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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
PLUNGED OVER THE CLIFF.

hree Henpacs o.. p.-ty Ginning the
Matterhorn Abandoned to heir Fate.
II was one of party Of SIX said DR..
WelWOrth Of Oterbein college, Ohio, to
d ST. Louis Globe-Democrat writer,
that left the village of HartZburg, in
Switzerland, one August morning few
years ago, to attempt to scale the rocky
heights Of the MatterhOrn. That feat has
been accomplished since by several AL
pine climbers, and yet it is still rare
occurrence. Some day III hope to accom-
plish my desire, and look down from its
snow-capped peaks. We secured two
guides, and having assembled the first
easy slopes, we came to where the
guides advised the use of the chain sys-
tem-that is of taking along rope and
knOtting it about the waist OF each per-
son, about twenty feet apart. Then If
one shouldslip or fall he could not roll
away, for the others could assist him.
We tied ourselves together and resumed
the assent. Soon we were high into the
regions Of cold winds, and steadily near
ing the clouds that cap the mountains
peak Several times one or another of
the men fell and each time had regained
his opsition with the end of the roep.All
at once a great cry came from below 1.-THE
b last three of my companions had Slip
ped and fallen, and their combined
weight threatened to dry Va all over the
cliff l staggered under the load as did
the second guide, who was close behind
me, the elder guide having taken the
lead The situation was precarious. We
were all slipping from our positions. The
leading guide at last lost his grip, and
called down from above to cut the rope.
l did not understand until the guide be-
low me drew a knife and severed the
rope between himself and our last three
comanpions. They rolled away over the
precipice and were no doubt crushed be-
low This freed us of a great weight,
and we all regained our feet. Then we
decided to retreat. The guide seemd not
to rgret his action very much. He said
it was simply a choice Of three or eight
deaths, and he preferred three. 1t was
an awful occurrence, .5ut Illustrated to
me the awless, ethic2ess character Of
necessary and preservation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
He Was ForgetfuL.

Detroit Free Press: my husband is
the most forgetful man I ever saw"
said the lady to her visitor, "and he
was that way before I married him.
Indeed. if it hadn't been for that I
don't think I should have had him."
Naturally the visitor asked for the
story.
'Tt was this way" resumed the lady.
"While we were engaged I asked him
to do something for me, and he forgot
it; he forgot is so many times that at
last we quarreled about it and became
very angry.
"'Our engagement ends right here,
I said to him, and never want to see
you again. Go away and forget me en-
tirely. I want you to forget me utter
~ I repeated for emphasis.
every WELL he said, 4 will If don't
forget it. and the earnest way he said
it made me smile In spite OF myself,
and. Of course, when a woman smiles
on such an occasion her case Is lost, and
our engagement didn't end"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

made easier by many cushions covered
with light silks. The guests leaned ON
their left elbows and ate with their
right hands only. AT the end of the
course silent servants brought water in
silver bowls and proffered linen nap
kinS that the fingers might be washed.
while another attendant wiped the low
wooden table with thick cloth.
In the open space before the table
/ and the touches other slaves We're cast
/ ing down saffron-dyed sawdust, that it
might absorb the blood which lay In
nttle pools upon the pale pavement.
1here the gladiators had been fighting
out moment before, to entertain the
guests at the banquet; and having
gwen strong proofs of their skill and of
! Their courage, they had been dismissed.
and were now behind the house, out
OF sight, one trying to stanch his
wounds, the other stiff in death and
carried by his comrades.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
DlFTE Erred WITH WEBSTER.
Which Was Unfortunate for the Great Lex

Which Was Unfortunate for the treat Lex
icoe apier.
Chicago Mail: A few weeks ago I
visited graded school in one of the
lesser Indiana towns. 1t was "eXamina-
ton day." and the president of the
School Board-a large, pompous old fell
low-was present. l presume that
school room was never SO quiet before.
A reading class was called and a bright
little fellow rose and, in a monotone,
drawled through a paragraph about
massacre in the time Of Nero.
All! UNI" interrupted the "educa-
tor" will you please have that little
boy read that verse again?"
The paragraph was given again pre-
cisely as before.
"Ah. umr' exclaimed the wise man.,
smiling like pleased chimpanzee,
why do you pronounce that word
'massa-ker?''
The youngster hung his head and
made no reply.
at should be pronounced 'massa-
cree" continued the board member,
bonignly.
There was a painful silence for
moment; then the teacher meellly said.
Excuse me, Mr.. Blank, but the fault
is mine, 1 think, If that word is mis-
pronounced. 1 have told the class to
pronounce it 'massa-ker"
But why, sir, may l inquirer
81 believe that Webster favors THAI
pronunciation"
Impossible, sir"
"Well, that is a matter easily settled
Here is a copy Of 'Webster's Unabridg-
Cd Suppose we refer to it,
The educator" seized the dictionary
and hurriedly turned to the word. For
a moment his face was study. Then
he removed his glasses, wiped them on
a red bandanna handkerchief, and, re-
placing them, said very sOlemnly: II
am perfectly astounded, sir, that Mr..
Webster should have made such mis-
take as thatv'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
Completely Uprooted.

How many remedies there are which
merely relieve without uprooting disease.
The contrast with sterling medicines which
such palliatives afford, not only enhancesthe
dignity of the former, but serves to empha-
size the folly of employing halfway meas
ures when thorough ones are available. A
marked instance of this is the effect, on the
one hand, of Hostetters Stomach Bitters in
cases of chills and fever and bilious remit
tent, and Oh the other of ordinary remedies
in maladies of this type. By the Bitters,
malarial complaint in every stage, and of
the most malignant type, are completely
conquered and lose their hold upon the sys-
TEN. They are rarely, if ever, dislodged by
the ordinary resources of medicine, al
though their symptoms may unquestionably
be mitigated through such means. The
same holds good of indigestion, bilious
ness, kidney complaint, rheumatism, ner-
vousness and debility. By the Bitters they
are cured when many remedies fail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

AS matter of fact, there is scarcely
any connection between aristOcracy, ey-
Ell democratic aTiStOcracy, and a good
profile says Harper's Bazaar. The more
bsolutely it is discovered from anything
relating to external appearance. The so
cial inferior looks UP to the superior, as
one of Dickens "reverential wives"
looks up cher husband with a rever-
ence not impaired by any LONELINESS of
features. Rufus ChOat said of Chief
Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts, who
was one of the p1ainest of men, Il feel
toward him as the South Sea Islander
feels towards his idol; he sees that he
is ugly, but he knows that he is great
The most striking case perhaps Of this
complete reversal of judgment under
the influence of caste is to be found in
those two tribes described by the author
of Two Happy Years in Ceylon, the
Rock Veddahs and the Rodivas. The
Rock Veddahs are stunted, hideous and
i filthy; they live in secluded caves and
holes; they eat bats andratS. and make
their scanty clothing from the bark of
trees; but the Singhalese regard them
as of the very highets caste, and it
would be no disgrace for awoman Of
good social opsition to marry a Rock
Veddah On the other hand, the very
greatest disgrace tht could be inflicted
on such a woman would be to marry her
to "a Rodiva, although these last are Il
race distinguished for beauty, at least
in youth. and gentle and innocent by
nature. The RodiyaS cannot enter q
temple or a village; they are forbidden
to till the soil or draw water from a
well; they cannot build a house or di-
vide a burden into two bundles; their
shadow must not fall on a stream, lest
it be polluted: no member of another
caste may touch them without disgrace;
yet any one may shoot them without
blame. All this is supposed to be in
consequence of the ace of an ancestor
two thousand years ago, who was invei-
gled q king into eating human flesh.
AS 4 consequence the beautiful race is
at the foot of the social scale, the ugly
and repulsive at thetop. Yet which of
us has not encountered in ordinary so
ciety the representatives of the Rodivas
and the Rock VeddahS?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
CRIME OF A YOUTH.
A BoscobeI Lad Trades p livery Rig e
a watch and Skips.

A BoscobeI Lad Trades p livery Rig 9,
watch and Skips.
Boscobel, Wis, Feb. 1.-Oliver Rounds
a Lad 10 years old, hired from Livery
man Smith Of this city, horse and
buggy, saying he would return in the
evening. When evening came he lid
not return and officers were put on his
trail. 1t was found that he had traded
the horse for watch and a few dollars
at Prairie du Chen.
He was caught in Iowa and brought
back today. Rounds has just finished
a sentence of six months for stealing a
load Of grain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
THE WEDDING TOUR.
Lurking Doubts Sometimes Mar Its Flu
Measure of happiness

Lurking Doubts Sometimes Mar It's Full
Measure of Happiness
Tribune: The festivities were left be-
hind, and they were whirling to the
station to take the train for the wed
ding tour.
With a very heavy sigh the bride
leaned deiectedly against the cushions
and gazed through the window. Anon
tear gathered upon the eyelashes and
chung trembling there. Her husband
was not slow to detect the attitude of
sorrow.
my darling"-
A wild alarm filled his face.
-"what has come over your
The trembling teardrop fell and
splashed upon her cheek. Another
came and then another, and finally a
very torrent Of grief wet her face. Yet
she was silent
Light of my life
He was well nigh frantic.
-"what distresses you? Do you re
gret'-
She interrupted him with an exclama-
ton of horror
mo, no, no." he cried, throwing her
arms impulsively about his neck, mot
that. Lob, oh-boo, yo-o'-
He drew her closer and kissed away
her tears.
'sWhat is it, sweetheart? Telp'-
He was gently insistent.
fine, won't your
"Oh-boo. hoo-I h-half b-b-believe
th-the maid-boo hoo-of h-honor look
ed prettier than did. Oh, oh!'
After a time he succeeded In reas-
suring her to a certain degree.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
A QUEE ELOPEME EMIT.
A Yourg Man Elopes with Wealth
Widow.

Yourg Man Elopes with Wealthy
Widow.
The Rev. DR.. John G. Patton, mission
airy to the New Hebrides, now in Bos-
ton, tells the following to a Traveller
reporter about a young man named Mel
wang, who had eloped with a wealthy
widow named Yakin: They had come
to the house of the missionary and had
been cared for. They acted as servants
and did their work faithfully and well.
'gThey showed an interest in the things
pertaining to Jesus and his gospel, and
at my request they publicly appeared
at church ON the Sabbath. Nelwang
knew our customs Every worshiper
has to be seated when our little bell
cease ringing. Aniwains would be
ashamed to enter after the service had
actually begun. AS the bell ceased, Mel
wang, knowing that he would have a
clear course, marched in, dressed in
shirt and kilt, and grasping very deter
minedly his tomahawk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
A DINNE Rim ROME.

How the Guests Were Entertained.
Harpers: Upon the three wooden
touches which formed three sides of
a square in the centre of the room
there reclined nine Romans-for the
giver Of the feast had borne in mind
the saying of Varro that those invited
should never be more in number than
the MUSES. nor less than the Graces.
The guests wore wreaths of roses up
on their oiled locks, most of them, al
though one, whose white tunic bore
the single dark stripe Of a senator, had
preferred the crown Of ivy leaves. The
touches whereon they reclined were of
wood thickly incrusted with ivory, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
SUICIDE OF CATTLE

Induced by the Suffering oft the anitnnIS i'm
barren. waterless land.
Everybody knows Charlie Duchet who
is Il typical western character. He
knows every inch of ground between
Phoenix and the Nayaa reservation, and
has had hairhreadth escapes byp thedo-
zen. He returnd recently from a trip to
the Magolones and had quite rough
time. say the Phoenix Herald:
He left Fort Mcdowell and went to
the Verd and through qWcksand, high
Watr and other drawbacks: he was three
and a half dayswithOut food himself
and horse, and travelled in that time So
miles. He rpOrts atrrible condition Of
affairs in the ranges of that section. j
is dryer than evr bfor known and catn
are perisEing by hundreds At ono
place he was in boXcanyon and OBJ
served that cattle which cameto drink
Wer so weak and eXhaJStd that on COM
ing to the creek they fell into the wa
ter, some of them drowning and others
drinking so much they could not walk.
The country is utterly barren of feed,
and cattle walk lowing over the menas,
cropping bpprush any thing that bears
sans Of vegetable life. Mr. Duchet was
n"ar Il cliff at least 800 feet high over
the Verde. on Murray's ranch. and saw
u COW Nnking slowly toward the edge
He ''vnected to see it stop at a reason
able distance, but instead. without slack
ening its pace, it walked right over the
edge. striking two or three times in the
PERCEPTIONS descent, and landing mangi-
ed and dead.
It was as clear acase of suicide as ev~
er occurred. Other cattle have been
known to walk into quicksand and be
Smotbered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09
FRIEDRICH VILLIER'S COLLECT
ION.
1t Comprises Ielmets and spears of All
Nations

1t Comprises helmets and spears of All
Nations.
Frederick Villiers, the war corespon-
dent, is a strong, well set up, soldierly
man, with tales Of travel and adven-
ture, with a strong, open, clear-cut,
handsome face, a soldier to his finger
tips. He is one Of the most popular
men on earth. An interesting man to
know and talk with.
On his studio walls hang the helmets
of many nations; the spears Of Abys-
siania and of the field of Ell Teb; the
Afghan knife Rudayard Kipling talks
about; Burmese tapestry and the lu1-
cheon basket of King Theebaw Of
Mandalay. Everything like the man
himself, picturesque and with a his
tory.
Villiers told me about them as we sat
one day at lunch with old fashioned
green and pink Nuremberg glasses
before us on the table.
How do you sketch on the battlefield,
sir" 1 asked him.
II take he said, ''some very small
sketch hon1- With me; 50 small I can
hold them in my hand. In those ]
make my notes of costumes, weapons
and positions. 1 have to be quick so as
not to be observed. Then I have a
big book I can use in the heat of the
engagement when people are too ex-
cited to notice me. Sometimes I have
sketched on my thumb nails I remem-
Der once during the mobilization of
Russian soldiers on the Roumanian
frontier I had hard work to escape OBJ
servaion. 1 began sketching on my
thumb, forgetting it was degrees below
zero, and I nearly lost my thumb, sketch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

He sat down as near TO me as he
could conveniently get, trying hard to
conceal his manifest agitation. Slightly
smiling toward me, he then turned and
ooked eagerly at the door through which
the women entered and left the church,
as if to say Yakin is coming. In a few
minutes she entered. The first visible
difference between Christian and a
heather is that the former wears some
clothing and the latter wears none. Va
kin determined to show the extent of
her Christianity by the amount of cloth
ing she could carry upon her person.
Being a chiefs widow, she had some
idea of state occasions and appeared
dressed in every article Of European ap-
parel, mostly portions Of male attire,
that she could beg or borrow from about
the premises. Her bridal gown was a
mans drabcolored great coat, put on
bove her native grass skirst, and sweep
ing down to her heels, buttoned tight.
Over this she had hung on vest, and
above that again, most amazing to all,
she had superinduced a pair of mems
trowsers, drawing the body over her
head and leaving leg dangling grace
fully over each Of her shoulders and
streaming down her back. Fastened to
one shoulder also there was a red shirt,
waving about her like wings as she
sailed along.
Around her head a red shirt had
been twisted like a turban, and her no
tons of art demanded that sleeve
thereof should hang aloft over each of
her ears She seemed to be a moving
monster loaded with a mass Of rags.
The day was excessively hot, and the
perspiration poured over her face In
streams. She, too, sat as near to me as
she could get on the women's side OF
the church. Nelwang looked at me as
if to say, You never saw in all your
white world, a bride dressed like her,
and l agreed with him fully"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

Mary M. Anderson, who was few
years ago granted a separation from
her husband, has sued him for $4,000
on the ground Of breach Of promise.
She AYERS that he courted her again q
year ago, recaptured her heart and
promised to remarry her but has since
married someone else A rather unique
cQea
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

1t did settle it-for the young man,
now unwise and young no longer, grew
to fame and wealth as the head Of a
great syndicate, makes $4,000 a year,
married the professors doughter and
hires the professor at SIS week to kill
copy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-09

Aoiuiuln caused Dy mSn FEVER 1T the
hme.
Adam Galliday, aged 50, filed suit in
Lebanon, Ind, on the End, against his
wife, aged 40, for divorce, charging de-
sertion. The couple have been married
two months.
A delegation of manufacturers have
left New York for a trip to Mexico.
They will inspect the country with a
view to erecting manufacturing plans.
The legislatures of Maine and Con-
aecticut on the End adopted resolutions
tlogistic of the late James G.. Blaine
-ad expressing sympathy for his family.
A young politician is arrested in Min
neapoliS on the charge of forgery, and
a woman is also arrested on the accusa
ton Of being his accomplice.
A report is current in Berlin that the
ear and several members of his suite
have been injured by the explosion Of a.
bomb.
The provisional government of Hawaii
has revoked the order of 900 600 coins
being ocined at Washington which Were
to bear the face of the Hawaiian queen.
Edward Zillentscher was found dead
near Lakeville, Ind, on the End with a
bullet in his head and a revolver in one
hand. 1t Is believed he committed sui
eide, Zikentscher was arrested for the
murder Of his brother several years ago,
but was discharged.
Fishing in any manner whatever dur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-10
Mrs. pisraeli,s Economy.

OF the rigid economy practiced by Mrs.
Disraeli there is one very good story told.
Mrs. Disraeli and her husband had come
down from London to spend the Easter va
cation at H~ughenden M had called on
the various tradesmen at Wycombe to
order the groceries and other requirements
for their 10 days or f~ortnight's stay. 1t SO
happened that their s%ojourn was rather
abruptly shortened, and Mrs. Disraeli was
seen calling at the grocer's and other pur-
veyors', taking out of the carriage the non
consumed wares and asking the shopkeep-
srs to receive them back and have them re-
weighed, and SO to make a reduction IN
their accounts. The great statesman, with
folded arms, was leaning back in the car
riage, perfectly nonchalant, but evidently
DESTROYS to have no share in the frugal
transaction. Such rigid economy was no
longer required after an old lady who so
admired his books died and left him her
entire fortune. amounting to over f40,0O0.-
South Wales Daily News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-10
cameo.

OF semiprecious stones none is lovelier
than the opal, with its fiery rose and an
alienation of green and blue that shame
the peacock, while by a Change of posture
all these starry ardors can be lost in a
milky way OF whiteness. as suits ones
mood. Opal runs, much like a vein of
marble, through a matrix Of brown iron
stone. When the vein is seen to be thick
enough to yield good pieces, the ironstone
Is split and the opal cut out.
But a singularly beautiful art is prac-
ticed by a German carver, who leaves the
matrix as a background and cuts the opal
lying attached to IL, following the suggcs-
tions of color and form after the well
known manner OF a cameo. Acameo, how
ever, is Opaque and mere brown and white.
whereas the opal is translucent and full of
color. A dying aurora with a burning sun
rising over the sea. a mermaid with the
rosy fire in her cheek and the peacock tints
In her tail, birds standing by a pool in VIC
let twilight, are among this artists happi-
est carvings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-10
Her Good Samaritan.

Favorite masculine jokes are those at this
expense of women's nnkindness to women
and the rapacity of the boarding house
keeper. Here Is q true story which fatty
contradicts both of these sweeping asser-
tions. Some years g a young woman
came TO one of our large cities to try TO en-.
gage work upon one of the newspapers.
She went to a cheap boarding house, but
for some time found it impossible to pay
her way regularly even there. She took
the landlady into her confidence, told her n
pitiful story and obtained every possible
help and privilege from her.
At last she got on her feet and was en-
abled to repay the money part Of her debt.
Then her health began to fail. Not long
before her early death she was invited TO
speak at the best known women's club in
this country. She invited the old landlady
to be her guest on that occasion. What
was the latter 3 astonishment rs she sat, i'll
at ease among all those elegant and cul-
tured ladies, to hear her quondam boarder
introduce her own tale of early struggles
into that speech, which proved to be her
'swan songl" She told of her attempts
and failures, of the one friend who stood
by her M was not afraid to trust her, In
words that brought tears to every eye. And
then she turned, and with a graceful ges-
ture the modest little good Samaritan was
introduced to all those eager listeners. And
what an ovation she Observation-Disclosures
phia Press.