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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
n SINGER.
An Illinois Young Woman Vocalist With
brilliant Prospects.

ISprinSilcid, ILL.,, Letter.
Miss Bessie O'Brien, who Is nov
studying music under the great Nine.
Mar.hesi at Paris. is progressing ad-
m!rably. In musical circles abroad this
| young lady is now regarded az a COM
ing star Of the first magnitude. She
speaks Of herself in a letter Of recent
date as follows: Last week, after 2
months vacation, | resumed my must
cal studies with Nine. Marchesi. My
voice is in excellent condition. and it,
improvement is more apparent now
than at any time previous. Since ] be
gan studying with Marchesl ! have
gone through some very difficult work.
the madame requiring her pupils to I'M
! derstand time perfectly and to de!in"
thoroughly the vocal sentiment and en-
preston Of selections. so that one mus
necessarily spend time and labor In
translatinG and acquiring the full sense
OF each study in progress" Miss
O'Brien's voice Is of wonderful quality
and of a compass little short OF three
octaves, from lower Il to high ID fiat,
Her tones are superb in quality and are
warmly sympathetic, and she has good
dramatic ability. She is a pretty girl.
with dark brown hair and dark blue
eyes. is very earnest and determined.
and, with all the applause that she has
received, Is modest and u~nassuming.
This youthful vocalist Is at the presont
time not quite Is years OF age, She
was horn in this city in October. 1873,
and is tra daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis O'Bricn, old and respected resi-
Tents OF the capital city. When but lc
wears OF age Miss O'Brien used to ac-
company her sister, who is organlst
at St. Agnes church in Springfield. 10
choir rehearsal, and, without the no
ticc Of anyone. the child sang with the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13

1t is n well known fact that nature
makes partial amends for the loss OF
one faculty by strengthening those
left to Us. The loss of sight is fol.
lowed by an extraordinary a~cuteness
of the sense of sound. There are
several blind men we'll known about
New York who thread tho crowded
sections OF Broadway with apparently
as much east as those VINO can see.
They go about fearlessiy, ignoring tho
dangers OF cable cars, trucks and
trolleys without even the assistance of
the traditional dog, trusting wholly in
tho sound of the staff on tho pave.
ment.
There is o cripple who haunts the
vicinity OF Seventy.first street and
First avenue, propelling himself on q
crude little board Oh wheels by means
of his hands. His withered limbs are
twisted up beneath him, useless from
birth. But his powerful arms tase tac
place OF both legs aud feet. tIe can
roll along through the crowded
thoroughfsres, across the streets, and
dodge the trucks and trans with
astonishing ce'erity and certainty. He
is known to the entire neighbornood,
and he is practically the boss of the
ward. People seem to nave mucn re.
spect for his judgment on their various
affairs, and he is consulted as often as
o Tammany leader. sometimes the
street urchins attemptto tako liberties
with him. They never do it twice.
He has a way of Suddenly hopping oil
his board on his hands, with a lean
like that of II kangaroo, and grabbing
a boy by the leg aud shaking all the
courage out of hun, which has earned
him the respect of the knowing ones.
He can whip a man o. twice his size
and weight. All he wants il to get his
enemy within reach, and it is done.
Being high strung and quick tempered,
his fighting qualities nave been fire.
quently tested. The young roughs of
the neighborhood are In deadly fear
OF these arms. There is not much
sympathy wasted on that cripple, O
may readily imagine.-New York
1 Herald,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
Too Strongly ~Epigrammatic.

"Epigrammatic sentences are inter.
esting, II there is such u thing as be.
ing too strongly epigrammatic," said
Il. +. B.rnetf, OF Louisville. at the
Shoreham. "l wa going into Louis.
vile from Memphis. On the train was
a white haired old lady, with whom
chance drew me into conversation.
We became quite friendly, and she
told me that she was going to visit her
son, whom II ma not seen for two or
three years. ne had written q few
weeks oe ore, asking ner TO visit him
at Louisville, naming a certain hotel.
She arranged her affairs rs quickly as
possible and went. At the depot she
was greatly disappointed not to meet
her son, aud l accompanied her to the
MOTEL, II ooing the one l Vas in the
habit or p~atrouizing. l took her to
the par or aud volunteered to tiud her
son. Tue clerk had not seeu him, but
gave me II letter for the laiy. As soon
rs u read the first line she tainted,
hnrriedly sent for u physician,
picking upthe letter. Tne irst para.
graph was: NV Dear Mother: L sm
now n the pen,tentiary.' I was
shocked, but read further. The next
para2rapn said: Il nave u goot posi-.
ton VITA toe contractors, aud it is i'm.
possio o TO get away. Come on to
FrankiorG. l have already rented a
mouse Tor us To ilve in 1t rook us
three hours tn br.ng the mother to
consciousness - Washington S.ar,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
WORDS or WISD

Tho most preposterous thing in life
is honesty in love.
In too many cases marriage is sir.
ply q polite serfdom.
Truth is n virtue, but n mighty aYh.
ward n in a horse trade.
Death is n sauce without which life
would DO barely ralatable.
Death is whip, and with fam ou'
persons it has n cracker on the end.
Death 10 20 swift that it overtakcs
everybody and yet so slow that anyone
can catch 1t.
When n woman is engaged Co be
married she thinks that life has Just
begun for her.
Life il an oyster that very often
turns out to be bad Just rs we get
ready to eat il.
Every girl of sixteen has contempt
for the patience old women have for
their husbands.
The Office never seeks tho man be.
cause it can't push its way through
the crowd of politicians.
Some men arc so mean that they
have to he dead n long while before
they arc well spoken o..
A girl always worries moro about
the lint on u mans coat before she
marries him than she does atterward.
When "A man is engaged to hc mar.
ried he spends most of his time won.
dcring If no hasn't made q big mis-.
take.
A monopoly is a good deal like a
bnbv. A man is opposed to il on gon.
cral principles until he has one OF his
own.
Some persons win q certain social
recognition by claiming to be tired OF
Strawberries whilo they arc yet high
priced.
Those who attain my excellence
COMMONLY spend life in one common
pursuit, for excellence is not gained
upon easier terms.
The political orator is rs Jealous of
q brass baud rs Il preacher ia Of n
splendid choir. II is a stnud.olf as 80
WIN" draws the most people. The
South. West.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13

you hear the quail? My boy. in a lev.
years III have finer shooting thar.
"'resford has got os his place"
A startled squawk OF the wild fo~.
broke the stiffness. A stamping OF
came In the woods told that n disturb
ing element was al hand. Through
he elegantly planned park came the
bid man, with a gun on his shoulder
md his DOES at his heels.
Where are you soing?" demanded
Mr.. COrbin.
Gong home" replied the old man,
aconically.
I'll see about that" said Corbjn.
\ lawyer was called IN. and the law
vas read: but the closest application
'ouid find no hindrance TO n mai in
reaching his W property. "A man is
'htitled to a %gangplank to his own
habitat" was the ultimatum; and they
'ould get no further.
That man still holds the property.
ne mas an idea his grandchildren will
sell for millions.
There is a well known story that
Levi y. Morton. with hts Jersey piEs
md his Alderney cows. would dearly
Ike To purchase n snug bit Of prop
erty that lies next to his; but the own
er holds on. for peculiar reasons. He
wants to be next the rose He Is =
politician OF local reputc, and tho privi-
lego of saying that he lives next 20
Morton is worth twenty votes to him.
When so lofty q reason restraints d
man, II Is a mean politician that woulG
seek to tempt.
At LonoX, upon one OF the lovely
hillsides heading UP 10 October Noun
tain, the Harry Whitney country place
there stands q little shanty with a cob
ble-stonc foundation. and Il single
sprawny tree growing alongside. Of
each side of it end great estates. Many
and many a time have the owners O,
he property on each side tried to buy
OF the old woman who OWNS It.: bur
she, poor thing. keeps a thin-sidod COW
and sells her milk to the neighbors and
holds on. At first she wanted ) 1000.
now she refuses So, 000. But she Is old.
and cannot live forever. Then her lit
tle place will b. bought cheap from
'4Ni aOh' WIZ NiH'N h'l W sell.
Such are a few of the tales az pleu
who. having great estates. want ons
little spot besides: and such is the tall
OF mans cupidity that these wnerS.
poor and suffering for necessities, bear
their poverty and hdriahips, sure tina;
n gold mine Will open at their feet ii
can only wait long enough FOR 1t.
ALBERT CAMERON.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13

choir. Later at home she would sing
this difficult classical music with the
feeling and expression of an older per
son and with a dramatic force which
quite aston!shed her friends. She soon
became a regular Tember OF the choir,
ana two years later was its principal
solOist, Miss O'Brien made her first
great impression when she sang a sole
in st. Jarlath's church in Chicago
about eighteen months ago, on which
occasion she surprised those who were
fortunate enough to hear her by tn.
great power and beauty OF her voice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13

In one beautiful! Park. SO largo did he
plan II that, out driving. he could drive
ten miles straight ahead without 60
ing off his own estates.
In getting so vast II piece Of prop
Prty together many a stream had TO be
crossed, many mountains climbed,
and much surveying done. Acres upon
acres were added. as Mr.. Rockefeller
found new outlying pieces of property
that pleased him. At length. driving
over his lands, he found himself in pos.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13

cycles ana their respective merits, IN
spite ct the shroudod intelligence con
corning both the subject anu the Eng.
l,sh language ~ displayed by two.
thirds of the party. But untortun.
atelY the eyes tnut accompanies the
req, rcd nosc wandered toward tho
Young matron and discovered several
yninoblc rings on her small, bare
hands.
"ill take those purity rings, lady,
don't get scared, but Just hand 'em
over, quiet like and wo'il be movin'
on"
Thc city guest turned sharply
around ut that. For in IN instant she
hoped that the other nan would inter.
ierc and nobly dissuade his friend
from his purpose. But lie only
winkod at her cordially and said to the
other:
ITS too risky, amt it, Tobcf"
Tobs's only reply was to thrust into
his pocket the glit,criug things which
tho young mntron had, with trem.
bling relief. drawn from her fingers
ana given him; the next moment they
were bath striding OF through the
wood.
Again that sense OF adventure stimu.
lated the city guest with a desire to
1--we up to the OCCASION.
"fou mustn't lose your rings that
way; get up aud ride rs last as YOU
can Dac6 to Highland PARK and tell
everybody about it, aud I'll go ON to
Glencoe and do the same"
Her directions were somewhat
vague, but there was nothing for the
.S"ung matron to do but obey them,
Tor a;fen,f. She city guest had reached
the top OF the little hill.
jus then the young matron saw the
mar wno bad been telephoned to come
ont and ride to town with them com.
ing up on his wheel rapidly. His bi.
cycle stockings were OF such brilliant
ana remarkable design that she rec.
oeni2ed him Immediately. When they
we're still some distance apart she be.
gan her story at the worry top of her
voice.
Don't get off," she shouted warn.
ingly; "there's no time to lose!"
he was Interested at once, and he
was angrily excited when she had
finished.
I'm going tho wrong way" he said /;
III go back and moi let the beasts
get away while you go on and get
some other fellow to neip," and he
was tearing swiftly along ov r the road
they had just come. while she, in her
turn, did rs she was directed.
just before reaching tho woods
where the encounter had taken place
the young man turned oil on n disused
wagon track skirting the south side OF
the timber. just where the road
ceased TO become a road Mt IL grassy
meadow a man with "a stubby chin
and n bright handkerchief knotted be-.
low 1t stepped ont from among tho
trees.
"We seen her meet Won an here's
the stun that belongs to the lady. |
Old lobe 1t was too all.tiery risky,
an he guesSes it is hissolf. so long,
mister, and he ran rapidly into the
thick underbrush and disappeared.
Dinner at the Saddle and Cycle
Clno was n success, nevertheless. The
young natron recovered sufficiently
to ENJOY the evening. but she abso.
iutelv refused to Join IN the toast pro.
posed by the city guest: $40 the
Gent With the Bsndana handkerchief
Washington Pathfinder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
Mummy Manufacture.

A method of mummifying tho dead
by absorption OF humidity aud gases
after the cody Is placed in the cotin
mas oeen devised by an Italian named
Vercelloni. Inc oody seems 30 oe
preserved AS If in life. except that the
color is the yellowish copper tint
peculiar to Egyptian mumwiss
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
Photographs in Watches.

The new watch is to have u phono.
graph cylinder hidden away, aud ut
the nour aud ut each quarter of an
hour a tlny voice will be heard giving
you the exact time. You will Simply
tonch . spring. hold the watch to your
ear. and the little fairy on the inside
will whisper the hour.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
Two WOMEN ON WHEELS.

rs n perfect day for a
ride" SAID the young
matron as she poured
her husbands coffee ut
breakfast, ''dnd If you
cane stay ut home from
business I'm going to
telephone III for some
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
London and the Greater New York

A recent census makes The population
of the administrative district of Lon
don, 4,421 ,492 and OF the suburban belt
OF the metropolis l,756,421, making 8
total of 6,l77,9l3. The population OF
Greater New York Is estimated at about
800, 900; its area is 359 81 square
miles. The nearly twice as many In
habitants OF Greater London are spread
out over 6SS La miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-13
THEY DEFY CROESUS.
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WON'T
SELL AT ANY PRICE.
some Famous Cottages -. Occupants
Pleased to- Have Millionaire for Neigh
bors George Vanderbilt ard Othcr Men
OF Wealth Mako Offers In vain.
Special Letter.

HEN John y.
Rockefeller bought
those miles around
T~arrytown, placing
his titles over the
country that runs
along the most pic
turcsque part Of
the Hudson. he
planned placing n
fence around it all
and ~inclosing all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
NOTICE TO CLERGNMEI
Condition of Trade.

The foreign and financial messages Of
the President were followed by violent
reaction in the stock market last Satur-
day, with grave fears Of monetary
trouble. Stocks fell to the lowest
average of prices since March 9th, and
with many active stocks dropping 10
points or more in two days, it was
creditable that failures were few and
unimportant The Clearing House
authorized issues of loan certificates,
and the same course was taken at other
cities The decision Of Congress to
mature financial measures Immediately,
the report Of another issue of bonds,
and more pacific foreign news, caused a
recovery almost as sharp as the decline,
SO that by Thursday night the average
of prices was higher than it had been
at the close last Friday night, though
s., 100000 gold was shipped, but a
gradual decline came on Friday. The
revenue bill passed by the House on
Thursday would. increase the revenue
about $40, 600, 000.-Dun's Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
His Heart on the Wrong Side.

John Martel, a young man 20 years
old, in robust health, WHO resides on
French island, has been declared by
physicians to have his heart on the
right instead of the left side of his body.
He has known from childhood that
such was the case, he says, but when he
has told his parents that his heart was
on the right side they have laughed at
him. Dr. Frank Weston of Onalaska
was the first physician to discover this
singular freak of nature, and in COM
pany with Dr.. George Powell made an
examination which completely con-
firmed his diagnosis.
The doctors found that Marteis
heart occupies the same position on the
right side that it should, had he been
normally constructed, have occupied on
the left side; that the apex is turned to
the right instead of the left and that
the right ventricle is in the front
instead of the back; the pulsation, too,
is under the right nipple. The trans
position continues through the several
parts and the aorta, the great blood
conduit, extends from the right to the
left side.-Sentinel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
77lkzzEs.zZf VIE
pLAiNFIELD.

L. Starks arrived here Saturday to
spend New Years at home.
Capt. John Lewis of Montello was
the guest of bis daughter Mrs. L. W.
Chapman over Sunday.
The Misses .Addie and Ada Skeels, Of
Centralia, arrived on Saturday to spend
New Years with their sister, Mrs. Ed.
McIntire at Bancroft.
John Aber and family drove over to
Buena Vista and spent Christmas with
w. d. Worden and family.
Mrs. Dwight Barker arrived home
last Friday from her visit at Hubbard
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Bovee and little
son Lloyd were arrivals on Saturday
mornings train from Grand Rapids.
They report very pleasant time.
S. c. Waterman, town clerk, was
married to Mrs. Maggie Bean at the
brides home at Wautoma on Christmas
day. They will reside here.
The Masonic installation of officers
was held Friday evening, which was
followed by a banquet given by the
Lodge and a fine time is reported.
Mrs. G. a. Coon, mother of ex-post-
master Ira |. Coon and of Mrs. J.
Perrlne Of this village died Saturday,
Dec. %, 1895, from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis which she received
over year ago. She failed gradually
ever since, and at the time Of her
death was 70 years old. Deceased was
one of the pioneer residents of Wau-
shara county having been in the hotel
business between % and 30 years at
Wautoma and Plainfeld. The remains
were taken to -Wautoma for burial
Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
Late Literary News.

No one ever thought of introducing
so expensive a feature as photographic
color work in the days when the lead
ing magazines sold for $500 a year and
80 cents a copy. But times change.
and the magazines change with them.
1t has remained for The Cosmopolitan,
sold at one dollar year, to put in an
extensive photographic plant capable of
printing 100000 pages per day Zone
color.) The January issue presents as
a frontispiece water-color drawing by
Eric Pape, illustrating the last story by
Robert Louis Stevenson, which has
probably never been excelled even in
the pages of the finest dollar French
periodicals. The cover of The Cosmo-
politan is also changed, drawing of
page length by the famous Paris artist
Rossi, in photographic colors on white
paper takes the place of the MANILA
back with its red stripe Hereafter the
cover is to be fresh surprise each
month
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
OUR ABILITY.

To be of the greatest service to you,
depends to some extent on your cOnferr-
ing with us. Our Line runs practically
through the center of the State, and we
desire to aid III improving the business
of the community. at the same time
benefitting our Road.
If those who read this will see what
our freight and passenger facilities are,
they will be sure to make more use Of
our Lines. Our passenger trains are
run to accommodate the travel, and our
fF9g6t nt trains aims ~ are not 10 n s6-
f %Pt hs a5 iRg ;S an Rf IN ra P5Sl
Y 81: i %5sr 81
kinds Pine, Hemlock, Birch, Eastwood,
Maple, Oak, etc. Tan-Bark, together
with Granite and Lime Stone Quarries,
Clay Beds for Brick, and our unlimited
supply Of Iron Ore, with general proxi-
nifty to markets, these facts should be
of interest to all intending to locate
manufactures.
Correspondence is solicited from all
who want to do business with US.
w. H. kILLEN, c.. L. WELLINGTON.
Industrial Commis'r Traffic Mgr.
H. F. WHITCoMB,
General Manager.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
SPRING GREEK.

MARRIED-Mr. r. NJ. Beeston of
Spring Greek TO Miss Rose Phippen Of
Madison, at Kaukauna, December Is,
1895. Mr. Beeston is employed rs book
keeper at Durand Wis, where they
make it their home.
Our Christmas tree was not we'll
attended owing to the rainy weather
but those present had an enjoyable
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Skinner and
daughter, Of Chippewa Fails; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Beeston, of Coloma, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Beeston, of Durand; and
Miss Sue Beeston, Of NekOOsa; visited
their parents and sisters here last week
making a complete family reunion.
Harry Hayes left for the pinery this
week.
Mr. S. C. Horton OF Milwaukee and
Mr. Walter Horton and two sisters Of
Stevens Point visited with their brother
the last Of the week.
The school in the Ely District is
enjoying weeks vacation.
The Epworth League elected new
officers last Saturday evening. The
work is progressing finely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
WISCONSIN PATENTS.

The following patents, granted this
week to Wisconsin inventors, are re-
ported expressly for the Reporter, by
H. G. Underwood, Solicitor of Patents,
107 Wisconsin St. Nilwaukee:
\. P. Boardman, Watertown, Polish
ing machine;J. H. Edward, Whitewater,
Mower, Harvester; J. c. Flint, MilUau-
kee, Refrigator; c. Fortier, Milwaukee,
Automatic temperature regulating
apparatus; E. Lippltt, Lacrosse,
Button-making machine; f. MacKinnon,
Centralia, sectional-vehicle-hub; Otto
Messershmitt, Milwaukee, Picture cabi-
net; W Nehls, Benton, Milk can pro-
tectcr; ]. Randall and \. kibbe, New
Richmond. poison and fertilizer
distributor; j. Ruske, Milwaukee,
Device for opening or closing doors of
wells; Pneumatic cushion for sliding
doors; c. NJ. Stafford, Milwaukee,
Vessels for Liquids; G. r. Zeirfuss,
Milwaukee, Ironing table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-02
Borrow No Trouble.

There are two notices which. iad l
the power, | would like TO impress upon
every woman in this nation The one
that | wodld like to frame in gold and
harg where everyone would see it in
the morning when she first opens her
eyes is the old saying sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof and the
other which l would fain engrave upon
her heart, is bound up of these lines:
Build little fence of trust around today,
Fill it with loving deeds and therein stay;
Look not through the sheltering bars upon
tomorrow,
sorrow,
Oh, If every American woman would
learn those words, believe them and
live up to them,
Are you nervous? Are you becoming
old, wrinkled and fretful before Your
time? Take TO heart these lessons,
they will do YOU more good than all the
medicine ever invented. Don't rush
through life hurried and worried, you
can't do any more than you can, and
you will accomplish more and feel
better if you will take your time and
keep cool. DO the duty that lies
nearestn' if you will first remember
that it will simplify mattersa great deal,
and if several lie together and press
against You and clamor to be done.
don work yourself up into Il nervous
fever by endeavoring to do every thing
at once; attend to the most important
task and let something go. There will
be work to do when the grass is grow
ing over your grave.