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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
MRS. SPOONER'S CLEVER IDEA.
Length to Which Her Dread of Bur
glars Carried Her.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Spooner went to
housekeeping a few weeks ago, in
love of a place on one of the prettiest
streets in the city. They were married
only last fall, and Fanny had never
had the cares of an establishment upon
her hands until she got into her own
home. But she took hold admirably, as
Eddie expressed it, and during the
first week did nothing worse than
burn one of her pretty fingers almost
to the bone, unless skinning her nose
against the pantry door is worth men
tionig. Freddie told her that those
were trif1eS which she would soon get
used to. He knew of a young married
woman once, who fell down stairs,
scalded herself Ivy upsetting the coffee
pot, and set fire to the kitchen during
her first weeks experience, and she had
lived through it until her husband sue
ceeded in finding a good boarding
place. He had no doubt that Fanny
would get alcng all right She thanked
him Tor his sympathy and encourage
ment, but wondered afterward if he had
smiled because he was ceasing to love
her.
Mrs. So Ooner's bette noir is the house
breaker. She never leaves home dur
ing the day or goes to bed at night
without first barring all the windows
and making sure that the doors are
locked. A few mornings ago she had
occasion to go out before the iceman
arrived. There were some things in
the ice chest that would spoil unless
the ice were put in before she returned,
and she was perplexed. She couldn't
leave the door unlocked, and the fee
man couldn't get in otherwise. Final
ly she was struck by a brilliant idea,
and, Selling a piece of cardboard, she
printed upon it in big letters this
legend:
''Iceman: You will find the key un-
der the mat. Be sure to put the ice in
the chest"
Then she went away, happy in the
consciousness of having cleverly over
come serious difficulty.
1t happened Eddie Spooner had to
return home that morning for letter
which he had forgotten, and, finding
the placard, he took it and had it
framed.
Fanny declares that until he de-
stroys the thing and ceases to tell peo-
pie about it she can never have the
old feeling for him again-Cleyeland
Leader
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
KILLING AFRICAN WIVES

An African chief explained the other
day to me that now the consul was
putting down the killing of wives and
slaves at funerals a chiefs life was
not worth five minutes purchase. be-
cause a dissatisfied wife or vindictive
slave would now put poison in his food,
a thing they were less inclined to do
when the danger Of being killed them
selves at the ensuing funeral was be-
fore their eyes. I was also told by a
welI-educated native Christian minis
ter from the Gold Coast that the gov
ernments were practically preserving
vermin IN preserving witches. 1t seems
the Gold Coast witch lives by sucking
the blood of young children. In old
days this was risky for the witch; now
that the governments say witchcraft is
a silly superstition, and you must not
go out and kill people because of it, the
WITCH feeling safe, blackmaiIs and ter
rorizes over anxious parents, threaten
ing to suck their children's blood unless
they are bought off. Every one says it
is all nonsense, but unless the witch
is bought off the child withers away
and dies; a case of poison again, per-
haps, but both these cases illustrate
the strange element of common sense
in apparently rank superstitious folly,
and save in the ineXplicable trick GER
tain tribes have of killing twin chill
dren, | have always found, in every Jul
jul superstition, this common-sense ele-
ment; whether it, or the superstition
mixed now with it, came first into the
negro mind, 1 canot say, but there it al
ways is, and [ am sure, even in the
twin case, it is there, and l hope some
day, in the Hinterland, to find it out
National Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
BICYCLE PRIVATE MARKS.
Secret Signs by Which Owners May
Identify Their Wheels.

A simple device for concealing a
private mark on ones wheel is sug-
gested by John D. Carroll, chief de-
tective of a wheelmen's insurance COM
pany. In the event of the loss of a
wheel the identification of such a
mark, known only to the rider, is indis-
putable proof of ownership, according
to the New York Journal.
Mr.. CarrolPs plan is that every owner
of a bicycle should have private
mark upon his wheel, but so concealed
that the closest scrutiny by one who
does not know it will fail to discover it.
Instead of a mark upon the saddle or
saddle-poSt, where a thief would nat
urally look for it, he suggests that a
portion of the enamel about one inch
square, be scraped from the frame of
the machine. After all trace of the
enamel has been removed, apply a
coating of grease and with a pointed
piece of steel, dipped in carbolic acid,
draw the initials or private mark
through the grease. The acid follows
the marking of the steel point, while
the grease keeps it from spreading.
After allowing the acid to eat into
the tubing the grease can be rubbed off
and the mark or initial shows as plain
ly as if cut into the steel framework.
One coat Of enamel will completely
hide all trace of the mark. Should
any question as to the ownership of the
wheel arise the owner could by simply
scratching off the enamel which COW
cred his mark at once prove his claim.
Mr.. Carroll says he has known cases
where wheels have been stolen from
owners by their most intimate friend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

bear her weight upon the wounded
limb, and had no difficulty in keeping
up with the train.
When the baEdages became displaced,
any one Of us could stop in the road
and without any assistance readjust
them, the mule standing patiently the
while. She finished the journey with
US, and no handsomer animal ever
journeyed across the plains. She was
never known to kick afterward, and
'Manda's Change of heart" became O.
stock pression.-Galveston News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
BATH FOR THE BABY.

Have the water warm, not hot, then
I! row il baby's bath satchet. This Is
a small flannel affair, containing a
mixture of bran, crushed CASTLE soap
OTIS Eowder and almond meal. It en-
ders the water soft and fragrant ana
impa1.S delicacy to the skin. Nov put
baby in. After a few minutes ablu-
tions deTosit him in large square Of
Turkish toweling, which is laid over
your lap. Wrap him closely in it, thus
shutting out all air. In this you can
rub anG cuddle him to your hearts con.
test till he is nearly dry. After IN,
folding, rub him briskly with a dry
toa Ell, powder, and dress him imme,li,
ateiy. There will be no danger of his
taking cold when bathed in this fash,
ion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
RISE UP.

Rise up, my soul, in spirit,
In earnestness arise,
And tear away these mockeries,
And reach into the skies.
Shake hands with all the planets,
Wink back to all the stars,
Bid Jupiter Good morning"
And cast a smile at Mars.
Cast off, l cry, the burdens
That bind thee, bobbling down;
Seek for the deepest knowledge,
Bend not to cheap renown.
Seek for the deepest secret
That natures heart can give;
She shields them all to workers.
For this, 0 mortal, live.
Fannie Fullerton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

The Italian agent at Sofia took a
walk with his dog one evening recent
ly and whistled for him. He was at
once arrested by the police, taken to
the station house, and detained for
nearly an hour, till he was able to
prove who he was. Bulgaria has had
to apologize for this. Almost at the
same time Spain was begging the par
don of the Russian legation at Madrid
for similar act Baron Wrangel, first
secretary of the legation, had strolled
out with an unmuzzled Iapdog in his
arms, when the police, to enforce the
city ordinance against unmuzzled dogs,
fell upon him and tore the dog away by
force, scratching and bruising the Sec
rotary.
Pennsylvania gold democrats are OBJ
posed to a third ticket
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
ONE ITEM WAS REMEMBERED.

He is like all boys, forgetful. John
ny has, perhaps, a greater faculty for
remembering to forget than the ordin-
airy boy, and that led him into trouble.
His employer told him that the next
time he forgot what he was told his
services would be dispensed with.
The cashier is a kindly fellow. He
told Johnny to make memorandum OF
each thing he had to do during the
day. That afternoon the cashier no
ticed a paper pinned above Johnny
desk. 1t read:
''Memo.-Leave at o'clock.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

write to Uncle Abe and in few days
mother got a telegram signed A. LIN
coln,' telling her l had been honorably
discharged. At that tine I was at Ell
mira, n. Y, helping pick up deserters.
and discharge was the last thing 1
was dreaming Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

How did you and mamma come to
get married, anyhow" asked Johnnie
Chaf1e of his father.
ASK your mamma. She knows more
about it than I do" was the reply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

Conjugal love is not preserved
family jars.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
A HUMAN ARROW.
49, Treps|s 49, +. x, R4EfeEnfftn4 ~ q

~ - 4r.es'' + - FL 1ssts:nfn NJ aa
:, Appete1 stasspaba 1in1odueed
new te;t h. y oos4f
. lofty perch, lies nat ON her 1aoe upon
Q smooth plank, With her test rest
ing against . velvet-covered block o6
wood attached to tho string Of . huge
c1oss-bow. . Thenshs stinens her body,
extends her hands in front Of her and
erica ready" A. catch 10 Spplled, tho
string OF the bow sings a. It cuts tho
air, and little A]ar il hurled. - rigid
% a steel bar, head hrst through . po-
per target at which she had been CARE
fully aimed, and sails through The air
in . graceful curve to tho other side
Of the big tent, where, just - she be-
gina to descend. she IL caught by an
other woman, who swings head down.
ward, hanging from trapeze, which
oscillates in such q manner that, Just
1t the right moment, it brings the
dangling woman within reach OF tho
flying girl, and just as the spectators
are wondering whether the little one il
going TO land and how badly she will
be hurt, they see her safely dropped
into q comfortable and inviting pair Of
arms.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
WOMAN K ] a AM. .HQ(l q n
70 PREV9str TuMDLEs. n

4 simple HUT EktatISs Device. for, the
Ohildfen's Bed.
When little folks graduate from the
crib. with its safe, close sides, and come
into the dignity Of sleeping in grown
up bed, there is apt to be many q
tumble upon the floor in the darkness,
particularly II the time be summer,
when the bed clothing cannot be
sucked in" closely. Little people are
apt to be restless at night, after q hard
days play, and in tossing about, it in
small wonder that they often fall out of
bed. The possibility of this catastrophe
has made unnumbered hosts of mothers
sleep with one eye open," ready to
spring up at the sound Of unwonted
stirring In the next room.
Such nervous apprehension il weary
ing and altogether unnecessary, for
there are number OF simple devices for
making the childrens' bed un-fall-out.
able, if may so express the idea One
of the best is shown in the accompany
ing illustration. A strip Of stout linen
denim or some other serviceable ma
terial is cut to the length of the bed,
and hemmed about the edges, having q
broad hem at the bottom, through
which to tack the strip to the inside of
the side pieces of the bed, if both sides
ire to be protected. If the bed can be
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
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Rasp.ns,ppis 9srnsdsIs siTaek asS
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RappinR ,ppEa QArmipzS;ls N.TaAk 3s%p
INT som3IknL M
Theresis . general imp essioo that it
is an easy enough matter to rip up
garment. Almost anybody can do 1t,
and it is an undertaking that requires
no special skill or care. Acting ON this
ieda, clothing is pulled, torn, cut with
knives, shipped with scissors and, final
", taken to pieces after this unprotita.
BILE fashion, and the operator comes and
declares that. everything is ready. A
dyer who handles q large quantity OF
black goods says that he long ago gave
up expecting anybody to rip garment
up as it should he done. If the seams
are ripped, they are full of threads;
sometimes there are buttons on; hooks
and eyes are not uncommon; the fronts
of them are stucksfull of pins of varions!
sorts, and Innings, faeings, braids and
the like remain, in whole or ip pieces,
just as the Individual who had charge OF
the disintegrating process happens to
leave them.
To rip up a garment properly there
should be no pulling, tearing or drag
ging apart. If one cannot take the end
of the thread and pull it out, the
stitches should be cut with sharp
knife. Very few persons can rip gar
ment with scissors without doing it
great harm; indeed, many find IT i'm
possible to cut stitches with anything
without making holes that render the
goods absolutely worthless for the one
who originally wore it. When tits done
the edges are so ragged that much
smaller pattern must be used. In pre-
pairing goods for the dyer or to be made
over, every stitch should be taken out.
It seems scarcely necessary to say that
fastenings, braid and hooks and eyes
must be removed, but this is imperative,
in view of the condition in which the
garments come to the dressmaker and
the dyer. Many dresses, capes and jack
cts are perfectly wearable after being
carefully ripper, brushed, sponged and
pressed. It is wonder that some one
does not set up an establishment for rip
ping clothes and putting them in order
for the dressmaker. The owner of them
frequently has not time to do them
properly, or is too careless and under
stands too little the requirements Ut
them to do it, had she all the time in the
world. Some semi-invalid in every Gem
munity might get tolerable living, OF
at least add to a limited income, by pre-
pairing garments for remodeling.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
Fig Pudding.

Cut up six ounces of figs, then mix
them with six ounces of good suet
previously we'll picked and freed from
skin. etc.,, three ounces of stoned
raisins or sultanas, two ounces of
candied peel, two ounces of sweet al
monds with two or three bitter ones)
and W. ounces of flour; mince it all
quite fine together, adding in by de-
grees six ounces fine dried bread
crumbs and the same Of moist sugar,
with a dash of spice and a pinch of
salt, and when it is all thoroughly
blended work in gradually three eggs
previously beaten up with half a gill
of milk, and the same of brandy or
rum (if preferred sherry or half sher-
~; half spirits may be substituted),
beating it all we'll together for a little
time. Then let it stand for IN hour
or SO before cooking. It will take from
five to six hours boiling or steam
ing. This makes decidedly rich pud-
di1g.-N. Y. Mercury.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
Remains Of a Roast Dinner.

Remains of q roast of lamb or mutton
can be served in variety of dainty
ways. For instance, cut the meat il
long, thin slices and heat them in a but
tered baking dish with wine, preferab bly,
sherry, and seasoning of salt, pepper
and little mustard. Serve very hot
with a garnish of fried tomatoes or of
mushrooms and a highly-seasoned to-
mato sauce. Or the slices may be we'll
heated and served with very rich white
sauce and fried croutons of bread thick
~ spread with anchovy butter. Cold
lamb chops are nice if trimmed, spread
thiclzly with puree of onions, dipped
in egg and bread crumbs and fried; then
garnished with parsley and served with
tomato sauce.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
4afS1eo:R!X'.1kl
THE TIME MIRANDA DIED.

That h Just like Simon Fogle. When the
talk was going round
Ard we'd ask If he remembered some once
famous sight or sound.
Oome great happening. death or wedding
or some mad election time,
or some family feud's quick flaming into
hate almost sublime:
Then he'd drop his gray head lower, seem
perhaps to see or hear
Something far before he'd answer: lit
must have been-the year"
nut he never quite remembered. tho We
had no doubt he tried.
And we all knew he was thinking OF the
year Miranda died.
rwauty years since that December; ana
the afte- years. no doubt.
Were q record lightly written. by one men,
ory blotted out
Kindly eyes then close forever. love ne
saw no reason for.
Iaet no place in recollection for the ma
tion's shock Of war.
Twenty years since that December. when
December came once more.
He had travelled back In fancy 10 tnat
happier time before.
We who fingered by his bedside MD our
faces as we cried:
VVau we knew that he was thinking twas
the day Miranda died.
Lewis W. Smith. in Golfers weekly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
How to Wear Your Handkerchief.

There is always q right and a wrong
way to carry ones handkerchief, as tt
do everything else. just now the only
proper way is to tuck the little square
of linen and lace in ones sleeve at tho
wrist, allowing it to fall and partially
conceal the hand, somewhat after the
manner of the pretty wrist founces on
the new sleeves. Do not commit so
marked breach of good form as to
tuck your handkerchief in at any part
of your bodice, but if you want to get
the full ornamental value from its
pretty border of point de venise or Irish
lace, no more effectual method could
be devised than this newest fashion.
The single consideration, however, that
it is a new idea is perhaps having most
weight with the majority Of women,
who are rapidly converting the faahion
into fad.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09

placed against wall, only the outer
side will require strip tackled to it.
In the upper corners of the strip sew
metal rings, and insert hooks in the
head-board and foot-board, as shown.
When the bed is made up in the morn
ing the strip can be folded in under tho
quilts, to be removed and hooked up into
place at night. With such device,
the mother can sleep in peace, quite GER
tain that the little folk will be found
in the morning where they were placed
at night-on the bed instead of under it,
where one mother whom know found
her restless little girl, some hours after
she had put her to sleep.-Country Cen
tleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09

the material in half and fasten up the
sides to the depth of ten inches. TURF
right side out and tack with firm
stitches the top of the macintosh bag
to the narrow hens of the linen bag
When the former is pushed down int
place in the latter you will have a four
inch frill standing up above the mack
intosh. This must be turned in at ths
ends and sewed up, leaving half an inch
open for a drawing string. Make t
casing by putting running from sid
to side at each of these openings and in.
sert two pieces of cord, one coming our
of each side, so as to form double
drawing.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
LUMINOUS coMPLExiON6.

Striking Effects in illumination Seen ut
Paris Afternoon Tea.
Electric lights are out of date at
Paris society functions, and gas, can
dies and lamps have likewise been
superseded. Phosphorescent furniture
is the latest fad, and formed an inter-
esting feature of a unique ''five o'clock
tea" which took place the other day
in the Rue de Longchamps, Paris. 1t
was not evident where the light came
from, but every object in the room
was luminous. The ceiling sparkled
as with diamonds. Chairs, carpet. pic
lures, flowers, teacups-au emitted
luminous rays. Nor were these fasci-
mating CLEANS limited to the room and
its furnishings, but the gowns of the
women were also brilliantly phosphor-
escent, while their compilations
cleaned like pearls flooded with moon
light.
As this idea threatens to become a
fad of no small proportions, it should
be known by women who long to emit
this spoonlike radiance that there is a
luminous face powder which is said to
fulfill its mission admirably. There is
also in the market luminous starch
with which the clever laundress can
give laces, muslins and all the dainty
articles of feminine attire perpetual
source OF. radiance. The idea of an in
visibly lighter room, it's atmosphere
charged with luminous rays, is very
taking one, though it may be ques-
toned whether phosphorescent COM
plexions and self-luminous linen collars
would be becoming to all types of wom-
en.-N. y. World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
PRETTY SPONGE BAG.

How to Make One Of These Useful Bath
Room Accessories.
Procure some thin waterproof sheet
ing. Cut piece nine inches wide By
half a yard long. Make this into bag
by folding it in half and stitching it
around the edges with liquid india rub
Der, sold for this purpose at any mack
intosh shop. Take a piece of linen, white
or colored. Cut off a piece nine inche,
wide by one yard. Trace or iron off ,
transfer spray on one side, and on thu
other, with. q pencil, write in bola
hand the words: Sponge Bag" Work
this all on in fourishing thread. Now
make q narrow hem at each end, fole
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09

The dawn found a deserted easel,
bearing a canvas with green inscrip-
ton, in the Hammerpond park, and
il found Hammerpond house in COM
motion. But if the dawn found Mr..
Teddy Watkins and the Aveling dia-
,nonds, it did not communicate tbs
information to the police.-H. G. WellsI
in 1.-THE Stolen Bacillus"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
Nobody SAFE.

The life insurance ageu: had been
talking steadily for only an hour or so,
when the victim, perceiving chance to
get q word N edgeways, remarked:
"Do you know you remind me of sud-
den death?"
''How SOP"
Nobody is safe from either of you. :"
Texas Sitter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
Good for Sore Throat.

Tincture of myrrh dropped into water
is an excellent wash for the mouth and
the throat. The proper proportions arc
ten drops of myrrh to glass of water.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
strawberries In london.

The price of Strawberries in London
is now three to eight shillings per
pound. !
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-15

Tho NEWS correspondent AZ Eureka
wrote 'T0m there ats IN. yesterday as
io.OUb 10 will Go noticed that be-
tttirH that hvo deaths occurred, but 1t
is 'o Geo hoped that this 10 Ru error, IN
that only the lhItg persons name !
ab v lot their lives
Tho tbIablo storm which occurred
nero lhIs afternoon, came without %
mgmuuP1 warning, Curfyiug uyrry-
thing before 10. There was tie great.
o.l excitement every where Ia the Town
ami luu streets of Eureka teumeI o. Up
turned into iEa, hgwIng streams. Malu
street WHu like "a river FIy0 pgopIo
atVu met LhoIr death through the Ter.
.Iu.g Storm, ono To- them u.iug MI.
John hulhIyHab who rushed into the
road i1 Nrta ltllu hoy who vs. being
nvgfIgW "r,l lF tHu FaFhlng .eru. 10
.lg,uar.iuMgltArl ipCmy dropped
down dead lilo uullgreY lum husr
IHuaF.. Tho uamla OF the uniortu.
ualyH who were drowned, us got are
IIku0Wu, Tho rlIm tore 40 % G
HIiH ui ,hu Union paclnc Hallway 40
10 they were a lot OF mtt1u boards, 40
Hl0 partly wrecked lho brldEo on thp
", i, between MhmmUth aud Eufeka.
LuIskA hiss Suffered terribly anu moth.
los but havoc ald destruction 10 0