made by Messrs
II. n. Dill and " + Shaw. aud the presi-
dent responded HIS remarks were loudly
atRAf1tAaA--A
1ne principal event of the trip va -
Kurwensviile. They were received with a
salyO q cannon and the cheers o. the pgpu-
lace. Carriages were IN waiting ard ths
visitors were driven through crowded
streets 70 the residence Of Mr a = pattsn
where a public reception wa held follow
sd by a. elegant luncheon The president
was given cordial greeting and shook
hands wlth nearly llg0 persons. I1elGdiag
AL the veterans ~ TIE war VITO were ak.e
% be about a. the cicse q the reception
be was loudly cbeened
A pleasing incident Il the afternoon was
ths singing q the uatioual hymn Amer
ica by the children of the Patton school
II Wa originally intended that toe 'rs.n
sn0uld return - CTrssou ~ 80 o'elcck.
but ii wa aboaf thai hour when 10 lsft
Curwenss1iie. aud it wa- yearly thr-e
hOurs later when u reacbs-1 Grrsz0n- A.
All the principal stations On the way hsacs
crowds were gathered Ald chesred All
yeIled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-21
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA. Kan. Sept.
a0.-The highest temperature was "A 4o, the
lowest up TO p. m. was 45o, and the
mean 60o, with cooler, eloudless. fol-
lowed by warmer. cloudy weather, gentle
southeast winds, failing barometer.
Last year ON Sept. 20, the highest tenn.
perature was So ., the lowest s. :, and tho
mean 70o, and two years ago the CORES
ponding temperatures were Ss ., 64o, aud
76o.
FRED l.. JOHNSON. Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. ID. C.,
Sept. 20, p. m.-Forecast until p. M
Sundayl
For Missouri-Light rain. preceded by
fair, warmer. followed by cooler in western
portions, southerly winds.
For Nebraska and Kansas-Fair, cooler,
northerly winds