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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-04
SOME FASHION BREVITIES,
The Return of the Overskirt and a
Word of Weddings.

The Overskirt has returned. although
as yet there are no double skirts, but
a skirt distinct from the one beneath it
except where it is sewed in at the waist.
1t is made in thin materials, black hav-
ing the preference, or for ball gowns
white, sometimes embroidered some
times merely edged with a black ruche,
the newest starting from the knee with
a full gathered f1ounce to the hem. The
most curious freak of fashion is that
the skirts beneath are often checked or
brocaded.
White frocks and floral trimmings are
relegated to the debutante and other
youthful women. Satin remains a fav-
orite material for brides dresses and
lace the fashionable garn,ture. Neck
laces of pearls and diamonds are worn
by brides. Considerable latitude is al
lowed in the matter of maid of honor,
bridesmaids, pages, etc. Occasionally
there will be a maid of honor and no
bridesmaids. Sometimes the English
fashion of train bearers is followed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-04
THE SWALLOWS FLIGHT.

An untamed swallow, which had it's
nest in farm near Chetwynd, in
Shropshire, was caught and taken in a
cage to London, where it was released.
It returned to its nest in eighty min
utes, having accomplished a distance Of
AS miles at the rate of nearly two
miles a nlinute-Boston Evening Tran
script.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-04

Russell Smith, the veteran scenic
artist, who died in Philadelphia recently,
was a native of Glasgow, Scotland
During his life he met nearly all the
famous actors of the last generation.
The morning times., 1897-03-11
PART III.

Arthur hadn't been gone a week before
I was almost soTTy / sent him. 1t was
weak-mnded, but ! couldn't help it. /
did wish had made some other arrange
ment with uncle.
You see, Prof Empsen took it up, and
he can do almost anything when he tries.
He Got the college people interested, and
they fitted out a ship, and sent il off
with TWO or three chemists think they
were chemiSts-and a lot of special ktu-
dents, who wanted TO do practical work" :"
think they wanted n good time as much
asanything, my self Arthur was inchargc
OF the expedition, though, because it was
his idea.
Ii wasn't quite so bad at first, for kept
getting letters-such good letters, but
after awhile they stopped, and / didn't
hear word for months. That was the
hard time. ] never would have believed
beforehand that j could be so worried.
Uncle stopped talking against Arthur, too,
bur I think that made il seem worse.
Then another letter came-a great big
one. from somewhere in Australia. l had
n torn open in a fIash-then / laid II
down: j was afraid 10 read it. / must
have been getting hysterical; i never
used TO be So silly. Anyhow, carried
IL To mY room and locked the door be-
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told her story in a plain, straightforward

told her story in plain, straightforward
manner.
Capt. Neuses boat landed in Georgetown
yesterday morning and tied up at one OF
the docks. While ii was being unluaded
little Rosd asked permission of her mother
day and her mother consented, and the
child Strayed away into some OF the
yards along the wharves, and met, among
several other children, Eddie McCauley
and Phil England. They entced Rosa
away from the others and into a vacant
shed. IS soon as they released the lit
lie one she ran crying to her mother
Her parents were badly frightened and
the father with Rosa in his arms rushed
to the office OF a Georgetown physician.
The doctor, however, refused to treat
the case, fearing that he would be called
to testify as a witness, and advised the
father to remove her to the hospital DR.
HoOe made very careful examination and
found that the child is in a serious con
dition.
The boys names were learned from some
of the other children in the vicinity. The
police of the Seventh precinct were ad-
viSed OF the affair last night. II was
stated that the child would doubtless re
cover unless some unforeseen complication
arises The Chid's father resides in Cum
bcrland, Md.
The morning times., 1897-03-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
William De Vaughn Dies Of Injuries
Received in Washington.
The Funeral of Mrs. Avery A Five
Year-oId Child Run Over and
Seriously Injured.

Alexandria, March 10. MIR. William H.
on Prince street today. The deceased was
struck by cable car in Washington On
the 2d instant, and received njurics which
proved fatal.
The funeral Of Mrs. X. W. Avery, whose
death in Washington was ANNOUNCED in The
Times occurred this afternoon, from the
residence of her sister, Miss Annie $.
Henderson, on Patrick street, this after
noon. The funeral services We're con
uucted by Rev. Dr. Flippo, formerly of
Roanoke, Va: Rev Or Stakely, of Wash
ington, and Rev. nr Butler, of this city
The funeral was attended by a number Of
friends of the deceased from Washington
The remains were deposited in the Hcnder-
son family vault in the NJ. y. Cemetery.
Guard s s Baker, OF the Richmond
pemteutiary. left here THIS evening with
Harry Simpson, who was convicted at the
January term of the corporation court
of larceny from the person and sentenced
to serve one year in the penit"ntiary.
4 n effort was made To have Simpson sen
rcnCe Commutrd, but GOV @ Fcrrall re
fused to interfere The guard also had
in charge ]. II Watson and Lewis Blakely,
the two Colored men who were recently
convicted at Manassas Of stealing goods
from railroad train.
The following officers Of Rathbone Com
pany, L. r X. OF P, were installed last
night by Col Baldwin, Of Richmond. Cap
tain. T R Boyer. first lieutenant, X. n.
Roland: second lieutenant, {. K. Herbert,
recorder. " l.. Schafer. treasurer, Y {.
Moore The reports Of the officers show
the company To he in an excellent con
dtion. A banquet was served after the
meeting.
NJ u. Corsc Camp, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, Is arranging to entertain the
camp of : c. V. OF Washington, which
will visit this city shortly. The camp has
also decided to participate in the fair TO
be given hy the Ann Lee Memorial ASso-
citation.
Mr. william Kelley, n brassworker at
the Southern RaiIway shops, in this city,
was badly cut about the face this evening
by the explosion Of a mhriCator glass.
Rev Dr. Clampett OF Baltimore will de
liver the scrmon at Christ Church to
morrow night.
4 decree confirming the report of the
commissioner OF sale in the case Of James
McCuen. was entered In the corporation
court today.
The locomotive which ran off the track
Of the electric railway near the dyke last
week has been raised and will soon be
taken to the Pennsylvania shops for e.
pairs.
An accident which may result in the
death Of the fve-ycar-old son of Mrs
Annie Z. Riner, OF No. 3l4 South Patrick
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surface. severely lacerated, but not ser
iouSly injured.
After an interval the vapors again
ahated One of the sailors then voun-
teered To descend and place a stick of
dynamite in the grotto This was ex-
ploded by means OF an eight minute fuse.
The roar of its discharge was followed
by another, louder, and deeper, and pro-
longed, until, with an earthquake tremor
and thunderous reverheration, with a deaf
ening gush of steam, a cloud of ashes, and
Spurts OF molten lava, the cavern dis
gorged its contents.
I'VE fled in panic down the mountain
side happily, all escaped, not unhurt,
but alive.
Some weeks later we We're able to
return and examine the debris. In it
We found considerable number of the
CRYSTALS. unhrOken. Several Were partly
embedded in the still hot lava. but the
heat had not affected them in the slightest
degree
The rest of the letter is what you are
not 70 read. But WASH { Arthur magnifi-
cent, only shall never let him go near
Tvana Tchallu gain not alone, anyhow
Well. they loaded the green stuff-all
they could get out-on the ship, and
brought it home; and it wasn't so very
long after l got my letter that Arthur
arrived. | sha MT tell YOU anything about
how | acted when | saw him. Uncle
Amos said | was precipitate and indiS-
Greet. | don't think he liked it much
when all those scientific people congrat-
ulated him on his prospective nephew. y
But he didn't say much; lie Just shook
hands with Arthur and looked serious.
All this while Prof. Empsen had been
getting ready for the experiment. AS
they were going to need perfectly awful
amount of electricity, he had arranged to
have at command the whole power of
Niagara for half day. He stands high
in scientific circles, and has Influence
you know Anyhow, lie got the power
But I'm not going to tell you about
the experiment myself. 1 was there,
Of course; but it's too much for me;
SO l am going to show you the report
l cut out of paper the next day. The
! man who wrote it is ever SO nice, and
he's on the staff of The New Metropoli
tan Snap Shot and Meteor.
For several weeks past the din Of
preparation has been heard at Niagara
Falls, at times fairly rising above the
roar of the cataract. Yesterday after
noon, what is probably the most re-
markable physical experiment Of the cen
| tury was successfully consummated.
Then he told all about Prof. Empsen
! and Arthur, and how he found the sub
stance. He called Arthur "a reticen'
young scientist of brilliant promise. ~
| Arthur's good deal more reticent than
| he need be, think; but there was nc
| need to say SO. There was something
| about me, too, and about uncle; but i
wasn't done in mean way.
| And now the wonderful substance which
| was to form the basis of the experiment
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EXECUTIVE MANSION RULES.
Secretary Porter Issues His First
Official Order.

Secretary Porter issued his first official
ordcr yesterday 1t provides for the
transaction OF business with the President I,
and fixes the Cabinet days and the hours
and times for public receptions. The order
ohhts the rule in force during Mr.. Cleve-
land administration, providing that the
president should he free from all callers
on Mondays. II changes the hour of hOii
day public receptions from ! to O'Clock,
ana likes Friday instead of Saturday as
one Of the days on which the public may
shake the President S hand. Otherwise. IL
Is word for word the order issued at the
beginning of Mr.. CleVeland'S last tern,
and reads as follows
The Cabinet Will meet Tuesdays ana
Fridays at / l O'Clock a
The President will receive Senators and
Rcpres sentativcS in Congress from 10 to
. O'Clock on days except Cabinet days.
Persons not Senators or Representatives,,
having business with the President, will
hc received from . to O'Clock every day
except Cabinet days
These having no business, but who desire
To pay their respects, Will he received 10y
the President in the East Room at clock
p. III. ON Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days.
The morning times., 1897-03-11

the phenomena, though impressive and
beautiful, have not been unfamiliar As
the electricity raised the temperature of
the helium t commenced To give off waves,
or vibrations, which could be felt as heat,
but which could not be seen because they
were too low to be registered by the hu-
man eye. Then as the heat mounted, red
rays, the lowest and slOwest which the
eye can detect, began to appear, and We
said that the bar was red-hot. As the heat
still increased, yellow waves, which are
litt.e quicker, became mingled with the
red, giving bright cherry color. The rod
is at present white and intensely luminous
because color waves of all lengths are
given off in about equal proportions. Now.
if our theory is true, you will behold some
thing more novel. Observe that by means
of special appliances and the unprecedent-
ed power placed at my disposal am rails
ing the heat to point where the shorter
The morning times., 1897-03-11

color waves greatly predom.s tte-a thing
hitherto impossible
Even as he spoke, the white-hUt bar
assumed a biuish tinee, which quickly deep
ened to . beautiful azure glow unlike any
thing We had ever seen before.
'Blue-hot, exactly Il : my ytuHg friend
predicted cried the professor. with en-
thusiasm. 1t sEoGld now show violet
And q II oment later the violet, indeed, ap-
peaTed.
1t Is already many tines LOtter than
molten lIou,' said the professor, but
win try to raise tie eup,rature Yet q
little higher
What TJintow changes next?' We
wondered; but while We cuzcd. the uml
nous arc of violet paled and vanished,
the bar seem ed suddenly to nave cooled.
"A stout Of triumph broke from the bps
of rhe young scientist
= i have wOn,' he cred
'' Yes, YOU have Won echoed the gray
haired professor For science you have
won a victory: for yourself the sweetest
prize the earth has 20 offer tientlemeu.'
he said. turning TO the rest of Us, that
bar which some of YOU suppose 10 have
mySterjoUsIy cooled. has now been brought
to a degree OF heat SO intense that any
other substance would toe instantly va
pOrized-such a heat tnat its vihra-
tionS have all passed above the upper
limit of vision and no longer affect the
eye. For Just as there are sounds too
shriIl for man to hear, there is light
and there are colOrs that no eve can
ever see Behold the final proof of what
/ have SAID
HE shut off the current. The cool
ing crystal began To sparkle with violet
light This merged in a glow Of blue which
slowly suhSided TO a white heat; this sank
10 red; and dulled, and faded; again the
light and color OF this rainbow Of helium
adamant had vanished
1t has again fallen below the range
of human VISION said the professor, eX-
ultanIy- The demonstration is COM
plete.' -
Wasn't it a perfectly lovely experiment?
Only, do you know. those rays that We
couldn't see tanned my face worse than
summer in the country Aunt Julia
hardly knew me; but Arthur didn't seem
to mind.
Now, there's Just one thing more thas
/ want to show YOU Here it is,
Mr. AMI Mrs. Amos storm
request the honor or your presence
at the marriage or their niece,
Josephine,
TO
Mr.. Arthur Hope,
OnN ednesday afternoon,
April the twenty-urSt,
Eighteen hundred ana ninety seven,
at nigh noon
ot their residence,
No 1876 LenoX Road.
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A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.


character OF the officer in the eyes of his
young wife. MerCenary motives, as well
as revenge, prompted the female criminal
20 write these letters for in one addressed
to Richards she said she would cease to
write them if the officer would agree 10
pay her IA certain sum ofmoney. No atten-
tion was paid to these communications by
either the policeman or his wife, but fear
ing that the woman might carry her un-
savory story to the police officials, MI
Richards, in order to anticipate any such
move, showed the letters to Lieut.. Nc
Cathran, in charge of the Fifth precinct.
On Saturday the CIounse woman was
arrested for stealing a small sum- of money
fIoin MIS- Margaret Hathaway, and on
Tuesday she was a gain sentenced by Judge
Kimban to six months IN jail. Tuesday
evening, after dark, the residents IN the
vicinity of Sixth and g streets were startled
by pist oil Shot and the scream Of woman,
appa rently coming from the vicinity of
tile Richards house. Mr.. Richards, who
was sitting in a rear oCm of his house,
heard the sound Of the Slot, and he was
the first TO appear on the street, and he
endeavored to find tie cause of the trouble.
But his investigation disclosed nothing,
ana he returned to his house.
All his neighbors We're convinced that
he was the man who fired the shot, and
they waited the coming OF morning in eN-
pectation of startling developments in the
mysterious affair, and the woman in bla OK
was uppermost in their minds. Atthat hour
the woman was safe behind the bars at
the Jail. When the people in that section
read this story they will understand many
things which have puzzled them. In the
meantime the pistol shot and the scream
of the woman remain shrOudedi in mysteTg.
The morning times., 1897-03-11
CHhPLfS KELSEY GAIhfes

fore i could muster courage to begin.
II was as bad as when / was trying to
make up my mind TO let Aunt julia
bore my ears. But when I did begin
couldn't stop; l am slre ] read that
letter twenty times over. Some parts
Of it nobody shall ever See, but just me;
but here is the part about the cave
where they found the substance"
The volcano, which is called Tyana
Tchallu, rises abruptly out Of the sea 10
Il considerable altitude. Itis by no means
entirely eXtinct-though it is SO marked
on the charts-but it was reasonably
quiet during our stay. This was fortunate,
for really the mountain is the island; and
there is little else.
The cavern lies far up on the western
slope, and we reached it with difficulty
Without the exact bearings given us by
old Capt Jervis we could never have
found it, for the natives of the neighboring
isalnds, though they knew of the place,
could not be induced TO go near it. / OBJ
served. however. that they had raZor-like
flakes of q hard, greenish material, sim
liar to the specimens shown us by Prof.
Empsen, which they used as knives.
When, after much effort and some
hazard, we attained the mouth of the cav.
ern, / ceased to blame them for their su-
perstitious fear. 1t is indeed q grew
some spot. The opening is as Jagged as
the mouth of shark, nd is coated with
a kind Of green glaze, apparently 1epos-
tied by the acrid vapors which almost
continually arise from the dark interior.
This hideous hole led downward at II very
steep angle until it was lostin the gloom;
most terrifying sounds of kissing and
rumbling issued out of it, the fumes Were
uncomfortable, and we despaired of being
able to explore it,
"At length, however, a sharp breeze
from the sea dissipated the vapors for
time. and / found, to my surprise,
| that q current of air was drawing into
the aperture. 1t was now or never,
and had everything at stake-just think,
| dearest, you were the stake, with shame
| and disappointment worse than death as
| the alternative. SO fastened a stout
| rope under my arms, pressed the hands
| OF my comrades, murmured the name
| love- and with il part OF a prayer that
had learned when / was a baby
The morning times., 1897-03-11
Transatlantic Mails.

FlNDAY-tbl AtT.2Op m. for France,
Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
key, Egypt and BRITISH Inuia, per :. La
HrCtage,' from New lork,vIa Hdvre Let
teTs FOR other parts OF Europe must hr di-
rcCted per La Bretagne. tcj AT lu.55
y. H., for Netherlands direct, per :. :. WeT-
kCnddu. from New York, via Rotterdam
Letters must be directed per Werkeudam. -
tCi AT U.iJJ D m, for Genoa, per :. 5 Fulda
rrom New YORK Letters must be directed
per Fulda- tcl AT 900 p. M, for Eu-
Queenstown. tcl AT lu.55 p. m, FOR Nor
Way direct, per : Island. from New
York Letters must be diretced per
Island"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German
steamers sailing from New York on Tues
DAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays take print
Ell matter, etc. for Germany. and specially
addressed printed matter, etc, for other
parts or Europe.
" mite Star steamers sailing from New
YORK On Wednesdays take specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for Europe
The American, Cunard and French Line
steamers sailing from New York take print
ed matter etc. for all countries for which
they are advertised to carry mail.
Mails for south and Central Amer.
lea, West Indies. Etc.
THUkSDAY-t0 At lO:55 p. m. for
Jamaica. Port au Prince, Savanlla aud
Carthagena per 5. {. Allegheny, from New
York Letters for Costa RiCa must be di-
reCted per Allegheny.
t'KInAN-(Cl At1O.65 p. m. for bermuda,
per $ s. Trinidad from New York tC) AT
1885 p. III. for Jeremie, JaCmel and Aux
cages, per s. S. Alps, from New York.
The morning times., 1897-03-11

street, occurred shortlyi after O'Clock
yesterday evening. The little fellow was
engaged in flying a, kite in the street II
'front.' OF his home, when he was run into
by team driven by Mrs. Taylor Arnold,
VINO had failed to notice the child in time
to avoid the accident The wheels of the
carriage passed over the head of the boy.
The child was removed To his home, where
be was attended by a physician.
The ladies OF St Mary's Church will
give an oyster supper at the Lyceum on
the night of the 11th instant for the bene-
fit of the church
Mrs. william II. Marbury is ill at her
home on Prince street
Mr. Aleck Kaufman left last night for
California, where he will engage in busi-
ness.
Mrs. j. T. Beckham has almost entirely
recovered from her recent Illness.
Miss Mary Whitehead, of Louisville,
KY, is the guest OF her cousin, Miss Mary
Gorman, OH South Lee street.
The morning times., 1897-03-11

the electrodes were carefully adjusted at
the ends: these were not placed in actual
contact however, lest they be melted by
q heat so lnordinate as the eXperimenterS
hoped to generate. There was no rear that
a current such as they proposed TO use
could not leap the barrier: the only dread
WAS lest it leap too far and in the wrong
direction for at the full it far exceeded
a tbunderbolt, both in volume and tension
But every possible precaution had been
taken, and the spectators were kept at a
safe distance.
THE great hall was now darkened until
only a faint gleam from the arching
bridge of emerald was visible among the
shadows. We shall now very gradu-
ally turn on the current designed to heat
the heIium bar, which is an Imperfect
conductor announced the professor.
INSTANTLY sparks began to fly from
the electrodes to the ends OF the bar
The morning times., 1897-03-11

moaning resonance, that rose to a shrek
If Il succession of blows was given. They
were not stalactites, for they shot out
at all angles from floor and roof and walls
alike. 1t must have been a crystalline
formation; each spire was long and slender,
slightly curved, and needlc-sharp at the
point. Through them, with opalescent re-
fraction, cleaned a red, sullen light from
fiery crevices In the rocks beyond; and
while I gaZed, almost paralyzed with as
tonishment, out o one Of them issued jet
of steam with hiss that made the grotto
ring like a mighty wind-swept harp.
Then / turned and fled in terror
none too soon, for as / trudged out
under the dropping folds of rock that
almost shut the passage, l was PARTIAL Y
overcome by the noxious fumes. Never
theiess, succeeded in calling to my
friends above, and was dragged to the
The morning times., 1897-03-11
Copyright, 1897, by c. X. Gaines)
SYNOPSIS.

josephine Storm, an heiress, becomes en-
gagged to Arthur HOPE, a young chemist, but
her uncle and guardian, Amos Storm, re-
fuses 10 assent 10 the match, on the ground
that Arthur has still his way to make, and
lis probably after tier money. Josephine as
serts that Arthur is a young man of great
promise, aud instances a paper read before
scientific society, in which he asserted
that with the aid Of some elements al
present undiscovered, a ertain experiment
could be carried out in physics. Amos
Storm finally consents to their marriage
III Arthur discovers the element, and is
able TO perform the eNperim ent Arthur
and Josephine go to Prof Empsen, and the
professor states that he believes helium
VIII serve, an element the cvidenc ce Of which
exists IN the solar spectrum He has re
celved a piece of ore from the island of
AnuSia, which he believes contains helium.
Josephine decides that Arthur must 90 tC
Anusia at once, TO obtain a sufficient
quantity