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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27

of calls and a succession of hostesses
who may or may not understand the
joke, and the result is very apt to be
amusing. OF course these calls are
made only on particular friends
When the bell is answered and the
door opened the merry crowd of young
people file into the room and seat
themselves without a word to anyone
The hostess, at loss to understand,
endeavors to converse properly, which
is rather a difficult task when it is
all on one side. After a few minutes
there is i digni&ed retreat that ends
with laughing haste. When a hostess
understands the affair not a little
fun is aided by the serving of imagi-
nary refreshments to the self-made
mutes.
The ghost story is a regular part of
the Halloween program. Stories that
are told to laughing young people,
sitting around bright fire, are apt to
lose much OF their power to thrill:
but when told under proper conditions,
a very satisfactory result is achieved.
In order to effect this, take a soup
plate and fill it with salt. pour alco-
hol over the salt, and when all the
lights have been eXtinguished touch
lighted match to the spurious fluid.
Blue and yellow flames will immedi-
ately shoot tiny tongues upward that
will curl and dance most Enthusiastically.
4 CHASTITY and unearthly light will be
thrown upon the assembled group
that will give the scene a weird as
pect, and the story, told in a Sc
pulchral tone, will be exceedingly eff
fective. The one telling the most
thrilling story may be rewarded with
a prize of two toy slippers, and with
them card on which is written:
Before retiring tonight,
Place your slippers in the form of
T,
And tonight you your love will see;
The color of his hair, and the suit he
will wear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27

clear water, one with inky water and
leave one empty. Blindfold a young
man and lead him to the dishes; when
he dips his left hand into one of the
three. II he touches the clear water
he will marry maid, the black water
a widow and the empty dish signifies
that he will live and die a bachelor
Take handful of fine ashes. Blow
your breath hard into it, If it flies
over your face your future husband
will be unkind. If it does not he will be
kind.
Take a glass of cider in your right
hand. Go down the cellar stairs back
ward, at the bottom of the stairs turn
glass and you will see your husbands
face
Three ribbons, red, blue and black,
may be suspended from a doorway
One Of the girls is blindfolded and led
beneath them. After being turned
t..ree times round she seizes one of
the ribbons. If she catches the blue
one she will marry a sailor The red
one denotes soldier husband and the
black, alas, a plain civilian.
After the apples have been pared
and the thin pairing thrown over the
left shoulder to form an initial, and
the seeds have been counted. two of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27
Family about the Fireside in the olden Time.

the seeds which have been properly
named may be roasted under the same
rules that govern chestnuts.
The Halloween cake plays an i'm
portant part in the evenings enter
tainment. Somewhere within it's
boundaries lie a ring, a thimble, a
button and piece Of money, which
is to sentence someone to be a wife,
another a bachelor maid, third a
good housewife and a fourth an
heiress with money to burn.
Snap dragon is a good Halloween
game, and has been played since
Henry V. was a boy and probably
long before that. AS many raisins
as there are guests are placed in a
shallow platter. One of the raiSins
is distinguished with a gold button.
Alcohol is poured over the platter and
burnt. One by one the people strive
to snatch a raisin from the flames,
and she who is fortunate enough to
draw the one with the button will be
lucky for the rest of her days.
Palm reading and telling fortunes
by tea leaves will prove a popular
! feature. Some simple rules for the
latter are:
If you want to know how many
years will elapse before you may ex-
pect to be married. balance your spoon
on the edge of your cup, but first see
! that it is perfectly dry. Fill another
spoon partly with tea, and holding it
above the balanced spoon, let the
drops of tea gather to the top of the
spoon and gently fall into the bowl
of the one below. Count the drops re-
stands for a year. If tea-stalk
floats in the cup it is called a lover;
and when this is seen maids should
stir their tea very rapidly round and
round, and then hold the spoon up
right in the center of the cup: if the
tea stalk goes to the side of the cup
he will not come, and you will not
have a proposal this year.
The chief feature of the evening
may be a shadow play suggestive of
! the occasion. For this nothing is
! better than the Three Lovers by Will
| Carleton. While it is being acted have
! the story of the play read by a good
| reader. To be successful there should
| be several rehearsals before the even
| ing, and a small stage erected at one
| end Of the room.
A form Of amusement that seems to
have been specially reserved for Hal
| loween is mum calls, and anything
! jollier or more informal cannot be
! imagined. Given a crowd of young
people who under no consideration are
to say a word while making a series
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27

time he wishes. Remember that for
this evening fOrmality is to be laid
aside, and that the more nonsense the
more fun. When apples are eaten.
save the seeds, so that you can try the
"apple-seed trick" of sticking an ap
ple-seed on each eyelid and naming
each seed. The person whose name
is given to the seed that sticks the
longest will stick to you through life.
Put three candles at an open window,
each candle named for sweetheart,
and then watch and see which will
puff out first, and show fickleness, and
which will flicker and flicker in the
breeze, and yet burn brightly the next
moment, showing the one who will
ever remain faithful.
Instead of the Halloween custom of
suspending an apple by string, hang
a number of popcorn balls, as many
as there are guests, and at a given
signal let each try to eat his corn
without once touching his hand to it.
No one can imagine how hard it is
until he has made the attempt; and no
one can do it with sober face.
Maidens very anxious to know some
thing about their future husbands will
do we'll to try the Bible trick. It's
a good, old-fashioned one and very
popular trick. Take a Bible and
place a key in it, leaving the ring
protruding. While the Bible is being
supported by the little fingers of two
boys or girls, recite these words: eff
the initial of my future husband
name begins with A turn, key, turn. -
Slowly repeat the letters of the al
phabet, and when the right initial is
reached the key will swing around and
the Bible fall
To find out your future husbands
calling, pour some melted lead into a
glassful of cold water through a we'd
ding ring, and as it is chilling it will
form the shape of the tools used by
the coming husband.
In sowing the seed, take a handful
of rice, throw it into the street and
repeat these words:
Rice, l SOW thee;
Rice, l SOW thee.
He is to be my lover.
Come after me and show thee
Do this three times. Look back
over your left shoulder and you will
see the form of the man you are to
marry.
Take a candle, go alone into a dark
room and eat an apple before the
looking glass. The face of your flu
ture husband or wife will peep over
your shoulder and you can see the
reflection of it in the glass.
! Take three saucers. Fill one with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27
SIMPLE ENGLISH RECIPES.

An English woman visiting in New
York, who is a keen observer as we'll
as a good cook, offers the following
recipes for dishes that are not only
cheap and delicious, but are very easily
prepared.
Devonshire Roast.-Get a large flank
steak and score it thoroughly. Fry
half dozen onions and spread them
over the flank steak. Then roll the
steak over and over, like a jelly roll,
and tie it firmly with string to keep Il
in place. Place it in the dripping pan
with a little water AMI place a sprig #
parsley or celery on top. In a hot
oven it will be done in a half or three
quarters of an hour. A dish like this
will cost only about % cents and will
be sufficient meat for a family of four
or five.
Scotch Meat Steak-This is similar
to the American Hamburg steak, but
being differently cooked it is more
moist and more palatable generally
Spread the chopped beef out fiat, plac
the fried onions in the center and fold
the meat around them, seeing that the
onions are firmly inclosed. The steak
should then be given a quick pan broil
in a very hot pan. Unless it is desired
we'll done three or four minutes is as
long as it should Temain in the pan
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27

work the land, but the soldiers have
sraoDed most Of them, also the horeas
81 II is going TO be hard work to ger
tednls until the United States takes
possession. The Spanish are SLOWLY
setuns out OF here, and nothing will
'e settled till that time. The whole
country around here is a vast fort ~.
military camp, and it would have oos+
niaily iives TO nave taken Havana by
storm. 1t is all surrounded by hills
aho on every hill is fort with earth
WORKS between. Blanco had 100 O0o
regulars and 1900 volunteers in bis
army, and about a million officars
should Judge, to see them around tho
notes and saloons. They wanted the
"dl 10 go on, as they get three times
as much pay out here as at home co
one OF them told me. l am ab1a 70
talk some Spanish. One gets famil-
lar with the words by hearing then,
CONTINUALLY. l hope TO buy some to.
pacco plants Of a man who had hi,
oxen stolen ny the army. The Moor
Feconcentrados haunt me in nv s1oon
Ihey are located at every station On
Inc railroad, turned loose by their
guards to beg. There are some very
me white people among them, and
lot OF negroes; the Spanish element
nate them and they hate the Spanisb
Ihey Will never get along without
our government to manage for them.
and most of them want to be anneyad
was the first American to go ont tn
the country from Havana, and was
looked at as a great curiosity. Some
OF the children ran away when told
was al American. Every meal. when
the windows were open, they would
gather to see how | would eat. and
they acted as though they thought me
a god, devil or an elephant. They are
a terribly ignorant set and want the
little red school-house badly. The
Spanish officers that have met seem
to try to be cheerful, but it is hard
work. The privates look poor and
sick. They have been robbed of their
rations in different ways to make the
officers lot more comfortable. Our
people ought to come right in, and
take possession at once to relieve the
distress and set folks to work. There
IS plenty for them to do. Every place
have looked at has all the buildings
burned. We will have to put UP palm
leaf shacks to live in, the first year,
but the land is so rich it will soon be
improved"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27
CHAPTER xxx.

Oft though Wisdom wakes, Suspicion
sleeps
At Wisdom's gate, and to Simplicity
resigns her charge,
While Goodness thinks no i'll
Where no i'll seems.
Paradise Lost.
The arrival of the post-bag at The
deanery was a source of mingled
pleasure and vexation; the dean al
ways disliked letters, and Cornelia
thought them tiresome though neces
sary evils; but the other members of
the family regarded them in very
different way, and were apt to grum
BILE if Cornelia was at all late in
bringing the key, and dispensing
them to their owners.
1t was Monday afternoon, and Es-
perance was waiting impatiently N
the drawing-room expecting the arriv-
al of the post with her weekly letters
from Gaspard; she was reading aloud
to Bertha, not very well, it must be
confessed, for her eyes and ears were
alive to the slightest sign which might
indicate the arrival of her letter, and
when Cornelia at last entered the
room, she sprung forward, waiting
with eager Impotence while the bag
was opened. There were only two
letters, one from Ceylon, which Esper-
ance seized eagerly, and another for
Bertha.
1T is from one of the Palgraves, /
think" said Cornelia, glancing at the
envelope; Bertha took it, coloring
deeply.
Eyes, from Adelaide" she said in a
low voice.
Cornelia did not reply, but locked
the bag again, and left the room
while Bertha nervously opened hel
letter; she gave an astonished excla-
nation when, on unfolding it, il
proved not to be from Adelaide at all
but from George. She trembled vio
lently-ought she to read it? The
temptation was too strong for her
however; she moved further from he1
cousin, and with her heart throbbins
wildly read the few hurried lines
George was coming to Rilchester, bu
no one must know of it, he begged t.
see her once for few moments, AM
proposed that they should meet in tn
garden that evening as soon as i
was dusk. 1t was a short, straight
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Rev. Rollo Branch, the Green Bay
minister who saw active war service
in Porto Rico as a member Of Col
Born's I'd regiment, states that in case
he is mustered out he will go to Porto
Rico. IF this should be done,' said
he, L will move my family there in
the spring. do not intend to give up
the ministry, but will take up teach
ing in connection with it. / will give
hourly lessons in the American Ian
guage and I am confident that 1 could
succeed in the undertaking.
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OBSERVATIONS IN CUBA.
A Connecticut Man Writes About the
Havana District.

Frank A. Lane of Hartford writes
from Havana: [ have just returned
from the Pinar del Rio section of the
island and found lots of land for sale,
and have about decided where to 10
cate; but the great trouble is to get
teams to work the land. The Cubans
largely depend on oxen to pillow and
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Oft though Wisdom wakes, Suspicion
sleeps
At Wisdom's gate, and to Simplicity
resigns her charge,
While Goodness thinks no i'll
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
COLLEGE FIELD DAY.
The Students are i'm Constant Training
for the Contests.

Since the reopening OF genuine spring
weather outdoor training for the Rich
mond College held-day has been renewed.
As previously announced in The Times,
the feld-day will come next Friday, May
9th. The ample and thorough arrange
ments that have been already made FOR
the convenience Of both contestants ana
visitors. as well as the tireless training
of contestants for the several events,
promises an abundance Of fun and pleas
IRE for visitors and hard-earned victories
for the few lucky contestants.
Besides the customary feats Of strength
I'm such events as running Jumping ana
ball-thrOwng. and the funny acts, there
will be this year a bicycle tournament
and this event has been better trained
FOR than any other, perhaps. The con
testants are eagerly anticipating the
proud privilege the winner has OF crOWh-
Ing his lady after receiving the prize.
The day will begin with tennis tourna-
ment in both singles and doubles. I ili
prizes in this event will be gold medal
aud a racquet fCi the first and second
best. respectively. I'm singles, and a ten
dollar prize for the best pair IN doubles.
A dozen men have entered Tor the con-
tests I'm singles and half "a dozen pairs lot
the doubles. This number must be
brought down 10 three i'm singles and TWO
pairs I'm doubles before Friday. Inc pre-
liminary games commenced yesterday AZ -
tfruoon All the games played were IN
singles. and two days more may De
needed TO finish the preliminary games
Then tho preliminaries i'm doubles Will be
Dlaved. This means that there will be
constant PLAYING on these courts every
afternoon This week until Friday.
Those who played Yesterday Were Gacn-
nauer. J. II. Mabry. Lyon. Carroll, q. =;
Ragby, Cottingham. Spencer, PEARSON ana
Herman Taylor. and so far Mabry.. Car
roll and Lyon are IN the lead. y. W.
4. NcNiel and Hall did not play yes
terday. but will tomorrow and next day;
the deld-dav will last from o'clock in
he morniuf. tiH late I'm the afternoon.
There are nearly nifty contestants, and
contcste Three gold medals besides tho
two giycl on this day by the College
Gvmnasiu'n. will be given. For The rest
o( he events prizes Of all kinds Of sport
ING goods. from tennis racquets 10 SILK
hats will Doe offered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01

folk, and when nc reached tho CITY. he
WAS FAR gone. Lac rocue determined 10
10, him set right and then give him
talk. TO- the big catcher Is a valuable
man when in condition. but instead or
ronding 10, Mike took on more. ana lost
himself
Now that Elberfold is laying up In a
hospital With his legs In plaster cast
and "Batty" playing such great ball at
third base. and Billy Nash on deck ready
20 play the Brownie Is certainly IN
bad box.
lie is a great ball player and while
he was az Cape MAY and IN the eNhiDi-
ton games he was idolzed. and when he
came homo TO Philadelphia and showed
up SO well. the rOoters went wild over
him. But now ne rs q wounded Hon, whlle
the people who q few weeks ago were
praising him. are now applauding
"Batty" and yelling for Nash
Even here in Richmond Elberfeld has
been forgotten almost. Gus Dundon has
been playing just the sort OF bail that
pleases the cranks. and poor little
Ether" has passed down and out.
RICHMONDS PITCHERS.
Richmonds pitching stan can not be
improved upon Every man IS In the
best shape he can be AZ this time OF the
season. They are all pulling hard to-
gether and there IS no lack Of vim and
go in their Efforts.
II is hard 10 Judge The star at this
time. Many think Summell Is the best
pitcher IN the league, but there is
Schmidt with golden record. Chesbro,
who Is certainly a good man, and Sparks.
who comes from Texas with record to
be proud or while Stocksdale Is showing
up In the best form he ever did.
with such a good fielding team 20 sup
port them, the pitchers will be away up
in front when the averages are made
up.
The public may be guessing who IS the
star pitcher playing with Richmond, put
the twirlers themselves are not one bit
worried on that point They work to-
gether. Team work is q great thing for
any bail club. Manager Hanlons FIRST
work with the new orioles Is TO get the
new men 10 back up plays. 1t is what
has made Baltimore the great fielding
club il IS.
Manager Wells has always worked 20
get his men TO work together. and he has
never been more successful IN all his ex-
periencc
The club now representing Richmond
has the teams interest 40 heart in the
game. and individual work is cur out.
Every difficult play Is backed up and
the men coach each other beautifully.
10 is refreshing 10 see the oulhelders
back each other. and run I'm 20 help out
the in-held should they need help, ana
20 see how the infeld goes after the ball.
Some player Is next 90 every play
made. ready 10 70 20 work n a mistake
IS made with half the team work Rich
mond IS now doing last seasons club
would have finished second easy. and
given the winner a chase for first place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
NORFOLK 6; NEWARK /,
Bishop Had Newark AZ Ills Mercy.
They Made Only Three Hits

NORFOLK, VA. April 3O.-Special.-
Norfolk defeated the N,warks this after
noon in well played game. At no time
were the Newarks IN sight Of victory.
The grounds were I'm good condition and
the attendance about FIVE hundred. Game
was called at the end Of the sixth inning
70 allow Newarks 20 catch the boat.
Bishop pitched a steady game allowing
only three hits of his delivery Wheelock
mad, a phenomenal stop and throw in
10 third of what seemed a safe hit Tor
Rothfuss. George Weddige and Benger hit
at the proper time Bergen eXcelling IN
this respect as four Of Norfolk runs may
be credited to his timely stick work.
Wheelock took first on balls. George hit
for three bases. Wheelock scoring, Nc
Farland struck out Klusman flew out TO
Delehanty Kennedy went out, Daley TO
Nelson; Hallman out Bishop TO hlus-
man. Fitzmaurice hit, Cassidy hit down
left foul line for two bases, Fitzmaurice
scoring: Dehlanty few out to Mcfarland,
Cassidy going TO third on the play, where
ne was left as Nelson struck out
Second inning: Weddige hit the first ball
pitched for safety. Wentz hit safe
Bengen hit for two bases over Fitzmau-
rice's head. Weddige scoring. Bishop went
out, Delehanty TO Nelson, Wheelock flew
out to Hallman. George ont, Cassidy TO
Nelson. Grey out. Klusman 10 Bishop
DALEY struck out, Rothfuss out, Whee-
lock to Klusman.
Third inning: Mcfarland flew out to
Mailman. Klusman out from Daley TO
Nelson: Kennedy hit safe, but was inn
mediately thrown out trying TO steal
Jordan went out, Bishop 10 kusman;
Mailman struck out, f1tzmuilce neW
out 10 George.
Fourth inning: Weddige hit 10 Cassidy.
but the ball took a bad bound and was
safe. Wentz attempted hunt went safe;
Weddlee going 10 third on the play ana
Wentz 10 second or the attempt to
catch Weddige: Bengen few out TO Hall
man. Weddige scoring, Bishop struck out,
Wheelock hit safe WentZ scoring;
Wheelock thrown out, Rathfuss to cas-
sldy: Cassidy went out, Wentz to hlus-
man: Delehanty the same, Weddige to
Klusman: Nelson. out Bishop TO klus-
man.
Fifth inning: George hit safe, but was
thrown out, Grey 10 Cassidy IN trying TO
stretch i'm to a double; McFarlan out
Cassidy TO Nelson. Klusman out. Daley
to Nelson: Grey struck out; Daley out
Wheelock to Klusman; Rothfuss got a
free pass TO first. but was thrown out
Wentz 10 Weelock.
sixth inning: Kennedy flew out to Han
man. Weddige hit safe Wentz reached
first on Delehanty's drop Of Cassidy's
throw TO catch Weddige. both scoring
on Bergens hit 10 centre. which was
poorly handled Bishop struck out, Vince
lock went out Delhanty to Nelson: Hall
man hit by pitched ball. sacrificed to
second by Grey, who was out. Bishop TO
Kusman: Cassidy out. Wheelock 10 klus-
man: Delehanty hit Hallman scoring;
Nelson ended the game by going out
BisbOD TO Klusman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
ney and Warner Umpires-Emslle and
Andrews.
METHODISTS 8; PRESBYTERlANSi
Randolph-MaconG Gives the Boys from
the Ranpahanuock the First Defeat,

ASHLAND. VA. April 3o.-Speciai.-
Fredericksburg College met Randolph
Macon here this evening and also its first
defeat OF the season.
Both teams played we'll and the game
was thoroughly interesting from start 70
finish
Haden pitcher for Randolph Macon AND
allowed only two hits Lattimer pitcher
for Fredericksburg and gave Randolph
Macon FIVE, all long drives.
The score in favor of Randolph Macon
was to /.
Roanoke College and Randolph Macon
play here in few days
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
TWO CONTESTS DECIDED.
Licut. j. u. Barney Wins the Revolver
and Miss Black the Bicycle.

on account Of the great quantity Of
goods undisposed Of up TO last night II
was decided 10 continue the Blues very
successful Bazaar Monday night and pos
siby Tuesday.
Last evening was the gala one for the
bazaar Hundreds of amusement lovers
came and were captivated az the sights
presented.
The booths did the Furnishing business
Of their history. and the stocks or pretty
things went "A long way toward depletion.
Three contests only were decided.
Lieutenant j. u. Barney won the hand
some army revolver and case. beating
Capt. Mayo by the narrow margin OF 100
TO 80 votes.
Miss Nellie Black was the successful
contestant Tor the sterling bicycle, her
votes numbering 1924
Mr.. Andrew Krause won the gold watch.
The suit Of clothes contest for the most
popular citizen. and the silver pitcher
contest will be decided Monday night