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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

be sadly inconvenience unless the
date were definitely set months ahead
and all the arrangements carefully
planned beforehand. But in the
household of Cornelius Vanderbilt it
is a different matter. Mrs. Vanderbilt
could decide one evening to give a
great ball the following night, and
everything would be as grand and as
elaborate as weeks of ordinary prepar-
alton could make it. This is due sim
ply to the power of money.
At E'The Breakers" there is always on
! hand a staff of house servants number
ing forty, each one Of them well drilled
and capable. Then there are great
| Conservatives at hand, from which
| supplies could be drawn to fill any
| breaks made by the florist. The Van
| derbilt chef and his assistants could
with the aid of a caterer and his STAFF
| turn out delicacies enough to tickle tht
| palates of thousand. No ornamental
| ton is needed to improve the interior
! of "The Breakers Anything added
! to it's magnificent rooms would only
serve TO conceal something Of greater
| beauty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

And you knew that was hard up
and did not like to ask me for it, in
corrupted Lord Marlborough, a slight
flush stealing into his wan face.
Thank you, Groves. Now, tell me,
have you paid any other account in
that manner"
/ Certainly not, my lord" was the
prompt reply. Il should not have
taken the liberty in that case, but the
man happened to be a connection OF
my own"
How much was the livery, Groves?'
Nine guineas, my lord
Lord Marlborough counted out ten
soyereigns from the little pile before
him, and held them out to Groves with
a letter.
E'You will find your wages in that
letter, Groves, and trife over-aIso
testimonial. | am sorry to have to
have to part with you, but under the
circumstances it is quite unavoidable
You have been an excellent servant.
Groves. Shake hands
The man bowed low over the white,
shapely hand which Lord Marlborough
held out to him. His voice seemed a
trife husky.
IF your lordship would permit me
to accompany you l should be at no
expense whatever" he said. Il have
some money and l need a change"
Lord Marlborough looked away for a
moment.
This was the man whom he had
looked upon and heard quoted as the
typical "fn de steele" type of the hui
man automatom-grav dignifed and
precise, without feelings and without
sensibility. The words of a modern
French writer flashed across his mind
1T is only when one is about to
leave the world that one begins to
appreciate it's goodness"
Il thank you, Groves" he said. THE
nature of my journey would make
such an arrangement as you propose
quite out of the question. Go and do
those errands and come and see
whether | am in when you return
The man bowed and withdrew, clos
ing the door after him. Lord Harbor-
Ough was alone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

The superior court judges Of Georgia
are paid $4,000 a year, while few law
yers who practice before them fail 20
make more than that, anG many enjoy
return ten times larger and over.
There is call from some Of the news
papers to have the justices put on a
more liberal allowance.
/ 1t is announced that another addition
has just been made to the many cur
ious state monopolies in France. The
liquid resulting from the washing and
soaking of tobacco leaves. which is
used by farmers and h6rticulturists as
an insectfcide, is now sold in sealed
casks by the government tobacconists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13
SCOLDING WOMEN.
Formerly a Greater Pest in England
Than at the Present Day.

Formerly the common scold"-the
woman who made her neighbors' lives
intolerable with her raging temper, her
bitter tongue, her ISLANDERS and calum-
nies-was found everywhere. Laws
were passed recognizing her as one
kind of criminal. There were two
forms of punishment by which she
was depressed or deferred, or cowed in
to gentleness, viz, the cuckfng-stool
and the Drank. The ducking-stool as
sumed various shapes, but it generally
consisted of a chair on one end of a
beam, which rested on a bar, so as to
make see-saw. Sometimes the
chair was hung from the beam by
chain. The culprit being tied on the
chair, the other end of the beam went
up and the chair went down into the
water, sousing the woman completely.
They did this three times, after which
they let her go.
Such stools belonged to nearly every
parish; like the stocks and the pillory
they formed part of the furniture of
justice. For instance, about London.
y,
they ducked the wives of the players.
There was one at Radcliffe, one at
observation-disclosures, and there was
one which stood till the beginning OF
this century beside the great pond or
reservoir of the Green Park.
Apparently the chair and the cold
bath did not completely destroy the fe
male tendency to scold for if was
Iound necessary to invent another pun
lshment, which was exten 3ively adOpt-
ed, although not authorized by the law
This was the Drank" or "scold's bri-
ole" which consisted of a small cage
formed by iron hoops to fit the head
with piece of iron which pressed the
tongue and formed the gag. Tins
adorned, the scold was either led ar
carried ABOUT the town for all the world
10 see. Sometimes she was rlaced on y
nigh scaHOid. The Drank was usnd in
some places down to the beginning or
the century. Its disuse, its disappear-
ance, the universal oblivion of the MN
lShment, make one incline to the he
lei that the ScOld has also disapDeared
- NN@OhA ~ 1AOL Tie case. ne
disease or infirInity of scolding still ex-
ISIS, put IN much milder form The
mlldness Of the modern form is mainly
que TO the i'm proved conditions of life
Two hundred years ago the village
household was insuffiCientIy fed tho
quality as well as the quantity of the
1000 was bad, work was hard. men
were rough, husbands beat their wives
habltually; in cold weather thew were
thlnIy clad; in hot weather their
cIothes were too thick If there was
any indulgence possible, it took The
form of beer. Tea did not exist. Chill
dren, hungry and cold, cried all day
and all night; everything combined to
! exasperate woman. What wonder if,
from time to time, she lost control of
herself and became copiousIy eloquent
over her wrongs? Things have greatly
improved. The husband no longer-or
very seldom-beats his wife; the food
has become cheap; wages have gone up:
Injuries. formerly unattainabie, have
become necessaries; the scold is dying
out Of the land, because there is so lit
tie left to scold abOut.-Philadelph
Public Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

The Hotel Cecil is magnificent adj
dition to the splendors of London. It
is said to be larger than any other hotel
in Europe, and to yield in size to only
one or two in the United States. But
it is less by its 1000 rooms that the
Hotel Cecil commands admiration ti1an
by the srleEdor and good taste of its
architecture and internal decorations.
It is an interesting fact, and one
showing how little have been the sur
face changes wrought in agricultural
Wales, that well-defiIed Roman road
exists to this day in the very heart of
Llandrindod. and with a few breaks
can be traced to the outskirts of Magos.
a couple of miles away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

Mashpee has long been a famous
town Of Massachusetts, because all its
legal voters have been reported to be
of Indian descent, but as there are
about sixty upon the voting list his
probably is not true. But large pro-
portion of the inhabitants are Of In.
dian descent, and the town has prob
ably the oldest squaw in New England,
there being an Indian woman there Sc
years Of age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

The Metropolitan Traction company
Of New York has made tests with six
cars equipped with compressed ali
motors If the tests prove that the
motor can do the work Of the cable
hey will be used on all the company's
mes The motor used is the Hoadl5v.
Knight system. 1t is said that it H.
successfully passed several rigid tests
and the officials in charge Of its intro
6uctioE in New York believe that tne
days OF the cable are numbered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13
CHAPTER VI.

The early sunlight stole in through
a Slight opening in the heavy curtains,
and commenced to play strange antics
upon the floor and on the furniture Of
one of Lord Harborough's suite of
rooms in st. James Presently it
reached the heavy oak writing table
glanced upon a pile of papers and a lit
tie heap of gold and finally smote the
closed eyes of Lord Marlborough MIN
self, who sat there with his head
dropped upon his folded arms.
He woke with start and looked
wildly around him for a moment. Then
he remembered what had happened,
He had come III about midnight and
bad commenced sorting these bills He
must have fallen asleep.
He got up AMI threw back the Rcur-
tains 1t was a bright clear morning
and the sunlight came streaming into
the room. For a brief while he stood
there looking half wistfully, half sadly
out into the broad, handsome street
Then he turned away with a sigh and
rung the bell.
A man servant answered it almost
Immediately Lord Marlborough was
sitting at his desk addressing an en-
velope, but he glanced up as the man
entered.
Groves" he said, quietly, l want you
to go round to the stables and tell Car
yer that he must put the clothing on
the horses and take them round to Mr.
Leadbetter sometime today. I have
sold them"
'All of them, my lord?"
Yes, Groves, all of them When he
has done that he must make arrange
ments with Poultney and Adams to
fetch the carriages | have sold them
too You will give Carver this letter.
1t contains both the mems wages and
a f20 note between them. l shall not
require either of them after today.
You can tell Carver that in case
should be out of England-I am going
away-when he wants it, [ have en-
closed a testimonial for him
Very good, sir"
Lord Marlborough hcsitated for a mo
ment. Then ne took handful of let
tiers from the table.
I want you to go round with these
Groves, and get receipts. The fact il
i am going away-for some time, ant
| can't square off everybody, as
should like | have gone through m,
accounts, however,and have selecte,
those whom | thought the poorest TO
immediate payment There are onl
one or two left over. and they mus
wait Now the only question is whetE
er I have omitted any one. Do you re
member any account l owe which ough
to be paid?"
mo, my lord. Groves answered
sturdily. Il shouldn't pay any of 'en
if you'll pardon my taking the libert
of saying so, my lord. Let EN- wal
You'regoing to travel; we shall wal
the money ourselves, my lord. Thel
isn't one of EN- as wouldn't be WILLING
You're going to travel; we shall wal
the same people and paid 'em punctna
and there's not one of them that hahn
made more money out of you than yC
owe them now,
That isn't quite the way to look
it. Groves, his master answered. #
the by. you asked me permission
have your last livery made at a Sms
tailor's-a distant connection of YOU
| think. He must certainly bepai
Do you know how much it was?"
Groves looked as nearly embe
raised as a perfectly trained serva
could
4 hope your lordship will pardon
liberty. but | paid him myself about
week ago He seemed to be wanti
themoney and"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

Thought has been photographed by
Dr.. Baraduc, a Roumanian; at lea st thai
is what he tells the Paris Academic de
Medicine, backing up his assertion by
many photographs. These are sail to
be rather cloudy though a few are dis
tinct, representing persons and things
lie method employed is for the person
whose thought is to be photographed To
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13

Newport, r. L, Aug. 9.-When q
young lady with a hundred million dol
lar papa marries a young man with a
sixty million father, it means a we'd
Such a wedding will take place Aug
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13
MILLIONS TO MARRY
THE VANDERBILT MAR
RAGE TO COME SOON.
GRANDEURTO RULE THE DAY

Illness of Cornelius Vanderbilt Delays
the Arrangements at The Break
eTs," His Newport Palace-The
Brides Trosseau Entirely American
Beautiful Home to Be Given.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
A MESSAGE FROM THE GALE.
Listening on the Ice F1oe to the Roar o
the Coming Storm.

Listening on the Ice F1oe to the Roar OF
the Coming Storm.
When the swell is heavy in the ice
pack, it is often very difficult to ascer-
tain from which direction it comes, and
just as difficult as it is, just so impor-
tant may it be that it should be found
out rightly, as the safety of the ship
might wholly depend upon correct judg-
ment as to this. When the huge ice
masses begin to move and screw and
press on the sides of the vessel, rising
and falling in heavy swell, then there
is only one escape-namely, to work the
vessel into the fields away from the side
from which the gale blows. A mistake
as to the direction of the running swell
has cften proved fatal, and the mistake
is easily made.
An old arctic sealer told me how in
hours of dread in the arctic icepack he
had laid his ear down to the ice foe and
listened to the roar of the coming swell
that terrible message from the furious
gale-and how he thus had discovered
whence the gale was pressing and had
been able to save the ship from destruc-
tion. I tried his method and found that
it worked admirably. What is we'll
worth noticing is that open water nearly
always is to be found in the ice pack on
one side of icebergs. The icebergs that
We met were generally in motion, car
ried onward by the ruling current. Of
ten they ran forward in the icefelds at
speed of several knots, piling up the
huge foes before their cold, glittering
bows, but behind them they left an open
sheet of water large enough for any ship.
Now, there would of course be many
dangers for vessel tugged along in the
ice pack by such floating monster, but
believe nevertheless that this method
might be instrumental in saving a ves-
sci from being crushed when the iceield
is moving heavily.-C. E. Borchgrevink
in Century.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
General Harrison Explains How 1t Wa
Made by the People.

General Harrison Explains How 1t Was
Made by the People.
Ex-President Harrisons s paper in The
Ladies' Home Journal of "This Coun-
try of Ours series treats comprehen-
sively of the constitution and it's appli-
cation and operation, defining the in
strument, its scope and limitations
clearly "The word constitution, he
writes, tas used among us implies a
written instrument, but in England it
is used to describe governmental sys-
tenn or organization made up of charters
as the Magma Charta-the general
acts of parliament and body of long
established legal usages or customs.
These are not compiled in any single in
strument as with US, but are to be
sought in many places.
"The common American usage in
making state constitution is to elect
by popular vote delegates to a conven-
tion, whose duty it is to prepare plan
of government. When the delegates
have agreed and have properly certified
the instrument, it is submitted to di-
rect vote of the people, and each voter
casts ballot For the constitution or
Against the constitution. If majority
vote for the constitution, it then be-
comes the paramount law of the state.
The legislature does not make the con-
stitution; the constitution makes the
legislature. The American idea is that
constitutions proceed from the people in
the exercise of their natural right of self
government and can only be amended
or superseded by the people. Whatever
one legislature or congress enacts the
next one may repeal, but neither can re-
peal or infringe a constitutional provi
sion.
'The delegates to the convention that
framed the constitution of the United
States were not, however, chosen by a
popular vote in the states, but by the
legislatures. Nor was the question of
the adoption of the constitution submit
ted in the states to direct popular
vote. y There have been 15 amend
ments to the constitution adopted. Ten
of these were proposed to the legisla
lures of the states by the First congress
and ratified. The other five amendments
have in like manner been submitted by
congress to the state legislatures for rat
ification, conventions in the states not
having been used in any case. 1t will be
noticed also that the vote upon the
adoption of the constitution and upon
amendments thereto is by states, each
state, without regard to its population,
having one vote. But while these provi
sions make the popular control less di-
rect than is usual in the states and nec-
essarily recognize the states in the proc
ess of making and amending the consti-
tuition, the idea that constitutions pro-
ceed from the people is not lost"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
Resources of Journalism.

''I've got to have something to fill
out this column with, p" said the foreman
of the Spiketown Blizzard, poking his
head into the editorial sanctum. "That' Is
all there is about it. I've run in all the
dead ads and all the catch lines and
slugged everything out till there ism t
even piece of wood reglet left in the
Office, and I'm short yet half dozen
lines or more"
Whereupon Editor Clugston sat down
and wrote as follows: lowing to the
crowded state of our columns this week
we are compelled to omit several inter
esting communications now standing
in type. Friends will please bear with
US. Advertisers must be accommodated.
Until the pressure on our columns has
eased up correspondents will please
write briefly and confne themselves to
simple statements of fact. "-Chicago
Tribune,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE.
A Burglar Conferred a Favor by Openin
q Safe.

A Burglar Conferred Favor by Opening
Safe.
The proprietor of large store on
High street went to his place of busi-
ness at an unusually early hour the 9TH
er morning. In fact, the sun had not yet
risen when he turned the key in the
door. On entering he was surprised to
find a man trying to open the door Of
his safe.
He stood and watched him for some
time, apparently deeply interested in the
proceedings, when finally the burglar
swung open the door Of the safe with a
delighted chuckle, but happening to
turn he saw that he was discovered and
became very much alarmed. He jumped
up and was about to make his escape
through back window when the mer-
chant called to him:
"Don't be in a hurry, my friend.
Come back and sit down awhile and
smoke cigar while I straighten things
fast with me. You have done me great
favor
"Why, how's that?'' asked the bur-
glar in great surprise.
"Well, you see, had the combination
of the safe on a bit of paper, and last
night accidentally locked it in the safe
and forgot how to W ork it. I spent most
of the night trying to get the thing open
and came in early this morning to have
another try at it. WEST Medford
(Mass. Windmill
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
WHAT BECOMES OF OLD wHEELsf
Once True and Stanch Friends Now Gone
to Pieces.

Have you ever wondered what has
become of the thousands of old solid
tire wheels that were in such universal
use before pneumatics revolutionized
things? A reporter put the question to a
dealer the other day.
ga few were converted into pneu-
matics and cushions and are still on the
streets,' he said, "and some were taken
by the dealers as part payment on new
machines, and are still slowed away in
their shops. there being no sale for solid
tires. The secondhand dealers and re-
pairers bought great many of them up,
dissected them, SO to speak, and are now
utilizing the parts in repair work. The
balls, hubs, spokes, axles, bolts and nuts
are all useful, and at the last the old
frames and rims can be broken up and
sold as scrap iron.
''Some have gore to the country, and
Josh Hayseed may be seen complacently
pedaling down to the mill for bag OF
corn. Machinists use them for making
models, occasionally pushcart will be
seen mounted on two rusty old wheels,
and even the boys on the street take the
SIndll Wu66tS IOr lIl0 uudkluS VI 0ApIcSS
wagons. And the balance, 1 suppose,
you'll find slowed away in the cellars
and wood sheds of their possessors. Once
true and stanch friends. they are now Of
no use in the world. Abandoned to cob
webs and ashes, with no company but
rats and mice, they dream away their
few remaining days. Once again they
stand in full suit of glittering nickel,
admired, caressed and praised by all be-
holders. Again they are on the road,
bearing their masters in safety down
long rough hills and through sand and
mud. Once again they see the smooth,
hard track respond to the efforts of the
riders as they throw every ounce of eff
fort into the last sprint, and hear the
shouts of the excited crowds as they
whiz across the tape. Abandoned and
alone, eating out their hearts with rust,
they gradually drop to pieces. too proud
of their vanished prestige to give one
thought of envy to the modern pneu-
matte. ''-Washington Star.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30

In states and territories where snow and
ice last all the long winters through, where
men are much exposed and suffer much
from cold, it is a wonder they do not pro-
vide better against some of the conse.
quences. In some lumber camps, chop
pers stand all day in knee-deep snow with
half frozen feet. The feet are much more
tender than the hands from being covered
up all the time. Men are often lame all sum-
mer from the frost bites of the previous
winter. Why it is SO, is simply because
they do not know that st. Jacobs Oil will
cure frost bite in night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
For Wheelmen.

A certain lawyers face was puzzle
the other day as he pored over pam
phlet. Finally he broke out with:
''What the deuce they call this The
Law Bulletin for can't see -
His companion shouted with laughter.
'tIt's The L. A. W. Bulletin, you
jay l'' he cried, and then he chortled in
his glee. Gazette.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30
HOw's THIs9

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cule.
f. J. CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fn-
ancially able to Garry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx,
Whole. ale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30

Judge-But what is your opinion as
to the animus of the prisoner?
Witness-The what, your honor?
Judge-Animus-a Latin word sig
nifying mind-that is to say, what was
his intention or temper or spirit?
Witness--Animus and mind, then,
are the same thing? I don't think he
ever had any. your honor.-Boston
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