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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
TWINS ARE NOT POPULAR.
When They Appear in an Indian
Camp One of Them is Killed.

The foGwing true story of Indian
life is told by an Arizona prospector
| and describes one Of the queer supersti-
tons Ct barbaric tribe: In January,
1886, was crossing : desert with a
team. 1t was necessary TO carry water
across the plain, and 1 had a good sup
ply in barrel on the wagon. Every
thing was going along in good shape
until nearly noon, when all lccident re-
suited in the loss Of every crop of water
We had. IL was impossible to proceed
further without water, and yet to re-
main there would be equally serious
We did our best. Along in the even
ing l was picked up by a band of
Apaches in an almost exhausted condi-
ton. They gave me water and one
young couple who seemed to be super
ior in intelligence fed me.
Il, however, did not have my full
senses. The terrible strain on Try
alkai plain without water and in the
burning sun was enough to turn ones
brain. Indians are superstitious, il
logical and childish to a degree which
no civilized man has any conception.
This was to my advantage They
thought me insane, and, as they re-
garded one out Of his mind as some
thing supernatural and to be revered.
they treated me with the greatest
kindness. l did not trust the Indians.
hnnRp NE-hnr hoC-o,, 70,
tai balance l tried to give no outward
evidence of the fact, and wandered
among them in a solitary and speech
less manner. I was shamming to get
away all the time.
"A few days after my arrival at
camp twin boys were born to the young
wife of the Indian who had fed me and
cared for me. This is not any more
uncommon among the Indians than
elsewhere, and although the red man
is passionately fond of children, yet
the appearance of twins and a crazy
n an, as they regarded ME, fcrbode
them evil, and the medicine man said
that the squaw was a witch and that
she and her infants must be sacrificed.
MelO pleaded for his wife without
avail. She did not attempt to escape
was not yet able to understand the
Indian language and it was some time
before [ was aware of what trouble my
friends were in and a few hours re-
manned before the mother and her
children would be burned
Il made my escape and succeeded in
reaching the agency. Here with much
trouble, [ secured a detachment of cav
airy and led them back TO the Indian
camp. l had no hope of beirg in time,
but, fortunately, the chief had eaten
something that did not agree with him
and the sacrifice was postponed a few
hours. When we rode up the noise of
the beating Of tomtoms and the singing
of dancers drowned out the sound of
our approach. In the distance we
could see the young wife and her two
children being driven into her shack
and the warriors with burning fire
brands gradually closing in to ignite
the funeral pile. At this moment we
were discovered and the dance was
brought to a standstill. The presence
of the troopers was sufficient. | per-
suaded MelO and his wife to return to
Phoenix with me. They have lived
there since and aided me in gaining
knowledge of the Apaches."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

Mrs. Richard Mansfield, wife and
leading woman o. the brilliant but &c
centric actor, wore q chic little Eton
suit made of q beautiful piece of cloth
in dark blue figure with faint dot Of
white.
on the pocket flaps. The skirt had a
saucy look that suited the wearer's
jaunty style to perfection. Her hair
hung carelessly about her ears; the cap
was Tam-O'Shanter. and the gloves
tan suede.
The other girls had a more
"grown-up" air, with dresses Of new
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
WHAT A TRAMP RODE IN

4 Maine Central brakeman says that
tramps are not particular how they
ride or what they ride in as long as
they get the ride. Recently the night
freight out Of Waterville conveyed a
hearse in a fiat car to Portland. Near
Monmouth, as the brakeman was going
over the train, he discovered the feet
of q tramp protruding from the hearse,
and the man himself sound asleep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
DEVILED HAM LOAF.

following manner: Take two spoonfuls
Of cracker or bread crumbs, a quarter
Of a pound Of deviled ham, two cups Of
milk, using a portion to moisten the
ham. Stir in two eggs, add salt to taste,
put into a buttered breadpan and bake
one hour in a moderate oven. Serve
cold, cut in thin slices and garnish with
parsley Ladies' Home Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

REFER coat and a short skirt. of cloth
OF a tinted mixture Of cream and dark
fawn, as depicted here from designs
made by the National Cloak
company, West Twenty-third street.
The coat was open to show
turn-down collar and a tie. 1t had
four large buttons, and, as a finish, two
rows Of stitching around the edges and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
SENSE OF RELIEF.

eve must economize," ne said, per-
emptorily.
I'm so glad" his wife exclaimed.
''You take the announcement more
good-naturedly than usual"
Eyes. It's pleasant to hear you use
the plural number. Ordinarily when
there is any economizing needed you
expect me to do it all. "-Washington
Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
THE RECEIPT.

"My papa makes lots of money" said
Wallie.
what out Off" asked Johnnie.
Soap" said Wallie.
"Poohr' said Johnnie. You can't
make money out O. soap. Money is
made O. gold and paper and silver"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

other girls had more grown-up air
with dresses of new check designs.
One wore a blazer coat and skirt CT a
large check in green and brown. The
other girl had an Elton suit of a small
pattern in green and white with blaek
thread running through it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

fiaring skirt was of stylish cut, with
belt attached. Mrs. Mansfield looked,
indeed. the elegant Puritan she is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

l was particularly attracted by a
trio OF lovely girls who locked as
dainty and fresh as spring flowers in
their pretty new frocks. The youngest
wore a double-breasted REFER coat and
a short skirt Of cloth of tinted mix
ture Of cream and dark fawn. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

In London the aristocratic bowling
club is called the Princes. Albert Ed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

refreshed by the strong sea breeze and
the companlonship OF her strong, true
| lover.
She lighted a candle and saw her
step-father to his room, and then, with
a promise to come back to him in half
! an hour. she ran to Ned
He was standing by the mantelpiece,
reading still in an absorbed manner,
! but he put the paper down and moved
{ toward her as she came in.
There is news that will distress you
| in the Standard" he said, Poor Ora
| ham seems doomed to misfortune as
| the sparks fly upward"
Graham! Misfortune! Is he" she
! could not say another word, but grew
| white, even to the lips.
NO, not dead" he said, hurriedly.
/ Like most men he feared that women
/ dreaded death before every other mis-
! fortune for the mel they love or have
! loved. Not dead, but ruined, poor
chap. Don't look like that, Patrice.
/ After all, the poor fellow is not much
worse off than he was before he mar
ried the Barford money. Look. here
is the account
Il can't read it." she said, and she
put her hand out and struck the paper
away from her.
We'll, briefly told, these are the
/ facts: Miss Barford CHATS Mrs. Sholto
Graham, you know succeeded to the
100000 Of a great-uncIe named Elias
Barford who died without will or
nearer heirs than Lerself, as it was
believed to be proved. Now, a son Of
this Elias Barford has turned UP. who
had given himself out as dead for
thirty years to spite his father and
The record-union., 1897-10-17
Literary shrines of Manhattan.

Material New York is both large and
great: it's dimensions are vast, its
wealth is enormous, it's commercial
power is immeasurable, it's better
streets and structures are grand and
imposing, the richest realities upon the
planet lie within it's limits. But, for
those who can discern it, there is a
greater New York, replete with glori-
Gus memories and big with thoughtful
suggestions, which dwarfs and subor-
dinates the material vastness and opu-
lence-a city redolerlt of letters, of his
tory, of romance, of poetry. Some sub
tie sense may enable us to see, beneath
the mammoth edifices, the modest
homes of the pioneers of cis-Atlantic
literature, within the twilight of can
yon-like passages rooted by railways
and dominated by multi-storied struct-
ures. the quiet streets where walked
generations of thinkers; to hear upon
the pave and the clamor of the mod
ern Babel. the re-echOing footballs of
men whose memory the world will not
let die In the older section of the city
every rod pressed by our pilgrim feet
becomes sacred ground when we heed
it's suggestions of the past, it's aSso-
Citations with the lives and works of
the luminaries who here created for
the young Republic a place and a name
in the world of letters; memories of the
Dutch Herodotus," 'Knickerbocker.
pe1-vade the ancient thoroughfares;
Halleck and Woodwork hallow Wall
street: Broadway is sung by Willis and
Drake: the shade of Clarke stalks in
City Hall Park.-Theodore f. Wolfe, in
IinnincOft'S
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New Orleans.

Three civilizations-the French, the
Spanish and the Anglo-Ameri
blended in forming New Orleans, the
French always dominating in blood,
manners and customs. The ideals OF
the French gentry and nobility We're in
troduced as far as they were practlca-
BILE in a young colony by the Sieur de
Bienville, the father of New Orleans,
and paramount in its development they
stamped it with a chrism of distinction
UP to the time of our civil war, but the
spell which ultimately will make over
all American cities into one likeness is
now at work there.
AS yet, however, along with the in
herent cosmopoltanism of New Orleans,
a strong local flavor is perceptible, and
a distinctive civic temperament attracts
the attention of the student of sociology.
The natives take light hearted, child
like pleasure in their Mardi Gras fes-
tivities; their ordinary street manners
are so amiable and kindly that we'll
dressed lady may wander alone through
the poorest parts of the city without
disagreeable notice from loafer or ur-
chin; but this suavity covers powerful
undertow Suddenly by a turn of the
current the will of New Orleans car
show itself to be fierce and Irresistible
in carrying point; if the wheels of JUS
tice tarry in supporting the people
blade and revolver will be brought inte
use without hesitation to accomplish
the end desired.-Frances A. Doughty ir
ippiucoft,S
The record-union., 1897-10-17
"E Pluribus Unum."

We are indebted to John Adams for
our National motto, .E Pluribus
Unum" While he was Minister to Eng
land, Sir John Prestwick suggested it
to Mr. Adams as a good motto to indi-
cate the union of the colonies 1t was
submitted to Congress and adopted by
Act of Congress June, 1882 The eagle
in its beak bears a ribbon on which
is the motto. In the early days of it's
use the eagle bore also in its talons a
bundle of thirteen arrows; but when, in
1871, new seal was made to take the
place of the old one, which had become
worn, cnly six arrows were placed in
the talons. Whether this change was
ordered by law or not is not known.
The old Latin motto was in use in Eng
land as far back as 1870 on the Gen
tleman's Magazine.-St Nicholas.
The record-union., 1897-10-17

Unto thy hills of gold it came
The world that thou hast called of eld;
With magic sign of smoke and flame
Till thy astounded eyes beheld
Young cities and a white winged fleet
And nations toiling at thy feetl
Where built the southland's dusky son
His wigwam by the quiet stream;
Where in his boat he moved upon
Its breast as men move in dream
Behold how swift the change that fellt
The pick-stroke shattered natures spell!
And wrought anotheri aye, 1t wrought,
A grander spell than natures own;
A spell of hot, fierce life that caught
And shook the world . - and thou
did moan
With thy delight, and rose, and turned
Full to the world, a face where burned.
Empirei aye, in truth of God,
Empire, Empire, such as none
May yet conceive,- we break the sod
And plant, and wait on rain and sun.
Fen SO they planted in thy breast
Oh, Mighty Empress of the West!
-ELWYN IRVING HOFFMAN.
The record-union., 1897-10-17

General Tracy is from the same town
and county as Senator Platt, and is a
law partner of Mr.. Platt's son. He is
a native of Tioga County and achieved
his early successes. at Owega. He is
now 67 years of age. At y he was ad-
mitted to the bar and at "a was Dis
trict Attorney of Tioga County. In
1861 he was sent to the Legislature.
The following year he went to Bing-
hampton and organized three regi-
mentS. One of these, the Three Hun
dred and Ninth, he lead to the front.
AT the end of the war he established
himself In New York for the practice or
law and has been very successful He
was counsel for the defense in the
Beecher-Tilton trial. In 1881 he was
candidate for Mayor of Brooklyn, but
withdrew in favor of Seth Low. In 1889
he was made a member of Mr.. Harri-
sons Cabinet. His wife and daughter
lost their lives in a fire at his residence
in Washington.
The record-union., 1897-10-17

Saint Andrews Episcopal Mission has
at last, through the instrumentality of
Bishop Graves, been legally organized,
AMI the Rev. Mr.. Johnson Of Auburn
will preach to the parish every Sunday
night. Sufficient funds have been SUBJ
scribed and the little mission, which
has so far proven itself possessed of
a. good fund of pluck and go-aheadi-
tiveness, will open formally under the
new auspices tonight Saint Andrews
has already large following, and the
determined spirit already exhibited by
the parishioners promises a great deal
for its future success.
II
At ST. Paul's to-day the services will
be sung for the first time by the new
vested choir of men. At-the morning
service Thayer's splendid '|Te Deum"
for male voices will be given, and an
elaborate setting of the Venito by Rev.
c.. L. Mel. The evening service will be
notable as marking the first choir
night" These choir nights will be
similar to those that have obtained
such celebrity i'm connection with the
male choir of Grace Church, San Fran
els. In place of sermon a programme
of sacred music will be given. The spe-
cial numbers for tonight are 1.-The
Holy City" (Adams), J. A. Owens;
Communion" (Grison), organ, Mrs.
Pinkham; THE Lord of Ages (Holt),
Mrs. Moynihan; Turn Thy Face from
My Sins" (Attwood), quartet for mixed
voices, and Fear Not Ye, o Israel"
Buck, Horace Crocl1er Besides this
there viii be full choral service, with
two glorious settingso of the "Magnificat"
and "Nunc Dimittis" Woodwaro's s
beautiful anthem, "The Radiant Morn,"
for male voices, and a new benediction
hymn by Mr.. Mel for a quintet of
men. POLLY OLIVER.
The record-union., 1897-10-17
A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT
The Method by Which a Deaf and
Blind Boy Was Taught.

W1lllan L. ElllS 4WTReS a paper IOT
the 'St. Nicholas" on "Helen Keller
and Tommy Stringer," telling how the
wel-known blind girl secured means
for the education of little boy similar
ly afflicted. By personal appeals to the
public Helen raised a sufficient sum to
send little Tommy Stringer to the Kin
dergarten for the Blind at Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts. Mr.. Ellis says
of his education at this institution:
Thither, on April 10, 1891, came
Baby Tom,' as Helen called this five
year-old child. 1t avs a pitiful specta-
Gle that greeted his Boston friends when
the boy was brought to the kindergar-
ten. His life had been spent mostly in
bed Git was the easiest place to care for
him. and he could not walk at all, nor
ven stand with confidence. OF signs
for indicating his wants he had none.
He was as little beast, tearing and de-
stroying his own clothes and all else de-
structible that was within his reach.
His temper and tubbornness were fear
full.
To the appalling task of giving the
first rays of light to this child Helen and
her teacher set themselves until per-
With almost inconceivable patience and
love, kind friends began the education
of this untutored mind. The lessons of
discipline, regular habits and obedience
had to precede and accompany the
teaching of manual speech.
How could this child, who had not
the remotest conception of any sort of
language, be taught to talk?
The method simply stated was this
Every time that bread was given to him
the letters 'b-r-e-a-d" were formed in
the manual alphabet on the boys own
fingers and also in his hand, by the
fingers of his teacher. Again and again
this was repeated thousands of times.
It was slow work. The mind had lain
too long without knowledge to receive
easily the idea of speech. Even after
the teachers We're sure that Tom under
stood the definite connection between
The word bread and those finger mo-
tions, he refused to use his knowledge,
because of his strange perversity. AT
last after nine months of teaching and
waiting, the little fingers voluntarily
spelled 'b-r-e-a-d," and the beginning
had been made.
Other words soon followed, and ere
long the mystery of speech was COM
pretended Tom took his place in the
kindergarten classes and learned all
that was taught the other boys. Read
ing, writing, arithmetic, sloid, gymnas-
tics and other studies were undertak-
en-; and to-day, in almost all respects
save such as are entirely dependent
upon eye and ear, he is as well educated
as the average boy Of his years.
Helen remained only a short time at
the kindergarten, assisting in the teach
ing of her charge. Before long she re-
moved to another city, and while her in
terest in him continued unabated, she
was unable to be with him or to meet
him.
The record-union., 1897-10-17
A Dead1ier Weapon.

Mosely Wraggs-I knew you wouldn't
git anything at that house. But wot did
We run fur wen the woman came to the
door? 1 thought you had faced too
many of 'e1n to be skeered off by a wo-
mans tongue.
Tuffold Knutt-I want afeerd of her
tongue, but she came at me with hat
pin.-Chicago Tribune.
The record-union., 1897-10-17

Robert A Van Wyck attended school
only a short time, when he determined
to enter on life of business, and be-
came an errand boy. After serving as
clerk for five years he returned to his
studies, and 1872 he graduated from
Columbia College at the head of a
class of 124. He entered on his duties
ON the Justices bench in 1889. After
the election of 1889 he protested in
Tammany Hall and charged the DEM
ocratic leaders of being responsible
for the defeat of General Hancock. It
resulted in his leaving the Tammany
organization at that time.
The record-union., 1897-10-17
JUDGE r. A. VAN WICK.
Tammany's Candidate for Mayor
of Greater New York.

The Democratic Convention has been
held and Judge Robert A. Van Wyck
has been chosen as their candidate for
Mayor of Greater New York. Justice
Van Wyck is a bachelor, 40 years old
and is one fthe most popular politi-
clans in the great city. He is a descend
ant on his fathers side of the seventh
generation of Cornelius Barents Van
Wyck, who came to New Netherlands
in 1850 from the town of Wyck, in Hol-
land
The record-union., 1897-10-17
CouIdn't Understaud Tt.

Bronco Pete Greading sporting paper)-
Tt says here dat de fight between Mayer
and Sharkey ended in a draw.
Coyote Cal-Wa'n what of it?
Bronco Pete-Why, I should t'ink dat
would be de way it would commence
Judge
The record-union., 1897-10-17
A Distinction and a Difference.

Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the remark,
Mrs. Rooney, but hasn't your tay
maley taste?
Mrs. Rooney-Td have you to know.
Mrs. Mullarkey, that whin we make
stirabout we make stirabout, an whin
we make tay we make tay, but we niver
make them in the same pot-Truth.
The record-union., 1897-10-17
What Did Lulu Mean?

Lulu-You should get him to sign the
pledge before you marry him.
Baba-Why, he doesn't drink.
Lulu-No, but he may be tempted to
do SO later.-Boston Traveller.
The record-union., 1897-10-17
GENERAL BENJAMIN f. TRACY.
Republican Nominee for Mayor of
Greater New York.

The Republicans have nominated fol
Mayor of Greater New York Hon
Benjamin F. Tracy. who was Secre-
tary of the Navy under President Har-
riSOn
The record-union., 1897-10-17

Miss Maud Schwamb. who has sue
cessfully carried on her fathers busf-
ness since his deeease some two years
or more ago, was last week married,
and has gone to San Francisco Miss
Schwamb was brought up in our midst
and has large circle of friends who
rejoice sincerely in her new found hap
piness and wish her every joy in her
married life.
Life seems to be made up of vicissi-
The record-union., 1897-10-17
For the Record Union.
THE HILLS OF GOLD.

o, mighty Empress of the West,
Q, California, regal onel
Dost know how there vast raised and
blessed
The greatest, fairest meath the sun?
How crowned with star linked unto star
Till thy imperialty shone afar?
Throned as thou art upon thy throne
Backed by the sunsets gorgeous tide.
With at thy feet a half-world sown
With stately ships, whose wings, spread
wide
Have borne them here to pay to thee
Worlds homage and worlds sovreignty-
Seeing the shine of spire and dome
Where once obtained the tawny sands
Seeing new glory out of Rome
New temples out of Incas' lands
And learning that thy grandeur's power
Is not the bubble of an hour.
Beholding, up tn imperial stair,
Still rising, thy undimming fame
As 1t has risen since the bear
From his Sierras growled thy name,
And gainSt the pulSing, western sky
His shaggy image cast on high.
Knowing that thou art fair and great
And lowered with a seemly grace,
A queen beside her golden gate
The sun of empire in her face!
Knowing thy glory thus, can'st see
What built thy fame enduringly?
Dost know what spake thee Ger the foam
OF broad Atlantics rolling flood?
What cried thee in the streets of Rome,
Through Russian snow and English
wood?
What winged thy name as magic's word
Where Switzerland's shepherd watched
his herd?
The record-union., 1897-10-17

The Sacramento Oratorio Society has
at last started out on its career. A
meeting was held last Thursday even
ing J. Hamilton Howe being present.
and the results were most promising
TO the future welfare of the society.
1t Is rumored that changes are in or
der at the Mcneil Club, and in the
event Of the departure of the present
leader and director. Henry Thompson,
q prominent vocalist of San Francisco
may be elected to take his place. The
matter is still in allegiance, but will be
settled in the near future, and if the
aforementioned professional is elected
to the position the society win lose
nothing by the change
The record-union., 1897-10-17

Mrs. Cora A. Merritt, Department In
spector OF the w. r. c., who spent two
days during the past week on official
business in our city. has continued her
tour north, and win take in all the
towns where Relief Corps have been
established. Mrs. Merrftt's home is in
Oakland, and during her stay in Sac
ran-nto she was the guest of Miss
Ad1ie Shields at her home, 1923 G
street