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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28
NAVIGATING THE AIR.
A Successful Machine Is Finally IN
vented.

Prof. Samuel p. Langley. secretary Of
the Smithsonian institution. has in
vented a flying machine which flies
No less a scientist than Prof. Aleyan-
der Graham Bell, the inventor of the
telephones generally used in this
country, is authority for the statement
that Prof. Langley's aerodrome is \
practical invention. Day before YES
terday he made public the astonishing
. success Of the secret tests to which the
aerodrome had been subjected, and
skepticism. ridicule and unbelief must
give way to the positive statement
made by Prof. Bel: No one aouId
have witnessed these experiments
without being convinced that the nrac.
ticability Of mechanical fight h. cen
demonstrated"
These are strong words, for. while
the scientific world has long believed
that some day man would conquer the
air, the scientists have been slow to ac-
cept assertions and claims made bv
lying machine inventors. \ few DAYS
ago, IN the columns Of The Record. the
remarkable flying machine made and
actually used by Otto Lilienthal al
Berlin, Germany, was described. Not
long since the daily papers ana maya
zines were full Of the promising ex-
periments made with the Nayiyl aero
plane, and for several years reports
have come over the water from France
that military engineers were expeu-
men9ing with flying machines which
demonstrated that man could really
travel through the air and guide his at
mOspheric vessel
Lllienthaps machine is q yeritabIe
mechanical bird. Its broad pinIons.
made of light framework, covered with
cloth, sustained the German aer0naut
during flights of several hundred Yards.
But Lilienthal was Obliged % take
fight from an elevation, his machine
being incapable of lifting him from the
ground 1t is rather a soaring than
flying device. According to Prof. Bell.
Prof. Langley's aerOdrCme, which is
made Of steel and is driven by a steam
engine, resembles a huge bird soaring
in the air with extreme regularity
sweeping steadily upward in a spiral
path to a height Of 100 feet" Nc las
is used to lift the machine, and yet Il
WEIGHS, bulk for bulk, more than Loco
times as much as the air it displaces-
It's fight was limited to half mile.
because the steam gave out The
meager description of the device given
by Prof Bell is tantalzing TO those
interested in aeronautics, and they WIZ
await with con siderable tmpatfenca a
public exhibition Of Prof LangIoy's
flying machine.
1t has been said that the man WAC
can make a flying machine which VIII
be able to fly in a circle may regard
that as one OF the most important con
quests on the road to flight Prof
Langley, it appears, can claim to have
made the conquest, for his aerodrome
ascends in spirals. The world may
now expect a deIuge of fying-machine
experiments almost, if not quite, equal
to the X-ray outbreak which follower
Prof. ROentgen's discovery, for science
and applied mechanics no longer are
monopolized ny gentlemen who work
in laboratories and carry numerous
honorary initials after their name
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28
CHAPTER XXXII.
NTadeline's Home.

II was nearly : o'clock when Made
line found herself in a narrow street
in the west central district Of Lon
don. She had extracted her fathers
address from Lancelot with some diff
fculty, but she was thankful now to
have got it. She felt it impossible to
so to Miss Joyce's without at least
writing to her first. Surely her father
and stepmother would take her in fer
a day or two.
Tie cab had stopped at the marrow
door Of q dingy, tall. narrow house OF
the uniform color to which London
smoke reduces brick work. Apart
ments to Let was The legend on card
in the fanlight and the slatternly maid
servant who opened the door at once
brought back 70 Madeline's mind me
mories of her childish days when fifth
rate lodging houses were the only
homes she knew. Matters did not
seem to have improved in this respect
with her fathers family.
rs Mr.. Despard in she said.
Mrs. Despard is in, not Mr." said
the domestic, staring hard at Madeline
L want to see her, if you please"
You'd better wark up, mum. Is all
them boxes to come in, too?" said the
girl, eyeing the luggage with disfavor
THE man can wait a few minutes,
said Madeline. Take me up to Mrs
Despard, please.
The girl muttered something to the
effect that she did not wait upon the
third floor back, not she, but she was
sufficiently impressed by Madeline's
beauty and grace and by the quality
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28
FLUTTERING LACE AND ALL
THAT.

New York, May 2O.-Lillian Russell,
while riding her golden wheel in Cen
trail park colIided with an unknown
cyclist and was thrown TO the pave
ment. Her costly wheel was smashed
and her ankle was hurt. Riders in the
vicinity Of the place where the acct
dent occurred witnessed a blur of BIZ
cycle fragments, hosiery and f1utterins
lace. Then they rushed to the singers
assistance.
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Continued. }

hands Rene had directed her to place
the jewel case. She had had no sus-
picion that it was MadeIine's father
But she saw now that Rene had plan.
ned the affair very carefully. He
had himself suggested that she should
use some cloak or garment belonging
to Madeline and that it might be easy
to affiX suspicion on her. He had LEFT
Constance when they were a few yards
from the house and had directed he 60
give the jewels to NE man whom she
would find near the sNrubbery gate and
with whom she would exchange a pass
word. In this way h1 had provided for
his own safC---ir>~ case he were seen
or followed-and had implicated Oscar
Despard and Madeline
He is certainly very cle1 er, though
Constance with a sarcastic little smile.
Then she lifted her eyes to see what
effect this announcement had had up-
on Madeline.
The girl looked ready to faint.
Then she sprang up Indignantly and
would have spoken had not Lady Ste
Yenage laid detaining hand upon her
arm
Contain yourself my dear" said the
countess, not unkindIy. you had
better hear Lady Eslar out. Nothing
you can do or say viii alter the fact
she has told you"
No, no. But it was not lay father
he would never do that, walled Mad
cline, sinking back in her chair again
and hiding her face in her hands.
4 fear there is very little your father
would not do if he had the cppol'-
tunity, said Lady Esler, dryly. How
ever, you must now listen to our de-
cision 1t is as plain as possible that
you took the jewels and handed them
over to your father. You had better
confess the truth and beg for mercy.
prison is not a very pleasant place,
| believe, Throw yourself on our pity
and We will not be hard ON you"
Tell the truth, child" said Lady
Sewerage, in Madeline's ear. q will
stand by you if you do. No doubt you
were tempted and oyer-persuaded by
that disrepurabIe father of yours.
Make clean breast Of it..
I have moi seen my father" said
Madeline, steadily, "since he left me at
Miss Joyce's six years ago. I have
nothing to tell-nothing to confess"
There was a moments silence. The
three elders of the party looked at each
o+bo5. 10 If +ho,- bod ,,O+ obtained +1,C
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28
A GOOD GUESS.

District Attorney Purcell prosecuted
couple Of fellows accused Of hors7
present archdeacon Of London and Sir
Walter Scott. Catherine Sinclair, the
lady in question, was the author Of a
number Of works which at one tine
were in great request, and one of
which Holiday House." was recently
republished by Blackie In her earlier
years she was frequent visitor at Alb
botsford, and on one of these occasions,
before the authorship Of the WayeTIy
novels had been publicly avowed, she
presented Sir Walter with a small en-
craving Of himself, with d piece OF
very thin muslin over the face, and tha
inscription underneath, The Great
Unknown
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28

Harry Lewis Bryant, a prominent
resident of Los Angeles, is dead. He
was born in Covington, Mass, in 1916.
He was an intimate friend Of President
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. He
stumped the state with them. He was
a cousin of William Cullen Bryant, be-
ing born in the same house and Oh
the same day.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-12
A. w, PARSONS
 Ashley Falls, Mass.
Tdcelers' Guide.
HoUSAToNIC R. R. ROUTE

4
 Commencing Sunday. June is. isss.
 oorso SOUTH Leave North Adams 90 a m., pittsneld IS OanAan t a6. Arrive New Haven 10 bs. Leave HIBany ! 10 S a m'. I State @ line $ .o. Pitts. field 6 10, Canaan 3 70. Arrive Bridgeport iq O6 p. m., NewHaven i2 60. EewYork A00. Leave Albany 10 % .. m., State Line II s6. North Adams' IA 10 2. m. fttsneld l e, Canaan q te; Arrive bridsoport eio. New Leave hlhany 10 70 n m., State Line II th. Pittsneld l2 s5 ?. m., Canaan A. Arrive Bridgeport 30. New Haven 500. New York goo,
 Leave Albany IA a D. m., staie Line Cd, Pittsneld 8 s0. Canaan { bl. Arrive Bridge port 30. New Haven o0. New York 2 oe. Leave North Adams 8 co D. m., Pittsneld 10. Canaan i9. Arrive Bridgeport s0. New Haven s co. New York, s1. Sundays onlyl Leave Pittsncld 1 ss ?. m. Canaan 3 25. Arrive Bridgeport oe. New Haven 8 20. New York co.
 oono NORTH Leave New York 5 70 a m. Bridgeport os, New Haven a. Canaan ' 70, Arrive Pitts field II N5, State Line 10 q, Albany Ia M D. m. Saratoga ib, North Adams IA oo Leave New York 2 ca a. m., Bridgeport b5, New Haven S, Canaan i2 Ss n. m. Arrive Pittsneld 2 o5 ?. m.. State Line T. AL bany 2 4S. Saratoga 2o.
 Leave New York 9 O2 a. m., Bridgeport 2 ta, New Haven Q &, Canaan IA 10 ps m. Arrive pittsfeld a0, North Adams 80. Albany A. Sarato0a 20.
 Leave New York eOl a m, Bridgeport II os. New Haven 10 90. Canaan 6lo D. m. Arrive Pfttsfold luoo ?. m.
 Leave New York SO ?. m. Bridgeport sS . New Haven ( 0o. Canaan s3. ATnve Pitts. field 50, North Adams s th. State Llns so co. Albany 70.
 Leave New York 90 ?. m., Bridgeport ss. New Haven O. Canaan 0e. Arrive fttts- field 30. State Lipe soo. Albany co. Sundays onlyl Leave Bridgeport S a rn Canaan 10 ib. Arrive Pittsheld II t5.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-12

Additional trains leave Rhineelin 70 6 m, R,d Hook sas. arriving at silvernaisf 0l a m Trains stop only on signal, or when eondoo- tor is notined.
 Trains leave poughkeepsie for Hopeweu c Sl and @ A m, tS and os n m
 Trains leave Hopcwen for foughkeepNis Trains and 10 carry through coach bstNeen MinSted and Grand Central Htation. New fofh western Express, train I. makes otrrct oon- nection at Campbell Hall with fast exprena via nntar,o k Western Ky for the West. du Nhicaso following day aiop m also connects snh h.le ., fast western usins special suenuon gtNen to western travel Rates of fare sl to q lower than any other line Write for rates and plrticulars before puohsstng tickets ovN a1y
 M. ]. Martin, Den. Pasa Agent
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-12

!. K. O. SHERWOOD, aeccIvos PouGHgEEPsIE BuIDGE aosTR, In Effect Thursday, Juas 1ssA, lsas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29
POSTAGE.

San Diego Sun; G. s. u. Holland trav-
cling AUDITOR OF The Houston Daily Post.
tho greatest aud truest democratic oaiiy
papor in tho state, was looking after INC
iu,oreais of The Post In San Diego this
week and made the sun pleasant call
Groenville Messenger. The Dallas News
receives n severe but righteous scoring IN
the columns Of The Houston Post sun
dny edition, for continually and eternaiiy
.nsertop nj the South and Southern people.
The POS, ls patriotic to Il line. and IL ever
a loyal supporter Of all the southlnnd'
Vernon Globe: The Houston Post Is ana
has been giant for the cause OF pure de-
mocracy. Every other state daily wen. on
gods. but The Post stood alone as STATE
daily for tho good old cause OF democracy.
Had II not been for the country weekly
uress and such a daily Ms The Houston
pos, tbe couEe OF free silver would have
been Killed; but today II Is stronger thau
ever before and will prevail.
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everything used is made by the company
pr.oscs' engines, rails, carriages wagons,
ccai scutties and even artificial limbs fer
Its Injured employees.
Is the income of the queen of England
larger than that of any other sovereign?
. Inns.
NO; the income Of Queen Victoria 4.
ABOUT ioS5,on per annum. from the state.
anu nor private income Is about f2je o0O
per anhum, making a very nice total but
the ear of Russia is given fl 100000 10
spend yearly, while the sultan of Turkey
has q, 10000 per annum or fl70 nor honr
holiday? 10y pW N
NO; there is no National holiday in the
United States. General election day is n
legal holiday. however in twenty-four
states Of the Union.
How many races are there In the world.
now many languages ana how many re-
lig ousF IA.
There are seventy-two races. SOoi differ
ent toneres and about 1000 religions.
Was Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York sun, assistant secretary of war dur
ing Lincolns administration? Nit
Yes; from 1863 to 1855.
Has It been definitely decided to hold
the Paris exposition in $500? NAL.
Yes; work is being actively pushed on
It now.
States? I n II
| Forty-flve.
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JEAN WRIGHT'S VERSE

II seems to me the most graceful SEN
tinient expressed IN poetry for the past
few years by an American girl has come
from the charmed pen OF Miss Jean
fright OF Louisville. Her verse has been
frequently SGT to music. and l have had
several requests of late Cor knowledse as
10 her personality.
She is Southern siri. born in Louis
vlle. Ky, where shN siill lives. She has
becn writing in verse since childhood. uni
her talent has improved each year. Aside
from the original Ideas which fnd express
sion IN hor poems, she has an unusual
faculty OF translation. AMI while this part
OF her work Is not sufficiently numerous
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A queer Freak.

Hcarne Standard
A COW belonging to q. l.. Jones gave birth
&c a calf Wednesday that would make
drawing card for museum. The body ana
legs were ag well developed ms could be-
the neck was little larger than usual
about two inches back from the ears. tho
head separated gradually forming two fore
heads nearly perfect. and two nosea. IL
had two ears, four eyes; the two outside
eyes were good and the ones oil the inside
Of the head had thick scum over them.
The ends Of the nose stood out like the let
ter v, the lower jaws pointed In, leaving Ns
bottoms OF tho Jaws and tongues partly ex-
posed. as well as the roofs OF the mouth !;
tho teeth were about half en- inch long and
we're loose. When fed It would swallow.
and at last accounts was getting along
very nicely.
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-- -...
,tTIiNN NtslN's'

,,,o Antn,nn mas blghtel the fancy $
c-cit!Ors' IT,, for a dingle or
- i.9' Mortar and bricks and WALKS
Now urn NJ the ambitions WING"
prayed.
MI, sunbeam is soornet hea'"
lH' ii~tfs hat SAmmeri .ovcred rock
we MORN no, the "'os'''0'N'
where We IA A,ook with It's SHADOW
and 81 INNER Ia a s,eam-heated
L!fes object just now 70
nat Warrington Star
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our LEADER.


For The PoB;. ,,s,~
Ia thc hour 81 our defeasi
.ct lis folds above sou nying
I,-fr. you friends 10 hope agiMn'
In INC race which has Just ended
An our energies We used, -
Men Of strength and BRAN ahu couFase'
Iolu ,ou for 4 finish light.
E.;r.' oav ouf cauae gro@s stronger.
Never win our wori'ipg matt
Never tn the hosts oil Mhpmoh
in official iife are gone. Me-.
Now Won hear your people calling:
aGird 80, Tsalf, the night renew
Stand there firmly where we LACED you
r,nr The fagl Wen do the restr'
Eoused to thinking are the people;
Yearly thinking grows more strong.
And while toiling they're avowang:
IL. NJ. Brown.
Fort IAvaca, Texas. November u. IN
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Negro Improvement cIus.

Colorado titiSen.
Professor X. l.. Smith. representative
elect Of Colorado county TO the Legislature
was In town Saturday. and lecturcd for Ms
people He Is organizing Improvement as
sociations among the negroes. with inc
following objects: ]. To Eight ne credis
system. 2. To improve our METHODS OF
farming. 8. To cooperate In buying. y 10
aid sick ana dead. s. To purchase and I'M.
proye homes. He has already organized
several associations with these objects u
cur county.
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A nat of Philosophy.
One days fixed by the Nation
When each thanks for his lot.
Though fortunes smiled upon some

One days fixed by the Nation
When each thanks for his lot.
Though fortunes smiled upon some
And many more forgot
We thank from choice or custom,
For good or lack of III;
SO listen while the court man
Makes up his little bills
There's nothing possimistir
In this here moriai's frame.
Though humble be my station
And mortgaged cen my name.
No sympathy for him who
Can't thank. not for d!
With optimists I'm grateful
For what I have and am.
I'm courtin' in the day time
And court some, too at night;
While this one may not suit you.
The lattor's nearly right
As pears from ont these verses
Tho muse and poetry
Would soon prepare for me IN
Inquest for lunsey.
which is hut one misfortune
OF those / see each day
For men who violate laws
Are built OF this sane clay.
Rags well as Judges ermine
Can shelter q true heart;
No, ours IN life's drama
We play nohler part.
am no heir a-breabing
\ will b. legal force;
have no wife to sue mo
At law for a divorce
Nor am yet contesttng
A breach of promise case.
Gon't believe | envy
The Judge his trying place.
Now take IT all IN all ard
There's some 10 thank for here;
While life Is hope the next one
May be better year.
Contentment is the secret
Bright side OF things 10 see.
And IL they have no bright side,
weil--take them as they be,
r.. 2. Fish
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Too Mach Competitie..

Bryan Eagle.
The reporter overheard two negroes yss-
terday discussing the labor problem. vhen
one Of them successfully blocked the game
70, ned Nv saving: They're eittin' 20 many
convict farms In do country now . man
'mos' has u break into d PEA = ~ .
Job"
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NEGRO DOMINATION.

Nashville American,
IT'S no excuse to say thar largo nctro
majority justincs election frauj.--Tcnnes-
see Peoples Friend.
Nothing jus.ifles election fraud. and its
shameless Justification In Southern States
or the pretoAt that Il Ia necessary 10 pre-
vent negro domination, is creating senti-
mcnt among honest men TINT perhaps tho
time has come when. after all, negro DOM
lnatlon is requisite to cure the terrible OWL
and ward on the menacing infamy. Far
better would he negro domination than ID
tho present domination OF fraud. Better
negro domination In the South than the
domination OF cheating In the Union. is an
opinion which is finding very general ex-
rfesser In all honest communities 1T this
tiGic, when W. have Just escaped from the
possibility OF ruin threatened by such
cheating. New York Sun.
We have read the foregoing with that
calmness OF temper of which we were capa-
bic. We agree with the New York Sun In
the statement that nothing justilos fraud.
We trust all houcst men agree with us 10
the statement that nothing justines a lie.
The above paragraph IN IN eject n shame
less ilc written by ono far removed from
the scene who can have no accurate knowIs
tugc OF Tue hituitton
The knowledge which the author OF thia
libel has received is evidently from dis
patch published in the Sun of Tuesday. No
ycmbor II. sent from Nashville, and given
position OF great prominence. first col
umn, first page. In that paper. 1t was TN
happily placed under the allegation III
you see 1t IN the SIN IT'S So" This timo
| Il was not 80,
| Tho dispatch WAS badly distorted at
! tempt to prove that election frauds ex-
| listed In Tennessee. and In West Tenncseeo
In particular Tho sun gives this a Wide
| prominence. and Ivy its alleged alIogiance TO
| jofTcrsnuiau democracy In the past, which.
| by the way, has been false aud hollow, may
| Iced reputable papers to follow in its foot
steps
"Far better" says the Sun, would be
negro domination than IL the present dom-
! nation OF fraud. Better negro domination
In the South than the domination OF cheat
| ing"
Were II not for the wide circulation that
such Islander ia given 1t would be un-
! diguihcd TO notioa 1t, but great many
people read MIR Dauas newspaper without
rejecting that It's editorial uttcrancos arc
filled with roncor and spleen Its imbecilo
houudipg Of Cleveland ia an iustunce--and
It is the honest and intclliEont we wish
to reach when we say thal me a'uh'en IN
| suit which the san casts upon the southern
people Is without foundation IN lac'' that
1t Is wicked assault upon the 'a'r natno
| and integrity " the Southern people. that
II is an uncnllrd for interference, ana VIII
tend to crcnte luminosity between inc ne
Hroes aud the Southern whites, ,he ouiy
true fronds the former nave ever had, ana
that the contention that negro domination
IN the South is better than cheating IA
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to speak finally of her eventful success
in this ambition, several OF her transla-
lions are considered exceedingly clever.
Here is her version OF the we'll known
lines, "Wor zum erstcn NAL lieht."
lie "a a god who nrst time loves,
Though h. may love In vain,
Bu'. 10y the gods. he Is a fool
Who. hIpleas, loves again.
And such TOOL am /
once more OF hopeless love sigh
sun, moon and stars, they laugh At me,
Aud laugh, too, and die.
Miss Lazarus also has given a transla-
ton of those famous lines. but not so ryth-
motc as arc Miss Wrirhts Another
dainty Helnc thought. one OF her new
Transitions as Yet unpublished, IS cx-
tremeiy Interesting
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Tho burning question now alyitating
London literary circles Is whether or not
Robert Louis Stevenson IN to have a NOM
orlal IN his native city OF Edinburgh. Lord
itoscbery Is an ardent advocate OF the
scheme but IL nercoly opposed TO Robert
Wallace, NJ r.. who writes; Stevenson
was not an criminal or stupcndoua genius.
hut he was undoubtedly a perfect siNhst.
| liui he did one true which no trlv Scots
man, ana Tor that matter no truc crl,ic.
eau oNoF forgive him. lie published and
| repubiiShoI a moan, phara-ticpl. gratuit-
GUS aud utterly Inaccurate attack ON the
memory aui character OF Nnrns. a man
worth a hundred OF him Mi Wallace
gocp stiil tLtthel and saYs Stevenson Was
/ essentially a midilo class prig the most
cCntrmpuhlo section of EXISTING humau-
! lily" Andrew lAnB has taken NJ tho
| NmdEels In SteN eus0n.s hohnlf